I think.... this was just the end of season one.... maybe...
So humanity has declined.... it's about...
um...
uh...
well there's a girl and her name is....
it's.... um.... Does she even have a name?
anyways she works for her grandfather who's name is.... uh....
so they study fairies because thats the next step in evolution.... humanity has declined after all.... and
um.... uh.....
stuff happens? I think... maybe
What the hell did i just watch?
ok in all seriousness the basic plot seems to be that humans continued to be selfish jerks who used everything till there was nothing left.... and now they are dying out. Fairies are popping up occasionally and the main character acts as mediator between humans and fairies....
whatever that means.
odd thing is... i have no idea why i kept watching.... maybe cause it had some crazy ideas...
The good:
Um... had some pretty crazy and fun ideas i guess.... and uh the art style was kinda interesting... especially how they drew light.
i guess the fairies, their design and how morbid they are was pretty good.... best way to describe them is permanent : D faces no matter what emotion they feel... it's kinda jarring but well done.
I was able to tell that the ending song was the same ground that did raspberry heaven from Azumanga diaoh.... i'm always kinda happy when i make those connections.
The not so good:
I litterally have not got a clue what i just watched.
No one has a name.... nick names yes but names? no....
it's either I (main character) or Grandfather or assistant or Human..... no names.
it made my brain explode a little at the end of episode one.... all i'll say is pastry should do that.
The bad.... but also kinda the point:
Things are brought up... never mentioned again.... her hair is an example....
I watched all 12 episodes.... at 24 mins (approx) each that means i wasted around 4 hours of my time (granted i watched most of it while working so it was just background noise but still) it's pretty much saying that i am the reason humanity is declining....
or maybe this show has blown up my head again and i'm looking to much into this.
Do I recommend it?
um... i don't know... if you like anime that makes no sense and is surprisingly dark despite it's pastel colours.... then yeah go for it... if you like plot or purpose in your story.... maybe it's not the thing for you.... but who knows!
I sure as hell don't....
Did i like it?
yeah i think i did.... i'm at least not mad at it.... just very very very confused.
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
mondays suck
i had to work 13 hours AND i didn't get to finish my book?
worst day ever *sobs*
that being said it was a crazy weekend so i'll probably finally have enough time to read the rest of book 1 tonight (in three days only 4-5 hours of reading? thats just not good enough) and then i'll start book 2..... and have one hell of a time putting it down : ( it's okay.... i don't need sleep.... sleep is for the tired...
oh and pre warning... book 1 is probably going to have a really long review with lots of side stories and what not.
alright back to work.
worst day ever *sobs*
that being said it was a crazy weekend so i'll probably finally have enough time to read the rest of book 1 tonight (in three days only 4-5 hours of reading? thats just not good enough) and then i'll start book 2..... and have one hell of a time putting it down : ( it's okay.... i don't need sleep.... sleep is for the tired...
oh and pre warning... book 1 is probably going to have a really long review with lots of side stories and what not.
alright back to work.
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Completed: Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Or at least i think i have, crunchyroll says there's an episode 12... but MAL sais 11 and honestly the story is over... so yeah i'm pretty sure it's done... however if somehow i'm wrong then i'll make an adjustment to this next week.
Alright....
The plot is simple enough, A man walks by a flower show and fall in love with the young shop keeper almost instant, she's cute and small and he soon finds himself buing something from the shop every day just to catch a glimpse of her. One day she posts a want ad on her store front and next thing he knows he's working there part time.
However one day he heads up to her apartment, which is above the store, to help her out with going away party decorations.... after opening a door he sees a pale, pretty but very naked man standing in the doorway, he is asked. "do you love the manager?" but due to the shock of being greeted by a naked man the main guy leaves in a hissy fit.
Little does he realize the man is a ghost, the managers dead husband to be precise... despite being dead he still hangs around watching the manager.
The main point of the story is dealing with is it more painful to be the one who dies, or the one left behind. If a new opportunity presents itself... do you take it or does the guilt stop you?
This show is so close to being damn near perfect.... more on that later.
The good:
The art is so pretty, i just love the overall style of the show.... yeah some characters ahve larger eyes but they still feel quite real considering it's a slice of life show.
The music is good, i especially like the ending song... considering most episodes end up with me in tears tht song fits the mood perfectly.
The relationship between Rokka (the manager) and her dead husband is so well done and really really heartbreaking. It doesn't feel like it's trying to force you to cry, it's just a really happy and sweet story with an extremely tragic element.
The not so good:
Pacing is odd... i dunno i feel like a certain plot point should have happened way sooner then it did.
The bad:
Hazuki, theman Stalker who went to the flower shop every day despite being poor just to talk to her. Seriously EVERYTHING he does would trigger alarm bells. ESPECIALLY the end... in fact the way it's drawn i think he actually starts creeping out another character.... as he should.... cause he's creepy
This show would be so much better if either he had no part in it OR he wasn't portrayed as an obsessed stalker. and his relationship is supposed to be seen as cute and trying to help Rokka move on? NO!! when someone forces them self on you that is NOT something to be glorified. Yes Rokka did need to move on from the past a bit but not with someone who has such dramatic mood swings and spent most of his time stalking her and the rest of his time forcing his love on her...
why couldn't this story have been focused on Rokka and her dead husband before he died.... and yes a lot is told in flashback but i just felt like it ALL should have been told in flashback.
so yeah i really dislike the main guy and thanks to that the entire show isn't as good as it could be... and that's kind of upsetting.
but who knows.... maybe i read too much into the fact that his every though seems to be of Rokka and he gets really upset when she talks about her husband.... maybe he's not obsessed..... but you know.... i kind of doubt i'm the only one who feels like this....
Anyways should you watch it?
Only if you enjoy slice of life and you don't mind the fact that it may make you shed a tear. It's streaming for free on crunchyroll.
okay now should i get back to playign nayuta..... or re-readign black prism...
wait..... black prism came out 2 years ago...
i've only been writing these for a year.....
...
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guess i gotta read the black prism again before blinding knife arrives on my doorstep.
Alright....
The plot is simple enough, A man walks by a flower show and fall in love with the young shop keeper almost instant, she's cute and small and he soon finds himself buing something from the shop every day just to catch a glimpse of her. One day she posts a want ad on her store front and next thing he knows he's working there part time.
However one day he heads up to her apartment, which is above the store, to help her out with going away party decorations.... after opening a door he sees a pale, pretty but very naked man standing in the doorway, he is asked. "do you love the manager?" but due to the shock of being greeted by a naked man the main guy leaves in a hissy fit.
Little does he realize the man is a ghost, the managers dead husband to be precise... despite being dead he still hangs around watching the manager.
The main point of the story is dealing with is it more painful to be the one who dies, or the one left behind. If a new opportunity presents itself... do you take it or does the guilt stop you?
This show is so close to being damn near perfect.... more on that later.
The good:
The art is so pretty, i just love the overall style of the show.... yeah some characters ahve larger eyes but they still feel quite real considering it's a slice of life show.
The music is good, i especially like the ending song... considering most episodes end up with me in tears tht song fits the mood perfectly.
The relationship between Rokka (the manager) and her dead husband is so well done and really really heartbreaking. It doesn't feel like it's trying to force you to cry, it's just a really happy and sweet story with an extremely tragic element.
The not so good:
Pacing is odd... i dunno i feel like a certain plot point should have happened way sooner then it did.
The bad:
Hazuki, the
This show would be so much better if either he had no part in it OR he wasn't portrayed as an obsessed stalker. and his relationship is supposed to be seen as cute and trying to help Rokka move on? NO!! when someone forces them self on you that is NOT something to be glorified. Yes Rokka did need to move on from the past a bit but not with someone who has such dramatic mood swings and spent most of his time stalking her and the rest of his time forcing his love on her...
why couldn't this story have been focused on Rokka and her dead husband before he died.... and yes a lot is told in flashback but i just felt like it ALL should have been told in flashback.
so yeah i really dislike the main guy and thanks to that the entire show isn't as good as it could be... and that's kind of upsetting.
but who knows.... maybe i read too much into the fact that his every though seems to be of Rokka and he gets really upset when she talks about her husband.... maybe he's not obsessed..... but you know.... i kind of doubt i'm the only one who feels like this....
Anyways should you watch it?
Only if you enjoy slice of life and you don't mind the fact that it may make you shed a tear. It's streaming for free on crunchyroll.
okay now should i get back to playign nayuta..... or re-readign black prism...
wait..... black prism came out 2 years ago...
i've only been writing these for a year.....
...
..
.
guess i gotta read the black prism again before blinding knife arrives on my doorstep.
Monday, 10 September 2012
First Impression: Nayuta no Kiseki
so.... as i have mentioned before.... i can be a bit of a fangirl when it comes to falcom games.
however other then Vantage master (which is still in it's wrapping) and Ys vs Sora no Kiseki: alternative saga i kind of refused to import Falcom.....
My friend imports lots of games.... and recently he made me really jealous by importing Nayuta no Kiseki, one of the newest Non-Ys Falcom games.
Now in my reviews i've mentioned that Ys doesn't really need a story.... it's there, it's good but the game is still fun without it.
The legend of heroes games (and this which is a spin off but not a legend of heroes game... cause it's not turn based.... apaprently) are a different thing.... they are HEAVILY based in story.
So i pop the game in... have to update psp... of course.... i barely play the thing so almost every single time i have to update when i get a new game. Anyways start the game, no opening movie...thast fine... bump up the music and voice level.. .cause falcom has amazing music and the voice acting will be the only way i can get the gist of the story.
voice actign right off the bat~ yay
after fist bit..... no voice acting..... dammit....
so now i'm trying to read this stuff outload cause i need to hear it to understand it...
but there is so much kanji which i can't even guess at.
so yeah that is my base first impression..... i'm barely going to have an idea of what the plot is uless theres more voice acting... which i have been told there isn't too much.
WHY did i let him talk me into borrowing a game i can't read?!
what... combat? not there yet.... and i gotta pass out... long day at work (13 hours or so) was long~
unless i'm reading blinding knife i'll probably get to combat tomorrow
however other then Vantage master (which is still in it's wrapping) and Ys vs Sora no Kiseki: alternative saga i kind of refused to import Falcom.....
My friend imports lots of games.... and recently he made me really jealous by importing Nayuta no Kiseki, one of the newest Non-Ys Falcom games.
Now in my reviews i've mentioned that Ys doesn't really need a story.... it's there, it's good but the game is still fun without it.
The legend of heroes games (and this which is a spin off but not a legend of heroes game... cause it's not turn based.... apaprently) are a different thing.... they are HEAVILY based in story.
So i pop the game in... have to update psp... of course.... i barely play the thing so almost every single time i have to update when i get a new game. Anyways start the game, no opening movie...thast fine... bump up the music and voice level.. .cause falcom has amazing music and the voice acting will be the only way i can get the gist of the story.
voice actign right off the bat~ yay
after fist bit..... no voice acting..... dammit....
so now i'm trying to read this stuff outload cause i need to hear it to understand it...
but there is so much kanji which i can't even guess at.
so yeah that is my base first impression..... i'm barely going to have an idea of what the plot is uless theres more voice acting... which i have been told there isn't too much.
WHY did i let him talk me into borrowing a game i can't read?!
what... combat? not there yet.... and i gotta pass out... long day at work (13 hours or so) was long~
unless i'm reading blinding knife i'll probably get to combat tomorrow
Saturday, 8 September 2012
So japan voted on a list of shows Otaku's need to see
Pushing aside the fact that i really hate being called an Otaku (TL;DR otaku to me means someone who is so obsessed with something it effects their day to day life, it is not something to be praised... I like games, anime, manga, tabletop rpgs, fantasy novels, cinema and figures.... and simple because anime is in that list i get labeled an otaku or even worse a Weaboo? why can't i just be called a fan? why is that so hard?)
The list is posted over at crunchyroll , go check it out and see how many titles you have seen from that list and wether or not you liked them....
cause thast what i'm going to do on this blog post.... a lot of shows at the top of this list are things i wont see again so i wont be doing completed reviews on them.... so i'm using this as a chance to do small ones..... though considering how long the list is and my ability to ramble.... i doubt this will be short.
Also this is all my personal opinion, if i like a show you hate or hate a show you like i'm not saying your opinion is wrong... this is just my take on it.
1. K-on!
... okay so i'll be honest.... I didn't initially read the list past number one.... I HATE k-on! The fact that it is number one on this list made me want to talk about shows that others say people of the fandom should see. I haven't seen the first season so i'm only talkign about the first 13 episodes but I can't tell you how much i dislike this show.
The animation while decent has a terrible style with small hands and Moe bullshit that I personally can't stand.... i hate all the songs and for a show about a band i expect the music to be better.... i do actually like one song.......... the ending song. however K-on!'s worst offense is it's lack of character arc, plot or just overall relevance. After K-on we also go a lot more badly drawn moe anime and yeah there were a few years where i didn't like anything that was being played.... maybe the second season makes up for the moe mary sue main character? i don't care i wasted 13 episodes on it already i refuse to waste more.
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
I understand why this show is on the list, I even agree... it's an important show to watch and make your own opinion of. Unfortunately my good friends in highschool Adored this show and told me how good it was and eventually i sat down and watched it.... and it wasn't bad.... but when soemthing is that hyped it's hard tolive up to that expectation.... I just find it kind of forgettable.... bad? absolutely not... i just got tired of hearing how amazing it is....
3. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
I know a lot of people consider this show overrated.... I am not one of those people, i Love this series but not for Haruhi.... no i love it cause of Kyon.... in fact i prefer the novels (though the show is so pretty... even if some episodes in season two suffered from k-on hands) because you are pretty much stuck in kyons head and yeah.... i just love it.
It's smart, i 'like' all the characters and it's just fun.
4. Gintama
I tried to watch an episode of this.... it didn't catch my interest.... it wasn't bad it just isn't the type of show i tend to like
5. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
I love this show and i think anyone who is getting tired of the same shoujo bullshit should see this show.... the first two episodes nearly lost me to be honest.... all i could think was wow this is so sweet it's rotting my teeth and i am just tired of that shit...
then Episode 3
yeah....
so yeah.... good show
6. Hyōka
Currently watching this so.... i'll give my opinion once it's done
7. Bakemonogatari
I think i saw an episode of the season season... and if it;s anything like the first.... then i wouldn't like it.... too creepy for me
8. A Certain Magical Index
Never even heard of this show, i don't claim to know every show out there.
9. Code Geass
oh code geass.... well i like the music...... the music is good.... i just get bored with mech anime.... this one is one of the better ones but yeah.... just not a fan of the genre as a whole... granted this really just is death note with mechs..... done better then deathnote.
10. Gundam (whole thing)
like i said before..... not a fan of mech anime, i did watch gundam seed when it was on TV.... and it seemed okay with good music but overall too silly for me.
11. Any Key anime (such as Clannad)
Yep i agree with this entry completely, all the key anime are near the top of my fav anime list (though i don't think any of them are number 1)
12. Lucky Star
Rai how can you hate K-on but enjoy lucky star? it's just as pointless and stupid and badly drawn
hm.... maybe cause it got a few chuckles out of me.... it's not my fav show by any stretch but i enjoy it.... in small doses.
13. Natsume Yūjin-chō
*looks at number* Crunchyroll..... you.... you got you numbering wrong..... THIS should be number one... maybe i'm just in a phase right now but i mean.... this has been my favorite shows for a while and one of a few things i fangirl over (the others being falcom games, brent week and aaron pogue novels)
This show has such heart and spirit and yeah it's not for everyone but it is so good in my opinion... and not a lot of people have heard about it and i just want to talk to others about how wonderful this show is! *sighs* ok next...
14. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
I have heard of this show, it looks very pretty... but i haven't seen it cause as far as i know there's no legal way for me to watch it and it looks a bit too fanservicy for my personal taste.
15. Detective Conan
I'm not the biggest fan of mystery but the sheer length of this show is what stops me from getting into it.... but yeah must be really good considering how long it's been going on.
16. Dragon Ball (all of it... didn't exclude GT)
One of the first animes i saw as a child, i see why this is on the list but i'm not a fan of shonen so yeah.... good show despite it's habit of retellign the same story over and over.... godo for a laugh though....
17.Toradora!
Currently watching it at a friends house so i'll give my review once i finish
18. (tie) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (all)
heard of the show.... just never really caught my interest so never searched it out...
18. (tie) Macross (again, not even Zero is left out)
I feel this should be higher... but i'm biased cause this is one of the only mech shows i like.... i love this show actually.... it doesn't even send me into panic attacks.... yes the animation is terrible... yes Minmei is the worst character ever.... i don't care... the story is so good.... also that intro song to the original... so epic.
funny/odd side story, when i was young i would hum a song, i didn't know what it was from but i liked the melody....
fast forward to me being 18 or so i heard the song coming from the tv, i rush into the room and check to see whats on.... macross plus.... my father owns the dvds but we never watched it.... so essentially when i was really small he would watch it on VHS and the melody just stuck with me.
20. Umineko: When They Cry (not Higurashi)
Not Higurashi? but.... but.... higurashi is better.... i can't even sit through umineko without groaning.... hm....
21. Pokemon
I loved this show as a kid, until they got out of jhoto then it just kinda went downhill... but i still love the games.... good time
22. Doraemon
Never seen it... don't really plan to
23. Genesis of Aquarion (not Evol)
Not a mech fan.... next
24. Fate (/stay night and zero)
This show isn't bad, and i haven't seen all of zero.... but i dunno.... show is a bit overrated but again i had peopl around me who really liked this and anything type moon (i think that's the name of the company)so yeah.... just don't care.
25. Sengoku Basara
Never heard of it but it looks good...
26. Shakugan no Shana
i do feel this show could be better.... granted i have yet to watch season 3..... but yeah.... i liked it at first but now i'm kinda bored with it.
27. Sailor Moon (all seasons)
why isn't this higher? oh well this was the other show that was my first anime experience.... i love it....
28. Death Note
I hate this show and i don't think it should be on the list... i didn't realize how much i hated it until i reviewed it but yeah.... can't stand it.
29. Certain Scientific Railgun
Another season of that show i haven't heard of? hm...
30. Bleach
I haven't watched the show but i did read up to vol 18 of the manga.... i got bored.... shonen is just boring to me most of the time
31. Ghost in the Shell
I don't get the fuss over this movie/show.... again i hate mech anime and i hate pretentious bullshit trying to be deep so.... yeah
Granted i'm probably beinga little unfair since I haven;t seen much of GITS but i don't care
32. Gurren Lagann
I like the first thirteen episodes of this show.... the second half can go screw itself because it took me forever to watch it cause i kept having panic attacks....
the reason i hate most mech anime is because it goes into space and does crazy shit there.... Gurren Lagann takes that to a new level and i just can't handle it.... it is a good show though.... i just will never watch it again.
33. Durarara!!
I just recently finished this and yeah i really enjoyed it... so much actually ordered an orihaya izaya figure.... and not just cause he's played by Hiroshi kamiya who did Natsume in natsume yuujinchou..........
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though it may have played a small part in making him my favorite character of the show....
34. Rozen Maiden (former PM Taro Aso approves)
I want to liek Rozen maiden.... maybe if it had a point or a real ending i would.... oh well it's pretty to look at.
35. Pretty Cure (all of it)
I tried to watch it.... couldn't get into it.... too cutesy i guess
36. Prince of Tennis
Not a fan of sports anime plus the main character just seems to perfect...
37. Space Battleship Yamato
Has space in the title? yeah not touching it with a ten foro pole.... i hear it's really good i just can't handle it....
side note... and i know this is bad.... i don't liek the art style.... i know he's an important artist to anime... i don't care... it's not for me.
38. SchoolDays
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No.... no..... no why is this on this list....
NO..... dammit i wish i read past 1 when i started doing this cause i wanted ot make this a decent length..... but i am capable of ranting for hours on how TERRIBLE this show is.
I get that it's kind of the point but again I DON'T CARE... this show should never have been made... the main guy is such a piece of trash and just everything that happens....
No i don't wanna rant about how bad school days is..... i don't wanna talk about the fact that i don't trust recommendations from the person who told me to watch this anymore.
I hate this show, do not go watch it unless you feel like getting angry.
39. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
... the science episodes from gunbuster? hm... i'm going to breifly talk about gun buster.
I have seen it.... it took me nearly a week to watch the last few episodes cause i kept having to leave the room. I had to make sure after i returned it (she also lent me gurren lagann) that let her know i have an irrational fear of space.... and that's why i took forever to watch 6 episodes.
still i did like the last line of the last ep.... but i was so glad it was over at that point.
as i said in my review.
Good show..... i hated it
40. Inazuma Eleven (all)
not a fan of sports anime so i haven't checked it out....
41. Millennium Actress
I enjoyed this movie, kinda confusing but one of my favorite satoshi kon films.
42. Card Captor Sakura
It may be the answer to the life, the universe and everything but why is this so low down the list... it should sure as hell be above School days.
43. Urusei Yatsura
My friend owns all the DVDs of this show... i haven;t seen it though cause it's long.... but it looks good.
44. (tie) Sasami: Magical Girls Club
i hadn't heard of it but i recognized the art... i dunno doesn't look like something i would like... i know i shouldn't judge a book by it's cover... but i do
44. (tie) Perfect Blue
This movie is good, i was too young when i first saw it (14 or 15) so i think that plays into a part of why i don't like it.... but it isn't bad.
wow that didn't take as long as i expected.
I am surprised i've seen as much as i have from the list. yeah i seem kinda negative but i find that what i tend to like doesn't get popular... does it mean i have bad taste? maybe.... i think it more has to do with the fact that
a) i'm a little weird and my taste jump around for no reason... i mean i say i hate mech shows but i love macross, i say i hate sports anime but i loved Chihaya furu and i am having a blast with kuroko's basketball.
b) i'm not the target audience for half the shows up there, Anime is targeted at teenage to young adult Boys.... i'm a girl trying to figure out life after graduating from college.... most of the shows up there are targeted for younger girls and i just don't like children stuff for children... i like things children can enjoy.
final note
Why is princess tutu not on this list? *sighs* or kaliedo star... or lovely complex... kodocha.. gankutsuou... kimegura Orange Road.... *sighs*
how can school days be up there but not these^ ugh!
The list is posted over at crunchyroll , go check it out and see how many titles you have seen from that list and wether or not you liked them....
cause thast what i'm going to do on this blog post.... a lot of shows at the top of this list are things i wont see again so i wont be doing completed reviews on them.... so i'm using this as a chance to do small ones..... though considering how long the list is and my ability to ramble.... i doubt this will be short.
Also this is all my personal opinion, if i like a show you hate or hate a show you like i'm not saying your opinion is wrong... this is just my take on it.
1. K-on!
... okay so i'll be honest.... I didn't initially read the list past number one.... I HATE k-on! The fact that it is number one on this list made me want to talk about shows that others say people of the fandom should see. I haven't seen the first season so i'm only talkign about the first 13 episodes but I can't tell you how much i dislike this show.
The animation while decent has a terrible style with small hands and Moe bullshit that I personally can't stand.... i hate all the songs and for a show about a band i expect the music to be better.... i do actually like one song.......... the ending song. however K-on!'s worst offense is it's lack of character arc, plot or just overall relevance. After K-on we also go a lot more badly drawn moe anime and yeah there were a few years where i didn't like anything that was being played.... maybe the second season makes up for the moe mary sue main character? i don't care i wasted 13 episodes on it already i refuse to waste more.
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion
I understand why this show is on the list, I even agree... it's an important show to watch and make your own opinion of. Unfortunately my good friends in highschool Adored this show and told me how good it was and eventually i sat down and watched it.... and it wasn't bad.... but when soemthing is that hyped it's hard tolive up to that expectation.... I just find it kind of forgettable.... bad? absolutely not... i just got tired of hearing how amazing it is....
3. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
I know a lot of people consider this show overrated.... I am not one of those people, i Love this series but not for Haruhi.... no i love it cause of Kyon.... in fact i prefer the novels (though the show is so pretty... even if some episodes in season two suffered from k-on hands) because you are pretty much stuck in kyons head and yeah.... i just love it.
It's smart, i 'like' all the characters and it's just fun.
4. Gintama
I tried to watch an episode of this.... it didn't catch my interest.... it wasn't bad it just isn't the type of show i tend to like
5. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
I love this show and i think anyone who is getting tired of the same shoujo bullshit should see this show.... the first two episodes nearly lost me to be honest.... all i could think was wow this is so sweet it's rotting my teeth and i am just tired of that shit...
then Episode 3
yeah....
so yeah.... good show
6. Hyōka
Currently watching this so.... i'll give my opinion once it's done
7. Bakemonogatari
I think i saw an episode of the season season... and if it;s anything like the first.... then i wouldn't like it.... too creepy for me
8. A Certain Magical Index
Never even heard of this show, i don't claim to know every show out there.
9. Code Geass
oh code geass.... well i like the music...... the music is good.... i just get bored with mech anime.... this one is one of the better ones but yeah.... just not a fan of the genre as a whole... granted this really just is death note with mechs..... done better then deathnote.
10. Gundam (whole thing)
like i said before..... not a fan of mech anime, i did watch gundam seed when it was on TV.... and it seemed okay with good music but overall too silly for me.
11. Any Key anime (such as Clannad)
Yep i agree with this entry completely, all the key anime are near the top of my fav anime list (though i don't think any of them are number 1)
12. Lucky Star
Rai how can you hate K-on but enjoy lucky star? it's just as pointless and stupid and badly drawn
hm.... maybe cause it got a few chuckles out of me.... it's not my fav show by any stretch but i enjoy it.... in small doses.
13. Natsume Yūjin-chō
*looks at number* Crunchyroll..... you.... you got you numbering wrong..... THIS should be number one... maybe i'm just in a phase right now but i mean.... this has been my favorite shows for a while and one of a few things i fangirl over (the others being falcom games, brent week and aaron pogue novels)
This show has such heart and spirit and yeah it's not for everyone but it is so good in my opinion... and not a lot of people have heard about it and i just want to talk to others about how wonderful this show is! *sighs* ok next...
14. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
I have heard of this show, it looks very pretty... but i haven't seen it cause as far as i know there's no legal way for me to watch it and it looks a bit too fanservicy for my personal taste.
15. Detective Conan
I'm not the biggest fan of mystery but the sheer length of this show is what stops me from getting into it.... but yeah must be really good considering how long it's been going on.
16. Dragon Ball (all of it... didn't exclude GT)
One of the first animes i saw as a child, i see why this is on the list but i'm not a fan of shonen so yeah.... good show despite it's habit of retellign the same story over and over.... godo for a laugh though....
17.Toradora!
Currently watching it at a friends house so i'll give my review once i finish
18. (tie) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (all)
heard of the show.... just never really caught my interest so never searched it out...
18. (tie) Macross (again, not even Zero is left out)
I feel this should be higher... but i'm biased cause this is one of the only mech shows i like.... i love this show actually.... it doesn't even send me into panic attacks.... yes the animation is terrible... yes Minmei is the worst character ever.... i don't care... the story is so good.... also that intro song to the original... so epic.
funny/odd side story, when i was young i would hum a song, i didn't know what it was from but i liked the melody....
fast forward to me being 18 or so i heard the song coming from the tv, i rush into the room and check to see whats on.... macross plus.... my father owns the dvds but we never watched it.... so essentially when i was really small he would watch it on VHS and the melody just stuck with me.
20. Umineko: When They Cry (not Higurashi)
Not Higurashi? but.... but.... higurashi is better.... i can't even sit through umineko without groaning.... hm....
21. Pokemon
I loved this show as a kid, until they got out of jhoto then it just kinda went downhill... but i still love the games.... good time
22. Doraemon
Never seen it... don't really plan to
23. Genesis of Aquarion (not Evol)
Not a mech fan.... next
24. Fate (/stay night and zero)
This show isn't bad, and i haven't seen all of zero.... but i dunno.... show is a bit overrated but again i had peopl around me who really liked this and anything type moon (i think that's the name of the company)so yeah.... just don't care.
25. Sengoku Basara
Never heard of it but it looks good...
26. Shakugan no Shana
i do feel this show could be better.... granted i have yet to watch season 3..... but yeah.... i liked it at first but now i'm kinda bored with it.
27. Sailor Moon (all seasons)
why isn't this higher? oh well this was the other show that was my first anime experience.... i love it....
28. Death Note
I hate this show and i don't think it should be on the list... i didn't realize how much i hated it until i reviewed it but yeah.... can't stand it.
29. Certain Scientific Railgun
Another season of that show i haven't heard of? hm...
30. Bleach
I haven't watched the show but i did read up to vol 18 of the manga.... i got bored.... shonen is just boring to me most of the time
31. Ghost in the Shell
I don't get the fuss over this movie/show.... again i hate mech anime and i hate pretentious bullshit trying to be deep so.... yeah
Granted i'm probably beinga little unfair since I haven;t seen much of GITS but i don't care
32. Gurren Lagann
I like the first thirteen episodes of this show.... the second half can go screw itself because it took me forever to watch it cause i kept having panic attacks....
the reason i hate most mech anime is because it goes into space and does crazy shit there.... Gurren Lagann takes that to a new level and i just can't handle it.... it is a good show though.... i just will never watch it again.
33. Durarara!!
I just recently finished this and yeah i really enjoyed it... so much actually ordered an orihaya izaya figure.... and not just cause he's played by Hiroshi kamiya who did Natsume in natsume yuujinchou..........
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though it may have played a small part in making him my favorite character of the show....
34. Rozen Maiden (former PM Taro Aso approves)
I want to liek Rozen maiden.... maybe if it had a point or a real ending i would.... oh well it's pretty to look at.
35. Pretty Cure (all of it)
I tried to watch it.... couldn't get into it.... too cutesy i guess
36. Prince of Tennis
Not a fan of sports anime plus the main character just seems to perfect...
37. Space Battleship Yamato
Has space in the title? yeah not touching it with a ten foro pole.... i hear it's really good i just can't handle it....
side note... and i know this is bad.... i don't liek the art style.... i know he's an important artist to anime... i don't care... it's not for me.
38. SchoolDays
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No.... no..... no why is this on this list....
NO..... dammit i wish i read past 1 when i started doing this cause i wanted ot make this a decent length..... but i am capable of ranting for hours on how TERRIBLE this show is.
I get that it's kind of the point but again I DON'T CARE... this show should never have been made... the main guy is such a piece of trash and just everything that happens....
No i don't wanna rant about how bad school days is..... i don't wanna talk about the fact that i don't trust recommendations from the person who told me to watch this anymore.
I hate this show, do not go watch it unless you feel like getting angry.
39. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
... the science episodes from gunbuster? hm... i'm going to breifly talk about gun buster.
I have seen it.... it took me nearly a week to watch the last few episodes cause i kept having to leave the room. I had to make sure after i returned it (she also lent me gurren lagann) that let her know i have an irrational fear of space.... and that's why i took forever to watch 6 episodes.
still i did like the last line of the last ep.... but i was so glad it was over at that point.
as i said in my review.
Good show..... i hated it
40. Inazuma Eleven (all)
not a fan of sports anime so i haven't checked it out....
41. Millennium Actress
I enjoyed this movie, kinda confusing but one of my favorite satoshi kon films.
42. Card Captor Sakura
It may be the answer to the life, the universe and everything but why is this so low down the list... it should sure as hell be above School days.
43. Urusei Yatsura
My friend owns all the DVDs of this show... i haven;t seen it though cause it's long.... but it looks good.
44. (tie) Sasami: Magical Girls Club
i hadn't heard of it but i recognized the art... i dunno doesn't look like something i would like... i know i shouldn't judge a book by it's cover... but i do
44. (tie) Perfect Blue
This movie is good, i was too young when i first saw it (14 or 15) so i think that plays into a part of why i don't like it.... but it isn't bad.
wow that didn't take as long as i expected.
I am surprised i've seen as much as i have from the list. yeah i seem kinda negative but i find that what i tend to like doesn't get popular... does it mean i have bad taste? maybe.... i think it more has to do with the fact that
a) i'm a little weird and my taste jump around for no reason... i mean i say i hate mech shows but i love macross, i say i hate sports anime but i loved Chihaya furu and i am having a blast with kuroko's basketball.
b) i'm not the target audience for half the shows up there, Anime is targeted at teenage to young adult Boys.... i'm a girl trying to figure out life after graduating from college.... most of the shows up there are targeted for younger girls and i just don't like children stuff for children... i like things children can enjoy.
final note
Why is princess tutu not on this list? *sighs* or kaliedo star... or lovely complex... kodocha.. gankutsuou... kimegura Orange Road.... *sighs*
how can school days be up there but not these^ ugh!
Monday, 3 September 2012
Ys: Oath in Felghana PSP vs Steam
so about a year ago... maybe more... i beat the PSP game Oath in Felghana.
i loved it, i had only played Ys 1&2 on ds before hand (i have been informed that it was 'the bad port' but hey i beat it and enjoyed it so.... yeah) and i wasn't quite a falcom fangirl yet..... oh and i think i had beaten Legend of heroes 4/2/1 a tear of vermillion at this point as well but thats a different series. anyways i picked up the game because i had enjoyed the other ones and boy... my mind was blown.... it was so different... instead of just being a freakishly hard action rpg with an amazing.... it was a freakishly hard action rpg/platformer/bullet hell shootemup with an amazing score..... and i only played on normal and this game kicked my ass.... i can think of 3 bosses where the game actually took pity on me and lowered the difficulty so i could continue.... more on that later.
anyways a lot of time passes and Xseed annouces that they will bring the PC version of the game over to steam.
this news makes me happy because if they are bringing those games over there may be hope for other falcom PC games that haven't hit north america.
I'm a little upset though cause i already paid for the psp version... and i beat it... and it was really hard.... but i still want to buy it and support Xseed because if these games do well it ups the chance that we will get more.
Still i held off.... until steam had their summer sale... and it was less then 5 bucks.... then i didn't care that i had already bought it. i even convinced a friend into getting it since the Ys series is fairly episodic... you can play games out of order and not miss too much other then a reference here and there.
i did play the Steam version on hard just to give myself a small challenge without throwing my usb controller across the room... .cause as i mentioned before these games are hard and i'm already terrible at video games.... i love them but i am not good at them.
So time to compair the two and see which one deserves your money more!
Whats the same?
Game play, music, bosses, level design.... as far as the basics go this is the exact same thing on both systems
Whats different
PSP has new game plus so when you beat the game you can take some points (which i think you get based on the difficulty you beat it on but i could be wrong) an put them towards being able to upgrade weapons 9 time instead of 3 or carrying over weapon levels.. or upping the amount of health you have at the start... that kind of stuff.
The PSP version is full voice acted... and in my opinion it's done fairly well.... it was a bit jarring playing the steam on and it being silent but i could still hear th lines in those characters voice.... specifically Elena and Chester... Adol gets an old narrators voice which for some reason i find it really funny.
Steam has achievements and unlockable costume for the main female character (though i couldn't get it to work.... and i don't care enough to try)
It also has a leaderboard but again i suck at games so i avoid stuff like that.
finally it doesn't have the feature where if you suck at a boss it drops the difficulty.... which sucks for someone like me but a little grinding solves that problem.... even if i had to grind to lv 56 (60 is the max) to avoid death during the final boss.... even though i had the ressurection item... *sighs*
Which do i recommend?
The PSP game is better, some bugs are fixed and the new game plus feature is an instant win for me. HOWEVER the PSP is a dead system... no one supports it anymore so this game, being that no one has heard of falcom, is probably not going to be easy to find. so for those reason i have to recommend the Steam version since it's easy to get, it's about half if not a 3rd of the price of the psp game and really is only missing the new game plus feature.
Also did i mention how AMAZING the music is.... watch the opening video if you don't believe me.
So yeah if you like Action Rpg you have to check this game out.
hm.... guess i need to stop procrastinating on KH3D... since i have a lot to say about that particular game.... but not till i beat it... *sighs*
i loved it, i had only played Ys 1&2 on ds before hand (i have been informed that it was 'the bad port' but hey i beat it and enjoyed it so.... yeah) and i wasn't quite a falcom fangirl yet..... oh and i think i had beaten Legend of heroes 4/2/1 a tear of vermillion at this point as well but thats a different series. anyways i picked up the game because i had enjoyed the other ones and boy... my mind was blown.... it was so different... instead of just being a freakishly hard action rpg with an amazing.... it was a freakishly hard action rpg/platformer/bullet hell shootemup with an amazing score..... and i only played on normal and this game kicked my ass.... i can think of 3 bosses where the game actually took pity on me and lowered the difficulty so i could continue.... more on that later.
anyways a lot of time passes and Xseed annouces that they will bring the PC version of the game over to steam.
this news makes me happy because if they are bringing those games over there may be hope for other falcom PC games that haven't hit north america.
I'm a little upset though cause i already paid for the psp version... and i beat it... and it was really hard.... but i still want to buy it and support Xseed because if these games do well it ups the chance that we will get more.
Still i held off.... until steam had their summer sale... and it was less then 5 bucks.... then i didn't care that i had already bought it. i even convinced a friend into getting it since the Ys series is fairly episodic... you can play games out of order and not miss too much other then a reference here and there.
i did play the Steam version on hard just to give myself a small challenge without throwing my usb controller across the room... .cause as i mentioned before these games are hard and i'm already terrible at video games.... i love them but i am not good at them.
So time to compair the two and see which one deserves your money more!
Whats the same?
Game play, music, bosses, level design.... as far as the basics go this is the exact same thing on both systems
Whats different
PSP has new game plus so when you beat the game you can take some points (which i think you get based on the difficulty you beat it on but i could be wrong) an put them towards being able to upgrade weapons 9 time instead of 3 or carrying over weapon levels.. or upping the amount of health you have at the start... that kind of stuff.
The PSP version is full voice acted... and in my opinion it's done fairly well.... it was a bit jarring playing the steam on and it being silent but i could still hear th lines in those characters voice.... specifically Elena and Chester... Adol gets an old narrators voice which for some reason i find it really funny.
Steam has achievements and unlockable costume for the main female character (though i couldn't get it to work.... and i don't care enough to try)
It also has a leaderboard but again i suck at games so i avoid stuff like that.
finally it doesn't have the feature where if you suck at a boss it drops the difficulty.... which sucks for someone like me but a little grinding solves that problem.... even if i had to grind to lv 56 (60 is the max) to avoid death during the final boss.... even though i had the ressurection item... *sighs*
Which do i recommend?
The PSP game is better, some bugs are fixed and the new game plus feature is an instant win for me. HOWEVER the PSP is a dead system... no one supports it anymore so this game, being that no one has heard of falcom, is probably not going to be easy to find. so for those reason i have to recommend the Steam version since it's easy to get, it's about half if not a 3rd of the price of the psp game and really is only missing the new game plus feature.
Also did i mention how AMAZING the music is.... watch the opening video if you don't believe me.
hm.... guess i need to stop procrastinating on KH3D... since i have a lot to say about that particular game.... but not till i beat it... *sighs*
Saturday, 1 September 2012
Reliance -From Start to Finish-
this started out as a random sketch, i wanted to draw the character formally known as Kurai as a kid.... so i did ad i came up with
ebcause it was just a skecth i was pretty lazy with everything but i had fun with the concept so i decided to continue on with it and inked it.... i was worried that if i go too long without doing some art i'd fall into art block so yeah.... just trying to stave that off.
so yeah lots of things in this changed... the lines are still pretty lazy but i just wanted to be kind of loose with them. it's odd though i ended up inking him as if he's looking at the clutching he's clinging to and not the viewer.... still i figure why not have fun with the colouring and try some new things specifically texture and upping the contrast.
so this was a little over halfway, figured its a good idea to document the piece as i'm going.... though it just shows i'm being bad and not naming layers again which i used to do all the time but yeah i ended up going for very primary colour focused piece... i think it works cause it helps the kid stand out more against his very cool surroundings... though i tend to stick to one or two focused colours so i'm always scared when i add a third.... all thanks to my high school teacher saying the fewer colours the better lol
oh well...
final result!
i couldn't figure out what i wanted in the BG... originally i had clouds.... then trees but then it just ended up blue with the hops of making the kid pop out from his surrounding with colour contrast. I had a lot of fun with this.... in total it probably took 4-5 hours and i dont tend to spend that long on anything but i was really focusing on trying things i don't normal do. so yeah pretty happy with it but i look forward to starting the next thing.
alright
it can be seen on
Society 6: http://society6.com/Raichana/Reliance-9ww_Print#
RedBubble: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raichana/works/9298890-reliance
DeviantArt: http://www.deviantart.com/submit/sell/?ty=1&deviationId=324770878
Anipan: http://www.anipan.com/art/prk#!art/crgk
so this was a little over halfway, figured its a good idea to document the piece as i'm going.... though it just shows i'm being bad and not naming layers again which i used to do all the time but yeah i ended up going for very primary colour focused piece... i think it works cause it helps the kid stand out more against his very cool surroundings... though i tend to stick to one or two focused colours so i'm always scared when i add a third.... all thanks to my high school teacher saying the fewer colours the better lol
oh well...
final result!
alright
it can be seen on
Society 6: http://society6.com/Raichana/Reliance-9ww_Print#
RedBubble: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raichana/works/9298890-reliance
DeviantArt: http://www.deviantart.com/submit/sell/?ty=1&deviationId=324770878
Anipan: http://www.anipan.com/art/prk#!art/crgk
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