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.