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Chika-Chin's A-Tweet-ing!

Hey peeps! Chika is now on Twitter~ *^^*

Truthfully I have no idea how this thing works... What am I supposed to tweet about? LOL XD

The reason why I suddenly signed up for a Twitter account is because we made an account for my company and everyone has to follow it. Since I don't have a Twitter account, I had to sign up and make one.

Do follow me ya, eventhough I still have no idea what I'm gonna say. :)

Muaks~
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xxxHolic - Episode 2

Well he's back. But what exactly does a part-timer at a wish-granting shop do? Apparently cooking skills is part of the requirements.

In this episode, we see Watanuki's involvement in his first case! It involves a young lady who approached Yuuko's shop unconsciously and ended up requesting for her help as she was unable to move her finger. Watanuki who doubted Yuuko's honesty in running the shop thought it was another con job but then noticed some black smoke lingering around the lady's little pinky. Yuuko inquired whether the lady had any bad habits to which she dazedly denied. So Yuuko gave her a tiny ruby ring but told her to correct her bad habit before it was too late.

Things were looking great for Watanuki as well. The girl he likes striked up a conversation with him after gym albeit the little interruption by his love rival Doumeki. He heads off to work merrily but Yuuko commented that his face showed a bad omen and that Doumeki might be his guardian angel. Their conversation was cut short with the arrival of the same girl from yesterday. Today she was wearing the ring and the smoke was no longer around her little pinky. But it seems that she has not discarded her bad habit.

After she left, Yuuko stated that the girl would not be visiting them again. Fearing something bad would happen, Watanuki ran off after her to help her discover her bad habit. He witness how she unconsciously lies to everyone she knows about various things like her age, the place she works etc. After a meet up with an acquaintance in the middle of the pedestrian walk, she notices that the ring Yuuko gave her was cracked. She takes it off and black smoke immediately engulfed her, rendering her motionless. The traffic light turns red and a truck came speeding towards her...

Yeah don't worry. She's gonna be fine. Not that I care, I hate liars. But I have to say this, I knew that girl's bad habit was lying right from the start. But I thing I don't get is, what's the importance of the little finger? Yuuko mentioned that she had to find out the importance of our little fingers but I still don't get it. On another note, I absolutely love Yuuko's dresses!!! Yuuko says some really wise things that we should really pay attention to as well. I love her advice to Watanuki in the end, that our lives is determined by what we make of it. I believe so too.
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Kimi wa Petto

Kimi wa Petto or Tramps Like Us (no, that's not what it means in English) is a josei manga series by Yayoi Ogawa. It was serialized in 2000 and has 14 volumes in total. The manga was even awarded the Kodansha Manga Award for its excellence. It tells the life story of Iwaya Sumire, a young career woman struggling to go through life in a society where women does not take center stage, and her pet, a struggling young modern dancer.

Sumire Iwaya was a misunderstood young woman. Due to her strict work ethics and cool demeanor, her colleagues saw her as standoffish and rigid. Even her own boyfriend ends up impregnating another women he was having an affair with. Bogged down with stress at work and angst over her recent break up, she stumbles across a box which contained a homeless young boy and decides to take him in as a pet.

She found solace in the company of Momo-kun who often helped her in sticky situations. She also rekindles an old flame with her senior in college and things became serious between them. But it was not easy juggling daily life while trying to keep Momo a secret. When she was not able to chose between her boyfriend and Momo, she then came to realize Momo's importance in her life.

When I stumbled across this manga, I was immediately interested to read it. I sometimes call my boyfriend, (eh wait, he's my fiance now ^^") my pet as well. He used to follow every single thing I say, and I used to call him that out of annoyance. Even now, sometimes I still do feel that he's like a pet to me. And after reading the manga, I couldn't stop laughing. It was like the two of us drawn out on paper. So cool!

So maybe it's captivating for me as I can relate to it. After I finished with the whole series, I wanted a pet like Momo-kun and then knocked my own head. I do have one already. :D But seriously, this is a good read. It's very easy to relate to, whether you're single or if you have a boyfriend. The flow is well done, taking you from troubled moments to happy moments, funny moments to frustrating moments etc. The story did not only focus on Iwaya's perspective but also from other important people in her life.

The art is also simply beautiful. Ogawa puts in a lot of effort in creating the ambiance of a scene so you feel magically transported. I've read another manga by the same mangaka, the art is not very much different from the other manga. But I like it, her characters has a more realistic feel than most.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Josei, Romance, Slice of Life, Mature
Rating: 9/10
Note: The manga is also adapted into a TV drama series of the same title. Part of the cast include Matsumoto Jun!

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Nabari no Ou - Episode 4

The great Fuuma village leader made it just in time to save the lives of Thobari-sensei and the gang. Judging by how greatly outnumbered he was, the Kira user Yoite, tucked in his tail and escaped. And thanks to ninja medicine, the injured were all treated and were already recovering (How selfish to keep such amazing potions all to themselves when they could be curing millions around the world, don't you think?).

Miharu might need to get his eyesight checked after his bandage comes off, Aizawa has a broken arm and Thobari-sensei has much more serious injuries which he'll live through. Raimei, on the other hand, only had minor injuries and has retreated to reflect on her defeat. That night, there was a meeting with the whole village where Miharu was introduced as the Shinrabanshou to Fuuma villagers. It seems that Miharu was suspicious of everyone and their motives in removing/obtaining the Shinrabanshou, including Fuuma Koutaro himself.

When Thobari-sensei awakes the next day, another meeting was held between Thobari-sensei's group and Fuuma's leader. Koutaro shares his knowledge on the Shirabanshou and how there was no way to put a complete stop to its power. Removing it from the host body would cause the host to die (nnooooo... Don't let Miharu die!!!! O_O) and even so, the Shirabanshou would only transfer to another body. But Koutaro has been doing some research, and in order to complete it, he will need all the secret ninja scrolls from all the ninja clans around. Yes, it sounds like war. Or a lot of sneaking around. At the same time, Fuuma's secret scroll is safely delivered to the Kairoushou. Over an internet conference, the leader of the Kairoushou unveils his plans to change the world. And in order to achieve that, he would need all the secret scrolls from the ninja world as well... Ka-chaa! Sounds like action to me. :D

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よくでした!

I've got two great news to share and brag about. :D

No.1: I just realized this page has reach it's first 10k hits! Arigatou minna-san, who endlessly supported me although I have not been a good blogger these past few months. I will not mention again why because it's a lame excuse. =.="

Thank you as well to my new friends who recently stumbled across my blog from heaven knows where and starting following my inconsistent writing. I truly appreciate it. ^_^

Talking about people visiting the page, brings me to point number 2: Chika-Chin's Anime Mania! is now on the first page of Google Search Results for Chika. Hooray! Okay, fine. It's ranked the last two link from the bottom but hey, I made it to the first page eh? :D

I remember earlier in the year I tried to Google for my own blog (I had this silly notion that if I Googled it, it looks different then seeing it as administrator). LOL I admit, I'm a Google freak. >,<

Anyway, the results were pathetic. Chika-Chin's Anime Mania! was at page 5 or 6. Even a, eh, loose girl named Chika (I don't know if it's her real name) promoting her nude pictures was in the first page. And yes, she's still in the first page now, above my blog's link. Waaaayyyy up there. I guess a nude profile will always be more popular than an anime addiction webby huh?

But who cares? I'm still very happy I made it to the first page. I didn't even expect to get there. Here's a print screen I took for memorabilia. Just in case it drops back down to later pages again.

Minna, yoku deshita! No.1 and No.2 couldn't be achieved without you guys. You made it happen. Honto ni arigatou gozaimasu! *^o^*
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