The story actually surprised me with how much emotional depth it has given the pervy concept. She does frequently do the “ohoho” laugh, mind you, but it’s jarring that she’s still making the mocking gesture even in profoundly serious moments! My one criticism is that the central characters could have used more poses, particularly as May’s adviser Karen seems to have her hand stuck perpetually near her face in the classic “aristocratic laugh” pose. The music is also exceptional, and I particularly liked the pounding, distorted J-Pop/Eurobeat tunes which psyche you up for every boss battle. These are nicely animated with eyes blinking and mouths moving with the dialogue. Monster Monpiece’s story is told through Visual Novel sequences. The most powerful deck is a scantily clad one. However, when May’s best friend is possessed by an enigmatic group called “The Lost”, her training run turns into an epic global trek to stop the lost from stealing the world’s Magic Quartz for their own nefarious ends. She’s paired up with a spunky, tomboyish monster girl named Fia and sent out on a training journey to a foriegn academy. The down-to-earth every(wo)man protagonist of the (mon)piece is May, a young student of the Kunaguva Academy for monster battling. In this world, monsters have a humanoid appearance, with many most monster girls living inside cards, from which they can be conveniently summoned by their trainers. But what is there to cater for us now as lonely, lustful men? Enter Monster Monpiece with the ingenious idea of taking the gotta-catch-em’-all compulsiveness of Pokemon, but instead of pocket monsters, you’re now collecting monstrous women – who become more powerful when they wear less clothes! Despite the tawdry concept, Monster Monpiece throws itself into being a polished card battler. Most guys of my generation loved collecting Pokemon cards as children and doing righteous battle with the vaunted strips of cardboard. They did the Monpiece… They did the Monster Monpiece!
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