As you know, the next Comiket is in a few days, and with that, the new release of Touhou: Ten Desires. The last day of the Comiket will be the 14th, but to be on the safe side, I'll wait until the 15th to look up Touhou stuff. By then, people will have had at least a little bit of time to dissect the new content. As I've said before, the direction of the third Touhou Omake depends on what will be in the full version of Ten Desires. I can't say what detail just yet, but just know that I'm planning ahead.
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Oh yeah, I finished chapter 2 of Kara no Kyoukai. Started chapter 3 now. Haven't lost interest yet. Hey! If this keeps up, I could write a Kara no Kyoukai version of Love is Not A Toy! Of course!
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There are some things I'd like to buy. But for you, my readers, I know you only care about the products of entertainment. These are mostly things I already said I'd like to buy, but the last one is one I haven't admitted to buying here yet, and the rest of the entry will be about it. Anyways, the list:
Last volumes of Fullmetal Alchemist.
Eden of the East: Paradise Lost.
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Volumes of the Higurashi manga . . . IN DIGITAL FORMAT! (I'm telling you, man, ebooks are the way of the future.)
Skyrim . . . well, I'll rent it first. If it lives up to the hype, then I'll purchase it.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica . . . wait, Madoka!?
Yes. The only time I mentioned that here was when I was talking about Twitter, and that characters from this franchise had Twitters. Again, if I can (legally) sample Madoka, I'll do that first, but if not, well, know this. A certain fanfic author talked about Madoka to me, said it was a deconstructive masterpiece (even though this was shortly after the tsunami, and the last two episodes hadn't aired yet.) He also planted a plot bunny involving Madoka. He also plotted a Madoka plot bunny for me.
Mark my words, Neos; even if I don't become a Madoka fan, it's no longer a matter of if, but when. I don't have to like something to write a fanfic of it, ihihihi!
Speaking of friends, one of my friends on MAL, Archon Wing, listed Madoka on his favorites list after it concluded, as well as . . . I'm guessing the black-haired girl is the token stoic, emotionless warrior girl of that series? Yeah. Archon and I have pretty similar tastes in anime, and I asked him if I would like Madoka. He said I might, but only if I knew about mahou shoujo anime.
Well, I've seen the anime version of Cardcaptor Sakura in its entirety, I own every volume of the manga version of CCS, I know of Sailor Moon, including liking the SM manga (oh yeah, isn't that being re-printed now? All my money . . .) and I tried to watch the first season of Nanoha two years ago. I'd say I have some inkling. I know Nanoha tried to be a darker and edgier mahou shoujou series, but in my eyes, it failed in that regard. Failed as in it didn't entertain me. I know a few other things about Madoka:
-Its primary author is Gen Urobuchi, writer for NitroPlus, as well as Fate/Zero. (Another anime I'd like to watch.) I'm not familiar with his work, but apparently, it skews into heavy material.
-The character artist is the author of the Hidamari Sketch manga, Ume Aoki. You may recall that the anime version of HS . . . left a dull taste in my mouth. I'm not exactly a fan of that art style either. Well, at least it's not Code Geass bad.
-The composer is Yuki Kajiura, who wrote the music for Kara no Kyoukai, and some other anime I've never seen. I've never heard her music outside of the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle anime, but the music for that was the one saving grace of said anime. Hmm . . . looks promising.
-I saw MasakoX' review of Madoka's first episode. He seemed really impressed with it. Also, there were some cool special effects in what I saw. Hmm . . . also looks promising, or at least more so than Nanoha.
-Aniplex' American branch is licensing the show here, as well as recording an English dub. Strange; this looks like a show only serious anime fans would watch here, and most serious fans don't even watch English dubs anymore. The only reason they might do that is . . . if they plan to air it on television. Adult Swim and the Sci-Fi (it's not SyFy, god damn it!) channel are the only networks that still air anime that isn't kids' shows, but I can't imagine Madoka airing on Adult Swim. I wouldn't rule out Sci-Fi picking it up, though. Hmm, more possible sampling before I buy . . .
-People on Beast's Lair keep evoking the mascot character Kyubey like he's fuckin' Gendo. Watch, those of you who have already seen it, watch, you're all gonna lose your shit in three . . . two . . . one . . .
"/人◕‿‿◕人\ xm, I can grant you your wish to become a successful writer, if you make a contract with me."
Sorry, but I don't sign contracts out of the blue.
But yeah, the hype for this series is immense. You guys better be right about this! Because if you're not, well, you know how scathing my reviews can be.
