Dear Blog: What's wrong with being ang OTAKU

Dear Blog,

This past few days natapos ko ang anime na Outbreak Company..

From the Pilot Episode, there is this scene in which the protagonist was rejected by his childhood friend because of the fact that he is an OTAKU... After that, scene the protagonist woke up and shouted "WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING AN OTAKU!!!!"

Tapusin natin ang English part... Balik tayo sa tanong.. "What's wrong with being ang OTAKU?" Nakarelate ako dito kasi a year ago may similar situation akong naranasan..

A year ago, in love ako sa isang kolehiyala.. (Parang kanta lang) Tapos nagkaroon ako nang instagram account.. Since kasama talaga sa rituals nang social media ang #TBT or throwbackthursday, nag-participate ako.. Out of sometimes malakas na trip na personality, nilagay ko ang picture ko nang highschool na naka-cosplay nang isang sikat na anime character.. Naka-synch ang post sa FB kaya kita nang mga friends ko, at maraming natuwa, nag-like at nagcomment.. Nakakatuwa nga naman, kasi ang pagkakakilala sa akin sa school ay hindi ganon and yet may ganon pala akong background..

Balik tayo dun sa sinasabi kong situation, yung sinasabi kong babae, talagang failure na yung conquest ko dun.. Matagal na akong naka-move on kaya no bitterness included, nagrereflect lang.. Since na fail na yung conquest ko, nagtatanong ako sa mga informant ko kung bakit nauwi sa ganon ang lahat.. At sabi nang informant ko, na-inpluwensyahan yung babae nang mga kaibigan niya na wag akong seryosohin kasi daw isa akong "weirdo".. Inuulit ko, "WEIRDO" at bakit? DAHIL DUN SA COSPLAY POST

"Otaku is a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom."

At dahil diyan parang pede mo ring sabihin na ang weird nang cosplay na ginawa ko.. Parang ganon.. Kahit sabihin mo o sabihin nang iba na ako lang ang nagsasabi nun.. pede rin mo ring sabihin na yung sinabing kong point ay legit... Minsan kasi may negative effect ang OTAKU, depende sa mga taong nag-viview dito.. Kaya yun.. Dun papasok ang "WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING AN OTAKU?"

Wala eh... Na-labelan nang "Weird" tapos natapos na rin ang conquest na yun, super tagal na.. Syempre, maraming factors naman kung bakit failure ang conquest pero ang kwentong to ay isa sa mga point...

So, what's the moral lesson?

1) Respect OTAKU... Respect will lead to respect in return... Do unto others what you want other do unto you.. May mga hindi pa nakaka-appreciate nito, they need to be enlightened.. hehehe

2) Be proud of being an OTAKU.. Ask Me and I will answer, I am d*mn f*cking proud

3) Kung OTAKU ka at kung gusto mo nang masayang buhay, choose ang OTAKU partner para happy ever after..

Kapag nagawa mo yun, you will no longer reflect on the question of "WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING ANG OTAKU"


I hope it will bring some point and sense to the readers as well as me..

I repeat...  There is no bitterness here,, just a reflection of past events


Yun lang,

LightningSnow :)

An Anime Blog: Kuroko no Basket

Dear Blog,

This is an ongoing anime series... I don't know how many episodes are left.. But, it is sure to be a long series..

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Kuroko

Currently, I am watching a Basketball related anime entitled Kuroko No Basket.. It is a sports anime and like every other sports anime, it surpasses the limits of reality.. Why? It's because some of the moves are insanely awesome... I'm going to give you an example.. Have you seen a consistent hail mary three pointer from the other side of the court? If you want to see it, it is included in this anime.. Just like that..

It's insane dude but I didn't say anything about hating that kind of element, In fact, it's really awesome.. But, in my opinion, it's kind a weird thing because how can you suppose to apply all the things that you watched in reality.. Well, only a basketball player can answer those questions.. (NOTE: I am not a Basketball player, I'm just a fan). Another funny thing in this anime is the naming of the moves of the players.. I mean a simple drive of one character has a name of its own.. It's just like having shonen-like elements in each basketball moves.. But, I will not explain it further because I believe every artist has its own trip in life..

The Generation Of Miracles

Ok,, going in the plot of this anime.. There's this legendary Middle-School basketball team called Teiko.. It produced players who were called the "Generation of Miracles" because of there prodigy like talents, meaning they're all monsters inside the court.. Of course, the GoM are the starting five but unbeknownst to others, there is this legendary sixth man who was recognized by the remaining five.. Meaning the GoM not only focuses on the five players, they are six in total... That sixth man is Tetsuya Kuroko.. This guy has a unique talent of having his presence being unnoticed.. He is like the Invisible Man without the Invisibility.. I mean when he's on the floor, no one notices him and that's very handy  because he can pass and steal the ball.. That's his specialty.. And its AWESOME at the same time miserable.. Why? It's because he is not popular despite the hard work he has shown.. Why he is not popular? Because of his lack of presence.. Damn!

Ok, the GoM graduated and attended different high schools. Kuroko entered a school named Seirin.. There he met the second protagonist named Kagami Taiga.. And to make the story short, they joined the Seirin Basketball Team.. Their main goal is to become number 1 in Japan (Of course) and to crush the teams with GoMs within it.. More of a hitman than being a player huh... HAHAHA!! I'm impressed also in the build of Seirin Basketball team, because they are not a complete weakling, they have the talents.. I mean, eventhough without Kuroko and Kagami, they are a capable team..

Seirin Basketball Team

So far, they are still on the run in tournament called Winter Cup (Manga spoiler alert).. It has a manga and  the gap between the chapters and the anime is long thus, you can expect a long animation of this series.. That is great!!

Ok.. here are some of the positive things..
1) The team structure of Seirin.. Like what I said, the team is not a complete weakling... They are a capable team.. The fact that they are not so strong and not so weak gives balance and thrill in the story.. It's because they can do anything.. Of course it's given that they must win in the matches for they are the protogonists after all.. As a result,  some of their victories are always come-from-behind..
2) The concept of beating the GoMs.. This is an awesome plot device.. And for each match with a GoM team, the presentation of the plot of the game is great especially when the GoM is defeated..
3) Satsuki Momoi.. She is the former manager of team Teiko and proclaims herself as Kuroko's girlfriend.. Take note, she is a very beautiful woman with a good looks, brains and figure.. This gives what I call "Lover's side" of the story.. I mean it gives you something to look forward to.. just like that.. It shows that it does not only focuses on basketball but on Kuroko's life..

Satsuki Momoi

4) The tournaments and other strong players.. There are also strong teams in the anime that don't have a GoM.. There's this another set of players who are like the GoM.. They are called the Uncrowned Kings.. For me, this gives another awesome impression..
5) Good Soundtrack... So far, the opening and ending songs are good.. It has a rocking feeling and I love those kind of opening songs..

Things that I don't like..
1) It's still ongoing.. I asked myself why did I watched an ongoing anime knowing that I will crave for more episodes after finishing the episodes at hand.. I actually didn't plan to watch this but out of curiosity, I watched and its great.. For now, I am reading the manga of this anime,. And Thank God, it is a weekly serialization in shonen jump.. It's just like reading another Naruto like manga

Ok, that's the sales talk.. If you're going to watch it, you will say that it is impossible in real life but take a good look in the plot.. It has an awesome plot.. I am definitely addicted to this anime..

That's all

LightningSnow

An Anime Blog: Dusk Maiden of Amnesia

Dear Blog,

I finished watching a romance/comedy/drama anime entitled Dusk Maiden of Amnesia.. The main focus of this anime is the boy named Teichii. This boy had an encountered with a ghost called Yuuko-san. This ghost is a "she" and she was the mysterious ghost residing in the school building wherein Teichii is studying.. Their fateful encounter with each other deepens and there's a love relationship developed between the two of them..

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The main characters (Yuuko, Teichii, Kirie, Okonogi)

Yeah, it sounds "fantasy" and fictional but you can see the funny element in having a person/ghost relationship.. Even I can find myself enjoying the lovey-dovey scenes because there is this "hotness" element such as some erotic moments.. (If you know what I mean..) Another funny moment in this series is the ghost hunting portion that the protagonists do.. Well you see, Techii created a Paranormal Investigation Club in order to investigate the reason behind Yuuko's existence in the school. You see.. Almost all of the ghost stories surrounding Teichii's school has a connection to Yuuko.. Teichii and the gang are trying to unlock the mysteries behind it.. And one part of their duties is the "joke time" investigation. Why? Just watch it..

One of my favorite portions

Ah! I remembered.. One thing that enjoys me is the portion wherein Yuuko moves while the other characters can't see her. The footage first show the scene wherein Yuuko moves but her appearance was not shown to the viewers. Then, the footage will replay back or simultaneously show the appearance of Yuuko while doing all of her movements.. Just watch it, if you can't grasp my instructions or descriptions..

By the way other characters include;
1) Kirie
2) Okonogi

So, for the positive things that I will mention..
1) Animation... Good drawings on the characters.. Good drawing especially for Yuuko.. She is beautiful.. 5/5
2) Good plot.. The story starts from a light side and then the main conflict comes.. The main conflict is between Yuuko and the shadow Yuuko.. The conflict was later solved and the story shifts to the next conflict wherein Yuuko can no longer remain on earth because she finished her mission.. Sort of that.. It ended in happy note after the heavy drama portion in the middle of the last episode.. Overall, good story.. 4/5

Some negatives..
1) Okonogi.. I hate that Girl.. Well, this is personal thoughts but I hate her mannerisms and her appearance..

Hahaha! That's the sales talk.. Just watch it if you want to divert from the common shounen type animes..
Hope you watch it and enjoy it.. I also hope that my post will help you a bit...

That's all

LightningSnow

An Anime Blog: Fate/Zero

Dear Blog,

I returned on watching the action type of anime.. This time I watched and finished Fate/Zero.. It is composed of two seasons and by the time I am creating this entry, I finished the second season thus, the series has ended..

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Saber (Arthuria Pendragon)

Of course, the main focus of this anime is the battle for the Holy Grail.. There is this magical battle royale between 7 masters with their 7 servants.. There are the Saber, Lancer, Caster, Berserker, Archer, Rider and Assassin types.. The main focus of the story is the Saber servant King Arthur and her master Kiritsugu Emiya.. Yeah, "her" why? It's because of the gender bending nature of this anime.. I don't know why but the King Arthur in this anime is named Arthuria... For me, I find that gender bending plot in the anime cool..

The Servants (Above) and the Masters (Below)

So, as the story progresses, you will find killings between the servants and the masters.. All of the fight scenes are jampacked.. As expected of the shonen type anime.. But the one thing that gives the coolest impression is the method in which the main protagonist Kiritsugu operates.. You see, he is a participant in this Holy Grail War but he acts like an observer/outsider. He used a decoy master in order to conceal his true identity as a participant.. Then, as the battles were held using magic, he uses guns, grenades and other mechanical devices in fighting meaning he uses the illegal methods resulting to him outsmarting his opponents.. There's this particular scene in the anime wherein he used his brains in order to outwit one of his opponents. It's the scene between him and the Lancer's master.. In that particular scene, they created a contract that Kiritsugu will not kill the Lancer's master in exchange of Lancer committing suicide.. After the deal was done, the Lancer's master was killed by Kiritsugu's assistant meaning they outsmarted the poor guy.. That was a WOW moment.. I said to myself, OH F'N YEAH!! Long? Sorry... I got my emotions got the best of me..

Kiritsugu Emiya

Here are some of the good points that I collected..

1. Characters.. Aside from Kiritsugu, there are many characters with different personalities.. Example of it is Kotomina Kirei.. He is one hell of villain.. He is person with no goal in life or rather an empty person.. Aside from the one I mentioned some of the most interesting characters include; Saber, Tokiomi Tohsaka, Rider (Alexander The Great) and Archer (Gilgamesh).. It's kinda interesting to watch the nature of their characters.. 4/5

2. Animation... Like what I said in my previous entries, Before I watched an anime, I look in the poster and screen shots if they're good... And this one is really good.. Even its predecessor Fate/Stay Night has good animation during the year 2006.. 4/5

3. Plot.. The whole Holy Grail War is an awesome plot device.. But aside from the war itself, there are some back stories wherein you will find the past of Kiritsugu.. It's a lonely story and if you're going to ask me, it moved my heart.. I felt the loneliness.. I mean it's good.. Aside from the plot, there's this betrayal portion and what I said earlier the Awesomeness of the brains of Kiritsugu..  4/5

4. Connection with Fate/Stay Night... To all the hardcore fans out there... You will find the connection between the Fate/Zero and Fate/Stay Night. Of course, Fate/Zero is the prequel of Fate/Stay Night... It's fun to watch the back stories on Rin, Sakura and Shirou.. 4/5

Some of the negative points..

1. Rider's personality... I find it annoying.. That's all.. hehehe

Well, that's my opinions about Fate/Zero.. It's awesome.. I hope you watch and enjoy it...

That's All

LightningSnow

An Anime Blog: Korezom: OF THE DEAD

Dear Blog,

I'm in a marathon mode this past few weeks..

After Queen's Blade Rebellion... Here I am, watching Korezom: Of the Dead..

The main characters

Yeah... This is one of the most entertaining and funniest animes I've watched.. Korezom is divided into two seasons and Of the dead is the second one.. Ever since the first season, this anime is hilarious. Why? It's because of the main character Ayumu who cross dresses into a magical girl... Aside from that, the viewers, especially the boys, have something to look forward to.. This a harem type of anime and I as a viewer kinda like those kind of anime in that genre.. Ayumu is being surrounded by I think five to six girls.. Yeah, he is lucky.. NOTE: THIS IS ONLY A HAREM NOT ECCHI. Bottomline, is it's fun. Not only that, it is comedy...

The Harem

One thing that makes me enjoy this anime is the humor about zombie.. Yeah, as we all knew zombies are the ones who fed with human beings in order to reproduce themselves, something like in the Highschool of the Dead.. In this anime, Ayumu is a zombie but he is not the cliche zombie that we used to watch.. The concept of him being a zombie is funny because it only revolves in the aspect of being undead.. Not only that, is is funny in a sense that he always suffer on gore-film like wounds like being chopped into pieces, stabbed in different parts of the body multiple times, getting hit by a chainsaw and so on..

So here are the positive points that I gather..

1. Story... It's funny to think that you're a guy and you need to cross dress into a magical girl in order to save the world from evil elements known as Meagalos.. And that's what Ayumu did..Thanks to another character named Haruna, Ayumu became a Masou-Shoujo (the magical girl I'm talking about). It's Ok to do that Masou-Shoujo thing only if you will erase the memories of those who watched you.. But that is not the case with Ayumu, he can no longer erase the memories of the people around him because he messed up the main weapon that will do that job.. As a result, he became publicly know.. Yuck!! 5/5 rating

This is what I'm talking about

2. The Girls.. Like what I said.. Ayumu is surrounded by 5 to six girls.. There is the Tsundere type, the sweet type, the emotionless type, the cute type... There are many personalities..  4/5 rating

3. Animation.. Of course, I will not watch it if I'm not contented with the drawing and the animation.. Overall it's good.. (Don't blame me... I'm just only watching) 4/5 rating

4. The Villain...The main villain for this series is called Chris.. Chris is a she.. She is not the common type of villain who do, act, speak, think in a evil manner.. Why? Because, she is cute.. Cute in a sense that, you will not thought that she is the villain.. Watch it to understand it..

Chris, the villain.. (Not evil looking, right?)

I think the negative points are..

1. Unsatisfaction... There's a strong feel that there will be a next a season.. So, unfortunately, I'm going to wait for it..

So that's my thoughts about Korezom: OF THE DEAD

Hope you enjoy watching it.. And if you find my entry to be a garbage, sweat it out

LightningSnow

An Anime Blog: Queen's Blade Rebellion

Dear Blog,

Are you a boy?

If yeah, do you want sexy, beautiful girls in anime..?

I'm not kidding... There are sexy girls in this Queen's Blade!!

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Recently I watched an anime entitled Queen's Blade.. And that is damn good!!

It's good in a sense that it is as anime in the ecchi genre.. Of course, if it is ecchi, there's panty shots.. Are you familiar with panty shots? If no, it's like showing some sexiness in an anime.. (If my own definition is correct) But, this anime is not only about panty shots, it shows T** s men.. I mean T**s... Why, becaused I watched the uncensored version..

You know... it is really hard to find anime with T*t showing scenes, otherwise known as uncensored animes.. Of course, it is nearly-hentai like, that's why there's some censorship.. But, the only difference between Hentai and Uncensored anime is its contents.. (I won't give further details)

Sexy and hot yet censored (Look carefully)

As a tradition of creating this kind of blog... I will give some good point in this anime..

1. Animation.. Good 4/5 stars

2. Panty shots... Like what I said earlier..

In my opinion, there are some negative points about this anime.. I'm going to share my thoughts about it..

1. Story... The story is all about girls... There are no male characters... I don't know the background about Queen's Blade but I think it's more exciting if there's a guy who will receive all the blessings in the world... And one more thing, in my opinion, the story has some a little yuri flavor in it.. Yuri is a female-to-female love plot element..

And that's my thoughts about Queen's Blade.. Hope you enjoy watching it...

All that I've said are only my opinions.. Sweat it out whenever you read this kind of article..

Thanks

LightningSnow

An Anime Blog: Mirai Nikki (Future Diary)

Dear Blog,

I just finished watching an anime entitled Mirai Nikki (Future Diary in English)

Yeah... Let me record some of my memories on this one..

Mirai Nikki (Future Diary), as the name suggest, it is about predicting the future, diaries, time traveling etc. But, there's more to it, of course it's an anime. It's about predicting the future/battle for your life plot..

Here is a little synopsis:

There's this guy named Yuki and he's a damn loner. Then he was given a strange diary in a phone that can predict the future. There's more to it because he was involved in a battle royale with another 11 diary holders. It means that, the 12 diary holders must kill each other and the last one standing will be the God of Space and Time.. (Easy to figure out?) The reward is a WOW but the way to achieve it so bloody.. Then there's this girl named Yuno who is an another diary user. But the funny thing about it is that she is a stalker of Yuki and not just only a "stalker", she is madly in love with Yuki.. So the main characters are Yuki and Yuno and they must defy all the odds in order to survive..

The 12 Diary holders

This anime has a dark nature in it because it contains brutal scenes, dark nature of characters, betrayals, blood.. etc. Overall, it's not a children of anime. It has the same nature with Deadman Wonderland (try that too)

For me here are some of the main positive points that I found in this anime:
1) A good story... I know that some people will find it difficult to watch an anime that involves killings, brutal scenes and unlikeable virtues but it's the main thing that makes this anime intersting.. You will be curious about the nature of other characters.. You will be curious about their back stories.. Your fear of blood will fade away and you will focus more on the story.. (By the way, the version I watched is a clean version. So, there are censorship)
2) Good Plot Twist... There are parts in the anime wherein you will say that "I didn't expect this S@@t!". For me, it makes the story more interesting to watch.. It's like a spice or seasoning in the food.. There this part wherein Yuki's character changed from Good to Bad.. Just watch it, in order to grasp me..
3) Yuno's character.. Yuno is a character with an unbalance personality... She's a stalker who is madly in love with Yuki and she will do anything and everything for the guy.. But, on the other side, when she saw Yuki interacted with other girls, she has a full resolve to kill that girl... It's more of a yandere attitude (if my term is correct)... She is a killing maniac.. I mean when you saw her actions, it's definitely crazy..

You can see the unbalance in the character in the left

4) Good concept of each diaries... Wow, when I watched this anime the concept about the diaries are amazing.. It's like its not bad what you use this future diary-based powers are not bad.. They're good.. It's more of a Thinking Man's superpowers...

Sorry if it's long... Just sharing my thoughts..

Poster

That's all

LightningSnow :)

An Anime Blog: Persona 4 the Animation

Dear Blog,

I would like to take this opportunity to blog about an anime...

Last week I watched and finished a series entitled "PERSONA 4"

Are you familiar with that? Aside from the anime itself, it is a game that can be played in PS2... Well, I didn't actually played the game because I don't have a PS2.. I only played PERSONA 3 using PSP.. Well, let's go back to the main subject..

I just want to share some of my thoughts regarding this anime...

I enjoyed watching it.. I mean really.. I will not blog something about this one if it doesn't interests me.. Right? If you are familiar with the games, you can noticed the calendar system or the changing of dates within the anime.. It's exactly the same as what you can see in the games... I was like, WOW... They are the same.. Make sense huh?

Here are some of the things that i can say good about Persona 4.. (Anime)

1) Good story... I didn't get bored watching it from the pilot episode to finale... 

2) Good drawing... (Am I right?) I'm not a professional critique or blogger but there's an OTAKU sense inside of me that says the drawing and animation is great..

3) Good ending... I say that the series has a good conclusion since the protagonist didn;t die in the end.. Why did I say this? It's because Persona 3's protagonist died in the end of the story...

4) Ensemble cast... hmmm... I think it's because I knew some of the seiyu,,, Well, never mind..

In general, it's a good anime... Each episode tells something, except some episodes that serves as a breather or like a filler episode or something..

Try watching it... It's great..

PERSONA!!!

LightningSnow..

Why are the most awesome characters in an Anime Series always have a limited time?

Just a simple question to all anime fans..

Why are the most awesome characters in an Anime Series always have a limited screen time? (If I'm not mistaken)

Also, they are always have out-of-this world superpowers.. Either way, that's what makes them so cool... right?

LightningSnow

WHAT IS YOUR ANIME GENRE?

Hello Guys...

If you like anime, we're the same.

I watch anime regularly and I watched many series.. I want to ask this..

Which anime do you prefer?

• Action
• Drama
• Fantasy
• Sci-Fi
• Romance
• Adventure
• others

Each one of us have their own preferences when it comes to this. Each one of us have their own opinion about it and I respect those..

But here is the main point. I just want to post something about this.. because I REALLY LIKE ANIME.. It is like a daily medicine to me.. I can no longer say more words because I don't need many words in order to show that I'm an anime fan. If you're like me, yeaaaahhhhhhhhh!

That's all

LightningSnow

"Anime Rocks"