Daydream Sanctuary

Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 5

2012-03-07T00:08:00.002+08:00

Since Jin from Aquarion EVOL only shows his right eye, I thought he might've had an abnormal left eye (or none at all).... but it appears that there's nothing wrong with his other eye:

Perhaps he looks so girlie if both eyes are shown? Ahahaha....

Oh yeah, finally got a copy of the prequel (Genesis of Aquarion). Can't wait to marathon it *_* Hopefully it's as entertaining as the sequel (and the heroine's not as annoying as Mikono.... though I kinda doubt that *sigh*)

[ #1 NATSUME YUUJINCHOU SHI - EP. 10 ]

I... BADLY wish that Natsume and Natori are brothers. Natori's acting so much like a brother figure to him... and they.... somewhat look alike anyway. *sigh* I don't think I'll be getting that twist I want, ahaha.

Of course it was a good episode, but Nyaanko steals the spotlight so much on the little things he does (or complains about).

- He says that he can also get in trouble if he fights a god, so he'd rather not do that..... but for Natsume's sake he'll do it anyway. Daaw

- Madara.... taxi.... LOLz.... LOLz

- Oh what Nyaanko-sensei does to sick people.... make them suffer more with his weight. LOLz

- Nyaanko-sensei is a cushion that is READY everytime you need it:

This is why Natsume never suffers from dangerous fall. He has the softest cushion in the world, no matter how tiny. Haha xD

I'm excited about the episode. Finally, after three seasons, some information on natsume's parents!!!

[ #2 AQUARION EVOL - EP. 10 ]

I thought this was going to be a boring episode (transfer student crap) but it ended up being so cute and adorable xD (LOLz, he's uke?) Jin's reactions on women were amusing.... particularly on when he gets frightened of them. Wahahahaha!

The biggest impact on him were the tears.... daaaaww... that's just.... daaaaaw....

And I think he even considers Yunoha as the most dangerous one, ahahaha:

This show ships Jin x Yunoha..... I approve!!!! xD It's somewhat hinting that Jin might become an enemy-turned-ally in the future..... which I don't mind! He's more adorable right now.... back at his planet he was being a smarta$$, ahaha. Come one, Jin. Change for Yunoha~ (THANK GOODNESS IT'S NOT FOR MIKONO! I'M SO SICK OF MIKONO!!! DON'T GIVE HER A REVERSE HAREM!!! A LOVE TRIANGLE WITH HER AT THE CENTER IS ALREADY SO SICKENING!!! *hates her so much*)

This episode didn't give me much headaches.... ah! It's because there isn't much focus on Mikono!!! (Amata had more screentime compare to her)

~ Ah, I think the episode of Daily Lives of High School Boys that was supposed to be for this batch got included in the previous batch, ahahaha. So skipping my #3 ~

[ #4 NISEMONOGATARI - EP. 8 & 9 ]

Nisemonogatari just made toothbrushing so disturbing, ahaha.

The incest jokes are getting creepier and more disturbing.

Senjougahara may be cruel towards Koyomi, but that guy's really a pervert (and even admitted that he loves another woman... though of course not to her)

He's so confusing. I thought he's serious about Senjougahara but it seems that he's horny enough to flirt with everyone else, even his sister.

BAD BOY. (But I still like him 'coz he's so f*ckin' hilarious xD)

Senjougahara has all the right to torture this psycho idiot, ahahaha ^^;

[ #5 INU x BOKU SS - EP. 8 ]

The fun parts in this episode are actually those on the background rather than the focus on the episode.

Yuki Onna's so mean to her master, but they got along so well when talking about boobs, LOLz.

Zange abuses and ridicules Watanuki a lot, but though his method may be a little mean, he really cares.

But the dog bowl thing is just so cruel and hilarious at the same time, haha.

Oh man, I still haven't look into much of the shows of the upcoming season. I wanna check most of them out soon....

I also need to catch up on Mirai Nikki. (Catching up on Guilty Crown... I'm having second thoughts =/)

Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 4

2012-02-28T22:51:00.002+08:00

I'm actually kind of pissed off today because of... quite a number of misfortunes that just happened T_T So I'm like Natori in this scene of the latest Natsume Yuujinchou episode:

Only those with powerful senses will be able to see the terror behind my smiles

^_________________________________________________________^

But I'm fine now, hehe.

Oh, I managed to catch-up on my top 5 favorites in the current season (not just the top 3, w00t!)

[ #1 NATSUME YUUJINCHOU SHI - EP. 9 ]

The manga readers were so excited that this arc was finally going to get animated. Now I see why:

THERE WAS A MEAT BUN STRIKE!!!!!!!!!

Ahaha, okay, okay.

Though the spotlight in this episode is seeing Natsume in such a fancy clothing, it seems to be more of a Natori episode. He's becoming nicer towards youkai, even if he's not admitting it. He's like Natsume that way.

I also think he's similar to Madara. They get annoyed when Natsume gets himself into trouble... aka "doing something stupid"... but they worry about the boy a lot, haha!

Looking forward to what happens next episode~

[ #2 AQUARION EVOL - EP. 9 ]

If the previous episode was all about stripping, this one is about HOLES. And when we're talking about holes, Mr. Hole is certainly involved:

And I'm very delighted that this episode focuses on my favorite pairing~ Opposites attract.... and can repel violently, haha!

But geez, this episode is still disturbing. All this "filling one's hole" and "connected through a hole" thing, if you use a pervert's mind... you think about... things.

This show is so perverted.

But I like my Andy x Mix episode, even if that reason behind Mix's hatred is kinda... overboard (hatred to men AND holes in just one trauma? Geez, you didn't really have to include the hole part as well by force. Adding that won't make the "daddy is the cause" thing any less cliche)

The eyesores for me in this episode are the usual: (1) Mikage's just psycho. Ghey psycho. Ugh.

And of course, (2) the other's Mikono. Power to connect people, huh. PFFT! Even Amata can do the little speech she did. You don't need any power to do what she accomplished. Ha, I suppose the creators ran out of ideas on what excuse they could use to make the heroine special. Hmph!

And ugh, why was Amata the only one punished after they got that close (physically)? It's HER fault for tripping! So stupidly even. SHE ALSO NEEDS RESCUING EVEN IF IT'S JUST THE STAIRS??? GAWD, even if she isn't being jealous in this episode, SHE STILL ANNOYS ME!!!!

[ #3 DAILY LIVES OF HIGHSCHOOL BOYS - EP. 8 ]

Majority of the scenes in the latest episode hadn't been that funny.... except for the Hidenori-centric ones, I suppose:

He's so lame and hilarious; he's slowly becoming one of my top favorites xD Hahahahaha!
His birthday wishes made me ROFL

I hope they won't include the girls version of the series anymore. Well, at least, just remove the glasses and pigtail girl. They're just loud psycho b!tches.
Not funny. Just LOUD. Hurts my ears =_=

[ #4 NISEMONOGATARI - EP. 7 ]

I really miss my abusable Koyomi and my sadistic Senjougahara:

I stopped at episode 7 because when I peeked (fine, PEEKS) at episode 8, I didn't spot any Senjougahara so... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

So the sequel focuses more on his relationship with his sisters than on his harem, huh. I like the Araragi right now, and his sisters seem fun (they're as crazy as he is), but.... his harem's more fun, haha!

Oh, I just realized that I haven't seen the last two episodes of the previous season yet O_O (I was surprised to see Hanekawa's hair shorter) so I suppose I should finish those first, ahahaha.

[ #5 INU X BOKU SS - EP. 7 ]

I don't find the anime as hilarious as the manga, but the voice actors were really good in portraying them (ZANGE'S WAS SO PERFECT!!!!) I suppose that's what made the anime still worth watching, hehe.

The latest episode is something I don't recall from the manga.... but maybe I'm just being forgetful. So I'm not sure if it was an anime-only episode.

But either way, I still think this episode was being... slow? I mean, if foxy boy considers those little monsters a big threat (because they touch his mistress), he sure had been slow in getting rid of them when they managed to attack her. It's like he watched a bit first before getting into action. You know, that kind of slow =_= Come to think of it, foxy boy is often (a little) late in rescuing her. =/

Alright, I'll catch up on other shows for now. Movies too (Hotarubi no Mori E *_*)

Blogging Status and Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 3

2012-02-21T22:44:00.000+08:00

Well, you see, I've heard of Eureka Seven Ao and thought that: "Hey! It's about time I marathon its prequel already!"

Now I can't get this guy off my mind:

Serious yet dorky military boy who is pretty kickass but madly in love with a crazy little b!tch. Okay, my type. Hahaha!

Looks like I still have no time to do my blog renovations/moving this month =/ But hopefully things go according to plan next month~ And I can't wait to check out more of the shows coming next season xD

Now onto my top 3 this season:

[ NATSUME YUUJINCHOU SHI - EP. 8 ]

To be honest, this episode wasn't that interesting to me. Well, it was nice, just not as.... epic as seeing out-of-character "Natsume" last episode 6, haha! But the next episode looks VERY exciting:

Natsume in a flashy costume (and is that a Kimono? Looks so like a girl's outfit to me. And that's really gotta be Natsume, with Nyaanko at the side and that hair color, haha)

And Natori's gonna be there!!!! HOORAY FOR SPARKLES!!!!!

[ AQUARION EVOL - EP. 8 ]

Oh my god... the recent episode was all about STRIPPING:

It was so ridiculous... I was very amused xD

Even Shrade wanted to join the stripping party. I knew he was fanservice character. Bwahahahaha!

I'm kinda disappointed that Zessica's officially in love with Amata now =/ But to my surprise, the loli's more perverted than her, bwahaha!

And with Mikono.... THAT'S IT!!! HER PETTY LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND JEALOUSIES AIN'T GONNA STOP!!!! I HATE HER!!!!! *dumping Mikono on her "tsunDERE-Heroines-I-can't-stand Trash Bin"*

I like Amata though (he's so pure pure)... I'm liking Kagura more too (He was SERIOUSLY in love with her? Pretty uncommon villain dude in a love triangle. Because of the prophecy thing, I thought he only wanted her out of evil desires... but he seems to really treasure her as much as Amata does... what...)

AND WHY IS MIKONO GETTING THESE GUYS????!!! UUUUGGGHHH... she even has Cayene for a brother.

I'd rather she end up with the white haired dude. His sadism freaks me out; I don't have mercy left for the girl. Hmph.

Oh, whatever. Next episode looks exciting.... MY "MAN-HATER" AND PLAYBOY-WANNABE SHIP! ALRIGHT!!!!

[ DAILY LIVES OF HIGH SCHOOL BOYS - EP. 8 ]

The funniest part of the episode for me was actually the Harry Potter references jokes. Harry Potter as a magical boy... that so cracked me up. Haha!

Oh, I also like the part when Mr. Student Council President tries to flirt....

and it's not working. Haha, go Ringo-chan!

Alright, I shall now go back to my Eureka Seven marathon~

(I don't like Renton much, but it's fun to see him making a fool out of Dominic. Haha!)

I'm at episode 14 now (in three nights! Mwahahaha!) And hopefully I get to see more Dominic (DOMINIC x ANEMONE ME WANT!) and Holland (I liked him before I saw Dominic, haha)

Blogging Status and Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 2

2012-02-15T01:14:00.001+08:00

(Oh every episode with Natori has sparkles, YAY!)

I still can't start that new (and hopefully way more organized) blog I've been planning... but I'm almost done with what I'm working on recently, then I can finally have more time for my other fandoms *_*

But I still managed to catch up on my top three favorite series this season (I love my new internet provider =3)

[ NATSUME YUUJINCHOU EP. 7 ]

Seriously, this scene looks so BL. And to see such a scene during Valentines Day really feels awkward, haha.

Natsume worries a lot... and Tanuma now has a much better idea why Natsume's such a worry freak. Well, Tanuma had opened up to him.... but Natsume is still.... okay, I'll forgive that if there'll be another episode with Tanuma involvement, hehe. It's nice that he gets to meet Natori now; perhaps that's a sign, hehe.

Madora is always so awesome. Oh Tanuma's and Natori's faces when they've realized that the pretty girl is him, LOLz.

[ AQUARION EVOL EP. 7 ]

This show ships these two. Shrade can't die because it's his mission to provide BL fanservice in this show, while Cayene is being tsun tsun about it. LOLz.

I didn't dislike Mikono, though she's the type of heroine that would usually annoy me. BUT if she's going to continue getting mad at Amata because of her petty little misunderstandings.... that will certainly get on my nerves. T_T

Zessica, on the other hand, is so cute. Haha!

I like Mix as well... oh totally shipping her with Andy, haha!

[ DAILY LIVES OF HIGHSCHOOL BOYS EP. 7 ]

These two had been so hilarious in this episode... especially Hidenori! Bwahahahaha xD

And if I understood correctly, Yoshitake was the one Hidenori admired when he was a kid? Hidenori's disappointment... haha!

My favorite part on this is the dubbing part.... that was soooo amusing xD

Whoa! There's already a list of the shows for the upcoming season? Exciting *_* Gonna look 'em up soon~

Blogging Status and Winter 2012 Watching

2012-02-07T23:55:00.001+08:00

I haven't blogged for more than a month. And I miss making posts and going around in other blogs.

The initial plan is to continue anime blogging at my old blog (Hyper Parfait), then other types of fandom shall resume at my other old blog (Imagination Complex).

But with the way things are right now, I don't think it's gonna work out anymore ^^;

So I'll either continue this blog, or clean it up, or create an entirely new one ^^;

Most likely it'll be a new one (easier and less time consuming to organize). And I don't think I'll be keeping my current cyber name (Sapphire Pyro) in the blogging world anymore (errr... long story).

But before that, the latest episode of my favorite show this season got me hyper xD Haha! So posting here at Daydream Sanctuary again for the meantime, hehe.

The sixth episode of Natsume Yuujinchou 4 was freakin' entertaining xD Watching "Natsume" being out-of-character is just so awesome~ He's adorable as a good boy; but he's also pretty hott as a bad boy, haha!

I can't stop laughing at this part:

"Natsume": *does a "cool" pose* What do you think?
Natsume: I've never made that pose before so I don't really know, but it's kind of creepy.

And oh my god, this one made me go ROFL:

Nyaanko-sensei to Natsume-insid-a-jar: *anger* I'm going to roll you. *rolls jar*

Speaking of amusing lines, my second favorite this season is Aquarion EVOL, had one of its characters say something like this:

Kagura: Mind if I kill you?

He almost butchered the main character in the previous episodes while he's inside a mecha, now he's being polite by asking permission if it's alright for him to kill the dude? That's just... wtflolz

Aquarion EVOL is kinda stupid and awkward (seriously, those nekid scene.... wtf) but the visuals and the soundtrack are just glorious *_* And it got me so freakin' entertained.... so freakin' entertained....

The next one that I follow is The Daily Lives of High School Boys. Oh the characters are so wacky.... I laugh in every single episode xD I love it best when the glasses dude is around.... he's so... out of this world, bwahahaha. Thank goodness they got hilarious voice actors that can make them... sound as hilarious as they should be, haha!

After that is Nisemonogatari. Oh thank goodness my Koyomi is still the main character.
This seems CRAZIER than its prequel, but I'm oh so fine with it xD Teehee~

Next would be Inu x Boku SS. To be honest, I'm kinda disappointed with the anime adaptation. I couldn't explain but... it wasn't as hilarious as the manga (It has nothing to do with manga background. I can laugh at the same joke, in print then in video). And why... WHY AREN'T MY FOX BOY'S SPARKLES NOT SHINY ENOUGH??? T_T
But still, I liked it. I suppose my love for the manga made it unimaginable for me to completely dislike the anime, haha.

I watched an episode of Rinne no Lagrange and it seems cooler than I expected :D Hopefully I can catch up to this soon.

Another had also been a nice surprise. The manga didn't appeal to me much, but the anime adaptation was sooo much better than it. I wish it had been the same with Inu x Boku SS.

I didn't know Thermae Romae would be part of this season last time. It was pretty amusing, hehe.

Ano Natsu de Matteru also looks good but.... alien romance, huh? Hmmm... maybe I'll try another episode.

Moretsu Pirates seemed okay but.... hhhmm... not my type? I got bored after watching the first episode.

I didn't even bother to finish Brave 10's first episode. The opening theme alone looked so.... uncreative.

I really don't get Recorder to Ransell.

I haven't seen the others, but I'll most likely not appreciate them anyway.

Wow.... current list is... really different from what I've been anticipating ^^; Haha

(Having a disgusted face while looking at himself in the mirror. LOLz)

I've been following my top three weekly, while with the next two, I just try to catch up. I think I'll finish Thermae Romae (it's so short anyway) and will try more episodes of Rinne no Lagrange and Ano Natsu de Matteru :D

Alright, I'll re-watch Natsume Yuujinchou 4 episode 6.... it's so amusing xD Hahaha!

My Short Fandom Blogging History... and Old Blogs Re-Opened!

2012-01-02T23:42:00.001+08:00

My "Short" Fandom Blogging History:

[deviantArt] I used to blog about my fandom a bit on the journals at my art account (@ deviantArt).
[Expression of Deviance] I used to blog about my fandom on a personal journal (@ LiveJournal).
[Impressions with Deviance] And then I thought of creating a blog with only my reviews (@ Wordpress).
[Fiction Hunter] I wanted a book blog because lots of book blogs made me jealous (@ Blogspot).
[Imagination Complex] I think this name was cooler. And yeah, still a book blog (@ Blogspot).
[Hyper Parfait] And then my friend and I decided to create an anime and manga blog (@ Blogspot).
[Daydream Sanctuary] Hyper Parfait closed. But I wanna continue on my anime/manga spam. I don't want just an anime/manga or just a book blog. I want an all-around! (@ Blogspot)

WHAT'S NEW?

HYPER PARFAIT IS BACK!

Yes, we're doing pair blogging again xD My partner, xtine06, is less busy lately, so we can blog like we used to before~
The difference though, is that it'll only focus on anime. I'll be posting my anime reviews, first impressions, commentaries, fangurlings, etc. over there instead.
Inu x Boku SS is what I plan to follow this season (Thank goodness it airs on Thursdays! YAY!). Possibly Miniskirt Pirates too (it's on a Saturday). Mirai Nikki, I might post by batch (or it depends on the episode). For the rest, it depends....

WHAT'S COMING?

IMAGINATION COMPLEX WILL BE BACK!
I think its name is cooler than "Daydream Sanctuary"? Ahahaa... "sanctuary" is a word that's kinda hard to remember for some. (I see so many TYPOS on Google search keywords)
This was supposed to be a surprise next month or late this month (since I couldn't start it early this month ^^;) but oh well, might as well say it in advance ;P
It will be like Daydream Sanctuary, minus the anime stuff... and more organized ^^; I won't be transferring my posts because the current ones are such a mess >_< It's confusing me. @_@ I'm thinking of proofreading and reposting my reviews though.
I'll announce about it when it's somewhat ready. It's still full of... drafts ^^; And I might change my mind on some parts, ahahaha.
Sorry for being so fickle-minded and such an organizing freak >_<

Year End Hiatus

2011-12-20T01:20:00.004+08:00

I've been busy with stuff. I shall also be going out of town and be gone for a week.
And these past few weeks had been very unlucky for me o_O
Well, if things go according to plan, I'm planning some BIG changes on this site early next month/year. So... I suppose you'll just have to watch out for it ;D
Happy Holidays~

[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 8

2011-12-05T00:51:00.001+08:00

HE HAS FINALLY SHOWED UP =3

Fan bias is so powerful. I was so overjoyed while watching that episode especially on times when he's featured on screen. Teeheeheehee.

Alrighty, now for my weekly dose of anime xD I made my style a little different this time, and they're no longer in alphabetical order.

~ LOVE OUT OF BISHIE BIAS ~

(I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT CRAZY ABOUT HIM!!!!.... LOLz xD)

[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 8 ]

HELLO DARLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OHMYGOD HE'S JUST SO KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! xD

When he said, "You're trembling. How cute."... THAT'S QUITE SADISTIC OF HIM, ISN'T IT? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA xD

The anime made changes though (Akise grabbed Yuki's HAND when running away, not his wrist/arm). Perhaps the anime is trying to make him less... queer. LOLz

EITHER WAY HE'S STILL GORGEOUSLY CREEPY xD HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!

How Yuki's friends found out about his diary's ability had been different in the anime. I like it better this way.

And I don't remember that Murumuru and Akise scene from the manga (or maybe I just haven't read it). The parts when Murumuru was imitating Akise's poses.... I can't stop laughing xD HE DIDN'T MIND THOUGH. HE JUST CONTINUED MAKING MORE FABULOUS POSES xD Hahahahaha!!!!

~ JUST DIED FROM TOO MUCH DAAW ~

[ Guilty Crown - Ep. 8 ]

This is one of the reasons why I can't easily hate the psychopathic jerks, like the blonde bastard in this series.

HE'S JUST LONELY!!!!!!!!! xD

THERE ARE EVEN TEARS ON HIS EYES!!!!!!! HE NEEDS CUDDLES!!!!!!!!!!!

OH THAT POOR DEAR STILL SAD THAT HIS DADDY CAN'T CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHWAY WITH HIM EVEN ON THAT AGE!!!! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

That was the only memorable scene for me in this episode, ahahaha.

Okay, fine. Whoever skrewed up Gai's mission is an intriguing character (I like his hat). Kitty girl wearing a maid costume for fun was cute. The rest is meh. Shu sucks. Forget that I even shipped him with Inori. He's so annoying.

But hhhmm... everyone's been making a fuzz on his "She's my-" line. So it means that's something like a confession? Come to think of it, Lelouch from Code Geass had said that as well (referring to C.C.) So.... DOES THAT MEAN THAT HE ALMOST CONFESSED TO C.C.???? The writer of Guilty Crown is the same as Code Geass's after all... WHAT STOPPED YOU IN MAKING MY CODE GEASS SHIP OBVIOUS???!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

~ WTF THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING ~

"This is it. The end of our relationship. It's been too long. Everything has been."

"Aren't we brothers? There is no such thing as an end."

"Cut it out. We just so happened to be born on the same day. Just strangers."

[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 21 ]

DAMN THAT JOURNALIST FOR MAKING MY TWINS FIGHT!!!!!!! WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

DAMN IT, KAMBA!!!!! DAMN IT, SHOUMA!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think Kamba didn't tell Shouma because he knew what Shouma would do... but no matter what Shouma thinks, he doesn't want to stop.

BUT YOU TWO STILL DIDN'T NEED TO GO THAT FAR!!! NOW MY TWINS ARE DEFINITELY SEPARATED!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So this means moments like these ain't gonna happen againt?:

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

*cries for eternity*

And my Kamba x Masako shattered to pieces when it got confirmed that they're biological siblings. So neither of the two were bothered about incest (I believe they used to date?) What I don't get though was that Masako just said that her father left (not exactly dead, just didn't come back, from how I understood it before)... but since they're siblings... and Kamba's flashback shows their father's dead.... EEEEHHH??? *lost*

And wait, Kamba can see the dead? o_O And why did Sanetoshi got included in the picture all of a sudden?! And he was the leader behind everything (not the Takakura daddy?)? EEEHHH???!

I am no longer sure if this series is just so good in making crazy twists or its manipulating some events to intentionally confuse the audience @_@

~ MOST IMPRESSIVE AND INTERESTING ~

[ Un-Go - Ep. 8 ]

The concept behind this arc was really unique *_* Previous episode didn't make much sense, but after this one it made me go "So that's how it is! THAT WAS SO COOL!"

I find it funny how demanded Shinjurou was... for very somple detective work... and even on house errands, LOLz.

How Kazamori crosses firewalls was pretty cool~ I loooove how she made Shinjurou awake. Haha. She has to be sure~

Rin cares about Shinjurou. So much that she's willing to help out Kazamori and Inga just to find and save him. How cute of her to think that assistants wear maid outfits, haha!

My Hayami's not stupid~ But my Hayami's also a pervert. His gorgeous face quickly became laughable when female!Inga offered to tag along with him as his assistant. Perhaps he was hoping that she'll be playing with him like how she does with Shinjurou. Oh he's such a pervert.

~ FAIRY TALE REFERENCES FTW ~

[ Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Ep. 9 ]

SNOW WHITE REFERENCES!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!

I LOVE FAIRY TALE IN SHOUNEN!!!! But this is the first shounen wchich used fairy tale references with the couple wearing opposite costumes. LOLz LOLz LOLz

It was pretty romantic though. How Kaito protected Nonoha... daaaaw~ It's totally gonna be them (especially that it looks like Gammon will be into another girl in the next episode. By the way, Gammon in a drag looks so wrong... yet freakin' hilarious, haha!)

It's a LOGIC PUZZLE on this episode *_* That puzzle would've been fun, I was hoping to give it a try, but memorizing everything after hearing it once is impossible for me. Amazing for Kaito to remember all those details, gah.

So the student council president's creepy smile was actually his good guy smile. For some reason I was kinda disappointed that he wasn't a villain. Ahahaha.

That POG president's pretyt pathetic... GHEY even. Fairy tale puzzle to kill a solver. Pfft.

~ NOT AS EXCITING AS USUAL ~

[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 10 ]

So that's how Ryounosuke had been able to lure so many kids easily. I wonder how Caster will react when he finds out about it. Ryounosuke is letting his Servant boss him around... and I can't imagine him doing that for too long. I really wish to see him get pissed off and put Caster under his control. Ehehe.

Rin as a kid wasn't so bad, though it did annoy me that she tried to go to Fuyuki at night around the time after her father told her that it's dangerous. I can somehow understand trouble magnets, but those who are asking for trouble is... ugh.

But she's still a child here, so I'll forgive. I don't know or remember the stupidity she does on Fate/Stay Night. I only remember disliking her on those very few episodes I've seen from that series years ago. *sigh* I'm worried about watching it....

Anyway, I really feel sad about Kariya. He cared about Aoi's daughters almost as much as how he loved their mother. This love is just so.... heartbreaking ;_;

[ THE OTHERS ]

I was finally done with my Winter 2012 Anime Series First Impressions and sadly, it hadn't been as impressive as the previous season. Natume Yuujinchou was something I already adored since season 1, while Inu x Boku SS was out of manga bias. The rest of the new stuff aren't really that interesting, unless they happen to be better than what they appear.

Winter 2012 Anime Series First Impressions

2011-12-01T23:07:00.001+08:00

WINTER IS COMING!!!!!!! (I suddenly missed A Game of Thrones....)

Wow... the previous season didn't seem that long ago but it looks like we'll be seeing another batch of new shows coming very soon xD

Last time, I expected my top favorite to be Un-Go, but Fate/Zero blew me away. It was so fantastic, I love it *_*

For this season, my chosen one... should've been:

IT'S AMAZING!!!!!! ONE OF THE FANTASY SERIES WITH ALICE IN WONDERLAND REFERENCES DONE RIGHT AND VERY CREATIVELY *_*

But... it doesn't seem to be a series? But I'm happy that it's gonna be out really soon though xD

Now about the others.... here goes!

[ A SEQUEL I'M TOTALLY CONTINUING ]

Natsume Yuujinchou 4

Director: Takahiro Omori
Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai
Music: Makoto Yoshimori
Original creator: Yuki Midorikawa
Character Design: Akira Takata
Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
Director of Photography: Hitoshi Tamura
Color setting: Hiromi Miyawaki
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
Monster Design: Tatsuo Yamada

Animation Production: Brains Base
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo
Production: NAS

Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume
Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei

Akira Ishida as Shūichi Natori
Eiji Itô as Shigeru Fujiwara
Hisayoshi Suganuma as Atsushi Kitamoto
Kazuma Horie as Kaname Tanuma
Miki Itou as Tōko Fujiwara
Miyuki Sawashiro as Jun Sasada
Rina Satou as Tohru Taki
Ryohei Kimura as Satoru Nishimura
Sanae Kobayashi as Reiko Natsume

To be honest, I have not finished the third season... yet (That was stupid of me, I know!!! I'll do it soon!!!) but this anime series HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY WONDERFUL!
I even forgot about the manga. The anime was more fun to follow xD
BRAINSBASE IS GENIUS!!! GIVE THEM ANYTHING THAT IS NOT GENERIC MOE (Akikan was really horrible... they can't do anything about it), THEY WILL DO JUSTICE ON IT!!!!
My only problem with it is that the plot development is reeeeeeeeeally slow. No wonder the manga's currently preeeeeetty long.
BUT I DON'T CARE!!! IT'S GOOD AND ENTERTAINING ANYWAY!!!! I LOVE ~~ABUSING~~ YOU, NATSUME!!!!!

[ A MANGA-BASED SERIES I'M DEFINITELY FOLLOWING ]

Inu x Boku Secret Service

Director: Naokatsu Tsuda
Series Composition: Saizo Nemoto
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Haruko Iizuka
Original Creator: Fujiwara Cocoa
Scenario & Setting Supervision: Takuya Satō
Animation Production: David Production
Broadcaster: TBS
Production: Aniplex

Rina Hidaka as Ririchiyo Shirakiin
Yūichi Nakamura as Sōshi Miketsukami

Kana Hanazawa as Karuta Roromiya
Mamoru Miyano as Zange Natsume
Takuya Eguchi as Banri Watanuki
Tomokazu Sugita as Kagerō Shōkiin
Yōko Hikasa as Nobara Yukinokōji
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Renshō Sorinozuka

I.... actually got HOOKED to this one, ahahahaha! It even has its own entry where I go fan crazy about the manga version and how excited I am on the anime adaptation.
Actually, it's not really that fantastic. It has flaws here and there. But it isn't that bad either. It has a pretty unique cast... and I love the characters for being so amusing xD OH I LOVE IT FOR BEING SO FREAKIN' ENTERTAINING!!!! xD YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!

[ CHECKING OUT ]

Shows that are completely new to me that I find pretty interesting and worth checking out

Aquarion Evol

Oh my god I'm annoyed with the heroine already.
She's supposed to be a "warrior" but in the promos I see her do anything but fighting.
But damnit.... the couple on the mecha cockpit.... MECHA SHOWS SHOULD STOP DOING THAT!!! IT REMINDS ME OF MY SIMON x NIA (Gurren-Lagann)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, this is a sequel but its set like thousands of years later so I suppose it's safe to watch it without background of the prequel. I also seldom see shounen series wherein the couple's in a canon relationship pretty early. And I really couldn't resist characters with angel wings. So yeah, I'm not really interested in it because of the plot or anything, only because of what I had mentioned.
Bias and nostalgia are so powerful....

Miniskirt Pirates

THE MINISKIRT AND HIGHSCHOOL THING IS STUPID! Oh come on, anime girls can have "costumes" other than their school uniforms ya know!!!
But.... space pirates... complete with the pirate hat (bones on a heart shape... LOL LOL LOL) and pirate cape..... OH YOU'D BETTER BE FUN!!! I WANT A PIRATE ANIME!!!

Daily Lives of High School Boys

Most people will be reminded of Kimi to Boku upon seeing this but.... this one's actually wackier and more perverted. I was disappointed to the Kimi to Boku anime because the anime couldn't adapt its type of humor in animation form. This one, on the other hand, might have lesser problems when it comes to adaptation because crazy humore is easier to depict in animation form. We'll see~

[ POSSIBLY FOLLOWING ]

I have prequel or manga background on the series under this category, but those pre-knowledge aren't enough to make me follow these for certain. It depends on how the anime adaptation will turn out.

Another

OH MY GOD! SAPPHIRE PYRO'S NOT THAT EXCITED ABOUT A MYSTERY SERIES?!
Ahahaha.... well, I checked out the manga. And though, yes, it's pretty good. I liked the nurse who keeps calling the protagonist a horror maniac, haha. It's pretty spooky, and it has no limits on how many characters it wants to kill (reminds me of Shiki).
But.... I dunno. It didn't grab me much. Must've been because of the protagonist. I don't get why he still didn't have breathing problems (he has a lung disease, you see) even after all those hair-raising events. The mystery also felt forces (as in, the other characters are like acting like this to the protagonist: "we're not telling you because if we do, there won't be a mystery.... but we'll reveal it later anyway... intetionally or not.... then we'll regret that we didn't tell you earlier... it'll be too late... but it's fun if it's too late... more tragic and horrific this way, right?") Oh that makes me go facepalm T_T The protagonist also likes going into trouble.
Okay, fine, THIS SERIES ANNOYED ME. For a supernatural horror series, it felt like it tried too hard.
But I'm hoping the anime will make some changes... the premise is promising, and even though the manga annoyed me, it managed to make me keep reading.

Nisemonogatari

I love Bakemonogatari to bits and pieces but.... this series is about Koyomi's sisters so... HE'D BETTER BE THERE!!! IF HE'S NOT THERE, I HAVE NO REASON TO WATCH IT!!! BAKEMONOGATARI WAS FUN MAINLY BECAUSE OF HIM!!!! I WANT MY KOYOMI!!! GIMME MY AHOGE BOY!!!! I MISS HIM!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! *fangurl going crazy*

[ MIGHTY TRY ]

Shows that are completely new to me but I don't find that interesting. It might turn out to be better than it seemed, so maybe I'll wait for what others will say about them once they air before I decide whether I'll check them out or not.

Black Rock Shooter - To be honest, the main reason why I can't get drawn to this Vocaloid animation mania is because.... THERE'S NO KAITO!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

*ehem* So I never bothered with the OVA. But I checked out the trailer of this series and.... it's alright. Well, the action scenes in the fantasy world were cool, but the other side of the story, with those two girls being girls got me SLEEPY. Just looking at them already makes me sleepy.
Rinne no Lagrange - Mecha shows with female pilots eh.... hhhmm... though the animation looks wonderful, the trailer bored the hell out of me. But it really seems good so.... hopefully it's not really as boring as it appears.
Recorder to Randoseru - 11 year old boy who looks like in his thirties and a highschool girl who looks like she's still in kindergarten... that sounds unique but... that's just WEIRD x_x I mean, I'm fine with weird, but this is an anime with a story that tries to be realistic but I just CAN'T see it as realistic no matter how I look at it X_X And what story can you make out of such people aside from people misunderstanding them or treating them as to how they look? @_@ The possibilities seem limited...
Ano Natsu de Matteru - I dunno Onegai Teacher/Twins (that title sounds like pr0nz) and I think I see a love triange =_= and to me, despite the pretty art, it looks very very BORING. Well, it might not be so bad (quite a number of people are looking forward to it o_O). Maybe it'd be something like Ano Hana (which looked boring to me at first as well). So I'll wait for what others will think xD
Kill Me Baby - It looks crazy. It could be fun, haha. I only fear about its jokes being overused =_=

[ THEY'RE NOT BAD BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN FOLLOW THEM ]

Series wherein I have manga background but don't think I'll be following the anime series

Brave 10

Errr... I like sengoku based series with characters based on actual historical figures. I like bishies and action scenes. But.... the heroine in this series is just so clingy and gets rescued most of the time that it got me bored =_= I like it that she's quite different from other heroines like her (she's not conservative AT ALL). I also like it that the main duo aren't awkward toward another (ya know, no "romantic tension")... but still.... the frequent rescuing will make me sick.

The Knight in the Area

The manga's pretty good. Funny even xD And I seldom see a female manager who knows A LOT about the sport and is good in analyzing strategies and player skills (most managers in anime that I see are just... some errand girls ^^;). There's also some of my brotherly love fanservice xD Mwahahaha! Some drama between them happened and it made me teary ;_;
HOWEVER, this is just so freakin' LOOOONG (already 20+ volumes). So... no T_T

[ INSTANTLY DROPPED ]

Sequels and new shows that I'm positive I won't ever be able to last long.

Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2 - Maybe I should check out its prequel soon (it has a reference to my favorite detective after all) but magical girls.... I dunno...
New Prince of Tennis - I liked Prince of Tennis but this is just too loooooooooooooong. I hate it when shounen series become freakin' looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong.
Zero no Tsukaima F - Even if I enjoyed the first season, and managed to finish the second season, I can't bear to see and hear Louise one more time T_T Saito also lost my respect. I avoided the third season anyway so for this one... nah.
Senhime Zesshou Symphogear - Singing moe girls that can turn into fighting hott magical girls. Errr... whatever.
Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki - CATS! KEEP THEM AWAY FROM ME!!!
Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! - I think those three girls are gonna annoy me. "At-home romantic comedy", eh? Don't tell me it's forbidden romance between an uncle and his niece this time T_T
Amagami SS+ plus - I never bothered with the prequel... and I doubt I ever will. These types of romances bore the hell out of me.
High School D x D - Perverted harem.... I don't trust such stupidity. I'll save myself from headaches.

Credits:
- Info from Anime News Network
- Images either from Official Site or Animu Chart

[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 7

2011-11-27T16:19:00.001+08:00

I managed to marathon Ikoku Meiro Croisee last week:

RATING: B (NICE!) FAVORITISM: 4 Hearts (ADORATION)

It was beautiful *_* The anime was way better than the manga. It's sad that we didn't get to see The Grand Magasin in it (perhaps they lacked people to do background animation for it? They can't degrade the quality... setting illustrations in the series had baan magnificent *_*), but I liked all those anime fillers xD

Alrighty, now for my weekly dose of anime xD

[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 9 ]

When I saw that *points image on the left* My reaction was like this *points image on the right*... plus tears.

Oh it got me so worried!!!!!!!!! WAAAAAAHHH!!!! My Lancer ;_;

So Diarmuid died like that... well, from the Irish myth, he got killed by a boar. In the anime though, it seemed that he was still not forgiven and was killed by the girl.

I don't wanna accept that Sola reminded him of his former girlfriend. Perhaps the reason why Sola's advances aren't working on him because he actually regretted falling in love with Grainne? Maybe he wasn't really in love with her.... she was successful in seducing him though... and oh, it looks like in the myth, she actually jinxed him? (Okay, I don't exactly know what a geis is. )

Oh either way, I think this shatters my hopes for Lancer x Saber. I believe he just sees her as a fellow knight. A brother-in-arms. A dude. Plain as that. (At least he doesn't do gender discrimination, love him for that~)

Waah... I hope Sola won't use the command seal to flirt with Lancer. Poor Lancer. His master doesn't even treat him that nicely despite his loyalty. ;_;

Rider and Waver are adorable as usual. Rider was so proud that his master had done something useful and impressive, hehe. The boy's being underestimated by Kirei and Kotomine unfortunately. I hope he proves them wrong already xD

How Caster and Ryuunosuke live in such a place, I don't know. I also wonder if there'll come a try when Ryunosuke will be using the command seal.... it's Caster who bosses him around lately ^^;

I... don't think I will enjoy the next episode much. I see Rin's name T_T

[ Guilty Crown - Ep. 7 ]

My favorite antagonists in the series are being bossed around by some bug guy. LOLz LOLz. Segai's Scarface, huh? The glasses dude will most likely nicknamed as Megane. How about my blonde bastard? Oh I'm so not used to see this arrogant jerk being pushed around... he's being obedient even! It's so cute to see him abused. Mwahahah xD

The new girl's soooooooooooooooo like Millay from Code Geass. She's not just as crazy or as confident. She's not bad, but I prefer Millay xD

I was amused with her interactions with Gai. His style of flirting around includes insulting. His armadillo, eh? His mocking's kinda lame, but he looked fabulous in a ponytail so I forgive him. LOLz

By the way, Gai and Shu are undercover but Shu has been calling out Gai's name reeeeeeally loud and often while in the ship. And Gai's not yet discovered? No one else heard? Ya really.

Ugh, why are they back to school again?! Oh well... at least it didn't give me headaches like last time. One of them actually asked if there were gay soldiers. Bwaahahahah. Oh fujoshi.

Is this series really the serious type? It got me laughing so much xD

[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 20 ]

Wait a minute.... THE CHILD BROILER THING WAS LITERAL???

What... shet... WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT????!!!!

This series never ceases to.... shock and disturb me O_O

Speaking of disturbing, oh Kamba and his squeezes. He can even go erotic on vegetables. LOLz

So Himari's in love with Sho-chan..... However, Kamba's the one in love with her. Sho-chan.... it's hard to tell ^^;

I am still trying to get used to the non-freaky Ringo. It's nice that he doesn't shove her away now. But hhhmm... it looks like he has only been sharing his true feelings with her O_O He's more open to her.... well, next to his aniki, I suppose. I think he only said he hated his parents the first time to Kamba.

Since Himari's not his real sister.... I think it's also likely that Kamba's not his real brother either O_O During the flashback, Kamba seemed to have treated Shouma as a stranger. Then that means.... Shouma's the real Takakura son? O_O And... and... MASAKO CALLED KAMBA HER ONII-SAMA??? ... WHAT WHAT WHAT???!!! (Or wait, maybe she still doesn't know Kamba personally during that time, so she was being very respectful)

Hahaha... the popular speculation was that Shouma's the adopted one. Looks like it's the other way around.

If that's the case... FINE, I'll accept the idea of them not being twins, but I would like to see how Kamba got into the family *_* But oh please, not Himari.... which is more likely... explains how he completely forgot about Masako though they seemed really close before. *sigh*

I'm happy that Kamba didn't become jealous when Himari only blurted out Shouma's name. Perhaps he really wouldn't mind who she ends up with, as long as she's alright and happy. Oh anime, I love it when playboys in your universe are in love.

The brothers are so the same.... they prefer to shoulder all the punishment. Their difference though is that Shouma blames the parents while Kamba doesn't. Perhaps it's because Kamba's been listening to the organization's speeches, while Shouma was just... playing around ^^; So he doesn't know why his parents have been doing such things...

Anyway, what happened between Shouma and Himari in the past was really sweet. But I don't get how... HIMARI HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT T_T

[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 7 ]

This was the arc that made me see how intelligent Yuno can be.... and how much she freakin' loves Yukiteru. It's romantic... yet it also feels so wrong. Hahahaha....

I really wonder if it's possible in RL for people who got electrecuted like what happened to Yuno in this episode be still alive, and be healthy enough to slay people after a little rest. Oh well, this is anime. And Yuno's not human... LOLz

YAY! This arc's done xD Akise Aru's getting closer~

[ Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Ep. 8 ]

Oooo... so Anna's not only some art prodigy... HE'S PSYCHIC xD (But it's really difficult to see Anna as male...)

I really can't understand the Puzzle Givers. If they want Kaito dead so badly, they should just assassinate him through the usual means already. But, oh, it has to be through a puzzle huh? Puzzle freaks.

It's nice to see an episode with fun puzzles instead of expectedly dangerous puzzles. There's no POG Giver that gets butthurt for having his/her puzzle solved either. It was a heartwarming episode overall.

I'm more excited for the episode *_* They're gonna crossdress... Anna won't have any difficulty, bwahahah! And Gammon in maid costume... bwahahaha! And oh that Kaito x Nonoha scene is supposed to be romantic but he has... LIPSTICK. So... bwahahahah xD

And it looks like Student Council President's gonna be involved. But it looked like he turned into a villain in the end O_O

[ Un-Go - Ep. 7 ]

This episode was interesting... Shinjurou fell under the novelist's spell (sort of). He somehow remembered Inga, and thought Rie was familiar. Kazemori almost got through him but failed.

Looks like Inga's familiar with the other mystery girl. I wonder if that girl also eats souls like Inga.

I like the different perspectives about war that were exchanged by the actresses. But a movie with three girls in their underwear running ward is just....o_O

Next episode seems more exciting. I admit that Un-Go is pretty boring with just Shinjurou. And Hayami's in the next episode... yay yay yay xD

[ OVERALL ]

For the ranking of the most entertaining episodes to be this week:

(6) Un-Go (it was interesting, but not fun)
(5) Phi Brain (not as crazy as usual)
(4) Mirai Nikki (maybe it's because I'm not a fan of the 5th)
(3) Guilty Crown (hilarious xD)
(2) Mawaru Penguindrum (*brain dead*)
(1) Fate/Zero (mncvjsdfndkkgfrslkgdgnhbksd)

Alright, I dropped Ben-To from my weekly watching. I'll just marathon it when it ends. The same goes with Sekaiichi Hatsukoi. As for these six.... I can't ^^; At least for now... let's see next week.

[ THE OTHERS ]

I gave Kimi to Boku another try. And... it just sucks T_T The abundant screentime of cats got on my nerves too. UGH.

I'm almost done with my WInter 2012 post but... I want to see the 3rd version of the chart first before posting it. It's supposed to be out by now.... or maybe the creator got distracted or something ^^; HAha.

[ Manga Discovery + Anime Promotion] Inu x Boku S.S.

2011-11-26T11:43:00.001+08:00

Inu x Boku Secret Service

Shirakiin Ririchiyo, a daughter of a high-class family, wants to try living independently, and be able to get along better with others. She moves into an apartment complex, called the Ayakashi Kan. Residents of that place are accompanied by a bodyguard from the Secret Service.

She didn't ask for one. She didn't see the need to.

But there was one SS agent who DESPERATELY wants to be her servant. He says that if she doesn't need him, he might as well die.

How will Riricho be able to deal with such a... DOG?

[ MANGA ]

(8 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

Mangaka: Fujiwara Cocoa
Demographic: Shounen

Publisher: Square Enix
Serialization: GANGAN Joker

[ ANIME ]

Director: Naokatsu Tsuda

Series Composition: Saizo Nemoto

Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Haruko Iizuka

Scenario & Setting Supervision: Takuya Satō

Animation Production: David Production

Broadcaster: TBS

Production: Aniplex

Rina Hidaka as Ririchiyo Shirakiin

Yūichi Nakamura as Sōshi Miketsukami

Kana Hanazawa as Karuta Roromiya

Mamoru Miyano as Zange Natsume

Takuya Eguchi as Banri Watanuki

Tomokazu Sugita as Kagerō Shōkiin

Yōko Hikasa as Nobara Yukinokōji

Yoshimasa Hosoya as Renshō Sorinozuka

POTENTIAL: B- (PRETTY GOOD!) FAVORITISM: 4.5 Hearts (ADDICTION)
WARNING: It's quite mature, because there's a character who says horny things (it's more than the boobs jokes) and... one of the characters used to be provide... you-know-what services ^^; (well, no confirmation, but it seems like it)

I adored the manga so much that I want to promote its anime adaptation as well xD It shall air early next year, and I can't wait for it *_*
I tried to make my impressions as less spoilery as possible... if ever I spill something... well, my main reason for doing would be... to get make it more interesting/attractive, haha.

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)

I've actually seen this when it debuted, and liked the first chapter a lot already even though I didn't understand a thing ^^; Ahaha. Only recently I've thought of checking it out again... because its anime adaptation's gonna air soon ^^;

Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)

It lacks plot and anything related to it (plot development, story background, setting, story telling, pacing, flow, etc.). Seriously.

"What's with this irregular beating of my heart?"..... Pfft.

Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)

The characters... they aren't just adorable or crazy/amusing... they're so... different yet very decent ^^

I also like it that though the heroine has a bodyguard, she is actually capable of protecting herself. She immediately earned my respect when I learned about her reaction/response when some criminal was about to harm her. Yeah, the dude came to her rescue, but she could actually take care of herself if he had let her do so ^^

I can't stop admiring the heroine... girls like her from other series are usually useless (*ehem* like the one from Hayate the Combat Butler *ehem*) I also HIGHLY DOUBT that there will be such a heroine in shoujo series (if there are, they're so few that I can count them with one hand).

Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)

Kuroshitsuji (if only Sebastian is genuinely caring and Ciel more open), Shinobi Life (the loyal "bodyguard" in love with the heroine thing), Kamisama Hajimemashite (fox thing), Hana ni Arashi (the way the protagonists flirts with his beloved is as extreme as how Soushi praises his mistress xD), +C: Sword and Cornett (THAT master and servant relationship O_O So close xD), Otome Youkai Zakuro (the blonde protagonists SPARKLE a lot xD both have youkai but Zakuro's got the racial discrimination ^^;)

Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)

Youkai stuff.... oh supernatural stuff *_* And fighter types? YES~

Different types of butlers/bodyguards (indifferent, sadistic, super duper loyal, etc.).... squee *_* My master-servant relationships... wheee xD

Adorable and crazy characters.... me like me like me like me like me like me like

Wacky gals (heroine's not exaclty wacky though) and Weirdo bishies..... *THUMBS UP*

The blonde hero acts like a faithful dog.... I LIKE DOGS

Fangirl: (What I Love in It)

KARUTA: This girl... spaces out a lot and looks innocent... but she's actually... very dangerous xD (And her relationship with Watanuki's so cute~)

NOBARA: She is a PERVERT with crazy fetishes and she's VERY BLUNT about it. LOLz

ZANGE: He says he's "average" but he admits being "meddling", wahahahaha xD It's hilarious when he tells stories/gossips about others (he does while displaying BUNNY pictures xD). He's kinda mean towards his master, quite masochistic towards his previous master, and flirts with the blonde protagonist a lot. (Reminds me so much of Grell from Kuroshitsuji, haha! Grell's way more perverted though. And unlike Sebby, Sou-tan doesn't cast Zange aside. ~~WHEN ZANGE SAYS SOUSHI CAN HUG HIM, SOUSHI ACTUALLY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE AN HONOR. WTFLOLz~~)

KAGEROU: He's some masked idiot and jerk who is admittedly sadistic and is PROUD of his ability in classifying people/things as an "S" or "M" (Reminds me of Afterschool Charisma's Freud, who classified everything by gender... and his basis was something perverted xD). The things that Soushi says seem very "M", but in reality he's more of an "S", and Kagerou classifies Soushi as an "S".... perhaps his ability/talent is accurate, LOLz.

SOUSHI: The favorite, teehee xD He's so cute and cool *_* I love his other form... NINE-TAILED FOXY YAY! He also looks hott with glasses, kyaa! xD

His extreme loyalty and devotion are so ridiculous that it's so FUNNY xD His words may seem romantic but they're so exagerrated (and they're more like servant to master dialogues) that it makes the heroine disturbed.
I don't want to spoil the fun, but here's an idea of how insanely devoted he can be:

What he said about shopping with the heroine: Being able to go with Riricho-sama to buy her things is already a dream come true to me.

What he said about the first text message he received from the heroine: I read it before I go to bed every night.

What he said to the heroine about days without school: Sundays are amazing, aren't they? Because I can gaze at you for as long as I can.

Bwahahahahahahahahahhahahaha xD

He flatters people and smiles most of the time (some are genuine but there are many times when he lives up to the type of youkai he is: a deceiving/sly fox). I love him most when he's saying cruel things while still wearing a smile:

Wahahahahaha xD

Overall:

I find this so cute and amusing that I got hooked to it reeeeeeeeally quick xD If you look into the story too much, you might be disappointed. So just focus on the characters, they're fun~ Teeehee~

I don't need to worry about the animation because Aniplex will certainly give it justice.
David Production has awesome taste on what they adapt to anime, majority of those that they've picked so far are cool, unique, and interesting (Level E, Bantorra, DOGS, etc.). They do not rely on mainstream, they bring promising titles that lack fandom to light *_*
And the seiyuus.... Sugita Tomokazu as Kagerou? (YES! HE'LL DEFINITELY BE AS HILARIOUS, IF NOT MORE, THAN HIS MANGA COUNTERPART xD) Miyano Mamoru as Zange? (YES! I CAN ONLY IMAGINE EITHER HIM OR FUKUYAMA DOING THAT FLIRTY WEIRDO xD) Yuuichi Nakamura as Soushi? (SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)

Quick Altima Ace Volume 1 - Fangurling

2011-11-25T22:49:00.001+08:00

A new comic magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten made its debut last month. It's called Altima Ace.

I managed to get my hands on the first volume, which comes with a Deadman Wonderland bag (it also had a drama CD but I forgot to take a photo of it ^^;):

As expected, it was awesome xD

I think Altima Ace is somewhat like Young Ace; both are shounen magazines, main genres include action, comedy, and fantasy, and they're also quite mature. So it's like a border between shounen and seinen.

I love many of the goodies featured in the first issue xD But, well, of course there are some that I didn't get that hooked to ^^;

[ NON-FAVORITE ONESHOTS ]

Kokorokaruton (left) - I don't think it's bad.... I just don't find it interesting ^^;
Izanaeru (right) - a goat-head demon appears before the heroine, and around the end of the oneshot it electrocuted the girl who made the heroine upset. Errr... not to my liking.

[ NON-FAVORITE SERIES ]

Trance Knights of the Round (upper left colored spread) - This is supposed to be my type but seeing the heroine already needing rescue after a couple of pages really turned me off T_T And why the hell did it kill off a likeable character (it should be the useless girl! Ugh)?! Well, the bloody stuff and the action scenes are nice but... I think it'll just disappoint me ^^;
Maho Shonen no Sodadekata (upper left b/w spread) - Dudes with cat ears... that's just ghey ^^; I see BL undertones on some scenes... *not surprised* And there's too many manga about magical schools already *yawns*
Daku Raija (upper right) - The protagonist is... THE HERO OF JUSTICE (reminds me of the oneshot, Seigi no Mikata)... against his will? The heroine with a halo seemed to have forced him into it, haha. Well, it looks shounen fun~
Kangaero (lower left) - The protagonists are reeeeeally erotic... in their imaginations at least. No censorship on the breasts... and oh god, it's perverted regardless of sexuality (hentai, yaoi, yuri). I admit that I find it hilarious but... it's still disturbing, ahaha ^^;
Danshin (lower right b/w spread) - 4komas usually bore me... and this was no exception
Scissor Sisters (lower right colored spread) - THAT TITLE! WHUT?! Wahahahaha xD The cast works on some salon (from that you will be able to understand "WHY SCISSORS?!") and itthey're magical girls who fight... monster stuff toy animals? LOLz And some eye-patched dude seems to be their boss... as in Charlie of Charli's Angels like boss. Wahahahahaha xD

Once these series are available in English, I think the one I might end up following will be Daku Raija. I also think Scissor Sisters will amuse me, though I doubt I'd end up loving it. Lastly, maybe Trance Knights and Mahou Shounen might not be as bad as they appear to me right now but...I dunno. I still think they're gonna disappoint =_=

Now for the ones I liked xD Beginning with the oneshots:

[ FAVORITE ONE-SHOT # 4 ]

Harapeko Prince-sama by Yamaguchi Kyounosuke

It's quite... an odd one-shot. The girl appears weak and masochistic, but she could actually be pretty strong once you've hurt something/someone valuable to her. The other dude's a demon, particularly Beelzebub.

The humor and wackiness in this reminded me of Blood Lad. It's a little mature... but really bizarre. The dynamics between the main duo seem the same too. The dude's feelings towards the girl seem romantic... but when you see what he does later... it just doesn't feel right. Hahaha!

Anywayz, I'm really enjoying the dark and crazy stuff in this one-shot xD

[ FAVORITE ONE-SHOT # 3 ]

Oyoure Gojou by Sakamaki Yukisato

To be honest, I would've dismissed this as some "typical supernatural story" if it weren't for the fact that it's by Izayakaku's author ^^; The protagonist looks similar to someone from the Taira, the girl looks exactly like Tengu, and the glasses boy is like a kid version of Kiyotsune. I almost assumed that it might be an Izayakaku spin-off but.... Tengu's kinda out-of-character ^^; Ahaha... and she's kinda annoying. I prefer her counterpart in Izayakaku.

By the way, I hate this image:

The cloak thing gave me the hope of my Gossan showing up ^^; Ahahahaha!

[ FAVORITE ONE-SHOT # 2 ]

Kokoro Photography by Morishima Peko

This is a short oneshot about three friends. One of the dudes (Sergio) loves photography and seems to even go abroad just to take pictures of various people. The other one (Nadel) is some dark-skinned Muslim (not sure of the nationality.) and has an obvious crush on the girl... and gets annoyed when the other guy flirts around.

Oh well, my descriptions might've made this seem boring, but I think there's more to this one-shot than what it appears (if only I understand it!). It seems to be the heartwarming type (there was a part when Sergio took a picture of Nadel because Nadel smiled... which is rare. And he was smiling when he was thinking about the children from his country).

So.... yeah, it looks nice and I like it very much already. Not to mention that it looks fun too:

Oh the bickering. And I don't hate Hilia Oujo xD

[ FAVORITE ONE-SHOT #1 ]

Kuraungya by Satogane Shou

IT'S ABOUT BROTHERS!!!! I DO NOT NEED TO THINK, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!

The older one's (Izumo, light hair with headphones)a hikikomori. The younger one's (Shinonome, dark hair with braids) profession... I couldn't figure out ^^; (the only thing I'm sure of that is that... it's something weird. The heroine freaked out on something he did).

The girl requested the duo to hunt down some wanted man... but after meeting them she was no longer sure she can trust such weirdoes... especially after Izumo showed how unreliable he is. But later, when she got kidnapped, the one who rescued her was Izumo. It turns out that Izumo was actually some killer cop in the past. Izumo (on psycho mode) was so ready to kill the wanted dude, but his little bro easily stopped him. Wanted man was arrested and things were back to normal xD

I really can't resist these types of badass bishies =3 Fufu~

Now for the series titles xD

[ SERIES I LIKED # 6 ]

Kamakura Deco and Kofu Life by Tanaka Tomo

Actually, I find it so-so. But seeing a dude carrying a REAL sword and wearing old-fashioned clothing during modern times pretty much intrigued me. This might turn out to be interesting if only I know what's going on, ehehe.

[ SERIES I LIKED # 5 ]

B.A.D. by Sakakibara Sousou

YAY! A horror series *_* I am still not fond of seeing lolis in my horror series but... I like the gory stuff where... she's not around? Not that I hate her or gothic lolitas but.... I dunno, she just ruins the mood. And I don't find her scary.

Bias aside, the scenes with the dude are the really horrific and disturbing ones:

Yesssssssssssss~

[ SERIES I LIKED # 4 ]

Naked Stupid Man is Coming Here by Iruma Hitoma and Ida Hiroto

This is.... CRAZY!!! But it's so amusing so I enjoyed looking through it xD And it's written by the author of Lying Mii-kun and Broken Maa-chan... yessss~

The naked dude himself says that he's stupid. As in, he jumped on the glasses guys' table and told him face to face "HELLO, I'M STUPID!" WTF... bwahahhahhahaa xD And he even cries with that stupid face. Not sure if he's really as stupid as he appears (I saw him on a computer, and almost assumed that he might be some tech expert, but it turned out he was just cleaning it or something o_O)

Anyway, he's soooo naked. As in, you can see his ass xD His penis is censored but... on some parts you can somehow see the... errr.. pubic hair. Hahahaha!

I don't know how a guy like him is still not arrested for being naked in public ^^; And I don't know if he's gonna stay naked until the end (the glasses guy had been thinking of lending him shorts but for some reason he changed his mind). Oh people's reactions when they see him:

What's more surprising is that they quickly return t normal mode after seeing a butt-naked guy. Well, that happens after they see the glasses dude though. I wonder if those people just relaxed after the misconception of the two protagonists being gay O_O

This is crazy.... I like crazy xD

[ SERIES I LIKED # 3 ]

Busta! by Iwamoto Eiri

One of my most anticipated series in this issue xD It seems to be as awesome as I expected it to be xD Teehee~

I think the duo fights against punks.. and they're freakin' badass when doing so. There are some comedy parts in it too, like when the light haired dude got hit because he was distracted (the heroine was making fun of him xD) He got a bloody nose after that part:

Teehee~

[ SERIES I LIKED # 2 ]

Kamisama Permanent by Kataoka Jinsei and Kondou Kazume

I looooooooooove these mangaka. When I found out that they'll be doing a supernatural series, I had hoped that it would be as interesting as Livingstone... And after seeing it, yes, it was *_*

It looks like some surreal/fantasy oneshot set in a dystopian world. There were talks about god, love, eating, and suicide. I'm not certain if the dude really committed suicide (like the cover page) since he denied it.

And oh... it looks like he's no ordinary fellow:

He's... hollow O_O The girl's also not human, and they were riding some flying vehicle with big bunnies on board o_O

[ SERIES I LIKED # 1 ]

Fate/Zero Black by Medori

This is my favorite in the batch xD I suppose my addiction to Fate/Zero is to blame for that ;P This looked like a spin-off of the series... and it looks so hilarious xD

A cat came to the Emiya household and Irisviel soooo wants to adopt it. Saber was panicking because she wasn't sure if her master will treat the kitty kindly.

Hahahahahhaha xD But in actuality, Kuritsugu was pretyt moe towards the kitty xD Wahahaha!

Later, Irisviel had problems and she won't be able to look after the kitty...? Kuritsugu volunteered though... and he placed the little creature IN HIS CLOAK POCKET xD

So when he was on a duel with Kirei... and he was about to take something from his cloak... the kitty ran off... then Kuritsugu's face... LOLz, so cute. (While Kirei still had the poker face, but deep inside he couldn't process what was going on, teehee)

As for this last group, I'm not sure if these are only for this issue or if they're considered as regular titles of this magazine ^^; I'm just happy that of all the titles from other magazines they decide to make special omake of, they picked the ones I liked *_* Namely....

[ EXTRA #1 ]

Blood Lad

It was so hilarious xD There were 4koma bits and a short story where Fuyumi is telling Staz's sister the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The little girl re-imagined the story, but the characters are represented by the people she know: Like her as Little Red Riding Hood, Staz as the wolf, and Fuyumi's the grandma xD

And the hunter who comes to Red Riding Hood's aid (which she didn't really need anymore since she butchered Wolf!Staz) is none other than her beloved brother xD Haha

[ EXTRA #2 ]

Deadman Wonderland

The first part was just Chibi!Shiro getting a tootache after eating sweets given to her by Ganta, Crow, and Humming Bird xD Haha

The next part is a short story... still with Chibi!Shiro... and also younger versions of Ganta and Toto:

Ganta asked Toto to look after her for a while. Chibi!Shiro wakes up, and she just cries no matter what Toto does ^^; Then she quickly calms down after Ganta came back ^^

That's it for some random teasers and my useless comments about Altima Ace! xD I'm very excited for the next volume, which will be out on December 18 xD (This is bi-monthly, I suppose) This has a lot fo fun stuff xD

[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 6

2011-11-20T17:03:00.001+08:00

I love Fate/Zero music and it's cool that theOP single's out:

Saber's so beautiful *_*

[ Ben-To - Ep. 5 & 6 ]

Finally caught up with it! Though I still find it strange to see the main character being a decent fighter right now though he was complete powerless in the earlier episodes ^^; He didn't exactly get a training or anything... he just got stripped most of the time *rolls eyes* If ever he gets a title, maybe it'll be something like "The Pervert"

I was really amused on how frustrated Nikkaido was upon his misunderstanding that the Satou is some pervert. The real pervert is the glasses girl. Her hobbies still disturb me, but her "Good job" line made me go ROFL xD

So there's a married girl among the cast, eh. But she was just in senior highschool a year ago. So she dropped school then? o_O

I don't get why Wizard didn't get involved in this incident though his flight is not until next episode T_T

[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 8 ]

Irisveil was pretty cool in this episode. Even if it was just a short while, I like it that she didn't go down that easily. Healer characters that don't just heal is a plus for me~

Kuritsugu and Kirei seem to be more dangerous than they appear. For a war against magicians, the mage-killers are more superior O_O Looking forward to their duel~

Poor Kirei not having people who understand and love him.

Oh Lancer, quit the honor talk. You want to defeat Saber, but you don't want to harm anybody; much less on her now that she has earned your respect. I fear what his master will make him do now that Kayneth will most likely have taken Kuritsugu as a mortal enemy ^^;

Caster gets frustrated like a girl. It's disgusting yet amusing at the same time. I wonder what would happen if Ryounuske had tagged along. He doesn't seem to be the type who can do magic.... and I fail to imagine Caster protecting anyone.

Hopefully, Waver and his Servant will be around next episode. I feel more awake when going crazy over their adorableness, haha.

[ Guilty Crown - Ep. 6 ]

Oh, so after some emo scenes, Shu and Gai finally become buddy buddy in the end. And Shu doesn't need to take the weapon out from Inori anymore, eh? Perhaps the time when Inori's still conscious while he's fighting will be coming soon. And oh, we get to see more of the mystery girl (who kinda looks like Inori), huh.

Overall it was a boring episode, but the following kept me awake:

- The a$$hole's back. And he's more pathetic in this episode. I love it~

- Creepy scientist happened to be way creepier than he actually is. And he seems kinda ghey for Shu. LOLz.

- Kenji showing off his chest, ready to get his void taken... that scene was really awkward.

- Girl with cat ears was really cute (on how she does her computer stuff). I can't believe it, I liked a character with cat ears (they usually annoy me)

[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 19 ]

Whoa, Kamba actually considered the secret of their parents' whereabouts more important that his ultimate beloved? Seriously? As in ... SERIOUSLY????

Well, at least their parents didn't totally leave them alone. It just annoys me that only Kamba knew. I get the eldest sibling responsibility but.... I just don't like it when Shouma's being set aside too much T_T Or maybe they're saving the best for last (as hinted by the end of the episode.)

The end of the episode made me so speechless. Well, I like it that it wasn't something I expected but... still.... HIM??????????????!!!!!!!!!

Kamba would be expected. Even Sanetoshi. Heck, even Mario. Or a totally new character. BUT HIM?????????!!!!!!!

Well, at least there's no way my Shouma to not have a major role after that. Kamba's been keeping the spotlight to himself. Like in this episode, Shouma just tripped. Argh.

Anyway, this episode seems to be hinting that Himari MIGHT NOT be their real sister O_O

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT?????

Well, it got my fear of my twins not being twins disappear, but this is seriously......

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT?????

If that is the case, it explains why Kamba used to hang out wth Masako (if Himari was his sibling, it's sooooooooooooooooo unlikely of him to be close to other girls). That meeting between Masako and Himari... I don't really hate Himari but... Masako's just hotter xD

Waaahhh... I want my Kamba x Masako... even Shouma x Ringo.... Himari's been ruining my ships, aaaaahhh!!!!

Okay, enough with my shipping. I really want an explanation of that soulmate thing. It blew my mind away. Seriously, what the hell was that???!!!!

Oh, whatever, just don't separate my twins. That would be very painful.

[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 6 ]

It looks like this series will indeed fit in just 20+ episodes at this pace, whee~ (Well, that's excluding Mosaic and Paradox, which hopefully get an OVA *_*)

All the Yuki x Yuno stuff in this episode were really awkward. ^^; Ahaha.

Yuno saying that she didn't need to use the tools still freaked me out... like how she did in the manga. Oh the goosebumps *thrilled*

Though to be honest, I had more fun on the MuruMuru portion ^^ It was really amusing, haha xD

[ Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Ep. 7 ]

Oooo... so Nonoha got a title as well... not a genius' though. I think she deserves a genius title for having that insanely incredible memory. She doesn't exactly get t solve puzzles, but her ability is still extraordinary.

Gammon blushing was really cute. And he was soooo under Nonoha's little finger. He's more squishable than a shota boy for that, haha!

To be honest, I kinda forgot about this episode because of the preview... AND EPISODE WITH ANNA!!!!!! YES YES YES YES!!!! (But I want Gammon to be there too. Waaahh... an episode with both of them having big roles please ;_;) But wait... a hot spring... Kaito and Anna... it's going to be VERY awkward. LOLz. This is something I would never have expected on a shounen series.

[ Un-Go - Ep. 6 ]

Kazamori's adorable. So freakin' adorable. In whatever form.

Rie has an obvious crush on Shinjurou. There's no blushing, but still obvious.

Rie's maid is awesome. She might also be some ninja maid like the maid in Code Geass, haha.

That new character. That bishie was suspiscious in the beginning. And whoa, he see,s to have some fixation on Shinjurou... and plans to manipulate things to make his Shinjurou as excellent as he wanted him to be. That's so creepy. But I like creepy. Haha!

No Inga in female mode forcing someone to tell the truth in this episode? Ooooo....

Inga's not going to be on the next episode?! YESSSSSSSS!!!!

[ OVERALL ]

Alright, for my favorite episodes this week:

(7) Ben-To (they were okay)
(6) Mirai Nikki (Yuno scared me)
(5) Guilty Crown (keep the cutesy and the psychos, I can toelrate this!)
(4) Phi Brain (*lists Nonoha as a shounen heroine she doesn't hate* What a short list)
(3) Un-Go (I think I enjoy episodes with less Inga more)
(2) Fate/Zero (Lancer, love ya)
(1) Mawaru Penguindrum (blew my mind away, sh#t!)

I'm thinking of dropping Ben-To from the weekly posts because... I dunno, I don't have much to say in it. It's really silly... but I find it fun. However, I don't feel that enthusiastic about it. Guh.

I am tempted to do the same on Mirai Nikki, not that I don't like it, but more of because I already know what's going to happen. But hhmm... I'm not sure if I'll eb able to shut up when my favorite shows up in the anime adaptation... I already keep on talking about him though he hasn't done so yet ^^; Ahahaha....

Guilty Crown though.... I don't know what to think of it. If it continues being up and down (in a sense that the episode was nice, but the next one fails, but the one that follows was okay, then the next after that will suck, and it goes on~), watching this might become unhealthy =_=

As for the rest, I can't imagine them disappointing or bore me, teehee~

[ THE OTHERS ]

I'm no longer following Sekaiichi Hatsukoi weekly because the drama there will just give me headaches. Perhaps I'll marathon it when I feel like watching something stupid.

I'm checking out the Winter 2012 shows *_* Some seem promising~

[ Manga Discovery ] Juuhime - Sincerely Night

2011-11-19T22:18:00.001+08:00

Juuhime - Sincerely Night
by Takadono Madoka and Ichimonji Kei
[ Demographic: SHOUNEN ]
Luca has been sentenced to death, but a sister pleaded for his life. He was imprisoned instead, and the only way to shorten his years in prison is by working for the church... as the Church's Dog!
(7 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: C+ (NOT BAD!) FAVORITISM: 2 Hearts (DISLIKE)

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
I can't resist shounen that involve supernatural/religious stuff xD And the author's the same as Makai Ouji's =3
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
I think the story's... badly executed ^^; Fast pace is fine, but the transition's a mess. The story flow was poorly done; it jumps from one scene to another, at times they're not even really connected. So many aprts here lack explanation too. *sigh*
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
The protagonist's attacks are pretty impressive. You see, in this series, each type of magic have a default weakness and advantage (water magic will always win over fire magic but will always lose against earth magic). What magic the protagonist will perform had been pretty unpredictable since you'll need to figure out his riddle before one can determine what type of magic he'll be using. That's cool.
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
The church stuff? And I like nuns who can fight.
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
I think the main duo are cute... when together. Individually they're boring. And the hero can become really annoying at times for being emo... *sigh*
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
Fullmetal Alchemist (blonde in red working for the government/church though he has his own goals, not really loyal to his boss)
Overall:
I... didn't like this very much. Well, the characters aren't that bad, but I don't find them that appealing.
I don't care if it has the religion and magic stuff (which I'm fond of). The story's too messy, and I don't feel like I see a story anymore. It didn't feel like it's getting anywhere. Even if the recent events seem more interesting than the earlier ones, I got bored while reading this.

[ Manga Discovery ] Drug and Drop

2011-11-18T19:55:00.001+08:00

Drug and Drop
by CLAMP
[ Demographic: SHOUNEN-AI-ISH SHOUJO ]
Continues the story of its prequel, Legal Drug, and shall focus on revealing the protagonists' pasts as well as the mystery behind the drugstore.
(1 chapter read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: B- (PRETTY GOOD!) FAVORITISM: 4 Hearts (ADORATION)

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE LEGAL DRUG xD One of the few CLAMP series that I actually adored. Now that CLAMP finally decided to continue it; no way I can miss this xD
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
I still do not trust CLAMP in maintaining a decent plot.
I also worry that it might focus more on the shounen-ai jokes.
And oh please, hopefully this one makes up for everything that the previous series lacked.
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
Good intro of the sequel. We somehow got a quick recap of character backgrounds and personality without the need of a direct recap. It seems that the sequel's trying to focus on character development now... I really hope it will.
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
The love for the prequel made me adore the sequel without thinking xD
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
The main duo's still hilarious xD Love 'em~
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
Legal Drug (DUH), xxxHolic (another DUH)
Overall:
It had a good start but hopefully it does make up for that looooong hiatus. It seriously needs more character development (particularly on the side characters; the main ones had it, but the others none at all) and also plot development (more things need to happen... lessen the episodic ones, please.)
I hope CLAMP won't make a wreck on this one (I am still very worried). Hopefully not another hiatus either. This is too fun to drop.

[ Manga Discovery ] Zeele Sacrifice

2011-11-17T23:29:00.001+08:00

Seikon Sacrifice
by Tenkawa Ai
[ Demographic: SHOUJO ]
A lonely girl, whose parents died in an accident years ago, meets a mysterious guy one day... calling her his sacrifice.
(5 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: D+ (DISAPPOINTING!) FAVORITISM: 1.5 Hearts (HATE)

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
*looks at the tankoubon cover and sees the heroine* Ugh, just looking at her makes me disgusted *later sees the bishies surrounding her* Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
Oh gawd... after just a few pages I already wanted to strangle the heroine. An example of a useless and clueless Mary Sue. Ugh, just die.
There's too many shoujo cliches to mention... it was suffocating.
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
Hmm... I suppose the story about the girl's first friend was pretty touching.
And the other main dude hasn't been the usual "I act mean but I'm actually nice" type. He has malicious intentions from the very beginning, and still does (unless he starts falling in love with her =_=)
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
I really like the "sacrifice" idea... just that.
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
For the first time, I don't like the white haired dude. O_O
I like the Shunran dude (he almost defeated the white haired dude) and also the white haired dude's assistant (who just pops out of nowhere)
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
S.H.L. (EQUALLY ANNOYING!!!!), Kuronoa (soul/memory collecting thing)
Overall:
The girl's first friend was killed of because the mangaka is attempting to make this as tragic as possible... but the bishies have to stay... pfft.
This just sucks... all I see are stereotypes, cliches, and plot convenience (the dude just told her not to wander alone... but she just did eventually! Oh gawd, it's worse than stupid). The art isn't even that pretty.
Oh gawd, this is already so-so, but the heroine just made things ten times worse. I can't stand this.

[ Manga Discovery ] Akatsuki

2011-11-16T21:26:00.001+08:00

Akatsuki
by Koide Motoki
[ Demographic: SHOUNEN ]
The story's about Kiri-Isha, doctors that slay Akatsuki, illness-causing demons that infect patients.
(7 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: A- (AMAZING!) FAVORITISM: 4 Hearts (ADORATION)

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
Shounen... doctors... doctors fighting demons... I'm in xD
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
The hero's strength is just... too special. Seriously, newbies for just several months to be able to defeat super powerful demons... yeah, right. Oh shounen, your heroes are almost too awesome... gary stu awesome... which is not really a good thing.
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
For a shounen series... this is quite... geeky. I mean, there were a lot of medical terms in it. I like how it blended such terms in a supernatural setting.
And it really makes me happy when there are reliable heroines in a shounen series, hehe.
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
I love supernatural/fantasy themes... and I like medical shows... combine those... that's pretty cool! xD
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
THIS GUY IS MY TYPE. xD
He would most likely be Hibiki's rival or something...
And oh, I like Hibiki x Kirisa~ Teehee~ They're a fun and kickass pairing~
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
Naruto (Hibiki's character design.... he's sorta like Naruto's lost brother ^^;), Double Arts (gotta stop diseases)
Overall:
This may seem like a Naruto spin-off because of the character designs, but despite that and the exams-to-level-up part, Akatsuki's different from Naruto. Putting aside the story and the enemies, the timeflow's even different. In Naruto we get to see the whole process of how the protagonist was developed, while Akatsuki sorta had skipped the whole of Naruto's first season, haha.
Anyway, I can't deny about Naruto and Hibiki being similar (Naruto's just naughtier), but I don't like the idea of comparing Hyou and Kirisa to Sasuke and Sakura respectively. Both boys may be cold; and both girls may be smart... But Hyou's more brutal compare to the emo Sasuke; while Kirisa's more useful compare to the flirty Sakura.
Though there isn't really anything that special in the series... nor has this been that interesting, I think it's doing pretty good so far. As long as not all the Akatsuki cases are going to be episodic, and the battle arcs won't take to look, it'll be great ^^

[ Manga Discovery ] Love Stage!!

2011-11-15T18:46:00.001+08:00

Love Stage!!
by Mangaka
[ Demographic: SHOUJO-ISH YAOI ]
Everyone in the Sena family is a celebrity, except for Izumi. He managed to appear in a commercial as a kid though, but what happened during the shoot made him so traumatized that he turned into a shut-in. Years later, it appears that he has no choice but to do a similar commercial again... because a co-star desperately wants him to be in it.
(7 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: C- (SO-SO!) FAVORITISM: 3 Hearts (LIKE)
WARNING: YAOI content

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
It was by the mangaka of Princess Princess. The first yaoi I managed to finish was actually done by this mangaka, so I thought I would be able to do the same for this one.
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
Oh... the usual prettier without glasses stereotype.
How celebrities freely run around like that... I dunno. But that happens often in manga with celebrities anyway... especially shoujo. *sigh*
I find it odd for a guy with sibling complex to help out a dude who sexually violated his beloved sibling.
The parents were just for display. They didn't seem like supporting characters at all, just some extra cheerleader or fangirl/fanboy.
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
It was fun to see an otaku in a BL scenario... he was worried that he might've been an "uke BL character"... which was spot on. LOLz.
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
THAT BROTHER COMPLEX, damn it.
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
I like Shougo and Rei. They spoil the protagonist; it was cute xD
They seem to have their own series.... I dunno what to think.
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
Family Complex (the everyone in this family is fabulous except "me" thing)
Overall:
Honestly, this is typical shoujo... minus the homosexual and the R18 scene. I don't see what's really great about it, apart from the pretty art and pretty amusing characters.
I found its story pretty romantic initially (a boy liked another kid for 10 years... and still liked the kid even after finding out that he's a guy) but since Ryouma seems to have liked Izumi mainly for looks... and there had been a you-know-what scene... errr... I don't like that.
But I'm still reading this.... F*CK I DUNNO WHY!

[ Manga Discovery ] 14 Sai no Koi

2011-11-14T21:54:00.001+08:00

Love Fourteen
by Mizutani Fuka
[ Demographic: SHOUJO-ISH JOSEI ]
It's about two matured 14 year olds... who are in love and just want to be themselves.
(3 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: B (NICE!) FAVORITISM: 3 Hearts (LIKE)

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
Mature kids in a canon relationship, eh? ... that got me curious.
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
Keeping their relationship secret is making the story unnecessarily complicated and dramatic =_=
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
It's quite rare to see a shoujo romance manga with the main couple already in a relationship... it deviated from a lot of cliche and stereotypes =) Thank you for not giving me headaches.
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
Non-mushy romance. Me like.
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
The main couple's really sweet ^_^
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
Kimi ni Todoke (it's not as hilarious as KnT, but just as sweet)
Overall:
There are so many slice of life romances out there, but it's quite difficult to find decent ones. 14 Sai no Koi is simple, yet very nice and sweet. I find it romantic~ ^^
It's not the type I get hooked to though, but it was a pleasant read.

[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 5

2011-11-13T21:08:00.001+08:00

Supposedly, for posts like this I put something anime related as the top/into image but... I'm more updated to manga ^^; So perhaps I'll post something manga-related instead.

Well, I've been catching up on Enigma:

And marathon was complete! xD Looking forward to the next chapter~

Kiri's Sasuke look and attitude is bothering me. I hope he stops going tsun tsun already T_T

I'm having difficulty in choosing between Matsurigi and Kurisu as my favorite character in this series.... I wish there'll be more chapters centered on them... I wish to know them better.

Alright, now to the weekly anime post. Only six titles for this batch because I failed to watch one of them (referring to Ben-To). I'll try to catch up on that next week... and maybe I'll be dropping one of them (referring to Guilty Crown). The less series to follow, the more I can keep up. Hehe.

[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 7 ]

IT'S FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING PANTS!!!! OH DEAR LORD THOSE TWO ARE SO FREAKIN' ADORABLE xD

But pfft, if Iskandar was able to get a shirt online, getting pants online should be as easy. But it's cute to watch a scenario of a parent promising a kid to buy him stuff if he does some "good deed" through Waver and Iskandar. And oh my god, Iskandar being jealous of Saber getting to wear modern clothes... like a kid jealous of another's toy. Wahahahaha xD THIS IS SO CUTE!!!!

There should be more episodes with these two. They brighten things up. Just the sight of them makes me jolly. Shet.

About other things, I find it cool that Lancer's master didn't die that easily (that would be so lame). And as expected, it's Lancer who comes to Saber's rescue xD "Cooperating because only I should defeat you" my a$$, you're fond of Saber!!! Gah, I really want Lancer x Saber.

I thought Kuritsugu would be the "cool type" protagonist... cool in a sense that he would also pwn everyone else.... but it looks like he's the one being cornered this time... seeing his weaknesses... his despair.... and he doesn't feel ashamed that it's women who are giving him strength. I love seeing character imperfection ^^; ... and I find Kuritsugu pretty manly for that ^^

Caster's so creepy. But where the hell's Ryounosuke?! T_T

[ Guilty Crown - Ep. 5 ]

This episode was.... A WASTE OF TIME.

Yeah, yeah, it's character development for the protagonist. But in the end, we just know that he only gets to be awesome when he's got the Voids. It would've been nice if they managed to make him capable even without his special ability, but meh.

Guh, I was watching it for the romance. They're already so obvious, but the writers prefer not to make them canon this early because they like drama.... so they made the girl lie about doing everything for Gai. So our Shuu goes heartbroken and emo... great... GREAT!!! *smashes things*

Hmph. I think the only interesting thing that happened in the episode was the possibility of Gai dying from that incident........ which I doubt. No way for them to kill main characters that early.

[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 18 ]

THIS EPISODE WAS GLORIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I cried a lot.... damn it.

There hadn't been much progress concerning the Penguindrum, but on everything else (character development, story background, some side/main character spotlight, animation, presentation, music, etc.) were done wonderfully *_* It's mainly an intense and dramatic episode, but there were also some fun parts thanks to the penguins.

I expected Himari to think of sacrificing herself... but I find it surprising that she didn't cry like crazy... desperately making her Kan-chan to let go (Ringo would most likely do that though). In other words, even with all these shocking revelations, she looked pretty... calm. And her calmness in her farewell made the scene even sadder. ;_;

The dudes giving Kamba money havign some connection to his dad didn't cross my mind. Now I wonder how the heck he got connected to them... though he still has no contact with his father.

And it seems that Masako's trying to save him... oh I don't care if it'll stay one-sided... SOMEONE SAVE MY KAMBA!!!!

So Yuri's got a daddy problem; while with Tabuki's it's his mom (intentional?). No wonder Momoka was somewhat godly to him for all the things she did for him. I would've admired her character.... if only I didn't know about the perverted contents of her diary x_x

Ringo has been very likeable in this episode. I completely forgot about her stalker side. Please be there for me Shouma.

Speaking of Shouma, he's my only complaint in this episode. Like Kamba said: HE WAS LATE!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS WHY ONLY KAMBA ONLY GETS TO DO THE BADASS SCENES!!!! T_T

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But that scene of him hugging his siblings made my heart melt. (yeah, this is the part where I started crying). Waaaaaah ;_;

[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 5 ]

This is what I love about Mirai Nikki ~~ALL THAT BLOODSHED, YES xD~~. It's crazy and freaky, but could also be sweet and hilarious.

Seeing the Twelfth's sentai gig in animation made me laugh so hard xD Poor fellow to be dealt with by Yuno like that ^^;

The part of how he got the diary was really cute xD Interesting that they're going to use different styles in animating such parts (it's clay animation for this one).

It's episodes like this where Yukki x Yuno can be very sweet. As long as Yuno won't go stalker mode, it's not scary. Ahahaha.

And hooray! Minene is out! (And she looks nice on that white dress)

[ Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Ep. 6 ]

This is quite an emo episode ^^; But it wasn't emo to the point that it has become unbearably angsty that I'd wish for the characters to die already. Things got resolved on the same episode even. I'm relieved. The scene with Kaito and Gammon being honest to each other, even in just a short while, was sweet. ^^

I really love their new "Bakaito" and "Ahogammon" joke/tease/insult xD Bwahahahaha xD

Gammon and Nonoha act like substitutes for Kaito's parents so much... makes me hope that Nonoha's feelings for Kaito are motherly instead. xD Haha. Kaito's still a baby~ He's moe, damnit. Look how cuddly he is *points the teary Kaito screenshot* He even got a piggy back ride with daddy *points other screenshots* Teehee xD

White haired dude's beginning to creep me out a bit. He compliments the puzzle-solving Kaito. I think he's one of those obsessed rival types o_o;;;;

The Principal's "there's nothing we can do for now but watch" is becoming annoying. At least student council president is showing concern, and has even done something in the previous episode.

[ Un-Go - Ep. 5 ]

The main character skrewed up.... he made a mistake... his deductions weren't perfect....

*tears of joy* I love shows like this. Incredible characters yet not perfect. As early as the fifth episode.

It's also the first episode wherein the case solving part were just flashbacks. Oooooo.

This series seems to be more like a social commentary than a mysteries or supernatural series o_O I see more psychology, sociology, philosophy, morality, and politics in this... rather than crime fighting x_x

The doll robot shaking its a$$ made me giggle xD

I'm starting to like Rie. Or maybe it's because I just can't dislike girls riding horses? Haha!

[ OVERALL ]

Why can't Guilty Crown be consistent?! Just when I'm thinking of dropping it; it shows me something interesting. Then when I decide to keep it; it becomes freakin' annoying. Ugh, giving it another episode.

Alright, for my favorite episodes this week:

(6) Guilty Crown (Ugh)
(5) Un-Go (It was cool *_*)
(4) Phi Brain (Bakaito!!! Ahogammon!!! xD)
(3) Miria Nikki (Twelfth!!! Bwahahahah xD)
(2) Fate/Zero (Yay to adorableness~ Everything else is cool too. But the cute parts were the best xD)
(1) Mawaru Penguindrum (It was GLORIOUS!!!! *_* And.... Baaaaaw ;_;)

I expected Un-Go or Mirai Nikki to be my top favorites this season but.... Un-Go didn't turn out to be as fun as I expected (well, coparing it to Phi Brain, Un-Go is actually better. Phi Brain was just more fun to me)... while Mirai Nikki has the "disadvantage" of me knowing what will happens because of manga background. So Fate/Zero has become my favorite this season (and it has consistently entertained me a lot).

[ THE OTHERS ]

Ben-To is not in this batch because I wasn't able to watch it yet, ahaha. I'll catch up next time ^^;

I managed to watch Sekaiichi Hatsukoi though, which I regret watching because it sucked. Now even the son of the company owner's gay? It's like all of the main characters are gay =_=

[ Manga Discovery ] Brothers

2011-11-13T00:12:00.001+08:00

Brothers
by Naruse Yoshiki
[ Demographic: SHOUNEN ]
Two brothers struggle to become Exorcists, fighters who can defeat monsters called the Dracul.
(5 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: B- (PRETTY GOOD!) FAVORITISM: 4.5 Hearts (ADDICTION)

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
THE TITLE xD
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
The storytelling needs a lot of fixing. It lacks a lot (story and character background), and the flow isn't done that well (fast pace has nothing to do with it).
Lots to fix on the characterization too. Way more. The idea of making them based on actual people in history felt a little... forced.
I mean, the Grimm brothers, for example, they just write on their free time o_O Though tey don't even seem to like fairy tales; much less be the type to bother to write at all (heck, we don't even get to see them write). In other words, if the mangaka has no plans to make the characters as similar as their original counterparts as possible, the name usage didn't seem necessary(or the mangaka could at least make them the "real me is different from what the public thinks" type... or just borrow the name, and that's all).
Lastly, why the title "brothers" when exorcists could be male + female siblings too ^^;
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
I am happy of its attempt to put together various popular siblings in history. They didn't blend well in the story (might've been better if the mangaka didn't base them on historical people anymore), but still, the idea was nice =D
I'm relieved that the protagonist's overprotectiveness is being criticized. He doesn't need to fail to realize it; there's a reliable supporting character that can open his eyes on that.
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
Historical, literary, and religious references..... YES =3
Bishies? Student and Teacher closeness? .... YES =3
Brotherly love? ....YES YES YES YES YE YES =3
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
WOLFGANG MOZART, I LOVE YOU! He is mean (in words) but actually very caring. And I love it that he's so abusable though he's actually pretty powerful. Not to mention he's so CUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE! With or without the freakin' wig, he's cute xD
I also like his sister... I love their bond. So cute and so sweet xD
I love the Grimm Brothers too... especially Wilheim!!! Him and his insect craze xD And him thinking his brother's chest hair is like a caterpillar... WTFLOLz xD
Also... RYAN IS BEYOND ADORABLE!!!! I CAN CUDDLE HIM FOREVER xD
Beethoven's squishable as well xD And oh, I find Leon pretty cool... xD
And though the older Wright brother isn't my favorite, I love his line when he got angry that his brain was almost damaged (the usual joke is being angry for damaging one's face xD)
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
Ao no Exorcist (brothers and exorcists... yeah), Fullmetal Alchemist (replace alchemy with exorcism then.. yeah xD), Afterschool Charisma (historical figures in a different setting as well)
Overall:
The story is interesting, but a lot of editing would be needed to make it better. The potential was kinda wasted on the unimpressive storytelling. The same goes for the characters; they are interesting, but the characterization, background, and even the introduction seemed lacking.
But despite those flaws, it's still pretty good. The art's pretty cool too. What's best about it is how LOVABLE the characters are (well, except for the protagonist and the villains; they're kinda difficult to appreciate). They're all so cute and sweet... I feel like I'm gonna die from diabetes from all the sweetness xD Hahahaha!
Oh my god I find this soooooooo adorable that I got hooked on it xD I love the characters so much... especially my favorites. Damnit. I could no longer count how many times I've been staring at Wolfgang, ahahaha!

[ Manga Discovery ] Anagle Mole

2011-11-12T13:08:00.001+08:00

Anagle Mole
by Fukuchi Tsubasa
[ Demographic: SHOUNEN ]
Luchiru, a Majin who lives underground, was sent to the surface to spy on the humans. He needs to gather information on how to defeat the humans... which they believe to be powerful and dangerous beings!
(1 chapter read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: B (NICE!) FAVORITISM: 3 Hearts (LIKE) (4 HEARTS TO THE PROTAGONIST WHEN HE'S PANICKING xD)

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
Well, I liked the mangaka's other work, Takkoku!!. And the plot has somethign to do with humans being more superior? Interesting xD
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
The dude was on the States but the main setting suddenly changed to Japan. Does the setting always have to be in Japan? =_= And how the hell did he manage to have a homestay there =_=
And... *sigh*... every freakin' shounen debut chapter has to start with the heroine needing rescue? =_=
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
The plot's so unique xD Humans are "superior"! Haha!
I love the idea of using "Fear" to make the stronger ones feel so inferior xD Also on what drastic effects "Misunderstandings" and "Misconceptions" can cause xD
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
A tough younger brother who tried to rescue his sister. Daaaw. Got me very touched =3
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
Luchiru's adorably hilarious!!!!! xD Him freaking out when he thinks a human tries to harm him are just so cute xD Watching him being so amazed on civilisation and technology make me want to cuddle him xD Hahahahahahahaha!
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
There was another manga with a somewhat similar plot (similar in a sense that the protagonist finds humans pretty threatening) but... I can't remember x_x
Overall:
It might've used some shounen cliches, but the story overall has been pretty original. The characters are fine, the artwork is cool, but the best in this is the humor. xD The wild ideas and assumptions that the protagonist makes out of fear and misconceptions were so... out of this world xD Hahaha!
Though I fear that the protagonist will only panic on the harmless parts, but act otherwise on the dangerous scenarios ^^; (In other words, this kind of set-up will most likely repeat on succeeding chapters =/) But it would be nice if this gets developed with the protagonist realizing those misconceptions (and he'll be in quite a dilemma if he ended up being attached to his new "family)). It would also be cool if another character like him becomes part of the cast, or we get to see the world he used to be in.... oh it could get really interesting as long as it won't be episodic ^^ But for a starting chapter, it was good ^^

[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 4

2011-11-06T07:12:00.000+08:00

Helen just shared to me something wonderful that is drawn by Tin-Pride =3:

I suppose people who know me and Mawaru Penguindrum won't be surprised with reaction upon seeing it xD Teehee~

I kept the seven titles per batch plan... though I'm almost tempted to make it eight ^^; It's because of that big change of opinion on a particular series...

[ Ben-To - Ep. 4 ]

The new dude looks so much like Wizard that I thought he just changed outfits ^^;

Anyway, the blonde chick was finally introduced. To my surprise, on her episode debut, we see her defeated. Maybe it was because she was faced with one of the strongest characters but... she also got defeated by the lesbian chick so... she also lost on that part. But She seems to be defeated on romance as well, because her beloved cousin enjoys staying with his sempai than in keeping her company.

For a super promoted character (she even has her own OP), she's quite.... errr... what's the term for this... degraded?

This series is so unusual. I can ignore the perverted stuff and the character I hate, this is fun ^^

[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 6 ]

Saber and Irisviel were so cute during the drive xD Especially Saber, trying her best not to say that the driving's maker her uncomfortable, haha xD

Oooh... so it looks like Caster didn't like Saber for being Saber... but he had mistaken her for his Jeanne ^^; (Well, Jeanne did have similar features) Saber's officially pissed at him.... but I'm still worried about her on their next encounter.

Oooo... Lancer's Master has a wife. But it looks like she has... a crush on Lancer (or maybe she's just being too nice to him). But whoa, Kuritsugu to finish them off that easily. I wonder if they're really gone. I kinda hope they're not because I wish to see Waver get over his fear on his tutor and be able to face him. Oh well, I'm happy as long as Lancer will be alive... and choose Saber's side xD Wheee~

What a bad Servant Archer is... though I find it amusing that he finds Kirie more interesting than Tokiomi (they're both boring, just in different ways, LOLz)

[ Guilty Crown - Ep. 4 ]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was thinking of dropping this after the boring 3rd episode, but I decided to give the 4th one a try and damn, I'm hooked.

The new character's a manipulative bastard. And he likes beautiful things. And he's asking a prisoner to help him solve a crossword puzzle. LOLz No... I can't hate him xD

Yeah, yeah, what Yahiro did was bad (I hate my friendship bonds being broken like that). But since he did it FOR HIS BROTHER.... I... can't hate him either xD

Oh this reminds me so much of Yoh from Deadman Wonderland (come to think of it, they both look similar. But... I dunno, I find Yoh cuter ^^;). Hopefully Yahiro will play a bigger role next time ^^

With the things that happened in this episode... I suppose there won't be a stupid school setting anymore. If yes, thank goodness! Bias aside, this show is really more interesting if the characters aren't in a school setting (it's rebellion against the government... the best stage is the battlefield not a classroom doing the usual school stuff that the slice of life series are already busy with T_T). Explains a great deal on why I enjoyed this episode a whole lot more than the previous one.

Even on the romance. Previous episodes were more on fanservice. This episode, however, has Inori trying to rescue him... she was stopped on her first try, but on her second try she disobeyed orders for the first time for his sake. While it looks like he's going to join Funeral Parlor for real this time more of for her sake. And oh my god that reunion... it looked GLORIOUS! And his fight scene while she's carrying her around... he looks so KNIGHTLY xD And he was carrying her like a princess after the battle... kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa xD

I am so starting to ship them xD Hopefully they won't start to annoy me in the upcoming episodes =_= But I don't fine Inori annoying so far, so there's a chance, hehe.

By the way, Gai looks more fabulous with his hair down and he knows it. It amuses me xD

[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 17 ]

Crystal Princess is being secretive about the Penguindrum? I dunno... telling someone to find something but you're not telling even though you need it desperately is... very frustrating. I don't get why she still bothers to make threats even though Himari's living not through her anymore. I wish the writers... aren't just running out of ideas on how to bring her back on screen T_T

Kuuki had a theory that the Penguindrum might actually be: Shouma *_* I LIKE THAT THEORY!!!! But I dunno.... though this series is full of crazy twists, since Crystal Princess knows what the Penguindrum is, it's odd to tell the Penguindrum to look for the Penguindrum ^^; But hmm... wait.. Crystal Princess hinted to Kamba: "It is... your..." ..........O_O Then Kamba saying to Shouma: "You just keep smiling like you always do." ..... tell me my Kamba is protecting BOTH of his beloved siblings. omg... *rewatches favorite moment sin episode 10*

*returns to latest episode* I fear I'm being too hopeful....

It looks like Masako and Yuri are going to have a duel again. It's gonna be fun~

Yuri and Tabuki's little debate made me relieved that Tabuki isn't that lustful for revenge like Yuri, but the end of the episode with Tabuki bringing Ringo and Himari to a strange place was really... WTF x_x

And if they hate the Takakura so much, how come they're only doing it now with Himari but did not even think of harming the brothers? Or is it because they know that the greatest punishment will be hurting the girl? No... my twins will be hurt *sniff*

[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 4 ]

Seeing Twelfth's lame transformation ritual was.... more disturbing in animation O_O;;;;

Some bits from Mosaic were changed... but were also added in the anime.... PLEASE DON'T CUT BUT PUT AND ADD THE NISHIJIMA x MINENE SCENES *_*

So the Sixth has showed up... at this pace, Akise Aru will most likely show up around the 6th or 7th episode. *_* He's in the ED, he's gotta show up!!! xD (Too bad he's not in the OP though, hopefully he'll also have an OP special or something. Hehe.)

The Sixth's vision is similar to mine.... I understand her feelings.

[ Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Ep. 5 ]

Whoa... it's a Kaito episode though he's not the one doing the puzzle solving in this episode. We get to know what happened to his parents, who his current guardian is, how much of a genius he is (he got sent into a school specially for geniuses! O_O), and why he hated and loved puzzles at the same time. Seeing him cry made me go... baaaw. How they made him stop crying was kinda... lame though. It was alright on the first time, but to do the same thing for he second time is... whut =_= They could have done other ways to shock him... like Nonoha kissing him~

Agh, damnit, they're my new ship. I no longer care how many times Nonoha will fall or be in danger with Kaito going to her rescue. Damnit, ship bias. She's obviously into him while Kaito's the usual clueless shounen hero when it comes to romance. Guuh...

Wait... Nonoha likes Kaito. The glasses chick seems to like him too. Anna's pretty fond of him. Edison is kinda obsessed with him. White haired dude seems to have been someone dear to him. IS THIS SHOW REALLY NOT HAREM??? LOLz LOLz LOLz

Oh, I love Gammon in this episode. Characters like him are usually just on the side and generally useless, but Gammon's capable. And he's amazing for being able to stomach Nonoha's cookies LOLz xD Oh his crush on Nonoha's so cute... watching him get jealous and have the guts to hold her hand make him so... MOE, bwahahaha xD GAR!MOE xD

Seeing Gammon and Nonoha solve the puzzle like his parents did... Gammon and Nonoha... parents... Kaito... son... wait, I'm having new hallucinations xD LOLz

I hope Gammon hangs out with Kaito more often. He makes the show way more lively. Fortunately he seems to be in the next episode so... OMG can't wait xD

[ Un-Go - Ep. 4 ]

Hayami.... HAYAMI SPOKE MORE IN THIS EPISODE! xD Haha.

I knew why he's my favorite character. HE PLACED HANDCUFFS N A REFRIGERATOR. That was SO DORKY yet adorable. LOLz

And though Inga annoyed me in the previous episode, she hasn't been like that to me on this one. I thought it's Yuuki who does all the thinking, but it seemed that he didn't need to tell her that they can help Kazamori if she placed the doll on top of the refrigerator.

Speaking of the doll, the scene with it and Yuuki is just..... *disturbed*

So this is how the little girl got part of the cast. She'll definitely be useful on information collecting but... since she doesn't lie, she might have difficulty on some cases.

This episode was way better than the previous one (though also more disturbing o_O). It looks like it's the technology stuff, not the supernatural elements, that makes this series more interesting for me. Hopefully the next episode will be even better... more fun too... Rie kicking Yuuki while she's riding a horse made me giggle already xD

[ OVERALL ]

Guilty Crown got in again, ahahaha ^^; I had enjoyed all the episodes I've seen for this week that I had a very hard time to rank them by favoritism ^^; But here goes:

(7) Ben-To (I like the... misfortunes of the blonde chick? ^^;)

(6) Mawaru Penguindrum (it scared me so much)

(5) Mirai Nikki (the Twelfth... WTF)

(4) Un-Go (Hayami xD Hayami xD Hayami xD)

(3) Kami no Puzzle (I'm amused. I'll cheer for you Gammon. And baaw, Kaito~)

(2) Fate/ Zero (Saber likened to Jeanne... yes~ And Lancer needs huggles~)

(1) Guilty Crown (Noooooo..... damn it)

[ THE OTHERS ]

About Sekaiichi Hatsukoi, I marathoned the manga and I kinda regret it because... it was... errr.... unhealthy. The scenes that were just hugs and kisses in the anime are mostly already sex scenes in the manga *confused* wtf. Anyway, since I've spoiled myself, I already know what's going to happen in the anime series and I don't think I'll be enjoying this season's ending (there'll be progress, but generally no change) unless the anime makes drastic changes to the story.

Well, the reason why I regret it is because I can only enjoy this series as an anime because there isn't much pr0nz, but since I'm already spoiled on what will happen... it had become boring. But somehow Onodera's seiyuu makes me awake... ahaha.

People are so hyped on Chihayafuru that it's making me wonder whether it was really as annoying as I thought it is. But, ugh, I seldom like love triangles in shoujo.... I'll keep away from it to be safe.

As for Kimi to Boku, I hear that the anime adaptation's improving. I hope that's true. I wanna watch the animated moments of my twins, teehee~

[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 3

2011-10-30T21:15:00.002+08:00

ADVANCED HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Ah~ I miss reading Beelzebub. Watching it would've been very enjoyable too but... I don't think I can catch up on it ^^;

Ugh, supposedly I'll only post around 5 series per batch but.... can't help it. *making it seven* I am having difficulty in marathoning old series lately... (the new shows easily distract me) so it might be better if I keep myself updated instead. The more titles I manage to finish that way, haha.

[ Ben-To - Ep. 3 ]

I usually like the evil female characters but.... the student council girl just bugs me =_= And her love interest is beginning to get on my nerves too.

It's cool that the protagonist managed to win his bento all on his own at the end of this episode. To be able to beat all of the Gundogs was pretty cool xD But hhmm... for someone who's so lame in battle in earlier episodes then this good in the recent one is just... ^^;

Still, it had been a fun episode =D I still miss Wizard though ^^; Ahaha... but it seems that the blonde chick is finally appearing next episode. I wonder what she'll be like xD

[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 5 ]

WHEN RIDER SAID THAT HE WOULD PREFER HIS LITTLE MASTER OVER LANCER'S MASTER WAS JUST SO..... DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW

Lancer's boss is such an ass. Poor Lancer ;_;

HOLY CRAP!!! CASTER IS JUST SO SCARY!!!!! OMG OMG OMG O_O

Archer... pwned by Berserker. I don't hate Archer but... it's fun to see arrogant bastards being humiliated, hehe.

Kariya ;_;.... *sniff*.... Kariya ;_;

[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 16 ]

A Masako episode, huh. Nice to learn more about her (What Yuri did to the fake half of the diary had been pretty awesome xD). Her grandfather's too cruel to them... poor Mario. Though I don't get how the hell the grandad had possessed the kid o_O

So lil' Kamba had been going to her place, huh? Why him alone? How does he get it (or could she be outside her mansion?)? How did they meet? Why is he helping her?

Oh well, at least we somehow got an explanation why Masako's head over heels on him. He had saved her... from loneliness. I want to believe that Kamba did like her, but just got suffocated because she's being obsessive towards him. *sigh* Poor Masako, I know there's a sad story behind her madness. Her dad got into trouble, now her beloved as well. Her dear brother's almost a goner too. Sad....

About Ringo, it's nice that she an Shouma get to talk properly now but... her saying that she's Shouma's stalker (directly to him) is kinda awkward ^^; Shouma didn't make any reaction (at least in the episode)... maybe what she meant by stalker isn't the same as what she does to Takumi ^^;

[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 3 ]

The anime adaptation sure did a lot of arrangement on the flow of events... which I'm very thankful for because it's less confusing this way. Lucky people who get to see the anime before the manga. It had spoiled (a bit) on the interesting parts and narrated better the messy parts.

Finally, it's Minene without the pigtails. She's hotter that way. xD Hahaha!

Whoa, I think the anime changed on how Minene lost her eye... it'll be quicker that way, but that also made the dude (well, I already know who he is but it'd be spoilery if I'll be specific) way psycho than he already is.

[ Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Ep. 4 ]

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THE DA VINCI CHARACHTER!!!! ("Anna Graham" sounds like "Anagram", COOL! Reminds me of the Dan Brown books =3) OH YOU DREAMY ARTISTIC WEIRDOES *thumbs up*

Nonoha.... jealous... but wasn't the type to hit Kaito because of a misunderstanding... so unlike the other shounen heroines out there... thank goodness. And I love her for that. Shipping her with Kaito!!! YEAH!! xD

But I'm liking Galileo's one-sided love for her too.... it's soooo cute =3

So the white haired dude's name is Rook, huh. Hopefully there's a big reason why his confrontation with the protagonist is being delayed.

Overall, the episode was nice. For the first time the Puzzle Giver wasn't a sore loser, thank goodness. Kaito didn't rely on his power either; he's that awesome xD (But I still totally didn't expect a Trap in this series. Well, his name is female! What's with that wtf twist?! @_@

[ Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Eps. 3 & 4 ]

"go emo" ... "You're the shoujo manga editor, read between the lines."

Yoshino... won me with those lines (fine, the "emo" part might've been translator's preference, but still...) LOLZ

I find Yoshino cool when he... snaps xD I don't remember him being that angry in the previous season. Might be why I didn't get that bored or annoyed watching his and Tori's ark, haha.

Anyway, that guy is still freakin' dense though, but fortunately the other dudes had realized how hopeless he is so they had been direct to him about things.

It looks like Onodera's going to show up next episode *_* Yay! Okay, as long as he won't go jealous again, he'll be fun, haha.

[ Un-Go - Ep. 3 ]

I thought it was the supernatural thing that will make things more interesting for me here.... but it looks like it's becoming the other way around =_= Inga being so demanding to Yukki is starting to get on my nerves =_= Inga disturbing Yuuki while on a case just to show off a doll is not cute, but annoying. And seriously, a detective show with a character tampering on a crime scene.

Inga's not making me amused T_T

Putting that aside, this episode had been interesting. I like the twist in the end. I also find it pretty cool to see a traditional house being so high tech =3

AND HAYAMI SPOKE xD Wheeeeee~

*someone throws a tomato at Sapphire Pyro for being too biased to her favorite*

But there were horses too~

*got thrown with horse poo instead* I love horses but not that! Meanie!!! T_T

[ OVERALL ]

Ahahaha.... so yeah, Seikaiichi Hatsukoi got in the batch because guilty pleasure is very powerful, apparently. Ahahaha ^^;;;; It was so amusing... watching more shows that will make me giggle, the better ^^

Well, initially I planned to watch only "five episodes per batch" but... hhmm..., maybe "all shows every sunday" might work better, haha ^^;

Alright, favoritism based on enjoyment:

(7) Ben-To - It was still fun.... but I suppose it's Wizard who makes me very hyper on this xD
(6) Mirai Nikki - I suppose I really don't enjoy seeing Minene being... ;_;
(5) Sekaiichi Hatsukoi - Yoshino... damnit
(4) Un-Go - Well, I pretty much liked everything in it except for you-know-who
(3) Mawaru Penguindrum - My brain always turns off when watching this xD
(2) Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Da Vinci =3
(1) Fate/Zero - I was... noisiest when watching this one LOLz

[ THE OTHERS ]

I actually watched the latest episode of Guilty Crown as well but it just made me go... meh =_= Gonna protect his life with a popular chick who's already known for being addiliated the the Funeral Parlor.... do they really want the two main characters to be in a school setting THAT badly? It's sickening...

The episode isn't really bad, but it got me bored nonetheless. It really feels weird... plots like this are my type, but I'm having difficulty in appreciating this one. Well, the animation's still glorious, but I'm not the type who'll watch shows just because they're pretty ^^;

My bias is more towards the characters... and since the blonde psycho didn't show up in this episode, no wonder this episode had been quite a pain to watch. *sigh*

[ Manga Discovery ] Chronos Deep

2011-10-28T19:28:00.002+08:00

CHRONOS DEEP
by Aikawa Yu
[ Demographic: SHOUNEN-ISH SHOUJO ]
Four years ago, Nanasawa Io's family died in a fire. Since then, animals that get close to Nanasawa die too. Rumors about Nanasawa being possessed begin to spread. Now that a classmate got hurt, their primary suspect had been the cursed one.
(1 chapter read as of the date this blog entry was posted)

POTENTIAL: B (NICE!) FAVORITISM: 4 Hearts (ADORATION)

Motivation: (What Made Me Check It Out)
It's a Zero-Sum manga that isn't harem or BL.... DO I NEED TO THINK???? xD
Curses: (What Seems to be Bad About It)
At times it feels like the characters are trying too hard on the emotions they express... like being too dramatic or being too angry. ^^;
And I find it odd for a kid, who wants to avoid people, to continue to go to school ^^; There's always the option of homeschooling or less crowded school... and if he can't afford it but is serious about not wanting people to die, then don't go to public places at all ^^; Seriously why do manga love the school setting so much =_=
Praises: (What Seems to be Good About It)
It's pretty cliche, but the shadow stuff in this series are pretty original (I mean, "white shadow"... I haven't heard of that before xD).
Bias: (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)
The shadows stuff... soo cool~
Fangirl: (What I Love in It)
IO'S FREAKIN' MOE. HE CRIES LIKE DAAAAW =3 KYAAA, HE NEEDS CUDDLES DAMNIT, AAAAAHHH!!!
AND HE'S GOT THE SEXY MOLE!!! YESSSSSS!!! IT'S SEXY!!!!!!
I love Hatsuki too~ The villain that showed up at the end of chapter 8 seems cool too *a little spoiled*
Nostalgia: (What It Reminds Me of)
Persona (the person + shadow thing... quite similar), 07-Ghost (hero with incredible power then isolating himself but is befriended by a happy-go-lucky blonde xD)
Overall:
The art's wonderful and the story seems very interesting. The characters haven't been that stereotypical, and the protagonists so far are very loveable; they're best when being cool, touching, and funny xD The cellphone message part made my stomach hurt from too much laughing xD That was so adorably amusing xD
I find it very entertaining and promising, looking forward to read more *_*