7o'clock.. Time to Spam!

Yes, it’s that time again… Where I post up some spam and sugarcoat it so that it may present itself as an intellectual discussion.

I’ve wanted to rant about this since a few months back. But always chucking the idea aside, God knows why… Coming across Otaku Dan’s post about ADV closing down not long ago, kind of brought up the idea again. Kick started the Crap Generation Module in my brain and off I go…

So, how many of you guys** actually know which Studio your favorite animes come from?

And the answer will probably be… everyone. It wouldn’t surprise me if it turns out that I’m the only one who doesn’t know. Well as a matter of fact, I do know where 2 ( and only 2 ) animes come from. And that’s Clannad and K-on which are both from KyoAni. Eden of the East? No idea. Tengen Toppa? No idea also. Kannagi? Nope. Negima? Noooo freaking idea! Naruto or Bleach? Zen Zen nai. Oh ya! Recently added to the list of known anime/studio would be Evangelion by ADV as per OtakuDan’s post.

Well, I don’t know because I simply don’t care. Or rather I choose to be ignorant.

I remember coming across this site few months ago when Googling for Clannad. It was a KyoAni fansite or something. The stuffs they do there… Lol! Worshipping all KyoAni productions and dishing out the rest. I have nothing agasint them to be honest. Fanboys will be fanboys (or girls.. :p ). I still remember how I thought KyoAni was a person with somewhat unique name when I first started blogging. -.-"


Back to my point, I refuse to know which studios the animes come out from because I’ve read about how some people tend to avoid certain animes once they found out which studios they are from. Probably caused by a bad experience with an anime from the same studio in the past. Or maybe because of anime genre’s they are not fond off.


I’d be caught dead before rejecting an anime when I haven’t even watch a single episode or so. Just because a studio has some bad animes under its belt doesn’t mean that all animes it produced will be forever bad. Same goes for famous or big studios as well. Surely you don’t expect to enjoy every single anime from a particular studio.


Hmm… Yaoi on the other hand is a totally different matter. I really rather be dead. Lol!


Not only that, but the directors, staffs and so many other factors are to be accounted for which makes an anime the way it is.

Now repeat everything I just mentioned above, but this time instead of studios, think seiyuus, directors, artists/outliners/whatever-you-call-em, animators,etc. I do not know a single Japanese staff. -.-“
Underneath all that spam, I'm trying to say as an anime fan, don't reject an anime before you even try it just because it has some staff from your blacklist.

If ignorance is bliss, I am one truly happy man.


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*You know you have poor writing skills when you end with 4 paragraphs of introduction and just 2 for your main point. -.-“
**A little off topic, but when you say “guys”, you do actually include the girls right? It just occurred to me that I’ve come across some shows that uses “Morning guys and gals!” instead of just “Morning guys!”.
Where I’m from, when we say guys, we mean everyone as in both guys and gals. Just trying to be polite. :p
I have female readers after all…

Hmm… was it me or did that sound cool. Lol!


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Another question. How important is it for an anime to be original? How important is it for an anime to be different and absolutely unique to another? Is it that important that you will NOT watch Rideback because you watched Viper’s Creed? Or vice versa? Or even if you watched one, you will not enjoy the other just because both animes had the same concept, in this case, bike mechs.

So what is the big deal going around reviewers complaining that this anime is a rip off of that anime etc. etc.? Seriously! Just because a newer anime uses the same story or character as an earlier anime does not mean it will perform worst. And how much originality is there left in animes anyway. Every single possible plot has been explored and used. If some guy does manage come up with a totally unique idea. Damn! He should patent it or something!

And before anyone starts pointing fingers, I don't remember which blog it was from. The moment I read that post I guessed that we wouldn't really communicate well and I closed the page. Lol! It isn't any of the blogs I frequent.

Hmm… For all those who didn’t get my point. Lol! I’m just saying Stereotyping is OK. :p


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Next,
Remember my Arashi and Miwako vector mention? Well..
Tadah! So far so good.. :)



I'm vectoring it off this


If you noticed, that's a clean Arashi with no piercings. Lol! Will do the piercings later...


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And also, AGAIN! I'm not going to be posting for a while. But will still lurk so watch out for sudden spam in your blogs or rather, I.S.S.S. for Glo!
Want to finish off a PC game I've put aside since last year. The Witcher. Pretty good game. :)


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That's all the Spam I have for today. Enjoy!

“I have female readers…”
- blur@Anime3R :p

Music: Shadow Skill - Born Legend

Let's listen to a "classic" today.

Shadow Skill was like what? 10 years ago. Until now it's still on my song list. Talk about going strong. Lol!

Born Legend by Kasumi
Opening theme for the Shadow Skill.

And if you check out the first subbed line in the video. Rofl!

Still remember how the open ending gave me a bad aftertaste though. Lol!

Natsu no Arashi

More info: AnimeNewsNetwork.com



Gaaawwr…… I know deep down in my gut that Natsu no Arashi is a brilliant anime. The animation is more than satisfactory. Making good use of vivid colors and lively environment. Nice character designs with fluid movements. Although the occasional drop in quality is slightly noticable.

Love the vocals too. Really matches the personality of each character well and expresses vocal emotions so effortlessly. Characters are more than solid. Something you can really get attached to as you watch on.

You have Hajime, a schoolboy who passionately chases after his dream of being a superhero like we all once did and of being Arashi’s man. Spontaneous and confident in everything that he does. He is slightly unique in that he is possessed by a female ghost, which is Arashi. Kind, caring, friendly and slightly clumsy. Arashi died 60 years ago and has been a ghost ever since. Upon finding someone who Arashi can "synch" with, she gains the ability to travel through time. An ability shared by other ghosts. The other characters in the anime are just as interesting as the leads. But I rather no spoil if for those who hasn’t watched this yet. Cause the characters really are Natsu no Arashi’s strongest and best aspect and I want to leave the satisfaction of exploring the characters to you viewers.



But still it will not get a fat-5. The pacing of the anime felt somewhat slow. I’m not talking about episode 1 cause it was a "preview" episode of sort about the future and also gives the viewers a good idea of what to expect from the series. Instead, I’m talking about episode 2 to 8. How these episodes lacked the punch to keep me entertained. Despite having give the characters excellent depth with sufficient scenes of their past and exploring their personalities, it still managed to feel somewhat boring. They should have script a juicier plot in between mid series to give the viewers something to bite on to. Or at least made full use of the depth character had to play a more captivating plot.

If they pushed up Kanako and Yayoi’s story 2 to 3 episodes early. Now that would have been perfect. Unfortunately, having a big gap of excitement in mid series drops this down to a good solid 4-Stars. Still, loved the beautifully laid ending they had in episode 12.




Sneaky little trick here, using silhouettes of the female characters to give what seem like a naked pose to make sure no one could resist skipping the opening theme. I fell for it every single episode. :p


Belly button fetish is oh-so-apparent as a belly button shot appears multiple times every single episode. -.-"


Kenshiro made an "appearance" too. Lol! and so did Takumi and his Ae86


Look ma.. No eyes! Scary stuff... Lol!


The last time I saw a stumpy nose was from Hajime no Ippo.


Episode 13 = Fanservice aaaallll the way



Natsu no Arashi
Rating: 4-Stars
Torrents: Shinji

Paradise Kiss

Yukari is a typical high-school student who listens to her parents and attends school everyday. As she starts to question her way of life, she encounters a group of fashion design students who has a clothing label known as "Paradise Kiss". The group needs to find a model to showcase their designs in an up-coming fashion show and decides to pick Yukari instead. Initially, Yukari was reluctant to be associated with this seemingly eccentric group, but eventually, she realises that they are really nice people. Furthermore, their passion and enthusiasm to follow their ideals and dreams make Yukari realise that she has not been enjoying her life and this motivated her to pursue her own dreams.
Source: AnimeNewsNetwork.com



Do NOT watch this if you are working the next day. You won’t be able to stop drowning yourself in George’s cool charm, Elizabeth’s innocence, Arashi’s honesty and Miwako’s adolescences. Paradise Kiss should be banned for being so dangerously addictive. Everything Ristorante Paradiso is, Paradise Kiss is too. And I’m not just comparing them because of the slightly similar name. Elegant, stylish, romantically charming but with Paradise Kiss, you get more flair, energy and sensual. We are, after all, comparing old geezers to high-school students.




Blurring the lines between reality and dream. On one hand, we have the story of a girl facing her future, exams, parental pressure, things everyone encounters. On another hand, it shows what happens when one dream and dares to pursue. Hours really fly by with this series.




The storytelling pace for Caroline’s dilemma fit me to a tee in Paradise Kiss. Despite her character facing so many problems continuously, I did not felt suffocated. That’s because Paradise Kiss laid out the plot nicely. First they explored Caroline’s indecision with her future. Gave viewers an episode to get the idea into their head. Then they brought up the modeling issue. Then another episode. Then George. Etc. Get what I mean? Surprisingly I didn’t feel bored (which I normally would). I loved it!



The opening theme, Lonely in Gorgeous by Tommy february6, is absolutely a perfect match for the anime. The closing theme is good too. It’s just I’ve listen to Franz Ferdinand so many times in the past I got bored.

Although understandable, I still wished the spotlight coulhd have shifted around more between Arashi, Miwako and Elizabeth instead of being so focused on Geaorge. Hmm… Talking about George, as cool as he may be, he is pretty much on my hate-list for making the ladies around him cry all the time. Especially Caroline. Well… At least he was faithful to Caroline (I think).

In the end, I’m glad there’s only 13 episodes cause I would not be able to bare the constant pain whenever George and Caroline fights.

Ok then, going to end this post, hit the sack. And try (very hard) to fall asleep and just hope for a dream as rich as Paradise Kiss is.



The beauty that is the blue rose. Watch the anime and you shall understand.


Gokinjo Monotogari anyone? Shares some characters apparently.




Paradise Kiss
Rating: 5-Stars
Torrents: FrothBite and AnimeForever

I don’t think I would have watched this if it wasn’t for Listless Ink’s post . So credits go there too. Go grab your wallpapers there! :p

Talking about wallpapers, Googling around I noticed that there isn’t much Arashi and Miwako’s as compared to George and Caroline. So I’m gonna try and vector a wallpaper up. Lol!
Just something to take me away from my anime addiction.