It's been some time since I write about anime, so I'll briefly write about They Are My Noble Masters (君が主で執事が俺で) that I finished about two weeks ago.
At first glance, They Are My Noble Masters appears to be a harem series loaded with a ridiculous amount of fan service (the most I've seen to date, in fact, but I don't usually touch this type of shows so I don't know how it compares to other ones). I was a bit hesitant to watch it, but the seiyuu cast was kind of attractive so I gave it a try.
I decided to continue after the first episode, despite the amount of skins shown. What do you know? It's actually a neta series. XD I especially enjoyed the G Gundam and Kamen Rider Kabuto neta and found the other ones entertaining as well. There were some I didn't get so kudos to the fansub group for putting in the notes. It's a shame they didn't get the Kabuto ones, though.
While the show is laden with jokes and gags, the background and feelings of the various characters are properly explored (as implausible as those may be), and the last couple episodes are especially emotional. Not bad for a harem series based on an eroge. Not a must watch, but if you have some free time at hand, can stand the excessive fan service, and appreciate the various neta, give it a whirl. I gave it a grade of B-~B.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Previously I mentioned a couple methods to get my music fix during work. This week I discovered yet another one, also through Nico Nico Douga. The key word is 作業妨害用ＢＧＭ/作業用ＢＧＭ(BGM not/for working).
I was casually browsing through the anime section on Nico Nico during lunch time one day when I came across an anisong medley video that states if you recognize so many songs out of this many tracks, your life is over (No, my life is far from over. I barely got half.) As I played (as in playing a game) a couple of those, I noticed the BGM tag on top. Things just kind of rolled from there. So far I've listened to medley of anisong, gesong, boss fight battles, tear jerking songs, folk and fantasy style songs, hot-blooded songs.... The choices are endless and will take me a long time (if ever) to go through all of them.
BTW, I finally solved the jumping vocaloid video mystery. Apparently there's vocaloid album collaboration projects every so often, and if a video belongs to the current album, it'll automatically jump to the next one and loop through all the videos in the album. An interesting way to find more good vocaloid songs. XD
I was casually browsing through the anime section on Nico Nico during lunch time one day when I came across an anisong medley video that states if you recognize so many songs out of this many tracks, your life is over (No, my life is far from over. I barely got half.) As I played (as in playing a game) a couple of those, I noticed the BGM tag on top. Things just kind of rolled from there. So far I've listened to medley of anisong, gesong, boss fight battles, tear jerking songs, folk and fantasy style songs, hot-blooded songs.... The choices are endless and will take me a long time (if ever) to go through all of them.
BTW, I finally solved the jumping vocaloid video mystery. Apparently there's vocaloid album collaboration projects every so often, and if a video belongs to the current album, it'll automatically jump to the next one and loop through all the videos in the album. An interesting way to find more good vocaloid songs. XD
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The biggest news for the Vancouver community today is probably the official retirement of the Canuck everyone will remember, Trevor Linden.
I started watching hockey just before the play-offs in 1994 and got pretty hyped as the Canucks, the 7th seeder, defeated higher ranked teams and advanced to the Stanley Cup finals, fighting to the very end in game 7 against the New York Rangers. I got the names and faces of everyone on the team down at that time and collected the posters in the Province newspaper. I even drew a series of pictures titled 'Road to the Cup' using the team logos. No, I couldn't find those sketches anymore and maybe I threw them out during a room cleaning. Yes, I'm pretty mad at myself for this act of stupidity...
Anyway, Trevor Linden has been a favourite of mine since.
Admittingly, I didn't follow the Canucks as closely after Mike Keenan came into the picture and merely checked their progress after the turn of the century unless they made play-off. But I still got excited whenever there's news of Trevor, and I was thrilled to have him back in Vancouver in '01. Here is a player with class, compassion, and action, both on and off the ice.
It's sad to see such great man leaving hockey. You will always be in our hearts, Trevor! Best wishes and blessings to you and your family!! :D
On a side note, many of the players I grew up watching are now retired... Thank you all for being a part of my youth! :)
I started watching hockey just before the play-offs in 1994 and got pretty hyped as the Canucks, the 7th seeder, defeated higher ranked teams and advanced to the Stanley Cup finals, fighting to the very end in game 7 against the New York Rangers. I got the names and faces of everyone on the team down at that time and collected the posters in the Province newspaper. I even drew a series of pictures titled 'Road to the Cup' using the team logos. No, I couldn't find those sketches anymore and maybe I threw them out during a room cleaning. Yes, I'm pretty mad at myself for this act of stupidity...
Anyway, Trevor Linden has been a favourite of mine since.
Admittingly, I didn't follow the Canucks as closely after Mike Keenan came into the picture and merely checked their progress after the turn of the century unless they made play-off. But I still got excited whenever there's news of Trevor, and I was thrilled to have him back in Vancouver in '01. Here is a player with class, compassion, and action, both on and off the ice.
It's sad to see such great man leaving hockey. You will always be in our hearts, Trevor! Best wishes and blessings to you and your family!! :D
On a side note, many of the players I grew up watching are now retired... Thank you all for being a part of my youth! :)
Thursday, June 05, 2008
What a game! A great closure for the 2008 hockey season. Congrats to the Detroit Red Wings for winning the Stanley Cup, and applause to the Pittsburgh Penguins for putting up a fight against the best team in the league! Kudos to the players on both teams!
The last few minutes of the game were pretty intense and dramatic. I was really hoping to see that attempt get through by the Penguins to tie the game with 2 seconds left. Alas, game 5 was not to be repeated. XD
Sir Stanley will be in Detroit this year. Will someone please bring it up north next year? I'll settle for anywhere that spells 'neighbour' properly. Vancouver would be nice. ;)
The last few minutes of the game were pretty intense and dramatic. I was really hoping to see that attempt get through by the Penguins to tie the game with 2 seconds left. Alas, game 5 was not to be repeated. XD
Sir Stanley will be in Detroit this year. Will someone please bring it up north next year? I'll settle for anywhere that spells 'neighbour' properly. Vancouver would be nice. ;)
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
What a game! I wasn't that terribly interested in the series at first because Detroit seemed to have no trouble at all killing the Penguins with two straight shut-outs, so I merely followed the series' progress and didn't actually watch any game on TV.
I got home tonight just as 1st OT started. Apparently, the Penguins tied the game with less than a minute left, giving a whole arena full of crowds and my brother a disappointing big surprise. I sat down to watch it with my bro... until the game ended in the 3rd OT with the Penguins taking the series back to Pittsburgh.
My brother wasn't very thrilled, of course, being a huge Red Wings fan, but he was too tired to say anything and just felt relieved it was over. He didn't remember it, but I reminded him that Canucks had a longer game last year that went into the 4th OT. That was long.
Props to Fleury for making 55 saves tonight! Without him, as my brother commented, the Penguins would have lost 50 times already. I look forward to the next game.
I got home tonight just as 1st OT started. Apparently, the Penguins tied the game with less than a minute left, giving a whole arena full of crowds and my brother a disappointing big surprise. I sat down to watch it with my bro... until the game ended in the 3rd OT with the Penguins taking the series back to Pittsburgh.
My brother wasn't very thrilled, of course, being a huge Red Wings fan, but he was too tired to say anything and just felt relieved it was over. He didn't remember it, but I reminded him that Canucks had a longer game last year that went into the 4th OT. That was long.
Props to Fleury for making 55 saves tonight! Without him, as my brother commented, the Penguins would have lost 50 times already. I look forward to the next game.
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