Will Rin get her revenge? Will she die? Epic battle? Read more to find out! Ok, admittedly it was an underwhelming episode. It continues the revenge story of Asano Rin, who’s parents were killed when she was a child. So the big guy with the chips on his shoulders from the last episode meets Rin at the [...]
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Short Synopsis: Manji faces off against the masked guy. Highlights: Those writers are… messed up… Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,5/10 I’m curious here: is there any fan of the manga who did enjoy the animated version? I don’t think I’ve seen anyone who liked both the manga and the anime. :P I’ve never understood why people would want to [...]
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Of course the main chick didn’t just get killed in the first episode! In the first episode we saw the death of Manji’s sister, which I admittedly didn’t want to see happening that soon. In any case, it’s good to see in this episode that she wasn’t the main girl in the storyline. Episode 2 introduces [...]
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A new revision! Is Natsu no Sora still on top? Who is new to the brawl? Who got tossed off of the top 10? This revision (difference) Natsu no Sora: 1 (-) Xam’d: Lost memories: 2 (NEW) Blade of the Immortal: 3 (-1) Slayers Revolution: 4 (-1) Natsume Yuujinchou: 5 (+1) Ryoko’s Case file: 6 (NEW) Strike Witches: 7 (-3) Koihime Musou: 8 (-3) World [...]
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When the hell was it subbed? Frankly, this episode just got worse, mostly because not only did it lack both action and blood, but the background music sounded as if it was intended for a classical Italian movie rather than a samurai show set in … well, history, I suppose. Manji’s question [...]
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UN-believable. In one episode, I find myself liking the OP. Weird. Thank God, episode two is much better to watch than the crap we had to put up with last week. There is hope for my continuing to blog this show. I apologize for the lack of quality these pictures hold; the episode was in mp4 format [...]
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Domo, Ruri desu! From now on, Daddy's letting me do all the monthly reviews and previews. This is my first, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes! Before I begin though, Daddy'd just like to point out how fast time flies. As a reference he and I are looking at June's review and he said in there how fast time flies too...and now look where we're, going into August already. He feels really sad about this right now, he says time's slipping too fast away. >_<Anyway, here goes!Blog UpdatesThis month, nothing much was done to the blog. Daddy recompressed the blogroll into links, you can read about that here, and he also mentioned inside that he updated his own bio and the blog layout and features content description. But aside from that, largely thanks to Daddy somehow messing up his PC early in the month, and events as well as news about other things...well, nothing much else was done to the blog. ^_^Ado-ne, I almost forgot! This month Daddy surpassed the 25K hits mark, see his post about it here.Song of the WeekHere were the songs featured this month in the weekly feature, the Song of the Week! Daddy missed a week thanks to Cosfest though, but he kinda made up for it with the special 25K hits post I think.Itsumo Soba ni by Kirii DaisukeSeasons of Love from Rent (special)Chijou no Hoshi by Nakajima MiyukiChange The World by Eric ClaptonYotaka no Yume by Do As InfinityAnime Girl of the MonthThis month, lovely elf Elwing took the stage! Did you miss the resident Elven Beauty? If so, take a look at her here. ^_^Figure of the MonthElwing was also the theme for the month, and thus her figure was also featured, a relatively new one by Koto...Koto...er, I can't pronounce it! Anyway take a look at her here if you haven't!FiguresDaddy only managed to get one figure this month, Koto...ado-ne! I give up! Anyway it's that ninja cat, Suzume, from Sengoku Lance! Daddy's still not sure if he'll do her review next month, do help him decide if you want to see Suzume by voting for her! Check out this post for more details!He also finally cleaned up his room sometime ago and the post he wrote about it has a question for you figure collectors, so check it out if you haven't! Ado-ne, this was supposed to be in the preview section! Ah ah, never mind.Daddy also canceled two figures' preorders, that of Imari Kurumi from Bible Black and Nekomimi Kanu Uncho from Griffon. He says it's a start! I wonder about that. -_-AnimeDaddy finally started on some anime series he said, but lately he's been lazy to even watch anime teehee. I think he started on um...almost all the anime he listed in his watchlist for summer, except Natsume Yuujinchou, Blade of the Immortal, UV 044, and a new one that has such a long name...Mahou Tsukai...I give up already! >_<He also continues to blog on Kaiba. He just found out it has finished airing, but the latest episode he's seen is 10. Expect a blog post for episode 10 soon!GamesDaddy watched the Sony conference at E3 live, and also made posts about E3. They can be found here and here. Daddy is also currently helping out on the forums for, and learning about, a game he may not get for a long time - Soul Calibur IV!You can see what he said here regarding helping people out in the game and on the forums.Multimedia & MusicDaddy only really made one post regarding music this month, that of his impressions of spring anime series' opening and ending theme songs. Do read it if you want to know about how he felt about spring anime series' OP/ED songs.Special Features, Articles & EssaysDaddy had nothing to write about as a special feature this month, but he wrote something just two days ago on resin vs. PVC figures, which he admits to not having done it up well enough. He says thanks to all those who left great comments for his writeup! Thank you too from me! ^_^ Saimoe 2008I can't understand why Daddy blogs on this...competition of girls. But he does...here're the posts he made for the results on the preliminaries. Daddy says he'll continue to blog on this till it ends.Saimoe Prelims Group 1Saimoe Prelims Group 1 Results & Group 2Saimoe Prelims Group 2 ResultsSaimoe Prelims Group 3Saimoe Prelims Groups 3-5 ResultsSaimoe Prelims Groups 6-10 ResultsSaimoe Prelims Groups 11-15 ResultsSaimoe Prelims Groups 16-20 ResultsPhew that's quite the list, and there are still more links to come! >_<EventsDaddy decided to cover a major cosplay event here very early this month, and he made a lot of posts on the event! It was over two days, but wow. The number of pictures! >_<Anyway here're the links to his coverage posts. Ado-ne! Daddy also asks me to warn you some of these can be very picture-intensive! So take care!Day 1Part 1 - Internal ShotsPart 2 - External ShotsPart 3 - Anon, Moogle & The CongaThe Mechanical battle - Gundam EXIA vs. KOS-MOSPart 5 - Bleach CosplayDay 2Part 1 - Internal ShotsPart 2 - The Unknown ExternalsPart 3 - The External KnownsComic Relief - Caramelldansen & BleachPart 5 - Cool, Cute, Great & AwesomePhew, ten posts! So many! >_<And now we finally head to the preview for August! Ah it's a long post. But I'll try my best! Gambatte, as they say! ^_^August '08 PreviewThe blog theme for August is "Auburn August", and you're asked to kindly vote for the Figure of the Month Daddy will review and feature in August, the link's mentioned above. Thanks for your vote in advance!Daddy has yet to choose an Anime Girl of the Month but he promises he'll do it soon. He also says he'll start on his academic studies once again but knowing him... -_-The first half of August, according to him, is going to be almost all about figures because of Wonder Festival 2008 Summer, a major figures event he says. It'll be taking place in Tokyo on the 3rd of August, and he'll be kept busy for about a week after that just covering it by using other blogs' references. He'll also do a figure wishlist regarding what characters he hopes will be made into figures, me included! Hehe.Daddy also hopes he'll be moving the blog soon to some host...ado-ne, I can't remember the name! But if he does, he'll need time setting it up and getting it ready to go so expect him to update late about it. It'll be a huge move and different from everything done so far. Oh, I'm so excited! ^_^As for anime, he wants to start on the ones he has but not yet watched, and in the music area, the playlist is now officially shut off until you click on it to start. He hopes to bring different kinds of music to the reader in August, and so will go through the English, techno/trance/dance/something, Granado Espada OST picks and finally instrumental playlists each week. Hope you'll give them at least a listen! ^_^The remaining figures Daddy expects to come in August, some of them as soon as this weekend! Again, they may be featured if there're enough votes for them, so vote for the one you want to see being reviewed!Finally, Daddy hopes to be able to write something up but lately he's having writer's block and can't write well. I wish I could cheer him up! Ado-ne, I am only digital...So that's it! I hope I did fine, and may August be a good month as well for everyone!瑠璃
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Short Synopsis: A girl whose parents were murdered asks Manji to help her with her revenge. Highlights: If you weren’t already convinced that this was a Bee-Train series, then this episode will. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 Okay, so I think that it was pretty obvious that I’d end up blogging this series. After years, I’m still not sure [...]
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Rumor: MOON PHASE noted a remark made by one of Mugen no Juunin’s directors at an April LOFT/PLUS ONE event that they already started production on the second term of the anime series. With its biweekly broadcast schedule, the series might stretch over a whole year.
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Zero no Tsukaima 02 ~The Elf of the Forest~This is me when I watched this episode.Predictable. Predictable. Predictable. Now I finally remember why I dropped season 2! If they placed in a little more twist into it before the inevitable, obvious ending, I would at least be compelled to finish the second season and continue watching this. Sadly, it didn’t. I’m sorry, but my quota for masochistic males has already been filled by Tadashi from Special A. I am gonna have to pass on this one.Blade of the Immortal 01 ~Criminal~Ah… the never-ending cycle of revenge: You killed my father so I’ll kill you too… You killed my hubby so I go batshit insane and try to feed you horseshit… You killed my brother so I’ll kill you and your psycho “sister”. You killed my daddy so I’ll kill you next episode…For something that is not in my primary genre of interest, I actually like this show. Of course, I hesitated when I read “samurai” on the synopsis (since the only samurai anime I’ve watched from end to end with unwavering interest was Rurouni Kenshin), but I watched it anyway. I wasn’t expecting much when I picked this up but it turned out pretty good I still cannot believe that this is BEE TRAIN. (The rapist of Tsubasa Chronicles!!!). I have no opinion of the OP and the ED – they’re not my type, but the sequences were awesome. Anyway, I think that I will continue to watch this anime if they set it in the era they set it on – or did it just seem like it was set a really long time ago since the setting was kinda rural.Anyway, the eyecatch they had indicated that there is a possibility for it to move to modern times – Manji is immortal after all – which will bore me since modern day samurai/ninja shows bore the heck out me and can seem awkward and cheesy. Oh well... I'll see... I probably wouldn't be blogging it though.Ryoko’s Case Files 01My first thought watching the OP was “Oh my God! This is like a cheesy detective show!” I mean, if they placed in words to the OP, it would be a jingle like how most 80s detective shows have – complete with silhouettes of the main character’s figure and legs. Anyway, it’s nothing spectacular… Fiesty female detective with long legs and the ability to run in 3-inch heels and her proper male assistant. The story didn’t appeal to me much, even though I love detective mystery shows, but most of them are off the Crime/Suspense channel so they’re more on the technical side of the story. I didn't like the animation that much either. I’m gonna have to pass on this..
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