Monday, January 8, 2007

   It's the end of the world!

Anime Word of the Day

Fan service (saabisu) sometimes written as a single word, fanservice, is a vaguely defined term used in visual media — particularly in anime fandom — to refer to elements in a story that are unnecessary to a storyline, but designed to amuse or excite the audience. In anime/manga refers to sexual hints like breasts showing or panty shots. There is a very large variety in fanservice. Shower scenes, sexy clothes, swimsuits, close-ups, wet see-throughs and many more things count as fanservice. A very commonly used scene is when a girl/boy stumbles and ends up on top of a person of the opposite sex in an indecent position.

Oh just horrible horrible news folks, just impending doom type news. I have just turned 30 years old. *cries at the horror* Oh the world has come to a disastrous turn and we are all lost in the chaos! ^^ Just kidding! Though yes having my big birthday on a Monday has to be someone’s idea of a joke! I am 30 years old…it doesn’t sound like that big of a number. I mean really 30 is pretty small when it comes to numbers. Of course looking at the newly sprouted grey hairs on my head maybe it’s not that number that’s the big change. ^^ I thank you everyone who noticed my birthday was approaching and sent me such lovely PM’s and cards. I’m kind of in shock about that actually. I’m horrible about noticing those things unless someone points it out to me. Actually I kind of forgot about my own birthday until my parents called last week to wish me and early happy day assuming that I’d be out and having fun on my actual day of birth. They’re right of course; I completely plan on spending the day going crazy. And probably drinking a lot of really strange drinks with my friend’s tomorrow night. So wish me luck and no hang over! LoL Sorry I haven’t visited anyone who updated this weekend! I’m afraid I was lost playing a game all weekend and didn’t get a chance to visit! I’m bad I know! But I happily made it to pretty much everyone’s updates throughout the week! Or darn close at least! ^^ I don’t know how some of you guys make it on here every day to update, I’m happy if I can make it here long enough to visit folks who have updated much less have enough time to put together a post that would actually mean anything! Hehehe So forgive me for not visiting this weekend but the temptation of double experience points over this weekend was too tempting for me not to spend my time playing a game! Oh for those of you who remember when I talked about taking part in a Closed Beta a while back the game is now in Open Beta so I can say what it was! It’s Acclaim’s attempt at an online MMORPG called Nine Dragons. It’s a fun game but a bit of an odd one. It’s basically based in ancient china with a myth edge. You can join one of six different martial arts clans and level up your character with different weapons and styles of fighting. It’s interesting to say the least, but not for anyone who enjoy a good long grind. There are currently 216 levels available to characters. I’m currently level 45. I play a Heavenly Demon who specializes in hand to hand with some side skills in healing and chi kung (magic attacks). If you happen to play it my name on there is Chidori. So look me up if you’re happen to be playing! Oh I almost forgot, I made like a dozen e-cards over the last week so if you're interested check those out. There from all kinds of different series so I won't bother naming them all here! LoL Hmm I am so going to spend some of my lovely hard earned money on some manga tomorrow. I so need to get caught up on my manga buying. With the silliness of the holidays I’ve been avoiding stores like the plague so now that they’re all over I can finally go back to the mall and stare longingly at the manga section of all my local bookstores! So many books! So many goodies to read! Now I just have to decide if I spend a fortune on catching up or a fortune on a bunch of new series I want to read! LoL Help me I’m addicted! I also want to say thank you very much to all of you for your very kind words about my friend Scott. I really appreciate the support. It’s been a difficult time lately and you guys really help make it easier! *hugs everyone* I do so love you guys! You’re just the best at putting up with a goof like me! ^^ I thank the gods every day that I stumbled across theotaku one silly day and decided to make an account. Even if it took me nearly a year before I started this blog and really joined. I love you guys!

Mazakazu Morita’s Biography

Other Names: 牧野 由依 Date of birth: October 21, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan Blood Type: A Occupation: Voice Actor/Singer

A fairly unknown voice actor at least for me but one of the voices I’m not likely to forget anytime soon. After all I’ve watched 109 episodes of Bleach now and enjoyed his performance as Ichigo in every single one of them! The vast range of emotions he can bring to this character makes me wonder just how he hasn’t gotten a chance at more lead roles. And of course it makes me grateful to the casters at Bleach for giving him the chance! Morita is highly skilled in Karate and Kendo which led to him working as one of the motion capture actors for the amazing movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. He also did a great deal of motion work for the video game Dynasty Warriors. Obviously the man moves as elegantly as he uses his voice! Just a short listing of his voice acting career. Aqua Kids as Jino BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad as Hyoudou Masaru Bleach as Ichigo Kurosaki Bleach - Memories in the Rain (OAV) as Kurosaki Ichigo Bleach - Memories of Nobody (movie) as Ichigo Kurosaki Bleach - The Sealed Sword Frenzy (OAV) as Kurosaki Ichigo Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan as Yamazaki-sensei (ep 2,5) Case Closed as Ryosuke Fukuma (ep 419,420) Diamond Daydreams as Yuu (eps 5-6) Interlude (OAV) as Main Male Character (Nameless) La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~ as Kazuki Hihara Major as Toshiya Satou (eps 27-) Marginal Prince as Alfred Visconti Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny as Auel Neider Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Special Edition (OAV) as Auel Neider Onmyou Taisenki as Yakumo Yoshikawa Ring ni Kakero as Ryuji Takane Ring ni Kakero 1: Nichibei Kessen Hen as Ryuji Takane Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Inferno (OAV) as Pegasus Seiya Sonic X as Chris (adult, ep 52) The Prince of Tennis as Tashiro Xenosaga: The Animation as Louis Virgil Yumeria as Butcher (ep8); Student A (ep1); Man at Pool (ep4); Young Wrestler (ep3)

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