Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! バカとテストと召喚獣にっ! (2011)

the story continued after Season 1 (2010), following a student named Akihisa, who was known as the Baka (idiot) in the anime. he attended a high school where students were divided based on their academic scores. classes were divided into A-F. class A was filled with air-conditioner, cushions, laptops; while class F was the complete opposite. with a teacher's authorization, students may called forth Shoukanjuu (Summoned Beings) and battle for an exchange of classrooms or any approved goals.

there weren't much difference between Season 1 (2010) and Season 2 (2011), it remained funny despite the lack of plot development. its storyline random, sometimes even a serious scene every now and then. summoning came a little later in this season, used for reasons more absurd than appropriate. Akihisa and his friends went as far as uncovering the flaws of the battle just to get by without being caught. all in all, the anime was good, but unfortunately, not as good as Season 1 (2010).

Women of the Otherworld #4: Industrial Magic (2004)

murders targeting supernatural children were at lurk, although Paige had been thrown out of her Coven of witches, she joined Lucas, her sorcerer boyfriend, with the attempt to track down the mysterious killer. Benicio, the head of the Cortez Cabal, also the father of Lucas, got involved when some of the children killed belonged to his employees. Paige was also concerned over the safety of Savannah, a 13-year-old witch whom she took care of. to know more about the mysterious killer, Paige got in contact with Jaime, a celebrity necromancer, and Cassandra the vampire.

4th book into the series, Industrial Magic (2004) was by far the most difficult to read. the first half of the book had me dragged so far into some random wild goose chase, where i found myself skipping lines again. the second half however, was simply engaging! especially when things started picking up pace, pieces stitching together, even the actions became more meaningful. as heated as it was in Dime Store Magic (2004), where Paige first started working with Lucas, Industrial Magic (2004) steered clear of romance. which wasn't a let down as i started to see some growth in Paige, other than being the rebellious witch, often overly protected by her mother.

Wall-E (2008)

the story took place in the far future where Earth was an abandoned planet covered with mountains and mountains of trash. the air was too toxic for any life-form, forcing humans to live in space instead. an army of trash compactor robots called Wall-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth Class) was left behind to clean up. one day, the last Wall-E met with a cockroach and they became friends. he also discovered a plant growing among the trash and brought it home to his truck. some time later, a spaceship landed and an advanced robot called Eve (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) was deployed, with the aim to search for signs of life. Wall-E immediately fell in love with Eve, who also gradually softens and accepted him. when the spaceship came to retrieve Eve, Wall-E clung to the spaceship as they were returned into space. Wall-E followed Eve to the bridge of the spaceship, where the captain leaved the control of the ship to a robotic autopilot called Auto. with the mind of its own, Auto stole the specimen that Eve collected on Earth, not wanting humans to return living on Earth. Wall-E tried protecting Eve when she was declared defective because of losing the specimen.

Pixar did a great job portraying the lonely life that Wall-E had, at the same time building a lovable character for us viewers. even the most impossible love story between Wall-E and Eve made the whole cinema go "aw..." . effortlessly, they earned everyone's empathy by being pure and believable. the animation relied heavily on communicating visually, words and voices only came at the second half, when the humans were involved. it was one thrilling ride, with spectacular scenes to take our breath away! it was so colorful and vibrant, making it all so exciting while we not only watched but also felt what the characters were feeling. who would have thought one would shed a tear or two for a love story between 2 robots?

Dolor.

outside the door, he was quiet for a moment. she listened to his breathing, heard it skipped as he swallowed. then he made a low rumble of anguish that became a growl of grief. his shoes squealed as he turned suddenly, then slammed his fist against the far wall. a shower of plaster chunks fell to the floor, followed by the slamming of his bedroom door. then another crash, something larger this time, a nightstand or a lamp hurled into the wall. in her head, she followed the path of his rampage, seeing each piece of furniture smash into bits and wishing she could do the same. she felt the pain in her hand striking the wall, lashed out at everything until she was swallowed by exhaustion. yet some rational part of her brain held her back.

物事をののしること。

Shakugan no Shana 灼眼のシャナ III Final (2011)

the anime was a continuation of Shakugan no Shana Second (2007), where Shana and Kazumi were waiting for Yuji to make a selection between them, only to discover that Yuji had disappeared, erasing his existence. only a handful of people can remember he was among them. however, letters that he left behind gave them hope of his continued existence. soon Yuji reappeared in front of them as the leader of the Bal Masqué. left with no choice, Shana was forced to confront Yuji on the battlefield.

for the first half of the anime, it took a slow motion of reintroducing the characters back in the last 2 seasons, including both the good and bad guys. Yuji's transformation, being Shana's strongest enemy was clearly unexpected. after being left hanging at the end of last season: Shakugan no Shana Second (2007), the transformation left us feeling slightly overwhelmed, and not in a good way. it didn't make sense how he could just disappear and became the enemy.