Free! Iwatobi Swim Club Anime Review~

Hay buddies~! n.n
This marks 3 blogs in a row! Am I on a roll or what?! xD

So for today's blog, I thought I'd mix it up a bit and talk about a specific Anime I have been watching recently :3
You all know by now that I LOOOOVE Anime, so...what better thing to do than to do a bit of a review, yush? <:
..even though I do Anime Reviews on YouTube, but...details, details! DOO DOO LEE DOO~

And if you haven't already guessed what Anime I'll be reviewing (just look to the title) I'll be reviewing..
Free! Iwatobi Swim Club 
(Still currently airing; episode 5/12)

So without further delay, let's begin~! :D

So, Free! Iwatobi Swim Club (or just Free! for short) is one of the more recent Anime's to be produced by Kyoto Animation.
And, of course, Kyoto Animation has got a brilliant reputation after producing Anime's such as Air TV, Kanon, Lucky Star, CLANNAD, CLANNAD After Story, K-ON!,
K-ON!!, Tamako Market etc etc.
So with them producing a sport themed Anime with definite eye-candy, it's no wonder it's become so popular! :,)

So, the basic plot line for Free! is that it starts with 4 boys before graduating from primary school. Those boys being Makoto, Nagisa, Rin and Haru. They were all part of that schools swimming club and gained a huge victory in a competition but at the end of their primary school years, parted ways.
As it turns out, Haru, Makoto and Nagisa all attend the same high school and are still good friends. Later on, we also find out that Rin, who was thought to still be at a school in Australia, is in Japan and he challenges Haru to a race and coincidently, wins.
Even after winning, Rin's victory means nothing to him as we find out that Haru stopped swimming competitively after him and Rin raced as children and Haru won causing Rin to cry which pained them both.
Rin tells Haru that he won't accept his victory unless he races him for real, to which Haru responds by telling him that that won't happen any time soon.
While at school, Nagisa suggests to Haru and Makoto that they start a swimming club at their high school which, after persuading, Haru finally agrees to.
They enlist the help of Rin's younger sister, Gou (who insists that everyone calls her 'Kou') and later on, Rei joins the swimming team.
They all work hard in making the club a success and they soon apply to enter a swimming tournament that Rin is also entering. He sees this as his chance to get a true victory against Haru.

So, with that basic plot line down...let's introduce the main characters! :D

This is Haruka 'Haru' Nanase!

So, Haru loves swimming and loves being in the water. Even after he stopped swimming competitively he stills loves it (although he regains his passion for swimming after him and Rin race again).
He is very strong and quiet and...will often instantly strip down at the sight of water in order to go swimming :,) ...but HEY! I'm not complaining ;D
He appears quite cold on the surface, but deep down, he is very kind and cares for his friends. This is shown when he teaches Rei how to swim after multiple times of trying :3
He is the vice-captain of the swimming club and his favourite form of swimming is freestyle~! c:

Next we have Makoto Tachibana!

Makoto is Haru's best friend. Unlike him, Makoto is more outgoing and speaks up for Haru on many occasions >w<
Let's all just 'awwhh' in unison, ready?
1, 2, 3..
Awwwhhhhh~! <3
Makoto is also very kind and considerate, but he has a...'weak' heart, let's say. So, he can get scared very easily :,) He is also the captain of the Iwatobi Swim Club!
His favourite form of swimming is backstroke~! c:

Next we have Nagisa Hazuki!

Just...just LOOK at that face?! >3< isn't he just...SO CUUUTE~?!
But don't let that fool you! He is pretty ripped underneath that school uniform.. :,3
Personality wise, he is a bit like Makoto in a sense that he isn't afraid to speak his mind and he is also very strong! :3
He has admired Haru since their primary school years and entered the same high school as him in the hope that he would get to swim with him again and then put forward the idea of starting the swimming club.
Nagisa is the treasurer for the club and his favourite form of swimming is
breaststroke~! c:

Next we have Rei Ryugazaki!

Rei is the final member to join the Iwatobi Swim Club.
He is in the same class as Nagisa and, before the swimming club, was part of the track team because he only cared about sports that involved beauty and calculation.
He is very handsome and intelligent and is quickly targeted by Nagisa to join the swim team after Nagisa observed him during his practice for the track team.
Rei is reluctant to join at first because he believes that swimming is not a beautiful sport, but after seeing Haru swim freestyle (which Rei thought was beautiful) he agreed to join.
We then find out that Rei can't swim, so each member takes a turn in trying to teach him until Haru steps in and offers support.
After trying everything to help him, Rei discovers that after lots of work...the only form of swimming he can do is the butterfly stroke, making it is favourite :,3

Next we have Rin Matsuoka! <333
(my faaavourite) >;3 ...kyaaah~! How I love his shark teeth.. *dreamy sighhh* ^////^

After being Haru's friend in primary school, it soon becomes obvious that they are both rivals now.
He went to a school in Australia, but returns to Japan and becomes estranged to his former friends due to a personality change which happened after he lost to Haru after challenging him to a swimming race in their first year of secondary school.
Rin goes to Samezuka Academy but did not join the swimming team their straight away; but he soon joins as he sees it as a way to finally beat Haru and gain a victory against him.
His favourite form of swimming is freestyle and butterfly~! c:
...how I love you Rin ;3; will you just please marry me~? <333

Next we have Gou 'Kou' Matsuoka!

Gou is Rin's younger sister and the reason I also put Kou as part of her name is because she prefers it when people call her Kou as she feels that Gou is too much of a boyish name.
She joins the swim club as their manager since she only really joined to help the clubs number go up so it wouldn't be disbanded. She also joins the club in the hope that she can help change her brother back to his old self as she really cares about him, even though she rarely hears from him.. 3:
As the picture I chose suggests, she also has the tendency to blush around men while admiring their muscles :,)
(maybe a secret motive to joining the club there..) xD

And finally we have Miho 'Ama-chan' Amakata!

How awesome are Jaffa Cakes?! :D

Haii gaiz! 
woopwoop~! Two blogs in a row! CHECK ME OUT! xD

Can I just say...how great are Jaffa Cakes?! Pretty damn awesome, right~? :,3
I know that's really random, but I had a whole packet of them earlier :,) you just have to keep eating and eating them and before you know it, you've had more than half the packet and you think you might as well eat the rest now! xD
See my problem? :p m-maybe not...well it's not really a problem. More like a...uncontrollable eat attack!! :,D
Aah well :3 what's done...is done! :F
Yay yay JAFFA CAKES~! <3

I know I spoke about this yesterday, but I just have to say how much I'm enjoying Tales of Xillia still~! <3 Something that made me laugh today though is that one of the bosses is a...moth! xD
I mean, yea it was a giant mutant kinda CRAZY WHOA WTH moth :,) but it was still a moth! :,)
And then the second boss I fought today, Milla's housemaid (I think that's right?) Ivar? Well can I just say..
What. An. Idiot. (>_<;)
It took me WAAY longer than it should have to beat him :,) he just throws attacks at you over and OVER hardly giving you any time to get up and recover let alone attack him!!
I swear I nearly cried out of frustration >~<; I managed to beat him though THANK GOD! He was open for a split second and I just went for it throwing in my artes and physical attacks :,) he freaking deserved it!
MILLA IS TRAVELLING WITH JUDE NOT YOU, IVAR!!! NOW GO BACK TO NIA KHERA!!

I think, so far though...my favourite character is probably Millia :3

I really like her personality :3 I like that no matter what happens, she keeps going and keeps trying to achieve her goal! :D
Like, at the moment..
--SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER--
She lost the use of both of her legs while trying to defeat Nachtigal, yet she still keeps telling everyone she wants to continue and won't give up :D I admire her for that c:
--SPOILER OVER SPOILER OVER SPOILER OVER--
And also, the further you get into the game...she becomes a lot better at socialising with everyone because when she first meets Jude, she is...not exactly cold, but maybe slightly rude. But she soon becomes a lot more caring and relaxed when talking with everyone :D

I also really, really, reeeally like Elize :3
She is SO adooorable <: and Teepo, her doll, is so cuute too >w<
Like Milla, she also develops a lot socially as well c: and I like how she becomes more confident and how happy she is when everyone tells her they are all her friends :,3 not gowna lie...I shed a tear <3

I also have a hella crush on Alvin <3
Eeeek~! I reeeeally do like hiiimmmm~ n3n

I think that's all I'm going to say for now heh :,)
The title does NOT match the blog, does it? Hahahaa :p

So...yea! This blog was probably VERY boring, but if you did somehow enjoy it, then yay! :3

Thankiies for reading :,3
BYESIES~! n.n                                              xoxo~

I'm alive! :,)

Well, hay buddies~! :3
..I do this a lot, don't I? ._.

I'm really sorry I leave such huge gaps between blog posts (..I always say that! At least...I think I do?!) but this time I promise that won't happen again <,:
But try not to hold me to that..heh n.n'
SO! What have I been doing? ..not much really :,) my life is boring, I know!
SERAH'S BORING LYFE! (>_<;)

Well, yesterday I got Tales of Xillia the newest edition in the Tales Series :3
I played it all day yesterday and all day today up until now and I love it SO much already~! n.n I can never fully understand how graphics for a video game can be so beautiful ;3;
And especially with the Tales Series c: another aspect of these games that always blows me away is the amazingly detailed story lines; they get you hooked immediatly immediately! :D
For anyone who hasn't played a Tales game, I recommend you do~!
OR failing that, you can watch a Tales game! :D yes, some of them have been made into Anime's! >w<
Ones that I'm aware of are..
~Tales of the Abyss
~Tales of Phantasia
~Tales of Eternia
~Tales of Symphonia
                                                           yay! n.n

Also while I've been away (after watching the film and loving it) my sister was telling me that I needed to read the book of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, so I did :3
Ohmigosh~! No words to explain how great that book is! I wish I had that book going through my teen years :,) it would of helped me...A LOT!
The Tunnel Scene <3
Watching that scene, reading that scene...I can't help but cry :,)
 "And I swear, in that moment, we were infinite."
*cries in a corner*
If you haven't watched the film or read the book....do both! :D
It'll be one of the best choices of your life :3

Last weekend, I went to Nottingham with my mum so we could go and see From Up On Poppy Hill the newest Studio Ghibli film :3
If you aren't already aware, Studio Ghibli means SO much to me ;3; everything they create is perfection in my eyes! Honestly, without their films...I'm not sure how I would be living my life right now, I really don't. Studio Ghibli really did change my life and continues to do so <3
But this film....was so breathtakingly AMAZING~! A gem! Perfectly nostalgic, a joy to watch and visually stunning * w *
I felt such a strong connection with the characters that I could feel their pain, their loss, their understanding and realisation. By the end of the film, I was in tears ; ~ ;
Not just because of the reasons I mentioned, but also because nothing could ever be more perfect :3
I can't wait for it to be released on DVD~! I'm buying it, buying it, SO BUYING IT! >w<

Am I boring you guys yet? n.n No? Then...can I continue? ..yay! xD
I have been doing A LOT of writing lately :3
I love writing stories and one of my dreams is to one day have a book published c:
Are any of you aware of the AMAZING Wii game Another Code: R - A Journey Into Lost Memories? <3 I hope so because it's one of my favourite games ever~!
Anyway :3 after playing Another Code: Two Memories and then the sequel being Another Code: R - A Journey Into Lost Memories, I couldn't stop thinking about what it would be like for Ashley, Matt and Liz to meet again at Lake Juliet ( ^ v ^ )
And because of that, I wrote a sequel sequel :3 well...I am still writing :,) I think at the moment, it's around 30 pages, which I know isn't a lot, but I'm not aiming for it to be a real story, just a short one <:
But I'm really proud of how well it's coming along! Maybe when I'm finished, I'll share it if I can find a way c:
But as for publishing a book, I have the perfect story idea :D I have been writing notes about the characters, the plot...just, everything to make sure it's exact before starting to write :3
I get SO excited thinking about this story because it's even something I would read myself :,)
It's completely fantasy based (which is my LYFE) with a love story also n.n EEK~! I can't wait to start writing this :,)
I feel like Shizuku in Whisper of the Heart, I just CAN'T WAIT for this story to take form on paper! :3

Pheeewf~! n.n
That was a pretty lengthy blog, huh? Well...not really :,3 but yanooee?!! xD
I think I'll stop here for now :)
I will really try and do more regular posts because, like I have said before, I love writing so...I should really do things like this more often :3
As for now? I think I'll pay Floria (my town in Animal Crossing: New Leaf) a visit and bid you all farewell~!
Have a beautiful day and remember...
You are infinite c;
BYESIES my friends~
                                       xoxo :3 

I live life in my Fantasy Worlds~! ♥

Why, hey there!!~ :D
I always have a large gap between blog posts...idk why heheh :3

Anyway! I actually have a topic of interest I want to talk about today so...we'll see how that works out (^_^)
...SORRY! Even though you can't possibly tell, I was just distracted by my music for about 10 minutes :,)

YUSH! So.
Something you may not know about me is that I absolutely LOVE writing stories <3 I see it as a way of self-expression and creativity; being able to create something completely unique from your own mind :3
Writing stories makes me SO happy~! I have a lot of story ideas written down in different notebooks (a dream of mine is to actually get a book published one day) and I start writing one story, then move on to another, then another, then another and I never finish one because they are all so different and unique I like to try out the different ideas I have :3
I have one idea at the moment that I really love and this is the story I want published someday :3 I think with a lot of work, dedication and effort, this idea could really be something <3 I am honestly SO proud of this idea~

All the story ideas I come up with though are quite fantasy based because I love that genre more than anything else~! I also see all my fantasy world creations as a way of escaping from reality :D
I know that might sound strange to some people, but honestly...can you say you have never wanted to just leave reality behind and enter a world that is entirely your own? <3
I have. On a daily basis and not because I'm sad or depressed, but because I love my fantasy worlds and I just want a break from life and to live as a different person in a different world!

When I write stories, they are all written in the first person view because I feel that when I write in that tense, I feel more connected with the characters I create.
So when I am writing stories, I use a lot of description to make this world I am creating perfect and I actually, without realising, leave the real world and as I'm writing I am living life through this character.
Does anyone else relate to this? It would be great if you did because the feeling is...amazing~!

When I think about writing stories, I get so pumped up and excited because I just think about the fantasy worlds I've created and becoming part of them for a while in time :3
I will also lose track of time writing because I become completely at one with this world because I honestly feel like I'm really living in it. I hope this makes sense~

I think what I'm trying to say is that I feel very blessed to have the skill of story writing and that I see it as a great form of self-expression that, when used properly, can help anyone in any situation.
Also, leaving reality for a short amount of time really helps me deal with the outside world as sometimes it does get overwhelming ;c
But with this skill I have and along with my fantasy worlds, I feel okay.

 "Avoid negative sources, people, places and habits." -Dalai Lama <3
 "The place changes and goes. Like a wind, like clouds. Like the traces of the heart, no halt at the places." -CLANNAD OST: Ana <3

^The last quote especially I see (personally) as a way of describing how the world stops for no one, so live it right. Even if leaving the world for a moment to daydream helps you to deal with any hardships :3

THANKYOU FOR READING~! I hope you enjoyed this blog <3
BYESIES~! n.n

Those random update days :3

OHAI~
It's...been a while I won't lie.
It's been over a month since my last blog, yesh ;c and I'm sowwy but..HAY! Who reads this crap anyway?!
If you do, then...I love you. Let's make babies ;3 jkjk! I'm in 'one-of-those-moods' right now, so apologies if this blog creeps you out..heh~

I have actually been pretty busy between the month of March and up to yesterday so that's why I haven't blogged. I'm also a pro at hiding the fact my mood has been flying in all sorts of directions making my life feel like poop, but I'm okay now :3 I just need to remind myself of some things and...I usually end up fine again, so yay B3
Hmm...life, life, life...
Well, I have actually completed all my college work! Like, for realz now! And omg the FEELING of no more college work EVER is actually really hard to describe :,) because it's had me so very stressed out lately and..blaaah because it's coming up to the end of my course, but now it's all gone...I JUST WANNA PARTAY!
*pops party poppers*
But now I have no work left...I don't know what to do with all my free time other than waste it away on YouTube :,D
I'm definitely thinking of watching SERIOUS AMOUNTS of Anime because I have such a huge list of Anime to watch it's actually unreal :p
Gaming is also an option and...well, that's it! I'm anti-social, OKAY?! WHAT ELSE do you expect me to do, huh? ...HUH?! :,<

Oh! OH! I know what's exciting, I know what's exciting! :D omg okay!
SO!
Any 3DS fans out there and any Animal Crossing fans out there will know that the UK release date for Animal Crossing: New Leaf IS FINALLY HERE! OMG I actually feel like I've been waiting for YEARS...in fact, I think it has been years...2011, right? Meh, I can't remember :,)
BUT YES! So! I totally am ordering that game, yush! BUT! OMG! <3 what it is is...ansjfbaejlkghl;j'[peapsibgln';z/ I can't even speak of it it's too amazing!! XD but for the release of the game, there is a limited release 3DS XL design coming out designed around AC games and omigosh <333 the design is SOOO cuuute! In case this wasn't obvs by now...I'm getting that :D because I wanted a 3DS XL anyway, so why not get this design? It also has AC: NL built in so..hells yuur :3
woopwooop!!~

I've also been convinced that downloading the Little Busters! Visual Novel is the right thing to do and so, since I have time I'll be doing that :3
After I've written this blog, I'm going on a hunt to find it and HOPE that I can download it onto my extra hard drive so memory on my laptop won't be affected and freak the hell out on me like oh hey you don't have enough well go screw yourself yes no punctuation is relevant right now I mean yea I know it is but does it look like I care right now? No.
...oh hey! It came back at the last minute :p
Go watch the Anime Little Busters! ...that's an order. It's the best life decision you will ever make! ;D

Well, I'm off now as my tea is ready! :D nomnomnommm~ I wants my food now :3
Actually...that's a lie. It's not ready. I just felt I needed a way to end this blog.
..heh AWKS! v.v

...
*cough*

BYESIES~!

Easter holz! B]

Hai gaiz! :D
How are you all todaaaay?

I can now happily say that I am OFFICIALLY on my Easter holidaaays! :D
*dancedancedance* :3 *pops party poppers* ! Woopwooop!!~ x,D
I get three...you hear that?! THREE weeks off college! <3 well, it should be two but we have an extra week which is awesome! :D even though I have work to do, I'm going to enjoy my free time by making YouTube vidoes, playing video games, drawing, watching Anime and all that shazzle dazzle :,3
It's going to be sooo fantastic!
But other than that...I don't really have much to update you all on :c
*shakes head* shaky shaky shakyyyyyyyyyyyy~
Hmpf! *sighhh* ._.

Well, at the current moment in time I am watching my FAVOURITE guurls from K-On!! Ritsu bby ;D bwaah!! I looove herrrr <3 And Yui-chan!! SO KAWAII * 3 *
Annnnnnd...I am going shopping tomorrow with my mum (and possibly sister) which I am suuuper excited for! One last spend spree before I start saving up!
YUSH! *fist pumps the air*
I really can't think of anything else that I need to say >,<

I'm just...chilling out on my floor. Yes, floor. Because that's how I roll! ;p
Oh dear...OH GOSH! That sounded really weird in my head! OH NO THE WINKY FACE MADE IT WORSE AAAAHHHHHH!! o______o
W-Wait...you don't get it? You know...floor...roll?
WELL IF YOU DON'T I WON'T EXPLAIN TO AVOID FURTHER EMBARRASSMENT ON MY PART! Dx
//shot

I have made a complete fool of myself and I didn't even intend for that to happen...not that I ever do! But me making a fool of myself is something I deal with on a daily basis because that's just how I am :3
Nyuuu~

Well, I think I have taken up enough of your time! :D Go and have a awesome day and be haaaappyyyy~
Byesies~!

Early morning thoughts while still half asleep -.-

Well hay there! I...am tired (ノдヽ)
So, I thought it would be interesting to write a blog and see what random things come to my head while in this...state! :,]

Well. All I know right now is that I'm craving cold pizza. Yea, not just pizza!
Cold pizza.
How specific.
But it's sooo good and omg I could just eat pizza nao like aahh pizza!! Nommmnomm yeaaaa :3
Blaaaahsndocnsjkl! -.-
CATS. SO KAWAII~! (^._.^)ﾉ <3
Oh yea there is an app. on my phone called Pou (or something?) and idk what it is? Do you raise a Poo? I mean...Pou? Oh god, let's NOT go there!! o.o
You know how in cartoons, people will put little sticks in their...eyes to stop them from closing when they are tired? Do you think that would work? Or would it just be
painful? -~-
I just got Spitfire to move into my town on this MLP app. <3 I want Rainbow Dash; she be da best pony eva, like 5eva! B]
Seriously. MLP is amazing and for those of you who don't watch it...shame! -.-
Rainbow Dash is my favourite <3 then Fluttershy :3 she is like my pony alter-ego! o.o her personality is like...MY personality! :,) we're shy twosome~ c:

My eyes are closing so I shall take my leave knowing I'll read this later and think wtf. xD

Byesies~! :3