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AN UPDATE lol July 11, 2009

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Ah, haven’t posted in a while again! I’ve been so busy lately. You know, I thought having a tablet would lessen my artistic load…but it doesn’t really help it if I keep overloading myself with all these arts.
I have about 5 character fanarts I want to draw for Pandora Hearts, and I’ve just finished Break’s picture:

I’ve also been working on pages for a few comics. One solo project, and then two collab projects. (I think links are in the sidebar)

To top it all off, I’ve been working with animations when I’m not busy with anything else. It’s such a pain, but the results are so fun to watch! You know, like a drug! DUN DUN DUN!! D:

Summer is starting to end now, and I don’t know what I’m gonna do about all these unfinished projects =w=;

ARGH YESSSS June 12, 2009

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Ahh, I finally got a tablet :) now maybe I can draw better.

And I keep forgetting to update again :’D Sorry about that. Actually, a lot of things have been happening lately.

A week ago, I was in tennis camp. I’m planning on joining the tennis team at school this year, so we spent $300 for 5 days of training. Um, it was pretty expensive, but I learned a lot I think. I can finally play a game at least (and I sometimes win :’D)
However, it was super tiring, and my body hurts every single day. …but over all it was pretty fun lol.

This week, I just rested at home pretty much. My mom had surgery yesterday so I stayed at my friend’s house and played guitar hero all night XD We didn’t sleep until…1 AM
But yeah, woke up with a headache this morning hehehe…

Anyway, back to today, my tablet finally arrived :’) After these 3 years of waiting, I’ve finally got one! It’s a Bamboo fun medium and works so perfectly <3 I'm still not really used to it just yet, so I'll probably be practicing a lot. Maybe I'll finally be a better artist soon.

Well, hopefully I'll remember to update sooner this time. See you until then.

Summer is here! May 22, 2009

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Ah, how I waited for this day! The first day of summer is finally here :3
Yesterday was also a half day, and some of my friends came over for a party.
It didn’t end well….but it was still fun overall :’D I’ll miss everyone!

Also, I’m taking a few AP classes next year, so I’ll still have homework…a ton of homework….;w; how cruel…
But besides that, I’M FREE!!!
Totally can’t wait to draw again! My skills are getting kinda rusty now lol >w< It's been forever since I've worked on a personal project srsly D: I'll need to catch up now. Hmm…I think I'll just draw after I finish this update XD

Oh, and I'll also be waiting for my report card….DO NOT WANT!
I thought I did well on my exams, but I'm never sure D: Argh, it makes me worried!
-prays for the best-

So then, that's all of my ranting for now XD; See you guys soon I hope!

Violin Recital May 9, 2009

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Arrrghh
I am so happy that my violin recital is finally!

-sigh- I’ve been working on a piece for a while now, but I’m always messing up when I get nervous. Well this time, it’s in front of a lot of people…so I got really nervous.
God, I tried to stay calm and focus on my music, but it was like….impossible to do! For some reason, I kept thinking random thoughts while I was playing, like the lunch menu at school or something.

Fortunately, I only made one really small mistake throughout the whole piece. My piece was also pretty fast, so at least I was finished faster. =w=;; Still, I do not want to do that again (but I will have to at next year’s recital TwT).

Well, um about the other pieces from the recital:
The first few were kinda….bad…but it was because little kids and beginners were playing them, so I guess they have an excuse. Though, from the sound of things, I think there were about 3 transitions.

The first part had the beginners, so the music was dry and awkward.
Then the second, was a bit better, though still had mistakes (I was in this one I think)
The person after me was also part of the second group I think, but after him, everyone played really well and had amazing pieces.

I’m kinda ashamed because a few of the kids that played really well were actually younger than me =^=;; I guess they must practice a lot or something.

Um, surely there aren’t too many people that are interested in my music life, so I’ll stop talking about it now XD;

Life’s still been busy over the last couple of weeks, and final exams are starting this week.
The good news is, two more weeks until summer break! I really can’t wait for it. My friend and I are throwing a party on the last day of school too, though we’re not sure who’s actually coming yet.

Tengen Toppa Gurren-Hen April 25, 2009

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After two days of downloading and 2 hours of watching, I’ve finally finished watching TTGL: Gurren-hen ;w; It was so epic.

Instead of the never-gonna-happen Garlock in space scene, we’re introduced to the movie with the majority of the 8th parallel works and some narration.

The first half was pretty much eps 1-8 smushed together. Some of the editing kinda felt awkward and didn’t flow too well, but it was still good. Some new scenes were added and the introductions of some characters (Kittan, Rossiu, etc) were rushed through.
Then Kamina died.
I still cried.
;w;

After that scene, new stuff started coming in. I have to say that it was …incredible. The art and animation and all…And the Adiane vs. Yoko fight was pretty cool too (fanservice for the boys out there). It was also amusing how their final boss was taken out in like a minute…but that is the power of Simon and his spiral power.
The final two scenes were still probably my favorite since it remade my favorite of part one (excluding Simon vs. Genome because that part isn’t in the movie).
If you don’t mind spoilers:

Ah, now I just can’t wait for the second movie to come out. Based on the reactions from 2chan, it’s suppose to be even better than the first!

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Now playing: Shouko Nakagawa – Tsudzuku Sekai
via FoxyTunes

Anime moment April 14, 2009

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-no header this time, in a rush-

Two posts in one day!
This one is about the new anime that I’ve started. As some of you may know, the spring season of anime has finally started, and many of the new anime are looking great and hold incredible potential. I for one, have been waiting for quite a few to come out.

In order:
Saki
Pandora Hearts
Shangri-La
Eden of the East
Full Metal Alchemist

And those are the ones that I’ve just began. A lot of the other anime are looking pretty good too, so I might start some new ones soon.

Well the first that was on my waiting list was Saki. It’s a slice of life show about mahjong. Honestly, I didn’t expect this to be a great anime (and my thoughts are still the same after I saw it), but the concept was interesting to me. It’s about this great mahjong player named Saki, who dislikes playing it. Despite that, the mahjong club wants her to join (and she probably will just for the sake of the plot). I have seen nothing but the first episode right now. The second ep is on my computer, but something’s wrong with the player, so I’ll watch it later.

Overall, I think I’ll watch this one just to kill time. Another show similar in genre with this, is K-on I think. The animation is great (imo), but I’m just not too interested in the concept. I just might watch K-on in my spare time too.
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Now the only one that I’ve read the manga for also for the anime listed above is Pandora Hearts. I’ve read the chapters that were out on onemanga’s site, and I was really excited when I heard an anime about it will be produced. I guess I liked the story back then or something (I don’t really remember much about it at all).

First thing’s first, I love the OP of this anime.

Haven’t really payed much attention to the ED yet, since I close it right after the episode ends.

Unfortunately, the first episode didn’t deliver as much as I was expecting. Some scenes were pretty decent, but some were kinda…disappointing. But, overall the first episode was decent enough to make me want to watch the second episode. Thankfully I did, because it got quite interesting. (The fight scene was pretty cool too). I can’t say much about it unless I go back and read the manga again….but overall, a boy finds this watch and then stuff happens. Yup. …um, it doesn’t sound exciting when I say it… ^^; moving on.
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Gonzo’s history with anime has been kinda rough. I loved Chrno Crusade very much, even though the ending of the manga was by far superior. RomeoxJuliet was also decent, but it could have been a lot better. However, I’ve heard that they’ve also produced many shows that ended up disappointing the majority of the watchers. Still, the anime looked interesting, so I gave it a try.

The first part of the first episode just showed scenes of the main character getting out of jail, and some other characters that might become an obstacle. One of the main things about this anime that I was uncomfortable with were the voices. I don’t know if it was done on purpose, but it took a long time for me to get used to. For example, there was a woman that sounded like a man…seriously.

The second part got more interesting as the military arrived and a fight started. Too bad it was kinda short though, and I haven’t seen the second episode yet…so I can’t say much more. Oh, the OP is pretty nice too.

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Now for the big one:
Eden of the East AKA Higashi no Eden

When I first saw this on the spring season list, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. There was a synopsis, but that wasn’t really enough. Even the seiyuus for this show were completely new to me. However, once I saw the trailer, my expectations flew extremely high for a show I didn’t know much about. Now usually, a show with high expectations and hype would kinda fail to deliver everything that is expected in the first episode. At least, from my experience anyway. It even happened with the first 3 shows that I was expecting -.-

Fortunately, Eden wasn’t like an ordinary anime. It gave me everything I expected and so much more. The music was good, the art was better than I expected, and the concept is interesting too.

Speaking of the music, both the OP and ED caught my attention this time.
The OP is by Oasis

The English is actually quite understandable, and the visuals are….wow…. -must learn new vocabulary to describe it-
The ED isn’t as good as the OP imo, but the visuals are really cool.

Sure the paper work isn’t as colorful and stuff as GSZS, but it’s still a really unique ED. I wish more shows had OPs and EDs like Eden.

Now for the actual story, a girl from Japan visits America and meets this guy (fully nude at first). The guy apparently had his memory wiped but has a really cool phone (I want it), and his home looks like a terrorist’s. Then, the episode ends with a broadcast of a disaster in Japan which the two characters see at the airport or something. …um, I guess I can’t really describe everything, but I swear it was really interesting =w=;;

Also, a bonus is that the Americans actually sound American. No Engrish or weird accents. Actual English…I couldn’t believe my ears at first!
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Ok last one I promise!
Fullmetal Alchemist.

You should know by now that there’s a second season of it (it started already too). I can’t say much, because I haven’t actually started the first season when I heard of this. Thus, I have not begun this series.
Over spring break, I did start the first season though. God…I totally regret not starting it sooner.
I’ve also started the manga too, which is probably the one I’ll finish first, because the anime is quite different already and I’m only on episode 13.


So that’s my word on the anime this season. From the ones I’m watching, I can tell (or hope to expect) that this season will be incredible! I might post some pictures that go along with this later, but right now, I seriously need to go finish my homework ^^;

Finally something happens April 14, 2009

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Well, I haven’t been updating again because nothing happens -.- (not even during my spring break, isn’t that sad? =w= )

So then now that I’m updating (and by the name of the title), you should have probably guessed that something finally happened in my life. It was mostly thanks to the field trip to the zoo for our biology honors class.

My family move a lot, and now that I’ve grown older, we have never been to the zoo here. That’s why I was pretty excited for this. …and the fact that I love animals.

Um, it was really fun overall. My favorite part was the baby white tiger cubs and the meerkats. There was also a petting zoo and jungle gym, although I didn’t have time for the petting zoo ;w; . It was also a pretty good day to finally talk to many people that we couldn’t talk to because we didn’t have any classes together (the whole school’s bio honors classes went). Oh god, I really loved that part actually. There was this guy who’s this great artist and I got so many tips on how to draw stuff from him on the way there. He also gave me the location of a great art supplies store OwO (now that I think about it, I should start drawing more too…)

However, while we were there, we had to fill out this packet. It wasn’t long or hard…it was just that we had to run around and find all the answers before we go back to school. That meant that most of our time there, we couldn’t even really see the animals that much. In fact, we arrived at the zoo at about 9:30-9:45 and ran around trying to complete the packet until 12. We had to go at around 1:15, meaning we only had an hour or so to actually enjoy the place.

I think everyone agreed that the trip could have been a lot more fun without the packet…

Anyway, it was still fun and everything, but now I have a ton of make up work from the other classes =w= So I guess after the update, I’ll go finish them.
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But before I go…
A second thing happened today! (That must be a new record)
I’ve known this for a while, but it finally happened today. teehee

Well, our school has this math society (Mu Alpha Theta), and I guess to them I’m good at math (actually I guess I am, though a lot of people are smarter than me). So I was invited to join the club, and tonight was the welcoming ceremony thing.

It was basically a few speeches about the club and math, and how math is applied in real life. Then, the new members got their certificates and we all went out to eat a few cookies and brownies. Um, it’s not that I don’t like cookies and brownies (in fact, I love chocolate) but everything was just…too sweet to my tastes. After a while, I just left lol…

But that’s about it for now. I really wish more stuff could happen like today, even though it probably won’t happen for a while. Now that this reflection of my day is over, I’ll stop standing still and get back to work =w=

New anime nao April 4, 2009

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Ok, so while waiting for a few of the new anime to come out (especially Pandora Hearts, Eden, and Shangri-La), I decided to start some others that were already out to pass the time. This time, it’s Maria Holic and Asura Cryin…Well, I’ve already read a chapter of Maria Holic (though I’m usually not into yuri) so I tried out the anime.

It was quite interesting lol. I found the OP extremely….
weird.
Yeah, I have no other words for an OP like that. Wouldn’t put it on the same level as Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, but it was still pretty weird.
I can’t seem to find it on youtube either, maybe it’s too mature for yt? (well there are nude manikins and such…)
The main story line is that a girl goes to an all girl school to find her true love just like her parents did. (Her parents were teacher and student while she’s just a lesbian lol.) She falls for Maria…who happened to be a guy crossdressing. Well, um she hates guys so it’s a problem (breaks out in hives if she contacts with guys and such).
That’s all I got out of it so far, not sure where this will be heading.

Also, a new anime which just came out that I got the subs to today was Asura Cryin. I was actually not planning to see this, but since the ones that I wanted to see weren’t out, I just thought what the heck and downloaded the first episode. It was actually pretty interesting (to me anyway). Seems to have potential at least, but the animation could do better…
I’m not too familiar with the animation studio either. Seven Arcs (the ones who did Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha) are the ones animating this, and since I didn’t watch Nanoha, I don’t know what to expect. The OP and ED may take some time to get used to, but I seem to like them so far.

So the guy talks to this ghost girl and gets a suitcase with a weird mecha inside? Um…don’t really get it but it looked cool :D
Oh well, I’ll see how this one goes
Otherwise, K-On seems to be getting a bit popular, though I wasn’t really interested at first. Maybe I should give that a try too…Actually I should really start on the first FMA series XD;

Also, I’ve finally beaten every pokemon game that I have (with cheats lol). Maybe I should try to win them without cheats now…

P.S. It’s finally spring break, so I might have time to update more :’D

Back from the Dead March 25, 2009

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Well what can I say? I died.
But then I got better! :D

So um, I haven’t really been posting for the past few weeks because of many reasons.
1. School D: Curse you school…(however, spring break is coming, so yay)
2. Pokemon. Yes yes, I know what you’re probably thinking…but you know, the games are really addicting OwO;; I’m kinda thinking about getting a DS for Platinum now.
3. Laziness. Um…I’m a teen with too much time and not enough effort :D

But you see…My English teacher is asking for some memories about our life so far. It really doesn’t have anything to do with this blog, but I just remembered recording everything I did here.

Sure my life isn’t very exciting…and sure nothing ever happens…and sure I’m probably boring you to sleep right now…
But it’s all for nostalgic memories later…I think…

With that said, I’m going to try to be active here again, and hopefully not bore everyone ^^; (at least until final exams come)

Oh, since I’m here right now, I should say that I’ll be watching a lot of new anime that’s coming out this spring! If you’re an anime fan and don’t know what’s coming our way, then here’s a list:
Spring 2009 Anime

The one that I’m really anticipating right now…besides FMA2…would probably be Eden of the East.
If you’re interested, here’s a subbed trailer for the up coming show:

There will be 11 episodes and the finale will be a movie! Totally can’t wait to see what’ll come from this anime >w<!

VICTORY January 15, 2009

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[For those who got to my blog because of the tags: "RomeoxJuliet, Toradora, Kuroshitsuji, or Pandora Hearts then
-RomeoxJuliet: Find the first picture below my spaz
-Toradora: Under RomeoxJuliet
-Kuroshitsuji: Under Toradora, no pictures
-Pandora Hearts: Under Kuroshitsuji. Video present

lol thanks for stopping by!]

Oh god, it’s been so long since I had a chance to post here!
Well first things first ok? :D
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW! WOOOOO
Best of all: there’s not even a single trace of snow lol. However I do have bad news: I’m getting braces on Monday.

-beep-
Ahahaha…;w;

Um ok, time for the normal update. Sorry about the spazzes up there ^
I was still a tad bit excited from the no school news.


Recently, I started watching RomeoxJuliet because we’re studying Romeo and Juliet. The anime is pretty good so far, even though the art isn’t to my taste at first. Also, lol I’d totally fail the class if I only learned from the anime. Its plot and the original really don’t have much in common you see. Actually, I’ve only watched 1 episode right now, so there’s not much that I can say about it ^^;


I also watched the latest episode of Toradora! It was awesome as usual of course. I was a bit surprised at how things went on this week, though (then again, who can predict this story?). Kitamaru seems to be really troubled by something or someone(the president). Everyone’s thinking he got dumped or something lol. Even so, I never expected him to act like that…and dye his hair blond ._.;;
Well can’t spoil everything for you can I? Lol, go check it out yourself!

lol totally loved that scene

There’s also the new Kuroshitsuji episode, but I can’t understand anything XD;; The anime is kinda getting really bad lately too :/ Fillers, then rushing through the story, now there’s filler in the canon storyline…D: wtf? Well, at least the fillers are a lot better than most fillers out there. They also switched the OP and ED. The OP is pretty much the same…with a few changes in the animation and new lyrics for the song. The ED is pretty awesome though. I really like the song, and although the animation is all still pictures, it’s pretty nice.

I’ve also found out that Pandora Hearts is going to be an anime soon (some time in April I believe). Can’t wait for that! The trailer looked so good~

I loved the manga as well, so I’m looking forward to this.

Ok, sorry about the long post. I haven’t updated in such a long time XD;