Manga (for real this time!)

Yes. I am no longer talking about random things because I really do have the ability to read English!! Because of that amazing ability of mine, I believe the title of this blog is Mangafreak.

So...

In light of this not-so-recent discovery of mine, I wanted to review some of the manga that I love <3

Skip Beat!

"When an actor immerse themselves in a role, they are truely a professional".

 

-Skip Beat!

Definitely my all-time favorite.

It's still ongoing, so I won't spoil anything for you! All I can say is that Kyoko, the main character, is an amazing person, and I find myself growing to like her more and more every single time I read Skip Beat. She's a human girl who struggles with the whole idea of love- not just romantic love- because of her past. But you learn that she's actually extremely strong and that even though her past has hurt her, it has also set the foundation for her to grow and become an incredible actress.

I really enjoy seeing her become different people and where her acting is taking her. You may think this weird, but I reread the entire thing (so far) and made a list of my favorite chapters. I realised that most of the chapters were ones of her in different acting roles. I'm really impressed that Yoshiki Nakamura was able to create all these different characters, and if you look closely, different parts of Kyoko.

It's funny; as I got deeper into the story I found myself trying acting techniques she used and to be more like her. I think she's a great role model for girls like me who want to act, but need that advice and an understanding of what it's really like.

If you're into drama or acting, I encourage you to look it up!

1/2 Prince

"It's just that ... my killing methods are a tiny bit like the horror movies! Plus... I just like having my body soaked in blood, and it's really just good manners, that I like to smile at others! Just because of that, they give me such a horrid title! How unfair!"

 

- Prince (a.k.a. the Blood Elf), 1/2 Prince

 



Ahh... The gender bender. This story takes place in the future, where technology is further advanced (by about 1000 times) and where everyone basically has two lives. One in real life where they eat and sleep and go to school, and the other one in video games. Engineering has gotten to a point where a new game has come out with a 99% reality level. The main character, Feng Lan, is tired of taking on girl characters who just leech of guys and don't earn their levels in the game- or so her brother tells her. She sets out to prove her brother wrong, and because she is one of the first people to log on to the game she is granted one request. She decides that the way to prove her brother wrong is to play as a guy. Wish granted, she sets off into the world of Second Life as Prince, the newly made bishie with a love for fighting.

I did prefer the novel because I got to see different peoples POV, there was more detail, and there were some extra chapters you didn't see in the manga, but the art in this was amazing. It was intricate, and there's nothing like seeing a character you've only imagined in your head brought to life.

I loved the plot; who doesn't like seeing how the gender bender deals with their situation in real life? In this novel, you get to see how it affects her online too.  The reveal, the romance, the mistaken identity & confusion, and the adventure that comes with it.

Shiawase Kissa Sanchome (Happy Cafe)

"Dream? I don't have any. But, umm...

I just wanna make people happy.

That's all".

 

- Takamura Uru, Happy Cafe
 

This mananga (mananga? Manga ;-) makes me so happy whenever I read it. It's one of the stories I read o'er and o'er and never get tired of. Uru, the main character is one of the girls who gets all of the guys in the end, and even then you don't mind because she's so caring and innocent in a way. Seriously. Every guy she meets cares so much about her. The romantic storyline is really enjoyable and each character's unique personality adds so much to the plot- C'mon. There's a guy (a true bishounen) who will only wake up if you feed him. Who wouldn't read about that? Haha! Plus, you'll love reading about their little siblings and their own (mis?)adventures.

 

Ichirou or Shindou... It's so hard to choose! Takamura is a lucky girl. Honestly, my parents look at me weirdly when I read this because it makes me laugh out loud. All the time. The art is also one of my favorites, by Kou Matsuzuki, who's also the author and illustrator of Ouji to Majou to Himegimi to. 

 

This manga will surely leave you with a smile on your face, and a very happy person :-)

 

Hana to Akuma (The Flower and the Demon)

 

"To live in the hearts of those we love is to never die".

 

-Hana to Akuma

 

This is one of the shorter mangas (whereas I usually read ones with 100 chapters and counting), but one of my favorites. Believe me, I cried and laughed as I read this.

It's about a demon who finds a baby on his doorstep, and decides to raise her. He loves her as a daughter, but isn't prepared for her to actually grow up. As she gets older he struggles with his feelings, love rivals, his own duties in the demon world, and the whole immortal-mortal dilemma.

 

I love this soooooo much. So much. I am not ashamed to laugh or cry in public when I read this... It's just a little embarrassing when they ask you what's wrong and I answer them "I was reading a book!" while simultaneously crying my eyes out. And then I laugh at the next chapter...

Who cares? Get to know me before you judge, people!

 

Oresama Teacher

I would get kinda nervous since they looked, so delicate, you know...

Um... If I had to say something it would be that they're...

like angels!

 

- Kurosaki Mafuyu, Oresama Teacher

 

Oresama Teacher is still ongoing (it's one that I check for updates almost daily on) and a great shojo manga that isn't quite so romance 24/7. There's lots of action, confusion, and quirkiness.

 

A lot of these characteristics are brought on because of the protagonist's (Kurosaka Mafuyu's) decision to become more of a 'girly-girl'. She idolizes normal girls, and has an urge to protect them while simultanously trying to become one.

 

The problem is that she was the banchou of her old school, and is actually a great leader and fighter, which makes it hard for her to be a 'proper lady' when she has the constant need to protect people. (That's probably the reason she was the leader of her delinquent gang at Higashi High). Because she wants these to completely different things, all sorts of situations come up...

 

Between the complicated plot, lovable (and really quirky) characters, the art, and the relationship I have yet to understand with her teacher, I see no reason why you shouldn't check this out at your next opportunity.

 

 

And because you all live online and there are a bunch of manga-hosting websites at your fingertips, I better hear what you think pretty soon :-)

 

I hope your summer is going great, and that you're ready for school ASAP!

Any advice for somone starting public school for the first time?

Sorry!

Hey guys! I'm soooooooo sorry for not posting! I'm kinda grounded but I have my ways around things like this. Anyways, how you guys doing? I've been stressed out latetly but other than that, I think I've been doing well. :)

I have exciting news! I was invited to do a guest post for a fellow blogger named Selena. I met her through my blog and I started to email her and such. It's so cool :D This is my first time doing a guest post and I ended blogging about myself and a bit about Korean Boy bands. I'll make up for the poor guest post.......later. Hopefully you guys check it out! ^_^

http://selina-capturingeverydaybeauty.blogspot.ca/

Alright! Down to the manga/anime! :D I haven't been reading or anything lately and I feel extremely bad. My list is quite long still. I will make it up to you guys someday. I'll make a new anime list soon!! :D

Title: I'm a Royal Tutor in my Sister's dress
Author: Sakurana Haru and (Art)  Mizuki Nomura
Genres: Gender Bender, Seinen, Comedy, Drama
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (mangafox.com) An ordinary boy called Sherlock Doyle is captured and forced to put on his twin sister's dress by the Emperor's diplomat to be shipped to a small country called Ehren. His genius sister, Glinda, went missing two days before she's supposed to be sent to Ehren to be an royal tutor for the King's children. The sudden life change is too overwhelming for Sherlock, but he sees no way out. Later, he finds out the disturbing truth about the kingdom's intention with his sister.

I kinda liked this manga. Too be honest, I just started reading it and I was like, "Meh.....". But anyways, the art is awesome but I can't wait for new chapters. I wonder what the storyline has in store for me? :D

Title: Only the Ring Finger Knows
Author: Kannagi Satoru and (Art) Odagiri Hotaru (Uraboku!!)
Genres: Romance, Shonen ai, Comedy, School life, Drama
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (mangafox.com)  At Wataru Fujii's high school, it's all the rage to wear paired rings with the girl you love. Wataru wears one though he is single, and one day inadvertently discovers that his ring pairs up with that of tall, handsome and smart Yuichi Kazuki, the senior classman idolized by the entire school. Though Kazuki has a reputation for being kind to all, when dealing with Wataru, he is strangely harsh. Their paired rings somehow draw them together and the two alternately clash and attract, as they must sort out their budding feelings for each other.

The art is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G~!!!!!!!!!!! Expected from the creator of Uraboku! :D The storyline is so cute and makes my heart burst. You have your typical characters but I still enjoyed the clash of the couples. It's sooo cute~!!!!!

Arigatou~!!

Shugo Chara Challenge Day 17: Can you do Bala-balance?

I feel like a total failure but whatever. I'm (hopefully) doing better than some people. I have so much homework on my hands. I'm sorry guys, I have failed you! > x < I have mostly have Physics, Math (totally failing it right now......) and French (100% buddy!) homework. Today, I don't really have any homework because I finished it all at school. I just need to pack for a Church retreat to the city! I'm so excited!

Oh! My band has decided to go to Disney Land instead of Boston. I'm sooooooooo happy!! Disney Land was cheaper, more things to do there and just more fun! I can't wait! I have never been to Disney Land!!!! :)

Anyways, I unfortunately can't do Bala-balance. I can probably get the gist of it, but not a perfect pose. Rima will get mad at me! ^_^

Here's a short and quick manga recommendation. Sorry if it's bad. I'm kinda in a rush to update my challenge!

Title: The Substitute Count Adventure, Migawari Hakusaku no Bouken
Author: Seike Mimori and (Art) Shibata Isuzu
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Gender Bender, Action, Shojo, Drama
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (mangafox.com) Mireille is the daughter of a bakery owner and her twin brother Fredrick was adopted into another family when they were kids but they remained in contact with each other by sending letters to each other. One day a letter from her brother said he was in love with another man's woman. She replied, provoking him to be a man and claim the woman as his. Two months later, a beautiful young man named Richard, claiming to be a messenger from her twin brother Fred, visits and tells her "I've come for you." When the bewildered Mireille resists, he proceeds to kidnap her! She learns that Fred has run and eloped with the crown prince's fiance and now, it is now her responsibility to impersonate Fred who was the former Count of Bernhardt!

The art is cute and amazing! The storyline makes me laugh really hard and I want the chapters to come out faster! It's a nice quick read and if you ever have the time, try reading this manga! It will cheer you up when your down.

Arigatou~!!

TONS of Manga/Anime Recommendations!

Hey everybody!! :) This week has been a tiring week! It's the long weekend..........after this great weekend, school starts! Since I haven't been posting any good manga's/anime's, I decided to put TONS of recommendations just for you. When school kicks in, I'm hooped. I have my school schedule and man, I'm going to busy. So here you guys go. I know its not much but I had to remember the manga's I had to do manga recommendations plus, do them. It takes work man! I hope theres some manga's/anime's that catch your eye! Don't forget to comment or recommend me any manga's/anime's! I'm looking forward to it! Happy reading/watching!

Title: Platinum Garden
Author: Fujita Maki
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Slice of Life, Shojo
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (mangafox.com) When Kazura Enomotos' grandfather dies, he leaves her to the son of a mysterious, rich family, Mizuki Magahara, as payment for his debts. After she goes to live with him, Kazura learns that she's not going to be working off the debts as a servant; instead she's going to be Mizuki's fiancée! Unless she can pay her grandfather's debt, she's got no choice but to learn to live with him! Right when Kazura begins adjusting to her hectic life, the dark secret of the Magahara family is revealed. The head of the family has the unique power to bring back the souls of the dead, and right now the head of the family is Mizuki!

 

I enjoy reading this manga so much! It makes me happy so much! The men are hot~! The storyline is adorable. The beginning wasn't too slow but moderate which I appreciated because most shojo manga's like this are usually fast on the uptake. 

 

 

Title: Beelzebub
Author: Tamura Ryuuhei
Genres: Comedy, Shonen, Action, School life, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (mangafox.com) This is the story of up-and-coming young delinquent Tatsumi Oga, a first year at the infamous Ishiyama High, who one day suddenly finds himself the unintentional adoptive parent to the Demon Kings's son himself, Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV (Baby Beel for short), an adorable little baby boy who is destined to destroy the world. Initially reluctant to carry out his fatherly duties, Oga changes his mind when the demon nanny and "mommy" Hildegarde appears, informing him that, due to the contract made between them, he will die if he and Baby Beel are separated by 15 meters or more, and that he must face his responsibilities. Unless he can find someone even stronger to take over for him, that is...



HAHAHHAHHHAH!!!!! First Episode= on the floor laughing butt off. Second Episode= epicness. I love this anime/manga! It's soooo funny!!! I love the storyline is just a great mix of fantasy and delinquents. The art is pretty good too.



Title: Biyaku Cafe, Aphrodisiac Cafe
Author: Ukyou Ayane
Genres: Romance, Gender Bender, Comedy, Drama, Shojo, Mature
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (mangafox.com) The aphrodisiac night retreat is a place with no menu, and the tea is made to the customer’s image by the employees. An omnibus story surrounds the overbearing masters, various customers, and the tea!

I love this manga! Just so you know, you have to be.......careful. If you aren't used to Mature manga's, don't read it! This manga is really sweet and cute with dark and sexy mixed into it. I find it interesting and new to read. I blush, cry and laugh whenever I read this manga. I can't wait for the next chapter to come out! The men are hot. The art is utterly amazing!

Title: Monkey High!
Author: Shouko Akira
Genres: Comedy, Shojo, Drama, Romance, School life, Slice of Life
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Completed

Summary: (wiki) After her political father is disgraced in scandal, Haruna Aizawa transfers to a new school. Haruna Aizawa thinks that school life is just like a monkey mountain - all the monkeys form cliques, get into fights, and get back together again. The school that she just transferred to is no exception. There's even a boy called Macharu(baby monkey) Yamashita [ actually named Masaru Yamashita ] who reminds her of a baby monkey!

It's hard enough fitting in at a new school while dealing with family problems.... Will Haruna remain jaded and distance herself from everyone around her? Or will Macharu win her over with his monkey magic?

This manga is sooooo cute! I can't stop laughing!!!! I love, just love with this manga!!! It never fails to make me smile. Like all typical shojo manga's, there were some parts where it just dragged on and on until it got to a point where it was plain boring. However, the herione saved it all for me. She was cool and strong. I loved her! I love scenes where the herione and hero are together. They have extremely cute and funny scenes!

Title: Tennen Pearl Pink
Author: Meca Tanaka
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Shojo, Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Completed (WHY?!)

Summary: (Tokyopop) We follow the bumpy and funny romance between bubbly Tamako and the serious Kanji. With Kanji's father running an idol agency, and Tamako being the daughter of their top-selling idol, Shinju, things get complicated. Tamako must hide the fact she is Shinju's daughter to save public face, and at the same time, she is determined to be Kanji's ideal wife (as was promised when they were little kids). It doesn't help that Tamako's pretty clumsy and poor of domestic chores, but no matter what comes down the road, she's not about to give up!

This manga is just amazing! I remember the first time I picked this book up.........I'm pretty sure my best friend lent Pearl Pink to me for a bit and I instantly fell in love with it. I kept drawing Tamako's pet monkey! Kanji is so hot and straight forward that I also fell in love with the character. He and Tamako make such a cute couple! Tamako is such a great herione!!!! I love her!!!!

Title: Jauhara Genya
Author: Nesumi Chisato
Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure, Shojo, Romance, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (mangahere.com) A good looking thief x a handsome prince, where will they get their treasure? Halvard is a country surrounded by sand and blistering winds. In here is Ghee, who's family's occupation is that of a thief. And as long as he is Royalty, for the sake of capturing Ghee, Urupika has been pursuing Ghee. One day, by accident, the two of them fell down into some ancient ruins. Within these ruins was a secret from the founding of a nation.And to search for this treasure, they seized the key to their family's secrets...?The riddle of the treasure hunt is approaching, an arabian romantic fantasy begins.

The art is sooooo cool! The guys are pretty good looking and handsome! :) The storyline is pretty awesome itself. I love it!

Title: Millenium Snow
Author: Hatori Bisco
Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Shojo, Comedy, Slice of Life
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Completed

Summary: (wiki) Millennium Snow focuses on Chiyuki Matsuoka, a high school girl hospitalized with a heart problem. Since birth her heart has been very weak and she was told that she would probably live to be only fifteen. However, one day she meets Tōya Kanō, a vampire, with the opposite problem: Tōya lives for about one thousand years. It's customary for a vampire at his age of eighteen to choose a human partner to be with for 1000 years who in turn would let him drink their blood and share his life span for the millennium.

Early in the series, Chiyuki offers Tōya her blood, so that she would be able to live longer, but Tōya refuses, claiming he dislikes the sight and taste of blood. In the beginning, he even looks down on humans, believing that they are weak creatures who will only die before him and leave him behind, but later on he, with the help of Chiyuki, starts to see the world in a different perspective.

WAHH!!! Reading this again makes me cry. I just the storyline and art! You have your strong-willed, typical shojo girl with your typical shojo man who is extremely arrogant but nice. The pairing of the two is interesting and it makes me happy all the time. It's so touching and beautiful. I love Bisco Hatori~!

Title: Beast Master
Author: Motomi Kyousuke
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Shojo, Drama, Fantasy, School life, Action
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Completed

Summary: Yuki loves animals and wants them to love her back. Unfortunately animals hate her, she's too.....affectionate. No matter what she does, even her own cat runs away. Her friends tell her that if she put that enthusiasm towards a boy, she'd get a boyfriend. The only problem is that in all her seventeen years, she hasn't found any guy interesting. One night a mysterious stranger with blood on his clothes rescues her cat and leaves without a second word. The next day a new student transfer into her class, it's him. He's rumored to be the beast fighting and almost killing in the area.

After she witenesses Aoi losing himself to his inner leopard in a fight she steps in, will her run away from her to?

Beast Master is cute, adorable, awesome and makes my heart throb too many times that I lose track. I don't even remember the times I have read this manga. Too much to count! I'm in love with this manga! I really hope it becomes an anime or something. It's adorable!

Title: Dark Air
Author: Park Min-seo
Genres: Gender Bender, Shonen, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Left to Right
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (mangafox.com) Magic used to fill up the world, mages were the most powerful beings ever. Suddenly, an event called "Dark Air" erases all magic from it.

Mages are left powerless, except for one single boy.

Dark air is amazing!!! I mean really! The storyline is just amazing! It is sooo cool! The art is rocky at the beginning but got better and better getting into it. The action scenes are cool and I want to draw just like that! Each characters are unique and have a really awesome fighting style. Why do Shonen manwha's have to be so cool?

Title: Gochisousama
Author: CJ Micalski
Genres: Comedy, Yaoi, Mature, Romance, Drama
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 18+ Mature
Status: Completed

Summary: (mangafox.com) When part-timer Hiroto gives some food to the adorable child in the park, he doesn't imagine that the child's father will offer him a job. Mamoru is a very picky eater and his father Suguru needs a reliable housekeeper since his job as a pilot keeps him away for days at time. The only rule is, no falling in love with Suguru, which should be easy, right? Right?!

This manga is sooooo cute~! Of course this manga has a typical yaoi storyline but hey, I still enjoyed it. The art is adorable and I love the comedy in the manga. It just fit in so well. I find the romance went a bit too fast. I know, its yaoi. Yaoi manga's tend to have romance just thrown in there but only most of them. If this manga was just a a chapter longer then what would happen to the story? If the first story had a slower paced story, maybe it could be better. I'm just saying! No negative comments! Overall, the manga is a great quick read and lightnened my stressed and horrible day.

Title: Himitsu no Bara Juujidan
Author: Hideki
Genres: Comedy, Shojo, Romance, Fantasy, Adventure, School life
Reading Direciton: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: (From AQUA Scans) A Poor High-school girl meets a magician!
One day, a suspicious Ikemen appears in front of Saga Honoka, a stingy highschool girl. He continuously tries to persuade Honoka that he is a magician of a secret organization, "Rosen Kreuz", realist Honoka refuses to believe him. A mean magician and a poor highschool girl; a magical romantic comedy begins!

The art is AMAZING~! The guys are extremely hot!!!! The story is pretty cute and I'm enjoying every chapter of it! I want more chapters...............its cute and funny! I want to see the romance happen!

Title: Oni ni Hatsujou
Author: Amagi Reno
Genres: Yaoi, Romance, Comedy, Mature, Drama, School lfie
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 18+ Mature
Status: Completed

Summary: (From Shinmakoku Scanlations) When Tanami Riku's father died in a traffic accident, he was left all alone. Then suddenly a guy named Onikubo Nagi came and demanded to be his guardian in place of his father, who was actually Nagi's former teacher. Then he applied as Riku's homeroom teacher! He pushed himself into Riku's life without even asking for permission. Living with the Super Sadistic Teacher was unbelievably harsh. What exactly did Nagi want with Riku?

Aww!! I have read this manga more than two times and it is soo cute (and hot) beyond words. Actually, its pretty funny too. What is up with sadistic teachers anyways? Anyways, the art is so cool. The men are drop dead beautiful.

Title: K Memory of Red
Author: Gohands, Gora and (Art) Yui Kuroe
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Shonen
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing (Anime coming out soon!!!)

Summary: (From AQUA Scans) In Shizume city there's a legend about a red king with demon-like abilities that single-handedly created the Homra organization. As long as you get accepted into Homra, you can gain extraordinary powers.

 

The art is so cool!!! It is amazing!!!!! Do I feel deja vu? Well I have certainly wrote that sentence before because there are many amazing art out there. I can't wait for the anime! They have trailers out and everything! It looked promising plus hot men!!! :D I can't wait~! Watch the trailer here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-ssm8sibwFU#!

Title: Himitsu no Kuchizuke
Author: Takao Hiroi and (Art) Kamuro Akira
Genres: Romance, Yaoi, Mature, Comedy, Drama
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 18+ Older Teen
Status: Completed

Summary: (mangafox.com) A collection of short stories.

Chapter 1 ~ Himitsu no Kuchizuke
Okumura thinks his lover Nagao is hiding something from him. What could it be?

Chapter 2 ~ Sunrise Sexpress

Chapter 3 ~ One Night Heaven

Wow just wow. I just felt my eyes have been takin' out and boiled raw.  I couldn't stop blushing.........................///0 _ 0////That is what I get for reading for one shots. I don't think they are bad but they have their limits. This manga wasn't as bad but........(hot!)....anyways. For being a one shot yaoi, there has no plot. I don't know why I read this manga. I was just bored. For yaoi fangirls, read this amazing manga!

Arigatou~!!

Happy Belated Birthday to Ai!

Time: Midnight

Sleepy..............but don't want to sleep! I have this terrible cold. My fever is going away at least but my headache is killing me. (Well, duh, you are staring a bright computer plus its midnight) Here I am drinking lemon tea with lots of sugar. My throat is extremely sore and I can't talk!

Wow, look at how I started this post. Sorry Ai! I didn't want to sound extremely cheesy. You'd hate me! Anyways, I just wanted to dedicate this post to my best friend Ai! Who is Ai you ask? Well, Ai has been my best friend since....................grade six I believe. I can't even remember how we first met. All I remember is that manga has brought us together! :D I'm such a nerd.

Random picture ....... :P Just something to make you smile

I moved away before grade eight happened so I feel extremely bad. Until now, me and her has been exchanging emails and letters. Since I got to see Estelle last week, I gave my birthday present to her to give to Ai. If you are Ai reading this, I hope you like it..................I drew lots of hot guys for you.........I'm sorry if they fail or something!

Arina Tanemura is her favorite mangaka ever! Arina Tanemura is amazing~! Ai's birthday is on August 9th same with my other two friends, Elly and Aaryn. I unfortunately missed it because I was camping. Please don't hate me! > x < Haha!

When I was with Estelle, I got her into the Korean drama, You're Beautiful. My mission is to get Ai addicted to this drama too. Especially the songs. They are amazing! Shall I put some here for you? Doesn't matter if you say yes or no, I'm putting them on anyways! MWHAHAHA! I am the master!

....

I'm seriously going crazy. Great, being sick also means going insane. You know what they say, if the world is sane, you just need to be insane just to make life more interesting.

Current Time: sdfjdfsieieijaljsfdilewje (1am)

Please don't get confused. By this time, its probably..................one am. I just quit this post and crashed at this point. What I mean by crashed is, getting a terrible headache and laying my head on this laptop like it was my pillow for half and hour until I realized it wasn't my pillow. Sorry if I'm being confusing but hey, life is confusing!

Current Time: 12:00 Lunch time!

I went to bed at like, 2am. I finally woke up and ate just now so hopefully there isn't anymore distractions. Please forgive me Ai. Now where were we? Ah, yes, the songs! Here they are. Ai, if you are reading this, you better listen to them and watch the drama with Estelle or something!

As Ever

Promise

Without Words



Well, I guess this is the end of this post. Wait! I have another song, the birthday song! Of course its going to be a Japanese song.

권보아(Gwon Boa) - Happy Birthday(Japanese) 



English Translation: Impatient of waiting Happy birthday, unreached I love you I wonder what the you today knows, although I've always been by your side Always two of us together, merrily meet and gazed upon each other It seems I thought that even without words, it will be fine The promise I made with you, I wonder if you still remember The wish at that time still remains the same Spring is coming again, in the middle of the street is glittering While thinking of you, I chose the present Impatient of waiting Happy Birthday, unreached I love you I wonder if the you today is smiling. Although I've always been by your side after how long is only time flows Will it become easier, will it be completely forgotten If only hurt memories are remembered just a little The season only filled with your real self Celebrations were always with the two of us Your dreams were always seen together and always wished to make them come true for you From my heart happy birthday, all alone I miss you Someday when your dream starts to blossom, I wanted to be by your side to see it Spring is coming again, in the middle of the street it's glittering While thinking of you, I chose the present Impatient of waiting Happy Birthday, unreached I love you I wonder if the you today is smiling. Because I'm always praying for your happiness Actual Birthday Message: I just want to say, I'm happy I met you Ai. I am extremely happy I became best friends with you! I'm sad that I can't come to your party or at least see you. I have to see you before we both graduate. You are an amazing and beautiful person. I wish I could draw like you...............Love you tons!!! Arigatou~!!

Friends, Food, Cats and Camping

*Sigh* I just finished all of the days that was needed for my manga challenge! I also finished work so I'm sorry if some things don't make sense. Also, I am catching a cold! (NOO!) *Cough* *Cough* I can hardly speak!

Anyways, I have missed a whole week of blogging last week so I just want to pile all of my excuses/adventures in this post. I have lots of pictures and information I will share with you today. If you just want the manga recomendations, I will put them throughout this post because I am extremely lazy to put them in another post. (Man, this post is going to be the longest I have ever written!)

I'm feeling a fever at this point..........on with this post!

Ok, where do I start? Oh, yes, the friends. On Friday August 3rd, I got to see my best friend for the first time since last Christmas. Her name is Estelle (blog name!) and she has quite of blogs. I started blogging before she has and she is doing quite well! :) You can help her out by checking out her blog! She does alot of music recommendations on the one blog.......I can't remember.

I want my pillow......I need sleep!

This blog: http://kiritsuko.blogspot.ca/ or this blog! http://echo-in-the-wind.blogspot.ca/. Whatever seems appealing to you, go ahead and read them!

Anyways, I got to spend three days and two nights (not long enough!) with her. I missed Estelle soooo much! I'm not kidding. It makes my day whenever she emails me. At times, I feel extremely bad because she ALWAYS gets/sends me a whole bunch of manga's and she doesn't want any payment! Thanks to her, my manga collection has grown ALOT since last year.

When I saw Estelle waiting with her Nannie and Grandpa, I was like, "She hasn't changed a bit!". Estelle showed me around her Residence which was extremely cool. She was living on her own for one month? I maybe wrong. If I'm wrong, she'll comment or send me an email! :)

Here are some pictures of food that I ate and stuff I bought while I stayed at her Nannies house! The first night, Grandpa (I just call Estelles grandpa that, I don't have one) treated us to Vietnamese food. At first, I was hestitant but I ended up loving the food. I order this teriyaki meet with vegetables. It was amazing! My tummy was extremely satisfied. The food was delicious~!!

On the first night, me and Estelle talked up a storm until 3 am. We just didn't talk but I successfully got her into the Korean Drama, You're Beautiful. We watched three episdoes? I can't remember. It was like a week ago!



The next morning, we woke up at around 9:30 am. Nannie drove us over to Starbucks for breakfast. Man, I felt like I was being spoiled! Estelle bought me breakfast (DARN YOU! I owe you now!) and we talked with Nannies friend for a bit. My drink is on the left (Hot chocolate-yum!) and Estelles drink is on the right. I forgot what the drink was called...... :)

After about an hour or so, Nannie set us loose at in Chapters. You see, the Starbucks we went to was attached to Chapters. I was getting books for my other best friend because her birthday was on August 9th. I felt bad for not getting her anything last year so I made sure I got her something amazing. Same for Estelle, I didn't get the time to send her birthday persent to her so I got payed for one of her books.



Doesn't the art look amazing??? Plus, theres hot guys!

There were many manga books there! I was contemplating on what books to get! I had the manga Sakurahime Kaden vol 3 and 4 for my best friend's birthday and Estelles Samurai book...........I needed to get myself a book! I ended up getting vol 2 (no volume one!) of the manga, "The Betrayal Knows My Name" aka, "Uraboku" in Japanese.

After our adventure at the bookstore (I love the bookstore), me and Estelle went to a Heritage Festival that was happening. It was extremely cool! It was like traveling the world in three hours! We went to this Indian stand where people were getting Henna's which are just temporary tattoo's. Estelle told me that the black Henna's can cause cancer so we both got brown ones instead.

Alright. Me and Estelle went to the Taiwanese stand where we both got extremely cool umbrella's. I also got this awesome Pikachu hat! I know I'm such a kid but hey, it was awesome and I couldn't resist its cuteness...... :D

I'm the Blue Umbrella on the left! Cool huh? :D

The cool thing about this Heritage Festival was I got to see dances! For the first time I got to see traditional Filipino dancing. It was really neat! I got to experience my culture!

After a while, me and Estelle found the Japan stand! It was sooo cool!

Me and Estelle got bookmarks with our Japanese name! :)

After that amazing adventure, we went home. We took the bus and it was really cool! I haven't been on the bus for a while! I live in a town so don't judge me!

Anyways, Nannie took us to the store to buy food for dinner. I ended up getting Pocky there.

For dinner, we had amazing hamburgers! We ate outside where it looked pretty bad because there was a storm coming! The lightning was scary....

It got pretty bad after everyone was done so we all went inside to eat desert. It was amazing!! I love you Nannie!

Here are some manga's if you are craving some! :) Time to take a break from reading my life story and take the time to read my manga recommendations!

Title: Hana wa Sakura Yori mo Hana na Gotoku
Author: Kawai Yuumi and (Art) Sakano Keiko
Genres: Gender Bender, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Fantasy, Shojo, Adventure
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing

Summary: From Sound of Jewels:

At a time when the world was still at peace, to the east of the capital, a beautiful dancer of Noh named Hakubi appeared. She was keeping a terrible secret that she couldn't tell anybody...

This manga is extremely amazing!! :) The art is breathtaking! The storyline is just getting started! I can't wait for the chapters to come out faster! I love the plot with the dancing. It's extremely educational. Plus, the men are soooo hot!! I think I'm going to die! Here's another breathtaking picture! I need more color!

Manga boys with long hair= hotness! :D

Title: Life x 01
Author: Kabosu
Genres: Shojo, Fantasy, Comedy
Reading Direction: Right to Left
Age Rating: 13+ Teen
Status: Ongoing
Summary: (mangafox.com) You're pretty much dead already.
By the time you realize it, you'll be at the edge of the afterlife!
Contending for a chance at revival, a thrilling buddy action story!

This manga is utterly interesting! It is marked as "new" on mangafox.com so I can't wait for new chapters to come out! The art isn't so bad!

Ok, back to my life story again! If these manga recommendations didn't satisfy your cravings, there is still more to come!

As for the Cat portion of my post, I temporarily had a cat. It was interesting. I met this cat on Thursday August 2nd before I went on my Adventure with Estelle. I looked outside of my house one afternoon, I heard a meowing noise. I'm pretty sure I wrote about this before but whatever.

Anyways, I'll cut to the chase. It died halfway through our camping trip. It was extremely depressing. When I got back from my adventure with Estelle my family was frantically getting ready for the week of camping. Fun. You know me, I hate camping! Actually, it wasn't as bad. I met lots of people such as these crazy Filipino's! They kept stealing my Pikachu hat and blue umbrella!

Back to the cat! I come back home from my awesome adventure and I notice the cat wasn't feeling well. My family discovered this cat on the thursday and after that, it was like our family cat. However, this cat was wild and my family was like, "What's wrong with it?!" after it started to throw up. We figured it drank water from our pond which is extremely unhealthy considering the water looking yellow. I felt so bad for it. My family ended up bringing it with us.

On the way to the camp, we finally came up with the name for the cat. We named him "Lucky" because he/she has to be lucky that we found him/her in our yard. That cat would have been a goner! But it ended up dead anyways.......its so depressing! I cried...........we only knew the cat for.......four days? It was such a young kitten! He/she was pitiful.........

Anyways, sorry for the depressing news. I'll talk about camping! Camping was so bad. As I've said, I enjoyed meeting people and napping. My Pikachu hat attracted people! Ok, time for my last manga recommendations!

Title: Immortal Regis, 불멸의 레지스
Author: Ga On-Bi and (Art) Juder
Genres: Shonen, Seinen, Comedy, Romance, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Reading Direction: Left to Right
Age Rating: 16+ Older Teen
Status: Completed

Summary: (mangafox.com) One day, suddenly... a night where the moon shines like never before, a boy meets the otherworldly Serin, a denizen of Chaos, only to be killed and then resurrected. Being an Undead, he can no longer exist with humans due to an ancient law of Chaos. Now he must journey to Chaos to learn of a way to return home and save his brother--who is dying of a rare disease.

The art is AMAZING! I love it to pieces! Just look at it! WOW! There's a sequel to this manga if you have already finished. It's called, "Cavalier of the Abyss". I haven't read it yet since I'm still finishing this manga. The stroyline is downright amazing! Though it kinda reminds me of the manga/anime Busou Renkin. Anyways, it still has it's differences and I enjoyed it so much! I fell in love with the art right away! The action scenes are pretty dark and cool. Shonen lovers out there, this manga is for you!

Arigatou~!!