As you might notice for the image of the previous post I have related also uimneko manga. Almost all episode 1 and the parts published of episode 2, 3 and 4.
Reading episode 1 manga I noticed the obsession that Battler trying to know who really is Maria. I might have found some solutions about this. Just fantasy perspective this time.
This time I will use some episode 1, 4,5. Enter by your own risk.
Maria is a strange character, annoying for too much people but quite interesting for me at first glance. In episode 4 Maria is also called MARIA . From now onward we will use Maria and MARIA.
I have 3 mains answers for the question: Who is Ushiromiya maria?
1- Maria always existed as MARIA. A creator witch outside the concept of time. In some time the Maria was created as Ushiromiya Maria (Ushiromiya rosa son) however before that time MARIA do already existed. Some of the things that difference both Marias is that Uhiromiya Maria does have 9 years but MARIA seems older. That difference of time happened on metaworld before the creation of Ushiromiya Maria. Beatrice says in Episode 4 that it would be not good for a witch to show her outfit complete but Maria shows the black crown at the main story (4-5 October) always. using that possibility I created the Theory of Beatrice existence 1
2- Maria and MARIA born at the same part. they have grown at the same time but the continuous repeat of episodes make MARIA be older than Maria.
3- MARIA is born when Episode 3 Maria dies. Related with Maria MARIA get older on the Meta world and can act on some parts of the story told in episode 4. That’s why she just be seen with the witch outfit on episode 4.
The main dude in Baka no Test gets crucified in the latest episode.
There isn’t much in the world that’s funnier than crucifixion.
I’ll rephrase that ever so slightly: There isn’t much in the world that’s funnier than inexplicit crucifixion. Christ dying for our sins isn’t funny. Spartacus getting it for leading a slave revolt isn’t either. Mikuru getting crucified due to Haruhi’s gleeful sadism is funny. It’s hilarious. It makes life worth living.
I’ll chalk it up to my iconoclastic nature. I enjoy seeing things deconstructed. I like it when something that’s upheld as sacred or untouchable or whatever is turned on its head or rendered meaningless. Even when it’s something that I consider important. I’m down with that.
This is why I get a kick out of scenes like Yuuji and Mikuru getting crucified. These scenes take something that’s held sacred by many people, the visage of a person being crucified, and remove all of the symbolism and meaning behind that image in order to turn it into a sight gag. Mikuru squealing for help as she’s tortured on the cross is no different from Bugs Bunny pulling a prank on Elmer Fudd or Spongebob shaking his foamy ass at Squidward. The sacred has been made absurd. Insert laugh track here.
My favorite example of this, from an anime, comes from Sailor Moon. Here’s a show targeting elementary school girls. Sure, they fight monsters and stuff, but it’s pretty harmless. Then, BAM!, you see Sailor Mercury and the other Sailor Senshi dangling from crystal crosses.
What’s awesome about this is how the target audience and the creators likely see no religious symbolism in this. They know the image of Christ n the cross, but it has no meaning to them other than “that looks painful.” It isn’t a gag shot like in Baka no Test or Haruhi-Chan, it’s a serious image depicting suffering that’s lacking in the connotation a typical gaijin dog like myself expects. This image is just as hilarious as the previous ones because not only has a symbol been rendered “impotent,” but also because people will try to read far too much into such symbology. This isn’t a matter of Christian symbolism at work, this is a matter of “it’s cool to see Mercury being crucified,” and that fact will be lost upon many viewers. Call me an asshole, but I find considerable humor in such misunderstandings.
My attitudes are reflected in Alejandro Jodorowsky’s movie Holy Mountain. Despite the movie’s pretentious-seeming style and allusions to alchemy, astronomy, drug use, metaphysics, and what have you, the movie is a comedy at heart. It takes all of this religious and philosophical imagery, combines it with a certain attitude that you’d only be able to find in the 60’s and 70’s, and turns it into a brilliantly absurd piece of comedy. In the above scene, the main character, The Thief, is carrying a cross down the road for the amusement of American tourists. The scene takes place in a small South American town, and it’s rifting on the idea that the well-to-do who claim to be “understanding” of the poor and destitute in third world countries are really just looking down upon their “uncivilized” manners and are just as much a part of the imperialistic attitudes of their homelands regardless of what they might say. The scene does this not by preaching or anything like that, it does this by creating a parody of the people it’s condemning.
That scene segues into a bit where a drag queen dressed as the Virgin Mary and her Roman centurion henchmen get The Thief drunk so they can make paper mache copies of him posed as Christ to sell to the imperialist dogs seen before. The scene climaxes with “Mary” holding the seemingly dead Thief/Christ and feeding him a bottle of tequila like a mother feeding a baby a bottle of milk to nurse him back to life.
All of this is played for laughs. Sure, it’s getting at all sorts of ideas or whatever, but at no point is any of this serious. Holy Mountain becomes increasingly absurd as it progresses and leaves no room for any other interpretation. You can dig at deeper meaning, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that you’re supposed to laugh at seeing the cross turned into a crass commercial product made by the third world for consumption by the first world. It’s meaning has been robbed just as much as it was with Mikuru.
It’s the anniversary of the National Geographic Society being started in DC in 1888.
and oh yea-that tablet thing too.
I’m totally failing at the blogging thing today. Sorry M. I just don’t feel like looking for stuff and the copy/pasting back and forth and blah blah blah blah
But I’ll try my best.
I totally want this Twilight Zone bobblehead from Bif Bang Pow! Toys. They are also developing a Venture Bros line, which will make me squeel like a little girl once they’re released. {Bif Bang Pow! Blogspot}
Topless Robot had asked its’ readers to send in their “Nerd Commandments“. They did, and they are all very funny. The best is certainly the #1 Law of the Golden Mean. Sadly I have succumbed to this rule, buying things I didn’t want but had to. {Topless Robot}
Varient Deadpool covers aplenty from Marvel! Ryan Reynolds was amazing as Deadpool in the Wolverine movie, until they made him into some freak weirdo with a sewn-shut mouth. I’m hoping the movie will be a lot of him, as normal comic book Deadpool, kicking butt and sassing his way through the film. If they try and pick up where the Wolverine movie left off so help me ::shakes angry fist in the air:: {Newsarama} (side note-Deadpool can’t be on a too serious varient ala that Cap America one)
Possible Bible Black live-action trailer? Um…while it’s an excellent anime, it’s also considered hentai and a live action trailer would just be…well…porn. And if you know anything about Japanese porn it’s that it’s not very good, and usually horrible production quality as well. For research matters(and likely lolz) I will keep tabs on possible updates. {Anime News Network}
If you’re in NYC you should def check out the Japan Society Gallery-especially for the upcoming spring exhibit showcasing 150 Works by Legendary 19th Century Print Maker Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Kuniyoshi was a print maker who went beyond the standard and created prints featuring ghouls, monsters, battles, beautiful ladies, and more. His illustrations are gorgeous examples of the ukiyo-e style of art. {Japan Society}
Video Games | Super Street Fighter IV | Animated Juri Trailer
XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii
Looks like Capcom went mental with the anime production this time round, probably because of the earnings received from the first game, this movie is going to be produced by the people who made Afro Samurai, Strike Witches, Gantz, Hellsing, Rosario Vampire, Chrono Crusade and numerous others. Gonzo are often known for their conspicuous dark tones in both display and narrative, though they cover a broad spectrum of genres and are never exclusive to one style, genres could range from 100% moe-fan services to ludicrous comedy depicting nubile ladies faffing around (Strike Witches is a good example for moe-shit, flying loli girls who don’t wear any pants ftw). Though their popularity in the western market stems from the successful distribution of Afro Samurai, which was orientated for the western audience in the first place, not to mention that it featured Samuel Jackson as a VA, and every loves this cool guy.
The production also has a few venerable people within the anime sector too, Supervising Animator, Mama Yamaguchi, the one behind the famous comedy series; ‘Sergeant Frog’ will be lending a hand in production. Eiji Wakamatsu from Gundam 00 fame, will be directing the art and also Eriko Murata, who will be doing the colour styling.
Compared to the first, which had probably a budget of 1000 yen, I am please to see that they’ve upped their game in the anime department, mainly because the previous one just sucked, unsymmetrical eye type of suck.
FUCKING CLASSES STARTED! WHEN WILL I BE DONE WITH COLLEGE AND BE ABLE TO GET AN ACTUAL JOB!?
In a year.
Oh…. Well okay then.
Here’s what happened lately:
I have been obsessed with this OP:
The song is Shojo S and the group is Sandal. It is an awesome song. I love this song. I want the song. I will thusly get the song. 0:35 seconds when the beat drops it’s awesome. The background music is done well. Look at the fucking actual video for the actual song:
I love the video. It’s great. Moving on.
Anyway, what else happened….Oh, I watched episode 3 of
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu 3
Here is my episode review:
Anybody notice the fountain in this scene? I pointed it out in the above screen shot in case you didn’t. Youve seen, I’m sure, statues where a boy is “pissing” water (aka the water is coming out of his dickhole) well this statue is shitting water, and that’s ten times better than pissing it. And throughout this scene, the amount of water it shits out constantly changes. I thought this was very funny.
Why, because you love shit?
No, because I love when there’s a scene with both a fecal…I mean focal point, (which in this case would be the conversation and the people involved) and something else retarded happening in the background. In this scene, most people will be looking at the characters, not at the shitting fountain. I myself didn’t notice the shitting fountain until the end of the scene (I obviously replayed the scene to see the shitting fountain). But Baka to Test does a lot of this. They have very small details that are funny if you pay attention enough to notice them. Like in one scene, part of Yoshii’s head falls off (like a broken piece of ceramic). Now, I’m not going to die laughing my ass off at this, but it’s pretty cool and I like that short of random ass shit. That’s it. That’s my review of the whole episode.
Back to
Bleach
So I’ve watched abot 50 episodes in the past 2 days (literally, I’ll be caught up probably by Tuesday…..in fact, I’ve been watching so much anime lately it’s almost ridiculous. I think I’ve been averaging about 15 shows per day for the past 5 days). So I have a new favorite character. It’s a girl (strangly, most of my favorites are girls). My past favorite character was probably Kenpachi, who is bad ass and awesome. He might actually still be my favorite, who knows, but I just watched episode 223, and it just amplified the awesomeness of a character whom I already thought was one of the best. I am talking of course, about Soifon (Soi Fon?), the captain of division 2.
Awesome silhouette picture, isn’t it? Soifon is a cocky bitch, but not the kind of cocky that is out there. Instead, she just has a cockyness that is almost……..covert? (get it because her division is the covert…..never mind). It’s almost a hidden cockyness, but she deserves to be cocky, because she knows what’s going on. Her entire fight with that guy (I don’t know who he was), she literally just observing him to get ready for an Espada, and then she’s like “Okay, so now I’m going to kill you, and you won’t even be able to tell.” And then she did it. BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM. She BAMs. Here’s another cool picture:
Wow, she’s like the James Cameron of “to be continued” screens (she has the top two, and James Cameron has the top two grossing movies worldwide of all time).
Let’s move on to
Berserk
Per Baka-Raptor’s request, I started watching Berserk. Now I’ve only seen one episode, as it’s very hard to watch multiple episodes in a row.
So I sat down and got to watching the first episode, which featured guy’s getting shot in the head with arrows, sliced in half……the usual (although less blood than I thought there’d be, which is where the manga comes into play after). Now, I like watching shows where people get sliced in half and shot in the head with an arrow or two. In fact, I’d say that Berserk has a lot of things in it that I like to see in an anime:
Huge bad-ass dude slicing people/demons in half with a giant sword, but not in a fake Bleach sort of way, but instead in a realistic kind of way (I’m not hating on Bleach, I love that show when it isn’t fillers). In other words, when you see someone like Ichigo slice a hollow in half, it’s not surprising, nor does it seem like a great feat. But when Guts from Berserk does it, it’s just bad ass and a show of toughness.
Huge bad ass dude.
Hints at a pretty good plot. Ex: the mark on Berserk’s neck. Questions have already been raised this early in the show. I like where this is going.
So why did I only watch one episode? Well, after watching an episode, I felt like I really, really had to hit the gym hard. I mean, watching Guts kill guys and shit makes me want to just bulk up. I realize I might sound like a huge fag, or a “bro” (they’re synonyms), but it’s kind of cold to go out in the woods and throw boulders like I usually do to work out (I don’t really do that at all), so I went to the gym, and hit it hard. By the end of this series, I might be able to lift a building (this is actually true). My triceps are sore just from typing this, I love it.
So what does this do to me? Well, this changes everything. I might have to revoke some laws that I made, because if anime can make me huge, then I would surly pull down [more] pussy. Holy shit, Berserk is so bad ass that it goes against anime.
One more thing.
Pani Poni Dash
See? I gave artist info.
I was watching this for some reason, and have decided that the character who I assumed was my favorite (Himeko) is actually not, and that Ichijou is actually my favorite. There’s really no contest here, and I don’t know what I was thinking with Himeko. I mean, Ichijou is so odd that it’s awesome, not to mention her eyes are always as depicted. If I ever met a girl with eyes like that, I would date her (yea right). I now must update the character page. By the way, it’s nearly impossible to find this anime subbed anywhere. I can find random parts on youtube (the parts not taken down) but not full subbed episodes. I can find the dubbed, and they aren’t really that bad, but the subbed are better. Pani Poni Dash is still awesome.
I guess I’ll leave it at that. I really just wanted to talk about the OP. The rest is kind of just bullshit. With school starting, expect the same amount of posts from me, because I have no priorities.
Before I begin a review let me just ask… What was the point of this movie?
I think the only clear answer is to try and make you cry. Honestly.
Well heres my review:
Ok, this movie came out in 2002, and is 25 minutes long. A SHORT movie to say the least. However, I had heard so many good things about it that I had to see it. I was told that this is one of the best sci-fi movies of the past decade, and not just anime, overall.
So the movie is about a couple in a long distance relationship. How long? He’s on Earth, and she starts the movie on Jupiter, then keeps moving further and further away. Light years actually. This movie takes place in the future, and the female lead, Mikako, is a part of a fleet trying to kill aliens that attacked Mars.
The only way the couple can keep in touch is by sending mail to each other…. which seem more like text messaged to me. Anyways, the further she moves away, the longer it takes for their messages to reach each other. Sounds like an awesome relationship to me, not.
So this dickfore just waits around for years for her to mail him, and its really annoying to me. Why? Am I heartless? No. I’m just not a fuck-tard.
I think they were trying to make it a heart-warming story of 2 lovers who are years apart but they still love each other and are faithful blah blah blah. WELL IT CAME OFF DIFFERENTLY TO ME. You wanna know how it came off to me? DEPRESSING.
There is not even close to a happy ending, some might say there is no ending at all and this movie was pointless. Others gave it a shit load of awards, which is another reason why I wanted to watch it. You can make up your mind yourself, but trust me, don’t watch it unless you in the mood for a little tear jerker.
What grade do I give it?
Thats a tough one….. Is there a grade for the only point of this movie is to make you cry and nothing else?
Ohhhh wait… there IS a grade I can give it.
D… for depressing. (and yes its a D on an A thru F scale)
With anime these days, it’s always “lolicon this” or “high school that,” and amidst all this focus on youth I began to wonder if a certain segment of the population was feeling that anime provided nothing for them. I am of course referring to people who like their women with not just a little bit of experience, but a lot. I want to tell those guys who dig the really mature that anime has something to offer to them, even if it seems daunting otherwise.
Now I don’t partake in this particular preference, so I can’t tell you for sure whether or not they do the job, but I have set up a few criteria in compiling this list.
First, the women here have to look aged. There’s quite a few female characters out there who never age past 35, and so hardly count as GMILFs. In fact, their appeal is no different from just plain MILFs. So in this respect, characters like Tsunade (Naruto), Kazami Hatsuho (Onegai Teacher), and Milia Jenius (Macross 7) do not count, even if Milia is actually a grandmother.
For that matter, second, they do not have to have grandchildren to qualify as GMILFs.
Third, the characters for the most part tend to be quite physically fit. I figure part of the issue is that a lot of times cartoons, be they anime or anywhere else in the world, tend to portray the elderly as comically old and decrepit and having seen better days. This is probably appealing to only a few, and so have chosen characters where age is not a barrier to active living.
Fourth, this isn’t really criteria but a lot of them are teachers or are in some kind of teaching profession. Don’t ask me, that’s just how it turned out.
So without further ado, your GMILFs.
Maria Graceburt, My-Otome
More commonly known as “Miss Maria,” Maria Graceburt is a teacher and advisor at Garderobe Academy where she trains her all-female students to become “Otome,” or nano-machine-enhanced super-powered royal bodyguards. Once an Otome herself, Maria has much experience in this regard, and has been tempered by her years in battle. Despite her old age, she is still capable of keeping up with the younger generations. She almost has to be seen to be believed.
Barbara McGregor, Taisho Baseball Girls
It’s the 1920s and Japan is at the height of the Taisho Era, where western influence is making in-roads into the society. Barbara McGregor is the principal at Touhou Seika Girls’ Secondary School, a school that prepares young girls to embrace both Eastern and Western influences and lead them to a wholesome mentality. When she finds out that a group of girls at Touhou Seika have decided to form a baseball team, she supports the endeavor but with a stern warning that it is not to affect their grades, or else. Calm and steadfast, Barbara sees progress in the future of womanhood.
Yukimura Tokiko, Kekkaishi
Tasked with protecting Karasumori, a land which bestows great power upon spirits and demons, Yukimura Tokiko is the 21st “Kekkaishi” or “Barrier Master” of the Yukimura clan. In addition, she trains her granddaughter Yukimura Tokine in the art of Kekkai while also maintaining a rivalry with the head of the Sumimura Clan, fellow Kekkai users with whom the Yukimura clan split generations ago. Although quite old, Tokiko has vitality greater than her talented granddaughter, and is actually currently the strongest Kekkai user known.
Tamashiro Miwa, Koutetsushin Jeeg
In her younger days, Tamashiro Miwa, then known as Uzuki Miwa, was a skilled pilot who supported the cyborg hero Koutetsu Jeeg and the “Build Base” in their fight against the evil Jama Empire by piloting the supply ship known as the “Big Shooter.” 50 years later, when the Jama Empire resurfaces and her granddaughter Tsubaki becomes the pilot of a new Big Shooter for a new Jeeg, Tsubaki becomes the new commander of Build Base, lending her experience in combat against the Jama Empire for a new generation. Though she now sits behind a desk instead of a cockpit, it is apparent that age has only made Miwa stronger and more determined than ever.
Toudou Kaworu, Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
Toudou Kaworu is a visionary who seeks to transform education in Japan, and has implemented an exclusive revolutionary method of organizing students. As principal of Fumizuki Academy, Kaworu ranks students from A to F, with the A students at the top receiving the best supplies and the best teachers, while those at the bottom must claw their way up if they want to improve. To facilitate this Darwinian education system, Kaworu allows students to engage in holographic “battles,” where summoned avatars engage in combat and have strength proportionate to their grades and overall academic achievements. A cheerful, if mysterious woman, Toudou Kaworu challenges the conventional.
So there you have it, five women who have experience on their side and are capable of appealing to those who are tired of seeing nothing but young girls in their Japanese animation. Keep in mind that this is only a brief list; there’s more out there. If you’ve got any suggestions, speak up!
A Daquiri, I say, Is a sweet drink. It usually has strawberries in it, or some kind of fruit. You blend it with vodka, ice and a little sugar. In front of me, nodding and somewhat understanding, is a bartender at Planet Café. I’ve been trying to explain for roughly twelve minutes what a Daquiri is.
I’m here on a Sunday, and I feel bored, even though my day has consisted of watching Terminator: Salvation at noon, passing through a barbeque with some friends and hitting up a video arcade. My city restlessness has a new face.
At the bar are a few people from the reggae parties I’ve seen around. A DJ from the T.P sound system crew, his girl and Gully. I order a gin and tonic after giving up on my Daquiri. As the bartender made my drink, he laughed and asked me to write down the ingredients for the Daquiri. I’m waiting on Ribbon girl, the one I met at the party last night. We chatted on the phone briefly after I went to my Barbeque. When I spoke to her, a twinge of excitement had trickled through me when her number popped up on my phone. At the time I was sitting on the sidewalk, chatting to a friend about nothing in particular.
I took a sip of my drink, when a flurry of activity beside me grabbed my attention. Two gorgeous girls with slim bodies and long brown hair came to the bar coasting on a sea of giggles. I thought one of them was a girl I met the night before, at the reggae party.
“Hug.” I said.
“Nani?” (what?)she replied.
I said it again, more Japanesey. “HUG-OO.” I said. She hugged me, and then I realized I’d never met her. I also realized in the same thought she was very drunk. Japanese girls never hug guys they don’t know. Unless of course, you are famous.
“Hi.” She said exasperatedly.
“Hey.” I replied.
She was pretty, with movie actress looks and flawless skin. She wore a stylish outfit that screamed high fashion. Her friend smiled as I talked to her, but chatted to one of the bartenders and left us alone.
“Where you from?” she said.
“Jamaica.” I replied.
“Really?” she said.
She said this with absolute surprise, in the way a child who swore he failed a test realizes he actually received an A. I told her I was a designer. Incidentally, I was wearing one of my own shirts.
“I want to buy one.” She said, rubbing my chest. “I am a mother!” she exclaimed triumphantly.
“Very cool.” I said. “One child?”
“Yes, I have one. But I am twenty-one!”
She said this with a bright expression. I held her hand and without getting up, beckoned her to twirl. “Very nice.” I said.
She was. If she hadn’t told me she had a kid, it would be impossible to tell.
“You think I am nice?” she asked. Her eyes were filled with desire.
“Yes, you are.” I replied.
A part of me wanted to exploit this situation, but as a rule, I never like drunk women. The only way it works is if I’m equally drunk when I meet them, but at present I was stone cold sober. Having a sexy mother of one on my speed dial would be cool, but alas, Ribbon girl would arrive any minute.
I was right. In the periphery of my vision, I glimpsed her. She was looking very cute, with huge designer glasses. She wore a black and white dress over a pair of tight jeans. I could see the taper of her body through the layers. She had lip gloss on and a purse that resembled a ribbon. The theme continued.
I saw her pause as she said hello to some of the people from last night. Her eyes were on me, but I didn’t move. I’m not the type to play too many headgames, I was just observing.
The hot mom disappeared with a guy onto the the dance floor, and I turned to Ribbon girl. “Hey! You been here long?” I said. She walked over. She gave me a weak hug and stood by the bar. Close up, I could see the glow of the bar lights on her lips. She put her bag down. She seemed a little nervous. I chatted to her about my day and ask her some questions about herself.
“I don’t do much.” She replied. ” I just like to dance.”
Ah, I said in my mind. She’s a party girl.
I’ve messed with party girls before. One word always comes to mind when I think of a party girl.
Dangerous.
Party girls always seem to have nothing to do, are often sexy and probably slept with a few guys you’ve met before if you go out a lot. This generally means it’s a bad idea to think you’re special if she likes you. Sometimes this can change after a few sexual encounters, but not always.
She reached into her bag and pulled out a small camera. The LCD flashed brightly as it came on. With her glasses and jeans, she looked like a shadow of herself the night before. The image of her leaping on me, her face pressing against my neck and the smell of her shampoo flooded my senses quickly. It faded quickly, like a puff of cigarette smoke.
She showed me pictures of her in Jamaica. “Maji de??”(Really?) I said. Then I remembered somewhere between tequila shot eight or nine she had mentioned living in Jamaica for a month. Through her pictures I was catapulted back home. I saw the bright glowing faces of people with dark skin and short curly hair. She showed me the hot spots; Stone Love’s headquarters for Weddy Wednesdays, Lime Quay beach for Sunday afternoon, Devon house for tasty ice cream, and more. There were pictures with famous Jamaicans, and a few of her Japanese friends going wild at big parties, like Passa Passa.
I playfully joked with her, but she was shy, different. She ordered Chozou, a popular drink (sake mixed with water). I didn’t know why she was nervous. After she put the camera back into her bag, her entire focused drifted to the UNO game the people beside us were playing. I hinted a few times at going to dance, but she kept saying she was watching the game.
That’s an incredibly fascinating game of UNO, I thought to myself. Then I remembered. She was a party girl. I’m new to the scene. Disappearing with her on the dance floor might put her on the bad news bus. While we were looking at the pictures, she mentioned some party on Friday she was going to. She watched the UNO game, and I sat, bored on the stool. I got up and left.
As I exited the bar, before the door close I heard my name. In a movie-scene way, the door slammed in front of her as I glimpsed her looking at me.
“I see you Friday night?” she said.
“Yes.” I replied.
She went inside. I laughed a little, because she had practically chased me out of the bar. Party girls are different, I thought. I left the underground passage leading out of Planet and heading outside, back into the nighttime and towards the bowels of the city.
/* Blog reposted from my other site www.jamaicaninjapan.com */
Lets go over the latter first..I will not be blogging “Dance in the Vampire Bund” it just looks like crap to me..I thought it could impress me but it failed, oh well.
I don’t have any screencaps as I have been away and have just recently watched both of the Episodes. I should have some for 3(which should be here Friday).
Rough Summary:
Yuto Amakawa, a descendant of a demon-slaying family has a charm that his grandmother gave which just happens to run out on his sixteenth birthday. He then becomes under the protection of the (sexy) Himari who is in a line of demons whom have sworn to protect the Amakawa family..forever. (It also seems that Himari used to live with Yuto back in the day, but he has since forgotten) A demon attack Yuto and his very..erm..bitchy friend Rinko. Himari steps in saves them and jumps off. Later Himari goes to Yuto’s house and starts telling him things about his family,the charm and herself..in his bed(kinky). Then Rinko comes to apologize(about some events that happend earlier) and finds them together in a totally non-sexual way in his bed and looses it. Himari explains everything to her. /End EP1
/Start EP2
A beach episode. Yes this early and im just fine with that. Himari goes shopping for a bathing suit which she wants Yuto to pick out. Which he does, unintentionally. Also he picks out a new dress for her that is a more modern style. Then to the beach..Himari prefers to stay on land but is kinda pressured into going out on the water..with a whale blow up toy thing. she floats out and somehow Yuto is able to swim way out there in like 10 seconds. Attacked by tentacle monster, water loli demon, tentacle monster, whirlpool, yuto jumps in, saves Himari, Himari stabs self to thicken the water, water loli leaves. /end EP2
Regardless of what other bloggers say as well as critics, i like this show. As ive said, i love these Romance/Drama shows and supernatural is fun too. Yes its a copy of this and that but in essence so is every other anime. Himari is pretty awsome too, dunno if you got that from the post. Im looking foward to next(this) week seeing as we left this episode with the both of them in a cave “somewhere”. And with Himari hurt, Yuto will no doubt “impress” Himari in the next EP because thats how this always goes right?
Three episodes in and I’m starting to realize that I like this show NOT for the characters, but for the setting and background stuff. Funny from a show that was dubbed K-On part 2!
Kanata seems to be getting used to life on the base, although her trumpet skills need some work. On this particular day, Felicia gets word that they’re receiving supplies from the supply corps, so she, Kureha, and Noel go off to meet up with the corps while Kanata and Rio stay back to watch the base. While discussing their reasons for joining the army, Kanata suddenly falls ill and collapses. Rio, because of a past traumatic event, begins to panic, but eventually calms down and rushes into town to enlist the aide of a nun from the local church. However Rio seems to have a past history with the nun, but apologizes for whatever happened in the past and asks the nun for help.
Back at the base, the nun gives Kanata some medicine. She diagnoses the illness as Malaria(?), which Rio thought only children can contract, but the nun explains that it’s rare in teens and adults as well. She says that Kanata should be fine after some rest, much to the relief of Rio. Rio thanks the nun, who gives her name as Yumina.
Kanata has a dream about her past while passed out about the blonde haired soldier who saved her earlier in life, and awakens to Rio humming the same tune the blonde haired soldier played on her Trumpet. Kanata explains that she joined the military hopping to be able to learn how to play that certain piece of music, but is discourged because she feels that she is only dead-weight, and holding everyone back. Rio leads her to the hanger and hops into the tank. Rio uses the tank to play the same piece they were talking about earlier through it’s loud speakers, only this time it’s the full orchestra version. Rio then explains that its all of the instruments playing together that make the piece wonderful, much like it takes a full crew to pilot a tank effectively. Rio says that every part is important, and that Kanata shouldn’t feel like she isn’t. This cheers Kanata up and sparks up her resolve to keep trying.
Well, after watching three episodes, I’ve come to realize that I love this series MORE for it’s misterious setting, rather then the so-called MOE characters. While they diddnt drop a lot of hints this episode about the past, they were a few good tidbits. One I took great interest in is the tank, which Rio got in and booted up…
The first thing that jumps out at you about it is that it’s TOO friggen technologically advanced, even for our time! This to me is clear evidence that Sora no Woto takes place in a post nuclear-war torn Europe. Although if you notice, the tank interface is in English, which is unusual being as that the townspeople seem of French decent (even singing in it), and the town itself is based on a Spanish town. AND not to mention, the school where the girls are based seems to have taught in Japanese. And, I’ve been reading that all of the military stuff (the uniforms, weapons, vehicles) are German WWII era stuff. GAH, too much cultures! It really makes my head spin, but then again that’s what fascinates me about this anime’s setting. I really want to know what kind of event happened that forced all these cultures into one nation. My guess is that it’s something nuclear related, and I think that the town legend about the Maidens must tie into that as well…
I just had to include this quote from 2ch: “Japanese girls wearing German uniforms exploring a Japanese music school in a Spanish town full of French people celebrating Chinese New Years in Switzerland, shooting South African owls with German rifles while piloting multi legged, talking, demon slaying, cloakable, AMAZING GRACE SINGING, 500mm coil gun firing “son of the god of fire” supertanks from the future.”
Setting aside, another thing that keeps me watching is the background art and music. Seriously, just look at this scene for example:
The background scenes are just beautiful pieces of art. I cant remember a series in a long time that had such great looking environments. Also, the soundtrack for the show fits it perfect. I particularly got goosebumps when they showed the scene of the blond haired soldier playing Amazing Grace on the trumpet, and then Rio playing the full orchestra version in the tank scene as well. The song combined with the scene, great! It’s rare for a “Type-B otaku” like me to get so excited by a show NOT because of the characters!
sebenarnya ga bisa dikatakan baru sih, ini blog yang entah-keberapa-kalinya-yang-sudah-aku-buat. tapi karena blog-blog yang lain pada ga jelas *kecuali yang di katzeneko, itu jelas dan masih tetap diupdate*, maka aku bikin blog ini khusus untuk membahas review anime yang baru atau yang menurutku cukup bagus.
mungkin disini juga bakal post sesuatu tentang MMORPG. meski aku lebih condong ke anime ya.. karena ga punya cukup waktu untuk bermain game. kalo tentang MMORPG yang aku mainkan sejauh ini hanya audition ayodance, mof, eco, HKO, Luna Online, MapleStory dan Angel Love Online. agak kerepotan emang, tapi yang lebih sering aku mainkan hanya ayodance dan mof saja.. lolz
akhir kata (atau kalimat?) thanks buat teman-teman yang sudah berkunjung ke blog yang masih baru ini. dan cmiiw juga kalo ada yang kurang atau salah kalimat ketika teman-teman baca salah satu postingan disini. ketika postingan ini akan diterbitkan, jam menunjukkan tepat pukul 00:40 am jadi sudah saatnya aku tidur. =P
I’m going to keep this kind of short and sweet….maybe…..but anyway, this was one of the few (three) shows that I planned on checking out this season, mainly due to this dude (Sasha the Martyr), who has a bad ass appearance that just screams “bad ass appearance.”
If you know this show, then you realize that this is only this dude’s “normal everyday” appearance, not his bad ass appearance. His bad ass appearance is much more bad ass, but I’m not going to show you that one (because I’m too lazy to backtrack through the episode and take a screen shot). Basically, this is a dude who doesn’t take shit. Fuck, he doesn’t even take praise, he just handles business.
Anyway, that was the reason for me starting this show. Other than that, I had no idea what this was about. Apparently, it has something to do with God, and Alchemy as well as sick Alchemy fight scenes, which are sick, and awesome.
One thing I didn’t realize that this anime had was a shitload of boobs. There’s tits flying left and right in this show, and depending on which version you watch, these boobs can either be covered, or not. In fact, on of the ways that bad ass dude gets powered up is by sucking tits. He literally drink tit milk for power. Normally, I would find this funny, and awesome. but in this case, I feel like it kind of takes away from the bad assness that this show could be.
Wait.....wtf?
Don’t get me wrong, I love tits, but honestly, how can I take anything in this show seriously when there’s stuff like this going on? At least make it like…..match the anime better. Keep in mind that the above scene took place right in the middle of a fucking awesome fight scene, thus making all of my adrenaline seize, and ruining the fight scene for several seconds (until the fighting commenced, at which point I didn’t care about this anymore). But I do feel like the fan service and bullshit like the above picture does take away from what I wanted out of this originally: Awesome Shit.
That being said, this show still kicks ass, and I am DEFINITELY going to keep watching it.
That being said, I may opt for the censored version, because I think I actually want less retardedness for this show. Here is why I like this show:
Enjoyment
Clearly there are lesbians.
Clearly there is alchemy (because they say so)
Clearly there is a bad as character who is also mysterious.
Clearly there are awesome fight scenes.
Clearly there is a mysterious background and things happening in the shadows.
Taking Away From These Things Is
Lots of huge boobs.
Blatant and Funny Fanservice.
Boob Milk (that’s right, and it’s not even acidic!).
More boobs.
Girl’s with tremendously large boobs.
Don’t get me wrong, I love tits (in real life), but throwing tits in this is like throwing tits in…..well…….a show where tits don’t really belong (maybe like FMA?). They just don’t go with the show. You might get this, you might not.
There’s also the chance that I’m completely wrong and that the boobs will simply enhance everything.
Now, let it be known that I watched both versions of this first episode (duh), so I made a decision based on a comparison, which version I preferred. So let me say this: If you want some naked tits and some boob suckling, go for the uncensored version and have a blast (maybe even literally, if you like that kind of thing). If you’re looking for subsequently less fanservice, do what I’m doing and watch the censored version, which isn’t as bad, although some scenes piss me off, when there’s dialogue and sound effects, and all there showing is a fucking tree or something. That pisses me off a little, and might have me ending up watching the uncensored version when it’ all said and done. Either way, it’s a good show.
My Prediction
Mafuyu suckles on Tomo’s tits, and gets awesome power. I mean, Mafuyu and Tomo (do I even have their names right?) obviously need to bang by the end of this. Clearly they want to, Mafuyu keeps saying that she wants to get stronger, and the bad ass kid told her that she needs to get stronger. Usually that means that she’s going to get stronger. Likewise, tit milk obviously has a positive effect on people like the bad ass dude, and Tomo (if that’s her name) has huge fucking tits. It just seems like the most likely scenario.
And with that, I say that this show gets the Glo the Legend mark of approval, although it should be taken with caution.
Last night I asked myself a very important question: How does one go about reviewing a slice-of-life anime? Just pick your favorite scenes and make a few comments right? Seems simple, but when you think about it, it just seems like something is missing from that equation… Oh well, we’ll see how it goes. Though this is probably one of those series where you can skip the main post and just skip to the screenshots.
I get the feeling that this’ll just degenerate into me going on about how cute Yuno is… but is that in itself really a bad thing?
See, the only slice-of-life anime I really ever reviewed was GA and that was a full series review. I mean, it was educational so I could bring up some of those elements but Hidamari Sketch… Well, it’s art related but it’s a bit more loose in definition.
Maybe I’m just thinking too much about it… Anyways, first half of the episode was test related. Yuno failed a grammar test and got help for the retest. Passed it and yeah… Maybe it’s ’cause I just woke up…
Though first episode reviews are always rather difficult. That’s why I did what I did with the Baka to Test and OokamiKakushi reviews. Turn it into a lesson or something like that…. Oh yeah, introductions: Nazuna (left) and Nori (Right). The introduction was rather brief this episode so let’s look forward to the next episode~ (and hopefully a better review). Screenshot Gallery follows faithfully~
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I’m actually not too sure if there’s a character limit for titles so I shortened it to “HS x Hoshimittsu”. Though I probably should’ve gone with “Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆” instead.
The style for this post was planned. I don’t tend to do things randomly. All those thoughts did occur to me though, so they needed to be said. I did realize one thing while writing this: I should work on style and execution….
EDIT: I just found this…..it’s like….a month old…..so…..uh…….whatever, here it is, but first, a picture that relates to the matter of said (this) post:
So why is 2010 going to kick you in the teeth? There are several reasons:
Zero no Tsukaima Season 4 – February 2010!? I don’t care what anyone says, I still like this show.
More Shakugan no Shana
New Lloyd Banks cd
New My Chemical Romance album
Cat Shit One – Cute Animals Killing each other in war (it’s 3d animated, and looks fucking hilarious/awesome)
My first blog post in talking about one episode which is still fresh and I will blog about it. << ok, that seems long to make it short. lolz
Ok, So Ra No Wo To never failed to impress me with it’s opening. The opening has a feel of Elfen Lied into it. Then somebody from our Anime Community then said that the director was also the same person who directed the Elfen Lied anime. Wow, neat! It gives out a mysterious feel into the story. Makes you want to watch it due to the mysteriousness of the plot. Ok, I’m getting too deep here. hehe
In this episode, the 1121st platoon members is slowly revealed and introduced to the viewers. But there was one person that got my attention. The girl named Kureha. (Please refer to the top 2nd pic.) She acts to strict and cute at the same time that you have nothing to do but to stare at her and say “Kyaaa~~”. Well, it’s pretty obvious she’s a tsundere…and she loves guns. :3
Ok, next is Rio. Rio as we already knew in the first episode, is Kanata’s bugle teacher. Her voice is kinda manly but maybe this one of the indications that she’s the leader of the platoon so it didn’t bother me a bit.
Next is Noel. She was one of the reasons why it gave the episode a bit of humor. Noel reminded me of Yuki Nagato from Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. I loved her character. She’s quiet and innocent.
Next is Felicia. When you see this girl, one word comes in mind: “MUGI!” Yes, she’s almost look like Mugi + glasses. I don’t know if he behavior’s like Mugi since I haven’t watched K-ON yet. But I like her motherly figure as a character though.
In this episode, Kureha was in a sort of rant mode because she was ordered to tour the noob (Kanata) around the base. hehe! Then in that stormy day, Noel saw a ghostly figure in the base barracks. Going to prove that no such things existed, they decided to check it out. Of course, not all dared to go. So they decided to make Kureha and Kanata do the job.
Aww isn't that cute? XD *U*
I’m sorry. I couldn’t help my Yuri senses. I just couldn’t remove those Kureha X Kanata blushing moments. Kanamemo Nostalgia much? XD
Ok, the final outcome of the episode is the so called ghost is only an OWL. Yes, it was an owl. The ghost that was shown in the barracks wasn’t clear so I can’t make a conclusion if it was really the Owl or it was something else. But it was a happy ending in the end. They couldn’t cook the owl because it’s dishonor since their symbol of their platoon is an owl. (Sorry Rio, I know you’re hungry. xD)
…and stay tuned for next week! EPISODE 3! Man, I so love this! ;3
Ryuugamine Mikado has always been a loser in life where he grew up, and even misses out on school trips. He just wishes for his long dream of living a exciting life in the big city, which is exactly the case here, as his old elementary friend, Kida Masaomi, sends an invitation to him to transfer to the school he’s attending in Ikebukuro. After arrival to Ikebukuro in a train station, while they catch up on things Masaomi shows Mikado around the most known places in the city. Aside from Masaomi’s lame witty jokes, Masaomi frequently warns Mikado along the way to stay away from certain types of people, as Ikebukuro is known for its variety of gangs, yakuzas, red-heads and the like. From meeting a few of Masaomi’s strange friends, a big hench black guy working in a Russian Sushi bar called Simon and another hench guy throwing pedestrians and vendors, to bumping into a young clad woman and meeting the urban legend headless motorcycle riding guy, Masaomi considers Mikado lucky to have come to Ikebukuro this one night, as many rare sightings had occurred in just one evening. While the two was strolling around, a kidnapping was taking place involving a hostage of a young teenage girl (who was surprisingly the same one who bumped into Mikado later on), eventually the kidnappers was exposed and beaten the crap out of by the urban legend of a headless motorcycle rider, who was (yet again) the same person who passed by Masaomi and Mikado, as the two were about to end their day.
Absolutely amazing. I was really impressed by this first episode than any other anime this season (well… maybe except for Baka Test) for how interesting the plot was from the beginning till the end. And lol how a cardboard cut-out of Horo from Spice and Wolf had just appeared out of nowhere halfway through the episode. The animation was actually quite good being done by the studio Brains Base (known for their animation quality implemented in Akikan), not far off from the original illustrations done by Yasuda-sensei in the original light novel series and the particularly the opening sequence. Being directed by the director for Baccano!, Omori-sensei really had gone out of his way to make a Baccano-risqué opening. And if you’ve haven’t watched Baccano! or haven’t at least watch the opening, then I suggest you do to recognize the resemblance. So to wrap up this post I have high hopes for this series to come out as a success and I’m looking forward to the second episode and to see how all of this will all come out clear in the end.
Maria Graceburt, My-Otome
Tamashiro Miwa, Koutetsushin Jeeg
Three episodes in and I’m starting to realize that I like this show NOT for the characters, but for the setting and background stuff. Funny from a show that was dubbed K-On part 2!
The first thing that jumps out at you about it is that it’s TOO friggen technologically advanced, even for our time! This to me is clear evidence that Sora no Woto takes place in a post nuclear-war torn Europe. Although if you notice, the tank interface is in English, which is unusual being as that the townspeople seem of French decent (even singing in it), and the town itself is based on a Spanish town. AND not to mention, the school where the girls are based seems to have taught in Japanese. And, I’ve been reading that all of the military stuff (the uniforms, weapons, vehicles) are German WWII era stuff. GAH, too much cultures! It really makes my head spin, but then again that’s what fascinates me about this anime’s setting. I really want to know what kind of event happened that forced all these cultures into one nation. My guess is that it’s something nuclear related, and I think that the town legend about the Maidens must tie into that as well…
