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Jun 10, 2008 - 11:01 AM |
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Updates + Darker than Black |
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No, the title of this post doesn't mean I'm going all emo or anything. Though I have to admit, now that I see it like that, it sure seems like that kind of title.
But it's not!
I merely wish to share a wonderful new anime [well, aired in JP through 2007] that I discovered last week. Now for quite a while, I've been pretty disconnected from the whole anime community, and haven't really cared for it lately. I'd been thinking about rewatching Cowboy Bebop because it's made of awesome, but then I came across this one. It's made by Studio Bones [who also produced anime such as RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, and Fullmetal Alchemist, to name a few], so it was bound to be good.
At 25 episodes, I figured it would be bearable, too. 25 episodes isn't that many to watch, unlike certain series [*cough*Naruto*cough*] that I just couldn't get into. It's called Darker than Black, and it's awesome. The story swallows you up right from the first episode, and holds you. I'm currently on episode 22, I think, and I'm kind of saddened because I know it's almost over. The series is nice, too, in that it doesn't really have long story arcs--well, I'd say that the entire series has a story, but the episodes are all in pairs, each with a sub-story. With the exception of the last three episodes, which probably conclude the series instead of introducing new stuff.
Also, after watching about five minutes of the first episode, I concluded that the music was written by Yoko Kanno. After some quick research, I discovered that I was right. And damn, this is probably one of her best soundtracks I've heard lately.
So if you enjoy a good anime--that is, enjoyed Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, FMA... Definitely give this a go. It's apparently been licensed [by Funimation, damnit. They'd better not ruin it] so it may be hard to find... However if you have an account on Demonoid, the torrent that I got from there is awesome. The series finished downloading overnight. If you don't, I can try to get you an invite, I think I have some. I'm sure there are some other torrent sites [boxtorrents, maybe] that'll have decent torrents.
Definitely recommended. Probably the best I've seen since Cowboy Bebop, to be completely honest.
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As for the updates... Well, yesterday I had a wisdom tooth and the molar beside it pulled from my jaw. They prescribed this pill that I was supposed to take a half hour before the appointment, and I DID take it, but it didn't seem to do much. At the pharmacy, the pharmacist told me that it would most likely knock me out--it was pretty much a sleeping pill. Strangely enough, I didn't feel any more tired after taking it. :/
Back to the dentist's office on Thursday for Round Two.
And damn. I took a tylenol-4 and a couple ibuprofen cause the freezing was wearing off, and... holy shit, it still hurt. I can't believe that those painkillers didn't do anything. And today, it still hurts like a bitch. D:
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