CLAYMORE – Danzai no Hana ~Guilty Sky~

Danzai no Hana

I have been listening to Danzai no Hana for the past few days. It is the ED theme to CLAYMORE. A really awesome song for a really awesome show. I think it’s a really apt song for Clare the lonely heroine. I am tempted to order the CD from Amazon

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The English lyrics below are translated by me from the Japanese lyrics and not taken from the English version of the song that is included as track 3 on the single. The official English lyrics are heavily modified in order to fit the rhythm of the song.

Read on for the lyrics.
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Konata’s Fanart

Please watch Lucky Star episode 8 before reading this entry.

Remember how Konata was being so proud of the fact that her fanart submission was published in Newtype? Well I browsed through the latest issue in Kinokuniya today and indeed it was there! I took a picture of it secretly with my compact digital camera when no one was looking. Just like downloading fansubs and jaywalking, it’s okay as long as you don’t get caught.

Konata

By the way it’s the drawing on the right depicting Akira. Apparently Konata is an Akira fan. So cool. The accompanying text basically says that this submission is a message of support of Akira-sama and also, as a side note, includes a small plead for Shirashi-kun to be given better treatment.

Kyo-ani are cool people.

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Goodbye ZARD!

zOMG I am sad. Who cares about Odex suing people? The voice behind ZARD, Izumi Sakai, passed away from an accident on Saturday. T_T

ZARD
ZARD (Izumi Sakai)

Singer Izumi Sakai has died after sustaining head injuries in a fall from the edge of a hospital building in Tokyo, her management agency has announced. Sakai, a member of the popular group ZARD, was 40.

Sakai fell about three meters from the slope outside Keio University Hospital in Tokyo’s Shinjuku-ku, apparently after coming back from a walk. The slope was slippery due to rain.

I blame this on global warming. ;_; I really, really love her song “Dakishimeteite” which was used as an insert song in Tokimeki Memorial 3 for PS2. Just listen to it for yourself:

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May she rest in peace… :( Her beauty voice will live on in my WinAMP playlist. T_T

[ Source: Mainichi Daily News ]

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Apocalypse now

Taken from RIUVA. So Odex has finally done it. Singapore’s anime community is doomed. Oh shit. So anyway some poor guy probably wet his pants after receiving this letter.

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WTF zOMG H4X!

BTW the organization mentioned in the letter AVPAS (Anti-Piracy Association of Singapore) is similar to the RIAA/RIAS except that Odex appears to be the sole active member. The organization has obtained authorizations from various Japanese studios to represent their rights for all their copyrighted works, even those that are not licensed by Odex for distribution in Singapore. The full list of titles can be found on their website.

Read on for my thoughts.

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Romeo x Juliet

I really like Romeo x Juliet. It doesn’t radiate sheer awesomeness like Lucky Star, neither does it produce the level of stylistic impact that Claymore delivers. It can be quite accurately described as fluff and honestly speaking it contains almost zero suspense, unpredictability and excitement. But I can’t help but watch on.

Romeo x Juliet

So why do I like it? I can’t really say for sure, but it’s entirely possible that maybe I’m just a huge idiot sentimentalist. That’s medical jargon for a type of fatal heart disease.

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StarCraft 2

StarCraft 2 was announced by Blizzard at its Worldwide Invitational event held in Seoul just over one and a half hours ago.

The game has not been finalized yet, but so far it looks just like what you would expect a sequel to StarCraft to look like. See the screenshots at IGN.com.

Starcraft 2
Timeline recently added to Blizzard’s index page

Originally the announcement today was speculated to be a StarCraft MMORPG due to sightings of Blizzard’s job posting for positions related to next-gen MMO game development, but apparently it turned out to be unrelated. Maybe for future additions to World of Warcraft?

Anyway, whatever the case is, StarCraft 2 is coming; South Korea’s productivity to drop by 70% in the next 5 years.

[ Source: IGN.com via Kotaku ]

UPDATE: The StarCraft 2 official website is up.

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Da Capo II anime announced!

According to Moon Phase Zakki, the latest issue of Comptiq has revealed that an anime adaptation of D.C. II is in the works. While being terribly vague (a huge understatement on my part) on the details, it seems to me that a 26-episode series is implied. Or maybe it’s just my imagination.

For the uninitiated, Da Capo II is the sequel to the popular bishoujo game Da Capo. Both the Da Capo and Da Capo Second Season anime series are actually based on the first game, leading to much confusion amongst casual fans and the non-hardcore. This time the main character is Yoshiyuki Sakurai who has not one but two sisters unrelated by blood, Otome Asakura and Yume Asakura, the granddaughters of Nemu (heroine of the first game). Oh right, the story also happens to take place 50 years after the first game. Read my past entry for more details.

As everyone should know by now, my favourite D.C. II girl is Nanaka Shirakawa. So here’s a picture of a pillow cover featuring her!

Nanaka

Haha, good stuff. Still with me? Anyway, on a related note, Kadokawa and CIRCUS are working on a PS2 version of Da Capo II called “Da Capo II Plus Situation” (D.C.II P.S). Oh my god I didn’t see that one coming. At all. New story paths will be added and a Comptiq will be polling its readers to determine who gets to be one of the new heroines. It’s got to be either Akane or Iinchou…

Also I forgot to mention this, but I actually own a PS2 now! So yay for me! I’ll get my PS3 as soon as PS4 is released. :)

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Liar Game

Many people have been accusing me of giving up on 2D (nijigen) and moving on to 3D (sanjigen). Well that is just not true. There’s no reason why you can’t like both. Anyway, I’ve been watching Liar Game, a live action adaptation of the semi-popular somewhat-obscure manga series by the same name.

Liar Game

It’s a highly-flawed show that is nevertheless engaging enough to draw you back for another. Or maybe not. Read on…

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Motivation

Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been reaching home quite late for the past week and only had time for anime and World of Warcraft (lvl 23 Draenei Hunter… yay!). But anyway, look what I found in the mailbox today!

Google

<3 Google. I feel totally motivated to blog now.

Anyway, it’s not like I haven’t been keeping up with the latest season. I’m currently following Hayate no Gotoku, Claymore, Nagasarete Airantou, Lucky Star, Romeo x Juliet, Bokurano and Darker Than Black. This is about the number of series I’ve been following for every season for the past year or so. I just need to find a bit more time for blogging… I wonder if you guys will mind if I blog more about non-anime related topics? My Real Lifeâ„¢ recently has been really… exciting. LOL.

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Xbox 360 for sale!

Xbox 360

Looks like this blog has hit a new low. Oh well. Anyway, I’m selling my Xbox 360 Premium Bundle! Everything is included except the one free month of Xbox Live Gold membership. Region code is NTSC-J (i.e. Asia). I think Microsoft recently extended their warranty coverage for 360s, but whatever the case is this is only a little more than a month old so it’s all good. A free game Kameo is included.

Selling for 480 SGD, which is about 320 USD. That said, I probably won’t go through the trouble of shipping it overseas so Singaporean buyers only.

Leave a comment if you are interested. Alternatively, email me your contact number: nadesico@gmail.com

And yes, I am desperate for money.

EDIT: The Xbox is sold in case you are wondering.

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