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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Durarara!!

4/28/10

I have never seen such an interesting manga before. Lives of all different people are tied together, gang wars, mysterious black rider with no head, awesomeness......


Only one answer: Durarara!!

For it is too awesome!! Especially Izaya. He's a very interesting fellow. Not to mention homicidal and hot.

Summary:
Author Narita Ryohgo
Artist Satorigi Akiyo
"Ryuugamine Mikado is a boy who seeks for the exciting life of the big city--who yearns for an unmundane life; a hoodlum, a stalker denpa-girl, an informant, a champion fighter, a black-market doctor, and the Headless Rider astride a black motorcycle.

But depite how different they are, all of these stories are interconnected by mysterious incidents going on in Ikebukuro: mysterious kidnappings, a pharmaceutical group supposedly performing human experiments, and the mysterious "colorless" gang known as the "Dollars."


From then on, the existence of supernatural cases and a gang called the Yellow Turbans will rise to the surface, and Ikebukuro will pushed to the breaking point."

~Taken from MangaFox


Characters-

Celty Sturluson~ 
The heroine of the series. Also known as "The Black Rider" or "The Headless Rider", she is a Dullahan from Ireland who came to Japan looking for her stolen head. Her motorcycle is actually a horse in disguise. She has no heart and perceives via unknown sensors that are not located on the head. The physical strength she possesses is above human, though not quite on par with Shizuo Heiwajima. She is also capable of manipulating a shadow-like, durable substance to form objects ranging from gloves to chariots at her will.
Celty lives with Shinra Kishitani and works as an underground courier. She wears a helmet when she goes out and communicates via a PDA. She enjoys online chatting, television and DVDs. She is one of the minority who knows the creator of the Dollars. She seems to have feelings for Shinra, but she herself is unsure if it is really love, oddly enough she has the habit of punching Shinra in the stomach when he talks about his love towards her. She tends to get mad when Shinra says she does not need her head. She is afraid of extraterrestrials and traffic officers as she thinks of both as monsters. She is a member of Dollars.
Her online chat screenname is "Setton".
Mikado Ryugamine~ 
high school boy who moved to Ikebukuro with the encouragement of his best friend Masaomi in order to search for unusual beings and adventure. Mikado tries hard to change his image but so far he has not had any luck. Mikado has had moments where he speaks his mind, which makes a reason why Masaomi admires him. He is the only remaining creator of the infamous Dollars. He has a crush on Anri Sonohara, but has never found a chance to tell her, and when close to doing so, she leaves.
His online chat screenname is "Tanaka Taro".
Masaomi Kida~
A resident of Ikebukuro and Mikado Ryƫgamine's best friend from childhood. He encouraged Mikado to come to Ikebukuro. He is enthusiastic about picking up girls but often fails at it. Masaomi has commented on not letting Mikado "go to the dark side" and that he has already gone through it. Masaomi was depressed until Mikado arrived. He was the leader of the Yellow Scarves Gang 3 years ago, however, he was forced to join back again due to an event. He is also an inactive Dollars member. He leaves Ikebukuro with his ex-girlfriend, Saki Mikajima, during the conflict between the 3 main forces in Ikebukuro.
His online chat screenname is "Bakyura"
Anri Sonohara~
A bespectacled girl who attends the same school as Mikado and Masaomi. She is rather quiet and timid, but seems very close towards Kida and Mikado, but sometimes she tends to enclose herself. Though she knows Mikado's feelings for her, she considers him no more than a "good friend". She is very busty and cute, which makes her somehow popular, even though she feels uneasy about it. She feels as if she needs to rely on somebody to move on.
Her online chat screenname is "Saika".
Izaya Orihara~
A young man who sells information for his own enjoyment. He claims to love the entire human race except for Shizuo Heiwajima, and exhibits said love by putting humans in often miserable conditions and observing their reactions.
He attended Raira Academy with Shizuo, Shinra and Kadota. According to Shinra, Izaya and Shizuo hated each other with a passion almost from the point they met. In the novels Izaya framed Shizuo for crimes on several occasions. In the anime he puts Shizuo in constant problems, such as gangs attacking him daily up to framing him of crimes.
He is a master of parkour, and also quite skilled with his flickblade (the blade he uses must be slightly opened before the mechanics of it springs opens the blade - a switchblade will open on its own after the user presses a switch) as he is implied to be the only one capable of leaving numerous cuts in Shizuo's bartender suit after a fight in the novels. In the anime, he shaves a gang member's head bald without him noticing it. Izaya has two younger sisters, Mairu and Kururi, who are twins and troublemakers. It seems that from the beginning Izaya had a hunch about Mikado being the creator of Dollars, and he was proven to be correct. He is a member of Dollars and the one who began recruiting people after Mikado stopped sending invitations to Dollars.
His name comes from a combination of the biblical Isaiah and Japanese for "the one who looks over the crowd".
He is usually seen pretending to be female online and talks in a feminine manner in the chatroom. His screenname is "Kanra".
Shizuo Heiwajima~
A man who is always seen to wear sunglasses and a bartender's suit. Although quiet and nondescript while not angered, he has a very short fuse and fights with incredible strength. Despite his simple and unrefined fighting skills, he is often considered the strongest fighter in the series. In the novels his power is described as the naturally unlimited form of human strength and likened to "adrenaline power" that can give people superhuman strength in times of emergency. In addition, Shizuo is capable of often superhuman parkour moves, a skill he obtained naturally from years of hunting down Izaya Orihara. He is also a member of Dollars.
He works as a bodyguard for a debt collector in Ikebukuro and carries intense animosity towards Izaya. He has a younger brother, Kasuka, who is a top idol under the showbiz name of Yuuhei Hanejima. He is also a long-time acquaintance of Celty. Although he and Izaya Orihara are on bad terms, Shizuo is actually well-acquainted with Izaya's younger sisters, Mairu and Kururi.
His first and last name translates literally into "serene man" and "peaceful island" respectively.
Shinra Kishitani~
A young underground doctor who lives with Celty and is also her lover. He stays mostly indoors and wears a white coat even when not working as a doctor. He went to the same primary school as Shizuo, and has since then been interested in his unlimited strength in times of anger, in fact he rather enjoys when Shizuo makes use of his strength. His father was a doctor and since childhood, has participated in surgeries with his father, the most notable a vivisection on Celty. He went to the same middle school as Izaya and has been friends with him since then. He as well enjoys to some point the constant fights between Shizuo and Izaya. As a doctor he is rather interested in what he finds is an interesting phenomena, such as Shizuo's power and Celty's body functions.
Shinra seems to have the "capacity" to tell what Celty is feeling, much to her surprise since she doesn't have a head to show her emotions. 
 This is the homepage sign for the 'colorless' Dollars gang:



That's about the main of the main cast. There are others but I'm lazy and decided to not focus on them for now.

~Aoi ^o^



Tuesday, April 20, 2010

TXTING, CHATTING, AND LUVING chapter 2

4/20/10

Well, I should really get back to this and I haven't posted anything recently so this is perfect1 Enjoy my young fellows.

Note~ Remember, this never happened. It will never happen and won't happen anytime soon. So no fangirl mob attacks, okay?

TXTING, CHATTING, AND LUVING
Chapter 2~ Don't Look Back
by Aoi

I stood and gazed pleasurably at the candy galore before me. This was eye candy for now and soon will be in my stomach.

"Don't eat too much or you'll get fat~" Lavi teased. I kicked him in the shin and continued walking down the aisle.

I went to the cashier table and spotted Lulubell. I waved and she waved back, recognizing me. Road and I come here often and Lulubell always hides us from Tyki when we play hide and seek.

"Lulubell, is Tyki in?" I asked. 

She nodded, "He's in the back. Would you like to see him?" I nodded appreciatively and followed her back.

"I'll be gone for a little bit, so stay here Lavi," I warned, giving him a mess-up-and-die glare.

"Yeah, yeah. Hurry, ok?" 

"Aye, sir." And off I was.

***

I walked through the familiar chilly storage room or metal racks and shelves and cardboard boxes. The two of us girls had made cardboard box forts before here during sleepovers and that was always fun.

Where was he? I wondered, seeing that I had still not spotted him after walking around.

"Looking for me, Aoi-chan?"

I turned back, surprised, and almost tripped on my own feet.


Friday, April 9, 2010

How to replace 'Said'

4/9/10

I know this has absolutely nothing to do with anime, manga and what-not but I found this rather cool so I'm posting. You'll get stuff like this from me once in a while. You can handle one day without anime.

SALESPERSON AOI Que onstage!!

"Are you having troubles with using 'said' too much in your dialogues? Well, I'm here to help you!"

"And here's how!!"

"We've prepared the finest list pf words you can use to replace 'said' and it's for free! Where do you find deals like that writers?"



WORDS TO REPLACE 'SAID':

Anger/Annoyance

argued
asserted
barked
bawled
bellowed
complained
countered
cried
demanded
disagreed
exclaimed
fussed
growled
grumbled
hissed
howled
huffed
quipped
ranted
raved
retorted
roared
screamed
screeched
shrieked
snapped
snarled
sneered
sputtered
squawked
yelled



Questions

asked
answered
agreed
begged
disagreed
explained
implored
inquired
interrogated
posed (as in a question or theory)
pressed
pried
proposed
queried
questioned
replied
requested
responded
retorted
suggested



Softly

breathed
croaked
gasped
grumbled
hissed
mumbled
murmured
muttered
prayed
purred
squeaked
whispered
whimpered


Loudly

barked
bawled
bellowed
called
cried
exclaimed
hollered
howled
roared
screamed
screeched
shouted
shrieked
squawked
wailed
yelled
yammered

Master List

added
agreed
answered
argued
asked
asserted (making a point)
avowed
babbled
barked
bawled
beckoned
begged
bellowed
bid (him/her/it)
blubbered
blurted
breathed
called
carried on
chastised
chattered (on)
chorused (in a group or in agreement)
chuckled
claimed
clarified
commanded
complained
confessed
confided
continued
countered
cried
croaked
declared
demanded
disagreed
droned
exclaimed
explained
fussed
gabbed
gasped
giggled
groaned
growled
grumbled
gushed
hissed
hollered
howled
huffed
implored
inquired
insisted
interrogated (questioning)
jabbered (on)
jested
joked
laughed
lied
mentioned
moaned
mumbled
murmured
mused
muttered
nagged
objected
ordered
persuaded
pestered
plead
posed (as in a question or theory)
prattled on
prayed
pressed (as in questioning or demanding something)
pried (as in asking for information)
proclaimed
proposed
protested
purred
queried
questioned
quipped
rambled
ranted
raved
reasoned
related (as in a story)
remarked
repeated
replied
requested
responded
retorted
roared
screamed
screeched
shouted
shrieked
sighed
snapped
snarled
sneered
sobbed
sputtered
squawked
squeaked
stammered
stated
stuttered
suggested
thought aloud
told (him, her, it)
urged
uttered
voiced
wailed
whimpered
whined
whinged
whispered
yammered
yelled

Hope I helped! Bye!

~Aoi ^o^



Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Nico Nico~~ Douga!!!

4/7/10

I know, I haven't added anything in a while, sorry..... Blame school, seriously! 

I will now introduce to you the second wonder after Vocaloids.

Nico nico singers!!! They dub Vocaloid songs and so on. They're also the ones that make make some of the songs. They also make Nico Nico choruses, which is a chorus of singers put together and they sound absolutely B.A.!!

American artists aren't in even artists, I mean, come on! If I had to chose between a Nico singer and Miley Cyrus, you already know which one I'll pick.

Some of the awesomest singers I've ever heard:

Clear- he's suppose to be an 'amateur' since he is kinda new but this is not amateur singing

This is my favorite song he sings! When he whispered 'tokenai' I seriously had a fangirl attack right there.


 I'm sure there are tons others but if you are really interested, go look on youtube yourself.

Usa- she is so dang awesome!! She sings well as a girl and boy. I'd gladly marry her for her voice!!

Boy Ver. of her awesome voice

 Girl Ver. of her awesome voice

 DECO*27- he writes good songs and sings well.....god, if only I could marry him....

He is amazing, period!!!


 Halyosy- he raps better than any rapper we have in America!! His voice is god!!

This song is made 10 times more awesome because he sung it.



That's about it, that I can remember. Blimey, but I have short-term memory loss problems. 

Bye-bye!!


~Aoi ^o^