Enough of that…back to the anime, Great Guardians was a total letdown. It no longer has a plot, and every episode is a nerdy Japanese guy’s wet dream. Every episode is pantsu pantsu pantsu. If there are any fighting scenes, the heroines of Ikkitousen will most definitely have their clothes shredded before collapsing from defeat. As if that doesn’t sound weirder, there are scraps of clothing clinging to their titties (curse you censorship?). It defies the laws of physics! Oh wait, all of these kind of shows do that. Nevermind. Now, Ikkitousen Xtreme Xecutor is out! XTREEEEEEEME…FAIL. I ain’t gonna watch that piece of crap! The show went from mediocre into a frikkin’ Queen’s Blade. Seriously, Ikkitousen…GG!

So I picked Tenjou Tenge up a week ago. Sure, I saw it in dubbed…lol, but I think I also saw Ikki’s first season dubbed anyway. Tenjou Tenge and Ikkitousen are very similar. They are both about teenagers fighting to dominate other teenagers in a fighting school(s). The latter is based off a now really overused theme…I can’t even remember that anime that was also based off of the Three Kingdoms mythology… I digress, Tenjou Tenge actually has a plot! For an ecchi anime that is new~! In fact, I barely even noticed any fanservice throughout the 26 episodes. I am aware that the anime was seriously toned down compared to the manga which had excessive nudity. Hardcore nudity…borderline porno in fact. Lol. The only beef I had with the anime is that it covers only the flashback arc. As if the anime studio guys thought we didn’t see enough of the 16 episodes of reminiscencing, they made a 90 minute original film animation on that crap! At least it has drama…that’s good, right?

Anyway, my encounter with the anime wasn’t a bad one at all. Even the dubbing was exceptional. Oh wait…except for Aya ACTUALLY referring to Souichiro-SAMA. Seriously, that was new. I didn’t think dubbers would DEIGN to add an honorific. Worse yet, it only applies to Aya when she talks about Souichiro. One thing I couldn’t believe is my uncanny ability to remember useless shit actually allowed me to recognize Maya’s voice cast. Wendee Lee…LOL. Wasn’t she the one who dubbed Kiyone in the Tenchi Muyo! series? Yeah…um…

If there is anything I am sure of it’s that Tenjou Tenge >>> Ikkitousen. PERIOD.

On a different note, just finished True Tears. I don’t usually watch slice of life anime, but I have to admit; this one almost reminded me of Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. True Tears was in no way a tragedy, and I think the coupling was pretty obvious right from the start. It definitely wasn’t as slow paced as School Days. You only watch that anime for the last few yandere scenes. Seriously, the entire anime was fucking slow as fuck. You just wait for the chick to slice-n-dice (lol, spoilers maybe?).

I digress, like other slice of life anime, True Tears has little comedic sense. It can, and probably will appear slow paced, but I never got that from watching it. The anime makes use of metaphoric analogies, and a lot of it is straight up symbolism. It’s nothing spectacularly mind-boggling, however, it does get annoying especially if you aren’t an ardent fan of poetic language.

All in all, good anime although you wouldn’t agree this if you hate the coupling, I suppose. Oh, and the OP, Reflectia by eufonius is awesome.

Right, I decided to give Windows 7 a shot. I mean I did test Vista when it earlier in its beta stages. Well, I discovered I had an extended partition left over from those days and accidentally formatted my primary partition too (which so happened to be my XP install ROFL). So…now I’m using an RC operating system…but that’s better than a beta, right?

So, on my desktop I’ve filled one folder with almost 800 pictures of Megan Fox! lol. Don’t worry, it isn’t an obssession though. Also, the Transformers movie was terribad…just so you know. For a protagonist, Megan Fox really didn’t do much in the movie but look pretty…hm… Upcoming movies with her seem quite shite too.

Anyway, this wordpress (IT’S NOT A BLOG! Dx) is mainly for anime which I evidently haven’t been keeping up with. I still have Spice and Wolf transcoded on my IPod from over my old hard drive couple years back. But I did manage to watch some anime a couple months. One was Maria Holic. It’s basically about a lesbian girl who is practically so afraid of men that she gets hives when they touch her. She resolves to attend an all-girls school. The first girl she finds she immediately falls in love with…but this blonde is not exactly what she’s expecting!

Decent anime…it gets HILARIOUS at some points. Nonetheless, the monologues and excessive nonsense coming out from the homo kinda gets annoying after awhile. Don’t take my word for it though, it’s still got the warm feel to it. XP

Next one up is a story about a scary tiger and a ferocious dragon (who’s actually quite nice in the inside!). The male protagonist, Ryuuji, has problems making friends and getting to know girls because he has the face of a mean bully. Ryuuji is not what people make of him, however. His selflessness and generosity has earned him some close friends one of which he has a crush on. Ryuuji meets his match when he meets the tiger…or rather Taiga. She is intimidating and acts it! Like Ryuuji, she adores someone secretly. After some scuffles the two call it a truce to help each other reach their goals no matter how difficult and hectic it gets!

This one was a bit better than Maria Holic! and has more sentimental values. The old romance genre never gets old as the two protagonists vie for their own respective lovers. It’s got some humor here and there but won’t get you rolling on the floor laughing like Maria Holic. A good watch and a definite recommendation for all who enjoy romance dramas.

It’s been awhile since I last followed anime. Let’s be honest; I don’t. lol. But I recently checked out some of the ones that were starting. I saw this one…

ANN:

In 4 years time the competition that will decide who the next Queen shall be will start. The strongest warrior will continue to rule the country according to tradition and expand it. The contestants need only be older than 12 years. They need not be human, intelligent or even of that country. The rules for the tournament are simple: murder is allowed. Any weapon can be chosen. The winner is decided when one of the participants flees or can’t move anymore. Such event is broadcasted trough a crystal sphere by the court’s magic teacher to all population to see and enjoy.

Let’s start by saying…you might wanna not watch it. I skimmed through some reviews at ANN and I stumbled upon this trailer which I might mention is uncensored.

Frankly, I only wanted to test out my video editting skills again…which isn’t THAT bad. Anyway, chyeah…uhm…did you see like…er…one of the characters’ hair turn into arms? This is going to be one of those crappy anime with excessive fan service. I guess a lot of people would like those kinda stuff…

Looks like several decent VA’s are in this…Fate/Stay Night’s Saber, Ayako Kawasumi and Suzumiya Haruhi’s Haruhi, Aya Hirano. Apparently, this is based off a game artbook. Here’s an english site on that:

http://hiki.trpg.net/en/?QueensBlade

Well, it’s been about four months…had a lot of stuff to do in real life. Anyhow, like usual, I did a little anime watching over this little hiatus.

First, I saw Scrapped Princess. It was one of the older anime that had a character that reminded me of Rosette Christopher from Chrno Crusade. In fact, I believe they were released about the same time. Basically, the anime is about a princess who is supposed to usher the world’s demise on her sixteenth birthday. So the royal family puts a bounty on her head and people are under the impression she was pure evil.

The anime’s alright. I enjoyed it for the most part. Although she really does remind me of Rosette. lol. But Scrapped Princess can’t compare to Chrno Crusade. I guess since the latter was a tragedy and SP didn’t really have any coupling. /shrug.

Next, I saw Shining Tears X Wind. It was based off a game by Sega for the PS2. The character designs are done by hentai artist Tony Taka. Kinda funny the game didn’t have any obscene content. The anime isn’t hentai either, of course. The story is about six high school friends who stumble in another world. Of the six, three are referred to as “soul bladers” and they can draw swords from other people when they’re “connected”. They fight to liberate the world from the decaying dark magic that is consuming it.

The anime was ok. In my opinion, the coupling was terribad. ); It seems that Kureha and Shiina (who were two of the first three female characters introduced) aren’t paired with any of the male protagonists. /sadface. IMO, Kureha was probably the best looking girl in the anime too.

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Anyway, that wraps it up for today. I’ll try to update more often. I’ve got a game trainer I made for Magical Battle Arena awhile ago. I’ll put that up some time this weekend.

Gotta love those anime about vampires.

Well, shite, I haven’t been posting for almost…what…six months? What happened? WoW happened. Right after I finished making some changes to this site, 3.0 came out and well…nevermind.

So I started watching Rosario+Vampire three months ago. It’s about a human who gets stuck in a school for monsters. He meets a sexy girl who’s actually a vampire. He pretty much stays in the school because of her. Despite the horrible jokes and annoying fanservice, it is actually a decent anime. The manga is really good though. I haven’t seen the second season, Rosario+Vampire Capu 2, yet but I’d assume it would continue from where it left off and follow the manga more closely this time around (seriously…). The second season should’ve ended on Christmas but I’m not sure if subbers have finished it yet. Nonetheless, the manga is still ongoing.

Fanservice and boobies. Lots of it.

I also started watching Ikkitousen recently. The plot recites an ancient Chinese legend, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Basically, the spirits of the warriors 1800 years ago are reborned in these Japanese kids who fight rival schools for…world domination. The story follows Sonsaku Hakufu who is one of the three conquerors from the legend. She’s stupid, well-endowed and plain annoying if you lasted through the dubbed version. She harbors a “dragon” that gives her immense amounts of power.

It is an old anime that started at 2003. That first season was total CRUD. The dubbed version can be found somewhere on the interweb if you search hard enough.

I’m on the second season, Ikkitousen Dragon Destiny, and the plot seems much more coherent. I also liked the transition of protagonists. Although Sonsaku is still an important character, she doesn’t appear as much. /cheer for Kan’u. I’m guessing the last season, Ikkitousen Great Guardians, will be back to Sonsaku as the center of attention. >:

BTW: DVD version of Ikkitousen has a lot of uncensored goodness. lawl.

Anyway, apparently, there will be a new movie for the series Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha. For those who don’t already know, it’s about the adventures of an ordinary elementary school girl who accidentally gained magical powers and uses it to…save the world…and other dimensions?

ANN:

The 100th issue (on sale on July 30) of Gakken’s Magami Magazine will announce that a Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha film, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st, will open in Japan this winter. The movie will retell the first story of Nanoha Takamachi, an ordinary third-grade girl who becomes a magical girl in search of Jewel Seeds from another world, and Fate Testarossa, another magical girl competing for the Jewel Seeds. Franchise creator Masaki Tsuzuki emphasized that the movie is not necessarily the “true history” of the story, but a “new parallel history.”

It seems that the movie will be out sometime January to March of 2009. It’s back to the first series where Nanoha fights Fate for the Jewel Seeds…blahblahblah. Am I the only person who liked them better in StrikerS? It’s not really word-for-word the entire first series again…but like ANN said, it’s a “new parallel history”…go figure. Me likes when Nanoha and Fate weren’t fighting each other. :< It seems Fate also got a new looking Bardiche. In addition, it’s also been said that it might have a female voice this time too. o_O

And then there’s a Drama CD of StrikerS three years into the future without Nanoha, Fate, or Hayate. Imo, that’s all the important people. It seems a lot of the kids grew up a bit.

Chaos;Head is a japanese visual novel that revolves around an enigma with mysterious deaths. I haven’t played the game but the art seemed fun so I added that to the gallery.

ANN:

“The September issues of Dengeki Daioh and Comic Alive have announced on July 26 that Nitroplus and 5pb.’s Chaos;Head computer visual novel will be animated for television this fall. In this psychological suspense story, a shut-in teenager named Takumi becomes embroiled in a series of mysterious deaths around the Tokyo neighborhood of Shibuya. Nitroplus also co-developed the Demonbane and Blassreiter multimedia franchises.

Source: Moon Phase.”

And here’s Comic Alive’s site: http://comicalive.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-45.html.

Looks like they have an official homepage for that anime up too: http://chaoshead.jp/
The site seems to be incomplete…but you can actually click some parts of the splash screen. I’ll let you find that out.

Next FALCOM game is ZWEI2. I found the first game to be utterly boring. Lookie…Gurumin characters…lol.