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Uh oh. Nagisa drinks alcohol for the first time.

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LOLGONZO.

From “boy meets girl” to “boy and girl meets loli”. Sounds REEEEEEEEEEEEALLY familiar… like a certain 2001 Gonzo series that was really popular over here.

That said, they’re introducing a shitload of new characters right from the start already. It’s also kinda sad to see Fatina having to eke out a living as a lame tour guide T_T. Looks like Gilgamesh really screwed them up.

The new loli is also irresistibly cute. Definitely a loli-fied Kaaya. Oh wait, she’s Kaaya’s MOTHER OR GRANDMOTHER. OMG LOL.

This time round, I do hope they explain the underlying motives and the big conspiracy behind some of the shadier characters of the series. Season 1 had quite a lot of hints and clues but it ended without any proper underlying explanation.

Toradora’s back! Yay! One week w/o it made me realise how much I’ve sorely missed it and how much this show has really took root in my heart.

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Definitely, zombie-killing is best done with shotguns. It’s all about walking slowly up to them and blasting them in to a million tiny pieces.

So satisfying I’ve been playing it non-stop for the past 3-4 days. My exams this semester is doomed again… sigh.

“Okaerinasai, Minami-ke!”

Finally, Okaeri’s back with the usual Minami-ke (I) humor. I’m so glad it’s not like Okawari. That said, I’m lol’ing at Artefact’s misleading article about it, but I’m happy to report it’s just the usual blown-out-of-proportion post.

Pretty much all the old humor’s back, and Takeru-ojiisan even makes a customary appearance. Poor guy just never seems to be taken seriously. I’ve gotta say though, his “dowsing” pen is quite accurate, ho ho. Lol’ed at the part when Kana asks him to find her future husband, and it points towards Fujioka. Will they ever get together?

Of course, kimochiwarui Hosaka-senpai is still around….

Whoa, this OVA was so not what I expected. I thought it’d be a lighthearted romp through the Da Capo world again, but it turns out to be something like D.C.II.S.S. instead.

For starters, yes, this is a Kotori End OVA, but guess how they’re making it happen?
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I want this as my wallpaper….

Man, after Hinagiku, we get Nishizawa development. This chapter is a really touching one too. It actually hits me harder than Hinagiku’s “Heady Feeling of Freedom” chapter.

I’m still a staunch Hinagiku fan, but Nishizawa is just such a nice girl, I’d really hate to see her love for Hayate come for nothing. Hayate x Nishizawa is now second behind Hayate x Hinagiku for me. It’s just…. really weird now that Hinagiku’s actually trying to support Nishizawa’s love but she herself also falls in love with Hayate.

Also, Maria “shooting” Hinagiku twice in the past 3 chapters is really LOL.

This post is dedicated to the good, the bad and the WTF’s of this year. It’s really been an interesting year…..

Heh, I was supposed to post this yesterday, but with all the shopping, satelite tracking, celebrations and epic rickrolling, I only finished it today. I guess this will be my first real post of 2009, hehehe.

Anyways, the point of this post is to relive the more memorable moments of 2008 for me, in terms of anime and such. Another year filled with good things, bad shit and “just WTF were they thinking?!” craziness.

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I just had to translate this other blog post of Aya Hirano regarding Malaysia. Just for the lulz and the (☝ﾟ∀ﾟ)☝-ness of it.

Original blog post:

おっぱい饅頭

ぽくない？
しかもめっちゃウマイ！！
一人で４～５個食べちゃった(o>ω
真ん中のも中身はあんこでピンクのとこまで食べられます。
マレーシアには世界一の広さのチャイナタウンがあるので、
中華料理も美味しいんだね！

Translation:

Oppai Manjuu

Not pork? Looks like it?
But it’s really delicious！！
Each of us ate 4-5 pieces (o>ω
The ones in the middle are filled with red bean paste and we even at the pink parts.
Malaysia has one of the biggest Chinatowns in the world, （　｀ー´）
the Chinese food here is delicious too! ヽ（　｀ー´）ノ

EDIT: Sorry for mistranslation of first line.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

From her latest blog post:

帰国

そしてあっという間に帰ってきました。
あぁ～やっぱり日本が一番だぁ(T_T)
２８日の夜に着いて３１日の朝に帰ってくる…
キツかったなぁ(;^_^A
まだどんな映像になるのか全く予想ができませんが、
多分マレーシアの不思議な街並みと合った、ちょっと変わったものになると思います。
何はともあれ、お疲れさま、私……
お土産もあんま見れなくて、一番の収穫はこのジンジャークッキーでした（＞＜）
飛行..

Translation:

Return

Ahh~ now I’m back after such a rush.
Japan’s definitely the best.
Leaving on the night of the 28th and returned on the morning of the 31st.
It was so tiring. (;^_^A
I still don’t know how the shots are going to turn out.
Definitely, meeting the people of Malaysia, I feel there were some weird ones.
Anyways, good job! Myself….
(the rest is something unrelated)

So yeah, yesterday’s Satelite Tracking of Aya Hirano turned out to be pretty fruitless because she wasn’t in the country anymore. That was some fucking epic rickroll there, Aaya-chan. (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞

Anyways Aaya-chan, thanks for giving me one of the most memorable New Year’s I’ve ever had in years with all the shitstorm and epic discussions of your sudden trip to Malaysia. Hope you’ve enjoyed the country!

Happy New Year 2009 to all my readers!
あけましておめでとうございます！！！