Saturday, June 18, 2005

   It's been WAY too long! Gomen!

I know it’s been a really long while since I last updated and I apologize from the bottom of my heart. *bows low* My sis has been using the comp everyday to do projects for school and whatnot. It’s been kinda stressful for her. Poor thing. *hugs her* I’ve been renting anime, so that she can take her mind off of it for awhile. So, how has everyone been? Have you guys been enjoying summer(for those who are out of school already)? Nothing really new has happened in my life except seeing new anime. ^____^ Yay! Two of which are yaoi. Since I need to get back on track with advertising new anime to you guys like I used to, I’ll start here. ^^ Now, the anime I will discuss today is Loveless. I just saw the first 5 episodes 2 days ago and I already like it. So far, Mourghan is the only MO member I know who has seen it. Basically, it’s a yaoi series based on a game(think Sukisyo). ^^;;; It’s really cute, though, cuz everyone’s got cat ears and tails. Once you’ve lost your virginity, the ears and tail fall off. Kinda gross, ne? I thought so, too. Anyhoo, the series focuses mainly around a grade schooler named, Ritsuka Aoyagi, who’s brother was murdered at the age of 17 by ‘The Moon Society.’ This is an organization which houses Fighters and Sacrifices(people with special powers who are assigned to one another; e.g. a Fighter with a Sacrifice). Ritsuka’s brother’s name was Seimei and he happened to be a Sacrifice. One day, Ritsuka met his brother’s Fighter, Soubi Agatsuma. He claims that he is now Ritsuka’s slave(so to speak) and loves him. On the first day, he kissed the confused boy, only intensifying his confusion. Ritsuka had no idea what was going on and Soubi wasn’t helping, for everytime he’d ask about what really happened to his brother, the Fighter would say it was forbidden for him to reveal that info. Oh, let me explain how Soubi looks. ^_^ A typical bishounen basically describes this guy. He has an almost peach hue to his hair and his eyes are sky blue. He’s much taller than Ritsuka and also has no ears or tail. Might I add that he looks especially hot with his hair tied back. =^_^= Quite a specimen! ^_~ His roommate is pretty hot, too. He has lime green hair, quite a few piercings in his ears, adding to his already hot features, he also seems smitten over Soubi. Poor guy gets brushed off all to often. ^^; Back to the main storyline, Ritsuka has now taken it upon himself to find out exactly what caused his brother’s death. Along the way, he slowly realizes he has feelings for Soubi and is hurt everytime Soubi says, “I love you” because he knows it’s all artificial. Soubi had told him that, under Seimei’s orders, he was to become Ritsuka’s Fighter and fall in love with him. So, poor Ritsuka had to struggle with his now growing feelings for this tall, dark, and handsome liar. Oh, I almost forgot to mention the annoying cat girl that Ritsuka meets on his first day of school. Her name is Yuiko Hawatari and she doesn’t get treated very well at school or, I’m guessing, at home. She’s always getting picked on by fellow classmates, which always leads to her crying. She falls for Ritsuka when she first lays eyes on him and becomes annoyingly clingy. She’s always in his face asking him question or just plain following him everywhere. I feel bad for her in the respect that she’s poorly treated by her peers, but the girl needs to grow a backbone and stand up for herself. ^^; Another character that I liked from the first time I saw him was, Yayoi. He’s so incredibly adorable! He’s really short, like Ritsuka, and his ears, hair, and tail are dark green with white tips. This feature is really unique and it looks so cool. Reminds me of foxes. ^^ He really likes Yuiko and gets really jealous and heartbroken when she falls for Ritsuka. He asked her out one time, but she refused claiming that she doesn’t date short boys(she’s fairly tall). This pissed me off because she obviously doesn’t have a problem liking short boys, taking Ritsuka into account. I thought, “What selfish little bitch!” >_< Anyhoo, I’ll bet you guys want to see some pics and screencaps, ne? ^_^ Well, here are some I’ve found on a few sites. Hope you enjoy! I’d like to add that one of my top fave animation studios did this, J.C.Staff. ^___^ Even though the bg isn’t always drawn well, the characters and objects are always beautiful. Here's the uber cute, Ritsuka. Don't ya just wanna pet those cute ears?! ^_^ Here's the hot bishounen, Soubi. Yummy! This is not a really great pic of him, but it made for a great profile pic. Better ones can be seen further in the post. Here's the annoying, Yuiko. You really can't help but feel really sorry for her, regardless of how annoying she is. ^^;;; Here's the cutey known as, Yayoi! He is so adorable! I love his long hair and white tips. It's so cool and pretty. ^_^ Now on to the great screencaps and pics: I love this pic! It's so cool how Soubi and Ritsuka are chained together. ^____^ Doesn't Soubi look hot?! *drool* This is a great screencap! It's so symbolic of their love. So pretty! Here's a shot of Yuiko getting picked on by the same 3 girls and Yayoi trying to stand up for her. He's so sweet. ^^ Hot bishounen, Soubi, time! Here he is in the midst of battle, preparing to either attack or defend. He's even hotter during battle. *drool* Here's where Soubi and Ritsuka had their first kiss. Poor Ritsuka had no idea what was going on. ^^; Now that I’m done talking about Loveless(for now at least), I’d like to talk about another series I just started watching. You’ve probably heard of it. It’s called Dear Boys(aka Hoop Days). I read about it and decided to take a chance. First, I’d like to say that I really did not like that opening and ending theme song, only cuz I don’t like J-rap/hip-hop. -_- It’s cool in Samurai Champloo, but this was ridiculous. Plus, it in no way matched with the awesome music that was playing during each episode. It was a mixture of rock and techno on most occasions, so my sis and I were overjoyed as we danced to the cool beats. ^^ The story follows a really cute transfer student named, Aikawa Kazuhiko, who is a star basketball player. He’s a real sweetheart who just wants to make friends and join his new school’s, Mizuho high school, none existent basketball team. There are only 4 members currently on the team and they need 5 to be an official team. That’s where Aikawa comes in. The girl’s basketball team, however, is awesome and have won 6 regional championships. After showing some skills and a lot of coaxing, Aikawa get the boy’s team motivated enough to start practicing. Let me add that the first person on the boy’s team that Aikawa met happened to be the captain, Fujiwara Takuya. This boy is a real hard-ass, who holds a grudge against an ex-coach and for good reason. Anyway, these two boys’ first meeting was not a pleasant one, to say the least. Aikawa was trying his hardest at becoming this stubborn guy’s friend; he even called him Fujiwara-chan-- a nickname that stuck with him. ^_^ Fuji grabbed Aikawa and yelled at him, even punched him at one point. But, Aikawa is way too smart and can easily find truth and reason behind everything. He begins to soften the hard-ass up, which has earned him a new follower, so to speak. This series is VERY slashy and it’s not too hard to establish the pairings within the first few episodes. The blonde cutey on the team has GOT to be gay! He is sooooo freakin femme! My sis and I have established that he can easily be paired off with three guys on the team: Aikawa, Fujiwara, or Ishii. ^_^ Of course, Aikawa and Fujiwara were the first two we established as a pair. I mean, Fujiwara dreamt of Aikawa one night. ^.~ A little obvious, I must say. ^^ Anyway, I’ve got some great pics from this series comin at ya, so enjoy! ^_~ Here's one of the covers to the Japanese dvds. It's all the boys on the basketball team. Pretty, ne? Here's Fujiwara holding a cg basketball. He's really hot, except for that stick up his ass. ^O^ Here's kawaii Aikawa introducing himself to the class. He's such a dork! Haha! His teacher/future coach, Himura-sensei(I think her name was) is so bloody hot! *drool* Just look at her! =^_^= Here's short Aikawa about to make a slam dunk during one of their games. ^^ Here's the girls basketball team. They are really good, but still have a lot to learn. They are really cool, though. The blonde one with a ponytail likes Aikawa. He likes to call her ponytail-chan. It's rather cute. ^^ I know this post is VERY long and I apologize. *bows low* I actually have more to say, but I’ll save it for another post. I hope you all have a great day! I love you guys so much! *hugs the lot of you* Ja ne! Random question: What is your favorite genre in anime? My answer: Yaoi! ^_____^ But, there are other genres I love as well. ^^

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