reverse psychology by minorin-tan

"MOE MOE KYUN~". now does that ticks yer nerve bone yet aye ?

k-on ! is the current fad within the otaku community and like its spiritual predecessor lucky star [ also by the same studio kyoani ] its instant popularity and rise to fame had generated much rage from the so-called 'justice league of quality anime' [ aka the self appointed true anime purists ], resulting in bags of trolls and shatstorm set ablaze in few places around the net. the self appointed force of justice kept on moaning over the 'lack of quality' and integrity of the show [ which i highly disagree since i find the show to be good enough from every available perspective, thus i keep pondering on the very meaning of quality by the league's standard ] while the army of darkness [ aka fans of the series ] stubbornly stood in defense of the show. for the time being the battle is just beginning and it wasn't yet severe as the one witnessed during the reign of lucky star still from the look of things this battle may as well be spreading wide like wildfire in yer backyard after 2 or 3 more episodes to come.

well this sorta trend has been going on within the community for decades, not just among them otaku but within other fields of interest as well. when a certain subject came to be widely recognized and accepted there will be numbers of those who will stand up against it much to their extreme discontent [ e.g. "no i don't watch / listen to this crap" ] which will often lead out to an all out mudfight between the two sides, and the resulting aftermath were often so darn ugly.

honestly said i highly believe that each and everyone of us has came to experience for at least once in our lifetime being on each side of the wall; there will be time[s] when we'll be waving our fist for the justice of the thing[s] we cared about while there will also be moments in which we came to stomp over others' just to please our own discontent over theirs. even i personally admit that i had been in the hater's shoes for so many times when i was young and immature yet the hatred often came to poke right back at me each time i've done so, and from that very experience i now came to learn on accepting everything as they were [ unless they are proven to stink and rot by the captain obvious ].

this very action itself were the product of our own reverse psychology, a state of mind in which we were either knowingly / unknowingly in love of something but instead tried our best to shut it out of our minds for a length of any given reason we had for ourselves. the so-called dispute over k-on ! itself might've been caused by the manifestation of reverse psychology within these despiser, as they might be vocally critical over the mainstream success of the series yet still able to maintain close contact with its serial run by every week, never fail to consume each and every new episode released on the net throughout its entire run :3

my bottomline is [ i bet the post above is tl;dr and pretty pointless that you skipped reading through the entire of it ] that if you are to stand against anything just be sure that your action are based on pure logic and not just for the sake of blending in the 'cool crowd' [ hasty critics / hate machines are often depicted as the cool thing on the net ] or out of any hypocritical means, for example you liek k-on ! much yet since everybody's sooo into it you began to lose yer mind and went hysteric :3

[ p/s : regardless of the hype and the post made above i'm just casually into the series, or else you'll be reading hundreds of pointless k-on ! related post within this very blog of mine ]

suzumiya haruhi-chan no yuutsu

suzumiya haruhi-chan no yuutsu is a series of short [ clocking less than 5 minutes ] gag anime produced by kadokawa anime and is currently made available through streaming episodic basis via kadokawa anime channel on youtube, and by the time this post is written a total of 22 episodes have been released so far +more likely there'll be a plenty more in days to come. also there is another similar short gag anime based off the franchise titled nyoron churuya-san which runs alongside the haruhi-chan series, primarily focusing on the infamous churuya-san [ a diminutive tsuruya-san ] which have once stirred quite a storm of memes back then.

aside from the official kadokawa anime release there has also been several episodes uploaded by the guys from shamisen fansub who provided english subtitles for the earlier releases, as well as numerous other version in various other languages namely spanish. the gag series was received with much positive reception from the haruhiism fandom and those who are completely new to the franchise much thanks to its cleverly executed comedies.

the haruhi-chan series features an adequate blend of 3D rendering with 2D animation done in an insanely cute SD redesign much similar to those of lucky star anime; in fact the series itself were given a complete visual makeover from the same artist who gave us the aforementioned lucky star. almost the entire original seiyuu made their return to the series namely the major 5 characters of the sos-dan including tsuruya-san and the others. another interesting point to note is that some of the existing characters were tweaked beyond the point of their original personalities as to gave out a somewhat hilarious twist, for example the quiet and seclusive yuki nagato is now a deviant otaku who enjoys playing eroge and collecting its memorabilia while the infamous knife-tan ryoko asakura is mysteriously revived and were given a much hilarious return as a mini backup of herself, having to cope with her growing desire to screw kyon as well as her unseeming new perspective in life [ she is forced to live together with yuki which resulted in lengths of comedic results ]

though each episodes runs conveniently brief yet the comedic value of the entire series were very much neat and consistent [ and seemingly high in sarcastic context ], and never will you find yourself hard to throw a lol over a single episode unless you are somewhat less familiar with the original series or the japanese pop culture in general... or maybe you're simply born an idiot :3

mahou senki lyrical nanoha force

IS NAW TIEM FOR MOAR BEFRIENDING.

by the time i had this posted up the 4th installment to the nanoha mythology is currently out in the form of another serial manga series [ credit to deady hunny for the heads up ] continuing forth from where the strikers epilogue had left; the mobile division six has since been disbanded and each of its key forward personnel is shown to be pursuing their own career path of choice [ teana went on as fate's aide / enforcer, erio and caro works closely together in the environmental preservation division while subaru now operates as a field operative close to that of her dream ].

from much of the scan[s] i came to observe upon the announcement / release of the manga i have noticed few noticable changes had taken place among the main roster; vita can now be seen wearing the same trainer uniform donned by nanoha in strikers while reinforce zwei / rein is shown to be in a much normal size like her predecessor unit [ minus the killer moerotic body ufufun- ].

it is also interesting to mention that alongside the anticipated release of this manga the well known / infamous nano-parody webcomic [ ashita wa docchi da ! ] has also came to resume its run based on the new nanowork [ i guess... ], for those who were already familiar with the webcomic [ a's nano / strikers nano ] might wanna check on the new work as well for its familiar dose of insane lulz.

with the release of the 4th storyline i seriously hope [ and cross my finger ] for seven arcs to be considerate enough to let the story run for its fourth season in the nearest block to come, and hopefully if it were to be done the production team might as well be retaining the quality seen and felt from the first two season of the nanoha franchise [ not that strikers is a crap but frankly speaking the story to me is a bit messed up and somewhat draggy at certain point[s], still it is good enough to have kept me throughout the entire 26 episodes :3 ]

FOR THE LOVE OF TEANA AND ALL THEM GUN WIELDING TSUNDERES, LET THERE BE A 4TH SEASON FOR THE ANIME ! :3

[ fig ] narika shihoudou + fate t. harlawon by alter

among the most recent unveilment by alter for the year 2009, this one here is a glorious take on the lolicious narika shihoudou from the action-adventure eroge 'choukou sennin haruka' [ beat blades haruka, by alicesoft ] donning one of her alternate shinobi costume which is simply lovely by design. before this we were given an epic haruka that is unrivalled by many released thus far, [ especially of kotobukiya's ] and like that very haruka get we are now shoved with another astounding sculpt that solidifies the very expectation i have on alter so far; darn they just keep on getting better by each get :3

also another nice get from alter, be sure to pry your eyes wide open XD

jajan~! feito mama comes to irl with her delightful sonic drive form seen in the last few conclusive episodes to the strikers series, completely armed with her dual riot blade [ the moment before she epicly merge them as one into the gigantic riot zamber ] stanced in such a glorious pose >///>.

k-on ! : [ not so ] first impression

K-ON !
studio : Kyoto Animation
director : Shoko Yamada
serial run : April 3, 2009 - ongoing
total episodes : ?
score : ****1/2

MOE + MUSIC = SRS'LY IT TURNS ME ON :3

note : being [ an amateur ] musician myself this is one series which i find so easy for me to relate myself on >///> a mutual interest if i must say huhu-

the epic kyoani returns this spring with yet another interesting title to captivate the heart and interest of its legions; k-on !, and from my observation over the responses given to the series so far i can pretty much see that this one as well will be another strong forte of the studio much like two of its best works to date; lucky star and the highly acclaimed suzumiya haruhi no yuutsu [ second season where ? ]. well such is to be expected from kyoani as they are much known for giving their all in most of their works, or should i say, kyoani always delivers but is yet to fail the mounting expectation set by its very legion :3

k-on !'s basic story premise lies in the tales of four high school girls who strives to maintain the almost forgotten light club music as well as in preparing themselves for their live debut and the so-called 'budokan dream' [ the latter of which is too far fetched :3 ]. well if you have ever seen suzumiya haruhi no yuutsu's 'live alive' episode then you might've notice the meta-band known as enoz of which the titular chara haruhi and yuki once filled in for during the school festival event; k-on ! is pretty much like an extension of that scene but this time the emphasis is given more toward the interaction between the four female lead rather than just the music.

personally to me k-on ! tastes much like lucky star especially given the visual and direction put forth by the animation team, not to mention the chara design itself were done by the same artist who gave you the moelicious design seen in lucky star, suzumiya haruhi-chan no yuutsu and clannad -after world : tomoyo chapter-. the day to day conversation as well as the interaction between the k-on ! members indeed seems to resonate much of the same atmosphere felt in lucky star with the ritsu x mio pairing for example is an almost exact parallel to the well loved kona x kaga; whenever ritsu gave out her konata-sque quirkiness mio is never fail to deliver her jabs and so does the other way around.

the diverse personalities assigned to the four main leads as well intrigues me though they are molded from recurring archetypes / stereotypes; yui as the stereotypical tsukasa-esque airhead dojikko who often find herself hard to focus on more than one particular subject of the moment but is quick to snack on mugi's treats [ can't help but think of her as a hamster :3 ], ritsu as the explosive konata met minorin-esque hyper girl who can easily be bored over the subject at hand eventhough that very subject is of her particular interest, mio as the ambitious kagamin-esque mild tsundere who doubles as a shy and overly sensitive maiden that is easily provoked over grotesque and peculiar matters such as the barnacles, whom also serve as the party's voice of reason and mugi [ aka eyebrows-tan ] as the alicia florence-esque maiden who is an explicitly rich daughter of a corporate figure but is very humble at heart and longs to experience the 'normal fun' side of life, +perhaps is the most mature out of the four :3 and before i forget this both yui and her imouto ui shares the same sibling dynamicity as those of tenma and yakumo from sukuran aha-

it seems that i've written a bit too much for a mere 'first impression' post and i'm afraid if i were to continue i might as well be losing the upperhand when it comes to the complete review soon. very well then, i'll be putting my stop here and until then, go watch the series if you haven't yet and savor the fun it has or you'll be really sorry :3

to love-ru ova episode 01

TO LOVE-RU [ OVA ] EPISODE 01
studio : Xebec
director : Takao Kato
serial run : ?
total episodes : ?
score : ***

RIKO FTW-

the ova is all about the boobs, and mistake not there is so aplenty of them that you might just die out of acute profuse nosebleeding by the start of the opening montage [ nice bounce video is nice >///> ], and i myself almost crossed to the otherside of the gates of hades the moment i saw my nice yui and shinwa's yami on the montage screen. dammit, i wish i was there in the OP as well lol.

to tora fans, the ova's story is nothing new [ compared to the serial run ] as it offers a faithful adaptation of chapter what-was-it-again; a chapter in which saw the debut of the moerotic trap riko the great [ lol ] much thanks to lala's pai pai rocket-kun which i believe is lala's most dangerous invention so far [ for the manliest of men especially as it greatly disrupts their pride and self esteem ]. the rest of the ova follows closely the chapter [ that includes the expensive scene in which yami trans-ed her body so to match the ideal figure / proportion in her image ] save for ren's public appearance which i briefly thought to be completely original of the ova, or i may have been mistaken :3

the ova is a direct product of light entertainment much like sekirei and sola's ovas and thus it considerably hold lesser 'serious' values than its parent series as it is meant to serve as a lighthearted watch for those who are still longing for more of the haremic moeget of to love-ru, so whether you are in for such easygoing stuff or not just watch it to fill in the gap of your boring, ronery nights yea ? :3

[ cosplay ] ibara : ami kawashima

layer : Ibara
character : Ami Kawashima
series : Toradora !
score : **** [ need moar work on the hair ]

another well done cosplay by my fave ibara, and among the many whom had done the series it is hers that i came to fancy the most as she doesn't quite break her chara unlike some of those i have seen otherwise.

though this is indeed another good cosplay get of ami still i felt that there is something amiss from ibara's take of the said chara, and if i were to point the one obvious thing i came to realize it'll be the hair which i think is playing a bit too safe. perhaps if she were to apply more effort in sculpting the wig to match a near-exact look as ami's did i do believe this will be another epic cosplay of her much like the breathtaking nagi get she gave us last winter.

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[ cosplay ] megumi natsume : tsukasa hiiragi

layer : Megumi Natsume
character : Tsukasa Hiiragi
series : Lucky Star
score : ****

she may be too chubby for the character, yet however megumi-san did a really nice job at portraying tsukasa here. quite an impressive feat especially for a plus sized cosplayer like her to be fitting in to a character with not-so-petite built like tsuka-chin :3

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[ raw dojin ] mellow curves

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MELLOW CURVES
circle : Fountain's Square
derivative work : Kannagi -Crazy Shrine Maidens-
release : 2008
volumes : 1
score : **** [ for the art :3 ]

a raw h-dojin up for share wif ye lads; this one here is an erotic take on kannagi -crazy shrine maidens- featuring your beloved nagi and her moerotic nunalicious imouto zange in a direct h-get, thus is obviously not safe for them minor and moralfags alike.

much to my amusement, the art is praiseworthily good and well done much to my liking, +i especially enjoy the chara design for the dojin which nearly mirror those seen in the anime it was derived from. other than the art i'm afraid i couldn't write nor elaborate much for i am totally illiterate in reading japanese but all in all it is a good dojin from my personal evaluation that is :3

well savor the raw for the time being while we wait for someone to pick and translate this one out.

[ h-manga ] shampoo

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SHAMPOO
mangaka : Jingrock
book : Bloomer Mama
release : 2006
chapter : 1 of 1
score : ***1/2

hokay, time for a nice bathroom action [ lol ] for them ronerey leechers; jingrock's shampoo is a nice incest-themed ero-manga featuring a busty, delicious big sister and her younger brother 'having fun' together in the bathroom, hence the title >///>. as usual, moralfag and minor alike are highly suggested to browse away from this post if ye still in desire to keep that pure, innocent mind and soul of yer from being gravely tainted :3

story wise this is one typical incest manga, but all in all it is an enjoying casual read for the roneries. like its many counterpart in the incest genre there were some nice teasing / 'skinship' moments thrown in which i greatly enjoy; for example the featured twin hill grope move by the lil brother which i simply believe will score a direct ticket to hell if you were to execute it irl [ plz don't try that at home lads ]. and if ye're looking for anything deep from the story i'm afraid the manga had none to offer v.v, the art however is pretty much nice and well done and so all is not lost... well just consider this manga to be a casual ero-read and you'll be very much pleased >///>