Trying to find a needle in the hay stack.

To start off, almost all of my tests will be happening in the next two weeks, which means time is boiling down to when I will begin actively posting again. I just finished the state wide tests that were assigned this week, now I only have to deal with the national tests.

 

Any who, before the state wide tests, I went to a book store right outside of my city to pick up some new reading material. (I actually picked up the final volume of Shaman King and started sobbing when the realization kicked in.) Anyways, when I was there, I came across the series, "7 Billion Needles". I liked the art a lot and the story seemed interesting (plus I can't deny that sometimes I actually enjoy sci-fi). So, I bought the first two volumes of the four and I began reading them. This series is actually pretty good from what I have seen.

Next time I head up to the book store, I am definitely going to buy the other two volumes. It was incredibly interesting and each volume ends with a cliff hanger, dear Lord how I love it!

The story is about a teenage girl named Hikaru Takabe. She lives with her aunt after the death of her father. She always has on a set of headphones and tends to seclude herself from the world and the people around her. Hikaru has absolutely shut off her emotions and tries not to connect herself to anyone and finds it awkward to talk to others.

One day however, she decided not to go with the other students to the banquet hall and decided to walk around on her own. When she was out, a meteor-like object comes blazing into the atmosphere and burns her body to a crisp. (It actually is quite graphic since you see her flesh just burn away to the skeleton. From what is presumed, she is now dead.

Strangely enough however, she returns to life as it was, alive and well, her body in perfect contact. This seemed like a mystery to her, and she could have sworn that she died.

To her surprise, when she is in class one day, her headphones begin making a weird noise. Curious, she figures they must be busted and begins to mess with her music player to see what the problem is. However, she suddenly hears a voice talking to her.

It turns out, the voice is a being inside her blood stream living as a plasma. It takes the name Horizon and explains to her that he is sorry for what happened to her and that it was him who reconstructed her body even though she died and now he inhabits her body for life support. Horizon explains that it is his job to defeat and evil known as Maelstrom in order to keep peace and prevent everyone from being slaughtered.

The concept of this story is actually really interesting in my opinion. The actual idea of the title is interesting too. It came to be due to an explanation that Horizon gives to Hikaru about Maelstrom. He talks about how she needs to take him out while she knows his location for if he escapes, he could jump into any body in the world and finding him would be like looking for a needle in a hay stack amongst the 7 billion on this planet. See? Get it? 7 billion people + needle in a hay stack = 7 billion needles? I thought it was witty...

Any who, the story is captivating and it is something to really sink your teeth into. I am not yet sure as to how it ends, but I am totally on top of getting the rest of the series. It's a bit gore-filled, but I recommend it to many. It's definitely a good read. 

Back on my posting schedule: I promise that I will post more after mid-may! On the upside, my portfolio is done, so I only have three tests and a piano recital, then we are good to go on anime binging! (Dear Lord I hate May...) Plus, I will get started on some cosplays that I will try to post pictures of. In the meantime, enjoy this:

Weeabro Tips

Just yesterday my friend showed me this tumblr account and I have been laughing ever since. Sorry if some of you take offense, it isn't personal. I cried at a few, haha.

Nation wide tests suck...but at least something good is on~

Leading to my lack of reviews, posts, updates, etc...well I hate to claim but I have been studying. I have absolutely momentarily separated myself from the world of anime (aside from myanimelist.net) in attempts to try and study for the major exams that will lead to whether or not I get in to college. (You know...AP, SAT, ACT and so on.) This being the case, I will start off by saying posts will be scarce since I must go and bury myself in study guides. However, I have been adding to my list of anime as to what I will binge on when I finish all of this. (Expect the binging to start after about the second or third week in may) After exams, and some minor binging, I will focus solely on cosplays I intend to have done by a convention in August, (Finished pictures may appear.) as well as memorize three songs to perform at said convention. ON ANOTHER NOTE: I WILL start posting more when I get free time. It is just really hard right now, but I intend to watch a bunch of anime when I get the chance.

Fortunately, I have been counting down the days to the release of this particular anime:

I had been counting down the days to Maria Holic Alive's release and I even managed to exclaim in my class when I realized the date and said, "-HUGE GASP- MARIA HOLIC ALIVE STARTS AIRING TOMORROW <3 <3 :DDD" (The emotes are necessary to express my excitement in that situation.) This being so, I was heartbroken that I had to wait until today for a subbed version to come out. I came across it this morning, but had a test, so I couldn't watch it. However, I was buzzing with excitement all up until I got home so that I could watch the thing I had been waiting so long to see.

For those who don't know, Maria Holic Alive is the second season to Maria Holic, which is a story of a lesbian girl, named Kanako Miyamae, who goes to an all girls school that her parents met at in order to try and find a love of her own. However, (and really there are no spoilers when I say this, it is in the first episode. However, if you don't want to know, don't read the next few lines.) when she meets a lovely "girl" named Mariya Shidou upon which Kanako has instantly fallen for. However, to a bit of misfortune, she discovers that Mariya is actually a boy who is having a bet with his twin sister (who is infiltrating the "brother" school as a boy) in order to see who will become the chairman of the two schools. (Which was his Grandmother's job.) By figuring this out, Kanako must swear to secrecy she will never say a word of it to the other students.

This all being so, Kanako's chances of finding love are hindered due to Mariya constantly budding in and separating her from other students to ensure that she doesn't spill the secret that Mariya is carrying. Along with this, Mariya finds random ways in which she can torment Kanako along the way. (In actuality, it is no doubt that Mariya is merely a sadist.)

Anyway, Kanako is prone to excessive nosebleeds, hives when touched by men, and an extensive inner dialogue. Everything becomes so over dramatic by the way in which she expresses it through inner monologue, and it makes the situations far more hilarious.

The show is absolutely hilarious, which is something I must note. I love how over dramatic all of the concepts are and as to the high levels in which the characters respond. Which ads another thing, I love the characters. They each hold interesting characteristics that lead to Kanako falling for each of them, finding it hard to choose. (Though I must say, one of my favorites is the Dorm Leader, who has the students refer to her as "God")

Anyways, after watching the first season, (upon which I highly recommend) I was excited for the next to come. And after watching the first episode, I am thrilled to see how the rest of the season will unfold. This definitely will lead to a humorous and exciting season. (Also, I can continue to fan girl over the pairings I am shipping in this series!)