Hyouka was one of the more interesting series that I have followed in terms of mystery. Where the mysteries that were involved were not those of big crimes but of minor things that we might not actually be curious about yet Chitanda does. And to complement with her curiosity, Oreki Houtarou steps in as the detective of the series. Not every detective really solves everything but there were a few impactful scenes in the series that really make it one of the better series of its season.
1. The movie arc. With Oreki given the role of the detective to finish a unfinished plot and to solve what exactly the scriptwriter had wanted the movie to continue. In the end after he solved a supposed mystery, he was solving the mystery for himself and was tricked into solving a mystery that wasn't one but made into one by him. And that arc was really kind of like inception where I really didn't see the arc heading that way at all and it was after this particular arc that I really started to like how the series is going.
2. The cultural festival arc that had Jumonji involved. That arc too showed the flaws of certain deductions but was the turning point for the series, showing major character development for characters such as Oreki, who started to change and not follow closely to his motto anymore (an influence from Chitanda) and Satoshi, who begins to feel jealous of Oreki's deduction skills and had to admit that he was nowhere near Oreki's caliber of solving mysteries.
3. Episode 21, the valentine episode. It wasn't really a big story arc as it just revolves around a lost chocolate Mayaka made for Satoshi which in the end it was Satoshi who had "stole" the chocolates to prevent his personality from hurting Mayaka. The scene where Oreki reveals to Satoshi that he knew it was him who had taken them was a memorable one where Satoshi actually showed how much he had changed and that he was inferior compared to Oreki. "I became obsessed with not being obsessed about anything."was the change that Satoshi had and he didn't want himself to be obsessed over Mayaka which might turn out to be boring in the long run and he's afraid that might hurt her feelings. And that, is some backlight for Satoshi.
Overall it was a good series with a few main arcs and short mysteries here and there that patch them up to become a wonderful series. The ending of Oreki thinking about Chitanda's reaction if he had "confessed" was sweet too and it had a nice touch of an ending. That's the end and now it's all for the novels :)
within a short span of 4 weeks, or a month I would say, 3 out of my 4 weekends were burnt. unfortunately so that I've been coping myself at home for the past few short weekends to at least be able to rest and recover.
that aside, been actually learning music theory from fellow army friend and I would say it's rather mindblowing or in other words: Chim. Remembering the entire fretboard of the guitar is one thing, but remembering all those chord pattern and understanding them is a whole new level. Now I think it takes me a minute or so to get a correct chord by applying chord principle of 1,3,5 such as like F# minor etc. Am trying hard not to use tabs for these so I can improve on reading and comprehending chords and notes. Seems like a good use of admin time in camp haha.
the website for this year's Anime Festival Asia 2012 has already been up since months ago but the ticketing information has yet to be released. am hoping dearly that I do not have any events clashing onto the same dates though. been waiting every year for this to come :X
the Fall season has arrived and it's goodbye to Summer 2012!
the Summer season was pretty bad IMO, had only followed 2 series: Kokoro Connect and Sword Art Online and what's worse it that the later is plunging down the drain.
Kokoro Connect is still going well with the little arcs here and there which continues to deliver strong character development and we get to know 1. what people might actually be hiding inside themselves 2. what people actually are thinking and 3. bringing past memories, both good and bad, back into the present. A rather refreshing and defining series that really changes my perspective of how people really act. Seems like studying human behavior haha.
Sword Art Online on the other hand is getting boring after each episode. The episode with Kirito showcasing his unique dual blades skill was simply awesome and I was kept at the edge of my seat watching the boss getting owned but latest few episodes of extremely fast developing romance and honeymoon went way overboard. It was plain simple to see that Kirito and Asuna were a couple but I din't expect their love to blossom so fast. Indeed there was a time skip in the series of a year or two, but not showing the viewers how their relationship developed and showing them married within a few episodes into the series was really too fast. Having read the wiki, there seems to be multiple arcs in the series itself but at this rate I'd rather see the series ending with its 1st game and stop there rather than become a long and draggy one or become another series similar to Guilty Crown.
Fall 2012 is arriving and it really brings out one of the most refreshing seasons we have yet to have for a long time. Possible series that I'd most probably follow were listed in the previous post so yea, I am looking forward to the upcoming series.
Spotted an upcoming work from SHAFT too:
yes, another Mahou Shoujo series. On 1st look it'll be all going : wow, another magical girl series. more magic and monster wacking. On a CLOSER look:
...
SHAFT?
oh no.
Many would most likely think of this as a 2nd PMMM, but considering how cheerful madoka's PV was and similar to his, I wouldn't simply discard the thought that there would be something dark in the story. Honestly I would want another redefinition of a magical girl series and since it's by SHAFT, I'm having really high hopes for this.
FLOW - Brave Blue
光る水平線 始まりと終わりの
溶け合うそこは 涙の故郷なの
Hikaru suiheisen hajimari to owari no
Tokeau soko wa namida no furusatona no
ふるえてる手で 信じられる物 ポケットに詰め込んだ
彼方(かなた)で 揺らめいてる蜃気楼
Furue teru te de shinji rareru mono poketto ni tsumekonda
Kanata de yuramei teru shinkirou
空見上げれば 導いてくれるような
懐かしくて熱い光をくれる
あなたは小さく手を振るよ
行かなくちゃ もう泣かないよ シャングリラ
新たな世界へとダイブしよう
青色に抱かれた僕は...
Sora miagereba michibiite kureru youna
Natsukashikute atsui hikari wo kureru
Anata wa chiisaku te wo furu yo
Ikanakucha mou nakanai yo shangurira
Aratana sekai he to daibu shiyou
Aoiro ni daka reta boku wa...
目指すは地平線 遥かなこの道を
歩は遅くとも 風味方にしてさぁ行こう
Mezasu wa chiheisen harukana kono michi wo
Ho wa osokutomo fuumi hou ni shite saa ikou
ひび割れながら 戸惑いながら 君は今日も生きているんだ
それをね 望む人達がいる
Hibiwarenagara tomadoinagara kimi wa kyou mo ikite iru nda
Sore wo ne nozomu hitotachi ga iru
空見上げれば 導いてくれるような
懐かしくて熱い光をくれる
あなたは小さく手を振るよ
行かなくちゃ もう泣かないよ シャングリラ
新たな世界へとダイブしよう
青色に抱かれた僕は...
Sora miagereba michibiite kureru youna
Natsukashikute atsui hikari wo kureru
Anata wa chiisaku te wo furu yo
Ikanakucha mou nakanai yo shangurira
Aratana sekai e to daibu shiyou
Aoiro ni daka reta boku wa...
闇の向こう側 どこまででも 変わらぬまま
深くて美しい 海と空の青 青 また会おう
Yami no mukougawa doko madede mo kawaranu mama
Fukakute utsukushii umi to sora no ao ao mata aou
空見上げれば 導いてくれるような
懐かしくて熱い光をくれる
あなたは小さく手を振るよ
聞こえるか?待っていろよ シャングリラ
無限大の「I」でサバイブしよう
必ず見つけ出してみせるよ
行かなくちゃ もう泣かないよ シャングリラ
新たな世界へとダイブしよう
青色に抱かれた僕は
この胸の高鳴りと共に
Sora miagereba michibiite kureru youna
Natsukashikute atsui hikari wo kureru
Anata wa chīsaku te wo furu yo
Kikoeru ka? Matte iro yo shangurira
Bugendai no 'I' de sabaibu shiyou
Kanarazu mitsukedashite miseru yo
Ikanakucha mou nakanai yo shangurira
Aratana sekai he to daibu shiyou
Aoiro ni daka reta boku wa
Kono mune no takanari to tomoni
Credit: FLOW - Brave Blue (ブレイブルー) Lyrics | KINGRPG
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