I haven't been able to post the past couple (looks at calendar)...er, in nearly a week. I have been keeping up my daily life as well as filling out some scholarship applications that are due tommorow. During this time, I have been watching a little bit of anime on the side (Imagine that!). A got to see episode 2 of the two shows I'm watching that are new this season (in Japan), Mahou Sensei Negima (aka, Magister Negi Magi) and the Ah! My Goddess TV series.
The landmark moment though was finishing Azumanga Daioh (for the second time). This show is one of my favorites of all time. It is the story of a group of high-school girls (away perverted thoughts! Hentai! Sukebe!) who are just going to school. They enjoy their days off, study, prepare for school festivals and college entrance exams, and go to the beach in the summer. It follows them through their high-school careers, so when the show begins they are 10th graders (highschool in japan is only three years) and ends when they graduate and are accepted to college. The thing that sets this show apart though is that you really get to know the characters. You rejoice with them when they complete a goal, laugh with them and cry with them when they graduate and go their seperate ways. The group is made up of a veritable cross-section of high-school personalities. You can personally relate to at least one of the group or are reminded of a classmate in the way a character acts. I recommend this show very highly and, though plot is somewhat scarce sometimes, I believe that anyone can fall in love with this show if he will give it a chance. If your not in high-school like I am and don't see these sort of personalities everyday (and believe me, you do), then it may be a nostalgic trip down memory lane. So go ahead, go find the DVD, or the manga, or at least download the fansubs. You won't be disapointed.
This brings me to my actual rant. The other day a classmate told me that her friend was scared of me. I don't know if this was in jest (since I haven't talked to her friend much), but it made me start believing more and more that of all the characters in Azumanga, I can most relate to Sakaki. Sakaki, for those who don't know, is kind of quiet. This makes everyone who doesn't know her to believe that she is tough and scary. Once they get to know her, which no one ever does (including her circle of friends), they would find that she is actually very sweet, very kind, and a truly gentle soul. I can relate to this very well because I believe this describes my personality rather well, too. I understand where people can get the idea that I'm kind of scary. Not that I believe it, myself. But then again, unlike other people, I actually know me pretty well. ^_^
Well, sorry for the rantage, but I had to vent somewhere. If you got far enough to read this, you must either be really bored or have a high tolerance for teen angst. Until we meet again, sayonara.
-Current angsty-blog blogging music: U2 - Beautiful Day
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