Webtoons, cosplay and snow!

webtoons

It’s been a little while since made any meaningful posts on this blog…
Recently discovered only in the last few weeks “Webtoons“. These are Korean Online Webcomics ~  There are a couple that stand out imo. I’ll just mention a few ~

Noblesse:

Noblesse by Lee Gwang Su & Son Jae Ho

n.
1. Noble birth or condition.

2. The members of the nobility, especially the French nobility.

This is the first Korean Webcomic I started reading [read here] or [view original (Korean) ], currently at 193 chapters at the time of this post and still going strong. This would appeal especially thouse tho enjoy stories about the supernatural and/or vampires.
About: Cadis Etrama Di Raizel, (or ‘Rai’ for short). Awakens from a long sleep.. more than 800 years have gone by. Finding himself in a world completly diferent from what he remembers. Somehow, he ends up enrolling in a high school.  Frankenstein (yes that is his name >_>)  the headmaster of the school, also happens to be Rai’s loyal servant. Rai decides high school would the perfect place to learn about the new world.
Everything seems quiet, but it’s not long until parts of the past Kai was living in appear again in the present…

Trace

Trace by Nasty Cat

[Read online here] or [view original (Korean)] This is a interesting one, at first wasn’t sure about the artwork, but, it really grew on me as the story progressed. This web-comic is complete, though it  is only part 1. (so expect more in the near future   ).
About: 30 years ago, unidentified creatures appeared out of nowhere and began to cause havoc on Earth. That’s why people named them Troubles. With them though, normal people started developing their own unique abilities (now called Trace’s). Traces are the only ones who can fight against these invaders called Troubles. But the rest of society consider them as freaks, and try and to control/regulate them .
Sa Ghang Gwon, a student (shown in picture above) is one of them. He desperately tries to hide the fact he is a trace, wanting to blend normally into society.  The other part of the story is centered around Kim Yun Seong, a man who found out he was a Trace not till in his 30′s is a wanted criminal. Follow these two’s completely different stories and see how they intertwine with each other [sorry no spoilers from me ]

It’s Snowing!

For those who don’t know… i live in Wellington, New Zealand. Tonight was the first time i had ever seen snow settle on the ground. So thought id share a few images =)

cosplay

And to touch on cosplay, have decided what am going to do for end of year =)
A lovely orange wig has arrived from China and went shopping yesterday for fabric. Never worn a white skirt b4, hope it gonna look alright =)

ends.

I come back after a while..

To test to se if a plugin is working .. and what do i see.. a whole new look to wordpress.com admin =) Looking more comprehensive now – will have to do some poking around tonight

Armageddon Expo Wellington 2011: Cosplay (Day 2)

A few shots from the cosplay competition:

Armageddon Expo Wellington 2011: Cosplay

Many of the ones took turned out blurry- but here is the first lot:

Day 1 Photos:

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Day 2 coming soon!

Level E (レベルE) Review

In the present day, hundreds of. extraterrestrial species walk the Earth. Some are pacifistic, others violent. Some are here for research purposes, others are career criminals. However, humans don’t know they are here.
Now, one more alien has arrived on Earth. One of the universe’s foremost geniuses with a personality that’s bound to attract all sorts of trouble.

Level E

Had reasonably high hopes for this series, it being created by the manga artist who did Yu Yu Hakusho. It is produced by the production company Studio Pierrot.  As of writing this review 5 episodes have aired in Japan.
My Initial thoughts from the begining of the series, that it was going to be a sci-fi drama, knowing the original authors previous series. But after episode 3, that thought changed – this is most definatly a comedy even more than a sci-fi.
I will try not to put to many spoilers in here

 

Story

The story follows a alien prince, Baka (note this also translates into idiot in Japanese),  from the planet Dogra who crash lands on earth, and loses his memory. He forces himself into High school student Tsutsui Yukitata’s  apartment, and now Tsutsui’s high school life is never going to be the same again and he becomes the target of Baka-ouji’s amusment, and not surprisingly, as the series progresses, others are dragged into it.

Animation
Good, definatly, but not always consistant. But that’s not always a bad thing. A prime example would be to compare the episodes 3 & 4.

ep3

 

Ep4

 

Rating: 8.5/10

Note: will update this post soon and eventually finish the review

新年快乐 2011!

新年快乐! Everyone

Happy New year! Now it’s the year of the Rabbit.

Here’s a special video just for you guys to watch (for those who didn’t attend the CNY festival on sunday). – Enjoy =) DOWNLOAD – you may need VLC to play.

Beelzebub episode 01

Thought this blog could do with something a bit more interesting, so – perhaps the occasional review would do. This is pretty much my first so don’t mind the shortness/spelling etc ^_^

First to start off.. What is Beelzebub?  Well, he is usually refered to as a demon and the name of one of the seven princes of Hell. But i’m not getting into detail with this side.- see wiki article

The story follows the “strongest juvenile delinquent”, Oga Tatsumi, who is a first year in “Ishiyama High” the school for delinquents. He starts telling the story to his best friend Furuichi Takayuki (only friend)  of one day he is “fishing” by the river (actually, dunking another diliquent who tried to kill hime in his sleeep in the river) discovers a huge man floating down the river, pull’s him ashore and splits him in half..revealing a baby boy with green hair, who literally attaches himself to Oga.

Beel attached to Oga

 

This kid… is Beelzebub IV, son of the Demon King, Beelzebub. The story follows his life with the child and at the delinquent school.

From the same producers, Studio Pierrot, that also run Bleach, Naruto and various others, the likelyhood is hight that this will be another, but one can only hope that it does not end up as a filler-filled story.

As this is only the first episode will give my first impressions here, this post will probably be edited after posting,… it is after 1am in the morning

Animation: Not overly detailed, but this is what suits this type of shounen show. Adore the exaggerated  expressions/reactions of the characters 8/10

Furuichi Takayuki

 

Sound/voice actors: Ive read in several places people are having a hard time getting used to the characters voices, but in my personal opinion they suited the character reasonably well. No complaints here, and Beelze… was just cute ^^ .. not what one expects of a Demon KIng, ne~?  8/10
OP: “Dadada” by GROUP Tamashii, ED “Answer” by NO3B

Story: Laughed through out most of the episode. Most of the main characters are introduced within in the first 10min, won’t spoil it for those who hasvn’t read the manga. As long as it’s not another ‘Bleach’ , which i have my doubts there, we will have to wait and see, this will be a fun series to follow this year and maybe beyond =)

Characters: Certainly I think they are the highlight of the series. From  Beel the cute, mischef, &  destructive baby ( tanstrums  = falling powerlines, rooms blowing up). Diliquent Oga, and Hilda, the eye-candy ,  Goth-Lolita-dressed Maid from Hell sent to earth find a human to raise Beel. And last, but not least Alaindelon, the demon who was split open revealing Beelzebub at begining, a massive guy, reminds me of the character Tessai Tsukabishi from Bleach, just a bit more, extravagant, might be the right word?

Hilda, the protective, cold maid

Episode 01 rating: 7.5/10

And to finish off… DAH DAH DAAH … DABI DE BUBUH … DABI DE BUBUH… DABI DE BUBUH… DABI DE BUBUH… DAH DAH DAAH

donburi mmm

I love food.. , but the choices that i make are not always ones that would suit the rest of the household, but  now that have the house to myself for a while, can start experementing with cooking… today’s dish is Oyako Donburi. And for the vege nutters out there, you can always subsitute the chicken

and following the recipe below.. it turned out very tastey, if not a little overcooked

 

How to Make Oyako Donburi

from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit

In Japanese, “Oyako” means chicken and egg. A donburi dish consists of the ingredients layered on a bed of hot rice, usually in a bowl.Serves 1

Ingredients

• 1 to 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/2 medium onion, sliced
• 1/2 chicken breast, sliced
• 1 strip bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 green onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili sauce with garlic [had none - so used fresh garlic and dried chilli]
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten

Steps

1. Heat skillet over medium-low heat and add the vegetable oil. Place sliced onions in skillet in a single layer and put chicken strips on top pf the onion. Do not mix or stir anything. Let that cook until the onions caramelize.
2. Mix together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili sauce, salt, sugar and water and pour over the chicken and onions. It should just cover the chicken. Let that cook (not stirring anything) until the sauce it reduced by half and making sure the chicken is cook fully.
3. Sprinkle the bacon over the top and add the beaten eggs. Cook until the eggs start to set.
4. Serve over rice and garnish with the green onions.

Video

A similar approach on how to make a oyako donburi.

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Decorating almost complete

And the result:

 

The Spare room - Just missing a light and curtain

Finishing touches of costume

Just a quick update…
Coming to the home stretch of making costume for end of year xmas work party at last, and as usual have left the bulk of work for the last week
All there is to do now is hook and eye & hemming of trousers, and the last two buttons on vest. Then it’s just the Cravat [ribbon] and put it all together… will definatly do a dress-rehursal to make sure everything looks okay =) fingers crosed… that is about 2/3rds of the work done for next years armageddon