Nyan Koi Finale

Breaking news: apparently, the second season of Nyan Koi has been given green light, and might be broadcasted somewhen in 2010. On other news...

Nyan Koi has ended. While the ending episode felt a bit rushed, and they nearly jumped the shark with the 'cliché-magical-girl-fighting-monsters' episode, I did not deslike Nyan Koi. Quite the opposite actually.

Nyan Koi! was a mostly average series, with awesomely done comedy at certain points. I loved the characters! Some might be a bit cliched, but most of them are really unique and fun to watch. The twins and Nagi definitely needed more screen time. =)
I liked the other shows of the season more than Nyan Koi, but it was fun. I don't think I will rewatch it, but I will wait anxiously for the second season. Maybe that one turns out better. ^^

On a completly unrelated note, Kaede and Junpei are cute with their love for each other. =)

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"Otakus are basically islamic extremists that traded
religion by an unhealthy passion of anime and manga. Well, otakus don't blow up towers, so they're a bit different."

Seitokai no Ichizon 11

Cover of Seitokai no Ichizon light novel 1

I feel a bit bad I only started to notice Seitokai no Ichizon when the 5th or so episode came out. And because that was when I was the most busy, I never wrote any posts. Shame on me!

Seitokai no Ichizon is fun. It has likeable characters, fun jokes, great parodies, and good character interaction. The serious segments in the end of each episode are a reflective and serene complement to the enjoying spirit of the show. It's a light-hearted anime with good writing to watch when you're feeling down and make you think a bit about your life. And it doesn't try to be anything else than that. Seitokai no Ichizon: Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku (long title there!) is truly an undervalued jewel. Yet another anime whose original media (light novel) is added to my must buy list. =)

This episode in particular had a longer and more touching serious ending that the others up till now. It did its purpose of showing that, beneath the harem jokes, parodies, teasing, and apparent deslike of Sugisaki, the girls of the student council really appreciate the work he does every day so they can just enjoy a happy conversation, and like him.

P.S: Ok, since Mafuyu was the first to confess to him, I guess he must've activated the wrong flag! xD No more harem for you, you lucky bastard!

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"Otakus are basically islamic extremists that traded
religion by an unhealthy passion of anime and manga. Well, otakus don't blow up towers, so they're a bit different."

Kampfer 12

The Entrail Animals have switched bodies with their owners! It's a Holiday Miracle! No, not really. Holiday shit, more like.

Ok, this was a completly pointless episode, if you ask me. The jokes weren't really that funny, and they just made it because they could do it, and not to add anything else to the story.
A disappointing ending for Kampfer.

The last two episodes that finished Kampfer were stupid, and badly planned and written. Despite that, I enjoyed the series. Not the best there is, but it was nice while the good parts lasted. And then there's always Shizuku-sama. Which means there's always a reason to watch it again. Except for the last two episodes.

Overall Classification: 6.5 out of 10
Sequel: Why not?

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"Otakus are basically islamic extremists that traded
religion by an unhealthy passion of anime and manga. Well, otakus don't blow up towers, so they're a bit different."

Nyan Koi 11

Junpei has got to be one of the densest of the dense male leads in romantic comedy animes.

I mean... Sumiyoshi practically drops hints that she likes him at every slightest chance and even invites him on a date, but he makes no assumption out of it. Well, I wouldn't either. Seeing him cry during the movie and remembering his past with Nyam was really funny though. And maybe a bit touching too.

By the end of the episode, Junpei realizes he just got cat ears (nekomimi). Yeah, right. A guy. With nekomimi. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahaha... I nearly died laughing. Jokes aside, the curse has finally started to progress, and Kaede is starting to realize her feelings for him. What does this mean for our equally dense protagonists? Find out in the next episode, the finale of Nyan Koi!

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"Otakus are basically islamic extremists that traded
religion by an unhealthy passion of anime and manga. Well, otakus don't blow up towers, so they're a bit different."

Kampfer 11

To quote the Arbiter: "What the hell was that?!"

Kampfer has been a pretty funny series, with action and some drama mixed here and there in adequate ammounts... up till now. Whomever wrote this episode was either drunk, high, insane, or all of them. And I am not exagerating, I guarantee you.

See, this kind of episode is exactly what happens when you run out of plot material and try to combine drama, fanservice, character past, revelation of plot secrets, details from latter points of the original media, and mai ROFLcopter all into ONE episode, that just happens to be the finale.

The result: important plot points are given just 3 minutes of attention, the story is advanced to ridiculous proportions, the girls go into saiyan mode (with the energy ripping their clothes) because of Natsuru's "love", we end up with more questions than answers, Natsuru gets free kisses and gropes, and the villains get away just to promise to strike another day.

The ending was bad because of the unbelievable mas-up of things they tried to incorporate into one episode. So seriously, I'm gonna have to agree with Kurogane on this one. Read his blog here:
http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/

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"Destiny is a frustrated writer. God is his unsatisfied editor with an habit to change the plot."
-Me

Kampfer 10

This episode is basically summed up by two now undisputable facts:

1. Evil bitchy whore is evil - all the constant smirking, smiling and the constant evil glint in Kaede's eyes completly scared the hell out of me. We gain confirmation that she's the one controlling the white kampfers and see her using some kind of power to sway Natsuru under her influence (read: eyes flashing or changing to a different color), and she orders him to do the unthinkable: Rape Shizuku-sama. Ok, now I'm creeped out and I really want to kill her. Oh and to answer her question, since Natsuru didn't... Humm, yeah actually. I'm really scared....

2. Shizuku-sama is Awesome - Not only does she toy around a little bit with mind-controlled Natsuru, who is just about to rape her, mind you, (and manages to make me get a nosebleed in the process) but also manages to turn the situation around by knocking him out. Just for her to lament that she might've lost a chance. Seriously, she should have her own theme song!

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"From this day on, you are a kampfer! An existance born to fight!"
- Harakiri Tora

The Da Vinci Code

Seeing as its been a while since I've been active, I thought I'd write a different post than usual. Ultimately, I decided to write a review of a book I read recently. That book was The Da Vinci Code, authored by Dan Brown.




The book follows symbologist and university teacher Robert Langdon, and cryptologist Sophie Neveu as they follow the mysterious track of clues related to Da Vinci's works that were left behind by the director of the Louvre, Jacques Sauniére, in his last hours of life. All of this in a demand for one of the most legendary artifacts of humanity, the Holy Grail. During the book they meet valuable allies, are chased by multiple parties, and learn the truth behind the Holy Grail and the shadowy organization that is the Priory of Sion.

The Da Vinci Code is a marvelous book, with an elaborated and well-though story (though some would claim historically incorrect and scandalous, but those f****rs should remember it's only fiction) that combines the genres of thriller, conspiracy, and mystery. If I might add, the riddles and puzzles that the characters are presented with have the touch of a genius and were all magnificently planned out. However, what I enjoyed the most about the book weren't the intrigues and that stuff, but the characters and the writing style.


All of the characters that interveine in the story have personality. They all have their stories, their traits, or just something beneath the surface that makes each one of them unique. Also, Dan Brown's writing style isn't very simplistic, and sometimes might require patience, but it's not complicated, and leaves nothing to be told.
I really liked the book and I recommend it greatly.

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"All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions"
-Leonardo Da Vinci

Kampfer 9

Heya there people! No, I'm not dead, I just awoke from a coma. Seriously now, my tests for this term end next week, so I'm finally getting some free time.

Now this episode of Kampfer is the free swimsuit fanservice episode. It has swimsuits, juggling boobs, female-Natsuru getting embarassed from guys staring at her, she and kampfer-Akane getting into another huge verbal argument.... oh, did I mention the white kampfer appeared again? I guess that's somehow important to the plot no?
Oh, and just to prove my point one of the previous posts:

Shizuku-sama fucking Pwns everyone.

And with a big P. I mean, if teasing your love rivals about how ahead of them you are and then french-kissing the boy who is the object of their affection (don't get me wrong, Natsuru is a wuss) right in front of them isn't pwning, then I don't know what is. Also, we got to see a bit of evil bitchy Sakura. It serves to add to my hate of her.

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"Otakus are basically islamic extremists that traded
religion by an unhealthy passion of anime and manga. Well, otakus don't blow up towers, so they're a bit different."