Hello~!!! :D
I...actually don't have much to talk about today :\
......
Well, I can say that I'm on volume five of Sword Art Online's light novel (It's SO good!!! Read it :D)
And that I have to go back to school tomorrow... :/
Oh! I thought of something! My stepmother's birthday is in 2 days! :D
...which is bad because I've only planned out what I'm going to give her, I haven't actually worked on it yet...
Well then, I'm going to work on that, so I'll have to go now! ^^
I hope you have a great day, and I also hope that you'll enjoy this Youtube video :)
*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 the Sword Art Online's episode 4 "The Black Swordsman" review! ^^
So, this is also a side story, like the previous episode, "The Red-Nosed Reindeer.
It starts off with a young female dagger-user called Silica. She is a beast tamer (there's not really any special skills needed, and it is not a class. It is used to describe players that somehow got close to an animal/monster in the game), and her companion is called Pina, who looks like a blue-feathered dragon.
Silica decided to quit the party she was in, because another female player, Rosalia, was arguing with her. Unfortunately she was in the Forest of Wandering, and got lost soon. When a group of monsters ambush her, Pina sacrifices her life to save Silica, and Kirito comes in just after to save her.
Silica and Pina
Pina Dies D: (NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!)
Silica is extremely dejected, and to cheer her up, Kirito tells her that there is a flower in the Hill of Memories on the 47th floor that can revive Pina within three days and decides to accompany her. They spend a night at an inn, where Kirito tells Silica about orange players, players who have commited crimes and red players, who have killed other players. Kirito then realizes that someone is eavesdropping on them, but fail to capture him.
Later, they arrive at the Hill of Memories. On the road to the flower, they discuss who Kirito's sister was (Silica looked like Kirito's sister, so he helps her. It is an "unspoken rule" to talk about life in real life), and viewers learn more about Kirito. successfully obtain the Pneuma Flower, the revival item. Heading back, the two meet Rosalia and other male players, who are revealed to be a part of the orange guild, Titan's Hand and want to sell the flower. Then, they discover that Kirito is the famous beater "The Black Swordsman" and try to attack him but fail because of his overwhelming high stats and level. The whole group is successfully defeated and arrested.
Kirito just standing there, but his HP isn't decreasing at all. LOL
At the end of the episode, Pina is revived, and Silica and Kirito promise to meet in the real world after the game is completed.
Pina being revived (you can only see the petals from the flower;
The feather is an item called Pina's Heart. They used the item and the
Pneuma flower to revive Pina)
Finally a happy and cute episode =^o^=
No one really died her so that was nice. Also, Silica was pretty cute. She definitely likes Kirito, but I would think that it's more like a brother-and-sister relationship.
Also, the Hill of Memories was really pretty! The whole thing was covered in flowers!!! OwO
Anyways, to sum it up, this is a positive, cute, side-story episode, which is good, considering the amount of deaths in the series so far -.-;
*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST
....I warned you... O.O*
This is also a sad episode....Why do I only have sad news recently -_-
Hello and welcome to the review of Episode 3 of SAO, "The Red-Nosed Reindeer".
It starts off when Kirito helps a small guild, the "Moonlit Black Cats", lead by a player named Keita. They thank him, and ask him to join their guild. Kirito agrees, yearning for the family-like atmosphere of the guild, hiding the fact that he was twice as strong as the average player, usually solos, and is a beater. He becomes close, especially to the only female member of the guild, Sachi. They get along pretty well. One night, Sachi disappears. Kirito finds her using a tracing tool that only strong players can use. She tells him that she is afraid to die, and Kirito assures her that she will survive and that he will protect her.
The Moonlit Black Cats. Keita is the guy being choked,
and Sachi is the girl in blue on the left.
Later, when the guild has saved up enough money, Keita goes to buy a house to use as a base. The rest of the group then goes to a dungeon to earn money, but accidentally set off a booby trap. They are locked in the room that they can not teleport out of and monsters flood in. All the players, except Kirito die. Kirito delivers the grim news to Keita, and he says that Kirito, as a beater, "never had any right to join them" shortly before committing suicide. Kirito feel that he is responsible for the all of the guild members' deaths, and decides to hunt down the event-special boss monster, Nicholas the Renegade (kind of like a monster Santa), which he heard has a drop that can revive players. (Kirito wanted to revive Sachi to hear her last word, even if they cursed him forever.)
Kirito and Nicholas the Renegade
As he travels to the tree that the boss suposedly appears under, he is stopped by Klein and his guild, the Fuurinkazan, (worried about his safety) and the Holy Dragon Alliance (after the drop). Klein and his guild hold off the Holy Dragons while Kirito goes after and solos the boss by himself. However, when he returns, he finds that the revival item can only be used with ten seconds of a player's death.
Kirito returns to a room that he rented, depressed. Then, a prerecorded message from Sachi arrives. In the message, she tells him to not blame himself for her death and to continue living on. It also reveals her last words, "Thank you" and "Goodbye". The episode ends with Kirito crying and Sachi singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
Kirito crying in the end. The shiny box-thingy is playing the message.
*Sigh*. This episode really made me cry :'(
The beginning was just so happy and stuff. And then, when they were all trapped, I was like, "nnnnNNNNOoOoOoOoOoOoO!!!!!! D:"
I feel like I could feel Kiritos' pain throughout the episode. :(
Anyways, this episode was so awesome as well. Please make sure to watch it too....even though I kind of spoiled everything OwO
Well, if you'll excuse me, I need to go set up the Christmas tree now.
....that was not on purpose. I know Thanksgiving was just a couple days ago, but I really am going to set the tree up. And it has nothing to do with this video being around Christmas. IT IS A COMPLETE COINCIDENCE. Anyways, I hope you'll join me next time! :D
P.S. I'm beginning to see that most of my reviews are about the summary. I think that's becuase I watched the videos a while ago so... O-O I'll try to catch up
Hello everyone.
I'm about to start talking about bullying and the serious consequences it has. Specifically, about Amanda Todd. This is extremely sad and depressing, but please bare with me. I want everyone to know about this.
First off, here is Amanda's video. I hope that you watch it, but if you really don't want to, it's alright. You can just read about what I have to say.
Amanda Todd was a fifteen year old girl who died in October.
She was bullied (cyber-bulling to be specific), and was driven so much into a corner that she had to change schools multiple times, tried drugs and alcohol, cut herself, drank bleach, and eventually killed herself through suicide.
It all started when her "friends" told her to flash, and she did. A guy (total stranger) got a hold of her picture and started to blackmail her, as he knew everything about her--where she lived, her school, family, friends, etc.
On Christmas, at 4 am, the police arrived at her door. Her picture was sent to everyone she knew.
She began to sink into depression, and turned to drugs/alcohol. She also moved.
The blackmailer came back a year later to her new school. Now, he had more information about her, and created a Facebook page that bullied her. Again, she lost everything. She moved again.
At this new school, she started to contact an old guy friend. He tricked her saying that he like her, and they got together, even though he already had a girlfriend. Soon, fifteen people, including the guy and his girlfriend, came to her school and started to beat her up. The teachers came, but she hid in a ditch until her father found her.
When she got home, she started drinking bleach. She survived though, after a trip to the hospital. Then she moved with her mom.
At the end of the video, she shows pictures of her arm, with cuts and blood on it, as well as a kitchen knife in the background. There is also a picture of a tattoo, which says "Stay Strong", one that she was planning to get, but never did.
All the people that bullied her--her "friends", the blackmailer/stalker, the cheater, as well as the people who posted mean comments on the internet about her--disgust me. They should all go to hell.
Although its true that Amanda made many bad choices, everyone deserves more chances. She was only fifteen, and had a whole life ahead of her.
I noticed that there were a lot of other videos about suicidal people (girls especially) on the sidebar of videos like this. They all deserved better. They probably thought that there was nothing left to live for, but they were wrong. They only lived for a couple years, so they don't know better, but it seemed to them that nothing mattered anymore, and thus committed suicide. People like them--all they really needed was a friend to support them.
I also heard that a lot of parents say that bullying is just "kids being kids" and is a life phase. It is not. You parents can also go to hell. Bullying is a huge problem that is not addressed well enough. I think that it is mostly the parents'/adults' fault for not teaching their kids better and/or helping out those who were bullied. They just tell them to talk to them when they need it, but the reality is that those bullied kids will never talk to them about their problems because they feel uncomfortable sharing about it, shy, or are at the point that they are so scared to do anything.
So please, take part in helping to stop bullying. People actually lose their lives in this. If you see a person being bullied, help them out. Stand up for them. Become their friend. If you think that it's weird to help out a total stranger, especially if that person is being bullied because of his/her appearance, then you are wrong. There is absolutely nothing wrong with helping someone who is struggling to survive. In fact, if you don't, then you are heartless.
Amanda, I've seen a few videos with you in it. You're really pretty. Also, your singing is beautiful.
If I were there, Amanda, I would be your friend. I'm sorry that I never heard about you until a month after your death. I hope that you are better now.
R.I.P. Amanda Todd
*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 the review of episode 2 of Sword Art Online, "Beater".
So in this episode, about two months have passed since the game was released. Kirito joins a meeting lead by a player named Diabel. on how to kill the boss of the 1st floor, Illfang. He then forms a party with with a girl named Asuna, who wears a red cloak to cover her face (He usually solos monsters and the such). During the meeting, we also meet Kibaou, who blames beta-testers, such as Kirito, for the deaths of the other players, saying that they went off first by themselves to level up, leaving the newcomers behind, confused. Agil, and axe wielder, then steps in, saying that the beta-testers actually did help, compiling a free guidebook for other players to use. After the conflict, the group creates a strategy on how to defeat Illfang using information from the guidebook. They then proceed into the 1st floor's dungeon where Illfang and his minions reside. When the boss's HP is low, Diabel goes in to for the finishing blow, but is unsuccessful when the boss unexpectedly uses a different weapon than the one in the guidebook, on which they based their strategy on. Kirito tries to help him, but learns that Diabel purposely went in by himself, as he was a beta tester and was sacrificing himself to help defeat the boss. Diabel dies, breaking into many shiny polygons (I teared up here TT^TT). Using Asuna's help (whose appearance is revealed when her cape is ripped), Kirito defeats the boss. Even though they have won, Kibaou again stirs up more trouble, blaming Kirito for Diabel's death. Kirito acts as though he doesn't care, saying that he knew far more than any other beta-tester, and he is named as a beater, a beta-tester who cheats. In the end of the episode, as Kirito leaves, he advises Asuna on joining a guild, saying that she is very powerful.
Here are some pics :D:
Kirito and Asuna (red cloak on right) when forming a party.
Kibaou (left) and Agil (right).
Diabel creating the strategy with the guidebook.
NOOOOOOO TToTT Don't Die on us DIABEL!!!!
Kirito and Asuna just before finishing the boss, Illfang.
This episode really made me cry. I mean, just look at Kirito's face when Diabel disappears. TT^TT It also made me feel extremely made about Kibaou, because he just goes around, blaming everyone's problems on the beta-testers (later, he does some bad stuff, but I won't spoil that yet :P).
And then, when Asuna's cape gets ripped off, I went into a total fangirl state. We finally get to see what she really looks like!!! *squeal*
Anyways, I hope that you'll watch this episode as well, it is really good!
Hello, and Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!! XD
Today is the day where we show our thanks to be able to live in this country and eat a delicious meal.
...Well, actually, today I didn't do the second part, we just ate some Japanese barbeque at a restaurant called Gyu-Kaku for lunch O.O Still, good food though :D (and great music :) )
I am still a little doubtful of Thanksgiving's origin though (in the US that is). They say that the first Thanksgiving in America was between the Wampanog Indians and the Pilgrims who traveled from Europe to Plymouth Rock in the new land for religious freedom. Apparently, the new settlers wanted to thank the Native Americans for teaching them how to survive, and so, prepared a feast.
When I was little this sounded so awesome and good...but that was before I learned that the other settlers took almost all of the Indian's lands and killed off most of them. It makes me think that the people back in the day are selfish, greedy, and cruel (I'm not saying that all of them were; just most). I guess that Thanksgiving here today is kind of like a way to cover things up for the little kiddies who don't know anything yet, and a pathetic excuse way to remind people to be grateful for what they have (which A LOT of us forget often) -.-"
Well, moving on!
I've been on Youtube recently, and I wanted to share these two awesome Smosh (music) videos. They are called "The Legend of Zelda Rap" (kind old, but still awesome) and the "Ultimate Assassin's Creed 3 Song" (makes me want to play it, but I can't because I don't have the console -.-;)
They curse a lot though, sorry about that ^^; (I would say that this is like...PG-13 or something)
Well, enjoy that, and I have to go now, so bye! :D
*Warning: This post contains SPOILERS. If you do not want to be spoiled, DO NOT READ THIS POST
....I warned you... O.O*
During episode 1 of Sword Art Online, most of my reactions went something like this:
*gasp!*
"WWHHHAATTT!!!?? HOW CAN HE DO THAT, WHAT THE ************!!!!!?"
"NOOOOO"
*fangirling*
"OH MY GOD ITS THE ANIME!!! ITS FINALLY STARTING!!!"
"Pretty RAINBOWS!!!"
"THIS IS SSSSOOOOOO COOOOOLLL!!!"
*spazzing*
Basically, I was really excited that Sword Art Online was starting.
Now, to a short summary:
Two people are wearing the NerveGear by the sides of the picture. Klein is the guy with the red bandana with two yellow stripes near the bottom left.
It's the year 2022 in Japan, and the new VRMMORPG, Sword Art Online, has just been released. 10,000 copies are sold to 10,000 players. Kirito, the protagonist and a beta tester of the game, logs in to the game using the NerveGear, invented by genius and creator of SAO, Kayaba Akihiko. He meets Klein, his first friend, and teaches him about the game and leveling up. When they try to log out, they realize that there is no log out button. Suddenly, they are teleported to the town square along with the other 9, 998 players of the game. Red covers the covers the sky, and a giant hooded figure appears. He reveals himself to be Kayaba Akihiko and says that the players will not be able to log-out unless at least one person defeats all 100 floor of Aincrad and the bosses. He also says that dieing in-game will result in death in reality (the NerveGear has a microwave that can fry a player's brain, killing him/her). Family members who try to take off the NerveGear from outside the game is strictly forbidden and doing so will also result in death (by then, the situation in SAO has been reported to Japan, so many family members do not do so). Kayaba Akihiko then gives each of the players a mirror. All the players then change appearances from their avatar to their real self. He disappears, leaving the players in panic.
Kirito pulls Klein out from the confusion and asks him to come with him to the next village, as he is a beta tester and knows how to survive. Klein refuses, saying he has friends still out in the town square, and the two go separate ways. After a month, 2,000 players have died and the first floor has not been cleared.
Kirito, in his real appearance, at the end of Episode one, epically killing a wolf.
This is one of the most captivating first-episodes I have ever seen. It makes you ask, "Why would someone do this?", "Will Kirito survive?", "What happens next?", etc.
There are also a bunch of cool parts that makes you feel like you yourself are entering the game, like the cool rainbows that appear after Kirito says "Link start!"
The world of Aincrad itself is also beautiful and in a whole new world, and the whole idea and plot is amazing. Being trapped in a video game is a common idea, but with all the different characters and ideas, SAO become completely unique.
That's all I have for today for Episode 1. I originally thought that I was going to add more pictures, but I guess I'll keep some of those ideas for the later episodes.
BYE!!! :D
I hope you'll join me next time!^^
