Funny ads my friend showed me at design today. People are so creative

Funeral service ad



Campaign against drink driving




( More creative ads... )

Check out the latest episode of Gintama (episode 89), there is a parody of Zangetsu in the first bit and later on Orihime look-alike appears in it, and for some odd reason she is naked

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSEwNw-5xuM　<-- Starts from about 5:35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ya4pYJYE8 (part 3)

I laughed so hard. You can see Hollow Ichigo in it too

OMG! And I sooooo want this!



Hot! It has Ichigo, Toushirou, Byakuya and Renji on it

RenRuki

I created a new Renji x Rukia FC on BA. If you love this pairing then please join. More members are good! 

I thought RenRuki deserved more respect on BA. I love this couple and it's quite sad to see the Western fandom giving up on them and moving onto other couple that would seem more "canon". That's why I always end up talking to the Japanese fandom since RenRuki is still popular there. 

Click the link! Melodymix wishes you to join http://www.bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=2990

Don't worry my IchiRuki friends ^_^ I still support IchiRuki

Music

Anyway, I have a friend who lives in Japan right now. She used to live here in New Zealand but moved to Japan to become a singer. This is the link to her official website so please check it out http://www.katmusic.jp/index.html

I love her music and she's so talented, I wish her the best for the future!

On the bottom right of the website there is a part of her music video playing. You have to click the "On" buttom to let the sounds come out

Fanfic

windxalchemist wrote a very beautiful IchiRuki story and I suggest all of you to check it out http://community.livejournal.com/bleachness/99018.html#cutid1

WARNING: If you are a IchiOri fan then don't read it

My friend sent me this anime quiz on e-mail with 2008 coming up. Feel free to do the quiz yourself and luck shall come to you (according to my friend)

1. List your top 8 anime/mangas

2. List your top 8 anime/manga characters

3. List your top 8 anime/manga pairings

4. List your top 8 characters from your first favourite anime/manga

5. List your top 8 characters from your second favorite anime/manga

6. List your top 8 most favourite anime opening

7. List your top 8 most favourite anime ending

8. List you top 8 most recommended anime/manga for your parents to read or watch

Here is my answer

1. List your top 8 anime/mangas

1. Full Metal Alchemist
2. Bleach
3. Gintama
4. Lucky Star
5. Reborn!
6. Ouran High Host Club
7. One Piece
8. Eyeshield 21

2. List your top 8 anime/manga characters

1. Gintoki Sakata from Gintama
2. Youichi Hiruma from Eyeshield 21
3. Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach
4. Rukia Kuchiki from Bleach
5. Konata Izumi from Lucky Star
6. Sousuke Sagara from FMP
7. Ed from Full Metal Alchemist
8. Haruhi Suzumiya from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu

(this was hard to decide...)

3. List your top 8 anime/manga pairings

1. Ichigo x Rukia from Bleach (hands off Rukia's Ichigo, Orihime!)
2. Chidori x Sousuke from FMP (hands off Sousuke, Tessa!!!)
3. Sango x Miroku from Inuyasha
4. Ranma x Akane from Ranma 1/2
5. Chiaki x Nodame from Nodame Cantabile
6. Shana x Yuuji from Shakugan no Shana (As much as I like Kazumi, hands off Yuuji, Kazumi!!!)
7. Tamaki x Haruhi from Ouran High Host Club
8. Renji x Rukia from Bleach

4. List your top 8 characters from your first favourite anime/manga

1. Ed
2. Roy
3. Riza
4. Al
5. Winry
6. Scar
7. Greed
8. Izumi

5. List your top 8 characters from your second favorite anime/manga

1. Ichigo
2. Rukia
3. Zaraki
4. Renji
5. Kaien
6. Yoruichi
7. Rangiku
8. Ishida

6. List your top 8 most favourite anime opening

Mind you, I change my opinion a lot

1. Rolling Star: Bleach 5th opening
2. Doubt and Trust: D Gray Man 3rd opening
3. Raion: Blood+ 4th opening
4. D Techno Life: Bleach 2nd opening
5. Rewrite: FMA 4th opening
6. Blaze Line: Eyeshield 21 4th opening
7. Brightdown: D gray man 2nd opening
8. Night Mare: Death Note 1st opening

7. List your top 8 most favourite anime ending

I change my opinion a lot in this one as well

1. Hikari no Rasenritsu: Rozen Maiden 2nd ending
2. Danzai no hana: Claymore 1st ending
3. Sakura Biyori: Bleach 10th ending
4. Katari Tsugu Koto: Blood+ 1st ending
5. Glory kimi ga iru kara: One piece 7th ending
6. Flower: Eyeshield 21 6th ending
7. Anata ga koko ni iru riyuu: D gray Man 5th ending
8. Shura: Gintama 5th ending

8. List you top 8 most recommended anime/manga for your parents to read or watch

Lol, I cracked up when I read this question. My parents already read mangas and watch anime. But if they are new to mangas then...

1. Gintama
2. Nintama Rantarou
3. Death Note
4. Ouran High Host Clun
5. Chibi Maruko-chan
6. Atashinchi
7. Kindaichi Shounen
8. Nodame Cantabile

I'm going to Japan on April to visit my grandparents! Yay!

Anyway, Syn, this is for you! Some Hitsu x Hina and Gin x Ran translation from the SOULs book. By the way, I'm a Hitsu x Hina and Ran x Gin fan! I want to join the Ran x Gin FC on BA but it doesn't look active -_-

Hitsu x Hina




Page 133

Having a relative like bond towards Hinamori, Hitsugaya puts in an effort of protecting Hinamori



Page 164

Hitsugaya runs!!

 

Thinking that the person who killed Aizen was Gin, Hitsugaya believes Hinamori is going after Gin, and he runs to rescue her



Page 220

The Late Arrival

On Hitsugaya's eyes the near death Hinamori reflects on it. The hopeless looking Hinamori who he wanted to protect the most. While dumb folded, Hitsugaya knows the true nature of Aizen

Ran x Gin



Page 166

Gin and Rangiku

Gin and Rangiku, whose origin is both from Rukongai, when Rangiku collapsed on the roadside due to hunger, a boy submitted a food to her. His name, Gin. That was how these two met. From then on they both have been together but often Gin conceals himself from Rangiku

 

The cold smile that crushes up emotions to death hasn’t changed a bit ever since he was little. What is the reason for him to choosing the path of evil…?

My new obsession! No! Not guys in speedos! J-Drama! Ever since I was little I've been watching a lot of english dramas but now I'm hooked to J-dramas! Here is my top 5 fav J-Dramas, and I suggest all of you to watch it! Lol

By the way, if there are any other cool J-Dramas out there, please tell me by leaving a comment! Thankx! 

 

Okay, this is my first LJ entry, and even though most of you have seen it before I'm just going to post my translations from the SOULs book that I have posted on BA before

By the way, I still don't understand how LJ works -_-;;

"She is not just a nakama"



My Translation

“She is not just a nakama…” accepting Ichigo’s feelings towards Rukia Orihime’s heart painfully sway. And an uncertain feeling that comes and disappears inside Ishida… “I don’t want to make her sad” (referring to Orihime. We can tell it is referring to her cause the sentence goes 織姫を悲しませたくない but if I literally translate it, it would not make sense) with that thought in mind Ishida wishes for Ichigo’s victory in his struggling battle

“Kuchiki-san is the person who changed Kurosaki-kun’s life”

Sensa_689's Translation

Ishida, Orihime -
Humans' thoughts (it's more of a "Real world's members' thoughts" but I thought it sounded weird).
"She is not just a nakama..." reacting to Ichigo's feelings towards Rukia, Orihime's heart kindly trembles. And, Ishida's uncertain (or unclear) feelings (emotions, thoughts) vanish (as they linger inside). "I don't want to see her sad" (referring to Orihime). With these feelings, Ishida wishes for Ichigo's victory(there are references to struggle "to death", but I couldn't find where to fit it). 

http://bleachasylum.com/showpost.php?p=120176&postcount=833

Camilla's Translation

"The Thoughts of the Real World's members-- "She isn't just a comrade/friend...." sensing Ichigo's feelings towards Rukia, she kindly trembles." (nakama needs a bit different word from 'friend' usually, I use comrade most of the time, but 'friend' will work here)(I would have put 'shiveringly trembles' but the translation has the implication that it's not a -bad- trembling, just kind of a sad, wistful one. V. difficult to word, but come away with the idea that her trembling is not out of fear, just sadness/wistfulness/what have you). 

http://bleachasylum.com/showpost.php?p=120212&postcount=845



Jet-Black Ichigo And Snow-White Rukia

In the SOULs book, they had an advertisement explaining about the VIBEs book and here is what it said

SOULs:
久保帯人先生書き下ろし！白い　"ルキア"　カバー！！
キャラブックの"黒い"一護と対峙し、その瞳をみつめるルキアー。

VIBEs:

アニメブック"VIBEs"と対をなすキャラブック"SOULs"。この２つの大典を協力に繋ぐ５つ蓮携要 素ーその内容に触れながら詳細を解説しよう。
久保帯人先生書き下ろし！黒い"一護"カバー
"純白" のルキアを射抜く"漆黒"一護のひたむきな眼差しー。見詰め合う二人。

- Kubo-sensei’s drawing! White “Rukia” cover!! Contrasting to the character book’s “black” Ichigo, and Rukia who is starring at his eyes-
- Ichigo and Rukia, there story before their encountered – “BLEACH.O” Rukia version. Sudden news of Rukia going to the human world. That time, Renji’s news about…

And on the VIBEs book, here is what it said about the SOULs book

- Anime guide book “VIBEs” and the character guidebook “SOULs”.
- Kubo-sensei’s drawing! Black “Ichigo” cover – shooting through the “Snow White” Rukia with the “Jet Black” Ichigo’s gaze-. The two who are gazing at each other.


Rain



一護の母, 真咲が死んだとき、ルキアが海燕を手にかけたとき、どちらも冷たい雨が降り注いでた。それはまるでふたりの 心の叫びに呼応して、空がないてるような……。
いまでもふたりの心には、そのときの雨が降り続いている。

The Rain that’s still pouring in the heart

Ichigo and Rukia

When Ichigo’s mum Masaki and when Rukia killed Kaien with her own hands, a cold rain was pouring down. This was exactly like how their hearts felt at that moment, as if the sky was crying for them…。
Even now in their hearts the rain pour.



Memories In The Rain



Rukia and Ichigo

The bond that’s deepening

His mother’s death is still something Ichigo refuse to talk about. With Rukia, saying, “I won’t ask much”, Ichigo’s trust towards Rukia deepens, as their distance in their relationship becomes closer.


Reunion



As the days go by for Ichigo, frightened of the Hollow inside him, a yearning reiatsu appear in front of him. The visitors that suddenly came from Soul society – and that certain Shinigami appears in front of him… From the unexpected reunion, even though their words are rough towards each other, her sincere feelings make Ichigo’s heart lighter.


There are many more Ichi x Ruki high-lights in the SOULs book, and I'm thinking about posting more on BA as a X'mas present, so look foward to it guys