Hello, and welcome to Yamcha's Anime universe! Some of you may know me from visiting my Myotaku page (username: Yamchaa), but if you havent visited or dont know me, then thats cool too lol. Im a big anime fan and ive been one for as long as i can remember. I collect anime movies, magazines, figures, all things related to anime, and im proud to say that i have a pretty hefty and diverse anime collecion which is usually constantly growing, and with this new world i hope to make new friends and spread my knowledge of anime to whoever may need it ^_^
Well, ive been up since about 2 this morning, mostly ive just been messing around online and playing Halo Reach, trying to reach the Brigadier rank. i also ordered my concert ticket to the Motley Crue/Poison/New York Dolls concert on June 7th. I got the VIP ticket which gives me a seat right in front of the stage, and also some other extra stuff, so im expecting it to be pretty cool thats for sure :)
the main reason i wanted to post just now is that i just went into chat here on theotaku, and there was some strange stuff going on in there. Here is the chat log that i saved before i left -
theOtaku.com Community Chat 5.0, Build #672
There are 10 people in 4 rooms.
You entered Otaku Lobby. Room topic is: General discussion headquarters.
Starscream: Rapist Starscream: WHAT!? Felix the Cat: I am however somewhat reassured I don't. DNLuva: 1 question Farah2: dont take me wrong! Farah2: o_O Starscream: ¬¬ DNLuva: WILL I SURVIVE IT? Farah2: she just touches ppl weird Farah2: with her wierd fingers Felix the Cat: I'm not sure if I'd like him. Farah2: n meh otha sis too DNLuva: ...then i wont. Farah2: n meh mom too Amestar left the room. (Logged out) Farah2: DNLuva: o-o Farah2: .. Date Masamune joined the room. DNLuva: Farah2: x______x DNLuva: o_O Farah2: KARIIIMEEE!!!! DNLuva: ... Farah2 tripleglompels karime Felix the Cat: Crime? Date Masamune: O_O DNLuva: i think im not needed here anymore Felix the Cat pokes Axel Starscream: Felix the Cat: Nick... The Austrian/Norwegian butttoucher Farah2: nuooooh! Felix the Cat: oioioi Farah2: stay here!! DNLuva: but DNLuva: i want Date Masamune is triple glompeled? DNLuva: fresh air Felix the Cat: See I'm more about spanking than touching butt. Starscream: Felix the Cat: I felt sick again this morning. ;_; Date Masamune: x3 Date Masamune: boy do I feel lovced Date Masamune: *loved Farah2: noooo alexea arescia: brb Farah2: dont leave!! DNLuva: but Farah2: its payback for yesterday! Felix the Cat: Axel, either all that food makes you nauseated and you're developing bulimia or you're knocked up DNLuva: but- Farah2: T_T Date Masamune: whut did I walk into? Date Masamune: :3 DNLuva: i thought u hated me DNLuva: =_________= Farah2: I never said that Farah2: >> DNLuva: u didnt reply yesterday Farah2: fer whut? DNLuva: msn Date Masamune: ... Farah2: yeah, I did click the stuff DNLuva: I JUST NEED FRESH AIR Farah2: I only forgot what it was DNLuva: JUSTIN BIEBER Farah2: NUOOGH DNLuva: EQUALS Farah2: RYYTE Farah2: LIGHT Farah2: xD DNLuva: YAGAMI LIGHT mike2319 left the room. (Logged out) DNLuva: NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE Date Masamune: okay, what the hell did I miss? DNLuva: A LOT. Farah2: xD Farah2: true Date Masamune: jb sucks DNLuva: find teh link Farah2: I'm too lazy DNLuva: HE CAN JUST DNLuva: GO SHOOT HIMSELF WHILE DNLuva: uh-... Amestar joined the room. Date Masamune: wth is up with your icon, far? DNLuva: i'd rather not say that in a group chat. Farah2: .. Farah2: pony Farah2: DNLuva: just a sec Farah2: I'll make a room
Maybe you guys can make sense of it, but thats the main reason why i rarely go into chat these days.
In other news, i took my Sega Genesis to work a couple of times last week, and played games with a co-worker while we were on lunch. Monday night we played Mutant League Football, and tuesday night we played Streets of Rage 2, which we beat. Wednesday night we played Road Rash 2 which was pretty fun considering that we hadnt played the game much before then.
Friday i bought some more anime dvds at Game Exchange -
Heat Guy J - sins of the city
Trigun - Wolfwood
Trigun - Project Seeds
Trigun - Angel Arms
Trigun - Gung H0 Guns
I also bought the anime box set of Chrono Crusade from a co-worker for 20$. She didnt like it, so i offered to buy it from her :)
Ive also been wondering why the wal mart here doesnt have the Evangelion 2.22 dvd yet. Hopefully they will have it when i go back to work tommorrow night, thats for sure.
Well, i suppose that will be all for now, i may post some more stuff up later though :)
I'm really enjoying the anime School Rumble, and if you havent seen it or heard of it, then here is a video of one of the episodes i recently watched yesterday. Check it out, its pretty funny lol. :)
Ive also been watching the anime called Neo Ranga. it's pretty crazy and weird, and i hope to watch more episodes of it tommorrow so i can understand things a bit more lol.
I bet you all didnt expect me to post 3 days in a row LOL! Well to be honest, it almost didnt happen because when i got home from work this morning, i pretty much fell asleep right then, and i ended up waking up around 2 this afternoon (it's almost 4pm now) and i started some laundry. I was just sitting here, so i started pulling out more of my vhs anime tapes to watch and the 3 tapes i pulled out today were -
Wings of Honneamise
Ninja Resurection
Battle Arena Toshinden
Ive had these 3 tapes for quite a number of years, and ironically i found all 3 of them under strange luck induced circumstances lol. I found Wings of Honneamise at a Pawn Shop for 3$, Ninja Ressurection at Blockbuster Video for 4$ and i got Battle Arena Toshinden at Movie Gallery for 2$.
Strange luck indeed, but i must say that all 3 videos are worth a bit more than i paid for them, thats for sure - so ive decided to post up pics of my vhs tapes for each movie, along with the Youtube videos so you guys can check them out right here and see if you like them :) Well onto the videos :)
Wings of Honneamise
I was REALLY lucky to find this movie, and when i bought it i still didnt know it's history or how important of a film it was to Gainax at the time. It wasnt until a couple years later that i came across a large "Hitory of Gainax" article in one of my NEWTYPE USA magazines, where it discussed how important it was for Wings of Honneamise to financially do well because it could have possibly meant life or death for Gainax as we know it. As for the movie itself, i really enjoyed it when i first watched it. Its a long movie (2 hours and 5 minutes) but it is put together quite well and all the different scenes of action, love, disdain, embarrassment all seem to come at the right time. Most people would probably say this film is boring because it isnt littered with action, but it has a little bit of everything for the casual anime fan. I found this movie to be beautiful because by the time the film is over - a slacker is able to find purpose in his life, and you cant get any more fulfilling than that. I highly reccomend watching this movie, even if you never get the chance to own it! one of the best and one of my favorites :)
Battle Arena Toshinden
I just finished watching this movie, and i must say that it was actually better than i remembered when i first watched it lol. I actually remember playing the videogames that this anime is based on and they were pretty fun too :) This actual movie would probably be called your average "fighting game anime movie" but i have to say that it does have some pretty cool characters, and the animation itself it done nicely too. Though i know that most anime fils like these are usually labeld as "Street Fighter wannabes", this movie can stand on its own, just like Fatal Fury and many others. The only thing id say that put me off about this movie is that the characters always yell out their attack names lol. Other than that it was quite enjoyable and certainly worth checking out :) I couldnt find the actual movie on youtube, but i did find a video where 2 guys review the movie, so im sure they could give you alot more useful info than me lol :)
Ninja Ressurection
Wow, Ninja Resurection. When i found this movie, i was under the impression that it was a sequel to Ninja Scroll, but it is not. I would find out years later that the Jubei character in this film was actually based on a real warrior in actual history. From reading online in various places, im led to beleive that the creators puposely animated this jubei to look very similar to the Jubei in Ninja Scroll with the intent that the casual fan would mistake them as the same character and this film as a sequel or prequel. Sadly, another downside to this anime movie/OVA is that it was never finished. At the end of my tape it just says "To be continued", but to be totally fair - besides those problems, this anime actually holds some promise. The action is done really well, and the story is actually good too. there are parts that are pretty bizarre i'll admit, but alot of anime titles contain that stuff. The animation quality is just as good as Ninja Scroll (maybe better) but people will always have a bad taste in their mouth about it being incomplete and the simple fact that it isnt related to ninja Scroll. All things aside - I enjoyed this anime for the action, and the characters were cool too. sure there are alot better ninja related anime, but this one is certainly worth a watch, even if it is just once. Im sure you will all be able to see the potential of what this anime "Could have been".
Well, i guess that will be all for today, i sure hope you all enjoy the post and i hope to have some more stuff up for you tommorrow :)
I just finished my laundry and making something to eat, and i thought id put up a post for you guys :)
I had a pretty fun night last night, even though i was pretty much home alone the whole time lol. I spent most of yesterday playing UFC Undisputed 2009 for xbox360, trying to get one of the acheivements and then i spent some time back and forth in the chats while i was watching some wrestling dvds and posting on my Wrestling World.
Once it started getting late, i went into one of the other rooms and took the vcr so i could hook it up in my room (since my vcr is acting crazy lol) and i started watching some of the anime that i have on vhs :)
I was able to watch -
Macross Plus Voltage Fighters: Gowcaizer The Movie
Before i fell asleep lol.
Right now im watching Yu Yu Hakusho The Movie: Poltergeist Report, and im hoping to post about that film in this post, once it is finished :)
It actually wasnt that long ago when i last watched Macross Plus, it is actually one of my favorite animes right alongside Mobile Suit Gundam 0083. It has been a few years since i had seen Gowcaizer The Movie and the Yu Yu Hakusho movie though, so thats why i chose to watch them. You guys know how i like the old stuff lol.
Well, i thought id post pics of my tapes up, along with some youtube videos (if there are any), an a little info - so you guys can check out these anime movies if you havent already. I sure hope you all enjoy :)
Macross Plus
Ive always loved Macross Plus, ever since the day i got lucky and recorded the 4 Episode OVA on Movieplex. Shinichiro Watanabe's (Cowboy Bebop) touch can be clearly seen in this anime , and Yoko Kanno's music takes it over the top, especially towards the end of the show. Macross Plus and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 stand as equals in my animation collection when it comes to mecha based anime. These two animes are far more than just a bunch of robots flying around, they both peer deep into the souls of its characters and bring out the best that can be offered. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND Macross Plus to any anime fan, so be sure to check it out :)
Voltage Fighters: Gowcaizer The Movie
This movie is actually one of the very first anime movies i ever owned, and i was very lucky to have been able to record it as well. I remember back then, that i didnt really care much for the movie, but i was so eager to get more and more anime tapes and dvds, that i would buy and record anything i could find lol. I just recently learned that this anime movie is based off of a fighting game on Neo Geo, which was cool to learn, thats for sure. Last night i watched this movie for the first time in about 10 years and im proud to say that it was alot more enjoyable than i remembered :) The action was good and the characters were pretty cool as well and there was even some nudity in there (which i didnt remember lol!) which caught me by surprise lol. Overall, it was fun to watch again and gave me something refreshing to watch after all these years. Sometimes it's good to go back and watch older stuff :) Id reccomend this anime movie to other people who may be fans of Fighting anime films such as Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, or Fatal Fury!
Yu Yu Hakusho The Movie: Poltergeist Report
Geez, it had been about 10 years since i had watched this movie too, but i just now finished re-watching it. To be honest, the movie itself is actually pretty good, but the downside is that all of the voice actors are different. there are also some name alterations, as you may notice in the youtube video i posted under the pic of my vhs tape. Hardcore fans of the current voice actors may be turned off by this movie, which was released quite a few years ago, but i must say that besides the compared differences - that this movie is still fun and enjoyable. Im sure this movie has been re-released with updated voice actors by now, but the version i have is the original, so ill have to make do with that lol. This movie seemed pretty long to me and i had a fun time despite the above reasons, it's certainly worth watching for the action :) I reccomend it for you guys, so give it a try :)
Well, i suppose that will be all for today, im about to watch some more anime that i have on vhs and probably be lazy until i have to go to work tonight lol. Im glad i was able to post some stuff up for you guys, i sure hope you all enjoy it. Let me know what you all tink, hope to chat soon :)
