Skip Beat
By aimee | November 19, 2011
Love me or hate me.
Take your pick.
Love me and I will always be in your heart.
Hate me and I will always be in your mind.
Either way, I win.
I chanced upon this quote on Twitter and thought it fitting to describe the core of Sho Fuwa and Kyoko Mogami’s relationship. Don’t you think so too? It just seems the kind of thing Sho would openly tell Kyoko, with an evil smirk on his face. In turn, she’d react with her usual self – seething anger with her evil minions running amok around her along with her thoughts of strangling the life out of Shotaro. Ahhh, such a lovely relationship they have. Haha!
Let me give a short recap to benefit those who haven’t an idea of Skip Beat. Sho and Kyoko are a couple. Guy goes to Tokyo in pursuit of his dream to become the best singer and girl follows in pursuit of her love for the guy. Girl soon realizes that guy is a Class A jerk, leaves him and plots her greatest revenge. She swears to beat him in being the top in the entertainment industry. Then she meets guy #2, Ren Tsuruga, who falls for her. But little did she know that guy #2 is actually more than he lets on. The story thus revolve around them, the industry they work in, the love story, and the yet-to-be-revealed mystery that is Ren Tsuruga.
Topics: Shoujo Anime, Shoujo Manga, Skip Beat | No Comments »
Getting Stoked Over Initial D!
By aimee | August 22, 2011
…. all over again! I’ve loved it before and I’m loving it again! I’m feeding the shonen in me (I’m not all rom-com, y’know!) and began re-watching this anime! I’m getting hyped up with all the speed and the drifting. Like hello, can I order a driving and drifting skill combo Fujiwara-style please? Lol! Father and son tandem of Bunta and Takumi Fujiwara is seriously amazing and legendary! I know, I know, it’s just anime but don’t burst my bubble yet, okay? Haha! I’m enjoying this anime for now. And I love the characters too! I’m not going into characterization now, I just really feel like sharing this enthusiasm.
LOL at this scene! Bunta, you the man! 
)
What about you, what anime has been making you “high” lately?
P.S. I just found out its manga is still ongoing. Wow! There’s really more to street racing, drifting, and driving, eh?
Okay, I’m out, back to watching…!
Topics: Anime Addiction, Initial D | No Comments »
Zanpakuto!
By aimee | August 6, 2011
Contrary to what this blog seems to be, I also actually enjoy shonen anime. Seems so unlike me, right? Lol! But yeah, after all, it wasn’t Sailor Moon but Yu Yu Hakusho which got me hooked into Japanese anime! While my friends grew up to watching Sailor Moon, I have no idea at all what that story is about, haven’t watched a single episode of it. Haha! I can recognize the characters by faces and outfits yes, but not name them. I wasn’t too much into shoujo anime in my teenage years, I was mostly into Flame of Recca, Rurouni Kenshin, Dragonball Z, Gundam Wing, and Detective Conan, to name a few. Well, there’s one shoujo I watched, Fushigi Yuugi. But other than that, it’s mostly shonen for me.
And my current shonen anime addiction —- Bleach! Yeah!
Topics: Anime Addiction, Bleach | 4 Comments »
Rurouni Kenshin Live Action
By aimee | July 5, 2011
It’s really happening! My best friend just informed me that Rurouni Kenshin is going to be produced by Warner Brothers and will star Takeru Satoh as our man, Kenshin Himura. I’m not a fan of live actions as I’ve said before since they don’t really live up to how gorgeous anime characters really look like. Lol! But I’m kind of excited for this ’cause it’s Kenshin! Hahaha! Anyway, here, you be the judge.. the guy isn’t bad looking.. (photos of course are not mine)
Here’s a better picture of him..
Topics: Anime Addiction, Anime News, Samurai X / Rurouni Kenshin | 4 Comments »
Another One! Faster Than A Kiss :3
By aimee | March 14, 2011
A student-teacher relationship, that would make for an interesting love story right? But a student-teacher marriage? Even more interesting? Maybe. Let’s not stop at that, make it exciting by not letting the married couple kiss. Now, that is NOT AN EASY FEAT for girls and guys alike. And the guy is the one resisting? Unheard of! Well, such is the story of Faster Than A Kiss. Well, did it now peak your interest enough to check it out?
I’m not really plugging that one, I ain’t its creator anyway. Lol. But I chanced upon this in one of my treasure-hunting escapades and its plot didn’t really mention about the married couple not kissing. They got me at “her teacher appears in front of her and agrees to her demand of marrying and supporting both her and her brother.” I’m simple that way, that I have to admit.
Topics: Anime Addiction, Faster Than A Kiss | 2 Comments »
And The Plot Thickens
By aimee | March 12, 2011
Before everything else, let’s all offer a time to #PRAYFORJAPAN as they stand back up from the natural calamity brought by the tsunami which hit them on March 11, 2011. It is heartbreaking and frustrating to see all the news broadcasts showing it unfold before our eyes and we can’t do anything. Let our prayers strengthen them.
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SPOILER ALERT
You’ve been warned, don’t come yelling curses at me after still reading this. Anyhoo, this isn’t really new information to avid manga readers of Gakuen Alice and Kaichou wa Maid-Sama but you know me, I always like to put in my two cents. Now, onto the news (or not)…
Topics: Anime Addiction, Gakuen Alice/Alice Academy, Maid-sama/Kaichou wa Maid-sama, Spoiler Alert! | 1 Comment »
New Rom-Com Finds! ♥
By aimee | March 11, 2011
Hello! I am alive! I’ve been gone too long, was just too preoccupied with life’s responsibilities aka work. Lol. But my MIA stint has allowed me to look for shoujo mangas to read to while away some of my rare spare time. So now I’m back with two new (or not-so-new) rom-com finds! Yay!
Watashi ni xx Shinasai
I discovered this during one of my “treasure-hunting” moments. It is a light story and it actually makes me think it came out of fanfiction. Haha! The plot revolves around a popular guy, Kitame Shigure, and a not-so-popular girl, Himuro Yukina. Cliche, right? And it gets even more cliche, wait for it – Yukina blackmails Shigure with a secret he has into helping her experience love, so she’d be a better romance novel writer. And of course, they fall in love along the way. Then enter new characters to complicate things a bit. That’s about it, well at least for now as the story is still progressing (so be prepared to experience cliffhangers). I have yet to read a twist or something that’ll make this really stand out. I’ll stay tuned until then. Oh yeah, some scenes are also “suggestive” if you know what I mean.
Topics: Anime Addiction, Dengeki Daisy, Must Read Manga, Watashi ni xx Shinasai | No Comments »
Anime Updates
By aimee | October 26, 2010
Just a quick post, although most of you may have heard of this already.
- Ouran Koukou Host Club, the story of those really hot guys is finally at its end. Woohoo! I can finish reading up on it without experiencing the frustrations over cliffhangers! ^_^
- Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama’s anime has been finished as well. I’m not too happy about that and hope a second season will come out. It’s great that they ended with the two sharing a sweet kiss and all but come on, we all know a lot happened after that. The enigma that is Usui’s character still has not been deciphered. But yeah, the manga’s ongoing and regularly updated, thank goodness for that. For now, we can only hope for a second season.
- Kimi Ni Todoke, the life and love story of the awkward Sadako look-alike and your boy-next-door guy, is in for a second season. Fans of this manga can fully rejoice as it’s barely three months away from being aired again, in January 2011.
So yeah, that’s all folks! ^.^v
Topics: Anime Addiction, Anime News, Kimi Ni Todoke, Maid-sama/Kaicho wa Maid-sama, Ouran Koukou Host Club | No Comments »
NANA Makeu-Up Tutorial by Michelle Phan
By aimee | October 19, 2010
So I’ve recently just blogged about Nana and then saw that Michelle Phan aka RiceBunny did a Nana Make-Up Tutorial. It is so cool! And I think it’s easy to follow and achieve. I haven’t personally tried it but I might. The great thing about it, it’s purple! Haha! If it isn’t obvious yet, it’s my fave color! Another thing, anyone can wear this look, even without the wig, and you’ll look absolutely gorgeous! So check it out!
Can anyone tell me where I could buy a ring like Nana’s?
Topics: NANA | No Comments »
My NANA Depression
By aimee | October 16, 2010
NANA, the story of two girls with the same name, total opposites in character, seeking different things in life, yet found comforting friendship with each other.
Now, that’s portraying it beautifully.
I’ve had this Ai Yazawa manga recommended to me lots of times already and only recently did I heed their advise and watch it. I liked it at first, what with the humor Nana Komatsu brings, who wouldn’t be drawn right? Add the equally fun punk rocker Nana Osaki and you got a winning pair. Little did I know that NANA divulges serious friendship, romance, and worldly issues. I’m no innocent lass when it comes to these things, but I still got a bit of a shock as the story progresses, and the depth of emotional struggles of the characters became apparent.
The mix of characters each portrays is what makes this really interesting to watch.
Topics: NANA, Personal | 1 Comment »
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