The ending single of Anime To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (とある科学の超電磁砲) has released. The ED Dear My Friend -Mada Minu Mirai he- (Dear My Friend －まだ見ぬ未来へ－) is performed by ELISA, a singer which I didn’t noticed until the release of the track. Quite sweet the voice, fits the ending MV well.

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• ELISA – Dear My Friend -Mada Minu Mirai he-

The opening single of the Anime To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (とある科学の超電磁砲) has released. Voiced by fripSide, the OP only my railgun is really a nice track which fits the side story well. The story itself seems pointless somehow after watching the first six episodes yet Mikoto becomes quite cool when she is using her “Railgun” power.

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• fripSide – only my railgun

Best event the week, of course, Halloween! The first time I enjoy the holiday in U.S., and also the first time that I saw so many “people” poking around the streets. It was a cold night yet some people running naked or half-naked on the streets. Surprised by the passion of the American people.

It was a nice night. Will have a chance to see the Leonid meteor shower this month around 17th. Don’t miss it!

It’s a special week. We went to Chicago and stayed there for a week. Transportation in United States are mainly cars, and almost everybody has a car. But we don’t and that’s why we took the Megabus and spent six hours to go to Chicago. It was the coldest day of the week when we got off the bus. The sky was covered with black shadow and the wind was strong. But the following day was good, the weather is great for traveling.

The famous spot for Chicago, The Millennium Park. The huge face on the left are animated.

The river is green and clean, quite the opposite in my country. Most cities in U.S., as far as I concern, are quite clean and lots of natural environments are reserved. Quite a nice trip on the first day but we had to spent the next few days to visit all kinds of firms which I didn’t interested in. And what’s more, I will need to upgrade my skill on photographing.

Long time since the last post of the series. Tons of awesome pics came from different sources and still got a problem in sort them out. Nice illustration by Mikeou (みけおう, Circle name: PINK CHUCHU).

Updated Wordpress to the latest version 2.8.5 but it seemed to have some problem with the memory limit of images. Still trying to figure out the problem but it appears to be on the server side. Will look into the problem.

Really a nice week. Apart from taking two exams, everything is fine. The more I took the courses, the more that I found I am not good at it. Let’s just leave the sorrow part alone and come to the better part of life. Some friends and I were invited by a nice host and spent a great afternoon in her house, taking photos all around some beautiful places. Fall (winter?) is coming, the mountain is covered with yellow leaves and green water. Too much a strike to me who have never been to such a beautiful place. Though partly due to the less pollution in United States, the landscape is incredibly a beauty.

Will leave for Chicago today and spend the next week there. Will sure to have a good time.

Cannot believe I have already been in the United States for 10 weeks. Still remember the first day I arrived at the airport waiting for two hours for friends to pick me up to the campus. Really a nice experience and sometimes cannot help look back to the past and to escape from the present Guess I am doing terrible on my courses and kind of frustrated. Will work harder, or simply I am good at it. Will have to figure out what I am good at and try not waste time.

Got my new lens for a few days and have tried several shots. Still not very good at it but find it interesting to adjust the perimeters and make better effect. Work!

Great news. I finally got my Canon 500D. The first time I have my own SLR, kind feeling like trembling when shooting photos. Kind of traditional Chinese food that my friends cooked during the birthday of one of them. Pretty good meal indeed, probably the best since I have been to the U.S. My head hurts from time to time and I just don’t know why. Seeing pictures flow by my head and feeling pretty much disgust and will take a while to recover. But whatsoever, I will keep up the good work on the picture thing and become more professional on taking photos. At least won’t tremble a lot.

Another thing to mention is the traditional Chinese festival named Mid-Autumn Day which was held on Saturday last week. Lots of Chinese students around the area came, as well as people from different countries. The first time attending a festival in foreign country is a kind of good experience to me, as well as other students.

Last but not least, take care of yourselves, that’s the most important thing.

New New Animes have arrived and the post seems a little bit late to arrive whatsoever, guess I was just lazy Back to the topic, the overall releases seem quite nice and there’re some of them really worth out expectation. Several Animes have already on air and you might have already watched them. But never mind, here we go.

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun / とある科学の超電磁砲 (12 episodes)

http://www.project-railgun.net

Guess this will be the hottest Anime of fall. A side story of Anime To Aru Majutsu no Index. No more description is needed.

Compared with Index in To Aru Majutsu no Index (とある魔術の禁書目録), I personally like Mikoto Misaka (御坂 美琴) much more. Check out the OP only my railgun by fripSide. The OP will be released on Nov 4, remember to check it out. And now, listen to it online.

Kämpfer / けんぷファー (12 episodes)

http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/kenpu/

The story seems interesting and the character design is so far acceptable. Will look into and decide whether to keep on watching.

Kämpfer (けんぷファー) is a Japanese light novel series by Toshihiko Tsukiji, with illustrations by Senmu. The story revolves around Natsuru Senō, a normal high school boy. One day he wakes up to find himself turned into a girl. A stuffed tiger “Harakiri Tora” comes to life and tells him to fight as a female psychic fighter “Kämpfer”. Having no idea about what’s going on, Natsuru is involved in the battles against other female Kämpfer. (via Wikipedia)

Nyan Koi! / にゃんこい! (12 episodes)

http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/nyankoi/

Another new Anime of October. Seems quite interesting in the story. The first episode has been released, it may be as good as you think.

Junpei Kōsaka is a second-year high school student who despises cats and has an allergy to them. It just so happens that his high school crush is Kaede Mizuno, a girl who adores cats. One day, while walking home from school, Junpei kicks an empty can and unfortunately beans the local neko-jizō-sama (guardian deity of cats). He finds he can now understand what cats are saying, including his family’s own ill-tempered cat, Nyamusasu. However, if he does not grant 100 wishes from cats, he will turn into cat himself. (via ANN)

Asura Cryin’ 2nd Season / アスラクライン (13 episodes)

http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/asura/

Second season of Anime Asura Cryin’ (actually I haven’t finished watching the first season, just leave them to some day later).

Story: Tomo was a school kid with just one problem: he had a ghost friend for a while. One day, his life is turned upside down as his world changes into a new one, one which he couldn’t imagine before.

Tegami Bachi / Letter Bee / テガミバチ (13 episodes)

http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/tegamibachi/

New Anime of this month. Very good Character Voice staff but not sure the rest of them.

The story takes place in the land of AmberGround, a place of perpetual night only partially illuminated by an artificial sun. Lag Seeing works as a “Letter Bee” (delivery boy) at the “Bee Hive” (a delivery service), with his Dingo, Niche, and her “pet”, Steak, traveling with him. He is entrusted with the “hearts” of everyone in AmberGround to deliver their packages. (via Wikipedia)

Seiken no Blacksmith / 聖剣の刀鍛冶 (12 episodes)

http://www.blasmi.com/

Think this is a good Anime, kind of being to Sword and Magic type. The characters are well designed and the overall quality seems fine. Will have further report after it on air.

InuYasha / 犬夜叉 (26 episodes)

http://www.ytv.co.jp/inuyasha/

Actually when I heard about this, I was shocked. What? Inuyasha? Is it an April Fool? No, definitely not. The series is going to the end in the next 26 episodes coming (not sure about the Manga). Suddenly I started to miss it and wonder when Conan, Naruto, Bleach and One Piece came to an end

Seitokai no Ichizon / 生徒会の一存 (13 episodes)

http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/seitokai/index.html

Actually I don’t have much interests in this kind of story. The pattern is that the story is quite boring but the girls are quite attractive. Not sure about this one. Will find out.

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 2nd Season / 乃木坂春香の秘密 (12 episodes)

http://www.nogizaka-haruka.com/

Second season of the series. Again, never watched the first season before thus I don’t have much to say about this. Any comments?

11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo / 11eyes -罪と罰と贖いの少女- (12 episodes)

http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/11eyes/

A famous Galgame made into the Anime.

Satsuki Kakeru lost his sister by suicide and has been living a dull life ever since then. One day, he is transported into a bizarre world “Red Night” along with his friend Minase Yuka. In order to survive and escape from Red Night, he fights against Dark Spirits (Ralva) and Black Nights.

Kobato. / こばと。 (24 episodes)

http://www.kobato.tv/

Original manga by Clamp. Kinda looking forward to watch this series and don’t know why. Check out the content and you might know the reason.

Kobato is sweet and perky girl, but also extremely naive about the world around her. She has a “mission”, which is to fill a mysterious bottle of hers with the suffering from people’s hearts so her wish to go a certain place that she desires to go can be granted. However, she has a restriction, she is not allowed to fall in love with any person whom she heals the heart of.

Kimi ni Todoke / From Me to You / 君に届け (12 episodes)

http://www.ntv.co.jp/kiminitodoke/

This is originally a very nice Manga and it’s highly recommended. Though typically a Shoujo Manga type but the story is interesting and worth keep on reading.

Kimi ni Todoke is about a girl named Kuronuma Sawako. She is nicknamed Sadako (from the ring) because many people see her as strange and often mistake her for a ghost. A boy called Kazehaya kun becomes her friend and, to her, is “100% refreshness.” Kuronuma Sawako’s one wish in life is to make friends. That’s a difficult proposition when everyone who meets her cowers in terror. She admires her classmate, Kazehaya-kun, a popular, easygoing and 100% refreshing guy who is nice with everyone, even with her. (via ANN)

Sasameki Koto / ささめきこと (12 episodes)

http://www.sasameki.com/

The story, mainly set in a co-ed school, revolves around Sumika Murasame, a 15 year-old girl who is secretly in love with her female best friend, Ushio Kazama. Ushio likes girls too, but she’s only into cute girls, while Sumika is tall, good at sports and she has a cool personality.

Fairy Tail / フェアリーテイル (18 episodes)

http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/fairytail/

Lucy is a 16-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isnt just any ordinary kid, he’s a member of one of the world’s most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.

Lucy is a 17-year-old girl, who wants to join a mage guild to become a full-fledged mage. One day, Natsu, a young man who is looking for the salamander and his talking cat Happy meets Lucy and help her get out of a sticky situation. That’s when she find out that Natsu not only is a mage, but is also a member of one of the world’s most infamous mage guilds…Fairy Tail. (via ANN)

DARKER THAN BLACK 流星の双子 / ジェミニ (12 episodes)

http://www.d-black.net/

Two years have passed since Hei and Yin escaped the Syndicate after the events of the first season. Making their way to Russia, Hei encounters a young girl named Suou Pavlichenko, whose family is gradually pulled into the war between contractors and various intelligence factions. Meanwhile, Misaki Kirihara has quit her position in Foreign Affairs to begin her own investigations into Hei, the Contractors and the Syndicate. (via ANN)

What is this. Learning, studying and working! Kind of like the schedule of my life right now. But admittedly I am a lazy lad and these words seem have nothing to do with me. But actually I was learning, but not that hard, while writing what it supposed to have finished last week (this article). I have received my Canon 500D DSLR this week and was amazed by the performance on the LCD of the camera, but not with my Mac’s screen. Even with the image stabilizer, the images seem trembling all the way. Guess I need practices, as well as my study. Will show more about the SLR in the next post of the series. Cheers.