May 15, 2008

I just ran out of anime and manga to review and I don’t want to blog about my work or life, that’s just too boring.
While everybody’s enjoying some new season anime, here I am stuck with work. Well I’ve been swamped with a lot of non-anime stuff lately (work, health, etc) and I hope I can catch up soon. I’m supposed to finish Trinity Blood this week but end up rewatching Ranma ½ episodes instead. It may be weird but Ranma ½ never fails to amuse me especially Happosai who I consider a true master of the martial arts.^^ It’s just one of those anime I never get tired of watching over and over. I also started reading a translated visual novel which I find really interesting. I’ll definitely write something about it when I’m done.
I’m leaving for Vietnam for a seminar. So I guess that’s another excuse for not blogging hehe. I don’t know if there are otaku stuff there but I hope I can still buy some nice souvenirs. See ya.
May 2, 2008

I’m still alive! Just came back from a 2-week seminar on capital markets and derivatives. Interesting stuff actually but it got exhausting later on. At least I now know how to hedge hehe.
Anyway I’ve been playing this old GBA game on the side. It’s entitled Love Hina Advance and I’m sure otakus have already played this a long time ago. The game is basically a visual novel following the same story as the anime (which was one of the best love comedies during its time). It was fun reliving the story through a game. This time I get to play Keitaro and go for the girl I like. Yes my hidden desires finally found their way hehe.
The game starts with Love HIna’s original OP with a rundown of all the characters with whom you can interact. It even includes Keitaro’s aunt Haruka and Sarah Macdogal. I knew right away what my noble task is… make all the girls fall in love with me!! Game proper contains mainly still images from the anime. There are events where Keitaro has to choose a response and then wait to see if the female character liked it or not. If someone’s heart points reach the top, lucky, she’s yours!^^
So I guess I got too kind to Shinobu and won her heart.^^
Speaking of games, I’ve been playing NDS a lot lately. The World Ends with You and Dragon Quest Monster: Joker are so darn addictive!