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Happy Thanksgiving to All!

[color=forestgreen]Level: 44 (31%)[/color] ~ I may still be busy with school, but it's out until Monday because of the holiday, so I should be able to spend some more time on TV.com.:D Anyway, I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Just one of the things I'm thankful for is all of the great friends that I have here on TV.com and GameSpot. So, what do you have planned for Thanksgiving? As for me, we're having a dinner of stuffed fowl (yum :P ). And I'm looking forward to it, lol. In other news, December is almost here, which means that Serebii will once again be supplying awesome Pokemon avatars in his yearly Advent Calendar; can't wait for that.:D Now then, here's the Random Pokemon of the Day, chosen specifically for the holiday:

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Farfetch'd (Japanese: カモネギ Kamonegi) - The Wild Duck Pokemon. It can't live without the stalk it holds. That's why it defends the stalk from attackers with its life.

The Random Pictures of the Day:

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funny pictures of cats with captions

funny pictures of cats with captions

funny pictures of cats with captions

And that concludes this Thanksgiving blog entry. This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

Just Letting You All Know that I'm Not Dead...

[color=forestgreen]Level: 44 (22%)[/color] ~ It's hard to believe that it's been about a month since my last blog entry; that's a new record.:( I'm sorry for that, and for also not commenting on your blogs during that time. Because of school, I've only been able to get on a bit during the weekends mostly, and not even much during then, thanks to homework. Besides what I've just said, I have some other things to mention, so here we go.

To start off, it looks like a number of things have happened here over the past month, including another level glitch that came and went (that explains why my level only went up by 11% in a month, which isn't much even considering how much time I've spent on TV.com these past weeks). As much as I don't like it, it looks like there are still major glitches in effect since the summer, including that annoying forum modding glitch.

In other news, my weekly anime/manga updates are finished, at least for now. It was only a matter of time before I missed one week, then another, then another... And with homework to do, I don't have the time anymore to make elaborate updates every week. I'm sorry if you really liked the updates, but school business comes first. Maybe I'll start them again sometime, but for now, they're on hiatus (at least).

So... that's pretty much it. Time for the Random Pokemon of the Day, this one a tribute to a certain Chimp Pokemon that evolved in the U.S. last week.

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Monferno (Japanese: モウカザル Moukazaru) - The Playful Pokemon. It skillfully controls the intensity of the fire on its tail to keep foes at an ideal distance.

Since I'm torn between two pics for the Random Picture of the Day, I'll just use both this time; after all, it's been so long since the last one.;)

funny pictures of cats with captions

funny pictures of cats with captions

And that concludes this blog entry. Just so you know, it might be awhile until my next one. This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

Pika's Weekly Anime/Manga Update #32 & Dawn of the Shippuden Dub!

[color=forestgreen]Level: 44 (11%)[/color] ~ Well everyone, in just a few more days the Naruto Shuppuden dub will premiere on Disney XD, with the first four episodes thrown out at once. I don't have much confidence that Disney XD will take it easy with edits, but I still have hope that it'll be good. As a result of the Naruto Shippuden dub premiering this Wednesday and a new episode airing every Wednesday after that, I'm going to start doing Naruto Shippuden Dub updates in my weekly anime/manga updates.:D I probably won't be able to post episode pictures like with the Pokemon episodes since I have no idea where I can find them, but I'll still do the updates anyway.;) In the mean time, though, it's time for this week's updates. Since there was no new Naruto chapter last Thursday, no new Naruto Manga Update will be included. Also, the latest Bleach chapter apparently has no title, which is why I just put the chapter number.

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Bleach Manga Update

WARNING: TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T READ THE BLEACH MANGA OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR MANGA SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Chapter 379

After striking a direct hit upon Yammy with a black Getsuga, Ichigo leaves his Hollow form. Rukia notices that the markings on Ichigo's mask look much different than the slight variations of before, and wonders what happened to him. Ichigo himself feels like his Hollow transformation felt a bit off, almost as if the mask was heavier; and wonders if it has to do with his full Hollow transformation back in his battle with Ulquiorra. Before he can finish thinking, however, Yammy gets up, angry that Ichigo nicked his neck. Ichigo is shocked that his black Getsuga did only that much damage, and Yammy points out that he's the Cero Espada, Espada #0, stronger than any of the other Espada.

Still confident that he can win, Ichigo declares that if he has to win, he will, just as he did with the other Espada. The two engage in battle once more, but when Ichigo attempts to Hollowfy again, he's stunned that the attempt fails, and wonders if this has to do with the feeling he had before. Yammy instantly takes advantage of the opening and grabs Ichigo, ready to kill him. Before he can do so, however, Byakuya and Kenpachi arrive at the scene just in time to save Ichigo, and ready to join the fight...

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Awesome chapter, as some mysteries regarding Ichigo's Hollowfication have emerged. And now that Byakuya and Kenpachi have joined the fight, things are bound to get even more intense.:D

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Pokemon Dub Episode Update

DP129 - Pillars of Friendship!

Paul and Brandon have just finished their battle, but a distressed Maria, the maiden of the Snowpoint Temple, arrives to tell everyone that something is wrong at the temple. Ash, Brandon, and the others immediately embark for the temple, and on the way, Brandon tells Ash and comp. the legend of Regigigas and the Snowpoint Temple, and how Regigigas does actually exist. When they arrive at the Snowpoint Temple, they find none other than Pokemon Hunter J, who apparently came to capture Regigigas. Ash and the others do their best to stop J from reawakening the Colossal Pokemon, but after being held back by a hoard of Metang and Skarmory belonging to J's henchmen, they come too late, as J has her Salamence destroy the pillars of rock, ice, and steel, and attack the blue orb, to reawaken Regigigas.

Angry about its slumber being disturbed, Regigigas goes on a Hyper Beaming rampage, causing the temple to collapse before J gets a chance to capture it. Brandon decides that he has to catch Regigigas himself, and attacks with Regirock, Regice, and Registeel at the same time. Unfortunately, however, Regigigas' power overwhelms the three Legendary Golems, and even worse, it uses Confuse Ray to take control of them. With the Golems by its side, Regigigas continues its rampage, with Ash and the others forced to not only find a way to stop it before it reaches the nearest town, but to protect it from J at the same time...



Great episode; plenty of action, and seeing J's return and the debut of Regigigas added to the awesomeness.

Next Time: Frozen on Their Tracks!

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Naruto Shippuden Sub Episode Update

WARNING: IF YOU DON'T WATCH THE NARUTO SHIPPUDEN SUB OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Episode 132 - In Attendance, the Six Paths of Pain

Upon summoning Fukasaku and Shima and transforming into Sage Mode, Jiraiya fishes out Pain and deals some damage. Before he can do anything else, however, Pain summons two more Pains, whom to Jiraiya's shock both possess the Rinnegan. With the helf of the Elder toads, Jiraiya goes on the offensive, but the big Pain is able to absorb even his most powerful ninjutsu, including the Chou Odama Rasengan. Jiraiya then reverts to taijutsu, but even when aims at the enemy's blind spot, Pain is always able to counter him or dodge. Having no other choice, Jiraiya retreats in order to strategize.

While running in a direction away from Pain, Jiraiya discusses with Fukasaku and Shima Pain's abilities. They come to the conclusion that since all three Pains have the Rinnegan, they're all able to see what one another see, which allowed them to counter or dodge Jiraiya's attacks without having to look. Since both ninjutsu and taijutsu don't work, the only option left is genjutsu, which Jiraiya knows that Nagato knows he's not good at. Using that to their advantage, Jiraiya has Fukasaku and Shima perform their ultimate genjutsu. The technique gives their position away immediately, but with a bit of strategizing, the attack works, and all three Pains get caught in the genjutsu.

Jiraiya uses this opportunity to kill all three, saddened that his former pupil chose the wrong path. But the battle is far from over, as Pain catches Jiraiya by surprise and knocks him outside, cutting off his left arm in the process. Pain then reveals that there's six of him, and the three who were still alive revived the other three. Still confused about the Akatsuki leader's true identity, Jiraiya is forced to take on the Six Paths of Pain in full glory...

Awesome episode, as the action-packed battle between Jiraiya and Pain continues. And with all six Pains now taking part in the fight, the action is bound to get even more intense.

Next Time: The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant

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And that concludes this week's anime/manga update. This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

Blog Special - The Big 300 & a One, One, One, One!

[color=forestgreen]Level 44 (8%)[/color] ~ Alright everyone, it's time for a very special blog entry! The entire thing will be more pictures than words, but I do have some things to say. First of all, the occasion that I mentioned in my previous blog entry is: this is my 300th blog entry!:D Since school started I haven't been able to blog as much as I used to, but I've finally reached the big 300. ^_^ Only one person PM'ed me a guess, and though it wasn't exactly right, he was very close in his second guess, so congrats to spirit7someguy *gives a virtual cookie*.:P Now then, I know that I also haven't been using those Naruto emoticons that much, so get ready for 100 of them.:twisted: (I'd use 300 but I don't want to risk a blog meltdown, if you know what I mean :P )

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There is one more thing to mention. It just so happens that today is my 1-year, 1-month, 1-week, 1-day Anniversary on TV.com (Thus all the "ones" in the blog title :P ). Because of that, I thought today would be the perfect day to post my 300th blog entry on. The fun isn't over yet, though, as I now bring you five each of lolcat and fail pics!:D

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epic fail pictures

funny pictures of cats with captions

epic fail pictures

funny pictures of cats with captions

epic fail pictures

funny pictures of cats with captions

epic fail pictures

funny pictures of cats with captions

And that's all for today's blog special; I hope you liked it.:P This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

Blog Special - Pika's Weekly Anime/Manga Update #31 [Part 2] + Announcement

[color=forestgreen]Level: 44 (8%)[/color] ~ I know that Part 2 is later than usual, but better late than never. Anyway, it's not really much of an announcement that I have to make; it's just that my blog title was limited in space and I wanted to get your attention.:P First of all, I'm going to be putting an asterisk ( * ) in the title of my anime/manga updates from now on if I have something to mention besides just the usual updates. If it's more than just that, however, I'll try to put it in the title like I did with my previous blog entry.

The other thing I have to mention is that I'm going to host a little game right now. I'm planning on doing something special in my next blog entry (I can't promise it, though), and I'd like you to take a guess at what the occasion is.:P If you think you know, send me a PM telling me, and if you're right, you get a virtual cookie and a mention in that blog entry.:P The only rule is that you can't say it in a blog comment. I just thought I should bring a little more flare to my blogs. Good luck.;) Now then, time to continue this week's updates.

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Pokemon Dub Episode Update

DP128 - A Pyramiding Rage!

Just as Ash finishes his victory cheer upon winning the Icicle Badge, Paul arrives out of the blue and challenges Candice to a battle. Candice accepts, but says that she wants her Pokemon to rest up first. The next morning, everyone is surprised when Paul's brother Reggie shows up in town. They then get a surprise double dose as none other than Pyramid King Brandon of the Kanto Battle Frontier arrives in Snowpoint City in his Battle Pyramid. When Ash brings up the fact that he defeated Brandon, Paul gets surprisingly upset.

Brandon comes down to earth to greet the group, and says that he came to the city in order to investigate the nearby Snowpoint Temple. It's soon brought up that Reggie once battled Brandon, but lost. He then gave up as a trainer, which made Paul angry. These memories get Paul's blood boiling, and that combined with the news that Ash defeated Brandon sends him over the top. Without hesitating, Paul challenges Brandon to a battle...



Awesome episode. The battle between Paul and Brandon was definitely an intense one, and this is the first time I've seen Paul lose control of himself like that. It's great to see Brandon again, I can't wait for the scheduled full battle between Ash and Paul, and it's a cliffhanger ending as something's going wrong at the Snowpoint Temple!:o

Next Time: Pillars of Friendship!

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Naruto Shippuden Sub Episode Update

WARNING: IF YOU DON'T WATCH THE NARUTO SHIPPUDEN SUB OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Episode 131 - Honored Sage Mode!

Having finally met of with Pain, Jiraiya engages in battle with him, his plan to use the Honored Sage Mode to gain the upper hand. Unfortunately, gaining enough energy to summon the Elder toads he needs to use Sage Mode isn't easy, so Jiraiya summons Gamaken to bide him some time. Pain goes on the offensive, summoning a giant dog that has the Rinnegan, while hiding in his chameleon summon. The dog attacks viciously, but every time Gamaken annihilates it, the dog multiplies, gaining even more power as a result.

The battle gets even more drawn out, but Jiraiya still hasn't gained enough energy to summon the Elder toads. Meanwhile, he notices that for some reason, Pain never attacks him directly and only uses summons, even though Jiraiya knows that Nagato learned many battle techniques, including an array of jutsus. At long last, Jiraiya gains the energy he needs, and summons the Elder toads, going into Sage Mode as a result. Now being much more powerful, Jiraiya, with the help of Fukasaku and Shima (the Elder toads), fishes out Pain in his chameleon hiding place, forcing him to engage in battle directly. But Jiraiya is in for a surprise, as Pain then summons two humans, both of whom have the Rinnegan themselves...

Next Time: In Attendence, the Six Paths of Pain

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And that concludes this week's anime/manga update. This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

Level 44, Platinum Goal Complete, & Anime/Manga Update #31 [Part 1]!

[color=forestgreen]Level: 44 (2%)[/color] ~ At long last, I've reached Level 44. I haven't really been leveling up that much since school started, but I've finally left Level 43 behind. To be honest, though, Level 44 is one of my least favorite levels. Not only does the rank (Golden Boy) sound weird, the emblem is lame (IMO). So I'll be looking forward to the day that I reach Level 45.:P

In other news, it's finally done. It's been months since I hatched that Togepi egg, but my quest for the ultimate Togekiss is finally complete. For the past few days, I've been battling at the Battle Tower and Battle Factory in order to earn the required 32 BP to buy TM73 Thunder Wave, and I reached that amount today. So I bought the TM and taught Thunder Wave to Togekiss, making my goal complete!:D I'm so happy, lol.:P The only downside to the whole deal is that I got to battle Tower Tycoon Palmer for the first time and came so close to beating him, but lost.:( If only Roserade wasn't infactuated with Milotic during that one move, I would've been able to win. But at least I won the Bronze Trophy for my 20-win streak.:D

In any case, now my goal is complete at last, I can move on to other stuff in Platinum. My next goal is to capture Mesprit, which I'm planning on doing so with the help of Togekiss. Then I'm going to Fullmoon Island to get the Lunar Wing, and set Cresselia lose. Once I do that, I'll put my event items to use and go and catch Darkrai and Shaymin. Now then, time to begin this week's anime/manga updates!

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Naruto Manga Update

WARNING: TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T READ THE NARUTO MANGA OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR MANGA SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Chapter 468 - Hachibi and Kyubi

Once Madara declares the start of the Fourth Great Ninja War, he disappears, saying that the next time they meet, it will be on the battlefield. The Kages then engage in discussion regarding what they do next, with all of them agreeing that they should form a Shinobi Alliance. Tsuchikage suggests that they use the Hachibi and Kyubi against Madara's forces, but the others instantly disagree, saying that they have to protect them at all costs. While Gaara says that he'll send what they know so far to Kakashi, and Raikage sends out a search party to find KillerBee, Suigetsu and Jugo start forming a plan on getting away.

Meanwhile, KillerBee is talking with his master regarding how to sing with passion. While Sakura's group finally meets up with Naruto, Kakashi, and Yamato, Kisame finds KillerBee, ready to take him -- and the Hachibi -- by force...

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Pretty good chapter, though I wasn't that crazy about the translation of it -- SleepyFans is the best for that IMO. I can't wait to see the battle between KillerBee and Kisame; it's bound to be a good one.:D

Note: Because the author will be taking a break to collect data, there will be no new Naruto chapter next week.

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Bleach Manga Update

WARNING: TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T READ THE BLEACH MANGA OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR MANGA SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Chapter 378 - Eyes of the Victor

Things are looking pretty hopeless in Hueco Mundo, as both Renji and Chad are down for the count, and Yammy is getting ready to kill Rukia. Just when things look like they'll get even worse, however, Ichigo arrives at the scene, and gets Rukia away from Yammy. His arrival gets Yammy's blood boiling, as he charges at him. Rukia inquires about what happened to Ichigo, who says that he saved Orihime, who is now tending to Uryu's wounds. When Ichigo doesn't get serious with Yammy right away, the latter gets angry. But Ichigo says that he wasn't running away -- he just wanted to bring the battle away from Rukia, Renji, and Chad. When that finally happens, Ichigo Hollowfies and slams Yammy directly with a black Getsuga, saying that if it's just the two of them, he can crush him easily...

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Awesome chapter, as we finally get to see Ichigo, Rukia, and Yammy again. With that last attack, it definitely looks like Ichigo will win this battle quickly, but with Yammy being Espada 0, I'm not jumping to conclusions...

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And that concludes Part 1 of this week's anime/manga update; stay tuned for Part 2. This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

A Platinum Update with a Random Shiny!

[color=forestgreen]Level: 43 (100%)[/color] ~ I know that's what it says when I'm logged in, but since it always rounds the exact percentage to the nearest whole number, I'm actually at 99.58%; guess I'll reach Level 44 this week after all.:P Anyway, I'm happy to report that I was able to get on to TV.com today, so I'm posting a regular blog entry.:D The entirety of the main section will actually be composed of a Platinum update, but it's definitely not a usual one. Don't know what I mean? Read on to see.;)

I actually had a chance to get on Pokemon Platinum last Sunday.:o Believe it or not, it was the first time I played it since mid-to-late August.:P My main motivation to get on again was the fact that the Oak's Letter Wi-Fi Event is going on right now. So I got Oak's Letter, meaning I'll have a chance to catch a Lv. 30 Shaymin if I meet up with Prof. Oak on Rt. 224. Since I'm still in the midst of my quest to get the ultimate Togekiss, though, I won't be going there for a while.:P Speaking of which, I've made some good progress in Togekiss' training today, and even managed to finish it.:D I pitted it against Medicham and Abomasnow on Mt. Coronet until it reached Lv. 40, then took its training over to Victory Road where I had it battle Floatzel, Rhydon, Azumarill, and the occasional Golbat and Graveler until it reached Lv. 50.

And now for the big news: while I was in the midst of training Togekiss in Victory Road, the astonishing awesomeness happened. I encountered a Shiny Rhyhorn!:shock: There was no way I wouldn't take advantage of such a rare find, so I kept throwing various Pokeballs at it (I didn't want to risk accidently KO'ing it by attacking) until I caught it with an Ultra Ball. I know that the chances of randomly encountering a Shiny Pokemon are 1 in 8192, so I got very lucky.:D This Rhyhorn was also the very first Shiny Pokemon I've randomly encountered in the wild since I randomly encountered (and caught) a Shiny Zubat while training for the Eterna Gym in my Diamond (or Pearl, I'm not positive which); and that was more than a year ago.

Back to the training news, I finally got my Togekiss to the level I want it at, so I taught it Roost. My next goal is to win 32 BP in the Battle Frontier so I can get the TM for Thunder Wave, and teach it to Togekiss. Once I do that, my goal of achieving the ultimate Togekiss will be achieved!:D

And that concludes this lengthy Platinum update.:P Since this is my first regular blog entry in a while, I'll post double the randomness, starting with the [Not So] Random Pokemon of the Day.

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Rhyhorn (Japanese: サイホーン Sihorn) - The Spikes Pokemon. Its powerful tackles can destroy anything. It is too slow witted, however, to help people work.

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Grovyle (Japanese: ジュプトル Juptile) - The Wood Gecko Pokemon. It lives in dense jungles. While closing in on its prey, it leaps from branch to branch.

The Random Pictures of the Day:

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And that's all for today, folks! This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

Blog Special - Pika's Weekly Anime/Manga Update #30 [Part 2]

[color=forestgreen]Level: 43 (94%)[/color] ~ If I'm lucky, I'll make it to Level 44 within a week, but I'm not betting on it.:P Time to continue the anime/manga updates.

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Pokemon Dub Special Episode Update

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness

It's been awhile since the last Mystery Dungeon special, but another one has arrived! Having become stronger as a team and joined forces with Grovile, Piplup and Chimchar head to the Hidden Land in order to stop the destruction of time. Grovile explains that Dialga, Master of Time, has been going crazy with its home of Temporal Tower collapsing, and is in the process of becoming the evil Primal Dialga of the future. The only way to stop the destruction of time is to defeat Dialga. When Lapras brings them to the Hidden Land, Team Pokepals head to the Old Ruins in order to ride the Rainbow Stoneship to Temporal Tower.

Unfortunately, Dusknoir and his Sableye sidekicks are lying in wait, and the Sableye attack at once, while Dusknoir snatches Chimchar's Relic Fragment, the only way to activate the Rainbow Stoneship. Piplup, Chimchar, and Grovile have no choice but to defeat the Sableye, and they go on the offensive. Dusknoir, feeling pleased with himself, is about to bring the Relic Fragment back to the future, but Team Pokepals aren't about to let him go. A battle ensues between the two sides, and Team Pokepals manage to pull off a win.

Excited, Chimchar grabs back his Relic Fragment and heads for the Rainbow Stoneship. Before Piplup and Grovile follow, however, Grovile reveals to Piplup that once history is changed, all current Pokemon of the future will cease to exist, including the two of them. As difficult a decision as it is, considering the fact that he and Chimchar have become close friends, Piplup is still determined to save time, even if he ceases to exist.

Before they can make a move, Dusknoir recovers and attacks once more. In a last desperate effort, Grovile grabs him and declares that he'll take Dusknoir back to the future with him. As he does so, Grovile cries out to Piplup and Chimchar not to give up hope, and to do all they can to save time. Grovile then drags Dusknoir back through the portal, and back to the future...

More determined than ever, Piplup and Chimchar activate the Rainbow Stoneship, and continue onward to Temporal Tower... and Dialga.



I thought the special was pretty good. My favorite scene was when Grovile dragged Dusknoir back to the future; very emotional, and the music accompanying it was great. I remember feeling so sad when I went through the final part of the main story in the games. Anyway, I would've liked to see the battle with Dialga, but otherwise, a good special.

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Pokemon Dub Episode Update

DP127 - Sliding Into Seventh!

The time for Ash's Gym Battle with Candice has finally arrived. It'll be different from the previous six, as this Gym Battle is four-on-four, but Ash pays that new rule no heed, as he sends out Grotle. Candice sends out Sneasel, and the battle begins. Sneasel is very speedy, as it zips around Grotle on the ice, blasting it with Icy Wind. But Ash puts Grotles "tank training" with Paul's Torterra to good use, as Grotle manages to take the attacks. It then makes its own move when the time is right, knocking out Sneasel in a few hits.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket make a second attempt at stealing the Trainers' School's Pokemon. Jeremiah finds out, so Team Rocket lock themselves into a wooden shed with their booty.

Round Two begins, with Candice's Medicham being able to block most of Staraptor's attacks. But Staraptor manages to get through its defenses with a Close Combat, and from there, is able to knock out Medicham quickly. Ash has gotten off to a good start, but the battle is far from over.

Round Three has Gliscor up against Candice's Snover. Ash puts Gliscor's quad-damaging Fire Fang to good use, but so does Candice with Snover's quad-damaging Ice Beam. When the dust clear, Snover comes out the winner. Ash then sends out Chimchar, which uses its keen senses to find Snover in a mist created by the collision of Flamethrower and Icy Wind, knocking it out.

With three Pokemon down on Candice's side, and only one on Ash's, things are looking good for the latter. But Candice's ace Pokemon Abomasnow proves to be a major powerhouse with a good dose of speed, as it's able to KO both Grotle and Staraptor in a single hit without any effort at all. Ash's last hope rests with Chimchar, as the final round begins...



Excellent Gym Battle. I'm glad that Chimchar won the Icicle Badge for Ash; the final part with it Flame Wheeling Abomasnow was my favorite, I think. I kind of got to like Candice's personality and high voice during the battle.:P I'm looking forward to the next episode, as Paul has appeared out of nowhere and challenged Candice to a battle.:o

Next Time: A Pyramiding Rage!

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Naruto Shippuden Sub Episode Update

WARNING: IF YOU DON'T WATCH THE NARUTO SHIPPUDEN SUB OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Naruto Shippuden Special
Episode 129 - Infiltrate! The Village Hidden in the Rain
Episode 130 - The Man Who Became God

On a secret mission to discover more about Pain, the Akatsuki's leader, Jiraiya has infiltrated the Hidden Rain Village. As he does some exploring, it seems to him that the village is at peace, not in a civil war like he heard. He notices that the villagers refer to Pain as "Lord Pain", but when Jiraiya inquires about the former leader, Hanzo the Salamander, people get suspicious of him. Meanwhile, Pain already knows that an intruder has entered the village, as the rain falling is one of his jutsus that allows him to monitor everything that the rain falls on. He tells Konan to find the intruder once he stops the rain, and kill him if she can.

Determined to find more information, Jiraiya traps two Rain ninja in the belly of a frog and interrogates them. The first one refuses to say anything, so Jiraiya turns him into a frog, and threatens to do the same to his buddy if he doesn't tell him what he knows about Pain. He eventually gives in, and says that Pain became the leader of the current Rain Village quite a while ago, after he killed Hanzo, his family, friends, and followers. Jiraiya is shocked to hear this, as he knows how powerful Hanzo was. After getting more details out of the ninja, Jiraiya summons the toad which carries the scroll to reseal the Kyubi in Naruto if necessary, and tells him to go to Naruto, since he doesn't know if he'll survive his upcoming battle with Pain.

Disguised as one of the men he interrogated, Jiraiya heads back into the village, but Konan fishes him out and attacks instantly. Jiraiya recognizes her as one of the children he trained to survive, and is astonished to find that she became a member of Akatsuki. Konan continues to go on the offensive, with Jiraiya having no choice but to fight back. When he asks her what became of Nagato and Yahiko, Pain appears, in a different body. Jiraiya recognizes Pain's Rinnegan eyes, and determines that he's Nagato. Pain then begins to fight Jiraiya himself, with the intent to kill him...

Next Time: Honored Sage Mode!

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And that concludes this week's anime/manga update. This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

Pika's Weekly Anime/Manga Update #30 [Part 1] + General Update

[color=forestgreen]Level: 43 (91%)[/color] ~ I'm sorry for not really posting any general updates these past several weeks; I just don't really get much, if any, time on TV.com during the week these days. I'm still able to get on during weekends, though, so the anime/manga updates will keep on coming. And this is my 30th one.:D Anyway, since I don't know if I'll get a chance to blog once the weekend is over, I'll combine this week's anime/manga update with a general update.

To start off, a LiveBlog was held several weeks back featuring the live chat for the 2009 Emmys. I missed the actual chat/liveblog, but I saw how it went and it looked really good. Hopefully I'll be able to participate next year. In any case, though, I still got the emblem for it, and I must say that it looks awesome.

This user chatted with Richard Lawson during his 2009 Emmys Liveblog!

In other news, the story of Piplup and Chimchar of Team Pokepals continued, as Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Space aired yesterday. It may not be a regular episode, but I'm planning on covering it in Part 2 of this week's anime/manga update, so you can look forward to that.;) Now then, time to get started with the anime/manga updates!

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Naruto Manga Update

WARNING: TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T READ THE NARUTO MANGA OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR MANGA SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Chapter 467 - Declaration of War

As Sakura, Sai, Kiba, and Lee head out to find Naruto, and Naruto ponders what Madara told him about Sasuke, Madara gets ready to tell the Kages about his Moon's Eye Plan. Before he can do so, Raikage attacks, but Madara easily escapes the blow. He then tells Karin to take Sasuke and heal his wounds, and begins his explanation once everyone has settled down (more or less).

Madara begins by saying that after his battle with the First Hokage, he became only a shell of his former self due to the wounds that he recieved in-battle. Part of his goal is to regain his lost strength, but that isn't nearly all of it... Madara brings up the Rikudo Sage, the founder of all ninja, and says that he once saved the world from a monster. An ultimate revelation is then brought into light, as Madara shocks everyone by saying that that monster was a fusion of all nine Tailed Beasts: the Jubi, the Ten-Tailed Beast.

In order to control the Jubi's power, the Rikudo Sage sealed it inside himself, becoming its Jinchuriki. He knew that the Jubi would bring nothing but destruction upon the world if it was let loose again as it is, so, on his deathbed, the Rikudo Sage used the last of his strength to divide the Jubi's chakras into nine separate beasts and scatter them throughout the land, then sent its empty body into space where no one could reach it; where it became the moon.

Madara concludes by saying that by using the power of the nine Tailed Beasts, he will revive the Jubi, and become its Jinchuriki. Upon doing so, his eyes will be strengthened, and he will be able to use a certain jutsu... Mugen Tsukiyomi. With that jutsu, he will be able to cast a huge illusion onto the moon, controling everyone on Earth... and making the world one.

When Madara finishes explaining his Moon's Eye Plan, he says that either the Kages can hand over the Kyubi and Hachibi, or there will be war. When the Kages refuse to coropporate, Madara makes it official: the Fourth Great Ninja War has begun...

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Totally awesome chapter, as we not only learn of Madara's Moon's Eye Plan, but find out that a tenth Tailed Beast exists, as well. With Madara about to carry out his plan, and the Fourth Great Ninja War about to begin, things are definitely bound to intensify here on out...

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Bleach Manga Update

WARNING: TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T READ THE BLEACH MANGA OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR MANGA SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Chapter 377 - Shout at the Dark

Upon saving Mashiro from Wonderweiss, Kensei decides to teach the Arrancar a lesson, and unleashes his Bankai, Tekken Tachikaze. Meanwhile, the rest of the Vizards, as well as the Gotei 13, prepare to go up against Aizen. Aizen tries to provoke them into recklessly attacking, but Shinji senses this and warns the others. Unfortunately, Aizen's provoking gets to Hiyori, and she attacks him head on. Before she can do anything, however, Gin suddenly slices her into two, taking her down immediately. Shinji cries out to Hiyori and comes to her aid, but her life-force is fading fast. Knowing that Orihime would be able to save her, Shinji cries out in a plea for Ichigo to make it back in time...

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Intense chapter, as this looks like it could very well be the end for Hiyori. Hopefully Ichigo will be able to make it back in time...

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And that concludes Part 1 of this week's anime/manga update; stay tuned for Part 2. This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)

Blog Special - Pika's Weekly Anime/Manga Update #29

[color=forestgreen]Level: 43 (79%)[/color] ~ It's time once again for anime/manga updates. There was no Naruto Shippuden episode last Thursday, however, so it won't be included. As usual, I'll save the general updates for another blog entry.;)

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Naruto Manga Update

WARNING: TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T READ THE NARUTO MANGA OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR MANGA SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Chapter 466 - Battle Behind Closed Doors

With the exit blocked off, Sasuke is forced to take on Mizukage before going after Danzo. Both Mizukage and Chojiro attack at once, and Sasuke defends himself with Susanoo. Severely weakened by his battle with Raikage, however, Sasuke soon crumples to Mizukage's attacks. White Zetsu then reveals himself to be alive, and drains the chakra out of most everyone in the vicinity to replenish Sasuke's strength. Tsuchikage and Akatsuchi then join the fight, and Tsuchikage finishes Sasuke off by using a technique the seemingly blasts him to smitherines.

Gaara and Raikage then arrive on the scene, and Tsuchikage fills them in on what he did to Sasuke. Before they can do anything else, however, Madara appears out of nowhere with an unconcious but alive Sasuke on his shoulder; and declares that he wishes to tell them about his goal, the Moon's Eye Plan...

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Since Madara has pretty much always been a step ahead of everyone, I'm sure he has a good reason for revealing his "Moon's Eye Plan" to the big cheeses. Either that, or he'll lie about what his plan really is in order to send the Kages in the wrong direction, so to speak.

Anyway, him showing up to save Sasuke's life was pretty predictable. It certainly would be a surprising twist if Kishi just let Tsuchikage grind Sasuke to bits, but that kind of death would be too anticlimactic for him.:P

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Bleach Manga Update

WARNING: TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T READ THE BLEACH MANGA OR ARE NOT YET UP-TO-DATE ON IT, EXPECT MAJOR MANGA SPOILERS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, THEN DON'T READ THIS SECTION. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.

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Chapter 376 - Execution, Extinction [Part 2]

Tired of things taking so long, Aizen finally makes his move, killing Halibel -- the last Espada -- in seconds. While the Gotei 13 and the rest of the Vizards prepare to go up against him, Wonderweiss turns out to still be alive, and lunges at Mashiro. The two battle it out for a while, until Mashiro's mask shatters. Realizing that he now has the upper hand, Wonderweiss attacks with even more vigor. Before he can finish her off, however, Kensei interviens, and gets ready to take care of Wonderweiss himself...

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Great chapter, as Aizen finally decides to make his move. From what I can tell, it seems that Kensei can take care of Wonderweiss easily, but I have a feeling that there's more to him (Wonderweiss) than meets the eye...

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Pokemon Dub Episode Update

DP126 - CIassroom Training!

At long last, Ash and comp. finally arrive in Snowpoint City, where they meet up with Zoey. She offers to show them around her hometown, and while doing so, the group run into a girl named Candice. Candice reveals that she's the Snowpoint Gym Leader, and Ash, being Ash, automatically chalenges her to a battle right away. She gladly accepts, but first wants to take the group to the local Pokemon Trainers' School where she teaches. Candice explains how the school works, and introduces Ash and friends to the older trainers who are taking part there.

While this flow of events takes place, it's revealed that Candice and Zoey are childhood friends who went to that very same school together. Zoey was just a little girl when she found a Glameow abandoned in a back alley. She wasn't allowed to keep it, but she brought it home anyway, and Candice defended her when a teacher of the school told her just that. An agreement was then made that Zoey could keep Glameow, as long as she and Candice raised it together.

Back in the present, Team Rocket make a quick plot to steal all of the school's Pokemon, and go through with it quickly...



Candice's voice was higher than I expected, though her character was good. The "Miss Senior" thing kind of annoyed me, though I thought the whole exchange between Ash and Jeremiah worked out well in the end. Throw in the suspense for next week's Gym Battle, and you've got a good episode.:D

Next Time: Sliding Into Seventh!

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And that concludes this week's anime/manga update. This has been pikastatic100, over & out! See ya! ;)