Archives for the month of: July, 2008

Here’s a Nodame Cantabile playlist… some of my favorite pieces from Lesson 106 to Lesson 118 :)

Lesson 106 – The second half of Nodame’s salon concert

Liszt – Legendes, “St Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds”

Lesson 112 – Tanya’s first preliminary performances for the Canton International Competition

Bach – Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no. 22 in B flat minor

Lesson 118 – One of Nodame’s lesson pieces for Auclair sensei
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, op.110 1st movement

I did a bit of internal screaming when Vampire Knight ended at episode 13. I’m not sure if the anime ended as strongly as it started, but I was still hooked enough to hunt down the manga and marathon it until about 4AM on a workday. I couldn’t believe they broke the anime up into two seasons Dx I guess it’s mainly because the manga hadn’t finished yet. The manga definitely grew on me a lot more than when I first flipped through vol. 1 at Borders; I also really enjoyed the big twist-reveal about Yuuki and am dying to find out about what happens next.

So with Vampire Knight temporarily done I was at a bit of a loss about what to watch/read next. Not to say that I don’t have a full watch/readlist right now, but I wanted to pick up something that can really hold my attention like Vampire Knight did. So I picked up Nodame Cantabile manga from where I dropped off, and it’s STILL AWESOME. Most people who know me knows that I freaking love this series to death, having watched anime, manga, and live action – I just can’t get enough of this series, it’s definitely an absolute favorite. I’ve forgotten some of the finer details of the story since I took a pretty long hiatus from the manga, but the plot is still going strong with quite a few threads creeping in with the appearance of Chiaki’s father. I’ve had so many laugh-out-loud moments reading the manga… usually whenever characters go into blank-eyed angsty/moody mode… or when Chiaki (fondly) imagines Nodame in weirdo forest mode… seriously FTW stuff.

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I was feeling dreadfully emo yesterday night after coming back from July 4th in NYC, so I proceeded to browse a few of my usual sites (i.e. ANN) and then managed to discover this hilarious cosplay group with the equally hilarious name of “Coconut Bubble Sex.” Their YouTube collection amused me greatly in my time of need… watching their stuff *almost* made me want to try cosplaying. Just for the tiniest second though :D

This skit has got to be my favorite!

Coconut Bubble Sex Cosplay @ Anime Boston 2008 – #31