Shana Forum Sig

Posted by Neko Kyou in Forum Sigs on January 14th, 2008

Up to about a year ago I used to be pretty active in many different forums, mostly anime or gaming related and I would usually create forum sigs to use on them. It was a really fun way to pass time and I would usually create 2-3 new sigs a month.

For some reason I started to frequent forums less and less. Right now I only visit them once in a blue moon when I have nothing better to do. Because of that I’ve also lost motivation to create new sigs since no one would see them anyway.

Then I had this idea from Dyna with his DS skins and PSP wallpapers. I could start showcasing them on this blog instead of my previous gallery which hasn’t been updated in months (not a mention quite a hassle to do it too, since I need to edit the HTML files manually).

And so, here’s the first sig I’ve made in a loooong, long time. I felt like doing a Shana sig after watching episode 13, where Shana finally snapped out of the love-triangle nonsense and kicked some serious ass.

Shakugan no Shana Forum Sig

Have you ever noticed how the shirt always gets torn off first on a guy but if it’s a girl, the skirt/pants/dress/anything below the body except the panty gets torn off?

Let me know what you think of it. I plan to do this quite regularly so please check my forum sigs download page if you plan to use any of my sigs and leave a comment if you do. It would motivate me to do more 😀

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Shakugan no Shana II Episode 12

Posted by khilly in Shakugan no Shana on January 12th, 2008

Seishuu Festivals begin

Rating: 8/10

Shakugan no Shana II Episode 12

The Seishuu festival has started! Everyone set aside their problems and spends this day with joys and smiles. I loves the costumes they made for the parade especially Shana’s where it brings out her childlike cuteness. Ike on the other hand may never survive the day.

From a simple mention of Silver, Margery’s determination to hunt Silver down is still strong but though driven by hatred, she has not not lost her human side. Same as to Shana and Wilhelmina where they both learn to love and to care. All three enjoyed pleasant times of the little peace they have.

Shakugan no Shana II Episode 12

And finally Pheles has made her dramatic entry while Shana was about to confess. As a lady passionate about her late love, will it be enough to overcome Yuuji’s will and Shana’s love.Pheles

Hunting for reminder of love eternal, Pheles
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Minami-ke Episode 13

Posted by Neko Kyou in Minami-ke on January 9th, 2008

Love Going Around in Circles

Minami-ke Episode 13

Rating: 9/10

Mako-chan kawaii?

Haruka might be amazing, but Touma is just awesome. He She felt absolutely no shame in showing off her body even in the presence of a male, unless of course, Touma had completely forgotten than Mako-chan is really a boy.

Touma is GAR!

GARRRrr!!!

Minami Touma

Kana is actually showing some sensibility!

But I have to say, it’s impossible to imagine Makoto in those manly clothes but it was easy to imagine her him in a kimono. Let me just say now that there hasn’t been such an epic gender crisis in an anime since Ranma ½.

Aftermath of Yoshino's plot

Mako-chan trying to remove his underwear in a room full of girls, oh my!

And Yoshino. I’ve gained new found respect for her. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that Yoshino was capable of creating such a catastrophic situation using a single sentence, with a straight face to boot! One has to wonder after watching that whether or not she had said that on purpose just to find out who the kimono belongs to or was it a purely coincidence discovery.

Call Bonanza in Minami-ke

It’s obvious that the guys in Minami-ke never has it easy, but Fujioka probably has it the roughest. Of all people, he had to choose the 100% certified bakayaro, Kana. He should have tried again at night instead of just giving up. But knowing his luck with Kana, he probably wouldn’t be able to get through anyway.

I was soooo disappointed that Haruka and Chiaki-sama decided to drink the special “juice” instead of stripping, especially after they continued to lose and had to drink more. Instead, they got drunk and Haruka turned banchou-mode before she started crying like a little kid while Chiaki-sama…

Chiaki-sama Hair Dance

I’ve been wondering for the longest time about that hair standing up like that. This is probably due to Chiyo-chan’s influence from Azumanga Daioh, but I’ve always been thinking that Chiaki-sama might be able to perform some tricks with her hair. Now, right at the very end of the first series, she finally proved that she can!

All hail Chiaki-sama!

But the best part of this final episode is Kana being on the receiving end of a rape kiss attempt by Hayami-senpai, which brings us all back to the first episode with the legendary chase scene and awesome camera angles as Kana tried to rape kiss Chiaki-sama. It made me feel as if we’ve just made one big round back to the beginning again.

Everyone in Minami-ke is broken!

“Holy crap! They’re all broken!”

Hayami x Kana kiss attack

It’s too bad Chiaki-sama is unconscious…

Kana pwned!

Kana pwned!

Minami-ke has been what I would describe as the best anime of 2007. My only real gripe is that they should have introduced Touma way, wayyy earlier and that its only 13 episodes long.

But it seems that all is not lost. Peeking around in the anime blogosphere had revealed that Minami-ke Okawari isn’t as bad as everyone had initially thought. The art might be weaker than the original, but they’ve brought back the same seiyuu cast so it’s now something that I look forward to watch.

Hopefully, just maybe, by the end of Okawari, a true sequel to this original Minami-ke series will come true.

Minami-ke: Ninomiya-kun and Sensei

It’s nice to know that Ninomiya-kun and sensei finally got wise about that damned car and got married.

Minami Haruka Banchou Mode

“Don’t think this is the last you’ll see of me…”

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New Year, New Theme

Posted by Neko Kyou in Updates on January 4th, 2008

Lucky Star

“Ready or not, action!” X3

After over 3 weeks in the works and 4 days behind schedule, the new theme I’ve been planning since a couple of months ago is finally complete, except for any potential bugs that might appear.

It didn’t really come out the way I planned it to either. My CSS skills needs plenty of polishing up. But in the end, I’m still quite happy with the result. There are still some tweaking to do though, and I’d like to hear some feedback if you have any. It’s best to implement any necessary changes while I can still remember which code does what.

I tried to keep the overall feel the same as my old theme, which you can probably notice with the fonts and the basic colour schemes. Page navigation has been moved to the top in a horizontal format rather than vertical since it was taking up quite a bit of space in the sidebar. The search box has also been moved up there.

The blogroll was also getting very lengthy and I’m pretty sure no one likes or even bothers to check out those long lists so it has now been moved to a separate page called “Links” on the top navigation and 5 random links will appear on the sidebar. Right underneath that will be 5 random posts from the archives.

I’m also considering to create a dynamic banner as well as truncating posts on the main page and use a “Read More” link to keep the page from stretching out too long.

So, let me know what you think 😀

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Minami-ke Episode 12

Posted by Dyna-Storm in Minami-ke on January 4th, 2008

Of Christmas and Eves

Rating 7.5/10

Minami-ke Episode 12

I find that this episode is pretty mild compared to the previous two where they are a lot funnier and wackier. At least this episode concludes my previous speculation on the eldest Minami brothers. It is a no brainer that he too is a baka, similar to Natsuki.

Minami-ke Episode 12

Anyone of you believe in Sandy Claws Santa Clause when you are a small kid ? For me, I only remember Santa being an important icon for Christmas but I didn’t really care much. Apparently Chiaki seems to believe in Santa but her dreams shattered upon seeing the “truth”, thanks to Takeru. This can serve as a reminder to all current and future dads. If you are playing Santa, make sure you lock the door before putting on your costume. Wouldn’t want your kids to know the truth no? 😛

There are only a few interesting parts in this episode; events involving santa, baka minds of the three Minami brothers and definitely the origins of that freaky teddy bear. Apart from that, Fujioka sure looks pitiful. His plans to pass Kana a christmas present failed miserably. Better luck next time mate!

Kawaii Kana

Kawaii(?) Kana

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