Before: Psycho-Pass and Katekyo Hitman Reborn

I'm very surprised that Akira Amano chose to work for the character designs of Gene Urobuchi's Psycho-Pass. You could tell why I'm surprised. I waiting for another one of Amano's works to see if her writing improved. Not that I don't like KHR (I do), but there are several issues that I have to address if I ever do a video retrospective on things that I love or at least like because there are different categories out there (there will be lots of retrospectives, something like a mesh of JesuOtaku's Digimon Retrospective, Linkara's History of Power Rangers, and Welshy's Horror Franchises).

Akira Amano created the series Katekyo Hitman Reborn, a popular shonen series that ended last year. It tells the story of a normal pathetic boy Tsunayoshi Sawada just living life until his mother called in a tutor Reborn to help with his studies. In fact, the flier is fake and Reborn is actually the greatest hitman ever lived and he's here in Namimori to train No-Good Tsuna into a perfect mafia boss. Along the way, he met his friends and gathered a resolve to protect his friends and family. All the while, he is also trying to preserve his sanity and not trying to break under the pressure and darkness of the mafia.

Gen Urobuchi is a famous writer, best know for his dark and often tragic works. His workings include Puella Magi Madoka Magica (thank god I don't have to say the summary or I'll spoil it...yeah), Fate/Zero, and recently Psycho-Pass. He got better at least with the tragedies.

I think Amano is trying to work on darker series now from the overtly...I wouldn't say any synonyms related to cheery but I could say unnerving KHR. I'm pretty sure she heard of Madoka.

Anyways, I think I remember reading somewhere she ships a yaoi couple in KHR but she withholds the information because she didn't want people to see through different eyes. She's protecting the integrity of her work and I admire her for that despite the many, many problems with the KHR fandom.

I bring this up because Psycho-Pass' main leads resemble Tsunayoshi Sawada and Kyoya Hibari to a decree that 1827 shippers are positive they are reincarnations or a disguised plot to pair alternate versions of 1827. I stand by my case that the Decimo generation is the reincarnation of Primo generation, but not neither of those two options. I like to think them as their own characters.

My brother and friends knows I'm a closeted yaoi/yuri fangirl...except more mature in their point of view. They find those yaoi fangirls to be annoying generally. I acknowledge the homoerotic subtext in many works. For KHR, yes I do acknowledge the subtext (I don't know why I'm attracted to 1827 among 8659, 6996, LalColo, 1120, 8733, 7783, 1496, and R88...yeah, this is the only homosexual coupling on the list...) now matter what but there are so many teasing between characters how can one see which one is Amano's OTP? 27K doesn't count since it's heavily implied in her comment to have Tsuna with a guy.

Those who shipped 1827 noticed the Tsunemori Akane and Kougami Shinya. I doubt she had a hand on the names since Urobuchi created the story in the first place and wanted Amano (I think?) for a reason or two. Just look at what happened to Ume Aoki during the production of Madoka. I don't know if Amano know the story very well to intentionally design the characters to look like Tsuna and Hibari respectively. Similar personality or no, Amano took advantage of the personalities and designed the characters (and not only Kougami reminds me of TYL!Hibari but also Spike from Cowboy Bebop). It's just as Ume Aoki did so with the designs on Madoka.

Taking in Urobuchi's voice on sexuality:

"For me, perhaps there is part in my thought that said whatever relationship that could exist between male and female it should also exist between couples of same sex. Inside me, I could not imagine a model in which there is something that absolutely could only exist between male and female. Notwithstanding the extra element of sex, I do not believe male-female relationship is such a special thing among all the different inter-human relationships. Therefore if I really feel like doing, I may even try a melodrama between male couples, something like BL."

- Black Past Interview with Gen Urobuchi

Regardless of his support and the subtextual hinting in his works, there are no textual hints. This goes with Amano's KHR as well.

I am currently watching Psycho-Pass for two reasons. Other than being written by Urobuchi and character-designed by Amano (do you think that he will try to break Amano as he did with the women on Madoka's production?), I wanted to see what the gist about the Ship Tease. No matter who is the writer or designer, the fans better be right about it (even if this is another Urobutcher). If Kougami ended up like Homura or Spike...

 Because I am only reaching the third episode so far, I might as well make you see this:

:0... EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!?!??!?!?!?!??!

I normally don't use internet slang but I will use it now because I'm speechless!

O_O

FR: Vir Magi Jack Frost

I could rant about Puella Magi Madoka Magica all day long if I want to. The rant would be composed of praises, smiles, and the dying recommendation to watch it. I will watch the movies even though I will cry again. It's definitely one of my favorite anime out there, higher than Digimon Tamers and Yugioh! GX (the former is higher than the latter by the way). I don't have an official list because I can't put things superior than the other. I just like things, okay. The reason why I said the higher on the favorites are mostly due to the fact people wanted a list if they ever ask what it is my list of favorite anime of all time. It will give them an idea of a list. They can put together how my list goes.

The show gives us so much despair just watching the girls... The entire series would be spoiled if I say anymore.

At least you know that the show is very sad in a brutal contrast with Rise of the Guardians.

The movie is about hope and dreams, getting what you want to come true. Given how much Jack was going through to have wishes, would he think he would go to the extremes to become a Magical Boy? It does concide with the selfishness in Magi.

This art goes well with some of official art of Madoka Magica.

Given that this is a children's film, of course it have to be positive. The Guardians are full of hope and wonder...which unfortunately make them susceptible to negative emotions. They can show them but I think with children's belief they will heal.

Until they realize that giving hope to many young children will eventually kill them.

Here in this story, Vir Magi Jack Frost,
Jack became a Vir Magi, the male counterpart of Puella Magi.

Given that this story is just as depressing as the anime, I won't spoil anything.

However since Kyubey is so cute, children and the Guardians would easily trust him.

The writer have enough knowledge of literature to give Witches/Wizards their name. Her chapters are named after Titus Andronicus characters.

Given how my mouth runs off, I will say that it gets worse after a single event of misfortune.

A side story or roleplay (Absence of Hope) that starts out with the truth Jack had been fighting Walpurgisnacht at the time of Blizzard of '69. Of course, he didn't defeat it... Those who know that Witch would know.

This story officially became a parallel universe of Rise of the Guardians in my personal canon. Please read watch Madoka Magica after the Finale.

In order and I'm sorry that there's no links.

Part 1: Kyubey (1888)

Part 2: Titus

Part 3: Tamora

Part 4: Sibyl Vane

Part 5: Finale (Epilogue)

There are several tags of headcanon on the tumblr and accompanying roleplays (bonus material on the blog) alongside its sister tumblr site, Rene Von Schrodinger. Guess who this site for.

Favorite Anime/Manga: Detective Conan

Just a short fun entry, a breather for me after undergoing lots of stress this week.

Name them all!

It's a given I'm a Holmesian/Sherlockian, so it's best I tell you I love Detective Conan/Case Closed.

It didn't bode well on me when I realize this series would likely not end. Heck, so far on the manga (at least I remember reading), a new character Sera came.

I can name my favorite cases and movies at the top of my head. I can't quote something exactly extraordinary because I really can't quote something unless I am looking back on the source. I love any episode starring Shinichi in his true form and Kaitou Kid. I will swoon if they are working together as a team.

The characters are fun and likable (especially Sato), the cases are fun (even if they are always murders), and the series is a procedural designed cleverly to work a mind of a genius (Holmes would be in heaven...he would be heaven going case after case).

Why, this new section is to just gush about my favorite anime/manga or a anime/manga title I like. I just want to do these entries to just make me breathe. I just want to relax...

Entries will be sporadic at most or this blog would the source for me to vent my stress.

Glee Covers

As far as common knowledge can give us, Glee make horrible covers. I slap myself during Rocky Horror Glee Show. Guest stars cannot save this show either. All the themes hit us over the head! They got some good ideas only to have many characters lose potential! GLBT goodies aside, the writers never seem to take any kind of other risk than GLBT, sex, and drugs! Mostly, GLBT because Kurt's story definitely points there...

While more realistic than High School Musical (ridiculous piece of idiocy) to an extent, they seem to fail to grasp what else they could have done with the plot and characters. Cheating became so predictable I easily announced the OTP be broken up.

I'm not here to rant how many sharks Glee jumped.

Everyone knows how bad the covers are. I let it slide with Adele's "Rolling in the Deep". The cover was half bad because Rachel sounds horrible.

I listened to many covers, "Friday" included. I will brave the covers to get the potential that the writers need to get.

I pretty much snapped when I heard their cover of one of my favorite songs of 2012, fun.'s "Some Nights" at the same time Glee yet again jumped the shark (no, won't discuss because I easily deleted all information I know of Glee...yeah, forgot). I haven't heard any covers of Ellie Goulding's songs yet, but hearing a cover of "Lights" will make my ears bleed.

The potential is lost at this point (especially when the characters still act like a**holes) and I refuse to watch anymore.

Glee used to make good covers in their first season which was admittedly a good season until they began using popular songs interchangeably without a second thought of what they had done earlier. They used a good mash of songs that fit well with the story.

The show just became laughable afterwards. The covers just didn't help.