The Return of the Randomness

I'll start with a few words about RisPara. So, Ristorante Paradiso ended, today. I will only say this: it probably wasn't a good idea to watch eps 10 and 11 back to back, because I was very close to crying. For one, I've mentioned that I adore Luciano, and seeing how he handled that adulterous woman was so awesome. Even after losing his wife years ago, he still loves her. -sniff- Seeing someone stay loyal to their partner, after death, just hits such a chord with me. You rock, Luci-jiisan! As for 11, it was sweet how the revelation about Nicoletta and Olga's relationship came about. I never liked Olga, but seeing her wise up to her selfish ways was nice. I'm still not quite sure how I feel about Nicoletta and Claudio, but they're still cute. (And that scene at the beginning where Nicoletta dumped the pasta on his head; everyone's reactions were priceless, especially Gigi's. XD Side glance, and keep eating! That dork!)

In all, I liked RisPara a lot. The characters were well-developed, the music was good to listen to, it had a nice atmosphere, and it was just a nice change of pace for me. If, by the distant chance it gets licensed, I'll be getting it on dvd for sure.

In other news, I'm falling in despair over the recent string of deaths. Not only did we lose three celebrities, two today, but a few of my friends have lost family members. Plus, one of my pool guards just lost his dog, while I lost my cat last week. My family still has no idea what happened to him, but while I was talking to BJ today, he mentioned he saw a huge snake around my house. So, I'm guessing that had something to do with it. So, now my family's cat-less again. We are thinking about getting another one, but not for a while. Still, I'm gonna miss Gus so much. T_T He was just such a good boy; he'd use his scratching post, we used to play together, we even talked to each other.

Continuing with the zetsubou, unfortunately, Dad's going to be taking half of next week off. Oh, joy. Now I can relive last year's 7/4 vacation again. =_= Plus, I'd really have no exit, this time. Mom doesn't have summers off anymore, Dad traded in the Pontiac for a giant cock-compensating truck, and that forces me to be a shut-in. orz "There is no God in this world.", so says Setsuna.

I swear, while I know it's completely unintentional, it just feels like they're keeping on a leash. I have no way out, and I'm becoming more and more irritated with being shut in all the time. Just a few weeks ago, I went beyond my limit and had a huge breakdown. It could have ended badly, but I managed to keep myself from doing anything deadly. I won't lie, though, I was very close to doing so.

Oh, yeah! The G00-2 dub starts on Sci-Fi, next Monday! Even though it ended about three months ago, I'm excited to see it again. ^^ (Well...Saji/Louise, Marina, and Lyle/Anew notwithstanding, anyway. >.>) Then again, with the G00/Geass seiyuu doing vocal work in the new FMA, it's almost like it never left. lol Heck, this coming Sunday, we're getting Greed Aker! XD (I kinda wish Jean Katagiri would have a small speaking role in here, but I doubt it.) I do want more Lust and Gluttony, though. -misses her seiyuu manzai duo- (Which reminds me, I'm extremely jealous about Kikuko Inoue going to Otakon. ONEE-SAAAAAAN~!!!)

Thinking about it, I really want to see some more cds and such, to tide us over until the movie. Don't get me wrong, the recent drama cd cracked me up, emphasis on the "crack" part. Ah! That "chorisu" obsession never ceases to amuse me. What I really want to see are character singles for the ace pilots. If they did that, though, I'd like them to have a duet with their "support" figures, too. Yeah, I'm hinting at a huge desire for an Akugiri duet, but Soma/Sergei and Patrick/Kati would be adorable as well. (I can still hear Alle screaming for "MARIE~!", in the background for the HRL one. Yes, I have too much time on my hands and no life.)

Random Anime Stuff

I seem to be keeping up with a lot more of the spring anime, than I have in the past. And for that matter, I was thinking this spring's selection was gonna suck. XD Looks like I was wrong!


I think my favorite series would have to be Pandora Hearts. It was boring at first, but I've become very addicted to it. And I don't really care how the animation looks, despite what some people say. You can have a good series, and not have the best animation around, you know. Besides with a good main cast, plot, and music selection by Yuki Kajiura, it more than makes up for it; IMO. My only complaint so far is that this series needs more Break and Sharon! Nonetheless, I think this one's going to be my new obsession, at least for a little while.


In second place, we have Ristorante Paradiso! It was a very close running between this and Pandora for first place, but Pandora won out, obviously. This calming series has a lot of elements that I enjoy; megane, food, character study, and a relaxing atmosphere. (I may like action, but I enjoy some stress-free anime, too.) What's really odd for me, though, is that my favorite character is tsundere-ojisan Luciano. While I know I have an intense dislike for the tsundere characters, he's one of the few that I actually like. I'd dare say that he's more like a straightman, like Tokiko Tsumura or Giroro. I also really like Gigi, as well. ^^

While I'm not as devoted, I'm also following Shangri-La and FMA 2. Shangri-La is, probably, my choice for third place. It's one of those series that everyone's ignoring or hating on, but it really isn't all that bad. I'm highly amused by how the setting is like a jungle-fied Tokyo, but the human race is still making the same stupid mistakes that we're making now. In other words; it's quite realistic, with a fantasy-like setting. My only real problem is the economic babble. As some may recall, I didn't exactly do well in economics. ^_^'

As for FMA 2, I'm only following it for the seiyuu lulz and for something to watch during G00's former timeslot. (BTW, the G00 2 dub starts at the end of the month! YAY!) While I was freaked out about my favorite science duo voicing Lust and Gluttony, I've come to highly enjoy them. I even found a cute pic of Lloyd, Cecile, Lust, and Gluttony on one of the Lloyd fanart sites I frequent. ^^ I'm not obsessed with it, but I am enjoying it.

Finally, and this is totally unrelated to the topic, I noticed that Yukiru Sugisaki finally updated her blog again. It wasn't anything too important; just her saying that she's sorry for not updating and to read Ascribe to Heaven...along with a little picture of Zero Enna from Megami Kouhosei. Now, I know she was referring to her blog when she was talking about the updates, but still, don't be so vague, woman. Some might interprit that as "Oh! Sorry that I haven't worked on Megami Kouhosei in seven years! I'll be getting back to it, soon!". >.> YEAH, I WISH!!! -sigh-

I'm Keeping It Short, This Time

Okay, I am really torn about tonight's Office season finale. There were moments that I liked; office team prank on Michael, the competition, and Michael and Holly owning the Buffalo branch, but...WHY THE HELL DID THEY HAVE TO DO THAT?!

The "that" that I'm referring to, in particular, is the recent development with Jim and Pam. If I haven't said it before, I freaking hate using pregnancy as a plot device. I've seen too many series get ruined because of it. (And no, I'm not talking about Ohgi and Villetta; though it was a plot device to save their unworthy asses. *rage*) It's like, one girl gets knocked up, and suddenly it becomes an epidemic! GAH! And I was waiting to see the Corporate Douchebags get their asses handed to them, too! >.<

Michael/Holly...why must you two be so cute and yet break my heart so much?! T_T When I heard that Holly and AJ were working on building a house together, I wanted to DESTROY!!! something! (Iceman FTW!) She and Michael really are soulmates, and I hope they can get together again. Either way, though, I just love her too much. Don't keep her away~!

For being a jackass for nearly a full season, I liked that Dwight went back to being the resident dork. In fact, I loved him so much, tonight. Though, I really wanted him to kick the ball right in Charles' face. God, I'd like to see someone kick his ass to the point where it's coming out of his mouth!

And David, you probably should've told the Buffalo branch about the closure beforehand. You have no one but yourself to blame for that one, so stop being a dick to Mike and Holly!

-sigh- I need to breathe. Too much rage. (Just think about Dad leaving for Canada, soon, and you'll be fine.)

Catching Up

Dang! Has it really been that long since I last updated here?! I'm so bad, I've been using my LJ to do most of my blogging, lately. Well, I'll take some time and do some chatting here, for now.

First, I've been as I usually am. Jobless, broke, mellow, yet I've had some more interesting moments. For one, I finally got a taste of Pudding Porn! kukuku~! I'll only say this; that doujin just further proved to me that Lloyd would make for one amusing sex partner. XD Of course, he's really not into that kind of thing, but...yeah...

If I haven't talked about it yet, I've seen the 8th Picture Drama, but I'm not totally satisfied with it. Basically, what I got from it, Cecile and C.C. are talking about how they're similar in regards to Suzaku and Lelouch. It was ambiguous, but it seems that Cecile still had her misplaced feelings for Suzaku. I can't decide how I feel about that whole subplot being abandoned. On one hand, it would have given her more development. On the other hand, I don't think my poor heart could take much more of the tension. The stupid engagement subplot was more than enough. Nonetheless, there was also a hint that she sees him in a familial sense. So, maybe my OTP isn't totally shot down, after all. I DON'T KNOW~!!! OTL

Oh yeah, on Tuesday night, Crispin Freeman had a lecture at UDT, and I got to go see it. The lecture was, basically, about female archetypes in anime. It was a lot of fun, and I loved how much he used Utena as an example! He even went over the movie, and gave his own commentary about it. (In a way, it's rather amusing; as Crispin voiced Touga in the dub.) The only downside was that my car stalled on me, while I was trying to get out. So, that turned into a family affair, but we did manage to get it working again. Honestly, the things I go through for my interests...

As for my spring anime series; I'm still in the middle of choosing which ones I want to follow. I'm totally watching FMA for the seiyuu lulz, Shangri-La's interesting and has Jouji Nakata as a transsexual, and Basquash (I still can't stop lol-ing over that name!) is highly entertaining. I still need to watch Eden of the East; episode one's been sitting on my hard drive for almost a week, now. I'm slightly underwhelmed by Pandora Hearts right now, but I'll probably stick with it for Akira Ishida's character.

Adding to that, I'm totally sticking with Hetalia. And yay for the announcement of a second season! I'm not totally obsessed with this series, but it's amusing. So far, I think the Axis Powers, Russia, and France are my favorites. I have an interest in Lithuania, but I need to actually see him in action. Hungary is pretty awesome, too! Fujoshi-nee-san FTW!

Well, I'll stop for now. Hopefully, I don't disappear for an extended period of time, again!

A Few Gundam Finale Thoughts

Okay, I'm keeping the main part brief, as I have a lot of fangirling I need to do. First, I'm satisfied with how the series ended. Second, I am anticipating the movie, very much. Third, I want to congratulate the Immortal Colasour on his marriage to Kati! And finally, I will be looking forward to when Tieria returns. I'm completely certain that he'll come back for the movie, and don't try to talk me out of it! I'm also really happy that Andrei's working on redeeming himself. ^_^


Now then, (here she goes!) you can probably guess what really made me happy with the final episode. Oh yes, my Union OTP is so freaking canon! Even though it wasn't explicitly stated, you know it is. Kata-yan and Sumeragi seem to be on a friends only level, judging by the picture on his desk. He gets his old dere-dere smile on his face, when Hamu enters the room; and he didn't even look behind him, he just knew. Add in everything they've been through and their interactions in the past, and I think it's pretty obvious. They may not have gotten the girl or the Gundam, but now they have each other; and I wouldn't have it any other way.

As for the series on the whole, I'm happy with it. There were some moments that dragged on, but I had a lot of fun. I'm officially admitting that I like G00 even more than Code Geass, as well. Heck, the contrast between the weddings has to say something! (Patrick/Kati>>>>>>>>Ohgi/Villetta, and you know it!) Fortunately, I didn't lose any of my respect for most of the characters (Saji and Marina, yes, but at least Saji regained some of it near the end.). I'm mainly directing that at Kata-yan and Hamu, as they seem to have lost a bunch of fans, but I stayed true to the Union boys the entire time. I even got a huge reward for my loyalty! Plus, G00 actually used their newer characters, instead of forcing them into every other scene just for kicks. The Innovators get put on the same level as the KoR, but at least they weren't totally boring...well, except for Anew, Bring, and Devine. As far as villains go, I freaking loved Ribbons. He knew what he was doing, and he did it well.

I haven't quite gathered my thoughts about the movie, yet, but there are two things that I don't want to happen:
1. I hope it won't tear up the ending, too much. I love what we got, and I don't want anyone getting split up again.
2. Let Hamu-sama do something awesome!

Finally, I hear that there's going to be a new drama cd coming out in June, according to a topic in the G00 comm I belong to. One of the Graham/Katagiri fanart sites I frequent has been talking about it, and mentioned something about A-Laws Private Academy or something to that affect. So, it might be similar to the first one. Who's up for some Bushido-sensei? That scenario could just be something that that person wants to hear, though. We'll just have to wait and see what we get.

Just One More To Go!

So, next Sunday is the final episode of Gundam 00. You know what? I'm really going to freaking miss this series; even more than Code Geass. Thinking about it, I think I like G00 a bit more than Geass. Geass was fun, but I'm still not exactly happy with R2, on a whole. Sure, Zero Requiem managed to redeem it a bit, but I can't accept the idea of it redeeming the entirety of R2. (On a random positive note, though, expect a Picture Drama Picspam coming up soon! The PD that I've been waiting for, officially, comes out on Friday!)

Getting back on G00, I have to rant/rave a little about the Trans-Am Burst sequence. As haxxy as it was, I am quite satisfied with it. It's DEM, but it wasn't like we were expecting it, either. It's not like a Pokemon randomly evolving in the middle of an important battle, and causing a shift in said battle. (I'm lookin' at you, Shinji's Electabuzz; taking the victory away from Hikari and Kouhei in the Tag Team Tournament!) Maybe that was a bad comparison, but the point is that I'm perfectly fine with Setsuna's God Hax Gundam.

While I know that Katagiri gets a lot of hatred, I still love him so much. I've loved him since the first episode, and his warped mindset never changed that. Obviously, while I have no intention of shipping him with Sumeragi, I'm glad that the two came to terms. I'm fully prepared for that pairing to get shoved down my thoat, though. Why would Sumeragi start falling in love with him now, even after all the trouble they've caused each other? I'm not panicking too much yet, as I saw that hug as more of a sympathy hug (which was much needed, IMO). Still, I just can't accept them as lovers.

I have no idea who Sumeragi could start a relationship with, but Katagiri needs to be with Graham. Heck, he's all that Graham has left! And I'd rather have Graham get a peaceful ending with Kata-yan, instead committing suicide either by blade or kamikaze. I know that we can't have same-sex relationships in primetime anime, but the bond between the Union boys looks more natural and deeper. Those guys need each other, more than ever. And besides, "Hamu-sensei is more interested in bishounen than bishoujo." "I'm glad you understand that, Katagiri." XD

Another Zetsubou Post

First, my trip to Addison didn't go quite as well as I had hoped. I added a few extra dvds to my bundle, but I didn't get to sell all of them. I was going to sell my Kaleido Star boxset to Anime Pop, but they would need the second season in order to take it. orz So, I still need to sell that one off somewhere. I'll try to get that done, this weekend if I can. Unfortunately, I only bought some Ramune-flavored Hi-Chew; which was only a dollar. It would seem that there might have been a con somewhere, because their turn-styles were missing. Not to mention that the Gunpla was seriously lacking again. Oh, well. It happens.

Next, I just found out why Sugisaki's been slacking on DN Angel over the past few months. -sigh- She started another series in a shounen magazine. In other words, "It's the same old story.". Now I'm totally convinced that I'll never get proper justification for my beloved Ernest-sama's death. Why you do this to me, onna?!

While people are probably aware of this, I got really depressed over G00, last weekend. I'm desperately trying to find a way how Kata-yan and Sumeragi could both survive the stand-off, but I'm having a lot of trouble with doing so. I don't want either of them to die, and I certainly don't want Hamu-sama to be lonely anymore. See, this is the reason why my Union boys should have been screwing each other's brains out, instead of dwelling on their grudges. Sumeragi has had no interest in Kata-yan, and Graham has no one to turn to but Kata-yan. If all three of them survive, I think the ending speaks for itself...unless they want to go ahead and force Sumeragi and Kata-yan together, just to keep "teh gei" out of G00. (Even though there's been more than enough homo-homo subtext between my boys.)

And on top of it all, Right Stuf is having a Bandai sale, and I really want to get the first part to G00. I did some calculations on the standard box, and it comes out to around $15; though it will probably be around $20, after factoring in S&H. Even if the LE version only comes with two manga, I'd still want it for the Stupid Sexy Lockon cover. On the other hand, the cover with the four Meisters is nice, too. Maybe I'll have enough after I sell my Kaleido Star box? With this, I add...WILL ANYONE FREAKING HIRE ME ALREADY?!?