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Nearly There

April 8, 2005 | 23 Comments

Well, here I am at Changi airport on a changeover and all I can think about is how I haven't updated the blog for the last few days. Anyway, for those of you who are interested to follow my rambling while I'm in Japan, I've set up a seperate blog from Memento. It still looks basic and all because I haven't had the chance to work on the design but it'll do for now. I have to say I've had a great time so far. The plane that I took was awesome. I had a choice of 50-100 in-flight entertainment inluding an old Super Mario Brothers video game. I also saw this great Japanese film called Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu. It's retitled as Be With You. I have to say that it's one of the better romantic films I've seen in a while. The story is about this woman who got hit by a car and gets to experience her life 9 years later for one rainy season. Anime-wise, the 2nd season of Mai Hime has been confirmed confirmed. Here's hoping that red-haired character is not Shiho. :P

Posted by Garten
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April 8, 2005 | WristBandMan wrote:

April Fool's joke come true!

April 8, 2005 | chichi_whatah wrote:

Yay!

April 8, 2005 | melchior00 wrote:

From the Moon Phase link:
新作の主人公はアリカ。最終回でちらっと出ていたあの子。新作続編はマジだったー!アニメージュとアニメディアに記事あり。

"The new season's main character is named Arika. She's the one you saw briefly in the last scene of the season 1 finale. (Woohoo, the new season rumors were true!) You can find articles in Animage and Animedia."

April 8, 2005 | radicalsheep wrote:

when does the second season come out?

April 8, 2005 | David wrote:

Garten, great to hear that your journey was safe!

Just out of curiousity, are you updating from a web-kiosk or from a wifi laptop?

April 8, 2005 | Young Wayne wrote:

There's a mysterious character in the PS2 game. It only shows the Hime and Child's shadows for now. The Child does resemble a dog (or four legged creature) but with wings. It could be just drawn that way, but the Child could have two tails. Anyway, could this mysterious Hime be the protagonist for the MH2?

April 8, 2005 | YOung WAyne wrote:

Arika-HIME?

April 8, 2005 | extet wrote:

ehm why is this anime still called Mai - Hime when main character is changed?

April 8, 2005 | gal wrote:

I'm confused - wasn't the last scene of the first season the girls and boys at Karaoke? I don't remember some mysterious girl...

April 8, 2005 | gal wrote:

never mind, I went back and rewatched it with a friend.

http://www.myrpgs.com/gal/misc/mai_hime_2_her.jpg

April 9, 2005 | BonTA wrote:

I also saw that movie Ai Ni Yukimasu (saw it on Eva Air overseas trip), I think it was a pretty good movie although I think they rushed a bit towards the end and the main male character could've used up more screentime :O

April 10, 2005 | Mentar wrote:

Good to hear you're alive and kicking. But don't you dare neglect Memento, willya? ^_^

Okay, time to do some work here...

April 10, 2005 | Gprei wrote:

You were at changi ?!
Haahahha, next time you are coming to Changi, tell me.
I am in singapore.

April 11, 2005 | Garten wrote:

David, I'm sorry if it's a bit late but I couldn't access the internet until now. Anyway, I was using a free web-kiosk because apparently I have to pay if I want to use the wireless network. I didn't have that much time so I figured it's not worth it to pay for my laptop's wireless access.

April 11, 2005 | Freedom R8G6B1 wrote:

I'll be pissed if she becomes the "new" Kagutsuchi user...sheesh.

April 11, 2005 | Nanami Kamimura wrote:

So how about Gakuen Alice... won't you blog the latest episode yet?

April 11, 2005 | wao wrote:

Same here, I live in Singapore, I hope you found Changi not too boring.

I've been wanting to watch AI ni Yukimasu and Dare mo Shiranai. But I'm too darned lazy.

April 11, 2005 | Garten wrote:

Nanami, I would do just that if I can get the file but I can't get the torrent working for more than 1 minute. If anyone has the file, please let me know.

Wao, Changi was one of the best airport I've ever seen. With all of those entertainments and shops, I highly doubt anyone would get bored.

April 11, 2005 | Gprei wrote:

Hahahaha...
Where ever that you go in changi, remember not to go to POPEYE Fastfood restaurant there.
I got cheated last time when I went there to eat.
No ice in drinks and the food taste like sh*t.
It is not worth your money.

Wao.
You watch wed to fri anime ?
Last exile and shaman king.

April 12, 2005 | gagged wrote:

i live in singapore too! looks like many singaporeans frequent your blog. haha keep up the good work and have fun in japan.

April 12, 2005 | wao wrote:

Gprei: I haven't watched anime on tv in ages.... >_>

April 12, 2005 | Gprei wrote:

Hahaha.
Maybe. I thought that I was the only singaporean here.

Anyway, wed to fri anime start at 11pm and 11.30pm.
Last exile and shaman king.

Last time it was inuyasha, twelve kingdom, val hellsing, then kiddy grade and now shaman king.

There will be new anime once each series end. You could also see the increase in anime vcds in store. The mediacrop seem to buy them too....well...unless of course it is they who import it in.

April 17, 2005 | melchior00 wrote:

I meant to mention this when Mai-HiME's second season was confirmed, but another Memento-ized series, Rozen Maiden is seeing another season. Woohoo, more sewing action! ... Er, right. TBS has the official site here.


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