...what are you watching...

Even the squirrel gets to party during the last chapter of Emma. The great art during the last chapter and the lovely cover image reminded me of why I enjoyed this series. The mangaka does love her details. ~7/10 rating~ for the manga series.


Ashita no Kita Yoshio 5-6! Episode 5 caused a slight coma, but 6 was excellent. The storytelling is similar to that of Baccano. It brings unexpected twists into the story and each episode ties small parts together. And even though there aren't any real gangsters, the bgm brings to mind that era. The pinkie-biter was creepy.


RH Plus 2! Yeah, suckered into another episode. Someone finds out about Makoto and Ageha's secret; the whole vampire thing. There's a lot corny dialogue and significant staring. The Interview with a Vampire and Queen of the Damned were pretty bad movies. This series is just a step up, since it doesn't really take itself as seriously as the movies did, but I don't think I'll be watching anymore.

Emma S2 10-12! Finished this show up. Episode 10 was soooo sweet. William enacted a balcony scene a la Romeo with everyone watching. Even though I thought he was a dunce in the first season, he proves to be such a charming gentleman from time to time. These last few episodes stray from the manga, but you get a little more Hans and Hakim time. Episode 11 focuses on William dealing with the consequences of turning down the Campbell family. Even though we don't get the climactic kidnapping scenes, we still get the BEST HUG EVER with Hakim helping out his bestest pal.
( BUT the actual end was gawd awful. )



Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 1! was a visual treat. You could screencap every second and it would be a artistic scene. Due to the same director and series composition person that worked on Negima?! the show presents itself in a similarly unique manner with interesting angles, textures, crops, etc and high quality bgm & animation. As for the story, I browsed the manga back here and it basically follows the same plot of a suicidal, pessimistic teacher and his students. My sympathies to the fansubber/translator who wants to work on this for it has a hellavalot of on-screen text and word puns. I do hope someone fansubs this 'cause I surely didn't understand everything. Although this doesn't seem to be laugh aloud funny, it has that dry humor that I like. That being said, the opening song is weird, the censored parts are weird and the ending song is the typical female seiyuu song. Forgot to mention the seiyuu who does the sensei was also Takemoto in Hachikuro. ♥

Finally finished...

HanaKimi twdrama 13-15 end of season one! I don't expect to be watching season 2, but this version of Hanakimi was entertaining in small doses & in fast-forward mode. The last story was badly written. It was about the gay photographer trying to use his knowledge about Rui Xi's real gender to manipulate Quan. The photography session was very, very...uh..I think I went blind. The actual end was predictable as Rui Xi almost blurts out her secret to the whole school, but doesn't; leaving plenty of open story for the next season. The resolution was so contrived that it is laughable. Ella did an over-the-top job as Mizuki/Rui Xi. You either enjoyed her acting or hated it. Wu Zun was a decent Sano/Quan. The internal monologues needed to be skipped over though. Anyway, this is the first twdrama I finished. Couldn't get past one episode of Meteor Garden and Peach Girl. The show was over-acted and silly, so depending on your mood, it could be enjoyable. The behind-the-scenes parts were really funny. Ella is a hyperactive girl.

and anime...
Emma S2 9! had a very cute moment between William and his mother. There was a Little Women anime that was shown on tv that this reminds me of.

Is it too much to ask that one US-licensed manga I buy NOT have a spelling mistake or gender error or missing verbs or wrong translations? And English was actually one of my weaker subject areas in school..."SCHOOL" was spelled wrong!!!! they forgot the 'C' and no, it wasn't part of a joke. Who are they hiring as editors!? Spell-check deficient twelve year olds from the middle of a poverty-stricken country?

ANYWAY eh hem.

Emma S2 7! Hans, poor Hans. You are neither quite as happening as Hakim nor do you have a harem, but you sure try. Mr. Campbell is creepy...I foresee more creepiness.

Seirei no Moribito 9! Why does L'arc's opening song sound like it's coming from a cave? In this episode, we are shown that Chagum's brother, Sagum, is a decent guy.

Love★Com 9! There is much sighing and crying.

Gotta love how wank rises and falls so quickly. Glad to see ppl f-locking their journals and admitting to having pervy, possible illegal things written in their journals...or admitting to being weak-minded.

Anyway,
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Emma S2 5! mmm...Fleshy Rubenesque nude woman...Mrs. Molders is hot. (pinchable peaches is what my art prof liked to say) And a little tug on a corset, makes Emma's cleavage nice and plump...poor William had to take a peek. Thus, good episode all around.

Seirei no Moribito 7! Chagum learns about the almighty dollar..or yen.

Light's english voice gets a butchering. There must be a lack of male hormones in American voice actors. Japanese male seiyuu seem to have naturally deep soothing voices while American voice actors have to either sound whiny or gravely. Maybe James Earl Jones would like to be an anime voice actor one day. Miyano Mamoru, if only you could speak english!

Death Note 31! Originally I thought that the length of time between L's death and Mikami's appearance was unbearably long in the manga, but with anime magic, you get the abbreviated version with all the action and less talk. In this episode Light thought that he had Near, but Near escapes. Light takes a dump, (cause where else can he privately tell Misa what to do?)and puts plan B into effect...which is to get a hot guy in to liven up the show.



Emma S2 3! I wonder if there is any point in the story where Eleanor is supposed to be likable. Maybe her obsessive devotion might be admirable to some, but the only positive point about her is that she almost looks like Umi from MKRayearth. William is becoming weak towards Eleanor's timid-damsel act. Oh no.

...for Bambino get hop onto my PC.

Emma the Second Act 1! This continues where the first part left, as Emma settles into a new job in a large mansion after she had left London in season 1. The little 19th century details from the characters' day-to-day life are part of the story's strength. For some reason it's nice to see the maids doing the mundane chores. It seems Hans might play a larger part in the anime than he had in the manga. The opening for this episode(with the old song...as a Celtic version) was played at the end and had some pretty visuals. Gotta love the sheep. If you are into a soft romantic story, this is a great story, but you'd better start with the first season.



Death Note 27! That's a creepy voice for a 14 year old. Near and Mello move in on Light. I'm not sure why they aren't as interesting as L was. Anyway, there are now 3 groups in conflict. Near with the FBI calling themselves the SPK, Mello with his group of thugs, and Light and the Japanese police (all 4 of them). Doesn't Mello look like a crazed Howl in his black spandex?