WE WERE THERE

Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment (Acoustic) - Download Link (Lyrics)

2009-09-12T13:32:00.001+01:00

one of my favourite song ever..acousting version..quality arrangement x

Trading Yesterday

2009-07-30T11:16:00.007+01:00

Never heard of them before?I really can't blame you. Getting news about them is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. But if you ever had the luck to come across one of their songs it won't be easy to stop searching for more. At least that's what happened to me when I listened to She's the sunshine for the very first time. I was sitting there in front of my PC and as I let the music

BGI Wallpaper from Betsucomi

2009-07-29T17:59:00.006+01:00

Yay. New BGI wallpaper downloadable from the Betsucomi website. Available in 800x600 and 1024x768. Click on the pic to get yours :)

KOI*OTO chapter 1

2009-07-27T11:32:00.006+01:00

Oh I am so trilled. I have been looking for months and months hoping to find a scanlation of this manga and no matter how hard I searched I couldn't find a group working on this. Well the search is over. *yay* and finally chapter 1 has been released -obviously the chapter came out when I was offline, but who cares- and is availabe to read now!So what's the story is all about? Here's a short

BGI new chapter ~ can you spot the differences?

2009-07-25T10:41:00.013+01:00

Guys I'm sure you know already what a big fan of Bokura ga ita I am and how deeply I love the story and its characters. And just for this very reason I, together with you all BGI lovers, have endured the poignancy, the controversy and complexity of such an entangling and delicate plot. We've learnt to appreciate every single character for their strenghts as well as their weaknesses. To

Bokura ga ita chapter 52 ~ FINALLY

2009-07-23T10:53:00.013+01:00

So here we are. after a whole year spent waiting for BGI to come off the hiatus here I am posting about the (in)famous chapter 52 a month (or so) after its release...oh dear. Why did it take me so long ? Well being unable to access the blog for several days sure didn't help. Yes, but also I needed some time to digest the story myself obviously after i got it translated ( thanks again to

bokura ga ita chapter 48 and bonus chapter in english

2009-06-02T23:46:00.007+01:00

Yesss. shortly after chapter 47 Jshojo upped chapter 48 plus the final bonus chapter ! I think I could never thank the guys of the Jshojo team enough for this treat. I wasn't expecting the scanlations to be released so fast and I am even more thrilled because I was dying to read the red riding hood bonus chapter. Quite a bitter ending if you ask me particularly for Yano, the not-so-bad-wolf.

bokura ga ita chapter 51 ~ this is not the end

2009-05-27T09:11:00.003+01:00

Apologies for the lack of updates in the last couple of weeks everyone. I haven't vanished but I am in the middle of moving to a new place *excited* there is a lot of packing, cleaning, painting which is keeping me away from the blog and awake from daydreaming. Nah, the second is simply not true. In fact I have been day dreaming all the time about the new chapters of BGI. The recent interviews

( yet another) Yuki Obata interview ~ Journal du Japon

2009-05-10T23:30:00.005+01:00

Wow. After the interview posted on Manganimation here's another one published by Journal Du Japon. I am thrilled!So , the link to the original page (in french) is here . Below, you can find the Q&As in english.Can you describe the story of "Bokura ga ita"? . Yuuki Obata: Two students meet and face together the trials of life. Nanami Takahashi is a bit naive, Yano Motoharu is rather

La Corda d'Oro bonus chapter & chapter 58

2009-05-09T17:05:00.007+01:00

**Yes** it's a double treat this time around. Available on Mangafox a bonus chapter entirely dedicated to the new character of Etou plus chapter 58. In this chapter our Seiso Academy heroes are getting ready for the upcoming culture festival. In the gen-ed department the students are gathering up ideas for the event. Aoi suggests the class could stage a play, Romeo and Juliet, where he and

Yuki Obata interview and Bokura Ga Ita new chapter

2009-05-09T10:24:00.016+01:00

*** very important edit: chapter 47 of BGI is up and available to download on Jshojo***Now, you might already have heard about Yuki Obata participation to the Mang'azur 2009 convention in Toulosue last month. Yeah, I 'm sure the subject also came up a couple of times in the comments to previous posts but if for some reasons you skipped those, I'll mention it here as well.Then, I'd like to

Bokura ga ita pictures of interest part 2

2009-05-03T11:14:00.007+01:00

That's right. And in case you're wondering why I added part 2 to the title you need to read this first ad then check this gallery ( now with English descriptions, thank you so much Nicky!!!!!)At any rate I recently opened an account on deviant art, more because I could keep track of all my favourite fan art than anything else. I don't think I will ever up anything drawn or painted by myself

Vampire Knight chapter 49

2009-04-30T18:46:00.004+01:00

I am a bit late on this but the new VK chapter has been released ( about a week ago, at least....). So, if you haven't read chapter 49 yet here's the link . I wanted to post about the scanlation a bit earlier but for some reason every time i went to check the website I couldn't see neither the scanlations or any other images.Anyhow, despite the total lack of Zero I really enjoyed the chapter,

Vampire Knight ~ Zero bonus chapter

2009-04-18T22:49:00.009+01:00

I know I know, when it comes to Vampire Knight I struggle to remain unbiased especially if we're talking about Zero. Buthey, he rocks my entire VK's world what else can I say. Therefore if you feel the same I would recommend to pay a visit to Sagakure's Live Journal and read the Zero dedicated bonus chapter. It is a cute 2 part story of our hero seen by Cross perspective. The first part entitled

I dream the dream

2009-04-17T23:10:00.005+01:00

I love fairytales. Even in real life, even against all odds, dreams can become true. Thank you Susan for showing us how genuine you are. Britains Got Talent 2009 Susan Boyle (Singer) (HD) - Funny bloopers R us

Bokura ga ita Special Book

2009-04-13T21:57:00.009+01:00

So the day has finally arrived, BGI the special book is out. What a nice feeling to know that finally the story is getting off the hiatus. I didn't hope to find any reviews already since the book was released just today in Japan, but then i bumped into this. There is a short but nevertheless interesting info about the contents of the special book .The GREAT NEWS is we finally have a date for

Bokura ga ita chapter 50

2009-04-11T19:09:00.008+01:00

In my mind, Yano is still 17 years old.This is because the last memories I have of him are as a mere 17 years old .I've never seen Yano at 18 years old , or at 20 years old or even at 23 years old .I have only known him for those 2 years in high school. But he is no longer 17.I can't deny it, The Yano I know no longer exists.Happy Birthday! Takeuchi and Nanami are dining together in a fine

Skip Beat! season 2 please????

2009-04-04T19:57:00.004+01:00

When the world gives me lemons, I'll make lemonadeYesterday I watched the final episode of Skip Beat! and the most disappointing thing in it was in fact that it was indeed the last episode...WHYYYYYYYes, skip beat is also the cause of my lack of posts in the past few weeks. I started watching the first episode out of boredom and i got hooked the very minute the anime started playing.This is

before Bokura ga ita there was...

2009-04-04T16:25:00.008+01:00

I have always refrained myself from reading others Yuuki Obata's works or at least my plan was to read them after the conclusion of Bokura ga ita. The reason for it may sound really stupid but I was afraid that would have been "too much information" which in a way could have spoiled my expectation about the ending of BGI.You may think, eeeeeh ?since when you've been worriying about spoilers? Do

La corda d'oro is back ~

2009-03-31T17:33:00.007+01:00

And I'm back too! Yeah finally here I am happily typing away under this nice weather *yay*, unbelievable but true spring time reached England as well..how cool to enjoy the power of sunny days once in a while!!! It would have been perfect with less wind but hey you can't have everything, can you??...Anyway we've gotten to the end of March which tells me that a brand new season of the year is

Bokura ga ita chapter 49 ~ Nana's birthday

2009-03-15T12:54:00.007Z

So here we are to chapter 49. I know that my commentaries have gotten way ahead of the scanlated chapters ( the last released chapter is 46) but couldn't resist any longer. Therefore If yuo don't like spoilers please, please, please do not read further.Before I get started with the story I would like to thank my buddy Suifantasy for all her help with the chinese raws. Without her I wouldn't have

Bokura ga ita...the story continues!!!!

2009-03-14T15:48:00.004Z

I was going to use this post to start the summary of chapter 49 but first and foremost BIG NEWS about the manga series.Bokura ga ita is due to restart very soon and this time is not just a rumor!!! Betsucomi confirmed the update yesterday and in the next month issue ( Japanese release date is 13/04) there will be a dedicated appendix to a BGI special book! OMG!! Finally!!! I still don't know if

One more time, one more chance

2009-03-08T19:43:00.003Z

If you loved the original soundtrack of 5 centimetres per second half as much as I do then you may want to take a look at this. This is the single edition of the song "One more time one more chance sang by Yamazaki Masayoshi.The single contains 3 different versions. The Canon one, the instrumental, the solo/acoustic version..All three are equally beautiful so I recommend to listen to them all.

Brand New Skin

2009-03-04T22:07:00.004Z

So tell me, what do you think of the recent blog restyling? I absolutely love it hands down. Especially the new header ( with Yano and Nana), soo romantic.All merits and credits go to my creative friend Drax who is the mind behind this lovely layout. Arigato gozaimasu!! *bows* m(_ _)mSpeaking of Bokura ga Ita ( like I always do) here's the link to Bokura ga ita Pinoy . it looks like a

5 centimetres per second

2009-02-28T17:11:00.008Z

Once springs arrives and the mild wind blows through cherry trees, the small pink petals let themselves separate from the blossom and fly away at the speed of 5 centimetres per second. Wait a few minutes and you'll see how distant those petals have become. Such is the reality of life even for us human beings. As we grow older we realise that is impossible to live on a standstill and we need to

romantic tunes

2009-02-26T23:18:00.004Z

It's been a while since I updated my ipod tracklist so here's a small selection of my newest additions.The first track is a piece by one of my favourite artist Ludovico Einaudi. Einaudi is becoming increasing popular in movie scores and Tv soundtracks lately. This doesn't suprise me sonce his music is absolutely beautiful . The piece I am posting now is entitled "Inizio" which means "Beginning"

we were there too!! BGI pictures of interest

2009-02-25T17:02:00.010Z

Before seeing this gallery I used to think that the BGI story in Hokkaido was set in an imaginary location somewhere in the region . I mean, yes the white fanbook already show us that some locations actually exist in real life (like the picture of train station or the harbour) but I can't recall any of the character mentioning any particular town name in that region. Hence my idea of an

La Corda d'oro ~ chapter 55 raw

2009-02-25T02:25:00.005Z

Exciting, this is the only word that comes up in my mind when I finished reading this chapter. The chapter has not been scanalated yet but on mangafox someone posted the english translation plus a link to what I believe is the chinese raws so here we go .first and foremost a big thank you to the person who posted and obviously to the person who translated it. , as I was saying this pretty

Vampire Knight chapter 48

2009-02-25T00:05:00.006Z

SO wow, Let's continue our vampire themed night with another great discussion about Vampire Knight (of course). Finally chapter 48 is out *yeah* so go rush to read the chapter here ( once again many thanks to Sagakure for scanlating and posting so quickly record time..wish we could have this speed for BGI too!!) At any rate, Zero's presence in this chapter is basically next to nothing but the

being human (the effort of)

2009-02-24T21:47:00.011Z

Do you think you know flatmates from hell? You may want to think again..Idiotic jokes aside, if you haven't watched this series yet I highly recommend it. This drama has the most entertaining and original idea I have seen in a long time. In a nutshell, "Being Human" is about three twenty-something characters sharing a house in Bristol, trying to lead a normal life, despite being a ghost, a

ritorno a rivombrosa ~timeline

2009-02-23T19:40:00.002Z

feel all dreamy for romantic history drama again... but never I imagined that the object of my attention would be the sequel of Elisa di Rivombrosa. Oh my, what happened to me? For some reason the music by x-ray dog inspired me to go back and watch the series again.. Although the music was originally used in the transformers movie I think it has that something of epic and fantastic that would

Bokura ga ita chapter 48 ~ confessions

2009-02-23T01:33:00.006Z

Although very short, this is one of my favourite parts from volume 12. Why? Probably because after pages and pages of misery and suppressed feelings, we finally get our heroes to admit thay haven't forgotten about each other which is kinda reassuring considering what we've been reading up to now..The chapter starts with a very interesting scene. After the flashbacks included in chapter 46 and 47

lost for words ....valentines memories

2009-02-14T22:54:00.006Z

just a happy memory of valentine's day

Atonement Soundtrack. [Trailer Music] ♪

2009-02-13T23:44:00.002Z

Brilliant powerful piece from the Atonement soundtrack. The artist is by x ray dog, creator of most of my favourite trailer music. Thanks to Cassover for posting the video on Youtube as well as the link to the mp3.I have been neglecting my little blog and my daily daydreaming for a while . it was quite hard and painful. it has been a very busy week but hey it's almost over!! The snow ( yes it

finally all pieces fit into place

2009-02-06T22:39:00.004Z

Now I remember why I don't like jigsaws. These things are supposed to be relaxing and help free up your mind..relaxing? it was driving me insane!!!!. It took me hours to finish it and didn't give up just because I am way to stubborn to quit halfway through but these things are pure evil!! Anyway I am glad I got at the end of it and here I put a picture here to show off like trophy for

the white fanbook

2009-02-06T00:12:00.006Z

Right since we still have no news about the release of chapter 52 ( and the scanlation of chapter 47 isn't up either) I shall talk about the white fanbook. Unfortunately I can't go too much in detail since the book is entirely in Japanese so unfortunately for me.. I can't read it.. having said that I really enjoyed the bonuses and the pictures included. At the beginning we get an introduction

Bokura Ga Ita Ending 3

2009-02-04T00:30:00.002Z

Yes it's MI again ^_^ performing a beautiful and very sweet version of "Sunset" the 3rd ending of the BGI anime. To tell you the truth I like both versions and I don't really know which one is better. I will soon post the downloadable version in mp3

Style it like Nana ~ tips from the white fanbook

2009-02-01T19:24:00.006Z

You know, I have always thought Nanami is a really cute girl. i really admire the way she dresses ( even when she's not wearing a yukata *lol*).But most of all I like the way she always come up with such cute and different hairstyles . And guess what ? Among the other thing the BGI white fanbook gives you tips and pics to get Nana's hairstyles. ( Oh oh i got my own copy of the fanbook only

La Corda d'oro the power

2009-01-31T19:06:00.002Z

Since I have been talking a lot about music and OST, I decided to dedicate this post to another favourite OSTof mine. This song is featured in the OST single La Corda D'Oro Brand New Breeze. The title is The Power and is sung by Kanon ( who also performs the anime OP ). Anyway this second piece is not as popular as the OP but I think is equally beautiful and emotional.I wanted to post it on

中央線加藤いづみ & the small things that make u feel good

2009-01-31T00:01:00.005Z

Uh- uh it's double post today!! In spite of the fact that I am completely knackered by another day of overtime at work, sleep deprived and completely exhausted by my temperamental PC (still can't understand why it decided to give up on wireless connection <<") here I am posting again. No, In spite of all that I won't moan about anything. Because it's too tiring ( and tomorrow gotta wake up in

Mi- Give Me Up

2009-01-27T23:06:00.002Z

Ah ah. This so has to be posted here.I was possessed by random a nostalgia mood ( yes I do get these sort of attacks from times to times O_o) so I went in search of some nice good old music from the 80s. While I was browsing the videos on YouTube I found this (!!!).This is a cover of a 1987 song called Give me up ( as you can see from the title *lol*). Anyway the point of this post is not

Bokura ga ita the anime OST

2009-01-25T13:45:00.006Z

bokura ga itaOne thing I really like about BGI the anime is the soundtrack. There are so many beautiful instrumental tracks as well as vocal pieces that is really hard for me to choose a favourite ( especially among the ending themes!!!). I am a sappy hopeless romantic so songs likeKotoba, Sunset, Utsukushisugite give me the chills. But then again I also love Aishiteru and Futari no kisetu ga. (

VK chapter 47 dreaming of Zero faints

2009-01-24T22:58:00.006Z

The anime may be over but thankfully the manga is still ongoing. And my, at this moment I don't even care about the fact that there won't be an anime season no 3 or an OAV or whatever. What I care about now is to let myself being overwhelmed by Zero's awesomeness.To tell you the truth there isn't much of Zero like in the previous chapter ( the kiss chapter !!) but still the little scenes in

Bokura ga ita the anime,where to watch

2009-01-23T23:25:00.011Z

Well, I never really talked about the anime which really is a shame because, in facts, I owe my current obsession to the show itself . So today's post will be entinerly dedicated to the anime version( and to several websites which host the episodes) . I haven't got the official DVD yet, mainly because I haven't decided if I want to wait for the licenced english version or not. The thing is I

dangerous video Akon & Kimagure Orange Road

2009-01-21T23:42:00.007Z

This Amv comes in a double version *lol*. Here you find the original and *censored* version featuring the song Dangerous by Akon. Then we have the YouTube version. The song picked in YT is called What do you want and is by Magdalene's dream. It is not exactly what I had in mind for this video( as obviously I edited with another song in mind) plus it makes it look a little sinister, while

Lily Allen - The Fear

2009-01-20T17:53:00.002Z

this song has been stuck in my mind forever . I listened to it this morning in the radio while I was driving to work and while it was playing I couldn't decide if I like it or hate it. I don't know, I am not a big fan of Lily Allen and I don't know an awful lot about her music but the girl really knows how to drill a catchy tune in your head..so that's all for my daily obsession...The video is

Bokura ga ita chapter 47 ~the mistery of the missing pages

2009-01-18T01:20:00.007Z

OK in volume 12, the chapter ends right where the last post finished. Yano and Dai ( Dais the owner of the club Yano works at) go out for a drink after work but during the night out Yano feels sick. Dani takes him to his place and finds out that a packet of sleeping pills in his back pocket. Yano admits that he's been using them for a year now because sometimes the memories of his past still

Bokura ga ita chapter 47

2009-01-17T21:43:00.012Z

I know that chapter 46 was scanlated and upped only a few weeks ago but after finishing it I was so desperate for more that I spent the couple of days googling for spoilers. I wasn't hoping for a anything bigger than a simple summary or a review from a reader. After a few researches ( and lots of translating, LOL)the bits of info translated in English started to fall into place and and

Marmalade boy ~ girlfriend

2009-01-16T00:27:00.002Z

You know sometimes I realise that I spend way too much time on Youtube wasting precious minutes on idiotics videos ( making mr more idiotic for watching them *lol*) but it's not always that bad.Sometimes you may get lucky and bump into something interesting. Take this vid for instance. (All credits go gokusanzokami who realised it ^^.) It's not only well made but really funny too. I like how it

Bokura Ga Ita ~ 我们的存在 AMV chapters 50-51

2009-01-14T21:42:00.003Z

what a cute AMV, feels like reading the manga with added soundtrack *LoL* which for me works perfectly, since I can't really read Chinese. I noticed that, for some reasons, on the Internet you can only find the last 3 chapters in Chinese ( available to read online 49, 50, 51, I'll soon post the link to download) ...Little digression... in Chinese the title of the maga is written "我们的存在" and

Marmalade Boy AMV

2009-01-12T22:07:00.003Z

Well this time is an all time favourites, Marmalade boy. I made this amv during the summer while I was frantically waiting for the last volume of the manga to arrive in the post. Apparently the manga is out of production :/ so I had to search quite a lot to find it..And trust me that wasn't easy when the volume arrived it had some pages missing.. coincidentially they were the most romantic

Drops of memory

2009-01-09T21:10:00.010Z

I don't know how It never occurred to me before.. but this song, this very song which I have been listening for years has written Bokura ga ita all over it..The lyrics, the music..everything fits so perfectly within the context of Nana and Yano'story. Maybe it's just my obsession speaking but by readind the lyrics I couldn't help but thinking about their situation....**MUST CREATE NEW AMV NOW*

a new year's tale

2009-01-06T21:20:00.006Z

On the 5th of December I swore myself that the dress I was going to buy for the Christmas work do was also going to be my New years eve outfit. Well that was before seeing this.What can I say.It was love at first sight. As soon as i spotted it i rushed to the dressing room and handed it to my sister ( she was the one looking for a new frock*lol*).She put it on and i thought it was simply gorgeous

Bokura ga ita keeping the hope up

2009-01-05T01:03:00.003Z

well well well... I still haven't given up the idea that Bokura ga Ita could stay incomplete forever so I continued my desperate search for news. It seems that the rumor for a possible new chapter release on the 26th was just a rumor after all I wasn't able to find any confirmation from the official sources. What I found today however is a tiny bit of information which looks more reliable than

Zero is my hero!!!

2009-01-03T02:18:00.006Z

I just finished watching the last episode of Vampire Knight Guilty. man it feels like the first episode started yesterday and now is already over. About the ending, well I guess it couldn't be helped. Yuki and Kaname were sort of destined and like the Chairman said they couldn't escape their fate. So that was it. Here they walk off together in the sunshine with the Chairman blessing whilst Zero

僕等がいた Bokura ga ita vol 13

2009-01-02T03:32:00.003Z

Happy 2009!!!We finally made it to the new year!!!And my mind is going crazy. I have spent the last two days desperately trying to decipher google translations of Japanese news related to Bokura ga ita. I accidentally read something about a possible release of vol 13 on Jan the 26th and I couldn't contain myself *yaaaay squeals of joy*. However I try not to set my expectations too high. First I

Bokura Ga Ita scanlation chapter 46

2008-12-31T02:34:00.009Z

First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!Then a great newsIt's official. chapter 46 is finally out! Thanks to all the people at Jshojo manga who took the time to scan translate and scanlate the chapter for all of us. It has been a long wait but at the end of the day i tamed my BGI cravings with spoilers and summaries. I know that may be equal to cheating but like I said it has been a long wait *lol*. I

Love actually OST - Glasgow theme

2008-12-30T00:25:00.005Z

It's Christmas ( well technically not anymore but we're still under the festive season) and whenever I think of Christmas films I think about Love Actually. This is one of those feel good movies that need to be watched at least once a year just to remind ourselves how great love can be. In every shape we like to intend it . The film is just this. It is a fine comedy about life, family,

La Corda D'oro Primo Passo

2008-12-27T00:50:00.002Z

I only have a word to describe this anime *sugoi* XDla Corda D'oro is the latest anime I fell in love with. Well the anime per se is ok. The characters are all likeable and the male leads who opposite Kahoko are very different but equally hot !!! One minor point is the story lacks some serious romance. There are hints in every episodes and each of the guys seem to have their little crush on

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T13:46:00.005Z

A joyful joyful Christmast to everybody. May your day be filled with joy and warmth f.No matters your plans or if you snowed in. Hope you can spend the day with the people you love the most.

Christmas shopping. It's all done!

2008-12-21T22:29:00.005Z

Well I can say that I have officially completed my Christmas shopping . Whoa I am quite impressed with myself because normally I am the type of person that still frantically goes in and out of the shops up until the early evening of the 24th. Because of my laziness I am the type of person that leaves the things until the very last minute but also I am very indecisive when it comes to buy a gift.

Elisa di Rivombrosa- Rondo veneziano

2008-12-20T19:17:00.003Z

A second elisa di rivombrosa video. I like this one particularly because unlike the rest of my edr amvs, this is not entirely focused on Elisa and Fabrizio's love story. It is more a celebration of aristocratic life in 18th century Italy. The AMV infact features all the ball scenes from series one and 2 .I had this idea while listening to Rondo Veneziano. This piece of music which I believe is

Elisa di Rivombrosa primavera

2008-12-20T03:01:00.005Z

I was thinking to post one of my Elisa di Rivombrosa AMVs, then I decided to make a new one. It was a decision made on the spur of the moment ( as you can see from the quality of the video)It's been a year since my last EDR AMV so wanted to give it a go. I decided to make a mash of 3 video I made in the past. One of them is "EDR Uninvited" . The other two are unpublished and probably they will

it's all about romance

2008-12-17T22:47:00.010Z

Maybe I got carried away in my images downloading craze for the paladin Amv, but i couldn't leave this picture out and about on the web without getting a copy for my archive. I do enjoy reading a good story but for some reasons I find visual arts much more powerful in conveying certain feelings. It may be just a matter of timing.If the artist was to create this very scene in a novel It could

The Paladin AMV

2008-12-16T21:52:00.005Z

I have put my BGI daydreaming aside these days as I was literally obsessed by the idea of making an AMV based on a mystery period fanfiction I have been reading. ( shall I call it fiction instead? After all the story is fully original and doesn't derive from any canon work). I have read only a couple of chapters so far but if the rest is as good as those chapter that novel will deserve more

Warm This Winter

2008-12-12T16:43:00.014Z

I found this new piece of music by Gabriella Cilmi that would be ideal to a Hiatary Ryoko related fan fic. This song is also very Christmassy so perfectly in theme with the current festive season.LoL it's funny though. These days I am getting so many ideas about potential fanfictions, AMVs and stuff but I wonder whether i can get at least one of these concept realised..As for Hiatary Ryoko I

fraternal love

2008-12-11T19:59:00.005Z

I've always wondered what is it that the Japanese mangakas and animators like so much about siblings incest. Is it much more tolerated than in western cultures? (of course my question concerns the realm of shoujo and romance stories, i mean i wouldn't find it as surprising if the anime in question would be hentai or a similar genre)The general idea is that romance and sexual relationships between

Fleurs du Mal/ Eden - Sarah Brightman

2008-12-09T19:10:00.002Z

Omg I am so becoming Sarah Brightman's top fan right now...I had two post these two magnificent songs because they really just are magnificent.The sound is so epic and glorius they give me so many ideas for a possible VK AMV..omg I don't know how long I can resist before I start cutting and editing clips...lol

hiatari ryoko

2008-12-07T20:59:00.007Z

Oh what can I say about Hiatari Ryoko?I'd start by saying that It's my favourite work by Mitsuuru Adachi. I don't even care if it is not half as popular as Touch, there I said it . Unlike the latter, Hiatari Ryoko is a feel good story about 5 high schoolers living in the same board house. The characters are all likeable and after finishing Touch I felt so relieved to know that this time around

bokura ga ita chapter 46 and 47

2008-12-06T15:41:00.011Z

it has been a month since the scanlation of chapter 45 so the next chapter should be up any day soon. Not long ago i found a summary spoiler of chapters 46 and 47 on Animesuki ( all the credit and thanks go to the original poster Nervous Venus, who took the time to read and translate these chapters for the joy of all BGI fans, yay!) so I managed to read the new chapters i have in raw. ( the raw

My Japanese name is Mana Asano

2008-12-04T21:20:00.003Z

well at least according to this name generator *lol*. As a matter of fact I happen to like it quite a lot so I think i might stick with it for a while. there, I also took the time to look for the Japanese characters soWatashi no namaeマナ浅野 ( i used the google translator so I cannot guarantee the accuracy of it)lately i find myself more and more interested in everything that is related to Japan.

car blues

2008-12-03T22:06:00.008Z

Note to self. Never, I repeat, never ever ignore those flashing lights on your car dashboard again.Those ain't Christmas decorations, luv. They actually mean something. Most of the times it's something quite bad...I should have seen it coming, last night she gave me the final warning. A bright red light which read STOP and the battery symbol..my acumen suggested it might be a problem with the

Bokura ga ita AMV - futari no kisetu ga

2008-12-02T19:31:00.002Z

Yet again it's Bokura ga Ita *lol*. This is the first BGI related AMV so I am kind of emotionally attached to it ( Takeuchi's words may be cut up ..sorry had to rely more on the subs rather than the spoken part as i don't know japanede...). The video features the OST Futari no kisetu ga ( which is one of my favourite tracks!)

inspirational songs

2008-11-30T23:31:00.007Z

Whilst I celebrate for the arrival of We Were There vol 1 today in the post (yay), I shall post some inspirational music. The song is This Love by Sarah Brightman, rearranged by Craig Armstrong . I have only one word to describe it. Perfect. It puts me on the right creative mood for some BGi daydreaming. This song would be the ideal soundtrack for the oh-so-longed meeting between Yano and Nana

Mark Owen - Kill with Your Smile

2008-11-30T22:39:00.005Z

I never understood why Mark Owen never released this song as a single. I think it would have made a hit, this songs stands out and is one of the best track from In Your Own Time. It truly deserved some recognition of its own.For some reason I had this image of a B/W carousel stuck in my mind from the first moment i listened to this song. I was in shock when I found out ( a few weeks later during

Croatian Rhapsody

2008-11-29T12:55:00.005Z

His name is Maksim Mrvica ( surname is pronounced Maravitsa) He is 33 years old and a very talented pianist. His repertoire includes classical music to which he fuses contemporary pop and rock sounds. The result is indeed a very unique style and is now become his trademark.I stumbled across a few clips of his performance, at the Round House in London, on YouTube and i was quite impressed by how

Bokura ga Ita Lose yourself

2008-11-28T00:02:00.007Z

Well a bit of a bizarre combination but i felt it was worth a try so, there you go. Obviously the clips are form Bokura ga Ita and the music is from Eminem. The AMV is far from perfect though. there are a few passage to re-edit and I don't like the ending, but eh I was still experimenting the tricks of Sony Vegas. I might work on it again as soon as I find more inspiration on how to change

Kelly Osbourne: Turning Japanese

2008-11-27T18:15:00.004Z

This is a 3 parts show featuring Kelly Osbourne who spent 2 months in Japan in a mission to learn more about the people and the culture.I catched the second episode on Monday and will try to watch the 3rd on Dec the 1st. Not a fan of her myself but I think it's worth a shot to get a glimpse of Japanise life.

Zero is my number one....bite me!!!!!!!

2008-11-26T21:01:00.015Z

Oh man, this anime really hits me. And I still ignore the reason why. What is it that i like so much? Like everybody else I happened to watch films based on the Bram Stoker's novel and also read about vampires but i never fully enjoyed these stories essentially because horror is really not my genre. And generally speaking when I think about vampires I normally think about monstrous

Obsessions, the early years. Aishite night

2008-11-23T14:55:00.007Z

I don'th think you can turn a hopeless romantic overnight. It HAS to be in your genes. They may lay there dormant for years and then make their appearance all of a sudden. In my case though, the signs were all there, visible and tangible to the entire world, from the very beginning. Or at least as long as I can remember. And the evidence is Aishite Night.The story revolves around a 18 years old

Patty Griffin - Rain

2008-11-23T03:34:00.004Z

This is the product of a very random-based search. I was on Youtube looking for some inspirational songs for some new video or mere daydreaming. i was looking for some bittersweet romantic music so i decided to put my choice in the destiny's hand and typed the word RAIN in the search box.This is the first time i heard about Patty Griffin. Honest. but I have officially fallen in love with this

that (in)famous scene at the airport

2008-11-22T00:45:00.003Z

LOL just a bit of speculation here. Really. I find my self wondering how things might turn up on chapter 52 ( if they are ever gonna meet in this chapter that is). Is that guy at the airport really Yano? Is he not? OMG I'm NEED to know :D I'm wondering what their first reaction will be like . Especially Yano's. ( granted that Nana will cry her eyes out XD).

(dreaming about) the day they will meet again

2008-11-21T01:04:00.000Z

Bokura Ga Ita Manga AMV

2008-11-19T19:29:00.001Z

This is the result of a sunday morning spent at home with the flu.( LOL). I first heard this song in an episode from Grey's anatomy ( was it in the 2nd season?? by the way I am a big MerDer fan!!) I immediately fell in love with this tune the moment i heard it.

We were there. The story so far

2008-11-19T17:09:00.000Z

The manga has been licenced by Viz media and the first volume was released at the beginning of the month. The second volume will be out the 6Th January 2009.I got my own copy and preordered the second from Amazon. ( I don't normally preorder but since i had some credit left from my amazon voucher i decided to go for it ...and I'm quite glad i did it!!!)For me this is such a good news as the

My current obsession : BOKURA GA ITA

2008-11-19T00:14:00.000Z

Indeed "Bokura Ga Ita" has soon become one of my recurring obsession. I also named this blog after it, come on. I mean it. Seriously.( Bokura ga ita is the Japanese for We were there) Anyways, if i were to use an obsession scale ranked from 1 to 5 (where 5 is the maximum of obsession I am capable of) , I would rate BGI a 4, which is quite impressive considering that i discovered this story only

definition of obsession.

2008-11-18T22:05:00.000Z

OK, since this blog is all about my obsessions i decided that my very first post should have had a clear definition of the term obsession to start with.Very well then. An obsession is in fact an impulse triggered by an "object" ( be it an image, a person or a idea) which generates a series of recurring thoughts that cannot be ignored. Of course I am no t an expert so i'll say that this