{"id":1941,"date":"2009-04-24T01:58:27","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T08:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikoto.wordpress.com\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2009-04-24T01:58:27","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T08:58:27","slug":"valkyria-chronicles-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flomu.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/valkyria-chronicles-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Valkyria Chronicles 03: Behold my sporadic episodics!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1943\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423161928.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1943\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1943\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423161928.jpg?resize=450%2C253\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I finally get what &quot;moe&quot; is now!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lately, I&#8217;ve been blogging random episodes from random shows.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I know what you&#8217;re thinking. \u00a0You&#8217;re thinking &#8220;the next thing he&#8217;s going to say is that he&#8217;s going to try and stop doing that.&#8221; \u00a0Well, you&#8217;re wrong, because I&#8217;m going to continue doing this until my brain recovers from my being sick and I can finally think again. \u00a0(aka &#8220;episodics are easier to do, so I&#8217;m slacking off because I&#8217;m still sick&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>This is what I feel like right now:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/lolfaic.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1944\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/lolfaic.jpg?resize=127%2C132\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, I feel very tired. \u00a0And bored.<\/p>\n<p>Tired = does not want to blog.<br \/>\nBored = wants to blog.<br \/>\nTired + Bored = random episodics, obviously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Props to anybody who can tell who that girl is.<\/p>\n<p>And now, the feature presentation (I think this post turned out quite well)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163803.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163803.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just when <a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090415011205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">I thought I&#8217;d seen it all<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163809.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1957\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163809.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HOLY SHI-<\/p>\n<p>That tank&#8217;s gotta be taking some kind of damage&#8230; right? \u00a0Right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163346.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1958\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163346.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yeah! \u00a0Tell that loser who&#8217;s boss!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163354.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1959\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163354.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wait, wait, why are you motioning with your hand?<\/p>\n<p>Does that hand motion say &#8220;TANKS MOVE ON LAND, NOT WATER,&#8221; or is it a testament to your stupidity?!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Largo&#8221; means &#8220;very slow&#8221; in music, you know.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423161746.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1960\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423161746.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think &#8220;meritocracy&#8221; is a word in these parts.<\/p>\n<p>At least 07-Ghost has got that down pat (perhaps the only thing going for it)&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1961\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090410111134.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1961\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1961\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090410111134.jpg?resize=450%2C253\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lol<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure whether I should be complaining about this or not&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, it seems like it fits the setting: people respect Welkin for his father, and expect him to be best suited for the position of leader. \u00a0Yet on the other hand, it looks like some cheap trick to force Welkin into a plot situation where he has to overcome his distaste for violence (or have Alicia help him, at any rate).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163008.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1962\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163008.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Largo&#8217;s chin is getting annoying. \u00a0It&#8217;s more than just a cleft.<br \/>\nA cleft is something of a small dent, maybe a little crevasse.<\/p>\n<p>Largo&#8217;s chin is like the Grand Canyon.<br \/>\nIt looks almost painful for him to have such a chin.<br \/>\n&#8230;I wonder how he cleans between the cheeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rosie has a weird hairdo. \u00a0Still, it ain&#8217;t half as bad as this:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1963\" style=\"width: 253px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/hair.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1963\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1963 \" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/hair.png?resize=243%2C228\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;MOAR SCREENTIME?&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>no u, unimportant and boring side character. \u00a0Go be useless somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423162526.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1964\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423162526.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In war, sex appeal is very useful. \u00a0Enemy soldiers will stop and gawk at your belly-button for a good half-second, just long enough for you to shoot first!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423162259.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1965\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423162259.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miss &#8220;I&#8217;m scared of fighting, but I joined the army for the hell of it&#8221; didn&#8217;t say anything in this episode. \u00a0I wonder how she did on the field&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the guy behind said scaredy-cat is wearing lipstick (click on the picture to see it better). \u00a0I&#8217;m pretty damn sure that this isn&#8217;t some mistake, since it shows up again and again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163032.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1966\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163032.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everytime this guy shows up, he&#8217;s wearing lipstick.<\/p>\n<p>Better pictar-ishes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/lipstick-1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1967\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/lipstick-1.png?resize=110%2C79\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/lipstick-2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1968\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/lipstick-2.png?resize=117%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since nobody else has such flamboyantly rosy lips, I think it&#8217;s safe to say that this man really is wearing lipstick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423162351.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1970\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423162351.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This says&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The physique left the Largo excellent results well in military training in the compulsory education since childhood.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This means&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Largo scored well because he was forced to learn military arts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The physique left the Largo. \u00a0Lol.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423162400.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1969\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423162400.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It is born in the villafe in the Gaul Dukedom and the Ghirlandajo Provinces. \u00a0It is called by the pet name of stage name &#8220;Rosie&#8221; in the singer age of the bar though the real name is Brigitte Starck.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Although that last sentence is arguably the shittiest Engrish I&#8217;ve seen in anime, what strikes me as uber-fail is the fact that Rosie&#8217;s last name isn&#8217;t consistent.<br \/>\nStark &#8211;&gt; Starck. \u00a0It&#8217;s in the same damn scene, so you might as well get it right!<\/p>\n<p>And this is A-1, the company that made <em>Kannagi<\/em>, my favorite anime?<br \/>\nI&#8217;m disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423164124.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1971\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423164124.jpg?resize=500%2C281\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next episode: &#8220;A brief day off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>aka &#8220;After only three episodes, we&#8217;re going to insert a filler episode!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve yet to see\/hear of another anime that put a filler episode so early.<br \/>\nEven the characters are disgusted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1972\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163212.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1972\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1972\" src=\"http:\/\/mikoto.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/snapshot20090423163212.jpg?resize=450%2C253\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#39;m with you on that one, Kana.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, I&#8217;ve been blogging random episodes from random shows. 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