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BTOOOM! Release date: October, 2012 Creator: Inoue, Jun'ya (Manga, 2009) Genre: Psychological, Action, Romance, Sci-fi Story: Sakamoto Ryouta is an average 22-year-old guy who can be classified as a NEET.  He has no job and spends most of his time playing the popular online game "BTOOOM!".  Seemingly a nobody in real life, in the game, Ryouta is an elite, 4-star player admired by everyone. One day, Ryouta wakes up and finds himself on a tropical island with no memory of how he got there.  Eventually, he realizes that he's been placed in a real-life version of "BTOOOM." Review: At first glance, this may seem like a ripoff of Battle Royale but after getting into the plot, it really is a work of its own.  I feel like the story is more developed and character motives are better emphasized. I see Ryouta as an Anti-Light Yagami because of his similar appearance and strategical talent; although instead of being a popular and 'perfect...

It's been so HOT these days...  It's so bad that it's hard to get to sleep....   I don't have a themostat in my room but I'm guessing it must be in the high 80's since it's usually somewhere in the 90's during the day.  What sucks more is that there's no breeze!  Mother nature, why must you be so cruel?!  D: I've been spending most of my days job hunting online and just trying to save $$$ really.  I'm putting my foot down to not push myself so hard at work because believe it or not, working at a department store with clothing is more strenuous than one may think.  I had an awesome talk with one of my coworkers last night (who actually talks with me) about how it sucks so much to work in women's clothing.  There's lots of times where I feel like I'm an alien since I can't seem to connect with anyone.  She reminded me that I might not be from another planet after all. x3 A couple of days ago, I had a "never again...

Shingeki no Kyojin   English title: Attack on Titan; lit. "Advancing Giants" Release date: April, 2013 Creator: Isayama, Hajime (Manga, 2009) Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Dystopia, Fantasy Story: In a world where giant beings called titans dominate the lands, Humans are forced to barricade themselves within giant walls for protection against the titans' wrath.  A hundred years later, the walls are breached by an enormous titan thus sealing the fate of a young boy named Eren Yeager who vows to kill all titans and wipe them out of existence. Review: This is one of those anime where I didn't think I would like it at all and then it won me over.  The story draws you in slowly and then takes a firm grip with all its excitement and brutal glory.  There's this raw feeling of vulnerability that's brought to life when one takes a giant, man-eating titan and puts it up against a tiny Human. I really appreciate the scenarios that bring up gre...

Hi hi!  I'm back again and as promised, I'll be writing about some fashion trends that I've observed this year.  :3 I'm sorry if this is kind of a let down for readers with the irony of me writing about summer fashion trends at the very end of the summer.  We can all blame it on my procrastinating nature. xD Oh well, at least we'll be somewhat prepared for next year.  The summer fashion this year was very nice and I have a feeling that there won't be any drastic changes for next year. There were a lot of different types of clothing brought to light this summer and I'll be talking about each different type and how they appear to be worn. Disclaimer: All images are from tumblr. Bandeau & Bustier Tops Bustier tops If one doesn't mind showing off a little bit of belly, these tops are super comfy for the summertime.  They're minimal, stylish, and a great way to keep cool.  They can be worn under a sheer tank top, shirt...

My face was soooo puffy today... xD I really shouldn't have drank that miso soup last night... I usually update my instagram a lot when it concerns food so if anyone bothered looking on there, they would know that we had take-out Japanese bento boxes yesterday.  ^^  And they gave us a LOT of miso soup (3 containers that held about 2 1/2 cups each)!  I couldn't help it... the soup was soooo good and I ended up drinking a whole container. ( ~ . ~ ) Speaking of instagram, does anyone else have this experience of following a friend/family on instagram and for so long, they never notice your existence and when you for whatever reason, un-follow them, then they take notice and follow you back?  Seriously... wth?  Coincidence much?  Do they like me more now that I'm playing hard to get?     I'll never understand. **And update!   So this cousin of mine follows, then un-follows in the same day.  Initially, I don't know what to think....

Hello again! Sorry I've been away for a while. It's most likely because I've caught a bad, bad case of TV-bum-couchpotato syndrome that's been really hard to get rid of... D: I thought I might as well share what's gotten me so addicted.  The first one I started watching was " The Big Bang Theory ." My coworkers kept on talking about it and so I finally gave in and downloaded the first season. It's quite funny and somehow I can ignore the annoyingly frequent audience laughter.  The idea of nerdy guys living together as a theme was new and refreshing and I appreciate the attempt because these days, the 'jock' just isn't that hot anymore. On a side note, my brother who is a hardcore gamer and slight nerd doesn't approve of the show nor finds it funny.  He stated it's because, and I quote, "gamers don't talk like that and the audience laughs every few seconds.... don't you find that annoying?" Whatever, ...

This is a comedy type of trend that I've been seeing on youtube lately.  I'm sure there are tons others but these are fairly popular and they seem to have been popping up one after the other.  I've found 4 youtube channels that all have a similar theme.  Movie parodies .    Tobuscus ScreenJunkies BadLipReading CinemaSins I put these in order from who seemingly started the theme.  I went by the dates of the videos so if that's inaccurate, I'm sorry, I was going by the youtubers' channel info. I feel that Tobuscus is truly the one who started the movie parody theme because I had seen his video from way back, at least a couple years ago.  The first video I watched by him was the Harry Potter literal trailer. It's really fun and entertaining.  The first movie trailer parody I've ever seen. After this, it must have taken about a year later for me to discover the other channels and I'm thinking I may have seen one of BadLipReading's ...