HAPPY NEW YEAR ^^

Yes, we lack in the spirit and festivities department, ((well. I do)) and we're all busy and making our own plans..
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not to mention that all manga was not out on Christmas..
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although Starry Sky was..
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We. Well. I feel the need to say HAPPY NEW YEAR :) to you all.
<3
It's been pretty hectic, and I have been secretly planning this for a long time..

I don't know.
Well.
I'd like to encourage you guys to add these animes on your list ((because I'm a bit biased))
-Arakawa Under The Bridge x Bridge
-Yojouhan Shinwa Takei/The Tatami Galaxy

Tatami Galaxy is definitely something I really like. A lot of people are pushed away by it's somewhat odd animation, creepy styles/music and 'lack of plot' but that's what I feel really gives Tatami it's attractiveness. It's deeper than it looks, holds a lot of meaning and life lessons by our Protagonist's senpai, and should be something you should check out and give it a try, because how often do you see anime like that? :)

Arakawa is another one of those unique ones you need to check out. First AND second season. It's humor is unique to few who are completely random and unwired, and so cute. The leading characters, Ric/Ko Ichinomiya and Nino(Resident Venusian and completely cute) interact wonderfully, Nino giving us the adorable cute-ness and Ric giving us the 'common sense' he owns. What he deals with being with Nino~. We also have our awesome side characters, Hoshi ((who'd do anything to get with our beloved Nino)), Mayor ((Who's a 620 year old Kappa/youkai)), Sister ((A man dressed as a nun who's 'holy' and uses guns in mass)), Maria ((Who has Sister wrapped around her pinky, poisoned mouth but incredibly beautiful)) and lots more~
((Why yes, I will talk about Stella :) .. Someday.))

So I hope my little review littered with some horrendous typos will be able to convince you to check it out!
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HAPPY.NEW.YEARS.
8D

Game Convention~

So during the wonderful holiday known as Christmas there was a convention. Not just any convention. The Asia Game Show. The largest game convention on those side of the world!
I went with the wonderful leader known as Axel to see it.
It costs $25 to get in. A little pricey but we got it at the convention center so no discounts for us. Boohoo. As we walk in there's cosplay area at the far end and a stage nearby with booths littered here and there. We, by some magical chance, end up at the little anime shop there. I end blowing some of my money on a new Vongola ring and Axel gets...other stuff. Little card things. I get a Kuroshitsuji one. They also have a few Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts necklaces (eg: Xigbar's snipers and such) We go over to the Square Enix area and stare at stuff we know we won't buy (like that stuffed Moogle and all those posters) Axel drooled over Tidus, I did the same for Leon and Dante. (No Kingdom Hearts stuff! As usual.) We then move over to the gaming stations. Marvel v.s. Capcom 3 had two stations but constantly had people lining up for it. Phooey.
We went over to the PSP gaming station. Axel took a picture with a giant penguin from Prinny. We played and failed at Aqua in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix. Went around and played Dissidia 012. (Out March 3rd next year.) I had a blast. It's on definitely on my wish list now. We went on to the second platform and I tried to play The 3rd Birthday and failed miserably. I still want it regardless. For some horrifying reason they didn't have it. I guess that's what happens when you go on the last day.
We go back towards the cosplayers and I recognize about a dozen KHR cosplayers (yayyyyy), a few Naruto cosplayers (saw a very nice Kakashi), a couple Gintama cosplayers, the usual abundance of Mikus, Rins, Lens and Kaitos and few scatter Kuroshitsuji cosplayers. Took a few pictures and continue towards the autograph wall. Took a few more of some nice drawings and Gazette signature.
One of the main things being showcased was the PS Move.To be honest, it seems to work exactly like a Wii except the remote looks like some kind of light up microphone. Not too impressed. As we were browsing back at the gaming stations I hear a familiar noise and called out to Axel. We ran but had already missed the trailer for a Kingdom Hearts game. If we were lucky, it was just for Final Mix and nothing big like Re:Coded. We then watch a few trailers in 3D including the new Metal Gear Solid: Rising, FFXIII, Gran Turismo and the "relaunched" Devil May Cry.
All in all, it was a pretty decent convention, slightly small in size but there were two other larger conventions going on at the same time. I'm looking forward to some new games and a New Year. Can't wait.



Sora

Starry Sky Ep 1 [Review]

So, I'll be writing this review as I watch it on a tab- so it'll all be what I feel about this anime "first hand", no edits or research ;)

Op isn't all that great in my opinion... so I guess I'll skip that~

Animation is incredibly smooth and... game-like? I guess that was to be expected though XD
So far I've watched as far as the telescope being picked up by the girl... taking a closer look at the boys face now... what do I find?
A girl.
The boy is a girl, his eyes are bigger than the girl's too 0.0

Okay story continues...
actually.. chotto-
this is completely off-topic but...
I love the girl's bunny clips!!!! ^OwO^

The rest is kinda boring...

Until he gets to class and starts talking to himself in this stalker-like girl-voice way...
that was creepy ><

But when he says that the girl knows him- I really want to keep watching T^T
Why is something so weirdly boring able to make me want to watch?!?!
...

ED is great- maybe I should learn to play it?


~

matte ne?
s y u r i ♡

End of Fall '10 Anime Season

Meh, that time has rolled around again T_T  That time that comes 4 times every year, when an anime season ends >.<  That time when I get sad and down because I’m gonna miss all those characters that I’ve grown to love in the last 12 weeks or more.  Well, I’m gonna just do a short blurb on each series, now that they’re all over, and special mentions to charas that I’m gonna remember forever =D  (btw, if it’s listed here, then I liked it haha)

Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai:

Awesome series XD  The encounter in the last ep was really hilarious too lololol.  I liked the ending, and it’s definitely open for another season :D  I really like Kyosuke and Kuroneko haha.  He was so nice and sweet, and she was just so cute~~~!!!!  I take back what I said earlier.  I can BET you there’s gonna be a second season: we’ve yet to see Saori’s true identity haha =DDD

Otome Youkai Zakuro:

Not mind-blowing, but quite satisfying.  The soundtrack for this series is AWESOME, I’m definitely gonna get it when it comes out.  The ending was appropriate, I’d say ^^”  But overall, yes, I would definitely recommend this, if you’re more of the shoujo-magic-romance sort of person.

Bakuman:

A quite inspiring series really, and the content is also extremely interesting for you manga-lovers out there =D  The voice acting wasn’t as passionate or awesome as I’d imagined from reading the manga though =( 

The World God Only Knows:

One thing I’ll say: THE SECOND SEASON HAS BEEN CONFIRMED!!!!!!!  Dude this is one of the most awesome series ever it makes me laugh so hard XDDD  It’s like, a satire on the whole gaming industry =P  The last ep is DEFINITELY the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen in a LOONG while lolololololol they went and made gaming look that awesome =P  Satirical irony.  Good stuff, good stuff.

MM!:

This was, like, weird.  And in the end, there was nothing related to God anywyas.  Meh, was a pretty good series overall, the characters were all really cute and all, but don’t really leave a lasting impression.  I wouldn’t particularly recommend this to anyone, cus it’s got a bit of normal comedy and a LOT of weird comedy.

Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls:

Fanservice.  That’s mostly what it was.  Well, it had a very interesting animation style, which definitely deserves mention of its own.  Other than that, the plot line wasn’t all that impressive, the characters didn’t have too much depth, and the ending was pretty disappointing; not even a cliffhanger.  I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone.  But I’m too harsh: it can prove quite interesting if you like busty girls fighting with enemies and with each other over a guy.  Oh, there was one without a bust =P

Motto To-Love-ru:

What can I say?  Hilarious ecchi scenes with everyone picking on Rito, as usual =P  But this time it just felt more like an animation of the manga, there wasn’t a lot of the director’s own originality.  But then again, I don’t mind it this way, the manga itself is pretty interesting stuff ^^  Plus, all the charas are cute haha =D

Sora no Otoshimono Forte:

Ikaros.  Nymph.  Astrea.  Then Chaos.  Tomoki’s household just keeps increasing with angels that he’s “converted” lol.  Quite interesting as an ecchi series: it actually had something of a plot, instead of just unrelated episodes one after another.  If my hunch is right, we’re definitely gonna see a third season of this, there’re just too many strings left untied haha.

Shinryaku! Ika Musume:

Now this is one of those rare slice-of-life series that I can’t tear myself away from.  I give this full points.  Ika Musume is just so cute, so naively huggable, and so fun a character that I sincerely feel sad about never hearing her again =(  She’s definitely a character that I’m never going to forget >.<

Nurarihyon no Mago:

Hmmm, this was pretty good in the way of an action/youkai series.  The manga is quite ahead, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this got more seasons.  The two OPs were really catchy and cool =D  On the other hand, I found the two EDs quite unbearable =P  I think the director did a very good job presenting this series.  The first time I saw Nurarihyon, I thought “what’s up with his hair???” but now it just feels so natural to see it like that hahahaha XD  Plus Tsurara.  Y’know, Yuki Onna?  She’s cute >.<

Meh I said it’d be short but yea, haha.  Well, one week of mourning, then next week it’s all new series, yay!!  Oh btw, Haiyoru has already started, but that’s a flash anime, so don’t even bother =.=”

WINTER ANIME IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!........ but before that……

Christmas is here =D  Maaan~ over these last few centuries Christmas sure has evolved into many things for different peoples and different cultures.  To many, it is now X’mas, a time to exchange presents and have turkey and a big family dinner.  To Japanese, X’mas eve has become the date for couples, second only to Valentine’s.  To otakus, it is a milestone which reminds them of the fast-approaching climax of the year: COMIKET!!!  But for us Christians, it’s a little bit different ^^”  We go back in history, and remember the original purpose for this festival; we remember exactly what it is that this day is supposed to celebrate: the birth of a man called Jesus.  Christ is his title.  His occupation, you can say.  Or his identity.

        Most of the year around, I’m all high on anime and manga.  Or games.  Or dramas.  Only Korean and Japanese dramas, mind; Canto and Taiwanese and Mando and American dramas are all crap (except for The Big Bang Theory!).  Otherwise, I’m stressing about tests.  Exams.  Homework.  But Christmas, and Easter, and Black Friday (not the stock market one), and the Pentecost, and all the Sundays bring me back.  They remind me that this is not what life is for.  True, these things brighten life up; they are the icing on the cake, or the ribbon on the wrapped gift.  But too often, we absorb ourselves into the wrappings.  We ooh and aah over the icing, about how beautiful it is, about the gold gildings on the chocolate signpost on the cake, and take ages just tasting the icing.  Then we don’t eat the cake.  We don’t open the present.  That’s stupid.  Life is about living.  Anime and manga and movies and books are all forms of escapism.  They bring the audience to another world where their imagination is led through exhilarating trips.  But remember, dear Reader: this excitement is based on real life.  In fact, real life can be even greater than that!  Not the magic and the dragons and the Deathly Hallows; but love, and family, and sacrifice, and miracles.  These are what makes a movie great.  We may look at the CGs and compare and chase after the actors, but in the end, it’s always the meaning of the movie that captures your heart.  And in life, that meaning is right there.  Right beside you.  And to us Christians, we know that it’s even inside us.  We live for Jesus.  We breath for Jesus.  Anime and manga is good and all, but at least on Christmas, don’t forget: we live only to honor His name and to make the world His apostles.  Amen.  Merry Christmas.  God bless.