I will get Atelier Rorona soon. (As soon as I find a video game store that has it.)

(Might have a bit of spoilers.)

So…  my third run of Atelier Totori is already done and as I said in my last post I’m going for Rorona’s ending. That I did and getting Level 50 in Alchemy isn’t as hard as I thought it would be. In my last 2 runs of the game, the reason why I haven’t reached max alchemy level is because I haven’t bought most of the recipes for high level items. I was hard up on cash during those runs. Now for this run, I have a lot of cash to start with so I can pretty much buy all the recipes without my money taking a serious hit. What else? I guess I’ll talk about events related to Rorona and the ending. While most of the character events tend to be humorous, I find Rorona’s events to be amusing. I mean, she is Totori’s alchemy teacher and is an adult but she does tend to act really childish while Totori tends to be a bit mature in those events. Also poor Rorona, she really is not good at teaching. In the ending, I bet the alchemy school of Rorona will have ended up as a failure if Totori was not assisting her. The students even regard Totori as the teacher instead of her.

I’m still not sure on who’s character ending I should do next. Maybe I’ll do Melvia’s ending? Maybe do a separate save and trigger the Normal Ending? Oh well, the game is short enough anyway (Shorter still if you have really good equipment.) so I can just get the endings at my leisure.

“AWWWWWWW!!! They really are so cute together!”

Alright! Finished my second run of Atelier Totori and I got Mimi’s Ending. This is my first real ending. (The Bad Ending is pretty much a glorified Game Over screen.) So apparently the endings in this game have priorities. For instance, Character endings have a higher priority over the Normal ending. I guess I’m gonna go for the character endings for now. I think I’m gonna go for Rorona’s Ending next. I am pretty much well prepared for my next run. I have around 78,000+ cole to start with and made some decent weapon and armor for characters that I will be using in my next run. So with my second run done I realized that you pretty much have enough time to do everything. My equipment isn’t even decent during this run. By the time that I beat Evil Face, I still have a lot of time on my hands. I could probably finish Gerhard’s quest and still have a enough time to mess around. (I was trying to aim for the Normal Ending but then I already have gotten far in Mimi’s events.) I’ll start my third run later when I wake up. (My computer says it’s currently 2:57 AM as I am typing this. Don’t have classes tomorrow. )

“Hey arvikun, what does the scouter say about this game’s yuri potential? IT’S OVER 9000! (Nose bleeds and scouter explodes at face.)”

This irregular sleeping pattern. Yup, classes have started once again.

My brother bought himself a PS3 last Christmas and I bought Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland. It is a really fun game. I have played it the whole Christmas break. I already finished my first run of the game and I got the Bad Ending. TT_TT Already doing a second run of the game with somewhat decent gear and learning from my mistakes during my first time through the game. Already at Year 3 with an Adventurer Rank of  Diamond and enough time to explore and do alchemy before renewing the Adventurer License. If I can get at least the Normal Ending for this run, I’d be really happy. I should also be on the look out for Atelier Rorona and play it before the English translation of Atelier Meruru is released this year.

Nothing much for anime this time around. I’m waiting for “Nisemonogatari” and “Kill Me Baby”. That’s pretty much the shows I am waiting for this season.

It is 4:11 AM as I am typing this in.

I only slept for a few hours and I have classes today. Can’t get back to sleep so I thought of posting something to pass the time. (I still have about 1 hour and 30 minutes before I should wake up and prepare to get to the university.) Man, it has really been a while, huh?

What to talk about? Okay, how about gaming. I have bought Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Etrian Odyssey III. Man, you won’t believe how long it took me to find and buy a copy of Etrian Odyssey III! Though it is kind of unfortunate that I bought it along with Skyrim. I haven’t been playing it much. It is more to do with trying to get used to the new classes and new features. Pretty much the same thing when I played the first Etrian Odyssey. Playing Skyrim is also the reason I haven’t been playing it much. Skyrim is a pretty fun game. I’m playing as a Nord warrior that uses a great sword. The only thing that sucks is the current patch messed up the elemental resistances and I get slaughtered by mages easily. Though there are some amusing things that I noticed after the patch. Things like the wounded soldier in the Temple of Kynareth moving weirdly instead of lying down in pain, the guy in the Whiterun stables phasing through the ground, and Paarthurnax flying like he is a paper blown in the wind when you first meet him is very amusing and makes me chuckle.

For anime, I am watching Tamayura ~Hitotose~. I really liked the OVA so this is what I was looking forward to during the Fall season anime line-up. It is still a pretty enjoyable watch. I would recommend watching it definitely.

And that is all that I can think up right now. Got about a few more minutes before I eat breakfast and get to the university. Later then. (Whenever that is. )

Today is my birthday and I am now 23 years old. I did not really do anything special today because I just celebrated my birthday at home in advance yesterday since it is the only time that is convenient for me and my friends to get together. It was fun and we get to catch up on how each other was doing in the present.  I did get a present from my friend which is the book “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”. It is a pretty amusing book to read to say the least. I’m almost at the half way point reading it.

And now, on to the other things that I should have posted earlier:
Metro Comic Con 2011:

What else can I say about this con? Me and my friend pretty much agree that this con was a mess. What is this convention really about? Is it a comic convention? An anime convention? A toy convention? We would have really preferred if it was just a normal comic convention like in Summer Komikon. Sure there were few people but at least it has focus. You have more selections for comics, indie comics, or manga. Metro Comic Con has less stalls for buying comics and indie comics. It has stalls for anime merchandise and a swarm of cosplayers. Well, I guess cosplayers draw out a lot of people to attend the con but this is a COMIC CONVENTION, right? My disappoint in the con is mainly that there were only a few indie comic groups selling their work. Since me and my friend are working on making a comic anthology for next Komikon, I have gained an appreciation for indie comics. Sure some of it is hit or miss but it has a certain charm to it. What we just did in the con is look around, bought a few indie comics that caught our interest, and left earlier than usual. This con was a disappointment for both of us and also goes to show you that if you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.

Indie Comics Bought At Metro Comic Con:

Mixed Delight Volume 001 – Uh, I forgot the name of the comic circle who made this but this is an anthology comic with six comics made by six different artists. To be honest, this is pretty much hit and miss. The only comic in the anthology that I liked is the one titled “Makesong Romansa” because it is no holds barred cheesy and campy. (Oh, and the comic is in Filipino so the cheesiness of this story is really high.) Since most of the comics in the anthology are one shot comics, the next volume will have different stories to tell so I will consider buying the next volume as well.

Pineapple Secret (Part 1 of 2) – This one is from the comic circle, Kickbackers. I was actually after another comic made by them (because the cover art is really nice and interested me.) after browsing the indie comic line-up in Metro Comic Con’s website but it got sold out, so I just bought this one. (Just hoping that they reprint the comic that I’m after for next Komikon. I’m so buying it.) This one is pretty amusing and it takes place in a pineapple plantation. My favorite character there is the maid. She is really funny especially the part where she puts on this sad, pitiful act so she would not be fired because she can’t give her mistress pineapple juice and cake made from freshly harvested pineapple since the pineapple harvest is still the next day. Definitely will pick up Part 2.

Euphoria – Again, I have forgotten the name of the comic circle. Sorry about that. About this comic, you know that anime with a school setting and the main character gets bullied in the most exaggerated way? That is this comic. There is another comic made by them which my friend bought titled “Searching For A Better Boyfriend” and after reading it,  I actually liked that one over this one. The art work is really nice though. I say, I’ll give this a chance and buy the next one.  (And if possible, buy the other comic if they reprint it.)

Moemon – Leaf Green And Emerald:

The team that I used in Moemon Leaf Green to beat the Elite 4 a second time.

So, I have been playing Moemon (to those who don’t know, it’s still the same Pokemon game but the monster sprites are changed to moe anthropomorphism of each Pokemon.) for a long time now and I started with Leaf Green. I have played Touhoumon (which uses Fire Red as it’s base game.) so much that playing this is really so easy to me now.  I have beaten the Elite 4 for the first time in under 60 hours and completed the Sevii Island Quest, captured Entei and Mewtwo, and beat the Elite 4 a second time in under 80 hours.

My Present Team (Leaf Green):
Venusaur (Ohana) Level 76
Dragonite (Misuzu) Level 76
Vaporeon (Shiori) Level 76
Flareon (Nako) Level 76
Zapdos (Fate) Level 76
Gengar (Sawako) Level 76

The team I used in Moemon Emerald to beat the Elite 4 for the first time.

After doing almost everything possible in Moemon Leaf Green, I proceeded to play Moemon Emerald. Well, this is all pretty swell. You have a lot of things to do though there is one thing I hate about it. The Match Call System in the PokeNav suck balls! It’s so hard to level up your team let alone change Pokemon for your team. I really missed the VS Seeker as I am playing this.  Already beaten the Elite 4 three times already (They don’t get high leveled Pokemon when you fight them again so it’s easy.) and caught Latias and Rayquaza. Still in the process of catching “The Regis”, Kyougre, and Groudon.

My Current Team (Emerald):
Blaziken (Shuichi) Level 61 (The only male in my team, LOL)
Bellossom (Ohana) Level 61
Ampharos (Nako) Level 60
Salamence (Ruri) Level 60
Metagross (KOS-MOS) Level 60
Walrein (Azusa) Level 60

Some Cosplay Pictures From Metro Comic Con:

Look at all those manga! Would you believe that they only cost 100 pesos only? What a deal!

I haven’t been blogging much. (It’s been like 7 months, I guess?) Well, nothing interesting has been going so I have nothing to post. Well, I have been playing the Leaf Green version of Moemon (For those who do not know, it’s still the same Pokemon game but the monster sprites have been changed into moe anthropomorphism of those monsters.) recently but I guess I’ll save that topic for another time as I have not gotten far in the game yet. Okay, enough getting sidetracked. Today, I’ll be talking about Summer Komikon, a local comic book convention held in Bayanihan Center, Pasig City. I never really had plans to go to Komikon but my friend invited me to come along so because I have nothing better to do, I went along with him. Basically, there are stalls for buying independent comics (Indie comics have the most stalls.), Western comics, Local comics, and manga. There are some programs lined up sure, but most comic book fans there browse and buy from the stalls or sit in a corner drawing, not paying attention to the program. Man, I sure am glad that I came to Komikon. Seriously, where can you buy manga that only costs 100 pesos? If you buy manga in the bookstores here, they will cost around 550 pesos. (Sometimes even more.) You can buy 5 of those in the manga stall at that cost. It’s a really sweet deal! I will definitely come to the next Komikon. (Which is in November.)

Stuff that I got myself in Komikon:

Atelier Marie and Elie -Zarlburg Alchemist- Volumes 1 – 3: I have played Atelier Annie and Atelier Iris 2 and 3 so I guess that’s the reason I picked this manga. I just finished reading Volume 1 and it is a pretty fun read.

Independent Comics: (From left to right: Force 8 (Track One and Prelude Zero respectively.) by artist tomokii, BIATWO and Tea Party by the group iNORTH) Okay, first up Force 8. As I was browsing the stalls looking for interesting things to buy, I laid my eyes on Force 8 and I like the character designs so much that I bought it. The story is moving along slowly but I don’t blame it for that because each volume is pretty short. This is a really good looking comic and I will definitely get the next volume next Komikon. Next up is BIATWO. (What the heck is a BIATWO?) It’s about two delusional anime fans (a boy and a girl) acting out their fantasies in real life. The guy acting like the jerk ass main character and the girl acting like the stereotypical shoujo heroine. Also they expect things to happen like those in anime. It sounds silly and all and I still do not know what to expect from it because it is Chapter 0 so I guess I’ll wait next Komikon to see if there is more to it than this. Though there is one thing that I like about it and that is the girl breaks the fourth wall and knows that she is in a comic. Last is Tea Party. It’s about a girl who stalks this hero and that her stalking causes the hero trouble. I actually found it funny and is also one of those comics where the characters are aware that they are in a comic.

I also got introduced to my buddy’s friends who are really good at drawing. We talked about stuff like how Kirino from OreImo is a queen bitch, me defending Madoka for being whiny, how Kyubey is the devil, and other random things. Then my buddy got this crazy idea about us producing an independent comic. The plan is that we make an anthology comic which means that each of us is supposed to make a comic. I am supposed to make a 4-koma and my topic is about poking fun at anime and video games. It’s been done to death I know but its just a one shot comic so why not? Coming up with things to poke fun at anime and video games is easy. The thing that I am worried about is my drawing skill. I haven’t been drawing much so my drawings pretty much sucks as you can see here:

A crappy drawing that I drew after the con. If you are wondering why the chibi is not wearing any pants or skirt that’s because my friend took the picture when I am still drawing.

I need to get more practice. Time to bust out all my reference books and relearn everything. Looks like I won’t be playing Moemon for a while.

The future independent comic creator group. (Well, at least if we take this seriously. Oh yeah, the cameraman is the one who thought of making our own indie comic.)