Weather: Lovely 75, so really pretty/starting to get a little hot. The tress began bursting into bloom! YEAY! =D I love the pink petals and smell of the white apple blossoms! <3 Working on: It’s spring break, so I am catching up on errands, writing, little, important work items, relaxing, and seeing friends and family….
Tag: Anime
January 2015 Aspiring Author Spolight- Ms. Jill Montgomery (AAS #13)
When I was still in high school and in early college, I wanted to start expressing and expanding my fandoms, my interest in being an otaku, a lover of Japanese culture. I had my website for three years at this point and was at least knee deep in anime and manga (which is only a…
Top Ten favorite Christmas specials (Top Ten #28)
Every year on the 23rd, the day before Christmas Eve (we call it “Christmas Eve Eve” because Christmas eve is like it’s own holiday), my brother and I make snacks and watch around four straight hours of Christmas specials on my VHS player (GASP! Old school!). There are some I watch on my own as…
Interview with Dan Coglan (Samurai Dan)
I am so honored to announce my super special guest, the humorous, talented, dashing, slashing, kick-butt, knowledgeable, and just all around amazing, Mr. Dan Coglan AKA Samurai Dan. You’ve heard me mention him several times in my anime convention reviews and how I got to work with him in June for my first ever writing…
Top Ten English Sung or Translated Anime Songs (Top Ten #26)
Top Ten English Sung or Translated Anime Songs: Eden of the East Magic Knights of Rayearth season #2 opening AND season #2 closing Cardcaptors opening AND Yugioh opening Suzuka opening Negima season 1, series #2, English opening Pokemon season 1/Orange Island theme/Master Quest theme/Johto theme/Pichu Brothers theme Digimon Tamers opening School Rumble second semester (season…
Top Ten Fictional Weapons/Abilities I’d Want (Top Ten #23)
#1. Psychic powers/mutant abilities (Sabrina from Pokémon, Professor X, Jean Gray from X-Men, Shadow Cat from X-Men) #2. Magic Wand (Sakura’s from Cardcaptor Sakura or any of Sailor Moon’s, although SuperS is my favorite) #3. Sword (The sword card from Cardcaptor Sakura) OR a Keyblade (I did a top ten JUST on these things!) #4. Bow…
Top Ten Younger Characters in Anime (Top Ten #22)
Top Ten Younger Characters in Anime (Age 13 and under): Sōsuke and Ponyo (Ponyo) Sumomo (Chobits) Kiki and Tombo (Kiki’s Delivery Service) Sugar, Salt, and Pepper (Tiny Snow Fairy Sugar) Utako (CLAMP school detectives and Man of Many Faces) Nagisa Azuya (CLAMP school detectives) Asmaria (Chrono Crusade) Kisa (Fruits Basket) Hatoko (Angelic Layer) AND Anju…
Cosplacon 2014 Review
“When one door closes, another one opens”, or so they say. A door we were looking forward to, expecting, was slammed shut in our face and we needed our summer con home. We discovered less than three months before the supposed events, our dear summer anime con, Natsu Con, in our Collinsville, was canceled and…
Top Ten Pokemon Gym Badges by Design only (Top Ten #21)
Volcano Badge (Gen 1) Orange Island badges (Orange Island season) Rainbow (Gen 1) Cascade (Gen 1) Soul (Gen 1) Rumbling (Gen 6) Glacier (Gen 2) Jet (Gen 5) Marsh (Gen 1) Raising (Gen 2) June 11th, 2014- I am going to Cosplacon in Jefferson City tomorrow guys, woot! Doing my FIRST ever panel as a…
Top Ten Anime Couples (Top Ten #17)
I like a lot of couples in anime; what can I say? I’m a romantic! ^^ However, these are the couples that make my heart literally feel like it’s melting, make me smile and cry at the same time, and have given me inspiration on what true love is. In honor of Valentine’s Day (although…