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Mario Nakano 64

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Jul 28, 2024

Author's Commentary #108:

Time to talk about Chapter 108: Reika's ally.
If we don't count bonus chapters, the remake has now surpassed the original in terms of chapter count. Even including the bonus chapters, I'm sure the remake will eventually surpass the original in chapter count there as well. As for the chapter, it introduces Reika's trusted partner, Mutsumi Nakajima. Mutsumi is another Escape Witch character that appears here, though unlike in Escape Witch, her role will be much more minor here.

中嶋六実 (Nakajima Mutsumi) is how her nae is spelled in kanji. 六実 means "six" and "sincerity" while 中嶋 means "inside" and "island".
(If I made any mistakes with the translation, feel free to correct me).

Her birthday is June 27th. There isn't much meaning behind the date, though the date 6/27 could reference the fact that Mutsumi's name means "six" and that she is 27 when Escape Witch takes place. In this story, she's only 21.

Her favorite food is coffee cake.

In the original, I first focused on Mao and then did a flashback of what happened while she was getting used to her new environment. Here, I decided to jump around and have everything occur chronologically. I feel the change is better narratively and makes the story flow better.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Spice of life [Remake]

Chapter:108

Jul 27, 2024

[Game log #89]

Here's the game from Chapter 152. There's no official term for this opening, so I guess we'll call 1. d4 a5 the Kawaguchi Opening, and 1. d4 a5 2. Nc3 Ra6 the Plum stupid Opening.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 a5 2. Nc3 Ra6 3. g3 d5 4. Nxd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. b3 e4 7. Bd2 exf3 8. Bc3 fxe2 9. Qxe2+ Re6 10. O-O-O Rxe2 11. Bxe2 Bb4 12. Rhg1 Bxc3 13. Bc4 Qg5+ 14. Rd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kb1 Bf5 16. Rd1 Bxc2# 0-1

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:152

Jul 27, 2024

Author's Commentary #107:

Time to talk about Chapter 107: The first domino.
Mao is already starting to get the love and care she deserves and can finally try the food she's wanted to try for years. Reika meanwhile is busy formulating a plan to both protect her and take down Ookuma's sycophants.

Rika's now in on the plan, though she actually wasn't in the original. I really felt Rika being more involved in this plan was better narratively which is why I decided to have her be present at Mao's rescue. There's another reason too, but I'll talk more about that in a future commentary. Though if you already read the original or Escape Witch, I'm sure you can guess what I'm alluding to.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Spice of life [Remake]

Chapter:107

Jul 27, 2024

Author's Commentary #152:

Time to talk about Chapter 152: Plum stupid chess.
By that title, I'm sure you can guess that the quality of chess displayed in this chapter was not the greatest. At least Yuusuke got a win.

Perhaps the big twist is that Plum Stupid really is Plum stupid. I felt it would actually be really predictable if a character like him turned out to be a secret mastermind, thus I decided that he'd actually be stupid. And while I did harp a bit on the game, I actually didn't have any issues making it. Though in terms of really cringe games, a Numakawa game is coming up soon.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:152

Jul 27, 2024

Author's Commentary #49:

Time to talk about Chapter 49: Death game of Venice Part 3.
The climax of the Venice arc is here and so is Nero, aka Muramasa Jouzu. The fourth plumber has also been revealed to be P. LaFleaur who is actually a Spice of life character as well as Stromboli's half-brother.

ピー・ラフルール (P. LaFleur) is how LaFleur's name is spelled in katakana.

His birthday is February 6th. The reason for this is because the Chester Cheetah Undercover campaign, which features Chef Pierre, whom Lafleur is based off of, aired in 2006. Thus, I decided the closest date to that would be 2/6, February 6th.

ネロ (Nero) is how Nero's name is spelled in Japanese. However, he is actually the infamous 0mni-god, Muramasa Jouzu. As such, 村正上手 (Muramasa Jouzu) is how it is spelled in Japanese. 上手 means "skillful" while 村正 means "village" and "correct", however, it is also the exact same surname of Sengo Muramasa, a famous Japanese swordsmith.
(If I made any mistakes with the translations, feel free to correct me).

His birthday is October 10th, which he notably shares with Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto, Xanxus from Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, and Gintoki Sakata from Gintama.

Nero did appear in the original and ultimately did save the day. But here, I needed to rewrite some things mainly because this will likely be his only major appearance in this story. I will confirm he is 0mnipotent (yes he does spell it with a 0) which is why he's so powerful. Speaking of which, since Muramasa Jouzu is what ultimately ties my novels together, the universe all of them take place in could be referred to as "The Jouzu-verse".

While Jester's off to the moon, the Venice arc isn't done just yet as it seems Yuni's about to reunite with her cousins. This is already a major change from the original as Yuni didn't reunite with them until the last arc. Here however, I decided it would be better for them to reunite now.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Escape:Witch [Remake]

Chapter:49

Jul 27, 2024

Yeah, there was no way Kitsune was winning a 1v1 against Bear. Now there's an actual chance of everyone escaping since Ko and Ekko are jumping into the fray as well.

The Pill That Killed Romance

Chapter:37

Jul 26, 2024

Author's Commentary #48:

Time to talk about Chapter 48: Death game of Venice Part 2.
This time things are shifting towards Serika who ends up having rematch with the water tank. Even though she beats that with ease, Stromboli proves to be a bit more challenging. In the original, Stromboli never really appeared, but here I decided he needed to show up, both because he's a Wario parody, and to antagonize Serika.

ストロンボリ・カノリ (Stromboli Cannoli) is how Stromboli's name is spelled in katakana. Stromboli is actually one of Illumous' 12 governing members, making him the first one that's fully seen in the story.

His birthday is October 21st, which is the day Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Wario's debut game, released. Since Stromboli is heavily based off of Wario, this is a fitting date to be his birthday.

Now only Yuni remains to be saved. The question is whether Madoka was able to solve the riddle on her own, or if she'll need some help. I guess thes also the question of how Jester will be dealt with considering he's in a golden ball hovering above the city. Perhaps it's time for a certain chunni to enter the story.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Escape:Witch [Remake]

Chapter:48

Jul 26, 2024

Author's Commentary #106:

Time to talk about Chapter 106: Courageous.
There's certainly a lot to unpack on this one. First off, Mao kills Ookuma. Ookuma had taken into consideration the fact that Mao might betray her, however, she had no idea Mao had trained in secret and was strong enough to beat her. That one oversight ultimately proved to be her downfall. And naturally, her "courageous" speech played as Mao beat her to death. That was honestly the entire reason I had Ookuma do that speech, so it could play when Mao is truly courageous and fights for her freedom.

In the original, only Reika ended up showing up to Ookuma's place and saving Mao, however, here it made sense for Rika to be there too. Not to mention, I wanted her to play a role in saving Mao. Speaking of Mao, she's going to be the focus of the next few chapters along with the aftermath of her actions. As Rika said in the chapter, things are finally starting to get bright again. I hope you're looking forward to it.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Spice of life [Remake]

Chapter:106

Jul 26, 2024

[Game log #88]

Here's the game from Chapter 151 featuring an O'Neill gambit.

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Red Reaper (2780)"]
[Black "Okisato Tanabe (2550)"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 b5 2. Bxb5 e5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 a6 5. Ba4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nge2 Be6 10. Nd4 Kd7 11. Bf4 Bb4 12. f3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 c5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. O-O-O+ Kc6 16. Rd3 Nd7 17. h4 Nb6 18. Rhd1 Rhb8 19. g3 Nc4 20. Rd7 e5 21. Bg5 Rb2 22. Bd8 Rxa2 23. Kb1 Rb2+ 24. Kc1 Rb7 25. Re7 Rab8 26. Re6+ Nd6 27. Bg5 h6 28. Bxh6 Rb1+ 29. Kd2 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 gxh6 31. f4 exf4 32. gxf4 Re8 33. Rxh6 Rxe4 34. Rf6 a5 35. h5 a4 36. Rf8 a3 37. Ra8 Nc4 38. h6 Re7 39. Rh8 Kb7 40. Rc8 a2 41. Ra8 Kxa8 42. f5 a1=R# 0-1

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:151

Jul 25, 2024

Author's Commentary #47:

Time to talk about Chapter 47: Death Game of Venice Part 1.
Much like in the original, Madoka pulls off one of her most difficult escapes to date. This time, Jester's providing colorful commentary and hogging the mike, much to everyone's annoyance.

As for the clue to Yuni's whereabouts, see if you can solve it before the solution is revealed. If you know your Venice landmarks, it's easy to realize where she is.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Escape:Witch [Remake]

Chapter:47

Jul 25, 2024

Author's Commentary #105:

Time to talk about Chapter 105: The infamy of the Ookumas.
This chapter gives some backstory on why Ruchi Ookuma turned out the way she did. In short, Akuma was a horrible parent, however, Ruchi also decided to emulate him, which is quite ironic considering how much she hates him, and became a bad and abusive parent herself.

As for Rika, she's en route to Ookuma's place, but naturally Ookuma foresaw it which is why Rebelle's all set up and ready to roll. However, none of them anticipated that Mao would actually be the one to shake things up. If you never read the original or Escape Witch, I'm sure the conclusion to this will be quite surprising, but also somewhat predictable. If you did read either of those, I'm sure you know what will happen next in the story.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Spice of life [Remake]

Chapter:105

Jul 25, 2024

Well, at least he got a hit in. Unless trickery comes into play, I don't think Kitsune's beating Bear.

The Pill That Killed Romance

Chapter:36

Jul 24, 2024

Author's Commentary #46:

Time to talk about Chapter 46: A Carnival birthday.
Do the Jester! Swing your arms from side to side. Yeah, Jester parodies the "Do the Mario" ending from the Super Mario bros Super show. In the original, he actually had no presence in his arc aside from the pizza parlor bit, however I decided to make him a main focal point of this arc, mainly to make it a bit more comedic.

Originally, the Death game of Venice arc was to be when Escape Witch, and a series known as Agony! The Omnipotent deity's dastardly quest would merge. In regard to the later, it's going to be subjected to a massive rewrite so the old version is essentially non-canon.

As for the arc here, it's been reworked a bit, and will hopefully be a fun experience. Now lets do Piazzo Ragu's bio.

ピアッツォ・ラグー (Piazzo Ragu) is how his name is spelled in katakana.

His birthday is February 12th. I chose this date at random, so there's no greater significance behind why this date is his birthday.

Piazzo did appear in the original, though was more of a crossover villain. Here, he's exclusive to the series, though he'll end up being overshadowed by Jester and his plumber buddies. If you read Spice of Life remake, you might know who the other two men are though.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Escape:Witch [Remake]

Chapter:46

Jul 24, 2024

Author's Commentary #104:

Time to talk about Chapter 104: The last straw.
Things are only getting worse for Rika. Benihime's become so hostile, she had to be fired, Helga and Matcha got arrested, and Mimi's forced into hiding. And all the while, Ookuma appears unstoppable.

Rika's now resolved herself to go after Ookuma, which knowing Ookuma, is well within calculations. Though I will say one thing, there is something, or rather someone that Ookuma severely overlooked. That person will be key as to whether or not Ookuma succeeds in her plan.

That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

Spice of life [Remake]

Chapter:104

Jul 23, 2024

Today is Mimoko's birthday as well as legendary female chess player, Judit Polgár's birthday. I promised back on Okisato's birthday that I'd do a shout-out on Mimoko's so here it is. Happy Birthday!

En Passant Grandmaster

Chapter:1

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