It won’t be a secret anymore.

Okay, I’ve finished Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu.

Well if there would be a vague part for this anime, then that would be the “supposed” love triangle among Yuuto, Haruka and Shiina. It would have been more fun if there would a battle royale for Shiina and Haruka to claim who is rightful for Yuuto. Besides that, well I guess the story is great because it depicts the condescending view towards otakus by the society.

I really don’t know if I’m an otaku or what but I keep on telling myself not to indulge too much. Maybe I’m afraid of the truth or maybe it really isn’t the truth.

Anyway, it must have been a great anime if it could have been more realistic especially Haruka’s lifestyle. The maids particularly are fabulous in the show… The show is also very moe that I can’t help it but go out the room for some moments…The best part for me in the episode is Yuuto’s recognition by Haruka’s father. Nobody knows if there is still a sequel for the anime but the first part already is a good one. Still, if the author wants to mess with it and make some yen then maybe he could widen the universe of the anime.

I really think this show would be appreciated by many otakus out there — shouting at the T.V that normal people should watch this show. Well for me, I don’t recommend it for normal people because it is somehow ecchi. If people watch this anime, chances are- they might detest otakus even more.

I’d love to see a sequel to this anime but at the same time, I don’t know what would happen to the original plot(hiding the secret) if Yuuto and Haruka continues to go to Akihabara often, it would really be not a secret anymore.

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“Television is an Idiot Box?”

Well for some reason, I got offended by this phrase. I actually originally heard it from my professor in English and what we were talking about was Reading Strategies. The notes were avoid the following: 1.) Being a passive reader, 2.) The television habit, 3.) The untouched book habit and 4.) The highlighter habit. Well obviously, I’ll try to talk about no. 2, the television habit.

I am really really wondering why the hell my teacher called the television an idiot box so I tried raising a question out of my curiousity or maybe you could call it stupidity. I said, “Ma’am what about watching television but also reading subtitles at the same time, you also do critical thinking right?” — Well, expect the answer of the close-minded people, of course they’ll deny the fact that television is also an educational gadget, of course to those who utilize its extent. I’m actually watching subs so the question is really relevant to my situation. My teacher bluntly said that it doesn’t matter if there is subtitles because television offers you all from thinking to imagination so that causes you not to think at all and there was I mumbling — Are you saying I don’t learn something from watching slice of life and drama genre animes!??! I was so frustrated and kind of ashamed because my classmates laughed at my question, suggesting that it was a foolish question. I really really don’t believe to this phrase because I own an anime blog just to discuss what I have watched. Doesn’t that mean I think and I interact with what I have watched? Bloggers also do some evaluation of the episodes and often of the whole series and sometimes even retrospection.

Well I’m just suggesting here that watching animes with subtitles or even the ones without doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t think while watching or think what’s with the plot. What do they think of viewers? Idiots? Of course all anime watchers have tastes on what animes they should watch and that already depicts that television is not merely an idiot box but could also be an appliance for you think what’s best for you to watch and feed your mind.

I became so upset because the topic today was graphic organizers which tells that readers could even more understand what the article/ selection says if it is illustrated or represented through symbols and drawings — which I really think could be connected to animes. If graphic organizers work for critical thinkers, doesn’t that mean anime does? Because animes are practically visualized and set into motion pictures that are found in a book. Does critical thinkers suggest that they prefer graphic organizers such as flow charts when you could turn that flow chart into series of events that even portray the characters on it??? It is very absurd.

Maybe this teacher of mine is just a reaal nerd that she doesn’t even have the time to watch television programs. As for that, I intend to turn this into an essay in her subject so maybe she could realize a little bit. (Well, I’m not pretty sure If I have the guts to do it.)

You there reading this post, Do you agree that watching animes doesn’t really require critical thinking anymore? Me? I don’t think so. After all, I did this blog.

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World Destruction - They are comrades after all

Okay, I thought Ria and Naja would remain enemies for the whole time since the anime is just a spin off of the game.

It is already past 3/4s of the anime so I think my expectation was very high of this anime that it became worthless at all for me. Even so, I’d like too see it until the end. I’m not very contented with the anime. If ever they would release an international one for World Destruction —on any consoles I think I’d rather play that in order to find out what really is the true plot.

I once read a comment in 4chan that whenever they see Naja and Ria, they remember the Team Rocket which futilely pursues Ash and company — which I think is true for these two. They always come across the three but they are always outwitted by them. It was always boring whenever these two shows. The show becomes so insipid that you could tell that Morte and the company would be able to escape and the two will continue the endless pursuit again. I could only name at least 3 episodes where I enjoyed watching World Destruction. Even so, I think it just became 4 because of the latest episode 11 which features a battle between Morte and Ria. I think the pursuit for the three of them just became sensible on that episode. I also learned why Ria and Naja is stuck on that useless committee when the game says that they are comrades.

I’ve been doubting these series in the first place because there were so many attempts to make anime series out of many RPGs that failed. Well, It’s for the Production I.G. and Sega to decide whether they did a good thing for doing an anime for this RPG. Of course, if the anime tells of the story of the RPG, buyers would be lessen. That’s why they did a spin-off which I didn’t realized earlier. I’m really curious when the game claimed that Kyrie holds the power and key to the Destruct Code when nothing happens on the anime except for the first time. Kyrie is also very useless that he can’t even hold knife to fend enemies. If he is the hero of the RPG and the anime depicts this, I really really doubt if something good will come out of this. Especially when only 2 episodes remains before the anime retires.

I actually planned to do a episodic blogging for this anime since many anime bloggers seems not interested about it. Looks like it also happened to me. The fansubbers are also limited so I quit the idea.

My blog has received many search pings about this anime so I think I should still focus some of my attention to it so readers would know what I felt during and maybe after I watch this anime.

Toppi has really gain a popularity because of this anime because of -kuma idiosyncrasy. He’s name actually became a tag to search the anime in anidb.net.

Well just an additional info, Morte means death. lol

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See you next last deculture

I haven’t blogged a lot lately because of priorities I have to set in doing my college stuffs. Anyway, since I have given the spare time to do this. I have to do this entry because I haven’t spend too much entry about Macross Frontier. I was always like –”omg, Michael died” and “yes! Alto has been shot down”. Lol, I grew to hate Alto these days because I don’t see any consistency with regards to his love affair. I also grew empathetic with Sheryl’s status considering I hate her when I first saw her. I’ve been messed up by this show… Luca who seems to be very relaxed and care free during the first episodes also became mentally disturbed because of all the fold quartz stuff. Meanwhile, Grace is still the ever-villain of the show. I found myself in a trap when I saw the cute Ai-kun transformed into a Vajra T_T.

The love triangle became so vague after Ranka decided to go to the Vajra’s Planet. I was like - yes, at last I think Vajra’s would go to the very farthest corners of the universe and leave the Frontier— eventually, peace and that is the end of the show. But because of the latest obstacle Grace had presented, I less likely think that Ranka and Alto will still end up. Instead of negotiation and Ai-kun’s return to the planet, Ranka got caught up in a very serious matter which I think will end up by sacrificing herself just for Alto and the others to continue living.

I also expect Sheryl to die. I don’t really think that she could still be cleansed off. Also, even if it is SherylxAlto end, I doubt Sheryl would let them have a child because of the virus. Which is I think the reason why she always chase away Alto. If Ranka could still be saved, I really really think Sheryl would gave Alto up.

What still figures in me is— If Ranka, Brera and the company came from the Vajra’s Planet(which is depicted on the scene where young Ranka sings Aimo) how the hell did they be able to mount inside the 117th Researh Fleet? Like, without any inspection they just allowed them to aboard the fleet?— Or by any chance, Vajra’s were not yet around? huh??? Then where the hell did they got the virus?

I’m contradicting myself here no? I said Ranka might sacrifice herself, and Sheryl might not accept Alto because of her condition. I don’t really see what will happen to Alto(maybe he’ll return to being Alto-hime XD ) or maybe this anime will just have a tragic ending, it is a battle for survival after all. (like— the end of the whole macross series because the whole mankind will die?) hope not.

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My Latest Craze: Detective Conan

Yeah right, of all animes… I don’t know why but I happened to be interested on it after watching few episodes from Animax again (yes, i’ve been a fan of this anime but I didn’t had the opportunity to finish it because I didn’t know that it is stll ongoing) The last thing I heard about it before I rewatched it was — its episodes are keeping up with Pokemon (meaning to say, it goes 300++) and now it is about 500 episodes with several special episodes(sometimes 50 min. and few 150/133 minutes).

Well, I have to admit that the episodes are boring at times because of same old tricks, predictable and insipid flow of events. I’m just keeping up with it as well because what I just want to watch are the tricks and how they are done. It also a nice brain teaser so I can say it’s a nice interactive anime if you do so think as well who the murderer is and how s/he did the crime.

My favorite episodes are always the episodes whenever the Shounen Tantei-dan is on action. Sadly, the fansubbers are disregarding these episodes because they could be treated as a filler to the main plot of the story, that is- the pursuit for the Black Organization. *sigh* I wish I could learn more japanese so that I won’t have to depend on the fansubs anymore. Anyway, I don’t know why they are skipping many episodes… Many download-ers, such as me, archives the files… If there would be some missing episodes… then that is horrible. I won’t be able to burn the next set/season for the anime. For the mean time, I won’t be downloading any files and watch it through streaming at this link.

Too much detective stuff and I might become a mystery geek like Shinichi. I’ve also been inspired by Detective Conan to read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stuff. I had just bought the book(though it is Volume 2 so I still have to look for Volume 1) last week . I was actually planning to buy “Like a Flowing River” by Paulo Coelho but instinctively disturbed by the fact that I’ve just finished watching Detective Conan Movie 6: The Phantom of the Baker Street which has the setting of Victorian London.

I have watched already (through skipping) the whole Black Organization arcs(but not the whole series because of too much missing episodes…). Thanks for the DCTP because they are still working on it. Many fansubbing groups have already given up… If all quits, I’ll be forced to read the manga… Hope that DCTP would release the Movie 12 soon

I don’t know why Kaitou Kid has sooo many fans lol. I don’t actually like him. He’s more arrogant than Shin.

I think I shall posts entries about the movies of DC.

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Subdomain fixed…

Well, I have been in a hiatus because of this matter. As of now, I succesfully separated my personal blog posts with my anime blog posts (although there are few disparities~). Now you can expect me to write purely about animes :P.

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By the way, I noticed that my most active post is about Code Geass’ Knightmares. I just want to inform the lost souls gathered on my site that I kind of lost my interest already on Knightmares because they are turning into Gundams(specifically Lancelot Albion and that Guren Hakkyokushiki). So maybe I won’t post about upgrades anymore from the show since Wikipedia offers wider information about them (they’ve got no pictures though). Here is the link to ravage upon if you really are into Knightmare frames.

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Hiatus

I’m repairing my subdomain system because I’m planning to seperate my anime blog with the personal blog. Also, my finals is approaching so I guess I’ll take a break this August. >be back at september< I’ll just do some post stamp edits to fill up my absences

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Dennou Coil -Future Prospects-

I’ve already known this anime for a long time but this is the only time my brother downloaded it… It caught my attention because it has the anime reactor’s best sci-fi anime award. Well, the first thing that entered my mind was Digimon because it has something to do with cyberspace/digital things but it is really different on a very higher level.

It is very sci-fi I say because the world where the character lives is very futuristic. Where you can call somebody by simply using hand gestures. Where 4D is already present. Yes, I think Time/Space has been part of the dimension already in this anime. (As if I’m into Physics too much…) If ever the future people would be able to achieve what is depicted in this anime, I’ll gladly be a member of the Megabaa’s Agency. I was shokku when I saw the “Mikuru-beam” in the show. I think it is pretty cool and I think if I was a generation of that epoch, I’ll gladly waste my time exploring the cyberspace and the “Illegals” + I can write blog entries anywhere! Isn’t that convenient? I’m very annoyed when I forget things which is supposedly a good entry.

I envy the characters in the anime because they have hacking skills… Well yeah, I know it is bad, but I think it is pretty handy…Hahaha(welcome to the dark side)… They are also very skillful to computer commands… I also want to learn lots of stuffs about computers and the cyberspace..

Well, I hope you can gain something without something to sacrifice…(oops, that violates the law of equivalent trade from FMA).Even though cyberspace has been discovered, organic materials began to cease their existence. Animals like dogs are on the verge of their extinction because people on their world prefer cyberpets. At first, I thought it was a great world to live in. Regardless of the convenience, there were dangers that roam on the streets of every city. There are viruses that could modify traffic light to cause car accidents, viruses that kill the cyberpets. Maybe I just fell on the trap with the nature of humans to desire convenience…

Enough with the escapade from reality. Overall, the anime is interesting because it is about cyberspace.(by the way, I don’t watch animes that are not interesting so this phrase might be very common) It is a great way to escape reality in several minutes to dream about a world where you could access anything in the world with just a snap of a finger. So if you are so bored and you hate this world, this anime might help.

*cyberspace is something similar to virtual reality

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Clannad -Kanon-ish and Air-ish?-

Dango, dango…(wth!)

And so… This time I quite see some Tomoyo(s) around the anime blogosphere so I told myself I think I should check out Clannad myself and there~~ One thing that motivated me to watch this series on the first place is Tomoyo. I’ve been seeing avatars where she is on the action. I thought it was just “fanpic” so I didn’t bother but I did saw it on the series so I was dumbfounded when I immediately saw it on episode 1.

I’m impressed… Yes, they didn’t came up with any Uguus~ , Auus~ and Gaus~ this time. Well, I have to say though that Fuko’s arc is very Kanon-ish and Air-ish… Well, I can’t blame them. I think they are fond of that plot twist. I’m not saying that it is bad. It is just predictable though(for those who watched Air and Kanon like me).There was also this wheat field with strange lights. I think I saw it from both Air and Kanon.

I don’t know what does the starfish symbolizes throughout the series(or maybe they just want it to be starfish). I have to admit it, I also want to receive that sculpture Fuko holds XD. By the way, I have researched what it symbolizes and I think it quite figures why they chose starfish as the symbol.

In Christian symbolism the Starfish represents the Virgin Mary (Stella Maris which means Star of the Sea) who lovingly creates safe travel over troubled waters and is also seen as an emblem of salvation during trying times. The star as well as the Starfish are seen as celestial symbols and as such, they represent infinite divine love. In addition to love, the Starfish also holds characteristics such as guidance, vigilance, inspiration, brilliance and intuition.

One thing I’ve also notice was the similarity of Ryou and Kyou with Kagamin and Tsukasa… They both have purple hairs as well. Oh well, I’ll still choose Kagamin and Tsukasa because they are cuter.(Lucky Star was also earlier aired than Clannad)

Even though, they’ve got some concepts from both Air and Kanon, I think they also provide some new ones. Just like having a gangstah and 1000 kicks. This was the also the first time the Key made the male protagonist have his problems as well. I can see that the male protagonists in both Air and Kanon are more laidback than Tomoya because they didn’t have any personal problems.(oh, they have — problem with the girls).

People who have watched Tomoyo’s chapter(ep.24) mistook it as the ending!!! Oh come on people. Clannad ended on its episode 22. The summer special(ep. 23) is also specified as something similar to OVA. The fansubbers are also a little at fault because the titling is wrong…

I hope I’ll see Fuko awoke on the After Story.

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