Check out the new Aria iPhone/iPod Touch walls or the new Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Clannad Windows 7 Themes I created!

Windows 7 Themes (Clannad, Muramasa: The Demon Blade)

Clannad Windows 7 Themepack

Here are some Windows 7 themepacks I made. Enjoy!

Download and installation instructions: Click on the themepack name and follow the instructions on the Hotfile page to download the themepack. Double click on the file to activate the theme. Note:

Aria Anime iPhone/iPod Touch Wallpapers

President Maa is "dekkai kawaii"!

Here are some Aria wallpapers I made for the iPhone and iPod Touch. All images are 320 x 480 pixels. Enjoy.

Magnus Carlsen vs. The World Analysis

Here is my analysis of the game that took place yesterday between the world’s best chess player, Magnus Carlsen, and “The World” which consisted of 3 GMs suggesting moves and the general public voting on the moves played. Hope you enjoy going over the game as much as I did analyzing it.

GM Magnus Carlsen (2826) vs. The World

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.0-0 e5 A bold choice.

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Cross Game Episode 43 Synopsis & Review

Synopsis

At the beginning of the season, Azuma is looking for one of the few people he remembers from the old Seishu team: Miki, who also displayed intense desire to win Koshien. The two superstars were separated ever since the farm team had soundly beaten Daimon’s Seishu team. We see Daimon’s arrogance back in full swing as he speaks a big game in front of Junpei and Aoba. Meanwhile, Shido, Seishu’s former manager, is back at the school to do a photo shoot. In an act of gratitude, she refuses to do the shoot in the baseball field which would only interfere with Seishu’s preparations.

Love is painful, eh?

Lovely Complex Review (92/100 – Excellent)

Story – 9

Lovely Complex or LoveCom’s story is a really funny love story. It demonstrates the immense joy and pain one usually feels when falling for someone, confessing, getting rejected, and getting back up again to live another day. In addition, all the awkward and hilarious moments are done in excellent fashion. Not to mention, it tackles an oddity: tall girl falls for a short guy and is actually making the moves towards the relationship. My only qualm about the story is

Kino no Tabi (Kino’s Journey) Review (88/100 – Very, Very Good)

Story – 9

Kino’s Journey is an episodic drama that chronicles Kino’s visit to each country. Along the way, you discover peoples’ outward appearances clashing with their inner characters. Some will shock you and disturb you, others will leave you in disbelief, but all will touch your heart. Pacing wise, Kino’s Journey is a slow moving anime in a good way.

Cross Game Episode 42 Synopsis & Review

Synopsis

Summer Koshien is almost here. With that, Seishu is getting more pumped up for the upcoming baseball matches. This episode displays pieces of music that really stick out from the rest of the show. The easy going and nostalgic melodies of the background music add to the soothing pace of this episode. The romantic pace is picking up too.

Momiji playing catch with Kou

Cross Game Episode 41 Synopsis & Review

Synopsis

Cross Game’s latest episode has lots of development crammed into its 23 minute time frame. Several major plot developments were made. First, Seishu and Kurokoma (Daimon) are in the same side of the tournament bracket. This means that only one of them can advance and meet up with Ryuou in the finals. That said, Seishu’s practice is going well. Junpei is pushing everyone very hard in training. Rain or sunshine, they are out in the field honing their abilities. The lowerclassmen reveal that they approve of an Aoba and Azuma pairing, although Kou restrains himself from showing any reaction to that.

Aoba wishing a surprised Kou a very happy 18th day of birth.

Cross Game Episode 40 Synopsis & Review

In this episode, there is apparently a guy stalking Akane, promptly making Kou walk her home after work. Turns out the guy turned to stalking Akane after getting scared of stalking Aoba. Who wouldn’t be scared of Aoba? Anyways, we get Aoba’s thoughts on playing for the women’s team or sticking with Seishu to get to Koshien. Also as expected, Aoba and Akane are getting closer than ever since Akane started working at Coffee Clover.

Hajime no Ippo Review (96/100 – Classic)

Story – 10/10

Hajime no Ippo is a sports/boxing anime. The story itself is very