Ichigo to Yume

T___T Lulu! Poor Lulu...
I screamed with glee when Lulu said "aishiteru" to Nunnally.  I love Rollo!! You're the best little brother ever!

Preview: Turn 7-棄てられた　仮面 The Abandoned Mask
ナナリーにも夢はある。
ナナリーにも選ぶべき道はある。
とても当たり前で、とても簡単なことなんだよな。
ああ、俺は…
Nunnally ni mo yume wa aru.
Nunnally ni mo erabu michi wa aru.
Totemo atarimae de, totemo kantan na koto nan da yo na.
Aa, ore wa...
Nunnally has dreams, too.
Nunnally also has a path to choose.
It's so obvious, it's very simple...
Yes, I will...

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

I just wanted to leave a message for my mom (that's her in the picture) for Mother's day.
Unfortunately, I'm not home for the day so can't spend it with her.
But I hope she can understand my feelings with this postcard. 
Those of you who can spend the day with your mothers are very lucky.
May all the mothers in the world have a wonderful day, today.

Macross F - 6
I watched episode 6 today.  I'm impressed.  This is one of the few shounen anime where I actually don't mind the two female leads. This episode especially is one where I actually thought I didn't mind Alto being with Sheryl or possibly choosing Sheryl over Ranka.  Of course, I'm still rooting for Alto x Ranka.  But I really hope that Sheryl stays likeable throughout the series.  Anyways, this has been a really beautiful series so far. 

Rajio Macross F〇※△
What I love even more than watching Macross F anime is listening to the radio show.  It's really one of the best radio shows out this season.
I can actually listen to this radio over and over again and not get tired of it.
Kamiya Hiroshi (Mikhail) and Nakamura Yuuichi (Alto) are the main hosts and Nakajima Megumi (Ranka) joins them towards the middle of the show for her idol-training.  The corners are all really interesting and I get a lot of good laughs from the yaritori between the three seiyuu.  It's my first time hearing Nakamura as a main host.  He easily gets the girls with his tsundere self-proclaimed kuudere (cooldere) attitude. So cute!  And if you are a Sugita fan, you might wanna listen for their mentions of him.  YOU-Can is even kuudere when it comes to him.
And I really like Nakajima Megumi as a seiyuu and a radio personality.  She has the kind of cuteness that both guys and girls can appreciate.

Another funny thing about this show is the title.  They don't have a set title so every show they substitute what word the F stands for in Macross F.  So far it's been Macross Firebomber, Marcross Futon, Macross Fu-n...Sore de, Macross Fushigi Hakken, and Macross Fuu. Very funny. I also reccommend to listen to the show on niconico because they actually have videos with slideshows of pictures that go along with things that the hosts are saying so it makes listening along while watching the slides even funnier.:p So definitely check it out if you're a Macross F fan.

It's like 430 in the morning and I'm still up....what's wrong with me?
I should go to bed but I think I slept too much during the day Saturday, that I'm just not sleepy anymore.
It's like I have jet lag without having flown anywhere.
This is becoming a bad habit.

Anyhow, since I'm up I'll just write about Junjou Romantica.
I watched ep. 5 last night.  Awww...what a cliffie!
I remember crying during this part of the manga.  I know why Nowaki did all this but yeah can't help but feel bad for Hiro when I think from Hiro's point of view.  Nowaki needs to tell Hiro where he's going, darn it.  How can you make Hiro worry so much like that!! Actually, I did like that part where Nowaki got jealous of Prof. Miyazaki because I felt he kinda deserved it. But then again at the same time Nowaki doesn't deserve all this.  Right now we're only seeing things from Hiro's pov but once we know Nowaki's explanation...T___T bring out the kleenexes.

btw, I loved the Usami x Misaki scenes at the end!  Poor Suzuki-san getting udon all spilt on him. Since it was Misaki's fault, Usami made Misaki take Suzuki-san's place in bed in exchange for the cleaning fee until Suzuki-san returned from the cleaners.  So, Usami and Misaki are in bed when Usami starts touching Misaki in certain places and Misaki complains that all Suzuki-san did in bed was lie down and sleep but Usami comments that he used to do the same thing to Suzuki-san.:p Then Usami fell asleep and left poor Misaki hanging. ^^;  I thought it was so cute when Misaki called up the cleaners to ask if Suzuki-san was finished being cleaned but they said they needed one more week.  Then Usami grabbed the phone from Misaki and told the cleaning ppl that they could take their time to make Suzuki-san aww shiny and clean.:p The look on Misaki's place was priceless.  Soooo cute!!

Today's word of the day: 自業自得(jigoujitoku)- be one's own fault; have brought it upon oneself

Just finished watching the Takumi-kun movie.  Just as I thought, nothing beats the manga.
But it was interesting just to see how they interpreted the manga.
Angry Hatano Wataru was cute and amusing to see in his role.  Just because I know he prolly was pretty nervous doing an onscreen role.

But yappa...watching these movies is kinda uncomfortable for me.
Not only is the acting blah...but well, it's better when I don't know the actors because it's just really awkward seeing ones I know fake kissing and doing all THOSE kind of scenes together.  It just comes off as corny to me.

And nothing agaisnt Tomo but I didn't like his hair in the movie.  I know they were prolly trying to make it look like Takumi's but it wasn't working for him in my opinion.

Keisuke was cute as Gii.  I was surprised he played Gii because I didn't know who he was when I first watched the preview for this movie which was way before I'd ever seen Kiva.  So my image of him is mostly from him playing Nago Keisuke in Kiva.  He actually suited the character of Gii well and prolly of all the actors the closest to being like his character.

Anyway, my recc. is to read the manga or novels or listen to the drama cd, if you really wanna know what the Takumi-kun series is like.

So today was the last day of GW here in Japan.
Despite it being a holiday, I had to wake up early.
Of course, I barely got any sleep the night before.
But somehow, I had energy today!!  ^^

I had such a fun day.
And seeing Kacky (Kakihara Tetsuya) as a fish was icing on the cake.^o^

Before I go, look who I found in town today!

Today...err, yesterday....I spend the afternoon and most of my evening in Odaiba.
Actually I had planned to go to Chiba today.  But after a sudden change in plans, my sis and I decided to go shopping in Odaiba instead.
I loved the Golden Week sales in Odaiba so bought a few things....including some clothes that were on sale for less than 1000 yen. Sweet!
Unfortunately, today was a pretty dreary day in terms of weather.  But, I got some nice shots of a flower field near Venus Fort.
And a really nice Japanese couple volunteered to take a picture of me and my sis in front of it.  It's such a little thing but I really am touched when I encounter random acts of kindness like that.  Japanese people are known for being kind but if you live in the big city long enough or experience the shyness of a lot of Japanese people, any kind gestures like these are rare and greatly appreciated! ^o^
Tho, I have to say that especially recently, I feel like lots of Japanese people have been kind to me or gone out of their way to talk to me (in Japanese mind you) and I'm not even talking about friends here....complete strangers!  It really makes living here all the more nice!

Hikago Day
And along with other Hikaru no Go fans.  I'd like to take a moment to remember May 5th as the day Sai disappeared. And a sad day it was.  I shall never forget that purple-haired go-loving handsome ghost who taught me how fun the game of go can actually be.

(T_________T);

What the hay....0!?
Suzaku (and I mean this with love)...YOU BASTARD!!!


Man!!! T__T (*tears)
One episode a week just isn't enough! I need my Geass fix, now!!

And the new word of the day that I learned from the Episode 6 Preview is ninpinin which means brute. Lulu called Suzaku's true character this.  I can't blame him.

Today, I went to Lalaport in Toyosu with wagashiand eien_chiharu.
We were going to go to the one in Chiba but since Toyosu was closer to where we met, we decided to save money and go there. Unfortunately, the one in Toyosu isn't as cool or as big as the one in Chiba. But still, it's a nice place to hang out. Unfortunately, didn't really get a chance to buy anything since I was looking for something within my budget and most things were way out of my range.^^;

We went to a nice American style restaurant after window shopping and afterwards, window shopped some more and ended up at the arcade where my friend gave us a tip on how to play this one coin game without wasting loads of cash.:p

Overall, It was a nice way to spend my Sunday!

BTW, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to CHRIS!! <--My cousin turns 14 today!! Miss you!!

Oh, man! When I go back home for the summer, I wanna go to Broadway and watch The Little Mermaid!
The new songs are pretty nice! I especially like "If Only" and "Her Voice." Actually, haven't listened to the whole album yet. But, from ppl's feedback of the show these seem to be two of the most popular songs. It's been a while since I've been to Broadway and I kinda miss it seeing as I used to go there almost every year for my bday when I was little.

Sierra Boggess (Ariel) has such an awesome voice.  And Sean Palmer (Eric) ain't bad either. I really hope to see this live.  But, I wonder if it's true that its selling out night after night.  ><

ルル:「ナナリーがいるべきところを奪い取った偽者め。散々使い倒して、ぼろ雑巾のように捨ててやる.」
Lulu: [Impostor who stole Nunnally's place, I'll use you all up, and like a ragged dustcloth, I'll throw you away.]

If there were any lines that stick with you after watching this episode, it has got to be these two lines said about Rollo!
Ok, I was expecting this.  And I knew Lulu was mean.  But to go far as to say this...T___T
Lulu you truly are beyond evil.



So next episode, more school life! Yay!  And finally Suzaku and Lulu reunite....confront!!! What about Suzaku and their relationship is Lulu supposed to know!?! Suzaku or Lulu, who's the better actor?? 気になる！！！And what is up with Rollo and the knife?  Is he still having doubts about Lulu? He'll be the insecure little brotherってことか？？？

Just finished reading chapter 39.

また雨の日だ。
もう～こんな日だと、だるくなる。
ゴロゴロしちゃ寝、ゴロゴロしちゃ寝たりする。
どこに行く気もなくなる。いやだね。

Well at least, I did get to catch up with some anime.
I saw Junjou Romantica 3 which was the beginning of the Egoist arc!  Yay for Nowaki x Hiro!
The whole time when Hiro suggested to become Takahiro's replacement is always a tearjerker for me. T__T
Of course, Usami made a small appearance.  I love when Usami worries about Hiro.
And I love when Hiro gets jealous of Nowaki. Looking forward to next episode, I loved it in the manga.  It made me cry...especially in the drama cd.  I'm almost finished reading the Junai Egoist novel.  About 30 more pages to go.

Amatsuki 2 was great!  I love how they use science in the show.  I wish I was clever enough to think up that kind of stuff on my own.   What an educational series.:p

xxxHOLIC kei 4 Haruka!! Doumeki Haruka!!  I love Haruka and Watanuki together!  I actually started missing Haruka since he hasn't been in the lasted manga chapters.  So it was cool to see him again and relive the moments.  Not too long before we see the really dramatic episodes, ne.  Watanuki!!!

Macross F 3..I can't say I'm hooked on the show like I am say Junjou or Code Geass R2.  But, I definitely enjoy watching it.  It has a lot of action, great seiyuu and I love the music.  I already have Sakamoto Maaya's Triangular on my ipod. 

Monochrome Factor 3.  This is such a silly series.  I love Kengo!  Who knew he had latent powers.  It seems like all of Kengo's friends are gonna end up helping him fight the kokuchi.  So hope this series gets better once all the main charas have joined up.

I finally caught up to the new season of KKM!! How I love seeing Yuuri and Wolfram at it again!
Wolfram: Sou ka...Yuuri ga dorehodo boku no koto wo omotteita no ka yoku wakatta!


I'm so looking forward to the next episode!! Greta and Yuuram!! Sweet!

Anyone on my FL know if season 3 is based on the novels? And if it is, which vol.?

Vampire Knight 3
Wow that was really good!!  They changed a lot from the manga.  Tho, I still prefer the manga over the anime.
I was surprised, for the first time Kaname actually seemed more appealing than Zero for me!! Arienai!
Of course I'm still loyal to Zero!!  Poor him.  He was reminded of his bro and succumbed to his vampireness.
Kaname was so cool when he covered Yuuki's eyes and disposed of the Level E!
Akatsuki x Aidou cuuuuute!  Hanabusa and his pile of junk amuses me.
I can't wait for Ichiru to appear!!

Code Geass Episode 3

Rollo: Lelouch, die along with that evil eye! (pulls trigger half-way)

I'm loving Rollo more and more.
This episode was awesome because we got to see Lulu use his acting skills.:p 
As a sucker for kyoudai-ai, I actually like it when Rollo and Lulu are acting lovingly and brotherly to each other...even if it IS all fake.
And aww....my heart jumped for Rollo when he nearly broke down after Lulu suggested on taking away his locket.
The locket which he surprisingly holds dear to him because it was a birthday gift...even tho, it was from Lulu.
Hmm...this locket can also be seen as a weakness.... It seems like noone has ever remembered Rollo's b-day or given him a gift before. T__T The poor boy...

So like I wrote in a previous post, this episode we find out Lulu wears contacts to cover up geass and confirm that Rollo's geass stops time.  Also confirmed that Rollo knew everything about Lulu being Zero and his geass. And then all of a sudden Xing Ke attacks the Black Knights??? wtf?? I think he's gonna join up tho.

As for Rollo, I think he's gonna switch sides.  I think it's possible Lulu will somehow convince him to join his side and they'll continue to put on the facade of happy brothers.  And Lulu will continue to act as if he knows nothing about Zero and the Black Knights.  It could be far-fetched...but I'd definitely like that plan.  Maybe next episode, Rollo will actually tell Lulu what Zero did to make him hate him so much.  I'm thinking he was attacked by Zero-tachi in the past...either that or Britannia has convinced him that whatever happened was Zero's fault.


Turn 4: The Counterattack of the Gallows
They're trying to execute the core of the black knights.
No matter what, I've got to save them but, right now the problem is Rollo.
No, there should be a breakthrough.  For everyone whose memories have been rewritten, I...
黒の騎士団の中核が処刑されようとしている
なんとしても助け出さないとならないが、今はロロが問題だ。
いや、突破口はあるはず。記憶を書き換えられた皆の為にも、俺は...
Kuro no kishidan no chuukaku ga shokei sareyou toshite iru.
Nantoshitemo taskedasanai to naranai ga, ima wa Rollo ga mondai da.
Iya, toppakou wa aru hazu.  Kioku wo kakikaerareta minna no tame ni mo, ore wa.

Honestly, why do I invest so much emotional energy into these dramas?
Especially, when I know how they're gonna end. ;_________________;
o

Wow!
I can't believe a staff member leaked R2 ep. 3.
But, I can totally see why it's a big deal for sunrise.
It wasn't just any part of ep. 3 but the last 6 mins. which happened to contain a whole shiriload of revelations.

Ro..llo...
ROLLO!!  He may be a lie but I'm liking these two sides to him.
Suzaku, you traitor!!
Lulu, to defeat your father, you'll have to become stronger than Suzaku!!
Comments on this week's episode under the cut!


Next Turn：Ep. 3 Preview
ナナリーを探しだし、守りきる為には力が必要だ。皇帝やスザクよりも強い力が。手に入れてみせる。その為にもまずはあいつを。偽りの弟...ロロを
In order to protect Nunnally and begin searching for her, I need power.  I need power stronger than the emperor and Suzaku's. I will obtain it!  In order to get that strength, first, him...I'll have to...That fake brother...Rollo, I'll have to...

<---Definitely ayashii!

I agree with Akira this guy is ayashii to the max!!  If I saw this guy walking around my neighborhood, I'd definitely turn the other way and ignore him.:p  Could this guy be any gayer with his lipstick and all??  But yet somehow, when he's with Akira and tries to kiss him I always find it HOTT!! (O , O) Haha...if Shirogane needs to kiss Akira in each episode, this is gonna make for a really exciting series.;p

I'm finding I'm really liking a lot of the charas in this series. Especially, Kengo!!  So cute and adorable!!  I loved his entrance into the show.  A great introduction.  It's been a while since I've heard Kamiyan's genki koe.

Speaking of seiyuu, I was fooled again.  Man, I swear OnoD really has his moments where he sounds totally like Sakupyon. ><
For the first few minutes, I thought I was listening to Sakurai before I realized it was OnoD.  Is it just me?
And totally random but I'm glad that I'll be able to hear Hatano in this anime, too!
Anyhow, this series has done it's job!  I want to read the manga now!! ^o^  This series is a keeper!

Also watched Amatsuki 1 today, too!!  Fukujun is really good in it!!  Hehe, he's in nearly everything this season.:p I'm behind in this manga, too.><