Confessions of a Teenage Writing Queen

My first amv!

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:05:21 GMT

Yay! So I've been slaving away over this, please watch and enjoy.

Anime: Princess Tutu
Song: Jesse's Girl
Artist: Rick Springfield

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCkVEBhrs9s

Yes, the 13 Going on 30 song. XDD

<33 Emi-chan

Ugh, I need sleep

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 03:47:37 GMT

Yuck, school started on wednesday. Being a freshman is hard! All of the upper classmen scare me. XDD Haha, and so far we haven't done any real work, but it's all threatening lectures on our honor code and no cheating, steal, lying, all that jazz. I'm exhausted and it wasn't even a full week.

I don't really care, (or so I tell myself) but it's really sad when your friend's little sister in sixth grade has the PERFECT love life, where as yours is nonexsistant. She's found her soulmate/childhood friend who, "Makes the flowers grow in my heart", while my childhood friend is a complete ass who talks and jokes with you one day, and literally the next goes out of his way to avoid you. Ass, ass, ASS!!! Sorry, but I have no other place to vent but this. So I've spent the past hour reading equally depressing fanfiction, my slightly healthier equivalent to stuffing my face full of food.

<333333 Emi

ps- AND my friend let me borrow her copy of Paint Shop Pro 9 and download it, so now my weekend will be devoured by trying to figure out that beast and make some semi-decent graphics (I assure you that there will be quite a few Princess Tutu and Ouran High Icons in the mix)

Princess Tutu Review

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:03:40 GMT

I can't believe it, I finally finished Princess Tutu. I was talking with a friend at orientation today and brought it up, and she said Anime Network had (finally) put episode 26 up. Then she proceeded to try to tell me about it, but I stopped her. As soon as I came home I watched it. So I'm just going to review the whole series right here: (It's too bothersome to review separate anime episodes, I've found out)

Synopsis

"Princess Tutu is based on a story within a story. It begins by telling the story of a storyteller who died, leaving his tale of a battle between a prince and an evil crow unfinished. Frustrated at their battle being left unfinished, the prince and the crow flew out of the story--and the prince sealed the crow away using his heart. But the story didn't end there. What happened to the prince without a heart, the crow who was sealed away, and the storyteller who died before finishing his story? Each one of them has a part in the town and story of Princess Tutu."

Story

When I first saw a description of PTutu at Totallychibi.com, (now .net) I thought it looked like the silliest, stupidest looking anime ever. And with a name like Princess Tutu and ballet being a major theme, one would see why. At first it is your typical shoujo; Clumsy, pure-hearted girl with a crush on the most popular boy at school is offered a magical object and sets off on a magical quest. It also follows the "shard/person/etc of the week" and isn't very deep. The title is deceptive though. Though ballet remains a major focus, the story is truly a dark fairytale. If you can weather the first 8-9 episodes, the true story will start to uncover and begin to draw you in. It begins to become darker, and the character development (especially of Rue and Fakir) add depth. The finale of the first season is very dramatic and you can see the change from episode 1. But to me, the second season is the better of the two. Maybe it's my Fakir fangirl talking, because he does come to play a bigger role. Though it is a "Magical Girl" anime, Princess Tutu is a lot deeper and complex than the title suggests, from dramatic sword fights to suicide contemplation, once you get into this, you don't stop. XD

Animation

Of course, what will come up when talking about PTutu is that the animation is more on the childish side, and I do agree. The animation, though, couldn't be more perfect in the ballet sequences. Though a good third or half are just stills, the animated ballet scenes are fluid, and very true to the actual ballets they're based on. I appreciate the time they've taken to carefully recreate them. (infact, I heard that Ikuko Itoh and some of the staff took ballet lessons) So, if the slightly basic character designs bother you, please look past it for the ballet.

Voice Acting

Personally, I liked both the sub and dub versions I've seen. The japanese voices don't bother me, other than sometimes Ahiru's voice can grate on me a little. The dub is very well cast (I only have a problem with Good Mytho's voice, sometimes) and all the actors do a very good job. Luci Christian's range still amazes me, and even though her Ahiru can grate on me a little as well, I think it's very suiting. Mytho's VA (can't think of name) is a lot better when it comes to Evil Mytho, he can sound pretty menacing. I LOVE Chris Patton as Fakir, but again, I think I'm biased. He could make him very commanding, and yet somewhat vunerable. I would never have guess that Jessica Boone voiced Rue (I'm used to her Chiyo-chan voice) and I think she as well did a very good job. OK, basically I like everyone, but you may not, I've just adjusted to dubs and don't have much problem with them.

Music

This is where the show is it's strongest. Each episode uses a ballet (Nutcracker, Swan Lake) as a theme, and to follow up with that theme, uses the original music from that ballet as well. I really appreciate them for keeping with the original soundtrack. You can't do better than some of these original pieces, so they didn't bother to try. I can't hear anything now from the Nutcracker and not think of PTutu. The OP and ED are original (though the OP fades into "Waltz of the Flowers" from the Nutcracker) and are pretty good, nothing that I am blown away by.

Overall

This anime, after a second look, became one of my instant classics. From a unique and original plot, to great character development, to the enchanting classical music, there's little here that Princess Tutu doesn't do right. What it lacks slightly in can be adjusted to and overlooked. Actually, I don't know why I've written all this out when the reason to see this anime is spelled out in one word, "Fakir". *dodges the tomatoes and assorted weapons thrown at me* Anyways, I fully recommend it!

EMI'S RATING: 10/10

(phew, that feels MUCH longer than it should be. TT_TT)

Review: DN Angel vol 3

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:44:02 GMT

Synopsis:

It's time for the St. White festival, and Daisuke has been so busy working on the festival committee that he's forgotten to get a present for his beloved Risa. His mother, in her infinite generosity, forces Daisuke to take a simple white ribbon as a gift. To top it all off, there's a story going around that if a boy gives a white ribbon to a girl and ties it for her on St. White, they will fall in love ...

Review:

I picked this up from the library on a whim. I absolutely LOVE the anime, and I've heard that the manga was better, so I read vol 1 and part of 2.

So anyway, of course the first thing that will strike you in a manga is the art. It's slightly different from the anime, but none the less still adorable. I think Daisuke might be cuter in the manga, though. The St. White Festival Arc is adorable. The manga, though being quite long, moves along faster than the anime. Here, Daisuke is already moving on to Riku in the 3rd volume, while that didn't happen till later mid-series for the anime. Not that that's bad, because I love this couple, so the more time to focus on it, the better. Also, the manga drops a lot of hints in the direction of Risa and Satoshi (which in the anime was only shown for 30 secs on the last episode) and this interests me. I want to see what'll happen to these two.

The Commercial Arc with the Entertainment Mogul guy confused me somewhat though. It's very hard to keep up with who's Daisuke and who's Wiz. (Wiz transforms to look like Dai) There is also something about a compainion to the mask Dark was supposed to steal...? Also, Daisuke constantly talks about "defeating Dark", which I don't really like. (it doesn't appeal to the "Let's all get along" side of me X3) I prefer them working in a team, not trying to beat one another out. But it's early in the manga (there are 10 or 11 volumes) so maybe that relationship will mature over time.

There are extras too, in the back. I haven't had time to read those yet though, but I'm looking forward to it!

EMI'S OFFICIAL RATING: 8/10

(phew! My first review! I know, I was probably comparing it too much to the anime, but I don't really care. I got through it! I will try to review any and everything, from anime to manga to novels to movies. I'll post important things that happen to me too! Thank you for reading!)

Hello

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:18:16 GMT

Hi! I'm not actually sure if I've updated yet, or posted for that matter, so anyway, here I am. I'm really too tired to type anything, so I'll be back later. Ok? I know you're all anxious to hear my inner thoughts of one of the most plain lives in the world.

Ciao for Tonight

Only my 1,000 blog attempt

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:42:26 GMT

YAY! Meg has yet another blog so you can read of the daily babbles that make up her life. I know no one will read this so it will probably be forgotten over time and left to wither away in a cyber dump. I will try to update, i shall! Who knows if that promised will be kept though... o.0 alas.