Aaand I'm Giving Up On You, Juice

If no one noticed my shout out:
“OK, that’s IT. I’m giving up on you, Juice. I’m giving up on you for GOOD. We’re too far apart now anyway. So… well, goodbye to my feelings for you.”

… Perhaps I’m just not as strong as I thought I’d be. (DAMMIT WHUT IS THIS CORNINESS?? >_>) This whole life of mine, you can ask my really close friends, but I showed my actual love for only one person. ONE single human being (uhh, no, crushes don’t count). It was the first time I found almost everything I want in a guy in one single human vessel. I rarely, rarely show my love for any guy, because I don’t trust guys easily, you evil creatures you >_>.

I won’t say anymore because I don’t want to reveal whoever he is. But this a formal (lol, formal, in a blog) goodbye to him. From this day forth, I’m forgetting everything about him (OK… maybe not. Just, you know, the fact that I loved him). We’re too far apart now, and there’s nothing I can do. He merely saw me as either a friend, or another cl—OK not going there. He might have never known how I felt, and that’s fine. I just want him to live on happily. Even if he forgets all about me… then it’ll be the same, because I’ll be forgetting too.

Will I look for someone else? Probably not. I never give my trust to guys as easily as I gave mine to him. No one knows about my bloody past! No one knows the true reason why I don’t know how to trust people! No one even knows that I despise someone so much who caused all my anxiety to trust others that I want to ruin said person’s life, or at least send him to hell!

DAMN IT. DAMN IT ALL.

In Which I Rant/Rave About This Season's Anime Subbers

Despite the many shows this season of Spring, I only have a few in my list, namely Pandora Hearts, Tears to Tiara, FMA Brotherhood and Valkyria Chronicles. I've watched a few others as well, but I didn't like them at all >_>... (Incidentally I am finding that Cooking Idol show that features a real person quite enjoyable... If only they'd stop using cabbages as their main ingredient... And I'm urging to download that Beyblade show, 'cause I used to be a fan ahahhahahaha lol)

So anyways, subbing hunting here we go~~~~

And then a few hours later... bah >__>...

Pandora Hearts
~~~~~ Subbing team - Hatsu-Aasasubs
I'm sorry, but I'm just going to wait for another group ;_;. The font color/font face they used so do not fit PH. I don't care much about encode quality (heck, PH's animation isn't even good to begin with >_>), so that's OK (IMO their encode's OK). But ugh, lines translated differently, misheard lyrics, and wrong terms. For example, you don't call the emissaries of Abyss "chains". The Chains are entirely different from the emissaries! And since when did a music box (orugooru) become a "Pandora's box"?? There are also a bunch of other lines mistranslated (i.e. breakfast [choushoku] became lunch in their subs). Not to mention the logo and credits typesetting. They simply do NOT blend. And then first I see "Young Master Oz" and the next thing I see an "Oscar-sama". Can't they stick with one language for the honorifics? GAH I am sad because of this. Either I'm waiting for another group, or just watch the raws.
~~~~~ Subbing Team - Mochi
Wow, for a group that's just starting out, their release is lovely. I'm against the chosen font again though, but the karaoke really fits, and the translations are correct. Although I'm seeing Oscar-sama and Young Master Oz again >__>. Anyway, correct terms though, so great! If I see no other group working on PH, will definitely stick to theirs no question.

Tears to Tiara
~~~~~ Subbing Team - Animax Asia
Not exactly a subbing team. See, Animax is doing this real-time simulcast with some countries, including mine. So, if Tears to Tiara is airing in Japan right now, it's airing here as well. Of course, you won't expect GREAT typesetting from a cable channel, so I'll cross that one out. I saw what I expected, however. Correct terms, nice flow of words, and correct translations. If I were to go with some other sub groups, I'd only do so for archive purposes, since I can just watch it on TV. Only downside is... 12:35AM WHY??

FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
~~~~~ Subbing Team - Shinsen-Subs
Fast. I hope that speed actually LASTS this time >_>. Anyway, they decided to go with a fully soft=subbed release this time, and I'm happy with that. Nice font/font color, nice typesetting, very nice. HD encode's nice too. Wording is good too. I'd say go for Shinsen if you like speed/softsubs
~~~~~ Subbing Team - Eclipse
Still pretty fast if you ask me. And since I'm a sucker for XviD encodes (they play on my DVD, OK??), I went with them. Nice, simple karaoke this time around. Still using awesome XviD encodes, and IMO their font is nicer than Shinsen's, but I prefer Shinsen's all-white subs.
~~~~~ And since I trust these two subbing teams for quality, I won't be bothering with the other sub groups. Unless it's another group known for their quality... ehh, Menclave?

Valkyria Chronicles
~~~~~ Subbing Team - twrev-Doremi
My first time ever hearing of them, but very nice! Nice, simple, readable karaoke, very nice choice of font and font color, very clean XviD encode, and nice wording too. Now I haven't played Valkyria, but I'm going to assume those terminologies they used are correct.
~~~~~ Subbing Team - Ayako
My first time hearing of these guys too, but they have nice subs~. I prefer their font to Doremi's, but I prefer Doremi's kara and SD version so... But if you prefer fully hardsubbed HD releases, go with Ayako.

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

Kuroshitsuji's Third Opening

Ehhhhh..... lol. So I was bored, so I subbed the opening. It's still Monochrome Kiss, but with a totally different video, and I LOVE it. Just, my thoughts on the OP.

^Still as bloody as ever. YESS.


^Ciel emo-ing in the rain. HOT.


^GEASS


^THOU DOES NOT DESERVE A SPOT IN THE OPENINGGGGGG!!


^Except for you, Finny.


^Master-Servant relationships are love~


^Emo Ciel # 2


^Demonic Sebastian # 1,963,526


^FINALLY they put Grell in here!


DEATH SCYTHE~~


^Demonic Sebastian # 1,963,527


^Loved this pic for some reason <3


^"Take me to a paradise of laughter, busheshesheseeeee...."


^Angela-san?


^Who is this (sorry, haven't watched in a while) and why does he look like Angela-san/Plu?


^Hottt~


^Even hotter~


^Some say black roses mean death, while others say rebirth or new beginning after death Although IMO I think it just means Sebas-chanXCiel but that's just me lol


^Emo Ciel # 3


^THE FANGIRL IN ME IS HAPPY <3

... And that's all lol. Am heading to bed. -runs-

I Never Thought I'd See the Day But...

BTW lol, I thought I'd never see this ever, but:








... I seriously thought I'd never see the day when Yuri would embrace Wolfram of his own accord.... -cries-

Ahh~ But seriously, I support YuuriXWolfram just because I support MurataXMyself.... MWAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHA -shot-

Oh Tales ^___^ ~

You guys know what makes the fangirl in me happy? It's when I see Fujishima's heroes posing like they're lead guys in an otome game:

And I seriously have to admit, Fujishima really does make the hottest main heroes, the hottest being Yuri, 'cause he's just awesome and you can't defy my judgment nyanyanya. Aww, and short-haired Luke! Long-haired Luke is such an ass, so I'm glad they put short-haired Luke instead... B-B-But where's Guy?? T___T.

And one more thing that makes it seem like an otome game is the main theme song, flyaway. Or rather... just the part in the commercial xD...



The first part:
"今光照らす　あの空の果てへ 君の手を掴んで　はなさない様に"
"ima hikari terasu ano sora no hate e, kimi no te o tsukande hanasanai you ni"
"Now the light dazzles at the end of the sky, I seize your hands as I'll never let go."

Very, very beautiful song. The only other song I know from BACK-ON is Chain, Air Gear's opening, and I liked that too.

Anyway, back to RM2. Another fave of mine is this pic:
This is just, beautiful *___*! Finally, FINALLY the family's together! (Although I'd like an explanation on how RM2's gonna do this, I mean, Stahn's only 19 there, and Rutee's 18, and WUT, they have a son who's 16 years old >.>;;; What, Rutee gave birth when she was 2?? I sure hope they put up a logical explanation for this >___<;

Man, I LOVE the character designs in this game. Even the main villain looks lovable:
... Assuming he IS the main villain >.>;;

But... the BEST pic, IMO, is THIS:
I mean, look at that pose! LOOK AT THAT POSE!! Zelos is okay, but Chester?? AND YOUNG MASTER SPADA?? OH SHI--- Oh God Namco Bandai, please please please please pleaaaasee make a dating game with the Tales guys! You have no bloody idea how many women in the Tales fanbase lust after the guys! YOU HAVE NO IDEAAAAAAAAAAAA. Hell, even the main hero is hot! Oh production I.G, you guys are awesommmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

And above image inspired me to make this ^__^:
LOL my primary pic in Tales Brigade...

Gah, anyway, that's enough fangirling. Gotta go study now >.>;;

Hmmm... Persona 4 <3

Hmmmm, I wonder if blogger will let me put up a code... Hell yeah, it will! Nyahahah.

Anyway, currently playing Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, and I have to say, this game is just.... AWESOME. I've never played a game as enjoyable as this! The story is well written, the voice acting is superb, gameplay makes you come back for more... Oh what more can I ask for??

My current favorite character is Yosuke. He is your typical city kid with a knack for what's in, yet still manage to hold on to what's right in the world. Plus, he's the main source of humor in this game anyways =D... Again, hello to Yuri Lowenthal, his voice actor... Ah Yuri, I hear you everywhere >_>; BTW the main guy, Seta Souji (semi-official name) is voiced by Johnny Bosch... again.

So, without further ado, a Yosuke-filled Happy New Year to all!


The song below is Persona 4's main battle theme (YES, battle theme! It has lyrics!), "Reach Out to the Truth." Enjoy!

Sooo... Otome Games... O_o... (Under the Moon)

I rarely enjoy visual novels, to be honest. The only "somewhat" visual novel I ever finished was Kiniro Corda 2 (La Corda D'Oro 2), mainly because I wanted to be with Aoi Kaji >.>;;; I'm playing another "somewhat" visual novel for the PS2 right now, called "Real Rode," but it's a bit tiring so I've stopped for a while.

Anyway, this little post is about one I've recently started playing, called "Under the Moon." You play as Princess Ashe, the daughter of the Demon Lord (hell yeah wut). Your dad's about to die, and you're not powerful enough a demon to take over as Demon Queen, so you instead venture out of your castle in search for the new Demon Lord candidate. Upon stepping out however, the two Demon Lord candidates, Leni and Seizh, are uninterested in the position. What's worse is, upon stepping out the boundaries of your castle, you've lost all your powers!! D= Now, you are forced to live with the two candidates, and attend the same school they do until you manage to force them to come back with you to the Demon Castle.

This visual novel is reaaally fun. Every bloody line is voiced. YES VOICED. YOU ALSO HAVE A VOICE! OMG! -shot-. Characters include the two Demon Lord candidates and twins, Leni and Seizh, your feline familiar, which happens to have a demi-human form, Kyle (HE'S SO CUTE~), Zero, a demon who saves you from time to time, Sena, your classmate in that world that has taken a liking to you (he's adorable <3), style="font-weight: bold;">Unan, an angel who's out to kill you (but he's a secret character BAH). So far, I've finished Leni's and Kyle's Pure Love routes. Speaking of routes, there are two routes in this game. A "Pure Love" route and a "Love/Hate" route (I'll elaborate that a little later 'cause it's a bit disturbing... Scratch "bit," hell it IS disturbing >.>;;;)

The Pure Love route, as you've guessed, is Pure Love with whichever guy you end up with. The love you have for each other is unconditional, with no malice whatsoever. This gives you a lovely good ending.

This game is a beautiful creation. The audio playing fits the scenes very, very well (except in some scenes where I really think BGMs are highly unnecessary), and all the art and CGs are very well drawn. The story unfolds beautifully, but a bit too fast in my opinion.

NOW, BEFORE YOU GO AND RUN TO THE INTERNET TO DOWNLOAD THIS AWESOME GAME, KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A HENTAI GAME. Yes, you read that right, it's an otome hentai game. In simple words, an R18 video game focused on female audiences/players. BUT do not be discouraged! Whenever a you-know-what scene pops up, simply pressing the CTRL button skips that scene and brings you to the next, safe one ^_^ (what? You think I actually played through this while looking at them you-know-what scenes? Shame on you O_o). I got through this game in one piece by doing just that.

So now, I talk about the "Love/Hate" route... If you catch the game's drift... the Love/Hate route is where the guy loves you... and at times hates you and does some nasty things to you -coughrapecough-. I've only managed to get Kyle's Love/Hate route end, and I tell you, it wasn't pretty >____>;;

At times this game makes me scream .__.; Especially with WTF WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?! scenes. What I like about SugarBeans (the company who made this) however, is that they know what goes on in women's heads. Be a Demon Princess? Hell yeah. Their other game, So Teasing, My Master (Ijiwaru My Master), lets you choose being the servant (O_o;;) of three guys. I chose to be the servant of the incubus... Oh hell what did I just put myself into >.>;;??

EDIT1: ... So, I was viewing the game's Gallery/Album, and uh... WTF is this, the se--- sorry, "you-know-what" scenes are reviewable... Who the hell would want to review those??? Oh, right, THEM. .__.;

EDIT:
Leni's Pure Love Route:
Leni's PL route is very... Pure Love xD. Once you've reached the requirements, he goes and offers to protect you forever. Etc etc. Anyway, he then offers to sleep in the same room as you, and you know what happens there, etc. Leni is waaaay gentle during you-know-what (although the -cough-soundeffects-cough really say otherwise). He asks if you're hurt every ten seconds... although if you say you are hurt, all he does is continue and say "please, bear it, just a little longer." O_o... Yeah, that. At first, he's really a forceful guy, saying "So the rumor's true that the young princess from the castle has never had any experience with guys," after he gives you your forced first kiss. Once you've become closer however, he's so kind and gentle, and has a knack for sweet things:

Sena Amamiya's Pure Love Route:

So... I've proceeded to finishing Sena's Pure Love route... and may I ask, WTF is so "pure" about this route?? I only get to know a little later, but Sena's actually an "angel". He however, claims that he'd readily betray the angels as long as he can protect you and be with you. So, he gets assigned to be your bodyguard (i.e. You sleep in the same room as him O_o). And after you have you-know-what with him that night, the next day, he tells you the secret of the angels. Once you've done you-know-what with an angel, you become bound to him and him alone. Leaving his side brings you internal physical pain, and you can't do so... or you'll die O_o.... WTF... Not that I mind but... how the heck is this his "pure" love route O_o?? And because he did that to you, you can never return to the Demon world, for you have been -tainted- by an angel. OKAY, WHAT?? And when you ask him why he did that, he says "'Cause I love you, and I wanted to make you mine," with a big smiley plastered on his face O_o.... And why are his approaches always so teasing? He goes "Boku wa zu~t~to soba ni iru kara..." (I'll be by your side for~e~ver...)... This game is giving me the creeps now... I so do NOT want to know what Zero's ending will be, since he's the eldest among the guys.

edit2: ... Oookay... Sena's a jerk in the game later. He acts like you're his... um, what's the word... oh, "possession." He treats Kyle like some animal (I'm not saying he isn't, but he has a demi-human form, so...), and he makes out with you in public in order to intimidate the others. Yeah, jerk... a lovable jerk xD


Zero's Pure Love Route:

This... is definitely Pure Love. I didn't expect this kind of route from him at all, 'cause he's older and more mature (and more... nevermind >.>). He's always gentle, but a tad bit too overprotective once you become together and stuff... Zero's my new favorite, yeah xD

Kyle's Pure Love Route:

This is OH SO LOVABLE ^___^/ Kyle is just the sweetest thing ever~ He acts like a dunce at times, and is quite gullible. I don't know why but it fits his character design very, very well. He's so adorable ^_^/