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Now, every anime season, new anime are produced and aired in Japan. Those anime are then subbed by people in different countries and uploaded on the internet, spreading the joy of anime all over the world. (Now, only if we can get anime to those guys in those third world countries...) Of course, not all anime are the same no matter how you look at it. (SAO and Log Horizon are exceptions.) You either have these legendary anime that takes the anime world by storm and leaves people looking for something to fill the void when it's over (like Steins;Gate, Madoka Magica, and Angel Beats), or you have these terrible anime that you either laugh at for being idiotic or furious at for it's plot, characters, and/or ending (School Days, Mars of Destruction, and MM!). However, the one thing many anime fans look at when choosing an anime (PLEASE NOTE: I said many, not all.) is the opening song. They can range from the generic slice of light opening, an orchestral masterpiece, a metallic opening, or that opening that doesn't mean anything at the beginning of the series but eventually fits it to a T.
Today on Unraveled Reviews, I give my Top 10 Best Anime Openings of 2015 so far! But, before I get to that, I want to make something very clear. These are MY opinions! If you trash this blog entry, I will just simply laugh at your incompetence to read this part of the blog. Thank you!
Number 10...
Rally go Round from Nisekoi Season 2
Now, I'm not a fan of Nisekoi. (Puts on earphones to ignore the yelling fanboys) However, when I listened and looked at this opening a few times, it has some really good music, the opening tells a story. Plus, LiSa is singing it and she's one of my favorites. Maybe if I watch this show (Which I don't plan to anytime soon), it would be higher on the list, but nonetheless, it's number 10.
Number 9...
Houkago Kakumei from Mikagura School Suite
This show...is AWESOME! However, this opening is not fitting AT ALL! The show gets dark and has action while this opening is giving off that this opening will just be a slice of life. Though it kinda is, the show is more than that in the long run. It would be number 10 if it wasn't for Nisekoi, so it's number 9 on my list.
Number 8...
Flyers from Death Parade
So, from the opening gives me the feeling that they're playing Death for laughs, which I don't find a problem with. The music is good, but the singer is someone I don't know well. Also, I've never seen this show. It'd probably be higher if I have (and I will watch it soon enough), but for now, it's number 8 on my list.
Number 7...
Kibou no Uta from Food Wars
I like the carefree of this opening and it sounds soothing. If this show, however, is like Hell's Kitchen, I'll watch it in a heartbeat. But, anyway, number 7 on my list.
Number 6...
Miiro from Kantai Collection
I will not watch this show...but, this opening is kickass. It ALMOST makes me want to watch the first episode, but from the hentai manga I've re- *cough* heard from a friend, it sounds like a show with heavy fanservice mixed with weapons. However, it will be number 6 on my list, no matter what the content is. (Hears Nisekoi fans getting mad again.) Shut up!
Number 5...
Absolute Soul from Absolute Duo
This seems like Kantai Collection, but I actually wanna see this. It's more kickass than Miiro and the singer is fantastic. The art looks great and it makes me curious what the show holds. Curiousity draws me in...which is why this is number 5.
Number 4...
X.U from Owari no Seraph
The singer is good, the song is kinda dark mixed with a sense of hope. The show is great and that dance in the flowers was epic. That is why this is number 4 on my list.
Now, from this point on, I'll explain the last three opening choices in detail, especially number 1 since people will get mad at me for it if I DON'T explain. Now, on to the rest.
Number 3...
Brave Shine from Fate Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works
This opening is one of the best openings I've heard this season. It gives the feel like something big is about to happen and that it was the beginning of an epic storyline to the end. Now, there is a few reasons why this isn't number 1 on the list. The first is that I'm not currently on this season, as I'm still watching season 1. The second is that I've heard that this season lacks story in favor of plot. Third is that this list is a mix of the winter and spring seasons. No doubt this would be #1 on a Spring 2015 list, but here, it's number 3 on my list.
Number 2...
Harumodoki from SNAFU Season 2
My Teenage Romcom SNAFU is probably the best anime I've seen this current season and the singer is Yanagi Nagi! I love this singer, love this show, Hachiman is my favorite character in anime, and the plot of this show is great. I like the first art of this opening more than I do the second one though, but it's still number 2. However, if this is number 2...what is number 1?!
Number 1...
PLEASE NOTE! This is all MY opinions for best openings! No matter what your opinion may be, this is mine! Keep that in mind!
Munou (Incompetence) from Tokyo Ghoul Root A
*Sees Nisekoi, F/SN, and SNAFU fans planning to light my house on fire* Wait! Let me explain! This opening has a deep, hidden meaning that ties to the show. True, the lyrics may seem crazy and the art is just Kaneki for a minute and a half, but this whole opening was drawn by the creator himself, the whole opening is foreshadowing, and the music is so twisted, yet soothing. I'm also a Tokyo Ghoul fan, so of course this is number 1 on my list.
That it! Please stay tuned for my next reviews and such and I'll catch you guys later.
For the past few days, that's what I've had ringing in my head as I continue my venture in Wildstar where my old friends from Sakura City rp at. So, basically, ALL of them are admins and seem to be good ones at that. At first, I thought "Hey, maybe since we're all trying to forget the past, we have gotten past all the aggressiveness and drama", but nooooo.
It first started at creating my characters. Since I've been a bit in a block lately, I've been making and retiring characters (due to the club having a 3 character limit) because I can't get what I'm trying to go for. So, then I came up with this idea to reuse my first character I've ever created in rp, Soujiro Yamashita. I created the whole character sheet and put him in with a smile on my face...then it went away as soon as the admins ganged up on me.
They're main problem was the power I put for the guy, which was Hypnosis. I could get why it could result in godmodding, but these people knew how it was used in Sakura City. Hell, I wasn't the only one using the damn power at SC, but they just saying that I couldn't do it.
I would just let it go, but this wasn't the first time they did this, which irritated me to absolutely no ends, so I decided to speak my mind...only to get immediately flamed by EVERYONE! I was called selfish, childish, a terrible rped, a feminist, and one guy said that I think I'm better than everyone else. First off, I don't think I'm better than anyone (except my real life brother of course. XD), I may act a bit childish but not in a bad way, I know my rp skills need work but calling it terrible is uncalled for, and I AM NOT A FEMINIST!! I don't deserve to be called names and flamed like I'm public enemy #1.
This is my first blog out of many where I like to share the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. There won't be a necessary amount I'll post in a week (heck, I'll probably post more than one a day if I can think of something to say), so be sure to check up on it daily. Thanks.
So, we start from the beginning. That would be the Hang Out Club, my first club on MAL. I had a good time there during Summer '14, but once Fall kicked it, everything went cold with people, so I left. With nowhere else to go, I searched for a club and ended up at Sakura City.
Here is where I rant the most. Alright, so this was my first RP club, so I learned as I went and got better at it in time. However, when I decided to make a villain is when stuff went downhill. So, this is a conflict I had with the creator of Sakura City, which I'm friends with btw, SakuraSweetHeart. I was playing the villain the best I could, but in OCC, I was told to water down my stuff...then, my villain was immediately killed off, along with the whole faction. Now, I get how she would say that it would have changed the setting if I were to start a war with my faction and the Student Council of the School RP, but I still believed that it would have been a great idea to keep it going. So, I stopped and let her destroy a very great idea I had came up with, but someone kept following it, even with the faction dying... LoveandHate.
So, I've had many problems with LH, and I've forgiven him more times than I should, but this guy likes playing the villain to the very end. (I kinda even think that he plays the villain OCC.) So, the guy has gotten pissed of at this guy named ZestyLime, Sakura's Ex, for a bunch of reasons. This has led the admins of the club, including me, to contemplate on removing him from the admins. (To be honest, how the fuck did he even become admin?) So, we said that if he did one more thing wrong, we'd remove him. So, we fast-forward to after my villains dying and he wants to continue with the 'Anti-Student Council' thing when we said that it'd self-destruct the club. In a single hour, he went into a thread and told the characters that the SC is corrupted and shit.
So, we remove him from the admins, but idiot wants to ask why. After we explain it, he rants...then leaves. After that, everything went smoothly...until a person named Tamoball showed up. Talk about a person who is in despair 24/7 and likes to play the 'pity me' card. So, I personally thought that person was a nice person...until everything started happening.
So, this person, like many people on MAL, liked to think of himself as a female. Personally, I have no problem with it, but if you accidentally call him a guy, he will go berserk and turn everyone against you in a bloody heartbeat...which is what happened to get me eventually kicked from being an admin. Yeah...what a bitch.
So, I decided to leave once I saw that Sakura City was becoming dead, which led to the creation of my own rp, Ace High Academy. At first, no one came...but, after I got a friend from Namine's Cafe to help with decorating it, people started flooding in. Currently, I have 39 members, with my favorites being Sleevr, ShitakeMushroom, SodawithYoda, and RazorDestiny. I've also joined a few other clubs with my former friends from Sakura City and, of course, Tamoball. I've came to forgive Tamoball, but I still feel a bit of irritation from her.
Corpse Party Fanfic ft. HOC Members
By AniDre/Dreofanime
Chapter 5.5
Serenity wakes up in a dark room. It smelled of rotten corpses and old machinery oil. The floor felt like it hasn't been cleaned in years and she feels something pinching her in the side, probably a toenail clipping. All of a sudden, a light turns on above her and she finds herself chained to what looks like a generator. She has no strength, so she doesn't even try to pull herself free. He mouth is taped, so all you hear from her is the noises that escape all clutered up in the duct tape. She looks around and sees no one...except Sachiko smiling at her from her right.
Sachiko- Oh my. You look quite destrut. What oh so could be the reason you're terrified of me? Is it my face? I look like just a normal elementary student...except for my lust to kill people *Giggles* But, besides that, I'm just a normal girl.
Serenity- hmmhhmhhmhmhm! HMMMMMMM!
Sachiko- So, you're probably wondering...why are you hear and why haven't I killed you yet? Well, I need you to lure your friends here. You see, I can't have grown-ups roaming around my wonderful school with nothing to kill them. Since those brats before made those ghosts I had move on, I've had no luck getting rid of people these days. I just sit here, walk around, maybe slice a few people up, and for the most part just watch people die because of hunger, possession, suicide, and the normal ones who go psycho. But, that's all boring to me now...I want something new, something that I've never done...play a game.
Serenity- Hmm?
Sachiko- Yes, a game. I just love playing games...especially with my mom...but, since I have new people to play with me, I wanna have some fun. Here's how the game works...I have you here, chained up to the power sorce. The only way everyone will meet up again and get out is by unchaining you and getting out of here. But, there are ways you all can lose. For instance, if...maybe...there was a time limit?
Serenity- *Eyes widden* HMM?
Sachiko- *Giggle* You didn't think this game would be just a game of cat and mouse did you? No, silly, it's a game of death. Now, back to what I was saying, also it's very impolite to interupt someone, there will be a time limit. If you manage to kill me before time runs out, you all win and can return home...however, if time runs out, then everyone goes "Bye bye", poof, invisible, all lost in space forever. So...any questions?
Serenity- Hmhmhmhmhmhhmmmmmhmnhmhm!
Sachiko- Good, let the games begin, shall we? *Snaps fingers*
In the distance, the sound of a clock is heard. It seemed more deeper than a normal chime...more like a creepy one. In that, Sachiko disappears and Serenity is by herself again.
Corpse Party Fanfic ft. HOC Members
By AniDre/dreofanime
Chapter 4- This dark, twisted school (Death Toll)
(Author note- Death Toll means that there will be death in this chapter...but who will it be? Hahahaha!)
Andre leans Serenity up against a wall and runs to the voice he heard. He ran down some stairs and found Lrae, staring at a corpse on the ground. As soon as she sees Andre, she runs over and buries her face in his shirt.
Lrae- I don't wanna see that! I don't! I don't! I don't!
Andre- Lrae, calm down. Everything will be fine. Come with me to the room upstairs. I've found Serenity and some guy named Mexi. Come on. *Pulls her along*
Lrae keeps silent the entire way back. Andre leads her upstairs to the room where Mexi and Serenity...once were.
Andre- No...NOOOOOOOOOOOO! WTF?! Where did those two go? There was no earthquake and it's only 10:09!
Lrae- You don't think he kidnapped her, did you?
Andre- Not sure. But, we better find her before the earthquake. If it happens, she's done for...especially knocked out.
Lrae- Then, let's go.
Andre- Right.
Andre runs out of the room and into the hallway, but when he looked back to see if Lrae was following him, he saw her with a big grin on her face and her eyes wide open. Almost like...she's possessed.
Lrae- You'll never find her. She's too far gone.
Andre- Lrae?
Lrae- But, what if he makes it? THERES NO WAY HE CAN! But he has plenty of- NO WAY POSSIBLE! HAHAHAHAHA! *Faints*
Andre- Lrae! *Catches her* Dammit, she was possessed. This isn't good, but I can't worry about it. Gotta find Serenity. *Puts Lrae on his back*
Andre starts walking down the stairs and into the long hallway. He looks up in the distance and sees another corpse. He closes his eyes and moves around it. Another after another, he walks by them. He makes it to the crossing to the second building when Lrae wakes up.
Lrae- Wha...what happened?
Andre- You were possessed, but it seems you're fine now.
Lrae- Oh. Hey, can I maybe stay on your back for a while?
Andre- Of course.
Lrae- Thank you. *Goes back to sleep*
Andre walks into the second building and sees Mexi on the ground without an arm.
Andre- Mexi! What happened to you...and where's Serenity?
Mexi- Some guy...got her...and ran back to the first building.
Andre- I just came from there too. Dammit. Anyway, what about you?
Mexi- I'm done for, but it was nice knowing you guys. Only if it was for a few minutes and we barely talked, it was a nice change from being alone. Thanks for everything...and good bye. *Slowly dies*
Andre- Dammit. Dammit. DAMMIT! THIS INNOCENT GUY JUST DIED BEFORE ME...AND FOR WHAT?!
Lrae- *Gets off of Andre's back* Andre, calm down.
Andre- Calm down? That guy killed Mexi and stole Serenity. I think I am the right level of pissed off. Let's go and try to find Serenity before-
Then, the earthquake happens. After a minute of the grond shaking it stops and Andre stands up off the ground. Beside him was not Lrae anymore, but was Andrea.
Andre- Andrea!
Andrea- Huh? ANDRE! *Hugs Andre* I'm glad to see you.
Andre- Shit.
Andrea- What? What's the matter?
Andre- The time...it's not 11:00 pm...it's 2:00 AM!
Andrea- Yeah, the earthquakes happen each hour. It happened at 12:00, so- WAIT, WHAT?! 2?!
Andre- We don't only change closed spaces, we change time zones too!
Andrea- Well, that's pretty sketchy.
Andre- Nevermind that. Now I'll never get Serenity back.
Andrea- Serenity? What happened?
Andre- Well...
- 1 minute later -
Andrea- He just died before your eyes like that?
Andre- Yeah...it was horrific. But, to makes matters worse, we're not in the closed space where Sera is anymore...but which one is this...and who's here with us?
Isaac- Me.
Andre and Andrea look outside across the bridge to the first building to see Isaac standing in the doorway.
Andre and Andrea- ISAAC!
Isaac- I'm here, bitches!
- Corpse Party Fanfic -
Sirani- Andrea...ANDREA!! Where did she go?
Otaku- The closed spaces...
Sirani looks over to see Otaku leaning on a wall.
Sirani- That's right. She must have drifted into another closed space... I hope she's alright...
Aviid- She probably is.
Sirani looks on the other side of her to see Aviid leaning on the same wall.
Sirani- I don't want probably. I want assurance if she's alright. I don't like the fact that my big sister is out there by herself...or worse, with Sachiko.
Otaku- By the way, why do this school still exist?
Sirani- Huh...HEY, WAIT! WHY IS THIS HERE? IN THE ANIME, THE CLOSED SPACES SHOULD HAVE DISAPPEARED!
Otaku- Correct, Siri. Why would this school be still here and why would Sachiko be still alive? Well, from the few days I was here, I managed to find notes that prove the game, anime, and whatever other medium wrong.
Sirani- What does it say?
Otaku- Ok, so in the game, the group helped Sachiko move on and they all escaped. However, these notes say otherwise. It states that most of them hanged themselves and that the only people who made it out was...Saiko and the MC.
Sirani- Saiko? But, that's impossible. She was the first to go.
Otaku- Nope. The first to go was the MC's sister from the closeline in the hall. Saiko tried to save her best friend, but she was killed by Sachiko. The group tried to save Sachiko and get her to move on, but she simply refused and tried to kill everyone, hence controling them and forcing them to hang themselves.
Aviid- Wow!
Sirani- So...what do you suppose we do?
Otaku- Simple...kill Sachiko.
Sirani- WHAT?
Otaku- In a note from the MC's sister, she stated that one of the books from the the person who came up with the ritual said that killing Sachiko will not only destroy the closed spaces, but will also save everyone who died here and people in the real world will remember them again.
Sirani remains quiet, Otaku's words lingering in his mind.
Sirani- If that's what I have to do to save my sister...I'll do it!
- Corpse Party Fanfic -
Lrae looks around and sees no one. She was all alone in a hallway. She was basically scared shitless. She looked around and saw a familiar corpse. She crawled over and looked into it's dead eyes...it was Matt.
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