Tag: Slayers – Anime

Happy Late Halloween

It’s been another week, friends. Happy late Halloween and sorry this is late. For me it was a mix of slow and fast, but there weren’t any big issues. I managed to (barely) finish my goal for my quest this month, which was to finish one of the longest S fanfics I had that has over 200 chapters. This was a little harder as I wanted to do it within the current rules of the quest.

For a bit of explanation, at first, I was going in alphabetical order. However, then I split up the ones I wanted to read from the ones to listen to. That continued for a bit before I realized there were ones that would take a while to get through and even I can get tired of a story. At some point around Books from the Future (I think), I decided to I needed to change between stories to keep myself interested. So, if there were many fics that had the same story (like Harry Potter) as a main component in it, I would put a story that didn’t have that one in it in-between. Then, I changed that to 15 or 30 chapters depending on how long they were. Eventually after a few small changes, I decided on what I’m using now, which is 400 pages of the current main story (based on length or number of stories) and then 400 of the next non-main story fic. I call the 800 total pages, one cycle.

So, I’m sure many of you are asking, but Matt, how to you know how many pages a Fanfic is? That’s easy, friends. It’s what I have fichub for! I have a large database of fanfic’s that I’ve downloaded for my reading pleasure. I also have the 2015 fanfic archive zip you can find if you look for it, but that thing’s huge and I only mess with it when I’m looking for a specific fic. For the last 5ish cycles I’ve been stuck between the 200ish chap fic that had been my main story and the next main one (that’s a Chinese webnovel that has over 3,000 shortish chapters). My goal for the November is to reach the T’s in the non-main stories. December is to read to the Th’s. Next year is to finally finish this quest (which even I’m not sure will happen because some of the ones left are really long). As for what I’ll do after that, I’m still thinking on it.

So, the first change in my listening is that I finished By the Grace of the Gods Vol 3 and started In Another World With My Smartphone Vol 2. In this one Touya spends time with the girls in his party and ends up traveling to the beastman kingdom. Who will he meet and what adventures will he and his party have? Read to find out! This is a trope-y story, but fun none-the-less.

The only other change I had was that I reached the point where I had read to in A Young Reaper’s Afterlife by L4 of the West and decided to change stories. I decided on The Irregular in Magic High School by Tsutomu Satō. This is because it’s on the list and I wanted to get what I had already read out of the way before I get to it so there’s less to read when I get there.

So, this web novel, turned light novel and anime is about Tatsuya Shiba and his sister Miyuki. This is set in future where magic has been proven to be real and now can be manipulated by technology. The siblings get the coveted First Magic High School, but are separated into different groups based on their test scores. Miyuki gets the highest overall school and is an Honor Student, while Tatsuya has high classroom scores, but low magic scores and is an Irregular Student.

Miyuki is unhappy with this as she knows he’s a great magician, but the tests don’t account for his strengths. Tatsuya is ambivalent to it, but has to deal with the harassment of the honor students. However, both hold secrets that will shake up not only the school, but the world. Fair warning to those who read this, the siblings are closer than siblings normally are and Miyuki has a habit of leaning her thoughts about him to the sexual (but nothing actually happens so far as I’ve read). This is explained later, but I’m not going to spoil an important plot point. If this isn’t something you can deal with, don’t read. Moving on, the anime is fine visually, but there are issues in explaining things (especially about magic), so if you don’t read the novel or manga you might be confused on some things.

Moving on to the quest, first is Changing the Future 1-3 by an unknown author (as in I don’t know currently). This is another one of the reading Harry Potter fanfics that was deleted a while back for actually having the book’s text in them. This one has Harry, Hermione and the Weasleys reading the books at some point before the books start. Remus joins them for the third book, but that one only goes through the chapter, The Knight Bus. It was fine, but I don’t think you’ll really be able to find it.

Second is Chaos Hunter by sakurademonalchemist. It’s a Slayers and Supernatural crossover that I’ve talked about here. In it, Lina Inverse is sent to the Supernatural universe and falls in love with Sam while they’re at college. This won’t change anything, will it? It’s fun, but sadly only has 11 chapters and hasn’t been updated since 2015.

Third is a bit farther in the series that started with An Unexpected Christmas Miracle by goodtobealunatic, a Doctor Who AU that I mentioned here. The second fic in the series is Weathering the Storm. This is a Season 3 rewrite where Rose managed to stay with the Doctor. They’re together, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t going to be rough patches. Especially when someone keeps taking the new companion on new adventures.

Third is Of Cruises and Christmas a Time Crash and Voyage of the Doctor rewrite. After leaving Martha behind after dealing with the Master, Rose and the The Doctor have to deal with their own scars from the Year That Never Was. On their way out, they manage to meet a previous Doctor and end up on The Titanic. No, not the Earth one, but a spaceship touring Earth. I mean, just because it has the same name, doesn’t mean that things will turn out the same way, right?

Chasing the Starlight is the actual next one and is the fourth fic in the series and the last of the main stories. It’s a Season 4 rewrite, but as we know with Rose. How will things change with her around? And what’s this, Torchwood even shows up as well!

Fourth is Cheat Code: Support Strategist by Clouds (myheadinthecoudsnotcomingdown). This is a My Hero Academia fic where, Izuku doesn’t get One-For-All. Instead, he decides to become a support student at UA. While preparing for it, he meets Mei and they help each other out. However, after he gets in, he intervenes in the USJ incident and takes the name Cheat Code. Now the villains are after him, what will he do? Also, think you know the UA spy, well think again! This is a great completed fic and part of set of fics were Izuku does different things after being told off by All Might under the series, For Want of a Nail.

The final fic for today is Ranma Saotome, Chi Master by SeerKing. This one is here, because I have the fic under Chi Master on my list and I’ve talked about it before here. It’s a Ranma AU where he’s trained by someone else for a year before going to the cursed springs. This changes his attitude and makes it easier for him to get along with Tendos. There are other changes, but you should read to find out. It’s only 24 chapters, but sadly hasn’t been updated since 2018.

Other than the last Mabel Quest I’m working on is the battle 1,000 trainers, that’s it for the week. I hope you have a great week and I’ll see you later this week. May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key.

The Quest Will Have an End … Eventually

Hello everyone! It’s Friday again and that means its post time again. I’ve finally activated my email based on this site so please email me with questions or suggestions! I started rereading Jade Angel. The new chapters this week are: Flameheart, The Dragon’s Knight, Heroes Assemble!, Raptor of the 20th Ward, Titanfall, Celestial Worm, Mauling Snarks and Archer.

I didn’t mention it last post, but I did get started on the six in the Honestly Harry series by Captain Compass, Honestly Harry – Greengrass Days and Paradise Nights. It covers the summer between their third and fourth years. After the sudden inclusion of the Greengrass sisters into their lives last year, how will both sides adjust to each of their new situations? With Fudge’s new idea suprising everyone, escaped Death Eaters on the loose and Voldie in the shadows; how will Harry and his ladies deal with everything? Still a great story and still very much an M rated story with sexual situations.

Now, it’s onto the quest to read all of sakurademonalchemist’s stories. There will still be no, firsts, seconds or nexts (it’s a hassle). Potions and Demons is a Harry Potter and InuYasha crossover. It has Snape finding the missing (read stolen) Potter will and becomes Harry’s Guardian after fourth year. He takes Harry to Japan, where Harry meets his wife and children, the Higurashis. Harry ends up in Feudal Japan when he hides with from Fawkes in the Bone Eater’s Well. He travels with the group and helps. He gets along with Sesshoumaru and meets his son when he goes back to his era. Hints of gay Harry, but nothing really mentioned. Don’t Like, Don’t Read. Unless otherwise mentioned, all fics were last updated in 2011 and are incomplete.

Foxes and Owls is a one-shot crossover between Yu Yu Hakusho and Harry Potter. Before third year, Harry goes down Knockturn Alley and buys a strange fox. He names it Kurama. Little does he know that is the injured form of Yoko Kurama, the demon fox. Will Kurama stay with Harry and Hedwig? Who knows.

Fullmetal Gundam is a Fullmetal Alchemist and Gundam Wing crossover. It has Ed ending up in the Gundam universe after being hit with ‘red water.’ He ends up with the Gundam Pilots and stays with them for two years. When he gets back to his universe, he learns it was only minutes there. When the Pilots find their way to his universe, how will his friends keep up? All the pilots and Ed are in gay relationships, Don’t Like, Don’t Read.

(I’m just going to interrupt this by saying, that I’m not gay and I’m don’t read many stories with gay characters. I have nothing against LBGT people and their relationships, but I just don’t choose to read it. Like I always say when I mention it, you have a choice to read something or not. Don’t go after the author just because you aren’t a fan of what they’re writing. I’m reading them because of my quest and because sakura doesn’t tend to do blatant relationships overall. Felt I needed to say that.)

Child of the Wing is a Harry Potter and Gundam Wing crossover where Heero is Harry. The Wizarding World comes for Heero after the war ends and he and his friends are cast into another war. When they are forced to stay in the WW to stay out of sight, how will the WW deal with the Gundam Pilots? I think all of the Gundam Wing stories for a while will have gay Pilots, so Don’t Like, Don’t Read. (also I really don’t think the author likes Relina, she’s usually cast as a stalker).

Sun of the Moon is a Sailor Moon, Harry Potter and Slayers crossover. Harry escapes to the Japan school before fifth year and meets the Sailor Scouts and Chibiusa. When he finds out his mother wasn’t from Earth, he discovers his own powers. How will he deal with his aunt, The Dragon Spooker, along with everything?

Black Cat of Hogwarts is a Black Cat and Harry Potter crossover. Sirius’ son Niko disappears when his father was captured and is presumed dead. Train Heartnet goes to Hogwarts and befriends Harry. Harry joins Chronos and becomes XIV. How will their stories change with each other as a part of them?

Raven Talon Potter is a Maximum Ride and Harry Potter crossover. Maximum Ride is a series about the title character (Maximum ‘Max’ Ride) and her flock of family. They’re hybrid Human-Bird people who were experimented on by The School. The series deals with them escaping and dealing with The School. I’ve maybe read the first book, but it’s been a while.

In the fic, Raven (Harry) is Fang’s twin and has been held by The School for many years. Only when he meets Fang again is he able to escape and return to his original form (explained in the story). How will Raven be able to help them?

Dou’s Brother is a Harry Potter and Gundam Wing crossover where Dou is Harry’s Brother. Dou discovers Harry on assignment in Surrey and they bond over pranks. They eventually learn that Dou is Harry’s brother. How will the other Pilots handle the Wizarding World along with their own war? Another gay Pilots story. Don’t Like, Don’t Read.

Marauders and Gundams is another Harry Potter and Gundam Wing crossover. Harry escapes Grimmauld Place and meets Dou. They start a relationship (yes, they’re gay. Don’t Like, Don’t Read!) and the Pilots decide to go to Hogwarts to escape from OZ.

Gundam Senshi is Gundam Wing and Sailor Moon Crossover where Dou is Peruru, the Dream Elf. The future changes for some reason and Crystal Tokyo is lost. In order to get it back, Dou has to find the Sailor’s descendants and stop the war. As he meets the other Pilots he learns that they are the other descendants. Will they be able to bring back Crystal Tokyo? Don’t know, hasn’t gotten that far yet.

Ichigo Ichihara is a Harry Potter and xxxHolic (with Bleach slightly) crossover. xxxHolic is a manga turned anime that parallels Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles. It follows Kimihiro Watanuki and his working at Yuko Ichihara’s shop. It deals with magic and he learns that everything comes at a price.

In the fic, Vernon leaves Harry on Yuko’s lawn soon after the Dursleys find him. She raises him as her son and he gets some of her personality. He sends a copy to Hogwarts, but how long will it last? And will the Wizarding World be able to deal with the real him when the time comes?

That’s all for this week, hope you have a great weekend! I’ll remind everyone that tomorrow will have the Shiny Lotad and Castform event on PoGo. Be sure to get those research quests! See everyone Tuesday! May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

The Quest Hasn’t Ended and More Honestly Harry

Hello my friends from around the world, it’s once again time for my bi-weekly post. I just remembered that I’ve been posting on this blog for over 6 months now! Big thanks to everyone who has read and supported me over that time! There wasn’t much new over the weekend, but I did finish Honestly Harry – Unplottable Discoveries. The new chapters this weekend were: Relic of the Future, Gun Bunny, Mending the Knots, The Unseen Hunt, Less Than Zero, Unexpected Restart, Taylor Varga (Omake) and Mauling Snarks.

Since I finished the fourth Honestly Harry story, I moved onto the fifth, Honestly Harry – The Matter of the Furious Fugitives. It covers the trio’s third year at Hogwarts. Sirius has just escaped from Azkaban, but why as he was almost out? Why are the dementors so interested in Harry? All these questions and more will find their answers in this story!

Then we get back to the quest, first of sakurademonalchemist is A Thousand Saturn Blossoms. It’s a Bleach and Sailor Moon crossover where Hotaru (Sailor Saturn) is Byakuya’s Daughter. She was thought dead, but was found after she is deaged back to a baby (in Sailor Moon). She ages quickly and eventually starts to live in Karakura Town. It’s interesting, but only two chapters. Unless otherwise stated all other fic will have been updated in 2012 and are unfinished.

Second is Dear Kami, there’s TWO of them!, a Naruto fic. It has Anko having a twin sister named Mochi. When Mochi realizes Naruto will be hated in Konoha, she kidnaps him and takes him to the hidden remnants of Whirlpool. She ‘kidnap’s other kids as needed and helps give them a happier life. It’s a fun unfinished five-chapter fic.

A parallel fic to that one is called, Seal Mishaps (also a straight Naruto fic). It has Mochi from the other story ending up (by ‘accident’) in the canon Naruto world. Watch as she (and the others who come from the other fic) make changes to canon.

Third is The Girl Who Died, a Bleach and Harry Potter crossover. It has fem Harry dying at 3 and being found by Zaraki Kenpachi. He raises her and she wants to become a soul reaper too. However, Dumbles wants her back for his own plans. An interesting three-chapter intro.

Then there was Changes, another Harry Potter and Bleach fic. It has Muramasa (the sword from the Zanpakuto Rebellion) finding Harry before his aunt does and taking him to the Kurosakis’, where he is raised as a second son. How will soul society react to Harry with Muramasa?

Following that is Dog Days, a third Harry Potter and Bleach fic. This one has Captain Komamura being a time-displaced Sirius Black merged with his animagus form. He finally remembers his name and goes to save his godson soon after his ‘death.’ Only two chapters.

Next is Bakura Uzamaki, a Naruto and Yu-Gi-Oh! Crossover. It has Ba-Ku-Ra ending up in Naruto after the end of Yu-Gi-Oh! (about three years after Naruto is born). Watch as Ba-Ku-Ra helps out Naruto the only way he knows how, the extensive violence. It’s a fun five chapters, but it is a Ryou and Marik couple fic. Don’t like, Don’t read!

Then came a one-chapter story, Zwei, a Harry Potter and Zatch Bell crossover. Zatch Bell is a manga turned anime about Zatch Bell, a Mamodo who’s competing to be king. Mamodo’s control powers, but only with help from a human partner. Zatch’s is Kiyo Takamine. Watch as they try to win and help Zatch become king!

Zwei is about a Mamoda who finds that Harry Potter is her human companion. Taking this chance, Harry runs away to help her and get away from the wizarding world.

And then there was Paperwork Demons, a Harry Potter and Naruto crossover.  When Harry wants to escape the demons everyone responsible has, paperwork, for his job as an auror, he decides to go to the Elemental Nations.  Unbound by anyone, he joins Konoha and becomes involved in the future of Naruto and his friends, who are still in the Academy.

This is followed by Lina Evans, a Slayers and Harry Potter crossover. Lina is really Lily’s sister who was sent through the veil by a death eater. During the Battle at the Ministry, Lina comes back through, saving Sirius. Will Harry take after his more destructive Aunt? Chances are yes, based on the two chapters.

Finally, there was Ryou’s Cousin, a Harry Potter and Yu-Gi-Oh! Crossover. This one is thirteen chapters, making it the longest one this week. After fourth year, Harry decides to go to live with his cousin, Ryou Bakura in Japan. Watch as he becoming involved in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Group after their adventures are over (but the spirits remain). It’s a Harry/Ba-Ku-Ra/Malik relationship. Don’t like, Don’t read!

That’s all folks! Have a week and I’ll see you all on Friday. May Your Heart Be Your Guiding Key!

Weekend of a Few Readers – 2019 Version

Hello my friends! It’s another Monday with very little traffic over the weekend. I was wondering why there were no votes on my pole and now it’s obvious that it’s because there was next to no one who had heard about it. I’ll post the link again in this post in the hope that someone will read this and vote – https://linkto.run/p/24VJOOZJ.

Anyway, I spent sometime continuing rereading Taylor Varga, Outfoxed and Neo Yondaime Hokage, finished rereading How Eating a Strange Fruit Gave Me My Quirk and Prime Directive: Hero and reread History’s Strongest Disciple Again?! The new chapters for the weekend were from: Ashes to Flame, Mauling Snarks (Fri & Mon), Taylor Varga (Fri, Sat & Sun), Relic of the Future, The Reclamation of Black Magic, Muggleborn Teacher, The Unseen Hunt, The Healing Touch and Tsunami. I wonder if anyone would be interested in me making a page with the fanfiction/online stories links I’ve posted on it. Maybe the next poll if anyone ever votes on this one.

I started off by reading (for the first time) a fanfiction by lazybum89 called ‘A Conversation with the Master of Death.’ It’s an Avengers/Harry Potter crossover that has Phil Coulson meeting with ‘The Master of Death’ when Loki shoots him. He’s surprised to learn that he’s not the only one of the team to have met him. What will happen next? I’ll find out when you do because it only has 3 chapters so far and was last updated in Jan last year. Here is the link – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9594344/1/A-Conversation-with-the-Master-of-Death.

Next I wanted to read a fanfiction, but I hadn’t read the other story it was a crossover with. The webcomic is called “Looking for Group” and is an amusing comic about a Dark Elf named Cale’anon who wants to be a hero, but ends up with people who are villains. This means mostly the first other character he meets, the warlock Richard, who loves killing and setting things on fire. It’s over a thousand pages, but I’ve only read almost 300 currently. The link to the first page is here – https://www.lfg.co/page/1/.

I also reread another of VFSNAKE’s fics called, ‘Rewriting History.’ It’s a Naruto fic about how things went wrong after the last war and Naruto ends up in the past to fix the future, starting with stopping his clan’s village from being destroyed. Watch as he thwarts plots and help those he cares about live happy lives. The link is here – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11636547/1/Rewriting-History.

Following that, I started read more sakurademonalchemist stories that I haven’t read before (none of which are finished, of course). The first one is called ‘Chaos Hunter,’ which is crossover between Supernatural and Slayers. “Slayers” is an older anime, based off light novels, about a powerful sorceress called Lina Inverse and her companions. She loves money, treasure and food and often overpowers her spells causing tons of damage. It was one of the most popular of the 1990s.

In the fic, she is transported to the Supernatural world and ends up with Sam instead of Jess at the beginning of the series. She works with the Winchesters to find their father and becomes a Hunter of her own. Watch as she changes things up with her Chaos, here – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11380493/1/Chaos-Hunter.

Next is ‘Wizard’s Law,’ which is a crossover between Harry Potter and “Law and Order: SVU.” Law and Order: SVU (or Special Victims Unit) a show is about detectives in the (fictional) 16th Precinct of New York PD who deal with crimes against children (sexual or otherwise) and the elderly. It’s interesting and I haven’t watched in a while, cause it’s been on since 1999 (on it’s 20th season now). Based on it’s predecessor “Law and Order,” it’s more popular (as evidenced in the fact it’s still going while the other one ended).

The story has the lead female detective, Olivia Benson; finding out Harry Potter is her distant cousin. He is sent to live with her after 4th year and decides he doesn’t want to go back. In-between baking sweets for the precinct and foiling the attempts of the order to get him back, his life is still anything but normal. Here is the link to the story – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11349550/1/Wizard-s-Law.

Then came ‘The Greatest Prank,’ which the one I read Looking for Group for, as it crossovers with Harry Potter in this fic. After first year, Harry sends an owl message to (what he believes is) a fictional warlock named Richard. When he goes to Hogwarts for his second year, he finds out that self-same Richard is the new DADA teacher. What will be in store for the poor denizens of Hogwarts with him in castle? Find out here – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11246463/1/The-Greatest-Prank.

Following that was ‘A Deal Made in Good Faith,’ which is proof sakurademonalchemist can write longer fics (42 chapters, but still not finished). It’s a crossover mainly between Harry Potter and Supernatural, but there are others stories in there. Female Harry accidentally performs a demon summoning ritual and Crowley comes to investigate. Finding her, he makes a deal with Petunia for her and takes her to Hell. However, she is not tortured or turned into a demon. He wants to use her to finally get the contracts on Voldemort and Dumbledore that are overdue. Follow her as she works to get them or pay their price herself. All of which can be found, here – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10916724/1/A-Deal-Made-in-Good-Faith.

‘Curses and Cures’ is the next one. It’s a crossover between Ranma ½ and Fruits Basket. Kyo goes on a training trip to China and finds himself with a curse from the Jusenkyo. This is not a great thing, but he finds out it nulls his Cat curse when active. Using this and his new skills from training with the Amazons, he’ll take the Fruits Basket world by storm. Here is the link – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11290729/1/Curses-and-Cures.

Finally, I read ‘Back in Black,’ which is primarily a Harry Potter and Supernatural crossover. Years after defeating Voldemort, Harry finds he can’t live in his loveless life anymore and asks Death to reincarnate him where he’ll have love in his life. Death reincarnates him as Dean Winchester, with no immediate access to his previous life. Watch as a Harry-influenced Dean changes the plans made by demon and angel, here – https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10631516/1/Back-in-Black.

Warning!  There are male-male relationships in this story. It’s not for a while, but it’s pretty blatant later (but no sex scenes). If that offends you, or you just don’t want to read it, follow my policy, “Don’t Like, Don’t Read.” It’s just that simple.

That’s it for the weekend, thanks for reading and hope more people do. Remember to vote on the poll and I’ll y’all on Thursday!