Farewell now

yeah well its been a fun ride and all but i am now leaving for greener pastures. So long blogger and Hello Wordpress. I hope you folks who have supported me so far will continue to stick around and lets meet again in the next blog.

New blog can be found here .

Macorss Frontier 03

Sniping the targets!!

Pwned

NO U!!

Catfight....

OMG the bitch slap!!

Odds are 2/3 that Ozma will die soon.

Nope, no innuendos here.

Words fail to describe how beautiful this scene is.

A serene Alto is fine too.

Grunts get a burial with full honours.

Aces never die.

Ranka Lee desu~

THOUGHTS
Though not as action packed as the last episode, this episode of Frontier does quite well in the drama department and the characters get a more detailed exposure this time around. It was revealed that Ozma was not Ranka's real brother and he was actually the pilot who failed to save her family who was attacked by the Vajra. In addition, Ranka has no recollection of that memory due to a mental block. Alto also managed to clear away his doubts about himself thanks to Ranka and has now joined the Skull Squadron as a pilot. Ranka's singing this episode was absolutely beautiful. If Sheryl's songs were filled with fire and passion, Ranka's was full of compassion and motherly warmth. It is also revealed that Ranka will be taking part in the Miss Macross competition. I do hope she would win and end up with Alto.

As an apology for the late post, here you go.Alto dancing to the Nyan Nyan Song.

Mikhail: What are you doing, Alto-hime?

Preview : 1/8 Hoshii MIki Figure (The Idolmaster) Oh the dilemma!!

Haruhi commands you!!
sorry, cant resist doing that.

Your drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!!

Ok, now THIS is a dilemma. Two versions of the same magnificent figure released at together. Is Max Factory conspiring to drive otakus bankrupt? Both sculpts of Miki are absolutely gorgeous and I'm not quite sure which one should i get, mind you figures are not cheap to start with. I prefer the version of her in the blue dress with shorter hair but i also like the nekomimi accessory that comes with the other one.

I'm in despair!! Abundance of great figures have left my wallet in despair!!!

Stats:

Item name	:	Hoshii Miki Rouse Ver. (Figure)
Manufacturer	:	Max Factory
Scale	:	1/8
Material	:	PVC
Producer	:	Hironori Tokunaga
Original	:	THE IDOLM@STER
Release Date	:	Sep

Available at: Hobbysearch


Now, if you would excuse me i have a few spare organs to trade on the black market.

Why Kanokon is the best fanservice show EVER.

Love it or hate it, you have to show Kanokon the respect it deserves. Never in my career of anime watching have i seen such a blatant disregard for censorship rules and moral decency in an anime. The sheer amount of fanservice here is enough to turn a gay man straight and a monk into a perv. Dont believe me? screencaps from the three episodes that have aired would tell you otherwise.

Loving will be had.

Hugs will be given freely.

Hair will glow.

Traps will be fawned upon.

Lingerie will be had.

Everything will seem normal.

Blood will be lost.

Paradise will open.

Tsundere will be deadpan.

Distractions will be had.

Skirts will fly.

voices will scream.

Subs will be misleading

I have heard much criticism and praise for this show due to its phenomenal amount of fanservice. To this i say the producers are just giving the people what they want, no-strings-attached fanservice. If you don't like it don't touch it because even a glimpse of it would prove that you approve of it so shut it and embrace the show for what it is.

This show strikes my fancy because the producers in all their wisdom have decided to ditch any half-assed attempts at plot creation and just focused on bringing about the weekly doses of soft-core. Unlike other fanservice shows like R+V that failed to impress me, Kanokon wins because it doesnt try to cloak itself in decency but raises the heat to the maximum level.

Furthermore the stellar cast of seiyuus in this show made it a dream come true for fanservice lovers like yours truly. Mamiko Noto, Kawasumi Ayako and Takeuchi Miyu voicing their respective roles is more or less like sex to my ears, and it nearly was!

Conclusion: watch Kanokon for the fanservice and fanservice alone. Forget about plot, this show is all about the moe moe moe girls and shoutas.

*this post was written under the influence of plenty of medicines while having a bad cold*

OMFG EVA IN MY MALAYSIA????

Source: Shrine, Cathay

EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE

Director: Natsuki Imai
Voiced By: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi & Yuriko Yamaguchi,
Genre: Animation
Language: Japanese with English and Chinese Subtitles

Exclusively at The Picturehouse 3 July 2008

14-year-old boy Shinji arrives in Tokyo-3, a heavily fortified outpost that's survived "Second Impact," a calamity leaving humankind vulnerable to alien machines referred to as Angels. Last hope for survival rests with government agency NERV (whose motto reads, "God is in his heaven, all is right with the world") and its gigantic Evangelion fighting artillery, a human-mechanical hybrid designed by Shinji's distant father, Gendou.

OMFG, after agonising for what seemed like an eternity, the wait has payed off!! Now, to organize a gathering of Malaysian Otakus to go and catch it together.

Macross Frontier 02

Missile spamming is still a favorite past time i see.

The X games has got nothing on this.

Thats why you should never go skating.

"Noble Sniper Mikhail in action"

Macross Academy of free floating.

These alien crafts look seriously buggy.

DAMN YOU ALTO!!!

Be my sister. PLEASE.

Mecha Guro

Yandere alert.

Travelling in Style.

This is sooo Moe.

Everybody loves Alto.

This wont end well. Bets on niceboat are 3/1 now.

WE COME IN PEACE. YOU COME IN PIECES.

RANKA is now earned my favor.



The ED for this episode was really good.

Superb episode, loved every moment of it. The quality of the animation especially the mechas are undoubtedly one of the best of CGs in anime.
Best part of the episode IMO was the part where Alto and Ranka are floating in space, that scene combined the serenity of space and a near death experience surprisingly well.
Also, we are given the reason for Alto's ridiculous good looks in this episode, it is revealed that he is actually the son of a Kabuki theater and thus his good looks and femininity.

The sub i watched this time is by Gattai subs. Though their resolution is higher than AiA subs, I prefer AiA subs because of the subbing of the OP and the ED. Is it really necessary to plaster the names of the staff all over the screen?

This episode of Macross Frontier Featured:
-Near Yuri/siscon/brocon.
-Superb skating scene.
-The Art of Sniping.
-Lost in Space.
-Onii-chan!!!
-Fanservice in the most literal sense of the word.

This Episode of Macross Frontier lacks:
-Absolutely nothing. (i have no complaints)

p.s. Which style of posting is better this one or the one i used for EP 1?

Code Geass R2 02: Japan Independence Plan

Does anyone find it funny that The Britannian Empire is based in America and not Britain?

Its official, Suzaku is the aggressive seme.

The Emperor has a Geass as well. Confirmed.

Mindraep incoming.

Suzaku is now officially the Emperor's lapdog. He is even granted access to The Emperor's secret areas.

Tsun Tsun

Dere Dere

The new Knightmare, Vincent. Quite impressiveif i do say so.

Urabe becomes an A class an-hero

Fanservice for Zero's sake.

And so in accordance with the Bible the Tower of Babel collapses.

Crushed like a bug. The position of Governor is SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Guess whos back?? Back again.

Like a kid on Christmas morning.

Shit, more paperwork to fill up.

Marry Me.

Why Table-chan, i see that you have the mad scientist act covered.

Rollo is Evil. Nuff said.

Yes, get rid of him and bring back the lolicious Nunally.

This episode of R2 features:
-Answers to the cliff hanger end of season one. (Suzaku should just die)
-More questions about the Emperor and his motives.
-Near Yaoi.
-Knightmare Battles.
-Superior Strategy.
-Fanservice. (Kallen)
-Teleportation.
-Mind Control.
-Mind wipes.
-An Heroism (Urabe)
-Demolition works.
-Death of elitist Nobles.
-Resurrections. (Zero)
-Dramatic Speeches.
-Formation of a Country. (again)


This episode of R2 does not feature:
-C.C. Hawt ass.
-Pizza Hut.
-Nunally.
-Princesses in general.
-The EU. (when are we going to get a glimpse of them?)

The Goggles!! They do Nothing!!!!

Nowhere near as pure as the title suggests.

Exactly how my faced looked like when i watched this.

Yup, definitely a psycho seme.

Mansecks!!! or Buttsecks if you prefer.

Trust me, i sounds alot worse than it looks

Here is a specially made tenga for you to remember me by.

Mantears. Lulz

Hot KISSU.

You cant escape now.

Feel free to guess what happens later.

I swear i would have never go within planet range of this without an exterminatus array. Why then did i succumb to this heresy? Feel free to ask Shin about it if he isnt busy poisoning innocent minds.

In short, Junjou romantica IS:
-Soft Yaoi
-Mansecks
-Mankiss
-Mantears
-Man romance
-everything under the sky about men
-HAADO GEIII DESU
-done for the lulz

Junjou Romantica is NOT:
-Yuri
-Loli
-Moe
-Generally for MAN.

Macross Frontier 01:

Journal Entry: 01

Year: A.D. 2059

Cadet Pilot Saotome Alto (早乙女アルト)

Designation: Miboshi Academy Cadet Squadron

It was a rather mundane day except for the fact that the Galactic songstress Sheryl was going to give a performance for the colonists of Frontier. Personally did not understand why there was a need for such a concert but the people craved for her and so the flight academy was roped in to provide the opening act of her concert. Well, I could certainly have done with some flight practice but I preferred to stay away from the likes of her. Mikhail was being an ass as usual about my looks. I can’t bloody help it if I was born like so!!!

The preparations went off without a hitch. When I was prepping my self in the woods behind the building after the rest of them left for the stage I ran into a rather interesting girl (or rather she ran into me) she somehow managed to get herself lost, run into a sprinkler and got her clothes wet. After helping her dry her clothes and find her way to the stage I rejoined my wing mates back stage and prepared for the concert. Before she left however she asked me to visit her at the place she works and performed the strangest commercial that I swore I would remember till the day I died.

The concert itself was rather boring, as we weren’t allowed to perform to our fullest potential due to so-called safety regulations. Being the ace that I was I couldn’t bear to be bogged down so I broke formation to perform a move of my own. As luck was to have it, my wingman failed me the songstress fell off the stage but luckily I caught her and we managed to create an improvised performance. I had to admit though her reputation as the Galactic Fairy was not undeserved as she kept a façade of professionalism throughout the performance.

Suddenly, the concert was cut short due to an unexpected turn of events that would forever change my life. First, the concert was cancelled and the songstress left. After I gave her a piece of my mind I took flight and surveyed the surrounding area.It was then I saw a vaguely humanoid shaped weapon wrecking havoc on the city. The local defense force was unable to even put a dentin that monstrosity’s chitinous armor as it shrugged off HEAT shells as though they were but stones. After obliterating the defenders the insect-like weapon turned its attention to me and tried to shoot me out of the sky. By sheer skill and a healthy dose of luck I survived a few hits to my pack and landed thanks to the arrival of a VF-25. Sadly the pilot of the VF-25 that came to my aid fared much worse and was crushed by the weapon as he ejected after being attacked in the blind spot above the fighter.

I then heard a terrified scream from nearby and noticed that the “thing” was turning its attention to a civilian. I recognized her as the girl I met before the concert earlier today. She was too gripped by terror to be able to make a run for it. Unable to bear letting anyone else die I took a gamble and got into the cockpit of the abandoned but still functional VF-25, betting that my flight suit would be able to integrate with the cockpit systems. Fortunately my gambit was successful and I managed to get the VF-25 working and fired off a salvo from its gun pod to distract the alien. I gritted my teeth in preparation of the duel to come.

*End of page*

Thoughts
Well, i thought the episode as a whole was really good. My only complaint is that they cut the dogfighting scene in favour of more Sheryl X Alto. (well, near Yuri is good enough for now) Also, Nyan Nyan song is dangerously addictive.

p.s. reason for this being so late was because i was wondering whether shinsen subs was gaoing to sub it then i got tired of waiting and went for AiA subs.

Code Geass R2 01: The Day of the Demon's Awakening.

The Op this time is performed by Orange Range. some screencaps below.FAKE GN DRIVE SPOTTED

Orange kun is back to give lelouch a healthy dose of Vitamin C

Yaoi pairing of doom.

The Emperor has a Geass as well? WTF

True Tears LOL \o/

The episode begins with a short narrative about the situation Japan is in now. The Black Knights have fallen and Japan is now completely under the iron grip of Britannia. Persecution against the Japanese is now harsher than ever, as a last resort the remnants of the Black Knights planned to make contact with Lelouch to restore his memory of being Zero; he currently lives a peaceful life and has absolutely no recollection of his alter ego.

Nippon BANZAIII!!

Lelouch and His younger brother Rollo decide to ditch class in favor of pwning noble Britannians in chess at sleazy parlors and so it was by chance or destiny's mechanisms that he shall meet a hawt bunny girl and sweep her off her feet.

Hot or not? The jury's out on this one.

Suddenly, the Black Knights appeared, seeking the return of their leader, the shit quickly hits the fan with the Brittanian army storming the complex and chaos ensues with people dropping like flies quite literally. I counted at least 50 DBs on screen by the end of the show.

The Crimson Knight Rides once more!!

The manner in which Lelouch regains his Geass and past memories is not dissimilar to the method he got his Geass in the 1^st season. C.C. gets shot, his contract gets made, and he orders the Britannian army to perform self-pwnage. It looks like Lelouch’s Geass is still out of control as his eyes were glowing all the time after his Geass was returned to him.

Welcome back Commander.

I AM ZERO!!!!

IMPRESSIONS:

I was rather impressed with the quality of animation this time around. It is obvious that the production budget is much higher than the 1^st season. As for the overall story it actually throws up more questions than answers. How did Lelouch get a younger brother? Where is Nunally? These are but a few of the questions that require answers to it.

Also, Suzaku has now lost all credibility as a force for change. Suzaku is now conspiring with the leader of the enemy who invaded his homeland. That’s patriotism for you. I seriously wish Suzaku would die. He has been a hypocrite and an emo one at that since season 1 and his current actions show that he is no longer redeemable and shall burn for betraying his people.

P.S. I watched the RAW so I didn’t get some of the dialogues. orz

Loot Report: Kinokuniya

This week I managed to redeem a discount voucher from Kinokuniya (it’s their 7^th anniversary), which will grant me a 20% discount if I purchase more than RM300, which is roughly the equivalent of 100 USD. So, I reckoned I should go and pick up a few titles that I have been holding back on. But instead I ended up with a basket full of books and an extraordinarily huge bill of RM600 (roughly 200USD) pre-discount. Thanks to that my reserves are drying up and that means less figures (that’s equivalent exchange for you). T-T

And so, I present thee the loot of the week.

HOLY MOTHER OF BOOKS!!

Manga haul:
GSG 1-6, Negima 17, Azumanga Daioh Omnibus all four volumes in one, quite a rare find i think.

Warhammer 40K:
Horus Heresy series (1st three books), Brothers of The Snake, and Ciaphas Cain Omnibus.

Others: Stalingrad, FMP vol 13., The split of Suzumiya Haruhi(translated from cover).

So far Kinokuniya is still the bookshop of choice for me due to the wide range of books there that easily outclasses all other bookstores in Malaysia especially in the manga, sci-fi and light novels department (light novels are in mandarin though because they are imported from Kadokawa’s Taiwan branch). Too bad there is only one of it in the whole of Malaysia (funny that there are two of them in Singapore though.) and it doesn’t sell Megami or Dengeki Hime. FUCK YOU MORAL FAGS!!!!

Also, due to my huge purchase I ended up getting 2 more of the same discount vouchers. So, I thought I should share it with my fellow comrades through a competition.

To win yourself one of the discount vouchers please get a screencap of any anime of your choice and insert a hilarious caption in it. Proceed to send it to myredknight (-at-) hotmail (-dot-) COM, together with your mailing address.

The closing date is on the 12^th of April 11:59 p.m. This contest is open only to Malaysians. (Sincere apologies to my international readers because these vouchers don’t work outside Malaysia.)

The winner will be announced on the 13^th of April and of course, i will be the judge.

春来た！！！！！

Well comrades, It’s spring now, the turning point where everything is given a fresh lease of life and the chance to make amends (looking at you Gonzo). Let’s now put the winter season on the back burner and now focus on the spring season animes. As usual, the spring season is the time of the year when many otakus suffer from anime overload and severe fatigue due to the large number of animes that are being let loose to prey on our souls. To avoid a serious overdose, I’ve trimmed my watchlist this time around and included only works which I will most probably not regret watching later.

Here is the list.

1) Macross Frontier. Though a Macross newbie I could sense that this will definitely be an epic mecha space opera. 1^st episode impressions have been good thus far.

2) Kanokon: For the fanservice and the fox. Also, Mamiko Noto is a seiyuu for this anime.

3) Wagaya no Oinarisama: Yukana is voicing Tenko, the 1000 year old gender bending kitsune.

4) Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2: do I even need to elaborate on this?

5) Tower of Druaga: another Gonzo anime. Even though I absolutely detest Gonzo at the moment, I will make an exception because Gatou Shouji (FMP) is writing the screenplay.

6) Toshokan Sensou: considering the fact that I live in a police state where almost all the media is controlled by the state authorities and freedom of speech is restricted this show would be interesting indeed because war over the freedom of information is something deadly serious to me.

Since spring is a season for new beginnings I would also like to announce that I will be trying my hand at episodic anime blogging for the spring season. Most likely to be blogged: Tower of Druaga, Wagaya no Oinarisama, and Code Geass

EDIT: i've decided to review Macross Frontier instead. sorry for my indecisiveness.

P.S. I dropped To-Love-Ru because of fears that it will turn out to be crap like one of my favourite manga which got turned into an anime.

April fools madness.

Just thought i would cover some of the crazy April fools antics circulating the otakusphere.

Dannychoo.com,Nitroplus: Mirai eroge announced.

Overflow: Sekai Days

GoodSmile: Udon anyone?

Type Moon: Pro Wrestling spoof. OMG Rin looks sooo hawt!!

Key: New VN Rewrite.

Gordon: He quit blogging.

Shin: performing Mind Raep.

RIUVA: Event so full of manliness its GAR.

Others: FUCKING FAKE DORAMA. You know what, that really got my blood up, I wish whoever plotted that scheme a painfully long and drawn out death.


and as for myself. I just found out today that i fathered a lovechild.