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A Random xxxHOLic Rambling

Since D.Gray-Man 177 is delayed again because of Hoshino-sensei’s sudden illness, I’ve been sulking because of having to wait another week (oh, suspense!) for the chapter. And as I’m also impatiently waiting for XXXHOLic 168, I wonder if I should keep up with Tsubasa too.

I actually do NOT want to read Tsubasa and xxxHOLic at the same time because everytime I do so, I’m always feeling the WTFness of the plot. I haven’t read Tsubasa for about two months, only keeping up with XXXHOLic. But the way things are going, it seems like I need to keep up with both ;__;

Dammit, FWR. It’s annoying enough having your self-centred self in Tsubasa, and now you’re x-over-ing yourself further into the other manga as well. And geez, xxxHOLic Kei is taking forever to progress.

But I can’t complain much, can I, Clamp-senseis? Since Doumeki/Watanuki is getting more and more apparent now…

I want this manga to end already. The WTFness will go on forever otherwise. FWR will keep bitching and Yuuko will keep slapping him away from Watanuki. I want Doumeki to have a larger role as the manga draws towards its climax, and I want Watanuki’s memories to return. So, ‘that time‘ that you guys keep muttering about in the Clamp-ishly mysterious way, please arrive quickly. *sigh* This is why I used to stick to mangas that come out in volumes.

Ever since it’s revealed that Watanuki is (in a way) Syaoran and Sakura’s son, the vagueness of his not-supposed-to-exist existence aside, I cannot unsee the mental image of an adult Syaoran gently teaching Watanuki how to cook, and telling him about the joy of cooking for people he cares about. *shudders* I can see Sakura doing that just fine, but yeah…

Speaking of volumes… I need more Genbu Gaiden!!

D.Gray-Man 166th Night Rant

I… don’t know what to say about this chapter.

I’ve always known that Allen is somehow related to the 14th. I even suspected that Allen might have been the reincarnation of the 14th. Well, that alone is cruel enough.

But to be told straight to your face that you’re someone who have someone else’s memories implanted into your head so that you can be the host for that someone else’s revival into the mortal world… is too cruel.

Oh, Cross… Why, pray tell, didn’t you choose better wordings? All this while, Allen’s been angsting about his life being shaped by someone else’s hands all along. To be told that everything’s all a part of a plan…

… is just plain cruel.

Is this some kind of a foreshadow that Allen would someday fully become the 14th? What would become of his memories of being just Allen, then?

The cure to my frustration in this chapter is Lavi’s hotness. No, seriously.

D.Gray-Man 165th Night Rant

Ah, how long has it been since I last wrote anything about DGM? I kind of miss my darling Kanda already XP So the last few filler chapters had been so amusing, but I really want them to finish with the the darn ghost already. It would be so amusing to see the anime version of the ghost filler, though (and I shall wait patiently until that episode comes, IF they decide to retain it). And back to chapter 165…

Yay! The story is finally going somewhere I didn’t notice that they were wearing their new Exorcist uniforms until Johnny mentioned it. After getting a good look at the uniform, I had to say that it somehow reminded me of Hogwarts? The badge placement was even in the right place.

I’m going to miss their previous sexy uniform ~_~

Allen is on his way to mastering the art of controlling the Noah’s ark. Him, along with Johnny, Komui, Lenalee (O_o I almost typed Nunnally, wth?!) and a few others went ahead to the new HQ which looked more like a haunted castle. Well, the last one was a Pisa tower wannabe, so I guess it’s excusable (though it also kind of reminds me of Crowley’s old mansion in one way or another).

So things were going fine… until Levellier (sorry, I forgot how to spell this Hitler-wannabe’s name) showed up with his Hitler-ish smirk (which failed, I must say). Now we should wait for him to raise his hand to the air and say “HAIL THE BLACK ORDER!!”

Oops… I just went off tangent. But hey, this guy is so annoying that it’s just so much fun to poke fun at him!!

Poor Allen got childraped tied against his will, and just when I was wondering where the hell they were taking Allen to, the guard suddenly said Cross was behind the door. Huh? Cross? He needed to be bound to meet Cross? And he even need to change his clothes! I mean, hey, he was wearing the minimal amount of clothes to meet the Cross Marian??

Oh dear… Out with the mystery already, Cross. Your riddles are unbecoming (not that you are, anyway. But I’ll give you credits because of your good looks).

And is it just me, or did Timcanpy just grew AGAIN?

Hmm….

p.s/ We got to see Lavi and  Grumpy Ol’ Panda-jiji Bookman in this chapter. But where is my Kanda? WHERE ARE YUUUUUUU?? (pun intended)

Code Geass R2 Turn 13 Rant & Review

As soon as this episode finished airing, I was left with my chopstick slacken in my hand, and tears in my eyes and mixed feelings. At the beginning, my internet connection was being so stupid that I felt so frustrated because I’ve been looking forward to this episode.

It started off with Shirley’s dream. The mask we see in the preview of the previous episode was a part of Shirley’s mind. She was getting paranoid with the rush of her returned memories. Shirley was so confused that she didn’t trust anyone. But she did remember the fact that Lelouch was indeed Zero who caused the death of her late father.

And then we were presented with Jeremiah killing off the Intelligence team stationed at Ashford in his search for Lelouch. Viletta and Rolo were alerted of his presence. Jeremiah found Sayoko, who flat out refused to tell him where Lelouch was. She would protect her Lelouch-sama, and got into a duel with Jeremiah.

Rolo tried to stop them, activating his Geass on Jeremiah to allow Sayoko to finish him off. However, Jeremiah got the better of Sayoko and stabbed her. At this point, Miracchin and I was like “Noooo! Don’t die Sayoko!!” because we really don’t want her dead! With Sayoko fallen, Rolo was left alone to deal with Jeremiah. He tried to Geass Jeremiah again, but Jeremiah’s Geass Canceler cancelled his Geass.

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Official Code Geass Knight Anthology 4 is coming~

Want! Want! Want! Want! Want!!!!! I had a good laugh with the first three anthologies, and I know this one would be just as nice. Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch Knight - Official Anthology - For Girls Volume 4 will be on sale starting 27th July 2008. Ooh, it just happen to be the day after Doujin Overload too. I’ll order it straight away when it becomes available~ And a week after the start of my 2nd semester.

Why, oh why aren’t they taking pre-orders???

Quote from Kadokawa Shoten website:
新キャラも見られる！？
New characters are shown too!?

Well, of course! We’ll get to see Rollo and Gino in this one. Heck, I hope we’ll get to see some Knight of Rounds cracks (because I need more KoR cracks to inspire me to continue writing oneshots for my Strawberry Milkshake series following Juicy Footage and Sweet Chase. SuzaLulu with crack!GinoLulu is so fun to write).

And XING KE!!! I want my Xing Ke~

And for fandom’s sake, I hope someone took the liberty to include Kanon in the anthology~

While I don’t ship romantic-mutual!LuluRolo, I’m a fan of everything regarding their sibling interaction. Let’s disregard the fact that Lulu said he wanted to use Rolo and then discard the boy like trash. The cover illustration is just so cute! Rolo looks like a male!Nunnally indeed, and Lelouch is as sexy as ever. He seems to look gayer by each episode, so it’s not surprising to see him gayer in official artworks

Will wait for it impatiently ^_^

Obligatory pre-Code Geass R2 Turn 14 Rant

Was browsing through Animesuki and CG lj community, and couldn’t resist taking a peek at the more detailed summary for Turn 14. It wasn’t a summary. It was a freaking spoiler. A big one at that! As if the recent revelation of Emperor Charles being V.V’s twin brother (no thanks to the official site for giving out spoilers on regular basis) wasn’t mindraping shocking enough. In Turn 14…

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