Diary of a tard: Week 1, June 2012

Monday, June 4

Episode 7 of Tsuritama: Haru ain't being himself after the incident. He didn't want to go fishing anymore, fearing the fact that he might endangered his friends' lives. Well, glad to know that he is remorseful for what he did in the last episode. They are also celebrating Natsuki's birthday by going fishing together. Natsuki obviously didn't have fun when he's dad is around. They even fought - his father wants him to be a pro at fishing but Natsuki refused to leave Enoshima because he feels obligated to take over the store. He even treated his sister with coldness (and smacked her too) when she started some dorama when the bracelet she made dropped into the ocean. This happened when a fishing boat, with the people in it were hypnotized, trying to run them over. Consequently Yuki had a fight for the first time with Natsuki as well. This episode left me confused to be honest.

(c) Yoshito7

Yurumate 3D episode 7: It's summer and there was only one ice-cream left so what did they do? They played stupid games to decide who gets the ice-cream. By the time Yurume won, the ice-cream was already melted. No wonder they have trouble with their entrance exam LOL

Yurumate 3D episode 8: They are nearing the winter so the weather is either cold or hot. They even make this as a game. Problem is no one wants to lose so they pretty much just said what they bet on: For example, Matsukichi wore a winter coat in the heat because he said its too cold.

Yurumate 3D episode 9: I have no idea what Yurume is thinking when she decided not to get out of the Kotatsu. So she answered the door by dragging the Kotatsu towards it but it got stuck in the doorway. They all still manage to have some fun with the situation though. I must say that I kinda envy that about them.

Episoed 8 of Tsuritama: Sakura went missing and thanks to Akira's quick thinking Natsuki managed to find her. Then Akira confronted Haru and his sister and they told him about one of their kind who resides in the ocean and controlling people's mind through water. Haru hopes Yuki can help him fishes him out of the water since Haru is not strong enough hence why he was easily controlled by him in episode 6. Akira told them both to go back to their planet and let Duck take care of the problem but what Akira doesn't know is, he himself is under survaillance and Duck think he has been compromise as an investigator. He's under heap of trouble. Duck has also sent a combat fleet to Enoshima, rightly so since there are more people/boats/ships that are being hypnotize by the alien under the sea. On the other hand, Yuki told his grandmother that he realized how lonely he was all these years but now he thinks it's alright to say it out loud because he feels like he can talk to Natsuki about anything and everything. Hmm, looks like shits are going down with 3 more episodes to go.

Akira decide to cut Natsuki's hair. Good call
(c) Tuyuki Orikyara

Wednesday, June 6

Episode 2 of Nazo no Kanojo X: Tsubaki and Urabe has been dating for over a month yet they don't do what couple usually do. This frustrates Tsubaki so he tried all sort of things to get close to her but to no avail. At last, he asked her about her hobby and she showed him her special skill with scissor that she tucks on her underwear. She also told and showed him what kind of bond they had: the drools. She got naked and then gave Tsubaki her drools when she was stimulated. Obviously Tsubaki was stimulated as well. The bond goes both ways since Urabe can tell what Tsubaki was thinking just by tasting his drool. Heh, I like her very much!

Tamaki wanted to learn more about the Artifacts in episode 4 of Hiiro no Kakera so they went to Ohmi's place as he explained about the Artifacts. At the same time, Monado decided that it is time to start her plan. She went to the Artifact's place herself with her underlings and easily defeated the guardians and took the bangle. There is also a twist. That suspicious man wearing a megane, he seems to hold an important piece of a puzzle in this series.

Thursday, June 7

Nazo no Kanojo X episode 3: Tsubaki found out that Ueno is actually going out with one of their classmate since first year. Tsubaki saw them kissing so this puts ideas into his head. He told this to Urabe who in turn gave him her drool which he should tasted before going to bed. He did as was told and dreamed of kissing Urabe. He wasn't too happy about it though so he confronted Urabe the next day but then they both agreed to wait until they understand each other's feelings. On the same day, Ogata confessed to Urabe. Urabe decided to give him the answer on the next day, much to Tsubaki's frustration. Anyhow, Urabe decided not to wear any pantsu on the next day. She gave Ogata her drool but no effect whatsoever. This made her rejected him. Tsubaki on the other hand have a massive nosebleed. I guess I see the bond that she's talking about but that doesn't make it any less gross.

Friday, June 8

Time for yaoi of the week. This time I picked up Love in the Afternoon since it is the afternoon where I am at. I have a feeling like I had read this yaoi before but can't tell for sure. Oh well, it wouldn't hurt to read it again. The art for this yaoi is kind of mediocre. It is not detailed and I think it sort of failed in human expressions. But this yaoi is a collection of many yaoi, each got it own chapter. There are 7 chapters overall. There's nothing special about the chapters, all have story similar to any other typical yaoi I've read so far. This makes me rate this yaoi as average.

Saturday, June 9

Episode 7 of Sengoku Collection is about Matsuo Basho who helped a run down cafe with her haiku. The cafe was owned by a very obstinate lady but of course towards the end she warms up to Basho and doesn't want her to leave. Basho did leave though albeit temporarily when Nobunaga came for her. I guess she gave Nobunaga the Secret Treasure in order to stay in that cafe.

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Diary of a tard: Week 4, May 2012

Monday, May 21

Episode 6 of Tsuritama: They went fishing as usual and was introduced to Akemi, a spot where the locals are forbidden to fish because a boat went missing years ago. To celebrate Keito coming home from the hospital, Yuki decided to catch her a tuna. So they went out to see but to no avail. Later on, they went on Akira's boat to the Akemi where Yuki managed to catch a tuna. However, strange shit was happening. Haru showed his true self for the first time and I am no longer convinced that he was the good guy here. It seems like Akira was the one protecting and shit. I still have no idea what was happening but it sure makes me eager to see the next episode. I noticed that Akira has grown closer to these kids and somewhat becomes friends with them. He also knows as much about fishing as Natsuki. It is a good change for Akira, I must say. Also, with less than half of the episodes to go, I am surprised that I don't have a BL OTP for this show yet. That's how engrossing the story is, I guess.

I don't mind having him all to my self ♥
(c) Cdcdcdr

Hiiro no Kakera episode 2: The villains are on the move. One of them even posed as the English teacher. All the while, the Onikirimaru seal is getting weaker and the God is getting even more restless. According to Suguru, the seal is protected by two other seals: the blood of Tamayura and the five seals known as the Artifacts. The villains disrupt one of the Artifact seal so they decided to check them out, with Tamaki insisting on going too. Obviously it was a trap set by the villain in order to test the power of Shugogo House. Urgh...

Panda and Penguin both dreamed of opening a their own cafe in episode 2 of Shirokuma Cafe. Actually the episode pretty much centered around the animal wanting to own their own cafe, and obviously they will only included foods that they wanted to eat. It's like watching endless eight only with different characters. The second half of the episode centered on Penguin who got drunk at a cherry viewing party. I lol'd at his antics and I think Penguin is the cutest of them all.

It is time for the final interview for the second exam in episode 4 of Uchuu Kyoudai. As usual Mutta fucked up. Of all the things that he could say, he said that he made more lathers than the others when he shampooed his hair. LMAO just what were you thinking, Mutta? Anyhoo, he managed to get Seirika's email and phone number thanks to Kenji. On top of that he is going to America, all expenses paid by NASA, thanks to Hibito of course.

this show needs more fanarts

Tuesday, May 22

Episode 2 of Gakkatsu: If I thought the first episode was meh, then this episode has redeemed this series. This time the classroom discussed about the stall in boys toilet that has never been used. Again, I didn't know whether this fact is true or not but if it is, then this show has once again taught me something new. I managed to laugh thanks to that guy who was holding it in XD

Daily Lives of High School Boys episode 6: Heh, I love it when their discussion ends because they got distracted by something so trivial, like a bouncing ball. But that is just how boys are. They also created unnecessary trouble like when Hidenori asked Yoshitake's sister why was she always home during Christmas, which of course ended up with them getting chased by the said sister. I love the fact that they will go the distance for their friend's little sister, like when Tadakuni's sister ask for help and bunch of them showed up. However, Tadakuni has no idea about the incident which makes it hilarious imo. Same goes with how they tried to be considerate with Ringo. Ah, I love these boys.

It is Tsukahara Bokuden turns to be in the spotlight in episode 5 of Sengoku Collection. She teaches kendo but was misunderstood for spreading the feel/need to kill as samurai due to an interviewer (Morse) edited out her interview to make her looks like a bad person. So she found ways to set things right again. It was an okay episode with few other samurai making an appearance, like Ittousai but there is no Nobunaga looking for Secret Treasures though.

Wednesday, May 23

It has been a while since I last watched Gintama. That can't be right. So lets make it right then! Gintama episode 155: The first segment is pretty much a focus on how Madao became Madao. He was retelling his story after he and Gin-san lost all their money gambling (horse racing). It made him realized that he was in a DORK spiral thanks to Gintoki and his two subordinates though Gin-san quickly dismissed it. Just when he thought he made it, he was being pulled back. It looks like there is no way for Madao to escape from the DORK Spiral. But, why do I feel so bad for Gin-san who lost the winning ticket? Heh

ALL THE WAY THROUGH!

Sengoku Collection episode 6: Another boring episode where they introduce the scientist. She loves the future and so she make a time traveling machine. She used it to save the dream of a boy though. Fuck this show was boring. There's no Nobunaga either.

Chiho was visited by alien in episode 3 of Gakkatsu. WE ARE NOT ALONE. So yeah, she discussed this during the homeroom class. Everyone agrees that the alien wants to conquer the world except for the transfer student, Mr. Gray, who is obviously an alien himself. But all well will ends well. Thanks to Chiho, the fickle minded class changed their mind and want to be friends with the aliens instead.

Shinji Inukai is back in episode 3 of Hiiro no Kakera. The reason he left the village is to train but Takuma wasn't so pleased about his return. Inukai has the power of words which gives him the ability to control his surroundings. Now that all five guardians are back, things are getting serious as Monado's underlings were sent to break one of the seal. Too bad Tamaki interfered though because honestly I do want to see them fight and use their powers.

Thursday, May 24

My week won't be completed without yaoi. I picked up Mimurake no Musuko, the latest addition from my numero uno yaoi source. The story is about Toshi who is in love with Yumi, his friend since forever but Toshi is having sex with Sumi, Yumi's brother. Sumi ran away from his responsibility to be the heir of his family business so the burden fell on Yumi who by the way is bipolar. His dream is to kill people and buried them in the mountain (heh now you see why I like this guy?). I can't wait to see what Yumi will do when he found out that Toshi and his brother are having sex behind his back.

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First Impression: Hiiro no Kakera

I accidentally find out that Tomokazu Sugita is one of the seiyuu for the main character of this series and so I feel obligated to check this show out. I wasn't thrill that this is another harem-shoujo anime but I will (hopefully) persevere the first episode without having to rage quit.

who lets the bishies out?
(c) Kazuki Yone

Hiiro no Kakera or Scarlet Fragment in English is about Tamaki Kasuga, a young girl who apparently has the Tamayori Princess blood running in her. As such, it is her duty to take over her grandmother's job as head of the temple which means she has to seal the Onikimaru so that the Gods who have turned into ghost won't be a nuisance to the real world. As a princess, Tamaki has four bodyguards from the Shugogo House: Takuma Onizaki, Yuuichi Komura, Mahiro Atori and Suguru Oomi. In short, they are her future harem.

Because this series is classified as romance shoujo, I expect some love triangle and what not. Personally I want Tamaki to end up with Takuma because I'm biased towards that male character for obvious reason. Heh. There would also be some dorama since there are apparently villains in this series as well.

Does this considered as bestiality?
(c) pixiv id 3128153

The arts and animation for this series are average at best. The character designs are pretty generic but hey, the bishies still look good no matter what. A few times, I thought that the animations were rather disjointed from one scene to the other and wasn't smooth at all. Given that there are so many studios involved for this project, I expected something with better quality.

But I guess they spent a lot on seiyuu which makes this show rather enjoyable to watch. I can't really comment on the OP and ED though because I'm watching the preview episode where Marie Miyake (seiyuu for Tamaki) and Kousuke Okano (seiyuu for Mahiro - I have never heard of him before tbh) were introducing the anime with so much gusto.

For some reason, I rather enjoyed watching this first episode. At least I wasn't annoyed which says a lot considering the genre of this show. Will I watch this? Perhaps. One thing for sure, this series won't be toss to my anishit list.

arts & animation 6/10
story 6/10
characters 7/10
sound 8/10
enjoyment 7/10
overall 6.8/10

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