ayah enna
A fresh grad who finds herself waking up after lunch (GMT+8, mind you). She is into videogames, anime & manga , certain book genres, a bit of music, and dogs. An introvert, she is generally slow in warming up unless she sees that a person has at least a common interest. She knows too little of HTML so she had to download this pre-made layout.
(It's really more of me being invisible, on SMS or using meebo)
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septiembre 05, 2004
*Sighs* Tapos na rin sa wakas ang course card distribution nung Huwebes pa. Salamat sa Diyos at 1) wala akong bagsak; lowest grade ko is 2.0, at 2) umabot ako sa cut-off grade ko sa Elesta1 (cut-off is 2.0, got a 3.0); tanggap na ako sa major. TANDAAN NA SA AMIN YUNG 4.0 ANG HIGHEST GRADE AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. Sayang nga lang at ang GPA ko is 2.8 something. Pakshet, 0.2 na lang kulang ko! Hindi rin natuloy yung pinaplano para sa gabing 'yon.In the meantime, nanonood ako ng Gundam SEED sa computer namin kasi hindi siya tumatakbo sa mga DVD player namin (puro cheap yung amin =P) . Buti na lang na hindi namin kailangan magdownload pa ng additional codecs para mapanood ko yun sa PC namin.
Right now, may pinag-iintrigahan akong shoujo title. Full Moon wo Sagashite (Searching for a Full Moon) po ito. It's been out for a while. Tapos na ang manga at anime (52 eps.) nito, though nauna matapos ang anime kesa sa manga kahit na nauna lumabas ang manga. Ba't ba naman ganun ang ilang shoujo titles? Fruits Basket is one. Kung hinintay muna matapos ang manga eh may ma-correct sila. Ang Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (His or Her Circumstances; KareKano for short), bitin ang anime kaya mapipilitan ka pa rin basahin ang manga para malaman mo kung anong sumunod. Magkaiba ang endings ng X the movie at X na anime pero ang alam ko hindi pa rin tapos ang manga dahil ang mangaka nito, ang CLAMP, has been holding it for their other projects. Ngayon pa lang eh may TRC at XXXholic sila. Naaalala ko tuloy ang sitwasyon ng Hakushaku Cain (Count/Earl Cain) ni Yuki Kaori. Lumabas na ito bago pa sinimulan ni Yuki-sensei ang Angel Sanctuary ngunit was also put on hold to make way for AS. Nang matapos na ni Yuki-sensei ang AS, binalikan niya ang Hakushaku Cain, now retitled as God Child. Matagal rin hinintay ng fans ito; 7 years!! In fairness, "shet, ang galing talaga magdrawing ni Yuki Kaori!" Nag-iba to the better ang art niya sa Hakushaku Cain, lalo na sa title character na si Cain Hargreaves. Iba itsura niya sa earlier works. Hindi nga ako makapagsave kasi akala ko baka ibang character pala iyon from another title. Ang bishie! IMO, Cain > Mudou Setsuna (protagonist ng Angel Sanctuary, sa manga art ha).
Other Cain goodies: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Hehe, nag-OT (off topic, hindi auti) na ako. Anyway, ang FMwS ay gawa ni Tanemura Arina. She also made Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Time Stranger Kyoko and some other titles (in case narinig na ninyo ang 2 na nabanggit ko). Maglalabas nga raw siya ng bagong title this October yata. Dun nga pala sa 1st FMwS pic na na-link ko, from L-R: Takuto, Mitsuki and Eichi. Kung bakit nakatalikod sina Takuto and Eichi sa pic ay masasagot lamang ni Tanemura-sensei. Na-discover ko ito dahil sa paghahanap ng blog layouts. The art is pretty; nasa tao na lang kung type niya ang style. So I searched on what this is about at nalaman ko ang premise niya:
Kouyama Mitsuki is a 12 year old girl who dreams of singing. There are only 2 problems: 1) her grandmother does not approve of her singing and, 2) she's been diagnosed with a malignant tumor in her throat. To treat that tumor, her vocal cords must be surgically removed, leaving her voiceless.
One day, 2 shinigami (gods/deities of death, soul reapers, etc.) appear. The 2, Takuto Kira and Meroko Yui, collectively known as Negi Ramen, are surprised that Mitsuki can see them. It so happens that Mitsuki has only 1 year left to live. When Mitsuki learned about this, she pleaded to the 2 to help her reach her dream before she dies. The 2 give in and turn her into Full Moon, an older (16 years old), healthier version of Mitsuki. Full Moon has to look different because... well, lagot siya sa lola niya 'pag nalaman ng lola na sumaway siya sa kagustuhan niya ^^'
2 years ago, Mitsuki met an older boy named Sakurai Eichi. Mitsuki has a big crush on Eichi ^_^ Before they parted ways (Eichi was migrating to the U.S.), he said that they will meet again if both of them will reach their dreams. Knowing that her time is running out, Mitsuki wants to see Eichi again and the only way she could do it is fulfilling her promise to him that she'll become a famous singer.
The "girl wants to become a singer and with the help of 2 magical beings, turns into an older version of herself in order to audition and have a career" is not new to me. Anyone knows Fancy LaLa? Oo, nasubukan kong panoorin 'yon. That alone is not enough to get me hooked. What striked me is that the heroine, Mitsuki, is dying. That gives her a reason behind her action. Wala akong makitang ganyan sa Fancy LaLa. Then again, na-cornihan na ako bago matapos ang isang buong episode. Because Mitsuki is doing all of this for Eichi, it makes me wonder kung aabot ba kay Eichi ang balita. Does he even have the same feelings for Mitsuki? 'Eto pa, unlike sa Fancy LaLa na 2 magical creatures talaga na mukhang cute dragon plushies, the shinigami look like humans in their default state. Take Izumi Rio for example. He can pass as a human wearing wings. Because shinigami look like that, I wouldn't be surprised that there's a love triangle (polygon?) going on involving shinigami and those who are still alive. Oh, and shinigami do have a kawaii, animal state as you can see here. Meroko is represented as a bunny while Takuto is represented as a cat (catboy!!!XDD). Izumi is represented as a dog wearing the hat and upper garments that he wears, as seen in this picture. He's at the lower right corner, below Jonathan the ghost. Ang sarap gawan ng stationery!
Other pics:
Meroko, Mitsuki & Takuto - Takuto kinda looks like the protagonist of Hoshin Engi sans the sticking out of his tongue
SD Takuto and Meroko in their default clothing
Mitsuki and Eichi - gwapo ni Eichi dito
Mitsuki & Takuto - *points at their hands* Uyy...
Wakaouji and Ooshige - Wakaouji (the guy) is a friend of Mitsuki's father. Ooshige is Full Moon's manager and has a crush on Wakaouji ^_^ They're also the ones in the background except both have long, blond hair there XD
Takuto, Meroko, Izumi and Mitsuki
an "Alice in Wonderland" themed pic - Mitsuki=Alice, Meroko=White Rabbit, Takuto=Cheshire Cat, Izumi=Mad Hatter, and Jonathan=Queen of Hearts
Hehe, na-iintriga ako dito. I'd prefer getting the manga since the art is better there and there are some changes made in the anime, some of them significant, from what I've read. The anime, however has music, which plays an integral part in the whole story. Wouldn't it be better if a story that has something to do with singing has music in it? I'm most likely getting the anime kasi may makukuhanan ako; nakaplug siya sa blog ko XD Kulang ko lang ang pera dahil sa Gundam SEED. I've read reviews on this and a lot are praising FMwS. Mataas ang rating nito sa karamihan ng napuntahan ko. The 1st part daw ng anime is slow pero 'pag nakalahati ka na, nagiging emotional rollercoaster. Maganda raw ang ending ng anime. I haven't heard anything about the manga's ending. I've downloaded some scanlated chapters of the 1st tankoubon from Toriyama's World (damn Download Accelerator na pumapalpak sa account ko) and it's really interesting. Sayang nga lang at konti lang ang mahanap kong sites pertaining to FMwS. Yung pics na may sulat na http://tanemura.altervista.org is from an Italian site and is also the only one na may scans ng artbook. Yung ilang pics dun sa site eh doon ko lang nakita. Basta yun, isa pang title for me to try. Oh, and bishies ng FMwS > Nagoya Chiaki/Kaitou Sinbad (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne). Sa lahat ng nakita kong pics of the latter, parang mas malaki pa ata ang mata niya kesa sa mga mata ng karamihan sa FMwS cast. Then again, KKJ is an older title. Opinyon ko lang yun. Sana hindi ako i-flame ng kung sino man dumaan ng Chiaki/Sinbad fan ^^
EDIT:
Ang title ng bagong manga ni Tanemura Arina ay Shinshi Doumei Kuroso. Nilabas lang siya this month sa Ribon magazine (in Japanese. Click at your own risk). Malalaman mo na ito 'yon kasi pareho lang ang art style. Pakshet, mukhang Takuto na naging seryoso ang bidang lalaki! I got the info here and there's some scans here, because I'm too lazy to save the images then upload it =P
