Monthly Archives: April 2013

Spring 2013 Anime Season Roundup

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h, spring. Flowers, sunshine, and a new season of anime. Because the best thing about warmer weather is sitting indoors watching anime with the windows open, amirite? Well, Winter 2013′s anime season was decent, but Spring 2013′s anime season might end up beating it out. There’s actually one show this time that I am more than just excited for. Will you share my opinion? Maybe. Let’s find out.

Suisei no Gargantia

Suisei-no-GargantiaJust from glancing over the shows, I thought this one looked like it could have the most promise. The show takes place in the future, in space. Humanity is in a war against an alien race and the main character gets transported to a strange and distant land during one of these space battles. Confusion ensues, and only good things can happen from there.

This show seems incredibly promising and the visuals are fantastic. I know I say a lot that I think I might actually finish a series, but this time I like, really, really mean it. I want to watch the rest of this series, like right now. I can’t wait to see what happens next.

Who should watch this show: People who like awesome anime shows that combine action, humor, mechs, and sweet animation.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: Crazy good. If I had access to the whole series right now I’d be watching and finishing it today.

Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san

namiuchigiwa-no-muromi-sanAll the characters are drawn with blue outlines in this show. It’s kind of unique I guess. This show only has half-length episodes though for whatever reason. The show is about mermaids and it’s kind of funny, but also kind of stupid. The first episode is all about a fisherman who catches a mermaid and they banter back and forth about silly things. It seems like it’s just a string of gags with no real story going on. Maybe that’s why the episodes are only half length.

I wasn’t a big fan of this one but I can see how some people would get enjoyment out of it. It’s just a bit too goofy for me. I can handle goofy, but I need more of a story to hold things together. There’s very little story to speak of in this anime.

Who should watch this show: People who like mermaids and goofy banter.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: Bad. One episode was enough.

Arata Kangatari

Arata-KangatariThe animation in this show has kind of a soft, glowy look to it. I’m not sure how much I like that. The show’s about a high school kid who gets made fun of and bullied all the time. He somehow gets transported to another world where the monarchy gets overthrown by 12 rude dudes and the main guy somehow ends up getting blamed for it. He swaps places with someone from this other world and looks like the other guy to everyone there.

The end of the episode gives a little hope, but overall this show doesn’t really interest me. If it gets rave reviews I’ll continue watching it, but otherwise I’ll pass. I felt like it could be cool, but the way everything unfolded just wasn’t that interesting. It’s not bad, just really average.

Who should watch this show: People who like magic and strife and soft animation.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: Pretty bad. Unless this anime blows up and starts getting tons of praise I doubt I’ll watch any more of it.

Karneval

KarnevalThe show is a bit freaky in the beginning with what happens with the characters. It’s hard to tell exactly what the show is about from the onset, but the first bad guy they encounter is really creepy. I’m not sure what the story is or where it’s going, but some people are like monsters and some people have magic powers and they’re all trying to do stuff and things.

I had higher hopes for this show, but it moved along pretty slowly. The animation is nice though, and I like the look of the characters. The show gets a little bit more interesting near the end, but not quite enough to redeem itself. I don’t really know where the story is going but I don’t really care that much either.

Who should watch this show: People who like shows about magic and monsters and prettyboys.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: Okay. I might watch another episode just to see if they reveal where the story is going because I don’t feel like they revealed enough in this first episode.

Shingeki no Kyojin

Shingeki.no.KyojinIn the show, humans are living inside a gigantic wall that serves to keep out a giant race of humanoids. The giants haven’t gotten inside the walls for some hundred years, so all the townspeople have developed a false sense of security. And then gigantic, super giants come and unexpectedly invade the town, tearing down the walls.

This first episode is pretty heavy. There’s definitely potential here, and the first episode sets up quite the scene. I’m excited to see where this one goes. I really like the animation in this show, it uses lots of thick lines. The action sequences are epic and the production values are great. I seriously got chills from watching the trailer.

Who should watch this show: People who like epic shows with lots of emotion, action, and style.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: Great. I’m not as excited about this one as I am about Suisei no Gargantia, but this show is definitely second in line.

Hataraku Maou-sama!

Hataraku.Maou-samaThe story starts back in fantasy medieval times with some knights fighting against the forces of Satan. Satan loses the battle and is forced to retreat into a portal transporting him and a follower into a modern world where they have no idea what’s going on and can’t really use their magic. This makes for a pretty hilarious and interesting premise because they have to learn the language, rent a living space, and get jobs to pay for things.

This show might end up being kind of cool. The first episode is good, but not great. Time will tell on this one, but after a few more episodes it might end up blossoming into something worthwhile. The show definitely had me laughing at parts, but I’m not sure how strong of a story will develop from this first episode.

Who should watch this show: People who like shows about demons trying to adjust to modern day society and the hilarity that ensues.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: Pretty good. I think this one’s coming in third place after Shingeki no Kyojin. This show deserves at least one more episode.

DATE A LIVE

date-a-liveThis show starts off with 14 year old panty shots. Promising. The premise of the show is fairly normal high school anime fare except that there are things called space quakes which are basically spherical earthquakes taking place in the atmosphere/earth. But that all changes when a bodacious babe shows up in purple sci-fi fantasy armor. Plot twist! Then some other nonsense happens.

I couldn’t care about this show at all. It was not interesting to me whatsoever. I was okay with it for the first half but when the purple sci-fi fantasy armor girl showed up I was all like, “this is stupid, I’ve had enough.” This show is nothing special.

Who should watch this show: People who like space quakes and babes from outer space.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: Bad. One episode was enough for me.

Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince

ginga-kikoutai-majestic-princeThis one here is another space/mecha show. The show’s main characters are a team of five pilots known as the Failure Five because they’re so bad and can’t work as a team. Then for some reason they get selected to go into actual combat and deal with the reality of fighting for real.

This show seems really cheesy and kind of juvenile. I’m not really a big fan of the animation style either. This show’s just not that interesting compared to Suisei no Gargantia which is a much better space/mecha show. To be honest it’s just not that interesting in general. I just wasn’t able to care about what was going on.

Who should watch this show: People who like sub-par shows about mechs and rooting for the underdogs.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: So bad. Suisei no Gargantia is way better so I’ll be getting my mech fix from that.

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru

Yahari.Ore_.no_.Seishun.Love_.Come_.wa_.MachigatteiruThis one right here is a high school show. The main character really isn’t a big fan of high school and doesn’t have a girlfriend or any friends either. His teacher puts him in a “Volunteers Club” in an attempt to rehabilitate him. There he talks to one of the most popular girls in the school. They banter back and forth until another girl joins them and then more banter ensues.

The dialogue between all the characters is interesting and occasionally funny, but overall not a whole lot happens. Most all of the first episode takes place in one room. Overall it is of average entertainment and hilarity. I might watch one or two more episodes but I doubt I’ll see this one through to the end. I can see how others would enjoy it though.

Who should watch this show: People who like shows about awkward high schoolers.
Likelihood of me watching another episode: Average. I might watch one or two more episodes but probably not.

Shows that Were Less Than Impressive and a Recap

nekoSurprisingly enough I didn’t shut off any shows within the first 5-10 minutes of watching them this season. This is the first season that’s ever happened. Overall this season had a lot of average shows but two of the ones I watched seemed like they could blossom into amazing shows so that alone makes this season a good one for me.

To recap from last season, I didn’t end up watching any of the shows all the way through. I watched like the first 5 episodes of Maoyuu Maou Yuusha, but I felt like the show wasn’t going anywhere so I gave it up. Nothing else from last season really held my interest either.

Bottom Line: Suisei no Gargantia seems like it could be a fantastic show. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited after a first episode so I’m really hoping the show doesn’t let me down. I’m trying to not get too excited so I don’t over-hype the show in my head, but I really think it could end up being a series I really, really enjoy. Guess we’ll just have to find out. You should at least check out the first episode though. It’s choice.

You should also check out Shingeki no Kyojin as well. Probably. It has promise.

So tell me, what shows look the best from this season? Any favorites that I didn’t review? What ended up being your favorite show from last season? Let us know in the comments!

 

Source : http://www.tofugu.com/

 

Misteri Pesan Singkat (Cerpen)

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Hai hai ^^

saya ada cerpen nih, tapi copas dari Rini Veronica (di majalah Girls)

Hanya saja, cast-nya saya ganti dengan anak IC >.<v>

Langsung aja yaa~

Hope you like it 🙂

Namanya Ify. Dia cewek yang wajahnya biasa – biasa saja, penampilannya juga sederhana, pendiam, dan nggak punya prestasi yang menonjol. Aku sama dia beda kelas, jadi jarang banget namanya kita ketemu. Tapi … ada 1 kesamaan di antara kita berdua, yaitu kita sama – sama selalu nunggu jemputan di tempat yang sama, jam yang sama, dan kebetulan mobil jemputan kita datangnya juga hampir bersamaan.

Seperti hari-hari sebelumnya, aku dan dia berdiri dengan jarak sekitar lima meter di teras khusus untuk menunggu jemputan.

Lima menit setelah menunggu, kita biasa akan saling menatap. Tapi biasanya hanya skilas dia menatapku, lalu akan berpaling lagi dan menunduk. Melihat tingkahnya begitu, biasanya aku akan memalingkan wajah dan tersenyum sendiri.

Juga seperti hari-hari sbelumnya,mobil jemputan kita datang hampir bersamaan.

Ify membuka pintu mobilnya, dan… sejenak dia menatapku. Aku pun jga menatap matanya. Dia menunduk, lalu masuk ke mobilnya.

Ketika mobilnya melewati mobilku yang sedang berhenti, dia menoleh sebentar kepadaku dengan malu-malu dan aku pun membalasnya dengan senyum. Begitu terus yang terjadi, nggak ada perkembangan yang berarti, kita nggak pernah kenalan atau ngobrol.

Dan hari ini, setelah lima menit menunggu dengan posisi berdiri sperti biasanya, aku merasa kehilangan cewek bersahaja itu. Sudah hampir lima belas menit berdiri, aku belum melihat dia. Di mana dia sekarang? Mataku terus mencari – mencari sosoknya, tapi aku tak menemukannya. Ah, kok aku jadi kangen, ya ?

“ini sudah hari ketiga !” gumamku penasaran, sambil menatap tempat kosong lima meter di sisi kananku.

“apakah dia sakit? Atau… dia pindah sekolah?” gumamku terus menerus.

Tiba-tiba aku sedih bercampur kesal. Kesal, karena nggak tau apa yang terjadi dengannya sampai dia nggak masuk sekolah. Sebenarnya, aku ingin bertanya ke teman sekelasnya, tapi gengsi rasanya.

******

Oh iya, sebenernya aku adalah cowok populer di sekolah. Banyak yang bilang aku ganteng. Badan tinggi tegap, dan langganan juara kalau main basket. Otakku juga lumayan brilian. Tak heran, kalau banyak teman cewek yang selalu ingin berteman akrab denganku.. hehe..

Hpku bergetar, sebuah pesan singkat masuk ke hpku,

“Rio masih menunggu jmputan? Ehm, pasti bosan ya menunggu jemputan sndiri ?”

“Nomor siapa nih ? Kok, tau aku masih menunggu jemputan ?” gumamku kemudian mulai mengetik balasannya.

“Iya nih, sepi banget nunggu sendirian tanpa Ify. Kamu siapa ?” balasku.

“Jadi, selama ini kamu tau, kalau namaku Ify ?” balasnya.

Ya ampun, ini Ify?!! Wah, berarti dia tau nomor hpku dong ! Kenapa bru sekarang sms aku, ya? Kenapa nggak dari tiga hari yang lalu, biar aku nggak khawatir kayak gini? Tapi… kenapa aku jadi seneng gini, ya? Wah, kalau dia tau perasaanku, bisa ge-er tuh cewek! Nggak usah dibalas lagi ah, smsnya!

Hari berikutnya, aku masih belum melihat Ify. Aku sengaja menunggu di tempat jemputan sampai hampir setengah jam. Ify tak kunjung datang juga. Hmm… berarti dia belum masuk sekolah. Tapi, ngapain, ya?

Hpku bergetar, buru-buru aku mengambilnya dan kulihat ada pesan singkat dari Ify,

“Masih menunggu sendirian? Tak ada yang menggantikan tempatku, ya? Minta saja sopirmu untuk datang tepat waktu.”

“Hai Ify! Sopirku nggak bisa tepat waktu, karena harus jemput adikku dulu. Eh, kenpa kmu nggak msuk skolah?” akhirnya kuberanikan diri bertanya kpadanya, meski sebetulnya dalam hati agak gengsi.

“Aku sakit. Aku sih, inginnya cepat sekolah dan kembali menikmati saat – saat indah menunggu jemputan.. karena saat itulah aku melihat tatapan matamu dan senyum manismu.” balas Ify.

Deg… jantungku berdebar. Ternyata dia paling senang saat menunggu jemputan karena melihat senyumanku. Hmm.. aku balas nggak ya? Kalau aku balas, nanti dia jadi ge-er. Tapi… bukankah aku juga suka sama dia? Apa..? Suka sama cewek yang nggak terkenal dan yang wajahnya biasa-biasa aja itu? Masa, sih…?

“Kamu sakit apa Ify, kok lama banget?” akhirnya kubulatkan tekad untuk membalas smsnya lagi.

“Aku nggak tau… sebenarnya aku ingin sekali bertemu denganmu.”

Tiba – tiba ada rasa sedih merayap di hatiku. Bahkan, teramat sedih, sampai – sampai aku nggak menyadari kalau mobilku sdah berhenti tepat di hadapanku. Sorenya, aku memberanikan diri bertanya tentang Ify ke teman sekelasnya. Ya ampun, ternyata Ify sedang dirawat di rumah sakit. Aku pun segera minta izin ke mama untuk prgi ke rumah sakit diantar pak supir.

Di rumah sakit, kulihat tubuh Ify terbaring di ruang ICU. Hidungnya dipasangi selang oksigen dan jarum infus menancap di tangannya. Kakiku gemetaran, perasaanku campur aduk tak karuan.

“Ify, aku sudah menjengukmu. Aku di sini fy…” bisikku dari luar jendela kaca sambil menatap tubuh lemahnya yang terbaring koma.

Dokter dan keluarga Ify akhirnya mengizinkan aku masuk ke ruangannya. Aku duduk di sisi ranjangnya. Aku tak bisa berkata apa pun. Aku hanya meneteskan air mata.

“Ify, aku sudah di sisimu…” bisikku sambil mengelus tangannya.

Ajaib, Ify menggerakkan tangannya dan sesaat kemudian dia membuka matanya.

“Kamu siapa?” tanyanya lemah.

Ify tidak mengenaliku?

“Aku Rio, Ify! Rio yang slalu menunggu jemputan bersamamu, yang selalu menatap dan tersenyum kepadamu.”

“Rio? Kamu benar-benar berada di sisiku?” suara Ify terdengar lirih.

Aku menggenggam tangannya penuh haru. Ify menangis… menangis bahagia karena kunjunganku itu.

Sejak kejadian itu, aku tak malu lagi untuk menunjukkan rasa sayangku kepadanya. Kini Ify sudah pulih kesehatannya dan kembali ke sekolah. Aku pun tak malu jika jalan bareng cewek yang sederhana itu.

Namun, sampai saat ini, aku masih penasaran dengan pesan singkat itu. Sebab, hp Ify hancur saat kecelakaan terjadi, dan dia koma sampai aku menjenguknya. Biarlah hal itu terus menjadi misteri di antara kita.

 

 

–THE END–

Kado Yang Tak Sampai (Sinopsis)

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Hello~! ^^
Saya ada cerpen nih, tapi cuma rangkumannya aja, hehe 😀
soalnya males ngetik ==v

Oh ya, cerpen ini based on true story, tapi ya ada yang tak ubah ~

Hope you like it 🙂

Mario Stevano Aditya Haling atau yangg kerap disapa Rio, mempunyai seorang adik yang baru berumur 6 tahun. Namanya Ozy atau lebih lengkapnya Ahmad Fauzi Adriansyah. Sejak lama Ozy ingin sekali memiliki mobil remote control, ia selalu merengek minta di belikan. Namun, sampai saat ini keinginan Ozy blum terpenuhi, karena orang tua Rio dan juga Ozy tak punya cukup uang. Melihat keinginan adiknya yang begitu besar, Rio, sang kakak berniat untuk membelikannya.

Setelah mengetahui bahwa harga mobil remote control itu cukup mahal, Rio sempat bingung, karena ia tak punya uang sebanyak itu. Dan Rio pun memutuskan untuk memakai uang tabungannya. Tapi, ternyata uang tabungan Rio itu masih saja kurang. Tak kehabisan akal, Rio mulai menyisihkan uang sakunya setiap hari. Rio juga rela kerja sambilan usai sekolah.
Berhubung sebentar lagi Ozy berulang tahun, Rio berencana akan memberikan mobil remote controlnya pada saat itu. Ya, sebagai kata lainnya mobil remote control itu adalah kado ulang tahun Ozy.

4 hari sebelum ulang tahun Ozy, Rio sudah berhasil mendapatkan mobil remote control impian adiknya itu. Rio tak sabar menunggu hari ulang tahun Ozy. Ia ingin segera memberikan kado yang spesial itu ke adiknya.

Tapi …

Sayangnya …

Takdir berkata lain …

Tepat 3 hari sebelum Ozy ulang tahun, ia sudah pergi meninggalkan dunia untk selamanya. Ozy meninggal karena kekurangan cairan akibat diare yang terus mnerus. Mendengar kabar bahwa adiknya telah tiada, Rio sangat terpukul. Ia tak menyangka adiknya akan meninggalkan dirinya secepat ini.
Padahal Rio sudah berusaha mati-matian untuk mndapatkan mobil remote control impian adiknya itu, tapi apa daya semua sudah terjadi.

Hingga saat ini kado ‘mobil remote control’ itu selalu tersimpan dengan baik di dalam kamar Rio.

THE END.

Super Junior’s Yesung and Donghae pucker up for a new set of selcas

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With Yesung’s enlistment approaching closer with each day, Super Junior‘s Yesung and Donghaemade sure to enjoy their moments together with Donghae even puckering up as to give Yesung a peck!

Donghae shared on his Twitter, “Nice weather ^^ with YS !! Summer is coming…”, and left fans smiling with their bromance as they played around, taking turns puckering up. However, Donghae starts to aim his lips toward Yesung with each photo, leaving Yesung playfully scowling.

When i trip !! I need it !! Thank’s ELF !! It is awesome !! Good Night !! See u tomorrow at airport ~~:) pic.twitter.com/X0AFTme7Zx

Donghae also didn’t forget to send his fans a kiss as he thanked them, writing,

View image on Twitter

Himchan gets caked by the other members on his birthday

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Himchan celebrated his 24th birthday!

The B.A.P member turned 24 on April 19 in Korea, and the members wished him a happy birthday by caking his face. He put up a selca of himself with cake all over his nose and cheeks, writing, “I’m always lacking, but I’m so thankful that you let me have such a big birthday! I’m embarrassed because I’m not used to birthdays haha. I really love you. And the members tried to throw me a surprise birthday party, but I caught them ^^!“.

Youngjae also tweeted, “It’s Himchan hyung’s birthday~! He’s right next to me. A great day is beginning, he. Congratulations keke. Mr. Himchan.”

B.A.P’s official fancafe also changed their header for Himchan’s birthday.

Happy birthday, Himchan!

 

cr : allkpop