Pokémon Black & Pokémon White

I discovered earlier this year, that within autumn, new games Pokémon Black and Pokémon White would be released within Japan. Having been overly pleased with the recent release of Nintendo's remake of Pokémon Silver & Gold - Soul Silver & Heart Gold - I was very excited at the idea of a new game. However, I then remembered Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. These two games were utter let downs for myself and my sister, so it is likely that a 5th generation of Pokémon will be equally as terrible. Here is my overview of my current 'research'.

Today I decided to check if any of the upcoming Pokémon had been revealed. I had previously seen the new Pokémon, Zorua and Zoruark, and was pleasantly surprised with them, but upon seeing the newly revealed starter and legendary Pokémon I was thoroughly disappointed. I never have really took a shine to any of the starter Pokémon so I wasn't expecting to be overly pleased, but come on! Grass starter - snake Pokémon - with arms and legs? What kind of snake has arms and legs?! Fire starter - pig Pokémon - has long ears. Not too bad, but still not meeting expectations. Water starter - otter Pokémon - big nose, frown, and freckles. I don't have anything against big noses or freckles - frowns I do dislike however - but when ones freckles are level with ones mouth and ones nose is level with ones eyes it does look a tad silly; also, I am pretty sure otters do not have perfectly round heads. The three starter Pokémon can be seen below.

The legendary Pokémon of Pokémon White is a large, black, Dragon-Robot-Demon-type-thingy (see top-left of this post). It's quite cool looking actually, but it does not look like a typical Pokémon, much like Arceus, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina did not from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl & Platinum. There is far too much detail, making it look like it was taken from Digimon, or some other anime, rather than Pokémon.

Mmm, I can smell my dinner.... *is hungry*

The Legendary for Pokémon Black is white (see right), I guess this is so that the Pokémon can actually be located on the box xD Unlike the legendary for Pokémon White, it looks AWFUL. It looks like a glorified feather duster! Terrible! I was horrified when I laid my eyes upon it! And what is that between it's legs? Oh dear...

Okay, sorry, anyone reading this blog probably thinks I'm really negative! I'm not, I'm really not. I'm still looking forwards to the release, which I believe, for Europe, will be within Spring next year; I expect I shall request Pokémon White for my birthday. I just thought it was noteworthy of how much the Pokémon franchise has really overstretched itself, and quality is dropping as a result.

New Music

So I decided to discover some new music.

Anyone who knows me (which I expect is everyone who reads this blog xD) will know that I have a horrifically narrow taste when it comes to music. Well, I still do. But I have discovered a few more bands that I ACTUALLY like ;D

I managed to find a total of three new bands that I like (this is an achievement, okay!), Legenda Aurea, Magica, and Psyclon Nine.

Legenda Aurea is a female fronted symphonic/operatic metal band. Yep, soprano singer, and a mighty good one ;P but of course it would be for me to like them, ahaha. Magica are a Romanian symphonic metal band, again female fronted. Magica have 'beauty and the beast' vocals in many of their songs, where a gruff male voice accompanies the lovely female vocals. Psyclon Nine mix black metal with industrial and gothic metal styles, giving them a very dark sound.

If one cares to find out more about my discoveries (ahaha, I'm kidding myself, aren't I? xD) then take a peek at the links below...

Legenda Aurea Homepage

Magica Homepage

Psyclon Nine Homepage

Decency Versus Panty-shot

I was reading Venus Versus Virus when I came across this page here. It is taken from vol.1 ch.5.

I was incredibly disappointed to discover that a perfect opportunity for a panty-shot had not been used! This is manga! Manga! It's supposed to be perverse! *temporarily dislikes the manga-ka*

I really would have liked to have seen Lucia's underwear... I mean come on, it was a 16+ manga - isn't it our given right to have panty-shots in manga rated older-teen?! Or are we not mature enough to handle underpants?

I guess we can see her wonderful garter... with it's blade equipped. BUT STILL.

Venus Versus Virus is wonderful however, and I guess it is not Ecchi, so panty-shots are not to be expected. It IS also yurilicious... so I'll quit my complaining.

Yay for Manga. Yay for Yuri. Yay for Venus Versus Virus. But MORE Panty-shots. Please. xD

When santa Mr. (or Mrs.) Pigeon Got Stuck Up The Chimney...

Oh dear, oh deary deary me... Some time yesterday or the day before a poor pigeon fell down into our chimney...

It was strange when I noticed Percy (my cat) sniffing around the chimney... I was hoping that his interest only occurred as my sister's bag was in front of it and he could easily poke his nose in the opening just above it which leads to the chimney. This however was not the case. He could smell the pigeon.

I discovered this when I heard the sound of flapping whilst I was upon my laptop. It caused Percy to jump back from the fireplace. Upon the floor was a grey feather, immediately I knew it was the feather of a poor wood pigeon. My second favourite animal, after goats of course.

We had to get the pigeon out. As: 1. I did not wish for it to die. and 2. If it did die we would get a fly infestation.

When father returned home he prised open the fireplace, opening it like a doorway, not too far however, as he did not wish to damage the gas pipes and cause an explosion.

It was not until the next day, today that is, that we got the pigeon out. Father had to grab it from further up the chimney with use of his motorcycle glove. When the poor soul had been rescued from it's ash-covered prison it could not see. The ash had temporarily blinded it. Luckily managed to restore it's vision after cleaning it and it's eyes and leaving it to recover.

Mr/Mrs. Pigeon has flown away now. Hopefully to live the rest of his/her life happily ^^

Manga Fox: Maria-sama Ga Miteru Manga Series

Manga Fox: Maria-sama Ga Miteru Manga Series

*sighs* I finished reading it... and it. is. not. complete. Bleh, bleh, bleh. Well, I'll just watch and wait ;D Come on you scanlators and manga-kas! You can do it! ;D