we're finally notdotq anymore

This is in part for CCY-senpai, who endured two hours of mostly terrible AMVs with me.

After noticing Nyoronyolo’s black sweatshirt in the Marriott hallway, being entranced the part of the design I could see and its trademark shade of purple, remarking to CCY, “dude, is that Nanoha? It’s Nanoha isn’t it?” and being correct, I pumped my fists.

Me: “Who’s good?! Who’s GOOD?! Just one corner of the spell circle, and I knew it was Nanoha’s!”
CCY: “How many shows have spell circles, though? Can’t be many.”
Me: “Hmmm… Fullmetal Alchemist… the watches in Eden of the East… oh! And Dennou Coil!!”
CCY: “Haha…”

Surprise of surprises, AniDB has a magic circle tag.

I’ve seen most of the shows in its lists: Scrapped Princess, Negima, Card Captor Sakura, etc. The ones I haven’t seen are fewer than the ones I’ve seen.

And the question is, are they worth watching? (And do they actually have lots of spell circles?)

- Kara no Kyoukai
- Strike Witches
- Macademi Wasshoi
- Pandora Hearts
- 07-Ghost
- Kurokami
- Tears to Tiara

Spell circles make everything better, but they don’t make shit better shit, so I really need to know if these shows are worth watching. Thanks.

What is this bullshit?!

Kyoto Animation has almost as many posts as the rest of the top 10 list combined. (It’s six short, to be exact.) It’s not a majority, but it’s a disgustingly large plurality, and it. is. not. right.

Comrades, I urge you to fight the power by blogging about good shows for the next week.

7:26:22 AM IcyStorm: sob ;_;
7:26:23 AM IcyStorm: http://zepy.momotato.com/2009/05/28/rape-games-are-now-banned-in-japan/
7:26:30 AM lolikit: lol wut
7:26:31 AM IcyStorm: lol @ Krauser-sama comment
7:26:32 AM lolikit: no way
7:27:04 AM lolikit: oh god Rapelay
7:27:10 AM lolikit: i was just thinking about it yesterday
7:27:46 AM IcyStorm: i PLAYED it yesterday
7:27:47 AM IcyStorm: lololol
7:27:50 AM lolikit: …
7:28:04 AM lolikit: See, this is a fundamental difference between the two of us.

2.14x show.

Delicious.

This piece of shit had a few things going for it:

1. Drill bullets
2. Drill armor
3. People feeling each other’s weight
4. The hat from Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito
5. People shutting up and fighting

The first episode of the long-awaited Haruhi Season 2 was well worth the wait, but it had one major failing. One of the really nice touches in the first season was how awkward the SOS Brigade was. Everyone was hiding something from everyone else and Haruhi was pretty much forcing interactions between people who needed to keep their distance from each other. Fast forward three years (holy shit!) and you’ve got the SOS Brigade members consulting each other, sharing information with each other, and working together to deal with “the threat” of Haruhi.

This change is one for the worse, I feel. It eliminates one of the most fun dynamics of the original series.

1x show.

Simply amazing show, especially the motorbike episode.

What are the tubes, oh never mind.

Friday

Being at a convention, and understanding the difference between watching some clips on YouTube by myself using earbuds and watching those clips on a big screen with a crowd using bigass speakers, I rewatched AMV Hell 4. I was the only one who laughed at Maxwell’s Silver Hammer; I guess I’m “already not fashionable” or something. Also, more people recognized “I’m Blue” than “What is Love?”—what is wrong with these con-goers?

After AMV Hell 4, I decided to hit my room. I had still not gotten the Haruhi fix I’d intended to take before heading to San Jose and I was dying for some Hirano Aya lovin’. I considered whipping out my laptop and Haruhing it up on the concourse but figured that I didn’t want to attract too much attention from staff, given my perhaps banned sign. While walking through the hall to the Marriott I acquired a few smirks, some deranged laughter, and a “would you mind if I took a picture of you?” Sign-wearing win, so far.

I got back to my room, watched Haruhi 2.1, and came a million times to the dulcet tones of Aya’s instrument. Then I remembered that I had yet to go through the program guide, so I picked it up and flipped through it, making notes here and there on my pocket guide.

(1:56 PM) Now I’m sitting here, waiting for my buddies to arrive later in the afternoon. I’m kind of hungry but I don’t want to leave the convention center for necessity of removing my sign. There’s nothing to watch right now, panels aren’t open yet, and trawling the floor is depressing without a posse. I think I’ll spend the next few minutes lion-cashing my bills, and then I’ll begin harassing my friends’ cell phones.

(2:03 PM) Got the cash, got the car, got the–okay, just got the lion-cash. Friends didn’t answer, FML. I’ll play some Warcraft III while I wait (nothing interesting until 7).

I watched some people practice Karaoke a bit, then had some snacks.

(4:48 PM) Fuck am I hungry. Sitting in the lobby of the Marriott, where there is internet.