Okay, so I lied. I never did the posts on REC, and the books. I'll do it eventually....maybe. >> For now I'll just post up a quick update on what I've been doing.
I haven't had a lot of free time the past 2 weeks. I was being trained for some new stuff at my job, which is really exciting. Now that my schedule is switching over I should be able to balance my time better. I hope. LOL. I seriously love my job though, so I'm thrilled to have learned so many new things!
I also finished Physical Therapy which is great. So that should help with the time management too. YAY!
Now even though I've been busy I'm still feeding my fandom frenzy. I finally finally finished Special A. For now I'm not going to make a separate post about the series. It was a good series, however, I feel like it could have ended 20-25 chapters earlier than it did. For me, I get impatient when a plot is going nowhere. Manga has a bad habit of being dragged out longer than necessary. Shounen is especially guilty of that. (I'm looking at you Naruto, Bleach, One Piece...) The only problem is when Shoujo stretches longer than it needs to it's almost worse. Since Shoujo is usually based around the romance category there's only so much you can stretch out until it gets repetitive or boring. In my opinion, Special A got to that point.
I felt like it got to the point that Hikari was no longer developing. Even more so, I thought Hikari changed in later chapters. She got DUMBER. And if it was possible she managed to get more oblivious after her and Kei got together. How is that even POSSIBLE? I get being oblivious to his affection before the relationship, but AFTER it was formed? Really??
There was a lot of good parts in the series too. I really liked the side characters. Megumi, Tadashi, and Finn especially. Out of all the relationships I actually liked Megumi/Yahiro the most. I'm not sure why it appealed to me more than the others. Maybe because at the end of the series it still wasn't set in stone. Or that Megumi didn't really want to like him. In fact, she kind of hated him. What can I say? I like improbable relationships.
So yeah, I did enjoy Special A. I wouldn't have finished it if I didn't. I just think it would of been a much better manga if they ended it earlier. So all in all, I'll give it a 6.5-7 on a scale of 10. If you like Shoujo, you'll like Special A. It will definitely make you laugh, and in the very least, smile.
Okay! Now that I covered the finished series let's get to the stuff I've started/been working on.
Since we finished Samurai Champloo so quickly, we are now watching Baccano!. All I can say is, Oh my God. I am so glad we decided to watch this series. I am absolutely positively in love with it. I don't even know how to explain what is so great about it. It makes absolutely no sense at first. We're up to episode 7, so I'm still not positive about what's going on. The first episode leaves you extremely befuddled, yet intrigued. The show is based in the 1930's, and the characters have some of the best designs, (some very accurate too!) and the MUSIC. The music is silly, and fun one minute, and serious business the next. I'm not going to say too much since I still don't have a strong grasp on some things, but let me just say that the opening to Baccano! is the best anime opening I've ever seen. You get a feel for each of the character's personality in 3 or 4 seconds each.
Oh, and we have managed to recognize 3 voice actors from other shows we watch. LOL. GO US.
My mom and I also started a new show. We finished the Monk season we were on, and now we started Criminal Minds. It's GREAT. Probably the most suspenseful show I've ever watched. I'm in love with the soundtrack to the show. Sadly, I can't get my hands on it. =( It has some of the best instrumentals. Oh, and the COOLEST screen transitions. Seriously. The show just oozes awesome. All the characters are badass, and the character development in just the first few episodes is great.
I'm watching a lot of shows that I'm seriously loving.
Other than that I started reading "Kaichou Wa Maid-Sama!" which translates to "Class President is a Maid!" or something like that. LOL. I started reading it more out of curiosity since a lot of my favorite artists on DeviantArt say how good it is. I figured I'd give it a shot while I can still catch up to how many chapters are out.
We went to see a play on Thursday night. It was "The Last 5 Years," and there's not too much I can say about it. It was good, but sad. (Obviously, since it's about a deterioration of a marriage) EPAC never ceases to amaze me with the talent we have around these parts.
I ordered Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. It should be here tomorrow or Tuesday!!
Alright, I think that about covers it! I've finished 2 more books since last post, (I think) and I'm just trying to enjoy the pool while it's still open.
Till next time~
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