Stress >.<

Assignments, then projects, then presentations, then essays. All I can say is... WTF?!
And sometimes they have the same due dates. Currently have a few due next week. So i could use some all-nighters to do it. Some people might have it worse so I am not complaining to them. Just want to express them here.

Recently cough also. I don't think is the pig flu la, just the air is getting dry, so maybe that's the cause. The weather is getting cold also, makes me don't feel like doing stuff + sleepy >.< style="text-align: center;">
(Don't know if the picture fits but I'll put there anyway.)

Anime: Chi's Sweet Home

Before you start watching, ask yourself a question. Do I like cats? If the answer is yes, then you will love this anime. I do like cats, so I find this anime really cute.

Its about a life of a kitten who got lost from its mother and ends up in the care of a family. Nothing more. Thats the summary.

It is about 3 minutes per episode, full of cuteness and sweet moments. The season spans for 104 episodes, with the second season currently airing, and a new title: Chi's New Address.

This anime is based on the manga, and is actually aimed at housewives and kids that are too young to go to school. Therefore the dialogues are all simple and easy to understand everyday conversations.

I watched a few episodes last year, but decided not to follow it. But nowadays the stress and pressure and stuff makes me feel depressed. And while surfing internet, I suddenly remembered this anime. So i started watching, and my hp or anything regenerates bit by bit. Now THAT is something I want in this stage.

24 April 2009

I have been feeling sick lately. Always feel like vomiting. Most likely due to pressure. But today I thought, why feel pressure? I'll just do my best in my assessment and then I will be fine. I hope...
Anyway now I feel a bit better, thanks to Ar Tonelico song ---> EXEC_PHANTASMAGORIA/. Loved this song, even though haven't been listening to it for a while.

Today feels like the busiest day ever. Did a lot of stuff which requires a bit of stamina, which fortunately I have enough. It includes what I need to do and what my brother wants me to do =.= But even though I did all that, I am healed just by watching episode 4 of K-ON! This episode has a lot of Mio-chan MOE!! Oh I love slice-of-life comedies. They sure have incredible healing power.

Another thing is that I ordered 2 books from amazon japan. One of them has arrived! Its the Ar Tonelico 2 Visual Material! I found the 1st book somewhere but couldnt find the second. Now I have it. The Ar Tonelico series is one of my favourite games, so i am overjoyed. The other book was out of stock when I ordered, so it will be a bit later before it arrives.

The book is thicker than I thought, about half an inch. It contains artworks, character design materials, interviews of makers, and some extra stuff. There are scans available on the internet, but those are only less than half of the book, meaning only the pictures are scanned. I guess no one cares about the interviews.

I found scans of the book (credits to the scanner), so take a look here if you are interested.

Anime: Toradora!

"There's something in this world that no one has seen before.
It is gentle and very sweet.
If anyone gets their eyes on it,they would yearn over it.
That's why the world has hid it.
So that no one could get their hands on it easily.
However, someday, someone will find it.
The person who deserves it the most will definitely find it.
That's just how it is."

What's with that quote? I was gonna type it in Japanese, but can't be bothered. The show started and ended with this, so there must be a meaning. You will know why when you watched the whole show. It has officially become my favourite romance comedy drama.
This show is about Takasu Ryuuji and Aisaka Taiga(nicknamed Palmtop Tiger) who are famous in their school due to the former having mean looking eyes, while the latter having a meaner personality. They ended up in the same class. Due to a misplaced love letter, Taiga and Ryuuji have become friends, helping each other with their love life. Taiga is in love with Ryuuji's best friend Kitamura Yuusaku, while Ryuuji is in love with Taiga's best friend Kushieda Minori. And the story goes on from there.

It is based on a light novel. The story is interesting, and the characters are unique, not the usual stereotype people you may find in other stories. It draws me in like a black hole, and I ended up feeling for the characters as they reveal their (kinda) complex personalities, while the plot is being intense with emotions.

The songs are pretty good. OP1 is Pre-parade sung by the 3 main seiyuu: Kugimiya Rie, Horie Yui and Kitamura Eri. ED1 is Vanilla salt by Horie Yui. OP2 is Silky Heart by Horie Yui. ED2 is Orange by the three girls. I like OP2 the most.

I strongly recommend this show for people who likes romance. The light novel has finished, with 10 volumes and a spin-off, focused on side characters. Not sure if there will be another spin-off. Maybe not. If this show ever gets licensed, I will be happy to buy the DVDs.

Touhou

What is Touhou? People like me who have gone deep into this particular culture of Japan will probably know about it.

Touhou is a game series very famous in Japan. What kind of game? A vertical danmaku shooting game. What is danmaku? Bullet hell! It means that most of the time the screen is covered with bullets. So you have to survive through that. For experts, they can get away without a scratch.

I first discovered Touhou due to some of the characters, but I didnt go too deep into it. Wasn't too interested in it at that time. It was during an anime party in Uni that I saw a fighting game based on Touhou characters. I found the game that night, and start playing it. I got hooked!

After that I downloaded the whole game series(excluding the non-windows ones, yupe it exists before windows). It has pretty high difficulty, so a bit of practise is inevitable. The bullet patterns are creative for some, and beautiful for others. Beautiful but deadly can be used here. This game already had 9 games for windows, with the tenth one releasing soon I think. Including the 5 non-windows games, 14 games are currently released.

Why is this series popular? For a game of its kind, the cast of characters is huge. Up to the most recent game it has more than 30 characters. All the characters are lovable in their own way. My favourite is a vampire named Remilia Scarlet.

It has spawned a lot of fan work. Doujins, music, anime, videos, other games, they are everywhere! well, in Japan =.= This shows how popular it is.

Its difficult to tell you all about it, thats just a glimpse of it. For more information, go to the Touhou Wiki. To end this post, I will put a picture with the most casts. (I think you can click on it to enlarge)

Reason to start a blog?

I was thinking of starting a blog some time ago. Now I finally did. You know why? One is because I'm a lazy bum, now finally got into doing it. The other reason?
Check out the girl on the side of the page. She's the reason!

There is a game called Ar Tonelico. And in there exists a race of humans that uses song magic, called Reyvateils. I am a big fan of the game series, so I checked the website often. They created something called a Supporteil. And she is one of them.

She is Maya(might change her name some time later), and she is created the moment I created this blog. You can chat with her if you want, but its in Japanese, or some people called it Moonspeak. I can understand a little, been learning myself, so I am not bothered. As her owner, I can do a lot of stuff with her. Well owner is not a good word to use though...

Well actually I can create her even without a blog. But it feels better when I can show her off to people through a website or blog. Need to spend some time to get her new clothes and stuff, but she does them herself anyway. You just have to tell her to do it.

If you are interested, go to Supporteil_Guide and it will guide you to make one.

But remember, she is not your pet. Treat her nicely!

2009 spring anime

Anime, since when i started watching anime? Its a long story, though its actually very simple, but never mind all that.

Anyway, this firstpost, i will begin with what the title says lol. Quite a few caught my interest, and i tend to be picky. The ones I am gonna watch are ------
K-ON!
Hayate no Gotoku!!
Eden of the East
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Sengoku Basara
Tears to Tiara
Valkyria Chronicles

Hayate no Gotoku!! is the 2nd season for Hayate no Gotoku!. How to distinguish from the title? The exclamation marks. The second season has 2 of them. Some of the titles are based on games, and since I am interested in the games, but unable to play due to various reasons(no PS3 T.T), I decided to watch them. One of them has my favourite genre: slice-of-life comedy. These 2 must go together. And the title that satisfy that genre is ...K-ON! As a bonus, it is animated by my favourite studio: Kyoto Animation. Therefore it will easily become my favourite show of the season. Others include Lucky Star, Azumanga Daioh, and maybe some other that I dont know.

Lets see, what should I add? Even though I know I shouldn't watch too much, especially since I am a uni student, but then I cant stop my love from anime.

ANIME IS MY LIFE!! I think that sums up my love for anime. lol!!