Kobato episode 4

This episode was Kohaku centric, and an absolute treat for any Wish fan. Thus, I loved it.

 

Top 5 anime

            Does your top five say anything about you? RP linked back to another blogger, who wrote this post suggesting that your top five can say a lot about you as a person (http://hontouni.com/zan/2009/10/28/what-does-your-top-5-anime-say-about-you/). I decided to check this out. Let’s take my top 5 anime:

 

Building a Better Party

I’ve been wanting to do just a fun post to get our readers thinking for a while now, and I think this is a pretty good prompt for you all.  We’ve all thought about what would make the ideal group, party, or what have you, from fictional characters.  The most likely setting is a fantasy RPG world, but if you want to pick out somewhere else (school?), go right ahead.  The limits are any media derived from Japanese culture, this includes video games, anime, manga, drama series, and so forth.

Now, when you do this, I want you to try and be creative about it.  Sure, you can make a party of Cloud, Squall, Vincent, and Riku, but, everyone’s thought of it, and it’s not a terribly interesting group choice as is.  Of course, if you want to write a 10 page dissertation proving me wrong, more power to you.  Also, keep in mind that your characters need to be balanced.  They need to be able to work together not just on the field of battle, but also everywhere else as well.  It’s no good to have a bunch of expert warriors if no one knows how to cook!

Write as little or as much as you want.  Whether or not you’re game for this, I’ve picked out my own personal best party, and you can check it out after the break.

[Manga Monday] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Utsutsukowashi-hen

Yeah, I’ve been a pretty die-hard Higurashi fan as of late – even going so far as to ship a few new pairings I didn’t even care for, including Keiichi/Rena. ♥ But all franchises have their weak points, and unfortunately, the Utsutsukowashi-hen (Reality-Breaking Chapter) manga is one of them. The arc, which focuses on Shion and her all-girls school, is by no means terrible. It just has a bland new character and not enough thrills to keep up with the chills, and really doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of the series. Still, with only three chapters scanlated, it has a chance to turn things around; it’ll just take something close to a miracle.

Kobato episode 3

Another cute story of healing a scarred heart. This time was helping in the love affairs of a high school girl. The most noteworthy thing about this for me episode were the CLAMP cameos.

 

A new outfiit.

Sasameki Koto episode 3

Probably the best thing about this series is the wackiness of the characters. You don’t get much weirder then crossdressing to try the win the affections of someone you love, can you…?

 

Kimi ni Todoke episode 3

Cute opening picture is cute.

I think the only show that makes me fangirl squee more then this is Glee. (I love Glee. Shut up.)

Kobato episode 2

            I’m so behind. Episode 3 came out today, and I’m posting my episode 2 post. However, I do really love this show so far.

It's Mary Poppins!

 

[Manga Monday] Blue Dragon Ral Grad

I should start by saying that for its juvenile feel and rote gameplay, I really did enjoy the original installment of Blue Dragon.

Trapeze 01-An anime about mental illness! What could be more fun?

If you’re scared of needles or injections this show may not be for you.

 

I actually do have a fear of injections, so watching this episode was a little difficult. I did get through it through…with closing eyes at the right moment.