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Thursday, June 17, 2004
Yay ranting!
Okay, this post was meant for my semi-annual anime rantings... but I'll put something else in for you people who are either thinking, "Gah, she's going to talk about something I've never heard of again," or perhaps, "More anime rantings? Spare me."
So anyways!
Brandeis University
So I went to Brandeis, which is in Waltham, Massachusetts, for a college visit. Figured I might as well start early, ne? After all, my cousin Andrea graduated high school before she actually put any thought into college, and nobody wants to be like cousin Andrea. (Kidding, I love you Andrea, if you ever read this, don't hurt me ^__^)
Anyways, I was very, VERY impressed. The campus is gorgeous! On the back on the grounds, there's this huge castle, and according to a friend who goes there, the outside is basically a model of this castle in Switzerland. It's so pretty.
The academics seemed great as well... there's a lot of scientific research that goes on there, and they have great lab facilities. I may have to consider taking a few science classes if I attend!
But what I'm really interested in is, of course, the Creative Writing Department! I'm told it's new, selective, and competitive to get into. Well, I'll just have to put together one kickass portfolio, na?
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Now, onto my anime rants! Yay! *SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN UP TO EPISODE 30 IN NARUTO (I'm slow, okay?) OR READ THROUGH BOOK 4 IN PEACE MAKER KUROGANE*
Naruto
I cannot watch enough of these in one day. Naruto has a gift of dragging these things out. WAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH! After that 60,000 3 episode fight with Orochimaru, they still don't have the damn scroll!
I'm really anxious to see what happens... I mean, I'm told this "Accursed Seal" business is some pretty serious stuff. Awwwwww man. Just when I was starting to really like Sasuke, he's probably going to go all evil.
All the characters they introduced recently are... quite awesome. I love Shikamaru to death! And Rock Lee is incredibly awesome... I can't wait to see him not holding back! (God, that "GAI-SENSEI!""LEE!" exchange killed me...) But Hinata is one of my new favorites... I love that girl so much.
And now, I'm downloading the next 10 episodes. I'm so excited! *Squeal*
Peace Maker Kurogane: Vol. 2 (Translated)
Wahoo! I finally got to read it in English!
And I find that when you read it in English, you cry all the more. That manga is incredibly depressing, but at the same time, so wonderful and so good~!
That scene on the bridge... just so perfect. I always admire when someone pulls off the dynamics in a het couple that well, and Kurono Nanae-sensei does it SO well. On that note, Yamanami-san is a hell of an understanding guy, idiot that he may sometimes be. I was expecting him to flip out when he found out Akesato was a shinobi, but he didn't care because she loved him T.T Those two are too sweet for words.
Which makes the end of that chapter a wrench. A knife. Through. The heart. *Sobs* I hate it when they do things like this to me! *Screams* SHE WAS RIGHT BEHIND YOU, MORON! *Long string of curses*
PMK is a bit more quietly tragic than SI Peace Maker, since it chronicles the end of the Shinsengumi. No big battles (yet), just the character's lives slowly falling apart. The mangaka really loves her dramatic irony. She'll throw in a fairly happy or comedic scene once in a while, and for a minute, you think that everything is getting better. But then something will happen that reminds you, in a few short weeks/months, these people are going to die.
I almost don't want to keep reading, because it'll mean seeing the characters I've grown to adore die. It was hard enough reading at the end of book 3... I knew for a long time Okita-san had TB, but seeing it in writing... *sighs* And Ryouma's gone already, and possibly Akesato too, although a friend who translated it for me told me Suzu told her he'd let her live... so I have hope!
As for the situation between Suzu and Tetsu... I just have to see, I guess.
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