Gilgamesh and Saber: Unrequited Love

Gilgamesh appeared as a villain in the anime Fate Stay Night. Many might hate him for ruining or attempting to ruin the life of the protagonists. However in my case, I hated the main guy protagonist, Shirou. I don’t like him and I don’t think he deserves Saber and Saber’s love. This post is about Gilgamesh and Saber but before I proceed, let me first explain why I hate Shirou so much.

I have three reasons. First of all, the way he stops Saber from fighting and telling her things like she’s a girl and it’s not right for a girl to fight is very insulting in my opinion. Girls and Boys are supposed to be treated equally, and what he’s doing is absolutely gender discrimination, and to think that he’s a very very very very very very very weak. How would he survive or rather, how would Saber survive if she relies on him?? Second, his idealistic thinking of SAVING EVERYONE, duh! And I mean DUH!! How can he save everyone when he cannot even save his own self!? Saying stupid things like “Normal people die when they are killed” this phrase is very amusing. Third, he’s not even handsome. I mean what the heck! This guy doesn’t have the attitude/character for someone to fall in love with, he’s got no looks, his magical ability is what the characters in the anime call “lame, useless, boring, etc.”, he’s a very arrogant person, thinking that he can save everyone and he’s so not good looking. Saber doesn’t deserve someone like him. *pants* Sorry to SaberxShirou fans, this is just my personal opinion anyway, I’m really sorry for the rants.

Ok, now why do I like the pair Saber and Gilgamesh? This pairing is actually not just based on looks, in all honesty. I didn’t think Gilgamesh was handsome on his first appearances, I mean compared to my dear Archer. The thing that struck me the most is his dedication to making Saber his. Ok, before you tell me that he’s not a gentleman, he doesn’t respect women or he’s very selfish, hear my reason XD. Gilgamesh is as he explained—the first hero. He is the King who had everything, that explains the infinite number of weapons he has on hand. The reason of the way he forces Saber to be his could be because of this detail. He is used to having everything that he desires on his grasp and he probably didn’t know how to express his feeling well that’s why he had assumed violence. Even though he practically stabbed Saber a couple of times, fought her with all his might, he didn’t want her to die or disappear. Remember when he said he wouldn’t kill Shirou because if he dies, Saber will also disappear. He is also well aware that Saber is a powerful servant and a King. He did not underestimate her, unlike a certain someone who talks big for someone so weak. Also, notice that he was actually happy when he was fighting Saber. I’d say, her very presence makes him happy. As I have mentioned, he just doesn’t know how to express himself well. But it’s obvious that he really likes Saber, I’d even say he loves her. I love it when he tells others not to touch Saber because she is his. And when he mentioned something like “As expected from the girl I laid my eyes on” or something like that. One more thing, on the last episode, when Saber won, he touched her face before he disappeared and said that he forgave her. That he’s not angry because he lost to her. He was actually smiling, perhaps happy that the one who won against him is the woman he loves.

Gilgamesh and Saber is the best pair in Fate Stay Night in my opinion. And if only, IF ONLY Shirou wasn’t in the picture and Saber had said yes to the proposal he made (and I mean the wedding proposal where in he mentioned something like “Let’s get engaged while you’re still sane”) Things could have turned out beautifully. Don’t get me wrong, the ending of Fate is nice, but it could have turned out much better.

Can't Get Enough of Ashido

Ashido is the mysterious Shinigami from Bleach who first appeared on episode 148. Not much is known about him except from the fact that his name is Ashido, and that he stayed inside Hueco Mundo to slay Hollows before they get to the real world to lessen the burden on the other Shinigamis. Such a noble guy ^o^

I do not read the Bleach manga so I won’t be able to state more facts about him, or if he will be coming back on later episodes since he decided to stay on the Hollow’s nest to give Rukia, Ichigo and the others time to escape.

The reason why I’m writing this particular post is because I like his character, I mean seriously… If Ichigo and Renji are inexistent in the anime which is of course impossible because Ichigo’s the MAIN character and Renji is also one of the main characters, I would have preferred RukiaxAshido, but since that’s not the case, hmm… I’ll still write about him anyway.

I’m pretty sure many are familiar with the basic details about him, but for those who aren’t familiar Ashido came to Hueco Mundo because he and his squad were chasing after some Hollows. They followed them to their territory. When they got there they continued slaying until only Ashido was left. He wears a Hollow’s mask because it was the mask of the last Hollow his friend killed before he died. The Hollow’s mask hides his handsome face but it helps him in battles, it deflects Hollow’s Cero blast and is a very good shield, unfortunately it was destroyed, the reason? He saved Rukia *mushy-ness coming up* I know he probably misses the company of others, he has been stuck in that horrible place for more than a hundred years (correct me if I’m wrong) but the point of him saving Rukia is SWEET. Oh and if I remember right, Rukia seemed to like him, like a crush or something, she was staring at him differently, she claims it was because she felt bad for him, staying for so long inside that forsaken place not knowing that the one who was causing all the trouble in the real world and in soul society and even Hueco Mundo is a fellow Shinigami. OK I admit, I could be dreaming, but hey, I can dream can’t I? Plus, how nice is it to see Ichigo jealous because someone’s getting pretty close to the girl he loves? (Although he wouldn’t admit, but I know that’s the truth).

Until this time in the ongoing series, Ashido hasn’t came back or shown himself safe and sound to the others. I still don’t know if we’ll be seeing more of him, but I hope we do. I’d want him to participate in the battle against the Arrancars and Aizen to compensate for the times he stayed alone inside enemy territory. It would be bad for his story to end on episode 150. I’m sure some more interesting stuff can be found out from him, if only he would come back to them.

Cool Type Kyouya

NOTE: All pics are taken from Episode 8 ^o^ I'll add some from other eps when I get some time

One who’s existence is a key to the Host Club’s survival, because without him their host club wouldn't earn profit, judging from the other members' perception of money, or maybe they're club is just earning money because Kyouya is there. either way he's still one of the founders of the club lol I'll stop confusing myself and proceed. Ootori Kyouya a.k.a. Shadow King. He’s perhaps the only member of the Host Club with the exception of Haruhi whose character would slide into the “sane” type. I’m not saying that the other characters of Ouran High School Host Club are insane, well perhaps a little… hmm… ok a lot, but not in a bad way ^o^.

Ok, Kyouya’s the Host Club’s “Cool Type” the reason mainly because he’s cool. He can handle different kinds of situations smoothly, always finds ways to make money, knows more than anybody in school and controls his emotions well. He obviously likes Haruhi and I mean A LOT, judging from the way he takes down notes about her, makes research, finds ways to communicate with Haruhi’s dad even to the point of his past co-workers (I mean seriously, why would he make an effort to do all those things that doesn’t give him any “merit”, unless it means something similar to the phrase “love her” or “like her”). It’s obvious anyway I don’t have to elaborate more on that.

On the ranking for the ‘one’ for Haruhi, I rank him second to Tamaki. As I have mentioned, he’s totally in to Haruhi he’s probably just not showing it. Haruhi will most likely end up with Tamaki but IF a certain something would happen, like an incident wherein he would die *hope not… definitely not* I’d much rather have Kyouya take care of Haruhi. Three things, He likes her, His father approves of Haruhi and He is Tamaki’s best friend. If anything happens to Tamaki, I’m sure he’ll be able to protect and take care of her.

But, I’m about 99 percent certain that Haruhi will end up with Tamaki, so the probability of an undesirable incident to occur is very small. If that’s the case then I would want him to end up with… No not Renge! Definitely not her!! I’d want him to end up with a girl who is familiar with his business. Someone who is rich but prefers simple living, someone who knows a lot about formalities and normal events, haha, I think I’ll be making a fanfiction for this one. Check it on my other blog Pipan’s Fiction perhaps I’ll be writing something for it, but maybe not soon since I’m still working on a lot of things.

Kyouya is my favorite character in OHSHC, well I love all the main characters of Ouran but Kyouya’s my most favorite. Nothing much regarding KyoHaru here, just Kyouya gomenasai… I’ll save it up for it another time.

The Guy for Hino

Note: Picture bias, Len has the most pics, because I love Len!! Kyaa!!

La Corda d’Oro is one of my most loved animes, it’s a romance comedy whose plot revolves mainly in classical music.

Hino Kahoko the heroine who plays violin is surrounded by gorgeous guys namely:

Yunoki Azuma- flute
Hihara Kazuki- trumpet
Shimizu Keiichi- cello
Tsuchiura Ryoutaro- piano
Tsukimori Len- violin

All the guys mentioned above practically have feelings for Hino, which becomes evident as the anime moves. They all have their “moments” with our heroine but I think only two of them have the tendency to become Hino’s boyfriend and that’s Len and Ryoutaro (Personal opinion).

Why do I say that it’s the two of them? Let’s check them, shall we…

First, Shimizu Keiichi, he’s a freshman, a year younger than Kahoko (age doesn’t matter though), well he couldn’t be one because, although he’s basically the guy in the group with the most dates with Kahoko outside school (although they’re not really dates, but considering the places they go to when they meet accidentally: museum, concert at the park, restaurant, it looks like it), I don’t see any spark when they’re together and he looks a lot better with Fuyumi.

Next, Hihara Kazuki, he’s Hino-chan’s senpai and also has OBVIOUS crush on Hino. He is handsome, talented and I must admit, I love his moments with Hino, but, I don’t think he’s fit to be her boyfriend. The reason is because he’s a bit too immature for his age and I cannot imagine the two of them going out together. They could become best friends but not lovers, they're cute and he's sweet but... I just can't see them together in a romantic relationship. He’s such a sweet guy, maybe if he matures a bit, although I don’t think it’ll be possible since being child-like is probably his character and his best asset. He’s cute, very…

Third, Yunoki Azuma, Mr. popular, Mr. Perfect, he’s the epitome of excellence. Apparently that’s only on first glance since his “real” personality is one that’s dark and evil (or is it). I get the feeling that he’s pretending though, pretending to be all evil in front of Hino to see if she can still accept him or it could be that he can only show that side of him to Hino because he likes her and wants to see if she can still accept him. He likes Hino obviously, but he’s got a unique way of showing it. Hmm… actually, he’s not one of my strong bets, but… on second thought, I think I should reminisce more about him and Hino. I’ll be writing more about the two of them sometime I think. Ah!! I’m starting to like their pair. heehee

So those are my reasons for not picking any of the three, I mean two guys mentioned above (the one, Azuma, I’m still thinking twice about) as Hino’s lover. I’ve chosen two, Tsukimori Len and Tsuchiura Ryoutaro.

My reasons:

Tsukimori Len, he’s first considered an arrogant guy who refused to help Hino on her errand, but turns out to be a real good guy, a real good attractive guy, who shows subtle hints of feelings towards Hino as the story progresses. I think, he’s the person with the most “moments” with Hino and most of them would spell out the word LOVE.

There is also a story in their school, where a girl and a boy who both play the violin and joined the concours and then fell in love with each other. So like Hino and Len, since they both play the violin. He’s also the first person to make Hino appreciate classical music. The time he played Ave Maria inspired Hino and started her love for music. They also had a duet with their violins on their camp, and they sound so remarkably beautiful.

When Len’s mother wanted him to participate on a concert for a cause and he refused, his mother said out loud to herself, “I hope that child feels how it is to love” or something like that, Hino’s image immediately flashed in Len’s mind. And when Len accepted the offer and told his mother that “It’s just that, I want someone to hear my performance” KYAAAAA!!!! Len’s mother asked herself who opened his son’s heart, the only name that would come to thought is HINO KAHOKO. Len also gave Hino a ticket for his and his mother’s concert personally, and he did not give the others any, just Hino, his mother was the one who gave his other colleagues their tickets and their seats were behind Hino’s. It proves that Hino was really the one who changed Len’s heart and that concert was dedicated to her. Also, his mother said “I knew it” confirming that what she thought is true, that his dear son is indeed in love with Hino. Bravo, Len’s mom!! Back to past episodes I just recalled, when Ryoutaro’s ex-girlfriend showed-up and mistook the two of them for lovers, he intently listened to Hino’s answer, perhaps hoping she’d say yes and he kept on repeating that moment to Ryoutaro. He’s definitely proud of it KAWAII.

Ah I know more scenes. I just can’t put all of them to writing, maybe sometime later, I’ll write something for Hino and Len ~especially.

Ehem… Amidst his seemingly cold exterior, he gets to open up to Hino, doing things that he normally wouldn’t do. He’s helped her lots of times, spent sweet moments with her, and has changed because of her.

Ah, so many things come to mind, so many pleasant memories of the two of them, but I couldn’t put them all here, I’m a bit too tired, anyways, the anime has lots of them, HinoxLen moments.

Tsuchiura Ryoutaro, the first guy Hino’s become close with. He first saves Hino from falling down the staircase, helps her with her errand and also has sweet moments with her.

There wasn’t any story about a piano player and a violin player falling in love in their school BUT remember, Len’s mom is a piano player and his dad plays the violin. So like Hino and Ryoutaro.

Ryoutaro saved Hino when her accompanist dissed her and showed up his brilliant piano skills which he hid for quite a while because of some past event, all of it he did for Hino. When the two of them are together, they look like lovers more than friends. They talk a lot and Ryoutaro shows that he really does like Hino and he sort of loses his cool when it comes to her (that’s probably the reason why he hates Len so much) Like when Hihara accidentally pushed Hino on the bed and they were both so close to each other, he got angry, although he tried to hide it. When Hino was all depressed because Len heard her play a normal violin which sounded terrible, Ryoutaro tried to make Hino tell him what was bothering him and he definitely lost his composure when he got angry, even threw his bag away when Hino refused to tell him. He even attempted to punch Len when he thought it was him who made his precious girl cry. There was even an instance where his ex-girlfriend showed up and his expressions suggest that he doesn’t want Hino to see her. (Scared perhaps that she might distance herself from him)

The two of them are both equally handsome and equally talented. They have their own strengths, and they both obviously like Hino. The two of them (WHEN—(because I don’t want to lose hope that a Segundo Passo would come) so WHEN the second season comes, it’d probably be about who’s going to win Hino’s heart) They both did start their love rivalry on the second to the last episode of primo passo, specifically when Ryoutaro said “I accept your challenge” he most definitely did not mean the concour but another type of competition, and Len, not letting out any form of denial means he’ll go on with it.

So the question remains, who’s going to end up with Hino? The boyfriend material is most likely Ryoutaro, he’s easy to talk to, caring, thoughtful, when Hino and him are together they’re always talking about something, whereas when Hino and Len are together they don’t talk almost at all if not for some music related subjects, eeeh?? Of course he changed, haha!! There's a very very very evident change in him, if only Hino was able to notice and realize that she was the cause of all that. But they still look good together AND they have the MOST and I mean MOST moments together. Seriously, they even had Len’s family especially his mother in lots of episodes, and it probably implies something (Hino's future family perhaps, ah, now I'm getting more bias). And take note (yep, still not done with my bias-ness), her face turned red when their hands touched ‘accidentally’ on the music shop when Hino was replacing her violin strings. She even asked herself why. Now why is that?

So, who who who? Who’s ending up with Hino? Of course we cannot be certain, only hints suggests, and until a second season of this wonderful anime comes out, it’s going to be hard to decide, considering the given choices. Until now I still can’t decide who I want her to end up with, not that it matters anyway, even without a particular guy in mind to become her boyfriend, the events in the anime is still breathtaking. Her moments with different bishounens are amazingly amazing. Hino’s one lucky lucky girl.

Whoever she chooses, may it be Len or Ryoutaro or Azuma or Hihara or Ousaki-senpai (Ah, I forgot to mention him earlier, oh well maybe next time) I’ll take the one who’s not chosen between Ryoutaro, Azuma and Len (Just them three including Ousaki that makes it four, Hihara's also cute so I think I'll add him too, and his brother's also handsome. Ah!! What's this?? Bishounen shopping! I got to get hold of myself~~~) *evil laugh* I take the one not chosen Especially and I mean ESPECIALLY if it’s Len. Oh, now that I think about it, I want her to end up with Ryoutaro so I can have Len ALL FOR MYSELF bwhahahahaha!!! (just kidding, it’s half meant though, oh no, it’s more than half meant. Len’s MINE!!!)

Kyaaaaaaa!! Segundo Passo please come out soon!! Or PLEASE COME OUT, at least announce.

Ah!! I still have so much in mind, but I cannot put all of them in writing or in this post, so I'll try to write some more some time, perhaps something that focuses more on LenxHino or AzumaxHino or OusakixHino, sometime later I think.

Once again KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! and I mean KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I love La Corda d'Oro KYAAAA!!!~

Silver-Eyed Lion King and Number Forty Seven

Clare and Rigardo? Rigardo and Clare? I’ve been reminiscing on the 21^st Claymore episode where Rigardo, a.k.a. The Silver-Eyed Lion King made his appearance.

My first impression of him was an emotionless, strong, smart and a very good looking guy (Just don’t let him transform, heehee) and someone who can become ehem, The number forty seven in the organization, Clare’s lover (he’s got potential!).

They have some things in common. Like for instance, they’re both good looking. They’ve been Claymores—Rigardo was once, before he turned into an awakened being and Clare also WAS a Claymore, before she decided to quit the “organization” on the last episode of season one (I believe there’s going to be a second season, hopefully).

They also have differences, like their attitudes and characteristics. Clare’s usually driven by her emotions, which could make her do reckless (and amazing) things. Rigardo on the other hand is more composed and analyzes the situation before making a move, although, he let loose on the later parts of his fight with Clare

Their similarities and differences when summed up would make the two of them a good pair. There aren’t any hints about a particular “love issue” between the both of them (my imagination’s been making up things though) but IF ONLY there was a little tweak in the story, like perhaps IF Rigardo did not die then he COULD HAVE realized Easley’s way of doing things are bad then he WOULD HAVE parted with his group and wander around. Then, he COULD HAVE met Clare along the way and he could tell her his story and they would travel together, learn to like and appreciate each other, realize their feelings towards each other and decide to get married!! (haha! Gomen, imagination taking over)

Too bad, it’s impossible though, since he’s an awakened being (Who loves to eat human guts) and he’s also already dead, killed by the one person I’d love him to get together with. (or IF there was a tiny winy – little – bit of chance he’s alive (if only, although it was clear that he was killed by Clare, but IF a large IF) then it could continue on the second season (Gomen, imagination taking over again).

Ah, lovely lovely anime Claymore is!! (second season please come out or announce your existence soon *whispers into the air*)

Ouran LOVE Reviews

Ouran High School Host Club's (OHSHC) Fujioka Haruhi doesn't seem to be the typical girl. She's surrounded by six gorgeous boys but hardly any signs of falling in love with any of them, or is there... (yep, we all know that there are signs) OK!!

Haruhi's totally numb, utterly clueless of all the LOVE around her. The other members are quite obvious though (some if not all of them).

Let's check the guys:
-Suoh Tamaki
-Ootari Kyouya
-Hitachiin Hikaru
-Hitachiin Kaoru
-Morinozuka Takashi
-Haninozuka Mitsukuni

I originally planned to have all members but realized that it's already late and having everyone in the host club here would make this post too long. Maybe I'll edit it sometimes or probably make a new post for the other host club members.
For now, it'll be about TamakixHaruhi

Suoh Tamaki:


The Host Club's President, son of the school's superintendent, the most popular host in the host club.
This guy's totally in love with Haruhi, but he's so slow he doesn't notice it himself. He's the person Haruhi's most likely going to end up with.

On the first episode, he was the last person to know that Haruhi's a girl. He made her run errands for the club (because of Haruhi's debt from breaking a vase they are suppose to put on auction) but promoted her to a host when he saw her pretty (at that time 'handsome') features. Tamaki's best trait, I think is his kindness. He trusted Haruhi and helped her look for her wallet that a girl intentionally dropped on the fountain and believed Haruhi when the same girl framed her, thinking that he's a guy (That made me like him more!)

The 'love' realization, he mistakes as his 'fatherly instincts' most likely began on the first episode when he blushes furiously as he observes her entertaining customers from a corner. It's a crush, obviously but he doesn't realize it 'coz he thought Haruhi's a guy back then, heck! even when he knew she's a girl he still couldn't figure out his feelings. Anyways, more third person realizations are shown on the next episodes.

In episode two for instance, He was jealous of Haruhi getting some of his customers and thus, he wanted her to stop being a host. He gave her a deal saying that she's supposed to learn to dance for their dance party, otherwise she'd be back to doing her club chores. He said those but he wanted to be Haruhi's 'lady' dance partner for her practices, which is not possible because of his height. He also tried to stop Haruhi's kiss on the cheek with her customer because Honey-senpai blurted out that it could be Haruhi's first kiss, but he slipped on a banana peel and tripped pushing Haruhi and having her kiss her customer on the lips, which was really funny.

One more scene is that from episode 3 I think the one with the title 'Invasion of the new manager' where Renge made them act out roles. Renge had two Yakuza sons act as Yakuzas which made them angry (I was too... I didn't like her at first, especially for trying to steal MY Kyouya, haha!) So, what happened was the two guys pushed Renge to the wall and Haruhi, being Haruhi saved her and prevented Renge from hitting the wall with her own body. Tamaki arrived afterwards witnessing a tear fall from Haru-chan's eyes. His expression at that moment was SPLENDID! (First time Tamaki had an angry look on his beautiful face) The expression of a guy who saw his love hurt. He seriously wanted to punch the guy.

Another of their best scenes is on episode 8 (One of my most favorite episodes) where they went to Kyouya's beach resort. They decided to have a 'find Haruhi's weakness' game where they must find the thing that scares Haruhi with her pictures as price. Along the episode, there was an incident where guys from somewhere appeared and bullied Haruhi pushing her to the sea. Tamaki immediately rushed to save her and carried her to shore. Where he scolded her for what she did (endangering herself, making him worry... A LOT) Lots happened after... Like he told her he's not talking to her until she reflects on what she did, but it turned out that he was the most affected. He was scared of Haruhi (Funny... but definitely L-O-V-E).

He was also angry (his face showed) when he saw Haruhi and Kyouya alone inside Kyouya's room with the lights off. His fury wasn't directed to Haruhi at that moment, but at Kyouya (heehee, overprotectiveness and JEALOUSY) It's good to see Tama-chan's angry feature occasionally, and only Haruhi can trigger it! Banzai!

My favorite episodes for TamaxHaru would be:

Episode 1 - where everyone is introduced, and we see Tamaki's good side, well all eps shows his good side but on the 1st ep, we see that even without knowing Haru-chan's gender, he's still willing to help her and that's a really BIG Plus! A good guy Tamaki

Episode 3 - "be careful with Physical Examinations" Tama-chan's struggle to keep Haruhi in the host club and Tamaki's inner mind theater.

Episode 8 - "The sun, the sea and the host club"HAHA I've already mentioned about this one, very nice! The hug scene almost made me scream my heart out.

Episode 10 - "The daily life of the Fujioka household" We see how Tamaki is similar to Haruhi's father. Ranka-san (Haru-chan's dad) treats Tamaki rudely, but in a funny way of course. Later on it is evident that he acts that way towards Tamaki because he feels (knows) that his daughter likes him.

Episode 23 - "Tamaki's unrealized melancholy" Kasanoda finds out Haruhi's secret and falls in love with her. Tama-chan is in shock. Super funny episode. We see just how slow Tamaki is when it comes to his own feelings. All those time, he was literally thinking that he is Haruhi's father, that's why he thinks Haruhi's so cute and that he wants to keep her for himself. Super baka!! I mean, super gorgeous, cute, lovely baka!!

Episode 25 and 26 - We finally see Haruhi show some emotions. She gets jealous (yipee!) runs for Tamaki to stop him from going to France and from leaving the Host Club (and leaving her). Beautiful scene, TamaxHaru hug from the bridge to the lake/sea nah, it's a body of water I'm not sure what type. A festival dance and GET THIS, I so love it when Tamaki and Kyouya's dad argued about who's marrying Haruhi in the future, which means, Haruhi will be well accepted in their family, I doubt about her grandmother though, but I'm sure when that time comes they'll be able to handle it.

I think that Tamaki's and Haruhi might end up together, the story shows a lot of scenes and events with the two of them in it and Haruhi's jealousy at the end is an indication that she does like Tamaki.
It's not yet finished though, I'm still hoping for a second season to come soon, hopefully...
We don't know what's going to happen next, whether or not Haruhi ends up with Tamaki, nevertheless, they look good together and just reminiscing on their moments together makes people such as myself happy.