Sorry for being inactive for so long for posting, but recently work (and to some degree WoW) has been consuming a lot of my time...it seems that the workload has actually lessened now and I'll be trying to post more consistently (at least ONCE a week) on the new and interesting things that I'm wrapped up in otaku-wise!

Just to start off my blogging, I'd like to talk about this season's new anime which I've watched in the one word (followed by a lengthy commentary) structure:

Macross Frontier: Faithful
Reasoning: As influential a series as Macross is, this new addition to the Macross canon has brought back nostalgia from the gorgeously designed ships, background, and storyline. This is, without doubt, a very worthy successor to the original Macross and Macross Plus. The problem is...there seems to be a severe budget prioritization problem for the series as a whole; they are spending a lot on the mechs and not enough on the character animations, which account for a large portion of the series. Some extra money being funneled into improving character art would not only make the series better, but would make it easier to like the characters as a whole.

Kanokon: Boobies
Reasoning: Looking at the size of things, Chizuru's boobies are the star of this entiiiiiiiireeeee SHOW. Comparing against the manga, the degree of shotakon-ism in the anime is magnified in the 1000s and directs the anime very much into a 2-dimensional Tits & Ass genre. The quality of the production isn't much to look at either...this anime should be watched with only one thing in mind: fan service. If you're looking for anything else, it's probably a good idea to search elsewhere.

Druaga: Hillarious
Reasoning: This series pokes fun of many common archetypes found in MMORPGs in a such an interesting way (such as traps changing the cast to 2D sprite models) and keeps high production values throughout its run so far such that it really should be on the must-watch list of any anime watcher this season. GONZO doesn't have a good reputation ending anime series well, but here's to hoping that Druaga's finale will turn out as flourished and well-done as its opening.

Itazura na kiss: Spunky
Reasoning: This will probably be as close to a reincarnation of Marmalade Boy for anime that we will see anytime soon; it has a very strong cast and workable chemistry that keeps the lopsided relationship story going. This is definitely the love-comedy series I would recommend for this season.

Special A: Deceptive
Reasoning: Honestly, this anime plays out more like a shounen anime rather than a love-comedy anime, considering how physically competitive the protagonists are. My roommate likes this series a lot, so I'd say this is definitely aimed to people that like shounen anime like Greatest Disciple Kenichi, One Piece, and so on. The romance factor is quite light and wouldn't gross out these manly men watchers XD.

Code Geass Season 2: Overwhelming
Reasoning: Season 2 proved to be no different than Season 1 in being unpredictable for twists and being very creative in how many of the obstacles found in the series get solved. I'm personally quite impressed at how they managed to bring Kallen back to the playing field in the rivalry for Lelouch's heart when by the end of season 1 it seemed like C.C. has completely dominated by the very end. The yaoi-ness for the series did spike up for the initial few episodes with the introduction of Lolo, but it seems that the series going back in-tempo with what made it attractive in season 1.

That's all for now, and hopefully I'll remember to come back and blog more often......SOON! Until then, have fun..and take care!

Happy Holidays, one and all =D I hope you're all enjoying your vacations, and I had the good fortune to put it to good use for you, our loyal readers (I think), by giving a review about the most talked about movie for this Christmas season: I am Legend.
I am Legend
As a whole, if you watched the movie without reading the book, you probably will enjoy it as another take in the "28 days later" pseudo-plague/virus survival movie, but if you read the book and expected something close to it....you will be quite disappointed. I'd like to caution any readers that don't like the plot line spoiled to watch the movie first (or read the book, always a first for this generation) before reading any further.

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Apparently, painting 1 jet wasn't not enough....now you get Yukiho Hagiwara on your F-117 Stealth plane to boot, on December 20th, along with 5 other skins on XBOX Live's new Ace Combat 6 Downloadable Content Pack.

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Greetings to everyone, it's been a long time since I've posted on this blog, either due to being busy, lazy, or caught up playing WoW.

This year has been very exciting to say the least, from starting work to switching departments and then a big move very recently, which both PreyX and I are still smarting over, and probably will still have to deal with for the better part of the next few months =P

I've still yet to go nuts over Miku like most of the other posters here though, but that Nendroid Miku does look like a really great investment.....probably after I get the Nendroid Haruhi, Yuki, and Mikuru ones first!

In the field of anime, I wholeheartedly give Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun the T&A brand of approval; even with some wildly diverse characters, there is a very strong, firm chemistry between the characters such that we the audience can easily suspend belief, unlike Rental Magica, which tried dumping in a crap ton of popular character archetypes but feeling terribly terribly hollow. Myself; Yourself also gets props for being this season's (short of infamous School Day anime) plot-twisty series, where everyone goes from normal to having a crazy secret that reduces them to being emo (in a good way!) that makes you want to see just what happens next.

Part 1

Part 2

.....and now you know, and knowing is HALF THE BATTLE!

This was just priceless.........

As a firm Wii360 supporter, it was way too easy to sing along with the song......

As a Selen fan, I'm positively thrilled to see a remake of the gem of Selen's game titles, Ringetsu. One of the most story-driven while H-heavy h-game I've played, the choice of girls covers basically every fetish you can expect. Not much is leaked out on what's going to be in it, but these are some things I hope Selen will be adding into it:

1.) Suzu is an actual player that you can chase after (kinda contradictory for the full storyline, but it'd be interesting).
2.) Twosome endings will exist this time around. (Shiino and Ayumi ending, I'm looking at you!!)
3.) Old-school SLG action on ALL girls.

I look forward to more news, and will keep you all updated!

Throughout 2006 I've had to suffer a lot of crappy driving here in SoCal, and so I'd like to suggest some New Year's resolution to many, many, MANY drivers that I've seen on the road.

Rules on the road-
1.) When you drive, your speed should be adjusted accordingly to THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC! If all cars near you are going 80, don't go freaking 65! Vice versa about going 90+ when all cars are deadlocked in traffic going 50.
2.) If you are behind another car, you should be able to see the hind tires of said car! If you don't see it, you're too close!
3.) If you are joining into a lane, make sure that you signal BEFOREHAND. If you do not signal, there is no obligation by the car behind you to let you in, or his fault if he were to smash into you.
4.) If you are turning right during a red light, you only have to stop to ensure that there is no cars coming into the lane you're driving. You MUST turn as soon as the coast is clear rather than sit around and wait for the light to turn green!
5.)If you're doing a u-turn in a left turn, DO NOT SLOW DOWN TO A NEAR STOP! You turn your wheel all the way and keep your foot on the accelerator, not the BRAKE.
6.) When driving and having to stop soon, do NOT brake, simply lift your foot off the accelerator and slow down sloooooooowly. Hard braking = accidents! If you must brake hard, do so only if it's life and death!

To all our readers, a happy holiday season for you all!

As the holidays come and past, I'd personally like to remind one and all that the season isn't about getting new things, but rather to reconnect with other fellow friends and family and celebrate how fortunate our lives are and to share and give happiness to each other ;)

So turn off your computers, log out of WoW, and spend tommorow with the rest of the human race XD

Micheal Bay has recently seen it fit to revive an old series known by many of us as Transformers into the movie form.....but in the same scheme as Street Fighter II the movie and House of the Dead or any other Uwe Boll movies. WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING/SMOKING when they gone through this???!!!!! This is the shittiest looking CG-crazy movie I've seen since "I, Robot" and I'm beyond pissed off that they would DARE make Transformers into this mockery.

When I watched the teaser trailer at
http://www.transformersmovie.com/ the only thing going through my head was, "This isn't fucking Transformers, it's Independence Day with Robots!" What happened to fighting in disguise? Hell, what happened to keeping their war hidden from the natives??!!! This is a travesty of a movie from the presentation of the trailer to how the transformers themselves look (like plexi-glass Lego Bionicles with lots of sharp edges) and how human-centered the narrative is.

This is just....ARRRRRRRRGH. See for it yourself. Then join me in boycotting this abomination of cherished memories when it comes out.