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Anime Review: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
While browsing for a new series to watch, I happened to notice Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. Now at first glance it may not be the best looking anime, but its content definitely makes up for what it lacks visually. I'm not saying that the animation is crappy, it has a bunch of great images that raises a eyebrow. But if your looking for an anime with characters with large incredible eye detail, this is not the show for you.
A little information about the anime, the story follows sensei Nozomu Itoshiki. Now Nozomu Itoshiki has the worst of luck. With his name having a unlucky number of strokes in his name, he gets the worst of luck. He's bad with money, no hope for a future and everything he does during his twilight years will backfire. He writes his name vertically because if you write his name horizontally it spells out DESPAIR. Thus the title Sayonare Zetsubou Sensei (Goodbye Teacher Despair).
Now with Nozomu believing he has the worst of luck, he tries to commit suicide. But thanks to fate, a student with a total positive outlook on life saves him. Later, he becomes the positive student's teacher. Still with a negative point of view on life, Nozomu tries to take out his problems on his students. Nozomu soon discovers that he's not the only one with problems in this world. His students have problems of their own.
When it comes to anime, there are two types, one type being totally off the wall with totally crazy facial expressions and a bunch of screaming. While the other type is the more serious tone which is more close to life like. I find Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei to be somewhere in between. This show has the humor that you see in off the wall anime while the characters still carry a straight face.
Now I have to be honest, when I first previewed the show, I thought this one wasn't that good. Later I noticed that a second season was in the works. Now if a show is getting a second season, they have to be doing something right. And I don't regret giving it a second chance. After watching the first episode, I had to complete the rest of the series.
The main character is pretty funny, especially on how he tries to share his woes with his students. But some of the problems that these students have are pretty off the wall. For example, there is a student who has an addiction of pulling animal tales. There is also a student who is extremely shy so she only communicates through text messages, but when she texts, she talks smack. Another student is a refugee from Mexico but for some reason knows Japanese and has a Japanese name. The list of issues goes on and on and each student with a vice gets their time to shine in this show. Now mix these students problems with the issues Zetsubou Sensei has the combination to a entertaining show.
This show is hilarious, aside from having a bunch of original content it also has a bunch of references from various shows and games. I only caught a few but the lists include Dragonball Z, Death Note, Final Fantasy and many others. Now it's not like Lucky Star where they tell you the reference upfront, your just doing to have to catch them yourself.
So if your in the mood for a good laugh and you got time to spare to watch 13 episodes. I highly recommend Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. If your on the lookout for this show, this show is subbed by [a.f.k.] and their in the works to sub season 2. Hope you enjoy, peace out.
*If this show gets licensed, please purchase the DVD. All reviews and lists are for promotional purposes only.
A little information about the anime, the story follows sensei Nozomu Itoshiki. Now Nozomu Itoshiki has the worst of luck. With his name having a unlucky number of strokes in his name, he gets the worst of luck. He's bad with money, no hope for a future and everything he does during his twilight years will backfire. He writes his name vertically because if you write his name horizontally it spells out DESPAIR. Thus the title Sayonare Zetsubou Sensei (Goodbye Teacher Despair).
Now with Nozomu believing he has the worst of luck, he tries to commit suicide. But thanks to fate, a student with a total positive outlook on life saves him. Later, he becomes the positive student's teacher. Still with a negative point of view on life, Nozomu tries to take out his problems on his students. Nozomu soon discovers that he's not the only one with problems in this world. His students have problems of their own.
When it comes to anime, there are two types, one type being totally off the wall with totally crazy facial expressions and a bunch of screaming. While the other type is the more serious tone which is more close to life like. I find Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei to be somewhere in between. This show has the humor that you see in off the wall anime while the characters still carry a straight face.
Now I have to be honest, when I first previewed the show, I thought this one wasn't that good. Later I noticed that a second season was in the works. Now if a show is getting a second season, they have to be doing something right. And I don't regret giving it a second chance. After watching the first episode, I had to complete the rest of the series.
The main character is pretty funny, especially on how he tries to share his woes with his students. But some of the problems that these students have are pretty off the wall. For example, there is a student who has an addiction of pulling animal tales. There is also a student who is extremely shy so she only communicates through text messages, but when she texts, she talks smack. Another student is a refugee from Mexico but for some reason knows Japanese and has a Japanese name. The list of issues goes on and on and each student with a vice gets their time to shine in this show. Now mix these students problems with the issues Zetsubou Sensei has the combination to a entertaining show.
This show is hilarious, aside from having a bunch of original content it also has a bunch of references from various shows and games. I only caught a few but the lists include Dragonball Z, Death Note, Final Fantasy and many others. Now it's not like Lucky Star where they tell you the reference upfront, your just doing to have to catch them yourself.
So if your in the mood for a good laugh and you got time to spare to watch 13 episodes. I highly recommend Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. If your on the lookout for this show, this show is subbed by [a.f.k.] and their in the works to sub season 2. Hope you enjoy, peace out.
*If this show gets licensed, please purchase the DVD. All reviews and lists are for promotional purposes only.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Inspirational pics: Hajime no ippo
For the time being. In-between posts, I'm going to be posting up images that I believe have some form or inspiration. It won't be everyday, but there I times when I want to update this but I can't post a full post. Here's inspiration #1
Monday, February 25, 2008
How the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
I'm sure you've heard the saying "the rich get richer while the poor get poorer." Sitting down and thinking about it, I figure a way of reasoning behind it. Say your at a arcade and there are 2 kids, a rich kid and a poor kid. Each kid wants to beat the latest game that is out in the arcade. Now the poor kid has only 50 cents while the rich kid has 100 dollars worth of quarters. Now since the poor kid only has 50 cents, he has to make his money last. So the poor kid is cautious with his moves and sometimes acting conservative. Knowing that his next move might be his last, he feels pressured and a little nervous that the game might end. Soon the pressure gets to him so much that me makes the wrong move and BOOM, its game over for the poor kid. The poor kid walks away from the game thinking about what he should've done to save himself instead of what he actually did.
Now as for the rich kid, he doesn't care, he has 400 quarters at his disposal so he plays the game knowing he can always continue if he dies. With the mentality knowing that the game is not going to end so abruptly for him, he doesn't have that much pressure on his back. So he plays the game worry free, concentrating more on the game than the fact that he might lose. After wasting maybe 10 bucks worth of quarters, he beats the game with 90 dollars left. With the remaining money he thinks about what game he can beat next while the poor kid is still thinking about if he can beat his first game.
See with rich people, they know they have more money where that came from. One decision won't fuck up everything for them. While poor people, everything is riding on that one decision. And that one decision can be the difference between eating good and having no dinner at all.
This same form of reasoning can be seen through gambling. If your rich, you gamble for leisure. And if your poor, you gamble as if your life depended on it. Now there are many times I've seen people in the casino, cash their paychecks, go to a table and hope to make it big, lose all their money, and go home hungry. I've also seen rich people come in with 500 dollars and leave with 5 grand. Rich people don't care if they lose that 500, its just chump change to them. They know if they lose that money, theirs enough money if their accounts to cover them. So their willing to take that risk and put their money on the line. Their not thinking conservatively, thats for sure. They have the power to actually concentrate on the game. I can't tell you countless times while playing craps where people want to place their cash on a certain bet because they might lose it all. After the fact, they just leave with regrets thinking "man, I should've made that bet." But their were too many factors that were messing up their decision making. Factors like can I eat after this, am I really gambling my rent money, hey I might get lucky, shoot I can't believe I'm losing.
So rich people got a different train of thought when it comes to money. They have a level of confidence which helps them make wise decisions. While poor people don't really have time to make wise decisions. They more have a "I gotta survive" mentality. Just barely making it, swimming in debt, living from paycheck to paycheck.
The reason I'm writing about this is because there are times when poor people try their hardest to become rich through hard work but never get the opportunity. I feel bad to hear that someone couldn't make it to a job interview because he doesn't have a car. Or how one person has to work three jobs just to survive, it kills me to hear that.
For those people who are on the grind and trying to make it. My hat goes off to you, I know the road is not a easy one. It never is, but its up to you to see if you going to make it to your destination or if your just going to settle for a pit stop.
Now as for the rich kid, he doesn't care, he has 400 quarters at his disposal so he plays the game knowing he can always continue if he dies. With the mentality knowing that the game is not going to end so abruptly for him, he doesn't have that much pressure on his back. So he plays the game worry free, concentrating more on the game than the fact that he might lose. After wasting maybe 10 bucks worth of quarters, he beats the game with 90 dollars left. With the remaining money he thinks about what game he can beat next while the poor kid is still thinking about if he can beat his first game.
See with rich people, they know they have more money where that came from. One decision won't fuck up everything for them. While poor people, everything is riding on that one decision. And that one decision can be the difference between eating good and having no dinner at all.
This same form of reasoning can be seen through gambling. If your rich, you gamble for leisure. And if your poor, you gamble as if your life depended on it. Now there are many times I've seen people in the casino, cash their paychecks, go to a table and hope to make it big, lose all their money, and go home hungry. I've also seen rich people come in with 500 dollars and leave with 5 grand. Rich people don't care if they lose that 500, its just chump change to them. They know if they lose that money, theirs enough money if their accounts to cover them. So their willing to take that risk and put their money on the line. Their not thinking conservatively, thats for sure. They have the power to actually concentrate on the game. I can't tell you countless times while playing craps where people want to place their cash on a certain bet because they might lose it all. After the fact, they just leave with regrets thinking "man, I should've made that bet." But their were too many factors that were messing up their decision making. Factors like can I eat after this, am I really gambling my rent money, hey I might get lucky, shoot I can't believe I'm losing.
So rich people got a different train of thought when it comes to money. They have a level of confidence which helps them make wise decisions. While poor people don't really have time to make wise decisions. They more have a "I gotta survive" mentality. Just barely making it, swimming in debt, living from paycheck to paycheck.
The reason I'm writing about this is because there are times when poor people try their hardest to become rich through hard work but never get the opportunity. I feel bad to hear that someone couldn't make it to a job interview because he doesn't have a car. Or how one person has to work three jobs just to survive, it kills me to hear that.
For those people who are on the grind and trying to make it. My hat goes off to you, I know the road is not a easy one. It never is, but its up to you to see if you going to make it to your destination or if your just going to settle for a pit stop.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I once felt like a broken man
A good friend of mine moved last year to concentrate on his studies. While studying for his exams, he didn't have a job so he was just getting by with what he had. With what he had, he still lived life to the fullest. He traveled multiple times, maintained a relationship, going out countless times. Having a conversation with him one time he told me "just because I'm unemployed, doesn't mean I'm not going to enjoy life."
It wasn't until now that the words really hit me. My mentality before was to get a new job and then start on all these goals I set for myself. The goals included working out, enhancing my photoshop skills, hardcore studying Japanese. The reason behind this is because I really felt that if I didn't get a decent job, I wouldn't be at a respectable level and I would be ashamed of that. To this day I really feel like I'm not at a good point yet. All my peers that I grew up with are continuing to grow to a higher level.
After a enjoyable weekend with my friends, I realized that I was playing myself. I shouldn't be pushing off other goals because I can't achieve one. I should be working on all my goals at the same time. So today, I told myself that its time for a change. I'm going to be more productive with my time and I'm happy to say that I'm staying good to my word. I know that its only day one, but I'm going to be happy when I report that I'm still good to my word at day 200, 250, 300 and so on. It's all about self improvement, and it doesn't help if your too busy trippin about getting a new position.
Take a deep breath, re-examine what will benefit yourself. Take the actions to make it happen. If you have to fight the fight, then do it!
It wasn't until now that the words really hit me. My mentality before was to get a new job and then start on all these goals I set for myself. The goals included working out, enhancing my photoshop skills, hardcore studying Japanese. The reason behind this is because I really felt that if I didn't get a decent job, I wouldn't be at a respectable level and I would be ashamed of that. To this day I really feel like I'm not at a good point yet. All my peers that I grew up with are continuing to grow to a higher level.
After a enjoyable weekend with my friends, I realized that I was playing myself. I shouldn't be pushing off other goals because I can't achieve one. I should be working on all my goals at the same time. So today, I told myself that its time for a change. I'm going to be more productive with my time and I'm happy to say that I'm staying good to my word. I know that its only day one, but I'm going to be happy when I report that I'm still good to my word at day 200, 250, 300 and so on. It's all about self improvement, and it doesn't help if your too busy trippin about getting a new position.
Take a deep breath, re-examine what will benefit yourself. Take the actions to make it happen. If you have to fight the fight, then do it!
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