CLANNAD Episode 10

Episode 10 is the start of the new 'arc' in the series; this time featuring Ichinose Kotomi! She's the blue-haired genius girl. ^^ Cute, shy, and afraid of being bullied, she's an interesting one. For some strange reason, Okazaki Tomoya is going around helping her make friends.

I'm usually not so ..unobservative, but somehow one way or another, I completely missed Ryou liking Tomoya...? At least, that's what Kyou hinted at. ><; Now that I look at it, there have been some small hints, but she's also a shy blushy girl, so I couldn't really tell if she had a crush on him or if she was afraid of him.

Now back to Kotomi. It's apparent she has some family issues. And before the episode ended, there was a gray-haired man standing there in that trench coat. These two things don't seem to be good.

CLANNAD Episode 8

*Sniff* This episode was so sad... So very sad. It was heart wrenching. The previous episodes have already basically said Fuuko will disappear soon, but to think the day was approaching so quickly. I wonder if Okazaki and Nagisa will remember her. I really hope they do.

The scene where Sanae starts crying, falling to her knees, apologizing and rambling, while reassuring the now invisible Fuuko was probably the tear jerking scene of the episode. Granted, the entire episode was weep worthy.

La Corda D'Oro ~primmo passo~

Genre: Music, High School, Romance
Summary: Hino Kahoko is a normal 'General Student' at her high school. The school is split between the General Students and the Music Students. I think that's self-explanatory there, so I won't go into details. Anyway, every few years, the school holds the concours in which several Music Students compete. There are a total of four performances. Hino Kahoko is coerced into participating in the concours thanks to a mischievous little fairy named Lily. The fairy gave her a magical violin, and Kahoko reluctantly agreed. Bewildered and completely new to this musical world and surrounded by amazingly talented Music Students, what's she to do?

I loved this anime from the very beginning. It makes me want to play the game. As soon as I get the PS3, I am so getting this shipped to me from Japan. >>;

It's such a sweet anime although it is filled with typical characters. There's the stoic one, awkward one, shy one, outgoing one, cunning one, etc etc etc... but it makes for a very entertaining show. Moreover, this time I'm 'okay' with the heroine. I usually hate the heroines of anime because they're all the same. Bah!

New Anime! Lots of them!

It's a little late, but I'm sure everyone has noticed the slew of new anime this season.

I'm watching the following:

CLANNAD
Rental Magica
Night Wizard
Shakugan no Shana II
Shugo Chara!

So far, I'm loving them except I'm slowly losing my interest in Night Wizard. I don't know why I am since I love action and magic, but I really am losing my interest in it. Maybe if it gets more interesting, I'll like it again.

Naruto Shippuuden. Sai has finally showed up. I'm really happy about that. He's so funny. I don't know why so many people don't like him. He's great comic relief!

BLEACH. Everyone realizes we've entered filler mode again, right? Well, if not, then let me tell you, "We've entered filler mode again! DAMN IT!" I don't understand why they do this. -.- It pisses me off.



Shakugan no Shana II. I really like where it's going. We're finally dealing with character depth and relations.



CLANNAD. This is probably my favorite anime of the new season. It's different from what I usually like (such as action, magic, martial arts), but it's a very sweet and deep anime. Maybe that's why I like it? There's also such unique and cute people! You have to watch it. ^^ I've also fallen in love with its OP song.

Good Morning Call Volume 01

Title: Good Morning Call
Genre: Shoujo, School Life
Summary By Me: Yoshikawa Nao and Uehara Hisashi (two very different people) were tricked into renting out the same apartment by a quack of a real estate company. Circumstances force the two to share the apartment. Low on funds, that was their only choice. Nao is an air-headed, easygoing girl who frets about her weight. Hisashi who has a bottomless pit for a stomach, is a little aloof, and the most popular kid at his school. Will their differences annoy each other to no end? Or will opposites attract?

Downloads:
Volume 01 | Volume 02 | Volume 03 | Volume 04 | Volume 05 |
Volume 06 | Volume 07 | Volume 08 | Volume 09 | Volume 10 |
Volume 11

Naruto Shippuuden 31, BLEACH 144

Naruto Shippuuden 31
Who else is glad this Arc is finally over? I am! Although it was a touching ending. A small, tiny, almost non-existent part of me doesn't want it to end, but the other part of me (the majority) is cheering and toasting.

I really don't think I can say anything about the episode without spoiling it. But YAY! GAARA!! WE LOVE YOU~! Alright, enough of my fan girl side. Anyway, Naruto is still so... naive huh? Well, R.I.P. Chiyo-baa-sama.

The new OP and ED themes are also a little addicting. The ED is especially funny. Sai's just too funny.

BLEACH 144
Who loved this episode? If not for the action then for the pure humor.

"Move aside, Ichigo!" Ishida shoves him and he goes flying. Then Chad does the same and Ichigo once again flies.

Ishida's new attacks and bow is amazing. I love it!

"I can shoot 120 of these with every shot!" *insert insane grin and laughter from Arrancar*

"Oh, I can shoot 1200 arrows with every shot," Ishida says in that calm and cool tone of his and then proceeds to obliterate his opponent.

That was mega cool. But now, Chad, what kind of weird and dumb name is his new attack?! "EL DIRECTO"?!?! Geez. >>;

Well, time to wait until tomorrow to see the new episode. Cross your fingers and hope it's a good one!

Kitchen Princess

Sorry for not answering, guys. I've been busy searching for jobs. =)

About Kitchen Princess, because it's been licensed by DEL REY, no one is picking this manga up for scanlating. So the only way you're gonna read this is by buying the volumes from the U.S. or getting the imports. Sorry.

Naruto Shippuuden 29 & 30 (Dattebayo)

Warning: If you're reading this, there can be spoilers. I would have taken some screenshots but my sister's computer doesn't have that option. Oh well.

Great episode. At least I believe so. Last episode was a total bummer though. Anyway, we finally see Kakashi's Mangekyo Sharingan! YAY! Nifty eye and even niftier dojutsu (techniques using the eyes).

Chiyo-baa-sama doesn't look like she's gonna last much longer. So I guess we should be prepared for a very possible character death.

And that scene with Naruto towards the end was heart wrenching. It was just so sad, it even pulled at my non-existent heart strings. But he's right. Everything happens to Gaara -- everything bad. If such a person existed in the world, I don't know how that person would live on... after going through so much.

Well, I won't say anymore about 29 & 30. :) Just watch it.

www.otakara-island.com

It's a forum that provides tons of anime and manga that I joined over a year ago and stuck with. I recommend anyone who's reading this to join. It's a very open-minded community so even those who are into hentai, yuri and yaoi or shounen-ai can join. Nothing's really censored. Hell, nothing's ever censored at this place.

Currently, it provides more anime than manga though. You can access it all via forums. However, only Premium membership allows you to gain access to the majority of it all. Thankfully, it's a very low fee. There is now an Anime of the Month though which all members can download. I find that nifty. There's also the Public Anime section that's updated about once a day everytime new anime is released (also open to all members). =)

If you're wondering where I am on there, I go by lunar blade. I'm a staff member as you can see, so yeah I'm just advertising. :P

So, once again: http://www.otakara-island.com

Okay, I'm updating again!

Although my computer isn't fixed yet, I can update now. Well, first of all to the visitor who asked for Chapter 99, I'm in the process of e-mailing it to you. I hope you enjoy it. ^^;