Well my friend, allow me to put your so-called loyalty to the test. WOULD YOU BUY THIS? For approximately 800 US dollars, you will be the PROUD owner of premium Sheryl Nome, Ranka Lee and Clan Clang figurines plus quite a few little goodies! Apparently, it is one big bundle of pvc deculture.

Let the trial of fire begin.

Now back to my studies. So much for a hiatus. EVERYONE IS A HYPOCRITE. AMIRITE DOUBLE?

T_T

The Sojourner: Anime Festival Asia 2008 needs no explanation at this time as news about it has been greatly promulgated by bloggers in Singapore. Without any doubt, those who live FAR from Singapore are banging their heads against the wall in frustration. I may be making a preemptive conclusion here but it is hard not to believe that AFA 08 will be awesome with knowledge of what will be promised during the event itself.

• Koji Morimoto, who is a respected director in the industry, is going to be there to promote his new work ‘Genius Party’
• Kunio Okawari, the man who brought you the RX-78 and many other Gundam mecha designs, will show up. Mecha fans should be creaming in their pants after knowing that piece of news.
• Retailers like Alter, Kotobukiya and Goodsmile will be there probably to feature their upcoming releases.
• May’n WILL BE THERE PERFORMING SONGS FROM THE ANIME SHOW MACROSS FRONTIER.

Everyone is excited about May’n attending AFA 08! The official website for the event states that May’n took up the role of Sheryl Nome in the popular anime series Macross Frontier so I feel sorry for Aya Endou because there was no mention of her for her contribution as Sheryl’s main voice.
ID SOJOURNER: Hey.

The Sojourner: Yes?

ID SOJOURNER: Anime Festival Asia 08 is an event held in Singapore

The Sojourner: Yes.

ID SOJOURNER: You are not in Singapore.

The Sojourner: Yes.

ID SOJOURNER: You are pretty far from Singapore.

The Sojourner:Yes.

ID SOJOURNER: What does that imply?

The Sojourner: I ought to be in a state of despair.

ID SOJOURNER: Excellent deduction.

Together: This is worse than getting A- for your midterm. Let’s cry together.

T.T <– Not tears of joy.

P.S. The header for this post was originally Animal Festival. lol

I have shed over 9000 gallons of tears. Sniff.

So it is true? Persistent wishing might end up as a reality. I will just keep this short and simple- Kyoani is doing a special DVD as display of appreciation for all the support fans have been giving for the studio and the anime Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu.

Special DVD? Must be a piece of crap you say. I was at a work office while reading some anime related news on a Chinese website and it offered some information regarding the contents of this DVD.

1. An intimate look into the makings of SHnY. It is not a standard ‘The Makings of XXXXX’ as the scenes were taken from an employee himself. They are more like humourous recaps of the Kyoani journey, featuring the hardworking staff that brought us that 2006 hit.
2. Scrapped songs for the show and music videos of previous versions of God Knows before it became what we know it to be.
3. The artist, Noizi Ito, shares some of her previous designs for the main characters of the novel.
4. A 20 min video of the remake of that mind boggling first episode of SHnY with GENDERBENDING.

The website that I was surfing says that there is actually a little postcard in the July edition of Newtype that requires one to fill up and send to the studio. That is the only way one can obtain the DVD. That piece of news really startled me because I never actually noticed it. Browsing through my own copy of July’s Newtype, I found that postcard and it means the Chinese website was not spewing nonsense. Well, the sad thing is that the DVD can only be mailed to addresses within Japan.

So now you get my point? Kyoani is actually gonna please the fans by doing a short video of everything genderbended! I was searching hard and managed to find this short snippet of the DVD on youtube. And it made me squeal in delight to see that Itsuko is now the bunny girl waitress from the future and Kyonko is the bad witch alien.

By now I am sure you are demanding for proof. I am still trying to search for the url of that Chinese website since I came across it while at work. When I get a scan of that postcard, I will upload it onto this post as an update. Here is the youtube link, enjoy real animated Kyonko.

(Will update this post with the url of that website and scantalations of the Newtype postcard.)

ID Sojourner: hehe. Forgot that [ID Sojourner] tag for this post.

Awesome news came to me while I was doing pushups. The information from Nagato, comes from Shin acquiring it from Setsukyie, states that there is going be a new season for Nodame Cantabile. I am such a failure for relying on others but I am definately good at spreading the love. YOU GUYS ROCK.

The official website says that… uh… the new series will be broadcasted around October I think. Am I a happy fan? Yes I am.

I could have used a more presentable heading for this post but I believe my title effuses raw beauty and plain honesty. It more or else sums up how I am feeling. HURRGHH!!!!!

I mean, how long has it been since exaggeration has been that great? Gurren Lagann is blatant in stating that ‘hey fiction does not have to be that realistic’ and goes straight into the point which is to entertain the hell out of us. Up to this point, I will not bundle up a summary of what the first five episodes are about because the very first episode deserves a post for itself. How should I describe it? Like the thundering and sonorous sounding of a trumpet the first episode was; simply explosive.

 It only took 30 seconds for me to absolutely fall in love with Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and the screenshots above speak for my cause.

It is amazing how the atmosphere of the show changes completely, from an adrenaline pumping battle scene to a dull setting where the protagonist Simon is introduced. I did not really want to ruin the story by checking out spoilers so I am assuming that the awesomesauce dude who was grinning confidently on that giant ship is actually Simon in the near future. That was my assumption and it generated interest in me to ponder over the huge contrast between the Simon of the future and the current Simon as told through the ongoing time line.

And here we are with the introduction of ZOMG Kamina. No time is wasted in showing his brazen personality huh. Now this is the point where the appetizer for story’s theme is served. We see Kamina convincing Simon and other members of his small gang to attempt to break the ceiling of the underground village only to be halted by their village chief.

Rare Drop

Oh Gainax.

 If this was Code Geass, there be yaoi pandering by now.

*Insert witty comment*

Suzaku! I hereby knight yooo…

Kong!

To me, the origins of Simon and Kamina is metaphorical in a way that living as a digger or living underground is somewhat connected to the notion of an life being unfulfilling. And Kamina’s desire to reach the surface is equivalent to us wanting to accomplish our ambitions. Alright, that is a typical theme revisited over and over again. Common is the message of never succumbing to adversity and chasing your dreams, yet I believe that greatness is accomplished by doing ordinary things with extraordinary results and that is what Gurren Lagann has achieved so far to me.

Sorry, no witty comment here as well. =(

It’s… it’s…

It’s the P-Meister! Barf.

The man whose manliness causes me to doubt my own manhood.

I wet myself during this scene.

I would have ran. This is what makes Gurren Lagann so awesome.

Huh? Woman?

How dare you! But at least you have a big gun.

Hurgh!!! Big bad guy arrives and the village is threatened with danger. Yoko arrives and the village is in for a treat.

Um, I will kinda try and hit its transmitter.

That is gonna immobilise the thing. Just gotta take it slow and steady.

I am coming up with a 69.69 percentage of hitting it.

All right chums, let’s do this!

I loled at Kamina.

When it comes to blogging about Gurren Lagann, I realise that there is a limit to how much I can type before breaking into senseless war cries that are the result of the infectious influence of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. So allow me to end here.

 Lagann.

Just simply starring at him can get me pregnant.

BELIEVE IN THE ME THAT BELIEVES IN YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Pinocchio

GARness rising.

Oh gosh. I actually shouted with them. Seriously.

Oh yeah!

HURRGHH!!!!!!!!

Shippu Jinrai Kyaku

‘Gone With The Wind’

Pierce the Earth, then the Heavens.

When I see clouds, I think of Shinkai Makoto but that is so wrong for this case.

So when is the next episode?

I am so ashamed of picture spamming. orz

P.S to P-Meister: STOP COMMENTING IN OLD POSTS IN OTHER BLOGS ALREADY!!