Issue #38

November 6, 2015
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Issue#38


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Biggest Election Remember-able!

Almost hard to swallow!

One of the biggest elections in recent memory has just taken place, with 17 candidates trying to win just 6 seats. In the election some very notable names popped out such as Free States and Lewis and Daniel, however many new and old members a like joined in the historic election. With 17 candidates ranging from several different parties and independents. It was a hard election and it was amazing to see who won. The winners were Britarvia, Free States, and CDLand all from the Conservative Party then Lewis and Daniel and Libertarian Washington from the Otaku Party, and finally Zachary Drakan as an Independent.

With this the Senate's composition has changed a good amount. With the Conservative Party gaining 2 seats to go to 4, the Otaku Party also gained 2 seats and rose to 3, the Death to Sanity Party lost all of their two seats, the International Communist Party stayed the same at one, and then one Independent was lost. With this no one party has achieved a majority in the Senate, with the closest coming in at only 44.4% (Conservative Party) and then the Otaku Party coming in second with 33.3%. While no majority has been achieved there seems to be a working coalition between the Conservative Party and the Otaku Party, so far named the Conservative Otaku Coalition. Such a coalition would achieve 7 of the 9 seats in the Senate and get them 77.8% a practical super majority.

We can start to see the working of this coalition as it elects Regionia Drakan the Conservative Party candidate as Chancellor and then elects Hunteiria of the Otaku Party Speaker along with Lewis and Daniel also of the Otaku Party Speaker Pro-tempore. A powerful coalition like this could prove to be very interesting if it is cemented more and continues on through the term. A super majority of 77.8% could achieve a lot of things that other parties couldn't.

However also interesting is the Classical Monarchist Caucus has achieved 3 of its members in the Senate with other people outside of the Caucus sympathetic to them. With a caucus like this in the senate with the super coalition it will be interesting to see how they will use it to their advantage as it seems like the best opportunity for them.

Amazingly the thing that most are looking at and are interested in is the coalition and how the parties will interact. Will this working coalition fall apart before it ever gets going, will it continue in this working state, or will it be cemented and more structured? It is unclear as of right now, but time will surely tell.


Holy Britannian Empire Rises!


Recently Buxton (the South) was involved in a two front war against the West and New England, called the First War for Britannia by New England. The South was beaten hard and in the midst of it had elections where by a narrow margin of just one vote a new governor was elect. That was RNS over Regionia (who had been running for re-election). RNS promised to bring peace, however for the first while that didn't seem the case with both New England and the West continuing to press deep into Southern territory as the South stalled for time.
However it didn't last and soon the South was on its last foot, with that the Pendragon Treaty was proposed to the Southern Congress. The treaty stipulated that the South would join in union with New England in a Holy Britannain Empire with King Lewis I of New England as Emperor, some counties switched hands, there would be a southern King, but other than that and a few other things the South would be able to govern itself.

It took a while but soon the South agreed and the treaty was signed by all parties and the First War for Britannia was over. With the Southern loss they are now in a bad but hopeful status. They are beginning reconstruction and have set forward a plan to do that and to gather in more residents of the South. While the union of the Holy Britannian Empire remains strong, New England came out of the war on top and because of their effort relations with the West are higher than ever. Who knows though what the South would have looked like if New England had never joined the war, perhaps it would have been solely in the palms of the West.

So far Emperor Lewis I of the Holy Britannian Empire has yet to name a King of the South, or even put in place a regent. The Emperor has also yet to name what he is calling his Small Council to help him govern the whole of the Empire. The things are expected to probably become reveled after the Regional elections finish. However in an exclusive interview with the Emperor we were able to get a few words about what he thought about the status of the Empire, to which he responded - "The Empire is doing well, and I have high hopes for it. With our Southern brothers we can now work to form a strong union between them and strengthen the Empire to new bounds."

There you have it folks, the Holy Britannian Empire rises, but it has limited powers as to what it can do as most of the power remains in the hands of the states. Now with the First War for Britannian over peace settles in the region. To mark the occasion Emperor-King Lewis I gave a speech as King of New England where he award some of his prominent subjects for their contributions to the war. He even awarded President Pletamia of the West for his efforts with the Pendragon Treaty and the war.

We here at The Messenger wish the best for the Holy Britannian Empire.


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Lewis and Daniel Hits Milestones!


Lewis and Daniel, a citizen who has been in the region since June of 2012 and been in NationStates as a whole since about April 2010, has achieved two great milestones both in terms of The Allied States and in terms of anime. First on October 17th of this year 2015 Lewis and Daniel announced proudly that he successfully has recorded on MyAnimeList 100 days of anime watched. This has been a long road for LnD who has been watching anime for his entire life, though only got really into it hardcore in late 2011. These 100 days marks that it would take someone 100 days straight to watch all the recorded anime LnD has on his MyAnimeList (his profile name is Popapop2). However this does not mark anime he has not recorded, most notably Naruto. When asked why he didn't list it he said "I just can't be sure how many episodes I have watched of Naruto, though I suspect hundreds - I just don't want to falsely put in a wrong number." So in truth he probably achieved 100 days long ago, however it still is a wonder-us achievement. LnD says that his next goal is to have completed 300 anime (though this would include second seasons and the such if they had a break between seasons). LnD was super proud of the moment.

However that was not all he achieved in October as on the 20th he achieved his 10,000th post. In doing so LnD joins the exclusive club of those with over 10,000 posts and that club boasts only 5 members. LnD said that this is the first time he has achieved this great milestone on any forum. He said "It's only taken 3+ years to get here!" LnD went on to say that "I doubt that I will ever reach 20,000 posts, but maybe if you give me another 3+ years." After years of hardwork, LnD has arrived at a good place.

Also achieved around the same time was Lewis and Daniel reaching 100 reputation points, few have been able to get this far and it is another notable achievement that was amazingly reached all within the same time frame of two other great ones. The ball is rolling and all together an amazing achievement to add.

In all LnD has achieved three great milestones in his life. Congratulations!


Third Chancellor Elected!


After an intense and very close election in the Senate Regionia Drakan, as pictured above, won with the count going at 5-4 with Senator Hunteiria casting the deciding ballot to which she used to her advantage to force the candidates to post thoughts about her thoughts. Then as she cast her ballot it was on the condition that Regionia choose fellow candidate Zachary Drakan as his Vice Chancellor to which both agreed. Thus was elected our Third Chancellor, Regionia Drakan from the Conservative Party and from the South. Interestingly enough he is at least the second chancellor in a row from the South. As from being from the South Regionia Drakan is also the first Chancellor to be elected out of the Holy Britannian Empire, just barely a week after it was formed.

After being elected Regionia went to work by releasing his cabinet picks. Those being Britarvia Drakan as Chief of Staff, Free States as Secretary of State, Lewis and Daniel as Secretary of the Interior, CDLand as Secretary of the Treasury, and Gorbon as Attorney General. Interestingly enough all are from the Conservative Party, the Otaku Party, or are currently Independent.

In his cabinet are some big figures and notable names returning to offices they accelerated at, such as Lewis and Daniel returning as Secretary of the Interior most noted for his big drives in History and Culture. This is seeming up to be for the most part an A ranked cabinet. Though some might question one or so choices their thoughts have been put to the back burner, at least for now as they look forward to an excellent term.

However there is already a road block on their road, as Regionia Drakan holds is the South's Senator and he failed to get an At-large seat in just this recent election, meaning that he is up for election in just one month and could loose his seat and thus not be chancellor anymore. Even then the Senate might recall him after the election if they feel he isn't up to par. It is an interesting way of assessing his progress. Also noting that so far no chancellor as really served for more than a month or so, continuing on this. Is it a good trend or a terrible one? Who knows.

So we will be looking to see what can our new Chancellor do for this region?


Republic Day!!!

Celebrations underway (funny)

November 3rd marked the 5th anniversary of The Allied Republics, one part of the recent merger. Many of its members live on, and many consider this new region merely a name change. This as many say the spirit lives on and also as old TARs and old TASs still bring up a rivalry that may or may not exist.

However this is a monumental achievement for the region, 5 years The Allied Republics has been around. Already people have gone out into the streets to party. This has caused many streets to shut down, and no one was able to control the celebrations as it was a Regional holiday and everyone went home for the day as they didn't work. However many celebrated well into the next day, and the day after that as well. Music played and stories were told.

More should have been done by the regional government though to celebrate Republic Day as it also was the 5th anniversary of TAR. Some are already throwing blame at Chancellor Regionia and also some even former Chancellor CDLand for not preparing for the day in advance as it meant a lot for members of old TAR.

However silent toasts were given as they sang out the day as a Regional holiday. Happy Republic Day!


Culture/Opinion/Good Anime Section - Fall-time 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. 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! I usually just copy and paste this part of the article. Tell me what else you want to see 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 written reviews on, 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 (R)
Great Teacher Onizuka (R)
Eden of the East
Kimi ni Todoke (R)
Mushishi
Ah My Goddess (R)
Full Metal Panic
Trigun
Kino's Journey
ef - a tale of memories
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (R)
Toradora
K-On!
One Piece
Guin Saga
Sekirei
Rec (R)
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
Gin no Saji
Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
Tokyo Godfathers
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Nodame Cantabile
Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Log Horizon
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
The Wind Rises
Gingitsune
Nana
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Azumanga Daioh
Now and Then, Here and There
Berserk
Record of Lodoss War
Akira
The Vision of Escaflowne
Macross
The Seven Deadly Sins
Touch
Slayers
Fate/Zero
Redline
Garden of Words
Bartender



Kimagure Orange☆Road

An anime from the late 1980s (1987-88).

The story is about Kyosuke, an indecisive teenager, who has esper abilities (teleportation, levitation, etc.) called the Power, it runs in his family and it must remain a secret else they will have to move town again (though his family doesn't care about keeping it as secret as he does). In this town he meets the happy-go-lucky and ever cheerful Hikaru who almost instantly falls in love with him and then Ayukawa, Madoka who at first meeting is sweet but then is hard and cold to the outside world. Thus begins their adventures in this slice of life, romance, comedy, etc. etc. anime.

The Story is interesting and good. It is much more than your average slice of life anime as Kyosuke and family have magical powers. At times it can be dry and nothing really happening. However in the overall picture it comes across as a good anime with a nice story and it really focuses in on the characters at hand. Though I must warn that there are some really frustrating moments, as to be expected from a love triangle and you ship someone.

The characters where is really shines. At first you might think that they are just simple characters, tropes, or something. That might be true at first, however over the course of the anime they start to make themselves and develop into something of their own. The characters by the end have developed so much, especially when you look back on it all. So development is definitely there, and though some of the side characters develop it is not as much as the main ones.

The art is old, but it is good, I liked it and I don't think that it is a minus at all. It has for the most part aged well and doesn't subtract or look awful.

The music is great! From most of the opening and endings to just the background music. It really harks back to the 1980s period, I think, and creates some great songs, and I believe some that are themes and keep coming up. In all it was good and I have found myself listening to songs from it.

The Voice acting was good, as I watched the subbed version (I don't know if there is a dub), however it was well done and the voices melded together. No complaints.

Overall it was a very good anime that I very much enjoyed. Sure there are some frustrating moments, and I took a big break in the middle, but in the end I liked it. The ending was good, I though that while it didn't completely wrap up everything it left you that things were for the most part resolved. In all this is a good anime and I enjoyed it and I do recommend it.



Yotsuba&!

Yotsuba&! This is the first time I am actually doing a Manga review for you all. Here is my favorite manga!

The Story is about Yotsuba a four or five year old who is experiencing the world. She was adopted by her dad and they just moved to a new town. Here she will live her life with her new neighbors, her dad, and other people she will meet along the way. She is hyper, curious, and a child.

The Story as you might have seen is slice of life and comedy, both of which it does amazingly. It is a wonderful story, I mean there really isn't much plot or deep story, but to just see Yotsuba interact with the world around her, and the comedy is so funny. There really isn't deep plot, I mean there is story but remember that it is slice of life. All that said it is good.

The Characters are great. From Yotsuba to everyone, they each are unique and are themselves. There is some character development, but it isn't like earth shattering, though it is there as Yotuba learns more, and people interact with her. So the characters are good, and are a central factor to the manga. Oh yeah, you can kind of ship one or two, but that's not really dwelled on too much.

The art is very well done, I thought that everything looked nice and it is all of good quality for the most part. I enjoyed it and don't have any real complaints about it.

The music. Oh the music, you can hear it right now.... that's right there is no music because its a manga.

The voice acting. Well the voices I associate with them or give them is good?

Overall this is my favorite manga, not that I've read a lot. The enjoyment is through the roof, you can't complain. It is just a great series as we see Yotsuba and gang. I love it, and should too.


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