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The Place Promised in Our Early Days: Now why didn't I have one?

The Place Promised in Our Early Days

It’s been a while since I saw an anime that I’ve really enjoyed, one that would give me cause to pick up a wooden placard and preach about it to random people on the street like a raving, Armageddon-prophesying madman. Alright, I admit. I wouldn’t do that. That said, it did get me thinking about doing such a thing. Perhaps a simpler illustration would serve better: not since Code Geass have I been so impressed by anime. Nuff’ said, methinks. Continue reading The Place Promised in Our Early Days: Now why didn’t I have one?

Spice and Wolf II: Futures Trading, Medieval Politics, and Inter-Species Courtship

Spice and Wolf II

Huh. I just realized that I never made a post on the first season of Spice and Wolf- and here I am jumping into a review of its second season. Ah well. Speed review of season one, people? Here goes:

Craft Lawrence, white-haired but no geezer, is a travelling merchant whose dream is to make it big and have a shop of his own. One day, while camping somewhere between towns, he wakes up to find a naked girl in the back of his cart. Her nudity doesn’t hold his attention for long, though- she has a tail and animal ears. So begins Lawrence’s journey with Horo the wolf-goddess… Bah. That felt like something an underpaid bit-column newspaper writer would mash out. That was how I meant it to be though, so I guess I shouldn’t be complaining, haha. Continue reading Spice and Wolf II: Futures Trading, Medieval Politics, and Inter-Species Courtship

Gundam 00: Gravure Idols, Rock Bands, and Scrap Metal

Tierias photobook

Tieria's Gravure Debut

For this post, I will be conducting a dissertation on the art of cross-dressing without ending up looking like a certain idiotic former soldier-turned-butler. I shall begin with the basics of makeup…” Oh shut up, Tieria. He’s one of the main characters in the series I’ll be ‘reviewing’ today… I wonder where he snuck in from. Ah well. Just try to ignore him… Continue reading Gundam 00: Gravure Idols, Rock Bands, and Scrap Metal

Nabari no Ou: Of friendship stronger than even Frodo and Sam’s

Nabari no Ou

Before I go on, a few words: It’s been about a month since my exams, but I still haven’t gotten around to moving to wordpress.org. When will it happen? I keep saying ‘soon’, but nothing has happened yet. And I did say I wanted to move this holiday. Oh well.

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Love is thicker than even the extra cheese on a pan-crust pizza

(be)witched

Found this excellent picture floating on the internet, for everyone who hopes Lelouch is still alive and kicking. So what if you can’t read Japanese? It’s a marriage certificate! What more do you need to know other then that the dream couple of Code Geass has finally been united [...]

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シー・ツーの脆弱な夢

また変な夢を見た。主役は「コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ」のルルーシュ、シー・ツー、そして….もう一人の新キャラクタ。予告以上。

シー・ツーが黒の騎士団の指令本部に入った。だがルルを探していた彼女は、恐ろしい者をみてしまった。

シー・ツー「ルルーシュ、ここにいると思った。お前とちょっと用事があるんだ...きっ...ルルーシュ。そいつ、何者だ」

彼女が見たのは...自分自身とユーフェミア姫の組み合わせの...生命体。そいつを人間だなんて認めたくなかった、彼女は。

シー・ツー「ルルーシュ、なに、それ」

本を読んでいたルルーシュが彼女のことを気づいて、その本をテーブルにおいて、冷たい目でシー・ツーを凝視した。

ルルーシュ「きにいらないのか、シー・ツー」

シー・ツー「言うまでもないじゃないか。私を誰だと思うのか」

...実は今の会話はすべてアドリブした。その二人は何を話していたかはぜんぜん知らないけど、シー・ツーは多分、こう思う:

シー・ツー「しってたんだ。ルルーシュが私に言ったことを...仲間なんて...俺はもうお前しかないとか...全部...多分...嘘だっただろう。この自分しか愛さない男の言葉を信じた私としては。。。」

日本語がやばくなちゃってごめんなさい。クラスを辞めたからも一年たっただろう。JLPT2級をうけたいのにどうすりゃいいのかよ~

EDIT: Simple English translation can be found HERE.