Thank you, it might not be the answer i wanted but it's the truth.Again, thanks.

Quote by shoujoboyIt's pretty pointless for me to go off and say what I thoght of your review, I'd end up redundant, so instead I will comment on Silent Mobius itself. I actually saw a few episodes of this show when Tech TV showed it on late night Anime Unleashed. Just the little bit that I saw had me addicted. Then I bought the DVD's and was still loving every minute of it. But the way the series concluded, not just the ending but the latter half of the series, dissapointed the hell out of me. It was so unfulfilling. I personally wouldn't have given the plot an 8 since the way a show ends is a huge deciding factor in my overall scores. But that's because I'm a harda$$.

Thanks again Sho. You may heap praise on my reviews - and continue to flatter my ego (you can probably hear the "whoosh, whoosh" of my head inflating here)
Anyways, if you liked the anime version this is one I'd strongly recommend you invest in the manga if you haven't already done so, despite any prejudices you may hold to reading manga. The manga at least concludes the story with a really decent fight that'll leave the anime reeling if it was produced.

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Wow, call this message unexpected. Just so you know, flattery will get you EVERYWHERE! Your name isn't one I've forgotten per se, just haven't seen much of. There are only a few names I see around this site that actually ring a bell and yours is one of them. I really appreciate your support and I had no idea there was someone out there that truly enjoyed my ramblings.

I hear you about the college thing. I got out of the military in December and am looking at going back to finish my last two years of college here in August. I know, I'm 24 and working on a degree... I'm behind. Cut me some slack. Hopefully I'll still be able to dedicate myself to the things I love, but we'll see how good I am at balancing.

As for reviews, I'm always looking for that next thing. I'm finishing up a review on Sola and I've just gotten underway on Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru. It never stops with me...

As for adding me as a friend, I certainly don't mind. Hopefully you won't mind if I reciprocate that sentiment. Well, see you around.

Now that was unexpected. I'm glad my name is forever engraved into your mind. Long but weird nickname serves its purpose successfully.

No, seriously, your reviews are good. I'm not flattering you or something, lol, joking. I mean, seriously, people enjoy more thoughts-input reviews rather than just nod-nod nice reviews. Ramblings are good thing.

Owh? You were in the military during your degree? What degree course are you taking actually? I think I remembered you mentioning law somewhere... correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks for the watch. I saw your latest review on Sola. Havent gotten a proper personal-moment with the computer yet so since I am now, I'll be reading your review.

Hopefully you'll do well in your studies!

All the best.

She said we're bickering...

Quote by shoujoboyBut you wouldn't want to do that because I bring fun wherever I go. I could just up and leave the site and then what? THEN WHAT I ASK! If your answer is anything other than "we would all weep for the tremendous loss", then I am going to assume you are lying. Otherwise my ego may be shattered beyond repair.

You're infiltrating my guestbook now? oooh, what shall I do with you *holds lightning bolt in hand*

Oh fine, the site won't be the same without you and jak bickering and you enlightening the newbies.

Hi there, shoujoboy! It's me, in case you've forgotten my existence.

Anyway, I was just browsing about MT after being away for so long (and also being abducted by college) and yeah, your name flashed through my mind. (most probably because of your reviews that I love to read )

Putting that aside, how are you doing? Any interesting anime that you're going to review? I hope there is!

Argh, before I forgot. *press 'stalk' button* I hope you don't mind. I'm really looking forward to your reviews!

shoujoboy
thanks for commenting on my thread =D
i think it might be good for you to have your wisdoms pulled... it might cause problems in the future... but if it doesn't bother you now, you don't have to =) haha wow you're good with pain~ why did you have a root canal? oh... firefly is totally true.... but dont feel forced to do it~ x_X
m.i.a. ^^

Quote by shoujoboyI hear ya, but all I ever seem to get is different dentists saying different things. Some say keep them, others say no. I also have two vampire like teeth pretty high up in my gums and I get the same back and forth. I'm bout tempted just to bash my face into a wall, knock them all out and start from scratch with Vaniers or dentures. Can't win for losing I swear. Thanks for the advice though... more ammo for the next time I go to the dentist.

Isn't that always how it works? We really just can't win. Though I'd refrain from the face bashing... don't want to mess up those (assumed) good looks! j/k j/k! Well, good luck with your next visit!

Quote by Shoujoboy I could tell that you had a thing for survival horror when seeing the Fatal Frame homepage, but what about scary games in general? Just bringing that up because if you like the whole scary aspect, a good bet would be Condemned 1 & 2, assuming you haven't played them already or if you even enjoy FPS.

And even though my forte is RPG's, I do enjoy survival horror, so I'd be curious to know what you find to be some of the best out there. A genre I enjoy... just not too familiar with it all. Thanks for humoring me.

I would love to play Condemned... I got to see a little bit of it when my brother was playing, and it looked like fun. I'm saving up for an Xbox360, but it will be a while before I can get one I like to try different games, so I'm generally up for most games if they sound interesting enough. My cousin actually introduced me to rpgs with Final Fantasy VII and Suikoden II, and then my brother got me to play Silent Hill...

I don't really know where to begin with survival horror, especially since I don't know what all you've played. There's alot of it that I myself haven't even been able to play yet. I'm the most familiar with the Silent Hill & Fatal Frame series, and they tend to be my favorites out of what I have played. They're pretty artistic and place a lot of emphasis on exploration and detail, as well as storyline.

Well, I could go on for a while about each game so let me put it this way, these are what I own (all PS2 games):
Silent Hill 1-4, Silent Hill Origins; Fatal Frame 1-3; Clock Tower 3; Haunting Ground; Kuon; Rule of Rose; Parasite Eve 1 & 2; and then the two I haven't finished are Siren & Obscure. I've also played some of Resident Evil... and this is really just a drop in the bucket for what is out there.

They're all relatively different styles of games, so a lot of it just depends on what aspects of a game you put the most emphasis on to be enjoyable. The two I've played that I won't recommend would be these two:

Rule of Rose - It's combat system is pretty bad, and it's a long, repetitive game that has only 2 levels that are mildly creepy at best. The characters are interesting and it has a nice variety of weapons, but with the combat so severely lacking and the drudging storyling these two highlights weren't really worth it.

Clock Tower 3 - It's interesting enough as far as the story goes, but the basic set-up of the game is compared to what I call the "spring-loaded-cat-syndome". The "spring loaded cat" refers to in a scary movie when a cat or other object suddenly jumps out and startles you. Clock Tower 3 revolves around this set-up, but it's spring-loaded-cat is broken and keeps jumping out. So in the end it becomes more cumbersome than scary, and it prevents you from taking time to really investigate and observe everything around you.

I'm sorry if this isn't very helpful. I think I might be able to give you a better recommendation if I knew what you really look for in a scary game. Well, since this post has gone on for awhile I stop for now

Quote by shoujoboyA show you rated as average ended up as the Anime Spotlight on the Maigetsu? Where were you to protest that decision? For shame.

But I watched this after the Anime Spotlight on the Maigetsu was written and published. Actually I more or less decided to watch this after brom wrote that article to see for myself what this series was like (though I guess I've heard about this series for a while and have been wanting to check it out for a while)

Quote: Aside of that, its the type of review I expect from you... although I've somewhat forgot what I expect of you since you NEVER WRITE! Well written and right on my level. Davidh01 just seems to write over my head, Jakulito seems to baffle me, but you and I seem to have the same writing style overall (minus you don't attempt humor like I do... key word attempt). It must be insulting to be compared to me, BUT THAT'S TOO BAD! I did go there.

I have a writing style? O__o Hey don't just yell at me, what about those other people who never write? >__<

Quote: And as for your opening questions "Do you have a grudge against someone? Do you hate them enough to want to send them to Hell?"... let's just say you'd better hope I never pull the red string. Just kidding you know I love you, it's Jak that has to worry.

Nah I'm not worried, not like you know my real name to be able to enter it into that website anyway =P

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As for the comment about the hardest game ever being Star Ocean 3 in 4-d mode... I'd tend to believe that. I remember playing that in just normal, but I went for all the battle trophies. Just the absurdity of getting some of those showed me that game had some teeth to it. Honestly though, I'd probably say Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne was the hardest game I've played. It was hard as hell on normal, and the 2nd TUTORIAL enemy killed me on hard.

And that ends my return rant.

Aaah... Ranting... It lets off steam. Thanks for the reply! I was scared away from Crisis Core after the movie and Dirge of Cerberus, but I've still had the egging feeling that makes me want to try it out. I don't know if Star Ocean 3 is the hardest game ever, but it's the hardest one I've personally played that isn't a survival horror game. I guess you could probably tell by my pseudo-rant earlier, but I really like difficult games (if they require strategy and not reliant on luck), so I'll look into this Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne... if I can find it It's been a while since I've seen it at the game stores. Anyways, thanks again for the input! Take care!

Sho tryna woo the ladies with his tragic romance epic...

Nice work!

yo. where were you in afghanistan? and what branch you serve? it's nice to meet a fellow military. hahaha

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bagram huh. i've been there for a week before i moved to fob gardez. gonna head back to bagram and then back home after this deployment's done. it was sorta fun out here.

Quote by shoujoboyI shall be critical, but hopefully in a constructive way. Hopefully you won't take this the wrong or way... or hell I could be wrong entirely, but English isn't your first language is it? There are a subject-verb agreement issues throughout and the punctuation and sentence flow is sometimes hard to follow. It seems that you were objective enough in your opinion, but it's certainly a hard one to follow at times. A good proofreader is any writers best friend.

Also, it's hard to assume the reader knows anything about anything when you write a review. Your assumption that all readers know KEY animation well kind of weakens your scoring in that category. I know you said if we are reading this, then we've likely seen it, but that isn't always the case. I know what KEY animation looks like, but I've never once watched a show using it. Minor gripe, but one nonetheless.

I'll be keeping an eye on where you go from here, I expect you'll be doing better and better each time.

Thank you so much for your opinions. I really appreciate it, especially from you, shoujoboy. Err, English IS technically my first language at home, but I can't say much for the standard at our school. I tend to got slightly haywire when reviewing, and I can't help but vent out my likes or dislikes for the show itself, so technically, I go a bit out of hand. But once again, arigatou~

Quote by shoujoboyThe Playstation 3 will be just fine, give it time. Microsoft and Nintendo have essentially used up all their flagship titles already, while Sony still has theirs coming. Nintendo is dominating the market right now, but once the whole obession with the Gamecube version 2.0 (Wii) drops off, Sony is going to be there to fill in the gap. Sony took a huge hit for the price point when they launched the PS3, but with Blu-Ray winning the format war and all their major titles still to come out, they will be just fine. I do find it slightly disturbing that all the games that are releasing multi-platform are coming out horribly for the PS3... hopefully that'll change soon.

I see, maybe i think too muck
Thanks for sharing that with me

Quote by shoujoboyThey may say the price point isn't an issue for the shut down, but it's partially true. The biggest factor is the reconcilliation going on in the American anime industry. Geneon died off last year and since then ADV (who publishes Newtype) has been on shaky ground. ADV went on an anime licensing blitz around 03-04 and just kept on trucking after that. Much of what they have licensed hasn't even come out yet, and with anime as a dying form in American (for purchase at least) ADV had to find ways to shave off excess baggage. Since NTUSA wasn't producing profit, it was best to kill it off and funnel their efforts elsewhere.

NTUSA had the unfortunate fate of being attached to ADV. If it were independantly brought out here, much more attention could be paid to it. But agian, they had to shave off excess waste and NTUSA got the ax. Hell, a lot of anime companies now are just saying screw English dubs because they are too expensive to produce and cut into the bottom line. Why do you think you are seeing 13 episode sets come out now for $50 and less? Didn't 3 eps used to cost $30 retail? Geneon, NTUSA... it's going downhill fast kiddies.

Ya I read about what happened to Geneon and how anime is dying in america (really sad), but I was unaware of the whole ADV issue, so thanks for the info. Now I have to ask, let's just say the anime market regains stability, in your opinion do you think there is a chance that they might bring back NTUSA?

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Quote by shoujoboy From what I've read, ADV is cancelling Newtype but reconcilling into a new magazine. Newtype in the form it is now won't exist, but they are making a cheaper magazine to come out at some point in the future.

Umm..I think that Magazine is called PiQ and it just hit the shelves this month. I know that PiQ is replacing Newtype USA and most of the staff from NTUSA is now working for it. I just received their first issue as a replacement for my lost NTUSA issue. It definitely does not replace Newtype USA, the content is too broad now. They cover topics such as american comics, tv shows and movies, where as NTUSA was based solely on Japanese anime and manga.

Quote by shoujoboyYour reviews always amaze me in that they seem to go far deeper than many reviewers ever care to. Usually people have a very cut and dry description of the show with their own two cents added in finally followed up by a score. You tend to really hash out the details and lets the readers know a lot about what they might be getting into should they decide to take the plunge into the series. Again I'm reminded I have a long way to go to match your masterful word usage.

Thanks again for your constructive comments. I always appreciate feedback from fellow reviewers - and comments from one with your reputation always goes down well. As for the masterful word usage - it comes with the territory , and I have to practice a it lot when writing reports for Council, the public, and when I have to front-up as an expert witness in Court. I'm just pleased I can also bring it into a forum I enjoy as a hobby.

DH

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Quote by MadwonThe 26 men (yes, all are men, not a single woman) at the top of the Oil Industry milking the world of over 4 1/2 trillion dollars a year, and a warning to the next 26 that would take their place.

Yea why not punish those who are successful. Jealousy accomplishes nothing in this world, and these men got where they are by doing all the right things to get there. Call it greed if you want, but killing them for being successful is just sour grapes. Isn't that like using the Death Note on someone who won the lottery because they won and you didn't?

i do agree, unless its for a purpose where you end up in a position you want to be, eg. like people that kill the president of the company in so that they can obtain the position.

thanks fo your post, i was kind of expecting people, like you, to come say stuff like that. well thank you once again

Quote by shoujoboyWhen you start to review things in that upper echilon of scoring, you really need to make sure you drive your points across... and hard. I see an overall score of a 9.67, and yet I just don't get that impression from your review. Sure, you use words like fabulous, wonderful and special, but yet you couldn't manage to pull but one paragraph for the greater part of your review sections to describe that feeling? Take a little bit more time to be more detailed in the future and make the reader feel the same emotion that you feel writing it. It's your first review so all you can do from here is get better.

thanks for the advice! I'll include this stuff next time I review.

Quote by shoujoboyOk do me a favor, take the middle finger on your right hand and smash it into a door. Tell it "No!" until it learns it's lesson. I say that because your middle finger is out of control with that comma key. Commas are used for occasional breaks to maintain proper flow, not to litter every single sentence. It's ok to outright stop a sentence with one of these guys "." I'd like to be able to comment on the actual substance of the review itself, but I found it impossible to really pull anything out of it outside of the poor grammar and organization of the whole thing. Seriously, I say this to everybody with similar problems... have someone else proofread your works. Things always look fantastic to you because you wrote it. Get an objective opinion and you'll find that your writing is far from perfect.

Thanks a lot, though I'd like to also get your take on the substance of my review. I was able to clean things up.
See you around and I hope you check out my other ones, if you haven't.

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Quote by shoujoboyHa, I hope you didn't take any kind of offense to my comment, I just like to have some fun in the way I put things. I can tell that you at least take care in your reviews and don't just look to rant and rave like many reviewers do.

Yeah, cause let's be honest: there's more to reviews on MT than just the mechanics. I was expecting feedback regarding the substance. Of course I have had others say my other review scores were too high, others too low, the rationale behind their critiques, and so on.

I'll pass on smashing my middle finger into the door, though. I won't be able to wag it in the faces on my rivals when I head to a random sporting event.

Im sorry, but Im afraid I must disagree with you. I never really cared for the video because I have seen others that actually present proof , and it is no real surprise as to what would happen if the temperature does reach such a hight as to start killing crops in regions. I do not at all like your example as to Muslims and Americans, it is very stereotypical to say that just because someone is of a certain religion that they are going to want to kill Americans. This false situation does not relate to this man's argument because we are not talking about killing people, but spending money to curb a disaster (Life vs Money, Life vs Life). The reason Global Warming has been kept a myth is because the government is not interested in spending money to make change, at least that is what I think, its sad as well that the new Bali Roadmap is even less effective than the Kyoto Protocol, at the request of the American Government, Canada wasnt much better really, thanks to our Conservative Government. I have seen several documentaries on global warming actually, the way the idea of such a theory came about, was when scientists in Antarctica found that the yearly temperature had risen in the last century. The way they track temperature back, is by measuring the Oxygen bubbles in the ice, the size of the bubbles indicate the temperature at that time, and since yearly snow falls compact into neat distinguishable layers, it can be traced back even farther as older layers compact into centuries and even farther. This is how we can see that is new temperature is abnormal in the earth's temperature cycle. As well, there a hurricanes that are the highest ever recorded, which can be traced the warming oceans along with other odd weather patterns, as well as the dying coral reefs, Glaciers are melting at alarming rates to the point of non-existence, a huge chunks of the Antarctic roughly the size of Texas melted within a month (There are factors involved, all brought on by the heating temperature), and thanks to Global Dimming we have found out that the Global Temperature is rising almost two times faster than expected, with it reaching 10 degrees (Celsius) higher than normal by 2100, possibly even higher if the frozen methane at the bottom of the ocean melts (approximately +13 if it all melts). You may ask for sources if you like. Ill display them at your request.

Quote by shoujoboyAhh the informal review style of our friend jak. Mr conversational trying to woo readers into his propoganda. I mean what else could this be with the overly friendly, chit-chat review. What else could it be when he has to mention me before the review even begins. I mean, readers come in here expecting to read a review and they say to themselves "Wait he knows shoujoboy? Wow I guess we can take him seriously if he knows an amazing reviewer like that. That guy always knows whats up and is vastly superior to every other writer in the known universe. This guy pales in comparison, but he knows him, so we can trust that."

And that my good sir is the story of the first Thanksgiving.

Allow me to offer a better and suitable title:

Shoujoboi - The Ultimate Reviewer Guy Who's Uber Superior than Anyone Else Alive Like He Was the Lenard Maltin of Anime.

You're Kung Fu is better than my Kung Fu.

:)

Quote by shoujoboyHow exactly can you rate the art section much higher? I gave it a '9', so much higher isn't even possible. There are a few things in your comment that makes me scratch my head as I really don't know what you are getting at or where you drew your conclusions from.

Eeeeh~ I mistook the ratings! I am deeply sorry! My bad...my bad...While I was scrolling the page I mistook the "Story & Characters" rating for the Art

My comment was a reply to MapleRose's post. She had asked about fight and action scenes. I was not jumping into conclusions but merely expressing my opinion about this anime.

Which part you did not understand?

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Ok, there we go, now it all makes sense. When I'd read portions of your comments I wasn't quite sure if you were referring to the review or MapleRose's comments. It seemed only your last line was directed at her. I read my review a few times after that wondering what the hell was going on.

Heheh...I'm glad things are clear now
Well then...
Have a nice day
See you around

Hey shoujoboy! Thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment on my Le Chevalier d'Eon and FMA reviews! I appreciate it very much, and I'm very glad that you liked them

- and you managed to get a giggle from me with that Le Chev comment - I'll be sure to get to work cleaning the bathroom as soon as I get the time

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Quote by shoujoboyNow this was a series I actually was going to watch. I bought the first volume with all intentions to buy the rest... then Geneon tanked completely ruining my chances of ever seeing this puppy. It looked like something I might enjoy, maybe not with the fangirlish excitement you had (beings that I'm not a girl). As for your review, it seemed much looser this time. I'm not saying that your reviews are robotic at all, but you normally state well thought out points and give out a score. This review you seemed a bit looser, like you were just really comfortable from beginning to end.

So have you watched it with the dub? And what did you mean by Geneon ruined your chances... Since I started it I wanna see the end... and that could be a problem if I can't get my hands on it... Actually, I wouldn't mind reading the manga of this - but again, it's a problem of trying to find it

Haha it didn't come across that fangirlish did it? ah wells - it was a little hard to review this because all the while I was thinking 'There's a 2nd Season, perhaps the little downfalls in this one will be explained in the next one.'

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Wow... yes yes I do believe you would be on the fav list of quote a few anime companies! I assume you keep the titles you like and sell the ones you don't (such as Noir). That's quite a collection!

I understand though why you would want to buy the DVDs. While I've become one of those anime fans now who love to watch it in it's original context (i.e. Japanese), with dubs becoming better and better nowadays, I am curious to see how it is pulled off

As for my review - I did try to take a more casual approach, but I guess it didn't work as well. Oh wells - its nice to play around with different writing styles As always, thanks for reading and commenting!