Merry Christmas Guys~

Merry Early Christmas everyone!

Well, yeah, hope you have a good one!

For those who watch my YouTube videos, I will release one ((or a few)) soon! I'm on vacation right now, so it's doable. :3

My life is okay, somewhat. School is a bit of a pain, but I love it anyways. Made a few friends, which is always nice.

My friends' relationships are complicated. .-.

Uh... I DIDN'T REALLY WANNA UPDATE CAUSE NOTHING SPECIAL HAPPENED RECENTLY, BUT I DO WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS SO.

Alice Lieberg

Noragami Hype ((SPOILER ALERT BEWARE))

It's a great anime/manga. Well, the manga is better, but... yeah. The anime has slightly worse pacing, but I still liked it a lot. <3

It's about a God who wants to have a lot of followers, and the adventures of him going through his life. Well, this is not the most ACCURATE description, but it will have to do. XD

And. So.

THIS SERIES IS 90% YATOXHIYORI. 90. PERCENT.

GUISDFUAIO DJFSIOAJ AS, THEY SO CUTE.

Lookit.

Lookit!

LOOKIT.

LOOK. IT.

LOOKITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

I SWEAR TO GOD YOUR EYES ARE BROKEN IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE DAMN SHIPPING.

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As for the animation on the anime, I really like how they put emphasis on the eyes. They make them stand out from the rest of the animation SO MUCH, that you HAVE TO pay attention to them. It adds a unique charm to the whole experience.

And the music is simply well fitting as well. Some of it is reminiscent to the Persona series, or at least to 3-4. x)

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I'm really interested in know the past of ALL THE GODS/SHINKI. Well-written characters really play with me so~

THAT'S IT WITH THE RANT. NOTHING SPECIAL, BUT NOTHING BORING(?).

Alice Lieberg

What the actual hell.

I'm talking about the FFX HD Remaster Audio Drama. SPOILERS. WARNING.

I'M SURE MOST OF YOU FELT THE SAME WAY.

- Yuna breaks up with Tidus.
- Sin comes back.
- Auron has a daughter he never knew about.

Like, what. This is basically only, and I really mean. ONLY. GROUNDWORKS FOR YOU TO MAKE A SEQUEL TO SUCK OUT OUR MONEY. AND I'M SO PISSED AT YOU.

You spend the WHOLE GAME. No sorry. THE WHOLE TWO GAMES. TO GET THEM TOGETHER. AND YOU MAKE THEM BREAK UP.

Then Sin comes back. Like, did you forget HOW SIN CAME TO BE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Then the Auron BS.

1. I don't think he cares much for children.
2. Even if he did, he'd know about his child. Like wtf.

This is BS. I'm sorry.

Alice Lieberg

Gimme a break.

Hello~

This is me, at this very moment.

Well, not really. I have friends I can talk to. Namely Kryptonite and Dimz-u.

But basically, my parents have this need to put me down. And I really, really can't get over it.

I'd like to think that I have thick skin, y'know. When other people give me shit, I really don't care. I brush it off with a smile, and get on with my life, y'know? But when my parents do it, I just fall apart. It's not my fault I suck at certain things, I... just can't do everything.

Like today, I wasn't able to fiddle with the screw properly to build a certain thing, and my dad just shat on me. He said that this task was simple, so if I couldn't do this, there's no point to me, I'll fail at everything else.

Then later, I was cooking. Or... helping... yeah. And it was my fault this time. I kinda didn't cook the right thing. I was supposed to soak the beef bones in the soup, but I put the chicken in instead. I don't even know why, it was the only thing I saw I guess, so I just assumed my dad mistook himself. Then yeah, he told me the same speech again.

Then, when my sister came over, he kept saying that I wouldn't succeed in school, and that I play too many video games. At this point though, all the pain just numbed, and I didn't even react. I just went about my business and left the room.

I really feel like moving out, but I know it isn't wise. And, to be honest, I know my parents love me. But they don't really show it, except for paying for my schooling, which they can stop doing, so...

But iunno, money isn't love. If you want to show you love someone, talk to them (not in the way above), show them concern, joke around with them... but constantly giving them shit isn't going to help.

Kryptonite told me that parents do this when they expect a lot from you, but I feel like I'm going to break. I feel like crawling into a hole and just staying there. I don't wanna hear anything, I just want to be... away from them.

I suppose I could just be a better person overall, it'll get them off my back. But then, would I really be happy? They don't approve of the things I like, they don't approve of my career choices, they don't... I don't even know anymore. They don't even like my voice, they told me to keep it at a lower tone, since they believe I'm faking it to be cute.

I don't know what to do anymore. I'm just tired. Thanks for reading. :)

Alice Lieberg

Alice Rants: Atelier Ayesha

Hello everyone!

And yeah, I've finished this game. Not... completely yet, but enough to talk about it. So, let's begin! :D

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Gameplay:

For the most part, Ayesha follows the same gameplay mechanics as the Arland series. However, in this game, they tweaked a few things.

When it comes to battles, they haven't swerved from the turn based mechanics. But instead of the neat and organised card-based turn battles, they took a linear stick with character icons. The more placement of the icons determine when their turns will happen. Is this bad or good? Well, for the most part, yes. You can usually distinguish when certain enemies will take their turn, but at times, it is a bit unclear yes. As for the battles mechanics themselves:

They've integrated new things, such as positioning, back attacks, and special assists. Depending where your character is, their attacks will do more damage (basically behind them). Moving uses a bit of your turn order, and assist schemes cost more based on their effectiveness. The assist bar can now go up to 9 though, so that's pretty good. Furthermore, enemies are now placed in a less symmetrical fashion. They are dispersed randomly, meaning it's a bit more "real" feeling.

Moving on to the alchemy system. Since we're in a new land, some of the items are completely new. Hell, there are completely new ingredients too. They've integrated new things in this game however, other than the new items. As Ayesha's alchemy gets better, you can do more things with the alchemy system. She doesn't just add the ingredients, she can also tweak the recipe, add them in different orders, so long as she has enough CP for the object. And all of this can change how the object will turn out. And there are color bars that also effect the items abilities. Certain items are different affinities, and those colors match them. It became overall more fun to do, other than just to synthesize. Sadly, you can't really craft your own weapons/armor. Hell, it's so hard to get weapons/armor in general. The better ones come from monster drops, and you can make improvements to the item, but I find the fact that you can't make your own weapon just like that is a bit of a shame. Can't choose the traits either. Sad life. Sad. Life.

As for the world map, it works like any Totori and Meruru, where you choose a location, and she'll move along it. You can hover over the place to see what you can collect or what monsters are in that area, and sometimes, certain characters appear on the world map, and you can buy stuff from them. There are also area-events, which CAN BE MISSED. While not completely essential to attend them, sometimes you can't get all the endings by missing them, and at times, it wasn't fair, as you didn't even know when the even was going to happen.

As for gathering, I was fine and not fine with it. In the old Atelier games (or just the ones I've played), you can choose what to pick up, and it'd take the same amount of time regardless. Here, when you get to a gathering area, you can't choose what you get, so you might end up with a bunch of useless ingredients. Furthermore, every time you pick something, you use time, meaning, you will stop if you find you use too much time. But at times, you just have to keep harvesting until you find what you want.

As for areas, you there are so many sub-areas to enter that the whole thing is just so fun to explore.

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Graphics:

As usual, the visuals are beautiful. The anime art is cute and the colors are more vibrant. WHEN THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER HOWEVER.


I don't mind that they use the in-game character models to interact with each other, however at times (most of the time actually), the lips don't stop moving EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP. IT JUST IRKS ME.

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Music:

I don't know how many times I have to say this, but I really like Atelier music. Like, really.

'Cept for one song *coughcoughthefinalbossmusiccough*. But other than that, it really reflects Ayesha's atmosphere. Extremely laid-back, and at times badass. I have a few favorites, but not too much. It's good music in general, but... probably not in my TOP MUSICS OF ALL TIME, you hear me? :)

This should redirect you to a playlist of that music.

I personally like "Guidance", "Recollection Hill", "Yesterday's enemies are today's ingredients", and possibly a bit more, but see, I don't really... I'm not attached to it.

It's personal though, but... yeah.

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Voice-acting:

Oh... boyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy.

Voice-acting. To be honest... TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. I WAS ABOUT NOT TO BUY THIS GAME. WHY?

No dual-audio. YES, THAT'S A STUPID REASON TO NOT BUY A GAME, WHEN I CAN MUTE THE VOICES, BUT IN THIS GAME IT'LL JUST MAKE THINGS AWKWARD. Imagine this, the dialogues shows, the lips move, BUT THERE'S NO VOICE. You could have done it in the past games, due to character sprites, and it worked. Since the English dub was a partial dub, at times, there were no voices, but it wasn't awkward. In here though...

So yeah, English voices HERE WE GO.

And yes, I have my complains. This game's localization has little to no effort when it comes to the dubs. They don't direct the voice-actors well enough, and so they sound bored at times, or have no emotions, or not the right emotions. Some sound too Asian, some just don't have the right voices. I don't know why Wilbell HAD TO SOUND SO ANNOYING SINCE IN JAPANESE SHE DOESN'T BUT HEY, WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT.

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Story:

I don't know if I'm the only one who thinks this way, considering that I only spoke to my friend about this game, and didn't read ANY REVIEWS BUT.

I actually didn't like it. I didn't hate it either, BUT I DIDN'T LIKE IT.

Why? Well...

The story starts in "The Land of Dusk", and you follow Ayesha Altugle in her quest to save her sister using alchemy. On her way, she meets people, and they help her on her quest.

I actually... okay. Let me just try to explain. While saving her sister is a GREAT CAUSE AND ALL, I didn't really care for Nio. Nio was, in my opinion, just a standby unit. What I mean, is that, I never grew attached to her, and didn't really care about saving her. While she may be the protagonist's sister, and she's cute and all, I don't really... know about her. So, this may be sad for Ayesha and all, but I DON'T CARE FOR NIO. It really just feels forced upon, like trying to make a Totori story 2.0, and yet I actually care for Gisela (Totori's mother). Totori didn't start alchemy to find her mother, but she did end up on an adventure to find her. Also, Gisela's character was developed even without her presence being there, though characters memories, so you were like: "Oh, SHE'S A PERSON WITH A PERSONALITY."

In Ayesha however, it's more like: "NIO. I LOVE YOU NIO. NIO, I MISS YOU." Which is somewhat heart-breaking, but there's no depth. You might find yourself loving the side characters a lot more, which is kind of sad. Backstory is important kids.

You learn about Nio later on, when you find her, so you might think she's pretty chill. But...

I'm sorry. Just for the core story, it wasn't enough.

The ending system though. Loved it. Basically, you don't have to save at different locations to have access the different endings, you can access it all though ONE SAVE. Hallelujah.

Didn't get all of them though, but the endings I've gotten so far are pretty good.

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Difficulty:

Thank you Ayesha, for doing this so goddamn well. The battles were actually a bit more difficult in this game. The final boss proved to be a bit suckier than it's own dungeon bosses though LOL. But yes, even without the DLC, some fights were pretty tough, which gave challenge that was fair, but difficult to deal with. And there's such a low HP cap, and the character's don't become OP on their own, you HAVE TO rely on alchemy, like how it should be. And I don't mean only Ayesha can be OP, I mean, you have to craft good equipment for your allies as well, or you're done for.

There's no difficulty jump either, it's just generally a bit of a challenge.

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Little extras:

THEY'VE FINALLY DONE IT GUYS. THERE'S A MINI-GAME WE CAN ENJOY NOW.

K, not really. There's an in-game event that you can attend that's a contest of who can make the better item, but it's not that fun. *sigh* Am I being picky? I don't know. ._.

You can access all the OSTs and the CGs like in the past games, which is nice as usual though.

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Overall:

I don't know actually. 6? 7? 8?

The voice-acting really ruined the experience for me, and some game elements were a step forward, and some were a step back.

*sigh*

I'll give it a 6.5. I mean, the things they've done to improve it are great, they really put in effort into it, but the localization didn't. Music was okay, storyline was okay, battles were more fun, in-game events were enjoyable, VOICES WERE MEDIOCRE (okay, they weren't that bad, I've heard Arc Rise Fantasia, but I shouldn't have to like bad voices just 'cause there were worse ones)... and yeah.

Didn't try "Escha and Logy", but I've seen gameplay and I'm looking forward to trying it!

Alice Lieberg

I have great friends~

Hello everyone~

I'm currently... doing mediocre in school and I feel terrible. But my friends are always here for me, and dimz even went and made me a cheap drawing. <3

I'm really blessed to have known them.

Alice Lieberg

Commentary on FFX-HD Remaster

Hello everyone~

((I happen to have this box art. <3))

So, I was playing this game, and I really still love it. <3

I've played the SD versions of the game before, so this is more for memories sake, and to see it in HD. My PS2 still works, so it's not like I can't play this again. BUT. ANYWAYS, LET MY MINI-RANT BEGIN. 

The game looks really pretty. Don't get me wrong, it was BEAUTIFUL before too, but I really like how it looks UBER CRISP.  Look at the boobs. LOOK AT THEM. SUPER HD. <3

It's a bit of a pity that the voices aren't synced to the lips at all, or how sometimes, the models look expressionless. ._.

And for the record, they didn't just up the visuals, it's confirmed ((I believe?)) that they remade them. MEANING. THEY JUST HAPPENED TO HIRE A BAD TEAM TO REMAKE THE CHARACTER MODELS.

Makes me sad. ;-;

Cutscenes though. THE CUTSCENES THOUGH. Fricken ace. I just can't. Like the PS2 version already made me fall into sin. NOW THEY DO THIS TO ME.

*shivers*

If you can't tell, I really love them. I wish you could skip them though. I really love them, I really do. But, I've played this game often, so it would've been nice. x)

I AM WATCHING THEM THOUGH. TO EMBRACE THE HD. But after seeing them once, I'm sure I won't that much ever again. x)

Needless to say, the battles look incredible too. I feel as though the HD remake really cleaned the screen up a bit, it looks a lot neater than the old one. Plus the HD just... <3

ONE COMPLAINT FROM MY MOUTH AGAIN THOUGH. I really. REALLY. Dislike the new encounter theme. It feels too... overblown. I just... I don't know if I'm just feeling nostalgic, but the new one makes me feel... too... I don't know the correct word for this. ._.

Continuing.

Wait, is there even much else to say? xD

The story is still good ((it's the same story)), the music is mostly unchanged, that drama CD ((some people like it, others don't)), I haven't tried it yet. x)

I like this game. Final Fantasy is my baby. Peace out~

Alice Lieberg

Thirsty, thirsty... me.

Hello everyone~

My heart is going to die one of these days.

SO BASICALLY TODAY, WE WERE WORKING ON OUR ENGINEERING PROJECT AGAIN, AND I WAS KINDA PUSHED UP AGAINST THE REALLY HOT DUDE IN MY CLASS. THE ONE THAT'S PERFECT IN EVERY WAY? UGUU.

Alice

Video Games are great~

Hello everyone~

I was playing the HD remake of this because f*ck 13-3. Just kidding. <3

Like I said before, I actually do like 13, but I can't really engage in a storyline game during school. It's gonna wreck my life. QQ

HD remakes are so beautiful though. IT TOUCHES MY SOUL SOFTLY. But please make an HD remake of FF9, please? Please? I'M ACTUALLY CEREAL SQUARE ENIX. 9 IS MY BABY.

And yeah, you all know I play League of Legends, and I have this skin now. Through MG. <3 IT'S THE ONLY GOOD SIVIR SKIN UGUU.

BUT I FEEL BAD. This dude kept MG-ing me, and I got Celestine Soraka, Spellthief Lux, Annie in Wonderland, Frankentibbers Annie, Forecast Janna, Resistance Caitlyn (though this skin was on sale, so he just straight up got me it). Then, he got me 10$ worth of RP (which I used to gift people and him) and then he got me Gnar through MG again. ._.

I'm happy that I got skins, but I also feel bad. Some of my friends think he's really thirsty, then others say that he's just being kind. Iunno. I'll take the gifts, but I actually feel bad uguu.

I'm getting closer to maxing everyone on one of my Fire Emblem files ((APOTHEOSIS HERE I COME <3)).

Also, I'm legitimately too poor for these games, so rip. QQ

And finally, this is about my life. I thought I did well in a test, and got 36. Uguu. I don't wanna do this anymore. QQ

Alice Lieberg

Welcome to my life! (Again) :D

Hello everyone!

((This image is really sexy btw))

So... nothing really happened much in my life, but I'd figured I'd give you all an update, since I haven't done that in a while. :)

So yeah... nothing's really happening in my life. As for the story with my crush, I ONLY TEXT HIM ABOUT SCHOOL ;-; 

We send emoticons to each other though, and... OKAY, SO BASICALLY HE'S IN MY TEAM FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WE HAVE TO USE THE LAB FOR THE THINGY. WHEN WE HAVE TO USE THE COMPUTER, INSTEAD OF USING THE ONE NEXT TO HIM, HE GOES TO THE ON NEXT TO ME, SQUEEZES IN AND USES IT. THEN LIKE, WHEN I TALK TO OTHER GUYS, HE STARES AT ME OR LEGIT COMES AND TRIES TO GET MY ATTENTION AND JASIODJ AOFIJ AIFJ ASI FJAS . AND HE FINDS A WAY TO EITHER SIT NEXT TO ME AND OTHER STUFF. WE EVEN SHARED GUMMIES TOGETHER. ;-;

I'm such a maiden. ._. ((I can only wish that these are actually signs QQ))

He cut his hair recently though, QQ. OH WELL.

Erm, I'm doing fine in school! :D My friend's sorta starting a relationship and I like them together! x)

Ran from the anime club and went to the asian club. x)

THAT'S IT.

Alice Lieberg

Life. Again.

Hello everyone!

So, my mom wanted to give my old games away. And by games, I mean like PS1, PS2, the old gen.

I didn't want to, and she went on an outrage on how I'll be jobless if I keep them and how this isn't how she raised me to be. Like, erm. It's my stuff. Please shut up.

On a lighter note, I GOT MY CRUSH'S NUMBER. Not creepily, I just... asked for it. :DDDDDDD

Alice

Referrals please? :)

Hello everyone!

Click here to sign up!

So that's the deal! I don't have MANY people that read my blog, to be honest, but eh, publicity. XD

I'm planning to start a gaming channel since my friends gave up on the idea. ._.

Alice Lieberg

Why am I so angry lately? ._.

Hello everyone~

I really... REALLY hate making rants about my anger, but really, it's not like many people read this, AND I need to let this out somewhere. Well, yes. Once again, my family is... or rather my parents are in my face about gaming again. And iunno, maybe because it's like, school or something, but I tend to get angrier when they scold me during that period. Why?

Well one, I don't play that much during school. And I mean this. Unless I have a long ass break, I won't touch anything that could distract me from my studies.

And two, I HATE being bothered in general. Yes, I'm probably at fault, but really? I have a week of work from school, and I just want ONE LITTLE MOMENT OF RESPITE. LIKE REALLY, JUST ONE. So games become my method of detoxing my stress and shit. But I swear to god, NOPE, GAMES ARE BAD FOR YOU.

Well, three could be that I'm on my period right now, and have NO TOLERANCE FOR YOUR BULLSHIT THANK YOU.

They CAN be bad for you, yes. But it's not as though I'm always on them, I DO SCHOOLWORK FOR GODS SAKE. And God forbid I actually study and don't do drugs. ._.

What's worse is that my parents pretty much just hate games, or just things that look childish or really violent. I'll give a few examples. Well, my dad said I could stay on the computer if I watch movies. AS LONG AS I DON'T WATCH ANIME EITHER. ((Please get out.))

And two, I'm... not sure if I mentioned this one before, but if I did, I'm sorry. Erm... you all know I wanted to be a programmer right? Or at least a computer engineer. Well, actually a video game one, but I do accept starting from somewhere else. But yeah, I wanted to do that. Guess what my parents said at first:

"That's not a respectable job. Become a doctor or a pharmacist, just not THAT."

Like... I'M NOT SAYING THAT BULLSHIT, BUT THAT'S BULLSHIT. I got really mad that day too if I remember well haha... It took them a while to be like: "Yeah, okay." And I feel as though they didn't REALLY accept it, 'cause they tend to avoid the subject when people ask them.
ANYWHO.

Well, I mean... they don't even want me to go to Otakuthon next year. 'Cause it's "childish". I SEE WHY EVERYONE WANTS TO MOVE OUT NOW. Stupid teenager incoming. I just know it's not possible for me right now. My sister be all: "You'll learn to appreciate them." Well, I wanna appreciate them now. Like, I AM VERY VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE GIVING ME A HOME AND FOOD AND SHIT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE TREATED LIKE TRASH WHILE I'M HERE. For Gods sake, I help out around the house too. You don't even call my sister anymore, 'cause YOU GAVE UP ON HER.

My sister says that they call me because I'm on the computer all the time. Well, THAT GOES FOR YOU TOO. YOU COME HOME TO GO ON THE COMPUTER. THEY ACTUALLY LEGIT GAVE UP ON YOU, STOP ANNOYING ME WITH YOUR PREACH.

So yeah, life eh. Toodles~

Alice Lieberg

Alice Rants: Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai

Hello everyone!

I wanted to cover this cause I DID watch it, and I talked about it the other day. ._.

So. Oreimo. Spoilers ahead.

Plot: 

The story is of Kousaka Kyousuke, a plain teenager. There's nothing really special about him, he's your average teenager. However, his little sister, Kousaka Kirino is his exact opposite. She's pretty, smart and athletic, in other words, the perfect daughter a person could wish for. They do not get along however, in fact, it is as though they are going through a cold war. One day, he discovers that she's a massive otaku, liking both anime and erotic games. Now, he has to help her in her plight to make friends, hide this fact from her parents and to further her life in general.

What I think about this plot: 

The basis of it is fine really. You can't complain, nor extremely like it. Now, let's get into the spoilers.

Kirino getting help from her brother is fine, they may be in a cold war, but it's not like she completely despises her brother, this can be seen in later episodes, but it's also impossible to hate your family unless they've REALLY messed up. And since he IS the only one to know of her secret, he IS the only one that can help her.

Their little adventure is cute too, in several ways, you can see that their relationship improves throughout the story.

Sadly, I hate how the plot followed.

I don't mind incest in animes. In real life, that's my opinion, and no one shall really defy me for that. HOWEVER, while I don't mind that he likes his little sister, I DO MIND the way that he rejected all the other girls.

I don't mind that he rejected the other girls, like, if you LIKE SOMEONE, you might not wanna go out with another person, that's normal. But the way he said it to some of them was just cruel. Yes, it'll still crush them to know he's going out with his sister, but you don't scream in their faces like a monkey on drugs. I mean, look what he said to Ayase compared to what he said to Kuroneko or Manami. For those who don't really know what he said, lemme give you a TINY INTERPRETATION:

To Ayase:

I'm sorry... I can't. I like someone else.

To Kuroneko/Manami:

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN GO OUT WITH YOU, I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE MY LITTLE SISTER. I'M A PERVERT WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS LITTLE SISTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

((Note to the readers, the caps are to emphasize the way the man is screaming))

I mean... what the Hell man. ._.

More importantly though:

Yes, WHAT INDEED. Let me tell you how much I love Kirino. I don't.

"But Alice! She's a tsundere! You have to work for her affection!"

No, I don't wanna. Lemme get this straight for you. Kirino is nice to the WHOLE WORLD, BUT KYOUSUKE, before their relationship got better, which I find stupid, but will cover later. In fact, he works his ass off to get ONE DAMN "... thanks." outta her. Now, you might find this kinda cute, but let's say THIS HAPPENED IN REAL LIFE, you'd be pissed, no? You try to help, only to be called "Shithead" every two seconds, and getting a little whisper as compensation. Girl, gtfo. ._.

I mean, he DOES get treated better in season two, WHICH PROBABLY FACTORED IN HIS LOVE POINTS BUT... I dunno, Kirino is more of a b*tch than a tsun for me. And by the way, I do like tsuns, if they were friggen written well. Kirino is just... *sigh*

And this was stupid. I mean, if you're gonna dump all of them, DO IT PROPERLY. DON'T JUST BE LIKE:

"Welp, I GUESS THAT'S IT."

YOU REJECTED. ALL THE OTHER GIRLS. FOR A SHORT RELATIONSHIP. WTF. PLZ. MAN. DUDE.

For those who don't know again, basically, they didn't really break up, they like decided they'd only date for a while. Like, they imposed a time limit. ._____.

MOVING ON.

However, character development was pretty good. At least in second season, they did stuff with the other characters a lot more. And the other girls have good reasons to like Kyousuke.

Kirino does become a lot nicer in season 2, but I still don't like her so... ._.

Well, game Kirino is a lot better. *sigh*

However... I HATED THIS. It's like the writer didn't know who Manami as a character was. She became REALLY OOC. .____.

I actually started rooting for Kirino, then regretted my decision again, 'cause I don't like Kirino. LIKE. THAT'S HOW MUCH SHE WAS OOC.

And...

I swear to God, this was uncalled for. Yes, this statement is true. HOWEVER. KIRINO WAS A BRAT AT THE TIME. PLUS, SHE DIDN'T MENTION LIKING KYOUSUKE.

Like, I have this theory that Kirino might have been MUCH BETTER IF THIS NEVER HAPPENED. Simply because she might have never realized she loved her brother, or at least, Kirino was at an unstable age that she'll do the exact opposite someone tells her to do. *sigh*

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Characters:

Let's begin an analysis of the characters. Or the ones that really matter. XD

Kousaka Kyousuke, 17-18, third year of high school. Is average in every way imaginable, and finds himself in trouble every two seconds. Likes helping people and is usually very logical.

WHAT I THINK ABOUT HIM:

I liked him, before he went full retard. I mean, think about it, why the HELL was he so weird when dating Kirino. When he was dating Kuroneko, everything was fine. ._.

Other than that, I get how he wanted to get along with his little sister, since they stopped doing so for a while. I mean, I'd rather want to get along with my family than be in a feud with them. And I always like helping people. So, yeah. Iunno, I pretend the OVAs didn't exist.

Kousaka Kirino, 14-15, third year of middle school. Good grades, athletic, works as a model and one of the most popular kids in school. Otaku that likes little kid animes and little sister eroge.

WHAT I THINK ABOUT HER:

I hate her. I'm sorry, I hate how her brain works. Who the hell is mean to their older brother in an attempt to make them become amazing like they were in the past. Wouldn't you wanna study with them or something, get on their terms, and THAT'S how you convince them?

And she just seems like a b*tch in public. Maybe not with her otaku friends, but with her normal ones. Plus, when she doesn't get her way, she "cries" on and onnnnnnnnn, like, girl. GROW THE F*CK UP PLEASE.

((*sigh* I can't find a pic of her ALONE in a bathing suit on the beach.))

Gouko Ruri, AKA Kuroneko, 15-16, first year of high school. Good at housework, always seems to quote an anime she watched, extremely shy, cherishes her friends.

WHAT I THINK ABOUT HER:

I love her. I don't even know why. It may be because I somewhat idolize her. She's able to like whatever she wants to like without her parents judging her, she isn't scared of expressing her love for such things, people accept her and she's good at housework. I just like her attitude in general. She's a bit weird, but is... adorable. WHATEVER, IF THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, JUST KNOW THAT I LOVE HER. ;-;

Makishima Saori. 17-18, third year of high school. Acts goofy around her friends, but is actually a shy, young woman. Is in a wealthy family.

WHAT I THINK ABOUT HER:

I like her too. :3 Just look at those boobs. But really, goodness. Anywho, she seems like a massively social person due to how she acted around her friends, but is secretly a shy girl. She was basically acting like one of her old friends to avoid her shy personality, and it worked. She's really understanding, and strives to keep her friends close no matter what. WHAT A NICE GIRL.

Aragaki Ayase, 14-15, second year of middle school. Works as a model, one of Kirino's closest friends and despises otakus ((at first)).

WHAT I THINK ABOUT HER:

I... now... like her. To be honest, in the first season, she urked me simply because she completely rejected her best friend due to her otaku tendencies. Though later, it is revealed she only did that because she liked the perverted sense of it, and in general, otakus are looked down upon in Japan. Plus, she IS making an effort to accept Kirino, since she IS her best friend. She's really pretty, and frankly, she's adorable personality-wise. She also has a yandere side. Instant. Turn-on. ._.

((This is fanart BTW, and I didn't make it))

Kurusu Kanako, 14-15, second year of middle school. Works as an idol, one of Kirino's closest friends and despises otakus ((sorta?)).

WHAT I THINK ABOUT HER:

Um... how do I do this? Basically, she's annoying, but she's earnest in what she loves to do. Iunno, I wouldn't date her in the PSP game if I couldn't, but she's still better than Kirino in my opinion. ._. She DOES turn out better in the PSP version I hear but for now... eh.

((Did she not go to the beach in the game? ._.))

Tamura Manami, 17-18. Third year of high school. Average looks, average grades, old-fashioned. 

WHAT I THINK ABOUT HER:

I REALLY REALLY LOVE HER. I LEGITIMATELY DO NOT CARE WHAT HAPPENED TO HER IN SEASON TWO. She's really sweet and cares for others, furthermore she's really supportive of Kyousuke in most of his decisions ((AKA not the season two one)). Plus, I believe what happened in season two was a bad writing case, because in my eyes, her character took a 180. Even the author himself said so. In fact, I find the PSP one more canon, since it's the one the author wanted to write, but the editor went "LOL NOPE" to him. In that one, she's... THE MANAMI I KNEW AND LOVED OKAY. ;-;

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Overall:

Well, check it out. It's a good one. I mean, like I said, check the OVAs if you're brave, but I REALLY DISLIKE THEM. And if you won't take my word as a Kirino hater, then I'll tell you that my Kirino-love friend hates them too so...

It's a cute anime though. Without the OVAs, it's an 7-8/10 for it's genre. With them though... might be like a 5/10. ._.

Alice Lieberg