The main highlight of my Xmas (online) shopping was Gundam SEED Destiny DVD Vol.2. I was bitterly disappointed by the conclusion of this series, especially the brain-melting way in which Lunamaria was paired up with Shinn. But Kabitzin was absolutely right, fanboys like myself can shout and scream for all we like but we’ll still buy their merchandise. orz I did feel rather less shitty about it though because it was on 25% discount at the time I bought it.
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[THUNDERBOLT][UNCLASSIFIED] Tachyon transmission. To: Grand Admiral Stripey, Hontou ni Taihen desu (NEMU-class space station, coords 1-17N 103-51E). From: CPL (NS) Zyl, hontou ni sou omou (LUNA-class light cruiser, current coords 51-30N 0-7W). Re: REDCON ICHI achieved. Advice implemented. Main local drive system [YUKI.N] for fully operational once again. Maintenance logs and diagnostics are attached for reference.
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Stripey and I often have quite different anime diets, it’s not unusual for one to have never seen a series that the other considers a favourite. But as we like to discuss anime, over bowls of minced pork noodles or ramen when I’m back in Singapore or via Skype when I’m not, there are constant battles to influence each other to watch this or that anime series. 2006 has been no exception. Looking back, it seems that Stripey patiently practises an attritional strategy while I prefer to strike hard at his weakest points to secure swift and decisive victory.
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Then the King of Lolicons called the PPP secretly and found out from them the exact place the image had appeared. He sent them to Japan and said, ‘Go and make a careful search for the loli. As soon as you find her, report to me, so that I may go and worship her.’
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the original illustration collection they had seen on the web went ahead of them until the search engines stopped over the place where the loli was. When they saw the collection, they were overjoyed. On coming to the place, they saw the loli as illustrated by Itou Noizi, and they orzed and worshipped her. Then they opened their treasures and presented her with gifts of camellia and of loli-meido-siscon uniform and of purr. Because a cat is fine too.
Apologies to Matthew (the Apostle rather than the animeblogger) and everyone else who gets annoyed by this perverse take on a motif of the festive season. OTL
"She’s definitely getting a pretty girl right now," was my favourite line from Mai Otome Zwei Ep 1. Gal’s knowing comment about Shizuru’s wandering ways and Natsuki’s annoyed response was pure winnage. While Shizuru Fujino’s psychotic obsession with Natsuki Kuga, in Mai HiME, was a focus of much OMGSOHAWT fanboyism, I enjoyed the tantilising crumbs of the Shizuru Viola x Natsuki Kruger relationship in Mai Otome so much more. The latter relationship is a lot more settled; they’re clearly very comfortable with each other. It is also tenderly playful, with a fair bit of humour from how Shizuru unsettles Natsuki by flirting with a starstruck Arika.
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