IT'S BACK.



D. Gray-Man is BAAAAAACK~~ XDD



And so am I! :3




no updates for ANY of the WSJ series we've been following.. :D We're still waiting for this Friday's release. -sigh- I'm so sorry for slacjing for the past 6 weeks.. ;A; I just.. got a little busy with uni stuff, then some family stuff, then some friends stuff, then some uni stuff again, then some more uni stuff again.. -sigh- But at least I remebered to go back here, right? :D


ANYWAY, Bloody Monday is progressing very nicely. There's even a special pariticipation of a Filipino brother-sister duo in there, so go check it out... XD Although the Filipinos do play the antagonists... XD Oh but their roles are so fun.. >D


Ahaha, I've fallen out of 07-Ghost, but it's progressing nicely as well, last time I checked, manga-wise and anime-wise. Usual resources can be found at onemanga.com and realitylapse.com. Oh, and of course, we have to thank Yuurisan subs for subbing 07-Ghost.


Speaking of Yuurisan subs, they're also [co]subbing DOGS! YATTA! XD I've been wanting to get into that fandom for a long time now, but I just could not find the time to start reading the manga. But now, we have the anime [subbed too] thanks to the mentioned subbing group.


ALSO Katekyo Hitman Reborn! XD The anime has started showing the Arcobaleno Arc WEEKS ago, so haha, go check that.. o.o I haven't seen it myself, but I heard that everything happening in the anime IS canon, according to Akira Amano. :D


Mangawise, reborn is stuck in the Choice game with Byakuran.. which they lost, of course. Ah, and Irie has finally revealed what everything was all about - the time travel shit, and that curious comment 25!Lambo said in the Varia arc. :D


Naruto.. well, Sai's said some more yaoi-image-inducing comments.. god, this kid will be the death of me someday.. saying stuff like, "Everytime I see Naruto I can feel the heat from his gut," ... things like that.. o.o But of course we have some classics, like Naruto saying, "Sasuke.. Where are you now? What are you doing? Are you thinking of me [Sakura and Kakashi]?"


.....


Kishimoto loves teasing us, no?


Anime-wise, two weeks ago they showed Kakashi Gaiden.. :D Lalalalalala~~ <33333 It's -the Kakashi-childhood-Obito-Sharingan-rock-boulder-splat-eye-transplant-lalalalala arc. :D GO WATCH! [Because I haven't, and I need you to tell me how it it is!]


Bleach.. urk. Bleach is still Bleach, progressing very nice and slow. Hmm, although Soi Fon and that Vaizard-guy-whose-name-I-can't-be-bothered-to-remember-who-has-the-same-power-as-Orihime have curiously compatible [combine-able?!] bankai. O.O Go see, I command you! Although what I'd like to know is what's going on with Shinji and Aizen.. XDDD



And I think that's it for the updates? I'm in a little bit of a rush because I have to run to class in a few minutes.. so.. :D This Friday we have no classes so expect a little bit more. :D



OH! And new chapters for the NEW POT. :D I also already have the scanse for Nora Vol 1 ready for upload. Expect all that on Friday. :D

We start off with the updates! 

Bleach 262 - Howling Wolves

Starrk finally shows us his second level self! Will Kyoraku be able to defeat this man? Is there going to be another Twin Swords showdown? XD 

But before we go to that...

ftw, is everyone here crazy, or is the cowboy look the "it" thing nowadays..? ;A;

Sasuke started this in the Shippuden Movie 2: Kizuna with his cowboys music. And now, even Bleach's Stark is doing it! ;A; Really, ftw people. He even has guns. ;;;

Ironically, it's the cute little girl Espada who turns into Stark's weapons. Erm. Yes. The girl turns into two guns. I'm not an expert or anything (actually I don't know a thing), but aren't those magnums...? Or whatever they're called, those guns with the big ass barrels... the ones they used to use in the wild west. Or so I've read. 

Anyway, Stark is about the least cool cowboy person ever. XD  I mean, just look at him argue with a gun. If I were his opponent, I would have landed a killing hit already before he even got to the part where he was trying to tell which end of the gun was his subordinate's head.

But of course, Kyoraku does just that. They fight, and just as we all have already predicted, the fight will continue up to the next chapter. I wonder though, what happened to Soi Fon and her opponent..?

Although one great point about this is the endless innuendo. :D 

Kyoraku: ... it can shoot something else, right?

Stark: .. there's no use hiding it.. 

XD Who said Bleach was straight?

Come on, Stark says something like "pain in the ass release".. -snigger- you've got to be super naive not to laugh at that one. And Kyoraku complaining because he's only getting itty bitty ceros.. HAH! Take that, perverted old man, you deserve that kick ass big release. >D

XDDDD nice ending, though. I was expecting that somewhat. >D

Naruto - Closing in on Danzo

Last chapter we found out that Danzo has been chosen as Tsunade's replacement by the council of idiots. Er, elders. So he's now that Rokudaime, instead of Kakashi (who has nominated first and almost became the Hokage if not for Danzo's self nomination). Problem is, he's stated that Sasuke be killed as punishment for being a missing nin.

Of course Naruto's not going to approve that... hm, conflict, conflict. It doesn't help that Killer Bee's subordinates have reached Konoha - of course they want to take revenge for their boss. Meaning, they're willing to punish the one who took KB away - Sasuke. AND IT DOESN'T HELP either that idiot snake boi is finally coming back to Konoha...

Ah, but more than the plot are the silly dialogues! So much fan service. Let's read between the lines, shall we?

Naruto [to Kakashi]: I won't let him lay a finger on Sasuke! [possessive uke much?]

Kakashi [to Naruto]: That's why Danzo wants to keep you [in the village]. You'll be playing right into his hands. [Ahaha, I knew it! He's also a perverted old man! No hokage has ever been not perverted! XD]

Danzo: .. Keep an eye on Naruto.

Sai: What do you plan to do to Naruto..?

Danzo:  .   .   .

[demmit Naruto, Sasuke better hurry cause the semes are all flocking to you.. >D]

Naruto: SAI! I was looking for you! [Oh noez, Sasuke, the uke has begun to look for other semes! RUN LIKE THE WIND BACK TO KONOHA BETCH.]

Sai: Because of this... -shows THE WHOLE of his tongue-  [o....o whoo. tongue. I've never seen that much tongue before. O.O  Sai really surprises me. First the belly, then the penis, now the tongue... wonder what's next XD]

Naruto [in reaction to Sai's tongue]: What.. is.. that..? -insert weirded out but amazed face-  [Naruto, Naruto... that's what you call "pleasure" >D]

Random Killer Bee subordinate number one: Tell me everything you know about Sasuke! [HE'S A FUCKING FRUITY COWBOY.]

Okay, stop fanservice, hello battle! XD  Naruto gets into a fight with the KB Squad! On par? Heck yeah! Na-chan's probably tired, but he's still got the moves! And of course, they show off their teamwork - Sai, Naruto and Sakura (who is, surprisingly this time, rendered useless).

Anyway, when they finally recover their brain cells and remember how to talk like semi-civilized humans (cue: by shouting at each other like monkeys on different treetops), the two reveal that Sasuke has indeed joined Akatsuki and has been doing Akatsuki's dirty work, aka trying (and failing quite miserably) to capture Killer Bee. 

So, chapter ends with more confusion on Naruto's part. Poor abandoned uke. -pats imaginary Naruto's back- Don't worry, you'll see your evil seme soon enough. Although I wouldn't know if that's a bad or a good thing... 

Poor Naruto... What are you going to do if Sasuke comes and destroys the Konoha that you love? Not that he'd have a lot left to destroy, but you know what I mean. How are you going to keep your promise? (And what of that weird thing Itachi gave you through the bird feeding?)

Katekyo Hitman Reborn 246 - Yamamoto's Vongola Box

Yama kicks ass for real GYAH.

Jirou and Kojirou. ;;;; why didn't I guess those, orz. Although I've heard a dog being named Jirou, I have yet to hear a sparrow being called Kojirou... Anyway, I do have one big question for both Squalo and Yamamoto... JUST WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU GUYS DO IN THAT "TRAINING"!?  Yamamoto was cool already, but now he's deadly awesome. If I wasn't convinced that Yama hasn't changed because of the animal naming (and the super Yamayama animal loveage), I would have said that Squalo did something VERY drastic to our resident Vongola Rain Guardian... >D

Ah, but with that said, chapter analysis! Yama faces off with Genkishi for the second time around, but this time, Yama seems to have the upper hand! I'm not really clear if Tsuna was able to destroy Genkishi's Hell Ring, but if he was, then Yama should have no problem defeating slug boy. However, if the ring hasn't been destroyed, things just might get messy. Although I have no doubt that Yama will win. I mean, he already lost once, right? He wouldn't lose again, specially not against the same opponent.

Although it gets me a little confused just how he manages to handle, much more use, effectively three swords with one hand... and another bigger, longer one in another hand. I believe he uses his left hand for the smaller ones? I didn't know Yama was somehow ambidextrous.. Haha, I mean, sure you can use your left hand to catch things, or to throw the Dera-version bombs even (not making fun of Dera or belittling him, of course), but sword handling requires a lot of wrist work. Not to mention that Yama mainly uses his fingers to flip the swords around.. he has to have a great amount of control over his left hand.

Squalo wasn't too impressed with Yama's dog XD. Or the sparrow XD. Obviously it was because Yama couldn't help but be in a minna-suki-daze mode when he was talking about their names... in the middle of a battle, no less! -laughs-  Sometimes I pity Squalo. Specially when he's dealing with the idiot boss or the idiot successor.. XD

I can't wait for Yama to finish this battle! And not only because I want to see how Dera's doing, but because I really want to see what he meant by "still having lots more to show" Genkishi. XD  Oh Squalo, what the F have you done...? XDDD

Speaking of Dera... I'm a little curious as to Uri's state. When they were showing the contents of the Vongola Boxes, it was Uri (with something, flames maybe, on the top of her head) they were showing as Dera's box. And of course, we have the dog for Yama (Jirou). But then, in this last chapters, it was discovered that the Vongola Box animals can take the shape of a thing, in Tsuna's case, Vongola Primo's cape. For Yama though, it wasn't Jirou that transformed into a thing of the 1st generation Rain Guardian - it was Kojirou, the sparrow, which combined with the bokuto and turned into this kick-ass shining shining rain sword whoot. ;;;  So I'm just a bit confused. 

And what about Deraaaa? Of course I have to ask about Dera, he's my favorite character! And how will Lambo fight at all!? ;A;  This is just too sad, Lambo would be crushed! Well.. then again, he has that cow thing.. XD Or should I call it a Thunder Bull? Wonder what happened with Dera's training with Ryohei and Lambo...

And just to be clear... I thought Dera had five attributes? Storm, Rain, Cloud, Thunder and Sun. I'm pretty sure Bianchi mentioned this (even Gamma..?) to Dera when he was still trying to decipher just how Systema CAI worked. So then why doesn't he have a Rain ring..? I'm pretty sure he doesn't.. Ugh, where have I seen that before.. he was flashing his hands, both of them, and there were only four rings, Vongola Storm ring already included. I was pretty sure it was the rain ring that was missing... ;A;  But he uses them in his shield, right? Aaaargh, confusing!

Just a random thought though: Byakuran could give Gin-chan a run for his money with this sweets addiction thing.. XD And the hair. Sorry, Gin-chan, but Byakuran's hair is way cooler than yours. Although you have a more manly voice, in my opinion. :D

And Squalo.. likes Tuna. <3

And Yama's kick-ass sword... strangely reminds me of shoujo kira kira things. ;A;

This is an S59 conversation in my head concerning their respective bosses:

59: You're here again, shark-freak?

 S: Tche. Shut up, damn brat. I'm here to deliver some important messages to that Sawada.

59: Tenth's not available right now, so you'd have to be content with me. -raises eyebrow-  What the fuck is that smell?! 

 S: Oh, that must be the.. HERE. Gift of tidings from the Varia. >D

59: o.o ...

 S: Well? TAKE IT!

59: Is that.. a tuna?! A whole fucking tuna?! -eyetwitch-

 S: YEAH? SO? I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO THE MARKET! I JUST TOOK WHATEVER MY SHARK KILLED IN THE WATER!

59: -slaps forehead- YOU IDIOT! DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO STOP COMING BY SEA AND JUST FLY TO JAPAN!? THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PRIVATE JETS, DIMWIT!

 S: VOOOOOOOOOIIII! DON'T CALL ME A DIMWIT, FUCKING BRATTY TRASH! I HAPPEN TO BE COMFORTABLE TRAVELING BY SEA!

59: You mean by shark, don't you? Don't tell me you harassed some random fishing vessel again!

 S: HEY! SHARKS NEED THEIR REST TOO!

59: IT'S A FUCKING BOX ANIMAL, IT DOESN'T NEED REST!

 S: WHAT, AND YOUR FUCKING CAT IS A SPECIAL CASE!?

59: YOU.. ARGH.. FUCK! SHUT UP!

 S: -smug glare-

59: . . . God, I hate talking to you. Just give me the stupid message and leave already! And here -grabs tuna- let me take that... you probably won't leave if I don't accept it. ;;;

 S: Message? Ah, the fucking worthless boss just wants to invite that brat Sawada over for Christmas (so he can fight him over the rings again, I think... or probably so that Lussuria can mind rape him).

59: . . . that's it?

 S: Yeah. Pretty much.

59: THAT'S IT?!

 S: -shrugs-

59: -trying to control anger- Tell. Your. Fucking. Retarded. Boss. To. Just. Send. A. Fucking. E-mail. Next. Fucking. TIME!!!! 

 S: TELL HIM YOUR FUCKING SELF!!!! -stomps out and throws the door open with a bang-

59: GRAARGRGRRHHRHRGGGHHH!!! FUCKING VARIA!

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I wanted to post more, but I feel really tired somehow. There are two new chapters for the New Prince of Tennis. Eiji beats Oishi in a singles match, and Inui is abandoned by his cute ukes (wait, does Renji count as an uke?). Kaidoh has switched from Inui uke to Tezuka uke... urk. The Fuji brothers are going to battle it out sometime in the near future, but the real highlight is the Yukimura-Sanada match up coming in the next chapter. O.O  I wonder how that'd play out.

Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom Volumes three and four, yatta! I have them, I have them, I'm so happy! The next volume is coming out in July I think... or was it June..? Anyway it doesn't matter. It's still not available here locally, so I'd have to wait for it. It's the same for Vassalord, since the next volume (three) is still not available here. I've already place my order for volume two.. waiting waiting... it's not much fun. ;A;

I plan on looking for the Bloody Monday manga, since there are already 11 volumes of it out. I wonder if that's only the Japanese version, or if it goes for the translated version as well... Who's translating them, anyway? Viz Media..? -sigh-   It's really hard to have manga in volumes in this country. Specially the internationally-not-so-popular ones. 

I had technical writing class today. I was a bit nervous, since I've always done really bad in TW. And I thought I was going to fail again today because my paper was the one on top of the pile --- meaning, the professor had been looking at that paper last. My face was O...O the whole time she had that stack in her hand... good thing I didn't get any remarks. Not that she would have mentioned the names, but I would have recognized the phrases anyway.

Still trying to catch up with the Bloody Monday series. The new-series syndrome hasn't worn off yet. I hope it lasts. I wouldn't want to get tired of this series mid-way. Too much effort wasted. The same goes for 07_Ghost, although I doubt I'd ever get tired of it. I mean, it has yaoi written all over it! But then again, I did get tired of Junjou Romantica at one point...

Speaking of JR, I just finished watching season two! Late, yes I know, but I couldn't do more than sneak it in my busy schedule while I'm traveling from home to uni and back. My favorite is still Egoist, Nowaki and Hiroki. Which is quite funny, since Hiroki is Renji Abarai's seiyuu, and Nowaki is Nnoitora's (Bleach). T____T  So I keep imagining the two like that, and voila! Fascination galore while trying to keep my face from smirking in that odd yaoi fangirl way while trying to breath inside a heavily-congested jeepney.

I heard that the remake of Ai no Kusabi is really going to be released this 2009! Not sure who has been casted as Blondie, since the original one died (god bless his yaoi-tainted soul),  but I wish they'd cast Seki Toshihiko again as Riki. :D  He's my first favorite seiyuu after all.

I've also been scouring for Takanaga Hinako, Kazuhiko Mishima and Ougi (Gah, I forgot her whole name) mangas. For those unfamiliar, they are the creators of Bukiyo na Silent, Love Neco and The Tyrant Who Fell in Love (Japanese name, I forgot you..) respectively.  Of course, I spent more time looking for the Mishima ones, since I love her plot lines the best. Simple, but out of the ordinary. More often than not they're about teacher-student boi raburabu, and it's just so fun to watch the older men squirm and succumb to their younger semes.

Ougi, though, has more intricate plot lines, and this is what I like about her. Although comparing her style with Tyrant and ones which came earlier, I'd say there was minimal improvement. Not that the style needs improvement; I mean, there was little change in her art. I guess the characters just became sharper somewhat.. and less "Fushigi Yuugi", for lack of better term. XD

Hinako has me because of the cuteness. Utter cuteness. XD 

XD After this, I'd probably go back to stalking Bohra (did I even get that right? forgot the first name again... ;A;) and some random artist. And maybe Nalis for their 8059 doujinshi. Aah, 8059. Super ultimate pairing MAX.

Speaking of Reborn, Reborn Carnival (ReboCon) 2009 is out on nicodouga. XD  Unintentional 8059 fanservice in the first five minutes, I tell you! And 33 kept on touching 69 during their duet, it was so weird yet so fitting! I never realized just how tall Iida was before he was paired up with Kiuchi-san. I mean, Kiuchi is a very very very very very large man, by Asian standards. I guess I just didn't notice that Iida was almost as tall as he was because Iida's very thin... and well, Kiuchi san has a "real" man's body. ;;;

Ah, more about the rebocon when I finish watching it. :D

I want a new bag. XD

I'm ALIIIIIIIVE!!!!

XD

Yes, so after more than two months of inactivity, I'm back! Actually, I got busy and then got sick and then got busy again in the whole span of that two months of inactivity, so I wasn't even able to update once a week. So sorry.. ;;;

But I haven't been slacking off fandom-wise, of course! In the span of my absence, I've already watched the latest Naruto Movie, Kizuna. And ftw, there is cowboy Sasuke there, people. COWBOY. O.O

Aside from cowboy Sasuke, Naruto gains another fangirl. XD  Good for Naruto, right? Since things aren't looking too good for him in the manga... 

And from Bleach! Well, I haven't seen the latest movie yet (is it out already?), but I'll be posting something about that when I do.

Eyeshield 21 has ended! The last chapter was 333, a good number to stop. It was.. well, unlike most shounen types, it doesn't make you cry in that I'm-inspired-and-I'm-manly-but-this-youthful-ending-just-makes-me-cry way... I actually found the ending very funny, as I did with the entire series. Good work, ES21! We'll really miss you! If it weren't for this manga, I would have never ventured into the Reborn fandom or Gintama.

Speaking of Reborn, there has been a lot of developments! Crazy developments, whoa. Tsuna's and Yamamoto's box animals have been revealed, and they're already fighting with the REAL Six Wreaths of the Millefiore. Anime-wise, starting later today, they will be featuring the Arcobaleno arc, so be sure to read and watch. Amano-sensei said that the anime version of the Arcobaleno arc will be CANON. I wonder how they're going to pull it off...

Gintama has reached 160+ episodes! WHOOO! They're already into their fourth year, so lets support Gintama and buy those pretty merchandise! We wouldn't want them to be pulled off the air mid-year, would we? Manga-wise, there has been new development regarding Yoshiwara. There's going to be another Yoshiwara-related arc, focusing on Tsukuyo this time. Of course Gin saves the day... but there will be great surprises concerning his sensei... XD

Regarding that... I think Gin is an orphan. Perhaps he never met his parents, and he has lived all his childhood like a scavenger. It would only make sense... what with that image from that chapter... >D  If you want to know what I'm talking about, head over the mangahelpers and look up the latest translations of Gintama.

FMA Brotherhood is here! Although I haven't actually seen more than just the trailers. Is it good? Can anyone tell me? But of course, I'd still probably watch it. After all, it is FMA. (And I really can't get enough of Ed XD)

I've recently bought an Elizabeth pillow! It's very comfy! I'll post pics later. :D

I'm already in third year this year. Gah. I'm a little scared of growing up.. it all seems too fast. But then, I also want to get a job already, because I want to be able to afford the things I want. Selfish reason, yes, but I want to feel a little bit more independent. If I have to crawl through shit to get to that, I would. Hardships just make the end result feel even better.

I've also recently purchased an mp5 player. What's an mp5? Well, it's the same as an mp4 player, only there's an added file type that it can play. It can play .rm and .rmvb files, so it's really great, since I almost get all of my video downloads from RealityLapse. Also, Real Media files take smaller space, so I can store more.

My phone (which turned three years old this May) gave me a big surprise just the other day. According to its manual, the maximum capacity of flash storage (memory card) it can support is only up to 2GB. But then, crazy me tried to play songs with it stored in an 8GB mem card. I think the card was 80-90% full (about 6-7GB), so it was waaaay over the cited maximum memory. I thought the phone was going to crash, but... it actually worked! It played the files without crashing - although it did take a few seconds more than usual to load the first file.

So the phone is an LG KU250. It's an old-ish model, and 8GB mem cards for phones weren't that popular when the phone first came out. It was actually already top of the line back then when it came out with 2GB mem capacity. So it was a big surprise for me when I found out that it can hold up to 8GB. I wanted to try out 16GB, but I think that would be a bit too much.

Anyway, about the mp5. Internal capacity is 4GB, but is expandable up to something.. I'm not sure. The manual said it could only be expandable up to 2GB, but I'm actually using another 8GB mem card with it. And it plays. Without crashing. Again, I want to test a 16GB, and I do think it can support a mem card with that big capacity, but I have no mroe money to buy a 16GB mem card. It costs a lot. ;A;

On to other news, D. Gray Man is on hiatus again! Last time it was because of Hoshino-sensei's health... this time around, s/he (is Hoshino-sensei a guy? Sorry;;;) is being sued for copying some other sensei's work! The other party involved is none other than Death Note's Obata. (Or Ohba. I'm not sure if it's the artist or the writer... sorry..) So DGM fans, we're going to have to wait again to find out what happens to Allen and his inner Noah... ;;; 

I really hope it doesn't get discontinued.

Anyway, moving on! I've picked up to relatively new series! First one is 07_ghost; both anime and manga versions are available online. Onemanga and RealityLapse, please. Dattebayo Subs is doing the anime, kudos!

It's somewhat complicated, and I'm afraid I won't do it justice if I tried to explain the plot. But it's about this kid, Teito Klein, a boy who has no memories of his past and is a member of the Army. But after a certain incident, he recovers some of his memories - realizing that one of the army bosses killed someone important to him when he was still a child. He leaves the army and ends up hiding in the church, still trying to rediscover all of his past. While there, he stumbles upon a great secret concerning a thousand year old legend of evil death gods and fallen angels... and further on, he finds out that he was involved in a war of empires in the past, and that his existence could very well incite another war that would threaten to destroy the entire world.

Well.. it's not exactly that. I left a lot of details out because I didn't want to spoil anything. Anime version has already more than 10 episodes out. Manga version has up to chapter 38. Try it out, it's quite fun. Although the art is shoujo, the plot somewhat shoujo, the seiyuu are very kyaaah-worthy. We have Suwabe-san voicing one of the major characters here... and I think the one voicing Teito is Wolfram's seiyuu?

Second series is Bloody Monday, which I just picked up exactly 12 hours ago. :D  It's about Fujimura Takagi, a middle schooler (but then it says in another site that he's in high school, I don't know which is official) who is the son of a secret agent. He seems like a normal kid, but what everyone doesn't know is that he's a super genius when it comes to computers - he's actually a famous hacker called "Falcon" who exposes the crimes of illusive criminals by hacking into their computers and plundering their secrets. >D

What happens is that he and his father encounter an organized crime organization bigger than what they can handle... and they don't even know that two years prior, they were already being incorporated as major players in a cleverly planned mass massacre.

I forgot how I ended up with this one... I think I was browsing something.. looking for something Gintama related when I stumbled upon this.. AH! Right, I remember now! There was an update regarding the latest best selling manga poll. Of course the BIG3 are on top (Naruto, One Piece and Bleach), followed by a manga I couldn't be bothered to read up on, then I think it was Reborn already..? Or was it Gintama, I'm not sure, but I specifically remember Bloody Monday being listed in the top ten. It got me curious, as there were only three titles in the top ten that I wasn't familiar with. So I checked them all out, one was as I've already mentioned before, not worth mentioning (SHOUJO). Two was.. well, it wasn't enticing enough for me. But the third got me hooked even just with the summary. 

So I looked it up and found that there was a manga version up in Onemanga. I've been reading it since last night, and WHOA. XDDDD GREAT!

I find it interesting that although the protagonist is a genius, he's also naive. Or stupid. Too trusting! -shakes head-  It's probably one of the characteristics I like most about him. He's got the brains, yes, but he acts like a real kid. XD

Of course, there are slashy characters. There's his guy best friend, the only person other than his dad to know that he's the famous hacker. But then, there's also a tsundere-like girl character who likes him and is also his childhood friend. And of course, he has a sister who has a crush on his best friend (and vice versa, I think), so my yaoi dreams have already been crushed to death even before they had a chance to start. Anyway, I don't think there'd be time for any lovey-dovey coupley stuff with this one, since the pace is fast. That, and you'd really get distracted by the boobs. ;;;

Man-target manga? Definitely. For girls? Only those who like things like I do. The suspense-action-scifi-thriller-bloody-gore parts make up for the lack of yaoi. >D  It may sound surprising, but I do like a lot of things outside yaoi. I just prefer it over everything else. >D

Other other other news: I met up with a new friend over the summer. It was one of those rare days that I didn't have much to do, and I wasn't sick. We met up in Greenbelt and had lunch somewhere near SM. She's also a KHR fan, and a yaoi one at that. She was the one who introduced 07_ghost to me, and I'd really want to thank her. XD  Also, I pair her with Dino from Reborn, just because I like teasing her. Chumee! -waves- HEEEEEY! XD  Not that you're going to read this, but... :D

Also, a friend of mine has shifted from OrCom to Community Nutrition in UP Diliman. I was sad for a while because she was a dear friend, and I would have wanted her to stay. But she wants to fulfill her dreams, and shifting is the way to go. I hope she's doing well there. Friend, good luck and good bye. We'll see each other again, for sure. 

Classes! I have a weird schedule, but I brought it upon myself. I have classes on Saturdays! Gah. I hope this doesn't mean I'd be slacking off with the updates again. I'll try to be more diligent with this. YOSH.

Since it's already time for me to go (I have classes to get to, and I still haven't prepared for class), I'll end it here for now. I'll be doing another post later tonight when Naruto and Bleach (and hopefully Reborn) comes out. I'll also post updates about Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom and Vassalord. And if I can, something about FMA Brotherhood as well. 

Ah, and of course, The New Prince of Tennis!

Till later tonight, ciaossu!

Updates: I've been so lazy. I skipped a week, huh? D: I don't think I'll be able to make last week's, though... So today's post will focus on this week's release only, mmkay?

Naruto: Chapter 442

The hell Sakura, what's up with that face? D: Is this.. regret? : O Or j-j-jealousy?! : OO Finally realizing what a catch Naruto is? XD

Anyway, Naruto kicks ass this week again! Whooo! He uses up the sage chakra, but he's still able to finish Pain with the move Jiraiya taught him. Last week we saw him talk to the 4th Hokage, and the guy left him with the most cryptic message ever: You can do it, I believe in you, blah blah blah.. : D

Naruto pulls through with his favorite techniques, though. And we can remember that last week he was already able to locate the real location of Pain. : O Does this mean Pain's end is near? : O

Next week's release can't come soon enough, XD


Bleach: Chapter 352

Where's Ichigo?! D: D: D:


I see Rukia and Renji and Chad and Yammy...



Oh, OH! There's Ichigo, orz.


But he's still in his hollow mode, D: And the others [read: ISHIDA] are getting worried, D: Has Ichigo finally gone over the end? Is the old Ichigo never going to come back? Has Ishida lost the love of his life? XDDD [See IshiIchi moment on page 9]

What are the other going to do about Ichigo? D: Actually, Ishida's already doing something, although I don't think it's very wise of him.. [see page 12]. It makes for a very hot IchiIshi moment though, right? :D

-Sigh- But this has got to be the most confusing chapter yet. Is Ishida seriously hurt? Is he even alive?! And what the hell happened to that in the last panels, I couldn't really understand D: Inoue you whiny bitch, stop whining already. D: Oh god, mananaggal!Ulqui. D:



sidenote: Eh, Ishida gained another fanboy, me thinks. : D Yammy, bad. Really bad. Stop keeping Ishida to yourself, you big big big big oaf. D: Meanie, share the four-eyes!



D. Gray Man: 183

And they get saved. :D


Now I wonder what's going to happen next... who were those guys who saved Allen and co.? Link seems to know them, though.. D:

And when's Lavi going to make an appearance anyway?



Eyeshield21: 324th DOWN!

LOVE the first page~

Oh I miss Hiruma. Lately I haven't been paying attention to him, D: I've been so caught up with Gin-chan and Gokudera and Naruto and Ishida.. D: I feel like I've betrayed him! : O

SO I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that the cover page was the ever devlish Hiruma. YA-HA!

So anyway, I missed last week's release, but basically what happened was that Sena and Panther had a show down and Panther won. D: Sena used all the tricks he knew, but Panther just was too good for him. Sena somewhat loses heart, but Shin.. well, Shin's about to do something I think.

And by the end of last week's release, Agon and Gaou have already teamed up in order to bring both Clifford and Mr. Don down. Ohohohoho, this unlikely pair... I wonder what's going to happen!

This week's release actually starts off with just that, Gaou vs. Mr. Don. Ugh. Ah, but nothing really happens as first, Sena just almost gets crushed like a roach by Don. More talk about the Delta dynamite, but the real first star we see in this week's release is Musashi and his super kick. Whoooo awesome, old man! Hiruma looks really proud, ohohoho~

Agon and Gaou keep trying to team up against Don, but they fail. Meanwhile, the Shin-Panther showdown begins! Shin knows that Panther has the speed advantage, but Panther also knows that Shin has the strength advantage. Considering this, they choose their best techniques...

And the winner is ...

Panther. : D

Oh dear. Oh dear dear dear. Even Shin can't stop Panther. D: What's Sena going to do? What's Hiruma going to do? D: Come to think of it, that NASA guy's right. Hiruma hasn't done anything spectacular yet, has he? What's he planning? Is he even planning? D: D: D: This is bad. This is really bad.. is Team Japan just going to lose like this? D:

---- Oh wait, he was just waiting for Kurita. OTL HIRUMA. ARGH.

Ohohoho, but there's a really interesting conversation between Hiruma and Agon. : D In the last pages, Hiruma asks Agon to "go back to the old times" so to speak. Mmmhhmmm.. interesting. Hey Musashi, someone's moving into your teritory. XD orz But Kurita's expression has got me wondering... what does he mean by "the two demons teaming up again"..? XDDDD I'm so curious I'm about to explode! I want to see the next chapter right now! XDDDD



sidenote: Is it me, or is this character-borrowing geting out of hand? I've noticed it before, but never said anything about it... Agon = Xanxus? OTL

sidenote: Ahahaha, the Hiruma shots are very awesome this week! <3 <3 <3 But I'm getting a feeling that we're going to see even more better shots next week! Oh Hiruma~ XD



Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Target 236

What is up with this! Another CUTE cover page! XDDDD I'm falling in love with the chibis in Reborn, seriously. Aaaah, Gokudera so cute. I wanna pinch pinch pinch~

[But uhm uhm Gokudera, theory training is going to be useless on those two. Seriously. : |]

Anyway, nothing important really happens in this one. Haha, oh but we get to glimpse Lambo's Vongola box weapon - which is totally awesome by the way. XDDDD It's such a cool COW. XD


----> which makes me wonder what will be inside the other's boxes? I mean, we've already seen Tsuna's (kind of), but what about Yama? And Chrome? And Ryohei? And Hibari? And Gokudera!?




sidenote: where is Hibari, anyway?

sidenote: And when is Sharkface going to get there? XD



New Prince of Tennis: 1

UHM, you read right. The NEW Prince of Tennis. And by new I mean the sequel. orz


Anyway, I'm late on the news. I haven't seen rycolaa's page in a long while, and I doubt they're the ones who are scanlating this. o.o Just.. just.. o.o

I want to laugh. I mean, come on! Haven't we all gotten enough of PoT already? Why do we have to do this all over again? OTL What, is this supposed to be the high school version now? D: And in the spread, why are Tezuka and Fuji in the background, hmm? ---> yep, that was my main concern. Well, excuse me for being a perfect pair fan! XD

Still we have some great shots of Ryoma's back. -insert creepy fangirl smile here- Ah, the joys of tenipuri. Boys with no care whatsoever that their shirts are revealing their body parts. :D Oh and of course, Ryoma demonstrates to use the proper use of a tennis ball and a racket. That's right, they can aid you in boarding a leaving train. : |

Ah, Ryoma and his polo. : | As the random person in the train said, "Holy crap." XD

And on page 12: Miracle boy: is that a reference to the musicals? Uh yes, there was a song in the musicals, way back with the first cast. There was a line that somewhat went like this: Shiiteru ka? | You know? | Aitsu ga tennis no miracle boy~ |

Uh yeah, something like that. It basically means, "Do you know? You know? He is a [tennis genius] miracle boy." Erm, something like that.

Anyway, I can't seen to stop talking about this. XD I guess I missed the fandom more than I thought, even if I'm complaining. And is that a cute neclace our Ryochan is wearing? It seems like something [Fuji] Sakuno might give him, orz. [See page 13]

I never thought I'd come back to this fandom. I really thought I was over this fandom. I never thought I'd see the day when I [openly] fangirl about EIJI again, OTL. And hey, wait a minute, I thought Kawamura was quitting tennis? T^T Oh fandom, why are you back!? I thought I was over you already! [cue: Just when I thought I was over you~]

Ah, this is so nostalgic. T^T and Fuji, why so beautiful? You're going to attract unwanted attention because of that pretty face. Tezuka's going to have a hard time defending you... XD Speaking of which, did anyone else notice that Tezuka and Fuji's speech bubble on page 20? Ohohoho, I'll give a cookie to anyone who gets what I'm trying to say, XD

Although I'm a bit confused... Isn't Kaidoh the Buchou now? Why.. uhm, in page 22, Momo calls Oishi as the vice captain... which is weird, since Momo is the vice cap-

OH! Time skip! Right. Or more accurately, this is set just before the third years quit the team. : D Ahahah, that got me a little confused. Haaaaay, but what more are we going to see in this sequel? Man, I would have cheered if the "sequel" were actually about Nanjirou or something... that would have been more interesting. Well, anyway, we'll just have to see what happens here, right? Although I'm kind of wishing that it won't take another decade just for this damn sequel to finish. : |



sidenote: ANYWAY there a Fucking nice shot of FUJI's magnificent ass in page 34. Whooo. Hot. XD Now we know why Tezuke never went to Germany, orz.


sidenote: and the page after that is just so orgasmic orz. Oh Fuji why? Why do you speak to Tezuka like that? D: That's too much for my fangirl brain, D:


sidenote: wait, is Tezuka even alright? Has he healed enough to play tennis again? D:


sidenote: OH DEAR GOD IT'S RAINING BALLS ang mga mahihilig sa balls napaghahalataan buwahahahahahah-shot [omgee they're making love to the balls, see pages 50+]



Oh dear, I meant for this to be short only. Ohohoho, but it's turned into such a long post. :D So I won't do the next chapter of the NEW Prince of Tennis... Anyway, there isn't much but the usual. : D You know, Echizen showing up and all his fanboys clamoring for attention, that sort of thing... XD


sidenote: Chapter 2 page 22: Who is Momo holding hands with? XDDD orz seriously, it looks like he's holding hands with someone from Fudomine. I think it's Fudo.. Whoooo Akira? XD nah, it's not from Fudo. But who is that? o.O


sidenote: WHOOO~ SILVER PAIR AND PLATINUM PAIR ALIVE-DESU. <3


sidenote: chapter 3: page 13: WTFH IRIE KANATA? o.o OH COME ON. Rip off much? Irie [name. glasses. reborn], Ginchan [hair. gintama], Kanata Hongo [name. real person]... ... ... ... ... orz, why is this character borrowing happening? Is it the new in? Tell me, is it the new in?! I'd understand if this were a parody-humor manga, but it's not! D: Seriously, what is up with that? D: [and don't make me mention the other 3rd years as well. D:] [Ne, uke pair and sadist pair members, you're got competition. : O]


sidenote: oh dear god akutsu's there too. o.o


sidenote: momo for the first match, hmm? XDDD GOODLUCK PEACH YOU CAN DO IT BUWAHAHAHAHAHA-shot



I need more sleep. : D