Image thanks to Incise-soul.

And the summer is already upon us with full force. I have been feeling the raging heat here for weeks already, so much so that my room temperature has gone up abnormally each day, forcing me to turn on my air-conditioner for short stretches to bring it down so I can survive. But in any case, I was never a fan of summer anime much, and this current list of anime series airing is still not enough to make me feel encouraged. Nevertheless, here are mine and three other guest writers’ impressions of the shows we are or are not watching, and unlike my spring anime watchlist, this is a serious post, because I got others’ opinions written in as well.

One must be wondering why I used the plural form of “shoujo” in the title. Quite frankly, I think the story revolves around more than just airheaded Akiha, and that she is not the only Sorakake Girl. This episode certainly seemed to prove that. Skipping both the OP and ED, we dive right into the action that finishes this particular Sunrise series.

Image thanks to Beat Trend.

This morning when I reached the gym, the first thing I saw on the news was the demise of Michael Jackson. To most of the younger generation nowadays, all they probably remember of him are the court battles he faced as well as the charges brought against him. But to those of us who remember what it was like during his era, to that era and to him and his music, I dedicate this short post.

Get The Door [SINGLE] by Oohashi Rie

Delayed for weeks, I bring you the opening theme of Queen’s Blade -Rurou no Senshi- which aired along with the others in Spring 2009. It is sung by Oohashi Rie who seems to have only performed one song so far.

Alter 1/8 Ryomou Shimei

Now I said before that I don’t plan on becoming another regular figure update blogger, but early breaking news I have received that makes me love and hate Alter (my fave figure company) just compels me to break my Machiavellian rule of conformity and succumb to the societal powers of going with the flow with other “I want to be first to report on figure XXX” web sites.

Alter 1/8 Kakouen Myousai