Monday, March 7, 2005

   Hi everybody. I still have a nasty cough, and I'm still not sleeping well, but I think I'm on the road to recovery. Ugh, but I'm still feeling nasty.

I had a crappy day today, and I'm feeling a bit depressed. I've really started noticing that the people around me in my classes seem to hate me, especially all the girls. I don't understand why everyone is eager to associate with everyone else but me. Is there something wrong with me? I've been going to my new school for 6 months already, which is 3/4's of the entire school year. I was scared I wouldn't meet anybody to become close friends with, but everybody (including my family) said stuff like, "I'm sure you'll meet plenty of nice kids", and, "You'll make plenty of friends with how friendly you are". Well, here I am 6 months later and I'm back to square-1. I might as well walk into school for the very first time tomorrow. Nobody is even willing to trade papers with me for class grading (grading each others work in case you don't know). It just sucks feeling like you don't have anybody to fall back on. I've got plenty of people that know my name and I know theirs, but that's just an acquaintance, not a friend. Screw it, I got more important stuff to report.

Remember that kid Isaac in my health class? I'm not sure what it is, but I think there may be a family member of his in the hospital or something. I don't know exactly what the problem is, but it's something big, so pray for him regardless, not to mention my grandmother. And please don't forget SILVER TIGER. Please visit her site if you haven't already.

Prayer List:
My Pastor
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab
Miyoko-chan's brother Scott and his car
SILVER TIGER
Me (that get over this cold/flu)
celestialessecnce (some morons have been stealing her art)
My Grandmother
and Isaac

Thanks everybody, and I'll see you tomorrow.
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Sunday, March 6, 2005

   Sup' everybody? I got some bad news. One of my grandmother's best friends died last night at the hospital. She had a major heart-attack, and my grandma's really sad about it. Please pray that she feels better.

Blurbs:
-ElvesAteMyRamen has the details of the first Yuki Fan Club contest on her site. All members please read.
-VileFantom is now back on The Otaku and submitting more of his famous "Virtual Graffiti".
-EAMR also has her FB AMV up on her site, which I'll do an AMV review of in the near future.

Site Updates:
You may have noticed the awesome song I have playing. I'll update the music every week, along with the Quote of the week, which has also been updated.

Prayer List:
My Pastor
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab
Miyoko-chan's brother Scott and his car
SILVER TIGER
Me (that get over this cold/flu)
celestialessecnce (some morons have been stealing her art)
And a special one for my grandmother

If you haven't already seen yesterday's post, please check it out. Thanks everybody, and I'll see you tomorrow.
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Saturday, March 5, 2005

   Hi everybody! (*cough*), I still feel like crap! Yippee! -_- I also slept like a baby last night, and by that I mean I woke up every 5 minutes and cried. -_-; Well, maybe not that bad, but I still slept like crap. It's ruining my creativity.

Anyway, I've got some very cool info for you guys! ElvesAteMyRamen has finished and posted her Fruits Basket AMV! It's musically accompanied by Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Awesome song, awesome anime, awesome creator, so it must be an awesome AMV by logic.

I watched it earlier today, and I must say I was impressed! Great work, Lindsey! ^_^d I'll give you the cut & dry details tomorrow in an AMV review!

The Good News:
*Erin (Miyoko-chan) has gotten her car back from the shop, and it purrs like a kitten!
*I may get to do my manga-run today after all! =^_^=

Blurbs:
-Lindsey (ElvesAteMyRamen), as I have already mentioned, has her FB AMV up on her site. See Lindsey? I'm such a good friend to you that I'll help eat up all your bandwidth! Now give me a cookie. XD
-Lindsey is also still accepting (*YouShallLoveYuki*) members to her Yuki Fan Club!

Today, I thought I'd give Erin (Otaku name Miyoko-chan, for those of you who have ADD. XD) some of the recognition I think she needs. Here is just one of her awesome pics from her gallery:


Remember that pic I did for Akane The Fox? Erin was also helping her out, and this was the excellent pic she drew of Akane.

I sort of need Erin's permission to post her released manga pages on my site, since it's for a contest and all, but you can view em' on her site all you like!

But to hold you over, here's some concept art from her manga that I'm pretty sure are not in danger of copyright infringement.


Here are Atsuko's 2 forms. The human form, and the...um...fuzzy bowling ball with wings form? XD Just kidding about the whole bowling ball thing! Sorry Erin! But, just check out the awesome detail in this work. Isn't that cool? I can't wait to see more of her manga work!

Prayer List:
My Pastor
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab
Miyoko-chan's brother Scott and his car
SILVER TIGER
Me (that I can go on my manga-run today? X])
celestialessecnce (some retards have been stealing her art)

And before I go, I'll add one more thing to this post to make it just a little more unbearable. XD And it's about my manga! XD

As you may or may not know, the psychic phenomenon plays a major part in Ghost Hunter. So today, I'll use this quiz to test you on your Para-psychology knowledge! This is meant to be fun, so you don't have to take it if you don't want to. But, it would make me very happy if you would! Just match the ability to the description. Good luck! ~_^

1. The ability to read the thoughts and brainwaves of others, weather by sensing it or forcefully prying into another's brain.

2. The psychic ability to create and/or control fire with the mind.

3. When one’s brain acts as a psychic magnet to ghosts, causing the one possessing this power to experience paranormal phenomenon throughout his or her life. The individual rarely has the capacity to “turn this power off”. This psychic ability is thought to be passed down through genetics. The most famous case of this is the Wyrik family in Georgia.

4. The transformation of brain waves into physical force, which can pick up, push and throw objects. This phenomenon is often confused with poltergeist activity.

5. The ability to see things happening in other locations, such as across a city, through a wall or in a structure. Often called “Remote Viewing”. Psychics possessing this ability were involved in a government espionage program called “Operation Stargate”.

6. The psychic ability to sense weather a ghost is a human spirit or a demon.

7. Knowing about an event days, weeks, months or years before it happens.

8. The ability to control water or entire bodies of water through thought.

9. The ability to telepathically put ones thoughts in the mind of another person, the dreams of another person, or onto the environment in the form of an illusion.

10. Causing objects (of many different kinds of materials) to bend, melt, smoke or heat up through rubbing, clutching or holding through direct contact. Also appears as the ability to be completely resistant to heat.

11. The ability to sense or even see visually another person’s emotions, health or personality traits.

a. Thermokinesis
b. Telepathy
c. Precognition
d. Pyrokinesis
e. Thought Projection
f. Aura Reading
g. Discernment
h. Clairvoyance
i. Beaconing
j. Hydrokinesis
k. Psychokinesis

Thanks for your time everybody, and have a great day!
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Friday, March 4, 2005

   I'm Feeling Better!
Hi everybody! I still have a tiny bit of a sore throat, but I'm feeling better! =^_^=d It still made it hard to pay attention at school though. But then again, that's always hard. ^_^;
OK, today I got some great art from across TheOtaku to show you, as well as an updated Prayer List and some blurbs!

The good news:
*xSakurax is finally starting to cheer up!
*Vankala86 (Rosa) has made up with Alex and her mom isn't bugging her anymore, so it's a good life! ^_^d

Blurbs:
-Our good Otaku artist and great friend Azura623 is back on The Otaku and submitting fine artwork once again!
-ElvesAteMyRamen is still offering membership to her Yuki fan club!
-Me and Miyoko-chan are now good enough friends for her to call me "Logan-kun". ^///^ I love that name! And MysteriousChild has given me the nickname "awesome-sama". XD That's just so funny and cute! Thanks MC!

Artwork worth mentioning:


Madam Ryeka submitted this little strip about some of her favorite Final Fantasy characters. That's a self-portrait of Ryeka to the left, and please read the strip! It's funny!


I would NOT have put this on my site if it weren’t for:
1. Living Doll being a close (and frankly, very awesome) friend of mine.
2. I know you girls just loooooove your Yuki.
X] Here you are, girls. Enjoy!

I was going to post Azura623's "Mermaid Misty" pic, but I can't seem to get Photobucket to do it right. So I'll post it tomorrow, OK?


A very beautiful portrait by celestialessence. She rocks!


0_0......*drool*. Sorry girls, but I just had to post something for myself today! This was done by the ever-so-amazing Akane the Fox!

Please visit the sites of these fabulous...I mean, kick-ass artists and view their other amazing artwork!

Prayer List:
My Pastor
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab
Miyoko-chan's brother Scott and his car
SILVER TIGER
Me (that I feel better before my manga-run tomorrow)

Thanks for your time guys, and I'll see you tomorrow!
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Thursday, March 3, 2005

   Sick
Post:
Blech! >_< I feel terrible. I think I may be sick. I bet it's thanks to those people at school who cough and sneeze in their hands and then touch a door-knob or borrow your pencil without washing their hands! That's probably how they got sick! And now they freakin' pass it on to me without a care! >XP I can't afford to miss school! Grrrrr. Now I'm wearing 2 hoodies, wrapped in a blanket and huddling in my computer chair, and I'm still cold! Plus I slept like crap last night so I was tired all day. Oh well, that's not your problem (and it's A LOT smaller then some of the problems you guys have), so I'm sorry for whining.

Revisions of Previous Posts:
Please look at yesterdays post again. I added a blurb and 2 AMV reviews to boot!

Blurbs:
-Lindsey (ElvesAteMyRamen) has put up 2 very funny posters on her site! And she's still accepting applicants for the Yuki Fan Club! To dispel a rumor about the club, I have NOT been inserting subliminal messages into my posts to (*YouShallLoveYuki*) help Lindsey out with finding members.
-Miyoko-chan has the first 4 pages of her manga up on her site (yesterday’s post), so please check it out!

Special Notices:
*If you haven't visited SILVER TIGER's site yet, please do! It's important!
*Please visit Vankala 86's site. She's really been having a rough time lately, and she needs our help.
*Please also visit xSakurax. She's sort of feeling pretty down.

Prayer List:
My Pastor
xSakurax
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab
Miyoko-chan
SILVER TIGER
Me (sick! >_<)
Vankala 86

Song for today:
Yes, it's awesome enough to get played 3 days in a row.

Thanks everybody, and I'll see you tomorrow! (*cough*)(*hack*)(*sneeze*)
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Wednesday, March 2, 2005

   Short Post
Guess what someone found on the bus today. My walkman!!! :D I'm so happy! Thanks for all your support and prayer!

If you haven't read the stuff I posted yesterday, please do! Here's Enter Sandman again because...because...um...because it's awesome! ^_^\m/

Thanks again guys, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Oh, I almost forgot, Miyoko-chan will be posting some pages from her manga on her site today! Please go check it out! Maybe I can put an ad for her manga in the back of my manga! =^_^=

Here are some AMV reviews:

Title: Sex, Lies & Roses
Song: "Is it Me? Is it True?", by Midtown
Anime: Revolutionary Girl Utena
Artist(s): VegettoEX and Meri
Where to find it on The Otaku: Living Doll's homepage (the Doll House)
Why you'd like it:
*Excellent editing work
*Excellent synchronization of the footage and music
*Fairly nice quality despite the massive compression requirements made by VideoDesk (Nice job, Karen! ^_'d)
*Colorful and extremely well animated scenes
Why you wouldn't:
*Though a personal opinion, I'm not sure if the music selected was the best choice. The style and performance of the music seems to be an acquired taste. But that doesn't mean you won't like it!
*I honestly have no idea what this AMV is about, it doesn't seem to have a specific theme to it rather then RGU itself
Score: 8.7 out of 10
Final Analysis:
I've never seen RGU, so that's probably why I didn't enjoy the AMV as most RGU fans did. However, as I've said before, this is all a matter of previous viewing and tastes. Same thing goes for the music. But rendering personal opinions and pretenses null (just as I should in a review), I must say this piece was excellent. The editing was a massive success, syncing music tones and lyrics with the actions almost perfectly. The scenes chosen for the AMV looked very interesting and cool, making it a great watch for any RGU fan. If you've never heard of the series, you'll like the AMV. If you've seen and liked the series, you'll love the AMV. This is definitely worth a look for any anime fan!

Title: "Bring Em' On"
Song: "Cheerleader Theme", by...uh...I have absolutely no idea
Anime: Various "Yaoi" Animes?
Artist(s): The H.U.G. Company (awww, how sweet) and Kumaguro
Where to find it on The Otaku: Raven8763's homepage
Why you'd like it:
*Good job on the editing
*Guys...lots and lots of guys. >_< (ick!). But some of you girls out there may like that part...I think.
*Fist Fights! >:D
*Hilarious scenes that just scream out "Girly-Man!". XD
*These aren’t the manliest guys in the world, so it's funny watching em' fight!
Why you wouldn't:
*I...hate...Yaoi...
*Not the best quality I've seen. Some due to the anime quality, but some is also due to the editor
*This AMV lacks the much needed "spark" to be a the much needed perfect 10
*Who watches this kind of anime anyway? >_<
Score: 5.6 out of 10
Final Analysis:
When I saw the label "Yaoi", I thought "Oh boy, this is NOT going to be pleasant for me". Though it obviously contains some scenes of...uh..."gay guys gettin' it on", as I heard one fan-girl put it, it wasn't really as bad as I thought it would be. What they lacked in male-viewer hooks they made up for with the fist fights! Girly-man brawl! XD This pseudo-tough guy feel was emphasized by the cheerleader themed music. So this was actually OK for a "Yaoi" video, once you get your facts straight. XD But this video really isn't that special in my honest opinion. Sure, the editing's OK, but like I said, it lacks that need grain of genius that AMV's really need.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2005

   Exit Light
Hey everybody! Guess who's coming back to The Otaku soon. AmiGouchi! Ami is such a great artist, and she's a great friend to! She's gotten her computer back, so it's just a matter of time before she has her internet up again! YAY!

Anywho, I thought I'd post some teasers for my manga, "Ghost Hunters". You ready? :)

Here's a very general synopsis of the idea. This tells you very little about the series because it's only purpose is to whet your appetite so you're interested in finding out what's going on. Check it out:

"In this world, there exists true evil. Mankind knows what evil is, or at least thinks so. Evil is when you do wrong to God and your fellow man, and we've learned from experience that doing evil only brings it upon oneself. True, but imagine if the evil of your mind, your thoughts, and your actions were no longer just spiritual threats, but now also physical threats. What if evil had a form? What if the hatred, greed and violence of man collected into pools, giving birth to a physical form? An evil that would walk amongst man. Well, that's exactly what's happening now. The evil of the human spirit is now a deadly threat to the very species that created it, and it's being lead by the most ancient and powerful form of darkness there ever was. The Prince of Darkness, the Father of All Lies, and the Serpent in Paradise are just a few of the many names of this creature, so I think you know who I'm talking about. Prepare for a descent into the darkest recesses of the mind, and guard yourself for the fight to ensue, for the next great war between good and evil is at hand."

A bit dramatic, but I think it'll catch a few readers. So, are you interested now? I'll post MUCH more specific descriptions in the near future, so please be patient. ;)

This is the song I want to use as the theme. It contains many lines about fear which are prevalent in Ghost Hunters, it sounds frikken' awesome, and it's one of my most favorite songs of all time if not my #1 favorite of all time. It's called "Enter Sandman", and it was written and preformed by Metallica. If there was ever a song on my site I wanted you to take the time to listen to, it would be this. Please, please please take the necessary 5 minutes to listen to the WHOLE THING. You won't regret it! Listen closely to the lyrics and listen to how awesome the guitar is. And please TURN UP THE VOLUME! Are you ready to take a trip through the light and shadows of your own mind? Is so, please press play.

Was that not frikken' awesome? :D

Anyway, here's the payer list:
My Pastor
xSakurax
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab
Miyoko-chan
SILVER TIGER
Me (my *@#%$! walkman)

Thanx for your time everybody, and I'll see you tomorrow! And by the way, please check out yesterday's post if you haven't already.
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Monday, February 28, 2005

   Song of the Day:

"Ride the Lightning", By Metallica.
The terrifying narrative of a prisoner sentenced to death in the electric chair.

Revisions of Previous Post:
In the "Pathetic Plea for HTML Help" section, I meant to ask how to put bold print in my blog, not "blog" print in my blog. Can anybody help me?

Post:
What the hell is wrong with people these days! I'm frikken' screwed now! Somebody stole my walkman at school today! Not only that, it wasn't even mine, it was my little sister's! So if I tell my parents about this I'm as good as dead! Oh man, what should I do!? Why should I be on the chopping block because some depraved mother *@#$&^! decides to steal my walkman right out of my back-pack!? Damn it! And if you haven't guessed already, I'm beyond pissed off. Oh well, not like there's not much I can do, and there's more important stuff to think about, which is explained in the segment and segments below this one. So here's the Prayer List and important notices.

Special Notices:
Please visit SILVER TIGER's site. She has an explanation of why on her blog. Please read it and talk to her. It's really really important. Thanks guys.

Prayer List:
My Pastor
xSakurax
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab
Miyoko-chan
SILVER TIGER
Me (my *@#%$! walkman)

Thanks guys, and I'll see you tomorrow. I'll try to post some manga info I was supposed to post today, but it got preempted by the obviously more important issues.
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Sunday, February 27, 2005

   New Format?
OK everybody, here's how it's gonna’ go down. I'm going to try a funner, more organized format for posting. It will be separated into fun sections, some will be daily, and others will appear once or twice a week, such as the following: Info, Prayer Lists, AMV Reviews, Pics, Artwork, Blurbs, etc. So, what do ya say we try it out?

Song of the Day:
"Battery", by Metallica

Post:
Are you liking the new format? ^_^

Blurbs:
*My good Otaku friend Naru Atshushi is now open for requests!
*Lindsey (ElvesAteMyRamen) is still seeking recruits for her World Domination Task Force...I mean...Yuki Fan Club. Yes, that's right, Yuki Fan Club.
*Miyoko-chan is now an official Prayer Club member!

Pathetic Plea for HTML Help:
Does anybody know how do I put stuff in bold print on my blog? Or does anybody know how to make a link that when clicked takes you to the desired destination? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Prayer List:
My Pastor
xSakurax
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab
Miyoko-chan (she's dreading a humiliating Dr. Seuss play. Who wouldn't?)

Artwork Deserving a Mention:


Naru Atshushi was nice enough to draw me this wonderfully cute pic. I didn't even request it! Isn't it wonderful? How did she know I'm a fan of mermaid pics? ^_^d

AMV Reviews:

*NOTE*: These DO NOT reflect judgment on the people who posted these, only the artists that created said AMV's.

Title: Kenshin's Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Song: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
Anime: Ruroni Kenshin and Samurai X
Artist: Athena
Where to find it on The Otaku:
Living Doll's homepage (the "Doll House")
Why you'd like it:
*Emotional scenery, made even more emotional with the choice of theme music.
*Excellent musical choice.
*Great choice of which scenes to include.
*C'mon, who doesn't love Kenshin?
Why you might not:
*Though not the artist, or Living Doll's fault, low quality due to compression reduces the experience. (Damn you, VideoDesk)
*The choice of darker shaded scenes makes it a dreary and odd trip.
Score:
7.5 out of 10
Final Analysis:
Scene transitioning and memorable event choreography makes it a great watch for any Kenshin fan. Though people who aren’t fans of the series may not enjoy it for what it really is.

Title: "Wanna' get Dirty"
Song: "Dirty", by Christina Aguilera
Anime: Amazing Nurse Nanako (am I the only one that's NEVER heard of this anime?)
Artist: Jenn Rose
Where to find it on The Otaku:
Raven8763's home page.
Why you'd like it:
*Insanely high quality
*Excellent sync up of music and imaging. Usually artists REALLY screw-up when they try to edit characters in the vid into "singing along" with the lyrics. But this artist did it perfectly!
*Hilarious and fast-paced scene selections.
*Super cute characters.
*Oversized anime jugs?
Why you might not:
*It's a personal thing, but I can't stand Cristina Aguilera! (*cough-slut-cough*)
*Over-glossed animation in the anime makes everything look like it's been lubricated and wrapped in Saran Wrap.
*This may be a blinding flash of the obvious, but this video is REALLY dirty. Dirty anime + dirty song = filthy, unsanitary AMV. But hey, maybe some of you like AMV's like that. "Ring the Alarm"! XD
*The..."female anatomy"...in this anime is...far over-animated. You know what I'm talking about.
*Super graphic intensive, which means a long wait until you can watch it in its entirety.
*This anime is beyond over-sexed. I'm a guy, and I watched the video, and anybody who gets a buzz off of that is in need of some real counseling.
Score:
6 out of 10
Final Analysis:
The editing and syncing work was beyond amazing in this AMV. It really blew me away. Bright colors, awesome action scenes and animation that's smooth as butter made this one amazing ride. This video could have been a 10 out of 10, but the over-sexual content, sticky/shiny animation, and beyond overall dirtiness (duh) really left me with the absolute compulsion to pray. It's worth a view if you have a good connection, 10 extra minutes and a very mature persona. I just hope that in the near future Raven8763 will post some more wholesome AMV's. Of course, she may be "too dirty to clean her act up". XD Just kidding!

(*Phew!*), AMV reviews take a while to write! OK guys, I'll see you tomorrow!
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Saturday, February 26, 2005

   Movin' on Up!
Hey everybody! Thanks for your help yesterday, despite the fact that my questions are usually frikken' weird.

Me and Josh are supposed to do our manga run today, but he may not be able to go since his mom is out if town. Oh well, it's just like Flogging Molly says, "It's just another bag of bricks". Here's the song for today:

Well, there are going to be some changes around my site. Don't worry, they'll all be good! Here's what I'm planning on doing:

I need to apologize to Living Doll for neglecting to put up her beautiful Prayer Club poster until now. Isn't it beautiful? Soon I'll have a list of all our members up soon.

In the AwesomeDude898 tradition of copying other members ideas, I have blatantly ripped-off ElvesAteMyRamen's Random Anime Quotes (Sorry about that, Lindsey ^^;). At the top of my page, you will see a quote section that will change from time to time. Right now it's a quote from my favorite show: MythBusters! These won't just be anime quotes, they'll be funny quotes from me and all other types of media.

More changes are on their way, but I need to keep a lid on it for now, so you've got some stuff to look forward to! ~_^

Now for the Blurbs:
Living Doll is now doing an AMV of the week on her site. Please check it out! To kick it off, she's put up a Kenshin AMV based off of The Boulevard of Dreams by Green Day!

Lindsey (ElvesAteMyRamen) has started a Yuki fan club! Please visit her site for details, all you Yuki-addicts! Lindsey's also putting together another AMV, and maybe 2! One featuring Evanescence (sp?)!

Now for the prayer list:
My Pastor
xSakurax
MichaelsGirl91
The Victims of the Christmas Day Tsunami
Akane the Fox, her friend, and her friend's boyfriend in Re-hab

Please visit the sites of the members I've mentioned for more info. And please tell me if I forgot to add you to the list! I have a lot of people to pray for, so it's hard to keep up!

Well, stay tuned guys for bigger and better things. I'm off to go Manga-late!
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