Again

It's time for me to stop blogging for a while again. The reasons are 1) I'm getting busy lately therefore 2) I'm quite tired and also 3) I'm kinda stressed lately.
Hopefully I'll be able to blog again in October but even if I do, I won't be posting as actively as I did.
Anyway I apologize for sudden announcement and I'll see you fellow bloggers later.

Oh and one more thing, D.Gray-Man anime-related scan here. (...but gosh, can't they draw Kanda any better? He's way cooler than that -_-;)

xxxHOLiC Ep 18

This was a fantastic episode. I felt like watching a fable especially the scene where Watanuki and Doumeki get chased by the spirits. The animation was exceptionally fine and all the characters were drawn very nicely. Yay for Vestal Sprite again. ^O^ ,,,and it was good to see the little fox too. ^O^ Also It was good to see Watanuki and Doumeki growing bonds stronger.


Talking about Doumeki, now I have to mention this.


Doumeki-kun gakkoiiyo Doumeki-kun!!! >O<
First time in a while, he is drawn very nicely. He looks good in black uniform so is Watanuki-kun. ^O^


Anyway here's my personal character rank for this series.

Doumeki>Watanuki>Yuuko>Vestal Sprite>>Himawari>Mokona(kuro)>>Others

Kiba Ep 20

Yatto aetta!!! >O<
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If you thought I was going to celebrate their reunion in a sweet way like this, you are mistaken.




Noah!!! Just WTF did Neotopia people did to you? Even though he did greet Zed in a friendly way, he really has changed. ,,,and as I expected, he punishes Kis with his own hand. Poor Kis... T_T

Kore wa Noah Jyane!!! TOT

Anyway Zed manages to rescue Roia and the two return to Tempura. So we now know that the three key spirits are Amil Gaoul, Pronimo, and Sachura(Noah's spirit). But omg why are they all ugly? (Except Amil Gaoul but he isn't that cool looking either;;;)
,,,and Hugh is calling himself so lucky to see all of them so close. Get a life, jerk. -_-;

Also it is completely revealed that Roia is from Task. (She has horns on her shoulders too) I guess it's finally her turn to get some character development. I'm hoping for her to do something remarkable soon.



Chibi Roia kawaisugiru!!! >O<
Little Roia in the flashback scene was incredibly cute. Her hair reminded me
of Nina from Mai-Otome though. ^_^;

Anyway here's my personal character rank for this series. Zed sure did gain so much respect from me in recent 8 episodes. ^o^;

Zed>Noah>Roia>>Rambos(The spirits do count, DUH!)>Sagiri>>Miki>>>Others>>>>>>>>Diana>Elmeda
>>Hugh


Note: Diana is the lady at Neotopia, who has summoned Noah from Calm.(ano kusso onna -_-;) I don't think her name was mentioned in any of the episodes except in the ending credits.

Gintama Ep 20

This one's gotta be one of the best episodes so far. ^O^ Anyway the Yorozuya three(Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura) and the Shinsengumi three(Kondo, Hijikata, and Okita) try to capture the ghost that has been targeting the members of Shinigami. But later, they find out that it wasn't really a ghost but was an amanto, who behaves like a mosquito. (like sucking people's blood and flies) Anyway we now know that both Gin-san and Hijikata-san are such SCARED CATS. (lol) But it was so funny to see both of them trying to act tough but hiding all over the place because of their fear.
...but OMG Hijikata-san look how much mayonnaise you got on your food. (in the last screen cap) He's a tough guy with a weird taste in food lol. -o^;
Oh yes, Okiya-kun was hilarious as always and Yamazaki-kun was cute. ^O^

Here's my personal character rank for this series upto this episode(...and yes, it did change a bit throughout the series especially Okita-kun ^_^;):

Hijikata>Okita>Gintoki>Yamazaki>>Takasugi>Katsura>Tae
>Kondo>>Kagura>Shinpachi>>Others

Random Gibberish + Anime news [Edited]

1. I decided not to blog The Third any more since I'm quite behind and I always ended up blogging it irreguarly so... (but I'm still watching the series)

2. I just saw the casting for the upcoming D.Gray-Man anime and I'm about to go so crazy with happiness.
KANDA YUU IS GONNA BE VOICED BY SAKURAI TAKAHIRO-SAN OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMgOmgomg (runs in happy tears)

Woah, Sakupyon as Kanda. That's gonna be pure awesome. (but that was so unexpected lol)
...also Rinali is going to be voiced by Ito Shizuka-san, which is just as what I expected. ^O^
(To be more detail, Allen is going to be voiced by Kobayashi Sanae-san, River is by Okiayu Ryoutarou-san, and Komui is by Konishi Katsuyuki-san; Wow, the casting rocks)

3. As for the answer to Ulquiorra(from Bleach)'s VA from my early post, it was Namikawa Daisuke-san. (which is totally awesome; gosh, what's up with all those VA-related news lately? I must be the lucky one to hear my favourite seiyuus here and there >O<)

4. Death Note anime-related scan here
The character designs look promising. It will be animated by Mad House(same as Kiba) and will air on the same day as D.Gray-Man. (which is October 3rd, 2006) The casting is still unknown though.

P.S. Sorry about my early mistake. It was River@Okiayu Ryoutarou in D.Gray-Man and not Ravi. Ravi's VA is still unknown. -_-;

Bleach Ep 92

The Bountous show their fearsome power by absorbing spirit particles in Rukongai, which defeats all of the pursuers from 2nd and 7th division. (including Oemaeda and Iba, the vice captains) Meanwhile, Ichigo's group visits Kuukaku's place for a support. Anyway it's always hilarious to see Ganju getting beaten up by Kuukaku. (Kuukaku-sama koeeeee but gakkoiiyo!!! >O<) So Mayuri was tricked by Ichinose's manipulation on Bountou's datas?
Anyway I'm hoping to see some more battles and story development in the next episode.
May be Ichigo wiil end up meeting that Ren Tao guy, who is responsible on creating Bountous.


This week's opening random pic:


Karin&Yuzu kawaissu! ^O^
That's a really cute pic of Karin and Yuzu.


P.S. Does Ririn like Ichigo? She was so jealous about Ichigo and Rukia making good atmosphere. lol ^O^

Gintama Ep 19

This episode was okay but I didn't find it very funny. (but some scenes were funny lol) That's probably because I don't find Hasegawa's character very interesting but I can't help but to think of Kenpachi from Bleach whenever I hear his voice. (both are voiced by Tachiki Fumihiko-san btw ^_^;) Basically this was a beach episode that showed Hasegawa's passion with the sea. To summarize what happened, the group went to the beach to defeat the sea monster(of course that's an excuse;;;) but found out that there's no need to since the giant fish wasn't a bad creature.



Before=>After
It was kinda funny to see how Gin-san's face expression changes according to summer's heat. lol


Anyway from looking at the preview, the next episode is going to be a good one(again, it's another Shinsengumi episode), which I'm looking forward to watch. ^O^

Kiba Ep 19

Okay...So the guy named Kis that Noah met in Neotopia WAS still alive. ('cause it was hard to believe what I was seeing in the preview last timem -_-;) Anyway when Zed is about to bring Kis back to Neotopia, who has ran away from his home country, Kis gets aggressive and tries to escape. However, Roia blocks him and the warp portal ends up bringing the three to Task. (the coutry that has allied with Jimoto, that is) Anyway oh noes Noah,,, He has been influenced by Neotopia so much. But Sagiri kawaiiyo Sagiri!!! >O< She was so cute listening to what Noah said to her all the time. Also Roia is taken by the enemies and I think she's going to face Despara, who seems to be her mother, once again.

From looking at the preview, it looks like ZED AND NOAH ARE FINALLY GOING TO MEET AGAIN HOAZHA!!! (I may be wrong though -_^;)

xxxHOLiC Ep 17

It was a heavily dialogue-wised episode that had to do with some philosophical themes.
Why would one refuse to accept happiness?
Why would anyone risk themselves into something that will hurt themselves?
Why would anyone do the things that they are not supposed to do?
These were the questions brought up in this episode, which were quite powerful. I heard that this episode is based on the novel of xxxHOLiC. (didn't know there was a novel adaptation of the series) Anyway even with mostly dialogues, this was another powerful episode I will say.

Tsubasa Chronicle Ep 38 (S2 Ep 12)

The group arrives at the new country. However, they fall on the middle of a road, which makes Mokona to drop Sakura's feather on a passing truck. The group then follows the truck by a bus and they make bonds with the passengers. Anyway this episode was kinda slow and not much happened. But there was a funny moment, which was Kurogane trying to communicate with the old man. ^O^ Also the theme of 'inevitability' gets talked about again. (which seems to be one of Clamp's FAVOURITE themes) I'm hoping to see some actions of Syaoran and Kurogane. Oh yes, the insert song this time was very nice as well. ^O^

Bleach Ep 91

Ichigo manages to release his bankai after having a discussion with Zangetsu.(wai~ Zangetsu-san gakkoissu!!! >O<) Uryuu then interrupts the battle between Ichigo and Kariya by fully opening the gate to Soul Society by shooting the Quincy arrow into it, which completes the passage for Bountous to get into Soul Society without turning themselves into spirit form. Anyway it looks like there will be a big battle in the Soul Society, which I'm looking forward to watch.


This week's opening random pic:


Akai hitomi no Gin kita~!
This week's random pic was Gin. Very nice.

Summer Season Preview - Part 4

8. Innocent Venus



This was my most anticipated series of this summer and the first episode did a fine job as an introduction. ,,,but IT'S SO BLOODY OMG. I didn't expect that much brutal scenes. But the production value is awesome and it will probably become the best series of this summer if it manages to keep up its quality. I'm looking forward to watch how the story will progress and overall, the series looks very promising. I kinda wanted to blog this since it's only 12 episodes long but I decided not to since I've gotten pretty busy lately. ...and of course Jo gakkoiiyo Jo!!! >O<


9. Night Head Genesis



This one is probably one of the darkest series along with Innocent Venus. (which I forgot to mention above) Anyway I felt like watching a movie while watching the first episode. Everything is directed intensely and I can't help it but to feel sorry for the brothers in this series. I liked how the sound effects and music made the atmosphere more suspenseful. This one is 24 episodes long and I'm looking forward to see some great plot development. ,,,and for this series, Naoya kawaiiyo Naoya!!! >O<

Gintama Ep 18

This one was one of the funniest episode so far but it was also the very first time for this anime to have such inconsistent animation. (particularly Hijikata-san -_-;) Anyway Yorozuya three, Tae, and Shinsengumi work as a team to capture Kaito Fundoshi Kamen, who's been robbering lingeries. (which reminded me of that lingerie thief episode from Mai-HiME lol) Silly little Yamazaki-kun acting dumb with his heavy armor thingy was just hilarious. Also the whole process of their team work was just so funny. lol



This week's Kondo-san special
Poor Kondo-san had the hardest time in this episode. -_-;



Anego, gakkoiiyo...!?^_-;
As Kagura said. But she's so scary too. -_-; (Note: the term 'anego' means big sis but not as formal as nee-san)



Okita-kun kawaissu!!! >0<
Even among all the inconsistency in animation, Okita-kun's bishieness was still shining. ^O^ But he is wacky as always. -3-;

Kiba Ep 18

This was another major turning point of the series.

NOOOOOOOOO REBECCA!!! TOT

I didn't see that coming. At least not this soon. Too bad Kemp didn't tell her about the time when he first met her as a child earlier before he died. (which was another tragic death) Elmeda, you b**ch. Hugh, you evil. Hugh's spirit has regained its true form by fusing with the guardian spirit of Karbuhu. (which is even uglier) Well, I guess Noah's spirit will be counted as this 'key spirit' Hugh has mentioned this episode along with Amil Gaoul. Also, it is revealed that Roia is related to Despara from Task this episode. (Most likely she is Roia's mother) Anyway the scale of the series is getting wider now. Looking forward to see what's going to be up next.

P.S. Again, the pacing was a bit awkward this episode due to SO many different scenes happening.