Yeah, 8 more issues. And the next month is going to be hell. Assignments,
exams... more than enough to distract me from the fact that I have a final year
project ongoing as we speak and I'm not doing any of it.
Man, student
life is tough. Especially this last stretch. Let's talk about happy things,
shall we?
アニメ Just Because!
Love is all about care and concern, it seems. If you can sit down and don't
give a **** then... it's over before it started. Speaking from personal
experience haha
This episode (#JustBecause04) if you don't mind me spoiling it, teaches us that
one shouldn't just say sorry and walk away. Again, speaking from personal
experience. Although my experience isn't as not-so-dramatic as these guys (it's
worse haha), it's still worth mentioning. Souma finally confesses to Morikawa,
with a... rather expected response. First things first, you have to assume that
a lot of things happened within the three years Eita has left the group of
middle schoolers when he was one too, and that is the basis of this show. They
just cannot say the main point because once they say it, they just have to
settle it because it's too obvious. Same thing here. The episode introduces us
to a potential love triangle, with Natsume filling up the gap for being the one
that likes Souma all this time. Add on Eita who probably also is in this making
it a love rectangle (it's a thing now), things could not have been more
complicated as we progress through this series. Drama pace is still at an all
time low, plot points still felt a little off, and the story isn't well told in
terms of overall situation, but hey, you get the meaning. Which explains why the
title is such a case. I don't think I mentioned it this way before, but you
should get it by now. It's complicated, it feels realistic (which is why it'll
likely appeal to the Japanese audience than everyone else), and it's tiring to
watch. But then, this may be what life at this point is, as the animation
producers try to convey. I like its unique style though, but just as I mentioned
last week, it can suffer from undesirable results because revealing the truth
can either be great or be terrible. It's a risk to take, but I'll take it again.
I want to see where this goes. Hey, we still got a love triangle. It's just...
the other side of the rectangle broke off first instead of this side. You know
what I mean.
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I SWEAR this is everyone's reaction of this Anime haha
(Also, with
respect to the show, the dog knows; The face shows it all)
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P.S. Sorry for not mentioning Komiya, but Eita was right because she is weird. I
think we know of the feel when someone has a favour to ask and starts poking on
your weakness only to let you pay back a favour which is what they intended?
Yeah, dirty methods in action, but I'm not the target so I don't care. On the
other hand, it kind of worked on Eita, so whatever haha
P.P.S. Oh and if
you think it's not obvious enough of that "it's none of your business" quote to
be a thing in any romance Anime, you've not watched enough. Then again, Eita
reacted, so this is forgivable. Try something new next time, producers. This one
is too overly used. It's obvious this could've gone another way (which I would
not suggest because I respect the show)
アニメ Blend S
I think the new character this week could be classified as a "Queen of
Drama". Haha, no particular reference here; I just think she's very aligned
with the Anime production haha
Wow, this episode (#BlendS04) more than just took last episode and brought it up
to another level, but let's talk about the new character first. She is Hanazono
Folder, she's a doujinshi artist (if you don't know what that is she draws for a
living, under indie works which typically portray current mainstream works;
think cover songs but for manga), she's playing a(n) (elder) sister character
(not talking about Mafuyu from here on) if you don't know what that is by now,
and she's Amano Miu, that girl who left HER WORK in the shop the last time. Yes,
it's all her. I'm glad it's voiced by someone I'm familiar with (the main girl
from "Subete ga F ni Naru", Natsume from "Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun"), and she does
this role well. That, and the 2D character herself. Miu is totally right about
lacking of a huge rack playing a sister role (even though I think it's
unnecessary, but you can pad it if you want hehe), but then not like Kaho-san is
doing it haha. Even so, the new addition brings life into the cafe once again.
Well, not until everyone noticed how much they want more of Maika. Uh, I mean,
her sadist character. So there goes her training. It works though, but
considering this is a food joint throwing food will be against the rules and be
a total waste of restaurant resources so yeah. Her usual unintentional sadistic
(as mentioned by Dino) work ethic would suffice haha. I mean, why would you need
more? She's
dumb smart enough to come up with her own sadistic
plays lol
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From left to right: Any ally, USA, and USA state media lol
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P.S. I feel like they may have touched on too much on talking about doujinshi
production, like disagreements (unlike the image above lol) between manager and
artist that we shouldn't know. On the other hand, it has spawned a lot on Miu's
enthusiasm for writing everything she sees (include me in on this one haha), and
classifying the drama in this show to be of inspiration material. As expected,
Miu-chan is the "Queen of Drama". Haha no particular reference, I swear.
P.P.S.
I know it's bad time to pick on Manga Time Kirara now (is this sponsored??)
because
they recently closed one of their magazines and are shifting some works into
other publications, but yeah, I thought Miu was the author of Blend S lol
(Oh one more
thing. Remember the survey in the episode? I don't agree with the imouto one
haha)
アニメ Houseki no Kuni
"HEY, MY DIAMOND!" <= All fan reactions to seeing Dia (Damn you snail
king; you did it haha) Okay, also BOOBS! Didn't expect to see any of them in
this show haha
And yet another episode arrives (#HousekiNoKuni04) and we talk about...
betrayals?? Okay, not that first. We talk about history. Now we have a very good
idea of what is of the past and present of this world. Ignoring what
Kongo-sensei has dreamed about (considering he's the only human left probably),
the legend that the snail king (I don't want to remember the name so this will
do haha) (even though now I've seen the true form I'll consider again hehe)
mentioned should give us a good idea of how this world now came about. In short,
it was... 2000 years (according to Rutile) after humans have "met with
disaster", I would say, and much in-fighting has caused them to cease to exist,
but only to exist in three varied forms - people of the sea, the gem people, and
last but not least, and moon people. Representing the flesh, bone and soul of
their previous evolution, they have came into conflict of... being human again?
Hey, sounds like a viable story, author, and I think I'm going to like it. And
if this is the fact you cannot accept then please stop watching this show now
because it's going to be a lot of these from now on. Totally expected (probably)
the double cross of the series with the snail king, and yes, Phos would be a
good trade for someone's release. Man, the moon people just want everything.
Personally won't want snail shells though, but whatever. All in all, the
conflict is just beginning, and if the moon people can be satisfied (or not)
with Phos and no one else cares (but Dia) then maybe it's okay? Hey, I'm not
fanning for any drama, but it's starting. On a side note, I appreciate the
story-telling and the slow pace of this episode, because if this was mentioned
too quickly there'll be no meaning to it anymore. I'm liking this show already,
to be honest.
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When you have assignments to do and the exams are coming lol
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P.S. "There's nothing here" I mean Phos, is a hometown SUPPOSED to be empty??
Does it make sense to your lazy a**?? Whatever haha she got tricked into it
anyway
P.P.S. Once again, thanks Kongo-sensei for being straightforward in
his dealings with Cinnabar and her duties. Then again, is this it? Well, next
episode may see her return, so I'll look forward to that.
(And sorry for
last week. You know what I mean. Cue that table!!)
Name of Mineral |
Hardness |
Diamond/Bort |
10 |
Morganite |
7.5 |
Goshenite |
7.5 |
Euclase |
7.5 |
Red Beryl |
7.5 |
Jade |
7 |
Benitoite |
6.5 |
Rutile |
6 |
Phosphophyllite |
3.5 |
Cinnabar |
2 |
(As usual, the bunch of one liners from various characters as they pass by Phos
do not count. Yet.)
アニメ Sangatsu no Lion
Self-exploration is the best, ladies and gentlemen. You don't need
Kiriyama's recollection or even me to tell you how much we have learnt from
learning it ourselves, at our own interest and pace. This blog is proof for
me, to say the least.
The new episode (#3Lion25) besides featuring Yonezu Kenshi (yes, the guy who
sang first season's 2nd ending song) as the end card graphic if you didn't
notice, also features a stereotypical episode of this series, something we
should remember when watching this show. Okay, happy things first. The
grandfather is the best, and I'm glad to welcome back the Kawamoto sisters, two
episodes after the second season started haha. Hey, seems like business is going
well for the improvised sweets on the family shop, so that's good news. Then we
have Nikaidou "irritating as hell" Harunobu,
which who will
constantly remind us of Kiriyama's silence (supposedly) to be taken as arrogance
and the friend speaking out loud in ignorance will only make things worse. Hey,
welcome to society, ladies and gentlemen. Last but not least, Kiriyama's
flashback. I'll not mention much as to experience for yourself (by watching the
show) will be better, but it reminds us of the fate that he has to bear losing
his parents, moving into a shougi family which was frowned upon, and being
discriminated as a kid. Hey, as a grown-up it's understandable for such things,
but as a kid where one just wants to be with others, to feel love and to feel a
sense of belonging, Kiriyama's childhood literally became a nightmare. Thanks,
Kiriyama's family who died in an accident. On the other hand, that sliver of
happiness of remembering the ladybug was great, but yeah, that was pretty much
it. To understand how Kiriyama became to be referred to as a robot is not tough,
as he has to drown his sadness in something, and that, is shougi. Hey people ask
how you become good at this sometimes, and I tell them "a discriminating
childhood, a**hole friends, and a whole lot of determination to make yourself
happy", that's it. *laughs at everyone mocking at Kiriyama*
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I just want you to take a moment to take this all in.
...
...
AAAAAAAAAAAHHH
THEY'RE BACK!!! lol
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P.S. Oh dear granddad you're right; Momo IS the best grandchild you have. MVP
this episode? Maybe not. After seeing Hina's injury at the end, I'm going to say
her. *silence* Is it bad to just be always giving concern and never getting any
love back in return? Thanks Kiriyama for the concern, and I'm sorry for your
past haha (Such is life, people. Live with it.)
P.P.S. I wonder what
Hina-chan is worried about. Maybe we'll get to hear more Kana-chan next week?
hehe
漫画 Dagashi Kashi
The new chapter (86) talks about sushi? Haha of course not. It's more like, the
relationship between Kokonotsu and his father is crumbling. I mean, this is what
happens if you want to play a mobile game and it's filled with ads, ladies and
gentlemen. *laughs* I'm not saying it's bad, but then again the father can't
take it, so... they play with sushi? Sure, but then again the stress is there I
guess. Making Kokonotsu take over the store is going to be tough, and he can't
do that forever anyways (he's totally resisting temptations though) (okay maybe
not Hotaru haha), so yeah, that is that.
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When you notice your dad is more childish than you lol
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音楽 This Week on Klassic Note
I don't know how much to write here, honestly.
Sometimes there's a
lot of songs, and sometimes, there are weeks like that. Well,
Porno Graffitti's new album should be appearing and I'm supposed to give
chance to
Touyama Nao's first album after her wonderful single for that
anime two seasons ago, but yeah, none of them are available yet. *sigh* Maybe
buying songs will be the solution someday. Next week brings us a couple of Anime
releases (I know because I've been updating my stuff over the weekend which is
why I know) including
yanaginagi's new single(s) featuring the Anime
"Just Because!" opening theme song (I'm not giving the other one) and... this is
pretty much it I guess. I'll update as I go. Now I just want to get my hands on
new songs so I can give them and done with it. *laughs* Haha the stress is
getting to me.
More news approaches as Mizuno, the guy who writes the
lively songs (mostly) in Ikimonogakari, will be writing a song for our dear
Hanazawa Kana-chan on her new single which is likely next year,
fumika and Goose house confirmed their new singles to appear next month,
and
Ayachi's new best album song... I'm not pledging allegiance to the
fan club. Not with this song. Meanwhile, I'm obsessed with the Anime "Blend.S"
opening theme song for some reason (hehe), and I'm giving the latest song from
last year for
Kiriku to Majou, which I swear I did hear and did not give
last year. Oh well, never too late to give songs, I always say. I also took the
time to take a listen to
the album from "a flood of circle" but can't
seem to give their rock style. I guess I'll just take the topic song only, I
guess. Also, today I listened to
SWANKY DANK's new album, and... I guess
I'm not in the mood for punk rock now. Sorry, guys.
This
is it then. Cya guys next week, and until then... it'll take some time to do
16v2, and 17 is in progress. Yeah, that's how much I want to distract myself
from school stuff. *sigh* I wish this year will be over so I can start lining up
the songs in ranking. Yeah, this year's Top 20 is going to be tough too, I
guess. I haven't thought of who would be in it though so I better start thinking
now.
