Ahh…I apologize about my blog being down for a couple days because my hosting site was moving servers without notice (or at least, no e-mails or anything).

Anyways, I’ll try to make up for it by squeezing in a Blossom Blabber post in. :] I had, I thought, tons of stuff to say, so I had to get in a post as soon as possible, before, well…it’s too old talk about some stuff. So this issue of Blossom Blabber will include manga, drama, music (with an album download), blog info (with an important announcement), news blurbs, youtube, and other.

Manga

Not much in the manga section, since I’ve barely had the time to read manga or watch anime recently.

Watashi ni xx Shinasai! Chapter 4

Kyaa!~ Thanks to Xiao Jie for scanning the raws! I was way too hyped up for the chapter to wait for scanlations like I usually do. So instead, I did download the raws. Not much to say since I am pretty much dumbfounded when it comes to reading manga raw. And heartbreaking seeing as how all of my friends are advancing in reading and I am not. TT^TT But I think we can all agree that Akira is some hot closet bishie, right~? For anyone who hasn’t seen it yet, you can see it for yourself:

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Credit goes to Xiao Jie for the awesome raws!~ Click to enlarge.

And so I ask this…how can someone be so hawt and hide it?!! Show it to the world!!

Even though he looks awesome, I think I’d rather have him stay best friends with Yukina. I’m still a Yukina x Shigure shipper even though I’m questioning if Shigure really deserves the awesome Yukina.

And from summaries I’ve read, it seems like the logic on her glasses seems a smidge too…I don’t know, unreasonable? It was because she was told that, that she was able to improve it and see the world clearer. Without it, the world wouldn’t be seen as nice as it could have been. So I don’t think the guy is too bad all in all.

Koko ni Iru Yo! Chapter 16

I’m glad that some chapters are getting released of KKnIY! again. Anyways, it was a pretty good chapter seeing as how Teru confessed to Hikage so there is more action again. But it was also a sad chapter too. Seeing Hikage fret and see the classroom that she loved being with split in two is rather heartbreaking. Not much to say on this chapter either, but I guess I love Arisa, really do want to slap the other girl in the face (yeah…I care so little about her I don’t even remember her name).

Lovely Complex Vol. 4

Well, I had to visit my public library again, and I decided to check out more Lovely Complex. And now I think I have borrowed before all of the semi-recent shoujo manga they have…Anyways, a very squeal-inducing yet also sad volume. I don’t know why, but when I read manga in my hands from the actual book, I tend to fangirl a little more than I should be, since it’s not usually that important. Ahh…reading this makes me want to get to finish the series in either the manga or the anime. If only my library had more volumes…it’s so fun to read it in an actual book form.

In this volume, we have Show ▼

It really is another fun volume, filled with the usual laughs, squeals, etc. Now I hope to actually read some more online I guess~

Drama

Atashinchi no Danshi

I’ve been watching Atashinchi no Danshi from Rin’s tweet, and I have to say that I’m enjoying it a lot so far. I think it’s a pretty…unique drama since it focuses more on family than romance, although there are hints of it. It’s one of those sweet little dramas that make you smile from the “Aww…how sweet…” moments. There are sad parts, but then also some uplifting moments. I’m not that far in it yet (err…forgot which episode I’m on), but I’m about halfway and it’s an enjoyable show. My favorite character would have to be Satoru, although I prefer Chisato x Sho together. But anyways, will be watching more so I can appropriately fangirl on the romance. -^^-

Majo Saiban

I came across Majo Saiban somehow through Toma Ikuta, although I brushed the show off because it seemed, well…meh. I’ve only had the chance to watch one episode, but I wanted to watch more!~ I had to stop so I could finish up a post, so…yes. Anyways, so far it looks pretty good! Of course…I’d prefer Toma Ikuta without a perm thankyouverymuch, but oh well…he’s supposed to look like a “not so special…loser”. XDD I could not stop lawling when he found out about White being married. Lol, what a way to be shot down. But I do wonder if anything will go on with White and him. But more importantly, where the story takes us. It actually seems interesting and suspenseful, and I’d like to know who those stalker-ish spies are. Usually I don’t go for this drama, but I did anyways for Toma Ikuta.~ xD I’m glad I did though, it seems like it could lead to something very interesting.

Music

G-Dragon Album-Heartbreaker

I have like…the best friends in terms of bringing me the latest boy group news (lol @ the thought because one of them is a boy). Anyways, I found out the G-Dragon from Big Bang recently released his solo album this month, and to be honest, I actually liked it. ._. Usually I don’t like this type of music, but Big Bang, let alone G-Dragon, actually doesn’t make it as bad as most rappers here in the US. If I haven’t mentioned it before, I do not like rap. Thankfully, this album isn’t exactly rap, it’s probably closer to hip-hop than rap. Actually, it has a lot of techno influences, with his voice being synthesized an extra lot. And there is some variety between the songs. The songs each have their own charm (well, I think so for almost any song >_>), and are actually quite catchy in their own way. My favorite song in the album is the titled song, “Heartbreaker” (if you want, the official MV can be found here), and I’m not sure about my least favorite. Maybe “She’s Gone” or “The Leaders”. Anyways, you can download the album here.  There aren’t any scans since I couldn’t locate any either, however. Don’t forget to support G-Dragon by buying the CD. :D Now doesn’t G-Dragon look so awesome with his platinum blonde hair? XDD  (Well…first you have to get used to it, but then… :love:)

Tracklist:

01. A Boy
02. Heartbreaker
03. Breathe
04. Butterfly (Feat. Jin Jung)
05. Hello (Feat. Dara)
06. Gossip Man (Feat. Kim GunMo)
07. Korean Dream (Feat. TaeYang)
08. The Leaders (Feat. Teddy, CL)
09. She’s Gone (Feat. KUSH)
10. One Station Year

(Gar…special character thingy makes me mad…)

Tetra Fang

Well, I was looking up Seto Koji since I’m actually starting to like him as an actor seeing his role in Atashinchi no Danshi (he looks creepy as that shouta boy in Otomen O_o). I was surprised to find out he’s actually a vocalist for the band Tetra Fang and holy he’s 21?!. Anyways, Tetra Fang is actually a group made exclusively for the drama Kamen Rider Kiva (which btw, I’m not ever going to try watching…it looks like Power Rangers O_o). It’s more on the pop-rock side of music, which made me lawl thinking he’d be in the band. But to be honest…the music isn’t actually that bad. His voice was actually surprising, but in a good way, in which I actually liked it. (I mean, compare how he looks as him and how he sings in the following video.) Although, I still can’t imagine him being a rocker. XDD

Here’s a PV for one of their songs: Supernova

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwDxqnSuflk

Lol, I can’t help but laugh at those Power Ranger looking things in the PV. And the over exaggerated movements as well. xD

Other Music Blurbs

Recently I’ve also been introduced to 2PM, and I have to say…their music is so addicting. Lesse…my favorite member is Nichkhun same heritage biased ftw!, kidding, I’m not that bad, but I do find him my favorite member and Taec for the close second. They’re actually I think a pretty recent group since they don’t have very many songs released yet, but they debuted with 10 out of 10 (which makes me want to say how dirty men can be sometimes). >_> I personally kind of like “Again and Again”, or “I Hate You” more than 10 out of 10.

And Kimi no Shiranai full single released made me seriously squeal in my chair. Like I said before, it’s my favorite ED for the season, and makes me seriously want to catch up on Bakemonogatari. Ah…and actually, the whole single was win~ I absolutely loved it. And I’m even happier about the piano sheets I got! ^^ (More on that later)

And the Umineko no Naku Koro ni OP single, is also full of epic awesomeness, with both songs. The Umineko OP is my favorite OP for the season, so yes…automatic <33. And VII is just…awesome! What more can I say? :D

After listening to the K-On! character singles, I have to say I love all of them. <3 Now I’m convinced to finish the series (I never had the chance to finish it up, since I always felt unmotivated to until now). Right now I think Mugi’s character single is my favorite. Her voice is just so pretty and fits Mugi-chan so well. Sawa-chan’s character single made me lawl so hard, because it’s so hard rock, and it’s so funny to see her old self compared to her now. But it’s still awesome in its own way, just scary. XD Ritsu’s is also nice and upbeat, and so is Azusa’s, but I don’t really think they stand out yet. I’ve yet to listen to their character singles fully (only listened to a minute of it).

Blog Info

There are actually a couple updates for blogging. Starting small, I changed the poll on my sidebar about school for a couple days now. If I voted, I would vote for the first, haha. But vote if you will, I just decided to put up that poll since school is starting up and it seemed appropriate. :]

Also, I finally got my wibiya toolbar!~ I know there are quite a few blogs with this now, but I actually noticed the toolbar for a couple weeks. But after everyone started getting it, I just got so tempted to finally sign up, so I did. I think it works pretty well, but I’d like everyone’s thoughts on the toolbar too. :D So far I love the toolbar. <33 ^^~

And for the “important” announcement. I think I’m going to be having a small unofficial break from blogging. Unofficial as in I’ll try my best to blog still, but lots of posts will be late, or omitted. I’ve actually been on this unofficial break ever since school started, but I’m finally announcing it. I would like about a month or so to adapt to school again, and so I can figure out my time management as well. And I’m focusing a lot on school right now because my grades are low (w-well…not that low to others but low to my standards, gar A-!!). So a small break from blogging will let me pick up my grades, start off with good grades so I can have strong support in case anything goes wrong, and so I won’t forget any of my responsibilities. I’m pretty active at school now since I’m now the student council prez, school magazine editor, possibly band keyboardist again (don’t know now since the new band teacher is nothing like our old one), and I also have to keep my grades straight As as well…so I hope you guys all understand that it’s pretty hectic trying to balance everything right now. By the end of the month I’ll probably have it all figured out. School keeps me busy, busy~

News Blurbs

A little section about some anime news~

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Anime Adaptation

OMG. I read a couple chappies of Kaichou wa Maid-sama and heard tons of stuff from my friends on how great it is, so I seriously can’t wait. I have yet to officially start the manga, but I’m still very excited~ Any news on what season it’s airing? If there was, I missed it. But despite not reading it yet, I can still fangirl!~ Kyaa~! The news made my day even better when I first heard. Ahh yes. =w= So happeh to see how it turns out.

Third Season of Shugo Chara!

I don’t know how to react. I’m serious. ._. I mean, I want to go “NUUU~” but I’m also not surprised. To sum everything up, I’m disappointed. I was hoping that with the end coming, they would be able to hurry and get to the plot (which they recently have making me oh-so-thankful). But I guess I should be optimistic and see that this is an opportunity to use more episodes to execute the manga plot well but I don’t see that happening. Rikka’s design looks…well, terrible. x_x Maybe I’m exaggerating, maybe I’m not. It looks like she’s holding up an x-egg, so that’s somewhat a good sign. I just hope they don’t bring up some more Lulu-like stuff with the ?-eggs or since that’s done, some !-egg or something like that. She’s somewhat cute, but I could not stand having her in the third season as an antagonist. I think she’d be cute if she had different hair. I’ll be interested to see who her seiyuu is and what type of personality she ends up having. Maybe she’ll be yandere?! :O The live action part…I’m not even going to ask. -____- I’m…just sad. :( Let’s hope they end up sticking to the manga plot with decent fillers instead of random stuff or a totally new anime-original arc.

Okamikakushi Anime Adaption

Ooh!~ When I was looking through Anime News Network, I happen to run across this. But the thing that made me so interested wasn’t just the cover, but Peach-Pit and Ryukishi07. Working together. I want that game. NAO. Anyways, having the creator of Umineko and P-Pit work together is just awesome because they just work so well at what they do. The synopsis also looks quite interesting and appealing. Will check it out once it comes out.

Nyan Koi! Promo Streamed

When I was looking at the Fall 2009 chart, I did notice Nyan Koi! but the premise is pretty funny. Anyways, the stream was recently released, and so I have to say that it doesn’t look too bad. I think the promo might make me give it a bigger chance of watching. It looks like a cute love-com, but I guess I’ll talk about it more when I have my Fall 09 post out.

YouTube

Uahh…I actually did a small youtube dump. I didn’t want to put it under “Others” so…yeah. YouTube Dump!~

K-Pop Boys Speaking English=lol

I was surfing youtube like usual, and I came across a hilarious video. K-Pop Boys Speaking English. Well, not much to say, except that it’s funny.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq6XEE2Dryc

My favorite parts are when one Eunhyuk says he collects cars. XDD Win. And when someone else (forgot who) says my brother to a girl. xD Did anyone else hear the tongue-twister guy say “What the fack” or something like that in the middle of his tongue twisting?

You Are My Love English Cover

I was looking around for You Are My Love covers, since most of them aren’t that bad, and I came across this one. I have to say, that it sounds so much like the original. And her voice is so pretteh and beautiful!~ I wish I had a voice like that. xDD I’m actually surprised though and how much I liked the cover. The original English version can be found (Please open the article to see the flash file or player.).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QlUEB55BEw

Other

Cute unrelated picture is unrelated.

Melative!~

Well, after some curiosity, I joined Melative. At first I wasn’t fond of the idea of trying to import everything into Melative, but after I got that down, I’m so happy with using it, since it’s like an anime twitter thing. Without the character limit. :3 And it keeps track of the dramas I watch too. *0* Unfortunately they don’t have that big of a library on the older shoujo, but it’s still always being updated so it’s all good. =u= So if anyone else has a melative and want to add me, my profile is added into my “Other” category in my links on the sidebar. :D And if not, join! Shameless promotion ftw! >:D

Graphics + Wallpaper

More graphic attempts. A different style of graphic making. ^w^ I tried a Rin Kagamine graphic, since this fanart is oh-so-adorable. It’s actually from the “I Like You, I Love You” nicovideo. Credit to whoever made it…>_> But anyways, oh so adorable so I decided to make a graphic for it. I made the avatar my picture for twitter and melative awhile back, but oh well. But like I said before…a different style. It relies heavily on hard shadow rather than the usual low shadow or soft edge I do. And behind where the yellow background is, there are also grunge circles, but it’s hard to see. If you look at it from a lower angle it’s more visible. And it’s more on the “plain” side I think…but thoughts?

And I tried my first attempt at a wallpaper!~ It’s an Amu wallpaper, with the vector image courtesy of them. xDD Credits go to them for the awesome vectors. I started the wallpaper because I wanted to try to make a wallpaper, and also because I got some ribbon brushes and fonts that I was dying to use. I actually have two variations of the wallpaper. Feel free to tell me which one you like better and again, thoughts and critique are always welcomed~ It’s how I improve, after all.

Click to enlarge! :3

Music Sheets

Kyaa!~ I’m pretty happy, since I found a website with a number of anime music sheets. I’m really bad with finding sites like this, or navigating through them, so I’m pretty excited. You can get to the website here. I’ve downloaded Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari and Lost My Pieces from the ToraDora! OST (which btw is lovely and brings back the amazing ToraDora memories). Kimi no Shiranai really isn’t a hard song, but it doesn’t turn out right whenever I play, so I’m attempting Lost My Pieces. If I get it down I might end up uploading it to show all of you. ^^ We’ll see how it goes~ But I’m so wide-eyed at all of the music sheets! *u*

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Ahh…that’s all for now!~ Hope you enjoyed two new segments for this week. :3 And hope you enjoyed Blossom Blabber! Now to work on my Shugo Chara!! Doki post…it’s full of awesomeness!~ :D

So here is the first issue of Monthly Mania! I forgot to mention in my intro post that if there is a Monthly Mania post, then I won’t do the Blossom Blabber. I might if I have time on my hands, but otherwise, no. The first issue will include a movie, drama series, video game, and anime. Um, and for the ratings, I’m really soft on them. So anyways, here is the first issue, hope you enjoy!

Movie

Lovely Complex

Cast:

Ema Fujisawa as Risa
Teppei Koike as Ohtani
Yusuke Yamazaki as Nakao
Nami Tamaki as Nobuko
Hiro Mizushima as Suzuki
Risa Kudo as Chiharu

Summary:

Risa and Otani are always being laughed at as the comedy duo. Risa, a girl, is taller than the average girl, and Otani, a boy, is shorter than the average boy. The two are always bickering and even their teacher sees them as a comedy act. But as their friendship develops, so do Risa’s feelings toward Otani.

Source: The anime summary from MyAnimeList.net

Thoughts:

Ah, Lovely Complex, I decided to stick with a Japanese movie first. I was first interested in this when I borrowed the manga from the library, and decided to research it. After seeing a picture of Ohtani as an actual person, I found out there was a live action and that sparked my interest. Yeah, boring. Another reason is because of Hiro Mizushima, since I love almost all of the dramas he stars in.

Lovely Complex is based after the manga, with the same name (also known as Love-Com). It is a really cute movie, and is also pretty loyal to the manga. But, like most movies, it cut off some scenes and the other main characters didn’t play as big of a role as they do in the manga/anime. Sometimes it seemed a little corny, but other times it was…realistic? Also, the narrator bugged me with it’s attempt at English (Japanese could’ve been fine). I had to shove my headphones against my ears to try to decipher what he said. But, besides that, I laughed a lot, and enjoyed it.  The characters are really enjoyable to begin with, with the exception of the fangirls (and Risa when she was one), the sister, the narrator, and the student teacher (I couldn’t tell if he and the narrator are the same people). The student teacher though wasn’t that bad at the end though. The movie overall is a cute romance story with your typical shoujo-ness and small drama.

Verdict: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [8] 9 10

Where to watch it: mysoju [Link to watch it]

Drama Series

From left to right: Lee Shin, Min Hyo-rin, Shin Chae-kyeong, and Lee Yool

Princess Hours aka Goong

Cast:

Yoon Eun Hye as Shin Chae-kyeong
Joo Ji Hoon as Lee Shin
Kim Jeong Hoon as Lee Yool
Song Ji-hyo as Min Hyo-rin

Summary:

Based on the manhwa by Park So-Hee. This story takes place in an alternate reality if Korea still had a royal family in the 21st century, and is modelled after the last royal family of Korea. After being rejected to be a bride by Min Hyo-rin, Lee Shin is forced against his will to marry a commoner, Shin Chae-kyeong. Even though her personality is able to break through to Lee Shin, scandals, the return of Min Hyo-rin, and the introduction of Lee Shin’s cousin Lee Yool complicates matters for the couple.

Thoughts:

Princess Hours, or Goong (the shorter, easier to type title I’ll be using), is a romance comedy story filled with tons of drama. In the beginning, it was full of fluff with twists, turns, and yet it was enjoyable to see their love develop. The first half of it was great. However, it’s to be warned that later, it starts getting much more dramatic, and it drags on, in a bad way.

For the characters, there is a lot of character development. To me, the most dramatic change came from Min Hyo-rin. The main girl, was very fun to watch at certain times, and other times, she’s pretty annoying. She is your average shoujo-like heroine. Her personality is able to affect everyone around her. The prince is a pretty sane person most of the time, and is probably my favorite character. He’s just really cool, but like everyone else, has his bad moments (less though). The cousin is actually a pretty nice character, but in the near end he began to bug me too.

The drama is actually a pretty good, enjoyable, and addicting drama. I mean, I really liked it, I finished 24 episodes in a week or less (which for me is quick considering the length of the drama episodes). But there is some extreme drama in there, and I wanted it to end at a certain spot, since it would be a perfect ending…until it keeps going. So it’s a good drama, but the ending is a little disappointing. If you love romance, comedy, and extra drama, this is the…drama series for you. -_-||| xD

Verdict: 1 2 3 4 5 6 [7] 8 9 10
It would have had a better score if it stopped when I wanted it.

Where to watch it: Youtube [Link to watch]

Video Game

Hello Kitty Online

Summary:

Hello Kitty and friends welcome you to the exciting and fantastic Hello Kitty World! This is the first-ever online game platform featuring the all-time-favorite Hello Kitty characters from Sanrio!
Hello Kitty World will allow thousands of players to live and participate in Hello Kitty’s magical and cute online world. Youwill be able to roam the streets of New York City, Florapolis, London, Paris, and much more. Enjoy the beautiful landscape and architecture of Moscow or Tokyo and participate in numerous puzzles, story lines, or adventures lead by the worldwide community of Hello Kitty World subscribers. You can even have a successful farm, open different shops, earn and spend Sanrio Dollars in your bank, buy a house, and trade with other players around the vast game world.

Source: mmosite.com with a couple tweaks

Thoughts

So right now, the majority is probably going, “Wtf?” But honestly, don’t let the looks of it fool you. The game is still in development, but I felt it should be in the spotlight. This game is…kiddish I will admit, but it’s pretty fun for a kids game. I was in the betas of the game, and it’s really enjoyable. To be honest, I was somewhat addicted to it. -’_'- There are tons to do, and it’s a good starter game for people going into RPGs. It has all of the elements of an RPG, but in a simpler form. The graphics are pretty good, and there are always quests to keep you going. There are people from all age groups, and the guilds are really nice. So far, the players have created one of the best communities I’ve seen. My old blog revolved around this game (since the blog and the game were hosted by SanrioTown). I mentioned before that there are guilds, and for me it starts getting fun when you actually join one. I’ve enjoyed and loved this game for all it’s cuteness and fluff, and it’s great for relaxing and starting off your first RPG.

Verdict: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [8.5] 9 10
Yeah…I’m going to cheat and put a .5 there! xD

Website: http://hellokittyonline.com

Anime

Puchi Puri Yuushi

Summary:

Yucie, really a 17-year old stuck in a 10-year old’s body (she has a curse on her), would do anything to become her age. When she hears of an oppurtunity to become a chosen Platina Princess, and then have the power to use a tiara that grants a special wish to the Platina Princess once every 1000 years, Yucie goes for it with clear determination.

Source: myanimelist.net

Thoughts:

Well, usually I wouldn’t be recommending new anime, since I’m assuming that most of the people reading this are already anime fans, but this is a pretty underestimated anime that not many have known about. I found it during my marathon Summer last year, while I was looking for new anime to watch. I was really glad I found this by a small chance and happened to pass through it. Puchi Puri Yuushi (can I call it PPY? It’s a mouthful) is an anime that brings back that fairytale charm that remind you of your childhood shows and movies. It’s about Yucie, a girl who has a curse on her, and so she wants to get rid of it as soon as she can. She soon meets other girls who are going after a tiara for the same reason: to change their bodies back to their original age. It’s a really cute, fluffy show that just makes you smile. There is the prince, with cute tsundere romance that we all love as well. Each character is also unique, and each of them come from their own world, with their own past. It elaborates on each of their pasts, and makes the show’s characters the strongpoint. You have your average shoujo heroine, your cute/polite meganekko, your tsundere rival/friend, and your overly strict and pressured girl.

I enjoyed, like I mentioned before, the charm, the cuteness, and the fluffyness. It also has laugh out loud comedic moments. It’s an anime that I feel deserves a little spotlight. There are also morals in this story, and it just has every element a shoujo has with a fairytale twist.

Verdict: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [8] 9 10
Um…just took the ranking I put on my MAL. xD

Where to watch it: Veoh [Link to watch]

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Wow, that took longer than I thought. I blame formatting issues, lol. Anyways, I hope everyone enjoys the first issue.