tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38625769013863316942024-03-14T04:09:34.129-06:00Reviews by Akia -anime, manga, movies, ect.-Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-30965778555828309612011-02-28T21:14:00.003-07:002011-02-28T21:17:20.799-07:00Thanks for feeding me!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIUgx9Fxot-koJDgKA689i95krcmDv9IPnNlMf7vCyJae8RWm4h91O0A4a9bI6iBxVYTrys7h97ylkBuXz3GhNYlrwyOXRxD7OGpqttDVRoUOAp4jncsL1DZ6u46SAuwj2xVahVqVL-8/s1600/Untitled.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIUgx9Fxot-koJDgKA689i95krcmDv9IPnNlMf7vCyJae8RWm4h91O0A4a9bI6iBxVYTrys7h97ylkBuXz3GhNYlrwyOXRxD7OGpqttDVRoUOAp4jncsL1DZ6u46SAuwj2xVahVqVL-8/s320/Untitled.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578960309147695634" border="0" /></a><br />Food Counter: <a href="http://tvbrands.me/" target="blank"><img alt="Website counter" src="http://besttrafficmonitor.com/counter.php?id=225e588dfef69da3acd69bbfc78c7500&theme=f&digits=6&size=big&siteId=sfc_tb_bc" vspace="0" border="0" hspace="0" /></a><noscript><br/><a href="http://tvbrands.me">tvbrands.me</a><br />The following text will not be seen after you upload your website, please keep it in order to retain your counter functionality <br /> <a href="http://blackjack-online-casino.org" target="_blank">online casino</a></noscript><br /><br />Thanks for feeding me NYA!<br />But if you're on this page without having feed me well then <a href="http://readerwatchergirlsjournal.blogspot.com/2011/02/thanks-for-feeding-me.html">CLICK HERE</a>! Thankies~<br /></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-51081725849274958382010-08-03T16:12:00.008-06:002014-09-09T02:45:05.864-06:00Manga Spotlight Archive<div>
<b><i>-Video Versions-</i> </b><br />
<b>YouTube:</b><br />
1]<b> </b><a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/manga-spotlight-2-future-diary.html">Future Diary</a> in general <br />
2]<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/manga-spotlight-penguin-brothers.html"> Penguin Brothers</a> entire series<br />
<b>Teh Bookworm:</b><br />
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9]<b> </b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZiASx21Rsk">Love Monster</a> chpt. 1-16<br />
10]<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/arishosan#p/u/34/E5e05CGX5S8"> Bitter Virgin</a> v.1<b> </b><br />
11]<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYmI3qSrEes"> Desire Climax</a> entire series</div>
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<b><i>-Text Versions-</i></b><br />
13] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/09/mangaspotlight-aot-before-fall-kodansha.html">AOT Before the Fall </a><b><i><br /></i></b><br />
12] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/v-day-2k13-warm-bodies-review-nana-to.html">Nana to Kaoru</a> in general<b><i> </i></b><br />
3]<b> </b><a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/08/manga-spotlight-text-ver-1-butterflies.html">Butterflies, Flowers</a> vol 1-3<br />
4] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/manga-spotlighttext-ver3-chobits-black.html">Chobits</a> (Dark Horse trans.)<br />
5] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/manga-spotlighttext-ver-gate-7.html">Gate 7</a><br />
6] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/manga-spotlighttext-ver4-kodocha-org.html">Kodoc</a><br />
7] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/04/manga-spotlight-march-story.html">March Story</a><br />
8] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/08/manga-spotlight-text-ver-2-pita-ten.html">Pita-ten</a></div>
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Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-18018700257618428312010-07-10T15:36:00.014-06:002012-04-04T07:22:22.325-06:00DOW Archive<div>
Current DOW- <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/04/drama-of-week-1-liter-of-tears-41-72012.html">1 Liter of Tears</a><br />
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<a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/03/drama-of-week-koizora-325-312012.html">Koizora</a><br />
<a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/03/drama-of-week-ouran-host-club-226.html">Ouran Host Club</a><br />
<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/drama-of-week-q10-1128-1242010.html">Q10<span id="formatbar_Buttons" style="display: block;"><span class=" down" id="formatbar_CreateLink" style="display: block;" title="Link"><img alt="Link" border="0" class="gl_link" src="img/blank.gif" /></span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/drama-of-week-memoirs-of-teenage.html">Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac </a></div>
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<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/drama-of-week-densha-otoko-912-182010.html">Densha Otoko</a></div>
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<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/08/drama-of-week-death-note-movies-829.html">Death Note</a></div>
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<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/drama-of-week-liar-game-711-172010.html">Liar Game</a></div>
<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/drama-of-week-keitai-sousakan-7-74.html">Keitai Sousakan 7</a><br />
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September- <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/dotwbonus-himitsu-no-hanazono-september.html">Himitsu no Hanazono</a></div>
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November- <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/12/dotwbonus-2-hana-yori-dango-november.html">Hana Yori Dango</a></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-6470379163225787422010-07-05T17:50:00.045-06:002018-02-15T18:38:50.971-07:00AOW/AOTM archive<b>[Current AOW]</b>- 128] <a href="https://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2018/02/aow-violet-evergarden-218-242018.html">Violet Evergarden</a> (2/18-24/2018)<br />
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AOW= anime of the week<br />
AOTM= anime of the moment<br />
sometimes there will be both, sometimes only one.<br />
If I'm too busy to post weekly, most likely an AOTM will be posted. <br />
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<b>[Special]</b><br />
125] <a href="https://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2016/06/aow-springsummer-16-special-612-1816.html">Spring/Summer 2016 Special</a><br />
123] <a href="https://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/09/aow-throwback-dennou-coil.html">Dennou Coil</a><br />
115] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/02/aow-shinmai-maou-no-testament-215-212015.html">Shinmai Maou no Testament</a> [why'd I bother #7]<br />
114] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/02/aow-super-sonico-animation-28-142015.html">Super Sonico the Animation</a> [Why'd I bother #6] (2/8-14/2015)<b> </b><br />
111] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/10/aow-dears-1012-182013.html">DearS </a>[why'd I bother #5]<br />
109] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/09/aowwhyd-i-bother-love-stage-921-272014.html">Love Stage!</a> (9/21-27/2014) <br />
100] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/02/aow-100-special-126-212013.html">#100 special</a> (Bartender, Bento, Garden of Sinners)<br />
1] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/03/anime-of-week-another-325-312011-whyd-i.html">Another</a> [why'd I bother 1]<br />
2] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/01/anime-of-week-winter-season-special.html">winter line-up special, Bartender</a><br />
3] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/anime-of-weekwhyd-i-bother-1-school.html">School Days, Aoi Bungaku, Kimi ni Todoke</a> [Why'd I Bother]<br />
4] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/01/anime-of-week-paradise-kiss-saikano-131.html">Paradise Kiss, Saikano </a><br />
5] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/02/anime-of-week-214-202010-adaptations-of.html">Adaptations of American stuffz</a><br />
46] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/anime-of-weekwhyd-i-bother-3-papa-to.html">Papa</a> [why'd I bother 2] (11/21-27/2010)<br />
90] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/09/aow-genocyber-98-142013-whyd-i-bother-3.html">Genocyber</a> [why'd I bother 3] (9/8-14/2013)<br />
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6] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/07/anime-of-week-5cm-per-second-715-212012.html">5cm Per Second</a> (7/15-21/2012)<br />
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<b>[A]</b><br />
118] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/06/aow-shingeki-no-kyojin-kuinaki-sentaku.html">AOT: Kuinaki Sentaku </a><br />
112] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/01/aow-assassination-classroom-125-312015.html">Assassination Classroom</a> (1/25-31/2015)<b><br /></b><br />
103] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/08/aow-akame-ga-kill-810-162014.html">Akame ga Kill! </a>(8/10-16/2014)<br />
79] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/03/aow-angel-beats-324-302013.html">Angel Beats</a> (3/24-30/2013)<br />
71] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/01/aow-amnesia-113-192013.html">Amnesia</a> (1/13-19/2013)<br />
7] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/01/anime-of-week-aquarion-evol-122-282012.html">Aquarion EVOL</a> (1/22-28/2012)<br />
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105] Bladedance of the Elementalers<b> </b><br />
88] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/06/aow-binbougami-ga-630-762013.html">Binbougami ga!</a> (6/30-7/6/2013)<br />
77] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/03/aow-ben-to-310-162013.html">Ben-to</a> (3/10-16/2013)<br />
74] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/aow-basquash-217-232013.html">Basquash!</a> (2/17-23/2013)<br />
8] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/01/anime-of-week-bakuman-116-222011.html">Bakuman!</a> (1/16-22/2011)<br />
9] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/02/anime-of-week27-132010-baka-to-test-to.html">Baka to Test</a> (2/7-13/2010)<br />
10] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/01/anime-of-week-battle-doll-angelic-layer.html">Battle Doll Angelic Layer</a> (1/15-21/2011)<br />
11] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/06/anime-of-week-big-o-i-ii-619-252011.html">Big O</a> (6/19-25/2011)<br />
12] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/anime-of-week-bubblegum-crisis-1220.html">Bubblegum Crisis</a> (12/20-26/2010)<br />
13] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/anime-of-week-black-jack-621-732010.html">Black Jack</a> (6/21-7/3/2010)<br />
14] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/05/anime-of-week-ao-no-exorcist-529-642011.html">Blue Exorcist</a> (5/29-6/4/2011)<br />
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126] <a href="https://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2017/02/aow-cyborg-009-call-of-justice-0212.html">Cyborg 009: Call of Justice</a><br />
95] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/11/aow-vanguard-1110-162013.html">Cardfight Vanguard</a> (11/10-16/2013)<br />
15] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2011/11/anime-of-week-cromartie-high-school.html">Cromartie High School </a>(11/27-12/3/2011)<br />
65] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2012/10/aow-claymore-1014-202012-65.html">Claymore</a> (10/14-20/2012)<br />
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<b>[D]</b><br />
113] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/02/aow-death-parade-21-72015.html">Death Parade</a> (2/1-7/2015)<b> </b><br />
110] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/10/aow-danna-ga-nani-o-itteiru-ka.html">Dana ga Ken</a> (10/5-11/2014)<br />
102] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/05/aow-dragonar-academy-54-102014.html">Dragonar Academy </a><b> </b><br />
16] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2011/07/anime-of-week-demon-king-daimaou-724.html">Demon King Daimou</a> (7/24-30/2011)<br />
17] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/12/anime-of-week-durarara-1212-182010.html">Durarara!</a> (12/12-18/2010)<br />
18] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/11/anime-of-week-dogs-1130-12509.html">DOGs</a> (11/30-12/5/2009)<br />
19] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/anime-of-week-96-1209-denno-coil.html">Denno Coil</a> (9/6-12/09)<br />
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20] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/05/anime-of-week-elfen-lied-51-72011.html">Elfen Lied</a> (5/1-7/2011)<br />
21] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/04/anime-of-week-eve-no-jikan-417-232011.html">Eve no Jikan</a> (4/17-23/2011)<br />
22] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/anime-of-week-earth-maiden-arjuna-1114.html">Earth Maiden Arjuna</a> (11/14-20/2010)<br />
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84] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/05/aow-fatestay-night-428-542012.html">Fate/Stay Night</a> (4/28-5/4/2013)<br />
23] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/02/anime-of-week-flcl-213-192011.html">FLCL</a> (2/13-19/2011)<br />
24] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/08/anime-of-week-fma-brotherhood-88-142010.html">Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood</a> (8/8-14/2010)<br />
64] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2012/10/aow-fma-brotherhood-star-of-milos-107.html">FMA: Brotherhood, Star of Milos</a> (10/7-13/2012)<br />
89] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/08/aow-free-84-102013.html">FREE! </a>(8/4-10/2013) <br />
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127] <a href="https://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2018/01/aow-gakuen-babysitters-121-272018.html">Gakuen Babysitters </a>(1/21-27-2018)<br />
108] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/09/aow-gto-914-202014.html">GTO </a>(9/14-20/2014) <br />
97] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/12/aow-garden-of-words-128-142013.html">Garden of Words</a> (12/8-14/2013)<br />
91] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/09/aow-genshiken-nidaime-915-212013.html">Genshiken Nidaime </a>(9/15-21/2013)<br />
25] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/02/anime-of-week-gyo-226-332012.html">GYO</a> (2/26-3/3/2012)<br />
26] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/anime-of-week-aim-for-top-gunbuster.html">Gunbuster; Diebuster</a> (3/20-26/2011)<br />
27] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/anime-of-week-816-2209-gankutsuou-count.html">Gankutsuou</a> (8/16-22/2009)<br />
67] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2012/10/aow-genshiken-1028-1132012-67_31.html">Genshiken</a> (10/28-11/3/2012)<br />
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28] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/03/anime-of-week-hackquantum-318-242012.html">.hack//QUANTUM</a> (3/18-24/2012)<br />
29] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/anime-of-week-high-school-of-dead-916.html">High School of the Dead</a> (9/16-10/2/2010)<br />
30] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/08/anime-of-week-hackbeyond-world-819.html">.hack//Beyond the World</a> (8/19-25/2012)<br />
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116] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/03/aow-isuca-38-142015.html">ISUCA</a> (3/8-14/2015)<b> </b><br />
78] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/03/aow-ichigo-mashimaru-317-232013.html">Ichigo Mashimaru</a> (3/17-23/2013)<br />
76]<b> </b><a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/03/aow-inu-x-boku-ss-33-92013.html">Inu x Boku SS</a> (3/3-9/2013)<b> </b><br />
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31] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/06/anime-of-weekwhyd-i-bother-2-jungle-de.html">Jungle de Ikou</a> [Why'd I Bother 3] (6/13-19/2010)<br />
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120] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/07/aow-k.html">K </a><br />
96] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/12/aow-kill-la-kill-121-72013.html">Kill la Kill </a>(12/1-7/2013)<br />
93] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/10/aow-kyoukai-no-kanata-1027-1122013.html">Kyoukai no Kanata</a> (10/27-11/2/2013) <br />
92] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/09/aow-kokoro-connect-922-282013.html">Kokoro Connect</a> (9/22-28/2013)<br />
32] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/anime-of-weekbonus-kore-wa-zombie-desu.html">Kore wa Zombie Desu-ka!?</a> [bonus 1] (3/20-26/2011)<br />
33] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/02/anime-of-weekwhy-i-bother-5-kimi-ni.html">Kimi ni Todoke </a>[Why'd I Bother 4] (2/6-12/2010)<br />
34] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/anime-of-weekova-ed-koe-de-oshigoto.html">Koe de Oshigoto</a> (11/21-27/2010)<br />
35] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/anime-of-weekkemonozume-919-252010.html">Kemonozume</a> (9/19-25/2010)<br />
36] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/08/anime-of-week-koi-kaze-81-72010.html">Koi Kaze </a>(8/1-7/2010) <br />
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75] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/aow-love-live-school-idol-project-224.html">Love Live! School Idol Project</a> (2/24-3/2/2013)<br />
72]<b> </b><a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/01/aow-little-busters-127-222013.html">Little Busters! </a>(1/27-2/2/2013)<b> </b><br />
37] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/anime-of-week-lucky-star-36-122011.html">Lucky Star </a>(3/6-12/2011)<br />
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98] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/12/aow-marmalade-boy-1222-282013.html">Marmalade Boy</a> (12/22-28/2013)<br />
87] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/06/aow-malicedoll-623-292013.html">Malice@Doll</a> (6/23-29/2013)<br />
85] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/06/aow-oremimo-s2-62-82013.html">My Sister Can't be this Cute s.2</a> (6/2-8/2013)<br />
38] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/05/anime-of-week-mezzo-dsa-520-262012.html">Mezzo DSA</a> (5/20-26/2012)<br />
39] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/08/anime-of-week-mawaru-penguindrum-731.html">Mawaru Penguindrum</a> (7/31-8/6/2011)<br />
40] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/11/anime-of-week-my-sister-cant-be-this.html">My Sister Can't be This Cute</a> (10/31-11/6/2010)<br />
41] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/08/anime-of-week-mushi-uta-829-942010.html">Mushi-uta </a>(8/21-9/4/2010)<br />
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86] N<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/06/aow-naruto-shippuden-616-222013.html">aruto: Shippuden</a> (6/16-22/2013)<br />
42] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/04/anime-of-wee-nichijou-424-302011.html">Nichijou</a> (4/24-30/2011)<br />
43] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/12/anime-of-week-nanoha-122610-1111.html">Nanoha</a> (12/26/10-1/1/2011)<br />
44] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/11/anime-of-week-1122-2809-nyan-koi.html">Nyan Koi!</a> (11/22-28/2009)<br />
45] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/anime-of-week-82-809-now-and-then-here.html">NT, HT</a> (8/2-8/2009)<br />
66] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2012/10/aow-negima-1021-272012-66.html">Negima!?</a> (10/21-17/2012)<br />
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<b>[O]</b><br />
119] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/06/aow-oh-my-goddess-tv.html">Oh! My Goddess</a><br />
104] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/08/aow-ouran-high-school-host-club-817.html">Ouran High School Host Club</a> (8/17-23/2014)<br />
94) <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/11/aow-outbreak-company-113-92013.html">Outbreak Company</a> (11/3-9/2013)<br />
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<b>[P]</b><br />
121] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/08/aow-prison-school.html">Prison School</a><br />
106]<b> </b><a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/08/aow-persona-4-golden-831-962014.html">P4: The Golden</a> (8/31-9/6/2014)<b> </b><br />
81] <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/aow-pretty-rhythm-aurora-dream-47-132013.html">Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream</a> (4/7-13/2013)</span></span><br />
47] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/02/anime-of-week-papa-no-ikukoto-wo.html">Papa no Ikukoto</a> (2/12-18/2012)<br />
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48] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/04/anime-of-week-qwaser-of-stigmata-41.html">Qwaser of the Stigmata</a> (4/1-7/2012)<br />
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99] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/01/aow-rainbow-nisha-rokubou-no-shichinin.html">Rainbow</a> (1/12-18/2013)<br />
82] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/aow-rebuild-of-eva-102030-414-202013.html">Rebuild of Eva</a> (3/14-20/2013)<b> </b><br />
80] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/aow-rdg-red-data-girl-331-462013.html">RDG: Red Data Girl</a> (3/31-4/6/2013)<br />
49] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/06/anime-of-week-recutie-honey-626-722011.html">re:Cutie Honey</a> (6/26-7/2/2011) <br />
63] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2012/10/aow-rune-soldier-930-1062012-63.html">Rune Soldier </a>(9/30-10/6/2012)<br />
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<b>[S] </b><br />
122] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/09/aow-silver-spoon.html">Silver Spoon</a><br />
73] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/aow-sasami-sanganbaranai-210-162013.html">Sasami-san@Ganbaranai</a> (2/10-16/2013)<br />
50] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/anime-of-week-shinesman-711-172010.html">Shinesman</a> (7/11-17/2010)<br />
51] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/anime-of-week-solty-rei-126-1209.html">Solty Rei</a> (12/6-12/2009)<br />
52] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/08/anime-of-week-sword-art-online-826.html">Sword Art Online</a> (8/26-9/1/2012)<br />
62] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2012/09/aow-steinsgate-923-292012.html">Steins;GATE</a> (9/23-29/2012)<br />
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<b>[T]</b><br />
107] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2014/09/aow-tokyo-eps-97-132014.html">Tokyo ESP </a>(9/7-13/2014)<b> </b><br />
69] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2012/11/aow-tonari-no-kaibutsu-kun-1111-172012.html">Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun</a> (11/11-17/2012)<br />
53] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/01/anime-of-week-tokko-19-152010.html">Tokko</a> (1/9-15/2010)<br />
54] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/07/anime-of-week-74-102010-trigun.html">Trigun</a> (7/4-10/2010)<br />
55] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/anime-of-week-104-1009-texhnolyze.html">Texhnolyze</a> (10/4-10/2009)<br />
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<b>[U]</b><br />
56] <a href="http://augmentedrealitymag.blogspot.com/2012/02/anime-of-week-un-go-219-252012.html">UN GO</a> (2/19-25/2012)<br />
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<b>[V]</b><br />
<b> </b>83] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/aow-victorian-romance-emma-421-272013.html">Victorian Romance Emma</a> (4/21-27/2013)<br />
57] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/02/anime-of-weekwhyd-i-bother-6-vriable.html">Variable Geo</a> [Why'd I Bother 5] (2/20-26/2011)<br />
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<b>[W]</b><br />
116] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/03/aow-working-31-72015.html">Working</a> (3/1-7/2015) <b><br /></b><br />
58] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/02/anime-of-week-world-god-only-knows-227.html">The World God Only Knows</a> (2/27-3/5/2011)<br />
68] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2012/11/aow-world-god-only-knows-ii-114-102012.html">TWGOK II</a> (11/4-10/2012)<br />
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<b>[X]</b><br />
70]<b> <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2013/01/aow-x-men-tv-16-122013.html">X-Men</a> </b>(1/6-12/2013)<b> </b><br />
59] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/anime-of-week-xxxholic-327-422011.html">xxxHolic</a> (3/27-4/2/2011)<br />
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<b><a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/anime-of-week-xxxholic-327-422011.html"></a>[Y]</b><br />
124] <a href="https://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/10/aow-young-black-jack.html">Young Black Jack</a><br />
117] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2015/03/aow-your-lie-in-april-322-282015.html">Your Lie in April</a> (3/22-28/2015) <b><br /></b><br />
60] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2011/01/anime-of-week-yumeria-12-82010.html">Yumeria</a> (1/2-8/2010)<br />
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<b>[Z]</b><br />
61] <a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2010/02/anime-of-week-221-272010-zaion-i-wish.html">Zaion</a> (2/21-27/2010)</div>
Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-82879528199171726272010-02-26T06:31:00.002-07:002010-02-26T07:05:42.837-07:00episode(s) [review archive] {incomplete atm}These reviews [which are more like commentary if I'm being honest] are either in a single post or grouped together with others. I used to really want to review anime by the episode, but I found this to be really hard and haven't really stuck with this kind of format but I still sometimes review this way, so here is an archive of past and current reviews, in ABC order:<br />(note, anime with * are reviews of the English dub)<br />(note, some of these are movies >.> )<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">as of 2/25/2010, I'm letting you know this is currently not the complete list. this is only for the commentary I posted up to the first post in October 2009. I had no idea i posted so many of these tiny reviews >.> and i need to get to sleep because it's 7am and I have work at 2:30pm and I've had zip sleep soooo BED TIME *crashes* I'll finish after work today which is like 2:30-11pm so yay =D</span><br /><br />07-Ghost [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/mini-reviews-91009-anime-1.html">#21</a>][<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-reviews-10709-anime-2.html">#22-25</a>]<br /><br />Asura Cryin' [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-09-anime-preview-aka-mini.html">#1</a>]<br /><br />Bakemonogatari [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-2009-anime-akias-watching-1.html">1-3</a>]<br />Basquash! [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-09-anime-preview-aka-mini.html">1&2</a>]<br />Birdy the Mighty Decode [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/mini-reviews-91009-anime-1.html">#1</a>]<br /><br />chaos;HEAD [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-2008-anime-chaoshead-1.html">1&2</a>]<br />Clannad ~after story~ [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-reviews-10709-anime-2.html">1-3</a>]<br /><br />Darker than BLACK [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/mini-reviews-91009-anime-1.html">1&2</a>][<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-reviews-10709-anime-2.html">3-6</a>]<br />Dead Leaves [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-reviews-10709-anime-2.html">1</a>]<br /><br />Eden of the East [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-09-anime-preview-aka-mini.html">#1</a>]<br />Ef: A Tale of Melodies [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-2008-anime-episode-1-reviews-pt1.html">#1</a>]<br /><br />Genshiken [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-reviews-10709-anime-2.html">1&2</a>]<br /><br />Hanasakeru Seishounen [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-09-anime-preview-aka-mini.html">#1</a>]<br /><br />KNK The Garden of Sinners [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/mini-reviews-91009-anime-1.html">#1</a>]<br />K-ON! [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-09-anime-preview-aka-mini.html">#1</a>]<br />Kujibiki Unbalanced [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-reviews-10709-anime-2.html">1-3</a>]<br />Kemeko DX [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-2008-anime-kemeko-dx-1.html">#1</a>]<br />Kuro Kami * [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/kurokami-ep1-4-english.html">1-4</a>]<br />Kurozuka [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-2008-anime-kurozuka-1-3.html">1-3</a>]<br /><br />Mushi-uta [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/mini-reviews-91009-anime-1.html">#1</a>]<br /><br />Natsu no Arashi [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-09-anime-preview-aka-mini.html">#1</a>]<br />Needless [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-2009-anime-akias-watching-1.html">1&2</a>]<br /><br />Princess Lover [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/09/summer-2009-anime-princess-lover-1-4.html">1-4</a>]<br /><br />Rin ~daughters of darkness~ [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-reviews-10709-anime-2.html">#1-6</a>]<br /><br />Sgt. Frog * [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/sgt-frog-dub-ep1.html">1&2</a>]<br /><br />Tayutama ~kiss on my deity~ [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-09-anime-preview-aka-mini.html">#1</a>]<br />Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-2009-anime-akias-watching-1.html">1&2</a>]<br /><br />Umi Monogatari [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-2009-anime-akias-watching-1.html">1&2</a>]<br />Umineko no Naku koro ni [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-2009-anime-akias-watching-1.html">#1</a>]<br /><br />Vexille [<a href="http://almightyreadergirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/mini-reviews-10709-anime-2.html">1</a>]Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-33537118006503782982010-02-22T00:14:00.004-07:002010-02-22T00:51:38.007-07:00Awake [2007]<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >***</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a-3gA0oC2laNQvauiq_ztDdRBHqoxRb8uTERWQ04rg2dzJ8Ol3eNyX24XzQjR8Ik0PW8HV_-a6Bi_Av-6CjvG68LxbRBbVpxm3_B4O-14gl_oGGfdOdS98P9wjSRt9wxpBRQhzlxmFo/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a-3gA0oC2laNQvauiq_ztDdRBHqoxRb8uTERWQ04rg2dzJ8Ol3eNyX24XzQjR8Ik0PW8HV_-a6Bi_Av-6CjvG68LxbRBbVpxm3_B4O-14gl_oGGfdOdS98P9wjSRt9wxpBRQhzlxmFo/s320/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440964878178046082" border="0" /></a>"You have to live, Clay." -Clay's mother<br /><object height="265" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e3eEauXSQIA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e3eEauXSQIA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="265" width="320"></embed></object><br />Back in 2007 I was not the movie buff that I am today for one main reason- there were a lot of movies my parents wouldn't let me watch due to that oh so interesting R rating (I was only 15/16 that year). Well, <span style="font-style: italic;">Awake</span> was a movie I really wanted to see back then but alas I was not allowed. Today I got the chance to finally watch this movie that I have wanted to for the past 3 years!<br />________________________________<br />The movie's main character is played by Hayden Christensen who is of <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Wars</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Jumper</span> fame while his love interest is played by Jessica Alba of <span style="font-style: italic;">Fantastic 4</span> fame. There is also Terrance Howard of <span style="font-style: italic;">Iron Man</span> fame that played the heart surgeon. This movie, in other words, had quite the star cast considering this movie was the first for the screen writer/ director behind it.<br />_______________________________<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">~Synopsis~</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The twenty-two year old Clay Beresford is a genius of finance secretly in love of his mother's secretary Sam Lockwood. Clay has a complex, expecting recognition from his mother Lilith Beresford that he is as capable as his father was, and he needs heart transplantation. When Clay finds a donor compatible with his rare blood, he requests his friend Dr. Jack Harper operate him under the protest of his mother that wants the famous Dr. Jonathan Neyer responsible for the procedure. On the eve of his heart surgery, Clay marries Sam and during the surgery, he experiences an "anesthetic awareness" that leaves his conscious but paralyzed. Clay witnesses the dialogs in the room and discovers dark secrets about his surgery.</span><br />_________________________________<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">~Characters/Casting~</span></span><br />Clay (Christensen): <span style="font-size:85%;">Clay, the main character, was a very interesting one. At first in the movie he seemed way to submissive to his mother (in fact ditching his love interest when his mother is near, and going as far as hiding their engagement), but the reason to this is revealed later on in the movie and this made me realize that Christensen was able to portray the character very well. As far as being an 'awake' patient, I found his portrayal to be very believable- though this is considering my far from extensive knowledge of being awake while under anesthesia. </span><br />Sam (Alba): <span style="font-size:85%;">I'm not used to seeing Miss Alba playing such a manipulative character! Oh my gosh, you have to see this movie simply to see the way Alba plays the Sam character. She is able to.... ah snap! I can't really say anything about her character without ruining the movie :(</span><br />I feel like this movie was well casted, especially when it came to the mother and surgeon characters. The others were good as well, but the ones casted for Clay, Sam and the Mom were really good choices.<br />_________________________________<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">~Overall Impression~</span></span><br />While this movie is listed as a physiological thriller, it really isn't all that much of a thriller as it is a story about how a character's situation from child hood can really screw him over in the long run.<br />Not much is revealed about how Clay got his wealth, but it is very apparent from the start as to why he still has the wealth; and it is even more apparent why he was chosen for.... -AH SNAP. Like this is about to be a serious spoiler so do not read it if you're planning on watching this movie because it's a movie where not knowing what's going to happen 'till it does is what makes this a good movie- ... being the patient to kill.<br />The way this movie was executed was tre perfecto. The story was amazing and the casting was top notch. There's really nothing I can complaine about with this movie. There is really no soundtrack to comment on and I can say the medical practices in this movie were not dead on which is the main reason why this movie gets a 3 stars rather than 5. The medical staff was dangerously short, and I'm pretty sure if the staff was that short an realistic replacement would have been found rather than some last minute one.<br /></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-42506975835436320982010-02-19T00:46:00.005-07:002010-02-19T01:11:43.730-07:00Victorian Romance Emma (anime review)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >****</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOWttG3N7no1MzIViuIXTWq45QL0lNHI2HQzCGoM1ZqSZA1_d1g9Jt-Ushg_9mHMdDBg6ft6BtHlEyzr8FxDVq-VVTH4y4IteA8T9whtGqa3SnlscWZ7R4RfF56J-Tznuz04VIiezmhU/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOWttG3N7no1MzIViuIXTWq45QL0lNHI2HQzCGoM1ZqSZA1_d1g9Jt-Ushg_9mHMdDBg6ft6BtHlEyzr8FxDVq-VVTH4y4IteA8T9whtGqa3SnlscWZ7R4RfF56J-Tznuz04VIiezmhU/s320/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439859160614317394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">_______________________________</span><br /># of Episodes:</span> 24 (12 per season) + recap ep<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Rating:</span> early Teen<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Genre(s):</span> Romance/Drama/Slice of Life<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">________________________________</span><br />My friend Elijah (who is an anime geek to the extreme) is a genius for giving me this anime to watch! I finished both seasons in a matter of days because I just could not stop watching except to eat and let my eyes take a break because I get bad headaches if I don't. Ha ha *sweet drop*<br /><><><><><><><><><><><><><br /><span size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">~Synopsis~</span></span><br />William Jones’s trip to visit his governess Kelly Stowner yields more than just an opportunity to reminisce on old times; he also ends up falling in love with her maid, Emma. However, trouble arises from this relationship because William is a member of the gentry and with his father looking to raise his family’s status by marrying into the nobility, this relationship meets with some major resistance. It also does not help that Eleanor Campbell, the daughter of a viscount has fallen in love with William and seeks to gain his affection. [<a href="http://www.nihonreview.com/anime/victorian-romance-emma/">The Nihon Review</a>]<br /><><><><><><><><><><><><><><br /><span size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">~Initial Impressions~</span></span><br />When I first started watching this series, I was a little surprised by how it captivated me. Normally a series that is this slow would make me want to stop watching... ok, that's a lie BUT STILL I did consider dropping this series after a few episodes simply because of the premise but episode one just would not let me do that.<br /><><><><><><><><><><><><><><br /><span size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">~The Music/ Dub~</span></span><br />This is the type of series that a Japanese dub just doesn't really work, so when I tried to hunt down an English version to no avail I was pretty sad. The reason why I just can not give this anime a perfect score is because of the lack of a fitting English dub, not to say that the Japanese one wasn't good... it just wasn't fitting!<br />The music on the other hand was sweet and very Victorian sounding :D<br /><><><><><><><><><><><><><><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">~The Visuals~</span><br />If I lived in the Victorian era, I'm pretty sure it would look like this anime does. The animation was very calming, and really help with setting the happy and sad and dramatic moods in this anime. I adore the color pallet!<br /><><><><><><><><><><><><><><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">~The Story~</span><br />Slow romances usually don't go as well as this one did! Especially the ones where a master falls in love with a maid. AH, usually they are too funny or too fan service filled for me to care but this one.... was really well done! It's not your typical maid series.<br /></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-89039099806549824762010-02-19T00:34:00.002-07:002010-02-19T00:44:15.502-07:00Valentine's Day [2010]<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 310px; height: 284px;" src="http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz219/alicitamarie/Quotes/valentines-day-movie-poster.jpg" border="0" /><br />You would think a movie with this much "star power" would have WOWED the audience.... well, I was part of an audience viewing this movie on some random Thursday and it was extremely disappointing! First off, having so many starts in one movie was a failure in itself... because of all these stars, the different stories were rushed rather that developed to the point where I could attach myself to the characters. Second, Taylor Swifts' character made me want to barf. She was so annoying and I felt sorry for Taylor Lautner :( Anne Hathaway's character was a hoot- she played an adult phone entertainer.<br />What really got me about this movie was how almost every couple broke up (except the high school couples who were just too lovey dovey)- all except the one George Lopez was apart of T_T Overall, this movie was just ok. There were no extremely heart wrenching moments and I didn't feel the need to cry at all. BUT the little boy who tried to give flowers to his teacher was an awe worthy moment. You're better off waiting to rent this one.<br /></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-61948489611163423522009-11-16T14:30:00.005-07:002009-11-22T23:11:45.910-07:00Darker than BLACK (anime review)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">****</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IAWQgEXE7H84JJfucu2WfL88bJMG3DZozm7yahHQ7BZDFuFxKFWsjeCF6oUNKv3PBEKPGVi8XES87po3xvi9wCBwBwTWzmCfbqvhvGKTYGpFFiRJS7djpZHSwjNxDscDz-upvC8TCE/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8IAWQgEXE7H84JJfucu2WfL88bJMG3DZozm7yahHQ7BZDFuFxKFWsjeCF6oUNKv3PBEKPGVi8XES87po3xvi9wCBwBwTWzmCfbqvhvGKTYGpFFiRJS7djpZHSwjNxDscDz-upvC8TCE/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404817303213609954" border="0" /></a>[watch legally for free on FUNimation's <span style="font-style: italic;">DTB</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/show?p=wsUqhMJQTtw&feature=fvsp">Youtube</a>]<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><center><object width="380" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CRVj2e182-o&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CRVj2e182-o&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="295"></embed></object></center><br /><br />I'm surprised it took me this long to watch the first season of <span style="font-style: italic;">Darker than BLACK</span>, but the second season (<span style="font-style: italic;">Gemini of the Meteor</span>) started this Fall 2009... usually when something really good gets a second season, my anime friends like to chat up a storm about the first season and this means spoilers galore! It took me little over a month to watch all 25 episodes and the 1 ova episode, but this is because I tend to watch 15+ anime at the same time (more recently more because I've been watching some old anime I never saw such as <span style="font-style: italic;">Speed Grapher</span>).<br />_________________________________<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Darker than BLACK</span> is an original anime (meaning it is not based on an anime, manga, game, etc but is an original creation by the company that made it) produced by studio BONES. It has two manga adaptations. Season 1 (<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Kuro no Keiyakusha</span>) ran for 25 episodes and had one ova (it's known as episode 26, but takes place in between episodes so is not actually the end of the series but more of an extra episode). The second season premiered during the Fall 2009 season of anime and has 1 ova episode planned, but this ova is set to tell more so Hei's story from before season 1 started. <span style="font-style: italic;">FUNimation</span> entertainment has the license for an English dub and season 1 has already been released completed in English.</span><br />_________________________________<br /><span>In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is one of the most powerful of these psychic agents, and along with his blind associate, Yin, works for one of the many rival agencies vying to unlock the mysteries of Hell's Gate. [ann]</span><br />_________________________________<br />I was expecting this anime to let me down mainly because when people overly fan boy/girl over a series, it ends up being extremely cliched or something I've just got no interest in seeing (there are a few cases where a really popular anime was one I liked). I found it to be brilliant to add a payment for these 'powers' used in the anime, which without would have made this over used "we haz powahs!" concept even more over used and I probably would have been bored within a few episodes, but add the amazing character relations and this mysterious grim reaper type character BA BOOM you got a winning series :]<br /></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-55272617716623491452009-09-30T14:33:00.003-06:002009-09-30T14:57:57.948-06:00Jennifer's Body [2009]/ Surrogates [2009]<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">***</span></span><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VYQ19JM_M1g&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VYQ19JM_M1g&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="295"></embed></object><br />The premise for this movie was that popular girl Jennifer (Megan Fox) can get any boy she wants and all girls want to be her. Well... one day at a concert miss Jennifer is used as a virgin sacrifice, only she is not a virgin. Instead of just being killed, a demon is transferred into her body for all of eternity. This demon has to feed on flesh in order to sustain itself. The only way to rid earth of this demon is to kill Jennifer via her heart...<br />I'm not one who chooses readily to go to this type of teenage horror flick but my friends wanted to go and my vote to go see <span style="font-style: italic;">Fame</span> had become out numbered. BUT I actually enjoyed the movie. The background music was really good, and the story was not half bad. If only there would be a sequel :)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">***1/2</span></span><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jwTJ7mCcFoY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jwTJ7mCcFoY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="295"></embed></object><br />The movie is about how individuals can live their daily life's via surrogate robots. The best part is that if your surrogate self gets 'murdered' or 'harmed' that the you in a stem chair should not sustain any damage. One day people start dieing in their stem chairs after encountering a hooded man with a very deadly weapon.<br />This movie had a concept that could have worked out very well, but the movie had been too short which also resulted in it seeming rushed. If I had the choice to watch it again, I would because it was a good start of a movie but I wouldn't pay to see it in a theatre.<br /></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-53479569658188416552009-07-19T21:08:00.005-06:002009-11-05T14:35:17.884-07:00Baby Mama [2008] [dvd rental] (mini-movie review)<div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >***</span></strong></div><div align="center"> The premise for the movie itself was not what made me want to watch this- it was the leading ladies. The movie did it's best not to drag, and the over the top comedy that <em>Saturday Night Live</em> (of which Faye and Poehler are pretty big parts of) is known for was not too present in this movie. Big plus! This was a hearwarming movie that was actually able to teach a small lesson in the end. Go watch this when you need a decent movie to watch =D</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-14272609585828584272009-07-17T18:02:00.008-06:002009-07-19T21:20:05.366-06:00Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince [2009][movie theatre] (movie review)<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;">***</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHyd6BICfPZCCocUeLpRRYQcHOGQorOO2kMwJfdrRXVhwNZQ_y_Jv_akPwi4sZyLDgve1kWBRSSwtyoNpY3QvOhzHfOU_q5Eq7cpVy0OZsRQTp3tNJ6zlYjB5BWeYy8nTBxZJ42g2spQ/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359588602004565378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 119px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHyd6BICfPZCCocUeLpRRYQcHOGQorOO2kMwJfdrRXVhwNZQ_y_Jv_akPwi4sZyLDgve1kWBRSSwtyoNpY3QvOhzHfOU_q5Eq7cpVy0OZsRQTp3tNJ6zlYjB5BWeYy8nTBxZJ42g2spQ/s320/Untitled.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">~Summary~</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. He needs Harry to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses, critical information known only to Hogwarts' former Potions Professor, Horace Slughorn. With that in mind, Dumbledore manipulates his old colleague into returning to his previous post with promises of more money, a bigger office, and the chance to teach the famous Harry Potter. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry's long friendship with Ginny Weasley is growing into something deeper, but standing in the way is Ginny's boyfriend, Dean Thomas, not to mention her big brother Ron. But Ron's got romantic entanglements of his own to worry about, with Lavender Brown lavishing her affections on him, leaving Hermione simmering with jealousy yet determined not to show her feelings. And then a box of love potion-laced chocolates ends up in the wrong hands and changes everything. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof with far more important matters on his mind. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">[<a href="http://origin.harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthehalf-bloodprince/">official website</a>]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">~Impressions~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">This movie is most definatly one for the fans of <em>Harry Potter</em> (more specifically the ones who have read the books) because there are many moments that non-readers will be confused on. Several of the actors did a superb job with playing their characters while others just didn't cut it. I have to point out Tom Felton's portrayal of Draco Malfoy in this film because in past films I found his acting to be too over the top while in this one he played the distressed 'chossen one' that the character in the book version was suppose to be. What I am saying is that Mr. Felton has finally become the Draco I've read about.</span><span style="font-size:85%;">Daniel Radcliff continues to be a very annoing Harry, but he did hit the mark when having to force Dumbledor to drink.... oh crap. That would be a spoiler, so you'll just have to go see the movie to know what Akia is talking about :]<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359592828643710626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXtsa0b7MdYHsx9wTAsJxW5Gpxr0uVY_fu5TSXrAzfSG5VNhmVE8qH1AqpIlUDJ3sza72K-d_e7iB9wvpZJYa_YqTA9x8RNF_Ubg7MSHiB78ZnRkgW_3t7c910vYz5VHFTX9vIzmtDbQ/s320/article-1090292-02A09FD4000005DC-534_634x459.jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>~Film~</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">This film in the <em>Harry Potter</em> series has the same feel as the previous one. If you're looking for the magical feel the first few films had, well, you will be dissapointed. This film is much darker than others, but it is also a little too light hearted. I bet this is the reason HP 6 got it's PG rating when, if the book was followed, the movie should have at least been rated PG-13.</span></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-82259565098715080022009-07-14T15:11:00.004-06:002009-07-14T15:26:27.913-06:00Bakemonogatari [ep.1&2]<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtSwkf58DzMwRcp_MoOd25AviDDmKSaJEMAiSflp866wX3efchf-IOCRMW72fkUlmxalq-WTS8WynDFMhbkYXR_D-tRFLtNYq5eulhjPl9ie3oCJ_P7qUox81CNLBtCwiV_ioavs4UVc/s1600-h/s09bakemonogatari.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358426542043948850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtSwkf58DzMwRcp_MoOd25AviDDmKSaJEMAiSflp866wX3efchf-IOCRMW72fkUlmxalq-WTS8WynDFMhbkYXR_D-tRFLtNYq5eulhjPl9ie3oCJ_P7qUox81CNLBtCwiV_ioavs4UVc/s320/s09bakemonogatari.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Bakemonogatari</em> is the product of SHAFT.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">~<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Episode 1~ </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">[</span></strong><a href="http://yanderekko.blogspot.com/2009/07/bakemonogatari-screencaps-episode-1.html"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">screencaps</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">]</span></strong></div><div align="center">Episode 1 of <em>Bakemonogatari</em> definantly made me want to continue on with the series not only because of the interesting story of a girl who had her weight stolen by a crab (which is later revealed to be a "god"), but also because of the animation approach which reminds me of the <em>Ef</em> series! The episode ended on a note that made me want to watch the second one ASAP.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">~Episode 2~</span></strong></div><div align="center">The second episode solved the problem the first one presented, and also made it look like the anime was over with only two episodes. If it was not for the next episode preview, I probably would have mistake this series for an OVA anime (it's actually scheduled for 12 episodes). I warn people who plan to watch this that episode 2 deals with the topic of rape; it gets pretty deep.</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-59731755909703394372009-07-01T14:48:00.004-06:002009-07-19T21:21:06.037-06:00[3/50] Chasing Yesterday #1: Awakening (review)<div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">[book 3 out of the 50 books in a year challenge 2009/2010]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">[this book was checked out from a library]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">***</span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353597048285982642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggnLlHZca3P6uLKlMTtbUpl1VdgKvS9gzXsYmc4Th2WWtyC_MeK6PRPL2IY29_mq6FzjjGypRL0YiUNECKtWUuruvLdG9pjjrT0W92mud94plI2VEfreUGe9ov1TSbBvz7yuNhZA7zaw/s320/cy1-cover.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong>"At first, there was nothing but the pain. It began as a low rumble, background noise. It was almost soothing, the way it folded around her like a blanket. It made her mind dull, gave her a place to hide. It throbbed. It hummed. It came in waves, tossing her up, dragging her under, washing over her, carrying her away from herself, from everything." <em>Awakening</em>; pg. 1</strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em>Awakening</em> opens up with a girl laying on the ground in the aftermath of major explosion. She is without memories... yet she knows how to move her eyes, how to speak, how to function. Once the girl is found and taken to the hospital, her story is show on the news and she is now known as "little girl lost." This girl does not like being called this, nor the name she has been given by the media- Jane Doe. She, instead, wishes to be called J.D. J.D. is soon shipped to a home for kids no one wants any longer. Here she meets a boy named David. At first the two don't hit it off, but eventually she ends up telling her the few days worth of a life story she has....</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I ended up reading this 207 page book in a few hours. It is a book for those 8 years of age and older, but I really enjoyed it and can't wait to read the second book (which I checked out from the library when checked this one out). Overall, the book had a story that kept me interested- made me want to read untill I finished.</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-11334479696118880312009-07-01T14:24:00.004-06:002009-07-01T15:02:21.735-06:0050 bk Challenge [2009/2010]I originally started this challenge back in Febuary but never really got around to reading books as I had planned... so I've decided to restart the challenge this month (july) and go to next year, this month (july 2010). The rules are simple. I can't read how-to books, non-chapter books for this challenge. The book has to be AT LEAST 250 PAGES IN LENGTH. That is all. If you're going to participate in this, let me know :]<br /><br />I'll do my best to review most of the books I complete.<br /><br />I'm counting books I read last month as ones towards the challenge... yep.<br /><br />Completed books in the challenge (in order of being completed):<br />1- <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Skinned/Robin-Wasserman/e/9781416936343/?itm=1">Skinned </a>[<a href="http://readerwatchergirlsjournal.blogspot.com/2009/01/150-skinned.html">review</a>]<br />2- <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Jessicas-Guide-to-Dating-on-the-Dark-Side/Beth-Fantaskey/e/9780152063849/?itm=1">Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Darkside</a><br />3- <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Awakening/Robin-Wasserman/e/9780439933384/?itm=1">Chasing Yesteray #1: Awakening</a> [<a href="http://readerwatchergirlsjournal.blogspot.com/2009/07/350-chasing-yesterday-1-awakening.html">review</a>]Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-4139766870293532762009-06-15T17:00:00.004-06:002009-07-19T21:22:05.219-06:00Gattaca [1997] [dvd rental] (mini-movie review)<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;">****</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">My anatomy teacher had her students (the ones who weren't seniors or seniors who had finished checking out of high school) start to watch <em>Gattaca</em>. I was still checking out that day, so I missed the first part of the movie. The chunk I did get to see made me want to run off and rent the movie. I did the same day (after school of course) and really enjoyed this movie. What surprised me the most was that <em>Gattaca</em> was realeased in 1997. If you're looking for a different kind of science movie, then this is a really good watch.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7oulE1jP3U&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7oulE1jP3U&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="344"></embed></object></span></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-12991170104066117692009-03-31T16:16:00.010-06:002009-07-19T21:22:56.659-06:00Cyborg She [2008] [download] (Japanese movie)<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">****</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQYawqoHRvYCrqVWb5ek6j3qO-yb9J2atC3NXsHlJXa4Sozj5kFp3a54st4cebqCtJIP8tZBakJTUWR2X1IqoKkSr9OgKnHQpDUZ2f0xvPFAuaZwH0dyXp7vwONBUDiMXcgL1rTP_1N4/s1600-h/Untitled.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326220342953488098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQYawqoHRvYCrqVWb5ek6j3qO-yb9J2atC3NXsHlJXa4Sozj5kFp3a54st4cebqCtJIP8tZBakJTUWR2X1IqoKkSr9OgKnHQpDUZ2f0xvPFAuaZwH0dyXp7vwONBUDiMXcgL1rTP_1N4/s320/Untitled.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>-Summary-</strong></div><div align="center">On November 22, 2007 Jirou Kitamura spends his birthday alone with no girlfriend to even speak of. This has been the occuarnce for quite a few of his birthdays. He goes to a department store to by him self a present. As he is doing this, Kitamura notices a 'cute' girl following him.<br />After buying himself a present, Kitamura goes to a resturant to eat his birthday meal. Before he is able to finish eating, the girl appears before him only to say it is her birthday as well. The two eat together, but Kitamura realizes he can't pay for both meals. The girl, in responce, drags him out of the resturant. The two end up runing around town only to end up at Kiramura's house. Soon after, Kitamura ends up realizing this girl knows him somehow but before he can ask, she tells him that she is a time travelr before dissapering for a year.<br />On his 21st birthday, the girl comes back- or so it seems... turns out this time the girl is a cyborg sent to prevent Kitamura from dieing in a tragic earthquake!<br /><strong>-Initial Impressions-</strong><br />If you've known me long enough, you'd know I adore anime and movies of this type- ones involving cyborgs. The first part of the movie really got me excited, but did not work on my emotions as much as when the cyborg version of the girl came. It was most definantly a thrill ride and one that worked on my emotions. I can't really say 89% of what I want to say on this movie because it'll be spoiler-rific!!<br /><strong>-The Music-</strong><br />I don't really remember the music very well... thusly leaving me unable to review the music!<br /><strong>-Film-</strong><br />The way this movie was shot is impressive (but I do have to admit that the graphics during the earth quake were a bit cheesy). There is something about the way Japanese shoot their movies that really make me feel like I'm experiencing the movie first hand. I do have to say that the fiture shots are abnormal feeling, which is probably the way it should feel because the future is not something I'm used to or have experienced. </div><center></center><div align="center"></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-11266582248205835152009-03-14T22:33:00.003-06:002009-07-19T21:23:35.599-06:00Henry Poole is Here [2008] [dvd rental] (movie mini-review)<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;"><strong>****</strong></span></div><div align="center">[<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1029120/">Movie Information</a>]</div><div align="center">After watching <em>Race to Witch Mountain</em> earlier in the day, I was ready for a movie that does not rely on effects to make it a watchable movie. <em>Henry Poole is Here</em> was the movie I was looking for, to an extent. While watching the movie, I could pretty much predict what would happen but I wasn't too upset by this because the story was what the movie relied on rather then effects (this is in no way an effects movie! In fact, it's more of an independent film because there were many creative shots rather than computer effects). This movie is well worth the watch =)</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-58627157345964421982009-03-14T00:57:00.004-06:002009-07-19T21:24:22.570-06:00H2O: Footprints in the Sand [2008] [download] (anime review)<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#990000;">***</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqLJu0fbxGBAN_K9utKYNXXED4sdyG8dBP7dnxCQBLm_f6KOcPJEpg2DGUN6qKxBXzV6zmtsueXVVYukm31Dsy6N0tqqCwUSzI9cOXU0GNv9HtGWmpfiR3Z9rdov3YitvoRAuzuWSYgE/s1600-h/h2o.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312934332030096962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqLJu0fbxGBAN_K9utKYNXXED4sdyG8dBP7dnxCQBLm_f6KOcPJEpg2DGUN6qKxBXzV6zmtsueXVVYukm31Dsy6N0tqqCwUSzI9cOXU0GNv9HtGWmpfiR3Z9rdov3YitvoRAuzuWSYgE/s320/h2o.bmp" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> Image copyright goes out to Zexcs.</span></div><div align="center"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8vUQQLzBUsE&hl=" width="425" height="344" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" fs="1"></embed><br />I’m actually typing this at around 12:15am on March 14 2009- right after I finished the last episode of <em>H2O: Footprints in the Sand</em>. I was watching this mainly to pass the time while waiting for someone to log on to Yahoo IM (but due to a two hour time difference and their friend visiting before a major event later this morning, this person I was waiting to log back on probably ended up crashing before they remembered to logg back on to Yahoo) but ended up continuing not because the anime was “interesting” but because I honestly had nothing better to do because ToraDora is on the computer at the moment which my sister is using. Oh, and the reason this is being typed before posted is because my hand me down laptop sometimes doesn’t connect to the internet. *le sighhhh*</div><div align="center">_________________________________</div><div align="center"><em>H2O: Footprints in the Sand</em> is based on a Japanese adult visual novel by Makura that was released on June 23 2006. The anime was released from January 4 2008 through March 21 2008 spanning a total of 12 episodes. Even though there is a sequel to the visual novel called <em>Root After and Another</em>, there is currently no second season scheduled. There was a manga adaptation released before the anime adaptation. The anime is licensed for an English language release by Kodokawa Shoten.</div><div align="center">__________________________________</div><div align="center">The anime opens with the male lead, Takuma Hirose a blind middle school student, reciting part of an adaptation of the poem Footprints (a Christian faith based poem where a human is asking God why there is only one set of footprints in the sand if God said he would always be there). At one point in the anime, towards the beginning, he meets a girl who calls herself Otoha. Otoha tells Hirose that she is a spirit and he is the fabled Chosen One. In order to prove she is a spirit, Otoha takes Hirose’s blindness away. This, in turn, opens up a lot of new possibilities for Hirose’s life and also opens up old wounds.</div><div align="center">____________________________________</div><div align="center">I’ll warn you right here, this is a very cruel anime as well as very perverted (I know, it’s an odd combination). One of the female leads, Hayami Kohinata, is constantly picked on an beat up. Other female leads end up tripping onto Hirose’s face to the point where he gets to see their underwear but he always says he saw nothing (this is, of course, after he is given the ability to see). Yui Tabata, another one of the female leads, is the leader of the cruel insults aimed at Kohinata. As the anime goes on, things go from bad to worse to good to magical girl to even worse to time-to-throw-up-from-all-the-drama. Usually I do not mind drama, but this anime did get a tad too far on the drama meter. The first episode had a girl getting beat up and she didn’t put up any sort of fight. Everyone knows this does not happen to such an extent in real life.</div><div align="center">___________________________________<br />That being said, this anime did have really good moments. I especially loved episode 8, the magical Otoha episode! This and some interesting plot twists did save this anime from getting a two star rating rather than a three. I would have given the anime another half star, but the animation was not that good- especially for a visual novel based anime. Usually, visual novel based anime have excellent animation, but H2O’s was a little below average especially for an anime released in 2008. Also, another saving quality of this anime, was the lack of every girl chasing the male lead. Even though most of the girls seemed interested in Hirose, this was not what controlled the anime’s plot. A really nice breather! </div><div align="center">___________________________________</div><div align="center">I’m not jumping up the pick up the OST because, in all honesty, the background music was a bit overused. I found myself tired of the same track being used but the ending theme was very nice while the opening was annoying. </div><div align="center">__________________________________</div><br /><div align="center">All in all, <em>H2O: Footprints in the Sand</em> was not too long nor too short of an anime (even though the first few episodes did seem to drag on). The 12 episode length was very suitable for a story of this magnitude. I recommend this anime to fans of visual novel based anime and fans of drama, especially the cheesy kind =)</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-62254022109162682412009-03-10T12:55:00.004-06:002009-07-19T21:25:36.914-06:00Yakuza Girl [2008/09] [read online] (Mini-manga review)<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">**</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#000000;">[</span><a href="http://www.onemanga.com/yakuza_girl/"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">link to read online</span></a><span style="color:#000000;">]</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">... at yesterdays I-studios meeting Shadow brought up a good point- this manga is aimed at mature shounens (boys). I'm a shoujo (girl) but I like shounen series' such as <em>Bleach</em>, <em>Naruto</em>, <em>One Piece</em> and more recently <em>Letter B</em>. Apparently, this manga does follow the typical shounen style... but with a much darker and mature way of doing things. I personally did not like this approach because such an approach makes a manga seem like it's only real point is to please the sexual desires of the Japanese male. Of course, there is nothing really wrong with that (ok, there is, but in Japan some manga artists draw to sell to this type of audiance). I'm not a Japanese male, nor am I a pervy girl (ok, I take that back. I am, but I don't really like overtly perverted manga *sigh*). <em>Yakuza Girl</em> could have been really good, but it was rushed and the story was too perverted (on mainly one females part, but you can find that out by reading this manga when you have nothing else to read). I do not reccomend this manga at all... hardly an "if you're bored read" at that. You're better off reading something else. GO READ SOMETHING ELSE!!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>NOTE:</strong> A "mini-manga review" is a review where I just give my opinions rather than a full fleged review of a series. I hope you are ok with this but if you would like me to make a full review, let me know and I will.</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-28321504699948268862009-03-08T16:42:00.008-06:002009-07-19T21:26:35.823-06:00Blindness [2008] [dvd rental] (movie review)<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">**</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIknWOU7xbTgUrlMw_ZEfhmyUXHKrJNhjXesU4OYK_stnRydOUjnRGdbvgruCXF5dbzw0PjrBuShuzHhl5r9qm5iTyCI78X0NPXiPp-QZ4AHzkVXyF2-d-eTCikl4KVRFnhCk1JbMkxQ/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310952061204050786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 215px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIknWOU7xbTgUrlMw_ZEfhmyUXHKrJNhjXesU4OYK_stnRydOUjnRGdbvgruCXF5dbzw0PjrBuShuzHhl5r9qm5iTyCI78X0NPXiPp-QZ4AHzkVXyF2-d-eTCikl4KVRFnhCk1JbMkxQ/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:85%;">"The only thing more terrifying than being blind is being the only one who can see," </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">The doctors wife.</span></strong><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LMdnhK5ZuiI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LMdnhK5ZuiI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I was really excited about seeing this film because I had been waiting to see it for over a year! To my surprize, the reviews on the internet were spot on. This movie is a very painful watch; not the good kind.</div><div align="center">_____________________________________________________</div><br /><div align="center">The movie starts out with a japanese man who mysteriously goes blind while driving. He ends up stopping traffic. In order to get traffic moving again, a set of men rush over to help; one of the men volenteers to drive the Japanese dude home. Well, this man ends up being called The Theif because after dropping off the japanese man at home, he steals the car. Soon after this man goes blind, people around the world also start going blind. This blindness is not your ordinary kind. In fact, people can still somewhat see through a milky white haze. Due to this, this special type of contagious blindess ends up being called a disease. Once the blindess is seen as a disease, the people who have this desease are put into a sych ward in order to issolate them from the rest of the world. They end up having to fend for theirselfs because even doctors won't see them. Eventually, the guards who were making sure the blind people were staying in the building end up dying........</div><div align="center">________________________________________________<br /></div><div align="center">Story wise, this movie is brilliant. I really wanted to buy the book, but could not find it. Before I could easily find it! Oh well. I'll still be on the hunt for that book because I keep hearing the book is brilliant and that's why people who have read the book hate the movies guts! Visually, the milky white haze was done really well. Other than that,this movie was VERY LACKING. I don't care how good the "story" was because that did not save the watchability of this movie.</div><div align="center">_________________________________________________</div><div align="center">You're better off watching a different movie. Don't give this one the time of day unless your into women getting rapped in order to provide food... even that would not happen in real life.</div><div align="center">.... I honestly don't know what to say about this movie. It's that bad!</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-85265354426446088382009-02-24T14:56:00.007-07:002009-07-19T21:27:18.573-06:00Ergo Proxy [2006] [dvd rentals] (anime review)<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>****</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAY4kODg32CRQOwPScdSWl2BWK915hyh-qhe4PI2wwTNog1wGQbHtwvdQiyztuVUUsfAatcWzEiLFganIBqAO2tZ9cbBeTjNXEJByLRldqDSFpG75oQ5wB8WbPqfypxwnCK4WUOJHHwHk/s1600-h/ep.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306488090738356210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAY4kODg32CRQOwPScdSWl2BWK915hyh-qhe4PI2wwTNog1wGQbHtwvdQiyztuVUUsfAatcWzEiLFganIBqAO2tZ9cbBeTjNXEJByLRldqDSFpG75oQ5wB8WbPqfypxwnCK4WUOJHHwHk/s320/ep.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Have you ever watched one episode of an anime and knew that said anime was going to be all sorts of epically awsome-amazing? Well, <em>Ergo Proxy</em> did just that (at least for me)! Not because of the studio Manglobe and not because of the art; because of the epic story. I'll explaine more in my review. Read on, readdddd onnnnnnnn. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>ALSO</strong>, there is a new feature for these reviews- the AkiaDex! It's a dictionary that explaines various words and concepts found in any of my blogs (mostly for reviews).<br />___________________________________________________<br /><strong>-Summary-<br /></strong><a href="http://akiadex.blogspot.com/2009/02/anime-word-romdo-series-ergo-proxy.html">Romdo</a> is a domed city built to protect it's citizens from an global ecological dissaster that made the outside world a place that life could not thrive on. Romdo houses all sorts of citizens- humans, androids known as AutoReives, companion type androids, and sepical types of citizens (who had to earn citizenship) called Fellow Citizens. One day the Cogito virus began affecting androids causing them to murder people and commit crimes they otherwise wouldn't even attempt to commit. Re-L Mayer is then assigned to investigate the Cogito virus. During her investigation she comes into contact with a Fellow Citizen who is connected to the creation of Romdo in a way that Re-L could not even imagine.....<br />___________________________________________________<br /><strong>-Credit(s)/Disclaimer(s)-</strong><br />All opinions expressed here are that of their individual owners and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Goggle Blogger nor that of their partners. The above image belongs to <em>Manglobe Studios</em> and <em>FUNimation.</em> I claim no ownership to any images used in my blogs unless stated otherwise, nor do I claim all these opinions as my own; just the ones that have Akia and/or Akia Tomiyo beside them (unless I'm the only one reviewing because then all the opinions are mine unless stated otherwise).<br />____________________________________________________<br /><strong>-Initial Impression(s)-</strong><br />I already knew I was going to love this anime because of the company that produced it. I had been wanting to watch this anime for about two years now; I would have watched it sooner, but I wasn't "old enough" when I saw the trailer on a FUNimation DVD. Initially, the anime really provoked my emotions =) I seriously love anime with robots who have minds of their own. I don't know where this fascination comes from, all I know is that it's there to stay for a long time. </div><div align="center">_____________________________________________________<br /><strong>-The Music/ English Dub-<br /></strong>The dub! It. Is. A-ma-zing. This is one of those rare anime where the dub surpasses the Japanese version! And the music! I'll just say I got my hands on both OSTs =)<br />___________________________________________________<br /><strong>-The Visuals-<br /></strong>I don't have much to say about the visuals because if you know how Manglobe's anime looks, you know how this one looks. Excellent animation that hardley ever failed. Even side episodes were brilliantly animated =D </div><div align="center">_________________________________________________<br /><strong>-The Story-</strong><br />The story incorperates (probably not on purpose) the Jesus Christ story, but in a twisted way. I adored this! I was watching every episodes wondering where they would turn (some dragged on a bit, but that's expected from an anime such as this). There were a few moments where I wanted to skip an episode, which is enterially ok to do with this anime because it's not an overly confusing one. I do not reccomend skipping because each episode has some nice tid bits of information that others did not have. You'll notice a tone change once you're half way through the series, but please don't let this turn you away from such an amazing anime!</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-23017592068570765862009-02-20T14:14:00.004-07:002009-02-20T15:47:08.537-07:00AHHHHH! [#2] Dangggg FUNimation 0_o ((I loveee Ergo Proxy))<div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm still working on summaries and my opinions for this list! ~Akia [2/20/2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">_________________________________________</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">FUNimation is taking over the anime world by storm! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">They have been aquiring rights to anime that Geneon </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">had before and bunches of anime from Japan that </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">have become popular thanks to fan subbing 0__0</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">FUNi, you rule!</span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Just to name a few of the aquirements </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">(ones that I am most definantly looking forward to):</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>1]</strong> D.Gray-man [3.31.09]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>2]</strong> Dragonaut [2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>3]</strong> Gakutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo [2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>4]</strong> Kaze no Stigma [summer 2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>5]</strong> Nabari No Ou [2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>6]</strong> Romeo & Juliet [spring 2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>7]</strong> Sgt. Frog [coming soon]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>8]</strong> Soul Eater [coming soon]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>9]</strong> Rin ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ [coming soon]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>10]</strong> Blasreiter [coming soon]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>11]</strong> Bamboo Blade [late 2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">And some more</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">(not looking forward to these as much):</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>12]</strong> Evangelion 1.01: You Are (not) Alone [AFI Film Festival 2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>13]</strong> Heroic Age [spring 2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>14]</strong> Ikki Tousen [coming soon]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>15]</strong> OH! Edo Rocket [2009]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>16]</strong> Shinguri: Death Frenzy [comign soon]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>17]</strong> The Tower of Druaga [coming soon]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">__________________________________________________</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>1]</strong> Allen Walker was a homeless boy who made a choice that gave him the power to see the Akuma - skeletons in people. He also has an alchemists arm. Today, Allen Walker has decided to become part of a group that fights Akuma with the power of Innocence (Allen's arm is made with Innocence) and to find the person who trained him in the ways of fighting Akuma. [[this anime is based on the Jump manga of the same name]]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>2]</strong> The International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) in Japan has started creating "dragons" (mecha) in order to combat the threat of an asteroid only to find out that this asteroid is not their ownly trouble- dragon like creatured begin to cause chaos on Earth! [[this is an original anime produced by Gonzo]]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>3]</strong> Albert had one goal in mind- to escape the reality that was his life. During his attempt to fufill this goal, Albert meats a count who seems to have a luxurious life. Intriged by this count, Albert ends up inviting him to paris to experience the Pari right life. [[loosley based on the book <em>Le Comte de Monte-Cristo</em>]]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">__________________________________________________</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br/><br/>Did I ever mention that I loveeeee the FUNi dub of <em>Ergo Proxy</em>? I didn't! How silly of me!</span></strong></div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-66959913404194968542009-02-11T12:59:00.002-07:002009-02-11T13:03:22.951-07:00[2/50] >.< Ughhh and OH YAH!!<div align="center">I turned in <em>Skin</em> two days ago not only because it was due, but because I could not get into that book! It's just one of those books that gives you the end at the begining then goes to the past to lead up to the end. *sigh* First fail of the challenge!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">BUT I picked back up <em>Med Center: Virus and Flood</em> =D</div><div align="center">It's an omnibus.</div><div align="center">I'm on the Virus part.</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862576901386331694.post-86752327875859450072009-01-27T12:52:00.002-07:002009-01-27T12:58:21.865-07:00[2-6/50] Oh the excitment!!<div align="center">So, I'm suppose to be reading one book at a time but a book worm can never do such a thing!!</div><div align="center">Sooo, because I'm a bookworm</div><div align="center">these are the 6 books I'm currently "reading":</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">*Skin </div><div align="center">*Sight </div><div align="center">Blue Bloods </div><div align="center">The Hunger Games </div><div align="center">Paper Towns </div><div align="center">The Host </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">*= checked out from a library</div><div align="center">= I own </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The ones that are checked out are the ones I'm more likely to read right first because they are due on the 9th of Febuary in the year 2009 =]</div>Akia Tomiyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16416254709834452106noreply@blogger.com0