tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84862490753826770252024-03-06T10:16:34.202+08:00Daydream SanctuarySapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.comBlogger698125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-85371370642072836812012-09-27T22:14:00.003+08:002012-09-27T22:14:41.451+08:00Yet Another MoveI've been planning to do this since February but I didn't manage to find the time to do so until recently ^^;<br />
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My posts are quite disorganized.... it distracts me greatly. Blogger hasn't been very cooperative with me either.<br />
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So I decided to start blogging at a new site, and move some of my old posts there (which I'm doing bit by bit. I do a little proofreading on posts that I move).<br />
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I've also switched to Wordpress, because organizing posts there had been easier for me compare to Blogger. It's also friendlier to my crappy Internet connection.<br />
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Here's the new site:<br />
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I wanted either "Daydream" or "Imagination" to become part of the blog's name.... and I ended up with "Daydream Explorer" ^^; I really love the colors on the layout used there... teehee~<br />
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So yeah, please update your links because I'm closing this once I've moved enough posts.<br />
Sorry for moving again ^^; But I think this one's gonna last =)<br />
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There isn't much in it yet; I've only managed to move several posts, but there are new ones :) I'm kinda active in reading novels lately, and hopefully on anime next. Speaking of which, I'm working on my posts with my thoughts on the upcoming season. Expect it at the new site sometime this week ;)<br />
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Only reviews are over there for now. But I think I'll still be doing the "discoveries", just not yet. I've already got so many reviews to catch up on, ahaha.<br />
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Thanks for all the love and support~Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-31083609920164355132012-06-20T01:21:00.000+08:002012-06-20T02:02:11.192+08:00Summer 2012 Anime Series First Impressions<div style="text-align: center;">
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The upcoming season doesn't seem to have <i>that many</i> shows... <i>much less<b> interesting </b>shows</i>. So looking through them hadn't been as time consuming as the previous ones, hehe.</div>
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I'm skipping Kingdom (since it's already out) and the kiddie shows. It doesn't look like Blood Lad will be premiering this season. While Arve Rezzle seems to be an OVA series rather than TV Series.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ SEQUEL THAT MAKES ME CRY ]</span></b><br />
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<li><b style="background-color: white;">Hakuouki: Reimei-roku</b><span style="background-color: white;">NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! STOP IT!!!!!!! THERE WILL NOTHING BE GOOD IN IT UNTIL THE GUYS GET PERSONALITY AND THE HEROINE DIES!!! WHICH IS SADLY NEVER GONNA HAPPEN SO JUST QUIT IT!!!!</span></li>
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<li><b style="background-color: white;">Rinne no Lagrange Season 2, Yuruyuri, Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II, Dog Days'</b><span style="background-color: white;">Well, I haven't bothered to finish or watch the prequel, so I doubt I'll bother to watch the sequel ^^;</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Chitose Get You!!</b> - a little girl going after an older dude? err, no.... </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!</b> - I can watch incest.... but not like this</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai </b>- main character's just too disgustingly perverted</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Campione!</b> - typical reverse harem fantasy series... nah</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b><b>Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate (Love, Election & Chocolate) </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">- only the "chocolate" in the title was cool, everything else looked like crap</span> </b></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Oda Nobuna no Yabou</b> - ODA NOBUNAGA IS A DUDE! ACCEPT IT AND STOP CHANGING HIS GENDER, DAMNIT! Why do they love making the historical characters of that era females?! UGH! </span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Hagure Yuusha no Estetica </b>- didn't seem that bad but.... seeing all that ecchi was really discouraging</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Joshiraku </b>- I think their chats might be funny... but also so many that it'll bore me</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse </b>- mecha stuff seemed cool.... but only those</span></li>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">[ NEW SHOWS WHICH DISAPPOINTED ME... GREATLY ]</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>La storia della Arcana Famiglia</b> - I love the mafia stuff but... the reverse harem RUINED it. ABSOLUTELY RUINED IT!!!!! ALL HOPE IS LOST IN THIS SERIES BECAUSE OF THAT STUPID REVERSE HAREM ELEMENT, DAMN IT!!!! <br />
Oh there are so many awesome Sylph series, but why are they only animating the reverse harem ones?! UGH</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Binbou-gami ga! </b>- The plot kinda reminded me of <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=49030">Seirei Produce</a> but.... I don't see the <i>story</i> much in this one. Jokes didn't make me giggle... reading a chapter without skipping any lines had been a chore. So.... I don't think I'll appreciate the anime either.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Sword Art Online</b> - In fairness, it's better than Accel World. But still, <i>not</i> awesome. Manga even looked more awesome than the anime adaptation (maybe the anime's gonna improve the storytelling since manga's too fast paced... but I doubt that will be enough to save this series from its lameness) </span></li>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">[ NEW SHOWS THAT SEEM BORING BUT.... ]</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b><b>Natsuyuki Rendezvous</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> - I got pretty bored while reading it but I admit that plot's unique and interesting. Though like Sakamichi no Apollon, I'm not sure if I'll last long on this kind of josei series... even if it's award-winning</span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Kokoro Connect</b> - the trailer made me yawn, but the story's about girls and boys switching bodies (more than one of them?), it might be fun~</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Tari Tari </b>- it looked boring... as much as the preview of Hanasaku Iroha did. But I ended up loving Iroha so hopefully it'll be the same for this one.</span></li>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">[ NEW SHOWS TO LOOK FORWARD TO ]</span></b><br />
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<b>Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi</b><br />
Anime based on stories from poems? I haven't seen one ever. And I am really fond of historical series (that don't have ecchi or harem or reverse harem) There's also <a href="http://youtu.be/wMSuUUWwe8o">Beautiful art and music</a> *_* Oooooo.....Promising enough for me~<br />
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<b>Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (Humanity Has Declined)</b><br />
The pretty art and the plot were actually enough to make me interested (futuristic? underpopulation? fairies?) but <a href="http://youtu.be/AwP3A9ARW4E">THAT TRAILER</a> left me speechless. It was something I tseries.... <i>I like that~</i><br />
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I DO NOT NEED TO THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE ASIDE FROM RE-WATCHING THE PREQUEL BECAUSE I KNOW IT WAS AWESOME AND SO WILL THIS SEQUEL SO HELL YEAH! xDSapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-23612475871355901262012-05-22T21:46:00.001+08:002012-05-22T21:46:49.065+08:00Anime Watching Status As of May 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm haven't been able to blog much >_< but I haven't really been that behind on the shows I watch though.... or not until recently, to be particular, haha.</div>
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<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/10798/UN-GO">Un-Go</a> - A pretty good series overall~ I'm impressed.</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/10721/Mawaru_Penguindrum">Mawaru Penguindrum</a> - It had so much potential but it just had to break down in the end =_= I got my fanservice in the end, sort of, but I'm still disappointed</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/7058/Uragiri_wa_Boku_no_Namae_wo_Shitteiru">Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru </a>- I would've preferred a cliche anime end than this kind of ending without a promise of a sequel T_T </li>
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<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/356/Fate/stay_night">Fate/Stay Night </a>- ohmygod Fate/Zero is really tons better than it. *sigh* I got spoiled now... but I just had to look at those episodes with Gilgamesh, teehee</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/10012/Carnival_Phantasm">Carnival Phantasm</a> - I only looked at the Fate/Stay Night ones (So LOL)... the rest didn't make sense to me. </li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/237/Eureka_Seven">Eureka Seven</a> - The angst was suffocating me. *sigh* Only Dominique was really the one who kept me going in it.... so I just watched the parts with him in it =P</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/1576/Bakumatsu_Kikansetsu_Irohanihoheto">Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto</a> - It seemed interesting but I got bored after an episode. ^^; Such a shame, I kinda liked the main dude</li>
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<b>[ CURRENT/PLANNED MARATHON ]</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/27/Trinity_Blood">Trinity Blood</a> - Vatican references and vampire killers, damnit</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/4618/RideBack">RideBack</a> - I need to finish this</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/6973/Senkou_no_Night_Raid">Senkou no Night Raid</a> - Same with this</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/8915/Dantalian_no_Shoka">Dantalian no Shoka</a> - And this</li>
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But I don't usually follow my plans... ahahaha.... we'll see</div>
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<b>[ RECENT ANIME: ALMOST KEEPING BUT ENDED UP DROPPING ]</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/12929/Saint_Seiya_Omega">Saint Seiya Omega</a> - I like the Greek mythology references.... but I'm not liking that it seems to be one of those shounen series with nevereneding episodes, ugh</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/12445/Tasogare_Otome_x_Amnesia">Tasogare Otome x Amnesia</a> - I liked the anime more than the manga.... but hhhmm... just not that hooked to either</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/12531/Sakamichi_no_Apollon">Sakamichi no Apollon </a>- I tried.... but it's really not my type</li>
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<b>[ RECENT ANIME: MODERATE PRIORITY ]</b></div>
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<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/12431/Uchuu_Kyoudai">Space Brothers</a> - Astronauts!!!!! It's not that exciting.... but it doesn't bore me~</li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/12883/Tsuritama">Tsuritama</a> - The main characters annoy me at times (and it seems that <a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/2415/Grander_Musashi">Grander Musashi</a> remains as my favorite fishing series.... hard to forget about childhood favorites? Haha) but it </li>
<li><a href="http://myanimelist.net/anime/11499/Sankarea">Sankarea</a> - Zombies..... haha. I dunno but I seem to be pretty hooked to it, ahaha.</li>
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<b>[ RECENT ANIME: TOP PRIORITY ]</b><br />
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<li><b>Fate/Zero</b><br />
Simply.... EPIC! Well... I don't really like the events in the latest episode.... but this never ceased to amaze me~</li>
<li><b>Aquarion EVOL</b><br />
It's guilty pressure, fufu. And the Kagura and Amata stuff going on is so giving me fanservice, fufufufu. Less screentime on Mikono, the better though. And oh please, still make my Andy x Mix possible.</li>
<li><b>Hyouka</b><br />
Oreki's just.... AWESOME! And the animation effects whenever he's thinking are always cool xD </li>
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<b>[ UPCOMING ANIME ]</b> <br />
Gonna start checking them out soon. But so far I've got my eye on the following:<br />
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<li><b>Code Geass: Bokoku no Akito </b>- I'm curious.... but I would REALLY prefer that my goddess (C.C.) is gonna be there</li>
<li><b>Toshokan Sensou: Kakumei no Tsubasa</b> - I'm a fan of the series, haha</li>
<li><b>Arcana Famiglia</b> - it's a Comic SYLPH series *_*</li>
<li><b>Moyashimon Returns </b>- Shet, I need to marathon the prequel</li>
<li><b>Arve Rezzel -</b> sci=fi... with dude saving his sis... can't resist</li>
<li><b>Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita -</b> Promo pics look pretty... and fairies? Oooo</li>
<li><b>Sword Art Online -</b> title screams that it's my type, ahaha</li>
<li><b>Hagure Yuusha no Estetica</b> - I read "Babel"... I just can't miss references like that, ahaha</li>
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<br />Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-67117343861810150792012-03-27T23:40:00.000+08:002012-03-28T00:33:43.636+08:00Spring 2012 Anime Series - First Impressions<div style="text-align: center;">
Finally, finally, I managed to check out majority of the series that will be debuting on the upcoming season.</div>
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The list is based on <a href="http://minus.com/mA8vLo2uC/6f">here</a> and <a href="http://www.fansubwiki.com/">here</a>. </div>
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But Ozuma's not included, because its first episode is already out. Kiddie shows aren't included either.</div>
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I've divided my list into three groups: the sequels, the titles I've read in manga form, and the others I have no idea about.<br />
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I don't really care about the art, or the staff behind a series. What matters most to me is the <b>story</b>; so if it's adapted from a manga, I'll only know a better idea of what it'll be about if I read the original. If it's not available, then the synopsis is my only basis.... but not all synopsis get to describe what the show is really about (it's just a teaser).<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ Sequel I'm Definitely Watching ]</span></b></div>
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<b><u>Fate/Zero part 2</u></b></div>
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The first part was MAGNIFICENT! Waiting for the second part felt like ages... I'm happy that it's coming soon =D</div>
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<b><u>Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle 2nd Season</u></b></div>
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This has been a unique episodic shounen type of series... it's not just on who's stronger, but also on who's smarter. I hope I can catch up on this soon....</div>
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<b><u>Kore wa Zombie desu ka? OF THE DEAD</u></b></div>
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I liked the first season (freakin' hilarious). But I'm not yet done with it so.... prequel first. </div>
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<b><u>Kimi to Boku season 2</u></b></div>
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The first season actually disappointed me (didn't do the manga justice). But friends have been saying that it wasn't so bad... so for the sake of my love for the manga, I think I'll give the first season a chance then eventually catch up on this one.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ Sequel That Shouldn't Exist ]</span></b></div>
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<u><b>Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden</b></u></div>
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I don't hate Rock Lee but seeing too many Naruto stuff is just sickening. I'm no Narutard, so skipping this.</div>
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<b><u>Lupin III: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna</u></b></div>
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I'm not a fan of the Lupin series. So... nah.</div>
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<b><u>Recorder to Randsell Second Season</u></b></div>
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I didn't like the prequel much.... too weird.</div>
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<b><u>Queen's Blade Rebellion</u></b></div>
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All I see are boobs. *cries*</div>
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<b><u>Uchuu Kyoudai</u></b></div>
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It's about becoming an astronaut!!! The manga's hilarious; story is pretty good too. No wonder it got an award! </div>
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<b><u>Sakamichi no Apollon</u></b></div>
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Though this has been an award-winning manga, and the director has fantastic history, the first three chapters hadn't been that exciting =/</div>
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The relationship of the main trio is quite similar to the main trio's in xxxHolic (Watanuki-like is just more angsty and less hilarious; Doumeki-like is stronger and naughtier; but the Himawari-like is way more decent.... but like Himari, she also loves saying "You get along so well" to those two even when the duo are having killing intents =_= Did CLAMP have influence on this manga's mangaka? =_=)</div>
Anyway, I think things will get interesting once the plot focuses on the characters playing jazz music. We'll see...<br />
<b><u>Erureka Seven AO</u></b></div>
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I liked the prequel, and I am seeing why people are saying it's so epic, haha! I hope I get to finish it soon... I'm not even halfway yet... ahahaha.</div>
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The sequel already has a manga adaptation though (that's why it's under this category in this post). </div>
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I really don't get why the main guy's parents left him (especially the dad, where the hell is he? And a pregnant woman fell from the sky... seriously?). Sadly, the first episode of the prequel is way more interesting that this one's. Its way of trying to mirror the events of the prequel's first episode made it worse (Come on, it doesn't have to be the same). <br />
<strike>And my biggest problem is Dominique... where the hell is he???!!! Doesn't he have a child too? Unfair!</strike> </div>
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I can't help comparing it to the prequel.... as far as story and characters are concerned, prequel so far is hell better. The animation in the sequel will definitely better though, but still.... for my love for the prequel, I'm watching the sequel.</div>
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<b><u>Tasogare OtomexAmnesia</u></b></div>
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The heroine's fanservice... a fanservice I don't mind (I mean, yes, she's fanservice, but not the useless type), but the mystery elements in this series weren't so bad *_*</div>
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<b><u>Sankarea</u></b></div>
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Even with all the fanservice and some cliche, it actually has plot. Not to mention it can be hilarious as much as it can be creepy. And shet, zombie girl, yes! xD</div>
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<b><u>Accel World</u></b></div>
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The fresh ideas in it are interesting, and I rarely see a fat dude for a main character. Unfortunately, that same main character is just so... EMO! Oh just shut up, f@ta$$!!!</div>
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<b><u>Kuroko no Basuke</u></b></div>
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Typical sports shounen, but it didn't have the typical main character. I enjoyed reading it but.... it's a popular Shounen Jump anime.... it will have endless number of episodes. NOOO!!! >_<<br />
<b><u>Medaka Box</u></b></div>
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The manga was fun at the beginning but it became so repetitive later (nothing new, until it got so boring that I got tired to read more.) I think the same's gonna happen to the anime.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ Read the Manga And It Got Me Bored, Skipping It ]</span></b></div>
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<b><u>Jormungand</u></b></div>
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It seems to be my type of plot but I didn't find it interesting enough to make me want to know what happens next =/ All I see are weapons and gunshots.</div>
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<b><u>Acchi Kocchi</u></b></div>
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The little loli that was obsessed with one of the dudes was really annoying.</div>
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<b><u>Upotte!</u></b></div>
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I like the human!guns idea, but.... I only see girls playing guns </div>
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<b><u>Zetman</u></b></div>
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It's so angsty =_=</div>
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<b><u>Nazo no Kanojo X</u></b></div>
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The drool thing was really... awkward. </div>
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<b><u>Yurumates</u></b></div>
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It was so boring that I don't remember anything in it.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ::: TOTALLY NEW TO ME ::::</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ Looking Forward To ]</span></b></div>
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<b><u>Tsuritama</u></b></div>
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It's about fishing? It's sci-fi? Aliens? An Asian that isn't Japanese or Chinese? Bishies? Directed by Kenji Nakamura? HELL YEAH!</div>
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<b><u>Hyouka</u></b></div>
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Classic Literature. Mystery. Can't Resist.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ Might Check It Out But I Kinda Doubt It'll Be My Type ]</span></b></div>
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<b><u>Saint Seiya Omega</u></b></div>
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I like the Greek mythology references... but looks typical shounen to me =/</div>
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<b><u>Saki: Achiga hen episode of Side A</u></b></div>
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I liked the previous Saki, but the cast on this one looks ten times more boring than the previous cast seemed before it debuted. I dunno =/</div>
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<b><u>Shining Hearts ~Shiawase no Pan~</u></b></div>
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It looks freakin' boring, but it might not be as bad as it seemed.</div>
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<b><u>Natsuiro no Kiseki</u></b></div>
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I can't enjoy "ordinary slice of life" shows. Unless there's something abnormal/unique about the main characters, I don't think I'll even be able to finish the first episode.</div>
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<b><u>AKB0048</u></b></div>
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Rebellion through entertainment? Not really a bad idea but... little girls on such a story... I worry that the cast might ruin the plot.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ NAH ]</span></b></div>
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<b><u>Sengoku Collection</u></b></div>
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I love Sengoku Era stuff. I also love Brains Base.</div>
But... why the freakin' lolis. =_=<br />
<b><u>Hiiro no Kakera</u></b></div>
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REVERSE HAREM! THERE WON'T BE A PLOT! BISHIES ARE GONNA BE STEREOTYPICAL AND THE HEROINE'S GONNA BE FREAKIN' ANNOYING! DIE, DAMNIT!</div>
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<b><u>Koi-Ken!</u></b></div>
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Whut?!</div>
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<b><u>Haiyore! Nyaruko-san</u></b></div>
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There was some OVA of this, and I see nothing but negative reviews. I'll save my eyes from bleeding.</div>
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And that's it~ Below are my bets of which I think are going to be the most enjoyable anime, for me, this upcoming Spring 2012:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ~~~::: POTENTIAL WEEKLY WATCHES ::::~~~ </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">#1 <b><u>Fate/Zero part 2</u></b></span></div>
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I MISS THE ADVENTURES OF RIDER AND WAIVER!!!! xD I ALSO MISS MY GODDESS SABER!!! I ALSO MISS MAKING FUN OF GILGAMESH AND BEING CREEPED OUT ON RYOUNOSUKE, HAHAHAHAHA!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">#2 <b><u>Tsuritama</u></b></span></div>
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I FREAKIN' LOVE UNIQUE PLOTS AND KENJI NAKAMURA SERIES HAD NEVER DISAPPOINTED ME SO I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE!!!! YAY FOR ALL THE BLUE!!!!</div>
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(Actually, this is a tie with Fate/Zero, but Fate/Zero is just more certain because I know the first part, while this one is completely new... a bigger gamble)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">#3 <b><u>Uchuu Kyoudai</u></b></span></div>
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I LOVE THE ASTRONAUT AND SPACE TRAVELLING STUFF!!! THIS GOT ME LAUGH TOO XD I ALSO LOVE THE FREAKIN' BROTHERLY LOVE!!!! KYAAAAAAA!!!!</div>
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Followed by:<b> </b>(4) <b>Hyou-ka</b> (5) <b>Sakamichi no Apollon</b></div>
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But like in previous seasons, I think this ranking's gonna change once I see the first episode.... or a few episodes of these (and the other) series, hehe.</div>
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Can't wait for next week xD</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-11953208216675482352012-03-22T02:43:00.000+08:002012-03-22T02:43:06.912+08:00[Movie] Hunger Games<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hunger Games won as the <a href="http://www.thehob.org/2011/12/the-hunger-games-wins-most-anticipated-movie-of-2012-on-mtv.html">most anticipated movie of the year</a>. Naturally, people have high expectations of it. Especially that the book is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games#Critical_reception">well-received by critics</a> and has won quite <a href="http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/the_hunger_games_69765.htm">a number of awards</a>.<br />
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I'm a huge <a href="http://daydream-sanctuary.blogspot.com/2010/09/novel-batch-review-hunger-games-trilogy.html">fan of the book myself</a>. Heck, it's my top favorite YA novel right now. So you've got an idea on how excited I was when I found out that it's getting a movie adaptation? xD Yeah, so excited that I went as far as getting advance screenings for it *_* So yeah, I've finally seen it and....<br />
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<i>It did not disappoint.</i><br />
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Well, of course, <b>the novel's still better</b>, but<b><i> the movie still did it justice</i></b>. <br />
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No wonder it's been getting <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunger_games/reviews/?type=top_critics">high ratings from critics</a> so far. Before it even premiered worldwide, <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hunger_games/news/1924763/tomatometer_watch_the_hunger_games/">it's already around 90%</a>, Keep it high xD<br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Thank goodness the movie didn't think of highlighting the romance so much (even if that's what many of the audience, fans of the book or not, would be after).... since the book didn't =P</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">They emphasized how much the sponsors matter, which was good. Makes quite a difference that surviving in a <i>televised </i>survival games is not just on having fighting and surviving skills.... you've got people to please.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The part with Katniss wearing the second tribute dress was cool. There flames *_*</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Gamemaster seemed to have had a bigger role in the movie. We were limited to Katniss' point-of-view of him in the book. The movie showed that he's a much more interesting character than that (his facial hair's really distracting though, LOLz)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Special effects were amazing! Fight choreography was good too!</li>
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<b><i>SOME NOT-SO-GREAT PARTS:</i></b><br />
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I wish there had been more....<b> terror</b> in this film. <br />
Well, yes, it had been really brutal (when the games began and ended) but for me it didn't seem terrifying enough for Katniss to have neverending nightmares (like in the book). <br />
I believe it's the way on how it was presented. There are horrifying scenes, but just didn't appear horrifying enough to make you have trouble sleeping when you get home =/</div>
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I know it's hard to put all explanations on what's going on in a film adaptation but... it would've been better if some parts were clearer, especially to those not familiar with the book. </div>
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Well, like with the costumes during the parade. I didn't get them ^^; And I don't remember the book much</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">The part with Katniss wearing the "burning" dress didn't have much impact =/ They should've shown how they made the clothes "burst into flames". That impression was a really big highlight in the book.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I'm not that impressed on how the people in the Capitol were presented. They just looked like idiots..... but they're more than just silly-looking rich people.</li>
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<b><i>CHARACTER/CAST TALK:</i></b><br />
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Clove -> Marvel -> Foxface -> Thresh -> Glimmer -> Cato -> Rue -> Peeta -> Katniss -> Gale</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">All those praises on Jennifer Lawrence were not exaggerated; she really was <b>perfect</b> as Katniss. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Josh Hutcherson was a little different from the Peeta I imaged... <i>just a little</i> (Honestly, it's just because I've imagined Peeta to be much taller than Katniss, haha). He got Peeta <b>spot-on</b>.... the director and Collins herself didn't seem to be kidding when they said Jennifer and him seem so perfect for the characters.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">I blame Alexander Ludwig for making me more interested on Cato, the character. Damn, why did they pick such a <b>cute</b> one for Cato? LOLz</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Woody Harrelson was <b>awesome</b> as Haymitch. Haymitch was the most hilarious guy in the movie.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Primrose seemed... <i>weaker</i> in the movie compare to the book </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Donald Sutherland didn't look that <i>intimidating</i> as President Snow to me.Or maybe it's just me.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Gale and Cinna looked a little different from how I imagined them to be, but their actors had managed to portrayed them well.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The rest seem to really fit their character. Even with Effie, hehe.</li>
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<b><i>Catching Fire movie, what's taking you so long? xD</i></b></div>
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<b><i>And I want DVD copy *_* </i></b></div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-84775847935111656932012-03-14T20:18:00.001+08:002012-03-14T20:49:31.111+08:00Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 6<div style="text-align: center;">
Since I'm quite hooked to Aquarion EVOL right now, and my officemate happened to have the complete episodes of the prequel (Genesis of the Aquarion), I asked for his copy and started watching xD</div>
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I've only seen three episodes so far, then just spoiled myself a bit until episode 10. </div>
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How was it? </div>
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Well..... <b><i>It was <span style="font-size: large;">painful</span> to watch.</i></b></div>
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I don't know what to say about the story... the characters... I <i>hate</i> <b>MAJORITY</b> of them. A complete opposite of what I think of the characters in EVOL, because in EVOL, I <i>love</i> <b>MAJORITY</b> of them. The only same feeling I have for the two series is that I hate the heroine, ahahaha!</div>
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Here's a quick character list:<br />
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<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLR5Dj0s9VIVfSnI_hOt2SRJVdkE1cO6ytwAB7MisZ0jerxHXZQ9exCF3q9pIzwiLPqKy-CcXgakO0xMjfaXrhCNkHgB45dJYahoyr5_jQaYk7jubN5hnnofX1Q3GIrbZuvuD4d6FypY/s1600/0314_00_01_apollo.jpg" /></td> <td>The hero in Genesis, Apollo, is like a combo of Kagura and Amata. He's the winged dude like Amata, but acts like some wild dog like Kagura. Unlike the two, Apollo's too arrogant and bratty for my liking =_= <br />
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Kagura's more amusing... and I like the adorable pure pure Amata.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE9iMQgKXsa1IsVERL7x6FXU2wPaaHSKV27A8328qHdcp-bgM2S8S06E21PWqlSeZD3y3gdR5O7FrrpARbY0LZ-uvFJvYDhbYT_O5TGtItAFWJl6nAc7s1CvVMNeW6gCrq56KvFuuxJ8/s1600/0314_00_02_sylvia.jpg" /></td> <td>Sylvia's Mikono's complete opposite.... but I also can't stand her. I already got annoyed at her from the moment she showed up in episode 1. Her brother complex and her reactions during union creeps the hell out of me. <br />
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I'll endure Mikono anytime; Sylvia's just unbearable.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCAYauD09NXX_oGUuNaNf1NfVBiKCeXKZZpaNLidmbljxEw-upynoQklI3S6nkyVfnMVzCWhibMW7EcIiM_IEJJt_vaRO4m4S4gQWWej5flBKzi4lGPf-C2qkZnzNSxln-wbR53uYpqk/s1600/0314_00_03_sirius.jpg" /></td> <td>Sirius is like a Shrade (pretty powerful blonde) and Cayene (big bro thing) combo, but nowhere near as likeable as those two. She's the brother than Sylvia worships.... but he's not really that great =_= <br />
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Thank goodness Shrade's the BL fanservice type.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmBIpJ9_madOaWEBWTUlUb1Cit2CwR_1JdTHQKFWH7084CKkUSkpDxItBYVJfBG1h1xqls4_QWaB1Y75R_evYgGEmif2P7q_cVAYQDW0Qkf8FlqpxY-mphUjFo0MFtPvUpqufyvOavdI/s1600/0314_00_04_reika.jpg" /></td> <td>Reika's like the Cayene ('coz of the vision thing) and Zessica (someone the heroine is jealous of in a way) combo. I believe she's Sirius' love interest. But she's too angsty....sickens me.<br />
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Is this the reason why Shrade (Sirius) is into Cayene (Reika)? LOLz Oh thank goodness Cayene isn't as angsty as she is.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv85F4YUixZcbtOCWJTTzxQ1nfUC5louWWMBF-uZrueRE8FpFQyWCK-c-tCwJq8alwy0NTccM6PLFnNKXb7rgG53KeMSazNc9LfTgLhCDIwnwFDuCeGKyyOg0gR29Ka25Z5N68AbkjpY/s1600/0314_00_05_pierre.jpg" /></td> <td>Pierre's Andy's counterpart.... but more on flames instead of holes.... not as much of a playboy as Andy either. He's no fun.<br />
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DON'T CHANGE, ANDY!!! LOVE YA!!!!</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS4pnOE_l_4x8VSrUDO6L8qX__Z0S-hUFnhxDJ-vWkDiyRjkbBwjex64Pr8A1qnpBh7D-pZeNa7zrj9eVxEBjOnywrGkZ53jdNvoo1aQXKLhk8Vuu6wwuS2lCYwEN1LBqFO5Uz5zZC18/s1600/0314_00_06_who2.jpg" /></td> <td>Sort of like little Yunoha and Sazanka equivalent..... not as shy as Yunoha of course. And I think she has lesbian fantasies over Reika (Sazanka's a fujoshi, on the other hand). Not that I dislike lesbian characters, but lesbian with glasses on a mecha series remind me of a creepy girl from Code Geass. *got the chills*<br />
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Yunoha's adorable~ She and Sazanka seem way more likeable than this girl T_T</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgQ98wp7TUuN0wVp26KIS6rT7Sm9wVry3EpEud1yZaVeXb43q1j_4NIdd85BBFcz3IuuL5UKl-8TbwqhFxOI7KXYJQa5qnZIi-buQ8087ISPezLoFipoua0yISsYjoacVDJuL8l-1foY/s1600/0314_00_07_who.jpg" /></td> <td>Seems to be Jin + Mix equivalent? Since he's pretty knowledgeable to tech and stuff.... but of course, this one looks too dorky compare to Jin, haha.<br />
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<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9VRBZbFIyO5gVO8CO_cfW5rtq25sV1q6Rp8UWXp0ygCsFL5-XdfaJALBqzIHccyAyIrOkHprtGeTsdWA2LnPI4yq128aoSrduVzMdh8xOnDNYSQwHML9USzhQdcF5vV8F2qfazEn34Y/s1600/0314_00_08_man.jpg" /></td> <td>This dude seems to be one of their superiors (but not exactly for just the male division). He's not bad for a comedic relief but.... I prefer Donar.<br />
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Donar shoots his subordinates in the a$$!!! YEAH!!!! Go Donar!!!</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NmOejoqscHJz2vl8RVVMwji8nm119fBBUdpjI21CAAz-8YpWZXZCVjwMIyelWtbH0zyu_dJ2pMC5vwqT-N58nF3gP4fjULJ9b84t1vpu4Djs8H7r0ZQ8SejUYJGQQOx3hjDtjaPPQxM/s1600/0314_00_09_woman.jpg" /></td> <td>Female superior and a doctor, eh? She seems okay... perhaps more likeable than the nun in EVOL. She does more things compare to the nun too. </td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-p7DXvR3jpNbI_fXxxXv17gdNUyYswcCOyok8KZlC3l6yxWdt2xcLumMWZZoMZR_quQ8yGnv7hqB774PbVhoXuDHu4_2S8iiL8XwVQbg-aQ9x97rKx9g4CQTCvmJy8GrenLH_6hsQc0/s1600/0314_00_10_mikage.jpg" /></td> <td>This Toma guy seems to be the Mikage equivalent, and has some freakin' obsession with Apollonius (Apollo in his past life). I think he's okay.... just not<br />
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Mikage... HE'S CREEPY!!! This Toma guy is easier to tolerate.</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Zos1GoiqFqXyZkuvJ1YoAbrw7PWIfvNvWbSWvpDy8i_BOH5aXg_FGdQ6rZ9jjCUcigLD89b6gNYdx1RWHepr6Q3OqpZSBZ5hET7ZE8uFWKW8G04wINR93LzFd_jHWntmONtXfc-Ln5s/s1600/0314_00_11_director.jpg" /></td> <td>This girl has the same outfit as the chairwoman....(perhaps they're related?). This one's okay... but I still prefer.....<br />
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DONUT GIRL! YAY CHAIRWOMAN CREA!</td></tr>
<tr><td width="150"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF865twAM48AZmyzaylXih3aGWsvdIH5V7a4wvkPqNRBqBZa7BP2Uc3GoRYb2-etyFIbomJvkljrpk08_J8CE16IJhY9LBw1rVpnI9-CiHzJLPvsfPx6o696BqBt37RvlydADqYDMl1Gs/s1600/0314_00_12_fudo.jpg" /></td> <td>FUDO is in both series, and he's the only fun character in Genesis (and he's just as fun in EVOL). He gets to show more of his kickass side in Genesis though (because Apollo's so rebellious and can't accept being defeated by Fudo in combat..... while Amata's an obedient little puppy)<br />
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So yeah, I really didn't like Genesis. If you want to check out the Aquarion series, I recommend that you start with EVOL. Just check out Genesis if you want to understand the series better (since even if you can start the sequel without seeing the prequel... there are still some things that would make more sense if you've seen the prequel), which is what I'm doing.</div>
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From what I've seen in Genesis and EVOL so far, I think Kagura and Mikono of EVOL are the reincarnations of Apollo and Sylvia in Genesis. So I'll have to endure looking at Sylvia for the sake of understanding EVOL better (hopefully).</div>
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MORE FLUFFY NYAANKO CHASING:</div>
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So we finally get to know about Natsume's parents (Poor Natsume... waaaaah ;_;)</div>
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It was a good episode.... a mix of serious and comedic parts.... touching and heartbreaking parts. I still can't believe this is ending soon....</div>
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Natsume's other friends should really get more screentime T_T Nishimura has <i>great talent</i> in drawing maps LOLz.... I love Tanuma's reactions. I'm also thankful that Tanuma's around... he forces Natsume to speak up already (Natsume, don't be such a masochist. Why are you only a sadist towards Nyaanko-sensei?! LOLz)</div>
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WHAT YUNOHA SAID IN THIS SCENE WAS PURE WIN:</div>
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Then Jin's reaction afterwards.... freakin' adorable!!! And there'll be more blushing from him next episode... WHEEEE!</div>
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I think Zessica's power was only shown in this episode for the first time? She can see through mirrors or something? Kagura and Mikono calling each other Apollon and Sylvie respectively.... like the characters in the movie.... perhaps she's destined to end up with Kagura... but she apologizes to Kagura because she fell in love with Amata. </div>
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But from watching Genesis, the hero there is like a combo of Kagura and Amata. Maybe those two are actually related. Perhaps.... they're brothers? I WILL WELCOME THAT TWIST NO MATTER HOW CLICHE!!!!</div>
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While Mikage's.... creepier than usual in this episode. Eeee....</div>
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OH I CAN SO RELATE TO THIS:</div>
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There had been so many times when I've looked for my eyeglasses though they're just on my head (like in Hidenori's case). Sometimes I've just holding them (while looking for it on my other hand). I even looked for it <i><b>while wearing i</b></i><b><i>t</i></b> (didn't even realize that my vision's so clear, ahaha)</div>
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For the first time, the Highschool Girls section in this episode wasn't bad.... because it's not focusing on the random stuff on they do. The past of one of the girls seemed like an.... epic, LOLz.</div>
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The panties thing was wtf..... and Hidenori doing some BL scene at the province... double wtf. Hahahaha!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ #4 - NISEMONOGATARI - EP. 10 ]</span></b></div>
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Shinobu's love for donuts is so adoooooooooooorable:</div>
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Tsukihi's the one in trouble this time, huh. I'm still shocked on how perverted Koyomi is towards her though. He didn't go that far with Karen (at least, not yet). But come to think of it, he did something almost equally disturbing to Hachiyuki. Perhaps he's into lolis.... Bad boy.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ #5 - INU X BOKU SS - EP. 9 ]</span></b></div>
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Ooohh... so they managed to make an episode from those omake/extras parts in the manga. How they've put those bits together wasn't bad.</div>
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I really like the "No Talking" parts. The misunderstandings were hilarious, haha! Poor Zange being the primary suspect of everything, haha!</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-80292926193000539172012-03-07T00:08:00.002+08:002012-03-07T00:08:31.357+08:00Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 5<div style="text-align: center;">
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:</div>
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Perhaps he looks so girlie if both eyes are shown? Ahahaha....</div>
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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*)</div>
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I... BADLY wish that Natsume and Natori are brothers. Natori's acting so much like a brother figure to him... and they.... <i>somewhat</i> look alike anyway. *sigh* I don't think I'll be getting that twist I want, ahaha.</div>
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Of course it was a good episode, but Nyaanko steals the spotlight so much on the little things he does (or complains about). </div>
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- 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</div>
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- Madara.... taxi.... LOLz.... LOLz</div>
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- Oh what Nyaanko-sensei does to sick people.... make them suffer more with his weight. LOLz</div>
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- Nyaanko-sensei is a cushion that is READY <i>everytime you need it</i>:</div>
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This is why Natsume never suffers from dangerous fall. He has the softest cushion in the world, no matter how tiny. Haha xD</div>
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I'm excited about the episode. Finally, after three seasons, some information on natsume's parents!!!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ #2 AQUARION EVOL - EP. 10 ]</span></b></div>
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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! </div>
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The biggest impact on him were the tears.... daaaaww... that's just.... daaaaaw....</div>
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And I think he even considers Yunoha as the most dangerous one, ahahaha:</div>
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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*)</div>
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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) </div>
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~ Ah, I think the episode of <b>Daily Lives of High School Boys</b> that was supposed to be for this batch got included in the previous batch, ahahaha. So skipping my #3 ~</div>
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Nisemonogatari just made toothbrushing so disturbing, ahaha. </div>
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The incest jokes are getting creepier and more disturbing. </div>
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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)</div>
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He's so confusing. I thought he's serious about Senjougahara but it seems that he's horny enough to flirt with everyone else, <i>even his sister</i>.</div>
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<b>BAD BOY.</b> (But I still like him 'coz he's so f*ckin' hilarious xD)</div>
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Senjougahara has all the right to torture this psycho idiot, ahahaha ^^;</div>
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The fun parts in this episode are actually those on the background rather than the focus on the episode. </div>
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Yuki Onna's so mean to her master, but they got along so well when talking about boobs, LOLz.</div>
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Zange abuses and ridicules Watanuki a lot, but though his method may be a little mean, he really cares.</div>
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But the dog bowl thing is just so cruel and hilarious at the same time, haha.</div>
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Oh man, I still haven't look into much of the shows of the upcoming season. I wanna check most of them out soon....</div>
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I also need to catch up on Mirai Nikki. (Catching up on Guilty Crown... I'm having second thoughts =/)</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-68743274615318175252012-02-28T22:51:00.002+08:002012-02-29T00:02:26.502+08:00Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 4<div style="text-align: center;">
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:</div>
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Only those with powerful senses will be able to see the terror behind my smiles</div>
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But I'm fine now, hehe.</div>
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Oh, I managed to catch-up on my top 5 favorites in the current season (not just the top 3, w00t!)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ #1 NATSUME YUUJINCHOU SHI - EP. 9 ]</span></b></div>
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The manga readers were so excited that this arc was finally going to get animated. Now I see why:</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">THERE WAS A MEAT BUN STRIKE!!!!!!!!!</span></div>
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Ahaha, okay, okay. </div>
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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.</div>
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I also think he's similar to Madara. They get annoyed when Natsume gets himself into trouble... aka "<i>doing something stupid</i>"... but they <u>worry</u> about the boy a lot, haha!</div>
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Looking forward to what happens next episode~</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ #2 AQUARION EVOL - EP. 9 ]</span></b></div>
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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:</div>
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And I'm very delighted that this episode focuses on my favorite pairing~ Opposites attract.... and can repel <i>violently</i>, haha!</div>
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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... <i>things</i>.</div>
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This show is so <b>perverted</b>.</div>
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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 <i>force</i>. Adding that won't make the "daddy is the cause" thing any less <i>cliche</i>)</div>
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The eyesores for me in this episode are the usual: (1) Mikage's just psycho. Ghey psycho. Ugh.</div>
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And of course, (2) the other's Mikono. <i>Power to connect people</i>, huh. PFFT! Even Amata can do the little speech she did. You don't need any power to do what she <i>accomplished</i>. Ha, I suppose the creators ran out of ideas on what excuse they could use to make the heroine <i>special</i>. Hmph!</div>
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And ugh, why was Amata the only one punished after they got that close (physically)? It's HER fault for <b>tripping</b>! So stupidly even. SHE ALSO NEEDS RESCUING EVEN IF IT'S JUST THE STAIRS??? GAWD, even if she isn't being <i>jealous</i> in this episode, SHE STILL ANNOYS ME!!!!</div>
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Majority of the scenes in the latest episode hadn't been that funny.... except for the Hidenori-centric ones, I suppose:</div>
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He's so lame and hilarious; he's slowly becoming one of my top favorites xD Hahahahaha!<br />
His birthday wishes made me ROFL</div>
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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.<br />
Not funny. Just <b>LOUD</b>. Hurts my ears =_=</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ #4 NISEMONOGATARI - EP. 7 ]</span></b></div>
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I really miss my abusable Koyomi and my sadistic Senjougahara:</div>
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I stopped at episode 7 because when I peeked (fine, PEEKS) at episode 8, I didn't spot any Senjougahara so... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.</div>
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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!</div>
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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.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ #5 INU X BOKU SS - EP. 7 ]</span></b></div>
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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.</div>
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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. </div>
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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<i> slow in getting rid of them</i> when they managed to attack her. It's like he watched a bit first before getting into action. You know, <i>that kind of slow</i> =_= Come to think of it, foxy boy is often (a little) late in rescuing her. =/</div>
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Alright, I'll catch up on other shows for now. Movies too (Hotarubi no Mori E *_*)</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-40570601175748447722012-02-21T22:44:00.000+08:002012-02-21T22:46:10.256+08:00Blogging Status and Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 3<div style="text-align: center;">
Well, you see, I've heard of <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-22/eureka-seven-ao-gets-tv-anime-in-april-2012">Eureka Seven Ao</a> and thought that: "Hey! It's about time I marathon its prequel already!"</div>
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Now I can't get this guy off my mind:</div>
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Serious yet dorky military boy who is pretty kickass but madly in love with a crazy little b!tch. Okay, my type. Hahaha!</div>
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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</div>
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Now onto my top 3 this season:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ NATSUME YUUJINCHOU SHI - EP. 8 ]</span></b></div>
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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:</div>
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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)</div>
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And Natori's gonna be there!!!! HOORAY FOR SPARKLES!!!!!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ AQUARION EVOL - EP. 8 ]</span></b></div>
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Oh my god... the recent episode was all about STRIPPING:</div>
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It was so ridiculous... I was very amused xD</div>
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Even Shrade wanted to join the stripping party. I knew he was fanservice character. Bwahahahaha!</div>
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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!</div>
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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"*</div>
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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...)</div>
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AND WHY IS MIKONO GETTING THESE GUYS????!!! UUUUGGGHHH... she even has Cayene for a brother. </div>
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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.</div>
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Oh, whatever. Next episode looks exciting.... MY "MAN-HATER" AND PLAYBOY-WANNABE SHIP! ALRIGHT!!!!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ DAILY LIVES OF HIGH SCHOOL BOYS - EP. 8 ]</span></b></div>
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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!</div>
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Oh, I also like the part when Mr. Student Council President tries to flirt....</div>
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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LFp6VJ10NxNMV9fwHxWQWqxTbJ4jZVFzAqzjE0Ya9BisOjFLBDkwB4RIZ_dMsMkHuVeNjh2MIBdNgdnnDucWOpq_A9GU_K7NLWr9HASq4XQcH3x7WxKvPpU6ShdzmCWBzm5YyEuKC8M/s1600/0221_daily.jpg" /></div>
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and it's not working. Haha, go Ringo-chan!</div>
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Alright, I shall now go back to my Eureka Seven marathon~</div>
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(I don't like Renton much, but it's fun to see him making a fool out of Dominic. Haha!)</div>
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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)</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-52842592768753546812012-02-15T01:14:00.001+08:002012-02-15T01:14:44.346+08:00Blogging Status and Winter 2012 Anime Watching Part 2<div style="text-align: center;">
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(Oh every episode with Natori has sparkles, YAY!)</div>
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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 *_*</div>
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But I still managed to catch up on my top three favorite series this season (I love my new internet provider =3)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ NATSUME YUUJINCHOU EP. 7 ]</span></b></div>
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Seriously, this scene looks so BL. And to see such a scene during Valentines Day really feels awkward, haha.</div>
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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.</div>
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Madora is always so awesome. Oh Tanuma's and Natori's faces when they've realized that the pretty girl is him, LOLz.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ AQUARION EVOL EP. 7 ]</span></b></div>
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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. </div>
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I didn't dislike Mikono, though she's the type of heroine that would usually annoy me.<span style="font-size: large;"> BUT </span>if she's going to continue getting mad at Amata because of her<i> petty little misunderstandings</i>.... that will certainly get on my nerves. T_T</div>
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Zessica, on the other hand, is so cute. Haha!</div>
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I like Mix as well... oh totally shipping her with Andy, haha!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">[ DAILY LIVES OF HIGHSCHOOL BOYS EP. 7 ]</span></b></div>
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These two had been so hilarious in this episode... especially Hidenori! Bwahahahaha xD</div>
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And if I understood correctly, Yoshitake was the one Hidenori admired when he was a kid? Hidenori's disappointment... haha!</div>
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My favorite part on this is the dubbing part.... that was soooo amusing xD</div>
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Whoa! There's already <a href="http://psgels.net/2012/02/11/spring-season-preview-6/">a list </a>of the shows for the upcoming season? Exciting *_* Gonna look 'em up soon~<br />
<br />Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-69516901334824463072012-02-07T23:55:00.001+08:002012-02-08T00:43:13.289+08:00Blogging Status and Winter 2012 Watching<div style="text-align: center;">
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I haven't blogged for more than a month. And I miss making posts and going around in other blogs.<br />
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The <a href="http://daydream-sanctuary.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-short-fandom-blogging-history-and.html">initial plan</a> 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).<br />
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But with the way things are right now, I don't think it's gonna work out anymore ^^;<br />
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So I'll either continue this blog, or clean it up, or create an entirely new one ^^;<br />
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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).<br />
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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.<br />
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The sixth episode of <b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Natsume Yuujinchou 4</span></u></b> 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!<br />
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I can't stop laughing at this part:<br />
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<i>"Natsume": *does a "cool" pose* <b>What do you think?</b><br />
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And oh my god, this one made me go ROFL:<br />
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Speaking of amusing lines, my second favorite this season is<b><u><span style="font-size: large;"> Aquarion EVOL</span></u></b>, had one of its characters say something like this:<br />
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<i>Kagura: <b>Mind if I kill you?</b></i></blockquote>
He almost butchered the main character in the previous episodes while he's inside a mecha, now he's being polite by <i>asking permission </i>if it's alright for him to kill the dude? That's just... wtflolz<br />
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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 <b><i>freakin' entertained.</i></b>...<br />
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The next one that I follow is <b><u><span style="font-size: large;">The Daily Lives of High School Boys</span></u></b>. 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... <i>out of this world</i>, bwahahaha. Thank goodness they got hilarious voice actors that can make them... sound as hilarious as they should be, haha!<br />
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After that is <b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Nisemonogatari</span></u></b>. Oh thank goodness my Koyomi is still the main character.<br />
This seems CRAZIER than its prequel, but I'm<i> oh so fine</i> with it xD Teehee~<br />
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Next would be <b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Inu x Boku SS</span></u></b>. 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<br />
But still, I liked it. I suppose my love for the manga made it unimaginable for me to completely dislike the anime, haha.<br />
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I watched an episode of <b><u>Rinne no Lagrange</u></b> and it seems cooler than I expected :D Hopefully I can catch up to this soon.<br />
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<b><u>Another </u></b>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.<br />
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I didn't know <b><u>Thermae Romae </u></b>would be part of this season last time. It was pretty amusing, hehe.<br />
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<b><u>Ano Natsu de Matteru</u></b> also looks good but.... alien romance, huh? Hmmm... maybe I'll try another episode.<br />
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<b><u>Moretsu Pirates</u></b> seemed okay but.... hhhmm... not my type? I got bored after watching the first episode.<br />
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I didn't even bother to finish <b><u>Brave 10</u></b>'s first episode. The opening theme alone looked so.... uncreative.<br />
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I really don't get <b><u>Recorder to Ransell</u></b>.<br />
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I haven't seen the others, but I'll most likely not appreciate them anyway.<br />
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Wow.... current list is... really different from <a href="http://bit.ly/vuBa2L">what I've been anticipating</a> ^^; Haha<br />
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(Having a disgusted face while looking at himself in the mirror. LOLz)</div>
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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<br />
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Alright, I'll re-watch Natsume Yuujinchou 4 episode 6.... it's so amusing xD Hahaha!<br />
<br />Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-53643701277817064232012-01-02T23:42:00.001+08:002012-01-03T00:04:31.599+08:00My Short Fandom Blogging History... and Old Blogs Re-Opened!My "Short" Fandom Blogging History:<br />
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<li><b>[deviantArt] </b>I used to blog about my fandom a bit on the journals at my art account (@ deviantArt).</li>
<li><b>[Expression of Deviance] </b>I used to blog about my fandom on a personal journal (@ LiveJournal). </li>
<li><b>[Impressions with Deviance] </b>And then I thought of creating a blog with only my reviews (@ Wordpress).</li>
<li><b>[Fiction Hunter] </b>I wanted a book blog because lots of book blogs made me jealous (@ Blogspot). </li>
<li><b>[Imagination Complex]</b> I think this name was cooler. And yeah, still a book blog (@ Blogspot). </li>
<li><b>[Hyper Parfait] </b>And then my friend and I decided to create an anime and manga blog (@ Blogspot).</li>
<li><b>[Daydream Sanctuary]</b> 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)</li>
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<b>HYPER PARFAIT IS BACK!</b></div>
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Yes, we're doing pair blogging again xD My partner, xtine06, is less busy lately, so we can blog like we used to before~<br />
The difference though, is that it'll only focus on <b>anime</b>. I'll be posting my anime reviews, first impressions, commentaries, fangurlings, etc. over there instead.<br />
<b>Inu x Boku SS</b> is what I plan to follow this season (Thank goodness it airs on Thursdays! YAY!). Possibly <b>Miniskirt Pirates</b> too (it's on a Saturday). <b>Mirai Nikki</b>, I might post by batch (or it depends on the episode). For the rest, it depends....</div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">WHAT'S COMING?</span></i></b> </div>
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<b style="text-align: center;">IMAGINATION COMPLEX WILL BE BACK!</b> <br />
<span style="text-align: center;">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)</span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">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</span><br />
It will be like Daydream Sanctuary, minus the anime stuff... and <i>more organized</i> ^^; I won't be transferring my posts because the current ones are such a mess >_< <i>It's confusing me. @_@</i> I'm thinking of proofreading and reposting my reviews though.<br />
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.<br />
Sorry for being so fickle-minded and such an organizing freak >_< </div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-89031883642452962492011-12-20T01:20:00.004+08:002011-12-20T01:20:54.486+08:00Year End HiatusI've been busy with stuff. I shall also be going out of town and be gone for a week.<br />
And these past few weeks had been very unlucky for me o_O<br />
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<br />
Happy Holidays~Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-24634120473775391492011-12-05T00:51:00.001+08:002011-12-05T18:55:37.973+08:00[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 8<div style="text-align: center;">
HE HAS FINALLY SHOWED UP =3</div>
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<a href="http://daydream-sanctuary.blogspot.com/2011/09/daydreamers-favorites-my-top-fandom.html">Fan bias</a> is so powerful. I was so overjoyed while watching that episode especially on times when he's featured on screen. Teeheeheehee.</div>
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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.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ LOVE OUT OF BISHIE BIAS ~</span></b></div>
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(I AM <i>OBVIOUSLY</i> NOT CRAZY ABOUT HIM!!!!.... LOLz xD)</div>
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<b>[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 8 ]</b></div>
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HELLO DARLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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OHMYGOD HE'S JUST SO KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! xD</div>
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When he said, "You're trembling. How cute."... THAT'S QUITE SADISTIC OF HIM, ISN'T IT? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA xD</div>
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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</div>
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EITHER WAY HE'S STILL <i>GORGEOUSLY CREEPY</i> xD HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!</div>
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How Yuki's friends found out about his diary's ability had been different in the anime. I like it better this way.</div>
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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 <b>MORE</b> FABULOUS POSES xD Hahahahaha!!!!</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ JUST DIED FROM TOO MUCH DAAW ~</span></b></div>
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<b>[ Guilty Crown - Ep. 8 ]</b></div>
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This is one of the reasons why I can't easily hate the psychopathic jerks, like the blonde bastard in this series.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">HE'S JUST LONELY!!!!!!!!! xD</span></b></div>
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THERE ARE EVEN TEARS ON HIS EYES!!!!!!! <b>HE NEEDS CUDDLES!!!!!!!!!!!</b></div>
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OH THAT POOR DEAR STILL SAD THAT HIS DADDY CAN'T CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHWAY WITH HIM EVEN ON THAT AGE!!!! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!</div>
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That was the only memorable scene for me in this episode, ahahaha.</div>
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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. </div>
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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.... <b>DOES THAT MEAN THAT HE ALMOST CONFESSED TO C.C.????</b> 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!!!!!!!!!</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ WTF THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING ~</span></b></div>
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<i>"This is it. The end of our relationship. It's been too long. Everything has been."</i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"<b>Aren't we brothers? </b>There is no such thing as an end."</span></i></div>
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<i>"Cut it out. We just so happened to be born on the same day. Just strangers."</i></div>
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<b>[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 21 ]</b></div>
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DAMN THAT JOURNALIST FOR MAKING MY TWINS FIGHT!!!!!!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">WAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!</span></div>
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DAMN IT, KAMBA!!!!! DAMN IT, SHOUMA!!!!!!</div>
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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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. </div>
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BUT YOU TWO STILL DIDN'T NEED TO GO THAT FAR!!! NOW MY TWINS ARE DEFINITELY SEPARATED!!!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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So this means moments like these ain't gonna happen againt?:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!</b></span></div>
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*cries for eternity*</div>
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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*</div>
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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???!</div>
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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 @_@</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ MOST IMPRESSIVE AND INTERESTING ~</span></b></div>
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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!"</div>
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I find it funny how demanded Shinjurou was... for very somple detective work... and even on house errands, LOLz.</div>
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How Kazamori crosses firewalls was pretty cool~ I loooove how she made Shinjurou awake. Haha. She has to be sure~</div>
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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!</div>
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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 <i>his</i> assistant. Perhaps he was hoping that she'll be <i>playing</i> with him like how she does with Shinjurou. Oh he's such a <i>pervert</i>.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ FAIRY TALE REFERENCES FTW ~</span></b></div>
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<b>[ Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Ep. 9 ]</b></div>
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SNOW WHITE REFERENCES!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!</div>
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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</div>
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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 <i>wrong</i>... yet freakin' hilarious, haha!)</div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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That POG president's pretyt pathetic... GHEY even. Fairy tale puzzle to kill a solver. Pfft.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~ NOT AS EXCITING AS USUAL ~ </span></b></div>
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<b>[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 10 ] </b></div>
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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.</div>
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Rin as a kid wasn't so bad, though it did annoy me that she tried to go to Fuyuki at night <i>around the time after her father told her that it's dangerous</i>. I can somehow understand trouble magnets, but those who are<i> asking for trouble</i> is... ugh.</div>
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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....</div>
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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 ;_;</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ THE OTHERS ]</span></b></div>
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I was finally done with my <a href="http://bit.ly/vuBa2L">Winter 2012 Anime Series First Impressions</a> 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. </div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-78438991370022072372011-12-01T23:07:00.001+08:002011-12-01T23:27:07.244+08:00Winter 2012 Anime Series First Impressions<div style="text-align: center;">
WINTER IS COMING!!!!!!! (I suddenly missed A Game of Thrones....)</div>
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Wow... <a href="http://daydream-sanctuary.blogspot.com/2011/08/autumnfall-2011-series-first.html">the previous season didn't seem that long ago</a> but it looks like we'll be seeing another batch of new shows coming very soon xD</div>
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Last time, I expected my top favorite to be <a href="http://daydream-sanctuary.blogspot.com/search/label/Un-Go">Un-Go</a>, but <a href="http://daydream-sanctuary.blogspot.com/search/label/Fate%2FZero">Fate/Zero</a> <i>blew me away</i>. It was so fantastic, I love it *_* </div>
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For this season, my chosen one... <i>should've been</i>:</div>
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IT'S AMAZING!!!!!! ONE OF THE FANTASY SERIES WITH ALICE IN WONDERLAND REFERENCES DONE RIGHT AND VERY CREATIVELY *_*</div>
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But... it doesn't seem to be a series? But I'm happy that it's gonna be out really soon though xD</div>
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Now about the others.... here goes!</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ A SEQUEL I'M TOTALLY CONTINUING ]</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Natsume Yuujinchou 4</span></b></div>
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<tr><td>Director: Takahiro Omori<br />
Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai<br />
Music: Makoto Yoshimori<br />
Original creator: Yuki Midorikawa<br />
Character Design: Akira Takata<br />
Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani<br />
Director of Photography: Hitoshi Tamura<br />
Color setting: Hiromi Miyawaki<br />
Editing: Kazuhiko Seki<br />
Monster Design: Tatsuo Yamada<br />
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Animation Production: Brains Base<br />
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo<br />
Production: NAS</td> <td>Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume<br />
Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei<br />
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Akira Ishida as Shūichi Natori<br />
Eiji Itô as Shigeru Fujiwara<br />
Hisayoshi Suganuma as Atsushi Kitamoto<br />
Kazuma Horie as Kaname Tanuma<br />
Miki Itou as Tōko Fujiwara<br />
Miyuki Sawashiro as Jun Sasada<br />
Rina Satou as Tohru Taki<br />
Ryohei Kimura as Satoru Nishimura<br />
Sanae Kobayashi as Reiko Natsume<br />
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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! <br />
I even forgot about the manga. The anime was more fun to follow xD<br />
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!!!! <br />
My only problem with it is that the plot development is reeeeeeeeeally slow. No wonder the manga's currently preeeeeetty long. <br />
BUT I DON'T CARE!!! IT'S GOOD AND ENTERTAINING ANYWAY!!!! I LOVE <strike>ABUSING</strike> YOU, NATSUME!!!!!</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ A MANGA-BASED SERIES I'M DEFINITELY FOLLOWING ]</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Inu x Boku Secret Service</span></b></div>
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<tr><td>Director: Naokatsu Tsuda<br />
Series Composition: Saizo Nemoto<br />
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Haruko Iizuka<br />
Original Creator: Fujiwara Cocoa<br />
Scenario & Setting Supervision: Takuya Satō<br />
Animation Production: David Production<br />
Broadcaster: TBS<br />
Production: Aniplex</td> <td>Rina Hidaka as Ririchiyo Shirakiin<br />
Yūichi Nakamura as Sōshi Miketsukami<br />
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Kana Hanazawa as Karuta Roromiya<br />
Mamoru Miyano as Zange Natsume<br />
Takuya Eguchi as Banri Watanuki<br />
Tomokazu Sugita as Kagerō Shōkiin<br />
Yōko Hikasa as Nobara Yukinokōji<br />
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Renshō Sorinozuka</td></tr>
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I.... actually got HOOKED to this one, ahahahaha! <a href="http://daydream-sanctuary.blogspot.com/2011/11/manga-discovery-anime-promotion-inu-x.html">It even has its own entry where I go fan crazy about the manga version and how excited I am on the anime adaptation</a>. <br />
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!</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ CHECKING OUT ]</span></b></div>
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Shows that are completely new to me that I find pretty interesting and worth checking out</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aquarion Evol</span></b><br />
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Oh my god I'm annoyed with the heroine already. <br />
She's supposed to be a "warrior" but in the promos I see her do anything but fighting. <br />
But damnit.... the couple on the mecha cockpit.... MECHA SHOWS SHOULD STOP DOING THAT!!! IT REMINDS ME OF MY SIMON x NIA (Gurren-Lagann)<br />
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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. <br />
Bias and nostalgia are so powerful....<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Miniskirt Pirates</span></b><br />
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THE MINISKIRT AND HIGHSCHOOL THING IS STUPID! Oh come on, anime girls can have "costumes" other than their school uniforms ya know!!!<br />
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!!!<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Daily Lives of High School Boys</span></b><br />
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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~</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ POSSIBLY FOLLOWING ]</span></b></div>
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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.</div>
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OH MY GOD! SAPPHIRE PYRO'S NOT THAT EXCITED ABOUT A MYSTERY SERIES?!<br />
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). <br />
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. <br />
Okay, fine, THIS SERIES ANNOYED ME. For a supernatural horror series, it felt like it <i>tried too hard</i>. <br />
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. </div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nisemonogatari</span></b></div>
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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*</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ MIGHTY TRY ]</span></b></div>
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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.</div>
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<b>Black Rock Shooter</b> - To be honest, the main reason why I can't get drawn to this Vocaloid animation mania is because.... THERE'S NO KAITO!!!!!!!!!!!</div>
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!</div>
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*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 <i>looking at them</i> already makes me sleepy.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rinne no Lagrange</b> - 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.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Recorder to Randoseru</b> - 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... </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ano Natsu de Matteru</b> - 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</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Kill Me Baby</b> - It looks crazy. It could be fun, haha. I only fear about its jokes being overused =_=</li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ THEY'RE NOT BAD BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN FOLLOW THEM ]</span></b></div>
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Series wherein I have manga background but don't think I'll be following the anime series</div>
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<b>Brave 10</b></div>
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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 <i>clingy</i> 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.</div>
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<b>The Knight in the Area</b></div>
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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 ;_; <br />
HOWEVER, this is just so freakin' LOOOONG (already 20+ volumes). So... no T_T</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ INSTANTLY DROPPED ]</span></b></div>
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Sequels and new shows that I'm positive I won't ever be able to last long.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2</b> - Maybe I should check out its prequel soon (it has a reference to my favorite detective after all) but magical girls.... I dunno... </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>New Prince of Tennis</b> - I liked Prince of Tennis but this is just too loooooooooooooong. I hate it when shounen series become freakin' looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Zero no Tsukaima F</b> - 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.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Senhime Zesshou Symphogear</b> - Singing moe girls that can turn into fighting hott magical girls. Errr... whatever.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki</b> - CATS! KEEP THEM AWAY FROM ME!!!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai!</b> - 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</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Amagami SS+ plus</b> - I never bothered with the prequel... and I doubt I ever will. These types of romances bore the hell out of me.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>High School D x D</b> - Perverted harem.... I don't trust such stupidity. I'll save myself from headaches. </li>
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- Info from Anime News Network<br />
- Images either from Official Site or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/animucharts">Animu Chart</a>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-11963346941812678152011-11-27T16:19:00.001+08:002011-11-27T20:35:51.628+08:00[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 7<div style="text-align: center;">
I managed to marathon Ikoku Meiro Croisee last week:</div>
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<img border="0" height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/zldk6q.jpg" width="20" /> RATING: <b>B (NICE!) </b> <img height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/iqe99h.jpg" width="20" /> FAVORITISM: <b>4 Hearts (ADORATION)</b></div>
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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</div>
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Alrighty, now for my weekly dose of anime xD</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 9 ] </span></b></div>
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When I saw that *points image on the left* My reaction was like this *points image on the right*... plus tears.</div>
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Oh it got me so worried!!!!!!!!! WAAAAAAHHH!!!! My Lancer ;_;</div>
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So <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarmuid_Ua_Duibhne">Diarmuid</a> 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. </div>
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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. )</div>
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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~)</div>
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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. ;_;</div>
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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</div>
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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 ^^;</div>
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I... don't think I will enjoy the next episode much. I see Rin's name T_T</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Guilty Crown - Ep. 7 ]</span></b></div>
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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</div>
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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</div>
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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</div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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Is this series really the serious type? It got me laughing so much xD</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 20 ]</span></b></div>
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Wait a minute.... THE CHILD BROILER THING WAS <b>LITERAL</b>???</div>
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What... shet... <b>WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT</b>????!!!!</div>
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This series never ceases to.... shock and disturb me O_O</div>
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Speaking of disturbing, oh Kamba and his <i>squeezes</i>. He can even go erotic on vegetables. LOLz</div>
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So Himari's in love with Sho-chan..... However, Kamba's the one in love with her. Sho-chan.... it's hard to tell ^^; </div>
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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.</div>
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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)</div>
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Hahaha... the popular speculation was that Shouma's the adopted one. Looks like it's the other way around.</div>
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If that's the case... <b>FINE</b>, 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*</div>
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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. </div>
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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...</div>
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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</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 7 ]</span></b></div>
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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....</div>
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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</div>
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YAY! This arc's done xD Akise Aru's getting closer~</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Phi Brain - Kami no Puzzle - Ep. 8 ]</span></b></div>
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Oooo... so Anna's not only some art prodigy... HE'S PSYCHIC xD (But it's really difficult to see Anna as male...)</div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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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</div>
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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</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Un-Go - Ep. 7 ]</span></b></div>
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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.</div>
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Looks like Inga's familiar with the other mystery girl. I wonder if that girl also eats souls like Inga.</div>
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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 </div>
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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</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ OVERALL ]</span></b></div>
For the ranking of the most entertaining episodes to be this week:<br />
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(6) Un-Go (it was interesting, but not fun)<br />
(5) Phi Brain (not as crazy as usual)<br />
(4) Mirai Nikki (maybe it's because I'm not a fan of the 5th)<br />
(3) Guilty Crown (hilarious xD)<br />
(2) Mawaru Penguindrum (*brain dead*)<br />
(1) Fate/Zero (mncvjsdfndkkgfrslkgdgnhbksd)</blockquote>
Alright, I dropped <b><u>Ben-To</u></b> from my weekly watching. I'll just marathon it when it ends. The same goes with <b><u>Sekaiichi Hatsukoi</u></b>. As for these six.... I can't ^^; At least for now... let's see next week.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ THE OTHERS ]</span></b></div>
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I gave <b><u>Kimi to Boku</u></b> another try. And... it just sucks T_T The abundant screentime of cats got on my nerves too. UGH.</div>
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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.</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-57342593860520483212011-11-26T11:43:00.001+08:002011-11-26T13:04:58.798+08:00[ Manga Discovery + Anime Promotion] Inu x Boku S.S.<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Inu x Boku Secret Service</span></b><br />
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<i>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.</i></div>
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<i><i>She didn't ask for one. She didn't see the need to.</i></i></div>
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<i><i>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.</i></i></div>
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<i><i>How will Riricho be able to deal with such a... DOG?</i></i></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ MANGA ]</span></b><br />
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(8 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)<br />
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<tr><td width="50%">Mangaka: <b>Fujiwara Cocoa</b><br />
Demographic: <b>Shounen</b></td> <td>Publisher: <b>Square Enix</b><br />
Serialization: <b>GANGAN Joker</b></td></tr>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ ANIME ]</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.inuboku.tv/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahTqxNrLzrm_7f7qOJiWb5vNITayXZwN1UyiFzx0tGzNd_FBYLgdPlUnStlX-3tL6BX9-vTKsgJNx9Zale59BS3G9FWpVdEgmXhfnJAdKth7n-7EgjoGrXSAAFdJpByrUf_H8nBOsZD4/s1600/01_inuxboku_anime.jpg" /></a><br />
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Director: <b>Naokatsu Tsuda</b></div>
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Series Composition: <b>Saizo Nemoto</b></div>
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Character Design & Chief Animation Director: <b>Haruko Iizuka</b></div>
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Scenario & Setting Supervision: <b>Takuya Satō</b></div>
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Animation Production: <b>David Production</b></div>
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Broadcaster: <b>TBS</b></div>
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Production: <b>Aniplex</b></div>
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<b>Rina Hidaka </b>as Ririchiyo Shirakiin</div>
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<b>Yūichi Nakamura</b> as Sōshi Miketsukami</div>
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<b>Kana Hanazawa</b> as Karuta Roromiya</div>
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<b>Mamoru Miyano</b> as Zange Natsume</div>
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<b>Takuya Eguchi</b> as Banri Watanuki</div>
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<b>Tomokazu Sugita</b> as Kagerō Shōkiin</div>
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<b>Yōko Hikasa</b> as Nobara Yukinokōji</div>
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<b>Yoshimasa Hosoya </b>as Renshō Sorinozuka</div>
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<img border="0" height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/zldk6q.jpg" width="20" /> POTENTIAL: <b>B- (PRETTY GOOD!) </b> <img height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/iqe99h.jpg" width="20" /> FAVORITISM: <b>4.5 Hearts (ADDICTION)</b><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>WARNING:</b></span> 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)<br />
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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 *_*<br />
I tried to make my impressions <i>as less spoilery as possible</i>... if ever I spill something... well, my main reason for doing would be... to get make it more interesting/attractive, haha.</div>
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<b><u>Motivation: </u>(What Made Me Check It Out)</b></div>
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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 ^^;</div>
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<b><u>Curses:</u> (What Seems to be Bad About It)</b></div>
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It lacks plot and anything related to it (plot development, story background, setting, story telling, pacing, flow, etc.). Seriously.</div>
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"What's with this irregular beating of my heart?"..... <i>Pfft.</i></div>
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<b><u>Praises:</u> (What Seems to be Good About It)</b></div>
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The characters... they aren't just adorable or crazy/amusing... they're so... <i>different</i> yet very decent ^^ </div>
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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 ^^</div>
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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 <i>shoujo series</i> (if there are, they're so few that I can count them with one hand). </div>
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<b><u>Nostalgia:</u> (What It Reminds Me of)</b></div>
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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 ^^;)</div>
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<b><u>Bias:</u> (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)</b></div>
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Youkai stuff.... oh supernatural stuff *_* And fighter types? YES~</div>
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Different types of butlers/bodyguards (indifferent, sadistic, super duper loyal, etc.).... squee *_* My master-servant relationships... wheee xD</div>
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Adorable and crazy characters.... me like me like me like me like me like me like </div>
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Wacky gals (heroine's not exaclty wacky though) and Weirdo bishies..... *THUMBS UP*</div>
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The blonde hero acts like a faithful dog.... <b>I LIKE DOGS</b></div>
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<b><u>Fangirl:</u> (What I Love in It)</b></div>
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<b>KARUTA</b>: This girl... spaces out a lot and looks innocent... but she's actually... very dangerous xD (And her relationship with Watanuki's so cute~)<br />
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<b>NOBARA</b>: She is a PERVERT with crazy fetishes and she's VERY BLUNT about it. LOLz<br />
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<b>ZANGE</b>: 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. <strike>WHEN ZANGE SAYS SOUSHI CAN HUG HIM, SOUSHI ACTUALLY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE AN HONOR. WTFLOLz</strike>)<br />
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<b>KAGEROU</b>: 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.<br />
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<b>SOUSHI</b>: 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<br />
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His extreme loyalty and devotion are so <b>ridiculous</b> that it's so <b>FUNNY</b> xD His words may seem romantic but they're so <b>exagerrated</b> (and they're more like servant to master dialogues) that it makes the heroine <u>disturbed.</u><br />
I don't want to spoil the fun, but here's an idea of how <b><i>insanely</i> devoted</b> he can be:<br />
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<u>What he said about shopping with the heroine:</u> <i>Being able to go with Riricho-sama to buy her things is already <b>a dream come true to me.</b></i> </blockquote>
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<u>What he said about the first text message he received from the heroine: </u><i>I read it before I go to bed <b>every night.</b></i> </blockquote>
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<u>What he said to the heroine about days without school: </u><i>Sundays are amazing, aren't they? Because I can <b>gaze at you for as long as I can.</b></i></blockquote>
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Bwahahahahahahahahahhahahaha xD</div>
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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:<br />
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Wahahahahaha xD </div>
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<u><b>Overall: </b></u></div>
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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~</div>
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I don't need to worry about the animation because Aniplex will certainly give it justice. <br />
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 *_*<br />
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)</div>
<br />Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-20538665205791889092011-11-25T22:49:00.001+08:002011-11-25T22:55:09.589+08:00Quick Altima Ace Volume 1 - Fangurling<div style="text-align: center;">
A new comic magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten made its debut last month. It's called Altima Ace. </div>
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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 ^^;):</div>
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<i>As expected</i>, it was awesome xD</div>
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I think Altima Ace is somewhat like <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?pubname=Young+Ace">Young Ace</a>; 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.</div>
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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 ^^;</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ NON-FAVORITE ONESHOTS ]</span></b></div>
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<li><b><u>Kokorokaruton</u></b> (left) - I don't think it's bad.... I just don't find it interesting ^^;</li>
<li><b><u>Izanaeru</u></b> (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.</li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ NON-FAVORITE SERIES ]</span></b></div>
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<li><b><u>Trance Knights of the Round</u></b> (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 ^^;</li>
<li><b><u>Maho Shonen no Sodadekata</u></b> (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*</li>
<li><b><u>Daku Raija</u></b> (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~</li>
<li><b><u>Kangaero</u></b> (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 ^^;</li>
<li><b><u>Danshin</u></b> (lower right b/w spread) - 4komas usually bore me... and this was no exception</li>
<li><b><u>Scissor Sisters</u></b> (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</li>
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Once these series are available in English, I think the one I might end up following will be <b>Daku Raija</b>. I also think <b>Scissor Sisters</b> will amuse me, though I doubt I'd end up loving it. Lastly, maybe <b>Trance Knights</b> and <b>Mahou Shounen</b> might not be as bad as they appear to me right now but...I dunno. I still think they're gonna disappoint =_=<br />
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Now for the ones I liked xD Beginning with the oneshots:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Harapeko Prince-sama</b> by Yamaguchi Kyounosuke</span></div>
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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. </div>
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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 <i>feel right</i>. Hahaha!</div>
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Anywayz, I'm really enjoying the dark and crazy stuff in this one-shot xD</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ FAVORITE ONE-SHOT # 3 ]</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Oyoure Gojou</b> by Sakamaki Yukisato</span></div>
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To be honest, I would've dismissed this as some "typical supernatural story" if it weren't for the fact that it's by <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=36116">Izayakaku's</a> 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.</div>
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By the way, I hate this image:</div>
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The cloak thing gave me the hope of my Gossan showing up ^^; Ahahahaha!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Kokoro Photography</b> by Morishima Peko</span></div>
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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.</div>
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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).</div>
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So.... yeah, it looks nice and I like it very much already. Not to mention that it looks fun too:</div>
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Oh the bickering. And I don't hate Hilia Oujo xD</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ FAVORITE ONE-SHOT #1 ]</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Kuraungya</b> by Satogane Shou</span></div>
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IT'S ABOUT BROTHERS!!!! I DO NOT NEED TO THINK, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!</div>
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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).</div>
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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</div>
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I really can't resist these types of badass bishies =3 Fufu~</div>
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Now for the series titles xD</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Kamakura Deco and Kofu Life</b> by Tanaka Tomo</span></div>
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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.</div>
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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. </div>
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Bias aside, the scenes with the dude are the really horrific and disturbing ones:</div>
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Yesssssssssssss~</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Naked Stupid Man is Coming Here</b> by Iruma Hitoma and Ida Hiroto</span></div>
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This is.... CRAZY!!! But it's so amusing so I enjoyed looking through it xD And it's written by the author of <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=56523">Lying Mii-kun and Broken Maa-chan</a>... yessss~</div>
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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)</div>
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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!</div>
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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:</div>
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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</div>
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This is crazy.... I like crazy xD</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ SERIES I LIKED # 3 ]</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Busta!</b> by Iwamoto Eiri</span></div>
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One of my most anticipated series in this issue xD It seems to be as awesome as I expected it to be xD Teehee~</div>
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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:</div>
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Teehee~ </div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ SERIES I LIKED # 2 ]</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Kamisama Permanent</b> by Kataoka Jinsei and Kondou Kazume</span></div>
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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 <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=46377">Livingstone</a>... And after seeing it, yes, it was *_*</div>
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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.</div>
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And oh... it looks like he's no ordinary fellow:</div>
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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</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ SERIES I LIKED # 1 ]</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Fate/Zero Black</b> by Medori</span></div>
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This is my favorite in the batch xD I suppose my addiction to <a href="http://daydream-sanctuary.blogspot.com/search/label/Fate%2FZero">Fate/Zero</a> is to blame for that ;P This looked like a spin-off of the series... and it looks so hilarious xD</div>
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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. </div>
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Hahahahahhaha xD But in actuality, Kuritsugu was pretyt moe towards the kitty xD Wahahaha! </div>
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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</div>
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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)</div>
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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....</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ EXTRA #1 ]</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Blood Lad</span></b></div>
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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</div>
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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</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">[ EXTRA #2 ]</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Deadman Wonderland</span></b></div>
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The first part was just Chibi!Shiro getting a tootache after eating sweets given to her by Ganta, Crow, and Humming Bird xD Haha</div>
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The next part is a short story... still with Chibi!Shiro... and also younger versions of Ganta and Toto:</div>
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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 ^^</div>
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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</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-27300393417058832692011-11-20T17:03:00.001+08:002011-11-20T17:06:48.390+08:00[ Anime Blurbs ] Autumn 2011 Anime - Part 6<div style="text-align: center;">
I love Fate/Zero music and it's cool that theOP single's out:</div>
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Saber's so beautiful *_*</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Ben-To - Ep. 5 & 6 ] </span></b></div>
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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"</div>
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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</div>
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So there's a married girl among the cast, eh. But she was just in senior highschool <i>a year ago</i>. So she dropped school then? o_O</div>
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I don't get why Wizard didn't get involved in this incident though his flight is not until next episode T_T </div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Fate/Zero - Ep. 8 ] </span></b></div>
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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~</div>
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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~</div>
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Poor Kirei not having people who understand and love him. </div>
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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 ^^;</div>
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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 <i>protecting</i> anyone.</div>
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Hopefully, Waver and his Servant will be around next episode. I feel more awake when going crazy over their adorableness, haha.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Guilty Crown - Ep. 6 ]</span></b></div>
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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.</div>
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- The a$$hole's back. And he's more <i>pathetic</i> in this episode. I love it~</div>
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- Creepy scientist happened to be way creepier than he actually is. And he seems kinda ghey for Shu. LOLz.</div>
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- Kenji showing off his chest, ready to get his void taken... that scene was really <i>awkward</i>.</div>
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- 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)</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Mawaru Penguindrum - Ep. 19 ]</span></b></div>
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Whoa, Kamba actually considered the secret of their parents' whereabouts <i>more important that his ultimate beloved</i>? Seriously? As in ... <b>SERIOUSLY????</b></div>
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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 <i>too much</i> T_T Or maybe they're saving the best for last (as hinted by the end of the episode.)</div>
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The end of the episode made me so <i>speechless</i>. Well, I like it that it wasn't something I expected but... still.... HIM??????????????!!!!!!!!!</div>
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Kamba would be expected. Even Sanetoshi. Heck, even Mario. Or a totally new character. <b>BUT HIM?????????!!!!!!!</b></div>
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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 <i>just tripped</i>. Argh.</div>
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Anyway, this episode seems to be hinting that Himari MIGHT NOT be their real sister O_O</div>
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT?????</div>
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Well, it got my fear of my twins not being twins disappear, but this is seriously......</div>
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<b>WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT?????</b></div>
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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 <i>hotter</i> xD</div>
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Waaahhh... I want my Kamba x Masako... even Shouma x Ringo.... Himari's been ruining my ships, aaaaahhh!!!!</div>
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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???!!!!</div>
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Oh, whatever, <b><u>just don't separate my twins.</u></b> That would be very <i>painful</i>.</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ Mirai Nikki - Ep. 6 ]</span></b></div>
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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 *_*) </div>
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All the Yuki x Yuno stuff in this episode were really awkward. ^^; Ahaha.</div>
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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*</div>
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Though to be honest, I had more fun on the MuruMuru portion ^^ It was really amusing, haha xD</div>
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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. </div>
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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!</div>
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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.</div>
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Kazamori's adorable. So freakin' adorable. In whatever form.</div>
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Rie has an obvious crush on Shinjurou. There's no blushing, but still obvious. </div>
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Rie's maid is awesome. She might also be some ninja maid like the maid in Code Geass, haha. </div>
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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!</div>
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No Inga in female mode forcing someone to tell the truth in this episode? Ooooo....</div>
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Inga's not going to be on the next episode?! YESSSSSSSS!!!!</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ OVERALL ]</span></b></div>
Alright, for my favorite episodes this week:<br />
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(7) Ben-To (they were okay)<br />(6) Mirai Nikki (Yuno scared me)<br />(5) Guilty Crown (keep the cutesy and the psychos, I can toelrate this!)<br />(4) Phi Brain (*lists Nonoha as a shounen heroine she doesn't hate* What a short list)<br />(3) Un-Go (I think I enjoy episodes with less Inga more)<br />(2) Fate/Zero (Lancer, love ya)<br />(1) Mawaru Penguindrum (blew my mind away, sh#t!)</blockquote>
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I'm thinking of dropping <b><u>Ben-To</u></b> 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.</div>
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I am tempted to do the same on <b><u>Mirai Nikki</u></b>, 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....</div>
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<b><u>Guilty Crown</u></b> 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 =_=</div>
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As for the rest, I can't imagine them disappointing or bore me, teehee~</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">[ THE OTHERS ]</span></b></div>
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I'm no longer following <b><u>Sekaiichi Hatsukoi</u></b> weekly because the drama there will just give me headaches. Perhaps I'll marathon it when I feel like watching something stupid.</div>
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I'm checking out the Winter 2012 shows *_* Some seem promising~</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-51770159521704782012011-11-19T22:18:00.001+08:002011-11-19T22:19:06.829+08:00[ Manga Discovery ] Juuhime - Sincerely Night<div style="text-align: center;">
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by Takadono Madoka and Ichimonji Kei</b></a><br />
[ Demographic: <b>SHOUNEN</b> ]<br />
<i>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! </i><br />
(7 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)<br />
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<img border="0" height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/zldk6q.jpg" width="20" /> POTENTIAL: <b>C+ (NOT BAD!) </b> <img height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/iqe99h.jpg" width="20" /> FAVORITISM: <b>2 Hearts (DISLIKE)</b><br />
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<b><u>Motivation: </u>(What Made Me Check It Out)</b><br />
I can't resist shounen that involve supernatural/religious stuff xD And the author's the same as <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8486249075382677025">Makai Ouji</a>'s =3<br />
<b><u>Curses:</u> (What Seems to be Bad About It)</b><br />
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*<br />
<b><u>Praises:</u> (What Seems to be Good About It)</b><br />
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.<br />
<b><u>Bias:</u> (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)</b><br />
The church stuff? And I like nuns who can fight.<br />
<b><u>Fangirl:</u> (What I Love in It)</b><br />
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*<br />
<b><u>Nostalgia:</u> (What It Reminds Me of)</b><br />
Fullmetal Alchemist (blonde in red working for the government/church though he has his own goals, not really loyal to his boss)<br />
<u><b>Overall: </b></u><br />
I... didn't like this very much. Well, the characters aren't that bad, but I don't find them that appealing. <br />
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.</div>
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</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-8079918998806154702011-11-18T19:55:00.001+08:002011-11-18T19:56:38.068+08:00[ Manga Discovery ] Drug and Drop<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=70757"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Drug and Drop</span><br />
by CLAMP</b></a><br />
[ Demographic: <b>SHOUNEN-AI-ISH SHOUJO</b> ]<br />
<i>Continues the story of its prequel, Legal Drug, and shall focus on revealing the protagonists' pasts as well as the mystery behind the drugstore. </i><br />
(1 chapter read as of the date this blog entry was posted)<br />
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<img border="0" height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/zldk6q.jpg" width="20" /> POTENTIAL: <b>B- (PRETTY GOOD!) </b> <img height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/iqe99h.jpg" width="20" /> FAVORITISM: <b>4 Hearts (ADORATION)</b><br />
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<b><u>Motivation: </u>(What Made Me Check It Out)</b><br />
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1094">LEGAL DRUG</a> 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<br />
<b><u>Curses:</u> (What Seems to be Bad About It)</b><br />
I still do not trust CLAMP in maintaining a decent plot.<br />
I also worry that it might focus more on the shounen-ai jokes. <br />
And oh please, hopefully this one makes up for everything that the previous series lacked.<br />
<b><u>Praises:</u> (What Seems to be Good About It)</b><br />
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. <br />
<b><u>Bias:</u> (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)</b><br />
The love for the prequel made me adore the sequel without thinking xD<br />
<b><u>Fangirl:</u> (What I Love in It)</b><br />
The main duo's still hilarious xD Love 'em~<br />
<b><u>Nostalgia:</u> (What It Reminds Me of)</b><br />
Legal Drug (DUH), xxxHolic (another DUH)<br />
<u><b>Overall: </b></u><br />
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.) <br />
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 <i><b>drop</b></i>.</div>
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</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-42540966011954798082011-11-17T23:29:00.001+08:002011-11-17T23:32:12.664+08:00[ Manga Discovery ] Zeele Sacrifice<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=30944"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Seikon Sacrifice</span><br />
by Tenkawa Ai </b></a><br />
[ Demographic: <b>SHOUJO</b> ]<br />
<i>A lonely girl, whose parents died in an accident years ago, meets a mysterious guy one day... calling her <b>his sacrifice</b>. </i><br />
(5 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)<br />
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<img border="0" height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/zldk6q.jpg" width="20" /> POTENTIAL: <b>D+ (DISAPPOINTING!) </b> <img height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/iqe99h.jpg" width="20" /> FAVORITISM: <b>1.5 Hearts (HATE)</b><br />
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<b><u>Motivation: </u>(What Made Me Check It Out)</b><br />
*looks at the tankoubon cover and sees the heroine* Ugh, just looking at her makes me disgusted *later sees the bishies surrounding her* Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....<br />
<b><u>Curses:</u> (What Seems to be Bad About It)</b><br />
Oh gawd... after just a few pages I already wanted to strangle the heroine. An example of a useless and clueless Mary Sue. Ugh, <b>just die.</b><br />
There's too many shoujo cliches to mention... it was suffocating.<br />
<b><u>Praises:</u> (What Seems to be Good About It)</b><br />
Hmm... I suppose the story about the girl's first friend was pretty touching. <br />
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 =_=)<br />
<b><u>Bias:</u> (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)</b><br />
I really like the "sacrifice" idea... just that.<br />
<b><u>Fangirl:</u> (What I Love in It)</b><br />
For the first time, I don't like the white haired dude. O_O<br />
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)<br />
<b><u>Nostalgia:</u> (What It Reminds Me of)</b><br />
S.H.L. (EQUALLY ANNOYING!!!!), Kuronoa (soul/memory collecting thing)<br />
<u><b>Overall: </b></u><br />
The girl's first friend was killed of because the mangaka is attempting to make this as tragic as possible... <i>but the bishies have to stay</i>... pfft.<br />
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. <br />
Oh gawd, this is already so-so, but the heroine just made things ten times worse. I can't stand this.</div>
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</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-26492702906362985272011-11-16T21:26:00.001+08:002011-11-16T21:26:58.828+08:00[ Manga Discovery ] Akatsuki<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=39629"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Akatsuki</span><br />
by Koide Motoki</b></a><br />
[ Demographic: <b>SHOUNEN</b> ]<br />
<i>The story's about Kiri-Isha, doctors that slay Akatsuki, illness-causing demons that infect patients. </i><br />
(7 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)<br />
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<img border="0" height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/zldk6q.jpg" width="20" /> POTENTIAL: <b>A- (AMAZING!) </b> <img height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/iqe99h.jpg" width="20" /> FAVORITISM: <b>4 Hearts (ADORATION)</b><br />
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<b><u>Motivation: </u>(What Made Me Check It Out)</b><br />
Shounen... doctors... doctors fighting demons... I'm in xD<br />
<b><u>Curses:</u> (What Seems to be Bad About It)</b><br />
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.<br />
<b><u>Praises:</u> (What Seems to be Good About It)</b><br />
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. <br />
And it really makes me happy when there are reliable heroines in a shounen series, hehe.<br />
<b><u>Bias:</u> (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)</b><br />
I love supernatural/fantasy themes... and I like medical shows... combine those... that's pretty cool! xD<br />
<b><u>Fangirl:</u> (What I Love in It)</b><br />
<a href="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f277/jeanedwar/Daydream%20Sanctuary/Discovery/akatsuki_squee.jpg">THIS GUY</a> IS MY TYPE. xD<br />
He would most likely be Hibiki's rival or something... <br />
And oh, I like Hibiki x Kirisa~ Teehee~ They're a fun and kickass pairing~<br />
<b><u>Nostalgia:</u> (What It Reminds Me of)</b><br />
Naruto (Hibiki's character design.... he's sorta like Naruto's lost brother ^^;), Double Arts (gotta stop diseases)<br />
<u><b>Overall: </b></u><br />
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.<br />
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. <br />
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 ^^ </div>
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</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-31222247715958870762011-11-15T18:46:00.001+08:002011-11-15T18:48:58.626+08:00[ Manga Discovery ] Love Stage!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=54601"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Love Stage!!</span><br />
by Mangaka</b></a><br />
[ Demographic: <b>SHOUJO-ISH YAOI</b> ]<br />
<i>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. </i><br />
(7 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)<br />
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<img border="0" height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/zldk6q.jpg" width="20" /> POTENTIAL: <b>C- (SO-SO!) </b> <img height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/iqe99h.jpg" width="20" /> FAVORITISM: <b>3 Hearts (LIKE)</b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">WARNING: </span>YAOI content</b><br />
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<b><u>Motivation: </u>(What Made Me Check It Out)</b><br />
It was by the mangaka of Princess Princess. <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1533">The first yaoi I managed to finish</a> was actually done by this mangaka, so I thought I would be able to do the same for this one.<br />
<b><u>Curses:</u> (What Seems to be Bad About It)</b><br />
Oh... the usual prettier without glasses stereotype.<br />
How celebrities freely run around like that... I dunno. But that happens often in manga with celebrities anyway... especially shoujo. *sigh*<br />
I find it odd for a guy with sibling complex to help out a dude who sexually violated his beloved sibling. <br />
The parents were just for display. They didn't seem like supporting characters at all, just some extra cheerleader or fangirl/fanboy. <br />
<b><u>Praises:</u> (What Seems to be Good About It)</b><br />
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.<br />
<b><u>Bias:</u> (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)</b><br />
THAT <a href="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f277/jeanedwar/Daydream%20Sanctuary/Discovery/ls_brocomplex.jpg">BROTHER COMPLEX</a>, damn it.<br />
<b><u>Fangirl:</u> (What I Love in It)</b><br />
I like Shougo and Rei. They spoil the protagonist; it was cute xD<br />
They seem to have <a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=61130">their own series</a>.... I dunno what to think.<br />
<b><u>Nostalgia:</u> (What It Reminds Me of)</b><br />
Family Complex (the everyone in this family is fabulous except "me" thing)<br />
<u><b>Overall: </b></u><br />
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. <br />
I found its story <a href="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f277/jeanedwar/Daydream%20Sanctuary/Discovery/ls_romantic.jpg">pretty romantic initially</a> (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.<br />
But I'm <i>still</i> reading this.... <b>F*CK I DUNNO WHY!</b></div>
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</div>Sapphire Pyrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12394234356231157323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486249075382677025.post-7542185995333448352011-11-14T21:54:00.001+08:002011-11-14T21:54:57.760+08:00[ Manga Discovery ] 14 Sai no Koi<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=66093"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Love Fourteen</span><br />
by Mizutani Fuka</b></a><br />
[ Demographic: <b>SHOUJO-ISH JOSEI</b> ]<br />
<i>It's about two matured 14 year olds... who are in love and just want to be themselves. </i><br />
(3 chapters read as of the date this blog entry was posted)<br />
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<img border="0" height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/zldk6q.jpg" width="20" /> POTENTIAL: <b>B (NICE!) </b> <img height="20" src="http://i52.tinypic.com/iqe99h.jpg" width="20" /> FAVORITISM: <b>3 Hearts (LIKE)</b><br />
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<b><u>Motivation: </u>(What Made Me Check It Out)</b><br />
Mature kids in a canon relationship, eh? ... that got me curious.<br />
<b><u>Curses:</u> (What Seems to be Bad About It)</b><br />
Keeping their relationship secret is making the story unnecessarily complicated and dramatic =_=<br />
<b><u>Praises:</u> (What Seems to be Good About It)</b><br />
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.<br />
<b><u>Bias:</u> (What's Keeping Me Hooked to It)</b><br />
Non-mushy romance. Me like.<br />
<b><u>Fangirl:</u> (What I Love in It)</b><br />
The main couple's really sweet ^_^<br />
<b><u>Nostalgia:</u> (What It Reminds Me of)</b><br />
Kimi ni Todoke (it's not as hilarious as KnT, but just as sweet)<br />
<u><b>Overall: </b></u><br />
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~ ^^ <br />
It's not the type I get hooked to though, but it was a pleasant read. </div>
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