Top 5 Spring Anime 2015

Hi you, it's me again. I am still strucked by the fact that it's April already, which means Spring time... (in Japan, and some other countries). So, I'm here to bring you my top 5 animes for this Spring.

I am very psyched about this season's anime as they have the best releases ever since Summer 2014. Not only that, the releases of Season 2 and Season 3 of my favourite animes. I'm guessing everyone should know what animes I'm talking about. It is of course, non other than: 
1. Nisekoi Season 2
2. Uta Pri Season 3
3. High School DxD Born Season 3
4. Yahari Ore no Seishun Season 2

Without further ado, let's move on to my top 5!

#5 Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyouku
Synopsis:
A story which revolves around a high school girl named Eruna Ichinomiya, who enters the Mikagura Academy dreaming of a school life filled with beuaty and moe. Little did Eruna knows that this special school, everyone needs to belong in a club as these clubs battle and fight with special powers in order to decided a club's treatment in the school.

My verdict:
This anime reminds me a lot of Baka to Test, where each classed battle in a virtual world to determine their grades and class placement. The only difference is that this anime revolves around a girl rather than a guy and it is not as moe/cutesy as Baka to Test. But I love it nonetheless as its hilarious and the art/animation is nice.

#4 Shokugeki no Souma
Synopsis:
Yukihira Souma's dream is to become a full-time chef in his father's restaurant and surpass his father's culinary skills. But after Yukihira graduated from middle school, his father decided to close down the restaurant to cook in Europe. Not only that, his father also enrolled him into one of the elite culinary school where only 10% of the students graduate each year. Will Souma survive this?

My verdict:
This anime was recommended to watch by my bro, Jin who has read the manga and said that it's a really good manga, apart from the part where scenes of delicious food eaten by people are turned into a (ahem) extreme bliss emotion (like foodgasm). Although Im not a fan of those "bliss" part, the other part of the story is awesome.

Most of the students look down on him because he's not as "Elite" as they are; but hah~ man, the looks on their faces when he cooks up some bad-ass food which gets him some good grades. And not forgetting, the food shown in the anime... OMG, it looked so real that it makes my hungry everytime Im watching the anime. :9

#3 Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo
Synopsis:
Ryu Yamada is a high school student who is always late for school, naps in classes and gets horrible grades while Urara Shiraishi, is the brightest student in his school. One day, their bodies were swapped unintentionally. It wasn't as bad as they thought it was as they find it easier to move around in that person's body.

My verdict:
Comedy is always my go-to when it comes to anime; oh and hot guys too. And this comedy definitely wasn't a let down. I have been catching the manga and seeing it turn into an anime was like a dream come true. Eventhough some of the characters are terrible and weird, you will come to like them slowly but surely. I know I did.

#2 Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka?
Synopsis:
A story where a boy strives to become the best adventurer and to meet a person of the opposite gender. One day, he was saved by a top-class female adventurer and fell in love at first sight.

My verdict:
An awesome mix of adventure, comedy, fantasy and romance, what's not to like? This anime is beyond compare and it really is a refreshing anime. By adventure of course, it doesn't mean it's gonna be like another Swort Art Online or Log Horizon; nope, nothing like that here; instead it is cuter and the action scenes are superb!

#1.5 Etotama (bonus)
Synopsis:
The anime revolves around Nyaa-tan, a cat who strives to become part of the chinese 12 zodiacs! However, to become part of it, she has to beat all the Eto-shins (12 zodiacs). However, she is not that strong till one day, he meets a boy, Takeru Amato; where she slowly reach towards her goal.

My verdict:
A bonus 1.5 added as there is too many awesome animes this season like I said, and I can't choose just 5, I needed to add another! 1 word.... MMMOOEEEE!!!! If you love moe-ness and cute-ness and all things kawaii, this is for you. This anime features the 12 chinese Zodiacs, hello... I'm a lover of any zodiac story. Every Eto-shins has their funny, unique characteristics and it is epic funny. I also adore the part where they turn chibi size when they go into battle. *moemoe*

#1 Owari no Seraph
Synopsis:
The story takes place in a world where an unknown virus has killed the entire human race except for children, who are enslaved by vampires. The main boy, Yuichiro Hyakuya dreams of becoming strong enough so that he can kill all the vampires.

My verdict:
L-O-V-E! Serious love for this anime. If you are a fan of supernatural and vampire stuffs, this is for you. The animation is spot-on and the characters are... (bishie-ness).Definitely a must watch for this season! (ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ

I hope u guys enjoyed my top 5 animes for this Spring. Stay awesome, xoxo

Unboxing: Nendoroid 353 Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi

"Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi is the female protagonist in the anime series The Hentai Prince & The Stony Cat. A timid, shy person who thinks of herself being too childish, till one day she lost all her emotions after praying to the Stony Cat. Although she looks small & always been mistaken for a grade schooler, she loves devouring food especially snacks."

I am back with another unboxing/figurine review yet again and this time its Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi from Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. She arrived with another nendoroid, Shimakaze from Kancolle. I am beyond happy when I received them,you'll see why soon enough. :)

The box itself is beyond adorable, as you can see, she comes with quite a number of stuffs. 

          ❀ 3 faceplates

          ❀ 6 pairs of arms action

          ❀ detachable neko ears and lifted skirt 

          ❀ others eg extra joint, stand etc~

Her faceplates are all really cute. Ok, it's like the only thing I've been saying since the start of this post; but seriously Im not joking. My favourite has gotta be Face #2 of course, no competition. Her slightly embarassed/eyeing more food face is hard to pass. This faceplate really captures her personality in the anime. （*´▽｀*）

The other thing I really love about this nendoroid is the food that came with it (laughs). Tsukiko came with the arm action of holding the curry rice and holding a pau/bag of paus. 

And because of that, you can pose her like this! (hah)

Not forgetting her detachable neko ears and a neko tail which is not so detachable as it is attached to her lifted skirt. And for this, you will be able to get this poses. (=^-ω-^=)

Albeit she is not a action packed/fighting character, she does come with numerous stuffs at a fair price. Definitely no regrets on getting her, and neither should you. If you had her in mind for some time, you should totally get her.

My rating for Tsukiko would exceed its number really...I can't even give her more than 10. The details on her are absolutely stunning and portrays her well. Shall be taking more pics of her, so stay tuned for future posts.

 

Stay gold dearies, xo~

Unboxing: Banpresto's Kuroko Tetsuya

"Kuroko Tetsuya (黒子 テツヤ) is the main character for the hit anime series Kuroko no Basuke (黑子のバスケ). He is known as the "Phantom Man" because of his absence of presence. Being part of the Generation of Miracles, Kuroko is the sixth man where he helps his teammates with his 'Misdirection' ability where he steals the opponent's ball & shift the trajectories of passes to suit his team without being noticed by opponents."

I finally got a chance to get my hands on this Kuroko figure by Banpresto. I first stumbled upon it on Google and was quite interested in it. Although from the images, I can tell that the details might not be so good; but hey it's Kuroko, and the price is fairly reasonable so I did not hesitate. I also ordered the Kuroko figure from Megahouse, which I will be reviewing in another post, so stay tuned. :)

Moving on... 

From the box, one might think that Kuroko is gonna be freaking short/small. From what I read, the figure stands at 23cm tall while the box is only 18cm (hmm). But when I opened it, and this is what I saw. 

As you can now see, the leg is separated from his body, this explains so much on the height thing. The whole box consists of:


         ◇  Body
         ◇  Legs
         ◇  Basketball Jacket
         ◇  Leg Stand

As you can see, I was too excited that I tore open the package already,forgetting that I was suppose to take a photo first.

The legs are labeled so you won't mess up which leg goes where. 

Behold leg-less Kuroko... looks creepy huh (but still cool)

This is how the jacket fits... you're suppose to just adjust it to the back of his neck...

and voila! It's done.

And like I've said before, the details did not look so fine; which yea, kinda figured it. From the hair, one can tell that the paint/airbrush job was horrible, c'mon the gradient effect is horrid from my point of view. 

However, the basketball did not disappoint. I think it looks like the real thing, which is a thumbs up! 

Detailing of the uniform is quite sensible I guess, the foldings are quite decently done. However, there are still certain areas that need to be paid attention more.

Overall, I'd say I give this figure a 7/10? It looks amazing, seriously (from afar that is), but if you were to look closely, well that's a diff story altogether. No matter, I might give Kuroko a new paint job; am thinking of repainting the hair so it looks better.

Ending it with a photoshoot I did with Kuroko. ^^

Hope this review helps u... a bit. heehee~ 
xo.

pic © me, taken with Nikon D5200 50mm F1.8

September in Squares

Dropping by to drop my September Instagram dump. I have to admit, September wasn't a very happy month for me; my grandma got admitted to the hospital again due to hard of breathing. She went into a coma for 6 weeks and she passed recently during October. It was a sad, dark moment for me, really, my life revolved around my grandma alot as she took care of me for practically my whole life. I really miss her. :'(

(big sigh) ok... back to instagram dump.

So yea, I posted this on 1st of Sept, when my grandma was admitted; quoting "It was a tragic month for me". Was praying everything to go well, but... :(

Bought this cute waterproof camera online. I just couldn't resist it. The designs were too cute (typical me!)

And yes, I finally got Wakana Sakai from the anime Tari Tari 2 months ago. It's such a good anime. Have you watched it yet? Decorated my laptop with washi tape cos Im crazy like that sometimes. I may go crazy again and stick more. hah~

Crop top has been oh-so-in fashion all of the sudden. Everywhere you go is crop top, whether it'd be stripes, cross, polka dots etc. I decided to get 1 for myself frm H&M (my obsessed store). I really love it. Goes well with high-waisted jeans & boots.

I really adore this place in Australia. My aunt took a picture & I asked if I could have it to share with you guys. It's so beautiful isn't it? All these beach houses on the beach!! Not often a scene here in Malaysia. Would love to go there someday... (dreams on)

It has been months since I bought mangas. I missed out quite a lot of the series that I was following. Finally got a chance to buy some, while indulging my tea during tea time. Such bliss :)

O hai... It's the autumn mooncake festival again. How time flies. I really missed those times when I used to play lanterns during mooncake festival. Haha~ Really missed being a kid.

Nendoroid Kirito in the house. Ain't he a cutie? I still can't believe I got my hands on him. My 1st guy nendoroid (whaa..) I bought Asuna for my bro as his bday gift and I got Kirito for myself. Bro was unsaisfied as he wanted the whole set. :(

Typical... I must have have at least 1 sunset shot in a month of my instagram posts. I dunno why, but I just love the golden hour. It's perfect!

Speaking of perfect, I finally got tickets to SS5 Malaysia! Like seriously, I was really hesistant whether or not to go but hey, once in a lifetime opportunity; I just had to. RM595 goodbye... :(
But I think for SuJu, it'd be worth it.

Last but not least, ending the month with a pastel mint nail polish. My aunt got me the Revlon glitter range which i've been dying to get my hands on in Malaysia but sadly, it still is not here! WHY?
But no matter, I already got it, thanks to my aunt. I got "whimsical", a minty glittered polish which is too pretty for my nails (yes, my nails are ugly, please ignore).

That's all for the month of September. Thanks for stopping by.

xo~

of fall and winter

Hi dearies

its been so long since I've done an anime post. The last one I did was around Fall last year. My, how time flies in a blink of an eye. 

Life of sem break is definitely a bliss to me. I have never felt so serene for 2 years since I've started this art college. 

My sem break is the longest this time, its around 1 and a half months. -big grin-

So, a quickie update on the latest anime for Fall 2012, a lot of 3rd season series are out, like:

1. Hayate the Combat Butler 3

2. Bakuman 3

3. Gintama 3

Its like... finally!! Hayate season 3, been waiting for so long since the 2nd season ended. I think I can't even remember where it was left off. Gotta go refresh my memory if I want to continue. -teehee-

2nd season includes,

1. Medaka Box 2

2. Hiiro no Kakera 2

3. Seitokai no Ichizon 2

Medaka Box and Hiiro no Kakera are awesome. I haven't got the chance to watch Seitokai no Ichizon yet so im not very sure how it goes. 

If you want comedy then Medaka Box is your answer, Hiiro no Kakera if you wanna look at hot anime guys. -winks-

And last but not least, the long-waited manga turned anime is finally here...

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Magi - Labyrinth of Magic

OMG... too many of favourite seiyuus in this anime. Jun Fukuyama to voice Cassim, Daisuke Ono to voice Sinbad, Nana Mizuki to voice Hakuei Ren & Takahiro Sakurai as Ja'far. -asdfghjklhjgfds-

If you were lost when I mentioned the seiyuu's names, like OMG... you can't call yourself an otaku. How could you not.... know them? Aiish~

Magi is a combination of Aladdin and Alibaba & the 40 thieves. Very very interesting. :)

Not forgetting the big hit anime this season, K. 

K also has these awesome seiyuus too, especially my bias Jun-san, Daisuke Ono and Takahiro Sakurai! -gah,fangirlscream-

Can't wait for all these to finish airing so I can watch to the end straight, instead of waiting for it every week. orz

As for the Winter 2013 animes, a very short listed one:

1. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai 2

2. Chihayafuyu 2

So whatcha waitin' for? Go watch some animes.... now. -lmao- kthxbai

xoxo

Ai....

Otsuka. 

Did a composition portrait of Ai Otsuka for my composition analysis class. 

It was a freaking long time ago, if i am not mistaken, it should be last August. Suppose to upload it but i got busy with assignments and forgot about it. 

Well, here it is. It is actually the Final project. The other one I did was of Pandora Hearts the anime. Love no? I shall post it here conveniently. hah! - my lazyness

drawn on A2 layout pad [F-8B pencil, putty eraser]

up-close [her hair and lace thingy on her hand took the most time]

of Pandora Hearts. I was bliss when the lecturer said we could do animations instead of movies. Urgh, doing movies will take more time. Animation is WAY easier. :D

I really lurve the after effect on Gilbert's cloak. Spent the most time on it. Glad it paid off. Oh and white Alice's gown too. :) 

p/s: should i be labeling this under 2011 artworks or 2012 artworks? hmm~

lotsa love, L.

titleless

Ohai.... minna

dropping some WIPs

and screen shots. Look at those charas climbing up & down my screen. Cute no? 

Hehe... alice is falling~ and APH China is falling too. 0_o

and yeesshh, i've changed my blog add yet again. Im so sorry if i cause any inconvenience. Hopefully this will be the last. (>A<)

lotsa love, L.

ハートの国のアリス ~

O-M-G, im so addicted to Heart no Kuni no Alice (Alice in the Country of Hearts) right now.
Been reading the manga and absolutely fell in love with it.
Am always have been a big fan of Alice in Wonderland and i was browsing for a manga version, and i did. Its really amazing and hilarious.
Are u a Alice fan? If you are, then go check this manga out. I'll assure you that you'll love it. ^^
p/s: hope the mangas becomes an anime soon. It'll be awesome. XD

oh and i've been drawing a lot of fanarts lately, mostly sketches. Will upload them when i have time. :)