Yay!!~ Shugo Chara is still as awesome as ever (atm). This episode was still really great. Not as fangirling as the last, but still very good. I still had some things to fangirl about. Let’s see…many short quick thoughts on this episode. But other than that, I guess we should be moving on!~

Oh oh! And you can click on the pics again to enlarge. Just to say it again, I love torrents. <3~ But I’ll only be downloading torrents for good episodes. Episodes I deem WORTHY of torrents, mwahahaha….*cackle*

Thoughts

Lol PWNED! All attempts are futile! >:D That’s what he deserves anyways. Just keep on trying, it’s not going to happen~

Am I the only one who thinks that the x-character looks cute and looks like a purple-chef-hatless-pillsberry-dough-boy? Anyways, the eyes remind me sort of a baby too, which is why I think it’s so cute~ Until….it opens them. Then it’s just plain creepy. O.o

Omg so hawttt!!! (Just a note, I’ll be doing lots of Ikuto fangirling today~) Why so hawt?

Anyways, that leads to the fangirling centerpoint for the episode!~ Thus, the picture spam!

asd;lfkjas;dlkfj! KYA! Yupp……kyaa!!!~~~ Okay, so it wasn’t really a “spam” but still. This moment deserves fangirling. Even though I think I did enough fangirling in my chair (but I had to contain it since I’m in the same room as my family). First of all….Ikuto, so cool. And Amu’s blushing is so full of win~ OTP, anyone? Plus, princess ftw! Not to mention that Amu’s tsun-tsun-ness was well missed, and I just loved how it brough back some of the teasing from the old times. And Ikuto saying he’ll protect Amu = me dying as a fangirl. =u=

O_O!!! It grew a hand! :O

One of my personal favorite pictures of Ikuto. He is just soo….freakin….hot there. Gah. *A* *Ahem* Anyways, I really loved seeing Ikuto and Tadase get along again. And, Tadase freely calling Ikuto “Ikuto-nii-san” is just adorable.

I loved how Satelight enhanced the Open Heart sequence for this episode and made it so much prettier. It just looked….so cool, with the heart rings and all, y’know? Anyways, pretty open heart sequence. ^-^

Haha, even the idiot scientists are surprised that they actually did something right. Gotta have more faith in yourselves! Oh wait, you screwed up too many times. Forget it, be shocked! XD

Hmmm…..I’m disliking her less and less. Maybe you aren’t too bad after all. *pats* She actually feels….regretful! :O

Kyaaa!!!!~ Another fangirl worthy scene. Rimahiko!~ I just loved the Rimahiko in this episode. I liteally started squealing so much trying to hide it.

I couldn’t help but d’awww at this scene. It was such a cute and touching scene between siblings. And seeing Utau blush was also cute. ^w^

*shockgasp!* Scientists actually have a purpose! And they’ve gone onto the good side~ Yeah, the girl isn’t too bad anymore. Can’t say I really “like” her, but she’s okay now. ^^

Andd……gasp! Gozen is a……little boy?!!! Okay, well, there is a bit of sarcasm in there since I read the manga. xD But anyways, I was still shocked by it when I first learned about it. More like a “Wtf?” kind of reaction. For some reason though, I found the scene to be quite anticlimatic. Like….I couldn’t take it seriously. >.>

“Shock! I’ve been being controlled and ruled by a little shouta kid?!”

Yes, Ikuto, we feel your pain. That must suck. Being controlled by a little kid. ._.”

Psshhhh……of course it’s worth keeping. If it wasn’t, why would people die for it? It’s so….wanted and he just thinks of it as nothing. This leads to me wanting to slap him in the face. Actually, I have wanted to do so several times. No matter how cute and adorable you are, there are times, when you need to be slapped. This is one of those times.

Don’t act all surprised. -_______- |||

Awww……poor charas. Trying to life the Embryo up. Dx

Please tell me that I’m not alone in going, “Wth?!” to all of this because the Embryo is an egg, not a stone. ._.

Thank you Amu, for saying what I was thinking! It really is a petty reason to do so much harm. I mean like, what the heck. Harming people to get a “stone” for your collection. But it really is a slap in the face to know all of that too.

It’s kind of sad. I barely feel sorry for him. Being fired by your own grandchild. Who’s a shouta little boy. ._.

No wonder he’s so different. It’s so jacked up not being able to even have a childhood. Being expected to be a successor as a baby. No wonder his personality is so emotionless. Seriously, it’s the director’s own fault.

Because seriously. who would want to learn compartive government as a five year-old? That’s….that’s just sad and wrong. :’[

*coughpedocough*

I think this shouta can grow up to be a very hawt bishie. *gets shot*

Preview

Aww....distressing Hikaru is sad to see.

The next episode looks again, good! Wow Satelight! There are a lot of familiar scenes in the manga, such as crying, sad, people, and this distress Hikaru (poor Hikaru!). So I will definitely be following. ^^ Until next time~ Can’t wait!

It’s the big 1-0-0 th episode!! And you know what that means!! (awesome-ness!)

Sorry for the super late post that this episode does not deserve! School. TT^TT Must I explain more? Well, I will anyways, I had a big math test that I really needed to get an A on, since well…in that specific class tests are worth 50% of my grade. Soo…yes. The good news is that I got 100%! Yeah, boring story of my life because I just needed to explain why I haven’t been on. Cause I’ve been studying and enjoying my life… ._. Also, it took a little longer since I actually downloaded the torrent because I wanted high quality!~

Moving on. Okay, onto the episode. Let’s just say…EPIC-LY AWESOME! :D I absolutely loved this episode. One of my favorite of all time!~ It’s pure touching, Amuto, fangirling, greatness. Just a warning, Tadamu or any other shipping fan besides Amuto should just steer away from this post, since I will continuously fangirl over the Amuto. But besides that on spotlight stealing moment, I don’t have much to talk about. ._. Cause it speaks for itself!! >:D

Thoughts

(Yay for torrents!! Feel free to click on the image to enlarge it. ^^)

Lawl, Suu looks so cute in that bubble. x)

I didn’t think that the background was actually going to be yellow. I was expecting pink or blue or something. Just a comment, the yellow looks a little funny. But anyways, I was going to say, I enjoyed how this scene was animated (heck, I enjoyed how every scene in this episode was animated), with the squishy bubbles. But I couldn’t help but lawl when Tadase’s going, “We were enveloped into a ray of light!” or something, because it’s so…I don’t know what the word is for it…dialogue-that-seems-like-it’s-stating-the-obvious.

Sooo….freakin….cute!!! >.< Utau is just so cute as a child, as is everyone.

And chibi Ikuto was done right!~ Anyways, he is definitely cute as well. It was a nice scene for the siblings. It shows how close they are, and they troubles that they go through. They pretty much had to rely on one another because they were all they had for awhile.

Tadase is so cute! Onniiiii-tannnn!!! How adorable. >u< His hands made me lawl though. He looks so tiny though, it’s so adorable. x)a

Aww….Ikuto was really an adorable kid. You can really see how kind and caring he really is. And the expression that he has when the bird was able to fly. So sweet. :’]

Another example of how kind he really is but tries to hide it. It’s too sad, I just want to huggle him. >.< (But the sadistic side of me can’t help but lawl at Tadase falling smack down face down on the ground *gets shot* but the more sympathetic side feels really sorry for him and remembers how cute and adorable he is as a chibi) Anyways, it’s just sad to see him like this never explaining the truth…all too sad. :(

Lawl, such a cute little scene. We get to see an OOC version of Ikuto. So fun. I’m just wondering how his cat ears popped up before Yoru was even born. O.o I thought they popped up whenever Ikuto character changed. Oh well….anime doesn’t have to make sense I guess…

Lol I loved their little expressions since my thoughts matched quite closely. Pluss, chibi thoughts ftw~ I agree with Miki, I thought Tsukasa would be more reliable. But then again, he seemed liket he carefree type of person who sometimes acts like the kid. xDD

It feels so wrong saying this….but omg! Ikuto’s dad looks quite…..yeah. Now we know where Ikuto gets his awesome looks from. xDD But anyways, Aruto!!! We already see him in the anime…! I loved how he was animated though. It just looks way too awesome.

TT^TT I want to cry when I see this. But it also makes me happy that Ikuto is finally able to let it out. It really sucks when you have to bottle up all of the pain without being able to let it go. That’s why I never bottle it up and I just write. Cause it’s hard and saddenning to see it bottled up and eating you up inside. It was a sweet moment and we got to see a little more vulnerable side of Ikuto.

But this makes me smile again. I think one of the things I really love about the episode in general is that you can see that Satelight really saved up money for this episode. So I forgive them for giving us terrible animation for awhile. But since there is such great animation in this episode, we get to see a rainbow of new facial expressions. I don’t know about others, but facial expressions always seem like a big deal to me. Even slight ones can give a different emotion, so that’s probably why.

With Ikuto’s expression, it’s evident that he’s enjoying himself and just seeing that gentle smile makes me a very happy viewer. ^^ It’s sweet and makes me feel happy inside (maybe I’m taking this too far, idk).

However, when a happy moment comes, a sad moment soon comes with it. Iktuo is taken away and Tsukasa is left behind with the regret that he got taken away when he was gone. It was exteremely dramatic and I love how it was handled in the anime. The emotions were just there so evidently.

More ;__________; Seeing Ikuto in chains tied up like he’s in a cage is just so sad. Growing up with that just adds more TT^TT ness.

Yay it was explained! I’m kind of torn on how this scene was handled. It was really sweet and I absoltuely loved how calm the music is and how we get to see more of the inside super kind Ikuto.

However, I kind of wish that they stayed with the manga. The anime still handled it well, but I’m sort of curious why they changed it. It was explained a lot sooner than expected, so I’m unsure if I should be happy on that or not.

*cough*recycledimage*cough* Dia! Oh how I missed the “actual” Dia entrances. Screw those filler ones. Pshh….Anyways, I miss Dia!~ So adorable. ^^

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Now onto the hugging spam and fangirling!!! Beware of intensive fangirling because this blog is my area to fangirl. Feel free to join in on it as well! Don’t forget that the screenies are much bigger as well. ^^

KYAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! HUGGING FTW!!!!~ :XD:   Amuto ftw!!~ Awesome…hug!! Just pure awesomeness!! :D

Oh now I’m re-imagining the recording I got of crazy spastic fangirling that my friend called hyperventilating.

Okay, now for more spamming…

Congratulations to Dia for winning “Best/Favorite Chara of the Week Award!” She sounds so pro Amuto in this. 8D

I just loved how the anime handled this scene. It’s just made of epic win, and and…..gosh I just love it! I loved the transition with Ikuto finally coming back. Which btw, IKUTOOO!!!!! We’ve missed you so!!~

Amuto shot ftw. It’s just…Amuto. I loved this extra part. Such a fangirling moment making my fangirling sense tingle!! >:D

Such a cute scene! One of the most aww-inducing scenes in the episode, because it’s a beautiful reunion. I just felt so happy for Yoru, because he totally deserves it for being like….the best chara ever this arc and surviving the evil clutches of the OOC filler disease. Congratulations Yoru, you deserve this reunion! <3 this part!~ :D

Omg yay!~ I loved how well they both look in the anime version. The outfits are just love. And the transformation all together is just plain greatness. Anyways, I’m glad that Satelight added the two transformation. I loved all of the hints of Amuto in the transformations. Anyways, surprisingly enough, not much to say. TT^TT

Preview

Ikuto....Y SO HAWTT?!!!!

Anyways, the next episode looks like it’s straight from the manga as well; which means….awesomecakes! Or at least, it really looks like it. Again, I am definitely looking forward to the next episode. Plus we get to see more of him and I guess more of that backstory there. Can’t wait~

Another great episode! :D Satelight has been doing pretty well…I admit. Now lets hope they don’t stab us in the back by suddenly dumping fillers on us, although it seems unlikely for now. *Ahem* Anyways, again, loved the episode because it was pretty faithful in adapting the manga for this episode. ^^

Let’s see…there’s also very many TT^TT moments, so be prepared for screencaps just for TT^TT sake. Or some XD screenies taken just for that sake. Oh and don’t forget fangirling excessive “Kya~”. The episode makes me that much into it. ._.

Thoughts

Nadeshiko!!~ It’s been so long hearing that voice and everything. I’m serious, I’ve missed her so! Yes I’ll be referring Nadeshiko as a “she” because…well…I can’t bring myself to say “he”.

And…she’s so pretteh!! I just loved her attack, so graceful and pretty. That’s our Nadeshiko! I just got so excited watching this attack, and I loved the cherry blossom effects as well. Because, well…who do you think I am? blossomgirl101!~ Soo….cherry blossoms ftw!

I just loved the much awaited Queen Waltz. We got to finally she Nagideshiko dance with Rima, like most of us wished for in episode 83 (let’s ignore the fact that Nagi is in trap mode right now xD). Fun little Rimahiko moment to make me giggle in my shipping corner.

Taken purely for the Rimahiko. Hehe, little fun to poke at. I didn’t exactly get why he was in Nadeshiko mode still, but it was fun to see nonetheless.

;_________; TT^TT IKUTO!! If those emotes don’t explain how I feel…look harder. ._.

Anyways, I cannot bear to see him like this. All I have to do is Show ▼

and I’ll feel better. But gahh….anime Ikuto is making me cry. It’s so heartbreaking. (And more screenies of Ikuto will come later for the same reasons)

Easter Director…*tries to refrain from thrashing out anger at him* GAR! *ahem* I’d like to see him try to play that instrument and try to sustain it with his old body. Wait…that won’t work cause he can’t play the violin. ._. Um…I think I’m drifting off topic, so let’s get back on track.

Aww…poor Suu. Don’t worry Suu!~ It’s a stubborn doggy!

Now why do I feel like this scene will give birth to some Suu x Yoru shippers?

Poor Yaya gets…that reaction. But I can’t help but lawl at their expressions in this episode. ôAô

Oh I really think they have the right to. xD Kidding, kidding. But I really don’t blame the two for being at least a bit surprised….I’m surprised Yaya didn’t see that coming.

I loved that this scene was faithfully adapted the best it could in the situation. I guess it’s great we finally got to see some great Yaya development again, since I’ve been sick of Satelight making her the Tadamu pusher in the anime. It’s just a nice change that she’s trying to protect others who usually protect her. And so points for Yaya being a great character in this episode, development and all.

Lol, even if that was what she came up with…it worked. There’s two! I absolutely love Yoru’s reaction. I can’t really decipher it, but I love it anyways.

Utau!! *runs* She came~ More win points for having her refer to this again and showing up. It’s always fun to see Utau always save the day. ^^

Lol, I always forget that Utau is the younger sister, since she’s so mature and awesome. xD I didn’t exactly get this scene well, mainly because I didn’t get what Amu and Tadase were thinking about the whole “little sister” thing. But lawl at Utau also being awesome in chibi moment.

Mehhh….I wasn’t sure about how I could react to this. In a way I thought it was a little sexist, but most animes always have that “man protecting a woman” thing. It really depends if you like it. I, am totally fine with it, but sometimes I do get a little upset over how the girl can’t protect herself. I mean, because Amu is our main heroine, yet she can’t protect herself? I thought that was what was so cool about her. But then again I also thought that this was just a stepping stone to what is to come soon with Amu’s feelings on something similar to this (if I remember correctly) *can’t think*. Poo, I have a blank mind at 1 AM.

OMG!! Super awesome scary Utau!! *bows down* :clap:  :XD:  Scary Utau is just win. Period.

Hm…did anyone ever see Utau’s full character transformation for Lunatic Charm in Doki!? Well anyways, I just wanted to say, that the pose looks like Dark Jewel’s pose with the Lunatic Charm clothes and background, haha. It reminds me a bit of the first season.

Lol…the duckies look like chocolate. ._. I lawl’d so hard on Pepe’s comment. And even more that the dog is going <3 over ducks. xD

TT^TT Ikutoooo~~~~ ;_______; All I can do is internet cry. Dx He looks like he’s in so much pain! It’s too sad. Those wrinkles make him look old.

*spoken in high little kid voice*

OMG! Big clue right there!!~ Satelight just wants to give it away, don’t they? It’s so obvious with the hints they are giving us. Trying to hint the group that doesn’t read the manga possibly? They’re making it way too easy.

;______; It’s too sad! TT^TT His face looks so warped and pained there. DX

Omg too cute!!~ *total  atmosphere change* Anyways, so cute! And Ikuto being drawn correctly? Super awesome!! Even his hair right! And I just want to cuddle Tadase right there. He looks so adorable. >.<

And I loved the way they transitioned that growing up thing. It looks cool. *0*

Preview

It’s…it’s…that!!! XDD Kyaaa!!!!~ *contains the rest of the fangirl squeals* zOMG!! The bubble…adorable Ikuto…Amulet Diamond….all of it!! Kyaaa!!!~

Need I say more about how I feel about the preview? Definite watch!

Guess who stole the spotlight in this episode?~ :D

Kyaa!!~ It’s been a long time since I’ve been excited so much over a SC! episode. We’ve got plot, great animation, and just…an enjoyable episode. I guess…enjoyable compared to what we’ve gotten before. It’s a great step-up to Doki! and gives me hope that maybe Satelight can finish the Ikuto arc well. Or…at least, better than I thought they would.

Unfortunately, the video I got has…terrible quality again. The site I was going to was down and the videos they embedded well…got deleted. -__- So…back to bad quality pics, hopefully for just this week.

And on a site note, yay for the new lightbox (images pop-up in the same page) plugin!~

Thoughts

Nikaidou!! Ah…it’s always nice to see him as his sarcasm. xDD Glad everything is going on plot right now…

Lol @ the rewinds. And lookie, the logo! For some reason I keep on getting reminded that this might be the future of Shugo Chara! >_< Uh-oh.

Funny faces spam!! Aww…poor Yoru. I want to huggle him….but I can’t help but laugh at his vace. And Nikaidou’s =A= face. XDD

Yaya and Rima are always together…is Satelight trying to revive their yuri pair? O_o Lol, Nikaidou got caught red-handed! Scary faces! xD He’s as good as dead. But teacher’s can’t get everything right. I mean, look at my teachers…jk…well…sort of…

It’s always fun seeing Rima’s expression. She looks all cool 8] <- sort of…But yes!! Got to fill up.

And thus, this brings out the motherly side of Nikaidou…

Ahh~ Much Rima love in this episode for her I-don’t-care attitude. xD

But lol at all of their faces and actions!~ Great….now I forgot why I took this screencap. =.=

Suukaido!! xDD How cute~ Nikaidou’s actually blushing. But lawl, mint gum sounds good right now. Oh how fun it is to watch our favorite crack pairing~ Is Satelight trying to satisfy us with guilty pleasures of crack pairings? XD

OMG consistency!! I totally forgot that the idiot scientist had a crush on Yukari. But it’s kind of creepy…and funny all at the same time. I wonder how Nikaidou feels about that. xD

Awww how cute!!~ Haha, Kiseki was kind of going, “Heh…go…heh…”

Oh how I love you Rima~ More pwnage on her side. xD And Amu joined in! But lawl…

D’aww….Amu’s mom is such a great mom, like I’ve said before. It’s just so great to have a forgiving mom like her. It was a nice surprise to Amu on what she said.

I had the same reaction as the charas, “She’s back!” O_o =____= Meep.

Pedo+creepy fortune-teller=uhhh….that’s wrong on so many different levels right there.

IKUTOOO!!!!~ TT^TT OMG….watching this was just as bad and torture! ;______________; It’s so heartbreaking watching this…..;A;

At least the idiot scientists care a little about him unlike that director.

Rima found out!!~ Ooh how I’m so happy about plot going along!!~ I couldn’t help but lol at how Rima didn’t immediately decide to keep the secret. I don’t really get KusuKusu though…

Rimahiko!!~ Satelight just loves spoiling us with Rimahiko, ne?~ Kyaa! So cute. :D

Temari!!! How I’ve missed you so!! Ahhh….Temari stole the spotlight in this episode. I can’t believe she’s back!! I just want to glomp her right now in happiness.

(But just wondering…why is it using the diamond background? -___- Low budget. But it just doesn’t fit since it’s supposed to be for Dia.)

And even Rima’s amazed by what’s to come now…Anyone would really….

Kyaa!! Yamato Maihime is so prettehful!~ I want to go omg all over it. It’s just so pretty and elegant. And it was animated just as well. *O* Amazing, just so beautiful and amazing.

Preview

Ahhh…I’m so glad. The preview looks just as promising. Utau!!! Ooh and if it goes with the manga, Show ▼

Looks like more plot is coming and everything looks close and well. :D Which automically means…I’m excited and looking forward to it.

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Oh, and just in case anyone is wondering…I’m going to try to blog the third season if my eyes can take it. >:3 I just can’t give it up now!

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a full post for SC!, so I thought I might as well post it even though it’s sooo late. Oh well, I guess we’re all used to that now. I was already working on it so I didn’t want to pitch it. But another new thing is that, I found higher quality online streams (although the subs are such a weird color for this episode)!~ The screencaps are bigger, so I’m still trying to experiment with the size as of right now.

Anyways, a pretty good episode for what we’ve gotten so far. I mean, we’re getting closer and closer to the plot now, so how can I not be pleased after what we’ve been through? xD Of course there are tons of anime original stuff, but we’re around the plot now, so I guess I’m sort of satisfied enough.

Thoughts

He comes back again!~ Even though I wasn’t that excited about having him a victim of some anime-original stuff, I was glad that they kept him IC, haha. And I thought it was a nice touch for him to see how most kids act enjoying themselves.

Ikuto! DL?! I just want to ask…WTH?!! But anyways, I have no idea why the heck he’s DL. Stop ruining Ikuto’s…identity…!

I think the thing that irritated me in this scene was everyone first thinking it’s a trap, then suddenly they didn’t. I’m okay with the results, but the transition made me a bit confused. Like they suddenly switched so casually, lol. Unnecessary side note #1.

Just one question…how many times does Satelight change the director’s face? He always looks different, lol. I guess they can’t draw old people well or something?

Oh, and the necessary GAR!!!~ at the director…GARRR!!!! :D

Lol at the scientists’ faces. I think they’re scared? If so, it’s pretty hilarious for them to be scared of little kids. But Amu, that’s like…the worst place to ask. xDD

Haha, I have no idea why, but it seems like this scientist seems to be on the similar page some of us are about Ikuto. I guess I’m trying to say, her facial expression seems to imply “Well…that’s not even Ikuto anymore…” or something. Just thought I’d spit that out really…

Haha, I loved this part. Rima is so IC. Probably my favorite thing about this episode, is that the characters are more IC than most episodes. But anyways, lol!! That’s our Rima!!

Aww! And such typical Suu as well, saying sorry for hurting someone, lol. So cute though! XDD

;_________; Nuuuu…Ikuto!! The hair changes everything! *O* Jk. But anyways, I wanted to TT^TT after seeing this. It’s just not Ikuto, it makes me want to go march right down to Easter and well…you know, beat them up for doing such terrible things. And look at his eyes, looks barely like him.

And now for a Yoru spam…because he deserves love right now…

TT^TT Poor Yoru…I felt so sorry for him in this episode I just wanted to cuddle him. >_< Being forgotten, kicked away, it’s all so sad. :’( Let’s all give our sympathy and cuddles for Yoru!

And I have to say…the moment we’ve been waiting for!! Maybe my favorite part of the episode because…we see some plot coming along quite nicely. Finally it is coming! Let’s just hope Satelight doesn’t do the we’ll-give-you-some-plot-then-more-fillers thing again. But other then that, very pleased!

Preview

I’m really excited that we’re getting onto plot, if I haven’t exaggerated that enough. Looks like we’ll be seeing the past between the Tsukiyomi siblings and Tadase’s family. And btw, OMFG cute chibis!!~ Obviously Utau’s the cutest in pigtails. XDD Tadase reminds me of a crayon. O___o But I’m kind of worried as well, it does look like the animation quality will drop for the episode. And I’m not happy about that because well, we got what we wanted and it might not be presented even well. But I guess I shouldn’t make assumptions. I’m only saying this because Ikuto looks nothing like this chibi Ikuto.

But again, will be looking forward for the episode! :D

*Sigh* I'll miss Summer and swimming...>_< It's coming to an end though...

Um…how many weeks has it been since the last post? It’s week 12! I think! Anyways, after coming back from the hiatus it turns out there still isn’t much to talk about since most of the time I spent was working on the blog. But this issue will include anime, manga, music (with an album download), blog info, and other.

Anime

Shugo Chara!! Doki! Episode 93-95

Yes, I’m just going to write my thoughts here for today. I have too many posts planned to do a full SC! post right now. Anyways, I loved Utau’s new song! It’s like…awesome, as always!! Kyaa~ And the the effects are so prettyful. I was kind of torn on how Amu should react about Ikuto. Like, I approved yet disapproved of the idea. And lol @ Eru when Rhythm hugged her. Oh Rhythm and his playah moves~ xD I really liked how they were consistent and referenced the older episodes. But anyways, Utau’s song was awesome, as usual. ;]

Now 94…it actually wasn’t that bad of an episode. I actually thought it was pretty good with the storyline. The kitty was incredibly cute, and even though it was a filler, it was a good one sticking with the original story of SC!. So…approved. I lol’ed how every just happened to have their dreams work out incredibly well to go with finding the kitty. But then again, it’s a show. xD Everything just has to be coincidential like that I guess. xD Let’s see…and the end. Eh…I have no idea how to interpret that. Looks cool though. But I have no idea what the heck Satelight is doing. ._.

And 95. Meh. It was a cute episode with some character development for Rima and Yaya, but I still didn’t find it special. Rima was really awesome in this episode too, and incredibly moe. Tsk tsk tsk…Tsukasa and his secret doors. xD But anyways, I guess it could be considered a smidge shoujo-ai? But I saw it more as a cute friendship sort of thing. The preview looks pretty good though, it seems like taiyaki boy will be back. x) But I’m still a little upset how Satelight is jacking up the story so much…it’s so wrong. Dx

Rurouni Kenshin-Samurai X

Ooh it’s been so long since I’ve seen this series. It’s one of those typically old long shounen series, but it feels so nostalgic watching it. I’ve watched it ever since I was little and it was the first manga ever bought (even before Naruto). So I was surprised when I was at Blockbusters and happened to run across it. I rented the movie, and I got so excited watching a show from my early days. Ahh…it wasn’t nearly as good as the series, but was still entertaining. I kept lol’ing over the shiny blood. It’s so shiny!! Not much to say since it was a few weeks back, but I liked it.

Manga

Shugo Chara! Chapter 43

Kyaa!!~ This has got to be my favorite chapter thus far…obviously. If chapter 38 to well…now hasn’t convinced people that Amuto, if Amu is with someone, is canon and the OTP, then almost nothing will. The chapter made msqueal smore than ever before. And just…kya. The rest will be under the spoiler tag. Be prepared for a smiley spam, because this chapter deserves it. And scan credits go to Futari wa Pretty Anon, thanks bunches for letting everyone use the scans!~

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Anyways, great chapter. We can see the series concluding with every chapter, and I really think that Peach-Pit is handling it beautifully. Slowly everything is being solved so I have faith in PP for the ending. Anyways, looking forward to the next chapter greatly. I’m glad school will pass the time quicker, haha. Meh. I just realized I should’ve done a separate post for this considering the length thanks to the pics.

Watashi ni xx Shinasai Chapter 3

This chapter is full of Yukina pwnage yet again! Shigure just cannot win though. Gah he looked totally evil in this chapter though. But…Yukina saw it coming. And her parents…oh her parents. Lol, her parents are like polar opposites yet still totally lovey-dovey. We can see Yukina gets everything from her dad. xD And when Yukina was ready for the kiss, and writing about the first attempt, I just find the words so well put. Well, she’s a writer after all. But I totally lol’ed at the chibis and both of them blushing incredibly. X) But the ending, I felt so bad for Yukina. I really want to just hug her right there since she looks so frightened! Aww…poor Yukina. But I read some chapter 4 spoilers, and I’m totally looking forward to it being scanlated. Could we possibly get to see some romantic heat-up? X) And I want to see…well, for anyone who has read the spoilers, I want to see those ****!!

AAA Chapter 9

Ooh, an interesting chapter. I wanna kill that Maeda guy though. It just bugs me so much when he’s trying to force things onto Aoi. Gah, I hate it when guys do that. >_< But anyways, a very sweet chapter indeed. I loved all of the Hayato x Aoi  Moments. It’s just a fun light read, through the cliches and all. Lol @ Hayato’s hair though at the end of the chapter. And um…that’s it. ._. I like the octopus. xD

Arisa Chapter 7

Another great chapter. I think now we’ve pretty much gotten the drift on who the king is. And if it really is that person I am not surprised whatsoever. But I’ll be waiting for more chapters before jumping to conclusions. Because I’m sure we’re going to be in for another twist that’ll make me toss my theory out the window. That clown is creepy though. >_< Evil looking clown!! Lol, poor Tsubasa can’t bake at all. But the ending! Oh the ending makes me want to read more! I’m pretty sure I haven’t read the chapter before, and yet…I totally knew about the pool scene was in this chapter. Everything but the pool scene was new to me. Hmm…I wonder why. But I’m really pleased with the series. It’s giving me doses of everything to keep me reading. And it seems like the next chapter will give me lots of romance doses. xD

Medaka Box

I tried reading the first 2 chapters of Medaka box. And eh, I’ll need to read more. But I haven’t gotten the chance to because I’m never in private while on the computer. So when I tried to read it, and the ecchi scenes come, well…eh. I tried to ignore it, but someone notices and embarrasses me. >_< It’s not my fault~ But other than that, Medaka isn’t a bad character. Not much to say on it though, since I’ll need to read more of it.

Music

England’s Character Single

All I can say is…awesome! I just loved it! The delay was totally worth it. I love both of them in their own way. Absolutely Invincible English Gentlemen is…awesome. Noriaki Sugiyama does a great job copying the vintage British rock style in this song. I just love how it sounds and immediately get that British punk rock vibe even though it’s in Japanese. xD

And Pub&Go! is hilarious! I’ve said my thoughts on it in my previous Blossom Blabber when it was all blurry, but I’ll say it again. I love the ending when England continuously says “Bakabakabaka…” and “…AMERICA NO BAKA!!!” Tsuntsun England?

Shugo Chara!! Character Song Collection 2

Mwahaha….yes! The character song album came out! And I…love it! For all it’s…Shugo Chara-ness! xD Each song retains to their character’s personality so well, and I just love it. I downloaded it today, and tried my best to compress it into a zip file and everything, but I’m still learning the ropes. When I downloaded it (thanks to ForeverOblivion from GW!!), all I got was a bunch of random characters that didn’t make sense, so I had to retype all of the titles, artists, etc. I did it all in Romaji (hope you guys are okay with that) because it’ll be better for people without Japanese characters and it’s just easier (to identify, etc). And I typed the artist’s name last to first. Erm…I didn’t fill anything out for the album artist since I didn’t really know what to put. There aren’t any scans yet so they don’t come with the album download. I just have the songs. It’ll be updated when scans come out. You can find the scans and mp4 audio files here. ;]

But anyways, you can download it here (make sure you make a folder for it because it’s just the files without a folder)! These are mp3 files, btw. :] And be sure to support SC! by buying the album if you really love it~ Now…onto the song thoughts!

1. Colorful Heartbeat Song: Okay, so this is Amu’s single. It’s…upbeat, haha. I think it’s a pretty good song, although it doesn’t stand out to me when I listen to the other songs. It’s still a really good song though, but other songs kind of overshadow it for me. It’s nice but…forgettable?

2. Secret Princess: Yay!! The full version! I’ve been looking forward to the full version, and I really liked the song already, so what can I say? I loved the song! It’s just so nice to listen to and very happy and slightly uplifting. :]

3. Chiisana Hoshi ~Little Prince~: I actually really liked this song. Seriously. It’s like, really relaxing to me I guess. Sure…Tadase sounds really feminine at some parts more than others, but it’s still nice. The middle is epic though! Tadase’s king laugh…I just lol’ed so hard at that part. It’s epic. Done.

4. Itsuka wa Romansu: omgasdflkj RIMA!!! Her character song is so freakin’ cute and relaxing!! I got reminded of Yui Makino’s adorable voice when I heard it. Now I demand Sayuri Yahagi, Yui Makino, and Aki Toyosaki to sing together! Cuteness unite (because Aki Toyosaki sounds incredibly cute in Future Stream)! Anyways, I just loved it. So adorable. >_< One of my favs.

5. Ookiku Naare!: Yaya is…Yaya. I guess the song isn’t one that I care much for. It’s upbeat and everything, and pertains to Yaya’s personality well, but other than that, okay. I guess there were lots of “Ya…ya…ya…” in it. I was like, “Make it stop and just lemme hear her sing without it!!” xD But I was over exaggerating. It’s not too bad.

6. Hana Tegami: Nadeshiko/Nagihiko!! Omg it’s two in one!! xDDD One of my favorite songs in the CD. The instrumental is beautiful, but I guess I love the traditional Japanese instrumentals in modern day songs. I found that appealing in Japan’s character single as well. It’s just so pretty! I want just the instrumentals. But Saeko Chiba did very well switching back and forth. When she does Nade’s parts, I feel so relaxed, ahhh…And it sounds so mature and pretty! And Nagihiko’s is so Rhythm-ish. xD

7. Tsukiyou no Marionetto: Ikutooo!!! Who would’ve thought that he sung? xD And so hawttly (making new words up ftw~)  too? Well, it’s Ikuto’s character song, and I love it. Maybe I’m a bit biased. Bah. But it doesn’t sound much like Ikuto to me at some parts. My friend’s noted it sounded a smidge like Jun Fukuyama’s singing. But it’s still incredibly awesome. Especially when he talks *melts*. He sounds like Ikuto when he talks. And the violin is awesome as usual, and I love the solo in the middle (I think it’s violin, but I’m not sure if it’s violin or guitar, lol xD). Anyways, great song!

8. Taiyou Ga Niau Yo: And of course the Tsukiyomi siblings are together (and they both sing so awesomely awesome). ^^ I loved the song when I listened to it if you haven’t noticed already, haha. It’s very…j-popish and I like it. And very Utau-like as well. A really nice song indeed. And of course, one of my favs. Nana Mizuki can make anything awesome. We’ve already established that fact already, haven’t we?

9. Secret Princess (Amu ver.): I was a little curious on how Secret Princess would turn out with Amu singing it, and I have to say, it sounds really nice! It seems to suit her voice quite well. Anyways, very cute and I like it because, well I like Secret Princess and Amu’s singing is always nice. :]

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Oh, and for all of you fangirls, here’s a little picture from the character song collection 2. ;] Beware of nosebleeds, and I suggest looking at this if you’re alone. xD (Scan credits go to Corni from GW)

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Other Random Music Blurbs

Well, besides from those two, I also downloaded more songs for my trip. I’ll be sharing them when I can. ^^ Next week I’ll share the Miyano Mamoru album BREAK which is a pretty good album. :D I also got the Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou OP single, which is very addicting once I started liking it. And the second song in the single is very cute as well. And let’s see…I found it kind of serendipitous how awhile back I was listening to Omna Magni (you know, listening to some good ol’ Yui Makino songs), when I still read about people arguing about the language it was in. Well the composer Yoko Kanno came up somewhere and I decided to check out some of the songs she composes. And I listened and the songs were familiar (cause they are genius!! btw). It just so happens that her songs were the ones that I loved while listening to Pandora when I was working on my project. I was going to look up her songs but totally forgot by the time I was done. So it’s kind of…interesting how I sort of came back to an artist I wanted to hear more songs from many months ago…? It’s sort of like, “Who would’ve thought it’d be the exact same artist?” Okay, everyone’s probably just going, “Wtf?” at my random ramble, so gomen for that. Anyways, I also listened to Future Stream from sphere, and I have to say, I really like the song. Aki Toyosaki sounds the cutest she ever has in this song. I’d actually love to hear her sing a slower song as herself instead of the upbeat K-On! songs since I think her voice would be extremely cute like that. Then you know, I still have my wish for Yui Makino, Aki Toyosaki, Sayuri Yahagi singing together…X3 Maybe I’ll add more when I come across another cute seiyuu singing. Well, that’s it for music. It’s…random, ne?

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Let’s see here…I’ve got lots of late posts coming up! Otomen is going to be the next post coming up. Only the first episode though. I’ll just skip the second episode if I decide to do episodic blogging for it. I’m also having a Sora no Manimani extremely late post for episode 4 and 5, maybe 6 as well if I end up posting it when 6 comes out. As for Umi Monogatari, as much as I want to blog it, the subs are slow, and I need to catch up, and gah…I drop it. And I went through all that trouble being determined to post about it. TT^TT I feel really bad about it though. But I’ll try my best when I have the time to do random episode posts on it so I don’t totally drop it (but don’t expect that). But it’s on my very low priority list then. And to replace Umi Monogatari, I’ll end up probably adding Hetalia Axis Powers episodic posts. They’re quicker to do and on the shorter side, so I’ll have time to do it. And I guess if I keep doing episodic posts on Otomen we can expect that to replace UM. Soo…two new series to make up for one sorta drop?

Oh, and I forgot about Fall 2009. >_< That will probably come later. And I apologize but Monthly Mania will be skipped this month. I just don’t have the time for it yet.

Other

Hello Kitty Online Closed Beta

If anyone remembered my post on Hello Kitty Online, I mentioned that it was in closed beta. Well…good news for anyone in North America who wants to play it! There is going to be another closed beta coming soon, so if anyone wants to sign up for it, if you can, I’d suggest it. I’m pretty sure it’s open for sign up (but maybe it was just Founders, I forgot, but you can try going to the website anyways!). You can find the website here.

Thoughts on it…I’m sort of upset over the idea that we won’t be able to keep our items, but I didn’t expect it anyways. It was sort of news when I found out HKO partnered with aeria games, and now I’m kind of worried yet excited at the same time of the new changes. And the trailer that they have…meh. When I played it the actual game was nothing like it. But maybe they changed it for the new beta. Oh well, I’ll just be looking forward to it~ But now I’m confused over the new site! Gawr!! D8<

Torrents

Well if you haven’t noticed already, I’m someone who take screencaps from online streaming, hence the terrible quality of my pictures (but I found a website with better SC! video qualities!! :D). I still expect to do that, but anyways, I tried out torrents!~ And…they’re actually pretty cool. I’m still a total noOb at torrents though. But the thing I love about them is the quality. I kept going, “Uahhh!!!” over and over. xD But it takes so long, so I doubt I’ll use torrents often, only when I’m too excited to wait for online streaming. But anyways, love the quality of the videos. Oh, and since I’m such a noOb, what is seeding? That’s the one thing that confused me. My video was in the seeding status, and yet I was able to watch it…so, explainations would totally be appreciated.

School is Starting Up~

Ahh…school. School’s going to begin on the 11th for me, unfortunately. So that means…thing’s will be slower. I also have the teacher infamous for giving her massive amounts of homework. TT^TT That’s what I get for being in advanced. Oh well. Anyways, I won’t get to be a nocturnal girl anymore no more going to bed at 3. And I might slow down a bit on blogging and stuff, but I’ll try my best. I’m just warning everyone that lots of posts are expected to be delayed. Ah well…>_< We’ll see how school goes first. Wish me luck!~ (Oh and good luck to anyone with their exams and school work right now, while I’m on the subject)

Fanarts

Oh, and I finally attempted fanart!~ I posted them all on deviantart lol shameless promotion. It’s Sora no Manimani fanarts (for FuyuMaiden). I’m trying my best to color one of them…but I’m not done yet. When I am, I’ll post it up if it turns out at least decent. xD Cause I know it won’t turn out well, which is exactly why I will not try manga coloring. But anyways, I’m just surprised I actually tried fanart. It’s…different, for me.

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And…that’s it! Lots of SC! in this post, mmhmm…well, hope you enjoyed it! :] Oh gawd I just realized how many categories it’s under. O_O

Kyaaa~ I have to say that Rhythm is awesome, *fangirls over him*. Gah, I knew I’d like him from the start. One good thing that the anime does: emphasize on characters that aren’t so emphasized on in the manga. I have to admit Satelight did this well. Anyways, an enjoyable filler/main plot episode.

On blog note…TT^TT. I’m currently really busy working on both my piano and other stuff, so gah, Umi Monogatari won’t be posted again. It makes me so sad because I have stuff to say!! D:< And then watch, when I finally can, there won’t be anything left to say. At least all of the stuff I’m working on will be worth it in the end. :D

Anyways, let’s get onto Shugo Chara, why don’t we?

Thoughts

Lol, I soo get reminded of Amu and Rima’s experiences with their charas in this. But with Nagi it’s just so funny hearing him got “Yay!” so confidently and…un-Nagi-ish. xD

Lol Rhythm! That’s one way to get acquainted. Rhythm’s “yay” catchphrase is funny yet love at the same time. Haha, Miki’s totally digging the hug. No one can resist Rhythm’s hugs!~

Rima pinned it spot on. That’s exactly what I thought. Not much to really say. Just had to give Rima some love~

Omg, I loved this scene! Come to think of it, they really are similar. The background music was also very fitting btw. Yoru no kakkoii!!~ I don’t know why, but hearing Yoru introduce himself just seemed so cool (the way he said Yoru maybe?). They could be like, best buddy charas or something. xDD And making a handshake on the spot? Total win!

Lol, shock!~ For some reason though, I don’t feel as sorry as I should for Kiseki (I mean I do feel sorry for him, but not as much as I expected). Haha, but that’s what he gets for being so stubborn. X3

Himmm!!!! What? They’re already giving us hints from the manga with him holding the rock?But I didn’t expect Hikaru to have blonde hair with blue eyes. :/ I always imagined him with light brown hair and light brown eyes. I wonder if it was a manga coloring I saw or something, but I’ll have to get used to it I guess. He looks so cute in the anime! I want to huggle him if only he wasn’t the ebil little kid (although later he gets better, I’m totally ignoring that).

Kyaa~ Rhythm is so cool, again! Did I ever mention I love the headphones for the chara-nari? Anyways, omg that scene with him carrying Amu is total love right there. Immediately got reminded of a couple Amuto scenes, lol. Rhythm, oh you player you. But you gotta love him for that huh? Now that I think about it, I think if I had to choose someone else besides Ikuto for Amu, Nagi would probably be second to Ikuto. x) Then again, Kairi wasn’t that bad, I guess the Jacks are win, ne?

Lol, so cute!! I have no idea what they are doing though. xD But lol, running into a tree. Daichi, Yoru, and Rhythm would definitely make great buddies, they’re all so similar in personalities.

Haha…smart. >_>;; -___- Banging on the door when there’s another exit.

In this episode, Nagihiko shows his intelligence the most. He sounds so strategic. X) But I guess that’s the point of the episode, not to overthink things.

D’aww, how cute. Kiseki’s a tsundere chara I guess. But Rhythm’s such an awesome chara, no one can resist his charms! Anyways, found this oh-so cute because even Kiseki finally caved.

O_O So detailed! But it so fits him. But isn’t it sad to see a little kid care about that stuff? Like Amu said, shouldn’t it just matter that it tastes good when your that young? But anyways, it’s sorta sad seeing this.

(And on a taiyaki boy note, I lost the screencap and it’s too late to get it, so I’ll just say this. He was so cute when he bumped into Amu, when he stepped around a couple times and finally fell. >.< That was cute somehow. xD)

Preview

Excuse me for a moment while I go fangirl…

OMGG!!!! KUTTTTAAAAUUUU!!!~

*ahem* Well it wasn’t that much fangirling but oh well. The shock thing seems like it’s implying something!!! XDDD I hope I don’t get disappointed. But OMGGG!!!~~ Kyaaa~~~ And Kukai is taller than Utau. They already look like a couple~ XDD Kyaa!!!~ Definitely looking forward to the next episode because of this.

And Eru and Iru appear! Kawaii~ And it seems like Eru will also fall for Rhythm’s charms. X3 I wonder how that will turn out~

Ah, I don’t care if it’s part filler and whatnot, I enjoyed it. :P I mean, of course it’s not great since  I wanted the manga version, but I’m still satisfied with it. But maybe it’s just because it’s on Nagihiko that I’m open minded on it so much. xD But we also get to see Rhythm and Nagi’s chara-nari, “Beat Jumper”. Lol but even though it’s a Nagi focused episode, I seem to fangirl over other characters more. xD

Thoughts

Not much to say about it, just random notes throughout the episode.

Wow, didn’t expect Kirishima to be the popular type. That was a nice surprise. He was a cool looking filler anyways (remember how we all love his hair?). But naw, Rima won’t regret turning him down, ’cause she’s got Nagi~ >:D

XDD Kukai is getting pwned by everyone. Nagi saying it with a smile and sparkles made me lol. But don’t Kukai! You aren’t a loser Jack (although the least efficient)~

^^ Rima pwn! xD Lol, I thought it was a close one. But I figured Kukai would win. He’s older and his strength is in athletics anyways, even if Nagihiko is good too.

Lol, after taking the screencap I realized that Yaya looks like someone from Sailor Moon.

Unintentional pwn #1! I would’ve thought they were a comedy trio too by the way they pose too, if only they weren’t playing basketball. xD But Amu’s clueless-ness is funny.

Example of the scientist’s idiocy #1!

What an…original name. >_> Well it’s something…

Rofl! The funniest scene in this episode to me. xD Pepe is just so funny in here. Falling asleep herself, being pointless, well, it’s not like it was unexpected, but still fun to see~

More Rima pwnage! >:] But, Yaya did have a good point~ Just…don’t mess with Rima.

On another note, Yaya has really stretchy cheeks.

So the Seiyo Academy colors are black and pink? xD I guess that isn’t bad, even though I do wonder how the guys put up with it. :D

Example of scientists’ idiocy #2: forgetting an on switch. -___-

Hmmm…having his egg as a ?-egg and an x-egg, so having his egg extracted twice. Is that a record?

Unintentional pwnage #2. Chara version! XDD Lol, Suu always stands out though~ But anyways, I found this scene funny, I guess that’s all that’s left to say.

I have to say, it was nice seeing Nagihiko as a boy when he was little. He just looked cool. xD And wow, he can jump high. x) But anyways, it’s pretty sad that he only got to have one day to enjoy being a boy when he was little, but he looks so happy. I don’t know, but it’s one of those things when it makes me feel all happy for him too or something. >_< Okay, that was…a pointless random ramble. I forgot the point I had when I took this screencap.

RHYTHM!!~ Kya~ Anyways, Beat Jumper looks so cool. I’ve always liked Nagi’s chara-nari with Rhythm. But lol, like everyone else, his body looks…girly during transformation. xD

Seeing him shoot off with wings on his feel reminds me off episode 1.

I don’t know why, but I thought it was sort of different having the charas talk to the x-charas. It just seemed different, yet sort of cute/funny? It’s like the charas did the talking this time instead of Amu?

Oh Rhythm, you player~ (favorite scene in the episode)

And again, Miki’s heart was easily won. X) Lol…

Preview

Taiyaki boy!!! Anyways, I’m looking forward to the next episode. It looks like things are lightening up, so I’m looking forward to it~ Plus, we get to see some Beat Jumper action again as well.

Lol but I agree with Miki, Rhythm is really cool. xD

I found this to be a “meh” episode. I mean I liked it, but I don’t really find it all that great. It still felt filler-ish to me in a certain way. But I think the main-plot has been butchered. Ah well…I really don’t have much to say on the episode. :/

Also, a new OP and ED. I actually like them…surprisingly. So more thoughts about them soon. Now if only I had better quality video streaming…-_-

OP: Guardian 4–School Days

(Some screencaps had to be cropped smaller than others, so I apologize about that)

Lol @ the song title first of all…but I guess it fits. I have to admit that I’m beginning to approve of the Doki intros more and more each time, at least compared with what we first started out with. I guess Guardian 4 just has better songs. But “Omakase Guardian!” had something catchy like the first season opening, while this doesn’t. But it’s alright, I still like it. The title sequence had a happy feel to it (but where’s my cherry blossoms?!). It was kind of appealing though, seeing the rainbows and such. I’m glad that Amu seemed so much IC compared to the older OPs (I think I’ll exclude Omakase Guardian!). It fits much better with the show’s original plot. Amu doing her “Cool & Spicy” poses are always good to me. I like the introduction sequence of the charas, it just fits for an opening, and the charas look incredibly cute there as well. However…I can’t read what it says, and the subs aren’t there. x_x Amu’s wink was obviously doki-fied but I guess you have to deal with that. The bubbles were kind of random in my opinion though. I like that Amu was less OOC as well. She was still walking a little awkward-ish in the end, but it’s not as bad as the marching. It was nice to see every character introduced. Hm…Kukai in the introduction seemed new to me, and he appeared before the main Guardians, I wonder why. The whole cast shot was okay, but it doesn’t make sense why Easter people are in the Royal Garden. But it’s an opening I guess. It doesn’t have to make sense. The only complaints I had was that again, there wasn’t as much Ikuto, considering that this is his arc. But I guess that can count for a plus too, to move away from the seriousness of his arc. Nevertheless, it just doesn’t fit.

Now onto the song. I thought it was a nice song. It wasn’t as cheesy as the first two OPs. However, I didn’t feel like it had that catchy feel of “Omakase Guardian!” I don’t know if it really “fits” now that we are officially entering the Ikuto arc (whether Satelight slaughters it or not). It was happy, upbeat, cutesy, ahttp://blossommedia.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=1091&message=1nd still Doki, but not bad. I liked it. ^^

ED: Buono!–Take it Easy!

Title…-.- Don’t take it easy, it’s Ikuto’s arc! D:< Gar. *Ahem* I’ll miss “MY BOY”…but I guess it’s time to change it. TT^TT Anyways, after ignoring a certain “something”…I actually really like the ending. But so far the ending has always been good, since we’ve still had our Buono!. The animation was a good step up for Satelight. People…move! XD Anyways, I love the summer feel this ending gives. I absolutely love Amu’s outfit and hair too. All of the characters look really great in this ending sequence. I just love the how the beach is anyways. There’s Tadamu in this, and an ending hug, which gave me mixed emotions at first. I was angry, sad, emo, but now I’ve gotten over it. We’ve gotten lots of Amuto, and “MY BOY” was an Amuto ending song anyways, so Satelight just has to try to make it fair by giving the audience a Tadamu ending song. As for the hug, we all know that in chapter 38 we’re getting an Amuto  hug (unless Satelight screws up that chapter! D:<) so that’s why they have put one in the ending . However, this one we’ll have to see over and over and over again. -__- Yaya…I lost a little respect for you TT^TT. There isn’t Ikuto (or anyone else besides the Guardians) at all, but I guess it wouldn’t have fit. :/ But wait…this is Ikuto’s arc. It would fit, the ending sequence just doesn’t, no matter how much I think it’s fine.

The song was nice, as expected of Buono!. It’s a nice contrast to “MY BOY”, and I think if used it in the Ikuto arc (the song anyways) it wouldn’t ruin the mood too much. Maybe it’s a bit happy. But it’s alright, it makes us happier if we get all emo. Pretty much, the song is really good. For some odd reason I think the song has the same feel, vibe, and resemblance to “Fruits Candy“, one of the ending songs to CCS.

Summary

The episode starts out with Amu thinking in her bedroom about Lulu. But they remember that they still have to take care of Yoru. Then it shows Yoru pigging out on onigiri. He mentions that he doesn’t want to stay either, but he has to because he’s looking for Ikuto everyday. This makes Amu wonder about Ikuto’s well-being, until suddenly she hears her father shout out that he loves Ami; however, she turns him down (causing him to cry). Amu comes down to ask what’s going on, and her mother tells her of a contest on Sunday where couples confess their love. Ami mentions that she’ll enter with boys in her kindergarten class, making her father depressed and runs away from home in a comical way. Amu’s charas tell her to enter with Tadase, but Amu goes tsun-tsun and says not in their life.

It’s the next day, and Yaya asks the Guardians if they’ve heard of the love confession contest. Kiseki asks who would do something so embarrassing, and Miki goes into lovey-dovey mode after Ran asks if he has anyone he would like to confess to. Suu also brings up an Eru reference. Yaya talks about entering Tadase and Amu. Both of them become blushy, and try to move onto a different topic. Yaya gets angry and yells at them, and does so again after Rima says it would be too easy if you just had to declare your love to stay together forever. Yaya tells them of the rumor that if they announce it, then they are bound together forever. Naghiko approves of the idea as well, also considering it a chance for them to catch Easter.

Meanwhile, it shows a small scene of Ikuto locked away. Amu and Tadase walk together, and Tadase says that they don’t have to do the love confession. But Amu says that she didn’t say that she didn’t want to, making Tadase happy. Ami shows off her outfit to the contest, making her father sad. Ran reports it to Amu, and the charas try to make her look even better. But she yells at them. The charas tell Amu that this is a perfect chance to tell Tadase how she truly feels, since she never did so before. Suddenly Yoru calls out for Ikuto outside, and asks where he is. The girls think that Yoru has it mistaken, but Yoru rebuts and says that he does love Ikuto, while continuously calling out for him.

It’s the day of the competition. Many people, including Ami (who just wanted the prize, relieving her father) and the boys in her class, begin shouting out their love. Nikaidou and Yukari also participate, even though Nikaidou is embarrassed to do so. Yukari says that she just wants the prize, because she had a vision of Utau using the hula-hoop for a song. While arguing, the host pushes away the sign covering them, which exposes them to the crowd. Nikaidou apologizes for criticizing Yukari’s idea, and the host exclaims it as an original way to confess his love. More people confess their love, and Amu and Tadase are next. Tadase takes awhile to get to his point however, and is interrupted by Ikuto under Easter control.

The x-eggs wrap around everyone, squeezing them, making them unable to move. Amu and Tadase chara-nari as well as Ikuto. A battle ensues. While Amu and Ikuto face off, Yoru calls out to Ikuto. He begins trying to get through to him and talks more. For a moment it snaps Ikuto out of Easter’s control. However, the scientists turn up the tuning fork’s strength thanks to the Director’s instructions. He begins to be in pain and is back under the control of the tuning fork and retreats. Amu and Tadase use Platinum Heart to purify all of the x-eggs. The embryo appears again, but Ikuto is too weak to retrieve it and it flies away again. Amu recalls that Ikuto looked sad, and for a moment he was himself.

Tadase tries to continue from where he left off with Amu, and holds her hand. Both of them blush and the rest of the Guardians watch in the background.

Thoughts

Not much to say on the actual episode though…

Aww…I love you Yoru!!~ You’re such a great chara! This post will probably be filled with Yoru love! Poor Yoru, eating away his sadness. TT^TT

Lol, I love Amu’s family. Papa is the same as always, lol.

Lol, Miki. Pepe nailed it, Miki’s heart is easily won. She’s just like Amu in that aspect. xD

Suu!!~ Eru!!~ Ah, Suu did the Eru reference perfectly! I guess it makes me happy because they are both of some of my favorite charas.

Eh. I have to say my Yaya love went down in this episode, because of the episode itself and the ending theme. But anyways, lol @ her anger. I’m on Rima’s side on this though. And Rima love on this part! She’s totally straight faced like it’s nothing and just goes, “Huh…” unlike the incredibly scared Amu and Tadase.

Ikut0!!~ TT^TT Gar. Ikuto’s no one’s puppet. Gar. ’nuff said.

YORU!!!~ >_< Awww….that’s so sweet! I love you!!!~ Yoru’s probably my favorite chara right now because of his dedication! And he’s stayed consistent and aware of the plot unlike everyone else around him. Aww…Yoru. Ganbatte!~

On a random note, I love Amu and Rima’s outfits! So cute and awesome! xD

O_O Ami! She’s growing up already! She’s definitely following in her sister’s footstep. Look, she’s already got a harem of her own. X]

ROFL! Utau! I lol’ed so hard at the Utau reference. She’s a chibi too! >.< It would be total win if Utau really did use a hula-hoop in a PV.

Dare I say…hint of our favorite crack pairing?! =O Suu x Nikaidou. xD Suu’s actually sad if both of them get back together…definitely crack pairing hint!! >:D

I don’t know why, but these two made me laugh so hard. I just…don’t know why. Maybe it’s that guy’s weird hair. Who knows. xD But…lol.

Again, I love Amu’s family. But that’s how all fathers are. It’s just so fun to see it amplified to a whole new level in an anime. And Ami’s so cute in this just waking up confused. xD

Tadase takes so long to get to his point as usual. -_- It’s no wonder they got interrupted. It’s like he was waiting for it to happen by leaving in that incredibly long pause.

Yoru!!! *hugglecuddles him* Lol at what he said before, “You were rude and a pain to take care of…” xD. But aww! Yoru! *puts him on number one podium for the day* He’s just such a great chara. >.<

Yay!~ Ikuto was back for a second! But I felt so sorry for him. He did seem really sad, and I’m glad Amu noticed that. But just…Satelight WHY?! Ikuto’s face was ruined terribly. Animation dropped down terribly. He looks like the dudes from The Wallflower! DL

GAR! You. Go. NAO! It’s your fault anyways. If you actually cared about his health for once and cared if his body would be injured, then you wouldn’t be in this case.

Preview

Satelight. WHY?! You…you…killed SC! The main plot…ruined already. I seriously wanna go kill Satelight right now. D:< The Utau arc was done well, so why can’t this arc be done just as well, or better? I don’t even know why Satelight butchered the main plot, but they did. Why is Rhythm coming out right now?! I really hope he goes back in by the end of the episode or something. I really wanted him to come when he was supposed to. It seems like all of the main plot episodes are not being faithfully adapted…making it seem filler-y.

But I really do love Rhythm. And his voice…so cool and awesome! xD

Yes!~ We’re finally going into the main plot again. But onto the actual episode. It was a nice conclusion  to the Lulu arc. It was a sweet conclusion to her arc as well. I’m pretty satisfied and I think I officially like Lulu now. She’s still not as great as any of the real Shugo Chara character, but I don’t dislike her as much anymore. So yeah, I pretty much think of this as a decent episode. Pretty good…

Quick Summary

Lulu turns Nana into a ?-egg, and does a chara-nari into “Dream Dream” (=.=). A battle ensues while Amu tries talking to Lulu. It finally goes through as Amu does her open heart and Lulu is back to normal. Lulu begins to cry out to Nana, who still hasn’t come out of her egg, and apologizes. After Nana and Lulu reunite and they apologize to the rest of the guardians, she promises to Amu not to extract anymore eggs. Lulu and her mother have a long mother-to-daughter talk. Lulu explains the reasoning on her actions. She said that the jewelry that she made for her mom during a movie event was called “perfect”, which made Lulu happy since she always thrive for perfection.  Suddenly Lulu’s father breaks the mood by entering claiming to have a new recipe (only to find out he just cooked miso katsu). Lulu and Nana arrive at the Royal Garden, where she talks about her and Easter, and announces that she will be leaving for France. The scene changes to Amu with her charas in her room, where she says that she’ll be friends forever with Lulu. She also plays with Yoru who is sleeping, although he bites her soon after. It’s the next day when Lulu and Amu depart, and bid their farewells.

Thoughts

Lol, Packy~! Now I want Pocky…:P Just bought some Pocky today. xD The ducky is so cute eating the Packy. Lol @ Yaya, running away as usual. Don’t worry Nagi, you aren’t the only one right now who can’t do much to help (trying to phrase it nicely…can be hard, but I don’t mean to make it sound mean). But it’s so fun to see her. Love you Yaya!

=_= Dream Dream….wow. That is so…original. >_>

But besides that, I think that the chara-nari looks pretteh! Ah, it suits Lulu, I don’t really get it, but it looks pretty.

So Lulu has her Nagoya accent when she chara-naris? xD Well I thought it was pretty mean, but since she’s in her ? chara-nari I guess it’s not totally her fault, since everything is distorted in her head right now. -_-

On a side note. filler episode references!! Remember? The “flower” part references the Nikaidou episode, and the “eating” part references the episode where Nana eats too much. xD So random, but I just felt like pointing it out.

One thing: RIMAHIKOOOOO!!!!~ Whew, got my fangirling done.

Also, I wanted to bring this up about Rima. I got reminded about this after she said her line.

Did anyone else see just how much Rima has developed when she says this compared to when we first met her? I mean, we all knew she grew and matured well over the course of the series, but I think we really see something after she says this. In the beginning she didn’t care at all about if she destroyed the person’s dream, as long as she destroyed the x-egg. But now, she wants to save everyone’s dream. Yay for Rima!!~ Showing so much progress~ *clapplauds*

I really liked Amu’s speech this time, mainly because, well yeah it’s more than just a regular filler character, but also, she’s been saying what we all wanted her to point out. Last episode she did this as well, so also kudos to Amu, for her speech. We all have been thinking about that, and so yay~

Um…were there ever that many eggs? I don’t remember Lulu giving out that many necklaces. -.-;;

Aww…it’s always cute to see the pinky promise. I wish English had a song like that. If it did, no one told me before! D:<

Ah…Lulu is so lucky~ She has such a great mother. She’s such a great mother. I’m glad that even a celebrity like her cares about her family that much. Often celebs and parents, let alone celebrity parents, seem so consumed with work that it’s refreshing to know that she’s a family woman.

Lol. Kiseki got pwned. By the awesome Rima. Who pwns everyone. xD Kinda sad, he just figured that out?

Ah, I always enjoy episode 4 references. Aww, it was so cute seeing the charas drink the milk. And seeing cows, that’s win too. Aww…random shot of the kawaii milk bottles, so cute…where do they get those?

Aww, so cute! If only Ikuto got to watch this~ But so cute, Yoru holding her finger…until, you know…he bit it.

Lol, poor Kiseki again, having Nana blow in his hankie so much. Losing his color twice in one episode! =O

It’s oh-so-random, but somehow I felt like I could see a major Ikuto resemblance in Yoru in that scene. I mean, Yoru’s always been like Ikuto because he’s his shugo chara, but for some reason something else made me remind me of Ikuto. I guess it’s the way Yoru said bye, or how he looks in that picture, like his eyes or something.

O.O And I thought I had a lot of things I wanted to be…Oh wow…Well, that’s expected of Lulu. Well, I respect how much she tries her best and tries to be good at as much as she can (even though it’s impossible to be a perfect person).

Awww….well, I have to say that Lulu looked really cute in that scene. Look at her blushing, it’s cuter than usual Lulu (although chibi kid Lulu is cuter than that). And I love the handshaking scene. Even if the background was too much, I think it went well to emphasize it. So it’s okay.

On a side note, Nagihiko is as fashionable as ever. And…I love Amu’s outfit, even though she’s worn it before. I…just forgot which episode. Dx But then again, it’s not like you can only wear an outfit once, like you have some sort of unlimited closet.

And that’s the end of the Lulu arc! (Rimahiko!!~) At least now we know Lulu won’t interfere with the main plot. That’as good. But overall, a satisfying way to end it. A little cliche, but satisfying.

Preview

Back onto plot!~ Looks like a good episode, Nikaidou and Yukari, Suu, Ikuto…yup. Looking at Ikuto made me TT^T. Is it just me or does Ami look a lot different? Well besides that, looks like a good episode, and since we’ll be back on plot, I’ll be looking forward to it.