Pleiades Rising
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Next time I'm at ye olde market, I'll grab some eggnog and make myself some of it. Lord knows I need it in this snow-blanketed place.
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I gotta try that. Hopefully it's not too good and I end up drinking coffeenog at 1 am.
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Anime What are You Watching/Reading Now?
Pleiades Rising replied to 2010DigitalBoy's topic in Otaku Central
I've somehow managed to slog my way through 25 episodes of [i]Blood+[/i], and I'm no longer sure if I can carry on any longer. Watching it this far makes me feel like I'm starring in the sequel to [i]The Rime of the Ancient Mariner[/i]. I really don't think I can watch all 50 episodes (did it really need that many to tell this damn convoluted story?), and I don't think I can tolerate Kai any longer, too. I mean, [spoiler]just when we're [i]finally[/i] going to see Saya go berserker, Kai stops her and the viewers' fun, and ruins it for everyone. Furthermore, in that same scene, they don't even show her going berserk, but instead they show the aftermath right before she was about to fight - [i]groan[/i] - Karl, "The Phantom".[/spoiler] Top it all off with underwhelming art (what happened, Production IG?), where almost every character is standing straight up in almost every scene (gotta make that art easier to draw, I guess), and all the characters are drawn with very simple sharp lines and very basic shading - ah, I must stop myself. At least I was watching [i]Kanon[/i] at the same time, where I didn't mind watching characters with obligatory memory problems. Oh yeah, [i]The World God Only Knows[/i] is amusing enough: "Math is beautiful; therefore, characters created though math must be beautiful!" Amen, man, amen. -
My style is yes-man, and I wear it well. More power to the people who already have it!
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Don't forget about the amazing weather, too. Who doesn't like snow in May?
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For some odd reason I now want to listen to The Killers (probably "Smile Like You Mean It", with its great '80s vibe). I'm actually listening to Jesu's EP [i]Why Are We Not Perfect?[/i] Here's a band that's similar in style and feel to My Bloody Valentine. However, Jesu often piles on the extremely heavy and slow guitar riffs to create a sound that would make the wall-of-sound seem like a flimsy cardboard box. It's unusual how Justin Broadrick can create a song that could cause an earthquake and sooth you to sleep at the same time, like the title track does. Call it shoegazing to infinity and beyond.
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When I've got time to fit some more reading material into my sad little life, I'll gladly ask for the links. Otherwise, if I grabbed 'em now I'd never get around to looking at them. Ah, too many things to read, so little time....
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I hope the holidays are good for you. Everyone needs a little holiday cheer, you know?
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I was interested to see how the Rebuilds were, and 2.0 didn't disappoint me. The most obvious thing that people mention when first watching it is how gorgeous the art looks. When they introduce Asuka in Unit 02, my jaw just dropped at the sheer spectacle of it! I can't think of too many anime that seamlessly blend GCI mecha with 2D cel-style character art. They got it right, so I give the rebuilds top marks in the art department. As far as the story goes, it's familiar enough. They speed-up some events that were in the original series, and add new stuff as well. Concerning the new elements, viz. character, I'm interested in seeing how will Mari fit into the storyline, especially since I'm not entirely sure what direction Asuka's character is headed. But what I really want to see is [spoiler]how they're going to handle the 3rd Impact, as it started at the end of 2.0.[/spoiler] Will it be like Greek tragedy with robots on hallucinogens? I'm not sure if they can match the scope achieved in End of Eva, but it'll be interesting to see how it'll unfold. Lastly, I'm gonna watch the director's cuts of the last 3 episodes from the series, since I've not seen 'em yet.
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When can I join? I've got this really swell old school ghetto blaster that my uncle lent me. Wait, are Adidas with no shoe laces still the hot new thing?
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I loved [i]Read or Die: OVA[/i] when I first saw it a couple of years ago. There's something about Yomiko that I like, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I'm certain it has nothing to do with her wearing glasses and reading books. Nope. Plus it's pretty darn nifty to watch Yomiko spring into action when she manipulates paper. That's one of the more interesting and memorable powers that come to mind, when I think of anime and manga. Someday I'll have to pick up the manga, just to see how that story goes.
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Leaving message: Why is December, like, so busy, you know? Ah, how's your month so far?
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I see ya rollin' wit' your 4000+ G's, yo. Have you made your own hand signals yet?
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Are there any good caves around that you know of? If not, a secluded shack will have to do. Also, bring books and that wonderful singing voice of yours!
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When you roll in a place like this, I guess you gotta lose some sense of well-being, I suppose. Ah, the life of a G.
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Yeah, that was fun times had by all: Welcome to the second coldest place on Earth! Enjoy your stay, and come again.
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I finally have a goal: to be a nice hermit. Not exactly what I had in mind when I was 8, but I'm not fussy. Promise to visit me in my cave, someday?