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“My dream is to make all female personnel wear mini-skirts!”

No there’s no new FMA specials on Mustang, but Atsushi Dojo have been reminding me of the flame alchemist since the very beginning. Maybe it’s because Dojo’s facial expression and position are similar to Mustang, but I’ll admit that was reason which initially got my interest in Toshokan Sensou.

Like Mustang, Dojo also apparently had a “foolish youth” period based on what he thought to himself in episode 5. I’m guessing something must have happened to him which turned him into this short demonic instructor. All Dojo needs now is to develop an annoying personality and become a womanizer.

The new Roy Mustang?

The idea of a library task force taking arms against government censorship sounded kinda cool, yet silly at the same time. I mean, honestly, librarians as a military force? The most exciting thing to happen during my 2 years as a librarian in high school was discovering the mysterious door hidden away all the way at the back of library, behind the thick, cobweb covered reference book actually leads to a rarely used meeting room.

It also leaves a lot of questions on the table, such as if the Media Cleansing Committee was created by the government, while the library task force is a private organisation, why would the government allow the task force to push them around especially if they were so bent on censorship and even willing to kill to achieve it? Even if they have the Intellectual Freedom Statement, it doesn’t mean the government would give a damn. I believe most governments wouldn’t.

Even more interestingly is how they actually take up arms against each other as if they are sworn enemies in war, yet outside these library conflicts they still live and go about their lives together casually.

Maybe I’m missing some critical parts of the story, since the anime is adapted from a novel series which I’ve not heard before until now. What I do know is that currently there are a lot of holes in the plot which could use some explaining, such as what exactly is the government trying to hide from the public.

Even if they do manage to control information on printed materials and books (and from the looks of it, children’s book are no exception), there are plenty of other, more efficient ways for information to spread. Such as the Internet. China tried to regulate what their citizens can see on the Internet, but I would still say if they really want to, even those in China can easily get information their government is trying to keep away from them.

Don’t you just wish he does this face more often?

Putting that aside, Toshokan Sensou is pretty entertaining. For what reason I still can’t really pinpoint other than I enjoyed watching the 2nd coming of Colonel Roy Mustang. So far there hasn’t been any specific moment in the anime worth mentioning. The military strategy is nothing to be shouting about, especially since we’ve been shown the brilliance of one Sergei Smirnov.

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Just finished the main story of Square-Enix’s latest hit, The World Ends With You. The actual translation of the game’s name from Japanese is It’s A Wonderful World (Subarashii Kono Sekai) but it seems that Squeenix had some copyright problem with that name in the US market.

I really love this game. The gameplay is extremely refreshing and the battles are very intuitive. Not to mention you get to turn Neku into a trap by dressing him up in girl’s clothing, which btw, actually has better stats than normal clothes. But the biggest draw to the game is probably the excellent storyline. It’s almost impossible to predict - I know none of my predictions ever came true. It’s full of twists and turns and would make a pretzel look straight.

But enough talking about the game, otherwise I would have to copy paste this entire post for my review of the game at Dyna’s gaming blog. This sig actually took me about 30 minutes to complete, and that’s pretty fast for me since I started without any idea of how it would look like in the end -normally if I start this way, it would take 2-3 hours at least to complete something which I’m satisfied with. Surprisingly, this turned out pretty good.

It’s been ages since I made a sig specifically for my own use so I’m happy with the result

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Well, have you?

Voting closes on the 14th this month, that’s barely 3 days away from now. I don’t think you can actually see the results of the People’s Choice until it’s announced, but you can check out the Blogger’s Choice current results by viewing each of the different categories individually.

Anyone can vote in the People’s Choice Award, but you have to be a registered blogger to vote for the Blogger’s Choice. So be a part of history in the making and start voting!

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The fact that there will be a Suzumiya Haruhi game on the Wii isn’t that surprising, especially considering how well it did on the PSP. But what’s surprising (to me, at least) is that the game is (almost) all about Hare Hare Yukai. Suzumiya Haruhi on the Wii will be a dancing game.

The dancing mini game in Warioware Smooth Move was one of my personal favourite, so if this new Haruhi game is anything like that then its probably worth checking out. Now everyone can learn the Hare Hare Yukai from the comforts of your own private room.

Although there hasn’t been any news yet, The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi should be just right about the corner. I suspect that the game would be out around the time Haruhi’s 2nd season starts airing, which could be as early as Summer. Does anyone know if KyoAni have anything lined up for next season yet?

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Wind

Rating: 8.0/10

Kakashi sensei is back on his feet now and he is set to start Naruto’s special training. He knows that at the current state Naruto is now, it is quite difficult for him to save Sasuke. Therefore, Naruto must have this arduous and crash course on creating his own jutsu. Naruto is so anxious about it and cannot wait to start. Kakashi mentions that the training is very special because only the person who has a lot of chakra can do this. Thanks to the Kyuubi inside Naruto, Naruto has satisfied the requirement. Even Kakashi is not able to undergo this training. Besides Kakashi, Yamato also helps Naruto in his training.

In this episode, we learn that Naruto’s element is wind. The method to find out is by using a special kind of paper that can detect the slightest chakra in a person. To me, it is something like a litmus paper. So, a person can be a fire, water, earth, lightning or wind type. A ninja can have two types of element. For example, Yamato is a water and earth type. With his skills, he can actually combine these elements to form a new element which is the wood type. It is very interesting to know, yes. Besides that, there is also a mention of the dark and light type. But, Kakashi decides to save the explanation of those elements later in the series.

Handmade waterfall… nice

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