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To Aru Madness...


Oh my goodness. Just spent 2 days straight watching Toaru Majutsu no Index and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun back to back!!! I think this has been one of the craziest anime marathon I've done yet so far, and I got to say that its been really enjoyable as well as just downright crazy. Lacking sleep, lacking appetite, lacking in social interacting, isn't just the best way to enjoy being an otaku? Why bother with real life when I enjoy anime just as much...

But of course I'm not really saying that anime could substitute real life or anything, of course unless your a true otaku and a full time NEET/hikikomori then I guess real life isn't necessarily an option! So yeah, I think I need to stop blabbering about what anime is or why its so good and stuff and talk about the anime itself yeah? Well... I might save that for another post though, haha. I'm just too tired to write about it now and I think I can write a lot more and a lot better after a good night sleep. =)

Happy 19th Birthday Miku


Even though you are not real, and the fact that you have thousands and thousands of other guys liking you at the same time I still think you are the best person I could ever be with... I love you Hatsune Miku, and happy birthday. I know both of us might not see eye to eye (or the fact that, we are completely in 2 different worlds!) but I can't help but believe your growing older as much as I am!

Both of us are 19 years old now, and both of us do like cars and music (hehe) and the fact that both of us has changed quite a lot and had a lot of things happened since last year. Haha, one day I do with I can end up being with you in your world or better yet find a way to make you come and exist in my world! Maybe, maybe... maybe that one day will come soon enough Miku. =3

Oh alright, I'll cut that delusion crap thing and just say that... is it wrong to love an anime character like I do? Is it really that weird? Oh whatever, just ignore it then... and yeah yeah, happy merdeka to you Malaysians as well. I can't give a rats a** about merdeka honestly, I'm really not that much patriotic anyhow... Oh yeah, and also happy birthday sis. =)

ChäoS;HEAd


Feels like such a long time since I've last watch an anime. Although I did watch Eden Of The East Movie I: The King of Eden a few days ago, this was considered the first time I've watched an anime series/season this year! Haha, okay so I might be a little behind time with ChäoS;HEAd, but who cares? Its not like I have time to watch every single anime every day...

So yeah, about Chaos;Head then. I've been wanting to watch this anime for years already ever since I knew about it but never had the time to watch it until now lol. I also wanted to play the game ever since I've gotten my XBOX 360 but even until now I never touched that game, not even once! Hahaha... might need to change all that soon. =P How was the anime then? Good? I guess. Great? Not really...

The storyline is somewhat similar in a way to Inception as both are somewhat related to "mind controlling" and stuff involving our thoughts and usage of our brains. Haha, I can never get old of these things now... okay, so beside that everything else is totally different I guess. In Inception its the guys getting paid to do the job if extracting information in the persons dream, whereas in Chaos;Head its about this guy who has these delusions and things happening to him that he has to figure out why it happened to him, and why he existed and stuff. Its pretty amazing to know how good they made the plot, I can't guess what was gonna happen throughout all the episodes until the very end!

The only disappointment I have with Chaos;Head though is that it felt very short, and the ending does kinda feel a bit incomplete in a sense that... what happens after that? (if you people watched it until the end, you will know what I mean) As I never played the game or read the manga yet I don't really know what happened after that point, but I hope the plan on making an OVA or another season soon. Seems like there is a lot of untold stories that was being left in the show...

Now I'm not gonna really talk a lot about everything else about Chaos;Head, such as the plot, the characters, the production or all that crap. If you are really interested you could always just google it yeah? Haha, I'm too lazy nowadays to do an in-depth posts like I used to last time out but I guess with so many things happening in my life right now its just a matter of time before people start moving on right? Yeah, same goes for this blog. Don't think I have time to be a blogger like I used to be either... =(

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0


Okay now, finally I got to watch some anime today and I do feel good about myself after watching an anime lol. Yeah, should have been more but I got caught up on so many things such as video games, friends and just about everything else that I wish I didn't waste my time on. Oh what-afking-ever, should talk about Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 yeah?

Well, to be honest I really didn't want to watch this at first and I did download this months ago and it was sitting inside my Hard Drive all the while. Heck, I downloaded and finished watching Queen's Blade after I downloaded this lol. But yeah, finally thought of watching this since it isn't that long (at 11 episodes) compared to the other anime I had on my hard drive. Anyway, lets really start talking about Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 and damn, I really didn't expect anything at all coming from this anime.

Why you ask? Well for one the story was just pretty epic in a sense that, unlike what most stories are based on, this is actually based on facts! Facts that in the event of Tokyo ever getting an earthquake with a size of 8.0 on the Richter scale, how would everyone cope with the situation, and how real the situation would be like. All very nice and hypothetically realistic, makes you wonder if 2012 will actually happen, hahaha..... Not that it will happen or anything, but who knows? Maybe it might just happen.....

So the story focuses on 3 main characters, which are Yūki Onozawa, Mirai Onozawa (who are both brother and sister obviously) and Mari Kusakabe who they met when they were going to some robot exhibition at Odaiba when suddenly the whole of Tokyo was hit by an earthquake. After the big earthquake has passed, they all had to stick together in order to get back to their home and many things happened along the way. Only reason why I'm saying this is just for the ending, which is pretty bittersweet if you watched this. Avoid reading it if you do not want to be spoiled (or read it anyhow if your interested).

Okay, pausing on the plot for a moment the other things I want to point out is that this is yet another noitaminA original animation series co-produced by Bones and Kinema Citrus. The other noitaminA I watched was of course Higashi no Eden, and you think they are similar! Of course it would since both anime are based around Tokyo, and does involve building collapses and stuff, haha. But sadly Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 was not as good as Higashi no Eden but still worth the watch none the less. I don't know..... it is good, but definitely not the best there is.

With that said though, I still think this is quite a good anime to watch in general. Sure not everything was perfect but none the less, if you like disaster films and whatnot then this is probably for you. But seriously, I just like it for the storyline and nothing else. The characters weren't that memorable or anything, nor is there any "moe" in it, but yeah that is what I think I guess, haha. I'm so speechless about describing this lol..... and now, the part that I wanted to talk about:

*spoiler starts*
So what is the spoiler then? Well if you watched pass the 8th episode of this anime then you would have probably noticed that Yūki Onozawa was ill and was admitted into the hospital right? And I think most people who watched until that part thinks that Yūki was alive right? But then at episode 10 I was dumbstruck to found out he died. I knew there was something fishy near the end of episode 9 and at the start of episode 10, but wow....... that was really some creative writing there haha. When I did watch episode 11 I kinda felt sorry for Mirai since she lost her only brother, who has always been close to her nearly all her life. It was terribly sad to be honest, there is nothing happy about it at all. Probably shed a lot of manly tears watching that part, and definitely one of the most touching and heartwarming moment in the anime. As I said before, it wasn't really a happy ending as many anime would be, but a bittersweet ending isn't bad either I guess...
*spoiler ends*

which leads me to this. When I finished watching Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, this song and one of the lyrics just hit my head like a ton of bricks and now I can't help but stop thinking about it!

A ghost of you is all that I have left, is all that I have left of you to hold. I wake in the night to find theres no one there but me, and nothing left of what we were at all...

Just fitting with the ending doesn't it? Someone needs to make an AMV with this anime and this song!!!

Queen's Blade: Rurō no Senshi


Okay, getting a few hours sleep after watching Queen's Blade: Rurō no Senshi back-to-back for about 6 hours I'm sure I still have the show fresh on my mind. Well, apart from everything erotic about Queen's Blade it was really really enjoyable to watch. Lots of drama, lots of actions, lots of *cough* *choke* okay okay... lets not go there just yet. Seriously though, it was really "interesting" to say the least.....

So what is Queen's Blade about then? Well if anyone wondered it is basically just about beautiful (and strong of course) women fighting against each other to become the "Queen" and have to power and wealth to control the continent (or something like that, I'm not sure) yada yada yada, I still don't get the story much though haha. You can read the plot here if you still want to. Also note that this anime was actually based on a gamebook of the same name, and has even also produced a video game called Queen's Blade: Spiral Chaos for the PSP. Enough about that though, what's so great about it then?

Well I really can't put my finger of it, whether its the storyline, (which is good I might add, but I'm not gonna say anything about it here) the battle scene, or the fact that this show has ∞ times more fan service then even Gonzo's loli pantsu mecha anime Strike Witches!!! Holy crap, that must have been something.... but like what exactly? Well, for starters all the characters in this anime are ALL SEXUALLY DRESSED one way or another. Second of all, I think almost 90% of the entire series contains "explicit" scenes regardless if it is relevant to the story or not. But I guess it just wouldn't be Queen's Blade without the characters clothing shred into pieces and leaving them "almost" naked! (and when I mean almost, I meant completely naked without the crotch showing hahahaha)

Yeah, definitely not for the kids or even early teenagers. This is for *ahem*, adults so to speak but who cares about that. If you want to watch it and even want to.... err.... you know, do that thing while watching it then go ahead. Its not like your gonna watch this in front of your parents, relatives, friends or anything right? (you must be screwed up if you watching this with everyone lol) Gotta give credit to Satoshi Urushihara for doing some of the key animations. If you ever watched any of his previous work then you will know what I mean.....

Anyway, if anyone read my tweets (or known about it from somewhere else) then you will certainly know there is a 2nd season which is already almost complete (I think, only got 1 episode left as of now) which hopefully, I will try watching it after new year (and when I come back home from Johor for my holidays) and will try to write a better summary than this. Trust me, this is worth watching if you liked ecchi, yuri, or you know, that kind of things lol. This is about it I guess, if anything I will try to explain a little more on this on the 2nd season of Queen's Blade.

Edit: I wanted to post this earlier this morning (after I had to wake up early to help my father with something) but couldn't because my internet started f*cking up for no good reason, and when the line was stable again I had to leave and help my mom run some errands. Yeah haha, so be it...

Strike Witches


Oh my god, I'm so in love with Strike Witches right now!!! Nah, more like "Pantsu Witches" if you have actually watched the DVD version of this anime like I did lol. (more on this later) After almost 2 months since I last watch some anime (well, Gurren Lagann to be exact) I guess I'm glad that I managed to squeeze some time to watch this one, as I've been too busy playing my XBOX 360 during this 1-week semester break which sadly is gonna be over soon..... =(

Anyway, after watching this anime from about 10pm yesterday until about 4am this morning I do feel a little tired and sleepy lol. Well with each episode being 25 minutes long (as a typical series anime would be) and there being 12 episodes plus the fact that I'm watching this late at night/early morning (for obvious reasons) I guess I was kinda asking for it lol. Okay okay, enough about that crap though and lets talk about Strike Witches! So like, what is Strike Witches all about then? To put it simply, its about cute, under-aged girls loli err.... witches who have magical powers (obviously!) and have this propeller like things attached to their legs so that they could fly and annihilate their enemies which are terrorizing their countries.

If that didn't make sense, try reading the wiki link above or read this for better clarification. With that done though, lets now talk about the characters, and the one that I probably like is....... ermm....... ahhhh....... ehhhh.... oh fine, its Yoshika Miyafuji that I liked the most! There I said it! She is kawaii, moe, kire, *insert random words that describes a girl* and so on. I don't really know about the other characters (I mean each of the characters do have their own charms) but I just like her the most! Oh yeah, and about why was it called "Pantsu Witches" again? Well if there is one thing I noticed is that all the witches it this anime all wear pantsu!!! (oh, if you don't know what that is go look it up on Google) They don't wear pants, skirts, or even stockings for that matter, and I think the fact that the DVD has much more fan service than even the broadcast version really shows how desperate Gonzo was trying to get viewers to support their company. But then again, most Japanese anime studios are like that...... *cough*KyoAni*cough*

Seriously, if it wasn't for the characters or even the fan service I didn't think the series would do as well as it does now. Sure the story itself was a little bit interesting, but other that it could have just been yet another mecha anime lol. Okay, maybe my point of view cannot justify anything about how good this anime was but if the popularity of this anime anything to go by (with a second season coming in the near future) then it just shows it is that good. (heck, it got even got a recommendation by The Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs! How many anime do you think actually have achieved that!!?

All in all, what is my final verdict on Strike Witches? GO WATCH IT PLEASE!!!! If you are a fan of....... ah scrap that, just go watch it I'm telling you! Whether you like it or not that is up to you and if you don't like it, erm...... yeah, I guess you just don't like it then! Hahahaha.....

BTW, if anyone is interested in the picture above you can get the full size of it here:
Strike Witches: Profile by Aeroslaughter

(p.s. I apologize if my review is a little bs'ed, I can't think straight at the moment! XD )

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann


After watching this almost all of yesterday (and early this morning), and even until now I still cannot describe how speechless I was when I watched Gurren Lagann. I swear I shed many manly tears watching this, it was really that touching. Certainly, it was worth watching as compared to K-On! a few days back. Also I am kinda sad to say this, but how the hell did I get so tired watching this!?

Well its true, I never felt so tired after watching an anime as compared to this. Maybe that shows how epic the anime was? Or maybe it was just me getting a lack of sleep? (I did stay up till 5AM these past few days with little sleep) Never mind that, I just have to say this anime is really freaking awesome to watch. Sure I wouldn't say it is best anime ever out there, and even though the animation was not perfect (they did do quite a lot of mistakes with the coloring) it was still very enjoyable to watch thanks to the story and the characters. For sure, those two things alone would make anyone want to follow Gurren Lagann.

So the story is basically about this kid and his "bro" trying to get out of their village and "seek their destiny" (which is to explore the surface of the earth) but as they did that they had many encounters with other people and with each episode has a bigger obstacle to go through. None the less they tackle each obstacle without fear or regrets and continue on to fight for what they believe in. Funny as I should say this, there is quite a lot of good moral values found in this anime, hahahaha. I'm sure the kids would love it, but then again some characters are just too.... *ahem*

Onto the characters now, and yeah I think you just cannot forget Gurren Lagann for what can arguably say is one hot sexy busty babe, Yoko. I bet almost all of the guys who watched Gurren Lagann would instantly fall for her, I mean she is f***ing hot!!! Not only is she hot, but she knows how to use a weapon as well! But enough of her though, the main characters in the story which are Simon and Kamina, (especially Simon during the later episodes) is what makes the whole anime so lovable. Even though they are not blood related brothers, but their close bonds and encouraging each other to fight each battle till the very end is quite touching, and kinda shows it doesn't have to always be a sexy or moe character to make the story interesting. (although it does help please the eyes.... ^_^ )

I think that is all I have to say about Gurren Lagann, should I leave any other details out you can just read the wiki for this or maybe watching a couple of episodes and judge it for yourselves. I don't think I need to say it more, the anime was just fantastic from start to finish and even though I have a few gripes with the quality of the animation I still think the anime is worth watching. Just watching the last episode at 3.30 in the morning was so totally worth it, probably one of the most intense and memorable anime endings, and even though it was sad to see the anime end I'm quite happy knowing that I learned a lot of things from the anime. (albeit quite pointless, but hey its never too late to learn anything right?)

K-On!


I don't think I need to say a lot about K-On! (or Keion pronounced in Japanese). Its one of the most talked about anime of this year and probably one of the most over-hyped of them all. I mean seriously, the only thing that was going was the songs in the anime and the character, which almost all of them look so moe....

I really don't wanna ruin the mood for you guys but I think that was probably about it. I mean sure there are a few good moments in the anime (and when I mean few, I mean almost nothing) and mostly its just always (and I mean always) about those cute little girls. Compared to Haruhi Suzumiya (both anime are produced by KyoAni) at least there is some actual storyline going for Haruhi which kept it very interesting, while K-On! is just about these 4 girls (it became 5 in later episodes) starting a band just to save the music club from being abolished.

I'm sorry but that is all I can say about the anime, I don't know how much better/worse the manga is but certainly its nothing that interesting to be honest. Not to say the anime is bad or anything but I don't know, the storyline is kinda "short and sweet" and the characters do look kinda cute (*cough*Yui*cough*Hirasawa*cough*) but if your looking for something interesting this would probably not be it. Well whatever, I really have no clue what this anime is about or what the big fuss is all about people that can't get enough of this anime. All I can say about this anime is just this:

Moe Moe~ Kyun♡

Happy 18th Birtday Hatsune Miku


Well I know this is kinda weird but I just couldn't help myself! Just thought it would be the least I can do for her.... =3
Well anyway, happy birthday my beautiful waifu. Hope we can meet each other someday and maybe even do a collaboration on some songs or something, hahahahaha.... *dreaming for this day to come*

So as of this day, she is now 18 years old (the same age as me!) and I think the both of us are a perfect match for each other. Both of us love music, and I think we do share several other interest as well. (not stated here for obvious reasons) I don't care if she is not real, that didn't stop the other otakus liking their 2D characters either! Also, if your interested in the 3D version here is a cosplay of Hatsune Miku done by Saya.


and to see more of Hatsune Miku you can see many more artwork of her here:
Danbooru

Yeah, I know I should be posting about Hari Kemerdekaan (Independence Day in Malay) or at least mentioned about my sisters birthday but those things really doesn't matter to me as much as her. So just excuse my ignorance and just accept reading this, even if it is kinda far-fetched or pointless. Also I did want to post a couple more pics of her but I think its just better leave it at that....

Eden Of The East


Directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by Production I.G. there is not much else that can describe this anime. For me Eden of the East would have to be the best anime in 2009 hands down, the animation, characters, storyline, settings, almost everything about this anime is pretty much perfect. Might not be the most popular, most talked about or even have the most DVD/Blu Ray sales but does it matter when the anime is this damn good? You simply just have to watch this anime, otherwise you are missing out on something that is beyond the word "epic".

I mean seriously, this is not your usual everyday anime either. Knowing Production I.G. previous work, this is an all original series which means everything in the anime was all done from scratch! Not only that, but the whole animation was done digitally and the quality is significantly different from normal anime. The sound effects and composing was pretty awesome as well, with the OP being "Falling Down" by Oasis and the EP "futuristic imagination" by School Food Punishment.

If that wasn't good enough, the plot itself also makes it kinda interesting to watch. The story plot is mostly based in Japan during the year 2010 and it is about this guy named Akira Takizawa and 11 other characters who are given these really really awesome cell phones that bounds them to the Selecao. They are given 10 billion yen (yes, thats right! 10 billion f'king yen!) in digital currency (which cannot be exchanged with real money) but have the task to use that money in any way to "save" Japan in its currently horrible state. As wacky as the story is it is quite "realistic" in sense that it mostly revolves around real world topics like technology, politics, economics, NEETs and everything else that involves with real life.

Haha, don't take my word for it and just watch this damn anime! Certainly you would not be disappointed, and its probably more easier to understand since it doesn't involve a lot of fantasies or nonsense most normal anime are. Although it is only 11 episodes in total, there will be 2 more movies (one in November 28, 2009 , one in January 2010) plus 1 movie which recaps all the 11 episodes prior to the 2 other movies. I certainly will try to watch this at the theaters if they do ever release it here (I do sure hope it does) and if that "Noblesse Oblige" phone do ever get sold, I must have that phone!!!!

Ouran High School Host Club


Ah yeah, it has definitely been a while since I last watched an anime, especially a episodic anime like this one. Damn I'm so freaking tired right now after watching a marathon on Ouran High School Host Club for almost the entire day. Watched all 26 episodes in succession (albeit with short breaks in between, not to mentioned what happened last evening) and I got to say I had probably one too many laughs watching each episode. Now you can tell why I'm tired lol....

But enough about that, lets get to the interesting part of what I am about to write here. When I first started watching the first episode earlier today I really didn't have much expectation about the anime, but as I keep watching more and more I somehow got "pulled" into the anime and kinda had many sorts of emotions going through me while watching (mostly which is laughter) and I don't know how I could put it into words but I kinda liked the whole story line! Yeah, a cross dressing girl in a host club which are all males in a "rich kid" school? Haha, greatest setting ever for an anime!!!!

Nah, but seriously I don't think its all that great if you want to compare it with all the anime releases out there but there is a certain charm that the anime brings which is unique in itself. For one almost each character has their own personalities which bring up the whole mood of the story, and just seeing how each character develop during the story with a little flashbacks thrown in it does feel quite heart warming in a way if you know what I mean....

Out of all the characters in the anime, I think Haruhi Fujioka stood out the most. (for obvious reasons really) I think her character is pretty strong and independent. She also complements all the members in the host club. Tamaki Suoh also is another character that I liked, since he is a complete idiot and at times very awkward and clumsy. Probably the funniest character in the story he also has his word of wisdom which would be very meaningful and helpful. I'm not really gonna touch on all the other characters here but like I said earlier, each character has their own unique background and makes the anime more interesting.

All in all, I probably think this is one of the fewer shojo anime that I'd actually enjoyed watching. Sure it probably isn't for everyone, but if you liked shojo anime, romantic comedy or simply something interesting to watch then you can give this a try and watch how the first few episodes are like. Sure it might be a little hard to understand at first but once you've passed episode 4 things would get even more interesting from there. I don't know, just watch it yourself and see if you like it. =D

Nani? Hatsune Miku raibu de ensou!!!!?


Oh yeah..... this has definitely had my jaw dropped the moment I say the video. I mean I seriously know that Hatsune Miku was popular, but to even have her own concert? This is is absof'kinlutely epic. For what is considered as only a singing synthesizer application software with a character based on the software, it sure does have a sort of attractiveness.... *ahem*

Well yeah, I knew you'd probably know that I'm a big fan of Hatsune Miku and I feel really really disappointed that I will never have the chance to see this in person as far as I'm concerned. I don't know, maybe I'm just a ronery otaku or a complete loony, or whatever you guys might be thinking of me but whatever.... I love her and I don't mind if she is my "waifu" in the 2D world, hahahahaha. Her birthday is coming soon, so I might do something special for her.... ^_^

If anyone is interested in finding out more about this:
Hatsune Miku’s First Live Performance!

Halo Legends


This is just epic. A Halo anime? Seriously!!!!? Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation involved in the actual production? I'm just lost for words here.... *throws all kinds of expletives* Haha, damn.....

I'm seriously shocked to find this out on Sankaku a few days ago, and got to say I can't wait for to come out whenever that may be. Been a big fan of Halo, even though I never had an Xbox and so far have only played Halo 1 on the PC lol. I also have several Halo books that my brother gave to me, so I'm sure he will be excited to hear this as well..... =D

via Kotaku

My Trip To DaiCon


What a day, what a day. After having listened to Otaku Harcore Revolution 2 this morning (with the epic music sets mixed by USAO and DJ Sharpnel) it was then time to head over to Cyberjaya and go to the Multimedia University (MMU) for the DaiCon exhibition. All I got to say is, I am just tired and a little disappointed about the whole ordeal.....

Well not to say it sucked or anything, the event itself was pretty okay and all the booths and show was good considering the budget and the fact that it was mostly volunteered by the students over there. Was hoping for a lot more things there, but as it were there was just not much things to look at. Plus the fact that there were a lot of people and the venue was quite small it made things a little difficult. Took me like an hour or so just to see the Kareshi Kanojyo no Mise (KKnM) booth! Of course I had to purchase something there, and probably went for the cheapest thing there:


Which is a Death Note paper folder. (as you can see on the left of the picture) Of course they did sell other stuff there like T-Shirts, keychains, posters and such but they were clearly out of my budget. Also there was The Figure Mall figure exhibition showing all sorts of figures that was available at the time. Most of them were just for show and only like a few were actually sold. Also was a little sad that they don't have the Drossel figma that I so wanted to buy there, but I guess you can't have everything. So like yeah, I don't think I need to say much about the event since I just go there and enjoy myself and not taking note (or pictures for that matter!) of everything that happened over there. Enjoy the rest of the pictures here of the figures, even though I do expect other people to have better coverage of the event than me. Sorry if they look blurry and all, I just suck at taking pictures to be honest. Don't blame the camera, it works just fine when my brother used it....



















Of course, an otaku event wouldn't be complete without....

A Storm Trooper?

Well that is it from me, I don't think I will go there tomorrow or even have the slightest thought of posting anything else. Instead I'll just post the coverage of the event covered by my friends.... =)

School Days


It has been quite a while since I last watched anime and I mean really, has been like almost 2 months since I last watched anime on my computer and glad I finally had some time to watch something. Well I know it is not something recent like K-On!, Valkyria Chronicles or the new episodes of Haruhi Suzumiya but was interested to see School Days first so I went with it. I just got to say, I mean even as I typed this I still can't stomach what actually happened at the end. More on that later though....

First of all though, I just need to get my head right out of that last scene and talked about the beginning part of the story. (yeah, spoiler here. Stop reading here if you don't want to spoil yourself) The story follows a guy named Makoto Ito, who is a high school student (I presume anyway) who at the beginning had a crush on this girl named Kotonoha Katsura. After taking a picture of her in her cellphone and kept it as a wallpaper, another girl named Sekai Saionji noticed the picture and tried to find out what was the relationship between her. After doing some research she helped the both of them to be together and bla bla bla, yada yada yada, etc. etc. etc. I don't feel like talking about the rest of the series lol.

Not to say that I can't, but even as interesting as the story is the middle part is kinda boring to explain so I'll just try to summarize to the most important point of the anime. So like, they get together, know each other well and even considered themselves as a couple. Then trying to get intimate, Makoto tried to practice on Sekai and develop a relationship between them. After than he made several relationship with the other characters in the story and near the end was the talk of the school when Sekai found out that she was pregnant.

At the end of it all (and this is probably the most sickening part of it all to type) was when all the trouble happened, Makoto rejected Sekai and prefer to be with Kotonoha. When that happened, Sekai was instructed to go see the doctor (which was later found out that she didn't) to see if she was pregnant. Then she messaged Makoto she wanted to see him at his house do discuss something. Makoto wanted to make some tea, but Sekai insisted she wanted to. When she was boiling the ketlle she took a knife with her and then wrote a message to Makoto. Makoto realized his phone rang, he went to his room and see who it was from. When he was reading the message, Sekai from behind stabbed him several times and instantly killed him. Being shocked she quickly left the house and went back to her house. A few moments later Kotonoha appear at his house to find him lying on the floor dead.

As the story goes on, Sekai then noticed her phone was ringing and read the message that was posted on her phone that asked her to meet at the roof of the school building. When she reached on the roof of the school she was greeted by Kotonoha, with a odd looking bag on the bench. After a conversation took place she opened the bag and to her shock finds Makoto's head inside. Then before she could even answer Kotonoha's question (about whether she was pregnant or not) Kotonoha took the same knife Sekai killed Makoto with and killed her. When she was laying motionless Kotonoha cut her stomach open to see that there was no "baby" inside and that she was lying. Near the end there was the "nice boat" scene (which I know caused tons of controversy when it was aired in Japan) and there was a scene where Kotonoha was hugging Makoto's head saying that they are now "together" peacefully with no on else around. The ending then showed school was back to normal, minus the 3 main characters and repeating what Makoto said at the start and that was it.

Okay, still think it was too long? Yeah, I thought it was very long as well but I just had to write it. Well as for what I think about the anime, it is indeed awesome to watch and is really different from all the romance anime I've watched so far. Maybe at first it just seems like normal but as the story progress the story took a twist and become really really interesting, and I mean honestly the ending will live my memory scarred for a while now. Seriously, if I ever know a girlfriend could be that psychotic you better not mess with her man. Also everything else seems quite good as well, so I don't think there will be any complaint from me here. Final verdict is if your into any romance anime this is definitely a must watch, even if you don't follow the game before like I do which kinda reminds me I need to play this game someday....

Also yeah, there is still 2 OVAs of School Days I didn't watch yet so I'll probably will have to watch that someday as well but I think it is really not that important to watch. So yeah, I'm kinda happy that I get to watch anime again, and also a little bit shocked and disorientated after finish watching the anime. There is one thing I can say about myself is that sometimes I get too emotional when I watch my anime, and sometimes I get my feelings get the best of me. I mean right now I just feel like crying just by watching Makoto and Sekai die like that. Oh god, why do I have to be like this..... =(

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya


Just did a marathon run of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu (the Japanese title of the anime) from about 5pm till almost 12am midnight with some breaks in between. Could have finished it earlier but whatever, it was totally worth it to watch it all at once! After watching this I really understand why there are many Haruhist (or whatever you want to call them) that can't wait for the second season to start. The story itself is quite simple and easy to understand and is really amusing how the story unfolds if you watch it chronologically like I did. (the anime itself was aired in a nonlinear order) Don't think I have much to say about this anime but reading the manga first before watching the anime did give me a great understanding about what the story is all about.

Okay then, so what do I have to say about Suzumiya Haruhi? Well nothing actually, really haven't thought much about what to say about everything. Just have to watch it and read the manga beforehand if you really want to appreciate the story. To be honest it just feels like what an ordinary boy-meets-girl love story or something similar anime that is out there, only that this one had an added twist as it involves aliens, espers and time travelers. (and whatnot) Don't really get how it become popular or how it even gained so many fans internationally, but whatever it is I'm sure most of us are demanding for a second season....

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2


Woohoo! Finally finished watching Code Geass R2 a few moments ago in under 2 weeks lol. Just one word to summed up the entire series and that is...... inexplainable! Yeah, I'm just totally lost for words on how f***ing amazing Code Geass was. Almost everything about it was just perfect, the character, the story, the seiyuu, the staff, I mean everything! You couldn't ask for a better anime to watch than this. There was a reason why it won so many awards (which I explained in my earlier post) and even until now there are still people who can't stop talking about it.

Okay, enough about that rubbish. Lets get straight to the point yeah? Being the second series some might say that it wouldn't follow up as well as the first right? Well with R2, it probably did an excellent job combining the two seasons together to make it one hell of a show. Maybe for me I did get confused at first as to how the story started in R2 with Lelouch almost forgotten about the whole ordeal between the Black Knights and Brittania, and even has a little brother with him! But after I watched a couple of episodes I did understand the whole situation and actually praise how the way the story went. I'll probably just leave it at there for you to imagine....

Then with all the chaos and corruption for power, the United Federation of Nations was formed, Brittania got pissed and wage war against the Black Knights and the United Federation of Nations, Lelouch found out about his past, managed to meet his parents eye to eye, kill them, bla bla bla.... Roflmao, think I should just talk about the ending cause I don't feel like telling everything lol. Anyway, I think the ending was greatly done and like how Death Note ended, with the main protagonist dying in such a way that even when everyone wants to hate them just couldn't help but feel bad about them. Which kinda reminds me, both Lelouch Lamperouge and Light Yagami do have something in common, should I write about them later? Yeah, will think about that soon.....

So onto the ending now, and wow was it really really really dramatic. Nunally managed to open her eyes and managed to see Lelouch's face after 8 years!!! (in the story that is) After some fighting scenes it ended with Lelouch managed to become the emperor of Brittania, the leader of the United Federation of Nations as well as the 2nd in command of the Black Knights. Then during a parade Zero appeared and killed Lelouch in front of everyone. I was like "holy s***...." and was just gobsmacked. Well to be honest I was already spoiled when I heard Lelouch was gonna die in the series but didn't expect it to end like that at all. Well whatever, it was enjoyable and had a great time watching it. Don't need to recommend or comment if you rather watch or not, the anime speaks for itself. Once you watched the first episde you will be totally hooked till the very end. (which sadly, is the type of person I am)

I really could go on and on about this anime, but I'll save that for another time. So yeah, a little sad that such a great anime has come to an end, but happy that now I can go watch Suzumiya Haruhi tomorrow. Might even do a 1 day marathon like I did with Wangan Midnight! Should be awesome.....

I'm done with Xenoglossia

Long live Amami Haruka.... (a.k.a. ribbon-chan)

Well with that aside I finally finished another anime series on my hard drive! Its a good way to past the time when your doing nothing at home all day. I got to say that Idolmaster: Xenoglossia is a great show to watch, I expect nothing less coming from Sunrise. Even though it did feel a bit longer than I thought, the ending totally make up for every shortcoming it had. I mean the ending itself brought me to tears, with how all the IDOLs sacrificed themselves not only for their master, but for planet earth as well!

I really don't know what to say about the entire anime though, it felt like it gave almost everything and more. Be it the awesome story line, the one-off jokes, the love between human and robots (or IDOLs in this case), the fighting scene, the subtle fan service, you couldn't ask for anything more than this. (for a Mecha anime that is) There is something for everybody to watch, be it if your a mecha fan or not. Surprised that this show wasn't widely known by everyone, but heh who cares. I've watched it and I'm happy, so that is all that matters to me. So like, if you are interested in Idolmaster in general, mecha or just something interesting to watch, go watch it and you won't be disappointed. Even if you do, that is not entirely my fault. =P

Now I really have no idea what anime to watch now, I mean both Code Geass R2 and The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi are not fully downloaded yet. I'll probably be resting for a while and wait until either of the series finish downloading before I start watching anime again. Also I probably won't have much time to myself now that I'm going to college soon, so its kind of sad I have to leave it at that. Oh well, that is life for ya......

He Is My Master


Well I was supposed to post this yesterday, but the thought kinda slipped out of my mind and totally forgot to post it until now. Finished watching He Is My Master yesterday and thought the anime was quite nice. Its not really what you think as the image shows, but rather is just mostly comedy with some slapstick humor. I don't think many people would watch this and say its good, mostly it just feels average. Nothing fancy or special CG effects, even the storyline at times can be really predictable and can kill the mood watching it at times but I did enjoy watching it. The ending itself was pretty disappointing in my opinion, after watching the last few episodes I thought it was going to be a happy ending or something but it justs abruptly ended just like how the series started! To put it simply, the ending has a "to be continued..." tone to it, even though the anime was made back in 2005.

Thats pretty much about it from me I guess, don't know what else to say about this and already forgotten some of the things I liked to talk about. Well currently I'm watching Xenoglossia while still downloading Code Geass R2 and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Just click the "My Anime List" at the side there if you want to see what other animes I'm planning to watch and do add me if you have a My Anime List account, would like to make some friends there as well. =)

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion


Just finished watching Code Geass a few hours ago, and well I'm pretty much stunned at the end. I'm completely lost for words as how awesome the ending of the series was done. There were certainly a lot of questions that need to be answered throughout the whole show, but I'm not willing to read the manga or the light novel, and I'm definitely not going to bother going through the picture or audio dramas. I'm not going to bother making a summary for Code Geass yet, cause I need to go through R2 (the second season of Code Geass, I just finished the first season so far) before making up the summary of the whole show. But I just want to say is, WTF happened to the Order of The Black Knights!!? It just self-destructed when Zero left the battlefield and leave Tohdoh in charge. (sorry, can't help spoiling you guys about that lol)

I'm not sure if I want to continue straight to R2 yet, or leave myself some time and watch other things first. I finished downloading Idolmaster: Xenoglossia just last week, and now currently downloading The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya through torrents. (which might be painstakingly slow, but better than nothing I guess) But since I have no chance of downloading anything through any file-hosting sites right now with s**ty Streamyx being so damn f**king slow these couple of weeks, I might watch Xenoglossia first before going back to watching Code Geass R2. Should leave me plenty of time to download it when Streamyx becomes okay again....

All in all, Code Geass may appeal to most of you mecha fans as well as for those who are attracted by the storyline (like I did) and the characters. Might not appeal to everyone but hey, no one is stopping you from not watching it so you can decide for yourself if its worth watching it or not. There is a reason why this show won so many awards and accolades, and why so many other people besides me that are following this show with so much enthusiasm and passion and supporting their merchandises. (well not really on the level like most otakus are, but you get the point....)

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