New Anime Season: Jormungand!

Exams are near and it is only during the study break that I am able to catch up with the newest anime season. OH YESSSSSS THE OTAKU IS IN THE HOUSE! And let me share with all of you guys a new fantastic anime that took my breath away this season.

And so I was sick and tired of all the ‘slice of life’ anime because there were JUST TOO MANY OF THEM. I hate them Shoujo genre because love in reality is yes, oh so sweet but never that happy ever after. I watch Shoujo only if it is hilarious, like Ouran or Nadeshiko (The Wallflower) or if it’s bishie-studded with the kind of men I like, for example: Uragiri no Namae wo Shitteru (Uraboku). I got tired of ecchi stuff and boys putting their gay act nonsense when they aren’t hot enough to BE gay. Examples? Medaka Box, Queen’s Blade (yes, there’s a new season) and No. 6.

I MISS Lelouch Lamperouge. (Possibility of a third season of Code Geass, yeahhhhh!) I miss BK201 in Darker than Black (A POSSIBLE THIRD SEASON TOOOOO!). I miss Tatakau Shishou: Book of Bantorra. Or Black Blood Brothers. I miss even, Seiken no Burakkumisu. I don’t want to watch another Eyeshield or another Prince of Tennis. My Gintama has ended again.

In the depths of my despair (LOL!)... Luckily I found Fate/Zero season 2 and of course, Jormungand!

Jormungand - the killing team!

“Ware-ware no Sekai no Hebi, JORMUNGAND.” Those were the words of Koko Hekmatyar during the first 2 minutes of the first episode of Jormungand.

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAH~! *insert fangirl squeals*

Das ist Koko. Sie ist verrückt. 

(This is Koko. She is crazy!)

Oh yesss, the main character is a female, not exactly my cup of tea as I am inclined to silver haired bishies - oh wait, I digress. The first 2 seconds of the anime left a bad taste in my mouth because I thought the art was horrid. No thanks to Koko’s long pointy nose. 

But upon closer inspection, it didn’t hurt that bad! At least the characters weren’t as elongated as them CLAMP characters like in Tsubasa or XXXHolic. And upon closer inspection, Koko Hekmatyar reminded me of a character I was once so fond of: ICHIMARU GIN.

Top: Koko Hekmatyar

Bottom: Ichimaru Gin

See the beautiful, cunning, silver-haired resemblance? :O <3 <3 <3

Ichimaru Gin, oh yes, the genius with a plan. The genius who is at the same time, a hopeless romantic. NYAAAAAAAAAH~! He makes my otaku tail stand with his overpowering awesomeness! O, my silver-haired bishie with those SEXY, pointy snake-eyes. O, that mysterious smile that exudes the devilish aura when he unleashes his Byaku-

…wait, was I about to type BYAKUGAN? LOL. What the heck, Rebecca. Otakus don’t make that kind of mistake.

BANKAI, I mean. It has been months since I last downloaded a Bleach anime episode. To my surprise, I started downloading it back on June the 1^st only to realise that the anime series ended at episode 366 in March. Sorry to disappoint you anime lovers with my ignorance. On the other hand, I’m still closely following every week’s release of Naruto Shippuden and Fairy Tail? :D

OKAY. Back to Koko Hekmatyar. Jormungand is a… MASTERPIECE. Honestly, it is. Like I said, I ABHOR female characters hogging the leading role with the exception of Black Lagoon, Tatakau Shisho and maybe, To Aru Kagaku no Railgun. But Koko Hekmatyar brought it to a totally different level. I LOVE HER. Her boobs are small and her waist is thin but her CUNNING, oh my God, her WITS - totally nailed it. Think of Jormungand as a combination of DeathNote’s wits and Full Metal Alchemist’s action scenes. Or Darker than Black’s fighting scenes. Or some shonen action anime.

Only that Jormungand’s action-packed scenes are strictly using guns. Basically, because sly Koko Hekmatyar is – an arms dealer. <3

NYAAAAAAAAAAH~! Okay SPOILERS ALERT FROM HERE ON!

Koko travels the world with her team of 8 professionals. There’s Jonah, a child soldier, the awesome Valmet who’s slick and skilled, Lehm with his experience on the battlefield and so many more. A computer geek, bullets that don’t miss,  a crazy ass driver, a sniper with disgusting skills and a man who serves as a tank – he launches RPG missiles and makes it look as if there is no rebound. All highly skilled people, put together as one killing team.

What I love about this anime is not just the brains behind it, or the action but also its substance. The killing team of nine are interlinked with beautiful history behind each and every one of them. As they travel the world with Koko, they encounter their past nemesis and overcome their past with courage and diligence.

Also, the arms market is filled with reality bites – corruption, politics, condescending corporations, secrets and grudges. To brain it all really takes some thinking.

And… the rest of it is for you to find out. HAHAHAHA I should stop blogging before I squander my whole holidays doing things that will never be tested in my impending finals.

Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor

Girls here are less annoying because they are Contractors with no feelings/emotions. No KYAAA KYAAAA over some random guy in school, phew!

On another note, I recently finished Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor. I’M SORRY I AM TWO YEARS LATE, PROBABLY, but I couldn’t find time to watch this series I downloaded some 20 months ago. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Otaku kononnya? But I am glad I took time to finish this. Because, it was pretty awesome. I miss my Contractors and their renumerations and I hate to see them die off – but the reality for them was always death.

ANYWAY, I purposely highlighted anime titles in dark blue and italics just to scare myself as to how much anime I've watched. And yes, I DID scare myself. LOL. Off to download Jormungand's 9th episode now! Hope you guys have as much fun as I did watching this awesome series. <3

Heaven Sent

There has been ups and downs in life but I discovered the one thing that makes living on Earth so real and unforgettable. I found love.

I first found love in Him, the Sovereign God, in Jesus as he died on the cross to save each and everyone of us, long before we were even born. He has cleansed our sins and made us pure so that we may ascend to the Heavens to live in joy with Him. He is love itself.

I was blessed to have found love in relationships. Not only love from parents, but also love from someone of the opposite sex who would have won the world for me once. But things fell apart as we both took each other for granted. In the midst of my despair, my wonderful friend Huiying backed me up in everything my insane heart drove me to do. She was my sidekick who would go through thick and thin for me. And I love her infinitely - because she was the only one who could understand the raw pain that stabs me in the chest and stings my eyes second after second.

I thought I could pretend that I have moved on by banning myself from speaking about it in front of my friends. Truth is, I missed him like hell.

I thought I would hate him for all of my life and would never forgive him for what he did. Truth is, I loved him so much it was almost impossible to hate. The irony of it was that I overflowed with concern for his well-being. Something he probably wouldn't know. :)

But then I gained strength, courage and wisdom today. From there I learnt it was important to give and take. To love someone means so many things. So many things that demand so much from you.

To love one, you must prepare to get hurt. To love one, you must be prepared to give. To love one, you must trust with all of your heart. And most importantly, loving means continually giving out without expecting anything  in return. The anticipation of receiving means that one does not fully understand what it is like to love. To love, you can continually pour your emotions out - without receiving anything in return. That, is true love.

I would change my ways for the better. I only hope he will do the same. Love makes us vulnerable -but with all the hurt it caused, it also makes us stronger.

Communication is the key to success. Please don't think of talking to one another as giving the other false hope - because talking is a way of tying loose ends. And eventually, and understanding can be reached so that one can continue to move on. And no, it is absolutely unfair to leave loose ends hanging. Because it'll be so distracting that neither one of them involved are able to move on. So please, TALK.

The three stages to moving on is preposterous. There's no way you can hate someone you love so much. It all boils down to just wanting that person's company. The only way to move on is to reach a mutual understanding by communicating - and then letting time take on its role and heal.

Loving also means being ready to hurt yourself by letting go. If you want that person just all to yourself, that's called being possessive. Being selfish doesn't help. Wanting one all to yourself is a sign of obsession, not love.

And if you want relationships to last, you need to work on every single stage of a relationship. Starting from being friends, to dating to partners. Skipping the friend-zone causes a lack of understanding and a forward boost to a lusty relationship and not one of true love.

I only wish that whatever promises made would be kept. Or else it would be like stepping on shattered glass. Trust and respect would be broken too.

True love. I think I found mine. Probably the right person, but the wrong timing. But we need to let time run its course. Because loving one also means you would spend an eternity waiting for him.

Thank You, Lord. For constantly blessing me abundantly with perpetual comfort and love.

I grew up today. Did you?

A Gemstone

You

make me feel

like a precious gem

its shimmer everlasting

its potential limitless

its worth immeasurable.

And I love you.

I

although a gem

am tough but vulnerable

am unscathed but scratched

am proud but shy

beautiful on the outside

but inside

am hideously tough to mend.

And I am sorry.

Until the day the ocean doesn't touch the sand -

please care for this gem

until I am worthy enough

to adorn your hand.

And all in due time.