Yeah, I haven't posted a blog in while. Not that anyone should care.
Anyway, I don't really read manga like that, but I came across this:
Title: Mirai Nikki
Author/Artist: Esuno Sakae
Rating: M
Genre: Action, Ecchi, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Supernatural
Summary: High school 2nd year, Amano Yukiteru, is a boy who has problem making friends. He thinks of himself as a bystander and will always write down everything he sees in a cell phone diary. Tormented by solitude, Yukiteru began to imagine things like a friend called Deus X Makina who is apparently the Lord of Time & Space. Seeing Yukiteru's miserable state, Deus gives him a new ability. His diary will now record events that will happen in the near future. Yukiteru is then forced to participate in a game which the winner will become Deus's successor.
Link: http://www.onemanga.com/Mirai_Nikki/
^Very good stuff, and consists of gore and stalker girlfriends. I mean, with a first impression like that cover, how can I resist?
I'm heading into my summer vacation in three weeks, and I'll be getting a summer job, likely at the place I had one last year. That's means that I will have an access of cash to spend, after putting some in the good ole bank account of course. Good thing too, I have some new DVDs that I want.
1. Rumbling Hearts
Rating: M
Summary: Guy(Takayuki) dates girl(Haruka). Girl gets in a car accident and is left in a coma. Girl's best friend(Mitsuki) eventually gets guy to get over his misery and starts going out with him herself. Three years later, girl finally wakes up from coma with no idea how much time has passed. Drama ensues.
Link(s): http://www.funimation.com/rumblinghearts/ Rating: 4.5/5
I just finished this anime a couple of months ago, and I enjoyed it immensely. Probably one of the more realistic anime I've seen so far(other than the waking up from a coma after three years by Haruka), and I particular liked the flawed, nonidealistic final pairing over the fantasy, seemingly storybook pairing(and the more popular one). While the main male lead(Takayuki) annoyed me with his indecisiveness once Haruka woke up to the point of inadvertently coming off as a straight-up @ss, I found his actions understandable for the most part. In the end, I came to think that the overall theme in the end was making the choice of living in a fantasy vs. having to face reality. It was an enjoyable watch. I'll likely get this first.
2. Rurouni Kenshin
Rating: T
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rurouni_Kenshin
Summary: The story of Rurouni Kenshin takes place during the early Meiji period in Japan. It tells the story of a peaceful wanderer named Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the assassin Hitokiri Battôsai. After participating during the Bakumatsu war, Kenshin wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need, as atonement for the murders he once committed as an assassin. When arriving in Tokyo, he meets a young woman named Kamiya Kaoru, who was in the middle of a fight with a murderer who claims to be the Hitokiri Battôsai from her swordmanship school. Kenshin decides to help her and defeats the fake Battôsai. After discovering that Kenshin is the real Battôsai, she offers him a place stay at her dojo as she notes Kenshin is a gentle person instead. Kenshin accepts and begins to establish lifelong relationships with many people, including ex-enemies, while dealing with his fair share of enemies, new and old.
Great cl@ssic anime, and I love the occasional samurai stories. The way Kenshin went out in Reflections upset me a bit, but it was strangely fitting. Too bad fillers killed the series. I'll probably get the 2nd Season first, since the Kyoto Arc was just excellent.
3. Frisky Dingo
Rating: T
Link: http://www.adultswim.com/shows/friskydingo/indexpage.html#video
Summary: The first season of Frisky Dingo follows the adversarial relationship between the villainous Killface, who aspires to strike fear into humankind before he drives the Earth into the Sun with his Annihilatrix, and Awesome X, the secret superhero identity of multi-billionaire Xander Crews who dreads retiring after having defeated the last known supervillain. The season ends with the activation of the Annihilatrix by Simon. At the beginning of the second season, Killface is taking credit for 'curing' global warming by the Annihilatrix having moved the earth a total of three feet further from the sun before malfunctioning, and has decided to run for President of the United States. Xander Crews follows suit, re-forming his company and launching his own Presidential campaign.
Very funny and underrated series. Not much to say other than that.
Honorable Mention in no particular order:
- Shuffle! Box Set(anime)
- Gurren Lagann DVD Sets(anime)
- Space Jam(Yes, I'm talking about Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan)(movie)
- The Boondocks Season 1 or 2 Box Sets(American animation)
- Psych Season 2(American TV)
- House M.D. Season 4(American TV)
- Burn Notice Season 2(American TV)
- Pootie Tang(movie)
The 2009/2010 NFL schedule came out today, and damn, the Panthers have the second hardest schedule behind the Dolphins based off last year's records.
Week 1 Vs Eagles
Week 2 @ Falcons
Week 3 @ Cowboys (Monday Night Football)
Week 4 BYE
Week 5 Vs Redskins
Week 6 @ Buccaneers
Week 7 Vs Bills
Week 8 @ Cardinals
Week 9 @ Saints
Week 10 Vs Falcons*
Week 11 Vs Dolphins (Thursday Night)
Week 12 @ Jets
Week 13 Vs Buccaneers
Week 14 @ Pats
Week 15 Vs Vikings (Sunday Night)
Week 16 @ Giants
Week 17 Vs Saints
Well, at least we get three Primetime games, that's the most the Panthers have had since thier creation. I think we can be a solid 10-6.
Guess who got the most primetime games? That's right, the Cowgirls with six. BBBBOOOOOOOO!!!!
See you guys after the draft.