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EathBound Central has recently reported an anime adaptation of Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de (Into the Heart of the Blue World), a Japanese series that parodies the console wars of the 1990s. The medieval fantasy series chronicles the war between the Segua Kingdom and Ninterudo Empire and features characters named after videogame heroes. There is a "masked woman" known as Saroid - an obvious combination of Samus and Metroid. She is "good at infiltration" and is a silent character who's identity remains a mystery.

Other Nintendo themed characters include: Marces based on Mario, Greege based on Luigi, Zerig based on Link, Carvai based on Kirby, Fare based on Princess Minerva from the Fire Emblem series, Masa based on Lucas from Mother 3, Pirika based on Pikachu, and Fosta based on Fox McCloud. Sega's characters include Gia (Gear) based on Sonic, Opul based on Opa-Opa from Fantasy Zone, Neru based on Nei from Phantasy Star, Tejilof from Tetris (a mercenary hired by Segua!), and Ramses (Columns). (The rest of the names came from Nintendo Gamer.)

Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de began its life in 2007 as a manga written by Anastasia Shestakova and illustrated by Crimson. The anime series will begin in October 2012. It will probably not enjoy a US release, but you can expect to see fansubbed versions floating around the Internet soon after they air.

Until next time...
Captain Commando