Anime no Shōjo

"Ouran High School Host Club"

2009-08-15T07:49:00.000-07:00

This anime was amazing!

I don't know why, but I just loved it so much. It was so funny, the plot and character backstory was certainly entertaining to watch (and you wanted to learn more), and the cute boys were definitely a joy to watch~ xD

I watched it in English (I prefer to watch stuff in English because my reading skills are meh, and so I get it better if I can listen to the dialogue), and I personally like the voices, though some are pretty different from the Japanese, if you ask me; certainly Tamaki's (though I love his English voice more than his Japanese, also if you ask me).

I really hope they make a second season. I will probably freak. And I might end up reading the manga (depends~).

And, by the way, sorry for me being so slow with posts. At least with the airing anime, I watch them with my brother, so we only can watch them when we both are able to. He's going to college in less than a week, so after that I'll be watching them by myself (but then I have to learn how to use torrents... -_-;;; I've only ever ran into problems before).

"Now, I could be wrong, but I think we may be witnessing the beginnings of love here."

Heck... yes... xD

I so supported Haruhi/Tamaki ship from early on in the show. xP Even if I love Tamaki, I'll give him up to Haruhi (but Haruhi only!! xD). Just kidding, peeps. =P

"Umineko no Naku Koro ni" episode 6

2009-08-11T08:59:00.000-07:00

WOW.

Just WOW.

This episode seemed totally different from the rest if you ask me. =P It seemed more modern, I guess, because they didn't stick on the island the whole time. But, no, I'm not saying it was bad. I liked it. =3 I'm loving this show so far! ^w^ It's odd, though, that I, of all people, like this show. O^o

My brother was trying to get me to watch Higurashi, sense I like this show so much. He said that he's surprise how violent the network let them go, but I reminded him that Higurashi not only is that violent, but also shows the killing scenes, which is the main thing that is freaky. So, no, I won't be watching Higurashi... -_-;;; *still a wimp*

I both like and hate Beatrice...

... somehow. Don't ask how, because I'm not sure... O^o I mean, she acts nice sometimes, but I think that she's really just acting that way for selfish reasons... I don't completely have this witch figured out...

Jessica, this is where you do a Yoshida-type thing (even if I hate Yoshida). D=

Kanon's a little too... serious(?) about his role as a servant. Maybe "old-fashioned" is a better way to put it... Either way, I'm glad he's back, but you're not a piece of furniture, stupid! Geez, you've got an extremely hot girl in love with you and you just turn her down because you're "furniture??" This kid's got his priorities mixed up... -_-;;;

Oh, and...

MARISA STOLE THE PRECIOUS THING.

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" season 2 episode 9

2009-08-08T00:24:00.000-07:00

ENDLESS EIGHT HAS ENDED! =D

Oh, yeah, baby! xD Finally over! =D

During the scene when Kyon was organizing the homework meet, I was squealing my head off and clapping. "Yay, Kyon! You're not an idiot this time!! =D" was probably what I was thinking. x3 Then, right after that, when Haruhi got totally pissed at Kyon, that was funny! It was even funnier when Haruhi, afterwards, was like "I'm coming, too!!"

So, hooray, we can finally move away from Endless Eight. ^w^ Too bad there's only a few episodes left... -_-;;; They've got to be joking... Seriously.

Kyon's finally gettin' lucky. =3

"Sora no Manimani" episode 3

2009-08-06T17:57:00.000-07:00

Hime is still annoying, but at least it still looks like she's not gonna go overboard. xD

Sorry I keep bringing that up; those types of characters just really, really bug me... -_-;;;

So, moving on... ^w^;;;

Even if Saku hates Mihoshi, I think she's adorable! ^w^ Kinda makes you wonder what type of person could hate her...

... Tsundere... *glare*

Alright, as I said before, Saku isn't too bad of a tsundere, but I still hate most of them, nonetheless—at least the ones that are always tsuntsun and never deredere... *cough* Hina *cough* Shana *cough*.

Saku needs to be deredere more often, though. =P

As for the show besides the characters (which have seemed to be my main focus, but I like them so much, I guess xD), there isn't really much to talk about. The plot is cute and entertaining, the comedy is good, but there hasn't been something that's really stuck out to me, though. I mean, I do want to learn more about Saku and Mihoshi's background together, and maybe some of their separate stories, but, right now, the plot's just been simple: a group of friends trying to keep their astronomy club alive with a bit of tension between certain characters and whatnot. =3 I'm not saying it's bad or anything, no. Some shows just entertain you, but there's not much of a plot (like Hayate, though it has been getting some of a plot, which has been making me love it more! xD). That doesn't make it bad, as long as they can do a good job at it. =3

Seems like no one likes this show, though; I can't find any good screenshots online (my brother has the episodes, so I can't take them myself) and subs are coming out slow as crap (yes, I have to watch subs... TT^TT Hope to learn Japanese someday, though! =D).

So, yeah, no screenshots this time... My post looks so bare! TT^TT

"Don't Say LAZY" {English Cover}

2009-08-06T14:37:00.001-07:00

Lol, it came out pretty badly, but it was kind of fun to make (besides crappy iMovie... -_-;;;). =3

(The links to the places where I got the lyrics and the karaoke version are in the description of the video on YouTube. =3)

I might do "Naraku no Hana" next; we'll see if I can sing that better than this! xD

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" season 2 episode 8

2009-08-04T19:02:00.000-07:00

...

Seriously, even while watching the episode, there was nothing more I could say to insult it...

They're trolling us... TT^TT Weeks ago I knew they were trolling us... This is RIDICULOUS now!

Haruhi expresses the look on the viewers' faces: insanity.

"Sora no Manimani" episode 2

2009-08-03T08:09:00.000-07:00

Oh, gosh, no... -_-;;;

I sincerely hope that she's not going to be too annoying with her obsessing over Saku... -_-;;; Characters like the annoying the heck outta me!

She's gonna be like Yoshida from Shakugan no Shana, isn't she? An annoying little stalker who goes overboard with everything.

Ugh, I'm just hoping she won't... She only had a few moments in this episode where she was annoying, so maybe it won't be too often...

He's in his Happy Place...

I mentioned in the last post that the president looks like a lovable character, and I still think so! xD I don't know why, but he just is! =D (Though they still haven't explained what the heck's wrong with him...)

Oh gosh, short post! =O Can't think of much else, especially since it's been a few days since I've watched the episode (I was busy over the weekend, so I couldn't post then).

"Sora no Manimani" episode 1

2009-07-29T13:26:00.000-07:00

Yay! Deredere in the first episode! =D

I FINALLY got around to watching this episode.

Well, first episodes usually aren't the best, but, hey, it's a romantic comedy, so I'm expecting it to turn out okay. =3 It was pretty good, though. ^w^

Truthfully, both the main characters are sort of annoying, but then somehow lovable at the same time, as in they have both their good and bad points, of course. Mihoshi's energy can be seen as either cute or annoying, actually. I like a hyper attitude (maybe because I have one... >.>;;;), but I have to admit there are some times when you need to calm down at least a little. Saku is too much of a downer, but he does have his excuses. He seemed to be somewhat of a tsundere, though, already showing a bit of his deredere side. =3 I hate tsundere except for their deredere side. xD

I really don't get the club president, though... Why's he always coughing up blood and acting like he's dying? I mean, if they would explain why, I wouldn't be so confused, though he seems like he might be a lovable character (well, at least, if you ignore the blood dripping from his mouth nearly 24/7...). As for the other characters, none of them have really caught much of my attention, except for maybe Fumie, who looks like competition for Mihoshi. xP

This is what happens when two tsundere meet.

"Aoi Hana" episode 3

2009-07-26T19:42:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I gave it one last chance...

I'm dropping the show. Not only is it much too lesbian for me, but it's kind of slow-paced, and hence, boring. I mean, I am curious about a couple things, but they aren't worth watching this show... -_-;;;

So, without even talking about the third episode, I announce that I am indeed dropping this show.

Goodbye, Lesbians...

... hello, creepy-little-girl-whom-I-do-not-know-the-sexual-orientation-of.

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" season 2 episode 7

2009-07-25T08:36:00.000-07:00

...

Itsuki: the only good thing about a repeating episode...

"Umineko no Naku Koro ni" episode 4

2009-07-25T08:31:00.000-07:00

Now there are only five left... O^O

They're all dying so quickly, they're gonna have to come back to life like the epitaph said, or else the show will be done in, like, 5 or 6 episodes. xD

NOOOOOO!!

Kanon was actually pretty awesome (even if he looked like a girl)! D= Why'd he have to die!?

Well, at least Maria didn't die, though I am starting to get creeped out by her. O^o Even within the room with the scorpion on the door and while holding the charm, she still acted possessed, so I don't think she is...

"Aoi Hana" episode 2

2009-07-19T09:08:00.001-07:00

Ugh... -_-;;;

Not only is it too yuri for a straight person like me to handle (YES, I am straight!), but it's rather boring so far if you ask me. It's pretty slow-paced and not much is going on.

I'm always so stubborn about dropping shows, though, because I always hope that one episode it'll end up getting better, and if I drop the show, I'll miss that episode. D= But... I don't know... Maybe I'll give it one more episodes to redeem itself, and then decide if I'll continue watching it, but it depends if I can even bear one more... -_-;;;

Seriously, there is like nothing else to post about... -_-;;; That's how boring it was... Ah, well, end of post.

I can't find any picture that's better (no one likes this show... -_-;;;).

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" season 2 episode 6

2009-07-18T14:51:00.000-07:00

...

AAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

I am SO GLAD I was SO HIGH on caffeine while watching this!

That's all I've got to say!

Creepy bug... O^o

Oh, and Yuki = Woobie.

"Umineko no Naku Koro ni" episode 3

2009-07-18T14:44:00.000-07:00

Tonight on Umineko no Naku Koro ni...

SOMEBODY DIES... Again. And by somebody, I mean two more people. =P

YES! The Jerkette is dead-I mean... It's a shame that Eva had to die... xD She seemed pretty smart though, so she could have been a big help, but, geez, I feel so bad for George! First his could-have-been-fiancée, and now his two parents!

George = Woobie

And, geez, how come no one realizes that something's up with Maria? O^o Does she always act like she's possessed or something?!

"Oh, there's nothing going on here, just acting insane..."

I mean seriously! =P

My Comic Practice

2009-07-17T19:02:00.000-07:00

(click on this to see its DeviantART page)

Well, it came out... badly, but this was just practice, I swear! D= I also didn't try too hard with some things... >.>

But, anyway, this is just a practice comic, because, well, I want to make a comic, of sorts. It was really just on a whim, seeing that I've been reading manga after manga after manga, so it just came to mind to make a comic, and when I asked my brother for a plot idea, he gave me one and asked me to try and work with.

"On the first day of high school, a flamboyant girl named Hikari meets a shy bookworm named Sana who rarely says even a complete sentence. Determined to get Sana to open up to the class, Hikari enrolls them both in her school's art club, only to find that they are the only two members!"

Well, seeing I already posted about this on my DeviantART's account's journal, I kind of don't feel like repeating it, so you can read it if you'd like.

"Umineko no Naku Koro ni" episode 2

2009-07-12T08:24:00.000-07:00

DDDD=

Poor George and Shannon, and Jessica, and Maria, and... Well, you get the point.

Yeah, they did kind of rush in, I agree with the people who say that, but, nonetheless, I like this show so far. =3 Though I can't compare it to the manga, visual novel, or Higurashi.

George and Shannon's relationship may have been out of nowhere, but it was sweet. It took me a moment to realize that he was just telling her to except the ring, and then answer his proposal tomorrow after thinking it over, showing him her answer, which was cute. ^w^ Disagree with me if you want, but that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. =3

And she was wearing the ring! D=

But nooooo... People can't be happy this early in the show. TT^TT

As I've mentioned before, I'm a wimp, a very squeamish wimp, so I, unlike people who aren't wimps, am happy it was censored, but I can't really talk. =P The most disturbing thing for me was Jessica's crying for her father. 3=

Aww... I believe you, Maria. 3=

Maria's still adorable. =3 (And maybe me favorite. =3)

(For my tags, "ship kill" literally. O^o)

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" season 2 episode 5

2009-07-11T07:21:00.000-07:00

END ALREADY ENDLESS EIGHT! Dx

Geez... Well, at least they mixed it up a little bit this episode... I mean, more so than the last one...

Seriously, at the most this could have been three episodes long, if not two. -_-;;;

Alright, if it does not end the next episode, I will rampage! Dx And more than I am now! xP

Oh, and I repeat: Poor Yuki... 3=

(Sorry if I'm a little slow with my posts; I'm slow with watching anime, because I'm also (finally) watching Firefly, so I don't quite have the same amount of time to watch a bunch of anime at night.)

"Aoi Hana" episode 1

2009-07-04T20:12:00.000-07:00

Yay! Another new show! =D

Kind of like with Umineko no Naku Koro ni, I'm just sort of jumping into this show without knowing much about it. =P Well, I like slice-of-life type anime, so this might turn out good. =3

Problem is, this show is so yuri... I'm not a fan of that type of thing (or yaoi, by the way)... I'll probably end up stopping in the middle of the show. xD (Ironically, I didn't read the obvious part on Wikipedia saying it's based off of a yuri manga until I checked after watching the first episode... -_-;;;)

Maybe it'll be like Maria-sama ga Miteru and be pretty subtle about it, but, after reading the description, I doubt it... (Man, I can just see someone who has read the manga reading this post and laughing at me... -_-;;;)

... Well, anyway, I guess I'll just take this one episode at a time... So, episode number one!

Now, the first episode really wasn't much, just setting up the plot. Introduces our two main characters and the fact that they used to be inseparable. Also introduces their all-girl schools, some schoolmates, their families, personalities, and so on.

Not much to say besides the fact that am I mistaken or is Fumi in love with her female cousin? O^o I know that cousins can marry in Japan, but it's yuri already! xP

Alright, I honestly cannot say much else... Oh, well, it'll just be a shortish post. =P Well, I have to have at least one picture in each post, so I'm gonna throw a random one at the end. =P

This really should have been my first hint...

Happy Independence Day! =D

2009-07-04T19:59:00.000-07:00

That's what I was like a half hour ago. =P

Oh my gosh, late at night, but Happy Independence Day to all Americans (like me ^w^)! To all non-Americans, hope you have a happy day. =3

Ugh, it was all rainy today, so we didn't go to the parade. 3= But we got to set of fireworks! ^w^ Oh, and yummy food! =D We ate yummy food! xD

Alright, talking about my Independence Day is boring, so lets just post a picture and end the post so you can get on with your (holi)day. =P

There's gonna be fireworks (fireworks!) on the Fourth of July (red, white, and blue!)

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" season 2 episode 4

2009-07-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

This is getting kinda tedious... -_-;;;

I mean, at least in the second part, it was pretty different from the first, seeing that Kyon was commenting on Deja Vu, they figured out they were looping in time, etc. This part was exactly the same as the second.

Ironically, my brother told me that some jerk on Wikipedia copied and pasted the info for the last episode and used it for the info for this one. Now I know why.

Man, they could have just concluded it in this episode! When I thought it was just going to be three parts, I jokingly called it the "Endless Three." Now I think it really is going to be the "Endless Eight" with eight episodes. -_-;;;

Alright, I doubt it'll be eight episodes, but it better just be four, and I hope they don't go through everything the same way all over again. -_-;;; I mean, seriously, I love this anime, but this is seriously getting repetitive...

Well... seeing that this episode was basically the same, there's nothing more to talk about besides my venting there... Well, alright, then. End of post, I guess... xDD

"Umineko no Naku Koro ni" episode 1

2009-07-03T15:53:00.000-07:00

Yay! New show! =D

Well, first off all, let me start out by saying: I have never watched Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Not the first season, nor the second. But, I must also add that my brother has and told me much about it. Truth is, it sounds interesting, and I want to watch it, but, sadly, being a very violent and scary show, I'd have nightmares for years (I've been scared/freaked out by parts of the show I've seen, let alone all of it; I'm a wimp).

I have seen episodes 2-4 of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei, because I was interested in the plot line and it didn't have much violence.

But, either way, seeing this show can barely even be called a spin-off, I'm pretty sure any knowledge of Higurahi no Naku Koro ni is not required to be able to watch it.

My brother assured me that there wouldn't be much violence in this series, especially compared to Higurashi, so, I decided to give it a try. I love murder mystery things, anyway. =3 There's something about using what little of my brain I have to think about such things that is rather enjoyable to me.

So, lets start this episode review off! =D The best place to start? The beginning!

It's starts off with introducing all of the suspects, and oh my gosh am I lost when it comes to who's who! T^T I think I've got Beatrice, Maria, and Rosa down, but that's about it. =P

It's my Yui Horie! =D (I love Hanyuu~ ^w^)

Now, even though I was quite confused and might need to watch this episode again (and then maybe even again... and again...) to really understand all that's going on (doesn't help that I'm a slow reader -_-;;;), the show is starting out good. ^w^ Though only one episode, I like it so far. =3 It's kind of rare to be able to say that with the first episode, seeing that the first episode is the one that simply introduces everything, but as long as what they introduce seems interesting, that makes it good, right? xD

So, anyway, sense the first episode is the introduction episode, not much to really say, I guess. Beatrice has really caught our attentions, though, of course. I know I certainly want to learn more about her. Also, I want to know what happened when she gave the umbrella to Maria. I want to see that scene! ToT Oh, well, maybe they'll show it or explain it later on. =3

Hey, that guy's kinda cute-

-oh, wait, he's a pervert...

... Oh, well, he has a cute, bespectacled friend named George, anyway. (Hey, I remembered another person's name! =D That is his name, right?)

Wait, Kanon's a GUY!?

SHE IS A TOTAL JERK!! Dx

"Hayate the Combat Butler!!" UPDATE

2009-07-02T10:38:00.000-07:00

Well, seeing the last few Hayate posts have been... well... short with nothing really in them, from now on, I'll just be posting updates venting/ranting/squeeing/etc. about things that have been going on in the show.

HINA SINGING "CRUEL ANGEL'S THESIS" WAS AWESOME! xD I wanted to post the video, but no one put it on YouTube, so failure... -_-;;;

Well, in the last episode (13, I think =P), I actually... sort of liked Hina. =3 SHE NEEDS TO BE DEREDERE MORE OFTEN! Dx I don't like Tsunderes, so that's why I don't really like her... But in this episode, I saw her Deredere side for probably the first time (remember, I haven't seen the first season). AND HAYATE IS SO NICE! xD It's insane so many girls (and one guy >.>) like him, but he is awesome. =P

"Hatsukoi Limited" episode 12

2009-07-02T09:44:00.000-07:00

AWESOME SHOW!

I just... don't know what to say! =3 The ending was cute, almost all of my favorite ships worked out (all but two, if you count the two Bessho ship...), and Kei and Kusuda confessed! =D They're probably my overall favorite ship (though I think I already mentioned that...). ^w^

They had to squeeze one of these scenes in, huh? xD And, of course, the other girls all have to be jealous of the girl with the biggest breasts. EVERY. TIME. I swear. xD

That's right, SCREAM to the Heavens! =D

That scene was cute, screaming out, "I LOVE (insert chick's name here)!" =3 I wonder if that actually does make you feel better... I have to remember that when I get my first real heartbreak. =P Lol, I'm so young an naive. xD

Yay. =3 (though, not really together in the end, still better than nothing...)

BOO! HISS! Dx

Yay! =D (And wow, that hairstyle works for him... O^o)

Well, it was a good show, and I'll miss it. =3 The manga was canceled, so chances for a second season are slim, I guess, but I still hope they make one! xD

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" season 2 episode 3

2009-06-30T07:31:00.000-07:00

15,948 times!! =O

Oh my gosh, what're they gonna do? =O I like Itsuki's idea of Kyon telling Haruhi he loves her. xD That may work! xD Remember when they were stuck in that separate world? He kissed her, and they went back home!

Poor Yuki... Being an alien can suck sometimes! xD I forgot how long Kyon said she had been enduring this (and I'm too lazy to figure out myself =P), but it was a loooooooong time.

I'm sorry, but I don't feel sympathy for this whiny crybaby...

Man, this show is so good! =D I know I keep saying that, but it is, and I'm so glad it's back! ^w^

"Hatsukoi Limited" episode 11

2009-06-27T08:30:00.001-07:00

Only one more episode left! =O

I'm gonna miss this show. It's so darn good! =3 I still feel bad for Kei and Kusuda, but at least Kei got a pep talk from Beast-kun.

This show is made of pep talks! xD

But poor Kei before that scene, and even somewhat afterwards, 'cause she still thinks Kusuda hates her. Also, we got deeper into Kusuda's feelings, which make us feel even worse for him.

You have to wonder: how are they going to fix every problem in one episode? =O Well, you know what that means? EPIC EPISODE. Either that or a downer one. =P OR a second season (they better, because this show rocks!).

Man, the very thought of traveling on my bike makes me exhausted... -_-;;; Well, I have bad endurance... GETTING OFF THE POINT.

Yeah, it's pretty insane what they're doing. I wouldn't do that unless I had a bunch of money for the train, hotel rooms, food, etc. They really didn't plan it out, those morons... -_-;;;

FINALLY she realizes that Yuuji doesn't like her! Alright, now just hook up with Yoshihiko, alright? xD They BETTER. Then Ayumi with Mamoru, Kei with Kusuda, Nao with Hiroyuki, and Meguru with Takei. Lol, there, now you know all the people I ship. xP

"K-On!" episode 12

2009-06-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

Wow... an actually... good episode. =3

Well, the last episode didn't make up for all the bad ones before it, but it was still one last good...

(Shout-out to CoalGuys: thanks for your subs!)

... Wait... Another episode!? O^o Oh, well, it looks like they'll be an extra episode. (Is it airing on TV or is it an OVA?) There may be a second season, I suspect, because they did end at a rather... bad place to end if you ask me, but who knows? (God Knows... Haha, see what I did thar?)

So, seeing this is K-On!, a show I find filled with a lot of... filler, there's not too much to mention, I guess. I mean, then ending was real cute, if you ask me. =3 AND MIO SHOULD BE THE PERMANENT LEAD SINGER! ... ahem... Sorry, but seriously, she's a much better singer than Yui. I mean, Yui's talented and all, but Mio just sounds cooler! =D

I do have to agree with the Jaalin of Random Curiosity (thank you, all of you there, for screenshots, by the way! ^w^) that this episode was kind of awkward, though I've felt that the last few episodes have been that way, but at least this had a little more substance in it than the last few, if you ask me. =3

But, anyway, this was supposed to be the finale, right? xP Well, I guess because the last one is an extra episode, I will count this as the first show where I've gotten to the finale in my blog (I know I missed the beginning, but I say it still counts! xD) So, because of that, everyone gets a free TV! =D Just kidding. =P Yeah, bad joke, but maybe I will do something special, either that or when I get through a full season, posting a review for every episode of it. =3

Well, I guess this isn't quite "goodbye" yet, girls. =3

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" season 2 episode 2

2009-06-20T15:58:00.000-07:00

Man, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya rocks! =D

There's not much to say about this episode. This first half of "Endless Eight" was just them all doing a bunch of fun-looking things over the last bit of summer (I feel kinda jealous of them xD). =3 But even though it was only that, it was fun to watch! =D You see? The Melancholy does it right! Makes an episode with what seems like filler (seeing it's going to be important in the next part, it's not filler) very enjoyable to watch! ^w^

So, yeah, sorry, but I don't have very much to say, I guess, just that all their activities looked like fun! =D Also that and I really liked Haruhi in this one. I started off by hating Haruhi and her... anger issues (though, thankfully, she isn't always angry xD), but I've started to really like her! ^w^

Well, sense I wasn't able to say much, I'm going to find some random screenshot to put here for no reason... Or maybe two... Hmm...

Am I the only one who sees Yuki in her uniform?

Aww... Yuki wants a mask. =3

I find it adorable when Yuki acts more... human-like. xD

She is so a Chew Toy...

NO. It doesn't work that way!

As mentioned before, in courage tests, they have to split into pairs with one boy and one girl! xD But, seriously, it's more fun that way.

Well, that was more than two...

"Hatsukoi Limited" episode 10

2009-06-16T14:22:00.000-07:00

This is why you confess!!!

Oh, man, poor Kei and Kusuda... T^T This better be fixed soon! D= They could possibly be my favorite pair (don't ask why; it might be because their ship tease is so cute).

So, anyway...

OHGOSHNOIT'SHER!

I don't like her! =P I've only seen her in one episode and I don't like her. xD Maybe it's because she's kind of like Kei's rival. =P

KEIxKUSUDA 4EVUR

Haha, random. =P

So, going on... This episode mainly involved Kei and Kusuda stuff and Meguru and Tekai stuff. Two new characters are introduced: Sumire and Nanoka. I already mentioned that I don't like Sumire, but I also don't like Nanoka. xD Two new characters, and I hate them both. xDD

Poor Meguru sucks at swimming now. D= She makes it seem like she just started sucking for no reason, but lets see... Her first match was against Nanoka, a little thing that is slim and skinny while Meguru...

... has THOSE. Have you ever seen professional swimmers? Their bodies are like... well, slim. Another thing is since she's not in the swimming team anymore, she's out of practice, so it's not much of a surprise that she isn't as fast anymore!

Well, at least her depression earned a pep talk from Tekai that triggered a Meguru flag. xD (Remember, "if you want to see all your choices in the end, save often!")

"Go... gomen..."

POOR KEI AND KUSUDA! TT^TT

((By the way, sorry for being so slow; I've had a busy week. Next Hayate review will probably be a double episode review!))

"K-On!" episode 11

2009-06-13T16:37:00.000-07:00

Alright, I cannot wait for this show to end... -_-;;; Only one more episode.

I'm sorry, but it's gotten... boring. There's barely anything there, and am I the only one who thinks the whole jealousy thing in this episode was a little... overblown? Maybe that's just how Ritsu is or something, which would explain it.

Well, at least we got to see probably my favorite side of Mio while she was talking to Ritsu while Ritsu was sick. =3

Aww... just look at that smile. =3

I mean, it's still got some funny things in it, but it's still pretty empty.

I do like the name for the band they came up with (and by "they" I mean Sawako), "After School Tea Time." It's got a sort of cute ring to it. =P But I wonder... What did they put down for their title last year for the festival? O^o

As for the rest of the episode, it only involved random stuff, like cleaning Yui's guitar (I've had my guitar for 5 and a half years and it hasn't been cleaned once and it's fine; then again, it is a cheap beginner's guitar... I need a job so bad TT^TT) and Mio getting all obsessive and weird about staring at left handed instruments (Seriously: the heck??)

Aww... That was a really nice thing to try, Azu-nyan. =3

I think I'm starting to like Azu-nyan more... I guess. Mugi-chan's still my favorite. ^w^

Well, maybe the last episode will be good, but that'll be its last chance of redemption. xP

Punk Can Be Cute

2009-06-13T08:12:00.000-07:00

My brother suggested that I post new art whenever I put it online, so, well, here it goes...

(click on this to go to its DeviantART page)

So, my brother also said that maybe I could talk about it underneath. xD

There's not much to say, I guess, but this is a character I made, named Kara Rose. She acts cute and cheery, but also likes punk stuff (hence the title).

This was just a random urge to draw a picture and color it with colored pencils.

Some of the clothing and such is inspired by various things. Her hair is inspired by Momo's from "Manabi Straight!" her top was inspired by a shirt someone wore on "So You Think You Can Dance" (xD), and her belts were inspired by Leon's from (at least) "Kingdom Hearts."

I think her bent leg looks odd, and so does the bend in her hair there. =P

(Random "trivia:" The hands look odd because I accidentally hand the hand flipped the wrong way. =P *facepalm*)

Bōken Desho Desho Training Videos

2009-06-12T16:27:00.000-07:00

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

"Hatsukoi Limited" episode 09

2009-06-10T16:27:00.000-07:00

OH MY GOSH I LOVE THIS SHOW.

Thankfully, there wasn't much Misaki and Yuuji mention in the episode. =P There was a lot involving the sweet girl, Nao. =3 After this episode, I'm unsure about my shipping choice of Nao and Sogabe! Well, I guess sense Renjou left, shipping her with him would be... well, unlikely, I guess. I mean, he's gotta come back sometime, though not exactly during any of the time that the show takes place. =P

Renjou is a super nice guy, though. =3 And, man, even though he was only in one episode, they did a good job at making you miss him! I got all teary-eyed when he left! Poor Nao... And the note he left was so sweet and reassuring at the same time, too. =3

*sniffle* I repeat: poor Nao...

They spent the entire episode focusing on Nao and Renjou, and it was very cute. =3 We did have a little bit of Kei and Kusuda, but it only involved this...

Ugh... TT^TT Only a kappa, not even any chocolate...

Oh, also, Kei was AWESOME this episode, scolding Ayumi and Koyoi for melding!

You guys suck!

Anyway, back to the main subject, most of the time it was Renjou helping Nao with her painting (aww...), but something that was especially cute was the main thing he adressed in his farewell letter: Nao was one of the only people who agreed with his plan to go overseas. After his family and friends kept nagging him, she smiled at him and told him how great it was that he was going to go help others, which was soon followed by...

(Wow, she's short...)

SQUEE! ^w^ Hugs! =3

Oh my gosh, that was so sweet!

What a pretty shot... =3

"Hayate the Combat Butler!!" episode 10

2009-06-10T15:52:00.000-07:00

Also kind of not as good as when it started, I guess. =P

But, anyway, this episode had Hayate looking for a present for Hina's birthday (I won't talk about how much I don't like Hina... for now...). We then learn why Hayate doesn't have or want a girlfriend: it's because he's gay. No, just kidding. It's because he's poor (I ain't got no money / I ain't got no car to take you on a date*). Those song lyrics just about explain why he won't get a girlfriend because he's poor. =P

I'm happy that Ayumu heard, but, as I said before, I'm rooting for Nagi (even if I don't like tsundere). If only every girl that likes Hayate heard that, because then maybe they could either back off or maybe even help him out a bit. Or something!

Still, it's a little insane how many girls like him, though I've already mentioned this before.

Oh, we also learn that Maria never knew her parents, her real name, or her real birthday. Oh, and she celebrates her birthday on Christmas Eve.

Aww... what a sweet promise, Hayate. =3

(By the way, I like Maria in her sweet mode, though I really hate her pissed off mode...)

Nice move, Hayate!!

All together now: Daww...

(* If you don't know what song that is, look it up. xD)

"K-On!" episode 10

2009-06-10T15:37:00.000-07:00

Is it just me or is this what started off as an awesome anime... going downhill? It's just... kind of boring now... I had even forgotten what happened in the last episode at first...

Well, either way, I'm just gonna bare with it; hope it gets awesome again.

So... what should I talk about... Well, they went to another one of Mugi-chan's family's summer houses (oh, gosh, return of the barnacles... And it also spawned another of Mio's whiny scenes...)... And Azu-nyan is getting a little more... adjusted to the band's lifestyle.

It's cuter when it's a guy and a girl.

Oh, gosh, a courage test!! I would totally fail one of those!! Well, if you do it like they did in Nanatsuiro Drops, than it'd be a girl and boy in each pair, so as long as it was a guy I liked, I'd be happy with him there to protect me (and by protect, I mean be surprised as I scream a huddle into him... which would WIN).

Wait, I'm getting off the subject here... What else... Well, as usual, they screwed around, but Yui got to learn about tuners and she got her own little lesson with Azu-nyan. =3

Aww... she's like completely part of the band family now. =3 (Nice tan.)

"Hatsukoi Limited" episode 08

2009-06-04T14:04:00.000-07:00

It was just a freakin' sucker!!

So, a guy gives you candy, and you fall in love with him?? I prefer the Yoshihiko and Misaki ship, but I still would prefer Mamoru for Misaki rather than Yuuji!! Not only is he some weirdo with a sister complex, but the only reason she "loves" him is because ever since he shoved a lollipop into her mouth, her heart goes thump thump whenever she thinks of him! The heck!? That would weird me out if I were her!!

Ugh... so anyway... Valentine's Day episode! You know what that means? Homemade chocolate! =D

Alright, so it's not always a good thing...

But, anyway, I'm not going to spend too much time on this episode (am I getting lazy or something?), because the main thing is I am so pissed about Misaki being in love with Yuuji! I mean, I wish that when Kei and Misaki accidently switched boxes, it stayed that way. Then Yuuji would continue to think that Misaki doesn't love him and Kusuda and Kei might finally hook up!

Just confess already!!

Okay, I do have to admit that the ship tease between Kei and Kusuda is cute and fun to watch, though. ^w^

Umm... I think I support the Ayumi and Mamoru ship...

WHY!?!

"Hayate the Combat Butler!!" episode 09

2009-06-01T13:31:00.000-07:00

Why is she back!? Just go away! Nobody likes you!

As you can tell, I'm not happy to see her again! Hopefully she'll poof for the rest of the show. PLEASE.

I learned in this episode (sense I haven't seen the first season) how the love in this show is more complex than just a love triangle (or... a love octagon with all the people loving Hayate...). It's more like a love... steel-wool (This-person loves so-and-so, but so-and-so loves what's-her-face, but that-other-girl loves so-and-so, and what's-her-face could care less for so-and-so, while... You get what I mean...)

So, basically the first part of the show involves Sister and Wataru, which leads to...

Don't do it; it's a trap!

... that. Caption says all that I feel...

Second part is also rather... unimportant with nothing to mention. I can't even remember much about it... Wait... the Bottle Fairy teacher wants a boyfriend, gets invited to a high society party, then tries to find someone to teach her how to get said boyfriend.

Well, every episode doesn't really have anything important anyway, though I still like to watch it. =3

So, here's another short episode review, but what do you expect from "Hayate the Combat Butler?" xD

(Random: I love the OP! I do love ELISA from the songs by her that I've heard, that being the OPs and EDs of both season of "Ef: A Tale of Memories." DANG, her songs rock... xD)

"K-On!" episode 09

2009-05-30T15:34:00.001-07:00

To start this review, I will say that so far, I'm loving Azu-nyan! ^w^

She's very much like Mio because she's shy and a little more down-to-earth than the others, but she's not as annoying! She's really cute-acting (and I definitely love the kitty ears)! ^w^

N-nyaa~

Anyway, I really don't have much to say about this episode, except for that I feel bad for poor Azu-nyan. Didn't really think it before, but now I do think they need to practice more, though that may be mainly for Azu-nyan.

(I see they also added Azu-nyan to the OP. I was guessing that sense she wasn't in the OP or ED that she wasn't going to be staying, but maybe she will.)

Though I do love the original four-girl group, I kind of hope that Azu-nyan stays, just because she's so cute. It's kind of a mixed-feelings thing, but I'm sure she'll seem like part of the group to me after a few episodes (well, if she stays that long xD).

I also find it cute how Mio's acting kind of like a big sister to Azu-nyan. =3 Oh, and guess what? Mio didn't have one of her crouching down and whining scenes in this episode!! =O Oh my gosh!

Okay, I do find the fact that Mio's a scaredy-cat kind of adorable, but when you have it every single episode, it gets annoying, like they're trying to make her super Moé and failing at it (like Mikuru...).

And now, I'll leave you with another cute picture of Azu-nyan... or should I say Azu-... Azu-... whatever bunnies say...

"Hatsukoi Limited" episode 07

2009-05-26T07:17:00.000-07:00

I am really loving this show. This episode made me squeal happily a lot. xD Okay, only once or twice... I think...

ANYWHO... This episode has it's main focus on Doba-chan and her boyfriend, Terai. When Kei gives her the advice about how guys don't like girls who can do everything themselves, I thought "Just be yourself. Is America the only place where they shove that type of thing repeatedly into your brian?" I mean, if she is that way, that's her, and so she just needs a guy who likes that type of quality in a girl; that's how it works.

Terai still likes Doba-chan, though, so I don't really think there's much of a problem, too, and if a problem happens... deal with it then? Okay, I'm not an expert on these things, of course, but still...! I try! xD

SOOOO... going on... Poor little Terai isn't brave enough to even hold Doba-chan's hand, though... =(

It's okay, Terai; if she's going out with you, it's kind of natural to hold hands.

In mid-episode, we follow another character—whom I find very annoying—for a moment. Koyoi. Not only is she annoying because she has a brother complex, but she's just annoying and obsessive about it that even if she liked someone not related to her I still wouldn't like her!

When we follow Koyoi, we see her as she meets her rival: Misaki. Then, weirdness ensues...

... Gratefully moving on... We also go to the classroom to get some more Kei and Kusuda ship tease, which was the part that made me squee, especially when Kusuda comes in wearing the scarf Kei gave him! ^w^ And then he blushes when a classmate mentions that he doesn't usually wear a scarf!! ^w^

Sorry; I was going back to my squeeing mode... >.>

So anyway, the episode ends with a squeeing moment, as well. After poor Terai goes through the episode worrying about Doba-chan changing her mind and hating him, and also worrying about not being able to hold her hand, he gathers up all his courage, and...

... lol, asks her to hold his hand! Funny, yet adorable at the same time! ^w^ But that's not all of the adorableness!

Not only does she hold his hand, but...

Enter SqueeMode... SQUEESQUEESQUEE!!!

"Hayate the Combat Butler!!" episode 08

2009-05-24T21:26:00.001-07:00

Alright... Lets see if I can even say much about this episode...

First: One word...

KITTY!

This episode mainly focuses on the kitty that Hayate found, and oh my gosh is it cute!

Sorry about that... The fact that the kitty is so cute isn't particularly important at the moment. So, anyway, lets get on with some real reviewing-

OHMYGOSHLOOKHOWCUTE!!11!1!!1!

Okay, okay, I will seriously stop now. Onward...

So, anyway, I'm so happy that Hayate is now away from Hina (geez, I don't like her... Okay, she's got some good points, like how she said she'd be rooting for another girl to win Hayate over in the last episode... that was nice) and back with Nagi (I'm rooting for Nagi, though).

Another person who this also seems to focus on a good amount is Tama, getting the longest amount of screen time so far in this season. xP I heard he was annoying, so I expected so much, but turned out he wasn't that bad (at least in this episode). He was actually kind of cute the way he clung onto Nagi's affections and just wanted to keep it...

Okay, that does not count!! (Ugh... Nightmare Fuel...)

So, anyway, it actually was cool to see Isumi in normal clothes. She somehow looks totally different! xD I hope she stays that way! =P

At least she agrees with me that Shiranui's cute...

Also, I wonder what was with them hinting to Shiranui being evil, but then dropping it right away. You see him give a creepy grin after Tama's locked up and that's it. Maybe it'll come back later? Though, either way, Shiranui is CUTE!

Alright, alright, I'll stop talking about how he's so cute... though he is... And I'll only stop talking about how cute he is for now... *evil grin*

Yeah! Like that! (Ugh, more Nightmare Fuel... even worse this time...)

New Anime is New

2009-05-23T17:32:00.000-07:00

Well, lets start off with talking about the anime I'm watching that are airing right now! =3 It'll be in no particular order (so don't think it's my favorite to least favorite so far or whatever).

First up: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Season 2)

"Look what I stole!!"

Now, everyone's heard of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, right? If not, you've probably never heard of anime, so you're at the wrong blog.

Anyway, you should know what it is, seeing it's a huge phenomenon in Japan and somewhat in other countries (for anime fans who don't just watch anime on Cartoon Network, that is). If you don't, Google it. Or, hey, to lazy to? I posted a review about it you can read.

So, moving on... My brothers and I all about pissed our pants when Kadokawa pulled their little trick and aired "Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody" in the middle of their re-airing of the first season. (Never seen The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya? Well, now you know: it is that good.)

Now, I've never read the novels (though I plan to... someday...), so all these episodes are going to be new to me, surprises, so I'm excited about that. My brothers have read the novels, but they're excited.

So far, all I can say for the summery of this show is that it's more of Haruhi doing crazy things and more of Kyon getting pulled into her crazy ideas and the crazy doings of his brigade-mates.

The second is: K-On!

"Because you're so Moé, I'm sure there are nude drawings of you all over the net."

Two words: Kick. Butt.

The plots basic enough; Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumugi are all high-schoolers (just guess what year of high school) and part of the ironically called Light Music Club, where they basically are a rock band (nothin' light about rock).

Okay, so it's a little deeper than that (and I mean a little). Either way, though, it's very entertaining, dealing with the life of this rock band as they become even better and better at what they do.

All the characters (besides Tsumugi) are kind of annoying, though usually in a good way, so don't go on yelling at me for saying that! (And don't yell at me for saying "usually;" it's my opinion, isn't it?) Yui's a little too stupid, Ritsu's a little too... well... irritating(she teases and bugs people), and Mio's a little too much of a scaredy-cat (it can almost be certain now that you will see her crouching down, crying, and muttering something to herself every episode, as seen above). You could possibly see Tsumugi as irritating for being too nice, but if you do... you're weird.

Anyway, this anime is becoming a fan favorite, along with Mio being loved by many fanboys (making her a fan-favorite character; just search for K-On! on any image site, and I guarantee the majority of the images will be of Mio).

Third up to base: Hayate the Combat Butler!! (Season 2)

... I think he's knocking-impaired...

Okay, truthfully, I've never seen the first season, but the plot is so... not much of a plot that I don't think I'll need to; they even summarize the plot of the first season at the beginning of the first episode!

Well, in case your too lazy to do that, the basic plot is about a sixteen-year-old boy named Hayate whose parents dumped a 150 million yen debt on him and left. Needing to, of course, pay off this debt, he became the butler to the thirteen-year-old Nagi, whose family could pay of the debt without loosing a single night of sleep. Now he must do regular butler things, and—because he originally saved Nagi from some kidnappers—protect her.

This anime may not be the best airing this season, but it's entertaining to watch, though it still befuddles me how so many girls can have the crush on the same guy... but, seeing that the guy all the girls love in this anime is Hayate, maybe it's not so odd.

The fourth and final: Hatsukoi Limited

I dream of that, too, honey...

Romantic comedy; that's 'nuff said for me to watch a show.

Being one of my favorite genres, when my brother told me a little about the first episode and that it was a romantic comedy, I said, "I'm watching it." So, I gave the first episode a try, and I like it.

I can't say there's really much of a plot; it really just follows certain people from a rather large cast of main characters around as their junior high and high school romances unravel. Especially at first, you could just tell that there was a lot to learn, some confusion in the mix about certain characters and whatnot, though, so far, it hasn't shown too much promise of deep backstory or anything. But, you never know. There might end up being a lot of deepness for at least some of the characters (doubtfully all, seeing there are so many characters).

As for that, I can't really say anything more about it. There being so many main characters, I can't talk about them. It is a good anime, though: funny, cute, sweet, etc.

Oh, DANG

2009-05-23T16:57:00.000-07:00

It's been a while, hasn't it? -_-;;;

Well, I've decided that maybe the reason that I haven't been posting lately is because I told myself (and said on the blog) that I would review every anime I've seen so far.

I think I need a little more freedom when I post instead of planning to do so much before I can have that freedom. From now on, the reviews are canceled; no more unless I want to. I'm going to give myself the freedom to post about whatever I want about anime! ^w^

But anyway, it would be nice if I could get some people to actually read my blog (though that's very unlikely... >.>). And, for now, I leave you with a picture of Kagamin~ in her Hastune Miku outfit! =D

"You're such a lazy bum, Sami!"

カノン

2009-01-12T19:10:00.000-08:00

"Kanon"

The beauty of this anime puts it near the top of my list of favorite anime. I'm not talking about the animation—the animation is good, though; it's definitely better than the original 2002 anime. Instead, I mean the beauty of the story, and, in places, the dialogue and script. To emphasize that, I'd like to quote Sayuri Kurata:

"Hey, do you know what the name of this song is, Yuuichi? It's an old classic. It's Pachelbel's 'Kanon in D'. A kanon is a type of song where the melody keeps repeating, and with each repetition the song grows more and more beautiful and vibrant as the new chords harmonize with each other. Wouldn't it be great if the progression of life was like the progression of this song? Nothing would seem to change, but everything would just get richer and fuller."

Kanon makes me cry, tears of sorrow, but also tears of joy, but even the tears of sorrow aren't bad to cry. I see the tears of sorrow as tears of empathy, and, somehow, not as painful as my first impression was when I cried those tears.

The way that the creators of this anime could display this story so well that it makes people cry who rarely cry (well, not me, but someone I know—you know who you are) is amazing and shows the work, creativity, and talent of those people who made it.

The story of the anime is a delicate thing to summarize without spoiling something while still making it seem interesting. I will try my best to balance on the fine line.

Yuuichi Aizawa is in his second year of high school. During the winter of that school year, he transfers over the the same high school as his cousin, Nayuki Minase. His cousin lives in a different town than him, and even though he used to visit seven years ago, his memory of the town is very hazy.

Yuuichi will be staying in the town for quite a while—at least until he graduates from high school. While he is there, he, of course, starts making friends, some of which are "mysterious girls from his past who all need his help." To know how to help them—and, in some cases, even figure out they need help—requires him to remember them and important details from his past.

Even though this anime made me cry, most of the episodes are funny (or hilarious) and a fun time. And, of corse, there's always awesome Yuuichi to cheer you up. My brothers and I have "officially" dubbed Yuuichi the best male anime protagonist.

Everything in this anime can bring into the emotion of the scene so beautifully, every bit of it showing drama. The music will alone choke you up when you connect it to a scene, and the way the scene is shown by the animation, the camera angles, etc. works so carefully and wonderfully.

Anyway, this anime is a must see, high up on my brothers' and my lists of favorite anime. (My brother kicked 「灼眼のシャナ」("Shakugan no Shana") off his list of "The Three Anime of Epic Win-ness" to make room for Kanon.)

Show Info:

Episode Length: They're about 25 minutes, and they all have one episode in them

Total Episodes: 24

OVA: None

Second Season: None

Second Series: I would not consider the 2006 anime to be a second series, but I'll mention here that there was a different Kanon anime done by Toei Animation in 2002.

TV Special: None

Based Off Of: A visual novel

Licensed in America: Yes

Opening Theme: "Last Regrets" Performed by: Ayana

Ending Theme:「風の辿り着く場所」(Where the Wind Reaches) Performed by: Ayana

Personal Favorites:

Character: That's a hard one... I love Makoto Sawatari, and I also like Shiori Misaka. Also, as I said before, Yuuichi's awesome... I'm getting away with just saying those.

Villain: It's the same as in "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"; there aren't really any villains, and out of the ones I'd consider "villains", none of them get my tag of "favorite."
Episode: 6. Easy as that.

Opening: There's only one.

Ending: Once again, only one.

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

2008-05-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

"The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya." Its name is deceiving, for it isn't really the melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, it's more like the adventures of Haruhi Suzumiya, but "The Adventures of Haruhi Suzumiya" probably was out of the question when naming it. You see, even though sometimes Haruhi is bummed, most the times it's only for a little bit, and then she's a Genki Girl again.
Even though I put "The Adventures of Haruhi Suzumiya" two sentences ago, I'd switch out "Haruhi Suzumiya" with "Kyon-We-Don't-Know-Your-Real-Name-kun," because Haruhi's adventures aren't half as exciting as what Kyon goes through (though Haruhi tries to be a detective and and solve a murder mystery in a two part episode). Haruhi may be the center of attention to the other S.O.S. Brigade ("…whose mission is to find aliens, time travellers, and espers, and have fun with them") members, but she doesn't know she is and the other members must make sure she doesn't, hence, adventures of Kyon and the other members, but Kyon gets more adventure than the others by learning why Haruhi is the center of attention, while the other members (Yuki Nagoto, Mikuru Asahina, and Itsuki Koizumi) already know.

Kyon-As-I-Mentioned-Before-We-Don't-Know-His-Real-Name-kun has just entered high school, hoping to just leave behind the idea of time travelers, aliens and espers with junior high.

Relaxed at his new desk in his new classroom after just making his introduction, the girl behind him stands up to make her introduction. She says her name is Haruhi Suzumiya, says that she is not interested in ordinary humans, and tells espers, time travelers, and aliens to come see her. Kyon turns around to see a beautiful girl saying these strange things.

Kyon's friend Taniguchi tells Kyon about this girl (having gone to the same junior high as her). He says she's "beyond eccentric" and he "can't remember a day when she wasn't doing something completely wacky." After that he tells him that along with being pretty, she's athletic and gets good grades. He says for a while she was going out with one guy after another, the longest relationship that he recalls was about a week, and the shortest one lasted five minutes.

Kyon finally decides to talk to this girl, and—to the surprise of his classmates—she engages him in conversation.

After Haruhi joins all the clubs for a bit and quits them, she complains to Kyon about there being not good clubs. Kyon comes up with the brilliant idea of making her own club… and that's what she does. Dragging Kyon along, Haruhi takes over a clubroom being used by the literary club, which only had on member, a first year named Yuki Nagoto, who, in very few words, said she didn't mind it being Haruhi's clubroom. (I guess she can still read well even with people talking.)

After kidnapping second year "moe" girl Mikuru Asahina to be their mascot, Haruhi comes up with a name for the club (but still hasn't established what the club would be about): "The S.O.S. Brigade" (SOS団).

Show Info:

Episode Length: They're about 25 minutes (once again, not including commercial), and they all have one episode in them

Total Episodes: 14

OVA: None

Second Season: Planned, premiere date TBA

Second Series: None

TV Special: None that I know of

Based Off Of: A light novel series

Licensed in America: Yes

Opening Themes:「恋のミクル伝説」(The Mikuru Legend of Love) Performed by: Yuko Goto

「冒険でしょでしょ？」(It's an Adventure, Right? Right?) Performed by: Aya Hirano

Ending Theme: 「ハレ晴レユカイ」(Sunny Sunshiny Happiness) Performed by: Aya Hirano, Yuko Goto, and Minori Chihara

Insert Songs: "God knows…" and "Lost my music" both performed by Aya Hirano

Personal Favorites:

Character: Yuki Nagoto

Villain: There aren't really any, and even out of the ones I'd consider "villains," I'm not going to dub any my favorite.

Episode: Hard one, hard one… it depends on my mood and how much and how long it's been since I've watched one… I'd probably say "Remote Island Syndrome" part 1 and 2 (I got away with two episodes again).

Opening: 「冒険でしょでしょ？」(It's an Adventure, Right? Right?)

Ending: There's only one ending.

出ましたっ！「出ましたっ！パワパフガールズZ」

2008-03-30T08:02:00.000-07:00

"They're Here! Powerpuff Girls Z"

"…possibly, they decided 'Powerpuff Girls Y' sounded stupid."
"The city of Townsville…" Anyone who's watched one or more episodes of the original Powerpuff Girls—created by Craig McCracken and origanally aired on Cartoon Network—has probably heard this line at least once. Well, in "Powerpuff Girls Z," it would be more like "The city of Tokyo…".
Though based off of the American animated series, it pretty different (and I'd say better). They both have three super-powered, school-aged girls called Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, at least contain "Powerpuff Girls" in the group name of their trios, both Blossoms are the self proclaimed leaders, both Bubbles are ditzy, both Buttercups are tomboys and the quickest to anger of the trio, the trios fight villians, contain alike characters (Professor Utonium, the mayor, Miss Bellum, Miss Keane, Mojo Jojo, Fuzzy Lumpkins, et cetera…), the Mayor usually calls in when there's a monster, you never see Miss Bellum's face (in the American animation, you see her face when she's a dog), the trios have the same colors for each girl (pink, light blue, and green), and they both leave pretty beams of light of their corresponding color behind them as they fly. Besides those things, their pretty different. You may think "How can it be much different? That's pretty much the whole show right there.", but, lets start with one major thing: how they were created.

"Sugar, spice, and everything nice. These were the ingredients chosen to create the perfect little girls… but Professor Utonium accidently added an extra ingredient to the concoction: Chemical X. *boom* And so the Powerpuff Girls were born! Using their altra super-powers, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup have deticated they're lives to fighting crime and the forces of evil! *do… do do do do do do…*" So anyway, that about sums up the American animation version of their creation. The Anime verison is more like this:
A daifuku fell into a vat of Chemical X, changing the chemical into a more powerful one, which ユートニウム博士 (Professor Utonium) names "Chemical Z" (they skipped Y). Then, weather all over the world went haywire—iceburgs near Japan, snow in Egypt, no rain in Italy, et cetera. 北沢ケン (Ken Kitazawa) (a young boy who helps Professor Utonium in the lab) is eager to use the Chemical Z to correct the weather, but Professor Utonium tells him that they need to test it first. Ken decides to test it… on the weather corruption, and before Professor Utonium can stop him, he shoots the Chemical Z at one of the iceburgs.
The Chemical Z works. The weather fades back to normal (at least in Tokyo), but, out of the iceburg come beams of white and black light.
赤堤ももこ (Momoko Akatsutsumi) is just about to bite into a candy bar while sitting on a bench when she sees one of the beams of white light heading straight for a little girl playing with a yo-yo. She rushes to the girl and covers the girl up. Being hit by the white light, she transforms into ハイパー・ブロッサム (Hyper Blossom), her "weapon" a yo-yo.

豪徳寺みやこ (Miyako Gōtokuji), after shopping, stops to watch a little girl blow bubbles, adoring how pretty they are. She notices a beam of white light heading towards the little girl and grabs the girl, covering her up. Being hit by the white light, too, she transforms into "ローリング・バブルス" (Rolling Bubbles), her "weapon" a gaint bubble wand.
松原かおる (Kaoru Matsubara) is skateboarding down the sidewalk to see a light boy holding a toy hammer kneeling by a bench with some other toys on it. She sees a white beam of light heading towards the little boy, and jumping her skateboard, flies in front of the little boy. Being hit by the white like, she transforms into "パワード・バターカップ" (Powered Buttercup), her weapon a big toy hammer.
After Professor finds them and brings them all to his lab, they become パワパフガールスZ (Powerpuff Girls Z).
The girls are in middle school (instead of kindergarten like in the American animation), their outfits are better, they can change between their normal selves and super-heroine, they have to keep the fact that they are Powerpuff Girls Z a secret, they're personalities are a little different, and other things. Most of the villans' stories are different, too, and there are new villains (usually only one episode ones, though). At least, I believe, most of the villians were hit by the black beams of light (pretty easy to guess that). Some of them are hit by them and turn evil and stay evil, but others need something to trigger their evil form (some switch between their forms, some stay evil, and at least one turns evil, stays evil for a while, and when turned back to normal stays normal).

The show doesn't really have a ongoing plot (thought the first 3 have the beginning plot on how they became Powerpuff Girls Z, and I think there is a little plot strung through some episodes (and the end episodes might have more of a plot)). The episodes after words have mini plot stories (how major villians came to be, I've seen at least one plot that had two edisodes, ect.), but usually, it was like the original show with the fact that most episodes were random battles with villians (hey, anyother thing to add to that list above!).

Show Info:
Episode Length: about 25 minutes long (not including the commerical break) and include two episodes in it (though there are quite a few two part episodes also known as one whole episode)
Total Episodes: 52 episodes (I have not seen them all)
OVA: None
Second Season: None
Second Series: None
TV Speical: None
Based Off Of: The Powerpuff Girls
Licensed in America: Yes (so I can't watch anymore until it's aired on Cartoon Network)
Opening Themes: 「希望のカケラ」(Pieces of Hope) Performed by: 北出菜奈 (Nana Kitade) (Episodes 1-26)
「ジグ THE アッパー」(Jig THE Upper) Performed by: Hoi Festa (Episodes 27-52)
Ending Themes:「真夜中のドア」(Door of Midnight) Performed by: Liu Yi Fei (Episodes 1-13)
"LOOK" Performed by: HALCALI (Episodes 14-26)
「通り雨」 (Rain that Passes by) Performed by: Wiz-US (Episodes 27-39)
「ひまわり」(Sunflower) Performed by: Hearts Grow (40-52)

Personal Favorites
Character: Miyako/Rolling Bubbles
Villain: タカアキ Takaaki (タカちゃん (Taka-chan)) (2 episode villian)
Episode: Probably 12 and 48 (I cheat; I put down 2)
Opening:「ジグ THE アッパー」(Jig THE Upper)
Ending:「ひまわり」(Sunflower)

Taka-chan

アニメの少女

2008-03-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Welcome to my blog. As you can tell by various things, this is an anime blog (duh). If you look at my info, you'll find I'm a fourteen year old girl in the 8th grade (just look under Haruhi).
アニメの少女 (Anime no Shōjo) is Japanese which is literally translated to "Girl of Anime".
So, the first thing I will start with is a list of anime I have watched (in the order watched).

When I was little, I watched ポケットモンスタ(Pocket Monster, better know in America as "Pokémon") and モンソターファーム(Monster Farm, once again, better known in America as "Monster Rancher"), とっとこハム太郎 (Trotting Hamtaro, and for the third time, better known in America as "Hamtaro") and possibly more.
デジモン (Digimon)
出ましたっ！パワパフガーレズトZ (They're Here! Powerpuff Girls Z) (unfinished)
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
カノン (Kanon) (stop watching then)
杓眼のシャナ (Shakugan no Shana) (finished later)
デスノート (Death Note) (stopped watching)
カノン (Kanon)(re-watched and finished this time)
ななついろ★ドロップス (Seven Colored Drops)
D.C. 〜ダ・カーポ〜 (D.C.~Da Capo~)
D.C.S.S. 〜ダ・カーポセカンドシーズン〜 (D.C.S.S.~Da Capo Second Season~)
D.C.II 〜ダ・カーポII~ (D.C.II ~Da Capo II~)
涼風 (Suzuka)
sola (finished later)
がくえんゆーとぴあまなびストレート! (Manabi Straight!)
らき☆すた (Lucky✭Star)(watching)
ひだまりスケッチ (Hidamari Sketch)
ひだまりスケッチx 365 (Hidamari Sketch x 365)(watching)
イタズラなKiss (Itazura na Kiss)
のだめカンタービル (Nodame Cantabile)
アイドルマスターXENOGLOSSIA (IDOLM@STER Xenoglossia)

I may have forgotten some, and I've seen some of other animes (like I've watched some episodes of ナルト (NARUTO)), but anyway, I will be posting separate posts in the future about each of these anime (besides Pokémon, Monster Rancher, Hamtaro, Digimon, and Naruto), with a spoiler-free premise and spoiler labels.