I never thought I'd go back here.

Why hello there, blogspot, I haven't written in you for so long. XD

Just some quick updates, I guess, before I get to the main topic of this post.

Nora Manga collection: Finished! Yay~! I've finally finished collecting all nine volumes. Wow. Now, if only I would ever get around to unbinding them and scanning them, that would be even better. But seeing as I'm such a lazy person, and that I've got zero (try negative) motivation to continue the Nora scanlation project, then I guess this venture is a bust. It's not that I've lost love for the series. It's just that I've lost reason to continue with scanlating Nora, since there's already another group doing it. :3 Head on over to MangaFox to see that.

Vassalord collection: I'm stuck at volume three, haha. But there seems to be news about volume four coming late this year... anyway, I'll still be collecting the Vassalord manga. Don't know about scanlating, though... I'd probably do it, since there's no one else doing it. : |

Switch collection: Haha, I've gotten into the Switch fandom after rewatching the two OVAs. I have volumes 1-11, still looking for 12. I've seen 13 in Comic Odyssey, but I haven't bought it yet, since I didn't want to spoil myself. Volume 14's coming out this year too, I heard.  Haha, and MiranoSand is an awesome band. :3 

Now the meat of the discussion: On banning of scanlations, scanlators and manga hosts.

MangaHelpers is dead. The US-Japan Manga distributors alliance made it commit suicide. They're thinking of putting up OpenManga as a replacement, but it's still in its infancy. You can read more about it here and here. 

And OneManga's following suit. It's already said its goodbyes to the manga community, and it's really annoying to see it go. Not because there would no longer be any more scanlated manga, but because it just made it a little bit harder for fans to get the scanlations. It's not like the disappearance of a few manga readers and hosts will spell apocalypse for scanlations. Really. Scanlations existed even before these manga readers, and they will continue to exist without them. Fans will just have to be diligent again. Oh, and polite towards scanlators, of course. Read more here, if you want.

God, I hope people, specially the ones from manga-distributing/publishing companies, realize how the banning of scanlations will not solve its proliferation in the internet. This is not the way to get rid of them, corporate! Banning them does not solve the core issues, does not address the real reasons why they exist in the first place. And I think that in banning scanlations, in going about this like you have, you are alienating and discriminating against your target audience... and I don't think you can afford to do that. There are other ways to solve this crisis. 

That said, I wish fans would take this opportunity to finally let corporate know what we feel about their actions. We shouldn't just sit still and wait for them to decide for us. We are the consumers, and we should have a say on how things are done, since we are ultimately the ones who are affected. Fans, let's go online, find other fans and talk about these issues. This is the only way we can let corporate know that we are being affected, and not in a good way. If we continue making a fuss about it, sooner or later, they will be forced to listen to us.

I know a lot of people are worried about scanlations being banned, but not a lot talk. The thing is, we should talk. Talking about it is the only thing we can do, and it's the thing that will get us heard by corporate. And they will have to listen, they will be forced to listen, if all we do is talk about this. We are the consumers. We are as important to their business as the source of the manga they sell. It sounds strange, but it's true. It's not all about the corporate, guys. Rather, it's all about us, and how they should consider what we have to say.

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!

No smart ass comments this week. Just got back from an interview. I wasn't the one who was interviewed, though. I was one of the people conducting the interview... :3

It was fun, I guess. If you can count being stuck in the rain without an umbrella while carrying a 50kg laptop looking like a harassed harlot with sticky messy hair and wet armpits. Yeah. Great image. [Oh, and don't forget the part about trying to eat a slice of pizza and failing miserably by letting the toppings fall off and inside my polo shirt. With the wet armpits. And did I mention that the wet armpits showed very clearly and nicely?]

Thank god that happened when I was already going home. :|

But of course, it doesn't help that one of the guards here is hitting on me. Every single time I pass by the gates. All I did was act nice and friendly, and the next thing I knew, he was already shaking my hand and telling me how beautiful I was and how nice I was and wouldIconsidergoingoutwithhimsometime. Never mind that I probably looked as harassed that day he said that as I did just a few moments ago. Never mind that he's probably 10-15 years older than I am, never mind that I'm still a minor, that he can go to jail for harassment. Never mind that I practically have no idea how to deal with that, coz' seriously, wtfh. I want to say I'm not interested, and I would, really, but he's... just.. so.. fucking... weird. -shudder- I kind of wonder what he'd do if I ever blow him off. Kind of scared, actually. How the hell am I going to avoid him form now on? He's the one always guarding the gates to the village, for fuck's sake.

ANYWAY, enough about that guy. I seriously don't know why I'm even bothering to talk about him right now. So much to say about this week's releases, so little time [since I still have a pounding headache, something that's been going on continuously for a few days now]. So let's get started? :3


Naruto: 434

Holy shit, Naruto's in trouble.


So last week Naruto was able to take down five Pains, leaving only two for this week. However, it seems that the main Pain's powers have returned. Naruto continues to fight, but something terrible has happened. He's been captured! :O And what's this? Is it true that the nine-tailed beast has been captured?! Will Naruto be taken to the Akatsuki hide-out?! What's going to happen next?!


Oh yes, I've been very high because of thie release. What's Naruto supposed to do, damnit! He's blacked out because Pain sucked his Sage chakra... damn bastard. Will we finally see what Sasuke's going to do? [And what the hell, we've forgotten all about Killer Bee... Is Hawk still trying to track him down?]


Bleach: 344


URYUU. -heart-


Last week we finally got to see a glimpse of Ishida. He looked so damn cool. :3

Ichigo should be thankful he showed up. At least it's one more enemy down, right? And Mala Suerte means Bad Luck btw. This is what Ishida says in the chapter cover page [page 4]. :3 Aaah, Ichigo really needs more smart people in his team, ne? He should really be thankful that Quincy-boi is in his side... That, and page 6 and 7 really make me a happy IchiIshi fangirl. :3

[And it really makes me wish that Hime would just disappear. Not die, since everything they've wanted to accomplish would just be in vain. Just simply disappear for a few moments, just enough for my fandom to talk to each other without the conversation being about saving her or protecting her... D:]


More Ichi-Ulqui battle scenes. Though it does comfort me that Ichigo isn't holding back anymore. I'd like to think it's because of Ishida's presence, but of course that would be stupid. Anyway, he's now able to fight on par with Ulqui. But I guess that's not good enough, seeing as he has to be better than Ulqui to actually win. And of course, the next chapter's not going to be exciting if Ulqui didn't have something up his sleeve. :|


[Sidenote: Ishida's clothes are fixed. Wonder if that's the reason why he took so long... hmmm...]




Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Target 227 which I missed last week

LAMBORN. -shudder-


Xanxus defeats the enemy! Hooray for Xanxus, lolz. Luss isn's dead, apparently. So is Levi. Squalo's as fab as always, Bel and Fran are still alive. The Varia are successful in fighting off the Millefiore!

Or so we thought.

Byakuran shows himself! Apparently it's not over yet. Irie's betrayal has been discovered [rather, it's been discovered that Byakuran knew all along], and the real 6 Funeral Wreaths have been introduced! What's going to happen to our guardians now that they've met their real opponents!?

Honestly, the TYL!guardians should just be revived and be given the Vongola rings. I don't think that the non-tyl ones can fight them off, moreover actually win. The older ones have more experience, anywa... Shou-chan should think quick!

Wonder what their names are, really. They seem so cool... :3 Specially the one in the far left, the one with the long hair. Wonder if he's going to be Gokudera's enemy... :3 [But with Gokudera's luck, I bet he gets the one who looks like Shamal... :|]

[sidenote: Did anyone else notice that Ryohei's the only one who hasn't been summoned to the future yet? Oh, and the baseball-idiot-who-loves-hitting-himself-on-walls-literally is finally awake... :3]


Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Target 228

And of course, this week's release. :3

Which reminds me, has anyone seen TYL!Basil? No? Haven't, either... wonder if he's going to show up soon?

So this week: Byakuran explains things. Which is weird, since the longest I've ever seen Byakuran talk was when he was fighting with Mukuro. Which wasn't very long at all, mind you.

Anyway, so Byakuran explains what he did when he chose the "real" mare ring holders. I keep having this sinking feeling in my gut that Byakuran brainwashed these people, like what he did with Uni. Which makes me wonder where Uni is, really. Or if she were ever brainwashed in the first place. Or if I'm even making any sense at all.

But that's not really the point. The point is that this first guy Byakuran talks about is fucking crazy. And he's supposed to be the Storm Guardian, I think? Well, I'm not really sure, but wtfh, he bathes in lava. Which is NOT FUCKING POSSIBLE. :|

So the Vongola have new, tougher enemies. Enemies who have 5000-something subordinates. Which is, again, fucking crazy, since Vongola has about nothing now except for the Varia team and Tsuna's. Which is like having a ratio of 350:1 in favor of Millefiore. Which is, of course, not good. At all. :|

But Byakuran's given them 10 days to get their act together [thank god he's not making them fight asap]... So all's not lost. The Guardians have all been gathered [Yay, Ryohei's finally there], Yamamoto's finally awake from his wall-induced coma [and was that an 8059 moment in page15? XD], the Vongola rings are finally comeplete. Now if they can all just make some strategies on how to win their battles... D>

And of course, Irie reveals "the ultimate weapons". XD



Eyeshield21: 316th DOWN!

Gaou vs. Don! Right on!


Or not. :3


Thanks to a certain someone, the Gaou-Don showdown will have to wait until the official match. And just as the bets were flowing in, I'd say... XD On the other hand, Sena's time on the 40m dash is.. WHAT?! That can't be right! But it is! :O But of course, the spotlight isn't on Sena this week. It's on Agon and Gaou, and there's a big reason why they're the focus. : |

Sometimes I really admire Agon. Sometimes I just want to hit him with a kendo stick. And sometimes.. sometimes..

Sometimes I actually pity the guy. : |

Like in this chapter. Aw, poor kid. He is so fucked up. Gaou is so fucked up. The Japanese team is so fucked up. There's no way they're going to win now. Oh god.

I hope it's not Hiruma who suffers for this. D>


[and here I was thinking I was the only one who noticed Agon's hair, lol. XD]

But what's this? Yamato's retirement from the American league is because of Don? And how's Sena supposed to help him get his revenge?! [And Yamato-kun, if you're going to gamble, bring Hiruma with you, okay? He's the one who never loses at these kind of things... XD]



Nora: Scans update

So a friend of mine [nashi_kanata] has offered to clean the scans for me. Okay, not exactly for me, but for the Nora fandom. So I'm supposed to scan them, and she's supposed to clean them. I think she'll be the one to upload the files? But of course, I'll be providing mirrors. Anyway, we'll be teaming up to provide the scans. I'm really happy she's helping because I know I wouldn't have been able to finish it all on my own. Or I would have, eventually, but only after some 500 million years.

Besides, she's good with photoshop [better than me by a longshot], and I think she's using this to gain experience/practice. -shrugs- I don't mind. I get the work done with only half the effort, so why not?

But since we've been busy with uni and shit, we're still doing it at a snail's pace. Of course, I am determined to finish the series [I've even already planned how many meals I should miss in order to be able to afford the other seven volumes], even if I don't get any help. I'm that stubborn, yes, but so is my not-so-new partner in crime. So I really think that we'll be able to finish this [sometime].

Now, if we can only get more money to buy other manga... and maybe some translators.. I know where I could get some raw manga... and then we could put up our own scanlation team... -snigger- big dreams, oh idiotic one.

SO I'll be updating the Nora post again when we actually have something to show. I promise I won't abandon this fandom project. We'll finish it for sure.

Updates:

Naruto: Chapter 433

NARUTO OMG. He's going to die, he's going to die, he's going to die, omg omg omg, he's going to die, I just know it.

Okay, enough! Another cliffhanger this week. Damn it, Naruto, someone help him. Isn't anybody powerful enough?! The kid is suffering! But wow, for him to be able to keep up with Pain.. this is something. Naruto's really something. Hope he doesn't die yet, though. We still have the Sasuke confrontation to worry about. :3

Wonder what that guy would think, though, when he finds Konoha in ruins... will he get mad at Pain for not allowing him to get his revenge? Or will he just shrugg it off... I don't know... But I do hope Naruto lives after this confrontation with Pain. So far, it just been a showdown of abilities. Wonder what's going to happen now that Pain has gotten his full strength back...


Bleach: Chapter 343 Direct Download

Last week we ended up with Hime getting roughed up by these two Arancar bitches. Ichigo tried to save her, but Ulqui went all mad 'coz our ever so popular red head wasn't paying attention at him. [Attention-seeking little twink. XD] Anyway, Yammy showed up all ready for some [hot man on man] action. :3

This week... well, Hime isn't safe, but she's not dead. Yet. But someone I've been whining for has finally been spotted, thank god. Baby, welcome back! It's so nice to see you after some 2000+ chapters. XD

Yes, he's baaaaack~ And guess how happy that makes me~ Aaaaah, I missed his presence. I'm just so full of glee... [oooh, and does it mean anything that Ichigo was the one who first called out his name? After so long... XD]

Ang astig nia grabe.. god. So cool.. -dreamy sigh-

If anyone can just see me as I'm writing this... XD I feel like a teeny-bopper all over again. Weird, but true. So few characters/fandoms can make me go like this anymore... -heart-

Sidenote: The word "escolovendra" isn't Spanish. :| Wonder what langauge that one is... Usually, Kubo-sensei uses Spanish to name the swords of the Arancar... Hmmm..


Eyeshield 21: 314th DOWN!

rycolaa skipped a week. Sorry for the late post for this chapter. Anyway, this release comes from Franky House. Yay for them~

Panther's an idiot.


But he's a lovable idiot, I guess.. XD


Anyway, Team Japan faces off Team Militaria. Guess who won. XD Yup, duh. Anyone who guessed wrong wins 50 whippings from good old me.

There's a very nice double page spread in this release, pages 2-3. Nice job cleaning it, Franky House. I'm cringing at the though that someone had to destroy his/her copy just to be able to scan it beautifully...

Anyway, in this week we see Sena being very cute and awesome. How he does it all at the same time amazes me. I tried to do it once [be cute and awesome at the same time, I mean], but people just kept on avoiding me and pointing fingers at me when they thought I wasn't looking. Hmmm.. [For this see page 4 and 5. Kyaaah, Sena's so cute.. XD]

Oh, and we can't forget about pages 8-10, everyone! The Gaou-Agon team up [if it can be even called as such] makes an appearance! Not sure if that's a good thing or not, really. I agree with Monta wholeheartedly. XD

[And it actually makes me want to request for a fic for this pairing, lol.]

Page 11 - a list of Sena's [boy]friends. Yay for Sena. XD

And what's this? Has Sena finally gotten addicted?! :O Sena, the adrenaline junkie. Oh dear.. XD [reminds me of a certain character from Nora. More on that later.]

Japan wins! Now they move to the finals - with America! Panther-Sena, here we come!

[But before that, let's note that Sena's gotten himself another boyfriend. From the Europe team. :D]


Eyeshield 21: 315th DOWN! Direct Download

Double posts for this week's ES21. Thanks for the DDL, rycolaa. Oh, and Franky House for the other link [the one that leads to Onemanga].

Cover page for this week is awesome. I still get this weird feeling that that guy in the farthest left is somehow related to Hiruma. I can just feel it! You know what? He's not. He can't be. That guy's a monster. Not that Hiruma isn't a monster, but what the hell, that guy's on a totally different level.

Oooh, this week we are introduced to the pretend American President. Oberman? Arnold? [Schwarchenegger? Obama? Wow, I actually got the spelling right on the first try. XD] The rr-genotype Hiruma on page 3 is a bonus, though. [Ahaha, bio class inside joke. FTW.]

And what the F hell, Bud Walker!? XDDDDDDDDD OH GOD. Anyone who doesn't get it is an idiot. [Or not all that used to Americans, whichever.] Drinks all around, yeah?

Monta, you idiot monkey! But you're the coolest idiot monkey around, ftw. XD


Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Target 227

No 227 yet. :3


Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom

I finally got a copy of volume one. Finally. Funny, really, since I wasn't even planning on buying it that day. A friend and I were talking how much it was going to cost me to have them [them being the first four volumes of Nora] shipped from the US when we chanced upon a LONE copy of volume one in Comic Odyssey. I bought it after a minute's hesitation [since the money was supposed to be for a new bag]. There was no way I was going to let the opportunity just pass me.

So I bought volume one, fangirl-ed over it, read it, fangirl-ed over it some more and decided to scan it. Not sure when I'll finish, but I'll post it when I do. I just hope people will be able to appreciate Nora as I have. It's a really amusing series. :3

There's a sequel [which is the more popular one] called SUREBREC. It's supposed to be Nora the second, or something. But I'd like to finish Nora first, really, since this one is the one I've been wanting to read ever since that preview in SJ monthly [Oct 2008 issue]. Apparently, Nora was serialized in SJ Advanced - meaning there was no way for me to see it even if I sold my soul somewhere unmentionable. But now.. now I can have to chance to read it to my heart's content. :3

But of course, there'll be a hellish waiting time for the second volume. The nice saleslady from CO offered to reorder it for me, though, so I just have to wait for her call when it does arrive. I'll post more on the second volume when I receive it. :3

So for this volume, we are greeted by Nora [which incidentally means 'stray'] and the [ugly, as Nora calls her] Dark Liege [leader of the underworld and all the demons]. The Liege sends Nora to the human world in order for him to learn [or to punish him for calling her ugly is more like it]. He ends up being bound to a human - but not to some ordinary human, of course. The [punishment] education has to be effective, so he's bound to this straight-A, no-nonsense student named Magari Kazuma. And by bound we don't mean something like the L-Light mishap or the Al's soul-random suit of armor kind of binding. Nora's powers are bound by Kazuma, and he'd have to ask Kazuma to allow him to use even just a tiny shred of his powers. And it doesn't help that they just can't get along with each other.

Oh, and did I mention that Kazuma's got this very sadistic sense of humor?

So more on Nora. Apparently, the Dark Liege wants Kazuma to train the mutt [to learn some manners, me thinks]. She assigns them the task of getting rid of the wayward demons [the "Resistance"] her army can't find the time to dispose of themselves. Kazuma doesn't agree at first, but after he sees what Nora can do, he becomes "interested" and accepts the job. Mismatch of the century? Not even close. The two can't get along, seeing as Kazuma controls Nora's powers, and Nora just can't seem to get his way. Add some misbehaving demons to the mix, and you've got yourself a pretty interesting plot.

It gets [better]. Apparently, when Nora uses his powers, Kazuma is also affected. Since Nora's powers are being kept within Kazuma, everytime Nora uses a huge amount of energy, Kazuma is also affected. Of course, the ever stoic Kazuma doesn't mention a thing [and I'd like to think it was some kind of worry in Nora's face... or maybe that was a sadistic grin?]. Kazuma claims that Nora's presence is giving him "so much fun", and that "he has never had a pet of his own before". XDDDD Oh dear. This doesn't even fall in any of the yaoi categories I like, but I still find it surprisingly funny. Yeah, I think the reason why I decided to stick with this one was not because of any yaoi possibility; rather I think it was because I had so much fun trying to stifle my laughter when I was reading the preview. Simply put, it was funny enough to get my attention.

I promise to put up the scans when I have the time. This series should be promoted more, darn it. We need more of Nora! XD

Wow. I'm still alive. I thought by now I'd have already killed myself. Having a long vacation seriously isn't good for me. I get all broody. All these suicidal thoughts pop into my head... it's a real wonder why I'm still not dead.

Anyway, it's a good thing there are some updates for this week, huh? Rather, they came out a week ago, but I was too busy hiding the knives and other pointy things from myself. I wouldn't put it past me to use a needle to attempt suicide, especially when I'm in one of those moods. Angry. Full of angst. Suicidal. Like the one I'm in now.

I don't really know why I get this way. There's no logical source for all the negative feelings. I remember the first time I've ever felt something like this... it was when I was listening to this really preppy-happy crack-ish song. In the middle of it I suddenly felt the urge to kill myself. Weird. I decided then to keep still and not reach for the scissors just a foot away from me.

ANYWAY, before I decide to kill myself with electrical wires, I'll get over the updates...


Bleach: Chapter 340

Focus now goes back to Ichigo's side in Hueco Mundo. We see Renji, Chad and Rukia trying to beat the crap out of some mean hollow-arancar things. Ichigo is, of course, battling with the ever poker-faced Ulquiorra. They some really stupid shit that doesn't even amount to a paragraph. Yay for plot movement. NOT.

So the series disappoints me again, for the nth time around. I don't even know why I keep hoping that some weird miracle happens, and we'll be treated to some super-special-golden-edition-secret-chapter-which-reveals-at-least-enough-plot-to-keep-the-fans-interested. Of course, I should already learn. Really. It's not going to happen.



Naruto: Chapter 430 (Too lazy to link the ddl, so let's just go to the online reading shit. :D)

Sage!Naruto is so cool. As for Konoha, well... the village is really gone. And Naruto's really mad. And he's really cool. In the manga. Because the manga is black-and-white. And the sage markings are colored. So they look like shades of black. In the manga. Which makes the markings in his eyes look like eyeliner. Yay for jrocker!Naruto. XDDDD


Aaah, but Naruto's really powerful now. I wonder what SasUKE will when he sees the new [hotter] Naruto. [Maybe he'd drool?] Aaaah, you go Naruto. Beat the crap out of Pain! Show him who's [dom] boss! Beat that arrogant ass [with your kinky whip]!


[But then again, Pain's the one who looks all punk-ish. Does that mean he's seme? XD]



Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Target 223'

More of Xanxus and his kickass-ness. XD


Somehow, the suspicious deaths of Fran and Bel have been confirmed. They're alive. ... .... ..... ........ Wait, that makes the deaths not confirmed, doesn't it? But how should I put that.. It's been confirmed that their deaths aren't confirmed.. huh, what? Wait, that's completely wrong...

It's been confirmed that they faked their deaths... I guess that sums it up. Fran did the whole faking thing, of course. [Damn, and I really wanted to see the squirt fight.]

But it's still good, since his highness Lord Xanxus was forced to fight. If you can call what he did "fighting" anyway... Jeez. He was just sitting there, the lame ass. Still, he managed to kill[?] Jill/Riesel. And that freaky elephant-weilding sidekick butler of his, what was his name? Ogna-something, I don't remember. Neither do I care, really. All I know is they're dead [somewhat], and Xanxus is seriously going to be pissed if that pansy long-haired shark-of-a-commander of his doesn't get back soon with his [man]meat.


Some other stuff I've gotten my grubby little paws on:

Reborn anime:

I'm aware that the anime has reached up to 100+. Yay for them. Whatever. So I stopped watching at episode 95 --- around the training time for the Millefiore attack, just after Tsuna undergoes the hedgehog training. To keep myself from using the butterknife to carve out my intestines, I tried watching it again... and got immediately reminded why it was that I stopped watching it in the first place. Anyway, I've stopped again at episode 104. Wonder if I'll ever continues watching the other ones... :-|


Toradora!:

Fun little shoujo anime I just surprisingly stumbled upon. Yes dear reader, you read that correctly. galeaya is following a shoujo series. Kill the bastard traitor, yarrr!


Anyway, about the series. Main character is this scary-looking kid named Takasu Ryuuji. Kid's not really mean, it's just his face. He's the not-so-typical high school kid, can do all the chores perfectly and is a big of a neat freak. He gets satisfaction from getting rid of molds, for crap's sake. :-|

Anyway, he's the main character #1. #2 is this cute but brutal little girl names Aisaka Taiga, and by brutal, I mean really brutal. She's the exact opposite of Ryuuji, all cute and small and really harmless-looking, but when she starts to speak and kick, she everything but.

Plot: Taiga's best friend is Ryuuji's crush. Ryuuji's best friend is Taiga's crush. The two get together in order to set themselves up with each other's best friends. It seems a little one-sided match-making at first, since Taiga's just practically bullying Ryuuji into it... but further along, they develop this weird but comfortable friendship. Which is misunderstood by everyone as a serious relationship. Which they deny. But which they develop. Or something cheesy like that. <3

Not the usual series I'd go for, surely. But what attracted me to it was one simple thing. No, it wasn't the strong-type girl main character, nor was it the coming-together plot. It wasn't Ryuuji's personality, nor was it the way he treats Taiga. It wasn't because of some non-main character, either. Nor was it because of the light-hearted comedy. What attracted me the most... was Ryuuji's short pink boxershorts.

: D

Yay for the new manly boxershorts. -sigh- Ryuuji's ass doesn't look all that round, but the damn boxer shorts make up for it. Seriously. It's worth watching the whole series just to get a glimpse of the pink shorts in every opening sequence. Bonus if they're featured within the show. XD And of course, I watch it too for Ryuuji's obsession with mold. I like obsessive guys. Specially the stupid ones, yeah.

Anyway, enough about the mold and the pink shorts. The series is nice, and it's one of those unusual ones you'd see in my to-watch-list. Very very very light-hearted, but it has its serious moments, too. And of course, watch out for Ryuuji's mom's boobs. XD

[Sometimes I doubt my sexuality... but then I realize, it's not really that important.]


Gintama:

Finally the crunchyroll shit is working for my country. DAMN.

But then again, they've reset their episodes to the first.. wth. Anyway, to this time only four episodes are available. By four, I meant the 1-hr first episode + 3 other episodes. Good grief, how the hell is it ever going to catch up to the latest episode at this rate? D:


I started looking for Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom. I read about it some months ago, I think I even made a post about it. Found some manga merchandise, and I think I'd be able to handle buying it. What irks me is the shipping fee, which is more that the actual fee I'd have to pay for the goods. Which is idiotic. D:

SO I'm planning to buy it with another series, in order to avail of the free shipping. The other one I'm trying to get is a series called Switch. No idea if it's related to the Nagayama Takashi-affiliated Switch stage play, and I don't really particularly care. At any rate, Switch has about 8-9 volumes, same as Nora. All of the Switch manga are already available in English [non and preorder], but Nora so far only has four. Wonder if it would be better to just get them when the Nora series is complete...

Anyway, I'm determined to have the manga. If I ever do succeed, I promise to scan and post. Though I would be breaking the law technically.. -sweatdrop- When I do get it, I'll just say so in a post, and interested people can just PM me or something. So I know who I'll send the files to. : D


I ordered some stuff from the net again. -sweatdrop- I'm supposed to receive one silver ring, one set of silver earings, one Vongola Storm Guardian ring, one Oretachi no Joy album and one Oretachi no Yakusoku album. The silver ring and earings I got as gifts from two friends, and they're supposed to be delivered to our house. They were ordered on the 20th of December, and it takes about 2-3 weeks to make them. So that means it can arrive next week.

The Vongola Storm Guardian ring I got from someone over at LJ. She's shipping from Singapore through registered airmail, so from experience I think it's going to arrive in 2-3 weeks time as well. So it might come next week or the week after next.

The albums.. well, those are the old and new character albums, the new featuring a solo from Tsuna and both the old and new duets from my OTP. The actual release for the new one is on the 21st of January, so I might not be able to get them before the last week of January, maybe not even until the first two weeks of February.

I'm kind of excited and happy about my purchases. I like collecting things. Maybe they're the only ones keeping me sane. -deep sigh-



[Which reminds me! I promised pictures of my Gintama stuff, but I forgot. I'll post them soon.]