Magikera's Second Haven: Blueville

I wish I can play magic again! The last time I played Magic: The Gathering (MTG) was during Dark Ascension prerelease (PR). Pretty nostalgic for today is Avacyn Restored PR!

My boyfriend and I used to play together but we’re both busy right now. Not with Norwich dating of course! We’re working on plenty of writing jobs online. It’s fun because we don’t have immediate supervisor or management team unlike in call centers. We’re directly dealing with the client.

We’re hoping to play sealed next week at the release party. After that, I’ll probably start grinding! He’s still working on my Delver deck and we just need two more Phantasmal Image to complete it. I used to play UW Humans for the past months until Dark Ascension (DKA) but it’s now transitioning to Delver or probably Spirits to adjust with the meta.

For the past couple of years, me and my girlfriend have decided to spend most of our free time going for an anime marathon rather than some Macclesfield dating. We already gave up watching local programming since we find it often frustrating and irritating for various reasons. One of which is that most of the programs in local television is either a hard-core drama which involves the characters switching partners or protagonists which are unrealistically oppressed. Or programs with some storyline that is totally ripped-off from a random foreign movie or series. If not these kinds of local dramas, you get to watch Korean dramas dubbed in the local language. Now, I do not have anything against Korean dramas but then again, when you have enough drama in your life, you do not need to see more of it on television. Besides, the program portrays a different culture which will not be applicable in my lifestyle or probably anyone living a class C or D of life out there. But then again, we thought that the continuous development of such dramas stems from the reason that the majority of the people who watch local television can only comprehend such. And they sell.

That is why we prefer watching anime. Not only do you get valuable lessons from them but they have unique plots that you do not see in your local television. Ever. Furthermore, setting aside the exaggerated reactions from the characters, they behave more rationally than the live characters in local programming. And they do not have time being oppressed by some antagonist who is aiming to get the inheritance of some family treasure or whatnot. I am also not saying this to criticize the quality of the actors here locally. I think they are doing well with their profession so nothing much to say there but plot-wise? It just sucks big time.

Setting all that aside, we still have a couple of animes on our list which needs to be watched such as Fate Zero, Gosick, Slayers Try and some more. The truth is, I do not know how long it will take for us to watch these series but then again, it does not really matter since they are all fun to watch anyway.

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Another anime event to look forward to!

The title “Bakuman” is probably coined from Bakuchi Manga, “bakuchi” meaning gambling which is mentioned by Mashiro more often.

Wiki’s Notes:

Bakuman. (バクマン。?) is a shōnen manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for Death Note. The series follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who wish to become manga artists.

Bakuman anime is like a slice of life to me. So simple yet really inspiring and you can relate it to any dream you have in life. The scenes are also realistic. My boyfriend and I just finished season 1 and we’re still on episode 15 of season 2. I guess he will write a better review about this anime.

BAKUMAN shows that there is no happy-ever-after. Life is a continuing series of struggles and you can’t afford to get lazy or complacent. You have to earn every inch of triumph and success you get, so you’d better be doing something you love, or it’s going to be a frustrating, disappointing, wasted life.

Another twin greetings from Pinkville! Haha. Please bear with me for now. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to update all of my blogs on a weekly basis.

Happy New Year!

No new post about anime but here’s my Christmas greeting:

Merry Christmas!!!

Yeah, it looks familiar. Same anime poster on my Pinkville blog.

Pinoy Otaku Encore focuses on the true Pinoy Otaku identity which is a culture on its own focusing on the Pinoy’s dedication as manifested by the current trend in popular culture. It is shown by the blending of three cultures; Filipino, Japanese and Korean. The event will highlight the true Pinoy Otaku in all of us.

Pinoy Otakufest (Festival for Pinoy Pop Culture)

Join this convention for a cause!

Beneficiary: PeaceTech Embassy (www.peacetech.net ) for a peace project for Mindanao.

REGULAR TICKET PRICE: P 120.00

* Tickets will be available starting this October 2011
* Tickets will be pre-sold at P110 ONLY
* 2-day tickets will be available for only P200.00 pesos (limited numbers only)
* There will only be 5,000 tickets available for sale.

Click here for registration details and additional information.

Kou Ichinomiya is the lead character of this series and I’d love to call him an alpha-male: smart, rich and handsome.

Misfortune befalls upon him at the Arakawa Bridge and it became worst when he started to live with the people under the bridge.

Plot Source: Wikipedia.org

Set in Arakawa, Tokyo, the series tells the story of Kou Ichinomiya, a man who has accomplished everything by himself. Ever since he was little, his father has taught him one rule: to never be indebted to another person. One day by accident, he falls into the Arakawa River and almost drowns. A girl by the name of Nino rescues him and, in return, he owes her his life. Unable to accept the fact that he is indebted to her, he asks her about a way for him to repay her. In the end, she tells him to love her, beginning Kou’s life of living under a bridge. However, as Kou starts to learn, Arakawa is a place full of weirdos and all of the people living under the bridge are what society would call “denpasan”.

Here are some of the common Haloween costumes to choose from:
Bunny Costume
Cat Costume
Magian Costume
Vampire Costume
Fairy Costume
Evil Costume
Witch Halloween Costume

But you can also cosplay the trick or treat way! Imagine the darkest side of your favorite anime characters! Death Note is one of the animes I can easily associate with the Halloween theme!

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Image source: devianart.com

Marty as Mature (King of Fighters)

Catch Marty and her group as King of Fighters! Marty played the role of Mature while her partner portrayed Vice.

Wiki Info:

Vice & Mature
Vice (バイス Baisu?) and Mature (マチュア Machua?) appear as members of Iori’s Team in The King of Fighters ’96. The designers at the time created both Vice and Mature with the image of a “cruel woman” and a “ruthless woman”, respectively. Their origin story is mostly based on the notion of Rugal employing secretaries prior to The King of Fighters ’96. Both women were unavailable during location testing and were likely finished near the end of the game’s production schedule. Aside from serving Rugal, both women were also spies and wielders of Orochi. They are ordered by their superior Goenitz to keep an eye on Iori, but both of them are killed by Iori.

More photos in her Fan Page albums.