Love Song Ga Kikoeru

If I ever had to pick just one song that was a favorite from any and all Anime, this is the song I would pick in a heartbeat. The song title is "Love Song ga kikoeru" and it was performed by a singer named Anri. This came from the ending of the last movie made for the Tenchi Muyo series, Tenchi Forever! (aka Tenchi Muyo In Love 2). 

There are a lot of memories attached to this song for me and really, the Tenchi series was the first Anime that actually drew me in and got me hooked. It made me crazy back then, I ended up paying quite a bit to buy the movies themselves as they were extremely difficult to find in my tiny home town. But it was worth it and I was a fan of the series from the first episode until the end. 

As for the song itself, it only took one listen through and it was just plain love. I don't care what people think about that, because that is just plain truth to the matter. It is a slow, yet fitting song that absolutely matched to the whole feeling of that final movie. Hell I thought so much of this soundtrack that I ended up buying this soundtrack twice! I have never bought any CD or soundtrack twice besides this one.

But I am babbling here and I don't want this to be a runaway writing with me ending up sounding like a complete idiot. So again, here is my favorite song from any and all Anime that I've ever seen and I'd like to think I've seen a fair amount in my time.

No Need for Tenchi?! Update

So after hours of searching through the vast devastation that is my apartment, I can at least say I found 2 out of 3 DVDs of season 3. Now I cannot find the second disk, the middle of the series, and that is driving me insane!

I would have likely bought the series (again) last night, if not for some intervention on the part of my girlfriend. Seriously, a simple 'no' would have worked all the same I think. Anything would have sounded better then "you buy it and I'll kill you."

Huh.

And even after a couple of hours of sleep, I still cannot say for certain why I want to watch this all again. If memory serves me correctly, I did not care all that much for this finale of the OVA series (and the voice of Ryoko was HORRIBLE).

It all came up because I had read some things about the series and questions began to spring up in my head. And so I think I felt compelled to seeing this all with my own eyes. Maybe I would comprehend the series and it's events differently this time around? At this point I may never know.

Then again, my search is not over... ONWARD!

No Need for Tenchi?!

I must be losing my mind. That is the only logical explanation that I can come up with at this point in time. For the past so many hours now, I have been digging (literally) throughout my apartment. Not for gold or precious jewels, but for a DVD. Not just one DVD, but THREE DVDs.

In actuality, those three disks were put together in a tin can (pictured to the left).

For whatever reason, my brain decided I wanted to watch the third season of the Tenchi Muyo! OVA. Granted, some years back I didn't really care all that much about this section of the series. In fact, I think I might have hated it.

Still...

Have you ever experienced this before folks? When your brain decides on something and that is it. You search and dig and claw until you've reached your goal? In my case, it does not happen for me in life (like pursuing a better job for instance). Instead, my brain goes ape shit crazy over finding DVDs and I end up like I am right now.

Now I am alone in this bitter, post apocalyptic DVD-hunt ruined world. Undoubtedly, I am lost in my own apartment. Disoriented, disheartened and defeated, I am surrounded by towering behemoths of pure debris and my morale is at an all time low.

Life is cruel.

But there is hope yet for our hero! Tiny and fragile as it might be, there is hope. And it comes to me now in the shape of a thought or rather, an idea. Call it an epiphany if you will, I call it my destiny.

Rather then further along the destruction of my habitat, I have devised a last ditch effort which shall be forever known as my savior! My one gleaming star of hope! Yes, I will praise myself always for having the genius to concoct this plan of plans. What is my brilliant plan you ask? Why it is simple! My plan is as follows:

I have now spent nearly 2 hours in search of this tin can and I have come up with nothing more then dust and total frustration. Do I continue? I know it is in my apartment... somewhere... but the question is where?

Taking all of that little itty bits of information into account, I can say with full confidence...

Screw this, I'm going to buy this thing (pictured below) tomorrow. It ain't what I have and it doesn't come in a spiffy little can, but damn it. It isn't all that expensive and it is still the complete series. Yes, I am not the most rational person in the world when it comes to stuff like this. But that doesn't matter, you know why? Because I will win!

The Road to Hell

So I've been a little out of my own loop lately, which isn't say much... but still! Work has been my central focus for the most part and from now and until sometime in January, we'll be swamped by a mass of Japanese gift sets and varieties of mochi, teas and the list goes on. I remember how this sale was last year (I had the good fortune to have started working just as this sale began) and I expect to be crazy by mid-November, if not sooner.

Blue Dragon progress report: I've finally reached to the 3rd disk and I think it is safe for me to say that the favorite character around this household is easily Marumaro. That Devee has got character... and gas!

Oh and dare I omit the fact that my XBox 360 has begun to forget how to read disks and inform me that the games I am inserting into it need to be XBox 360 games. If memory serves me right, my first 360 pulled this crap off just before it tossed the ever popular red rings of death at those bloody idiots at Wal-Mart. Yes, good times are ahead... *sigh*

Another way I've been passing some of my free time lately has been watching the first 2 seasons of the Tenchi OVA series. That is easily among my all-time favorites, which is more then I can ever say for that goddamn 3rd season that was released a few years (?) ago. The ways a series can be butchered... yeesh... and to top it off, it ends just like Ranma 1/2 and Inu-Yasha! NO FREAKING ENDING!

*Cough*

But that is a different story for a different time, which might be next time considering how brain dead I've been lately. I kind of can't wait for some turkey this year, for reasons which I cannot quite spell out simply because. Well, I don't really know to be honest.

Maybe it is just the simple thought of food?

Or maybe some pie?

Mmmm....

A rather off subject here folks, in compairson to the other stuff today that is, but man hasn't the weather in Hawaii been a bitch? Rain, no rain, rain, no rain... just let it rain damn it! Downpour is good! Hmm, Flooding...? Eh... So long as it takes all of those (and only those) Japanese gift sets and all that other stuff back out to sea, I. Am. Happy.

The End.

P.S. If anyone happens upon a few million dollars or so, just laying around some place... that would be mine. Yes, that would be the funds from my own... Um... Video Games for Terminally Bored and Hapless Individuals. Hawaii. Federation. Association. Foundation. Group. Inc.

Side Note: I was/am surprised to see the Nintendo Wii being advertised in the sale ads lately. Does this mean there is finally stock to meet the demand? Or is this just another round of sick, twisted and disgusting humor on the part of those that simply cannot keep up? But decided to run it in their ad just for shits?

I should hope not...

Restless...

I could spend these opening moments to further explain what the title of this blog means today, but I think it is pretty self-explanatory isn't it?

Maybe I could end up blaming it on one of a list of things. That would be easy...

But no, that is not the way I will go. At least not today, because really I am just bored and that never ends well. I mean it usually ends up with me writing up something completely off the wall.

Or is just won't make sense.

Either way! The main thing is that I am spending these spare minutes of life dedicated to dishing out random jumbo packs of words here and I shall hand them down! Oh yes! By the hand fulls they will fall!

...And so begins the madness...

Labels were even fun for me this morning, I mean look at how many I've tacked on! Will I actually write about every single one of those? Maybe...

To start, me and Odin Sphere... yeah, that is done, over and gone before that sucker drops in trade-in value. As I stated in a previous post, I don't have all that much time to enjoy games and to me, Odin Sphere was just too damn slow.

Yes, I did think graphically it was a very beautiful game. No questions or doubts there folks, I thought it was well done in that respect.

But game play wise? I didn't care for it in the least. I'm having more fun with Gears of War and Call of Duty 3. Yes, totally different genre, but still. Fun is where it's at and that, as far as these days are concerned, is where I will head for the time being.

Final Fantasy X! Awesome game. Pretty simple there huh?

OK, so Tidus is a little odd and I still believe Kimari is one of the most useless characters ever conceived in a FF title. On the flip side, Auron kicked ass!

And I suppose Blitzball was kind of fun too, though it gets repetitive rather quickly.

On a related note, Final Fantasy X-2 was fairly good too. That's right, I admit that. Outloud. In a public place for that matter! Sure, it wasn't as serious and it was a little girly at times. But beneath that, the game itself was pretty good and that is what matters... right?

In my own opinion, FF X-2 was a nice change of pace with the quarky story telling and just to see a story from a FF game continue was cool it it's self. I wish Square-Enix would carry on or remake more games *cough*Final Fantasy VII*cough*.

Jumping subjects...

I watched the final episode of Inuyasha and, while refraining from spoiling anything, must admit that I was not in the least surprised with how it ended. I mean, after getting hyped up about the final season of Ranma 1/2 and seeing how terrible it ended, yeah. I think it is safe to say that I wasn't really expecting any real ending...

Which sucks because here I am, good ol' genius me, am out there picking up the seasons as they are being released. Now I know how it ends! Yuck!

Jumping again, I must bid adiu to Ninety-Nine Nights and hello to Def Jam: Icon.

N3 being compaired to Dynasty Warriors is an insult to Dynasty Warriors (in my own opinion of course). I think the compairsons end with the button mashing, kill-'em-all feel of the game. The voice acting gave me a headache and I found myself bored nearly out of my mind durning the opening battle. Imagine how I felt during the first actual "mission."

Call of Duty 3 is a fun one too, in that it does bring back memories of my final days in high school. Games like Day of Defeat and Half-Life were common place there, which was a load of fun since it was the entire room against one another.

Gears of War is pretty good too, though it is taking a little time to get used to. Still, playing a FPS co-op with your girlfriend = Many unnessesary deaths. Still, sure beats having to rely on NPCs to get you through.

I will say here and now that I apologize if my spelling is a little worse for wear. For one, I am tired and yet cannot sleep. Secondly, the spell check has gone and failed me by just not working.

Bastard.

Anyway... what to say next? Ah! Wrestling!

The Great Khali as World Heavyweight Champion... all I can say is this: It's bound to be interesting.

Mr. Kennedy vs. John Cena? Finally, a battle of the future stars of wrestling!

Triple X is reunited? What? I thought they were disbanded forever? Oh wait, yes. Wrestling = Nothing is forever. Not firings or retirements or much of anything for that matter.

It would be awesome if Chris Jericho returns to wrestling, but he seems to be enjoying life outside of the ring. Honestly, I'd like to witness a verbal exchange between him and Mr. Kennedy. Now that would be must-see TV.

Triple H returning soon? I wonder about him... will he return as a good guy? Or bad?

CM Punk loses during yet another ECW championship opportunity... Hmmm....

Kurt Angle or Samoa Joe? I'd like to see Samoa Joe finally win the TNA World title.

Favorite WWE Divas: Ashley, Victoria and Maria.

Subject change: I was pretty surprised to see the entire Tenchi Universe series for sale for a mere $40. Am I there? You damn straight I am!

On the topic of Tenchi Muyo!, I must express (again) my extreme dislike of the third OVA series. What the hell has happened to this story and this series? Surely the years have not been kind to it... which is definately disappointing.

News flash! Work still sucks!

2 anime movies I'd love to find on DVD (though I've only seen one of these 2 on DVD) are Galaxy Express 999 and Beautiful Dreamer. I remember seeing them both on a anime fest type show on Sci-Fi many, many, many years ago and I fell in love with them both instantly.

I am surprised to see that "I Now Pronouce you Chuck & Larry" (I think that is the right title...) actually beat out Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the box office. I think what gets me is how short a time period it has been since it was released. Is this a sign of things to come in the future of this insanely popular series?

Speaking of which, I've cheated and read what I was curious about in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (I hope that is the right title...) and not a word beyond that. It is interesting and I felt satisfied with how it ended. That is all I shall say of this!

Well the time has come to bring this random-fest to an end and maybe now I will be able to get some shut eye. God I am tired! Sleep....!

Tenchi Muyo! & Then Some...

I've just gotten back around to listening to some old anime songs that I haven't listened to in ages, namely those from the Tenchi series. Just listening to certain songs brings memories back for me, most of which are good and has helped me write lately.

On this topic, however, I still must express my dislike of the third season of the OVA series. It was pretty harmful, in my opinion, that the voice actress for Ryoko changed.

And yes, I gave this person a chance and she just didn't catch on for me, not even by the end of the third DVD. It certainly is a difficult change, considering I am a long time fan and have watched the first 2 seasons of the OVA, Tenchi Universe, Tenchi in Tokyo and the 3 movies as well.

But what pissed me off the most about the series was the fact that the third DVD had only 1 episode. ONLY 1 episode!? Are you kidding me?

Overall, in my own humble opinion, my favorites of the series are the 3 movies and the first 2 seasons of the OVA. Those all fight for first place! Tenchi Universe and Tenchi in Tokyo, on the other hand, are all in a fight for second.

I think what keeps me a dedicated fan is the fact that it was because of this series that I started up on writing. This is where many of the characters I write about today got their start, their first breathe of life if you will.

Oh the memories...

This entry is going to be short today, I mean it is Sunday after all and that means LAZY for me. Anyway, last thing I have to say for today is this...

What in the blue f*** is going on in the world these days?? I mean mothers who "accidently" mix Vodka into their baby's milk formula!? Or what about the mother that put her 28 day old baby into the microwave? I just saw stuff about this today, being that I watched TV for the first time today in ages.

Needless to say, it looks like I haven't really missed all that much in the happenings of the world.

But really, what has gotten into people's minds lately? If you really don't want your kids, then at least put them up for adoption and give them a chance at life! Don't just take it away from them! Just because you brought them into the world, doesn't mean you can take them back out of it!

Sorry, I just wished stories like those two above wouldn't happen. Wishful thinking yes, but that is beyond cruel. Life is so short, too short maybe. Why or what makes a person believe that taking a life is a good answer? Now that is something I may never, ever understand.