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
1st 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
