Isekai Shokudou - The food anime I've been wanting for.

It's been a while since I've written an anime review of sorts, but because it's food-themed it fits with the theme of this blog. Also, I really enjoyed it and I wanted to share about it! 8D Welcome to Isekai Shokudou!

Art Nouveau in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Pt.4

This is not a food-related post, but I was catching up on Jojo's Bizzare Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable when some Art Nouveau stuff caught my eye in episode 20.

So pretty~~~

Food Wars Recipes - Souffle Omelette

Here's another Shokugeki no Soma dish that I cooked. This time it's Soma's souffle omelette, and it's quite delightful to cook and eat! 8D

Fuwa fuwaa~

Food Wars Recipes - "Gotcha" Roast Pork

Note: I've made a follow up of this recipe here.

Since the second season of the anime is due in July, I think I should post my takes on some Shokugeki no Soma recipes (and also to serve as a refresher of the various delicious foods presented in that show). I'll start with the first "outrageous" dish Soma cooked, the Gotcha/Just Kidding Roast Pork! (Warning, image heavy!)

And thus begins the trend of food giving people foodgasms and stripping them of their clothes.

Anime Foods - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Pt 4 (Trattoria Trendy/Trussardi)

I get really excited whenever I see food in anime. When drawn well, they look so good it makes you wanna eat them. Episode 10 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - Diamond is Unbreakable was a nice surprise, although a slightly disturbing one. 8D;;;

Here are some anime reviews!

I be back!

So, I've finished my fourth and final year of uni but it's still not over yet. But at least now I have the time to do the stuff I haven't been able to for the past 2 or 3 months. Like updating this blog.

So, the spring 2010 anime has finished their run and it's now the start of the summer anime season. Here are my two cents on some recently concluded anime that I have seen through to the end, and one movie.

Back with some Bankai, Nyoro~n and Geass!! XD

AAAAND THIS BLOG LIVES AGAIN!!! Thanks to some people who suddenly started making blogs. And this is also a good opportunity to talk about the awesomeness that is Code Geass and some other anime that would fit under the category of "Why didn't I watch this earlier?!!".

I shall begin with a small insight to my anime viewing preferences. I tend to avoid watching anime/reading manga that are very popular and overhyped, unless I watch/read it when it's newly aired/published, or when months/years have passed and the hype has gone down. Bleach, Naruto and Code Geass are examples of that second condition. It's this weird instinct of mine to try and not be influenced or "fooled" by the masses. Anyway, onto the anime talk/review.

The End of Seasons and the Beginning of New ones

Whew, finally got off my lazy arse to update this poor blog.

Just this month some seasons of anime have finished their runs and new ones have taken their place. This is just my two/five/whatever cents on what I have completed and on what I have started.

The End:
Gundam 00 (2nd Season) - The first season was ok for me but it left me craving for the second season. Then the second season was kinda less realistic and more ridiculous & LOLable but I don't mind, especially the Tieria fanservice :) (which was LOLable most of the time XD). I'd still watch the movie when it comes out.

Tales of The Abyss - I don't know why, even though I have not played the game and found it hard to follow sometimes, I still love it! It must be the opening song (I love it!) and my love for JRPGs. I really want to play Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Vesperia...

Kyou Kara Maoh!(Season 3) - I found it a bit long but at least it had a happy ending. I liked how seemingly seperate things suddenly got connected. However, I still don't know the purpose of the OVA and where it fits in the timaline because Saralegui was re-introduced in this season (D:?).

Soul Eater - I like it! The fight scenes are very creative with creative uses of unlikely things as weapons. I respect the creator's creativity. What I hate is that through most of the series I always unconsciously wonder how those scenes were represented in the manga and whether the plot of the anime is different from the manga. These thoughts/preoccupations prevents me from fully appreciating the show.
Dammit.
Anyway, the ending seemed a bit rushed with a few major revelations popping up in the last episode itself, and Ashura's philosophy confuses me to no end.

Casshern Sins - No comment. (i.e. It left me confused.)

Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae - It's ok. Some episodes are ok, some episodes are interesting, some episodes are creepy/makes you facepalm and a few are very wtf?!. I feel kinda sad that Enma Ai will never be relieved of her duties as Jigoku Shoujo but I'm still confused as to what had happened to Ai at the end of season 2 after she died. (They never make things clear.) There was once I was reading the plot of season 3 on wikipedia when I barely watched halfway but it was a fake that talked about the return of the Jigoku Shounen and I actually believed it. Wth lol.


The Beginning:
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - The episodes are a bit rushed but it's understandable, and I can't wait for it to catch up to where the 1st anime deviated. Somehow I prefer Roy and Gluttony's old seiyuus.. -_-" I'll just wait for my ears to get used to them. At the moment, I keep hearing Lockon Stratos and picturing Regene Regetta. However, I LOLed when I found out that Kimblee's new seiyuu is the one behind Allelujah Haptism. This shall be interesting.

Hayate no Gotoku (Season 2) - The first season started out fantastic but it gradually got more ridiculous towards the end. What I didn't like was the frequent use of fanservice(the one geared towards men) and the annoying/unlikable characters. I'm hoping(lowly) the second season is good but so far it's still meh. I'd have to get used to the new character designs too.

Sengoku Basara - Awesome fluid fight scenes that are ridiculous in a good way. I'll watch it just for the battles and the LOLness of it all. XD

Valkyria Chronicles - I really want to play the game. But the anime reeks of cliche. And I find Alicia's voice annoying and Welkin's a wimp. But I will still play the game when I get it. To be safe, I shall not watch anymore of it for fear that it might destroy my image of how awesome the game might be.

Higashi no Eden - Looks very promising. I look forward to the next episode. >:D

07-Ghost - What got me was the world in 07-Ghost, the architecture, and those cool powers, and those reapers. I will watch it, even if it is full of cliches and yaoi undertones. Even if most of the characters are unrealistically young-looking bishounen.


..And that's it for now. I'm still thinking of trying the other new anime.

Hetalia~! (a new addiction)

It's been a while since I've come across a comic that makes me smile like an idiot whenever I read it. And it has given me what secondary school sejarah has fallen short to teach:

World History.

Hetalia is a webcomic drawn by Hidekazu Himaruya(correct spelling?). I knew it was something interesting when it was about the world nations represented by bishies but I was too lazy to start searching/reading the manga. When the ONA of Axis Powers Hetalia came out, I immediately fell in love with it. (insert fangirl XDDDDD)

If I'm not mistaken, there are around 30 (or more) countries/nations in Hetalia and all of them are lovable in their own way. Some of my favourites are Japan (cute!! X3), China (poor cute thing), Russia (evil yandere), France (a perverted bisexual frenchman), Austria (fabulous!), Lithuania (poor thing... abused by Russia), England (a tsundere that hates France), Finland and his husband Sweden (<3), and Greece (hot body XD).

Within the crack and humour in the webmanga there is relevance to actual world history. It's world history represented in a funny way which are mostly ironically true. There are also hints of shounen-ai but don't let that bother you because the nations are mostly just humorously gay. You should try reading it. It's fun and enjoyable to read X3. If you already know of it, YAY, high five!! Spread the word XDDDDDD!!!!

I somehow fail to express my excitement and fangirling through words so I'll just end by saying  this:

"PASTAAAAA~!"

(for more information, google "Hetalia")