Spotlight Review Wednesday: Anime 1~31~2018

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Shikabane Hime: Aka

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After being brutally murdered along with her family, Makina Hoshimura turns into a Shikabane Hime, a living corpse contracted to the Kougon Cult, in order to exert revenge on the mysterious undead organization responsible for her death. She is assisted in this task by Keisei Tagami, her contracted priest and former friend. This series follows the story of Keisei's younger brother Ouri, a boy with an unusual attraction to death, who slowly discovers his brother's secret and gets dragged into the world of the Shikabanes.

My review!!!

You can find this anime on...

Funimation: Corpse Princess Shikabane Hime: Aka

There is a second season where the name changes a little bit... The "Aka" becomes "Kuro" and it is said to pick up right at the end of the first season. I don't know much about this though since I haven't watched more than the first 5 episodes yet. And yes I said yet on purpose!

Let me start by saying this was one I thought I might like based on the fact it was kinda supernatural sounding... I like those kinds of things after all. But I wasn't expecting anything from it either so I figured it would be a safe bet that even if I didn't fall in love with it I would be at least entertained by it!

I was wrong and I was right all at the same time!

I was wrong because I didn't think it would captivate me in any way but I fell in love with how the little brother handles everything... Not to mention his over all personality was so different from his "brother" that it is so comical to watch them interact! I don't know how he does it without hating that guy! lol

Speaking of not hating... Let's look at the rating!

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Watch" rating I give this...

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9

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So basically this one got an almost perfect rating because it is such an interesting story line hidden under what looks like just fighting. The story looks like it would be just about the priests using dead to fight dead but there is a hidden story if you look closely at what happens in each episode! Well... That is to say... I found a second story. I don't know if it was intentional or not but it was there... You should check it out and see if you can find it too!

As always... Thanx for reading my review!

Hope you have a wonderfully mixed up day!

Spotlight Review Wednesday: Manga 1~24~2018

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Onegai Sensei

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Amai Namida wa Koi no Aji (甘い涙は恋の味); Betsucomi 2008-02After a painful experience in love, Tani Rika started to have a cynical view of love. She falls in love easily, confesses her love easily, but the moment the guy tells her that he loves her, she dumps him. This time, her new target is Tanabe-sensei, a teacher at the cram school she's going to. Making him fall for her is just another game to Rika - or so she thought, but she started to develop feelings that she thought she had forgotten a long time ago...

Altair no Koibumi (アルタイルの恋文); Betsucomi 2007-07

Sueo, a countryside girl, becomes friends with Tsutsui-kun, the lonely city boy. After that, every summer he goes to see her, without fail. Sudenly, he doesn't show up, for three years! She sends him letters, but he doesn't reply. What's going on?!

Nemuri no Kuni no Shounen (眠りの国の少年); Deluxe Betsucomi 2008-Winter

Matsuri, who has been single her whole life, is on her way home from school, when she falls down with her bicycle. She's 'helped' by a mysterious boy, who's at that place everyday... He says he's there everyday because he loves that place, but... is it really the only reason?

You can read the manga here...

Mangapark: Onegai Sensei

My review!!!

I So i think you may have noticed there were a few synopsis written up there... That is because they are the stories in the manga... I didn't think just writing one would work since I feel the name of the manga comes from the first story but they are all part of the manga from what I can tell. I could only find three chapters and each one was it's own story... It's confusing to me but I didn't chose how the manga was written so I have no say. I read all the stories though... They were all good so I really do think it is worth it to look over more than just that first story. Anyhow... I don't want to go on forever about the chapters being different so let's move on shall we?

The first story is really cute... A collage kid teaching a cram school class and being hit on by one of his students... But the lesson this student really needs is one on love? Yeah that sums up that one really easily.

The second one was a bit more about following your heart and even more about finding out what your heart is really saying!

And the last has a supernatural twist to it... Haven't you ever wondered what happens to the person in a coma? This just might be it!

speaking of being it... Let's see what it is... "It" meaning the rating... 

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Read" rating I give this...

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8

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Yeah I know... My review isn't all that insightful... Well, at least this time it isn't... There isn't really much I can write about a manga that has stories that don't span more than one chapter. If you think you want to read something but only have time for one chapter then this is probably perfect for you. There are only three of them though... I will have to make a list of manga like this at some point so people can just pick and choose their one chapter manga as needed!
(note to self... Write this down on another paper!) For now I am sorry that I can't go into any more detail... After all... Adding any more detail would be giving stuff away and making the chapters useless to read. So now to end this before it becomes a bunch of rambling nonsense!

As always... Thanx for reading my review!

Hope you have a surprisingly interesting day!!!

P.S. I found that there seems to be another manga by the same name but different author and you can find out at least the name of the artist here...

Anime Planet: Onegai Teacher

How to remake yourself... Just my theories on the subject!

Have you ever had a time in your life where you are so sick of who you are and want desperately to change and be someone else? Yeah I’m at that point right now… I want to totally remake who I am into someone I never even imagined I could be.

This is going to be no easy task… Of that I’m sure!

I have an image in my head of who I want to be and how I want to be... Everything is already imagined right down to my personality! So now I'm going to start the long process of figuring out how I’m even going to pull off creating and maintaining my new me long enough that it really becomes me… Didn’t you know that's how all change takes place? You think about it enough that you eventually do it… Or you practice it enough that it feels natural and you could never imagine yourself not doing it… even if it is a lie at the moment it can become true if you do it all the time for long enough…

Let’s not go crazy now… Hear me out… This isn’t true for everything but I have found it is true when it pertains to yourself! Haven’t you ever done something you weren’t comfortable doing… Then for some reason beyond your control you have to do it again and again…. Haven’t you noticed each time it’s easier to do this thing… It is starting to feel natural… Yes some say it’s just that you get used to it but I think it’s more than that… You make it a part of you by accepting it is hard and doing it anyway!!! Then before you know it you feel like you have been doing whatever it was all your life! That’s how it works!

So now I need to do that… I need to figure out the parts of the person I want to be that are actually doable and figure out how I have to change in order to be that person… Then I have to figure out where to start cause that is just as important as having a clear image of who I want to be… And finally I have to make the changes…. 

I shouldn’t have said finally because there really is one more step. I have to keep doing whatever the change is… I will have a hard time.. I will want to quit… I will want to cheat to make it feel less hard…But I can’t do that… I have to hold fast and stay strong with whatever step I am working on. And eventually… it won’t be so hard to do anymore… And someday it will feel like I have done that for my entire life… This is what it means to change… This is what it means to move forward. And this is what I am going to do this year… 2018 is going to be the year I remake myself!!!!!

Spotlight Review Wednesday: Anime 1~17~2018

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First Love Monster

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Freshman Kaho Nikaidou is from an influential family, and as such, no one has ever said anything even remotely mean to her, for fear of incurring her household's wrath. Wishing to be around people who will not treat her as special because of her background, she leaves home to live at a dormitory for her new school year. Shortly after arriving, Kaho accidentally wanders into traffic and is saved by a tall, handsome stranger. When she asks for his name, he tells her she is weird and walks away. Having finally met the only person to ever say an unkind word to her, Kaho falls head over heels for her savior.

After meeting her rescuer yet again and discovering that his name is Kanade Takahashi, she confesses her love to him. Kanade says he would like for them to be a couple, but that Kaho may not want to date him after she finds out his secret. To her shock, Kaho discovers the startling truth: Kanade is a fifth grader!

Deciding that she can't date a fifth grader, Kaho intends to break up with him. But as she spends more time with Kanade, she begins to care for him even more and continues dating him. Hatsukoi Monster follows Kaho's first steps into love with Kanade, her immature, yet kind, fifth grade boyfriend 

My review!!!

The Anime can be watched on Crunchyroll...

Crunchyroll: First Love Monster

well I have to say I am glad this one was in the roulette this year. When I make the roulette I don’t look at pictures or descriptions so all I know about it when I start the show is that it is on the list and the name of it. I probably would never have tried watching this one based on just the name if it wasn’t for the roulette!

With that being said… It wasn't what I thought it was even after seeing some of the pictures for it... I was laughing on some parts and there were moments of romance but the sinareo was what got me the most... It's so out of the normal realm of possabilities!!!

Speaking of realms.... Let's check out the realm the rating is in...

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Watch" rating I give this...

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8

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I feel like this one could nave been a bit more... there were times when i felt it was perfect though so it was hard to judge it. All in all I decided on an 8 because I was left wanting but I have no idea what i was left wanting for! I hope this helps you decide if you want to check out First Love Monster for yourselves!

As always... Thanx for reading my review!

Hope you have a wonderfully mixed up day!

Spotlight Review Wednesday: Manga 1~10~2018

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Fruits Basket Another

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the new series will takes place in the same setting as the original Fruits Basket, Kaibara High School. It features a new female protagonist named Mitoma Sawa who enrolls at the school.

My review!!!

The manga this week can be found on MangaPark...

MangaPark: Fruits Basket Another

If you were like me and found the original Fruits Basket a great read then I think you will also like this one. I only found a small number of chapters online but I think it is an amazing manga just like it's prequel.

I have to say it does seem like a mess though... It moves slow but fast at the same time because so much is happening to our main character in the first 7 chapters that your head feels like it's going to spin off but when you look back on it you realize that even though it felt like a lot you were wrong... It wasn't a lot at all!!! That means the author was able to make you feel her dizzying sense of awe as more than what she was used to happened to her.

This is no easy task I have to admit!

I really can't wait to see what happens next in the series... She is still meeting all the Soumas when chapter 7.2 ends and I'm so curious if she will meet any of the ones from the original Fruits Basket books! Sequels are great... But I think it is amazing when parts of the other books show up in the sequel.

I don't really wanna give away too much because I don't want to ruin it for those of you who want to read this one. But i think it is safe to give away my rating for it at least! So here it is.....

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Read" rating I give this...

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I want to give this one a much higher rating than this because it was masterfully written but I feel like it still has only just begun so it can go either way! I don't want to give an amazing rating and find out that it flops partway through... I have had this happen before and I was so disappointed with the manga. So I am going to lean on the side of caution and say it's only a 7... But it has the potential to be right up there... Maybe even a 10! I hope that helps you all!

As always... Thanx for reading my reviews!
Hope you have an amazing and fun day!

Yet another talk time!!! Update on me!

So it has been a while since I wrote anything… I said I was taking a break and that’s what I’ve been doing… The thing is I am at a loss right now… I don’t know what is up or down and which way to turn is just as confusing. I feel like I started blogging because it made me happy… don’t get me wrong it still makes me happy… But now it sort of a chore sometimes… I have set posts and they aren’t hard to write but it is hard to write what I’m not interested in writing at that moment… Which right now is everything... I’ll try to write again soon… I’ve just been down. Even this post which was supposed to be a happy one seems to reflect how I feel.

I’m doing a bit better though because I have at least got the umph to write this right! Looking on the bright side isn’t easy but I’m trying! I haven’t given up yet… I won’t give up… I will be ok! Those are the things I keep telling myself to get through this… Sounds Cliché but it’s what is working this time around so I’ll go with it.

Anyhow… The whole reason I wanted to write this post… Has nothing to do with what I’ve said so far… Sort of… I feel like I can write no matter where I am now.. If the mood strikes I can write… Because my son’s best friend gave me a laptop… It’s like Christmas! Yeah I know Christmas just passed but I feel like it just started for me. Crazy right???

So now it doesn’t matter where I am as long as I have the laptop with me I can work. Of course this means planning ahead when I want to work out of the house or not but still… It means that in the summer I can bring the girls to the park for a few hours and work while I’m there! That is bound to help me with my mood and it gets them out of the house… Two birds with one stone!

 Maybe this means I will get more of my story written since I really don’t like writing at my desktop… And that means more sneak peeks for you guys. I hope so because I really don’t want to drop the story I have been working so hard on all this time… The fact I haven’t been writing is part of what is getting me down … It’s only part of it though… I don’t really want to go into too much detail on here but I did want to let you all know I haven’t forgotten about you and I miss you all. I’ll blog again soon... For now I'll catch you all later! oh and look forward to a music madness Monday coming soon because I found another song I want to share by +Sebastiano Serafini !!!

As always... Thanx for reading my blog!

Hope you have an amazing day!

Spotlight Review Wednesday: Anime 1~3~2018

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Yona of the Dawn

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Princess Yona lives a life of luxury and ease, completely sheltered from the problems of the seemingly peaceful Kingdom of Kouka; however, the sudden murder of the king and betrayal of her beloved cousin Su-won places Yona's life in mortal peril. Forced to escape only with Son Hak, who is both her childhood friend and bodyguard, the naïve princess soon discovers that Kouka is not the idyllic place she envisioned it to be. Poverty, strife, and corruption run rampant, making reclaiming the throne nothing more than a wishful fantasy given the kingdom's current state.

Based on the popular manga of the same name by Mizuho Kusanagi, Akatsuki no Yona follows Princess Yona on a coming-of-age adventure as she faces the harsh realities of her kingdom. With only a mysterious legend to guide her, Yona must discover a way to restore Kouka to its former glory while being pursued relentlessly by the forces of the new King of Kouka.

My review!!!

 The Anime can be watched on...

Crunchyroll: Yona of the Dawn
MyAnimeList: Yona of the Dawn

I have to say that when I started this one I really didn't think I was going to like it... It seemed Historical by the pictures I had seen. To clarify I had decided to look at pictures right before I started watching it. It was so easy to look at the pictures and form an opinion of 'Oh joy... history at it's best" and wish I hadn't actually gotten it in the roulette!

So here I am... About to start what I think is going to be a major bore of an anime... Dreading every second... But when it starts I am instantly caught up in the story... It was amazing on how fast I went from dread to wanting to watch it! I actually can't give you any spoilers for this one because I ended up watching all except the three ova that were made for it! Yup in one day I watched it all! I didn't even realize I had gone so crazy over it until there were no more episodes to watch! To top it off I had watched so intently I actually gave myself a migraine and didn't notice till I went to stand up!

Let me tell you it was a pleasant surprise for me!

I haven't had this happen in a while... Normally I don't loose myself in an anime unless it is one I have been waiting for the next episodes of for a long time! This is why I am so glad I decided to do the Roulette setup with my reviews... I never know what I'm going to find that I normally wouldn't look twice at but end up loving sooooo much! I am currently on the lookout for a site to watch the OVA on because they aren't on Crunchyroll or MyAnimeList. If you know where they can be found please let me know!

Speaking of letting me know... I should probably let you know my rating right!

On a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being a "Perfect-Must-Watch" rating I give this...

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10

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That's right.... The elusive 10!!! This is one I think I could watch a million times in a row and never get tired of it... Not many anime strike such a deep cord with me but this one did. The way she struggles with her feelings and with doing what is right over what her feelings want her to do... The pain she feels and the courage she shows... All of it make me want to watch her more and more.

I don't have time to watch it again today and I really don't want the migraine back just yet so I think I will save it for another day when I need a good me time session to just chill and loose myself!

As always... Thanx for reading my review!

Hope you have an adventurous, wonderful, and magical day!!!