Watched Bamboo Blade (Complete Anime Series)

My girlfriend and I saw this at the library. The whole series is only like 26 episodes so it's not super long like many other anime shows. The show is about a high school kendo (think fencing but Japanese style) team and their adventures. 

The main character is Toraji Ishida who is a worthless kendo coach who often begs for food and scared to face life's obstacles. He is more commonly referred to as Kojiro

Then there is Tamaki Kawazoe who Kojiro finds out of the blue after seeing her use her amazing ability at swordsmanship. She also likes anime and manga very much. She joins the team only to serve as an "anime-like protector" after seeing a former member assaulting freshmen. 

Then there is Kirino Chiba who is the team captain despite being a rather wishy-washy fighter depending on her mood. She does have a good heart, and has a lot of comedic appeal. 

Then there is Sayako Kuwahara, more commonly known as "Saya." She quit and rejoined the team due to her personality of being a rather depressive person. One of those starving artist type of people. 

Then there is a Satori Azuma, a young girl who can't pass a test, wears fake glasses, but has very good skills at kendo. 

One of the most notable characters is Danjuro Eiga. A little ugly guy who at first seems weak and frail, but then gets a lot of wisdom and learns a lot of kendo. 

Could you believe this girl right here is Danjuro's girlfriend? Neither can most of the cast. Miyako Miyazaki (often called "Miya Miya") is on the surface a very sweet girl who loves her man. However deep down she has a dark and twisted personality to people who are unkind to her. 

Lastly there is Yuji Nakata who is just one of the boys in the kendo club. He has a lot of experience, but serves mostly as the voice of reason. Often mocking Kojiro for doing dumb things, or having different motives for winning matches. 

Overall it's a decent and memorable anime. It starts out really funny and creative, however there is a plot point that drags it down to a rather depressing mood. I kinda wished the whole series didn't turn all melancholic all of a sudden, but it has a decent ending. 

My Day Yesterday

Woke up really late again, on my day off. Sigh... another day wasted. 

I changed my contacts today. Feel asleep with my old pair on, and when I woke up in the middle of the night I took them off (it was past due time to change them) and just tossed them on my table. By the time I got up in the late morning I felt them hard as a rock. 

I did have enough time to watch Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Pretty decent movie. 

Picked up my girlfriend and we went to the library. 

Checked out the Iron Man movie. Haven't seen it before. 

We went to Wendy's for lunch. She prefers McDonald's but I hate that place. 

I couldn't avoid taking her to Wal-mart which I also loathe. Though we did go to other places like Bi-Lo and the Dollar Tree. 

Bought some new razors at Bi-Lo today. They had a big pack of old spice razors on closeout. I have an electric razor but it sometimes never gets close enough. 

Before the night was over we finished the whole series of Bamboo Blade. Pretty good anime, though very short. 

My Day Yesterday

Woke up pretty late, only had about 30 mins total to get ready for work. 

While getting ready for work, my mom (who works at Lowes) told me someone went to the return desk the other day and rode a lawn mower just like the one above all the way to the counter. 

Work was long and boring or frustrating. I did buy my department pizza today. Good to spread some karma there. 

After work I went over my girlfriend's place and we watched Bamboo Blade. We're almost finished, I'm a bit sad. 

As soon as I get home my head starts to itch. Must be dandruff, never really does anything as long as I take a shower everyday. I guess all that work and driving put a toll on my hair. 

My Day Yesterday

Picked my girlfriend up from her house, she has the day off. We bought some groceries at Save-a-lot, and went the library. 

Found this while we were there. Haven't watched it yet. 

We did watch more Bamboo Blade, very good anime. 

I mailed my copy of Batman: Arkham Asylum back in to Blockbuster By Mail. I wonder what they will send to me next?

Then I went to work, sucky day. 

My Day Yesterday

I thought I'd start doing this now, for readers to get to know me a little, and for time keeping records for myself. 

Yesterday I helped out a group of friends for our local Democratic party at a college fair event. We had a little table, and had a few people sign up. Parking was terrible, most places were only for students and teachers, so it was a headache trying to find a place to park that would not land me a ticket. Had a good time, even though I got sunburned. So much free stuff too, even Papa Johns gave us free slices of Pizza. Luckily thanks to clever planning, I was able to get 2 slices and 1 for my girlfriend. 

After that we went to the mall and Costco to look around. While my girlfriend was shopping at JCPenny I decided to get her birthday present from Things Remembered. It will be available tonight, but I will probably have to wait a day to get it since I'll be working. 

We also went looking at animals at the humane society and Petsmart. She wanted to see if they had a Husky dog and we finally found one, but it was kinda a mutt husky. We weren't looking to adopt anything, she's just wants one when we're married. I just went because I like seeing all the doggies and puppies. 

Also stopped by Party City, which is finally starting to put their Halloween stuff up. I miss Halloween already, can't wait to see some more of them. Also saw a new halloween store being put together near it, so I'll have another place to look around. 

After a long day, we went home and watched a little bit of Bamboo Blade. Pretty decent anime, very cute and funny. Looks great on my HDTV.