The Catalogue of Happy Endings

Hi guys,
So I launched the Catalogue of Happy Endings! Unfortunately since I cannot afford a domain it will be powered by Blogger like a blog.

I'm looking for people to add entries, so if you are interested, please let me know! It will take me a while to get a lot of content on here myself.

Earl and Fairy (Review)

I decided to watch this anime after seeing that it has similarities to the movie Howl's Moving Castle. I'm a HUGE fan of British drama and Victorian Era stories, so I had high hopes for this anime.

I have to admit after the first episode I wasn't very impressed. The art wasn't fantastic and it was kind of sloppy. However I decided to give it another chance, and fell in love with Lydia and the story line. The character development through this series is excellent, especially with Edgar, and I was really impressed by episode 12. I also loved the music, it was similar to the soundtrack of a movie.





I think this would probably be one of my favorites if it weren't for the romantically odd ending. The plot was somewhat resolved, but I felt like the relationship between Edgar and Lydia wasn't completed. It really ruined how I felt about the anime overall. I'm a big romantic, so others might not mind so much.

The show could easily have gotten another season with it's excellent story, but due to the artwork those possibilities were snuffed pretty quickly.

No Music No Life

Ok yeah, I made a really bad anime pun.

 (This in itself is a pun because its a music anime hahahahahahaha)
Uta no Prince Sama

I really love discovering new music. It's like opening a present. You find this random song, and you're just like WOW THIS IS AMAZING and then you proceed to look up every recording ever made by the artist on the internet. But even when you listen to all of their music, the one song you found is still WAY better than all the others.

Music gives me life. To me, when worshiping God together with other Christians, it's the music that leaves the biggest impact on me. I've always loved music more than anything else. It's hard for me to be at work and resist the urge to sing "Titanium" at the top of my voice while bagging groceries.

Anyway, so I found this singer/songwriter called Jason Chen (I mentioned him in my previous post) and his songs are so fantastic (well most of them) and I spent all Sunday afternoon listening to him while cleaning my room. Here's a music video of the best one (in my opinion):

You can download his music for free on Itvemn...but I'm not sure if it's legal so I used iTunes. But his songs are on Spotify as well.

Well I just wanted to share that little random part of my life.

Hanasakeru Seishounen (Review)

I have to admit, this anime did not really hold my interest when I started watching it. However, it has some surprising jewels, and I grew to love it.







Story 8/10
Being somewhat of a harem anime, I had low expectations for any plot whatsoever. However, this story is full of twists and turns, and while the ultimate end may seem somewhat predictable, the means we intriguing and surprising at times. Hanasakeru Seishounen is a long anime, but the story was played out well over all 39 episodes.

Art 7/10
The art style is satisfactory, but not spectacular. However, I liked the unique design of each character, and it gave the anime overall interest. There are some actions scenes I thought were done very well.

Sound 6/10
The soundtrack is nothing spectacular, but not bad. It wouldn't be music I would ever want to hear again, however. The opening song didn't really seem to fit the anime I thought.

Character 8/10
The characters are well developed by the end of the anime. I thought everyone found their place. I especially found the antagonist's personality and character development extremely interesting. The main character herself and her childhood friend could have used a little more development, but overall it was pretty good.

Enjoyment 7/10
I enjoyed it for the most part. It was an interesting story, and even though it seemed to move slowly, I found the plot intriguing. The ending was extremely satisfactory for me.

Overall 8/10
If you like romance animes with good endings and a tad of action and well developed characters, then you will love this anime. It is worth your time, and actually made me cry at different times.

The Christian Anime Fan

I've read a lot of articles online that have discussed this controversial topic. I know Christians who are anime fans, and I myself watch a good bit of anime and enjoy it. But I have gotten looks and words from other Christians who feel this isn't in line with the scriptures. So I wanted to write about this confusing topic. Should a Christian watch anime?

Now a lot of anime is not appropriate and does not glorify God. But there are a lot of good quality ones that have important moral messages and are just plain fun. If you're a parent, then it really is just what you feel comfortable letting your child watch. There are websites such as http://www.christiananime.net/ that can help you understand the content in an anime before watching it.

TWWK at Beneath the Tangles writes:

"Many people probably wonder how I can hold these two things, Christian faith and anime, together with any integrity. And I have to admit: it’s not always easy. Then again, nothing is easy when you’re dealing with stories, no matter where they come from or who tells them: my faith teaches that we’re fallen, after all. And stories form the way we look at the world, and the ones we identify with closest become part of our very identities. We have to know whose story is guiding our lives." 

If you are having doubts about whether you are doing what is right, ask yourself the following questions:
1. Is What I Am Watching Glorifying God?
2. How Am I Benefiting From Watching This?
3. What Kind of Impact is this Having on My Life?

1. Is What I Am Watching Glorifying God?
I realize that there are a lot of different opinions when it comes to what glorifies God and what does not. But it comes down to this: If you feel guilty about it, or feel that Jesus wouldn't approve of what you are watching, don't watch it.

2. How Am I Benefiting From Watching This?
There can be a lot of benefits from watching anime. However, this also comes with a negative side. For example, while Ouran High School Host Club may have a lot of good morals about friendship and being yourself, the inappropriate situations/language/themes pretty much overshadow that. I'm not saying that anime should be always educational and never have any negative themes, but it there should be a significantly more amount of positive, upright themes than the negative.

3. What Kind of Impact is this Having on My Life?
Sometimes we get pretty obsessed with stuff. For me, this is a constant struggle, and I have to constantly remind myself of what is most important. If you can't think about anything else, you should stop. (I mean, this applies to everything) When what you are watching starts to take over everything about you, it's unhealthy. As TWWK said, we have to know whose story is guiding our lives. As Christians, we are to follow God - we must keep this is mind in everything we do/watch.

Well I hope this was helpful. Please realize that these are all my personal opinions and I apologize if it hurt anyone's feelings.

Faito ka shinu (Fight or Die)

Faito ka shinu (Fight or Die) For Shingeki no Kyojin


It’d be better if you weren’t my friend
After all we all die in the end
Am I really just only a story?
Why should all of us take that as glory?

To fight is all that we know now
To kill is something we all vow
A dream is something forgotten
This sorrow is all that we’ve gotten

This nightmare seems never ending
But I know what I am defending
The wall we once used to flee
Will soon mark the start of the free

The One on Anime and Manga

I have to admit, I have a lot of obsessions, even though The Doctor is the biggest. I really love reading Manga and watching Anime. I am currently reading Tsubasa, which is apparently a spin off of xxxHolic, which I haven't read, and most likely won't. Tsubasa has 28 volumes, I just finished the 22nd book. I really like the story, but it is sometimes hard to follow. It still continues to amaze me how complex graphic novel plots can get. I'm not going to go into the pretense of the story, but it is a great series.

I have read La Corda d'Oro, which is by far, my favorite Manga. I love music, and at one point wanted to go to music school, so this was really perfect for me. It's not really that popular, but I really loved it. The art was brilliant and it is my favorite style of Manga. (Which I believe is Abbreviated Realistic)

I also occasionally watch through an anime. The first one I ever watched was Clannad. Bad choice. But not because Clannad is a bad anime, rather the contrary. It was brilliant, and the best. It ruined all the others. (man, I CRIED) Yes, hands down, Clannad is my favorite. I watched Princess Tutu as well, one of my friends had been bugging me about it for quite some time. If you can get past the unrealistic art (which some people prefer) and the annoying voices, it's really a great story. I just HATED the ending though. I'm one of the those people where if the ending isn't perfect, it isn't worth watching.

I just finished what I believe to be the first season of Full Metal Panic. I really liked it. (I don't normally like violent animes, but this was ok). It's kind of an old anime, but you really can't tell from the art. It's still really good.

I'm not really sure what category movies with Japanese style artwork fall into. Are they called anime movies or something else? I've only seen two- Howl's Moving Castle and 5 Centimeters Per Second. Don't watch the later, it's awful. But Howl's Moving Castle is awesome, definately one of my favorites. I plan on watching more like it when I have more time.

Anyway, so I think I will probably start Death Note when I finish Tsubasa. It's apparently a good manga.

FYI: I LOVE Tomoya.