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?!?

Team Rocket Disbands?! Picsummary!

I knew it was going to be hard to decide which pics to use! I ended up taking waaaay too many of them, mostly of Kojiro. That's to be expected, though.

It starts out with another one of Team Rocket's attempts at stealing Pikachu. Pikachu Thunderbolts them away as if they were nothing (Which, sadly, is true.), and they blast off into a lake. After shaking off the seaweed from their bodies, Musashi and Nyasu are feeling down. Kojiro, on the other hand, recovers quickly, and tries to keep up the morale.

After walking to a nearby city, they catch a whiff from a ramen stand. Kojiro knows they don't have any cash, but Musashi and Nyasu go ahead anyway.

Nyasu's expression upon burning his tongue is priceless! (Actually, there's a bunch of funny expressions, in this episode.)

After attempting to dine and dash, TR sees the twerps coming into the restraunt. One of the cooks corners them and tells them that the manager wants to see them. Naturally, they thought they got busted, but that wasn't the case. This guy, Yusaku, was one of their kohai in training to become a part of the crime organization. Despite his bland design, I think he's quite cute.

D'AAAAWWWWW! The first thing this scene reminds me of, is the Lockon's Special Milk scene from G00. In fact, I could almost picture Kojiro saying, "It's on me".

Yusaku tells TR that they're more than welcome to eat as much as they like, which makes them very happy. However, the cook from before is kneading noodle dough, and it manages to escape his grip. Nyasu is quick with the Scratch attack, and cuts up the dough like something you'd see in a samurai movie.

Yusaku suddenly wants Nyasu to come work for him, which gives the Scratch Cat quite the fantasy. A rich kitty, surrounded by his ho's; Meowzy, Haruka's Skitty, and a random Lopunny, which I'm assuming is supposed to be his Playboy bunny.

LOL! If he's that turned on about his little fantasy, I'd hate to see how he would've reacted if Sakaki-sama was in it, too. XD However, Musashi and Kojiro tell Yusaku that Nyasu's their partner, thus putting an end to that idea.

Later, they confront the twerps again, in a giant Ramen bowl mecha. To accompany the mech, they even changed the motto to reflect the theme. Check out Koji-kun's Arcanine-print outfit, too. I want to say that's a throwback to Growly, but I'm not totally sure. Musashi's dress had a Gyrados on it. But, as usual, they get their butts handed to them again, and they blast off into the lake...again.

After re-emerging from the lake, Musashi yells at Kojiro about how the failure was his fault. Then, he yells back that it was Nyasu's fault, that time, which pisses the cat off. He then decides that he would follow the voice from heaven, and work at Yusaku's place. Kojiro doesn't want him to go, but Musashi tells him otherwise. Later, she decides to go her own way, too; following her path as Candy Musalina, the girl aiming to be Top Coordinator. After she takes her leave, Kojiro flips the hell out and screams that he'll fulfill their dreams himself.

You just can't help but feel bad for Kojiro; he's completely lost without his friends. However, he overhears Team Twerp talking about a Shiny Metagross, which gives him an idea. He'll catch the Metagross, give it to Sakaki, and Musashi and Nyasu, upon hearing about his success, will come back. Aww, Koji~! But, being Kojiro, you really can't expect him to do it, right? But like he says, "If you dream, you gotta dream big!".

Musashi overhears two plot device trainers about "a guy with an R on his shirt" going into the Shiny Metagross' domain. She runs back to the ramen stand to get Nyasu to go help rescue Kojiro, but he won't do it. He's finally found happiness in doing something he's good at, even though he knows he's abandoning Kojiro. Musashi understands, but she still runs off to help Kojiro, whilst trying to hold back her tears.

Kojiro calls out the Shiny Metagross, and starts to battle with it, but (of course) the Shiny Metagross is too powerful. It uses a psychic attack, causing a little human/Pokemon bondage in the process. Fortunately, they're saved by Musashi and her Megayanma. Kojiro's being tsun-tsun about Musashi saving him, saying that he was doing fine by himself, but Musashi teases him saying, "Don't be so cold! I know you were more than happy to see me!".

(Hey, Metagross, what does your scanner say about their power level?) OVER 9000 jokes aside, they decide to attack the Metagross together, but it uses disable on them; freezing them mid-air.

Just when it looked like it was the end, Nyasu comes in and saves them with his trusty bazooka! They have a little reunion hug, and the Shiny Metagross blasts them off. Despite blasting off again, they're happy to be back together.

Recent Stuff

First topic for the night, I will try to get the TR picspam up tomorrow. I still need to screencap it, and I'm quite sure there's going to be a lot of pics. There was a lot of Kojiro to go around, so sue me! Sadly, it looks like I won't be doing the Mamoswine vs. Aggron episode. From my understanding, the Aggron is just a wild Aggron. Stupid writers and their cockteasing! T_T


Next, I sent in another application, today! It's for a receptionist position at "a small, laid-back office", and I'm really hoping I get a call. That job just sounded too good to be true, and I was totally qualified for it. I just hope something works out, this time. I'm getting sick of sitting around and doing nothing, and I need money!


Speaking of money, there's a good chance I'm going to Addison this weekend. I still need to sell my duplicate Ryvius and Scryed dvds, and I'm adding my Kaleido Star thinpak to the bundle. It was an okay series, but it had too many stuck-up bitches to my liking. (I still couldn't get myself to stop hating Layla, even after she mellowed out.) But, after that, I'm going to look for a new Gunpla, hopefully. I'll be looking for something G00/Geass-related, anyway. I think I want to try out some Hi-Chew, as well. Blame it on those Hi-Chew King commercials! Those are just too amusing! XD


I might do an overdue Tytania post, after the picspam tomorrow. For the rest of the month, they're airing two episodes back to back, and the first one from last week was awesome. It's official, the clan is a whole lot more interesting than Fan's group. I'm even liking Lydia, now. She and Bal'ami are just so cute, in a big brother/little sister way. Of course, I'm still highly enjoying the homoincest subtext between Jusran and Ariabert. (Apparently, that's the official Romanization of their names. I prefer "Jouslain", but whatever.)

Some G00 Thoughts

First, I want to say that while I did enjoy seeing Wang and Nena die in yesterday's episode, I'm still sad about Hong Long's passing. He threw away his life for nothing. However, even though I flipped for a moment, I did not cry over his death. Too much was happening, and I was revving up for a bout with the real Graham Aker. It still frustrates me, however. Poor Hong Long.


Next, despite how far gone Louise is, I'm still certain that she's going to get a good end with Saji. They have to have all their time wasting amount to something, after all. Though that's not something that all of us want, but we don't work on the show. -shrug- I'm thinking either she's going to die (not so likely), or she's going to survive but remain in a vegetative state for a while (I'm going with this.).


Now for Marina...can Ali come out of hiding and off her and the kids, now? I really don't like the idea of them pulling a Macross and have her song bring peace to the world. I've seen some pretty cheesy stuff in Gundam, but that could easily take the cake for cheesiness. It's just too idealistic. Not to mention that the song itself sucks, and yet we're still getting it rammed down our throats.


Now, about that Hamu-service...OH YESU~!!! I've been waiting for some fanservice that's relevant to my interests, and I got some! I would say, that I'd want to embrace his Gundam, but he doesn't have one. (And I mean that in both ways.) Putting Graham's sexy, scarred, naked body aside, I still love him. I'm a little upset that he allowed himself to become Ribbons' pawn, in order to defeat Setsuna in a duel, but that's Graham for you. I'm worried about him, though. He can either die, defect, or quit and live peacefully. If he goes with either of the latter two, Katagiri had better not be too far behind. I need my Union boys to stay together!