Magus

[size=1][color=navy]Merry Christmas OB.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]So Sasuke is now able to summon a hawk.... It fits him, but how and when did he get it? We just saw him get a beat down from Raikage and friends... Pretty decent chapter though.[/size][/color]

[color=navy][size=1]I just finished reading [b]Rurouni Kenshin[/b] for the second time. I really do enjoy this series a lot. A couple of things I've picked up on during this read through that I didn't notice in my first read through. I was not aware that Trust and Betrayal was in manga form. Kaoru is a lot less annoying in the manga than she is in the anime. The fighting is still top notch... My first time reading it I think I skipped the Shishio arc for the sake of seeing what the Jinchuu arc was all about. In any case, I'll continue this in the manga thread, but this is definately my favorite manga.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]I'm fine with that.[/size][/color]

[quote name='Muad'Dib'][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][COLOR=darkslateblue]But it would still hurt like a b****. The wounding, not the healing.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE] [size=1][color=navy]That's why people should run like hell when I recover because I'm going to be pissed. [/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]Instant healing. Wouldn't have to worry too much about anything.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]Michael Jackson (or is it Jackson 5?) - Dancing Machine A good throwback song for just having a bit of fun and being random.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]And on that note I won't pry any further. "Sings" We're kids in cor.... Dangit, song is stuck in my head.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]Ok, now y'all are definately getting very weird dreaming about each other. Hidden fantasies? *Get shot*[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]Speaking of the whole good and evil thing, I was curious if you ever considered doing that RP thing or has it ever been done here? I've seen it on a lot of Final Fantasy message boards where people choose their class, and they battle each other and whatnot. I'm pretty certain stuff like that is pretty high in the bandwith department so I'm not suggesting it. I'm just curious about whether the conversation came up or not.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]Oh my... Out of curiousity I was browsing through all the movies/shows Brittany Murphy was in and came across this little show that my sister used to watch... [youtube]6Od-1VEfd6s[/youtube] I'm curious about how many people watched that back then? ...Fergie and Jennifer Love Hewitt.. I wonder if they'd be embarrassed if they were to see that. :D My sister got on my nerves with that show, but the theme was pretty catchy back then.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]Man, 2009's not a good year for celebrities. Brittany Murphy died yesterday. I've seen a couple of her movies (8 mile, Drive, and bits of Just Married). I hear she had a drug/alcohol problem. I wouldn't know since I hardly keep up with what a celeb is doing. In any case R.I.P. Mrs. Murphy.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]The craziest dream I've had so far had to be of some girl licking my face. I don't know how it ended up like that, or why. All I remember is lying back on a desk (or was I being pinned....) and this girl licked my face... (jaw bone to lip) I think what triggered it was an episode of NCIS where [spoiler]Ziva licked Tony's ear[/spoiler] in the middle of some type of meeting, session or something. (They were required to attend some type of class or something) Yeah, my dreams can get stupid. :animeswea[/size][/color]

[center][img]http://www.estarland.com/images/products/22/33322/66677.jpg[/img][/center] [size=1][color=navy]I don't feel like using the quote tag right now.. [i]Once again stepping into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, gamers command their crew on a suicide mission in space. Players must assemble their squad from amongst the galaxy's most powerful mystics, geniuses, and convicts and lead them on a suicide mission to discover why humans are vanishing from the galaxy. The success of the mission hinges on the squad recruited and their loyalty to the mission. Shepard's future depends on it.[/i] [list][*]Prepare for a suicide mission to save humanity [*]Choose between 19 different weapons [*]Devastating heavy weapons (that) can end a battle in seconds [*]Recruit a team of the galaxy's most dangerous operatives [*]Explore the galaxy - scan planets to uncover unique secret missions [*]Train and equip your team to survive insurmountable odds [*]Control your conversation with physical moments of intense action[/list] [url=http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14235013/mass-effect-2/videos/masseffect2_gmp_90secboll_2_121609.html][u]Video 1[/u][/url] [url=http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14235013/mass-effect-2/videos/masseffect2_gmp_90secboll_3_121609.html][u]Video 2[/u][/url] While I've never played the first Mass Effect, I have seen videos, and the game definately looks impressive. I've been needing a little bit of variety in my rpg's as of late (although I'm suppose to be a break from the genre), and while I'm not much of a fan of western RPG's, Mass Effect just has interesting written all over it. The only game I played from Bioware was Jade Empire (I think that was them), and I did have fun with it. I even liked the conversation aspect of it. Mass Effect seems to toy around with gun customizing, and I'm pretty curious about how that turns out. The only other game that I'm finding really interesting like this is Alpha Protocol (I'll make a thread on that one too).[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]I'm probably a bit overleveled for where I'm at right now. I found out about a spot where you can level up quite a bit, and when I got there (the alley in Junon where the soldiers are going through drills) and saw how fast my characters were leveling up I couldn't stop, especially when I had some equipment with double growth. Cloud - 44 (might be lvl 45) Aeris 43 (might be lvl 44) Vincent - 42 Barret - 41 Everyone else - 33-35 (I haven't even looked at Cid's lvl yet) I have a lot of materia that're level 2 or higher. One mastered but I sold it. (I don't like the Seal Materia) I have over 400,000 gil. (O_O) I think I stopped at Bone Village. I do have some of my favorite games coming in the mail. Should arrive by Tuesday or Wednesday.[/size][/color]

[quote name='Gavin'][SIZE=1]That said this chapter gives me great hope that Ichigo will eventually be able to use his "Hell-Knight" resurrecion form as it's been dubbed properly in combat given how awesome it looks.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=navy]I've never really cared for that form. Take away all that hair then I'd probably like it a bit more, but with that hair, I think it's just blah.[/size][/color]

[center][img]http://www.estarland.com/images/products/34/34334/66450.jpg[/img][/center] [size=1][color=navy]Talk about a game I'm surprised Wii owners aren't talking about. [quote=IGN]Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars pairs well-known characters from Capcom's roster of games with some of Japan's most beloved characters from anime powerhouse Tatsunoko Production. From Capcom's 30-year history comes characters the Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, Mega Man Legends and other franchises. Tatsunoko's near half-century of Japanese animation excellence is represented by such charactes as cybernetic warrior Casshan and comedic action hero Yatterman No. 1. All together, there are more than 20 colorful combatants to choose from in order to form the ultimate tag team combination. Gameplay will instantly set fighting game fans’ fingers twitching, combining elements from Capcom games like Street Fighter and previous entries in the VS series. Players choose from the combined roster of fighters to create their favourite two man/woman/cyborg/robot tag team, rotating on the fly between the two players throughout the course of each match. Those new to the genre will appreciate the game's bright visual style and simplified four-button fighting controls. Hardcore Capcom fighting fans will dig in to the game's depth, uncovering huge Aerial Rave combos and unique Variable Assists, gorgeous Ultimate Hyper Combos, and Variable Combinations that combine the capabilities of two members of the player’s tag-team to unleash huge damage. Release Date: January 26, 2010[/quote] I haven't really paid much attention to screenshots or whatever since some of these videos are absolutely ridiculous in a good way. [url=http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14281713/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-ultimate-all-stars/videos/tatvcap_gmp_ipptasumanvmegaman_121709.html][u]Megaman and Alex vs some people[/u][/url] [url=http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14281713/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-cross-generation-of-heroes/videos/tvc-zero.html][u]Zero and Chunli vs some guys[/u][/url] It sort of looks like a mixutre of Marvel vs Capcom and Guilty Gear (with the exploding field thingy) I don't own a Wii, but if I had the money I'd definately get one just for this game. It's going to be pretty interesting to see if this or Super Street Fighter 4 take home the award for best fighter next year. Edit: Stupid picture crap.[/size][/color]

[quote name='Sangome'][FONT="Microsoft Sans Serif"][SIZE="1"]This thread is primarily about anime/manga and not regular literature, [B]montyhar2[/B]. I'm not entirely sure where you could post what books you're currently reading, but this is more for the Japanese side of things. Why not share in that regard, if you have any? :animesmil[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=navy][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=87][u]Anthology[/u][/url] :p I tried checking out Vagabond yesterday, and while I like my samurai stories, I just couldn't get into it. Perhaps it's a bit too realistic for me. I like seeing people move fast, and throwing out fire from swords and stuff lol.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]Quite a few Disney movies, but the main ones I'd really look at these days are Lion King, Mulan, Aladdin and Pocohantas (What? I like the artwork and animation in it). I'm actually tempted to watch some of those again since it's been a long time. It'll be a crime if I didn't mention Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles considering that I'm an action fan and I grew up watching and collecting everything involving the turtles. I also like that TMNT movie, so yeah. And then there's X-Men 90's cartoon, Spider-Man 90's cartoon (Although I can't really get into it as much as I used to) Justice League, Batman: TAS, Superman: TAS, X-Men: Evolution (This takes me back) I also liked Darkwing Duck, Mighty Ducks (DARN YOU DXD for removing such great shows for this live action garbage) Gargoyles I think I've made it well known that I'm no fan of Jack Black, but I liked Kung-Fu Panda a lot. The fighting in that is awesome. And last but not least.... Two shows that fully has my attention. [IMG]http://i429.photobucket.com/albums/qq14/pxvrip/Spider-Man.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w53/midna19/avatar.jpg[/IMG][/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]New favorite song [youtube]DH-6X_-JfHA[/youtube] Bone Thugs ft. Yolanda Adams Rap/hip hop tends to be at its greatest when it's combined with another genre of music.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]Hopefully Naruto will finally get a reality check after going through what he's going through because he really needs to give up on saving Sasuke. The more he goes on about trying to save him or bring him back the more tempted I am in dropping this. I did like Sasuke's use of Susanoo though. Too bad Danzou is more experienced because that would've been such a crappy death. Decent chapter, but nothing spectacular either.[/size][/color]

[quote name='taperson'][SIZE="1"][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Happy happy happy happy happy[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=navy]Please don't do that because now all I see is this harrassment video of Ren & Stimpy singing the Happy Happy Joy Joy song.[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]After reading the chapter, I suppose it's justified now seeing that it was a sneak attack instead of some random plotkai moment. But still, with this being said, Hisagi is the strongest/smartest vice captain in the series simply because he was able to sneak up on Tousen. I know that might be stretching it, but apparently bankai doesn't mean a thing when it comes to vice captains otherwise Renji should be able to win against someone other than a fraccion. I'm now of the opinion that Renji just flat out sucks. While I'm a fan of Hisagi, this still makes me feel a little unsatisfied with it. Anyway, I expect that Hisagi will be getting promoted to captain soon. Tousen has some nerve to call someone ugly with a release that looks like that.. >_> First Zomari and his pumpkin form and now Tousen and his bug form... >_> Seriously, I don't want to sound racist here, but black people can't get any justice whatsoever when it comes to decent resureccions (sp?)[/size][/color]

[quote name='Gavin'][SIZE=1]Obstruction of justice, I'll see you in court as well.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=navy]Would you actually want to go to court against someone that's in/been in law school? They're trained liars :p[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=navy]It's spoiler time. [quote=Someone from some place][spoiler]Originally Posted by nez Quick summary, its really short so not really worth doing an accurate one. Tousen's transformation looks like Ryuuk from Death note. Tengen Myoou gets wtfpwned Hisagi defeats Tousen Hisagi gets on top of Ryuuk-Tousen and uses Kazeshini to stab his head from behind There is a flashback of Tousen's friend Theres some godies featured in Jump this week. Rukia on the book spine. First page features Ichigo and Aizen. Back page has Rukia on it. There is talk about a movie coming out next winter, details in the next issue.[/spoiler][/quote] Wait, wha..? There better be a scene of someone being snuck up on because [spoiler]Tousen[/spoiler] going out like that is equivalent to the espadas, but much lamer. I like Hisagi and all, but that throws a huge monkey wrench into things as far as power comparisons go.[/size][/color]