My Recommendations List Episode II

Anime:
Dokkoida; for that crazy Fox Kids-type Saturday morning cartoon feel with some things for the more mature audience
Popotan; an adorable, weird, goofy, funny, kawaii-overdose ecchi (meaning tits) anime
Majutsushi Orphen (aka Orphen Season 1); for people who enjoyed magic anime like Slayers
World of Narue; Space girl comes to earth and falls in love with a boy, fun for everyone
Jigoku Shoujo; People get revenge on the evil jackasses who usually deserve it

Movies:
Blade Runner; For Sci-fi similar to The Fifth Element with Harrison Ford killing Replicants
9; An awesome animated steampunk movie produced by Tim Burton is like a cross between Fallout 3 and Little Big Planet (while that combination may seem sketchy, it actually works really well)
Bruno; While not as great as Borat (in my opinion) you still get some great moments from Sasha Baron Cohen

Music:
Chimaira; awesome brutal metal band recommended by my good buddy Chris
GWAR; my personal favorite metal band of all time
Moi Dix Mois; Gothic Japanese Metal band that preformed at AX 2009
Children of Bodom; Another recommendation by Chris, was unable to say no once I heard their metal renditions of 'Talk Dirty to Me' and 'Oops! I Did it Again;
Korpiklaani; Northern European metal that sounds like something Vikings would listen to if they were still around
Green Day; If you haven't heard of them, get out of your fucking cave. Their last two albums 'American Idiot' and '21st Century Breakdown' are epic

That's all for now. More to come... possibly.

Queen's Blade

Sorry for not posting in so long, procrastination is my worst enemy. Anyways on with the blog!

Today's anime review is Queen's Blade. This is an ecchi anime which means there are boob shots a-plenty. Needless to say there is fan service in generous portions. Now that we have the nudity aspect out of the way, let's get to the actual story shall we? The plot is that there is a tournament known as the Queen's Blade where women fight to be known as the strongest and most beautiful. Of course all of the characters I have seen in this anime are beautiful, but that's besides the point. There's some pretty great action in this anime, and it's a kind of fantasy medieval sort of setting. So far I am greatly enjoying this series and will soon be reviewing Queen's Blade: Gyokuza O Tsugu Mono. This anime gets an 8/10 and you can watch it here.

A Slew of Steampunk Goodies

First of all I would like to talk about the game Torchlight. It's like Diablo 2.5. a Stepping stone between Diablo 2 and Diablo 3. It may seem like a knockoff but believe me it is worth a try. The graphics are very nicely stylized and the skills are fantastic. Also it's a steampunk game. And not only does it look great, it isn't a huge download and is relatively cheap. I love this game so much I've been playing it nearly non-stop. I'm going to have to award this game my RPG of the Year award, as well as a much deserved 10/10.

I also would like to mention the web-cast show Riese on koldcast.tv, which you can watch here. It's a steampunk show filmed in Canada and it looks fantastic. I'm just a sucker for anyone with a wolf companion. There have only been two episodes so far, and though short they are great episodes. I highly recommend it to any fan of fantasy and science fiction.

Flight of the Last Vampire

So I went to blockbuster yesterday and picked up some movies, as I am one to do. The movies that I'm reviewing are Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane and Blood: The Last Vampire. Neither of these movies were really that great. Both movies seemed to be fairly low-budget with casts of mostly unknowns. Flight of the Living Dead is pretty self explanatory, some sort of virus that was developed by the government to bring the dead to life is transported on a plane and eventually causes zombies to run a muck. 4/10 for only the fact that I love zombies so much. Blood: The Last Vampire is a 2009 live-action movie loosely based on the anime Blood+. I do mean loosely So loosely only the main character Saya is the only thing that's really in common. There is no other character from the anime in this movie, the plot is completely different and she even uses a different sword. It's not even the same as the 2000 animated movie by the same name that really launched the series. The effects weren't that great either, the "vampires" looked more like claymation of the late 80s/early 90s. Totally fucked that one up 1/10.

Apologies

Sorry for not updating in so long. My computer decided to quit reading my browser so I was forced to upgrade to Windows 7 (which is actually a great improvement over Vista). This fixed the problem I had with the internet, but the Windows 7 decided to block access to my CD/DVD-ROM drive, so I was unable to complete my Halloween movies. Two weeks after posting a plea for help on the Microsoft Answers forum, I have yet to receive an answer to my problem. So yes in the back of my mind I have been quite pissed the past few weeks. But I shall post reviews of A Little Snow Fairy Sugar, Blood: The Last Vampire (2009), Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, Inuyasha, Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Miss Congeniality over the next few days. Until the next sunrise, good night.

Friday the 13th 11 Movie Reviews

Seeing as how it would take a long time and a lot of effort on my part to review every single movie individually I'm going to lump some of them together.

Firstly there is the original movie. This is a great movie that started a generally good series of horror flicks. Mrs. Voorhees kills camp counselors who had let her disfigured son drown because they were off having sex. Very good movie 9/10.

The next two movies, Friday the 13th Part 2 and Part 3 shall be reviewed together. This is the beginning of Jason coming back to life to kill anyone who dares visit Crystal lake. Part 3 is when Jason gets his famous hockey mask and was also originally in 3D. Both of these get 7/10.

Parts 4-6 had some of my favorite deaths in the series, including someone getting their head slammed into the metal side of a van/RV so hard the face leaves an imprint. More greatness about these three include a young boy killing Jason with his machete, another young boy defying the horror stereotype regarding black people by surviving, a character lasting throughout 3 films and the cheesy yet somehow catchy end song of part 6, "Man Behind the Mask". I hereby grant all 3 movies a 8/10.

Parts 7-9 are where the series starts to take a turn for the worse. The plot is at its weakest. Trying to make it even more far out by adding a girl with telekinesis, transplanting Jason to Manhattan and turning Jason into some weird demon slug thing. Overall these movies suck pretty hard, however part 9 does have my favorite kill of the series in which a girl having sex is ripped almost completely in half by a highway reflective pole. These three get 5/10.

Jason X is the 10th movie in the franchise. This movie is a slight improvement over the last three, but not by much. Jason becomes frozen after killing someone and is reawakened in the future to kill and cause havoc. Some decent kills in this movie including the most difficult one in the franchise. It gets a 6/10.

The reboot of the franchise that came out earlier this year was honestly pretty good. Bringing a whole new sense of terror to the franchise. The kills are sadistic and well done. Honestly I greatly enjoyed this movie 8/10.

That about wraps it up for now. Until next time, adios.

Amazon Wishlist

I just wanted to post this to plug My Amazon Wishlist. To any of my family or friends who don't know what to get me when a gift-giving occasion occurs, this list has pretty much everything I want. Most of the list is DVDs, there are a lot of movies I'd like to own and most of them are on the list. There are also video games, clothes, books and other such things in the list. Anyways check it out, maybe you'll find something to add to your own wish list.

Sons of Awesome

I just started to watch Sons of Anarchy under the recommendation of my friend Pansy Warrior Princess. It stars Katie Sagal (voice of Leela on Futurama) and Ron Perlman (best known for his role as Hellboy) and quite a few others. The story revolves around a biker gang known as the Sons of Anarchy in the town of Charming. Specifically it focuses on Jacks, Vice President of the gang. It's a highly interesting show and I highly recommend it to everyone. The acting is phenomenal and the story is well written. Sons of Anarchy plays on FX, so check your local listings.

Hatchet

Hatchet is a horror film that is quite similar to Friday the 13th. The killer in this movie, much like Jason Voorhees, is disfigured, dies due to teenagers and kills in a variety of gruesome ways. Other comparisons that can be made to Friday the 13th are the nudity (there are breast shots abound in the start seeing as how it's base in New Orleans during Mardi Gras) and the mainly young cast. The movie stars Joel Moore (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Grandma's Boy) and also features appearances by the great Tony Todd (known mainly for his role as Clive Barker's Candyman, but also a great stage actor) and Richard Riehle (Office Space, Grounded for Life). Overall it's a decent film, worth a rental perhaps. I give it a 6/10.

Zombieland

Zombieland is a story about a nerdy loser of a teen with a list of rules on how to survive in Zombieland. This movie stars Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone, along with some newcomers. If you love zombie deaths and hilarious characters, this movie is definitely for you. The comedy was amazingly well scripted and I loved every minute of it. Before I end up spoiling the movie I'll stop here and rate it 10/10.

Braindead

This is the 3rd movie directed by Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame. It uses classic gross-out techniques to horrify and disgust the viewer. though the techniques are outdated enough to no longer frighten, they do gross-out with gusto. It reminds me of the early Return of the Living Dead movies mixed with Gremlins, not really meant to be scary but meant to be gross and funny. Somehow I found it very entertaining and gave it a 7/10.

Amusement

The first movie of the month is called Amusement. You should absolutely not watch the second segment if you hate/fear clowns. There is one part where "The Laugh" is dressed as a clown and would give Pennywise a run for his money. The series of short stories is strung together by the psychotic killer known as "The Laugh". He stalks three women who he met when he was a boy. A psychotic as a child, The Laugh first encountered the three as a boy. honestly this is quite a creepy movie, and I loved every minute of it. An extremely well-made movie that actually didn't make a lot of money at the box office. Despite being a bit cliche for horror films I still thought the insane disposition of The Laugh was very entertaining. 8/10

October Fright Fest

It is once again October which means I will continue my tradition of watching as many horror movies as possible throughout the month. This will also help my motivation to post more because I will give movie ratings at the end of the day. That also means plenty of reading for my loyal followers (as few as there might be). So stay tuned because my first block of reviews will be coming within the next 24 hours

but...he's gay!

Revolving Madness

So last night I saw the movie Revolver with Jason Statham and Ray Liota. A pretty good movie if you like watching insane acid-trip-like movies. Honestly I did enjoy it even if it did confuse the hell out of me most of the time. I think it's one of those movies where the more you watch it, the more sense it makes. Plus, how often do you find a movie where Jason Statham has semi-long hair and a 70s porn mustache? Not very often I'll tell you that right now. This movie is a total mind fuck and I recommend it to people who would like to see a cross between Barton Fink, Ocean's 11 and The Sopranos. Also let us not forget that Andre 3000, a member of the band Outkast did a pretty good job in this movie as well. I give it a well-earned 8/10.

Game Crash

I just got home from seeing the movie Gamer. It wasn't all it was cracked up to be. It's obviously a movie targeted at male gamers. It basically involves two games, Society (which is incredibly similar to Second Life) and Slayers (like a real version of Call of Duty 4). Now I like Gerard Butler and Ludacris but this movie really wasn't great. Sure, the action was cool and I did enjoy the nudity but other than that the plot seemed flimsy and not very original. It's like some hollywood screenwriter took all gamers for murder-loving sexual deviants. Given there are some of those out there but that doesn't mean we should all be generalized like that. Also it seemed even more gender biased when you notice that they didn't show one female gamer and the one female character of the game dies shortly after we're introduced to her. So, in summary, this movie isn't really worth seeing in theaters, and not really worth renting either. It gets a 3/10.

Nicholson and Freeman Score some Buckets

I just got done from sitting down and watching a 2007 movie called The Bucket List. It stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman playing two guys who meet in a hospital, both of them with cancer. They make a list of things to do before they die. HBO labeled it as a comedy and, while I agree there are a few funny bits in it, I think it would be better described as a drama. The movie was very human, I could see this sort of thing happening, if it hasn't already. Both Nicholson and Freeman were both fantastic in the movie and I give it a well earned 10/10. If you don't at the very least feel sad at the end of the movie, you have no heart.

This is the Post that Never Ends... Or does it?

Sorry for the lack of updates recently, I've been quite busy and will on,ly be getting more busy. I do have much to share though so strap yourself in for a long read.

First up, I want to tell you about Dragonball Kai. This anime is an HD re-release of Dragonball Z, celebrating it's 20th anniversary, but that's only the beginning. There are also new sound effects, some new dialogue voiced by the original cast, as well as new opening and ending sequences. Oh, and they are more closely following the manga and have cut all of the filler that was created for the show due to it being aired while the manga was still being released. I suggest you watch it if you are a fan of Dragonball Z. Watch here.

I've gotten back into playing on Byond and boy, has it changed quite a lot. It's not nearly as uniformly set out as it used to be. The coding system appears to be more advanced ergo the experience of the game play has improved. If you didn't know Byond is a free site that utilizes a free program to host user-created games. Many of these games are multi-player, allowing you to interact with others. Although this isn't necessarily a good thing because there are a lot of ass holes who play these games and they are more than happy to harass you. But that doesn't apply to all games. There are also some single player games that can be very fun depending on your interests. All of the games use a 2D format thus it is quite reminiscent of the old NES, SNES and Genesis consoles. Many of the more popular games are based on anime such as Bleach, Naruto and Dragon Ball /Z/GT as well as many devoted to Final Fantasy. There are even some Text-based games that are like an online Dungeons & Dragons experience (table-top D&D that is). I suggest trying it if you are into that sort of thing. Remember it's virus-free and costs nothing to play. To check it out go here.

Now to review some movies. Last week I had the opportunity to rent Coraline. Of course, I loved every minute of it. That sort of weird animation just really appeals to me. I'm sure most of you have seen it so I won't go into the plot. I give it a 9/10. Along with Coraline I rented this movie called Undead. It's a zombie movie that is quite over the top. It takes place in England or Australia, I'm not sure which because they all speak like the Brits and play cricket, but at one point there was the Australian national flag so that confused the hell out of me. I'm not even sure if they play cricket in Australia. Anyways the movie was okay for a b-movie, the effects were decent, the make-up was pretty good and I even got a few laughs out of it. The best part of it has to be the farmer-looking fisherman/gun salesman who uses 3 shotguns linked together. Pretty fucking sweet. This movie gets a 6/10.

I have also been reading through more of the manga I have listed on the right and am getting much closer to being caught up with Zombie Loan. It turns out that Zombie Loan is made by the same two women who are working on Shugo Chara (have I mentioned this before? If I have I'm saying it again), which explains the similar comedy. As soon as I am fully caught up with that I'll start taking a swing at reading Naruto again. If only I had an extension on my lifespan. That's all for today!

The Pit and the Pendulum Trailer DeCoteau

go see this

VG Cats - Still Alive

Still alive.

You Dirty, Dirty Basterds

I had the pleasure of seeing Quentin Tarantino's latest film Inglourious Basterds today. I must say it was absolutely fantastic. I'm a fan of all of Tarantino's films but this one is his best, even better than Pulp Fiction (yes I said it). Brad Pitt is fantastic in this movie as Lieutenant Aldo Raine, leader of the Inglourious Basterds, a group of American Jews. This movie has rekindled my old love for the gruesome death of nazis, especially in the scene with Hitler, you know the one at the end. I highly recommend this film to anybody who can stomach the violence. It has a fantastic cast and story and is well worth the money you spend to see it. Hell I want to see it again. I give those Basterds a well earned 10/10.

MST3K - Rowsdower

this is what i've been doing all week in my free time

Knights of the Old Addiction

Sorry I haven't posted all week but I've been playing Knights of the Old Republic. I was recently able to figure out how I could play it on vista and have been enjoying it greatly all week. It's a fantastic old-ish game that you should definitely buy if you've never played it before. It's available for Xbox and PC and should be rather cheap. It doesn't require much from your computer so it shouldn't be a problem. If you need help running it on Windows Vista message me on MSN or Facebook. My MSN is cdwilson1989@hotmail.com and my Facebook is here.

Ani-Mayday!

I decided to watch a few new anime today and the first I came across was AIKa: Zero. This anime must be entirely geared towards men due to the enormous amounts of fan service. In case you didn't know what fan service is it's when an anime uses panty shots, bra shots and almost nudity. In fact this anime does have breast nudity. I guess you could say it dances on the boarder of anime and hentai. There's only one episode out so the plot of the thing is still sketchy, I'll let you know how it turns out after a few episodes. You can watch it here.

Another one I've started watching is Bakemonogatari (which roughly translates as Ghost Story). It's got a unique style and story and at times can have really insane art (and I do mean insane as in crazy, lunatic, touched in the head, mentally unstable) at points, but I do enjoy that; it keeps you on your toes. There is also some fan service scenes in this anime too, but not to as much of an extent as AIKa: Zero it's really not much more than the typical anime geared towards a male audience. The story seems to partially revolve around an ex-vampire named Araragi and a girl named Sanjougahara. I've only watched a few episodes thus far but so far I am greatly enjoying it. You can start watching it here.

My Recommendation List Episode I

Today I am making recommendations. My first is the anime Azumanga Daioh. I greatly enjoy this anime and have watched it multiple times. It may be considered "girly" but I like it anyways and recommend it to any fan of slice-of-life high school anime. You can watch it here.

I also have to recommend Kung Fu Hustle to anyone who has not yet seen it. It is a fantastic action comedy by acclaimed Chinese director Stephen Chow. I must say it's quite hilarious and more than that the effects and fight scenes are amazing. Highly recommended to anyone who likes kung fu movies or Jackie Chan type films.

I also would like to make the recommendation of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan for all my fantasy reading fans. It's got a Lord of the Rings type feel and is very well written. The final book is due to come out later this year. I recommend you pick up all of the books ASAP.

Harry Potter And the Order of the Sorcerer's Half-blood Hangover of the Chamber of Azkaban

Today I was able to see some great movies. I finally got to see Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince along with The Hangover. Of course Harry Potter is loosely based on the book by the same name. I only say loosely because I'm not so sure a lot of the parts were in there, then again I only read the book once where as I've read the first five at least 7 times each. Never-the-less the movie was still great. I loved every minute that I saw when I wasn't waiting in a horrendously long line for a drink refill or running to the bathroom because I drink too much. 9/10 for movie 6/8 (the last book was split into two movies).

The Hangover was hilarious. There's a good reason why it was the number one movie in America for so long. The whole time I was thinking "I could totally see me and my buddies doing this". I also loved the whole cast, even though many of them I hadn't seen before or had only seen a few times. I can't wait to get it on DVD. 9/10 to this glorious comedy.

Crank Private Ryan to Hell

This post will be a trio of movie reviews. First up is Crank: High Voltage. I greatly enjoyed this movie and all aspects; the humor, off the wall action and awesome film techniques were just as good if not better than the first. It's the continuing story of Chev Chelios that picks up right at the end of the first movie. The Triads scoop up his body after he falls from the helicopter at the end of the first movie and remove his heart, replacing it with an artificial one. Just as in the first movie he has to do outrageous things in order to keep himself alive including an awesome public sex scene in the middle of a race track (which has me stoked to get the uncensored DVD). I give this movie 5/5 because of the total awesomeness.

The second movie is Saving Private Ryan. Of course this movie is one of the great war movies of the 1990s. Starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Vin Diesel (yup his first movie). I really enjoyed it, I even got extremely choked up towards the end. If you haven't seen it yet then you need to see it. It gets a well earned 5/5.

Lastly is Drag me to Hell which I just got home from seeing (hence the late post). This is a film written by Sam Raimi and Ted Raimi. Sam Raimi also directed the movie and has also directed great films like Spiderman and Evil Dead. The plot concerns a banker who denies a loan to an old gypsy woman who then begs her and when shamed curses her. It's a pretty good film for making you jump and of course Ted Raimi makes a little cameo appearance. I liked all of the actors especially Justin Long. There were also some pretty gross parts but not like gory gross. I give it a 4/5

Anime, SDCC and a Webcomic

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days but I've been trying to catch up with anime like I said I was going to. I finally finished watching Slayers and Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid. I greatly enjoyed them both. I also caught up on The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya since I was 3 episodes behind. I can't wait until the "endless eight" episodes are over. It's getting tedious watching the same thing over and over but I'm sure that the end will justify the means.

During my anime watching I've discovered that there is currently a Shugo Chara! anime. This is both good and bad news; good in the sense that "yay there's an anime!" and bad in the sense that "damn I'll have to finish the Slayers anime and Full Metal Panic Fumoffu before I can really get to it!" However if any of you readers (I know there must be at least 2 of you) want to watch it you can click here.

Today I was also found a link to a preview of Left 4 Dead 2 in a tweet by one of the people I follow on Twitter, Tim Buckley, creator of the web comic CTRL+ALT+DEL (which I recommend for any gamer) to read it click here. To see the SDCC (San Diego Comic Convention) preview of Left 4 Dead 2 click here.

I must return to watching anime now, until next time, game on.

Magical Remakes

Today I decided to download Magic: the Gathering Online after 3 or 4 years of inactivity. Not only did my old account still work once I reset the password, but I also had an unopened pack from way back. Now I'm not one to buy things for an online game, thus all my cards are traded from when I originally bought the 7th edition set that came with the game in real physical form. I actually have managed to compile a decent Goblin deck. I was having a craving to play when I started on some old Yu-Gi-Oh games for Game Boy Advance.

I also started playing Sword of Mana on the GBA yesterday. You really have to enjoy those Square Enix remakes. All of them are great improvements on the fundamentals, mainly graphics. I hope to be able to beat Sword of Mana in the next month and a half (giving time for my ADD and procrastination).

Jackie Chan is City Hunter

Well, due to a busy weekend I've been unable to reach my goal of finishing Slayers by the weekend but I should be able to finish it tonight. I've also decided to bust out some Game Boy Advance games to play for a bit.

I'm also concerned over the lack of a manga update for Kaichou wa Maid-sama the past few weeks. I want to read more damn it! Ahem, despite not really reading much manga this weekend I intend to pick it up again in the next few days. I do have a lot to read and as time goes on the amount only increases. Damn procrastination.

I should also mention that I watched the movie City Hunter this weekend. It was quite funny and very much like a manga/anime. When I went to add it on my Amazon wishlist I discovered that it was in fact based on an anime, which explains the humor. Did I mention Jackie Chan is in it and does a hilarious street fighter parody? I very much enjoyed it so for a comedy it gets 8/10.

The Wheel of Dead Bleach

New Bleach manga is out ^_^ and the Vizard kick some gillian ass. I've also been trying to finish the first Slayers iteration and I should be finished by this weekend, at which point I'll try and finish Full Metal Panic TSR. Is it just me or does Slayers use the same attack sound effects as Dragonball? They both came out around the same time so it kind of makes sense.

I have decided that tomorrow I'll be churning out some quality Left 4 Dead time in a little diddy I like to call "Left 4 Fridead". Yes I am a genius *inflates ego*. Unfortunately I am limited to only single player or I'd ask for my loyal readers (like I have any) to join me! Maybe when Left 4 Dead 2 comes out I'll actually have money to buy it with. Most likely not.

I'm slowly working my way through the 9th book in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan entitled Winter's Heart. I'm greatly enjoying it as I have the other books in the series. Soon I'll have to purchase the next two books so I'll be able to move on without worry. Anyways I want to catch up on the series before the final book comes out. As fans of the series know Robert Jordan died a few years ago leaving Brandon Sanderson to finish the series. It seems that Jordan had much of the book basically plotted out so Sanderson really just had to put it all together. And justly Robert Jordan has the bigger author font.

Run Ichigo Run

New Bleach anime is out today watch it here. It is another filler episode but the trip to the beach actually was a little bit part in the manga, although they did expand it. Plus a bunch of the Bleach girls are in swimsuits *drool*.

I got around to playing the last Civilization 4 expansion Beyond the Sword. Pretty good an even bigger expansion than the others, lots of new empires, mods, scenarios and wonders. Thoroughly enjoyed it 5/5.

I watched the movie Run Ronnie Run the other day based on the referral of my friend Justin. It was very funny with cameos out the wazoo including a one minute Mary Poppins spoof with Jack Black which you can see here. It was a great movie with David Cross as the star (he was in movies such as Alvin and the Chipmunks, Scary Movie 2 and Kung Fu Panda as Crane. He was also a character in arrested development) and mostly appeals to Mr. Show fans. I'd never seen that show before and I liked it so it's possible that you will too. As far as comedies go it's a 7/10.

Civilization 4 Expansion Lowdown

I finally got around to playing the Civilization 4 expansion pack Warlords. In fact I even played Total Realism. I enjoyed them both in their own ways and each brought their own little bit to the game.

In Warlords it's all about the conflicts, hence the name. Some new empires have been added such as the Carthaginians and the Vikings. There are also a few new leaders such as Winston Churchill and Ramses II. Overall not a whole lot differs from the regular game except for the enthusiasm towards attacking and crushing your opponent. I did enjoy it. I give it a 3/5 as far as expansions go.

Total realism adds quite a bit more to the game. There are loads of new wonders, units, unit upgrades, a description when you get a historical person and even a few new research topics as well. The main point of this game though is that it travels slowly throughout the eras, making a whopping 850 turns of potential game play. Should you expect to play through every turn in one sitting you'd better clear your schedule because it will take 6 hours minimum. Overall though the expansion worked on many things and was quite satisfying, even if you can't do a whole game all at once. I give it a 4/5.

Give Me a Hand this Metal is Kinda Heavy

I added yet another manga to the list today, does that make me crazy or just bored? I hope the latter. Anyways check out Yakitate! Japan in the feed bar. It's about a boy seeking to create a bread unique to Japan seeing as how there is already French bread, English bread and German bread. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the anime and just discovered the manga. It's quite funny and also pretty informative about food. Being a food lover lets me enjoy this manga twice as much.

Haven't Really gotten around to Civ 4's expansions yet, but I think I'll get to it tomorrow. I've decided to start with warlords because I just want to crush people.

I'm very into Moi Dix Mois lately. There music is just my style. It sounds very european, they usually have instrumental tracks, it's pretty awesome metal, there's bit of techno thrown in and last but not least it's a japanese band. What more could I ask for in a band? Besides GWAR playing a concert in my back yard not much.

Seeing as how I'm on the topic of music I might as well divulge my favorite genre: Metal. Of course Rock (along with most of it's sub genres) and Goth tally a close second. But I hate Christian rock, soft rock and country rock. Firstly I'm not a christian and I don't appreciate them pushing their beliefs in one of my favorite genres. Secondly soft rock is pussy music that's why it's called soft, also isn't the term soft rock an oxymoron? As for country rock, it just disagrees with my ears. Now if you truly appreciate rock and/or metal music you should go out and find a copy of Metal: A Head banger's Journey (buy it here). It is an excellent documentary tracing the roots of metal through blues, rock, classical and the like. I guarantee that it will be an enlightening experience.

My Kongregate Plug

Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday I was just so wiped out. But anyways, it's Friday! you know what that means? Manga! Yes-sir-ee manga out the wazoo including new Bleach, Naruto and Zombie Loan manga. Just click the links to the right. Also following new manga today Vampire Juuji Kai and The World God Only Knows I suggest you check it out.

I've been playing a lot of Civilization 4 lately, and I tthink I should start on one of the expansion packs, but which? I guess I should try warlords first. Although I kind of want to run through more regular Civ 4 senarios first.

New badges on Kongregate today. Fragger gets 3 badges and a Kongai card challenge. None of them are really hard to get, just time consuming. To play Fragger go here and to join Kongregate and give me a hand go here. If you don't know what Kongregate is, it's a flash gaming site that awards points and badges for completing certain tasks (aka achievements) in a flash game. After a certain amount of points you can level up giving more incentive to play the game. Kongregate also rewards developers, games submitted have a chance to win the weekly and monthly contests if they are rated high enough. The weekly contest awards $250 to the winner and $150 to the runners up. The monthly contest awards $1500 to first, $1000 for second, $700 for third, $500 for fourth and $250 for fifth through ninth. It's definitely worth joining this site if you are a developer in desperate need of funding. It's also worth it if you love all sorts of flash games compiled from many sites such as Armorgames.

Until tomorrow this is Pyrexis signing off.

Bleach Update, Slayers and FMP!

New episode of Bleach today and as I suspected it's a filler episode. It's unsurprising since the anime was catching up to the manga. Anyways you can watch the latest episode here. At least the manga will update on Friday. I hope to see Kensei and Hisagi fight together as well as other reunions.

I've also been watching Slayers recently. It is an older anime that I quite enjoy. Check it out here. There are also more recent continuations here and here. You'll have to search for Slayers Try somewhere else.

Another anime I've been watching is Full Metal Panic! I've almost finished the first series and I'll soon move on to TSR and Fumoffu. Until tomorrow see you later!

Shoujo Interest

So I've been into a few shoujo manga lately. I don't know why it is that I'm so interested in them. I just enjoy reading that kind of stuff. Don't get me wrong I still read plenty of shonen, I just wonder why the other type appeals to me.
The manga in question are Kaichou wa Maid-sama and Shugo Chara! There was also the anime Nana, which I'm also watching the live action version of. Nana was a fantastic anime that made me cry. So I have feelings, that doesn't make me a homosexual (not that there's anything wrong with that). And now *drum roll* the copy-pasted summarys of Shugo Chara!

Amu Hinamori has two personalities: the one she shows on the outside that causes the other students at her new school to dub her "cool and spicy", and her true inner character, a shy and nervous personality that no one, even her parents, knows about.
One night, Amu wishes that she could be who she wants to, instead of pretending to be the "cool and spicy" girl that everyone else knows. When she wakes up the next morning, Amu discovers what could be the key to fulfilling her wish: three brightly-colored eggs (red, blue and green) that each hatch into a Guardian Character, a little angel-like being born of Amu's desire to change. The three Shugo Chara – Ran, Miki, and Su – are each manifestations of Amu's "would-be self", the person Amu wants to become, and can use their powers to change Amu's personality as the situation requires, even enhancing certain abilities like sports and cooking – unfortunately, Amu has no way of stopping them.
Amu isn't the only one with a Shugo Chara, however – when Amu's crush Tadase finds out about Ran, Miki, and Su, he has her join the Guardians, Seiyo Elementary's student council, who Amu finds out is completely made up of kids who have Guardian Characters. And they have other, bigger responsibilities than just signing paperwork: their real job is finding and purifying X-Eggs, the Guardian Eggs born of troubled hearts, as well as searching for the Embryo, a special Guardian Egg said to grant wishes.
Also searching for the Embryo, however, is the Easter company, and they will stop at nothing to find it, no matter how many X-Eggs are created in the process.

And Kaichou wa Maid-sama:

Once an all boys school, Seika High, a renowned school full of reckless and filthy students, has recently become a co-ed school. However, with the female population still remaining a minority even after the change over the recent years, Misaki Ayuzawa takes it into her own hands to reform the school and allow a chance for the girls to feel safer in the rough environment.

Training, studying and even becoming the first female student council president of the school, Misaki has gained a reputation among the male students body as an uptight boy-hating dictator and as a shining hope for the teachers and fellow female students. However, despite her tough-as-nails appearance, she secretly works part-time at a maid cafe in order to support her family. Unfortunately, her secret is soon revealed when the somewhat impassive Usui Takumi, a popular boy at school, nonchalantly discovers her in a maid uniform after school.

Of course the other manga on my list may be considered popular but I very much enjoy them. I'll post a summary and a discussion about Bleach later today or perhaps tomorrow.

New Blog

Well I decided to try and make a somewhat consistant blog with my views on movies, music, manga, anime, tv and games. So since so many of my friends use blogspot i figured why not here. So I put the RSS feeds to the ONGOING manga that I am CURRENTLY reading. if you have any reccomendations go ahead and throw them my way. I'll post more later once I can gather my thoughts properly