SAO Ep. 19 "The Lugru Corrider" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hello! ^^ This post is the review for episode 19 of SAO, "The Lugru Corrider".

In the caves of Lugru, Leafa is telling Kirito about the different races' spells (like how Spriggans are good at illusions and finding treasures and stuff). Yui notices twelve approaching players and Leafa hides the three of them with magic along a wall. Then, Kirito notices the red bat that was following them, and Leafa tells them to run, because the bat was the tracer animal for Salamanders (in other words, they were being followed by 12 Salamanders).
Just before entering the city of Lugru, surrounded by a lake, a huge stone wall appears before Kirito and Leafa, blocking their path. A group of Salamanders blocks the cave entrance that they came from, and the two decide to stay and fight. After seeing the many organized numbers of the Salamanders, Leafa suggests that they surrender, to which Kirito says that he would not let any of his party members die as long as he was alive (his attitude comes from the two years in SAO). Leafa uses magic to support Kirito in the back while Kirito charges forth, but after mulitple failed attempts to break through the Salamanders' shield formation, Yui goes to Leafa and tells her to put a defensive spell on Kirito. Able to use magic, Kirito changes into a huge creature (really looks like The Gleam Eyes, doesn't he? =_=) and takes out all but one Salamander.

"Remember me? >:D"

Kirito "negotiating" :3

After changing back, Kirito negotiates/bribes the remaining Salamander, and he tells them about how a force of Salamanders were heading north.
Leafa receives a message from Recon, and later logs out to ask him about it in real life. Nagata tells her that Sigurd was planning to take down their Sylph leader with the Salamanders.
Leafa asks Kirito to help her save the Sylph leader, and after agreeing, Kirito uses his fast speed to run out of the cave.

Man, I just love Sword Art Online so much -.-
In this episode, I especially liked the part when Kirito transforms into The Gleam Eyes, kills everyone, and then bribes the guy he spares. OwO
I also like how Kirito just continues to amaze Leafa, all the time ._.

Here's some fanart (not drawn by me. I found it on Deviantart.com. The person who drew it is called GreenTeaNeko. I love her work! ^^)

I'm pretty sure this is from the last episode when Leafa and Kirito were disconnecting.

Haha! >.< This one is from this episode when Kirito changed into the Gleam Eyes.

Yesterday, I was watching gigguk's Sword Art Online review, and he is hilarious. :D
He's so funny and he does reviews way, way better than I do. >.<
I'll make a post about him some other time, and I also plan to post his SAO review after I finish mine.

That's all I have for now. ^^
Bye! Remember to watch SAO!!!!

SAO Ep. 18 "To the World Tree" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hi! Right now, I'll be reviewing Sword Art Online's episode 18, "To the World Tree".

Oh, and also, as a warning, this episode has some Sugu-fanservice :P

So, in the last episode, we find that Leafa is actually Suguha, Kirito's sister or, more accurately, his cousin (*squeal*).
Suguha logs out and starts to remember why she joined ALO. The next day, she goes to school and meets her friend Nagata Shinichi, whose avatar is Recon. Nagata questions her about what she would do from then on, to which Suguha answers that she would help Kirito (who she doesn't know is really her brother/cousin) go to the city of Aarun, under the World Tree.

Nagata Shinichi (left) and Recon (right)

She goes home and logs onto ALfheim Online, meeting Kirito in the game world. They go shopping for new items, and Kirito gets new clothes and a huge sword (no weird jokes, please) that is as tall as he is. When they head to the Tower of Wind (it is easier to start flying from high altitudes when traveling long distances), Leafa and Kirito encounter Sigurd, another Sylph player who is the leader of the party Leafa is currently in. Sigurd tells Leafa not to go (because she's a good player),and the two argue, when Kirito intervenes. He said that Leafa was not an item and could do whatever she wanted, angering Sigurd. Just before Sigurd attacks Kirito, one of his comrades said that he shouldn't attack a defenseless player in front of tons of witnesses (it would ruin their reputation), and so he stops.

Sorry, you can't really see Sigurd's face, can you. :\

I promise you that I'll get a picture of him some other time.

Also, do you see all of that green? God, there's so much.

On the balcony of the tower, Recon manages to catch up to Kirito and Leafa before they leave. He tells Leafa that as much as he wanted to leave with them, he was still suspicious of something and wanted to check it out first. The two leave and fly off toward Aarun.

Gawd, Asuna looks pissed (and she has every right to be)

I just want to kill Sugou really bad right now. Or see him die.

At Asuna's cage, Oberon shares that he has told Kazuto of their marriage. Asuna then  tells herself that at least Kazuto/Kirito was still alive. As Oberon leaves the cage, Asuna faces a mirror, and manages to see him punch in the number code of the cage's lock. Asuna starts to memorize the code.
Leafa and Kirito are in the middle of a forest. They finish fighting a couple of monsters, and decide to stop and take a rest, as their wings were also losing power. Leafa disconnects from the game first. In the real life, Suguha makes Kazuto a sandwich and takes a bath. Then, Suguha logs in and Kirito disconnects, switching places. While Kirito is disconnected, Leafa and Yui talk (If I remember correctly (I watched this episode a while back), Leafa asks Yui why she calls Kirito "Papa". Yui answers that "Papa is Papa", confusing Leafa and thinking that Kirito was possible perverted/strange ^^)
Kirito joins the game again, and senses someone watching them. He asks Leafa about it, and she explains what Tracer magic allowed players to watch others using an animal. The two fly off again, and a red bat is seen watching them. A group of Salamanders start to move on the ground (dun. dun..... DUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!)

I guess you could say that I enjoyed this episode too (although there was lots of fanservice -.-").
I keep wondering when Suguha will find out that Kirito is actually Kazuto urge her not to fall in love with him, but it's not like she can here me anyways. Plus, that's what makes this anime good too.
When Asuna starts to memorize the code number, I actually felt that she would get to go outside and save herself (I like those kind of stories where the trapped heroine saves herself and stuff :P). I thought, "Yes!!! YESSS!!!! You go girl!!! >v<"
Let's just wait and see what happens ;)
And I still hate Sugou, even more now. He's just such a hatable character. Just seeing him makes me want
him to die (I sound so mean)

Anyways. -.-
Here's a picture from the last SAO Season that I wanted to share :D (It's fan-made; it didn't actually happen....maybe...)

Poor Lizbeth. She misunderstood. -v-

Well, that's all I have for now, you guys >w<
Join me next time though, and be sure to watch the Sword Art Online anime adaption!!!! :D
Byyyeeeee!!!!

Nike Freestyle Video and 2nd Blog Thoughts

Hello!
So, a couple of days ago, some guys came to our school to do a presentation about bullying. Two of them worked with cool basketball tricks and did some commercials while another one was in a (basketball, was it?) movie that recently came out (I'm so, so, so, so, so, so sorry that I forgot your guys' names and the group you guys made up. I do remember a comment from someone asking why you guys were called the  "_______ Four" even though there were three of you though. If it helps, I remember your faces and stories? (aahhh! please don't hate me, I'm bad with names))
Anyways, I wanted to show you a (kind of old, but still awesome) Nike Freestyle Basketball Commercial that they showed us at school. Apparently, one of the guys who did basketball tricks was in it. Enjoy ^^

I also wanted to talk about making another blog.
I've been thinking about it, and so far, I think that I shouldn't make one (just for the time being) because I'm not that experienced yet. I mean, it hasn't even been a year since I started this one, right? If I make another blog, chances are that I will either neglect or abandon it.
If I do make another blog though, I was thinking that it could be one for stories or poems or something that I write. I have a bunch of story ideas that I never really finished writing out, so I think that by making a blog specifically for these ideas, I could post a couple paragraphs (or like a chapter or something) at a time, and finish the story on the blog.
...Or I could do the same thing, except on this blog, Life's Camera.
*sigh*, so many choices -.-

bye! :)

So Much Manga! (no seriously, there's really a lot)

Hi guys! :)
If you've been reading my posts, you probably know that I really, really love manga and anime (...mostly manga though). I've posted a few manga reviews here and there, but I never really posted anything that was just about manga, so I thought that I would today.
First off, I'm going to share some of the kinds of manga that I like to read.
Usually, I read shoujo (I am a girl, so... O.O) which is manga targeting girls age 10-18 or so. The main character are usually (not always)girls because shoujo manga target girls.
I also like to read shounen too, which targets boys around the ages of 10-18. Sometimes, I just get tired of all the girly-ness and sparkly-ness of shoujo manga, and prefer manga with more fighting and comedy, so that's why I read this too. The protagonists of shounen mangas are usually male (but not always).
I also read stuff with lots of comedy and romance. ^^

I read so, so, so much manga, that many times I forget their names, and only remember the plots and characters. Here are a few of my favorites (ones with a lot of chapters that finished or are still continuing) along with short summaries :) (Of course, the first three are the Big Three)
Bleach, by Tite Kubo
High school student Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts. One day, a shinigami (death god/soul reaper) named Rukia Kuchiki comes to his town to hunt a Hollow (dangerous spirit). In a fight, she is wounded, and gives Ichigo her shinigami powers. He accidentally takes too much of her energy, and Rukia is left stranded in the human world while Ichigo helps her do her shinigami jobs.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Comedy, School life (kind of)

 Naruto, by Kishimoto Masashi
Naruto Uzamaki is a young boy who dreams of becoming his ninja village's Hokage. However, he is unrecognized by many people because the powerful creature called the Nine-Tailed Fox (Kyuubi) was sealed into his body as a newborn.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts

One Piece, by Oda Eiichiro
Monkey D. Luffy is a 17-year-old boy who becomes a pirate to experience adventure. He gathers a pirate crew from the people he meets, and they travel to find the great treasure hidden by famous (dead) pirate Gold Roger, One Piece.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Supernatural

Fairy Tail, by Mashima Hiro
In the land of Fiore, 17-year-old Lucy Heartfilia runs away from home to become a celestrial spirit mage. Along the way to join the magic guild Fairy Tail, she meets Natsu Dragneel, and his flying cat, Happy, Later, she meets ice mage who accidentally strips a lot Gray Fullbuster, and Erza Scarlet, and four mages + one cat form a team.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural

Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, by Amano Akira
Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada, a high school student, goes home one day to find that his mother hired a baby mafioso named Reborn to become his home tutor. Reborn's job is to train Tsuna to become the 10th Vongola (mafia family) Boss. Using the Dying Will Bullet, Tsuna becomes stronger and gains strong friends and allies.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Martial Arts, School Life, Supernatural, Slice of Life

Code:Breaker, by Kamijyo Akimine
Sakura Sakurakouji looks out a bus window one day to see a boy burning people alive with blue fire. The next day, Sakura checks the area, but there is no evidence of murder, just a small fire. Then, the boy, named Rei Ogami, transfers into her class. She learns that he is the sixth "Code: Breaker", an assassin that works under a secret organization of the government.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Comedy, School Life, Martial Arts, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural, Tragedy

Beelzebub, by Tamura Ryuhei
One day, Tatsumi Oga, a delinquent, finds a man floating down a river. The man splits open, revealing a naked baby named Beelzebub. Beelzebub is actually the Demon King's Son, and Oga has been chosen to raise him along with the Demon Maid, Hilda.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Martial Arts, School Life, Supernatural

Horimiya, by Hero
Hori is a popular girl at her school, but she keeps the secret of practically raising her little brother by herself at home since her parents are out working often. Miyamura is thought to be an intelligent, glasses-wearing otaku, but he actually has several piercings, tattoos, and isn't so smart. One day, the two meet and find out each other's secrets, developing an unlikely friendship.
Demographic: Comedy, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life (some say it's shoujou; others say it's shounen)

Nisekoi, by Komi Naoshi
Raku Ichijo, the son of a yakuza family, and Chitoge Kirisaki, the daughter of a gangster family, are told by their fathers to pretend to date for three years to prevent their families from fighting each other. However, Raku has a crush on Kosaki Onodera, and in his childhood, was given a lock and had promised to marry the person who had the key to it.
Demographic: Shounen, Romance, Action, Comedy, Harem, School Life

Double Arts, by Komi Naoshi (Note: The ending was a little rush, so you may be sad that it ended suddenly)
The Sisters are the only ones capable of stopping people from having seizures and dying from a disease called Troy. Although they can absorb Troy from the people they touch, healing them, they are not completely immune, and once they absorb too much, they will have a seizure and die. One day, Sister Elraine, exceeds her limit and starts to have a seizure. Then, a boy named Kiri touches her and stops the seizure, saving her. Apparently, Kiri is completely immune to Troy, and so starts their journey, while holding hands the entire time, to save people and find a cure to Troy.
Demographic: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Martial Arts

Magico, by Iwamoto Naoki
16-year-old Emma is cursed with the legendary and dangerous Ekidona, which appears every 500 years. It causes people to fall in love with her at first sight, and so she is proposed to by many men, including the king of a city she enters. At the wedding ceremony, Emma is saved by a young mage named Shion, who agrees to help her destroy the Ekidona by performing a ritual--which involves the two marrying each other.
Demographic: Shounen, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Akagami no Shirayukihime, by Akizuki Sorata
Shirayuki (Snow White) was born with extremely rare, apple-red hair. Because of her hear, Prince Raji of her home country wanted her as his concubine. Tired of being ordered around, she cuts her hair and escapes to the neighboring country. Along the way, she meets Zen, a mysterious man, along with Mitsuhide and Kiki. But what will happen when Zen eats a poison apple sent by the prince that was meant for Shirayuki?
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Historical

 Love So Life, by Kouichi Kaede
Shiharu is a high school student who loves kids. She lives in an orphanage and is hired by a popular and handsome TV announcer, Matsunaga Seiji, to babysit his niece and nephew.
Demographic: Shoujo, Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Gakuen Babysitters, by Tokehino Hari
Ryuuichi and his younger brother Kotarou are taken in by the chairman of a school after their parents die in a plane crash. However, Ryuuichi must join the babysitting club and become one of the school daycare's babysitters.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life

Shitsuji-sama no Okiniri, by Tsuyama Fuyu
After her parents die, Himura Ryou is taken in by her grandparents and starts to attend an elite high school for the rich, Souseikan Gakuen. One day she runs into Kanzawa Hakuou of the Butler Class.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Romance, School Life

Usotsuki Lily, by Komura Ayumi
Hinata Saotome agrees to date a gorgeous boy named En Shinohara after he confesses to her. However, she soon discovers that En has a hobby of cross-dressing because he can't stand to look a guy. (When he sees himself in the mirror, he breaks it, so he started to cross-dress.)
Demographic: Shoujo, Gender Bender, Comedy, Romance, School Life

Oresama Teacher, by Tsubaki Izumi
Kurosaki Mafuyu is an ex-delinquent and banchou (head of her gang) who was forced to move and transfer schools after being arrested and expelled. She wants to live as a normal high school girl now, but she becomes friends with Hayasaka, a Yankee, and her childhood friend Saeki, is her homeroom teacher as well as an ex-delinquent (who was pretty much responsible for turning her into a delinquent too).
Demographic: Shoujo, Romance, Comedy, Action, School Life, Harem (sort of)

Faster than a Kiss, by Tanaka Meca
Fumino and her little brother move from relative to relative after their parents' death. One day, Fumino decides to quit school and support her brother herself. At this time, her teacher appears in front of her and agrees to marry Fumino and support her and her little brother.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, School Life, Romance, Drama, Slice of Life

Natsume Yuujinchou, by Midorikawa Yuki
Because of his grandmother Reiko, Natsume Takashi can see ayakashi (spirits). Reiko used to be lonely, so she would bully the ayakashi and take their names, allowing her to command them. She would put their names in the Book of Friends, which Takashi has now inherited. Many spirits chase him, either wanting their names back, or wanting the Book of Friends, which would give them lots of power. With the help of a "cat" spirit named Madara (also Nyanko-sensei), Takashi slowly returns the ayakashi's names while trying not to get killed.
Demographic: Shoujo, Josei, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural

Dengeki Daisy, by Motomi Kyousuke
Teru's brother has died recently. But before he left, he gave Teru a cellphone in which she could text message someone called "Daisy", who has always sent encouraging messages to her. One day, Teru breaks a window and is forced to work for the delinquent school janitor, Kurosaki, to pay back for the damages. As time pasts, she starts to question who Daisy really is.
Demographic: Shoujo, School Life, Comedy, Romance, Action, Drama, Mystery, Slice of Life

Beauty Pop, by Arai Kiyoko
Kiri Koshiba is a plain high school girl with a talent for hairstyling. She styles the hair of many girls to brighten up their lives anonymously. SP (Scissors Project) is a group of three boys, Shogo Narumi, Kazuhiko Ochiai, and Kei Minami, at her school who give makeovers to hand-picked already-beautiful girls in the school. Kiri and the SP end up competing.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life

Aishiteruze Baby, by Maki Youko
Teenage playboy Kippei Kitakura becomes responsible for taking care of his 5-year-old cousin, Yuzuyu, after the disappearance of her mother. While taking care of her, he starts to learn what girls are like.
Demographic: Shoujo, Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice of Life

Bokura No Kiseki, by Kumeto Natsuo
Ever since he was young, Minami Harusumi has had dreams of being the reincarnation of Princess Veronica, whose kingdom was destroyed by the Moswicks. He is teased, then bullied, when he tells his classmates of his dreams, when he rediscovers magic, used in Veronica. When Minami joins high school, he discovers that other people in his class also have memories of their past lives in Veronica's time. However, his classmate and close middle school friend was hurt due to magic, and he became determined to protect the school from the conflict between the Moswicks and Veronica's supporters.
Demographic: Josei, Romance, Gender Bender, Fantasy, School Life, Supernatural

Charming Junkie, by Fukuyama Ryoko
Naka Kaburagi was dumped by an upperclassman that she confessed to because she had a scary face and couldn't smile like Umi, a popular female model who he idolized. To get revenge, Naka joins an audition to become a model. She fails, and bumps into Umi, dropping one of her cards. When she tries to return it, Naka discovers that Umi was actually male. To keep her quiet, Umi give Naka a job as his co-model, and so begins Naka journey to become a model.
Demographic: Shoujo, Romance, comedy, Gender Bender, Drama, Slice of Life, School Life

Whew! Finally done! -.- (I think that took like...two hours) Now that I've typed down them all, I realized that I read a lot of manga about delinquents, spirits, taking care of kids, and the death/disappearance of relatives (usually parents). O.O

Well, I've abandomed a whole lot of manga too.
For example, I stopped reading One Piece after the two year timeskip, but I continued reading it recently. I also abandoned Reborn! after the first chapter (I also continued reading it after my brother kept annoying me to -.-).
Others include Oresama Teacher (read the first 10 chapters or so, stopped, and then continued recently), Gakuen Babysitters (after the first chapters or so, then continued), Usotsuki Lily (after first chapter, then continued), The World Only God Knows (abandoned), Dengeki Daisy (first chapter, then continued), Faster than a Kiss (first chapter, then finished)

Anyways, my point is that you should probably read the first couple of chapters (like 10) before abandoning a manga, unless you really, really, REALLY, don't like it. Otherwise, you're probably going to have to reread it if you end up liking it.

I think I've typed plenty enough now, so I'm going to stop.
Until next time then! :D

P.S. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! :D Yes! I finally remembered a holiday!!!

SAO Ep. 17 "Captive Queen" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hi! Now, I'll be reviewing Episode 17 of the Sword Art Online Anime Adaption, "Captive Queen" ^.^

So, in the last episode, Kirito showed off his awesome strength and speed by killing a Salamander. He kills another one, and asks the last Salamander, Kagemune, if he would like to fight. He refuses, saying that he didn't want to face the death penalty, as well as Leafa, when she is asked.

Leafa then asks what she should do now, whether to fight or thank him, to which Kirito jokingly replies that he sees himself as the hero who saved the princess, and that she should be running into his arms. This angers Yui, causing herself to show herself to Leafa, saying that only Mommy (Asuna) could hug Kirito.

Leafa asks what a Spriggan like Kirito was doing in a forest of Sylph territory, and he says that he got lost. Kirito says that he needed to get to the World Tree, and Leafa volunteers to help him. Leafa teaches Kirito how to fly without the use of a controller (which Kirito used previously) and they head to Sylvain. (Earlier, Leafa said that they should go to a neutral area, but Kirito opposes the idea saying that Sylvain was closer. She warns him that in Sylph territory, like Sylvain, other Sylphs could attack him, but he could not attack back.)

Leafa and Kirito arrive at Sylvain

When they arrive, Kirito hits a tower's wall because they doesn't know how to land. Leafa heals him, and shortly after, Recon arrives. Upon seeing a Spriggan like Kirito, Recon gets ready to attack, but Leafa stops him saying that Kirito saved her. She then takes Kirito to an inn.

As they eat, Kirito asks whether Recon was Leafa's boyfriend, to which she says that he was only a party member and a real-life classmate. Leafa then tells Kirito about the grand ALO quest of reaching the top of the World Tree. Players would need to go through a dome guarded by powerful NPCs. The first race that reaches the castle on the top would be rewarded with unlimited flying and be reborn as Alfs (This explains why the races are so hostile to each other and why they don't work together...wait. I think I kind of spoiled a bit... sorry -.-;) She tells him not to give up, even if it takes years, and Kirito replies that he is looking for someone and needed to reach the top very soon. After agreeing to meet up at 3pm the next day, Leafa logs out and tells Kirito to log out in a room upstairs.

Suguha wearing the Amusphere. It's like the improved version of the Nerve Gear.

SUGUHA (Leafa) wakes up in her room and blushes after remembering meeting Kirito.

Yui and Kirito sleep.

Yui returns to her real form and asks if she could sleep with Kirito until he logged out (he agrees).

Asuna (left) and King Oberon/Sugou Nobuyuki (right)

Asuna sits in a chair in the golden cage when King Oberon (Sugou Nobuyuki) comes to visit her. He tells her that he is secretly performing experiments that altered human emotion, sense, and memory. She says that he would never get away with it, and he leaves after locking the cage with a number combination. Asuna cries for Kirito to come save her.

Yay! :D

So, this time, we get a better sense of the characters and the situation.

We get to see Leafa, who we find actually Suguha in this episode, and we get to see Asuna as an elf!!! :3

We also learn that Sugou Nobuyuki is the King Oberon and of his cruel plan.

But, to really sum up this season so far, Kazuto joins the game ALfheim Online as Spriggan Kirito, gets help from AI/Navigational Pixie/Daughter Yui and Sylph player Leafa/Suguha, and is now trying to reach the top of the World Tree to save Asuna, who is imprisoned in the game by evil, cruel, sadistic, most-hated-character-in-SAO Sugou Nobuyuki, her fiance.

Again, this is another great episode. And please, please, please watch the Sword Art Online anime or read the SAO light novel!!!! >w< It's really great!!! You won't regret it! :D

I hope you will join me next time on my review of Episdoe 18! Bye! :)

SAO Ep. 16 "The Land of the Fairies" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hello and welcome to my review of episode 16, "The Land of the Fairies" of SAO!

When I first saw this, I thought that his job actually really suits him ^^

In the last episode, Kazuto recieved an email sent by Agil with a picture of a girl who looked like Asuna in a golden cage. Kazuto goes to Agil's Dicey Cafe and questions him about the picture. Agil says that the picture was taken in a game called ALfheim Online, another full dive game, which means the "land of faeries". The game encourages Player Killing, focuses on the players' actual athletic ability and skill (so, no levels), and is popular because of the ability to fly. He further explains that the picture was taken at a place called the World Tree. The players of ALfheim Online are divided into 9 races, all who aim to reach the top of the World Tree first, meet the Fairy King Oberon, and gain unlimited flight. A few players tried to reach the top by lining up and flying up and failed, but they took pictures, one of which was of Asuna in the cage.
Kazuto thanks Agil for the information and takes the game, determined to reach the top of the tree to save Asuna. Once he gets home, he uses the Nerve Gear and plays ALfheim Online. He enters his username as "Kirito" and chooses his race as a Spriggan (because Spriggans wear black). He is then transported to the Spriggan home town, but due to a malfunction, he ends up in middair in the middle of a forest, once he reaches the ground, he checks for the log out button. He then finds that all his old SAO information, including money, items, and skills (like One-Handed Sword, Dual Blades, fishing, etc.) had been transferred into his new account. Kirito then checks his items, and finds that Yui's Heart is still there. He clicks the item, and Yui appears, and the two hug after being reunited :3

*sob, sob* TTvTT What a touching family reunion :'D

Kirito asks Yui why his SAO information had been transferred over, and she replies that it was because ALfheim Online's server was a copy of the old Sword Art Online one. She then recommends Kirito to delete his items before someone catches him and turns into a Navigational Pixie. Then, Yui teaches Kirito how to fly, saying that flight would only be allowed for a certain period of time. They go towards the nearest town, when Yui senses other players nearby.

Aww, just look at Yui. >w< She's so cute!!!

Two Sylph players, Leafa and Recon, are attacked by a group of Salmanders, and try to escape to Sylph territory. After some time, Recon is killed (remember, in ALfheim, players can regenerate) and Leafa is hit by a cannon and falls  to the ground.

Say hello to Leafa, you guys!!! :D (I'll show Recon some other time :P)

My, she looks so very familiar, don't you think? (*Note: I said that in a sarcastic tone :3)

In the forest, the three Salamanders tell Leafa to hand over her money and items in exchange for her life, to which she refuses. Then, Kirito appears. He provokes the Salamanders and after stopping a sword with one hand, he receives permission from Leafa to kill them. He uses his one-handed sword and quick speed to kill the Salamander.

OMGOMGOMG!!!! Kirito's so BADASS!!!! >.<

OMGOMGOMGOMG!!!! ASKDJFALSKDFJAKSDJFLKAJD

Anyways, that was Episode 16 ^.^
I really love this episode for many reasons
1) Yui's back!!!! :D Oh my gosh, I just love Yui! >.<
2) We get to meet Leafa. Who looks really familiar, don't ya think???? :P (*Note: Again, I said that in a sarcastic tone)
3) Kirito's back!!!! In ALO (by the way, that stands for ALfheim Online)
After a single episode, Kirito returns!!!! = w =
And he returns really badass-ly too! :D

Anyways, I hoped you like this and I also hope that you'll watch SAO.
I'll be making another review soon! :D
Here's Season 2's ending song, "Overfly", sung by Haruna Luna. Enjoy and Bye!

SAO Ep. 15 "Return" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Yay! Welcome to the review of episode 15 "Return" of the Sword Art Online Anime!
As I said last time, this is the first episode of Season 2! >.<
That means new character, new plot, and new opening/ending songs!!! :D (....I already said that last time, didn't I?)

This episode begins with Kirito/Kazuto waking up from a nightmare of being on the 22nd floor of Aincrad, when everything, including Asuna, starts to disappear from him.
We go to the next scene, where Suguha, Kirito's little sister, practicies kendo with her shinai (bamboo stick). Not knowing that he was watching, Kazuto surprises her, and hands her a water bottle. He lifts the shinai, stating that it was light. Suguha is surprised, saying that the shinai was considered one of the heavier ones because of the materials it was made of (Of course, Kazuto is comparing it to the Elucidator/Dark Repulser from inside SAO, but Suguha doens't know that). Then, Kazuto challenges Suguha to a kendo battle.
Once they put on their armor in the dojo, Suguha laughs at Kazuto's stance, saying that it was strange. They begin, and eventually Suguha wins.

The siblings spar...I can't really tell which is which, but I think that

Suguha is on the right and Kazuto is on the left based on how they're holding the shinai.

Kazuto then says that Heathcliff would never stand a chance against Suguha and swings and sheathes the shinai as if it was the Elucidator, confusing and worrying Suguha.
They go outside, and Kazuto says that he might pick up kendo again. Suguha is extremely happy and when she asks what he would do that day, he answers that he would visit Asuna.
Kazuto rides his bike to a hospital, narrating that 2 months have passed since he beat SAO. He traded information with the Ministry of Internal Affair's SAO Incident Task Force for Asuna's whereabouts, and learns that 300 players have still not waken up including Asuna, who was located at that hospital.
When he visits her hospital room, he meets Yuuki Shouzou and Sugou Nobuyuki, who seems overjoyed to meet the hero of SAO. Nobuyuki tells Shouzou that he would like to make "it" official and would want Asuna to wear the dress while she was still beautiful, suprising Kazuto.

God, he sickens me.

Once Shouzou leaves the room, Nobuyuki turns into a whole new person, sniffing Asuna's hair and disgusting Kazuto (as well as the viewers). He said that he was going to marry Asuna while she was in a coma and that since he worked in the Full-Dive Technology Research Division of the company currently in charge of the SAO servers, RECTO Progress Inc. (to which Yuuki Shouzou was the CEO of), Kazuto should be thankful to him for keeping her alive. Before leaving, Nobuyuki invites Kazuto to his and Asuna's wedding in a week (I should say that he knows that Kazuto/Kirito and Asuna were lovers).
Later, Kazuto goes home and Suguha enters his room to tell him that the bath was ready. She is surprised to see that he was upset, and even cried, saying that Asuna was going to somewhere he couldn't reach. Suguha then tells him to not give up, and he falls asleep. Suguha then sleeps next to him.
A flashback is played when Suguha and Kirigaya Midori (Suguha's mom) are in Kazuto's hospital room on his birthday. Midori explains that at 10, Kazuto discovered that his real parents had died in an accident and that Suguha and Kazuto were actually cousins, not siblings.

Suguha wakes up.

The next day, Kazuto wakes Suguha up, saying that she would be late for practice. Embarrassed, she runs out of his room. Kazuto then checks his email, finding a picture of a girl who looked like Asuna in a golden cage from Agil.

....Man, I suck at summarizing -.-
Well, how'd you like it? :D
The first episode of Season 2,that is.
Well, I really liked it!
We finally get to meet Suguha, Kazuto's sister cousin. Actually, Suguha appeared in Episode 1 of the anime when she leaves the house to go to kendo practice and also on the News with her mother, Kirigaya Midori. (for some reason, she had greenish hair then. Do you think so too?)

Suguha and Midori in Episode 1

Suguha was also mentioned in Episode 4, when Kirito told Silica that he was willing to help her because she looked like his little sister (Although, I don't really agree with that).

We also get to meet Sugou Nobuyuki, anime's most hated character in history. ARGGGHHH!
I just want him to die!!! He's an absolutely crazy, disgusting, sadistic bastard (can I use that word?)!!!!! RRRAAAAARRRHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Haha, LOL. I saw this picture and just had to put it on here. >.<

*sigh* Anyways, here's another picture I found that's kind of funny.

"....What if Asuna and Kirito/Kazuto's places were swapped?"

Well, just go and watch the anime! :D It's super awesome!!!!
For now, I'll just post the opening of Season 2, "Innocence", sung by Aoi Eir

Enjoy! :D

JASON CHEN!!!!! >:D

I absolutely love Jason Chen now!!!! ♡♥♡♥♡
My friend, who also introduced me to Christina Grimmie (...not in person, I'm not that lucky) let me listen to one of his songs and I absolutely loved it! :D
It was called "Best Friend". Here it is!

This song is basically about a guy who fell in love with his best friend :3 It stars Jason Chen and Cathy Nguyen.
I really thought the scene with little 10-year-old Jason and Cathy was really cute :) Little Cathy really look like big Cathy, doesn't she. :D
Jason also posted a Chinese version for this song (yay! :D), along with three Behind the Scenes videos.

Jason's other song, "Autotune", has been stuck in my head for the past three days.

It features BubzBeauty and is about a guy who falls for a girl (another love song).
The reason why I love this song so much is because it's super catchy, the random dancers (I saw some Domo Girls, Pokemon Trainers, and a lot more random stuff during the last scene), choreography, and also, the awesome cameos from other famous Youtubers. They included people like David So and Just Kidding Films. ^^

I hope you enjoy these two videos as much as I did, and listen to Jason Chen on Youtube, if you aren't already.
See ya! >.<

Take a Bow, by Elizabeth Eulberg

Hi!
Right now, I'll be reviewing the book, Take a Bow, by Elizabeth Eulberg.
This story is basically about four seniors that attend the New York City High School of the Creative and Performing Arts, or CPA.
The protagonist is named Emme, a shy girl who is talented in playing instruments, writing songs, and especially, singing.
Her "best friend", Sophie manipulates Emme and to help her gain her ultimate dream of superstardom (She also dates Carter).
Carter is a former child star, but wants to live a normal life.
And Ethan is extremely talented in music and is friends with Emme.

So, Emme and Ethan have been in a band, along with two other characters, Ben and Jack, ever since freshman year. Sophie sings songs and also acts, while Carter does drama, but wants to join the art department. All of the seniors perform in a special assembly called the Senior Showcase, and their performances affects their future in college, dance academies, and the entertainment industry.

....Well, I don't really know what else to say -.-;
This book is really complicated (okay....not really. But the narrations are affected on 4 characters with their own little problems and such, so it is kind of hard to explain here.)

But, here are my thoughts on some parts of the novel ^^

WARNING: FROM HERE ON OUT, I MAY SPOIL SOME PARTS OF THE PLOT...O.O

*Note: Before I start, I should say that I like to assign characters faces, and I do that kind of subconsciously. People's (usually actors and actresses) faces just kind of pop up. If the book has a movie, then I'd imagine the characters as the actors in the movie, and if the book has a picture of a protagonist or something, I'd imagine the character like that.

My thoughts on Sophie:
I thought she was pretty much a selfish, manipulative little b**** from beginning to end. There were some times when I thought that she would actually change, but I guess I was wrong about that -.- I do kind of admire that she would do so much for her dream, and I would say that she is a hard worker, but she kind of went overboard and just became a really mean, and nasty person.
While I was reading, I kept imagining that Sophie looked like Rachel McAdams when she was in the movie, Mean Girls (LOL, I didn't even watch that movie), even though in the book, Sophie is supposed to be a brunette. I guess I just made the connection because their personalities seem similar (again, I didn't watch the movie, but I saw some short clips on Youtube)
My thoughts on Emme:
I would say that Emme is an extremely shy girl who gets her confidence from her friends/bandmates and the people she trusts. But because of her modesty, she is easily manipulated by Sophie (and she even knows that too).
I didn't really have a specific actress "assigned" to Emme. I think that's because I tried to imagine her as the girl on the cover of the book, but I couldn't really completely see her face all the time because you can only see half of the girl's face on the cover.
My thoughts on Carter:
I like how during his narration (well...not really. This book didn't have any "I" 's or "me" 's so...), speech is written in the form of a script. It's really creative and shows how he's always been acting, ever since he was little, and is used to this sort of stuff.
For some reason, I really liked Carter's character. I have no clue why.
Also, I imagined him as Lucas Till. Probably because their both blonde, and because he was in Taylor Swift's (who is AWESOME) "You Belong With Me" video.
My thoughts on Ethan:
Throughout the book, I was like, "No, don't do that, dude!!!! :(" I just kept thinking that Ethan kept making more and more mistakes. It's nice to know that he got a happy ending though :)
Out of the four main characters, Ethan was the only one whose face I really couldn't imagine. He was just a dude with his face blurred out (...that sounds a bit creepy) with long black hair to me.
I don't really have many thoughts on him.

Anyways, I think that Take a Bow was a really good book.
I'd say....about 4 out of stars? Maybe 5. :\

Well, I hope you guys will read it (if you can/want to) because it's definitely really good.
Bye! :D

So yesterday, I went onto Blogger....

and I saw the number views, which was more than normal (and my normal is low.....really low)
I was so happy! >.<

Then, I checked the popular posts that the viewers saw.

Are you kidding me.

D: All of the most-viewed posts were SAO reviews.

Y U NO READ MY STUFFF!!!!????

Just kidding, just kidding :D
Sword Art Online really is a good light novel/anime, so I can't blame you.
It's nice to know that people are reading my stuff, even if they are just reviews :)

If you're wondering about all the rage faces, I actually started off planning to just use the "Y U NO" face. Then, I started to wonder what the "Me gusta" face meant, and I went onto this site with all the faces and their meanings. I got kind of carried away, and then I put them here! :)
Honestly, some of the rage faces are so ugly to the point that they disgust me, but some of them aren't that bad and are actually quite funny (when used appropriately).
Anyways, I just felt like making this post with all the rage faces and stuff. -.-


....Bye :D

SAO Ep. 13-14 Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hello! I'm so excited to do this review on episode 13, "Edge of Hell's Abyss" and episode 14 "The End of the World" of Sword Art Online! This is because Episode 14 is the end of Season 1!!! >.<

Yeah, it's sad that the anime only has 25 episodes split into two seasons, but then, we get to finish the first season and go off and start the next story! That means new characters (kind of), plots, and settings (...kind of)!!! Plus, new opening and ending songs :3

In Episode 13, Kirito goes fishing and meets Nishida, an elderly man who was trapped in Aincrad because of his work (involved with the network company that runs SAO). They talk (and eat Asuna's homemade soy sauce), and the two decide to work together to catch giant monster fish known to be on the 22nd floor.

Oh my GAWD, just look at his face. The first time I saw it, I was cracking up.

They eventually find the fish, and it takes the bait. However, the fish could actually walk on land, and Asuna defeats the monster. By doing this though, Asuna's identity is revealed (remember, they moved to the 22nd floor for their honeymoon because there weren't a lot of monster or people that could recognize her because she's quite famous, kind of like an idol), and the other residents crowd around her. At this time, Kirito receives a message from Heathcliff to return to the front lines, and Kirito and Asuna say goodbye to Nishida and teleport to Grandum.

I don't know why, but when I looked up this picture (for this review),

I thought that the little barbels looked like a mustache :{

The couple learn that the KoB along with other guilds will be battling the 75th floor's boss after returning to headquarters. Kirito then asks Asuna to stay, but she refuses saying that she'd rather die than live without him.

:3

At the meeting place, Kirito and Asuna meet Klein and Agil, who are also joining the boss battle. When the other KoB top members arrive, everyone is teleported to the boss room. The Skull Reaper, the 75th floor's boss, kills uses its scythes to kill two players instantly. Everyone is in shock and confusion, and the boss attacks again. After a while, the group regains its ranks. Kirito and Asuna blocks a scythe together, Heathcliff blocks the other, and the other players attack the boss.

Doesn't the boss kind of look like it's dancing in this picture XD

Using their strategy, the group eventually defeats the Skull Reaper. All the players are exhausted and Klein says that 14 players died. The others start to doubt on whether they would ever reach the 100th floor. At this time, Kirito sees Heathcliff, who doesn't even look the least bit tired. He recalls the rumor of how Heathcliff's HP had never dropped below the yellow zone (Hmm...Did I ever say that in the previous reviews? I think I forgot. Well, anyways, that's true) and how he had moved at an impossible speed during their duel.

Kirito then attack Heathcliff, and before he could block, a purple shield appears, with the words "Immortal Object". The other players are confused, and Kirito states that Heathcliff was in fact Kayaba Akihiko, creator of SAO.

Heathcliff admits that what Kirito said was true, and a KoB player attacks him out of anger. Before he actually lands a blow though, Heathcliff/Kayaba paralyzes everyone but Kirito. He says that by discovering his true identity, he will give Kirito a chance of a duel (without the immortal status of course). If he defeats him, Kirito will beat the game and free all the SAO players. If he loses, he dies, and the others will have to beat the game by reaching the 100th floor.

Asuna, Klein, and Agil, tell Kirito not to fight, but he instead tells them that he will win. Before the duel, Kirito asks Heathcliff to prevent Asuna from committing suicide if he loses, to which he agrees.

The two begin an intense fight of extreme speed. Knowing that Heathcliff/Kayaba created the Sword Skills, Kirito tries to win using his own skills, but he loses focus and Heathcliff finds an opening. Heathcliff blocks Kirito's Dark Repulser  breaking it with his shield, and attacks Kirito. At this moment, Asuna jumps in between them, sacrificing herself to protect Kirito. (Heathcliff is surprised to see that she neutralized the paralysis by herself.)

NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!??????????

DDDDAAAAAAMMMMMNNNNNN YYYYYOOOOUUUUUUUUU HEEAAAATTHHHHCCLLLIIIIIFFFF!!!!!!!!

Kirito is shocked at her death and swings his sword at Heathcliff, using no energy. Heathcliff deflect and sends Kirito's Elucidator flying and stabs Kirito (*gasp!*). Kirito's HP falls to zero, and he sees the words "You are dead" in bright red in front of him. He starts glowing and unable to accept his death before defeating Heathcliff, Kirito stabs Heathcliff, killing him.

Kirito's so shiny!!!! :D

Kirito wakes up on an invisible platform in the sky. He sees Asuna, and the two hug each other (did they also kiss?...I forgot -.-) They see Aincrad falling apart below them, and Kayaba Akihiko suddenly appears. 

The next scene can pretty much be summarized by this picture:

No, I'm serious. This is pretty much what happened. o.o

Anyways, Kayaba disappears, and Kirito and Asuna exchange their real names and ages. Kirito is Kirigaya Kazuto (get it? Kirigaya Kazuto? I seriously did not find that out until shortly before I read about it in the light novels -.-) and 16 years old, and Asuna is Yuuki Asuna at 17 years old. The kiss and disappear.

These two pictures kind of go together, so here they are :\

Kirito wakes up, this time in the hospital in the real word (:D). Remembering Asuna, he takes off his Nerve Gear and walks through the hospital hallways to find her :')

I have three things to say.

1) In Episode 13, there were a bunch of weird faces that Nishida and Kirito made that kept cracking me up.

2) Kirito still has this pissed off look on his face when he fights.

3) Episode 14 was really sad, but it also made me really happy (kind of hard to explain).

I was crying during the last moments Kirito and Asuna spent in SAO. It's just so sad!!! :'(

...but then I found out he was still alive so... >.>

Anyways.

Kirito finally woke up and beat the game! He's a hero!!!!! XD YAYZ!!!

This is a really good ending for Season 1, and I absolutely liked it!

So, next time, my review will be on Episode 15, the first episode of Season 2 of SAO!!! I hope you will join me ^^

Bye! :D

Random Stuff

Hello!
I just wanted to drop by for a sec! ^^ Something weird happened...

So today, I was eating lunch, when my friend, let's called her Elise, suddenly froze up.
"There's a spider in there" (she was talking about a bag of Cheetos).
Then, my friend, let's called her Erica, checks the bag and say, "Oh my god, it's true!!! >.<"
Everyone started to freak. Man, it was hilarious!!! :D
I ended up being the one throwing the bag away, but just before I did, I looked into the bag to see the spider. It was only 1 to 1 1/2 cm long, black with a little bit of red.
Later, I opened my bag of Cheetos and offered some to my friends. The other two, "Ashley" and "Vicki", were kind of traumatized and refused but Elise and Erica took some. It's funny how the ones who actually ate out of the bag with the spider in it continue to eat the chips -.-
Anyways. That's just a little weird thing that happened today. I mean, how exactly did that spider get in there??? o.o It probably crawled in there while the chips were being packaged (now that I think about it....ew), but how much time has passed since then, and how did it not die from being accidentally smushed? (Also, do spiders need air?)
Eh, whatever... -.-

I've been wondering for a while about whether I should make a second blog. Something different from this one which is kind of like my personal blog + anime/manga and occasionally movie reviews (basically entertainment, right?). At first, I thought about making a fictional blog, with a fictional character writing her own story. Kind of like an online novel that's posted in journal/diary entries.
I even thought about vloging on Youtube or something, since I like to talk. But I'm kiiinnda cautious about the whole "putting yourself on the internet with your face shown and name revealed, etc, etc."  so I don't think that I'll do that anytime soon.
....Hmmmmm... O.o
I'll think about it more.

About Anime/Manga reviews... There are still a whole bunch of good ones out there. -.-
I started my SAO reviews, and am only halfway through it, but I feel kind of bad because the anime ended a couple weeks ago. I guess I can talk about the light novel sometimes too or something.
I'm planning on reviewing a bunch more, like Magico (which I read and finished just a while ago; it was so good TT^TT), Natsume Yujincho, maybe Toradora, Double Arts (really good, but the ending was super rushed :'( It could have been, like, 100 chapters lonng!!!! TT.TT)....there are a bunch of stuff I read/watch out there. Maybe I'll never finish them all O.O

Near the end of my winter break, I read a book called, Take a Bow, that I really, really wanted to do a thorough review on it, but I just never got around to it. I guess I'll just do a post about a whole bunch of manga/anime/books at one time and call it a...review dump??? (kind of like sketch dumps)..nah that sounds weird. What the heck am I talking about... -.-

I remember when I started this blog, I read something that said Blogger let's you type an unlimited number of posts with words on them, but it only let's you post a limited amount of pictures. So, now I'm kind of worried that I'll post too many pictures and go over the limit o.o; Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I just can't help it!!! >.<

*sigh* There are just a whole bunch of things to talk about there. I really  think that I'll never get to finish everything if I post on the weekends mostly. Maybe I should start posting three or four times a week or something.



GAAAHHHHH!!!!! TOO MUCH.....SSSTTTTTUUUUUUUUUUUUFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyways, I'll talk to you guys next time, whether it's in a week or tomorrow. Bye! :D

SAO Ep. 11-12 Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hiya, I'm back with the review for episode 11, "Morning Dew Girl", and episode 12, "Yui's Heart" of Sword Art Online!!!
I have to say, these are actually two of my most favorite episodes, because Yui finally gets her debut!!! ^^ (It's also sad though...:'( )

Episode 11 basically starts with Kirito and Asuna who ask and get a two-week break from the KoB guild for their honeymoon!!! :D They move into a house on the 22nd floor, specifically chosen for the lack of people and monsters because Asuna has lots of fans.

Aww...:3 They so cute together <3 >.<

The next day, Kirito takes Asuna to the forest, telling her that he heard a rumor about a ghost wandering around (Asuna can't stand ghosts and astral beings; I read about it in the light novels :P). Then, the two see a little girl in a white dress, creeping Asuna out. The girl suddenly faints though, and Kirito runs up to catch her.
The next day (...again) the girl wakes up and reveals herself to be called Yui. However, she can not remember anything and her mind seems to have regressed into that of an infant's. The couple try to introduce themselves to Yui, but, since she can't pronounce their names, Yui calls Kirito and Asuna "Papa" and "Mama".

Sandwich-San reappeared!!!! >.< Yui's so cute ^^

They have lunch (sandwiches!!! >:D) and soon Yui falls asleep. Troubled, Kirito and Asuna decide to take Yui to the Town of Beginnings on the first floor to search for clues about her. (I should probably also add that Yui didn't have a health bar or color curser, so they weren't sure if she was a player or NPC)

Asuna being a badass!!!! >v<

Later, they go to the first floor. After hearing a scream, they meet a female player named Sasha, who was trying to save three kids from the Army. (The Army was trying to collect taxes from the people on the first floor.) Kirito and Asuna immediately rush in to help, Asuna drives off the Army players (since they couldn't attack players in towns and such, she just kept knocking them down until they retreated) and Kirito protects Yui and the kids. The kids thank Asuna for saving them, when suddenly Yui says that she had never been on the first floor before. She screams out, and faints.

In the next episode, Kirito, Asuna, and Yui (who recovered) stayed at the church where Sasha took care of some kids that were trapped in SAO and learn that Yui was not one of them. Then, they are visited by Yulier, a member of the Aincrad Liberation Force or the Army guild. She requests that Kirito and Asuna help her with rescuing her guild leader, Thinker, who was tricked by Kibaou (responsible for Cobalt's death and sending the group of Army members to the 74th floor; see episode 9) and went to a high-leveled dungeon unarmed without any armor. The couple doubt Yulier, thinking that it may be a trap, but after Yui energetically says that she wasn't lying, the two chose to believe her and agree to help. Kirito and Asuna tell Yui to stay at the church, but she stubbornly refuses and they decided to take her with them.
In the dungeon, Yulier, Asuna, and Yui walk behind Kirito, who kills all the monsters. Then, Kirito shows Asuna all the frog meat drops he recieved and Asuna throws them all away :P

I remember that when I saw this, I thought about how

nasty it would be to put raw meet in your mouth....O.O

Eventually, they see a safe area where Thinker is, and Yulier runs toward him. However, Kirito notices a strong boss, The Fatal Scythe, and protects her right before she is killed. Asuna and Kirito then face the boss while Yulier and Yui go to the safe area and teleport out. The boss is extremely powerful and after one blow, Kirito and Asuna can't stand up. Just before The Fatal Scythe finishes off Kirito, Yui steps in between them. The boss attempts to kill Yui, but is blocked by a purple barrier with a tag saying "Immortal Object". Her clothes change back to the white dress she originally wore, and Yui summons a huge sword, killing The Fatal Scythe. Then, Yui tells Kirito and Asuna that she remembered everything.

Haha, look at Yui's legs >.< She's so cute, even when she's killing

a huge, scary boss monster.

The three go to the safe area later, Yui tells the couple that she was actually an AI (Artificial Intelligence), named Yui-MHCP001. She was created by the Cardinal system to govern the players' emotion, and was given emotions herself to make players feel comfortable when she talked to them. When the game started, the players all had negative feelings like anger, hate, and desperation, and Yui was forbidden to meet and help them. Then, she saw Kirito and Asuna, who felt happiness and other positive emotions, and wanted to meet them.

*sob, sob*

Then she tells them that since she defeated The Fatal Scythe, the Cardinal system would erase her, recognizing her as a foreign object. Asuna hugs Yui tightly as she disappears and says goodbye. Just before the GM keyboard in the safe room disappears, Kirito mangages to save Yui's program to his Nerve Gear in real life and create an in-game object called "Yui's Heart" (It's kind of like Pina's Heart; see episode 4). The two go back to their house on the 22nd floor, and Asuna makes Yui's Heart into a necklace. :'(

Episode 12 was so sad :'( I kept crying.

It's such a shame that Yui had to die...or did she??? O.o

Eh, you'll find out what I'm talking about later -.-

Well, that's all for today!!! :D I hope you'll join me next time!

By the way, I have a bunch of pictures and wallpapers of SAO, but since I'm so slow, I won't be able to post them until I finsih TT^TT I mean, I could post them now if I wanted to, but I feel like I should finish the review first.

The Rise of the Guardians

Hi!
Today, I went to see The Rise of the Guardians.
And  I have to say, it was pretty good :D
I really liked the characters, the plot, everything!!!
It was funny too :D
My favorite part was...well, I don't want to spoil it :3
But, here's a hint:

And now, I finally understand why people ship Jack Frost and the Tooth Fairy. I think I'm starting to ship them too...o.o

Since I can't type that much now, I'll just leave it to you guys to go and watch the movie yourselves. Bye! :D

SAO Ep. 10 "Crimson Killing Intent" Review

*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST

....I warned you... O.O*

Hi and welcome to the review fro episode 10 of Sword Art Online, "Crimson Killing Intent"!

In the last episode Kirito accepts the duel with Heathcliff, leader of the Knights of the Blood. Many players go to watch the fight between the only two known players with Unique Skills. The two battle using the First Strike rule, which declares the winner to be the person who lands the first blow.
As soon as the battle starts, Kirito uses his Dual Blades, which allows him to use two one-handed swords, and Heathcliff uses his Unique Skill, the Holy Sword, which allows him to freely switch between offense and defense (it gives him an extremely high defense)

Heh. Look at Kirito's face. :D I think his face always looks like that in battles.

At one point, Kirito manages to knock Heathcliff's shield to the side and goes for the final blow, but Heathcliff moves his shield at an impossible speed to block it and hits Kirito, winning the duel.
As promised, Kirito joins the KoB. He talks with Asuna about why he hadn't joined any guilds up until then, explaining what happened with the Black Cats of the Full Moon (See Episode 3). Then, Godfree comes in saying that he had to test Kirito to see his skills.
Despite Asuna's objections, Kirito agrees. Later he is surprised that Kuradeel was joining them and even more so by his apology. Godfree then collects Kirito's and Kuradeel's crystals, saying that it was a part of the test.

*cough, cough, rapeface, cough*

Kuradeel stabs Godfree or Kirito...I forgot which one.

After some time, the group stops to rest and eat. As the food is distributed Kirito senses something fishy. He and Godfree both drink the water they were given and become paralyzed, confirming Kirito's. Then, Kuradeel reveals that he was the one who paralyzed the two and stabs Godfree to death. He also reveals that his plan of revenge on Kirito and that he was part of the player-killing red guild, the Laughing Coffin. He then proceeds to stab Kirito and almost succeeds in killing him. However, Asuna rushes in just in time to save him.
Just before she actually lands a blow on Kuradeel, he begs for forgiveness, and Asuna turns to help Kirito.
Kuradeel then uses the chance to attack, which is blocked by Kirito (his hand is cut off though...O.O). Kirito then kills Kuradeel (he doesn't become a red player because he killed an orange player).
Asuna starts to blame herself for allowing the situation where Kirito had to kill another player, and Kirito kisses and hugs. :3

*fangirl!* *spazz*

He then tells her that his life belongs to her and that he wanted to spend the night with her. The two go to Asuna's house and eat dinner. Then, Asuna turns off the lights and undresses, greatly surprising Kirito. Kirito then tells her that she had misunderstood when he said that he wanted to spend the night after her. Embarassed, Asuna punches Kirito, and we skip to the next scene.
Later, Kirito says that they should move to a secluded house on the 22nd floor, and proposes to Asuna, to which she says "Yes". (Awww..... :3)

I think that this is one of my more favorite episodes :)
Because of the ending of course. I mean, Asuna and Kirito finally get together! FINALLY!!!!!
I've been waiting for this part for so long ^^

Anyways, I hope you'll join me for the review of episode 11 of SAO next time (I really like that episode. It's a bit sad though...:( )!!! Bye! :D

Changes to the Blog

Hello!!! =^.^=
I just found out how to make separate pages!!!!

Yay!!!! By the way, these are the three idiots from

Kaichou wa Maid-sama. I'll review that manga/anime someday.

Actually,  I found out that you couldn't do that with blogger first, but then I found out how to make it look like there were separate pages!
...BUT the point is, that I made a separate page for my SAO Reviews :D
Well, I did, but I still don't know how to remove the posts from the homepage, so they'll still be there. But, if you want to read just the SAO reviews, then click the tab and they'll all be there.

I've also changed the font and template of my blog as you probably now know. I just really hope that my old posts aren't affected and turn out weird. -.-;

Well, that's all I really have to say for now, until next time! :)