Bound to happen

Hahahaha~~~ Remember this? We'll it happened...

I knew it was only a matter of time before it did.

School Rumble Federation

I got reminded recently of a true to life story that happened not too long ago.

It was the time when I was downloading School Rumble Ni-gakki. I was getting the latest episode (at that time) of School Rumble Ni-gakki fansubbed by Wannabe Fansubs. When the file was queued on utorrent, it kinda looked like this (there was a CRC stub but I can't exactly remember what it was):

[WF]School Rumble 2nd Term - 08.mp4

And so while it was currently on queue, somebody got a peek at the monitor and saw that it was downloading. The person then asked me this question: "Ano yan? Wrestling? (What's that? Wrestling?)".

...

I honestly didn't know how to react.

Of Space, Time and Oyashiro-sama

A dream about Time and Space travel and that it is somehow more common than usual.

There was a certain "Time Server" that time travellers connect to before, during and after the jump.

Time and space travel came in three distinct methods, or "flavors" and is available for use by different kinds of people. These methods were: Wired, Unwired (Wireless), and Instant (Blinkers).

For the first method, there are wires that emanate from the body and wrap around certain body parts like arms, legs and torso when its time to jump. This method uses a direct connection to the time server.

For the Unwired, No wires are used when jumping. However, this method was less accurate. This method uses a roundabout, indirect connection to the time server.

Both wired and unwired travel can traverse long expanses, in space and time.

For the Instant method, time and space jumps are done instantly without connecting to the time server provided that they are qualified and capable of the jumps. However, this method is limited to very short time and space jumps, often to just meters (in terms of space) and just hours or minutes (in terms of time).

The dream was basically about a certain kind of battle between travellers where they travel back and forth in time and space.

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Oyashiro-sama is back! A new season of Higurashi no naku koro ni is now running on japanese TV. The first episode is set in the ruins of the village almost 30 years after the events in hinamizawa where *spoiler alert* everyone dies but Rena mysteriously survives. This new season is supposed to explain the mystery behind the hinamizawa curse and there's a new character to be introduced (voiced by Yui Horie).

Well, it could have ended with the first season but since this season is supposed to explain the reason behind the curse, I guess it's all well.

Kalungkutan I

A proposed sequence:
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Ang pagtatanong sa mga tao kung gano katagal silang naniwala kay santa claus e isang wala talagang kwentang usapang walang katuturan.

Pero kung matanong mo ako kung gano kagatal akong naniwala sa isang gurang na nagsusuot ng pula e masasabi ko ng may kayabangan na hindi talaga ako naniwa sa kanya sa simula't-sapul pa lang.

Alam ko na yung santa nung christmas party namin nung kindergarten e peke at hindi ko na kelangang makita pang hinahalikan ni santa ang nanay ko sa gabi ng pasko. Pero siguro isa lang ako sa mga bata non na nagdududang may isang matandang nagtatrabaho lang tuwing araw ng pasko.

At kung sa anu't ano pa man, maging ang mga alien, mga manlalakbay sa panahon, multo, aswang, mga psychic o kaya'y mga koponan o grupong may masasamang balak at ang mga superhero na kumakalaban sa kanila na makikita mo lang sa mga anime at mga komiks e sa kalaunan ko pa malalaman na may mga ganon pala sa totoong buhay.

Pero hindi siguro.

Siguro alam ko na ang buong katotohanan matagal na. Pero hindi ko lang siguro gustong aminin.

Sa loob-loob ko siguro hiniling ko na may mga alien, mga manlalakbay sa panahon, multo, aswang, mga psychic o kaya'y mga
koponan o grupong may masasamang balak na biglang sumulpot sa harap ko...

Ngunit sadyang malupit ang tadhana!

Kahanga-hanga ang pagkakagawa sa mga batas ng physika. May panahon nga na hindi na ako nanonood ng mga programang tungkol sa mga UFO at mga psychic sa TV.

Mga alien, manlalakbay sa panahon, psychic...

Hindi maaaring magkaroon ng mga ganon.

Pero parang sana meron ano...

Siguro ang kakayahan kong magkaroon ng ganitong paniniwala habang tinatanggap ang katotohanan e hudyat na ako'y nagkaroon na ng tamang-isip.

Nung ako'y nag-graduate ng middle-school, nag-graduate na din ako sa isip batang mga pangarap at nakasanayan ko na ang pangkaraniwang takbo ng buhay dito sa mundo.

*"Sana maging mabuti ang taon ko kasama kayong lahat~~~"*

At akoy' naging isang estudyante ng high-school na walang talagang kung ano pang ninanais at doon, akin syang nakilala...

"Galing sa East High School, Haruhi Suzumiya. Wala akong pakialam sa mga pangkaraniwang mga nilalang. Kung mayroon ditong alien, mga nanggaling sa kinabukasan, mga galing sa ibang dimensyon, mga psychic, magtungo lang kayo sa aking kinaroroonan. Yun lang."

Ano, tatawa na ba dapat don?

At doo'y nakatayo ang isang nakabibighaning dilag.

*"O yung sunod na..."*

*"Galing sa East High School, Ako si Taniguchi."*

Aakalain siguro ng mga tao e nagbibiro lang siya. Pero ngayong tinitignan ko na yon, hindi yon biro o bagay na dapat pagtawanan.
Laging seryoso yang si Haruhi.

At doon, kami'y nagkita.

Haaaay hinihiling ko lang na sana biro lang ng pagkakataon ang lahat...

Kotae wa itsumo watashi no mune ni...
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Hey, it COULD happen. We joked about Karekano once and then five years later we saw Yukino Miyazawa on local TV. We joked about Fruits Basket and 2 years later we saw people transforming into animals when hugged on local TV.

Ka - mi - chu !

Watched Kamichu!(aka Teenage Goddess) on Animax a few moments ago. I enjoyed it and I'm going to follow it from now on.

The thing is, it was in japanese audio with NO subtitles. And I can understand it~~~ OMG. I watched it without subs but I still managed to get what they were talking about. Other viewers probably wouldn't be able to understand it though.

I hope animax won't dub Kamichu. Better if they sub it instead. Wishful thinking maybe, but I can still hope...

I guess middle-school gods aren't exempt from the brigade... Poor Yurie

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I was originally thinking of posting about the junked impeachment complaint (again... *sigh*) but I changed my mind because I was pissed.

*sigh* There is no hope for this country.

When the adults are away the kiddies will play

(Warning - parental guidance(?) is advised)

I'ts been a while since I discovered that Kodomo no Jikan has been licensed. I still can't fully accept it. WHAT THE F*** ARE THOSE AMERICANS THINKING? Titles like these aren't meant for the average consumer.

So what is Kojika(Kodomo no Jikan)? It's a story about a teacher who was just newly hired in an elementary school. He handles a grade-3 class after their previous homeroom teacher left "due to sickness". The manga is about his everyday struggle to teach the children.... things.

Now why am I so annoyed at Kojika's licensing? Usually, when I hear of of a title being licensed, I just let it be and hope that somehow an underground group still release the title. But this time, it's different. Not that because I follow it or anything(just picked it up and read it when I was bored). But it's because manga like these should NOT be officially licensed to North America. NEVER. EVER. As Akatsuki-manga's division L puts it, "If you don't like stories about little girls, and I mean stories ABOUT little girls, stay away from kojika". It has a mature rating (explicit sexual content) but look at the story...

Here are some examples of what I'm talking about(scanlations from akatsuki-manga):

Kiss your freedom goodbye sensei
What are kids talking about these days eh?
Be careful what you wish for
That's some motivation to study hard

I can't post the images here, since they're not "safe"...

*sigh* Manga and anime could have a really really bad reputation because of acts like these by those american licensing companies... And I thought those americans were pretty sensitive when it comes to these topics...

Haruhi x Haruhi, Arturia, and the 8-legged stallion

Watching Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu first, hearing the name "Haruhi" again (in Ouran) gives a weird feeling... a really weird feeling. But good thing "the other Haruhi" does not disappoint. Being voiced by Maaya Sakamoto is really a plus, she does a good job of it. Hrm... now that I think of it... Fujioka Haruhi and Suzumiya Haruhi share a lot of similarities. They both have brown hair and "brown" eyes, they both went from long to short hair, they're both tomboyish (not really sure about Suzumiya-san though...), and both are members of weird school clubs.

Fate/Stay Night is now over. Haven't watched ep24 yet though... Saber-chaaan...

I hafta watch Suzumiya Haruhi ep12... real bad...

Sleipnir's condition is still undetermined... so far it's "dead" but I need to make sure. Having said that, I need to replenish the stuff lost due to this misfortune (Ais-sama... sige na... pleeeease...).

(Hmm... baka 666-day after-effects... wag naman sana...)

I... need... Host... Club... and Higurashi... and Petopeto... and Utawarerumono... WAAAAAAAH!!! I WANT MY HARUHI BAAACK!!! and School Rumble 2nd... and the artbooks... T_T

Lists... lists...

Just finished watching:

-Full Metal Alchemist + Conqueror of Shambala
-Genshiken + Kujibiki Unbalance
-Kino no Tabi ~Life Goes On~
-Tales of Phantasia OVA
-Air Movie
-Saikano OVA
-Gakuen Alice (Animax ver.)
-Rozen Maiden Traumend
-REC
-Shinigami no Ballad
-Akane Maniax

To finish:

-Air TV + Summer Special
-Koi Kaze
-Jigoku Shoujo
-Shakugan no Shana
-Ichigo Mashimaro
-Comic Party Revoution
-Galaxy Angel 4th
-Yami to boushi to hon no tabibito
-Shinkon Gattai Goddanar 2nd season
-Maria-sama ga miteru ~Haru~
-To Heart ~Remember my memories~
-To Heart 2
-Moekan the Animation OVA
-Ah! Megami-sama TV

To Acquire:

-Densha Otoko
-Kamen Rider Kabuto
-Kono mininiku mo utsukushii sekai
-Ouran High School Host Club
-Kino no Tabi

Ongoing/unfinished acquisitions:

-Fate/Stay Night
-Petopeto-san
-Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
-School Rumble Ni-gakki

To do:

-Maria translations
-Get images for SP training set
-Eclipse setup and learning period
-Study Neural Nets (good luck...)
-Practice on sketchies and other sketchie-related stuff
-Burn-off more stuff
-Household stuff

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Full Metal Alchemist was a very good series. The plot twist towards the end just made me go "WTF". I haven't seen a good twist like that for some time now.

Genshiken was... um... um... very good if you're an otaku but probably really bad if you're not. There's a lot of otaku-related stuff in there that anime-manga-game newcomers simply won't understand. I was laughing all the way because I get most of the show. And you can't really watch Kujibiki Unbalance without watching Genshiken first.

Summer's gonna end soon... so as my leeching sessions... sad... but that's reality.

And by the way, nothing happened to me on 666-day.

Melancholy and the Infinite Weirdness

Well, not really infinite, but there's so much of it in Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu or "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" it becomes mind-numbing.

First of all to note is the "first" episode. What the staff did for this episode is what I can say "risky". I'ts good for people who have some background about the series but for people who are totally new, it could be bad. These people might not understand what's going on at all... a lot of "Huh?"s and "Wha???"s can dissuade potential followers of this series.

And then the episode order. Yes, the episode ordering...

It's totally messed-up. I mean... episode 2 is actually episode 1, episode 4 is actually episode 7 and so on... And I don't know where episode "1" falls in this lineup. This chaotic and confusing episode ordering made me make a guide n the episode listings which I will post if and when I can upload the text file.

Overall, the series is good because of the comedy especially those that revolve around Kyon's endless ranting.

Since there are a lot of blogs out there blogging about this series, I would not bother to do a by-episode blog. I don't do that stuff in the first place anyway. But too bad I can't post screenies...