Sunday, December 22, 2013

Issue #26
December 22, 2013
North Republic Industries


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Christmas Time is Here Again!
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Merry Christmas

It's Christmas time again, the time where people feel with joy and laughter, and are filled with the giving spirit. A time where people come together a time about family and presents, about giving and receiving. Soon it will be Christmas Day and even soon Christmas Eve.
It's where you perhaps rush to bed yet still can't fall asleep, where you try and try to go to sleep, with thoughts of fun and presents rushing in and out of your mind and It's not until just about midnight that you soon with out notice fall into sleeps arms, but not for long as you are soon up with the morning light, with the idea that it's Christmas. Perhaps you live alone in which case you would rush to get dressed and rush over to your parents house or perhaps you don't live alone and this is where you rush to your siblings. Together you creep out into the room with the tree and you are astounded as you gaze upon the multitude of presents in different sizes and shapes and colors. In awe for a moment as you then go to look to see that your stocking that hung by the fireplace is full, you wait on going to check It out as you go to see if Santa ate his cookies and drank his milk and while doing that he left you a note. You read the note and like it, this is where you go to plug in the lights. After this you contemplate with your brother or sister asking them to go and wake up your mother and father, to which they probably said 30 more minutes or an hour. With this you just go and get into your stockings, taking things out one at a time, or perhaps you are the one who pours it all out at once. You take a look at what you got, it's nice. Bubble gum, candy, and other little things. Maybe this year you got a razor because it's about time you start shaving or perhaps you needed more blades. By the time you are done with your stocking your mother has come out, set's up the camera, gets things in order, this is when you head over to sit on the floor in front of your tree, you being filled with joy and great surprise. If you lived alone perhaps this would be the time when you would show up. You wait for your father to get up and for your mother to sit down, almost having to restrain your self and your siblings. Finally your father comes out and your parents sit down. This is where the designated Santa, probably your brother or sister, start to pass out the presents. You getting your first one, you rip it open with pure delight. Loving what you got. One by one all the presents vanish from their wrappings into items of joy. You look over what you have gotten, you pick out one present, unwrap it out of it's casing, ready to start to play with it, which you do until everyone else shows up each with their own presents. One everyone is situated, and perhaps dinner eaten, you now the Santa, start to pass out the presents, setting yours aside. But whatever you do don't move that microwave. Soon all the presents are passed out, you go to opening yours. Seeing all of the stuff you got, perhaps your older brother got you a batman game that you don't really like and your too nice to return it because you'd have to ask for the receipt or where you bought it. So you just smile and set it aside, or perhaps your Aunt made you an ugly sweater, and not those nice sweaters some people say are ugly, like really ugly. Just put it in front of your face as you say you like it and to cover up your face. Soon one by one your family leaves. Soon it's just like it was in the morning. You pick out a present and you play it well into the night, never wanting it to end, but soon sleep takes you and you dream great dreams and when you wake you play again.


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I would first like to thank all of you for reading the 26th Issue of The Messenger, just 4 more to go until we hit the great milestone of 30 issues!
Now last week or so I was writing this issue everything was going fine and dandy, and I went to save it on here, everything seemed good. I come back the following day and what is it, gone. That's what it was lost in space! I had to type it all over again, well one article but still, but out of that I was able to promote the issue even more. So here I am writing it again and this time it's going to be published.
Also good news, The Messenger Postal Service is a go, as some of you may very well know. Now you can use The Messenger Postal Service to send out your letters, ads, campaigns, invitations, or anything else by way or Telegram or PM to many people just by giving us the message you want sent out or if you want we can write one up for you. North Republic Industries might also open up it's first Casino for gambling and fun.
We also have an article this issue not written by Lewis and Daniel, great joy, we also got our selves new sponsor Political Edge, thanks!
Also in this issue we will be going over some Christmas time anime! or at least ones that deal with the Christmas spirit. Come and have a blast with us! Have a Jolly good time at our Christmas time Issue!!


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Republican Party BURSTS Into Activity
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Written By Chairman Washington

As the Chairman of the Republican Party, it is my job to promote our Party’s activity and values through thick and thin, but I could honestly not be more proud to be a Republican than I am right now. About four months ago, I became the Party Chairman of the Republican Party and realized that some things needed to change. We didn’t need to change our views on protecting a true Free Market, a transparent government or a limited government, but we did need to update many other core issues in order to become a relevant Party.

For the past few months, the Republican Party has reformed its Party Constitution, upped its recruitment efforts, offered more help to candidates by creating a War Chest and even campaigned with those from other Parties during Presidential Elections. We’ve realized that not only does our Party need to be reformed, but that our government needs more reforms also.

We’ve ditched the days where we looked to be isolationists in a region of many beliefs. We decided that it is not our Party’s duty to hold a stance on every issue, forcing people to conform or move onto another Party. Understanding and an open Party dialogue have proven to be better options than shutting those that don’t agree with us out. We’ve needed to work on our image as a Party extensively and it has been an honor leading the fight for a Party update.

I believe that the results speak for themselves…in the last month, the Republican Party has welcomed six new members into its membership, bumping the total members up to 14 and also making it the largest Political Party of The Allied Republics today. The Republicans hold a majority of the Senate and are even lining themselves up for higher offices. Activity levels have skyrocketed and have been more extensive than the activity levels of other Parties, by voting in Leadership Elections and holding rallies before every Election. We have even added a Hall of Fame, where Republicans that have made an impact on The Allied Republics and our Party can be honored for their time and service.

The best part of this is the fact that this is just the beginning. There is much more to be accomplished and we in the Republican Party welcome the challenge! So if you’re interested in joining a Party that is not only active, but hungry, the Republican Party would be the perfect home for you!


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Elections Coming to a Theater Near You!
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The General Elections are here again and they seem more promising than a lotto ticket to the Mega Millions, well actually I'd rather have the lotto ticket, or maybe 5 of them. Anyways this elections are looking good with some very good candidates like we've never seen before, Actually we might have an actual Delegate Election! Not only this but this will be some of the longest campaigning time we've ever had at around 3 weeks before polls will open.

In the Presidential Corner of things running for reelection with Obito as his running mate is Cresecllia both running as Independents! Next we have old timer Free States running with Libertarian Washington one from the Imperial Democratic Party and the other from the Republican Party and last but not least is Kevo running with the new Queen Rebecca, both also from the Republican Party who might be running as Independent. This race is going to be a hard one as an incumbent and the ever popular Free States go head to head with Kevo right there in the other corner trying to swat at their angles. However with the big Republican party cut up into three different tickets it's not hard to wonder if that would lead to their biggest ticket, the FS-LW, loosing vital votes which could help Cres. in the first poll. However if FS is able to get most of his party to vote for him then it would also secure vital votes. In this end this election is up in the air and you can buy your tickets to the fight by going to the NRI Ticket Box.

In the Delegation's Corner is Tatu Rama, who always reminds me of Princess Tutu and Ranma 1/2, running for reelection as a member of the Death to Sanity Party, against him is Robertsonstan with the Republican Party, Obito as an Independent and then Hunteiria as a member of the Imperial Democratic Party. This is a four way race, a boxing match, a Mario cart rumble. Possible problems may be with Rob and Obito both in the Republican Party, though both running as such, could hurt them both, mainly Rob, in splitting vital votes in the election. If Hunt and Tatu are both able to hold most of their party then it would put them in a good spot. This will be a Delegate election for the history books!

Now coming into the Senatorial corner is Aurumaquaria - I, Western Timpetotia - RP, Andune - NGP, Brick Drakan - I, CPSU - IDP, Britarvia - RP, Bacilli - NGP, Harold Thatcher - I, Conserlan - RP. That's a lot of people. Right now the Republican Party hold a Majority in the Senate with the Imperial Democratic Party holding a minority, no other parties in the hold, however with this election it is a strong possibility that the National Grammar Party could get a hold in the Senate as the IDP loosing some of it's members. Also with the Republican Party splitting their vote it could lead to problems, however not too much, but with the RP saying that since Brick and others lost their primary and if they do win will they be listed as RP members? The RP saying you can't be listed as running for the RP but if you win you'll be listed as a RP. AH but whatever the air is heavy with conspiracy and we like taking it and putting it on paper.

That's it for now, it seems like a great election that will be one to remember, it could make a party or it could break a party, but probably not.


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Culture/Opinion/Good Anime Section - Wintertime Edition!
Hello, Hello, Hello we are once again back for another addition to my favorite section. Remember that the names of the new ones are links to MyAnimeList were you can find more information, Synopsis, reviews, average score, Voice Actors, and more! Also I would be happy to talk about any series or movie that you might want to discuss. Also I have found out about a new anime site. Once again I shall list the names of those I have done. Also Lewis and Daniel is always happy to talk about anime with you. Or if you need to know some anime sites just ask! This time you will also be getting a Summer time edition! Why because with summer coming round you might just have more time to spend watching anime and reading manga not just short ones either. Also we have a couple new anime watching fans out there. We will keep up with these Summertime Editions for a while, while the summer and anime always stay in our heart. This might just be our last summertime edition sadly enough but I might just keep things the same and spice things up and put a couple new things in here. Please know that as we go back and look at some or if I have on my blog, I will be putting a (R) after it to show that I have already done it, it is not apart of the title like (TV) or (2005) might be
Spice and Wolf (R)
Nodame Cantabile
Code Geass
School Rumble (R)
Honey and Clover
Clannad
Great Teacher Onizuka
Eden of the East
Kimi ni Todoke
Mushishi
Ah My Goddess
Full Metal Panic
Trigun
Kino's Journey
ef - a tale of memories
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Toradora
K-On!
One Piece
Guin Saga
Sekirei
Rec
Glass Mask (2005)
Durarara!!
Cowboy Bebop
Angel Beats!
Usagi Drop (R)
Itazura na Kiss
Kobato.
Ouran High School Host Club
Princess Jellyfish
Genshiken
Hanasaku Iroha
Skip Beat!
Kids on the Slope
Eureka Seven
Death Note
Black Lagoon
One Outs
Princess Tutu
Fullmetal Alchemist
Love Hina
Hyouka
Cross Game
Waiting in the Summer
Psycho-Pass
--
Sword Art Online
Mirai Nikki (TV)
Crest of the Stars
Attack on Titan
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Beck
Tari Tari
Kemono no Souja Erin
Gin no Saji
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha


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Tokyo Godfathers

1. Tokyo Godfathers ---- Directed by Satoshi Kon, what better movie, yes it is a movie, is better suited for this Wintertime edition? The Movie starts off with three homeless people on Christmas eve who while searching through the trash find a new born baby, now they set out on a mission to find the baby's parents as they run around Tokyo and run into many different things.

The Story is very good, I loved it, we are given this pretty good story that really grabs you in. If you think this is all going to be dry and serious then you have another thing coming, the movie was hilarious, I can't tell you how many times I paused or went back to see it again or how many times I told someone about it. The story has pretty good pacing, I didn't really feel like it was going too fast or too slow, just right. Something else is the number of plot twists and how well they are done. It's amazing, I mean I didn't count how many there were but there are a lot.
The Characters, Gin, Hana, and Miyuki. All homeless friends who basically live together. They each have a reason why they are homeless and I liked them, not all of you might like them or feel as attached to them as others have been, understandable. The Character development, we really get to see why they are homeless and why they have almost abandoned their past. We get insight into them as we see them come face to face with it. There is good character development but here could have been more. We also don't see too much development in other characters. The music was good, I can't really remember it much, nor do I really remember thinking that it was awesome, but it was good and fit. The voice acting was good, it was subbed and there is not a dub, I don't think. I'm not too sure. The movie was a little hard to find when I watched it I had to go to veoh, I think, download something then watch it. Not the best the best, but it worked and then I just deleted the program afterwards. However right now you can see the movie on Netflix! So that's where I would go, as I will probably be re-watching this move. Another thing is I really think that the movie had more impact and was better because I watched it like Christmas eve or New Years eve the time period when the movie was taking place, so now is a good time to watch it. The Animation wasn't the best I have ever seen but it's good. This was also my first Satoshi Kon movie, if I remember right, he is a good director and I would say unique too.

The ending was good and there was a last second plot twist, it's like boom - credits roll. It's like wow! That being the ending still left you wanting more, wanting to see what happened next wanting it to finish everything out, just all this. A disappointment. The enjoyment was great, I really enjoyed the movie and have even thought about buying it. I have plans to re-watch it pretty soon and like I said you will probably enjoy it more watching it around this time versus in spring or summer. Overall the movie's was great.


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Ah My Goddess!

2. Ah My Goddess! --- Also known as Aa! Megami-Sama. This one off the first anime I watched when I was going hardcore which was right around this time period also. The Story starts off with Keiichi Morisato who was born under a bad star and who has terrible luck and is used by everyone. He's in college and a member of the Auto Club and lives in the Club dorm that doesn't allow women. One day his club mates leave to go to a party and leave him behind to hold down the fort and do a whole slue of chores, which he does. Finally he waits for a call for one of his buddies after the call he tries to call his buddy I think, however forgets the exact number. He dials and ends up calling the Goddess Help Line, where they will take his call in person. Boom, the goddess Belldandy comes out of his mirror to grant him a single wish. After much talk and though, he just off his mind says that he wants Belldandy to stay with him forever. The Story goes from there.

The Story is good, it isn't highly complex, but it good. It is a Romantic Comedy. It deals with the romance and lives of Keiichi and Belldandy as they now live their lives out together. You could also say that it is slice of life ish, I mean kind of but that might be bit of a stretch. The story can have it's moments when you can get bored, but keep at it. There are two seasons to the main series, an OVA, and a movie, and I think now another season they're doing or something like that. For me I've watch most of what I've said. I'm really hoping for another season to the main series, however watching the movie afterwards really helped me out a lot in terms of some closure, even if the movie was made before the series. The Characters are really good, Belldandy is an amazing character who I might name on of my future children after. Keiichi is also a good character that you come to grow on. There are also many other characters that I like, such as the senpais of the Auto Club and Keiichi's sister not to mention Belldandy's sisters. Character development is good, we really see the characters grow and develop but it is lacking. The music was pretty good, though I was soon into the story and wanting to see what happened next that I skipped the opening most of the time. Belldandy's singing was also good. The Voice acting was pretty good, there is an English dub out, which I watched. The Animation is pretty good, little to no complaints.

The ending of first season, wasn't bad because I knew there was another season, the 2nd season's ending had little to no closure, so I'm really wanting a third season to fill in everything and make everything good. The movie though helped. The enjoyment is great, I thought it was every enjoyable series. Overall it is a nice series, that can touch the heart in this Christmas season.


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Clannad

3. Clannad ---- The Story opens with one of the best first scenes I have ever seen. Tomoya, a delinquent who has few friends, thinks life is dull and isn't too fond of his own. He is walking to school one day, when he encounters a girl, Nagisa, talking to herself. He later responds and the two walk up the hill together. He soon notices her more and more and beings talking to her more and more. That's where it starts and it goes on from there.

The story is wonderful! It has several arcs in the first season that really are great and usually deal with one character. The anime was I believe based off of a dating sim. The story and the anime, will make you laugh your ass of and it will make you tear up, I remember tearing up several times over the first season, sometimes just because it was so beautiful and sad that I couldn't help it, some people have even said that if you don't tear up it shows you have no soul. The story is Romance, Comedy, Drama, and Slice of Life. The romance is pretty good, it really fits all of those genres. It really is a great story. The Characters are amazing as well, we get to see and love and grow close to so many great characters, they are funny, loveable, and so many more things all rolled into one anime. I really liked all of the characters especially Tomoya and Nagsia and Nagisa's mother and father, but I don't think that there was a single character I hated or didn't like. The character development is great! As said before there are several arcs which really focus in on one character and it really gives them more background and time to develop. As we these people grow and change for the better and we get to learn more about them and just everything. The development is really good. The music is wonderful, I loved both the opening and the ending they were great! I loved 'em, some of my favorites, but not only that the soundtrack was good too. The voice acting was wonderful, I watched the English dub and it was great. I haven't seen the Japanese version and I don't really have any plans to. The dub was great. The animation was great, it was very well done, I had very little to no complaints against it.

the ending, well for the first season I had little complaint because I knew there was a second season. The enjoyment for this anime is greatly wonderful, it's highly enjoyable and rewatchable I think. Overall a great anime to make you think and be all Christmasy. It's also one of my favorite anime.


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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Issue #25
December 8, 2013
North Republic Industries


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Bringing you the truth, the news, the anime and the conspiracies for over a year.

Midterms, It's Almost Like a Race to Get the Girl
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There maybe many question flowing through your head right now about the Midterm, like a river on a Sunday night after a big party with lot's of kegs. Well I'll try to explain all I can here in this article to put your mind at ease. First if you're going to be drinking from the river don't do it down stream. Now to the real stuff, who is even running in this midterm? That would be Obito, the Naruto Fan who's Sex Changes; RCPSU, Alphabet Soup; Hunteiria, the Winter Queen; Queen Rebecca, Another Queen; Kevo, That One Guy; and Lewis and Daniel, the Conspiracy Theorist Otaku. There are five seats up this election and only six people who are running, you know what that means! Musical Chairs! Now there are a couple new people running for the Senate, RCPSU and Queen Rebecca both moderately new people to TAR and to TAR politics and then we also have three senators running for re-election, Obito, Hunteiria, and Kevo and then we have Lewis and Daniel. So who will win? Who will get the chair? Who will get Suzuka? Who will win? Who will bite the dust? Who will make the cut? Well these are all questions that only time can tell, except for who get's Suzuka, I know that one and I'm not telling.


The Messenger and NRI, How it's going!
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Hoi, and thank you for once again reading The Messenger! We here are honored to have been one of the few companies that have been able to remain active and remain apart of your lives for almost a year and a half. This is our 25th Issue of The Messenger and we are proud to say so. We have also published 2 other issues, one of The Messenger's Scout and one of The International Messenger, that's not all long ago there was also The British Messenger and The Danish Messenger, at least we think, we know about TBM. We are glad to have stayed around so long. But that doesn't mean we're set for life! We still need loyal readers, sponsors, and customers. Not only that but having other writers for the paper makes sure that we publish on a more regular bases more often, and you will be paid.

The Messenger is also working on a new special edition of paper, one that will hopefully publish regularly. It is The Messenger's Ranger, this special edition of the paper will be much like The Messenger's Scout which came before it. The Ranger, will cost you though it is projected at $50-100 per issue however once the pilot issue is released depending on the out come, subscriptions will be available. Meaning the success and the continuation of The Ranger will all depend on you. The Ranger will include special articles that will only be available in the issue.

The Messenger is also once again bouncing around an idea, The Messenger Postal Service. The idea is that for a base fee and a charge per PM or Telegram sent. An example being - $20 + 1x, x representing the number of telegrams or PMs you want sent. The Messenger doesn't know if it will go through with this and will be looking at this issue's survey to see if it is an idea worth exploring.

3 Responses were given on the last issue's survey, they all seemed to mean that The Messenger is doing good and doing it right. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to fill out the survey and hope that everyone will continue to fill it out, maybe this issue we might get 4!

North Republic Industries has been able to keep it together and keep it going while other companies haven't been doing so well. NRI is always looking for new ventures and new ideas to help improve the company and the market place as a whole. If you want to help NRI please contact CEO Lewis and Daniel. Thank you for your service.


The New! Modern World RP! Is Here!
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Hetalia!

There seems to have been a bumper crop in RPs this season as there are tons of new ones coming out of the wood works, however the one that seems to stand out most and the one that will perhaps keep going longer and stronger than the other ones is the new Modern World RP. In fact it seemed like on day one half of the able population had already signed up and more are still coming in. Now with the MWRP it could very well be that the other RPs could be killed off and forgotten about, like the TAR Civil War that has been slow to start, or the Crescellian Revolution which seems to have hit another snag. But even if that is so at least we will have the MWRP.

The MWRP, revolves around incarnations of the different nations as they being to show how each of them act and how they each have interesting relationships. Oh... I'm sorry, I was thinking of Hetalia. The MWRP revolves around a citizen choosing a country in the world and then RP as that nation as if it was in the real world starting in 2014. The nations then interact as they might in real life, however some people choose to take their nations on a different track then what might happen as they choose different things.

Who knows how long the MWRP will last this time, will it slowly die out or will it go out with someone god modding and people just saying the hell with it. Who really knows? However while it is here again it is sure to be a nice ride at least for now.


A Wedding in the Makes!
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That's right you've heard it, or perhaps you haven't, it's alright, I know how it feels to be left out, I mean I've only ever been called by my friends a hand full of times and sometimes they won't even respond to my text and I haven't ever gotten a Christmas card from them .... I think that's another story for another time. Moving on if you haven't heard, Kevo and Queen Rebecca have just announced their engagement with one another and plan to have the wedding at the Church of Northerntal; this also happens to be as Sethanon is starting to show signs of being bi-polar. This will be the second wedding held here in TAR. We don't know what they couple have been up to, so you got it right we got together the old, the test, the tried, The Messenger Following Stalking Team! They've been on leave for a while, partly because one of them happened to fall out of a tree while getting a picture and a couple had to lay low as the police were starting to suspect something, but now they are back and ready to tell you what they found this couple doing .

Our team witnessed the couple head into a local family dinner, where Kevo ordered something, we don't know what since every time it came out he had it sent back to the chef because of something. He should know that doing that makes the chef angry and since it's behind closed doors he don't know what going on with his food. Queen Rebecca decided to order the Wienerschnitzel and was able to finish well before Kevo even got his food ready to eat and once that happened Queen Rebecca was ready to leave, to which they did. The couple then took a nice walk around central park, where they hoped it would be fall, but it turns out it was very cold and there was snow on the ground, followed by hail. Where the couple then ran for shelter, where they ended up happened to be a Love Hotel. However that is as far as we got before the team was run off be the police. I mean a group of guys with sunglasses with Urahara's hat and a trench coat walking around a park and then handing around a love hotel, not suspicious at all. Well that's what we got, you make your decision what happened? What might have happened? What will happen?

We hope to see you at the Church of Northerntal for the wedding.



Culture/Opinion/Good Anime Section - Half Summertime Edition!
Hello, Hello, Hello we are once again back for another addition to my favorite section. Remember that the names of the new ones are links to MyAnimeList were you can find more information, Synopsis, reviews, average score, Voice Actors, and more! Also I would be happy to talk about any series or movie that you might want to discuss. Also I have found out about a new anime site. Once again I shall list the names of those I have done. Also Lewis and Daniel is always happy to talk about anime with you. Or if you need to know some anime sites just ask! This time you will also be getting a Summer time edition! Why because with summer coming round you might just have more time to spend watching anime and reading manga not just short ones either. Also we have a couple new anime watching fans out there. We will keep up with these Summertime Editions for a while, while the summer and anime always stay in our heart. This might just be our last summertime edition sadly enough but I might just keep things the same and spice things up and put a couple new things in here. Please know that as we go back and look at some or if I have on my blog, I will be putting a (R) after it to show that I have already done it, it is not apart of the title like (TV) or (2005) might be
Spice and Wolf (R)
Nodame Cantabile
Code Geass
School Rumble
Honey and Clover
Clannad
Great Teacher Onizuka
Eden of the East
Kimi ni Todoke
Mushishi
Ah My Goddess
Full Metal Panic
Trigun
Kino's Journey
ef - a tale of memories
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Toradora
K-On!
One Piece
Guin Saga
Sekirei
Rec
Glass Mask (2005)
Durarara!!
Cowboy Bebop
Angel Beats!
Usagi Drop (R)
Itazura na Kiss
Kobato.
Ouran High School Host Club
Princess Jellyfish
Genshiken
Hanasaku Iroha
Skip Beat!
Kids on the Slope
Eureka Seven
Death Note
Black Lagoon
One Outs
Princess Tutu
Fullmetal Alchemist
Love Hina
Hyouka
Cross Game
Waiting in the Summer
Psycho-Pass
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Sword Art Online
Mirai Nikki (TV)
Crest of the Stars
Attack on Titan
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Beck
Tari Tari
Kemono no Souja Erin


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Gin no Saji

1. Gin no Saji --- Also sometimes called Silver Spoon in English. The Story starts off with Hachiken one of our Main Characters (MC). He has had a hard time back home, the pressure of doing good, of getting into a good college, being compared to others, picked on, and just not being able to handle it decides he wants to move as far away from home has possible, his teacher presents him with the opportunity to enroll in an agriculture school, he gladly does so, not entirely knowing what he's getting into. So he's off to being his new life, studying cows and farming.

I was a little reluctant about starting this anime, surprise, however I decided to go for it and because I didn't really have anything else I immediately thought about watching I continued to watch it and I was pretty well surprised by it. The story is unique, this is probably one of the only anime I know that deals with farming and animals in that sense except perhaps Kemono no Souja Erin, which we looked at last issue. In case you didn't know I also grew up and am still around animals, chickens, he had goats once, and pigs a couple of times. So I could relate some what with the anime. The story really started off slow with me, it is a Slice of Life, granted. It took me a couple of episodes to really get into it. While it doesn't have any earth shattering story it is interesting to see how it will continue. Which brings us to the characters, which is a strong place for this anime as well as most other SoL. All of the characters are unique in some ways. We really get to see a lot of different characters. With development we really get to see how Hachiken grows and develops, as he has the most development. Other characters also have a decent deal of development, I would like to see them go into the other characters more in the next season. The music was alright, the best was the ending which was really good, I liked it. The opening was alright, I skipped it most of the time. The voice acting was good, I watched the sub, and the animation was good.

The ending was, well it's kind of hard to explain but pretty much they kind of rapped up somethings and then ended, nothing spectacular or anything or at a really go part maybe. But with another season coming, it really doesn't feel like an ending more like the end of a chapter. Enjoyment is good, it was enjoyable, there are sometimes where you will laugh and everything.
Overall it was a good anime , unique setting, and I'll most likely watch the next season.


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Maoyuu Maou Yuusha

2. Maoyuu Maou Yuusha --- sometimes called Maou, but with other anime with maou in it, you know. The story starts off with a run down of the history how humans and demons have been at war and how each side have taken victories and losses, and out of it comes a Hero, which for the entire anime is Hero, he has no other name. He has his party however leaves them as he plans to kill the Maou, or Demon King, himself. Maou is Maou for the entire anime. When he gets there, it turns out that the what you might suspect evil overlord of the entire races of demons turns out to be a female with "useless flesh" but we all know it's not "useless flesh" as it hold men's hopes and dreams! Well Maou wants to end the war by feeding people and wants the Hero for herself, marriage basically. It pretty much goes from there as they do stuff, no not that stuff.

The Story starts off wonderful, it puts up a pretty nice backstory and sets up what should be a wonderful marriage type relationship between Maou and Hero, mouth watering as you hope they explore this wonderful relationship. They set out, however they really never go anywhere major with the relationship between Maou and Hero. Major disappointment right there, I was really hoping for something awesome. As the anime was kind of based on Spice and Wolf, I was looking for something like Lawrence and Holo's relationship but Hero tries to avoid Maou for a good part of the anime. Then another girl, Female Knight comes in. The story has a lot of different themes it tries to go for, it discusses food, farming, social issues, war, peace, demons and humans, trade. As one reviewer says it struggles deciding what it wants to be. The Characters, are good not entirely unique at least in name. With Hero, old man, mage, Maou, Winter King. You know but I didn't really dwell on this too much. They were good, for the most part I liked all of the characters and they were likable. The Character development though, as said I would really have liked to see the Hero and Maou develop their relationship as I really thought it was going to and would like to have seen. There is also development in other characters as they change and learn more. So it's good in parts. The music was good, both the opening and ending as well as the soundtrack were good but I really don't remember then as much as others. The voice acting was good, I watched the sub, and the animation was good.

The ending was, I kind of forget, but it leaves open to a second season that might never come. It wasn't anything really spectacular and I didn't hate it much. So some mixed feelings. The enjoyment is there, it is enjoyable in parts and overall provides entertainment.
Overall the anime was good but it could have developed into something much better and has a lot of holes and places where it could have done better but is still enjoyable.


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School Rumble

3. School Rumble --- I didn't really know what else to review so you got this, going back to look at School Rumble.
It opens with a new school year and "I love you" just three little words, but the moment you say them the whole world changes like magic, today I'm going to say them to you. From here school starts and they are placed in their classes, and the Rumble starts from there.

The story, it is a romantic comedy with several love triangles, slice of life, school. It really sets about how to get the girl, or in Tenma's case the boy. They set out on their epic journey of love, and along the way you will be laughing soo hard that you might just need another lung to keep it going. It's wonderful, I mean it's nothing earth shattering. Maybe even at first look to you it might look like any other romantic comedy. But it's wonderful, great and so funny, so very funny. The story does develop some, we aren't left at a constant stand still in life. Though none of the romantic relationships really develop that much, a shame, but hey it's funny. In fact you will probably come up with your own pairings of the characters, ones that probably actually have a shot and not some mindless fantasy. In fact when I watched the anime I had a paring for Harima and when I read the manga I a different pairing for him. Now on the characters, we are let on to so many great unique characters, that are wonderfully likable. Harima is one of my favorite characters in anime. In fact I even for a while based my look off of him at least in facial hair. I would have liked to have done the full look. I also liked Yakumo and all the other characters. Which brings us to development, characters are developed and we learn to love them even more, development isn't great but it is there. Music, the music is wonderful, greatly so. The Opening and the ending are awesome, I love them! In fact I had the opening for my ringtone on my phone for a while and can sing with it okay. The voice acting is great, I watched the English dub and it was wonderful, I mean after that I wouldn't want to watch it subbed. Animation is good, it fits pretty good.

The ending, well for the first season, if alright however with the second and knowing that there really isn't any third season really lets me down, it makes me mad. I mean I could put together an entire list of anime that need a second or third season and this would be on it. The manga, I read 13 volumes and over 200 chapters. wow and I still need to finish the manga which still goes on. I think that it stops at 13 in English print but is available online. The enjoyment is great! So much enjoyment and entrainment to be had, sure it some flaws but the enjoyment is wonderful. You will laugh so much and grow attached to these characters, and there is great rewatch value in it.
Overall your in for a great, fun, enjoyable anime with this one. It will do you good.


Next issue, I will try to look at some Christmas time anime. Maybe look at a movie and a couple series, that maybe have Christmas themes, of stuff. I don't know but keep an eye out. I also looked at Spice and Wolf in my blog a little while ago.

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