I really wanna grab some pom poms and shake my booty!
Ahhhh it's been so long!!! Gomen! I didn't mean to have such a long break between posts, it's just that life carried me away on a side stream and I only recently paddled my way back.
I hope the small few reading my journal can forgive my absence! I also hope you're doing good!
'Bleach' is good as always. I read ahead so I know what to look forward to and consequently am not watching until I get a few stacked up. The only down side to anime (compared to the manga) is that half the episodes are 'Previously on...' flashbacks. I mean, how many times were we forced to watch 'Kaien Domo' transform into a giant mutated octopus??? xD
On the plus I'm going to the Sakura Con this year! That's the first in 5 years!! Before this long break I went six years in a row, ever since it was a tiny anime convention at the Double Tree Inn and fondly called 'Baka Con'. Now it's being held at the Convention Center! It's so huge!
In preparation I read the entire 'Fruit Basket' Manga. I'd only read up to Volume 5 before and seen the anime, and I desperately didn't want to get spoiled for the end. So for a week and a half I poured through Manga Volume and got the whole deal. No spoiling for me! Dattebayo!
Two days ago I also came across another anime that is incredibly cute and impossible to resit. It's called 'Gakuen Alice' which is translated to 'Alice Academy'. I'd say it's a mix of 'Kodocha' and 'Naruto' with a dash of 'Weiss Kreuz', but even then I feel like I'm failing at properly describing it. Thus I've gone and looked up a good summary:
Alice Academy is the story of a 10-year old girl, Mikan Sakura, who is devastated when her best friend, Hotaru Imai, transfers to a special school for "genius" kids in Tokyo. After hearing horrible rumors of what happens in the Academy, Mikan runs away from home to seek out her dear friend, and finds that the school Hotaru transferred to, Alice Academy, is specifically for children who each have a special power called an "Alice". To Mikan's surprise, a teacher at Alice Academy, Narumi , discovers that she too has a unique Alice, leading to her admission into the school.The story is primarily focused on Mikan and her experiences at the Academy, from the everyday bore of classes and exams, to the unexpected clashes with the Anti-Alice Organization (AAO). Despite her initial view of the so-called greatness of the school, Mikan slowly finds out that beneath the grand facade of the Academy lies a never ending stream of lies and deception.
{Excerpt from wikipedia}
I'm up to episode 26 after only two days! You can see I have no life whatsoever. xP I'm okay with it since I've decided I'm going to marry Natsume (once he's legally old enough of course! xD)! Seriously 'Gakuen Alice' should be watched by everyone. I cried over a teddy bear. If you watch it, you'll know what I'm talking about!
Anyways I'm just about out of steam for tonight. I just wanted to make an update, so there you have it!