Scott Pilgrim - Game Review

Alright so I was with my friends this weekend and we played the Scott Pilgrim video game on the story mode for four players and it was freaking awesome. I usually have a lot of trouble with X-Box controls because I have always been a Play Station girl, but this was surprisingly easy to get he hang of. I really enjoyed the game and all of my friends and I were into it! Seriously we played for maybe four straight hours (well two in the morning and two at night)(and its not easy to keep their attention!!!) and when the game finally froze on one of the last battles we all groaned and noticed how long it had taken us. We turned the game off after that. XD Well let me start by saying the characters were SO CUTE! All of the characters were much more attractive in the game than they were on the commercials for the movie. (Haven't seen the movie yet) Ramona actually seemed pretty sweet and adorable, I am definitely going to read the mange after this. So obviously I was intrigued by the character design and the story, it takes A LOT for a video game to make me read the actual book it is based off of. I am especially wondering about Ramona's ex's. I would like to know WHY Scott has to fight them. Like so they want Ramona back? Is it a pride thing? What's going on there?! My friends refused to tell me anything about it. :/ (that really annoyed me especially since one took all of the manga for it and shoved it in my face. I almost slapped him. ) Well Scott Pilgrim is every nerd's fantasy apparently XD I have to admit it sounds pretty appealing to me to, but I'm a romantic so I guess that's why. Well not only were the character designs cute and the plot interesting (enough for me to want to know more) but it was a great game. the game play was simple and easy and I picked it up in a snap so this game it totally noob friendly! :D Which is good for me because I'm a gamer noob. I was also surprised at the multi-player mode. Sometimes they are really crappy and one person will be having a great time while the other is having a horrible time. But in Scott Pilgrim everyone HAS to work together, not only that but there are other aspects that unite the players as a team. For instance if you're character dies, another person can bring you back to life while someone else guards the one who is bringing you back. Once you're down you can borrow lives from others, and finally, in the stores you can loan money to your friends. (I LOVED Ramona's special abilities by the way. I played as her and she was BAD ASS! Seriously, one of her regular moves she pulled a freaking Thor hammer from her purse! XD One of her special moves is swinging her bag in a circle which is GREAT for pushing back a lot of enemies, she has this cute little kick that really packs a punch where she will kick someone behind her, and FINALLY she has an amazing special ability where she calls up about a gallon of coffee and gives all of the players in your party this boost. From what I could tell the boost helped you defense, made you faster, and made your attacks a lot stronger as well. -its an awesome boost!-) So here's the conclusion, if you are like me and you play video games for the story, not the actual action and excitement, and to boot you aren't that natural of a gamer, then Scott Pilgrim for the X-Box is perfect for you and your friends to play because the multi-player mode is easy for EVERYONE to get into it and really unite you guys as a team.

Anime Blues Con

Hey guys! So this is super late, like a week or two late and I'm sorry about that. So I went to Anime Blues Con in Memphis TN and I had my own Anime Lovers Delight Booth! :D Yay! I passed out a lot of cards and tried to build readership (ironic because I was late on my post.... 0.0 hmmm I should work on that) and what not. So at my booth a lot of people came by and spoke to me about a thousand different animes and that was by far the best part of the convention for me! I loved speaking to so many people about our common interest. I recommended Wolf's Rain, Chrono Crusade, Ga Rei Zero, and Rin Daughters of Mnemosyne mostly however one fellow came up to me saying he loved romantic comedies and I recommended B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time and My Bride is a Mermaid. Congratulations Memphis! Your people really know their stuff! The second biggest highlight was the Sleeping Samurai panel that was open 24 hours a day. :D It was amazing. You went in, paid two dollars and used a foam katana to beat up your friends! XD It was so fun and exciting. I got a few real tips from my friend Aaron who also hosted a self defense panel where you learned easy ways to defend yourself in real life, you know, simple moves that anyone could do. I wish I could have attended the panel, however I couldn't...I was at my booth XD Well after that I didn't get to go to many panels, however they did have a maid cafe, I miss it so much. Every convention I go to I miss the maid cafe! It was horrible! I wanted to go but I never got the chance. I closed up my panel and went to the rave with some friends, however I have to say I was really disappointed in the Blues Con rave. It was a huge disappointment. First of all they played radio dub-step music.....not what you play at a rave for people how go AGAINST the radio most of the time. :/ Sooo bad music first of all. There was a small turn out really and almost EVERYONE (95% of the rave goers) were all crowded around the stage listening to this one guy talk and cheer....I definitely go to a rave to dance, not adore one person on the stage. :/ No offence to him, I'm sure he's very nice, but I don't go there to worship. So yeah, not to mention he got people up on the stage, cool right? Well most of them were very attractive girls who were grinding and licking faces...it was sick. I don't wanna see them having sex on stage either. So lets see: Bad music, poor turn out, sex on stage, and idol worship. OH! And, get this, no bags. In the past it's been no big bags and they searched your bag before you entered, that's fine, that perfect. But Most rave clothing don't have pockets...HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO CARRY YOUR CELL PHONE?! What if there is an emergency? "Sorry doctor, I couldn't come and tell you that she was allergic to that medication because I was in a rave and didn't have my phone on me because I didn't have pockets." That's going to play out well. :/ I love you Victor, you are my big black man and I love ya for enforcing the rules, but that one kind of bugged me. :/ Side Note: Also....freaking M-TAC this year. Their rave seemed cool, but five minuets into it I found some dude's phone and the staff WOULDN'T TAKE IT! Definitely my most angry moment at any convention in my whole life. the man told me they didn't do that....he wouldn't even hold the phone! He wouldn't go turn it into hotel security for me or anything. Its not like he is going to have to wait in line to get back in the rave...he works there. I was so close to throwing the phone at his head and kicking him in a bunch of horrible places. I ended up having to leave the rave to give the guy back his phone and I ended up yelling at him. :/ I never got back in the rave that I waited all year for. Feel horrible M-TAC staff, you hired a douche. yup I said it. Now that that is over though....*ahem* -calms down- Blues Con had some really big speakers, for instance, Lord Zed from Power Rangers. Heard he was really good. They had a ton of great artists there and the dealer room (while small) had some great deals. :) My conclusion of Blues Con: A little disappointing in some area, but over all a good weekend. :) Glad I did it.

Online Chats for Customer Service - Best Thing Ever - Smith Micro

So I am now installing manga Studio Debut on my new laptop so I can work on my art work with it from now on and well, I put the disc in and everything but when I tried to install it it would run a second, then just stop. I had no idea what to do. So I did what all tech savvy youngsters do and I googled the problem. I found someone who had the same problem as me and the only answer listed was to go to the website and talk to someone. Well....lets face it. Calling people for assistance is sometimes really hard because if you do manage to have enough patience to stay on the line long enough it's just complicated having to understand people and what not, and e-mailing for complaints?! HA! Thats a laugh, you have to wait a week for a reply, but....I saw the site had one of those Instant Chat things to handle problems. Well I used it, got someone on the line in under a minuet, and my problem was solved in under five minuets. Turns out if you have window 7 or window vista you might have to change your security settings because it won't let things install even if you say it's alright. Well I didn't want to change my security settings and look, here I am five minuets later with the program fully installed on my computer. Also while we are here I would like to say I LOVE Smith Micro's Manga Studio Debut 4. You pretty much need a pen tablet to use it, but it was super easy to make thousands of awesome manga effects for my drawings! Its just nice for beginners and to me it seems that Smith Micro's products are affordable and easy to use for beginners. I don't think they are professional grade or maybe they are, I don't know but it gets the job done and its easy to make manga pages that look professional. :) If you can get this program you can make your own professional looking manga. That's all there is too it. So yeah, I love Manga Studio, Smith Micro is affordable, and I love the instant message help! :D Have a great day guys!

When You Miss Something....

So, sometimes I'll read a manga or watch an anime and suddenly something occurs to me.....I'm missing something. There is something in this plot line that is missing, and it is glaringly obvious like some kind of big, empty vortex or a hole that actually sucks up the story line into some alternate universe where it makes sense and you just can't get there...meanwhile you are left on the other side of the vortex missing that information. Alright....whatever right? Maybes its a mixed plot line where its scattered and you'll find out later? Oh no....then you see a small annotation that tells you 'refer to the video game for the PS2' and you're entire world shatters right then and there because you realize that's why you're missing the information. No it can't be like Marvel comics where the have annotations that tells you to refer to a different issue for more back story on that detail.....no it's refer to that video game. However we are anime lovers and manga readers...we are not video gamers! D: If we were would we be reading this stupid manga? No! We'd be fighting monsters on the PS2...... so now it you like the manga enough and you want to understand the story you have to go out and spend the money on the game and mow your friend's lawn in order to borrow their PS2 or mow your lawn to earn the money to buy your own PS2 and then figure out some way to earn three years worth of gaming skills in order to actually finish the game and finish the story line......or you have to look up walk throughs and trust wikipedia and gather small bits of information from around the web until you feel confident enough that you have the whole story. the sequel to the latter however is that three months later someone mentions that secret love interest or that final hidden boss that changed the plot line entirely and you are like 'What?! No! I finished that manga a week ago--......oh.....you uh......you meant from the video....the video game....ARGH!' You scream and pull out your hair and for the next three months you rely on your cosplay wigs. =.= You see? You see the horrible result from splitting story lines from video games and manga?! Balding. That is the result. Here are things that okay: -Having different story lines for the manga, the anime, the video game, and the visual novel. -Adding extra details and twists to each different version of the story. Here is what is not okay: -Intertwining them all so that if you read or watch one of the mediums you MUST partake in all the mediums in order to understand ANYTHING that is going on. A good example of this was Disgaea.....I read the manga 'Disgaea 2' you know, with Rozalin and all? Ooooh such a yummy story line for the comic romantics! However it had that annotation to refer to the video game and when I finished that volume I never picked it up again because the next part was on a video game. 0.0 this is possibly one of the most annoying things ever done to me. following in a close second is when a manga author refuses to put out more than one volume of multiple mangas and when the anime makes no sense by the end because they cut out too much and you are FORCED to read through the manga for hidded clues and details that were lost in the animation process. Thats it for today. XD The X factor, the void in so many mangas today was the topic. The conclusion? It annoys me. Very deeply. hahaha. If I wanted to play the video game I would, if I was GOOD at video games I would play them...but I'm not so I read manga and watch anime.... Have a good day guys!

Kyoko - Updated! (Reminders!) Apology

Alright everyone, first of all I would like to say Yay! And thank you to everyone who helped me out with creating the new headers! Yeah, I drew Kyoko and everything and designed the header and her outfit, but my dad(my awesome amazing father) scanned the picture into the computer and I got like fifty opinions from friends of mine and I used class time to design it a bit soo yeah. I got some help with it and thank you to everyone who helped me out with that along the way. Thanks to everyone who helped me out we have this awesome new header that looks sooo great, especially compared the the previous headers. :) As I'm sure you can tell, Kyoko looks a ton better, which she is relieved about because she is a little vain lol. But hey, if I looked like her I would be too! XD

So yeah Hooray for the updated header! :D

Also! Reminding everyone that if you want to submit your favorite anime girl or anime for the lists I am currently making you can submit those to me on Facebook, a Comment below, or on Twitter. (if you can figure out how XD) -the forms are below :) -


Favorite Anime Girl Form:

Anime Girl Name:
Title of the Anime She's From:
Your Name:


Animes I Should Watch:

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Your Name:



Finally, the Apology...

I realize that some of you may like a mainstream or a gateway anime or something that I have mentioned in a few posts and 'bashed' a bit. All in good fun of course, however I do realize that you could get offended. my friend was reading over a post or two and as he was reading it, he stumbled upon a comment about One Piece and how i was mocking it...a bit... >.< Alright I was mocking it a lot, but come on! Its One Piece! D:< Anyways *composes self* he got a little offended and tried to defend it, I wouldn't listen obviously because I have little patience for those kinds of things, however I realized that I can be a tad bit harsh. So if you liked an anime that I make fun or or poke fun at, remember its just my opinion, not yours. So if you get offended, I am really, very sorry, but it is honestly just for fun. :/ Soo yeah I guess that's my apology, I don't know if that quite counts as an apology but that's the best your going to pull from me because I won't apologize completely for my opinions. >.< (Also, just note that I'm NOT apologizing for my opinion, just for making fun of the anime you like very, very harshly...)

And that concludes the post! Everyone have a great day and thanks for reading!

Convention Skills: Makeshift-Male-Cosplays

Convention Skills: Makeshift-Male-Cosplays :)

So, previously I did a post about easy, makeshift cosplays for women, well they are super easy to do, but right now I'm going to give a few good ideas for guy costumes. First of all you can always put to use old Halloween costumes, you might want to drag them out and see what you can do with them. The biggest thing about making your own cosplays is getting creative.

1. Ninja - Its not hard to fins some black pants, black shirt, and to cut up a black ski-mask, iota classic. Everyone knows that, but if you want to make it look a little more like a ninja and a little less like a home invasion you can cut up some red(or any color you want) fabric and tie it around your waist like a belt and your wrists and ankles, ninjas always have those touches for some reason. :)

2. Pirate - Find an over-sized white shirt, cut out the collar and make a vertical cut about an inch or two down the front, get a white shoe lace or something and cut a few small holes to lace up the cut you just made. :) After that find a tight pair of black pants and some black/brown boots would be nice to add to the effect. To make it look a little more complete get a pirate hat and a thick belt.

3. Fighter-Guy - Clean up your chest and go shirtless or find some white fabric and cut it into strips and wrap your self up like they are bandages. After that put on some loose white pants, use a black piece of fabric for a belt and tie it at the front. Finally get some more fabric and cut it into long strips, use that to wrap up your hands like boxers do and your all set, wear whatever shoes you want/think looks best. :)

4. Romantic Guy - Put on a suit and make your hair look nice, there are tones of guys in anime who wear suits/tuxedos and if you walk around the convention in that you will probably get girls running up to you asking if you are "this" character from "this" anime...just shake your head yes and smile.

5. Steam-Punk - This isn't really a cosplay but if you have some steam punk accessories wear those with some funky hair! :D You'll get a lot of compliments!

6. School Guy - Find an old school uniform or find a few things that look like one, some khaki pants, a blazer, and a white button up shirt. :) Lots of animes are just school uniforms!

That's about all I can think of right now but don't forget that a little hair gel goes a long way :) and that you don't have to dress up like any particular character or even a character from an anime. (I guess you don't have to dress up at all really, but its so much more fun to dress up! :D )

B Gata H Kei: Yamada's First Time (anime review)

Sooo I started watching this hilarious anime tonight. Its called B Gata H Kei: Yamada's first time. I just finished the first episode and it was absolutely, without a doubt, one of the funniest animes I've ever seen in my whole, entire life.

I have to admit it is a little...adult. It is only for mature audiences, I'd say probably 7th or 8th grade up. (You know middle schoolers know these things! If not they NEED to! XD lol ) Anyways....

The series is about a young, amazingly pretty girl, Yamada, in her first year of high school...and her mission to sleep with 100 guys in high school! XD However, I know most of you might be thinking hentai, but she can't even get her first kiss (not for lack of trying or her super hot body or her adorable personality I'd like to say). She has set her sights on plain-jane, very-virgin, Kosuda for his sure lack of experience with women. However her lack of experience is obvious when she teases him, bullies him, flashes him, ignores him, and runs away from him. How much can one guy put up with?!

Either way I barely stopped laughing the whole time and the occasional, sweet romance is nice and refreshing. :3 It brought me much joy. If you are in the 8th grade+, don't mind the occasional panty shot/bra, and love to laugh I suggest you watch this romantic comedy because it is hilarious!

(Also, I'd like to point out now that I also like My Bride Is A Mermaid. Its hilarious too :) so if you like this one, check out that anime too. I'll do a review of My Bride Is A Mermaid soon.)

Got the Booth! :D (Accepting Requests)

Hey guys! I got the booth at Anime Blues Con! Yay! I am currently searching for the woman who will be Kyoko at my booth! :D If you know anyone let me know! :D I can use all the help I can get when picking out a Con Kitty!

Also I realized lately that I haven't posted about an anime in a while, soooo if any of you have an anime you want me to watch and review I'd be more than happy to watch it and review it! :D

If you want to make a request just leave me a comment or you can reach me on FB as well under Anime Lovers Delight. Also! Don't forget we have the twitter. If you love the blog then you should subscribe to the twitter or FB or both! :D haha yay! have a great day guys!

Kyoko: Wide Variety - Blues Con Booth! - Order? HA! I Think Not!

I'm starting to think up a few more themes for Kyoko. When summer comes around, of course, I'm going to be featuring a few special summer stories and Kyoko will change into a bathing suit. 2011, because she was so new, I didn't really have any special pictures of her for Christmas or New Years or anything but don't worry, that will change soon. So wish me luck on costume designs for our Cosplay Kitty Mascot - Kyoko! :D

Now, onto other business. Tomorrow I will be submitting a form to get a booth at Anime Blues Con. (ABC) in Memphis TN. I really hope I will be able to get a booth and pick up more readers there. I'm sure we all want more readers for Anime Lovers Delight. So, on that topic, I'm looking for someone to play Kyoko at my booth if I get it! If any of you have some ideas as to who could help me out I would love some suggestions. :) But remember, don't tell me anyone you don't want to see revealed a bit because she will be in Kyoko's signature Maid Cafe outfit unless I decide it should be different at the last minuet, unlikely because I LOVE her maid outfit! :D It's so sexy and adorable!

Now in the past i've tried to post weekly or monthly or semi monthly or whatever....I am ashamed to say that I have upheld no expectations for myself in that area. Honestly, I can try as hard as I like to post on a regular basis, but the moral of the story is....I am just not an orderly person and when I get an idea for an article I'll do it right then so I won't forget it and if I don't have an idea for a few weeks, sure I'll try to think of something because I want to post AT LEAST once a month! But yeah...the bottom line is I'm sorry. I know its so much better to post on specific increments of time but look at the bright side! It's always a surprise when you open up the blog! you could check it one week, and sure you might be a little disappointed that there isn't a new post, but then you open it up the next day and BAM! There is it prettier than a perfectly wrapped gift on Christmas! A new post! Then you will be able to thank the gods I finally posted and do whatever ritual you do in my honor before or after you read my post, whenever you choose! XD Sorry I couldn't help but joke a little!

So thats about it. I'm trying to come up with more costumes for our cosplay kitty because she loves to dress up, I'm applying for a booth at ABC, and I can never hope to post in any kind of specific incremental order.

Latest Books -Forgiven- Mysteries

Hey guys, so I just finished one of the best books I've ever read. I read the first one last year, its called "Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side" and it is so thrilling that I honestly can't keep quiet about it. I recently discovered that the wedding chapters are online and that the sequel, "Jessica Rules the Dark Side" had come out as well so I read the first one again, I soon grew addicted to the thrilling, romantic book and as soon as I snapped the first one shut I got on the computer, reading the wedding chapters, then rushed to the book store and bought the second one. From the time I got home until about an hour ago, except for sleep, I didn't put the book down. Despite my headache from my tense shoulders I continued reading, unable to rest decently without knowing how it ended. Bath Fataskey is one of the best authors I've ever read due to the way she writes. The book is told from Jessica's point of view and as you read through it she pulled you into the book, making you feel just like Jessica would and as if every character were real live people. This book touches me in a way that it is impossible for any sort of movie, anime, or manga...and they make me shiver and cry at some points. I can't stop raving about the book, but that isn't the only reason I can't keep quiet. As I read through the vivid book I laughed, cried, screamed, and swooned and felt every emotion to the max, I gritted my teeth at tense moment, blushed at romantic ones, and couldn't tear my eyes from the book as it drove me mad and I drank in the words that were like heaven as they pulled me into the book.

I know there are a lot of teenagers right now who are like 'vampires suck since twilight and I'm not jumping on the band wagon' I warn you, I have NOT jumped on the band wagon, although I have read, AND THOROUGHLY ENJOYED vampire books. Lets face it though, vampires are something all human kind has been obsessed with ever since they entered into our imaginations and lurked in the dark corners of our mind. What fascinates us about them is the fact that they rule the darkness and are obscure to us. What makes them romantic to girls is the same reason bad boys excite us. We love the idea of a man being tormented and slowly dragged into a world of craving for us...for our blood, and us having to tame them and keep them from the brink of insanity as they battle their true dark nature to not hurt us! Yeah....there is no shame in wanting a guy to crave you, or even have a huge battle inside himself or with someone else over you. So while I hate twilight and most generic vampire books, you are all forgiven if you like something like that...but only if you read Jassica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side because that book is by far one of the most romantic, most exciting books I've ever read....*lost in thought as I drool over the love between Jessica and Lucius that I wish I had with him* Anyways, my favorite quality about the romance of this book is the vampire outlook on it. Techniquely they don't believe vampires can love, they can feel passion, but so far the only exception has been Lucius and Jessica because their love excells all bounds...but I'm losing the point.

In this book, after a couple share blood and get married, they are fiercely loyal to one another..it is an eternal bond that can never be broken and it is just so romantic to think about it...eternity with someone you love and never fearing or distrusting them ever again because you two have shared one of the most sacred moments any two beings could ever share. *I shiver at the very thought of it and I know I must go re-read every book one more time before I can actually get over this series.*

Now here we go to the mysteries. The second book in the series revolved mostly around how Jessica grows into a true vampire ruler and over comes her weakness inside her in order to save Lucius who has been framed for a murder and if his name is not cleared...he will disappear or will be 'destroyed'. That being said, its a bit of a mystery that one tries to solve as they read through it. Well...I am boasting to say that in the first quarter of the book, if not sooner,I already know who the killer is. *ha. ha. ha. suck on that I rule.* I also noticed something though. I noticed what it takes to hide the murderer from the readers and keep the mystery alive. So far here is what I've learned it takes.

1. Introduce many new characters together.
2. Only have them appear in groups of two or more for the most part.
3. Make them seem innocent.
4. Don't give them much face time and make them seem like a random character who is just an after thought.
5. Slowly reveal a little more about them as they get a little more face time in the book.

These are all things I've noticed in books when people are looking for a killer. You don't see them very much and you rarely see them alone by themselves or one on one with the main character. AND THEY ALWAYS SEEM INSIGNIFICANT!

Sooo thats the post for the day. :) hope you guys liked it.

Your First Convention - Every Basic Convention Skill New Attendees Need To Know

Being new to an anime convention is fine. Everyone has a first time and hopefully your first anime convention was or will be be amazing. I'm putting together this post to try and help out new kids to the anime convention block. I'm doing my best to take you from the first step to the last step and put together a general plot to the convention so you will know what to expect.

Step 1: Pick Your Convention
First of all you have to find a convention. Finding one that is either local or near you in some way is always nice, my first convention was in Nashville, not to far from Memphis, so it was pretty good. It also doesn't necessarily have to be an ANIME convention. There are comic and game conventions as well. If you are a member of GaiaOnline then you know they host conventions all over the United States and GaiaOnline is an online community for the anime crowd, so its familiar territory. Either way you can easily find out about conventions online. There are two annual conventions that I go to every year in TN. The first is MTAC, the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention that is help in Nashville every year, it has been around a long time and is one of the largest (pure anime) anime convention in the mid-south. In Memphis there is Blues Con, it started last year and it is also a pure anime convention, although it is a lot smaller than the MTAC it is still a wonderful anime convention. I attended last year, its first year as I said, and it was much better than anything I had expected from it.

Step 2: Planning - Part 1 Making Arrangements
After you've completed the first step and found your convention, you need to book it. -Getting Passes:
You should first check out the cost of the convention and determine weather you want a full pass or only a one day or two day pass. They vary in price and usually you will want a pass for the whole convention. The bigger the convention the more expensive the pass I've found.
-Living Arrangements:
You need to find out if you will be able to commute from home or if you have to book a hotel. It doesn't hurt to stay with a friend who lives around there and search for random family members who live around the convention as well. Good luck. If you will be needing to stay in a hotel you will need to get online and check out some hotels and the prices. The sooner you book a hotel the closer you can be to the convention. Conventions are usually hosted at a hotel, that being said, the hotel that is hosting it is sometimes filled up to months in advance. So if you want to book that particular hotel, get on it ASAP to make sure you will be able to get a room. If you call and they are booked, don't worry, usually there are many hotels within walking distance and most of the time the hotel will have a shuttle of some kind to get you to the convention.

Registering:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRE-REGISTER! You can always pre-register online and the sooner you pre-register the cheaper it will be. The longer you wait the more likely you are to have to pay late fees and what not, for for one it is a money saver. For two, pre-registering will make it a better experience for you and your friends, no one LIKES waiting in the registration line with their friends because they didn't register on time. :/ Either way, don't stress if you don't pre-register though. HOWEVER IF YOU DON'T PRE-REGISTER MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE REGISTRATION TIMES!!!!!!

If You Don't Pre-Register:
Once you get to the convention, if you haven't pre-registered and you have to register there, there will be time slots designated for it. They are usually some where from 7AM to maybe 12 Noon then again from 7PM to maybe 10PM or something like that, but they aren't always open and if you don't make it in the line before they close then you will have to miss out on the convention until you can register again. Also, there will be two lines, one for people who have pre-registered and one for people who didn't. :P You in the right line and once you get to the front have your money out and tell them what kind of pass you want. (full, one day, two day, parental pass etc.) You will fill out a small form, then get your pass and be on your way, but the ling takes longer.

If You Did Pre-Register:
You will get to the convention, again be sure to pay attention to the registration times and get in the right line, the pre-registration line. Go to the counter, have out your paper work, and show them. They will glance it over maybe and hand you your pass then you will be on your way. (Unless you're waiting on your friend who is still in the back of the registration line XD )


Registration Aftermath: After you successfully register, they will give you a button of a lanyard, something to say that you are registered, you will wear that around and show that when you get into a panel. You will need that everyday, it is your ticket into the convention and without it, if you leave it at the hotel room, you won't get into anything and you will have to go ALL the way back to the hotel to get it. :/ So be sure to hold onto that like you do your hotel room key, it is oh so very important and unless you keep a document of some sort saying you have registered, you will have to buy another pass if you loose yours.

Different Type of Registration Passes:
There are a few different type of passes, a night pass, for the adult time late at night, a one day pass, that will get you in the convention one of the days, two day pass or whatever it will get you in for two days. A full pass that will get you in anytime all the time. (The only exception is if there is an adult panel, then you will carded so they make sure you are 18) Also at most conventions there is a Parental Pass of some sort so that your parent/guardian can get into the convention area, but not into any of the panels and they can find you if they need you or you need them. If you don't see an option for a parental pass then you may wish to inquire about one.




Step 3: Planning - Part 2 - Convention Plans:


Schedule:
After you have chosen a convention, found that your budget allows it and you've made the appropriate arrangements you will now be able to start planning what you will do at the convention. this is especially important if you are going with a group. Most of the time you will be able to get online and see the events and panels. (A panel is a time dedicated to one thing. For instance if you go see an Origami Panel, it will be teaching origami or discussing something about it. There are a variety of panels, most ranging from thirty minuets to an hour.) There will be several large events and guest speakers, like a dance/rave or a famous voice actor.

When you look online you SHOULD ideally be able to get a schedule for the convention that tells you what panels are when and where at the convention. (When I say where I mean which panel room will it be held in.) There is ALWAYS a Dealers Room as well. (The Dealers Room is a room dedicated entirely to buying stuff where vendors can come and sell their anime related items and what not. :) the Dealers room is awesome) Once you have the schedule look it over and highlight some of the panels that look interesting to you and which ones you KNOW you want to attend. If you are going with a group have them do the same and you can make compromises about who will do what and when since you will want to stay with you group the whole time or at least use the buddy system. Make sure you leave some time to sit down and relax, allow some time to eat lunch, and you should always leave time for the Dealers room, but be ready because while there is usually a long line for the Dealer room, it goes by fast and is worth it, so make sure once you get in you have A LOT of time to make sure you look at EVERYTHING! Cause no one likes long lines more than once or twice. :/ (also when you get to the convention don't stress if it doesn't go exactly minuet by minuet, it is a time to relax so don't hurry your friends if they are taking a little more time than you would like, there isn't anything to stress about. :) )




A few last notes:

Cosplay - Cosplay is really expensive if you are one of those people who buys the entire costume, the wig, and the props. If you are going to buy and outfit, make sure the website is reputable and see if you can find some customer feedback or reviews about the costumes. Sometimes you look online and the costume looks great, but there have been several times when I have gotten the costume and been severely disappointed. When looking at the costume online be sure to check out the sizes, most of them are sized differently and will include a chart with height, weight, and the three magic numbers -the chest, the torso, the hips- and what size you need based on that information. In the details area it will also tell you what all is included in the costume. The picture may have the model wearing the wig and more often than not, the wig is not included. You want to make sure you are getting a good quality product that fits you and is what you thought it was.

Anyways, like I said earlier, Cosplay is very expensive so make sure you get costumes that will fit for a long time and you won't get tired of. Make it a character you really love! :D But if this is your first convention, you may not want to spend all that money on a cosplay. That's fine, you don't have to cosplay at the convention, its just really fun. :) And if you still want to cosplay but don't have the money there are lots of cheap DIY makeshift cosplays that are plenty fun too! :D



Convention Terminology: When you go to an anime convention you'll be talking to a lot of people, and if your a noob they will tell right off the bat because usually beginners tend to ask questions about words that are mostly used on the internet that they probably haven't encountered yet. So for all you beginners out there I have a list of a few terms that you may find useful in regular conversation. throw them out there and just see if your company isn't impressed.

~J-Pop - Japanese pop music. Think Utada Hikaru. :)

~Subbed - The anime has subtitles.

~Dubbed - It's voiced over so that no they speak English(or whatever language its translated into) instead of Japanese(or whatever language it started out as).

~Beginner (anime) - A beginner anime is one that it isn't too strange. It is usually main stream and it doesn't have any kind of blood and guts or sex or nudity or anything strange. It is pretty much cut and dry, the most basic of anime. Good beginner animes are Yu-Gi-Oh and Inuyasha.

~Mainstream (anime)- Mainstream animes don't have to necessarily be aired on TV in America for them to be mainstream, for instance, the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is mainstream and it wasn't aired on TV for all Americans to see. Unfortunately though, an anime is main stream BECAUSE its aired on TV, Haruhi Suzumiya was a rather special case. A main stream anime is one that is talked about so much that after a while if you hear one more thing about it you're going to rip out your hair and feed it to the person talking so they will just shut up. Mainstream animes are often overrated and they are usually long with lots of filler that is just boring. I, personally, don't mind one or two filler episodes, but come on, when a season is a hundred episodes long, more than ten need to be plot related!
(On a side note there are Mainstream anime that are only mainstream to anime viewers, like Ouran High School Host Club, if you're at an Anime Convention, chances are almost everyone has seen it -cause its totally awesome an amazing- but if you're in the real world and you ask someone if they liked it, they might look at you like you were crazy and move a few seats away. These animes are, I'll admit, sometimes popular for a reason, cause Ouran was so freaking good! :D )

~Gateway (anime)- A gateway anime means that it usually ushers people in from beginner anime to regular anime. Its like a beginner anime in that it usually isn't too strange and is usually main stream and it doesn't have any kind of blood and guts or sex or nudity or anything strange. These animes usually have more involved plot lines and they are more than fifty episodes long. If an anime is a gateway anime it is long so that the viewer can get really into it, and the plot is involved and usually all twisty turny so that it really gets the viewer hooked. Most of the time, animes that are long are gateway BECAUSE a newer anime watcher doesn't mind filler and filler and filler and extra episodes and filler, but after you've seen a few different animes you tend to be more interested in getting on with the plot instead of the weird episode between plots when they go off on some strange adventure. A good beginner anime is FairyTail or Full Metal Alchemist.

~Underground (anime)- These animes are the best animes of all time. X3 Usually no one has heard of them, they are short, and sweet and just great. A lot of times their titles will still be in Japanese and they are rarely dubbed. A few examples might be Higurashi, Umineko, Chrono Crusade, Wolfs Rain, Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro, and Ga Rei Zero. They are all amazing animes that not a lot of people have heard of. Most of them have less than forty episodes and the plot line is just amazing.

~Yaoi - Gay manga/anime

~Yuri - Lesbian manga/anime

~Hentai - This is a adult rated anime because it is pretty much porn in anime form.

~Vocaloid - No, Vocaloid isn't an anime or a manga or a musical artist. When someone says 'vocaloid' they are referring to the program or the characters. Vocaloid is a program that is an artificial voice that you can make sing. (Some how I haven't actually done it myself.) Vocaloid has a whole cast of characters though, Hatsune Miku for example, is a Vocaloid. She isn't from an anime, she is just the product of the Vocaloid program.

~Shojo - A genre of anime/manga. A Shojo manga is a girly one. Their audience is for women and usually they are romantic comedies or even slice of life. ShojoBeat publishes Shojo manga. When someone says Shojo, think along the lines of Kitchen Princess, Mermaid Melody, Sailor Moon, and Love Attack.

~Shonen - A genre of anime/manga. A Shonen manga usually is focus on a male audience, these have lots of action and not a lot of romance usually. Anything that appears in ShonenJump magazine are Shonen manga. Bleach, Naruto, Rosario Vampire, Yu-Gi-Oh

~Abridged Series - An abridged series is when someone takes the anime and shortens it up so that each episode, or few episodes, are only a few minuets long. A lot of times they are comical and poke a bit of fun at the anime. If you haven't you need to go online and watch the YuGiOh Abridged Series and the Dragon Ball Z Abridged Series (both on youtube) because they are great conversation starters. If you have seen the anime or not, and if you loved it or hated it, they are really hilarious. I even liked the Naruto Abridged series! XD They are usually spoof like.

~Visual Novel - A visual novel is a computer game, it is also called a choose your own adventure or a point and click game. You play through the story and can make different decisions, based on the decisions you make the story will have a different out come. :) Sake Visual is a website that hasa lot of visual novels that are usually either free or cheap and its a safe website that I use a lot. :) Sooo here's the link and check them out,. Visual novels are a lot of fun! :D http://sakevisual.com/index.html




And last but not least....
Convention Manners: When you go to a convention its crowded, there are lots of people, everyone is usually hot and sweaty, and everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere or to get to someone to get their picture. So when you go it is important to remember a few basic rules. If you will, treat like you're at a crowded mall or fair.

- If you sit down, get out of the way and find a proper place to sit, no sitting in the hallway.

-If you do sit on a wall or something, don't put your feet out, keep them close to your person. You wouldn't sit in the middle of the street and put your feet out in front of a car would you? Don't put them out in front of a horde of anime lovers, someone could easily trip or step on you.

- Please don't stand around like high school students dawdling in front of their lockers and block the way for everyone else behind you. Step to the side if you will, but GET OUT OF THE WAY! No one wants to stand behind you while you chat up a cute guy or a friend or try to decide where to go.

- Pictures, getting pictures is fine, keep you camera on you at all time by any means, go ahead. But if you want to get a picture of someone, there is mostly a designated room or area for you to get a picture, if you can go there, if you can't wait until you get out of the hallway and make sure you get out of other people's way to get the picture. You wouldn't want to wait behind someone getting a picture of the tenth Sailor Moon you've seen, so don't do it to someone else. Cause honestly, lets face it, you're in the hallway and suddenly the person in front of you stops to get a picture...this is what your thinking. 'Man do you have to do that right here? I was following that really hot guy to the anime viewing room. And come on! Sailor Moon Cosplayer? I've seen TEN of them today and this one's costume doesn't even look right...oh wait..maybe she's Sailor Venus....That's a strange prop, oh no..that a tail..wait...what? Oh whatever! Just finish your picture and move on!'

-Don't be rude or push people. Don't roll your eyes when someone stand in the middle of the hallways or sigh heavily and make a fuss, tap them on the shoulder and politely suggest that they stand to the side or move along. Its not your job to do that, but if security is no where around making sure people aren't clogging the walking areas, you may have to do something yourself. And DON'T GET VIOLENT! NO MATTER WHAT! YOU WILL BE THROWN OUT OF THE CONVENTION AND BANNED FROM COMING BACK! I think you can stand to hold on in the hallway a second. Again here, you wouldn't want people pushing you or sighing about how you stand around -but your not going to do that right? cause you read the rules above, right?- so don't be all high and mighty and do it to someone else, you're not perfect, neither are they. Also if you're in a hurry, don't push people out of your way or elbow your way out of the crowd, be patient.

- ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM! I don't care if your grown and I don't care if you don't think anyone would wanna rape you to take you or whatever. I don't care if you think you're grown and just because you have a bottle of mace you can take on anyone. I'll admit, anime conventions are great and full of great people, I'm not questioning that. I meet nothing but friendly people at anime conventions, but they are just any other huge crowd you will see anywhere else. Just because they are at the convention doesn't mean they are a good person. So when you're at the convention keep a buddy system so someone knows where you are at all the time, keep someone you trust with you, don't leave with strangers even if your buddy is with you. Its easy to meet great people at anime conventions, but it is just as easy to get snatched at one. I have freaked out several times because I couldn't find my buddy and I was deathly afraid they'd been snatched and kidnapped and were getting raped and would get thrown in a dumpster. I mean I found them an everything, but still, it isn't pleasant.

-Hygiene - Keep it in mind. Take showers, brush your teeth, bite the bullet on the cancerous deodorant or antiperspirant and use it, if your feet smell keep your shoes on. There are lots of things you can do to to make sure your don't smell. And the convention will be crowded and hot enough without you protesting to not shower or wash your hair or wear deodorant or something to cover up you stink. We get it, you think perfumes are too girly and you WILL NOT succumb to man's way of forcing women to smell like flowers....but for gods sake use some fabreeze or SOMETHING! (Also, if you sweat a lot, bring along some baby powder, you can get them in scents like cucumber melon and lavender and if you pat a little where you sweat it will absorb the sweat and make you feel fresh, clean, and dry.)

That's about it. I hope you guys thought this was helpful. I'm pretty sure I covered all of the topics you will need and have fun at your first convention! :D

Convention Skills - Easy Makeshift Cosplays!

Alright so you've made plans for the convention and you've only got enough money for gas, food, the tickets, and the hotel room...what are you going to do once you get there?! D: Conventions are meant for cosplays right? Well have no fear, Convention Skills have your back! The following are several different cosplays you can do that are easy enough to put together and are fairly cheap in case you don't have the supplies.

I warn you though, these aren't master cosplays, they are decent but what really makes them great is your own special touch! Also most of them are women cosplays...I'm going to have to find something for men now! lol

Girl Costumes:

1. Maid - this is possibly one of the easiest cosplays you can do! It works great with a short black dress or a short black skirt and a black shirt. After that find a frilly apron or go out and buy one. To save a little more money you can get a plain apron then decorate it yourself and really make it unique! Finish the look off with a pair of stockings and some heels! Wha-la! You're a cosplay maid!

2. Neko Accessories - Making a pair of ears and a tail is easy! You can look up online tutorials or try and figure it our on your own. Either way here is a simple way.
Get some felt, two colors, one of the color ears you wants (you're primary color) and pink. Get some scissors and hot glue. (Be careful with the hot glue gun! Yikes!) Cut out rounded triangles in the primary color felt in the size you want your ears to be. Cut out smaller triangles in the pink felt. Now use the hot glue gun and hot glue the pink triangles to the bigger ones. Let them dry and then hot glue them to the headband or hair clips and there you have it, cat ears! I know they are simple, but they are better than nothing! For a tail get a boa and hot glue one end of it to a hair clip or something that you can attach to your pants, cut the boa to the length you want your tail, then you're done! If you want your tail to curve you can get some wire or pipe cleaners and make the shape you want. Tie them to your tail or hot glue it together and your tail will stay curved!

3. Fighter - If you want to look like a fighter you can get some cargo pants and some boots, they look pretty fighter like. You can use whatever top you think looks cool with it and finish the look off with wraps on your knuckles and a bandanna! (you can find linen wraps usually at any kind of pharmacy or you can just rip up some white material and try and make your own. )

4. School Girl - This one is pretty cut and dry simple, like they are all supposed to be. Find a tie, a plaid, short skirt, a button up white shirt, some knee high socks, and some black shoes! :D You can add a blazer if you want but you don't have too.

5. Cosplay Bunny Waitress - You've seen the cosplay cafes right? Well there is always a bunny waitress girl! This one is easy to! Get a pair of fishnets, some nice heels or flats, and a black bathing suit. If you can find a pair of bunny ears wear those, or just make your own out of felt like you did the cat ears for the neko cosplay. If you can find a black bow-tie just use that, but if you need to make your own you can just get some black fabric and cut out a strip, hot glue some velcro on either side of the back so you can wear it like a choker. After that make a perfect black bow and hot glue velcro to the back of the bow and the front, center of your black choker. Now your bow sticks on! (of you could just tie it to your choker lol that works too) You can find velcro at any kind of arts and crafts supply store by the way. :) Also, if you don't like the way a choker feels then you can just use a black tie too. :)

If you want to finish off the look make your own serving tray with cardboard or something and decorate it!

Alright and that's it for today! Those were all the make-shift cosplays I can think of, however when I think of more I'll be back posting them on here!

Next thing I post about will be some crazy hair styles! Yay!

Convention Skills - Beautiful Hair and Skin

We all know that Japanese women have crazy secrets that no one else in the whole world know. We are all jealous and all girls wish they knew those age-old secrets for beautiful hair and skin. Well here's your edge! With this new Convention Skill you can get beautiful hair and skin not only for the anime convention that is coming up, but also all year round! Yay!

Conventions are all about the show. We load on the make-up and the hair products to get our face looking like a perfect, beautiful doll and our hair to look as silky and straight as a real life anime girl. Well, lets face it, while we look dazzling at the convention, the next day our make up is smeared and our hair is a hot mess. All that make-up, hair gel, and straightening does a number on the health of our skin and hair...that being said you want to make sure that you dive into the convention with healthy skin and hair and you want to be able to repair your skin and hair afterward...So lets get on with it! Below are some easy, inexpensive, home remedies that are simple and easy to do. I hope you enjoy using these as much as I do!



Yogurt Facial – For Dry or Dull Skin

Description:

Yogurt is amazing for skin because it has a soothing and gentle, yet dramatic, effect. If your skin is dry or dull you can use a yogurt facial to hydrate and revitalize your skin. It’s natural, easy, and convenient because you most likely have all the things you will need for it laying around your house somewhere. Yogurt is cool, thick, and creamy and it’s a very refreshing, luscious feeling as you apply it. Your face will feel like its really being pampered! You can do this before a party, while you’re watching TV, or just because you deserve a little treat.



Things You’ll Need:

1. Plain, natural yogurt (Don’t use flavored yogurt or yogurt with sugar in it!)

2. A makeup brush



Instructions:

Start with a clean face. Take your make up brush and get a heavy amount of the yogurt on it. Apply a generous amount over your entire face evenly. Let the yogurt sit on your face for five to ten minuets and then wipe it off with a cool, damp cloth. Then you’re done! Your face should now be hydrated and glowing.



After - cleaning your make-up brush:

Make up brushes can actually begin to get very dirty as you use them more and more. They can begin to hold excess make-up and bacteria and can actually affect the health of your skin. You will want to wash all of your brushes at some point, but for now you just finished spreading yogurt all over one and you’re going to need to wash it.



Things You’ll Need:

1. Your dirty make-up brush

2. A working faucet

3. Soap (shampoo, hand soap, or body wash will do)

4. A towel



Instructions:

To clean your make up brush you'll want to run it under water with the bristles facing downwards. Apply some hand soap, shampoo, or body wash to your hands and gently massage it into the bristles. Slowly add a little water at a time until the soap has been completely washed out. Dab the brush dry and then lay it out to let it finish drying naturally. You will want to take care with your make-up brush as you do this so that you can avoid loosing too many bristles.





Aspirin Facial – For Oily Skin and Acne

Description:

Aspirin has acetylsalicylic acid in it, which is similar to salicylic acid that is in most acne products on the market today. Because of that, aspirin facials are great for people who have oily skin or acne problems. Using this treatment a few times a week will not only soften your skin, but it will help to clear away acne and blemishes. It also helps with control oil. The aspirin facial will leave your skin feeling soft and refreshingly clean!



Things You’ll Need:

1. 5-10Aspirin (It can be solid or powdered)

2. A small shot glass sized glass or a small bowl

3. Water

4. Toothpick (or something along those lines)

Optional:

5. Plain, natural yogurt

6. Plain honey

7. Lemon juice

(Note: If you use solid aspirin it will be more of an rough texture that can help to exfoliate your skin while if you use a powdered aspirin it will be a much gentler texture, however both will have the same cleansing effect.)



Instructions:

First, if you are using solid aspirin you will want to crush it up, then pour the aspirin into the small glass or bowl, the glass should ideally be about 1 fluid once in size. Fill it up half way or three fourths of the way with water. You should only really need a generous few tablespoons to a little less than a cup of water for this part.

Here is where you would apply the optional ingredients. You can use a table spoon of yogurt, a few drops of lemon juice, and/or a TINY bit of honey. If you’re skin is rather dry but you still have acne, you may want to use some of the honey or yogurt because it will help to hydrate your skin, the lemon juice is better for people with oily skin though. It’s really a preference thing and if you can experiment using different amounts of the optional ingredients to get a recipe that is perfect for your ideal skin conditions.

Now stir your ingredients together with the toothpick or whatever you chose, you may want to stir it together throughout the application as well.

Start with a clean face then apply the mixture all over your face, chest, and or back; you can also use it to exfoliate your hands a bit if you’d wish. “Scrub” your face with it a minuet or two and then let it sit for five to fifteen minuets depending on how oily or sensitive your skin is. Wash it off with cool water. This recipe works best for people who have oily skin and/or acne problems, if your skin is easily irritated you may not want to use this because aspirin is a pretty strong ingredient.



Yogurt/Olive Oil Hair Treatment – For Dry Hair

Description:

If your hair is dry or dull you can use this recipe to help your hair in so many ways. A yogurt and olive oil hair treatment will make your hair shinier, silkier and healthier by replenishing natural oils that can sometimes be lost by using shampoos with harsh chemicals in them. This is especially great for people who have dry hair with split ends. After one treatment like this your hairdresser will be asking YOU for tips!



Things You’ll Need:

1. Plain, natural yogurt

2. Olive oil

3. A hair clip

4. You’re regular shampoo and conditioner

Optional:

5. A brush of some sort



Instructions:

Mix two cups of plain, natural yogurt with one and a half tablespoons of olive oil. Evenly distribute the mixture all over your hair, if you have dry ends or split ends then you may want to layer it on your ends a little more heavily than the rest of your hair. (For distributing the mixture throughout your hair you can use your hands or you can use a brush of some sort) Wrap your hair up in a bun or in a clip and keep it gathered up some way. Keep it away from your neck and shoulders. Let the mixture stay in your hair about ten or fifteen minuets then go and take a shower or at least wash your hair. (If you want extra shiny hair then you may want to use cold water.)

Start by rinsing your hair thoroughly then take some shampoo and conditioner and wash it how you would normally to make sure you get all of the mixture out of your hair otherwise it may come out looking and feeling a bit heavy or greasy. Let your hair dry and if it feels or looks greasy you will want to go and rinse or wash it again. Afterwards your hair will be hydrated, soft, and silky!



Green Tea Sauna – For Clogged Pores

Description:

ALERT! THIS TIP WAS FROM A REAL ASIAN! IT IS ESPECIALLY JAPANESE!!!!!!

We all know that after wearing make up several times, or even just because of natural oils that our skin produces, our pores can easily get clogged and begin looking dirty and more noticeable. Not only are clogged pores an appearance issue, but they can also lead to acne and other skin blemishes. This home-made green tea sauna will help to clean our your pores and revitalize your skin. Green tea has loads of antioxidants in it that will help your skin be healthier and more beautiful while the steam helps to clean our your pores. The heat is relaxing to your muscles so this is great to do after a stressful day and it will feel like your in a real spa!



Things you will need:

1. A large pot that you can boil water in.

2. 2 towels

3. Water

4. A few green tea bags.



Instructions:

Start with a clean face, remove any make up and possibly cleanse your face before starting this process for best results.

First boil a generous amount of water in the pot and put in the green tea bags.After the water has come to a boil and the tea has steeped in it a few minuets, get you’re first towel. (You will want this towel to be fairly large.) Lean over the pot as the steam rises and drape the towel over your head so that it traps in the steam and it all gets to your face.

Take caution here, the steam will be extremely hot after a few minuets. Let your face steam for about five minuets then take a little break and, using your second towel, dab your face with some cold water to cool off. Make sure this break is at least three minuets long to make sure your face gets enough cooling down time.

Now repeat the process until your face has gotten at least fifteen minuets of steaming time. If you are sensitive to heat you may want to take the steaming in shorter time intervals, do whatever you are comfortable with.

Once you’re done, finish up with dabbing your face again with cold water and then get a piece of ice and rub it all over your face, it will feel great and it will help close your pores. Now dry your face and admire it because now your pores should be cleaned out and appear smaller.

Twitter - uhm....yay? :D

Hey guys so I know a lot of people who like anime are "hipsters" or whatever and are totally against these kinds of things but I figured that if I could get more people reading it, then it was good for the blog...I got a twitter for Anime Lovers Delight! :D
https://twitter.com/#!/AnimeLvrsDlight <---- That's the link! :D So check it out I guess its all going to be blog and manga related things that aren't enough to make a post out of but are notable enough to say to twitter. XD So I guess you noticed that its Anime Lovers Delight at AnimeLvrsDlight but well I only had so many letters I could use :/ so I had to improvise and ALD just didn't sound very....like what I wanted. Lol so here you go, hope you guys check it out! :D

Cosplay Skills - Wigs

If you don't have the hundred dollars to spend on a high quality grade wig don't fret, I've got you covered. If you have old wigs you can always re-use them. "But it isn't the right style or color." You might say, well that is an easy fix.

First of all if you don't have a wig then go buy a cheap one from your local party supply store. If you are going to dye it a different color try to get a blonde or white one, the lighter the color the better.

Once you've purchased a wig or dug up an old one you're going to want to get the tangles out of it. "But oh it'll pull out all the hair!" Relax! I got you! You're going to want a soft bristled brush, the softer the bristles the better. Yes a few hairs may come out but it'll be fine I promise. Make sure you brush out from the bottom, the tips of the hair, and work your way up to the "roots" of the wig. If you find a super bag tangle just take you're time with it and comb it out from the bottom of it. You can even try to pick up some of that de-tangling spray for you're wig if it's too bad, you know, the kind that kids use. There are some specific brands for wigs and fake hair but I just used that Lorel stuff. :/ sooo yeah.

Once you've gotten the tangles out you're going to move onto the next step. Chances are you will need it straight for most cosplays. So if your wig is curly then we are going to straighten it. DON'T USE A FLAT IRON OR REGULAR IRON ON IT!!!! That's really important because it will melt the plastic-like fibers your wig is made out of. :/ There are lots of tutorials on this online, but since you're here lets review.


You're going to need a wig stand or something you can hang your wig on first of all so that it can hang straight. Next heat up some water to about 180-185 degrees, or the near boiling water that comes out of you're sink if you have that attachment. In all of the tutorials, they said to pour on the water, but I simply ducked my whole wig in a huge bowl of the hot water and then hung it up 0.0 it worked just fine for me. :/ You're going to want to let it drip-dry all on it's own. I took my fingers and king of wrung it out a little to help spend along the process and help keep the curls straighter as it dried but you don't have to.

Depending on how curly your wig was you might have to do this several times. it's not a fast process at all, not by a long shot, it took my wig a whole night to dry! D: But I guess I wanted to save money XD so it was okay.

Now that you're wig is straight if it's not the right color you're going to need to dye it! D8 Oh god. Well you're probably thinking,"Easy enough, I dye my own hair all the time and this time I just have to dunk the wig in the dye right?" Eh...wrong. Since wigs aren't made out of the same stuff as you're hair (unless you bought a human hair wig then I don't know about any of this :/ ) it doesn't dye the same way either. Wigs are made out of a plastic like material and you're going to want to dye it with ink. There are several tutorials on how to do this as well and I'm going to relate to you how to do it the simplest way I've found.

Below is the video I used for wig dyeing and it worked pretty good. :) The girl seems to know what she's doing and stuff so yeah just follow her lead. XD I hope I've helped a little bit and I hope this girl helps you a little bit too! :D

Episodes Finished - Recognizing Good Anime

Count of Monte Cristo - Episode 1
Just finished the first episode of Count of Monte Cristo. Its set in the future and it starts out with Albert and the Count luring him in. It has crazy art work that keeps me simply entranced and I held my breath for so long a few times I was so tense. It looks like it will stick to the story line just fine :) That makes me happy that it can be new and original yet keep to the real story (or at least it seems it will.)

Shigurui: Death Frenzy - Episode 1
I don't quite understand it yet. I will have to watch the second episode. So far its very gory, like pretty gruesome, which I was looking for, but it was kind of boring, which I don't like. It was very calm and seemed almost political with how serious it was. I'll watch the second episode and get back to you but so far it seems that it is set in the Feudal Era of Japan and Japanese Sword Fighters compete to work for the lord, however instead of fighting with bamboo swords, the lord has decided that they should fight with real swords, causing many to lose their lives.

Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne - All
I've actually finished the entire series and I really loved it. There are a few parts that are VERY adult such as bloody scenes and sexual scenes. So if you're over 18 its great, but if you're not then uhm, you're probably not allowed to watch it. Either way the main character, Rin, is amazing. She is strong but believable and while she can be cold and touch she isn't mean. Just watch the first episode and I promise you'll be hooked.

Murder Princess - All
I've actually just re-watched the whole series, its only six or seven episodes, but still. Its a super great anime. There isn't any romance but its filled with action and its absolutely hilarious! The opening and ending theme are great, the opening theme is by BACK-ON a super popular band as far as anime openings go. Murder Princess starts out, explaining that there is a rebellion in a small, quiet kingdom. The princess,Alita, is forced to flee however things take a chaotic turn when she accidentally pushes herself and a fierce bounty hunter,Falis, off a cliff! The two switch bodies and, seeing Falis's strength, begs her to help save the kingdom in exchange for anything she wants! (Such an admirable princess) They finally come to an agreement and now not only is Falis -in Alita's body- supposed to end the coup-de-tat, but she has to continue to save the kingdom as it stabilizes.
This is just all around a great anime, because not only is it funny and filled with action but all of the characters are endearing and its next to impossible not to love them! :D

Gosick - All
I've, once again, finished this anime. Gosick is just good overall. It's not gory or bloody or anything and there aren't any inappropriate sex scenes or anything, but it is still amazing. Its actually pretty funny, very romantic in a sweet, young love sort of way, and it's best quality is how intriguing it is. In this anime Kujo, a Japanese exchange student, goes to a school in Sabre -a country next to France- right before World War II. Once there he is rather feared by most of the students because he seems to have some kind of "The Reaper Who Comes In The Spring" sort of a legend or ghost story on campus. There seems to be a lot of those surrounding this school due to it's rich history. Soon Kujo finds himself wrapped up with Victorique, another student who is labeled with a ghost story nickname, The Golden Fairy. Victorique is a small, adorable girl who resembles a doll only in appearance, her mind on the other hand is brilliant. She is an avid reader and is able to piece together mysteries that baffle everyone else, however she "locked up" in the school's huge library...and not by choice. That being said Victorique and Kujo go through the series solving mysteries and along the way getting closer and closer to the secrets behind Victorique.
Its really an interesting anime and if you like ghost stories or mysteries I promise you'll like this anime. :)


Recognizing Good Anime -
Finally if you've ever wondered how to tell if an anime is going to be good or not based on it's opening here is one easy simple rule for people who like anime with action and an intricate plot line.....watch the opening and look for a "naked" woman.
When I say naked, yes, a body suit counts. It doesn't necessarily have to show anything on her, but she has to be naked or in a body suit! XD

For some reason, I've noticed, that in most of the animes I've seen with the juiciest plot and the most shocking turns that all just draw me in and grab me...all have a second or two of a naked woman in the opening. :/ Maybe it's symbolism or maybe its just a strange coincidence, but for whatever the reason....when I see an opening, if I was questioning the anime, and I see a naked woman or a woman in a body suit I immediately know it's going to be good! XD
(I don't think this goes for romantic comedies, although Sailor Moon does transform in the opening, hence a body suit, but there is always and exception to the rule. Soooo yeah XD Naked woman in the opening = probably bloody, very interesting, plot twisting, anime. :) )

Totally Amazing Anime/Game Night

Alright so we've got two amazing things on the agenda for tonight.

1. Anime, Anime, ANIME! I'm testing out several different animes tonight. Yay!

I'm looking for things are are amazingly and incredibly interesting and gory, gory, gory! So we'll see how it goes! :D

The list I'm trying to burn through goes like this:
A.The Count of Monte Crist - because I love that book
B. Shingurui: Death Frenzy - because it looks gory and interesting
C. Saikano - because i think it will be gory and I heard its interesting
D. Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne - I've already watched it but I'm going to try and watch it again to understand it better @.@



2. LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD!

This is truly going to be orgasmic. So as you all know twilight princess was rumored to be the LAST LEGEND OF ZELDA GAME EVER! and that's just heresy....Like LOZ is awesome. :D Anyways I preordered the game and tonight I'm FINALLY going to be able to play it. :) So I'm really excited for my night of nerdy things! :D

Second Season Is Deeply Missed - Posting

*SIIIIIIIGH* Hey guys....I'm a little dispirited right now, and you may be asking why...well I'll tell you!

I watched the anime Ga-Rei-Zero and it is an amazing anime! Honestly it's like filled with action and drama and it is just honestly a ten out of ten! :D So try it out, its not so much romantic but I think this one will be like Ouran in the fact that its just good all around and generally almost everyone will like it. Cause lets face it, who doesn't love Ouran High School Host Club? Not that these two animes are alike in any possible way or anything :/ I mean Ouran is a romantic comedy and Ga Rei Zero is certainly NOT. But its still amazing! :D I mean it has its romantic parts and its funny sometimes but its not a romantic comedy, anyways onto the article.

Well there is no season two of Ga-Rei-Zero, the reason being that the anime Ga-Rei-Zero is simply a prequel to the manga, Ga-Rei. A manga that I haven't been anime to find in any stores near me, so I finally turned to online. :P So there, if my manga fix won't be provided, I will just get it myself.

So I miss the second season of Ga-Rei-Zero, you may wonder how I can miss the second season if it doesn't even exist yet, right? Well I don't know how it happens either, I just know I miss it terribly. I yearn for a season two unlike anything else I've yearned for my entire life! I yearn for season two of Ga-Rei more than I yearned fora season two of Ouran, And that's a lot people! Well I guess that's about it...I was just thinking about that and I figured it would be a perfect time to make a post.

Hmm I just noticed my posts have had about no order at all to them...I guess I should be posting like once a week or once a month or some set of dates to come however....for me it just doesn't work that way =.= I'm truly a fail at life, but I mean if I don't get any news or something for a month then well I don't have anything to post and if there is a sudden interest in something, then I have something to post about . 0.0 hmmmmm....well sorry I can't be more stable! Just know more posts are coming you way! :D

Keep It On The DL - Where To Find Your Manga

Hey guys, alright so I've noticed something lately. Finding manga is getting more and more difficult, and not only because they can be rather expensive sometimes or even scarce. You used to could go to Barnes and Noble or Waldens, there was even a Hastings around where I live. However lately I've been hearing that a lot of book stores are going out of business! Its horrible, and I don't know if you've seen the mangas available on the Nook or whatever it going on, but its a pathetic selection I've been told. Anyways....lots of my friends have been trading off where they can read their favorite mangas, some of them because they can't collect manga because its just too darn expensive, and other because their favorite mangas simply aren't available. Now I'm here to introduce you to the best websites to find your unattainable manga.

Alright so lets get started, first of all, buy as much as you can if you like the series. :/ Honestly I am a believer in reading it free online, but if you can afford to and you really like it, support the author and stuff and throw 'em a bone by buying one in the store or ordering it online.

So the websites that I have found that work best for me have been www.mangaone.com and www.mangafox.com. I know Mangaone cut down on a lot of their manga because of copyright stuff but it still has a few. Also Mangafox has this great advanced search filter so that you can select the genres you do and don't want to appear if you're just browsing around for a new manga to read.

I will probably add more websites to the list later but the most recent website I've started using is called MangaTraders (www.mangatraders.com) I warn you you have to make an account to download manga, but its completely free and it didn't hurt me sooo yeah it's worth it. They also have an advanced search where you can filter out genres and what not so that's really nice for me. :)

Now you may be thinking, well that's all nice and dandy but I still have to buy my manga to tread it on trips of I don't have a Nook or whatever. Well no, not really. If you don't have one of those new-fangled darn things that gives you internet access on the road, don't worry, I've got you covered....sort of. My Zune doesn't have internet BUT it does support pictures. So if you have a way you can bring pictures on a flash drive or on your Ipod or whatever heres what you can do. Go online and download the manga you want from Mangatraders or find a place by google, but becareful cause of viruses okay? They suck.

Next get the scans and download them onto a flash drive or your Ipod or Zune or whatever you're taking with you that will let you see the pictures. then once you're on the road, read it by just looking through pictures! :D Yay! Have a nice day everyone and remember that manga rocks!

Manga Reveiw! - LOVE ATTACK!

Hey guys, I recently started re-reading Love Attack by Shizuru Seino again and I was reminded of just how much I love it so I decided to do a brief review of it. :)

Some people say that love just hits you when you know....well it kicked Hirata in the face..actually Cheimi kicked Hirata in the face and then he fell in love with her! XD Or at least asked her out. Haha! Love Attack is about the shy and tender couple...who are the scariest couple in school. Why you may ask? Well before they got together Hirata wouldn't run from any fight,although he doesn't start them, and he never lost one. and Cheimi? Well, she may be cute, but she sure does pack a punch. She beats up bullies of all kinds but never picks a fight for no reason. When Cheimi's teacher threatens to expel her for fighting though, Cheimi is given one last chance to redeem herself. Her teacher asks her to straighten out Hirata because he almost never comes to school, doesn't wear a uniform and gets into too many fights and to be blunt about it the teacher doesn't want to deal with him either.

Cheimi is nerve wracked because even she is afraid of Hirata, or the Deranged Devil -as some like to call him. So when she sees him in another fight she jumps from a window and kicks him in the face! (They get together in chapter one I believe and the story goes on from there about the trials of their relationship.)

Alright so yes, its a romantic comedy, but its not boring like most romantic comedies. The first few books I was roaring with laughter because this couple is just hilarious. Cheimi and Hirata are the two most unexperienced people in romance and how they handle situations that are thrown at them is just great! XD Not to mention they are adorable together and apart. Cheimi is an endearing character in the way that while she over reacts and has a terrible temper and is a huge drama queen, most people just see her as violent, but she is just a girl. :P And she's just plain endearing. Don't even get me started on Hirata though! (Too late I started) Hirata is an incredibly hard worker and not as bad a guy as he seems, his hard outer shell is really just covering his shy nature! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 he gets five hearts for being adorable!

As the manga goes on the author does a great job of bringing in a lot of drama yet keeping it light and absolutely hysterical! Part of the thing that makes it funny isn't only how Hirata and Cheimi handle problems they come to, but their friends! Hirata and Cheimi's friends are great comic relief and are almost worse than the couple is at handling problems, giving them bad advice often and putting the two in hilarious situations! They may be side characters, but there wouldn't be a manga without Hirata's and Cheimi's friends! It just wouldn't be half as funny! XD

The art in the manga is great too! The character designs were wonderful and each fit the characters perfectly I think! :D One thing that I love about the art work is the adorableness of it. Cheimi and Hirata make the best faces and they are both so innocent! I'll try to get some pictures up soon so you can see what I mean.

The last thing I want to point out is that the characters are perfectly flawed. Cheimi isn't perfect and that's what makes it so easy to relate to her. Like I mention earlier she is violent and can kick anyone's butt she wants, but in the end she is still just a girl who loves her boy friend. She's a little insecure, she has a bad temper, and she is terribly stubborn. However despite all of that she has high morals and is lovable because of it. Lets face it ladies, we hate perfect heroines and people who try to act perfect in real life. That's why we love our friends, quirks and all right?
Cheimi's Best Quality: Morals
Cheimi's Worst Quality: Stubborn

And Hirata! Wow, just wow. On the outside he is violent and rather cold, not the most cuddly of tough boyfriends and sometimes he seems to wear his emotions on his sleeves. He is caring, loving, and hella cute! :D He's always there when his friends are in a bind and even though Cheimi can get on his last nerve, he is obscenely patient with her constantly and even when they are in a fight he won't abandon her.
Hirata's Best Quality: Loyalty
Hirata's Worst Quality: ....uhm...nothing yet :/


Hmmm so yeah this book for me gets a five out of five stars manga rating because I just absolutely love it! It doesn't exactly what it is supposed to do, it makes me laugh and keeps me swooning like a fan-girl! ;D Happy reading guys! I will definately be looking out for other books by Shizuru Seino!

Shizuru Seino gets points on this manga for great art, a great story line, and an extra bonus for lovable characters! :D Way to go you Shizuru Seino.