Saturday, February 17th, 2007
Finally! At last!
http://www.minaidehazukashii.com/hinano/2007/03/22/proof-that-sasuke-is-gay/
Whoa! What do we have here? The legendary shounen hit that became a filler-flop is turning back to its manga roots! And can you believe it? I actually said "Naruto rulz!" like all the -tards out there!
Not really, but in fairness Naruto Shippuden/Shipunnden/Shipundden caught my ear with a seemingly stronger array of anime background music. It's very engaging, if only the pace of the anime could live up to it. As it is, Naruto is still the slowpoke shounen fest that it has always been. And as always…
Sasuke is still so gay!
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
Come to think of it, there are a number of properties that I would have liked to see animated. Let me list down a few of those.
This post may be updated whenever a "wish comes true", or a new wish comes along.
Death Note
status: Live Action Movie
Not quite sure of the current story, but I read the first 50 or so chapters of Death Note, and I was so appalled by it's intricate intelligence. It's a story of an extremely smart game of cat and mouse, and beyond. The way the protagonist (who seems to be quite evil himself) gets away from situations by making situations is extremely cool. Also cool is the way his enemies hunt him down as intelligently as him. I'm all for intelligent shounen series like this.
Densha Otoko
status: still a wish
Otaku anime about otakus are interesting to watch, but few and far between. Although I will see a side attraction in terms of NHK ni Youkoso coming next year, I would like Densha Otoko better. The jdorama was awesome, and I think it will really translate well as an anime.
Tenshi no Inai 12-gatsu
status: still a wish
Whenever I think of dating sims, I still think of candy-pop, cute girls in happy high school settings. Though some also deal on serious issues, they only appear near the end of the game just for climactic purposes. But this one game from Leaf totally broke my expectations! It's depressing, serious, dramatic, and realistic from the get-go. I really want to see this as an anime, sort of a strong contender for ero-game turned anime drama queen Kimi ga Nozomu Eien. Isn't too farfetched I hope, after all Leaf 'backtracked' to allow an Utawarerumono anime version.
Yotsubato!
status: still a wish
This manga series is quite appealing to me as a lighter and more slice-of-life version of Azumanga Daioh. I think this would be nice for an anime series.
Mahou Sensei Negima (remake)
status: OVA in the works
I'll want to pretend that the anime didn't exist, really. With Negima being one of the best and most engaging mangas I've ever read, I think it deserves something better than those 26 episodes of varying animation levels and impossible fillers. This Akamatsu guy is so talented in bringing wonderful characters that strike a tone, that no matter how many they are, you're bound to like so many of them. Story is not too bad either. Make a faithful rendition of the manga original and they'll have an anime classic. Bet on it.
Fruits Basket (continuation)
status: a farfetched dream
While I have many wishes for sequels and stuff like that, Fruits Basket takes top priority. The anime and manga introduced me to the shoujo genre, which eventually became my top genre of choice whenever there are new series to watch out for. The Fruits Basket anime ended up so sour, I really wanted more. This holds a very special place in my wish list, something I'll never let go even when I know the odds of new Furuba animation are close to nil. For now, I'm holding on to the Tokyopop manga.
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Sunday, August 14th, 2005
Let's start the ball rolling!
Who will win Junichi's heart in Da Capo Second Season?
Would you even care?
This post is a DCSS analysis post. I'll keep track of all the craziness, on how much these Da Capo girls love the boring male lead. I'll reward each DC girl with points depending on the events that happen. And to keep things crazier, I'll do this in the prententious and entirely fictional DC++ programming language! Don't take the programming thing too seriously though, it's just for presentation purposes. And of course, the point system is entirely my bias, so it's just my personal analysis on who leads the race.
Please do check this post often because it continually updates.
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As of Episode 10:
Current Tally:
Kotori = 24 (+20 +3 +2 +2 -10 +3 +3 +1)
Aisia = 29 (+1 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 -3 +3 +3)
Nemu = 33 (-5 +3 +30 -3 -5 +10 +3)
Kotori is extremely side-character lately. Nemu seems that way as well in the latest episode. Looks like the new D.C.P.S. characters will share the limelight with D.C.S.G. new character Aisia, although it seems that despite episode 10 being a Tamaki episode, Aisia shares or steals the spotlight from her. I want another Tamaki episode, so I hope the format for this second season is the same (bring in a filler ep. or two for each character, then also a 'dramatic' finale ep. for each character towards the end.)
Mako = 4 (+2 +1 +1)
Miharu = 7 (+2 +2 +3)
Moe = 1 (+1)
Alice
Nanako = 3 (+3)
Tamaki = 4 (+1 +3)
Izumiko
Mystery Girl
Sakura = -4 (-5 +1)
Yoriko = -4 (+1)
Kasumi = -5
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+ ### DC++ START! ###- ### DC++ START! ###
^define major girls {
[kotori]high contender for junichi's heart, and one of the most popular bishoujo ever[/kotori]
[aisia]new contender, a magician, and temporary maid of the junichi house[/aisia]
[nemu]previous winner, has just come back, the school nurse, and still asakura-imouto[/nemu]
}
^define minor girls {
[mako]my favorite DC girl, may she not be in junichi's evil love arms[/mako]
[miharu]banana freak, nemu's most active yuri lover[/miharu]
[moe]mako's sister, has the best body proportions, has the worst mind sanity[/moe]
[alice]new DCPS girl, has amazing acrobatic abilities, has the most quiet reputation[/alice]
[nanako]new DCPS girl, manga addict[/nanako]
[tamaki]new DCPS girl, some kind of traditional japanese girl[/tamaki]
[izumiko]she's the pink bear[/izumiko]
[mysterygirl]probably some of you know already, but i'll keep this as a mystery for now[/mysterygirl]
}
^define hiatus girls {
//note: The hiatus girls (including Nemu) start up with -5 points in the tally.
[sakura]a previous major contender, currently nowhere[/sakura]
[yoriko]the ever-loved nekomimi maid, maybe still a cat[/yoriko]
[kasumi]a DCPS girl, seems like she's not around yet[/kasumi]
}
+ ## Episode 1 ##- ## Episode 1 ##
^ events {
[miharu]Well, the banana incident left Miharu a bit of banana-phobia. I'd give her points for waking Junichi up sometimes.[/miharu]
[kotori]Definitely Kotori has the lead here. We see her walking home with Junichi, which I assume has been an everyday affair. Even taking a bath in his house… whoa! Definitely posing to be one of Junichi's major heart grabbers![/kotori]
[aisia]First appearance. She says "I'm hungry, falling into Junichi's arms. Kotori saw the whole thing. Hehe, did it cause Kotori some bit of jealousy? Dunno, but I'll give her a point up.[/aisia]
}
^ deliberation {
[miharu]2 points[/miharu]
[kotori]20 points[/kotori]
[aisia]1 point[/aisia]
}
+ ## Episode 2 ##- ## Episode 2 ##
^ events {
[kotori]She's been trying to find Junichi here, and even helps him out for Aisia's sake.[/kotori]
[aisia]Very quiet girl. She's trying to find Sakura's grandma, with the help of Junichi.[/aisia]
[sakura]Because of this, maybe memories of Sakura linger on with Junichi, so I'll add her a point.[/sakura]
}
^ deliberation {
[kotori]3 points[/kotori]
[aisia]5 points[/aisia]
[sakura]1 point[/sakura]
}
+ ## Episode 3 ##- ## Episode 3 ##
^ events {
[aisia]O MY GAWD! An extreme change of personality, Aisia becomes a maid! Junichi is Goshujin-sama![/aisia]
[nemu]All of Junichi's thoughts about Nemu is bugging me quite a bit. I'd give her 3 points this time, based on how often he thinks about her… for almost 3 episodes already.[/nemu]
[mako]Mako's not very happy that Aisia is living with Junichi, so Aisia stays with the Mizukoshis for a while.[/mako]
[moe]Well… she helped out a bit so… one point.[/moe]
}
^ deliberation {
[aisia]5 points[/aisia]
[nemu]3 points[/nemu]
[mako]2 points[/mako]
[moe]1 point[/moe]
}
+ ## Episode 4 ##- ## Episode 4 ##
^ events {
[aisia]Another Aisha-centric episode. She thinks the school is some kind of Hogwarts, and invokes magical chaos all in the name of her beloved master.[/aisia]
[kotori]Helping out. I think she's being continually pushed away these days.[/kotori]
[tamaki]Offers to help find Aisha.[/tamaki]
[mako]Helps find her too… and continually gets angry with Junichi (a little sign of affection)[/mako]
}
^ deliberation {
[aisia]5 points[/aisia]
[kotori]2 points[/kotori]
[tamaki]1 point[/tamaki]
[mako]1 point[/mako]
}
+ ## Episode 5 ##- ## Episode 5 ##
^ events {
[aisia]Yet another Aisha episode! Gets in some… sticky situations with Junichi. And instead of goshujin-sama, Aisha calls him as Junichi now.[/aisia]
[kotori]Helping them out of their sticky situation.[/kotori]
[mako]Helping them out as well.[/mako]
[nanako]One of Nanako's manga characters definitely looks like Junichi. She blushed when Aisia noticed it.[/nanako]
}
^ deliberation {
[aisia]5 points[/aisia]
[kotori]2 points[/kotori]
[mako]1 point[/mako]
[nanako]3 points[/nanako]
}
+ ## Episode 6 ##- ## Episode 6 ##
^ events {
[nemu]Ah… yes! The so-called 'evil' has returned to haunt the DCSS crew! Junichi's coming back to his sis-con![/nemu]
[kotori]The shock on Kotori's face! Plus the cold shoulder! It's a negative for Kotori fans![/kotori]
[miharu]Junichi seems unusually happy that Miharu has some kind of love life. Of course it's a misunderstanding, but her yuri-complex just rose with Nemu's return. As butterfly effect I'll give her some points.[/miharu]
}
^ deliberation {
[nemu]30 points[/nemu]
[kotori]-10 points[/kotori]
[miharu]2 points[/miharu]
}
^ notes {
- Why is Mako not so close to Nemu this time around? In season one Mako used to be one of Nemu's best friends. Ooh, she seems so distant this time. I'm afraid Mako's slowly turning into the sidelines. And being Suginami's fight-partner for so many episodes already… the shame. I want a Mako-centric episode NOW!
}
+ ## Episode 7 ##- ## Episode 7 ##
^ events {
[nemu]A misunderstanding tipped her down a bit, but I think it's never major. Misunderstandings always happen with Junichi and Nemu anyway.[/nemu]
[kotori]Aah… good strategy. Keeping your enemies closer eh? Kotori gives Nemu a little 'yoroshiku' on their pet talk.[/kotori]
[aisia]Aisia talked a bit of sense to Junichi, so her ratings go up this time.[/aisia]
}
^ deliberation {
[nemu]-3 points[/nemu]
[kotori]3 points[/kotori]
[aisia]5 points[/aisia]
}
+ ## Episode 8 ##- ## Episode 8 ##
^ events {
[nemu]The misunderstanding continues, and it even brought about the Dark Nemu accent. While Junichi realizes his mistake toward the end, Nemu is burying herself deeper into despair.[/nemu]
[kotori]Keeping her enemies closer again, this time, she talks to Aisia. Kotori is very, very sneaky. At the same time, she doesn't involve herself on Junichi and Nemu's conflicts. Smart.[/kotori]
[aisia]It's Aisia's first slip. She tried to do something amusing in the heat of an Junichi-Nemu fight, with bad effect.[/aisia]
}
^ deliberation {
[nemu]-5 points[/nemu]
[kotori]3 points[/kotori]
[aisia]-3 points[/aisia]
}
^ notes {
- Dark Nemu is in full Force this episode. I like the way she talks when she does that. It's so formal and at the same time angsty.
- I really, really hate that Mako isn't even concerned about Nemu's problems. Her character doesn't seem to be carried over from the first season. What's with that?
}
+ ## Episode 9 ##- ## Episode 9 ##
^ events {
[nemu]Nemu and Junichi finally made up! Are we back to incest mode?[/nemu]
[aisia]Aisia helped solved Nemu and Junichi's mini-fight.[/aisia]
[miharu]Miharu helped too.[/miharu]
[yoriko]Yoriko's master appeared.[/yoriko]
}
^ deliberation {
[nemu]10 points[/nemu]
[aisia]3 points[/aisia]
[miharu]3 points[/miharu]
[yoriko]1 point[/yoriko]
}
+ ## Episode 10 ##- ## Episode 10 ##
^ events {
[nemu]Spent so many days watching DVDs with her nii-san. What bonding! (half-sarcastic)[/nemu]
[aisia]Thought that miko powers = magic. Annoyed the baseball team, but at least had a bit of good result.[/aisia]
[tamaki]Showed off her miko powers! Go Tamaki![/tamaki]
[kotori]She's… just… there.[/kotori]
}
^ deliberation {
[nemu]3 points[/nemu]
[aisia]3 points[/aisia]
[tamaki]3 points[/tamaki]
[kotori]1 point[/kotori]
}
^ notes {
- This seems to be the start of a filler arc surrounding the new characters which were not in the first season. As a result, minimal point system will be attributed because this does not concern Junichi too much anyway.
}
This is a Summer of Bishoujo feature
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
I found comparisons of the original broadcast Negima episodes with the supposedly remastered DVD version.
It is said that the animation company has re-edited some entire episodes of the TV series in the transition to DVD, because as we all know, Negima's animation quality is like a stock market. Featured here are some links that show side-by-side screencaps of the first few episodes.
http://anime.thenexxus.org/blog/archives/2005/07/negima_dvd_impr.html
http://anime.thenexxus.org/blog/archives/2005/07/negima_dvd_2_im.html
http://www.prototype-blue.com/log2005_06.html
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/kinu/tategamiya/NegiDVD.htm
Seeing these comparisons, I could say that they have really changed a LOT of scenes, and this is entirely great news for me! The girls look a lot more beautiful in these DVD episodes as compared to the original broadcast versions.
I actually watched the DVD versions of episodes 1 through 4, and I can say that not only the girls look better, but the colors (especially their hair colors) are much richer now. Fans will like this, although I wouldn't know if people would rewatch the series just because of this.
The Asuna and Yue sakuga trackers are updated with some DVD versions, so check them out.
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005
bluemist's "But you don't understand them at all" Project: bluemist chart liner
Status: On Hold
Here I go again, with a new blogging project after the successful To Heart 2 project.
This time, it will be an anime music ratings chart!
What are you trying to do here?
I'm going to list down the top anime songs that currently ring in my mind (and my music player). It doesn't necessarily need to be the latest anime music (I pick up classics from time to time), and doesn't necessarily need to be a favorite of mine (I may torture bad songs from time to time). I'm gonna put some descriptions about the song, and my witty reactions about it and stuff. However, I will NOT tell where to get the songs (well if you wandered into the anime world you probably have enough know-how to find them anyway).
Why would you do this?
I guess I needed a venue to shout out on how good or bad a song is, and this may serve its purpose pretty well.
How about jpop and stuff?
Generally, this will apply to only anime and related music, but it wouldn't hurt to include some right? Unfortunately, I don't seem to dig them lately, for various reasons:
- Many of them sound alike anyway. Face it, a Nami Tamaki song just sounds like any other Nami Tamaki song, talk about variety.
- The jpop industry seems stagnant nowadays. Proof is that even Negima music singles shoot straight up the charts everytime.
Mechanics?
Well this is still in the planning stages so I don't know of an approach yet. Stay tuned for updates, I guess.
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Friday, June 10th, 2005
Taken from Futakoi Alternative 10:
LOOK HERE
Katon Housenka no Jutsu: Squid Version
Sasuke's reaction:
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2005
Well, this season is supposed to be Star Wars season, and I'm supposed to stop watching anime for a while because of all the hype (ex. rewatching the rest of the old and new trilogy), but oh well…
What made Sasuke and Anakin similar?
- They're sorta chosen ones.
- They're cool-looking, in that fangirls may react the same way once he appears on-screen. (kyaa Sasuke! kyaa Hayden!)
- They're powerful in the worlds of their own respective franchises.
- They took the path to darkness.
However, the circumstances to which they took the dark path are somewhat different.
- Sasuke wants more power to avenge the death of his family and the rest of Uchiha, by killing his own brother.
- Anakin wants more power to somehow save his wife Padme from his nightmares of her dying at child birth.
Sasuke wants revenge but Anakin simply wants her loved ones to live. So, does that give Anakin enough reason to turn over to the dark side of the Force? Does that make Sasuke only purely evil? Not quite.
- While Sasuke's intentions seem unjustifiable, he still tries to make good on the rest, like not killing Naruto, or not sacrificing the lives of other people in achieving his goals.
- Over the course of Anakin becoming Darth Vader, he grows from being merely protective of Padme to being extremely delusional of his newfound power, to the point that the dark side has consumed him. He even forgot his original intention of saving Padme's life at one point, and many lives were sacrificed in achieving his goals.
So, what hope is left of these two dark heroes?
- Well, we haven't seen too much Sasuke lately, but we still know there is good in him. Hopefully Naruto will bring him back and snap him out of his avenger mode.
- Well, if you have seen the old trilogy of Star Wars, you would know the answer to this. Let's just say that good is still in Anakin/Darth Vader.
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