YuGiOh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time

After months and months of waiting, the highly anticipated YuGiOh movie is finally released in America! Yes, my friends and I were super excited to go see it. The fact that there were only four showings where we lived only encouraged us to do whatever it took to see this movie. It was pretty stressful actually. Let's just say that there were some unexpected and completely last minute problems that almost prevented us from seeing it!

One of the reasons why we were all so dedicated to go is because we grew up watching the YuGiOh series. I still remember getting up before 7:00 AM on Saturday mornings, quickly grabbing the remote, turning on the TV, and watching some fascination informercials while I was waiting for YuGiOh to come on. Ah those were the days ...

So anyway, we all absolutely loved the movie (I wish it was longer though. I seriously would not mind sitting through hours of this greatness.) It was hilarious, nostalgic and just plain epic. We weren't the only ones hyped up for it. A lot of fans on Twitter were raving about it too. I think the reason why so many fans were interested was because of the fact that the main characters from three different generations of YuGiOh were all present. In the same movie. At the same time. The idea is just so surreal that you would never think it was possible. But it is. And it was awesome. These three make a great team. I felt like the writers could've done more with Paradox, the antagonist of the movie, though. There was potential for the development of his character and his past. Other than this and the fact that the movie was kind of short, everything else was breathtaking: the animation, the 3D effect, the music, and the fact that Yugi, Jaden and Yusei were in the same movie together!! (Whoever came up with this idea is brilliant.)

Every person who purchased a ticket also got a free excerpt from the YuGiOh! 5D's manga that's coming out later this July.

Here's the free card that came inside the manga excerpt!



The Disapperance Of Haruhi Suzumiya

I just finished watching the movie The Disappearance Of Haruhi Suzumiya. It came out a while ago but I wanted to wait for a high quality version instead of the filming-in-the-theatre version they had online before. I watched it on You Tube - this guy uploaded the entire 2 hour 40 minute movie into one video instead of splitting it into parts (how did he do that?!)

Overall, it was a beautiful movie. I didn't think I could like Nagato Yuki's character more than I did but this movie proved me wrong. She is my absolute favorite character in the series now (Koizumi comes in at a very close second!). It's funny because if you've never watched or haven't finished watching both seasons 1 and 2 of the Haruhi Suzumiya series, you might be completely confused as you're trying to make sense of some of the scenes in this movie. But if you're like me and you've seen both seasons (and you remember the events of these seasons), you will think this is a great movie :)


I don't like giving out spoilers so I won't say much (and plus, the movie left me kind of speechless). What I will say though, is that my favorite scene is ... well, I have a lot of favorite scenes! But the one that stuck me the most was the ending when Kyon and Nagato were talking to each other on the roof of the hospital. It was such a sweet scene. I've always liked the idea of robots, or any kind of apathetic creature that's not supposed to have any sort of human emotions, develop feelings of their own. I remember a couple of animes where I've seen this happen (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, Bleach etc). I've always liked this concept. To me, it's such a beautiful thing when these beings, through interactions with people, begin to gain / show characteristics of being human themselves. Afterall, don't people say that emotions are proof that one was alive?

A New Year

My family does not celebrate the holidays so even though there have been tons of "Merry Christmas!" and "Happy New Year" 's on Twitter and Facebook, I can't say that I share their excitement. My friends and I also had a mutual agreement that we wouldn't get each other anything for Christmas this year so my winter break so far has been just that - break. (Yes, I am feeling super guilty for putting off my homework until the last minute but I really needed a break!) So as both my break and 2010 is coming to a close (sadly), I wonder what will happen to me in 2011. All I know is that a lot of things are going to change. I don't want to freak myself out and worry about events that have yet to happen so I'm trying not to think about it too much.

Looking back on 2010, the first thing that comes to mind does not involve my family, friends, school, or anything that has happened to me this past year. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of 2010 is the 10th anniversary of Bleach. It has been such an amazing year for the series - so many goodies / events went on in Japan in celebration of its 10th year. I hope 2011 is just as good for Bleach as this year was. Even though I live no where near Japan, it just brings a smile to my face when I read / hear of all the amazing stuff that was released in honor of the 10 years Bleach has been around. It's too bad that it'd cost a fortune for me to get my hands on some of these products but I did get one thing - I gave in and bought myself the Bleach 10th anniversary 2011 calendar! I proudly hung it on my wall and now that 2011 is here, I can "officially" use it.



Bleach began it serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump back in 2001 - 10 years ago. I actually did not begin the series until the summer of 2006 so I've only been a fan for four years. Even so, Bleach made these past four years of my life more bearable. I think I can safety say that in my group of friends, I'm the Bleach fanatic. Emotions run high and crazy in high school - I don't recall many great / fun experiences. During these low points and bad days, Bleach made me laugh and forget everything else. Even if this time can last as short as five minutes when I'm reading the new chapter every Wednesday, it still relieves enough stress for me to force myself out of bed the next morning to go to school.

Some people do think I'm strange because of my Bleach obsession but I guess that's just something they have to deal with .. and if they can't, it's their problem, not mine. I say this because I have found random people on You Tube as well as a community on bleachasylum.com that share the same interest. Reading what they have to say about the series and their thoughts remind me that I'm not odd or weird. I just happen to love something that not of people I know like.

But anyways, enough about Bleach (for now haha), I haven't talked about my New Years resolution yet! (Fireworks are going off in my neighborhood because it's exactly 12:00 AM as I'm typing this right now.) They say that today is the day to make a wish because it's a very special date (1/1/11), but I don't have any wishes nor any resolutions. This is mostly because I usually forget about them a week later. If I had to make a resolution though, I guess I'd tell myself to stop caring about what other people think. I've been trying to do so for a while now but unconsciously, in the back of mind, there is always that part of me that's scared of what other people will say about me. There's always that pressure and I'd like for that to go away. I know it won't disappear forever but I'm hoping that I don't experience it as frequently in these years to come. Well, it's getting late and I need to shower so I can go to bed (waking up early tomorrow to do some shopping! yay!). Hope 2011 is another amazing year for Bleach! <3