A special day for you
Our dear moo moo
We name you "Ah Gu"
Hope you like it too
17th Oct is a day to remember
Where your family had a new member
The cute baby has turn 26 today
Wish you a blessed life is every way
Being your friend is really great
All times where we sing, play and ate
A lyrist I may not be
But at least I can do a poetry
Posting for the bird who has lost her password..
Friday, 17 October 2008
Friday, 10 October 2008
Fall 2008
i haven't had such a swarm of anime for ages. and i reckon i'm following more than half of the season's shows. most of which, if not all, i'm quite reluctant to drop after the 1st ep.
for a most comprehensive guide, you'll have to head down to RC. you'll just be hearing very biased opinions of some of the shows i'm watching. and i've also decided to categorize them into my own genres, beginning with...
the comedies...
1) Nodame Cantabile Paris
obviously, there's no need for any introduction to this one. like the live-action drama special, it picks up exactly where season 1 had stopped, with our crazy duo heading to paris for more great music, nodame antics and finally, the romance we've all been waiting for.
i'm still disappointed that it's only a 11-episode series, cos that meant they wouldn't cover all the way til where the manga is now. but at least, they should cover up to where Chiaki and Nodame finally get together as a couple. =)
2) Hyakko
for once, a show that has an all female main cast, without any wimpy male lead. ep1 was not bad, since it was an introductory episode to the main characters. hopefully this no-brainer will be fun and entertaining to watch. if not, there's always Kannagi (see below).
3) Toradora!
i really was gonna stay away from another Kugimiya-Rie-voicing-spoilt-brat show, but i couldn't help liking this after ep1. boy and girl help each other win the hearts of their respective best friends, which probably will turn out with them getting together eventually. Ryuuji reminds me of Kasanoda (yakuza guy that likes Haruhi) from Ouran High, and it's not just their intimidating eyes that's similar.
4) Kannagi
my Wagaya no Oinarisama replacement for Fall. so instead of a fox spirit, we have a local deity goddess that came alive after the male lead, Jin, craves out a statue of her from the recently chopped off holy tree in the local temple.
Nagi didn't come off as a total dork who doesn't know anything of the real world, which is a nice change from how other series always portray their deities (think WnO, Ah! My Goddess), though her purification method (sailor-moon-styled magical wand) had me rolling my eyes for an instant. i'm gonna assume that if Hyakko fails to amuse me, i still have this to hang on to.
5) Tentai Senshi Sunred
the ultimate no-brainer show of the season, sunred is a gag comedy that has the "hero" in a red mask (hence the name sunred) going around (supposedly) to take down the bad guys (who recruit other bad-asses from the sideline). in reality, sunred seemed more like the bully as he goes around kicking the bad guys for turning up late for their "battles".
i waited very long for this to come up on tudou and it was well worth it. though only 15min long per episode, they made it so funny, you'll wished it went on for a good 30min.
for romance...
6) ef - a tale of melodies
i did a S1 marathon of ef - a tale of memories when i was sick at home last week. i probably could have ignore S1 and just watch melodies, but principle-wise, i always need to watch everything in sequence. (which is why i'm still stuck at S3 of Sex & the City although everyone said i could've just watched the movie by itself.)
i have no idea why the hype over it though. other than the beautifully animated scenery and character designs, the story was quite draggy (i fast-forwarded alot in every episode) and boring. thankfully this time, the focus is on the other couples that didn't get much screentime in S1. and i am interested to know what is going on between Yuu & Yuuko, so i probably will do a marathon run instead of watching it every week.
7) Skip Beat!
because of the not-so-fantastic drawing, i was never tempted to pick up the manga even though i always flipped through it in Hana to Yume mag. i thought i should give it a chance and watch the anime instead.
but the real reason is that Miyano Mamoru, Inoue Marina (Yoko in Gurren) and Konishi Katsuyuki (Komui in D.Gray-man) are voicing the 3 main leads. i'm still skeptical of whether i will follow it to the end, but i found how the characters switch personalities from serious to funny amusing to watch. so maybe, maybe, it will grow on me like what Special A did.
a magical interlude...
8) Hakushaku to Yousei
9) Yozakura Quartet
10) To Aru Majutsu no Index
i've decided to mesh all 3 shows together and give a general idea. obviously, all of them have some form of magical involvement, be it in the form of a "fairy doctor" in Hakushaku, a group of teenagers battling against youkai in quartet, or a girl who stores the entire collection of the church's sacred books in her mind in index.
among the 3, index is the one i'm most interested in, where as i might boot Hakushaku if the story doesn't pick up over the next few episodes.
for the fantasy lover...
11) Tales of the Abyss
Koyasu-sama and Yukana are voicing characters in this PS2-game adapted anime. but way before that, i'd already seen the trailer. it just helps that my 2 all time favorite seiyuus are in the cast.
ep2 was aired back-to-back with ep1 on MBS and CBC, and the pace seemed to be set exactly as if you were playing the RPG. i get the distinct feeling that the end of each episode is a particular save-point in the game. haha, maybe that was the feel the producers are aiming for.
the slight creepy...
12) Kuroshitsuji
kinda like xxxHOLIC, where they mix in a little bit of humor with loads of supernatural stuff. it is supposed to have much more blood and action, though not much blood was seen in ep1 yet. but the creepy index is high so i probably will refrain from watching it too late at night as like what i did with xxxHOLIC.
the definitely creepy...
(new category cos it can't fit into "slight creepy"!)
13) Mouryou no Hako
i got freaked out 5 mins into the show after seeing the head-in-the-box scene. definitely way way way up in the creepy index, i'm just glad i watched the show in the morning. i probably wouldn't have slept well if i had watched it at night.
the only reason why i even ventured into this was cos CLAMP was doing the character designs. after ep1, i'm so creeped out, i wonder whether i should continue on cos it's definitely not doing good on my heart. however, there's still the pull with many of my fav seiyuus (Morikawa Toshiyuki, Suwabe Junichi, Kuwashima Houko) in the cast list. i might just watch another episode or 2 before deciding whether it's worth creeping myself for CLAMP.
vampires lovers...
14) Vampire Knight Guilty
this is probably the closest i could find to a male harem series this season, what with all the yummy-looking bishonen vampires. our favorite vampires are back in S2 which will probably wrap up the story seeing that the manga looks like it is might be nearing its end as well. but they might use an original anime ending, cos i doubt the manga will really end before the anime finishes in 3 months' time.
15) KUROZUKA
i was hoping for a more romantic love story between a (maybe) star-crossed vampire lovers, instead it looked much more like blood-fest than anything else. there's so much blood being used, possibly the bloodiest yet this season, it makes Shikabane Hime looks tame.
i'm still hoping for some form of romance, since the lovers are supposed go through a 1000-year long journey.
for the action dramas...
16) Gundam 00 S2
fantastic start to a hopefully fantastic S2, ep1 was all action with Setsuna trying to retrieve Gundam Exia from its holding point on some remote colony. i would've thought that Saji was already integrated into Celestial Being, (i blame all the trailers) but it seemed that he's still unhappy and angry at the gundam fellows.
anyway, they will probably dedicate at least another episode or more on how Setsuna is going to restore Celestial Being along with Tiera, with Saji probably joining somewhere in the middle. i'm still not happy with them bringing Lockon back though. can't they just introduce a new character? i'm getting kinda bored with the whole revival-from-the-dead routine.
17) GA-REI -zero-
i almost thought i was watching the last episode when all the main characters were killed off in the last 5min of ep1. a big "HUH??" resounded in my head, with loads of question marks on what is heck is going on. thankfully, this only piped my interest, plus the action scenes are really great, with good bgm that helped to enhance each scene. by right, this should put this under the "slight creepy" section, but it's not even remotely scary, even with the evil spirits involved.
18) Shikabane Hime Aka
this was initially the show that could have won the award for largest-amount-of-blood-used, but now it's just been overtaken by Kurozuka. supposedly categorized as horror action, which it probably should be since the main protagonist is a corpse princess hunting other evil corpses.
though other than that, nothing else seemed really "horror-ish", unless of course, they haven't begin to pack it in ep1 yet. well there's still tons of action, and it always looks good to have the female protagonist weaving a set of killer machine guns.
and last but not least, for the BL lover...
19) Junjou Romantica S2
i probably don't have to say much about this. i love junjou to bits and i can't wait for more Misaki-Usagi and Hiroki-Nowaki interactions. *grins* S2 will continue where S1 left off, and hopefully we'll see more characters like Usagi's brother and father.
somehow, tudou has removed all the links for S1 which just irked me to no end cos that meant i have to wait for the eng subs to come out on veoh. i'm just hoping aarinfantasy will do the subs fast enough so i don't have to wait so long. >_<.``
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if Fukuyama Jun was Spring's hottest seiyuu, Miyano Mamoru has gotta be Fall's favorite. from brooding (G00's Setsuna), to arrogantly cocky (Skip Beat's Shou), to emo guy (VK's Zero), or just downright cranky (Soul Eater's Kid), this guy is practically everywhere!
here are the shows he's in currently:
Sun: Gundam 00, Skip Beat
Mon: Vampire Knight, Soul Eater
Tue: Hakushaku to Yousei, Kurozuka
ok, i probably shouldn't put Soul Eater in, since that was from Spring, but you get my drift. like Koyasu-sama, he has a very versatile voice which is great cos you get to see him in all sorts of different roles. i still love him the most as Tamaki in Ouran, but his Death the Kid character in Soul Eater is also fantastically funny.
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so there you have it. all 19 shows that i will be watching for Fall, together with the on-going shows like One Piece, Bleach, Soul Eater, Reborn, Maoh and Xam'd.
that's 25 series in total!!
wow! i think that's a personal record.
and i'm still itching to watch another few more on crunchyroll that have had good reviews, but i'm trying to restrain myself or i might just go overboard.
i probably have already done it anyway.
*shrugs*
anyway, more good news for all.
seems that Bleach is finally coming back to the Hueco Mundo saga. thank goodness.
i basically skipped the whole filler arc. cos even reading the summaries on RC was a torture.
ugghh.
for a most comprehensive guide, you'll have to head down to RC. you'll just be hearing very biased opinions of some of the shows i'm watching. and i've also decided to categorize them into my own genres, beginning with...
the comedies...
1) Nodame Cantabile Paris
obviously, there's no need for any introduction to this one. like the live-action drama special, it picks up exactly where season 1 had stopped, with our crazy duo heading to paris for more great music, nodame antics and finally, the romance we've all been waiting for.
i'm still disappointed that it's only a 11-episode series, cos that meant they wouldn't cover all the way til where the manga is now. but at least, they should cover up to where Chiaki and Nodame finally get together as a couple. =)
2) Hyakko
for once, a show that has an all female main cast, without any wimpy male lead. ep1 was not bad, since it was an introductory episode to the main characters. hopefully this no-brainer will be fun and entertaining to watch. if not, there's always Kannagi (see below).
3) Toradora!
i really was gonna stay away from another Kugimiya-Rie-voicing-spoilt-brat show, but i couldn't help liking this after ep1. boy and girl help each other win the hearts of their respective best friends, which probably will turn out with them getting together eventually. Ryuuji reminds me of Kasanoda (yakuza guy that likes Haruhi) from Ouran High, and it's not just their intimidating eyes that's similar.
4) Kannagi
my Wagaya no Oinarisama replacement for Fall. so instead of a fox spirit, we have a local deity goddess that came alive after the male lead, Jin, craves out a statue of her from the recently chopped off holy tree in the local temple.
Nagi didn't come off as a total dork who doesn't know anything of the real world, which is a nice change from how other series always portray their deities (think WnO, Ah! My Goddess), though her purification method (sailor-moon-styled magical wand) had me rolling my eyes for an instant. i'm gonna assume that if Hyakko fails to amuse me, i still have this to hang on to.
5) Tentai Senshi Sunred
the ultimate no-brainer show of the season, sunred is a gag comedy that has the "hero" in a red mask (hence the name sunred) going around (supposedly) to take down the bad guys (who recruit other bad-asses from the sideline). in reality, sunred seemed more like the bully as he goes around kicking the bad guys for turning up late for their "battles".
i waited very long for this to come up on tudou and it was well worth it. though only 15min long per episode, they made it so funny, you'll wished it went on for a good 30min.
for romance...
6) ef - a tale of melodies
i did a S1 marathon of ef - a tale of memories when i was sick at home last week. i probably could have ignore S1 and just watch melodies, but principle-wise, i always need to watch everything in sequence. (which is why i'm still stuck at S3 of Sex & the City although everyone said i could've just watched the movie by itself.)
i have no idea why the hype over it though. other than the beautifully animated scenery and character designs, the story was quite draggy (i fast-forwarded alot in every episode) and boring. thankfully this time, the focus is on the other couples that didn't get much screentime in S1. and i am interested to know what is going on between Yuu & Yuuko, so i probably will do a marathon run instead of watching it every week.
7) Skip Beat!
because of the not-so-fantastic drawing, i was never tempted to pick up the manga even though i always flipped through it in Hana to Yume mag. i thought i should give it a chance and watch the anime instead.
but the real reason is that Miyano Mamoru, Inoue Marina (Yoko in Gurren) and Konishi Katsuyuki (Komui in D.Gray-man) are voicing the 3 main leads. i'm still skeptical of whether i will follow it to the end, but i found how the characters switch personalities from serious to funny amusing to watch. so maybe, maybe, it will grow on me like what Special A did.
a magical interlude...
8) Hakushaku to Yousei
9) Yozakura Quartet
10) To Aru Majutsu no Index
i've decided to mesh all 3 shows together and give a general idea. obviously, all of them have some form of magical involvement, be it in the form of a "fairy doctor" in Hakushaku, a group of teenagers battling against youkai in quartet, or a girl who stores the entire collection of the church's sacred books in her mind in index.
among the 3, index is the one i'm most interested in, where as i might boot Hakushaku if the story doesn't pick up over the next few episodes.
for the fantasy lover...
11) Tales of the Abyss
Koyasu-sama and Yukana are voicing characters in this PS2-game adapted anime. but way before that, i'd already seen the trailer. it just helps that my 2 all time favorite seiyuus are in the cast.
ep2 was aired back-to-back with ep1 on MBS and CBC, and the pace seemed to be set exactly as if you were playing the RPG. i get the distinct feeling that the end of each episode is a particular save-point in the game. haha, maybe that was the feel the producers are aiming for.
the slight creepy...
12) Kuroshitsuji
kinda like xxxHOLIC, where they mix in a little bit of humor with loads of supernatural stuff. it is supposed to have much more blood and action, though not much blood was seen in ep1 yet. but the creepy index is high so i probably will refrain from watching it too late at night as like what i did with xxxHOLIC.
the definitely creepy...
(new category cos it can't fit into "slight creepy"!)
13) Mouryou no Hako
i got freaked out 5 mins into the show after seeing the head-in-the-box scene. definitely way way way up in the creepy index, i'm just glad i watched the show in the morning. i probably wouldn't have slept well if i had watched it at night.
the only reason why i even ventured into this was cos CLAMP was doing the character designs. after ep1, i'm so creeped out, i wonder whether i should continue on cos it's definitely not doing good on my heart. however, there's still the pull with many of my fav seiyuus (Morikawa Toshiyuki, Suwabe Junichi, Kuwashima Houko) in the cast list. i might just watch another episode or 2 before deciding whether it's worth creeping myself for CLAMP.
vampires lovers...
14) Vampire Knight Guilty
this is probably the closest i could find to a male harem series this season, what with all the yummy-looking bishonen vampires. our favorite vampires are back in S2 which will probably wrap up the story seeing that the manga looks like it is might be nearing its end as well. but they might use an original anime ending, cos i doubt the manga will really end before the anime finishes in 3 months' time.
15) KUROZUKA
i was hoping for a more romantic love story between a (maybe) star-crossed vampire lovers, instead it looked much more like blood-fest than anything else. there's so much blood being used, possibly the bloodiest yet this season, it makes Shikabane Hime looks tame.
i'm still hoping for some form of romance, since the lovers are supposed go through a 1000-year long journey.
for the action dramas...
16) Gundam 00 S2
fantastic start to a hopefully fantastic S2, ep1 was all action with Setsuna trying to retrieve Gundam Exia from its holding point on some remote colony. i would've thought that Saji was already integrated into Celestial Being, (i blame all the trailers) but it seemed that he's still unhappy and angry at the gundam fellows.
anyway, they will probably dedicate at least another episode or more on how Setsuna is going to restore Celestial Being along with Tiera, with Saji probably joining somewhere in the middle. i'm still not happy with them bringing Lockon back though. can't they just introduce a new character? i'm getting kinda bored with the whole revival-from-the-dead routine.
17) GA-REI -zero-
i almost thought i was watching the last episode when all the main characters were killed off in the last 5min of ep1. a big "HUH??" resounded in my head, with loads of question marks on what is heck is going on. thankfully, this only piped my interest, plus the action scenes are really great, with good bgm that helped to enhance each scene. by right, this should put this under the "slight creepy" section, but it's not even remotely scary, even with the evil spirits involved.
18) Shikabane Hime Aka
this was initially the show that could have won the award for largest-amount-of-blood-used, but now it's just been overtaken by Kurozuka. supposedly categorized as horror action, which it probably should be since the main protagonist is a corpse princess hunting other evil corpses.
though other than that, nothing else seemed really "horror-ish", unless of course, they haven't begin to pack it in ep1 yet. well there's still tons of action, and it always looks good to have the female protagonist weaving a set of killer machine guns.
and last but not least, for the BL lover...
19) Junjou Romantica S2
i probably don't have to say much about this. i love junjou to bits and i can't wait for more Misaki-Usagi and Hiroki-Nowaki interactions. *grins* S2 will continue where S1 left off, and hopefully we'll see more characters like Usagi's brother and father.
somehow, tudou has removed all the links for S1 which just irked me to no end cos that meant i have to wait for the eng subs to come out on veoh. i'm just hoping aarinfantasy will do the subs fast enough so i don't have to wait so long. >_<.``
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if Fukuyama Jun was Spring's hottest seiyuu, Miyano Mamoru has gotta be Fall's favorite. from brooding (G00's Setsuna), to arrogantly cocky (Skip Beat's Shou), to emo guy (VK's Zero), or just downright cranky (Soul Eater's Kid), this guy is practically everywhere!
here are the shows he's in currently:
Sun: Gundam 00, Skip Beat
Mon: Vampire Knight, Soul Eater
Tue: Hakushaku to Yousei, Kurozuka
ok, i probably shouldn't put Soul Eater in, since that was from Spring, but you get my drift. like Koyasu-sama, he has a very versatile voice which is great cos you get to see him in all sorts of different roles. i still love him the most as Tamaki in Ouran, but his Death the Kid character in Soul Eater is also fantastically funny.
----------------------------------------------
so there you have it. all 19 shows that i will be watching for Fall, together with the on-going shows like One Piece, Bleach, Soul Eater, Reborn, Maoh and Xam'd.
that's 25 series in total!!
wow! i think that's a personal record.
and i'm still itching to watch another few more on crunchyroll that have had good reviews, but i'm trying to restrain myself or i might just go overboard.
i probably have already done it anyway.
*shrugs*
anyway, more good news for all.
seems that Bleach is finally coming back to the Hueco Mundo saga. thank goodness.
i basically skipped the whole filler arc. cos even reading the summaries on RC was a torture.
ugghh.
Thursday, 9 October 2008
May'n for AFA
OH MY GOSH!!
remember how i said i was hoping they'll bring people i'm interested in for AFA?
well, they've really done it!!
MAY'N IS COMING TO AFA!!!!
WOOHOO!!!
and she's going to sing at least all the songs from Macross Frontier. which is just great!!
i am so so going for AFA now!!
now i only have to know which day she'll be attending.
i can't wait for the finalized schedule to come out!
it's gonna be a great great convention!
remember how i said i was hoping they'll bring people i'm interested in for AFA?
well, they've really done it!!
MAY'N IS COMING TO AFA!!!!
WOOHOO!!!
and she's going to sing at least all the songs from Macross Frontier. which is just great!!
i am so so going for AFA now!!
now i only have to know which day she'll be attending.
i can't wait for the finalized schedule to come out!
it's gonna be a great great convention!
Monday, 6 October 2008
End of Summer
my summer ended with 12 series wrapping up, following the last episode of Allison to Lillia airing last week.
actually, most of them started during Spring, so it had been a good 6 months of great anime, along with a few others that i really did pick up in the Summer season.
what was definitely great was of course Macross Frontier and Code Geass R2. i'm gonna miss watching both of them, macross cos of all the fantastic music and great mecha scenes, and geass for all the suspense and plot-twists that had my head spinning.
i was quite surprised that D.Gray-man ended with ep103, especially since they were getting to the good part in the manga. but i guess they didn't have enough materials to last for another season.
but i thought i should mention abt Someday's Dreamers S2. surprisingly, i didn't drop this after the 1st episode. in fact, i look forward to watching new episodes on crunchyroll, probably cos it reminds me of ARIA. (both are slice-of-life styled anime)
the 2 other series i picked up along the way was Natsume Yujinchou and Xam'd: Lost Memories. i almost didn't watch natsume cos the video quality of ep1 was so bad on tudou that i thought the series was bad. thank goodness i decided to give it another chance on crunchyroll.
you can basically sum up the plot in Xam'd with this equation:
(another) confused boy being thrown in the middle of a war + he gets ingrained with a seed that gives his body a super armor + mysterious girl who apparently knows what is going on + boy goes on trip of self-discovery with mysterious girl's nakama.
it's a sure-proof plot that you probably have seen before (think Dragonaut, RahXephon, Zegapain), but at least the character designs are better than Dragonaut. and although i'm still very confused about what is happening, it's still keeping me interested enough to continue watching.
as for the other series that ended, you can check out the side-bar under the completed list.
and just for the record.
i'm NOT going to pick up any 4th season of Zero no Tsukaima.
this is a reminder to myself.
DO NOT going to pick up any 4th season of Zero no Tsukaima.
as much as many others enjoy this show, it (or rather, Louis) is really starting to annoy me.
with that, i'm still frantically watching the new Fall anime series. for the 12 series i've finished, i've another 12, and probably more, that i plan to watch over the next 3-6 months.
watch out for my next post on the new Fall season.
actually, most of them started during Spring, so it had been a good 6 months of great anime, along with a few others that i really did pick up in the Summer season.
what was definitely great was of course Macross Frontier and Code Geass R2. i'm gonna miss watching both of them, macross cos of all the fantastic music and great mecha scenes, and geass for all the suspense and plot-twists that had my head spinning.
i was quite surprised that D.Gray-man ended with ep103, especially since they were getting to the good part in the manga. but i guess they didn't have enough materials to last for another season.
but i thought i should mention abt Someday's Dreamers S2. surprisingly, i didn't drop this after the 1st episode. in fact, i look forward to watching new episodes on crunchyroll, probably cos it reminds me of ARIA. (both are slice-of-life styled anime)
the 2 other series i picked up along the way was Natsume Yujinchou and Xam'd: Lost Memories. i almost didn't watch natsume cos the video quality of ep1 was so bad on tudou that i thought the series was bad. thank goodness i decided to give it another chance on crunchyroll.
you can basically sum up the plot in Xam'd with this equation:
(another) confused boy being thrown in the middle of a war + he gets ingrained with a seed that gives his body a super armor + mysterious girl who apparently knows what is going on + boy goes on trip of self-discovery with mysterious girl's nakama.
it's a sure-proof plot that you probably have seen before (think Dragonaut, RahXephon, Zegapain), but at least the character designs are better than Dragonaut. and although i'm still very confused about what is happening, it's still keeping me interested enough to continue watching.
as for the other series that ended, you can check out the side-bar under the completed list.
and just for the record.
i'm NOT going to pick up any 4th season of Zero no Tsukaima.
this is a reminder to myself.
DO NOT going to pick up any 4th season of Zero no Tsukaima.
as much as many others enjoy this show, it (or rather, Louis) is really starting to annoy me.
with that, i'm still frantically watching the new Fall anime series. for the 12 series i've finished, i've another 12, and probably more, that i plan to watch over the next 3-6 months.
watch out for my next post on the new Fall season.
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Gurren Lagann DVD
i've decided to purchase the Gurren Lagann DVD from ZoomMovie.
the bad thing about watching it on tudou previously was that the quality is just not good enough to justify the show.
so after much deliberation, consideration and careful thoughts, i decided it was best to own my own personal DVD. just so that i can watch the fight scenes in non-fuzzy resolution.
of course, this being my 1st purchase from ZoomMovie, i was praying that i'm not cheated out of my money for low quality DVDs.
thank goodness the DVDs turned out fine.
or, as fine as you can get from Malaysia.
*shrugs*
well, at least now, i can enjoy gurren any time of the day, and i don't need to wait for each episode to stream.
PS. loads and loads of new series have been popping up over the Fall season. i could hardly keep up with most of them, and the ones i'm waiting for haven't even started!!
stay tuned for what RR is gonna be busy with over the next 3-6 months...
ohohohohohohohohohohooo....
the bad thing about watching it on tudou previously was that the quality is just not good enough to justify the show.
so after much deliberation, consideration and careful thoughts, i decided it was best to own my own personal DVD. just so that i can watch the fight scenes in non-fuzzy resolution.
of course, this being my 1st purchase from ZoomMovie, i was praying that i'm not cheated out of my money for low quality DVDs.
thank goodness the DVDs turned out fine.
or, as fine as you can get from Malaysia.
*shrugs*
well, at least now, i can enjoy gurren any time of the day, and i don't need to wait for each episode to stream.
PS. loads and loads of new series have been popping up over the Fall season. i could hardly keep up with most of them, and the ones i'm waiting for haven't even started!!
stay tuned for what RR is gonna be busy with over the next 3-6 months...
ohohohohohohohohohohooo....
Friday, 26 September 2008
Moo <- Roar Roar
please sing along with me to the tune of Unforgettable by Nat King Cole.
"unbelievable~~ in every way~~"
wah lau...
and i dun even get a replacement envelope, or even some form of trying-to-cover-up-for-the-mistake sticker.
sadded...
Monday, 22 September 2008
bigger is better
TA-DA!!
lovely photos of my new cupboard.
obstructed view with the doors closed
unobstructed view of everything with the door opened
top few shelves. 2nd and 3rd ones are mainly OP
sunny-go with more OP gashapons
angled-view
close-up of the 1st shelf
close-up of the 3rd shelf
well, i'm still not completely satisfied with the arrangement yet, but this will have to do for now.
now, i'll have more space for new manga, AND new gashapons.
i can't wait to fill it up with more stuff.
ohohohohoho....
lovely photos of my new cupboard.
obstructed view with the doors closed
unobstructed view of everything with the door opened
top few shelves. 2nd and 3rd ones are mainly OP
sunny-go with more OP gashapons
angled-view
close-up of the 1st shelf
close-up of the 3rd shelf
well, i'm still not completely satisfied with the arrangement yet, but this will have to do for now.
now, i'll have more space for new manga, AND new gashapons.
i can't wait to fill it up with more stuff.
ohohohohoho....
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
サンジ 万歳!!
from episode 370.
(screencap from Kaizoku Fansub)
i just love watching him go wild. haha.
here's the actual scene.
(screencap from Kaizoku Fansub)
i just love watching him go wild. haha.
here's the actual scene.
Monday, 15 September 2008
One Piece Happy Set
another reason why Japan is great.
they have One Piece play toys for their MacDonald's Happy Meal, or Happy Set as they call it.
it's so cute!!
how i wish i have friends in japan that could've bought it for me.
argghh!!!!
Sunday, 14 September 2008
yuuko
i've been meaning to put Yuuko up as the blog pic for ages but have always never found the best picture.
not that it's difficult, mind you. but it's hard to find a good decent manga scan that is sort of going on borderline creepy, cos that's the impression she always gives me.
but i decided to give up and use this picture instead.
not that it's difficult, mind you. but it's hard to find a good decent manga scan that is sort of going on borderline creepy, cos that's the impression she always gives me.
but i decided to give up and use this picture instead.
the cover picture from Tsubasa RC Chapter 103.
though it's nowhere near creepy, it's simple while still maintaining that mysterious air around her.
and i even managed to mess around with photoshop enough to give it a nice purple hue to blend in with the color theme of the website.
not bad for someone who just uses photoshop to edit the size of any given picture.
ahaha.
hmm.
maybe i should go take some lessons on editing.
though it's nowhere near creepy, it's simple while still maintaining that mysterious air around her.
and i even managed to mess around with photoshop enough to give it a nice purple hue to blend in with the color theme of the website.
not bad for someone who just uses photoshop to edit the size of any given picture.
ahaha.
hmm.
maybe i should go take some lessons on editing.
Thursday, 11 September 2008
AFA08
okie, i'm the ultimate slowpoke.
i just found out from darkmirage's blog that there's gonna be an anime convention in sg on 22-23 Nov!!
Anime Festival Asia. aka AFA08.
check out the official website here. (i'm gonna put it on the sidebar just in case.)
judging by the various local blogs that had covered the press conference last week, it looks to be quite a promising event.
i'm very excited to see who are the other guests, aside from those already mentioned, that will be gracing the event. (yes, anime directors and project managers are important people, but i'm really not that familiar with the background works of anime.)
hopefully, they'll bring in the people i'm more interested in.
for example, well-known seiyuus (Koyasu-sama? Fukuyama Jun?! Miyano Mamoru?!!), or mangakas (Clamp?! Odacchi?!), or maybe even some singers (Sakamoto Maaya? May'n??).
well, one can hope and pray.
i'll definitely be going for at least one day, since admission is cheap too. $5 for 1-day pass, $8 for 2-day pass.
anyone interested??
PS. there will be limited edition mecha and collectibles for sale during the convention. what better way to fill up my new cupboard. ahahaha...
PPS. new cupboard is still "under renovation". will post up some photos once everything is sorted and in place. ^_^.``
i just found out from darkmirage's blog that there's gonna be an anime convention in sg on 22-23 Nov!!
Anime Festival Asia. aka AFA08.
check out the official website here. (i'm gonna put it on the sidebar just in case.)
judging by the various local blogs that had covered the press conference last week, it looks to be quite a promising event.
i'm very excited to see who are the other guests, aside from those already mentioned, that will be gracing the event. (yes, anime directors and project managers are important people, but i'm really not that familiar with the background works of anime.)
hopefully, they'll bring in the people i'm more interested in.
for example, well-known seiyuus (Koyasu-sama? Fukuyama Jun?! Miyano Mamoru?!!), or mangakas (Clamp?! Odacchi?!), or maybe even some singers (Sakamoto Maaya? May'n??).
well, one can hope and pray.
i'll definitely be going for at least one day, since admission is cheap too. $5 for 1-day pass, $8 for 2-day pass.
anyone interested??
PS. there will be limited edition mecha and collectibles for sale during the convention. what better way to fill up my new cupboard. ahahaha...
PPS. new cupboard is still "under renovation". will post up some photos once everything is sorted and in place. ^_^.``
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
army daze @ crunchyroll
someone just uploaded army daze onto crunchyroll.
if you've never ever seen this movie before, please go ahead and have a good laugh.
it's totally hilarious.
if you're lazy to wait for it to finish streaming, you can always borrow it from me.
i found this little treasure (the army daze vcd) when i went pioneer mall to buy dinner a few months back. =D
if you've never ever seen this movie before, please go ahead and have a good laugh.
it's totally hilarious.
if you're lazy to wait for it to finish streaming, you can always borrow it from me.
i found this little treasure (the army daze vcd) when i went pioneer mall to buy dinner a few months back. =D
Sunday, 31 August 2008
new furnitures
my new bookcase and table is coming from IKEA this coming sat...
you have no idea how long i've been waiting for the right time to get them.
as it was, i was flipping through the latest IKEA 2009 catalogue after i came back from taipei a few weeks ago and thought,
"wow, i think i really need another bookcase for my manga."
especially after i lugged 27 books of manga and 5 SaiMon novels back. i bought so much manga, that i actually got the VIP card from the 1st bookstore i went into where i bought 24 of the 27 books.
yes...
a VIP card...
for a bookstore in taipei...
i couldn't stop laughing at it myself...
so if anyone going to taipei is interested in getting any books from 垫脚书局, please do not hesitate to get the VIP card from me. haha.
anyway, back to my IKEA bookcase.
so i showed mom some of the cheap bookcases available. seems she was already planning on going down IKEA as she was looking at a new cupboard (for sis) and a new table to replace my current one.
i swear, my table has been with me for so long, i wouldn't be surprised if it was already rotting away inside. plus, juz imagine how dirty it is after so many years. not that i never clean it, but cos it's been so long, the dust is already embedded into the table top.
anyway, the plan was for her to go IKEA with dad, get the bookcase, table and cupboard. den claim whatever it is she needs to from me.
the new furnitures are coming in on saturday.
i can't wait! ^_^.``
you have no idea how long i've been waiting for the right time to get them.
as it was, i was flipping through the latest IKEA 2009 catalogue after i came back from taipei a few weeks ago and thought,
"wow, i think i really need another bookcase for my manga."
especially after i lugged 27 books of manga and 5 SaiMon novels back. i bought so much manga, that i actually got the VIP card from the 1st bookstore i went into where i bought 24 of the 27 books.
yes...
a VIP card...
for a bookstore in taipei...
i couldn't stop laughing at it myself...
so if anyone going to taipei is interested in getting any books from 垫脚书局, please do not hesitate to get the VIP card from me. haha.
anyway, back to my IKEA bookcase.
so i showed mom some of the cheap bookcases available. seems she was already planning on going down IKEA as she was looking at a new cupboard (for sis) and a new table to replace my current one.
i swear, my table has been with me for so long, i wouldn't be surprised if it was already rotting away inside. plus, juz imagine how dirty it is after so many years. not that i never clean it, but cos it's been so long, the dust is already embedded into the table top.
anyway, the plan was for her to go IKEA with dad, get the bookcase, table and cupboard. den claim whatever it is she needs to from me.
the new furnitures are coming in on saturday.
i can't wait! ^_^.``
Sunday, 17 August 2008
Olympic History
MICHAEL PHELPS HAS DONE IT!!!
ONE (1) OLYMPIC RECORD!
SEVEN (7) WORLD RECORDS!!
EIGHT (8) GOLD MEDALS!!!
my gosh!
he has become one heck of an Olympic champion!
thought i couldn't catch his last swim, 4 x 100 medley relay, on Sunday, i had it all down on tape.
it was a great win but it still wasn't as fantastic as his 7th win on Saturday, in which he out-touched Milorad Cavic by 0.01sec.
an utterly unbelievable win. any slower and the 8-gold dream would have been out of his hands.
but there you have it.
he won Mark Spitz's 7-gold record.
he had 7 new world records.
his name, MICHAEL PHELPS, will go down in history.
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last Saturday was also the day in which the Men's 100m run had a new world record by Usain Blot from Jamaica.
another unbelievable win, where he run a record 9.69sec!
9.69sec!!
i don't think i can even do 50m in that time, much less 100m!
now it's a matter of whether Blot will win the 200m on Wednesday night, in which he is the current world champion.
back-to-back golds in the sprints?
he will try and accomplish it.
and maybe, just maybe, break Michael Johnson's 12-yr old record. (!!)
anyway, i've spent all of my last weekend's nights watching the athletics.
i will still continue to do so for the rest of the remaining Olympic days.
i'm so glad most of the track finals are in the evening rounds.
ohohohohohoho...
ONE (1) OLYMPIC RECORD!
SEVEN (7) WORLD RECORDS!!
EIGHT (8) GOLD MEDALS!!!
my gosh!
he has become one heck of an Olympic champion!
thought i couldn't catch his last swim, 4 x 100 medley relay, on Sunday, i had it all down on tape.
it was a great win but it still wasn't as fantastic as his 7th win on Saturday, in which he out-touched Milorad Cavic by 0.01sec.
an utterly unbelievable win. any slower and the 8-gold dream would have been out of his hands.
but there you have it.
he won Mark Spitz's 7-gold record.
he had 7 new world records.
his name, MICHAEL PHELPS, will go down in history.
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last Saturday was also the day in which the Men's 100m run had a new world record by Usain Blot from Jamaica.
another unbelievable win, where he run a record 9.69sec!
9.69sec!!
i don't think i can even do 50m in that time, much less 100m!
now it's a matter of whether Blot will win the 200m on Wednesday night, in which he is the current world champion.
back-to-back golds in the sprints?
he will try and accomplish it.
and maybe, just maybe, break Michael Johnson's 12-yr old record. (!!)
anyway, i've spent all of my last weekend's nights watching the athletics.
i will still continue to do so for the rest of the remaining Olympic days.
i'm so glad most of the track finals are in the evening rounds.
ohohohohohoho...
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Olympics 2008
while i may not keep up with the world of sports most of the time, Olympics is the only time you'll see me glued to the TV screen watching events you'll never expect me to watch.
my all time favorites, Women's Volleyball and Track events.
mainly due to influence from my secondary school days when i spent that one week trying out volleyball when i was in sec1, i am all for women's volleyball.
(just don't expect me to watch the men's event cos i juz think it's weird to see men playing volleyball.)
i'm hoping for Brazil to win their gold medal after a very very long draught at previous Olympics. they're off to a pretty good start at the prelims, winning their 3rd straight game (as of today) and being placed 1st in Pool B.
as for track, though i like the short events like the 100m and 200m, the long events (1500m, 10,000m) are the ones i usually love to watch. basically cos i'm such a bad long-distance runner that i prefer to juz watch them on screen. ahaha.
then there's the gymnastics and diving competitions that you'll watch to wonder how there's actually people out there that can do those difficult twists and turns when you can barely even touch your own toes with your legs out straight.
but this year, i'm especially excited to watch the swimming finals. as is every other Olympic spectator out there.
one reason.
Michael Phelps.
you really can't ignore this guy even if you want to. if you thought Ian Thorpe was great, Phelps is fantastic!
11 Olympic gold medals under him. (as of now)
add that to the multiple world records he's broken in just these 6 days alone.
but you really don't need me raving about him. cos everyone else is doing it. (i shall do mine in the comforts of my own home)
so will he get his 8 gold medals to overthrow Mark Spitz's 7 gold medals win in one Olympic meet?
we'll find out on Sunday.
GO PHELPS!!
my all time favorites, Women's Volleyball and Track events.
mainly due to influence from my secondary school days when i spent that one week trying out volleyball when i was in sec1, i am all for women's volleyball.
(just don't expect me to watch the men's event cos i juz think it's weird to see men playing volleyball.)
i'm hoping for Brazil to win their gold medal after a very very long draught at previous Olympics. they're off to a pretty good start at the prelims, winning their 3rd straight game (as of today) and being placed 1st in Pool B.
as for track, though i like the short events like the 100m and 200m, the long events (1500m, 10,000m) are the ones i usually love to watch. basically cos i'm such a bad long-distance runner that i prefer to juz watch them on screen. ahaha.
then there's the gymnastics and diving competitions that you'll watch to wonder how there's actually people out there that can do those difficult twists and turns when you can barely even touch your own toes with your legs out straight.
but this year, i'm especially excited to watch the swimming finals. as is every other Olympic spectator out there.
one reason.
Michael Phelps.
you really can't ignore this guy even if you want to. if you thought Ian Thorpe was great, Phelps is fantastic!
11 Olympic gold medals under him. (as of now)
add that to the multiple world records he's broken in just these 6 days alone.
but you really don't need me raving about him. cos everyone else is doing it. (i shall do mine in the comforts of my own home)
so will he get his 8 gold medals to overthrow Mark Spitz's 7 gold medals win in one Olympic meet?
we'll find out on Sunday.
GO PHELPS!!
Monday, 7 July 2008
Wrap-up of Spring and start of Summer 2008
what has ended in Spring 2008...
1) Toshokan Sensou; so it might not be a winner hit like Honey and Clover, but i still enjoyed it. and yes, Dojou still reminds me of Sousuke, maybe more. even meow meow thinks so!
2) Amatsuki; total waste of time. i am so disappointed with how it turned out.
3) Angelique; still good enough for another season in summer 2008. still love the ED song. though that might change with the new season.
4) xxxHOLIC Kei; i always wondered why they never do more than a 12-episode season everytime. but judging from how slow CLAMP is reproducing, i guess i can't be greedy.
5&6) Junjou Romantica and Vampire Knight will both be airing part 2 in fall 2008. i have no idea why they're all following the footsteps of Geass and G00. especially since i'm so hooked on both.
total cliff-hanger endings. well, more for VK than JR, but still! they were juz getting to the good parts in JR!
surprisingly, i only dropped druaga and crystal blaze. or rather, i didn't manage to pick them up after the 1st episode.
so whatever is left of Spring 2008, that you've seen me write about, even a little bit, i'm still watching.
and omg, CLAMP is seriously going all out on Geass. just check out the latest OP & ED. instant drool-fest. i can only dream-wish for the same quality of artwork in Tsubasa RC. (CLAMP hasn't done a proper RG Veda since Chobits)
the story, as usual, is twisting as much as it can. as much as i don't like Shirley (ie. she's fan-fare), i was totally taken by surprise when they killed her off after making her relationship progress so much with Lelouch during the last few episodes. but then again, there were other surprises in Ep13 (credits as usual to RC).
Macross Frontier will definitely be getting my votes for best Anime OST 2008. with the way they keep churning out great songs, i'll be surprised if they don't. they have great mechas, and all the good songs. if they could just keep their animation quality consistent, it'll be a total joy to watch.
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with the end of such a great Spring, i'm not surprised that Summer 2008 had little to offer me. especially since there's still so many series that are still on-going from Spring. so the ones i'm planning to watch are...
Someday's Dreamers S2
alright, alright, i admit it. i am the ULTIMATE sucker for sequels. even if they might be terrible. frankly, ep1 was wayy boring. yet, i'm still gonna continue. at least, i'll stick around for another episode or two and see if they'll kill me with boredom. =\
Antique Bakery
now this, i'm looking forward to. many many many years ago, i bought and watched the live-action j-drama cos it had both Hideaki and Naohito. after watching ep1, you realized how much they down-played the shonen-ai aspect in the live-action, seeing that Naohito's character Yusuke is like totally gay!
anyway, this is as close as i can get to getting some BL action this season. i've actually checked out how the manga looks like, and the drawing seriously wasn't that fantastic so i didn't buy it.but who knows, i might change my mind after watching the anime. i'm most definitely not buying the manga, the drawings really aren't worth it.
Zero no Tsukaima S3
like i said, sucker-for-sequels. hopefully, this time they would really round up the story. it was interesting at first (S1), then it got slightly tiring and irritating (S2). but if they're really going to give it a good finish, i guess i can stick around for another 12 episodes or so.
so, that's just 3 shows, one of which has a high probability of getting the boot. well, at least that means i'll have a more fruitful Fall 2008 since there's much more sequels coming up then.
especially...
NODAME!! WoHOO!!
S2 is all about London! and hopefully, they'll follow the manga closely. as much as i liked the live-action interpretation of the London-arc, it was only two 1-hr specials, in which they tried to cram as much stuff in as possible.
so, as joey would say it, "it's London baby!"
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and i have to say this.
bleach is terribly terribly boring again. i can't decide what's worse, the Bounte filler or this current one.
seriously! what is wrong with juz stopping the series for a season? they did it for all the other shows!
1) Toshokan Sensou; so it might not be a winner hit like Honey and Clover, but i still enjoyed it. and yes, Dojou still reminds me of Sousuke, maybe more. even meow meow thinks so!
2) Amatsuki; total waste of time. i am so disappointed with how it turned out.
3) Angelique; still good enough for another season in summer 2008. still love the ED song. though that might change with the new season.
4) xxxHOLIC Kei; i always wondered why they never do more than a 12-episode season everytime. but judging from how slow CLAMP is reproducing, i guess i can't be greedy.
5&6) Junjou Romantica and Vampire Knight will both be airing part 2 in fall 2008. i have no idea why they're all following the footsteps of Geass and G00. especially since i'm so hooked on both.
total cliff-hanger endings. well, more for VK than JR, but still! they were juz getting to the good parts in JR!
surprisingly, i only dropped druaga and crystal blaze. or rather, i didn't manage to pick them up after the 1st episode.
so whatever is left of Spring 2008, that you've seen me write about, even a little bit, i'm still watching.
and omg, CLAMP is seriously going all out on Geass. just check out the latest OP & ED. instant drool-fest. i can only dream-wish for the same quality of artwork in Tsubasa RC. (CLAMP hasn't done a proper RG Veda since Chobits)
the story, as usual, is twisting as much as it can. as much as i don't like Shirley (ie. she's fan-fare), i was totally taken by surprise when they killed her off after making her relationship progress so much with Lelouch during the last few episodes. but then again, there were other surprises in Ep13 (credits as usual to RC).
Macross Frontier will definitely be getting my votes for best Anime OST 2008. with the way they keep churning out great songs, i'll be surprised if they don't. they have great mechas, and all the good songs. if they could just keep their animation quality consistent, it'll be a total joy to watch.
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with the end of such a great Spring, i'm not surprised that Summer 2008 had little to offer me. especially since there's still so many series that are still on-going from Spring. so the ones i'm planning to watch are...
Someday's Dreamers S2
alright, alright, i admit it. i am the ULTIMATE sucker for sequels. even if they might be terrible. frankly, ep1 was wayy boring. yet, i'm still gonna continue. at least, i'll stick around for another episode or two and see if they'll kill me with boredom. =\
Antique Bakery
now this, i'm looking forward to. many many many years ago, i bought and watched the live-action j-drama cos it had both Hideaki and Naohito. after watching ep1, you realized how much they down-played the shonen-ai aspect in the live-action, seeing that Naohito's character Yusuke is like totally gay!
anyway, this is as close as i can get to getting some BL action this season. i've actually checked out how the manga looks like, and the drawing seriously wasn't that fantastic so i didn't buy it.
Zero no Tsukaima S3
like i said, sucker-for-sequels. hopefully, this time they would really round up the story. it was interesting at first (S1), then it got slightly tiring and irritating (S2). but if they're really going to give it a good finish, i guess i can stick around for another 12 episodes or so.
so, that's just 3 shows, one of which has a high probability of getting the boot. well, at least that means i'll have a more fruitful Fall 2008 since there's much more sequels coming up then.
especially...
NODAME!! WoHOO!!
S2 is all about London! and hopefully, they'll follow the manga closely. as much as i liked the live-action interpretation of the London-arc, it was only two 1-hr specials, in which they tried to cram as much stuff in as possible.
so, as joey would say it, "it's London baby!"
-----------------------------------------
and i have to say this.
bleach is terribly terribly boring again. i can't decide what's worse, the Bounte filler or this current one.
seriously! what is wrong with juz stopping the series for a season? they did it for all the other shows!
Thursday, 3 July 2008
i miss you like crazy
you know how important this means when your sis comes back from dinner and proclaims this...
"I ate LuNCHeON MeAT today!!"
and to all those that don't think that it is a big deal, well,
IT IS A BIG DEAL!!!
the other alternatives in the market does not even COMPARE to previously.
*sighs*
i miss Ma Ling.
"I ate LuNCHeON MeAT today!!"
and to all those that don't think that it is a big deal, well,
IT IS A BIG DEAL!!!
the other alternatives in the market does not even COMPARE to previously.
*sighs*
i miss Ma Ling.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Sunday, 27 April 2008
more thoughts on Spring 2008
finally, the continuation on my previous previous post on Spring 2008...
it seems that now, everyone wants to redefine the job of a shinigami, including soul eater. isn't it not too long ago that the only job a shinigami does is to lead people's spirits to the other world or something like that? now, they're in-charge of fighting all sorts of creatures and capturing evil souls to level-up their deathscythes.
the first 3 episodes were used to introduce the 3 pairs of shinigamis-deathscythes. we shall see how the story officially starts from ep4 onwards. if they continue all the action, plus the comedy side, it'll definitely hook me 'til the end.
if anyone is looking for another ninja anime to pick up, beside naruto, nabari no ou is for you. more drama, more ninja history, and definitely more "ewwww" factor. ep3 already had limbs twisted and blood gushing scenes. aside from the male lead being voiced by Kugimiya Rie, which i'm not used to since she has quite a very childish voice, everything else seemed good enough for me to continue watching.
toshokan sensou came from the same people that gave us Honey and Clover, so you can expect fantastic production quality. the story plot is alittle hard to take in, since it's set in a (futuristic?) japan where the government is controlling the media and there's an library army that is opposing them. somehow, the male lead, Doujo, reminds me of Sousuke from FMP. hmm...
if you like to watch some boy-love anime this season, junjou romantica is just for you. similar to soul eater, it has 3 couples, all interlinked, and the story will be each couple taking 1-2 episodes each before changing to the next. as it is, ep3 has introduced the 2nd couple, which is my favorite among the 3.
i've read the manga. it is explicit, but if you can push that aside, the story is actually very good. of course, as much as they're showing this after midnight, they had to downplay most of the BL scenes. which is fine, since i'm more interested in the story plot. it's a long show, 26 episodes, so i'm think they'll probably stop very near to where the manga is still serializing in the magazine.
monochrome factor, crystal blaze, druaga are the last 3 on my list. which also means they don't take much priority within the week as i'll prefer to just watch a few episodes in a single sitting. and the probability of dropping them half-way through the season is pretty high too.
well, i'll see as it goes.
and please allow me rave again about Geass.
AGAIN.
it is really, truly a fantastic show. every week just leaves you suspended with so much excitement. Sunrise really outdid themselves and hopefully they'll continue to entertain us throughout the entire series.
i need to emphasis again on the wonderful drawings in the ED. yes, i know i already did, but seriously, if there's a CLAMP-only Geass artbook, i'll definitely buy it! it's just too pretty!!!
Fukuyama Jun and Sakurai Takahiro are THE most sought-after seiyuus for Spring 2008. Both of them have 3 or more main lead roles (FJ as Code Geass' Lelouch, xxxHOLIC's Watanuki, S.A.'s Kei, Amatsuki's Rikugo Tokidoki; ST as Code Geass' Suzaku, Maoh's Yuuri, Junjou's Misaki) in the new series.
and that's not even counting them as supporting cast in the new shows and those that are still on-going currently.
did anyone try to count the number of times i used the word "fantastic" for Spring 2008. i bet it's way past its usage limit.
so sue me. =p
it seems that now, everyone wants to redefine the job of a shinigami, including soul eater. isn't it not too long ago that the only job a shinigami does is to lead people's spirits to the other world or something like that? now, they're in-charge of fighting all sorts of creatures and capturing evil souls to level-up their deathscythes.
the first 3 episodes were used to introduce the 3 pairs of shinigamis-deathscythes. we shall see how the story officially starts from ep4 onwards. if they continue all the action, plus the comedy side, it'll definitely hook me 'til the end.
if anyone is looking for another ninja anime to pick up, beside naruto, nabari no ou is for you. more drama, more ninja history, and definitely more "ewwww" factor. ep3 already had limbs twisted and blood gushing scenes. aside from the male lead being voiced by Kugimiya Rie, which i'm not used to since she has quite a very childish voice, everything else seemed good enough for me to continue watching.
toshokan sensou came from the same people that gave us Honey and Clover, so you can expect fantastic production quality. the story plot is alittle hard to take in, since it's set in a (futuristic?) japan where the government is controlling the media and there's an library army that is opposing them. somehow, the male lead, Doujo, reminds me of Sousuke from FMP. hmm...
if you like to watch some boy-love anime this season, junjou romantica is just for you. similar to soul eater, it has 3 couples, all interlinked, and the story will be each couple taking 1-2 episodes each before changing to the next. as it is, ep3 has introduced the 2nd couple, which is my favorite among the 3.
i've read the manga. it is explicit, but if you can push that aside, the story is actually very good. of course, as much as they're showing this after midnight, they had to downplay most of the BL scenes. which is fine, since i'm more interested in the story plot. it's a long show, 26 episodes, so i'm think they'll probably stop very near to where the manga is still serializing in the magazine.
monochrome factor, crystal blaze, druaga are the last 3 on my list. which also means they don't take much priority within the week as i'll prefer to just watch a few episodes in a single sitting. and the probability of dropping them half-way through the season is pretty high too.
well, i'll see as it goes.
and please allow me rave again about Geass.
AGAIN.
it is really, truly a fantastic show. every week just leaves you suspended with so much excitement. Sunrise really outdid themselves and hopefully they'll continue to entertain us throughout the entire series.
i need to emphasis again on the wonderful drawings in the ED. yes, i know i already did, but seriously, if there's a CLAMP-only Geass artbook, i'll definitely buy it! it's just too pretty!!!
Fukuyama Jun and Sakurai Takahiro are THE most sought-after seiyuus for Spring 2008. Both of them have 3 or more main lead roles (FJ as Code Geass' Lelouch, xxxHOLIC's Watanuki, S.A.'s Kei, Amatsuki's Rikugo Tokidoki; ST as Code Geass' Suzaku, Maoh's Yuuri, Junjou's Misaki) in the new series.
and that's not even counting them as supporting cast in the new shows and those that are still on-going currently.
did anyone try to count the number of times i used the word "fantastic" for Spring 2008. i bet it's way past its usage limit.
so sue me. =p
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Saiunkoku Monogatari withdrawal
you know that you're suffering from SaiMon withdrawal when you:
10) constantly look up "saiunkoku" on search engines and Wikipedia, hoping to find more pictures and latest news on SaiMon.
09) check out the SaiMon LJ every other day for more news and updates, at the same time reading fandom and checking out the drama/character CDs.
08) have a SaiMon wallpaper on your laptop/desktop, your mobile phone theme is SaiMon related, and you even bought a SaiMon mobile strap.
07) watched S1 &/or S2 at least twice over, and random favorite episodes at least 3-4 times.
06) managed to get your friends addicted to SaiMon, causing them to suffer from slight withdrawal too.
05) know all the character names off the top of your head, even the bad guys and super minor characters.
04) swoon everytime you find new pictures of the guys in SaiMon, and share it with your SaiMon friends.
03) are reading EVERYTHING (the light novels and manga, even though they essentially are the same), and ANYTHING (you buy all magazines that contains more pictures of SaiMon) SaiMon-related.
02) want Shuurei to end up with, and ONLY with Ryuuki, regardless of the fact that there are many other prospective suitors like Ryuuren, Ensei, Seiran and Kouyuu.
01) have finished S2 and the latest book, is suffering from withdrawal symptoms cos you're dying for the next book to come out, AND though you should be asleep at 1am, you're still wide awake typing a SaiMon withdrawal list.
arrrgghhh..........
SaiMon withdrawal!!!!!!!!!!
RYUUKIIIIII!!!!!!!!!
10) constantly look up "saiunkoku" on search engines and Wikipedia, hoping to find more pictures and latest news on SaiMon.
09) check out the SaiMon LJ every other day for more news and updates, at the same time reading fandom and checking out the drama/character CDs.
08) have a SaiMon wallpaper on your laptop/desktop, your mobile phone theme is SaiMon related, and you even bought a SaiMon mobile strap.
07) watched S1 &/or S2 at least twice over, and random favorite episodes at least 3-4 times.
06) managed to get your friends addicted to SaiMon, causing them to suffer from slight withdrawal too.
05) know all the character names off the top of your head, even the bad guys and super minor characters.
04) swoon everytime you find new pictures of the guys in SaiMon, and share it with your SaiMon friends.
03) are reading EVERYTHING (the light novels and manga, even though they essentially are the same), and ANYTHING (you buy all magazines that contains more pictures of SaiMon) SaiMon-related.
02) want Shuurei to end up with, and ONLY with Ryuuki, regardless of the fact that there are many other prospective suitors like Ryuuren, Ensei, Seiran and Kouyuu.
01) have finished S2 and the latest book, is suffering from withdrawal symptoms cos you're dying for the next book to come out, AND though you should be asleep at 1am, you're still wide awake typing a SaiMon withdrawal list.
arrrgghhh..........
SaiMon withdrawal!!!!!!!!!!
RYUUKIIIIII!!!!!!!!!
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