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The buzz from getting an 800 on the SAT Biology Subject Test was immediately killed when my teacher e-mailed me with extra homework. Damn it.

Just realized that because of Hakuba's new seiyuu, his rivalry with Kid is like some kind of bizarre Death Note parody. Episode 4 was fine, but I'm more excited for Akako's debut. Her hair seems to have a bit of a dark blue tinge as opposed to a red one like before, but her eyes are still red though. Still as attractive as ever, so I'll get used to it.

Ah, true, I haven't had much time to play my 3DS either because of school. I'm applying to colleges now, with Early Action and Decision deadlines this Saturday, but I'll definitely make the most of Christmas when it finally comes around. You're right it doesn't. I guess I feel that if I don't force myself to do something crazy like that I'll never end up having enough motivation to finish any of the games. I always have a team planned out and everything, and to have all that preparation go to waste would be a shame. It's a fail-safe to make sure I get through even the games I don't like very much, I guess. And you don't sound crazy as I'm much the same way. I've played pretty much all the games so far, even experimented a bit with the original RBY and GSC, though mainly for the glitches. I've played through Sapphire, Pearl (hundred of hours in this one, my first Pokemon game), HeartGold, Emerald, White, White 2, and XD: Gale of Darkness. Multiple times for games like Sapphire. Can't wait for the remix of the Oceanic Museum! Oh gosh, I was a lot shocked. Watched the stream live and when I saw his feet I started jumping in my chair and acted really out of character. The chat blew up as well; it was the best moment of waiting for Smash 4, even better than that crazy-troll Lucina/Robin reveal trailer. I've always been decent at Ice Climbers. They were never my true main, but fun to play as nonetheless. Sakurai is adamant about keeping the 3DS and Wii U rosters equal, and knowing how stubborn he can be I doubt he'll make IC exclusive to the Wii U if he can't fix the 3DS problem. The only compromise I can see happening is if he brings back IC to the Wii U but lets the 3DS version have an exclusive character themselves with either Wolf or Lucas. And then whoever is left over can be added on to both versions. We're almost definitely not getting any more Melee characters back, and probably not Snake either. And if worst comes to worst, Sakurai will learn his lesson this time around and bring IC back in Smash 5, whether that be only on the new home console or on the handheld as well. When the 3DS version came out back in September, I was all over those Twitch streams. I don't watch them anymore, but when the Wii U hits shelves I'll probably tune in to see all those glorious 8-player matches in HD on Big Battlefield. Oh, and that awesome new stage builder. Mega Man's Final Smash is awesome, but unfortunately he doesn't really jive with me, at least not from what I felt on the 3DS demo. I'll probably main Lucina or Bowser Jr. And Mewtwo when he comes out, just because he's special. Also, the first update came out today! Apparently, there were a quite a few balance adjustments, with some characters being either nerfed or buffed in certain aspects. It's awesome how they can do this now; the game is going to be so fun to finally play!

The entire Harmony of Heroes alum~!

I got my hands on the demo for the Sm4sh and thought it was pretty good but also kind of gimmicky. Maybe it's because my 3DS is a limited edition one and has a Pikachu coloration, but I'm always afraid I'm treating it too roughly when I really get into the game so I try to back off. It's hard to play intensely when your fingers are moving sluggishly after all. The roster being mostly there didn't bother me too much. Most people just want to grab their favorite character and go, and the joy of not knowing who a character was when he appeared as a silhouette on the screen isn't quite the same as it was in Melee anyway, with the Internet being so prominent. Not to mention there were some really annoying things to unlock, like Mewtwo in SSBM, which almost everybody cheated with by just leaving their game on overnight or something. The Wii U version has so much to offer. The live stream that aired a few days ago summed it all up pretty nicely, and you can re-watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0BBGzfw0pQ I watched it live, and it was an absolutely amazing feeling when I got to the end. Oh you don't have one yet? Maybe you should settle for a 2DS if money is an issue. I am playing it for the nostalgia, but I like to play my games chronologically. When I lost interest in White 2 Challenge Mode for a really long time, I fell behind. I had already purchased Y as I've mentioned, but I needed to finish the story of White 2 before moving on. I did that over the summer (and Bianca killed a shiny Skorupi in the process, damn it!) and was planning on getting into Y, but I've so busy lately. I can't play Alpha Sapphire until I beat Y, as stubborn as it sounds, but I'll get it in time for the shiny Beldum. Well, he wasn't in Brawl, but he was one of, if not the, most highly requested character for Smash 4 and was the butt of a lot of jokes as well for being the only non-clone character removed from Melee to Brawl. I wasn't going to be surprised if he didn't make it, but I'm glad he's in as DLC. This actually shows Masahiro Sakurai didn't actually plan on having him in the game at all, but after seeing the fan requests and reactions through the years leading up the release decided to work on him last second. We don't even have an footage of him, just a rudimentary model. Ice Climbers aren't back because the 3DS couldn't handle having a character as complex as them in battle. IC are practically two characters, since the human controlled Popo has Nana running around as a CPU behind him. They lagged the game, especially if it was 4 ICs against each other. This is unlike Olimar or Rosalina, as they're more like a character paired with an item. Sakurai adamantly stated he didn't want the 3DS to be shortchanged and that both versions would have the same characters. He said IC worked on the Wii U (even in 8-player I assume, which would be a total of 16 little Eskimos running around!), but because they didn't on the 3DS, he put them on the back burner and made them low priority. But because Mewtwo is back as a DLC, IC actually has a very good chance, along with characters like Lucas and Wolf. Sakurai, in an interview, said that bringing back a character from an old game (like Brawl or Melee) wasn't as simple as copying and pasting the character into the new game. Even a character like Mario needs to be built from the ground up, and it takes time. That's why clone characters (Lucina, Dr. Mario, Dark Pit) exist; they're the only characters not built from the ground up as they borrow the template of another character. Sakurai even mentioned Mewtwo in that interview, saying Melee is such an old game he can't even extract and work with Mewtwo's files. That wasn't that long ago, and people thought it was the end of Mewtwo and that there was no chance for him. But lo and behold, Sakurai decided that working on a character, even after the game is released, would be worth the effort! Therefore IC, who isn't as far down the gutter as Mewtwo was, still has a chance. After all, he must have been pretty far down the road with IC's models and moves if he managed test them on the 3DS. If he has time to make a completely new character, then has has time to work out the little issue with the 3DS version and we'll be getting an Ice Climber DLC in no time! I don't want to get your hopes up, but the possibility exists and it's high.

I know! I'm probably going to get Alpha Sapphire to download that gorgeous little shiny Beldum, but that's about it. When I bought Y, I got it early just to get the event Torchic. But I haven't even taken it from the delivery girl, and now I have like four event Pokemon on back stock. Maybe I'll just leave Charmander with the professor for now and speed run the game? I'm definitely going to get Smash 4 Wii U, most likely for Christmas. I'm so hyped for 8-player smash, the new stage builder, and Mewtwo that it's hard to get any work done. There are tons of other Wii U game I want, but Smash will probably keep me occupied for years honestly.

The new opening for the Detective Conan anime series will be performed by veteran Mai Kuraki and is titled "Dynamite". It will air with episode 757 on November 1st. It will also serve as the theme song for the two hour special "The Disappearance of Edogawa Conan: The Worst Two Days in History".

Finally picked up Pokemon Y after a long hiatus, and am in the process of soft resetting for a shiny Charmander from Professor Sycamore like the idiot I am. Why am I wasting my life like this?

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works episode 3 just came out, and it's slaying me. I can't stop thinking about it!!! But I have work that needs to be done, damn!!!

"It's fine if you can't make one hundred friends as long as you make friends worth one hundred people." ^this is a paraphrase of a quote said by someone I can't remember...

Wait what? MK isn't over yet? I'll only forgive Gosho if it's about Akako or the Organization. But seriously, why are we getting one random chapter of DC before another month+ of wait? That's such a tease...

The final chapter (33) has been scanlated! I wish Snake had a bigger role in this arc, though it's nice he and his henchmen appeared. Gosho hasn't forgotten about him after all. And jeez, I had a feeling, but Akako appearing a bit in the previous chapter was just fanservice after all. It was cute having some MK, but I'm more than ready to get back into DC.

Oh damn, I really like the ambiance of this song. I've actually never heard it before, but it gives me the same feels as songs like "Try to Remember", kind of. Found this mysterious Japanese singer that goes only by "Rurutia". I've been absolutely obsessed with her songs, especially these two: RURUTIA – Behind the blue RURUTIA – Reireitenohira ^Linked from Spotify so you're going to need to make a free account if you don't already have one, but listen and help support!

^ I thought so, too. Of course, my expectations were really low. As far as DC movies go it's pretty good. As far as anime movies in general go, it's not very good at all. I had recently watched quite a few stellar anime movies and I'm surprised I wasn't biased enough to list movie 18 off as bad, as the only major gripe I walked away with was the compromised budget.

Ran is the type of girl that would be great as a real life girlfriend because she's so loyal, but as an anime/manga character she's kind of flat. In my opinion she's neither likable nor dislikable.

Nah, intense is fine (ex. movies 4, 5, and 6). I think maybe you're thinking "too Hollywood-esque"? After all...

True, I guess just in a cinematic sense. Sure we have some new chapters and an anime adaptation of MK coming out, but nothing that will roll in the dough like a special movie. Of course given he's already confirmed for movie 19, we probably won't get a two movie year like the last. Not to mention the split budget really showed in movie 18.

Winston Churchill That last part hit way too close to home.

Wow, I'm liking you more and more. Winter for the win! Though I have to say, we had a blistering cold day where I live and it's only autumn. Not that I mind blistery days, but today really bit.

Those rumors haven't reached my ears. Who knows, it might happen? Since Lupin got some love, Kaitou Kid might as well, too.

Never did like Kid movies, though we haven't had one since movie 14 (as much as I despised it). I'm just banking on a BO movie for the 20th anime anniversary, because that's the kind of fan service I can get behind.

Episode 3 has been fansubbed! Wasn't too bad of an episode, though there wasn't really any heist involved in this. Good episode for character development, especially for Jii and a bit for Toichi. Drunk Aoko was kinda cute too I guess. We're getting Hakuba next episode, but I'm especially stoked to see Akako the folllowing week.

~3,600,000,000-1 men in the world (including me) are rendered helpless in her presence. "Women are like bacon: they look good, smell good, taste good, and slowly kill men." Poor Hakuba's been bit by that love bug though...

"I've heard dreams are the way your head sorts things out... If that's true, then nightmares must be your head sorting through unpleasant stuff. Guilty stuff. The stuff you wish you could take back." -- Shogo Kawada, "Battle Royale" (manga)