Fan Art Friday -- It's Morphin' Time Edition

ALL IMAGES WERE FOUND ON GOOGLE AND DEVIANTART AND  BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS 

I'm not sure who did this one, but they are a genius.

I came across this one and it must be shared with the world.

Everytime I see this online, I stop and appreciate it's beauty and nostalgia factor.

Just to prove that this post isn't a tribute to the Green Ranger, here's one of Lord Zedd being attacked by a fangirl.  I can totally hear his voice while reading this.

Here's one of Mia, the Pink Samurai Ranger.  She was my favorite out of the 6 from that season. 

 So this represents what I watched as a kid.  So awesome.

And here, to end this post, is one of the most memorable villains of all time, Rita Repulsa.  This particular pic was found on deviantart. 

That's it for now.  See ya in the next blog!
-Ray-

Summer Anime 2014

Summer is upon us and you know what that means: extreme heat, crowded pools and BOOBS, BOOBS EVERYWHERE. Wanna stay cool this summer?? Then stay home and watch these animes:

Sword Art Online II: This sequel welcomes you to the gun show! The new series is adapting the Phantom Bullet arc and introduces us to the heroine Sinon (she first appeared in the PSP game Infinity Moment).

1 year after the SAO incident, Kirito is approached by Seijiro Kikuoka from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Department “VR Division” with a rather peculiar request.

That was an investigation on the “Death Gun” incident that occurred in the gun and steel filled VRMMO called Gun Gale Online (GGO). “Players who are shot by a mysterious avatar with a jet black gun lose their lives even in the real world…” Failing to turn down Kikuoka’s bizarre request, Kirito logs in to GGO even though he is not completely convinced that the virtual world could physically affect the real world.

Kirito wanders in an unfamiliar world in order to gain any clues about the “Death Gun.” Then, a female sniper named Sinon who owns a gigantic “Hecate II” rifle extends Kirito a helping hand. With Sinon’s help, Kirito decides to enter the “Bullet of Bullets,” a large tournament to choose the most powerful gunner within the realm of GGO, in hopes to become the target of the “Death Gun” and make direct contact with the mysterious avatar.

Premieres: July 5.

Sailor Moon Crystal: The first Sailor Moon anime to appear since 1996's Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars.  Usagi Tsukino is a second-year middle school girl who is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she is full of energy. One day, she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead, and she transforms into Sailor Moon, a sailor-uniformed pretty guardian of love and justice! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi seems to have a mission to find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other guardians and to protect the princess.

Meanwhile, the queen of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, also sends minions to the town where Usagi lives to obtain the Illusionary Silver Crystal, which has immense power. This causes strange events to unfold….

Can Sailor Moon really find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other Sailor guardians, and protect the princess…!?

Premieres: July 5

Free! Eternal Summer: Picking up where Free! Iwatobi Swim Club left off, we find Haruka Nanase and his friends Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryūgazaki resume their normal lives at Iwatobi High School, Rin Matsuoka finally accepts his past and repairs the bonds with his friends following the swimming tournament. While he decides to continue following his dream of becoming an Olympic swimmer, a new competition looms over the heads of the Iwatobi High Swimming Club as they continue training to improve their performance.

Premieres: July 2

These animes can be found on Crunchyroll.  Premium members can watch these as they are airing, free members can watch these a week later.

That's it from me for now! See ya in the next blog! Stay cool this summer!
-Ray-

E3 -- One Week Later

In my last post, I talked about my expectations for E3.  I was wrong about pretty much all but one.  Unlike last year, I was unable to watch any of the streams they had live due to computer issues.  So this time around, I'm going to post videos about what I'm excited for.

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U

Sonic Boom for 3DS/Wii U

Final Fantasy Type-0/Agito for PS4, Xbox One and smartphones

Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix

That's it from me for now! See ya in the next blog.

-Ray-

E3 Predictions

With E3 right around the corner, there are certain games that I care about that I hope that make some sort of appearance.

Kingdom Hearts 3: This game made it's shocking first appearance last year with the announcement of the plot, a trailer and that it was in development for the Playstation 4 and Xbox One.

2014 Predictions: I wouldn't be surprised/disappointed if it didn't show up this year as Nomura had said that he thought it was too early to announce the game.  That and this'll (hopefully) be the year for this next game on my list.

Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix: This game is highly anticipated.  Like it's predecessor and also on Playstation 3, this game include Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, and HD cutscenes of Kingdom Hearts ReCoded.  The Final Mix versions of these games were never released in America.

2014 Predictions: I'm expecting a release date for all territories, a trailer, and (I'm hoping too much for this) some sort of pre-order bonus.

Final Fantasy 15: Last year, we got a trailer and a name change.  It was Final Fantasy Versus XIII.  It's currently in development for Playstation 4 and Xbox One.

2014 Predictions: A new trailer, release date and possible bundle.

Batman Arkham Knight: This was not at last year festivities, and was originally slated to be released later this year, but has recently been pushed back to next year.  The final entry in the Arkham series, has players able to drive the Batmobile.

2014 Predictions: Since the push to next year, I'm not expecting anything from this title.

These are my predictions.  What are yours???  Comment below!


That's it for me for now! See ya in the next blog!
-Ray-

1 Year Later...

...and I thought I'd be further along than I am currently.  It was around this time last year that I started this blog and I couldn't be more prod of the progress I put into it.

UPDATES:
I still have reviews and more Fan Art Friday pictures coming.

I'll be covering E3 again, so comment below on your predictions.

See ya in the next blog!
-Ray-

Tekko 2014: Cosplay Photos

It's been a few weeks since I posted anything, and I apologize.

So Tekko was a few weeks ago and I had a good time, for the most part.

Here are my cosplay photos


That's it for now.  Se ya in my next blog!
-Ray-

Update 1: 4-1-14

Today is April Fools Day and while I will not prank my lovely readers, I will give you some updates.

Tekko 2014 is this weekend and I hope to have some good shots of cosplayers and other events.

New Game Review: I am picking up Disney Magical World next Friday and once I feel I've gotten everything down, I'll review it.

That's it from me for now.  See ya in the next blog!
-Ray-

Fan Art Friday -- Simple and Clean Edition

DISCLAIMER: The following images were found on Deviant Art, Google and Kingdom Hearts Memes on Facebook. I DO NOT OWN THE IMAGES. THEY BELONG TO THE RESPECTIVE OWNERS.

That's all for now.  See ya in the next blog!
-Ray-

Reasons Why I Still Watch Cartoons at 28

People always tell me that I shouldn't be watching cartoons at my age. I don't see anything wrong with that. So here are three reasons as to why I still watch cartoons.

1: Look at the news. Doesn't matter if it's local or national, they talk about rapes, missing people, shootings, etc. None of it is good. I question sometimes why I still watch it.

2: Nostalgia factor. It makes me feel like a kid watching it for the first time.

3: Reminders of what we learned as children. I'm not afraid of admitting that I watch Sofia the First. I honestly started watching it because of Travis Willingham (he voices the king in that series and is heavily involved in anime) but after watching it, it reteaches basic values that we as adults should try to focus on and maybe the world would be a better place.

That's all from me for now.  See ya in the next blog!

-Ray-

Fan Art Friday -- Idol Activities Edition

I know I'm a day late.  I'm sorry.  Aikatsu is one of my favorite animes that are currently airing right now and I want to show some fan art from it.  The images I got from an Aikatsu fan page which they in tun got from Google or some other art site.

^ 

This is Aoi Kiriya. Main characters Best Friend.  Her Brand is "Futuring Girl".

^ 

This is Ichigo Hoshimiya. Main character of the story. Her Brand is "Angely Sugar".

^ 

This is Ran Shibuki.  She's known as the "Beautiful Blade".  Her Brand is "Spicy Ageha". 

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This is Yurika Todo.  Part of her appeal is to act like a vampire.  Her Brand is "Loli Gothic".

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This is Mizuki Kanazaki. She was once the biggest idol Starlight Academy's ever seen.  She has since retired and her whereabouts are unknown. Her Brand is designed just for her, called "Love Queen"

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This is Sora Kazesawa.  She attends Dream Academy and she has her own Brand called, "Bohemian Sky." 

Again, sorry I was late.
That's it for now.  See ya in the next blog!
-Ray-

Throwback Thursday -- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Random Episode Review

This is a show I remember watching as a kid in the 90's.  I just remember it being very cartoon-y and Urkel was voicing Sonic, which I thought was very cool.

So the episode's called: Grounder the Genius.

Robotnik's (Eggman for all of those people who grew up after this -- When did they do the name change anyway??) made a genius chip and it works. Scratch (a rooster) and Grounder (a tank like robot) set a trap using a Tails doll (Is that where that Creepypasta originated??) and Sonic's not impressed.  So he pulls "Tails" to safety only to realize there's a trap underneath the trap and now there's a cause for concern.

Meanwhile, Hacker, a groundhog, finds the program that "Robuttnik" (one of Sonic's "pet names" for him) was using and downloads it using a toaster.  Yes, you read that right. A toaster.  Only in cartoons where you can use a toaster to power up anything electronic and have it work every time.  Robotnik get's mad and sends his lackeys Scratch  and Grounder  to find Hacker and destroy him.  Sonic saves the day of course, dressing up like Hacker.  So after destroying Hacker's house, Grounder finds the genius chip, thinking it was his own, and implants it in his head.  He now becomes a major ass and is already planning the next scheme.

So Hacker finds Grounder's stupid chip and asks Sonic to go and replace it.   AholeGrounder (He's going to be called this for the remainder of this blog) anticipating this, zaps Sonic with is ray gun that turns him into stone. He, then, locks Robotnik and Sonic in a dungeon, makes Scratch his lackey and builds a lightning ray, that actually shoots lightning, all before dinner time. Before you know it, Hacker manages to get the ray to reverse the process and unstones Sonic's head.  And once again, the day is saved, thanks to...Scratch??!!

He clumsily manages to get Grounder's head free and the chip is now in Robotnik's hands.  Sonic, now free from his stone prison, revs over to him and switches the chips and Robotnik's stupider than usual and they get blasted by the lightning ray. "I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!!"

Every episode has a "Sonic Says" segment that is trying to be educational and have morals.  A lot of the 90's shows were like that.  This one talked about using your brain for studying.


Overall, I give the episode:
8/10: Fairly good episode, Grounder was a major ass and no one likes those kind of people.


That's it for now.  See ya in the next blog!
-Ray-

Kingdom Hearts: ReTarded -- Episode 1

So awhile back I mentioned that I was making a parody series with a friend of mine.  It took almost 2 years to complete and I am extremely proud of the work we put into this.  So without further ado...

Here's the video

Comment, Rate and Subscribe so you can see more videos!!

That's it from me for now.  See ya in the next blog!!

-Ray-

GHOSTBUSTERS to start filming in 2015 without Ivan Reitman

So it looks like Ghostbusters is happening after all.  So what's the catch??  We're not getting Ivan Reitman and it's a reboot.  Here's what Reitman had to say about his departure:

“When I came back from Harold’s funeral, it was really moving and it made me think about a lot of things. I’d just finished directing Draft Day, which I’m really happy with and proud of. Working on a film that is smaller and more dramatic was so much fun and satisfying. I just finally met with Amy and Doug Belgrad when I got back. I said I’d been thinking about it for weeks, that I’d rather just produce this Ghostbusters. I told them I thought I could help but let’s find a really good director and make it with him. So that’s what we've agreed will happen. I didn’t want all kinds of speculation about what happened with me, that is the real story.”

With that in mind, is a reboot really necessary or should we see the remaining 3 in Ghostbusters 3??  I think that if they go ahead and film this, we (the fans) should have a part in picking the new Ghostbusters.  This way if it fails, we'd have no one to blame but ourselves.

That's all from me for now.  See ya in the next blog.

-Ray- 

I should of done this before, but I'm going to start putting tags on my pages.
That's it for now.  See ya on the next blog!
-Ray-

Fan Art Friday: Lien is Magic Edition -- Part 2

So last Friday, I posted some MLP/RWBY crossovers.  So I have more of Trevis Martinez's art for y'all on this lovely Friday.

Aren't they awesome!!?? 

See ya next time!

-Ray-

New Sailor Moon Image and Story Leaked?!

From Anime News Network:
Toei Animation uploaded an unlinked image to its official website for the upcoming Sailor Moonanime, and the image reveals the first key image, the title, and the synopsis for the new series. The image notes that Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal will premiere in July and will stream simultaneously worldwide on the Niconico website.

The image also lists the previously revealed main staff, and reveals a synopsis:

Usagi Tsukino is a second-year middle school girl who is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she is full of energy. One day, she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead, and she transforms into Sailor Moon, a sailor-uniformed pretty guardian of love and justice! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi seems to have a mission to find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other guardians and to protect the princess.

Meanwhile, the queen of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, also sends minions to the town where Usagi lives to obtain the Illusionary Silver Crystal, which has immense power. This causes strange events to unfold….

Can Sailor Moon really find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other Sailor guardians, and protect the princess…!?

The official website launched a countdown page earlier on Thursday with the words "eight days left... coming soon" with a waxing moon. The countdown does not begin until Friday.

Fan Art Friday -- Lien is Magic Edition

Hey.  I'm sending this out early because of reasons.

You like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic?
You like RWBY?
Wanna see some amazing crossover art??

Well, alright then!!  This art is brought to you today by Trevis Martinez

Aren't these pics awesome??  There's more next FAF!


Well, that's it for me for now.  See ya!!
-Ray-

Questions Both Ghostbusters Movies Left Me With -- Part 2 -- Ghostbusters 2

In memory of Harold Ramis (1944-2014)

Okay, so like I said in my last couple of posts, Ghostbusters is my favorite movie franchise ever and I wanted to pay some sort of tribute to that.  I've seen a lot of fan art that REALLY tugged at my heartstrings this past week and by tugged, I mean violently yanked and I'll post some of them another time, but for now let's get to the topic at hand.

The movie franchise has left me with a lot of weird questions that, to my knowledge, have never been addressed.  And with that, I'm gonna ask some of them and just five, this time with Ghostbusters 2.

1. Who's is Oscar's father?
My guess: The stiff in the original Ghostbusters.

2. How did Peter get his own show??
Was it popular because he was a former Ghostbuster?  What were his ratings?

3. Speaking of Peter's show, did the guest, who predicted that the world would end on New Year's Eve, get run out of town?
Depending on the people who'd watched the show, I'd like to guess that he went into hiding for a few decades, just to be safe.

4. Did Louis and Janine start dating after they had "fun" at Dana's?
I totally ship these two, so as a fangirl, I kinda wanna know how that turned out.

5. What happened to Jack Hardemeyer after he was fired?? 
Did he spiral into a deep depression?  Did he find another job?  Did he run for mayor to piss off Lenny?


That's it for me for now.  See ya!!

-Ray-



Next Blog: Throwback Thursday Review

Questions Both Ghostbusters Movies Left Me With -- Part 1 -- Ghostbusters 1

In memory of Harold Ramis (1944-2014)

Okay, so like I said in my last post, Ghostbusters is my favorite movie franchise ever and I wanted to pay some sort of tribute to that.  I've seen a lot of fan art that REALLY tugged at my heartstrings this past week and by tugged, I mean violently yanked and I'll post some of them another time, but for now let's get to the topic at hand.

The movie franchise has left me with a lot of weird questions that, to my knowledge, have never been addressed.  And with that, I'm gonna ask some of them. I might do another post in the future with more questions, but I'm just gonna post ten.

1. How many weeks, months, etc, did it take from when they first saw the ghost in the library to them standing on the roof of Dana's apartment building?

To my knowledge, most of this was never stated in the movie.

2. Would the New York Public Library still have the floating and stacked books, the card cabinet that spit out cards and the ghost of the Old Librarian?

If I remember correctly, when the government shut down the containment unit, it exploded and all the ghosts came out.  I would also assume that the Old Librarian was included in that.

3. Who hated Peter Venkman that much to write "Burn in Hell" on their office door?

I mean, Pete's a nice guy...for the most part.  Was it a scorned lover, a failing student??

4. So now let's focus on the words, what was used to write those words on the door?

My guess: It's either paint, or nail polish, judging by the drips on some of the letters.

5. Does Peter pull the "I think you have ESP abilities" bit with every woman he tries to pick up?

Every man has "cheap moves", as Dana calls it, so would this be one of his usual go-to moves?

6. Does Jennifer really have ESP abilities?

Were there any signs that she could possibly have it?  If she did, that could be one reason she went to Venkman's office. My guess is no and that she volunteered like the other guy.

7. Who exactly invited Ray to a mass sponge migration?

My guess: A fellow colleague at the university.  And judging by Peter's comment, he either went with Ray or was told about it.

8. Asking Alice, the current librarian, the one who got spooked out at the beginning of the movie, if she was menstruating, a standard question?

Even Roger Delacourt, the Head Librarian (I assume anyway, his title was never revealed) questions it. I understand, you're a scientist, but there are lines, I think, you shouldn't cross.  I can see either Ray or Egon asking that question, but Peter has a social life and I would think that he'd know better.

9. What was the Philadelphia Mass Turbulence of 1947 and was this a real event?

A lot of the events that they referenced seemed to say that it happened before. Or was it just made up for this movie?

10. The Old Librarian: Was the spirit really purple and are all ghosts color coded?

Most of the ghost shows I watch show them, if they appear at all, either black or white or in orb form.


That's it for now.  See ya in the next blog!
-Ray-

Next Blog: Question I have with Ghostbusters 2

Batman: Arkham Knight Announcement Trailer

I just found yet another reason to buy a PS4.  Aside from Kingdom Hearts 3, Infamous: Second Son and Final Fantasy 15:

I'm Back!/Upcoming Posts

So the day after (doesn't that figure) I posted that I wasn't posting anything "until further notice", I finally get everything situated and so I'm back!  I'm gonna try within the next couple of days to catch up on what I missed and that includes a lot of anime titles that I've mentioned in previous blog posts.  Now that that's outta the way....

UPCOMING BLOGS:

Earlier this week we lost a great man, a comic genius, brilliant director, a legend.  Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters, Stripes, Animal House, Year One, Knocked Up (He was Seth Rogan's dad)) died from a rare disease that involved swelling of the blood vessels at the age of 69.  He is loved and respected and all of his fans will miss him.  There is a memorial at the firehouse where Ghostbusters was filmed in his honor.  This is my all-time favorite movie series and because of Ramis's passing, I now believe that the video game that was released in 2009, is considered Ghostbusters 3.  In memory of him, I'll do a couple of blog posts:

Questions Both Ghostbusters Movies Left Me:  Like I said, I love this movie with my heart and soul but as the title said, it left me with some questions and whether or not they were answered in other media, I have no clue. This is a two post series covering both movies.

Kingdom Hearts: ReTarded Episode 1: My friend and I have started a parody series and I'd like to share that with all of you.  More info will be added when I post this.

Throwback Thursday: Felicity Episode 1-4. More info to come.

That's it for now.

Update Again

Due to lack of internet and my laptop dying, postings of my blogs will be on hold until further notice.

Update/Upcoming Posts

Okay, so I know that I was supposed to review episode 11 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, but I've had internet and other issues pop up and I've never gotten around to finishing what I started.  So now, I think we're up to episode 16-17.  There's 26 episodes and now, I believe, it's far too late in the season to start blogging for this show, so I'll wait until Season 5 to do it.  I was also going to put up a video of the Sly Cooper movie trailer, but most of you have already seen it by now, and if not, I'll put it up or send it to you personally.  Now, that being said, I have some things planned:

Throwback Thursday Reviews: Most people put up pictures as part of TT, but (wanting to be different,) I'm going to review old TV shows/cartoons that I have in my personal DVD collection.

Conventions: Any convention that I go to, I'm gonna review and post pics of people in cosplay and stuff I buy in the dealer's room.

FanArt Friday: Posting fan art of the many different fandoms that I'm in.

So that's it for now.  Follow me, if you haven't already and I'll see ya in the next post. :D

Anime I'm Currently (Trying) To Watch

Last blog was dedicated to Fall 2013. This blog's dedicated to Winter 2014. Because of the move, the ones I listed in the last blog, I am still trying to catch up with them and my internet's not that great at the moment.

I added two titles to the lineup. One is subbed and the other is both being shown as sub and a dub. I'm not sure if this was ever done before, but it's a big feat nonetheless and I wish more anime companies would do this kind of thing more often.

Sakura Trick: Haruka Takayama and Yuu Sonoda were inseparable during middle school, but upon entering high school, they end up being seated on opposite sides of the classroom. Having to spend time with more friends, the two decide to do something to make their relationship special.

This was very cute.  I like Yuri anime and they're not shoving the ship(s) down your throat.  Haruka's my favorite out of the two, she's kinda like me: a bit shy and tends to stay with one close friend.

Rating: 9/10

Canon Paring: HarukaxYuu
Crack Paring: Haven't decided on one yet

Space Dandy: The series follows Dandy, an alien hunter who is "a dandy guy in space", in search for aliens with his robot assistant QT and a space cat named Meow.

This is awesome.  This is the first time (in my anime history anyway) that a simulcast was both subbed and dubbed at the same time and I like what I see so far and wondering why more anime companies aren't doing this.  Ian Sinclair is perfect for this role, I can't see anyone else doing this.  I love Dandy and all his misadventures.  J. Michael Tatum as Dr. Gel is also perfect.  That man can read any script and make it gold.  Also, Boobies.  There needs to be a franchise like that...oh wait.

Rating: 10 /10

Canon Paring: DandyxHoney
Crack Paring: QTxMeow

Anime synopsis provided by Wikipedia and Anime News Network
Next Blog: My Little Pony New Episode Review

Anime I've Watched: Fall 2013

Last blog, I talked about what I watched last summer. This blog's dedicated to the ones I've watched during the 2013 Fall season. A lot of these titles that I've watched are (to the best of my knowledge) still currently airing. With the move, I haven't kept up with most of them. Once I get a better internet connection, I'll be able to catch up in no time.

This season I picked up about 9 titles, including Aikatsu's second season. That's a lot more than I did during summer. There will be spoilers for these shows. Ratings will be out of 10. And for you shippers reading this, I'll include my favorite canon and crack pairings for the shows.

Aikatsu!: Season 2 premiered in October and is currently airing. Ichigo, having returned from America to continue her Idol training, discovers the sudden appearance of Dream Academy, or DreAca for short. There seems to be a friendly competition between the two schools and with Ichigo and her friends. Each Brand (all the cards have "brand name" labels) has to come up with dresses that fit a theme. And this year's theme? Constellations.

Rating: 10/10 (I'll do a in-depth analysis of this season at the halfway point and again when it ends)
Canon Pairing: IchigoxSeira
Crack Pairing: IchigoxAoi

Ace of Diamond: This season premiered in October and is currently airing. Eijun Sawamura is a pitcher who joins an elite school with a brilliant catcher named Kazuya Miyuki. Together with the rest of the team, they strive for Japan's storied Koushien championships through hard work and determination.

The last sports anime I watched was 2007's Big Windup! and I wanted the same, more or less. The main character is a little overenthusiastic about baseball and it sometimes could be a good thing. But in Sawamura's case, it comes off as cocky and he doesn't gain the respect of the coaches and the players. But it's his determination to become the school's ace, that really sells this series.

Rating: 8/10 (Will give this a better rating when I see the rest of the episodes)
Canon Pairing: SawamuraxBaseball
Crack Pairing: SawamuraxMiyuki

Golden Time: Banri Tada is a newly admitted student at a private law school in Tokyo. Due to the after-effects of an accidental fall from a bridge shortly after high school graduation, he lost all his memories from before then. At the time of the accident, Banri's soul had escaped from his body, and the "Spirit of Banri Tada" came into being, carrying his memories from before his mishap.

Banri finds himself completely lost after the opening ceremony, trying to find his way to the freshman orientation. At that moment, he runs into another lost freshman from the same school, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, and they hit it off at once. Somehow arriving at their intended goal just on time, there appears in front of them a beautiful girl holding a bouquet of roses, who hits Mitsuo across the face with them and hands the flowers over to him. This stylish, well dressed, and perfect woman is his childhood friend Kōko Kaga. As children, they had promised to marry each other one day, fulfilling their dreams. In order to escape from her, Mitsuo had gone out secretly and taken the examination for this well-known private college, but she also took the law school entrance examination, catching up with him there. She meets Banri Tada and many other new friends. But as her friendship with Banri Tada is increasing, Banri Tada confesses to her, much to her shock. But eventually, she falls for him and they become a couple.

There are times where Koko, is just a bitch to...well, everyone. I don't really like girls like that, but after awhile, she makes up for it and she becomes one of my favorite characters.

Rating: 9 /10
Canon Pairing: BanrixKoko
Crack Pairing: BanrixMitsuo

Outbreak Company: Shin'ichi Kanō is a young secluded otaku who is offered a job thanks to his vast knowledge of anime, manga and video games and just after meeting his new employer, he is kidnapped, awakening in an alternate world with a fantasy setup. Shin'ichi then is informed that he was in fact selected by the Japanese government to help improve his country's relations with this new world by establishing a company to spread the unique products of the Japanese culture to this new, unexplored market.

I like this concept. The biggest nerd on the planet is tasked with teaching Final Fantasy-like characters the ways of the otaku. Shin'ichi even takes his maid (Myucel) to a Maid Cafe. That scene was the most adorable scene in the history of anime. I also like how the elves and the dwarfs fight over which otome game is better.

Rating: 10/10
Canon Pairing: Shin'ichi and Myucel
Crack Pairing: Shin'ichi and Garius (The ruler's cousin and a knight)

Kill la Kill: Kill la Kill is set at Honnouji Academy, a fictional high school in Tokyo Bay set in post-apocalyptic Japan that is dominated by its fearsome student council, led by Satsuki Kiryuin. The council members wear special uniforms called Goku Uniforms that grant them superhuman abilities, which they use to oppress the rest of the school's students and staff. Ryuko Matoi, a student wielding half of a scissor-shaped longsword, transfers to Honnouji Academy in search of the owner of the other half of the scissor blade, the person who killed her father. Defeated by the council after interrogating Satsuki over the killer's identity and whereabouts, Ryuko comes across a sentient sailor uniform she names Senketsu, who puts himself on Ryuko. Using Senketsu's special abilities, Ryuko stands up against Satsuki and her henchmen, the Elite Four, to liberate Honnouji Academy from their iron grip and find out the truth behind her father's murder.

I really can't give a rating or a analysis of this because I only saw the first episode. It's not right judging a whole series based on a first episode. I really don't know who everyone is to say who my ships are.

Rating: /10
Canon Pairing:
Crack Pairing:

Meganebu!: The plot focuses on Akira Souma, a glasses fanatic at the rural Himaraya Third Technical School. Akira's great love for glasses causes him to form the "Glasses Club" at his school and he somewhat forces his classmates and glasses wearers Takuma Hachimine, Yukiya Minabe, Mitsuki Kamatani, and Hayato Kimata to join. The series follows the activities of the Glasses Club and the antics resulting from their shared passion for eye-wear.

Like Kill la Kill, I can't properly give this a rating and analysis being that I only saw the first episode. I can give my shipping choices though.

Rating: /10

Canon Pairing: Souma and his perfect X-ray glasses
Crack Pairing: Souma and Yukiya

Miss Monochrome: In order to be more in the eyes of the public, Miss Monochrome begins working to become a top-selling idol. Spacey Miss Monochrome once again runs around the idol show biz world, being tossed around by others.

This show is 5 minutes and it's packs enough story in but, it feels like 25 minute episode at times. That assistant's a good con artist if she convinced a robot to give her the robot's ENTIRE fortune. You'd have to be pretty gullible to fall for something like that.

Rating: 9/10
Canon Pairing: Miss Monochrome and her agent/manager
Crack Pairing: Miss Monochrome and that Idol she wants to surpass

Walkure Romanze: Walkure Romanze's story revolves around Takahiro Mizuno, a student studying at an academy with jousting as its main focus for sport. Takahiro acts as an advisor to the riders of the sport. Takahiro goes through each day tediously until the time of the annual competition draws near. Due to some odd circumstances, his childhood friend Mio Kisaki is enrolled into the competition. As she has never even rode a horse once in her life, Takahiro senses the fear in his friend and becomes Mio's coach.

I wanted to watch this because their outfits looked cool and jousting, to me, isn't a sport, but I guess it is. I don't know. I like how both Mio and her horse are named after the same flower. They even mention this in the first episode. Celia's a badass. And I also like that chick who's in love with her, Mio's best friend. Akane, I think her name is.

Rating: 8/10

Canon Pairing: Mio and Takahiro
Crack Pairing: Mio and Celia

Yowamushi Pedal: Sakamichi Onoda is an otaku, an anime obsessive, who has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school Onoda did not have any friends with whom he could talk about anime, games, Akihabara and other otaku things and is hoping he can make such friends in the anime club, but he finds out it has been disbanded. In order to reestablish the club he tries to find 4 other people who would like to join.

Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his mamachari ("City Bike" AKA "Mommy Bike" in the anime) – a bulky bicycle with a step-through frame mainly used for short rides, such as for casual fun, to pick up groceries or to go to Akihabara every week to check out or buy otaku things. His fellow freshman, Shunsuke Imaizumi, a cyclist, while training, notices Onoda riding his mamachari up a steep road.

Shōkichi Naruko, visit Akihabara to get some Gundam plastic models for his younger brothers and he meets Onoda, who caught his attention because of the his cycling skill on the mamachari and later finds out they go to the same school. Later on, both Naruko and Imaizumi try to convince him to join the bicycle racing club, but will he?

This first episode alone is what sets the tone for the rest of the series. The "race" between the two is pure awesome.

Rating: 9/10
Canon Pairing: Onoda and Akihabara
Crack Pairing: Naruko and his damn bike

Anime synopsis provided by: Wikipedia and Anime News Network (I would have butchered it otherwise)

Next Blog: Anime I'm Currently (Trying) To Watch

Anime I've Watched: Summer 2013

So this past summer, I decided that I'd watch more subbed anime.  Last simulcast that I watched was 2012's Say I Love You and Yuru Yuri and I liked the experience.  So, this season I had three anime titles that I followed: 2 new (new to me anyway) and one from the 2012 Fall season.  I'll start with the 2 new ones and save the (still) currently airing one for last.  There's spoiler warnings for these shows for those of you who have not seen them.  Ratings will be out of 10. And for you shippers reading this, I'll include my favorite canon and crack pairings for the shows.

Free!: Aired between July and September, Free! starts with four boys—Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and Rin—before graduating from elementary school. They had all participated in a swimming tournament and gained victory but later parted ways. Years later, Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa reunite when they enroll into high school. Not long after, Rin, who was thought to be in Australia, turns up and challenges Haruka to a race and wins. Afterward, Nagisa mentions creating a swimming club and cleaning up the run-down outdoor pool to use. Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa and, later on, Rei, form the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club and work together in making the club a success. Rin's victory over Haruka means nothing to him as he realizes that Haruka has stopped swimming competitively and is not in top shape. He claims that he cannot get over the fact until Haruka competes against him for real. The members of the revived Iwatobi Swim Club later enter a swimming competition against Rin.

My interest in this was mainly because of the fantastic marketing that they did.  The more I saw of it, the more I wanted to watch it.  That and because of the HUGE yaoi potential.  So it came, and I loved it immediately.  The interactions between the boys (and later characters) didn't seem forced.  Kou/Gou (whatever you wanna call her) is every fangirl in every fandom, EVER!!  Her lines about the boys muscles are exactly what I was thinking every time.  As of this writing, there hasn't been a mention of a second season, so this fangirl hopes and prays there's another season.

Canon Pairing: RinxHaru (Sort of)
Crack Pairing: NagisaxRei 

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Rating: 10/10

Attack on Titan:  The series follows the story of Eren Yeager, his adopted sister Mikasa Ackerman, and their friend Armin Arlert. After the outermost Wall is breached by Titans, including the 60-meter tall skinless Colossus Titan and the abnormally intelligent Armored Titan, and his mother dying in the resulting destruction, Eren vows revenge against the Titans and later enlists in the military, accompanied by Mikasa and Armin. Years later during his first battle against the Titans, Eren discovers that he has the ability to transform into a Titan at will. Seen as a threat to mankind by some, and as a ray of hope by others, Eren joins his companions in a desperate fight to protect what remains of their society while looking for answers to the mysteries surrounding the Titans, the Walls, and his own existence as well.

I had to catch up on this because it was already on episode 19 when I picked it up.  This apparently was a Spring anime airing from April 2013 to September 2013.  This anime isn't the type of anime I usually watch.  I stick to the more slice of life types and the occasional magical girl show, but my furry friend insisted that I watch it.  The fact that Eren can turn into a Titan scared the crap outta me.  So if he wants to kill the beings that killed his mother wouldn't he have to kill himself in the end??  That was the biggest question I had for awhile. Then came the arrival of the Female Titan, which up to that point hadn't been seen before and it raised more questions, some of which I won't post the answer to for spoiler's sake.  I also hope that we get more questions answered if and when it continues. As of this writing, there hasn't been a mention of a season season.

Rating: 8/10

Cannon Pairing: I don't think there was one established, please correct me if I'm wrong.
Crack Pairing: ErenxLevi

Aikatsu!: The series takes place at Starlight Academy, a prestigious school with both middle and high branches, where girls train to become idols and take part in various auditions. such as modeling, singing, and dancing. To participate in these auditions, players use Aikatsu cards, special cards which contain digitalised dresses and accessories from various manufacturers that are used in their auditions. How well they succeed is often dependent on choosing the right combination of cards. The video games cast players in the role of a new student, who must train to become an idol and reach the top.

The anime series follows a girl named Ichigo Hoshimaya, who becomes inspired by a performance by top idol Mizuki Kanzaki and enrolls in Starlight Academy alongside her best friend, Aoi Kiriya. Along with their classmate, Ran Shibuki, Ichigo Hoshimaya and Aoi Kiriya spend each day training for auditions and aiming to become top idols.

The series's first season aired from October 2012 to September 2013.  The second season started in October 2013 is currently airing and features a new Idol Academy, new friends and new cards.

I can't really say what I think of the second season here, that'll be save for the next blog.

The first season really focused on Ichigo's journey into the fantastical world of Idols and her relationships with everyone she came in contact with an how, through her (either directly or indirectly), her friends and family became better Idols, family members, friends, etc.

I wanted to watch this because, I had loved Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream and I wanted more of something like that.  I was on a Idol Kick for awhile.  It was on Anime News Network's Spotlight for that year.  It's made me want to start a fandub for it.

Rating: 10/10 

Canon Pairing: There isn't one to the best of my knowledge.

Crack Pairing: IchigoxAoi

Anime synopsis provided by: Wikipedia (I would have butchered it had I tried to explain it)

Next blog: Anime Fall 2013

A very short update of things

So since I last posted, which was 7 months ago, some stuff happened.  Went to Matsuricon (in Ohio) and had the time of my life, I'm also moving (almost done) and I like my new place.

So in my next blog, I'll talk about some of the anime I've watched over this past summer and fall and what I'm (trying to anyway) watching now.  I gotta learn to make longer posts. :D