October Update

It's been a while again since I've wrote something here. I admit, I got/am a bit lazy and in my laziness neglected a few of these aspects. So what's been happening around is pretty much.. umm; nothing. Still waiting for my order of the iPhone 4, which got canceled again just recently because the provider failed to apply the necessary changes in the contract. Pretty swell, huh.

Anyway, I've already got to finish FMA: Brotherhood quite a while ago and I must say I enjoyed it.. a lot. The ending was okay I guess. Not bad but not really great either - oh well, it's still an improvement from it's predecessor. Other than that, I have finally picked up Trigun and finished it because after the first few episodes it became that epic to me - putting it high up in the ratings next to series such as Cowboy Bebop.

Yeah that's pretty much the main highlights for what concerns anime-related news. Bought several anime merchandise to fill up the collection.. TCG's, magazines, few new figures and miscellaneous other stuff - which I will be reviewing/showing in a vid or something sooner or later (depending on how lazy I am and if I can find that damn cam).

I'll try to work on some new updates for Animeshin this week if things are willing to progress a bit around here. But until then, no big announces or small promises alas.

~ Da Ferizo

Small September Update

Now for a random new blog update regarding the status of business around here.

So I've been watching FMA: Brotherhood the past few days and must say; "So far, so good" and by that I mean the following. Yeah, it's certainly an improvement on it's predecessor though I had my doubts at first. It kicks off the entire prequel in no less than the first 14 episodes after which it starts to follow the Manga-adaptation (according to what I've read) - I wouldn't know because I have not read it. I'm currently around episode 45 or so and am really liking it so far. I'm avoiding any kind of spoilers but I do recall noticing a brief sentence from somewhere saying "the ending was unsatisfying" but I'll just have to see for myself.

In other news, I have been playing Lost Saga for quite a bit again recently. I even got to the point of customizing the guild we have stationed there - meaning it's a probable addition to the Animeshin gaming branch. More of that will have to come later though.

I'm currently looking for another anime to pick up in the meantime preferable of the horror genre. Ghost Hunt was an absolute jewel and I was hoping to find some others. I'm a bit disappointed and frustrated about how people fill in recommendations on MyAnimeList nowadays. Taking Ghost Hunt's recommendations as an example, there are series recommended solely because the tiniest bit of romance in Ghost Hunt resembles the other suggested anime. That's like recommending a harem/ecchi-based anime to an action/horror anime just because the main characters share the same name, even though one of them is female and the other a male. It makes no sense and is a waste of space / misdirection.

But anyway.. aside from my little rant; this concludes the small update. In previous news, Animeshin has received some cosmetic and content updates on MAL due to the new goal we had reached - be sure to check it out. More updates are lurking around the block and will be announced / released as soon as I'll be able to set some things straight around here.

~ Da Ferizo

Kogarasumaru, Kill'Em Dead!

In case the title doesn't ring a bell; I finished watching Air Gear last night and I can in all honesty say that I totally loved it. I briefly read through some reviews before I started watching and noticed that there was a lot of skepticism and negativity about it's content. Though, I have seen much worse negativity around certain other shows.. such as Ragnarok the Animation. But despite of all that I watched it and now it's in my list of "10" rated shows - both shows that is.

I think the thing with Air Gear is.. or in my opinion with any other anime really; you either love it or you hate it. God forgive that we do not share the same taste and characteristics to indiscriminately like everything in this world /sarcasm. ^^;

Anyhow, back to what I was trying to say.. I truly loved it, despite some of it's quirks; but to judge an anime solely on that aspect would be pretty childish.. one has to look beyond it and see the bigger picture. Yeah, I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is up for a different genre besides all those violent action, magical, romance series you see a lot of nowadays. The story overall was okay, some might say it's a bit cliche but I think the well-placed comedy scenes make up for it. The ending however was a bit, umm.. unsatisfying perhaps (as in, left me begging for more). But the upcoming OVA sequel should quell that hunger. There's this guy in the anime, Agito; who says the F-word a lot in a quite comical way. Well that's exactly what I thought and said after I saw the ending x3.

Oh yeah and not to forget, the OST/Soundtracks consist of orgasmic awesomeness. ^~^

Now that I'm done with Air Gear I'll be taking on the rest of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; and perhaps/probably take on a few others in the meantime as well. I'll be sure to write an actual review about Air Gear.. ..like all the other; whenever I get some spare time to do so. ~.^

~ Da Ferizo

Otaku's Tail

I finally took the time and liberty to customize the layout of my own blog. Design and structure is just a copy from the Animeshin blog; I've only modified the banner and logo, but trust me when I say; it took me a while. Lack of inspiration due to noisy and annoying environment, nyeh.

For those who are unfamiliar with the series, the logo is based on and inspired by Fairy Tail which in my opinion is a must see for anyone who loves a good shounen. It's sort of a mix-up between Soul Eater and One Piece; in both art/animation as well as characteristics. All the more reason to watch it ~.^ I'd say. Anyhow, I'm proud of how the logo turned out especially after adding the little anchor on the "T" and the bridge under the "U" which at first I thought was going to look horrid. Lucky for me, I was wrong. ^^;

Nevertheless, with this new layout set; I can finally start dedicating myself a bit more to this blog. Reviews, Poetry, Fanfics, anything you can think of that is not out of my league; I'll deliver.

Welcome to Ota-ku, my Blog.
~ Da Ferizo

Also check out the Animeshin Blog and or Site for upcoming news and updates regarding the community. A few new updates and tweaks is currently inbound.

About Me

Basic Information

• Real Name: Classified
  
• Nickname: Ferizo D. Otaku
• Birthdate: 10th of June 1988
• Zodiac: Dragon / Gemini
• Location: The Netherlands
• Ethnicity: Asian - Indonesian
• Likes: Anime and Music
• Dislikes: Reality

Comment Information

Yeah, my name is "Classified" because I'm not quite fond of it myself. All I'm going to say is that is starts with an "F" and contains the letters "E" and "R" but that's it. If you really want to know, you'll just have to build up some reputation with me and ask me for it.

Detailed Information

I like / love / am obsessed with anime, what else is new..? I have no specific favorite genre because every anime always has multiple genres which all add up to it's quality/enjoyment factor. It's the same with choosing a favorite character; there's no way I could choose one out of all the characters I adore. I would literally create thousands of separate and different subjects just so I could every single character and show that I love on a #1 place. ..No I'm not going to actually do that, unless it earns me some epic loot.

Manga.. Anime captured in black and white (mostly) on paper in the form of a comic. Seeing most series are based on their rightful manga predecessors, it would be better if I reversed that sentence; but I'll be frank about it and state my opinion. I'm one of those types who prefers the sight of visual movement and loves to hear Japanese voice actors and beautiful soundtracks. As an otaku, of course I love the idea of being able to read my favorite series anywhere I want. But when given the opportunity/ability; I'd rather spend my time watching Anime.

My favorite colors are black and white.. "what do you mean, those aren't colors..?" Those two are in fact the base definitions of color. Black is the absence of all colors whilst White is the presence of all colors; combine the two and you got a match made in heaven. Secondary favorite color which in 'normal terms' is a true color; would be red.. the color of blood and strawberries ~ Mhmm..

Hara hara..
So much to talk about, so little time..
I can go on and on like this, but I'll save that for sometime in the future when I get bored out of my mind. Until then, if for some crazy reason you would like to hear more; you'll just have to contact me yourself. I'm always open for anything and everything so feel free to send me a PM or E-mail.

Ja Ne.
~ Da Ferizo