~Attelocin

Well, I posted in :euclidstriangle:'s journal, so now it's my turn.

Leave a comment and I will:

A) Tell you why I befriended you.

B) Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc..

C) Tell you something I like about you.

D) Tell you a memory I have of you.

E) Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.

F) Tell you my favorite piece of yours.

G) In return, you must post this in your journal.


And, ToA FTW.

RIH-Rot in Hell

DISCLAIMER: This journal contains rants, cussing, and spoilers for the anime Death Note. Read at your own risk.















The last episode of the anime Death Note aired tonight. Light Yagami was finally called out for what he was. Near won. Mello's death was vindicated. L's victory was final. Never before has an anime struck me like this. Poor voice acting and goofy things aside, it's by far one of the most surreal and intellectual shows I've ever seen.

The only thing that can come close in any way is the ending of FMA, and that's because the show drew you in and bound you to the brothers Elric. At least it did so for me... I dunno, whatever. I'm a fairly emotional guy when it comes to this sort of shit, so bear with me, yeah?

From the moment Light proclaimed victory I knew this episode was gonna be something special. I've loved this anime from day 1, honestly, so when I felt this was gonna be special I felt a strong wash of joy. Near's explanation was concise compared to the manga.

When he told Light he'd won--that he and Mello could equal, even surpass L--it was one of the best scenes I could have asked for. From there it only got better (despite Mikami's oddly muscled face and subsequent Freddy-Krueger-bloodbath death scene) as Matsuda shot Light and the fallen madman begged for his former allies to aid him. After Mikami's bit, as Light ran, I found the montage of his life from six years previous to be moving. When he saw his younger self I could feel the regret he felt. Damn.

Hearing Ryuk talk about the promise between him and Light was like hearing L's church bells from his own death. The writing of Light's name was almost poetic in its execution, and watching him die was both extremely satisfying and pitiful. Yeah, in the end, I found myself pitying Light Yagami his fate. He felt regret; and worse yet his soul is gone to nothingness, dissapated into the void for all eternity.

Seeing L's spectre standing over Light in the end was powerful as well (big surprise, I know). It made me say "L won in the end, didn't he, you stupid fuck". Pretty strong words to say to a flat screen and cartoon characters.

I was happy when I saw Misa on the rooftop. I almost shouted "Jump you stupid bitch", but I think waking up my parents with that may have ended poorly.

This show took me places I never thought an anime could. I feel enormous respect for the show, it's creators, and the characters. If the saying "Only 2% of all anime is worthwhile" is true in any way then Death Note is in the top percentage. I highly recommend this anime for its powerful scenes and soulful drama, but it loses some points with the breathy, grunty English VA for Light Yagami.

Voice Acting: 4/5, loses 1 point for Light's VA alone.
Story: 5/5, intelligent, compelling, and surreal all at once. Amazing.
Sound/Music: 5/5, I LOVE the music of this show. Even the screaming J-metal in the opener theme grows on you.
Animation/Appearance: 4/5, the animation can get pretty choppy and the lipsynching is, as with most anime, lameass. However in the important episodes and scenes, you can tell they saved up just to give it the extra oomph. Aside from that the coloring and such is amazing.
Final Rating: 18/20. Incredible story, beautiful artwork, and wonderful music come together to make one of the best animes I've seen in the last decade. Persue this one if you're interested.

Gee, I feel like a little bitch. DN FOR LIFE!

Got Disgaea: Hour of Darkness from a pal yesterday. Holy shit, this game is awesome. What in the hell have I been missing. I guess there's a sequel on the PS2 and a third coming out at some point on the PS3. If this game continues to live up to all my expectations then... lordy, maybe I'll be getting a PS3 sooner than I thought. I might be making my own sprites for this game--16- or 32-bit as opposed to the "tactical birdseye" the game uses. Ugh, Disgaea. Laharl wins a universe... er, well, literally I guess.

Note: If you've beaten it then please, no spoilers. I can guess at most of the story but I want to see for myself.

Got an idea? Hit me with it. Got a picture you want colored? Tell me about it. Sprite? Sword? Something else pixel related? Let me know, and I'll see what I can do.

Yes, that's right; I, one of little talent, is asking for requests. I need ideas, inspiration to continue arting for and with. I might even be going to college one of these days, so the more I do the better, right? I think. Hey, guess what, I'm pretty tired. [/incoherent]

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That link up thar? Serious cause for laughs on my part. I just hope Efron doesn't get the part, despite his suitability. It's already enough that the fucker shares my first name.

Anyway, now to quote a conversation me and my friend had about the prospective cast of the new American-remake of Death Note.

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kylee: CHRIS ROC AS MATSUDA
AttelCain: Oh, fuck that, he could NEVER sneak into the one building. He'd be too busy screaming his internal monologue
kylee: LOL
kylee: THE THOUGHT IS SO AMUSING
AttelCain: "HEY, L, YOU WHITE TRASH MUA'FUCKA. THE FUCK'M I SUPPOSED TO DO!? WATCH THE WHITE WOMAN? THE FUCK YOU THINK, MUA'FUCKA!?"
kylee: LOL YES
kylee: YES YES
kylee: and Mello as a black guy makes me die and rofl all over
AttelCain: Aizawa would tell him to shut up, we'd never hear the end of that
AttelCain: lol, yeah, dunno
AttelCain: have a hard time seeing him as anyone but Samuel L Jackson, though
kylee: LOL
kylee: LOLOLOL
AttelCain: "I'M TIRED OF THESE MOTHERFUCKING MURDERS ON MY MOTHERFUCKING TURF."
AttelCain: And suddenly Mello L Jackson (whoa) would be wrestling with a ten foot long Zac Effron Kira python
AttelCain: On the back of a jet
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I'm sorry, but I laughed really hard at myself after saying that. Viva DN, and let me hope that God hears the prayers and gives Johnny Depp the rold of L Lawliet. [/fanboy]

I'm AttelCain, by the by.