Hey!~

You know that sometimes when I REALLY liked a series, I can't hold back or wait until the next mass entry, I just HAVE to dedicate it its own entry.
It hasn't happened in a while, but this time I simply can't sit still - especially because I THINK this series is not that well-known and I don't want YOU to miss it. ^____^

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Without becoming too packed, the series addresses so many issues of daily life.
Family, friends, loved ones .... discrimination ....

And the first half takes it time to build up the main characters very well without ever getting boring.



But then something happens ... actually many things happen that you NEVER ever would have expected.
For me .. this was probably one of the most unpredictable series I've seen in a LONG time! And I didn't even know what a gem I had in front of me while watching the first few episodes! XD ....
In fact, I thought I had it all figured out right after a few episodes, but nope ... ^^;

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Actually there are quite a few awesome series I watched recently and felt like sharing such as "Boku dage ga inai machi" or "Steins Gate", but this one triggered my motivation the most, so here you go.
If you decide to watch it, I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did. ^_____^

Bye~chu

Hey there! ^__^

I've noticed that I have neither updated my anime list nor my manga list ever since 2010. ^^;; ....
I recently stumbled upon "MyAnimeList" and thought it would be a good idea to use that instead to keep track. I got way too lazy to update my lists here on LJ (I also included jdramas and jmovies in that list ... totally lost overview about those by now though....).
Luckily it wasn't that hard to set up my list as I just could us my old LJ lists and then my recent list (I just kept track of the recent ones in a note pad).
I didn't really watch / read much between 2009 and 2014. As most of you know I had kind of lost interest ... or rather I found something much more interesting while I lived in Japan. My entire free time was spent on travelling within Japan (and stalking Ikuta Toma). XD ....

But being back in Germany I couldn't travel that much anymore. Also, because of a certain job offer where I needed to be familiar with some of the newest series, I easily got into it again. ^___^;;; ......




I'm still not very confident that the lists are complete, especially not the manga list, but at least it looks quite okay to me:




I know, I know .... it's quite embarrassing. There aren't that many titles considering that I started watching in the mid-80s, but then again you also have to consider the long break I took in between. ^^;
And it's not like I'm only watching anime / reading manga all the time. It's just ONE thing that interests me.


By the way, if you're on "MyAnimeList", please let me know! ^___^
It's easy to see what you've watched / read and how you rated it. Maybe I can find something I'd like to check out as well.




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Alright. That's all for now. ^___^
Bye~chuu

Hey!~

Okay, I wanted to post the few series I had recently watched for the longest time now, but as most of you know I simply have no time.
And .... that's why this list has become SUPER long by now and by "recently" I mean within the last 12 months. ^^

I apologize about the length of this entry beforehand, but I really don't want to split it up or I'll never ever post about it.
So, please bear with me and all the screencaps. ^^;; ....

I tried to sort them somewhat by genre (not by the order I actually watched them or by popularity).
I also would love to write a lot more than I actually do, but I'm sure you understand that it would be way too much for one entry.
However, feel free to ask if you want to know a bit more about a specific series or share your personal opinion about something you've watched.


Shoujo Series:

Ao Haru Ride



Ao Haru Ride is a really nice shoujo anime. Very cute and I especially liked the main male character Kou (cat lover!!!! aaah!! and that voice!!).
They used to know each other in junior high and seemed to really like each other, but then he moved away.
She's meeting him again in high school without first realizing it's him.

Story:
"Now in high school, Futaba is not your typical adolescent girl. Determined to become a class favorite this time, she avoids all unwanted attention and, instead of acting cute and feminine, only stands out through her tomboyish behavior and disheveled look. But still, her world is soon turned upside down when the only boy she ever liked unexpectedly comes into her life once again—except he goes by the name of Kou Mabuchi now, and it is not his name alone that has gone through a change." (read more)

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Have you seen any of the mentioned series?
What are your thoughts??
Any recommendations for me?
Can't wait to chat with you about it! :33333

Hi again!

Just a quick warning, you probably shouldn't have a look at this entry if you're super hungry right now!

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But I did not ONLY eat sashimi. I also went for gyoza, ramen, udon, tonkatsu, okonomiyaki and all the other things I had missed so much. ;P


Oh, less photos than I thought.
But I guess I've flooded you with enough photos in the past few entries, so it's all good. ;)


So sad that I don't get to eat any delicious healthy food for a while, but at least I know that I'll get another chance. :333
Hope you enjoyed the photos and are not too hungry now.

Bye~chuu

Hey there! ^___^

So as you might know I recently went to Japan and couldn't resist to buy lots of stuff.
I won't only show you what I bought, but other fandom stuff that seems to be "a thing" in Japan at the moment. ;)



I failed big time as I couldn't hold back when I saw the sakura danboard portable battery for tablets / smartphones. I just HAD to get it. (*__*)b
There are so many cute ones, lots of Disney stuff, Star Wars, Hello Kitty etc .... why didn't they have those when I first needed one back in Japan. :( Booh! ;P

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I really wasn't sure what to get. I only had two series noted before I entered Mandarake and that was Free and Ace of Diamonds. But what shall I tell you?
As soon as you enter Mandarake the rest just happens from alone, I guess. XD
I checked out most recent series I had watched and as always those were the ones with the most doujinshi. I didn't find ANY Captain Tsubasa doujinshi this time. ZERO! Like ... there was a marker in the shelf, but it was empty. ;_;
Also no interesting Dragonball doujinshi. Not many Bleach ones, either. It's a bit sad to see how older series are slowly dying in the douji world. But it's always been like that.

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Ok, that's all for now.
Guess that was more than enough anyways.

Oh yeah and keep an eye open because most of the manga and doujinshi will be sold here on LJ again once I've read them. ;P
Though I really don't know when exactly as I don't have so much time to read them right now. I might be able to stock up on even more before finishing the ones I got this time in Japan. ^^;

Bye~chuu!~

Hey there!~

Ok, I really wanted to write about all the awesome shoujo series I've watched recently, especially "Kimi ni todoke". Remind me to kick myself for thinking FOR YEARS I had already read / watched it ages ago, confusing it with "Bokutachi ga ita" or something ... AAAH! T_T ....
I've already forgotten about some of the series I wanted to write about. In case I won't ever get to it, let me just say "Kimi ni todoke" is AWESOME!!!
(Remind me to also write about Ao Haru Ride, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Gekkan Shojo Nozaki-kun, Sukitte ii na yo etc. ... AAAHH!!) ....

Today I want to introduce a different series, though. I just finished watching it yesterday and I NEED to write about it now that I'm still all hyper and excited. T___T ....

Yes, it's a "reversed harem" series (in short: one girl, many boys). I do like those, but it really depends. Ever since "Brothers Conflict" I realized that they can do series with ZERO story. LIKE ZERO! Just throw a single girl into a house with 30+ guys that suddenly had become her brothers and that's all. Great. The End.
Ok, I admit I watched even that one until the end, but UHH! Story, please?



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The voice actors are great as well!
And the music!!!!! I can't stop listening to the opening and ending songs!!

Here's the opening:




Have you seen / read "Hanasakeru Seishonen"?
If so, how did you like it?

Are you into "reversed harem" series at all??

Hi,

Today I want to review a series of a genre that I usually don't care about. People who read my LJ regularly probably know that I'm not too much into dark and depressing series.
And I hate zombie-stuff and cannibalism. But the series I'm going to introduce now has all that .... and if you're like me you probably want to close this window and don't care, but wait!

You're probably wondering how I even got into this series when I usually don't touch this kind of genre. It was REALLY just a huge coincidence that had me watch the first episode of the series.
The title sounded familiar because I knew that one of my favorite voice actors (Mamoru Miyano) would be in it - which might have been the final push. ;P



I do admit that I had a hard time watching the first episode.
Like mentioned before I cannot take zombie-like crap and cannibalism and things like that very well. (And that although I do watch all kind of horror movies and stuff ... but zombie-crap is just not mine.)
I had a hard time not throwing up - not only in the first episode but in a few others as well (and all those crunchy sounds ... bleeeh uuhh ... !!)


BUT! The first episode and even more the second got me totally interested and I couldn't stop watching.
There are so many interesting relations between the characters, so many philosophic hints (mainly in the anime) and .... AAAH!!!


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The good old days when everything was still ok. Oh, how I miss thy!

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Spoilers ahead !!!! ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓










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Anybody here who has read / watched Tokyo Ghoul?
Discuss away!!!~