Otaku 4 Ever

Roleplaying Site

2008-08-19T22:38:00.001-07:00

So yeah I'm still alive! I finally opened up my Roleplay Site. Right now it is only the Forum part of it but it's OPEN! YAY! Sorry very excited.

So if you can't see it coming yet... I'm looking for people that can Roleplay atleast semi-literate. No one liners or action marking. ACTUAL paragraphs. Just as for a 8 sentence minimum. Not much at all actually. So yeah check it out and I hope you join!

HAVEN OF THE ROLEPLAYERS

IDEA: RP Site (Opinions Requested)

2008-07-26T20:35:00.000-07:00

Okay so I was thinking.... -waves the smoke cloud away from her ears- as I was surfing the web for something to do, I thought of one of my old hobbies. Online Role playing!

I'm trying to think of how I actually want to do it. There are a few different ways that you could do it just from a website, from a forum, or even a simple chat. But I was thinking about something BIG! Maybe all 3 in 1.

I've made about 3 major RP Form sites before and a countless number of other small sites. I want to start working on it soon actually.

But what to call it?

I would like others opinions and comments, maybe suggestions on what series to have at the start.

Pennsylvania Trip

2008-07-25T16:19:00.000-07:00

July 24 - August 4 2008

Well as of right now I'm writing from PA and listening to Otaku Generations at the same time. There isn't much of an Anime update, except for the the fact I watched 3 episodes of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex on the way here.

I'm actually slightly still in convention mode, I can't wait to get back and take pictures of what I bought. I'm currently in planning to make a Metrocon Report but it may take awhile.

I'm not quite sure when I will have internet again other than today and tomorrow. Well that was my update and don't miss me too much.

Metrocon 08

2008-07-22T12:57:00.000-07:00

Wow was it a blast! I had sooo much fun, I half way glad all that stress is over with trying to get the cosplay done. It turned out REALLY well actually there were a lot of people asking for pictures and everything. I'm still waiting for the pictures of my cosplay but as soon as I get them I'll post them.

If you want to see pictures for Metrocon check out Otaku Dan.

Already I'm planning out my next convention and cosplay so far this is what I've had in mind.

Helba (.hack//SIGN)

A.B.A. (Guilty Gear)

KOSMOS (Xenosaga III)

Miku (Vocaloid)

Motoko (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)

-sits up from a coffin- I'm ALIVE!

2008-07-14T15:11:00.000-07:00

I haven't realized how long I've been away until I looked at the calendar. 10 Days! Oh my Haruhi is that a long time. I've been so busy working on my cosplay that it's 95% Complete. All I have left is to make sure it fits right, add on the other side of the straps, add on the back piece with buttons, hem the bottom of the dress, and fix the sleeves so that why don't show when wearing the dress. I cut them wrong to start with a I screwed myself over now so hopefully I can find a way to fix it. Then when not working on the cosplay, I was forced to go to Coco Beach (a place on the other side of FL) for the weekend so it sent me back for 3 days.

Let alone now I'm sick, not like cold sick or anything like that. Like... I drank something wrong and had me up all Sunday morning trying not to puke. I'm still feeling it now a day later. Hopefully it clears up soon because I work tomorrow.

It really sucks as of late my Otaku-mojo has been so out of wack that I've had no time to watch/read anything.

I started playing Final Fantasy Tactics A2 but now my R4 Card is acting up and keeps freezing on me... it really sucks. Well I'm back now... I will continue posting this week.

Life of an Otaku - Official Part One

2008-07-04T03:35:00.000-07:00

[ Just as I promised... to continue on Life of an Otaku.... ]

1. Konnichiwa~

The sound of a gentle click could be heard from the other side of the door as it was being unlocked. Opening with no sound at all but faint beeping of an alarm, a young lady rushed through the door dressed in a maid outfit.

It was rather dark still, just before the first light of the sun could hit the Earth for its first morning rays. The only light came from the light blue and purple sky which reflected off the white tile on the floor. Beep, beep, beep, beep... the alarm was still going in the background along with the clicking sound her shoes made against the tile. It took a moment but finally the beeping stopped and with the flick of the wrist she turned on the lights revealing a rather large shop.

The walls were lined with Manga and DVDs, tables were set up neatly in the center of the room, there was a giant circular counter at the back of the shop that held a register and many kitchen machines. This was the Kuroneko Cafe'!

Going off from the main room was smaller rooms labeled above the door with signs saying Shojo, Josei, Seinen, Shonen, Yuri, Yaoi, Hentai (18 + ONLY) and Movies. Each room was decorated with that theme of Anime, for example: Shonen room had painting of Dragon Ball Z characters on the walls as well as Naruto, Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho, and InuYasha. Within each room was a white screen and projector which was all hooked up to a DVD player.

According to the Neko clock on the wall behind the counter it was 6:30 AM and in a half hour the shop would be open.

"And I'm not even ready!" she cried, quickly grabbing the broom from the closet and sweeping the tile that went from the door to the counter in a line.

Ten minutes went by as she leaned on the counter wipping her brow exhausted, putting the broom back away she started on the first pot of coffee for this morning. At the same time, started heating up doughnuts, cleaning the tables one last time for the morning, added extra creamer and straws to the caddies on the tables, putting on an Anime for each room, and then... flipping the front door sign to open. Walking back to the counter it wasn't too long before a ring came from over head the door signaling a customer.

Turning around with a cute smile on her face, she greeting the person with "Thank you for coming to Kuroneko Cafe, I'm Katsu. How my I serve you?"

[Yay! Part one complete! -dances- ]

Gomen

2008-07-03T12:56:00.001-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted much of late, I've been working really hard to complete my Cosplay outfits. I'm taking a small break right now to let people know that I'm not dead, haven't commited suicide, or got my name written in a Death Note. ^^ So yeah, hail Haruhi that I'm so close to being done!

Treasures from Goodwill

2008-06-29T03:38:00.000-07:00

Once I was done cosplay shopping I decided to check out the movies and books. Thank Haruhi that I found what I did!

Dragon Quest "The Adventure of Dai" Manga

Volumes 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 20, and 21

All for 50 cents each!

Then going through the movies I found:

Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:8 (VHS)

Neon Genesis Evangelion 0:9 (VHS)

El Hazard: The World of Endless Adventures

El Hazard: The World of Thunder

Blue Seed: Sacrifice!

Blue Seed: Nightfall

All for 99 cents each!

I want to give a shout out to someone who I will probably never see or speak to again but was the person who introduced me into Anime and the world of Evangelion. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be who I am today. Thank you Rachael...

Cosplay 70% Done

2008-06-28T10:27:00.000-07:00

I'm glad to say that my Cosplay is ALMOST done! ^^ Going to Goodwill I bought the pants and coat needed for Holland's outfit. And I'm still putting together the Eureka dress. I'm very proud that probably with one more day of dedication it might be done.

Only things left

-Holland's shoes

-Eureka's boots

-Eureka's Wig

Life of an Otaku - Part One

2008-06-27T19:57:00.000-07:00

[ I've been feeling creative as of recent and I've always loved writing stories, so with that I decided that I would start my own small story here on my blog. So I hope you enjoy it! ]

1. Konnichiwa~

[ HAHA! This is the only preview you get for now.... Look for the next part next Friday! ]

Work-a-holic...

2008-06-26T12:03:00.000-07:00

I've had no time to post this week and when I am about to, I can't write due to no Otaku-Mojo or just too tired. Work has completely drained me this week. I got called in on Sunday which happened to be my day off, then Monday and Tuesday I had to go to work at 9 o'clock in the morning, and then Wednesday I worked from 4 to Closing. Today is my only day off this week besides Saturday and I have to go to a party that I don't want to. I was really hoping today that I could work on my Cosplay but it doesn't seem like that will be happening anytime soon. I really need to start collecting bottle caps too for the outfit.

-sigh-

Must haves from Metrocon!

2008-06-22T13:52:00.000-07:00

So there other day I was going through the vendor websites and came up with a few things that I decided I must buy while I'm there.

- Cat Ears and Tail

- Figures of my favorite characters

- Hats! I want my Anime Hats

So far I have $700 for the convention and hopefully that will be more than enough for everything I want.

-panics- There are so few days left to get ready for the convention. 20 days left and there are not many days left that I have off so I need to get dedicated to this.

Cosplay 30% Done

2008-06-21T17:55:00.000-07:00

I have Tsuruya ordering me on as I keep sewing, hoping to get my cosplay done by the time of the convention. As of right now I have the front part of the dress done in light blue, the next project is to add the white onto the front with the blue buttons.

Note: This is Otaku Dan's room, there is an ass in the background. Teehee. ^^

Review of Strawberry Panic

2008-06-20T21:10:00.000-07:00

I'm doing this review for a special someone who just came back into my life after about a year now. You-know-who-you-are. ^^

This is one of the first Anime series that I started to watch in my second generation. When I first heard about it, I wasn't sure if I would be interested or not. As you can tell from the picture it is a Yuri Anime.

Here is my review of Strawberry Panic:

The series is 26 Episodes and I only got about half way through I need to finish it sometime. But from what I've watched so far, it is very slow paced. I will warn you now if you don't like girl on girl, don't watch it. There isn't much actually "sex" but a lot of "sexualness". It's very cute and about every girl in it is cute as well. This would be about the closest thing to a Yuri H Game that you could find. I actually enjoyed watching it, a lot for wondering who would end up with who. The only thing I really hate about it is about how slow the episodes are. There are no fight scenes that make the episode go by quickly. It's a very cute romance story if nothing else.

Overall Rating 4 out of 5

Mushishi

2008-06-19T18:21:00.000-07:00

The other day I was looking up how many volumes there were of the Mushishi Manga and I happened to run across information of the Anime series instead. It was alittle weird to the point I was like "There's an Anime?! @_@" With further research I found out there was. And even a Live Action!

I think Mushishi will be the next Anime I watch. I liked the Manga a lot so why not. Maybe I'll even do a Manga vs. Anime battle off post of it. -thinks- That might not be bad. Look for it coming soon~

Until then... OH MY GOD! -mental flip out- Only 1 month till the Convention and I still haven't even started the cosplay! -cries in the corner- I hope to Haruhi nothing goes wrong and I actually get everything done on time.

Author Note: If no one picked up on it I said I hope to Haruhi which could be roughly translated to "I hope to God" If you don't know what I'm talking about you need to pick up The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Review of Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II

2008-06-18T22:17:00.000-07:00

This is for Mog ^^ I hope you enjoy it~

If you are just now getting into the Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance games I would suggest that you get your hands on the first one which is still possible and at this point in time only costs $11.99. But if you say screw it and only have Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II then I shall fill you in on what your missing.

At the start of Dark Alliance II, they talk about three adventurers defeating a dark tower and woman. That is your group from the first game. The town of Baldur's Gate is where you started in the first game. And where you will be heading back to in the second. NOTE: Anytime they talk about three adventurers they are talking about what you did in the first game.

And now onto the review of Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II:

First off compared to the first game the graphics are just a smish better, but when playing co-op you can't really tell from such a high camera angle. The game is great when playing with a friend even though it may play alittle quicker than if you were taking on a mob of Goblins just by yourself. If you are a fan of Dungeons and Dragons I'm sure you will like these games. A lot of spells are the same, the armor is the same, and the geography is the same. If you are a RPG fan I suggest to give this game a try. Right when you put Dark Alliance II into the system and play for about ten minutes, you can tell whether or not you will like it. The whole game will play the same as those first ten minutes.

I really enjoy playing these games and suggest just giving it a try.

Overall Rating 5 out of 5

Review of Magical x Miracle Vol. 2

2008-06-17T21:44:00.000-07:00

I decided that I was going to review Magical x Miracle again because Nomadic Writer told me to keep updated on how I liked it. So here is my review of Volume 2:

It's not as good as the first volume, I hated that fact of skipping in mid book to a really long story about a epidemic. I understand that it was about the Wizard Master but it was rather unneccessary. I found it to be alittle funny that out of no where Merleawe's brother just came along. I think that the writer just got lazy with the plot of the second book. I'm waiting to get ahold of the third book because I can't wait and see what happens next. That's it in a nutshell...

Overall rating 3 out of 5

Review of xxxHolic: Kei

2008-06-16T22:20:00.000-07:00

It's so wonderful that such a great Anime like xxxHolic got a second season. I've been anxious to write this post for a while now... so please enjoy. ^^

So far I have only watched 5 episodes and I've loved every minute of it. I must say thank you CLAMP for making such a great Anime series. I absolutely love the characters, especially Yuko. If someone has never seen xxxHolic, stop reading and go to your local Anime dealer (whether it be online or a store) get xxxHolic and watch it! And for those who have seen it, leave your comments about what you love the most about it.... or whether you hate it. It's okay if you do hate it, I won't do anything. Everyone does have an opinion you know. ~_^ I love the fact that xxxHolic and Tsubasa have small parts of everything CLAMP from characters from X/1999 even. Okay okay okay... I need to get focused and actually review xxxHolic: Kei.

There isn't much of a difference between xxxHolic and xxxHolic:Kei, infact the only thing that seems to have changed was the plot of it and the opening and closing. The characters are all the same and everything. Yuko is of course still an alcoholic and still granting wishes. And Mokona is still cute as ever!

Overall Rating 6 out of 5

A Late Overdue Thank You~!

2008-06-15T16:16:00.000-07:00

Domo Arigato Otaku Dan and Nomadic Writer!

Dan: Thank you for the help and support! You saved me from a world of darkness away from Anime. Thank you for being a wonderful Otaku Friend! And can't forget the KitKats. ^^

Nomadic Writer: Thank you for commenting and sharing your friendliness with me!

You guys are what keeps me blogging~

Thank you again...

One game $39.99, one book $12.95, cosplaying priceless...

2008-06-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

This week was rather exciting and put large dent into my pocketbook. I finally decided that I would get on the ball with making my cosplay outfit and I went out with Otaku Dan and bought the fabric needed. With 32 days left I hope I can complete it all on time and not spend anymore money till the convention. So with that I also bought a couple of other things one with a rather funny story. ^^

I bought the Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II from my local video game store / my work place. I was lucky to have bought it at the time because the price value of it had just went up ten dollars. The funny part about it I bought this $39.99 in all quarters. It was really amusing to watch my co-worker's expression.

Random Anime Saturday!

2008-06-14T02:44:00.000-07:00

So while I was at the Anime Club Meeting I was going through Anime On Demand and found the first episode of Black Jack as well as Episode 23 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig.

The first episode of Black Jack was 50 minutes long, much longer than a normal Anime Episode. It wasn't bad but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it again. An Anime about doctors and little girls that just happen to be 18. I'm not saying it was time of my life wasted but just a new experience in the world of Anime. Perhaps for a week I will watch Anime I wouldn't normally watch and comment on them. Eh, it's an idea.

Rating of Episode 1 of Black Jack 3 out of 5

Review of 5 Centimeters Per Second

2008-06-13T22:27:00.000-07:00

Today for the first time Otaku Dan and I had our first meeting of our Anime Club. And at the meeting we watched the new movie by Makoto Shinkai, 5 Centimeters Per Second. The movie's release in the US was March 4, 2008. Without futher ado, my review: (Teehee I rhymed)

The movie has three parts to it, the first part was what really set the mood for the whole story. It was all about two lovers never being able to see each other. The characters were wonderful, even though you were given no knowledge of either one you could still feel immense pain for the both of them. If you don't like romance or emotional tear jerking movie I would advise not to watch this movie. There was no real happy point in the story at all which would be the only down fall for such a great movie. The third and last part of the movie was very hard to realize what was going on because it was more like an Opening Song scene than a movie. But once you realize what it really was about it is eye opening. It is by far my favorite part of the whole movie.

Overall Rating 4 out of 5

xxxHolic: Kei

2008-06-12T10:57:00.000-07:00

I'm alittle behind with the News of this Anime but it's really awesome! So I must share it with my readers. The Anime's release day was April 3, 2008.

I have currently watched up to episode 5 out of 13. Thanks to Anime News Network they have the titles for all 13 Episodes and when they come out.

Keep a look out for these new episodes and DVDs.

Episode titles:

2008-04-03

1. Spiderweb
Kumo (kumonosu)
蜘蛛 (クモノス)

2008-04-10
2. Left Eye
左眸ヒダリメ
Hidarime

2008-04-17
3. Half
Hanbun
朋分ハンブン

2008-04-24
4. Dream-Buying
Yumekai
夢買ユメカイ

2008-05-01
5. Affinity - Kohane
由縁コハネ
Yuen kohane

2008-05-08
6. Peace - This Flower
平和コノハナ
Heiwa kono hana

2008-05-15
7. Water Cat
水猫ミズクミ
mizukumi

2008-05-22
8. Sound of Bells - Whisper
鈴音ササヤキ
Suzuoto sasayaki

2008-05-29
9. Rumor
Nagare uwasa fuuhyou
流噂フウヒョウ

2008-06-05
10. Unreturning - Becoming Aware
不戻キヅキ
Furei kidzuki

2008-06-12
11. A Secret
Hiji hitori
秘事ヒトリ

2008-06-19
12. Truth
Shinjitsu hontou
真実ホントウ

2008-06-26
13. Repaying Kindess
Houon okaeshi
報恩オカエシ

Final Fantasy Tactics A2

2008-06-11T10:35:00.000-07:00

Going along with my schdule I decided to write about the new FF Tactics game coming out for the Nintendo DS coming out June 24, 2008.

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Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift at IGN

I absolutely loved the first game and I hope that the second one will be just as good or even better. Here is my review of the first game, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance:

My favorite part of FFTA was the fact that you could change the jobs of each character and customize your way of fighting. Along with that the complex rules that was needed to be followed during battle, this kept the game interesting and no battle was the same. The main story was pretty interesting, it was about being trapped into this story/dream world where you're main objective was to get home. But as always someone has to foil the plan and not want to go back home. So the middle of the plot then becomes trying to get that one person to want to go home.

Seeing previews of the new game it seems that the combat is very much the same. This is the plot said by the preview at IGN.

"School is out for the summer, but mischievous Luso Clemens must first face detention to make up for his misbehavior. Alone in the library, he stumbles upon an ancient book with magical powers that summons him to the mystical land of Ivalice. Warped into the middle of a battlefield, Luso joins Cid and his clan to set off on an adventurous journey looking for a way home."

For more check out IGN.com

Keywords: Final Fantasy Tactics A2

Playing Nurse

2008-06-10T15:11:00.000-07:00

Poor Niku got sick so I haven't had time to get on the computer Sunday and Monday. I've been playing Nurse this weekend. And I've barely gotten any sleep. So sorry no posts.

I did come up with an idea though for posting, I would set up a schedule of what and when I will post what. ^^

Sunday - Purchase of this week

Monday - Anime Review

Tuesday - Manga Review

Wednesday - Video Game Review

Thursday - Anime

Friday - Anime Review

Saturday - Random

World Wide Dungeons and Dragons Day!

2008-06-07T10:11:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the nerd in me came out ^^ I played the introduction to the new 4th Edition of D&D. Niku was able to win 2 posters for answering what Drizz't's House was and how to spell his full name correctly. We went through a quick champaign of trying to save these two village boys. Later that day we were able to fight a White Dragon, but we left before then. So yeah it was really really fun hanging out with fellow D&D Players.

Bonus at Work~

2008-06-06T19:18:00.000-07:00

Well the other day a whole stack of Anime came into the store and I held aside two DVDs that I would get when I had enough money and lucky for me I bought them right at the right time!

Review of Magical x Miracle Vol. 1

2008-06-05T14:02:00.000-07:00

So far the book is pretty interesting, it's like a mixture of Demon Diary and Card Captor Sakura. The main character is a girl who wants to become a wizard and the plot is this powerful wizard goes missing. It is her job to act and take on the roles of this missing wizard. Though there is one catch, the missing wizard was a guy. How can she pretend to be a guy and one so powerful too?

The artwork is very cute to the point all the guys sort of look like chicks and the chicks look extra adorable. If you liked art of Card Captor Sakura you'll love this. I hope you get a chance to read it too and enjoy it as much as I have.

Overall Rating 5 out of 5

Sorry for being so short there is nothing really bad about it. ^^'

DOMO! ^^

2008-06-04T18:49:00.000-07:00

Click on any above to go to Domo's main website. ^^

Graduation Gift

2008-06-04T18:28:00.000-07:00

So I have no camera to take pictures of what I got so what I am doing is posting pictures of the Manga covers! ^^ Works just the same. So here is what I got:

Crunchyroll ate 7 hours of my day...

2008-06-03T18:29:00.000-07:00

The Crunchyroll forum ate up a crap load of time today and here is why:

Click here to see more

EUREKA! (XD And not the Anime)

2008-06-02T16:23:00.000-07:00

I discovered awhile ago being able to post backwards, for example I miss posting a day I can just post one for that day and schedule it for that day and it posts it as that day! And for those days I don't have internet I shall go back in time. -steps into time machines- For those that just now tuning in, go back and check for those missing posts!

OMG NO INTERNET!!! TT____TT

2008-06-01T21:50:00.000-07:00

Oh my god -flips out like a prep girl waving her face- For the last soooo many days I've been without internet and let alone I found out my house has no internet at all anymore. Not even dial-up! I think I'm going to go insane @_@... well thanks for my boyfriend and his Wifi internet which I'm stealing right now... Well I should have time to post right now. But I'm sorry for the long delay of not posting.

Obey the Obsession

2008-05-31T19:15:00.000-07:00

Okay I hide some many dark and dangerous secrets... and this is one of them:

I love Cat Girls~ <3

So here are some of my favorite pictures, you might want to grab that box of tissues before hand though. ^__~

Click here to see more

Spice and Wolf

2008-05-30T18:49:00.000-07:00

So I just realized I never posted anything about Spice and Wolf. This would be considered a Underground Anime at this point, it's very good but not too much at all known. It's just coming out now by each episode. It's about the old legend of a wolf named Horo, making a treaty with a village to bring them crops but then the village doesn't need the wolf anymore. And so she goes off and travels around in secret with a merchant. It's really adorable and I would suggest watching it.

NOTE: This is not an Anime for the kiddies, there are some scenes of suggestive materal and nudity.

Well come on a wolf doesn't wear clothes, can't expect Horo too either. ^__~

Click here to see screenshots

Review of Mushishi Vol. 1

2008-05-29T17:47:00.000-07:00

I decided to pick it up from Borders the other day because I recognized it from somewhere. When I got to Gamers Choice I realized why, I saw Robert with it one day. And here is my review of Mushishi Vol. 1.

This is not the Manga to pick up if you just want a quick read. There are a lot of indepth details that are worth taking 5 minutes to read over and over. The artwork is very realistic for being a Manga and sticks to a very nice Feudal Japan theme. The story is wonderful, if you liked XXXHolic you will love this. Solving odd Supernatural Folk Tales and myths. If you would like learning more about the Japanese Superstition I would advise picking up this Manga series. This is not your normal cute Anime girl series, this is your serious demon investigating series, which shouldn't be taken lightly.

Overall Rating 4.5 out of 5

Shout out to Jesse

2008-05-28T21:39:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure if he will ever come across this or not but I just found a friend from school on Youtube at an Anime Convention. And I decided to give a shout out to him. Hello Jesse!

ENJOY~

Review of Welcome to the NHK

2008-05-27T21:52:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the NHK

Episode 6 of 24

Okay this Anime is down right strange, from the opening credits straight to the end credits. The plot is rather interesting, nothing that I've ever seen before. This Anime would be really good if it wasn't for the strange blue creatures. I must admit I'm still wondering myself if this Anime is really worth watching anymore of. As perverted as this may sound the only time the Anime has gotten good and with at least a stable plot, is when the main character makes an H Game. And so far that is where I am at in the Anime. The whole thing is really weird.

The main character himself is just a different story, for the main reason that he is a story all in himself. Hasn't left his house for about three years and just now getting help from this random girl. It well just seems alittle TOO strange. Well here is some Otaku advice, you need to watch it and you'll find out whether you like it or not. And yes, you'll either love it or hate it. Or just be like me, confused....

Rating 2 out of 5

Metrocon Schedule

2008-05-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

Click for a Larger Image

This is Otaku Dan and I's schedule for Metrocon.

Hands off my booty... arg!

2008-05-25T15:34:00.000-07:00

Sitting in Gamers Choice today, Robert, my co-worker asked if I liked Fullmetal Alchemist. I nodded my head and got a DVD put into my hands. Vol. 4 of FMA. He had it saved but already had it at home so decided to give it to me to buy. And while there I noticed a stack of new DVDs, within it I found Vol. 1 of Steam Detectives. I had never heard of it before and thought it would be awesome to check it out. So here is what I bought:

Gift from the boyfriend

2008-05-24T12:12:00.000-07:00

As I said in a previous post I got the chance to go to Zen Garden. Well today Niku said he had a gift for me. And low and behold, it was something from Zen Garden. The boxset of the Japanese Neon Genesis Evangelion Manga:

It's really cool cause if you look closely at the volume numbers, below it was 1-4 and 5-9. Within these two volumes is actually volumes 1-9. I thought it was the neatest thing ever. Each page actually has 4 pages on them. ^^

Click here to see inside

My Otaku Bag

2008-05-23T11:59:00.000-07:00

Otaku Dan wanted to start this as a new blogger trend, so I decided to jump on the wagon. This is my second bag that I carry. The first on was a Kitty bag named Emo B. Kitty but the zipper broke and I couldn't carry it anymore. So this is my coffin bag:

Items within my coffin bag:

Hair Brush
House key
Kitty Change purse
Headphones
USB Flashdrives x2
Noki ^^ My Cellphone
Lighter (NOTE: I do not smoke, but I am a pyro)
Paper/Pens
Lip Balm
Nintendo DS

This is attached to my Kitty Change Purse. Which Otaku Dan got for me awhile ago. ^^ Gekkostate keychain~

Trip to Zen Garden

2008-05-22T14:35:00.000-07:00

So every once in a while I am actually able to go to the mall and go to one of my favorite stores... Zen Garden! ^^ So running on a 7 dollars this is what I got:

Change Purse

Rei Bag

Rurouni Kenshin Wallscroll

Review of Death Note the Movie!

2008-05-21T07:16:00.000-07:00

Yes I actually went to see the movie ^^ All thanks to Santiago ("That guy") and being able to ride on the back of a bike in the rain. XD So after no further ado I present the Review for Death Note the Movie:

I have one thing to say off the bat.... Apples? Some of the most funniest lines came from Ryuk wanting Apples. A Death God couldn't be any cuter when begging for apples. One annoying thing about watching Death Note in the theater was all the fan girl squeals when certain characters came on screen. -coughLcough- The movie was pretty good. It was 2 hours and 30 minutes but most of that was just people talking. So they could have shortened it to about a hour and a half. I must say though that one of the most horrible things about it was the Dubbing I would have rather sat in the theater and read subtitles than have to deal with Godzilla dubbing. The cast wasn't bad but the only character that really LOOKED like how he was to was L, everyone else looked too Japanese like Misa who was not blonde and it pissed me off to the point I didn't even reconize the character when she came on screen. And Light could have used a few highlights in his hair to make him seem more brownish. But other than that not much to complain on. XD

The whole thing was enjoyable to watch but it sucks that it was only Part 1 of 2 and I'm sure they are going to do the second part rather bad. Which do they go with, the Manga or the Anime? I guess we will just have to wait and see.

OVERALL 4 OUT OF 5

Death Note Movie

2008-05-20T12:05:00.000-07:00

For 2 nights only, Death Note the Movie is coming to the Gulf Coast Town Center movie theater. May 20th and 21st. I have been begging my mother to take me to see it for about 2 days now. She can tolerate Anime but she just doesn't want to have to read to watch a movie. Us Otaku ^^ I think we're used to it. XD

Hopefully I will be able to write a review about the movie, and if not I'll be crying about it the next day. Well for those going to go see it, enjoy and drop me a comment of what you thought about it. ^^

Time for a change...

2008-05-19T16:46:00.000-07:00

So I wanted to try out a new layout, I sort of got bored of the last one. So readers please do not flip out there is nothing wrong with you computer screens. XD Well not much at aleast.

I'M DYING!!! The Sun f***ing sun hurts like hell. I got a really really really bad sun burn from the beach yesterday and it sucks!! And to prove it to you I found this the other day and decided this was perfect to go with my sun burn.

Prom Day

2008-05-18T21:37:00.000-07:00

One word.... WOW! Prom night was so much fun! And I just got home from a day at Fort Myers Beach. It was so much fun. ~_^ I doubt my Anime Fans would want to hear about it. So I'm going to save the daily life crap for another day. I have pictures I want to post though so I'll do that as I get them. Tomorrow I'll get back to the Anime World... XD

Prom Night

2008-05-17T11:34:00.000-07:00

So yeah, it's the morning before Prom and here is my list of things to do today (just so I remember):

LIST TO DO:

Shower
Make up
Hair Appointment at 3:45 PM
Paint Nails
Get into Dress
Be ready at 5:10

I can't wait, I'm being picked up in a limo and taken to prom. After prom, going to stay at the Lani Kai and spend the day at the beach. ^^

Here is a preview of my dress:

100 Views!

2008-05-16T03:56:00.000-07:00

Wooooot! I got to 100 Unique Page views. WHICH means.... 100 different computers/people have seen my blog! Yay! Thank you everyone!

Final Review of Wolf's Rain

2008-05-15T12:30:00.000-07:00

"Every character in this Anime is Shinji Ikari, they have the potential to be cool but never live up to it." -Robert

"If I had the characters of Wolf's Rain a christmas present I would get them each a box of razor blades and a bottle of peroxide." -Robert

[Completed the Series]

First off, thank you Isio for commenting, you actually pushed me on to watch the rest of the Anime. So here is my last and Final review of Wolf's Rain:

Okay I noticed something strange from Episode 15-17 were just repeats of past episodes and a complete waste the time to watch. I have to admit though I cried at the end, I am a sucker for the uber sad Anime endings.

Click for Spoiler

I have came down to the conclusion that it sucks even though I cried abit. The characters were MUCH better than the plot line. Oh and I noticed which for anyone who is finishing the series. Listen to the song at the end it is "Stray". Well I figured it ALL out! That when you complete the series, you have to watch the opening one last time. That opening is the very very end of the series.

OVERALL 3 OUT OF 5

My Otaku Room ^^

2008-05-13T15:17:00.000-07:00

I noticed that Otaku Dan had posted his room the other day and I figured it was about time that I posted mine. Welcome to my Keep:

Click here to see more

Saw it, Created it, Hated it...

2008-05-10T10:42:00.000-07:00

So after creating my beta logo, I sat down and looked closely at it and realized... I hated it. It looks tooooo much like the Kiki Kitty from Gaiaonline. So I decided I would create a different character. I need ideas so start sending them.

Logo

2008-05-09T17:27:00.000-07:00

So today I decided that seeing that I made Otaku Dan a nifty cool logo. I figured it was about time I got one. Tell me what you think and what I should do with it. So here is the prototype:

How to Make an Anime Club!

2008-05-08T12:22:00.000-07:00

Okay so Otaku Dan and I decided we were going to make our own Anime Club. I have before hosted an Anime Club at Lehigh Senior High School. So I tend to know how it goes but for those out there who don't here are some ideas to get you started:

How to Make an Anime Club

Figure out who is going to lead the group whether it be you or someone else
If it's on School Campus, ask teachers that you think are into to Anime to Sponser your club
Set up what you plan to do and what you can or can not do
Find a location and when to have host it, come up with a day or time that will fit you the best so your not stressing to put things together for it
Advertise - Seems the best way to do it is word of mouth, have a club poster on you or talk to those people you see drawing Anime
Once you get enough people interested start with official meetings

Remember you may get a huge amount of people one week but very little the next. It's okay you'll soon find out who is really dedicated and who isn't.

It's up to you if you would want to supply food at the meeting but I would advise against it. Then you have your people coming in to just eat and that's never good. If you still want to plan to have food do it on special days, like having a Ramen party or a cake for a birthday.

If you would like more information or some more help on getting started or event ideas. Drop me a line and comment it! ^^

"Blizzard"

2008-05-07T11:47:00.000-07:00

Watching a few Wolf's Rain episodes at Gamers Choice made me rather bored and lucky for me my paint set was around. I present... "Blizzard":

Wolf's Rain Review

2008-05-04T16:38:00.000-07:00

I decided about a week ago that I would start watching a new Anime after I finished The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Going through my old Newtype Magazines I was looking for something that I had never seen before. I asked the Gamers Choice Anime tester (at least what I call him, he seems to know what to touch or not) whether Wolf's Rain would be any good. His reply was that it was just a show about Emo Boys. Okay I must admit I was wonder how Emo it could be. So here is my review of Wolf's Rain:

[Episode 14 / 25]

So Robert was somewhat right, the beginning was like eh, come on quit whinning. Everything seems so depressing about the plot, the setting, the characters. It took about 5 episodes to actually get into the plot line and the plot line is rather depressing if you think about it. And the plot line, to find Paradise. I haven't gotten very far and already 14 episodes in the plot so far it could all be put into one good episode, so it goes REEAALLYY sloooow.... but yeah started to watch it maybe it will get better.

2.5 OUT OF 5 DOMOS

Metrocon July 18 - 20

2008-05-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

So it's confirmed that I am going to Metrocon this year with Otaku Dan and my boyfriend. It's going to be so awesome! Cosplay ideas have already gone into effect. And the final decision has been:

Friday:

[Kat] Ren from DearS [Nick] Random School boy [Dan] Cosplay Photographer

Saturday:

[Kat] Eureka from Eureka Seven [Nick] Holland from Eureka Seven [Dan] Cosplay Photographer

Sunday:

[Kat] Hotaru from .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet [Nick] ... [Dan] Rabbid Anime buyer!

Teehee! I'll keep everyone updated on the progress of the costumes... as soon as I get started -_-'

UNTIL THEN! Enjoy my past cosplays~

Hotaru from .hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet

Debuted: TsubasaCon 2004

Sasuke from Naruto

Debuted: Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) 2006

And now for something completely different...

2008-04-29T12:52:00.000-07:00

No this is not a photoshop gag it is an actual street. And I was there to see it.

And here is what is down Random Street.... nothing!

Review for DearS

2008-04-27T14:31:00.000-07:00

I finished watching the Anime just this weekend I got rather confused because my friend gave me up to episode 12 and I finished watching that episode it had the preview for the next one. I was like O_O because at this point I figured there was more or that I'm missing the last episode. After searching far and wide on the Wire* I found out there was ONE MORE EPISODE. Of course I cried on the inside for a good hour and then decided to find that last episode. And that last episode was well worth the night of searching. Here is my review of:

DearS

(Completed the Series)

At first I wasn't too sure what the series was about as I went through the opening and saw less and less clothes on the girls. And through the opening credits hearing "I'm your slave" I was wondering what I stumbled upon. After watching a few episodes I soon realized this was border lining a soft core porn. So I kept watching. ^_~ The story was rather heart felt and reminded me quite abit of Chobits. It's very short yet very good. It seems like a very female like Anime but if your a guy I'm sure you would enjoy the nearly nakedness the Anime has.

The down falls of it would be the similarities it had with Chobits. If you like Chobits you'll like this Anime. Very cute girl is found naked with no knowledge of anything, ends up staying a guy's house that lives alone, and the whole plot is to be together.

4 OUT OF 5 DOMOS

Author Note: *Wire stand for the Internet in the term of Serial Experiments Lain

Long Time no Manga

2008-04-26T15:20:00.000-07:00

So I got my money for the Artwork I sold, yesterday and I was thinking I want some new Manga. (-cough let alone I was jealous of OtakuDan and his constant buying cough-) Thus I drove down to Gulf Coast Town Center... 1 almost car crash, 1 nearly killed pedestrian, and 1 turn around at a 3 way do not enter area later, I got to Borders and stood for about an hour staring at heaven's doors. ^^ And in the long run this is what I decided to buy:

DearS Vol 1

DearS Vol 2

DearS Vol 3

DearS Vol 4

Anime Club 3/15/08 / Review of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

2008-04-25T12:28:00.000-07:00

This is about the first time that the blog has been up that we actually had Anime Club. So yeah. I showed the first two episodes of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. As well as having a Ramen party. Only 1 person showed up from the club but of course we had random sectators. It wasn't all that bad.

I'm currently in the middle of the series of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and here is my review:

[Episode 8 / 14]

So far I only have one thing to say "I hate Haruhi Suzumiya!" She is so annoying and when she getting older I could see her as a dominatrix queen. I'm watching the series in the right order and not the chronological order so that I'm not confused. It's good just not great. The plot is really easy to get a hold of the rest of figuring it all out is what's hard. I really hate to see what Haruhi does next. I wish that Yuki would have more of a part in it, maybe later I'm not quite done. But I leave you with a really cute dance that I wish to learn sometime.

3 OUT OF 5 DOMOS

Bamboo Fun Wacom Tablet

2008-04-24T17:05:00.000-07:00

[Came in on April 15, 2008]

I'm rather surprised about my new tablet, it was only $99 and that was with no cost for ground shipping. I created my first real piece of work with it for OtakuDan. ^_^ I created his wonderful logo. You should check out his link in my right side bar. Hint hint nudge nudge... I got it from wacom online directly. I would suggest that even if you can't draw to buy one and just play with it.

Gift from my Mother

2008-04-24T14:03:00.000-07:00

I have to thank mommy-dearest for this wonderful gift.

She bought me this bookcase just the other day and it fits my Anime collection perfectly! The whole top shelf and half of the second is all Dvds. From the rest down is all my manga. I had to clean for 5 hours to get the bookcase into my room so I'll be taking pictures of my uber clean room when I get batteries for my camera.

Forever / Review of Air Gear

2008-04-16T18:37:00.000-07:00

Well it's been forever since I posted something new at all so yeah. I got a crap load of new things that I need to take pictures of but mainly I got another Anime Review for everyone!

AIR GEAR

(Completed the Series)

Okay so where to start. Well when I first heard about it, I was like "blah it's not going to be that good it's just rollerblading" and in an Otaku opinion (which I feel most could agree on) Anime's based on sports turn out to be rather stupid. (-coughPrinceofTenniscough-) So yeah, I started off reading the Manga, due to a friend in school, and was like eh. Didn't get to finish it and so bought volume one. Now this is were they hook ya. They make it seem all perverted in the beginning drawing in the guys and BAM! nothing like that anymore except for abit of panties. So I was like "this is okay" at the end of the first volume. So guess what... here comes volume two. I was all like "this is cool, what next" BAM! This is where the Anime comes into and my review of Air Gear.

Everything starts out rather slow and it gets to the point where you just want some action already. And without you realizing you falling in love with the Pink-Haired skater chick and being drawn in. So a few battles go by and it's the same thing over and over. That when you start realizing the character developing. It's really awesome from there. You get pumped up for the next battle and of course the main character always wins cause you know there are still 5 more episodes. And the end will really get you. I almost broke down into tears for the end. (I'm not going to ruin it) But from here on out, you start to love your friends just a bit more after watching this Anime.

Would I suggest everyone should watch it? Yes! It is so good to the very end.

5 OUT OF 5 DOMOS

Final Fantasy III

2008-02-29T14:34:00.000-08:00

Job class Ranger

This is the second time for making this post. Grrr to the internet. Just started playing Final Fantasy III for the first time the other day and it's really good. (Enough though I'm only at the beginning. ^^) But yeah, so I just got a new toy the other day, a set of 120 Prismacolor pencils. It's my baby.

And yes I'm at work taking this picture. ^^ But yeah, Square Enix should be honored to know that I broke in my new colored pencils to draw something of theirs.

Review of Eureka Seven - Part 1

2008-02-24T00:39:00.000-08:00

Here is my review of Eureka Seven, enjoy~

(On Episode 14 / 50)

So far, the story line is pretty good and the character development is really coming along. My favorite character(s) at the moment is Eureka and Holland. Still at this point I'm lost on what Eureka really is because it is obvious that she is not human. And Holland is just a BAMF*, enough said. I really hope that I see more of them together in the series. It's a very good Anime as of now and I would suggest it to any person who would like to pick up a new series. I'm completely hooked on it right now and I can't wait to watch more.

Pros

- Good Characters
- Great Plot

- Viewable by all ages
- Can be watched over again

- Awesome artwork

Cons

- A few annoying characters

- Plot line can be confusing here and there

5 OUT OF 5 DOMOS

Author Notes:

*BAMF is a short way of saying "Bad ass mother fucker"

Current Anime - 2/23/08

2008-02-23T12:50:00.000-08:00

Konnichiwa everyone!~

These are the Anime that I currently have on my Navi*:

.hack//ROOTS [Complete] - Episodes 1-26

Amazing Nurse Nanako [Complete] - Episodes 1-6

Death Note [Complete] - Episodes 1-37

Devil May Cry [Complete] - Episodes 1-12

Eureka Seven [Complete] - Episodes 1-50

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Episodes 1-3

Miyuki-chan in Wonderland [Complete] - Episodes 1-2

Neon Genesis Evangelion [Complete] - Episodes 1-26 / Death and Rebirth / End of Evangelion

Ragnarok the Animation - Episodes 1-2

Rurouni Kenshin - Episodes 1-25

Spice and Wolf - Episodes 1 / 3-6

Strawberry Panic [Complete] - Episodes 1-26

Tenchi in Tokyo [Complete] - Episodes 1-26

xxxHolic [Complete] - Episodes 1-24

I'm always updating my list more and more! ^^

Big thanks to Dan!

CURRENTLY WATCHING

Eureka Seven

Author Notes:

* Navi means Computer - Term came from Serial Experiments Lain