{"id":320,"date":"2007-08-13T21:49:35","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T05:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2007\/08\/13\/blog-103-from-melancholy-until-death\/"},"modified":"2007-08-13T21:49:35","modified_gmt":"2007-08-14T05:49:35","slug":"blog-103-from-melancholy-until-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/08\/13\/blog-103-from-melancholy-until-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 103 &gt; From Melancholy Until Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6592\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop\/xjaymanx_death_note_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Death Note\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Death Note (2006)<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>+++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6592\">Death Note<\/a> (1-37) &#8211; Started 08\/01\/07. Finished 08\/12\/07. D-WOW! Mesmerizing crime games and aspiring death gods! Mind-blowing and heart-stopping! 5 stars!<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2480\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop\/xjaymanx_air_dream_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Air Dream\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Kano, Minagi and Misuzu from Air (2005)<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>++++ <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=2480\">Air<\/a> (1-13) &#8211; Started 08\/08\/07. Finished 08\/11\/07. WOW. Amazingly gentle and windblown summer beauty. Tearfully unforgettable. Another masterpiece from Director <a target=new href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tatsuya_Ishihara\">Tatsuya Ishihara<\/a> prior to &#8220;Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2007\/07\/15\/blog-096-snowfalls-scissors\/\">Kanon<\/a>&#8220;. 4 stars (max for half-season)!<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=1805\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop\/xjaymanx_kaleido_star_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Kaleido Star\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Sora from Kaleido Star (2003)<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>+++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=1805\">Kaleido Star &#8211; S1<\/a> (1-26) &#8211; Started 04\/06\/07. Finished 07\/22\/07. D-WOW! Fantastically funny and chilling, yet realistically inspiring and heartbreaking! 5 stars!<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6430\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/xjaymanx_2007\/Images-photoshop\/xjaymanx_melancholy_haruhi_01a_sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Melancholy Haruhi\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Haruhi from Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em>[Second Viewing; Chronological] ++++ <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=6430\">Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya<\/a> (1-14) &#8211; Started 07\/15\/07. Finished 07\/20\/07. WOW! Still uniquely, unconventionally and fearlessly entertaining! Even better in chronological order, lol. 4 stars (max for half-season)!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[First Viewing; Broadcast Sequence] ++++ Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (1-14) &#8211; Finished 10\/26\/06. WOW! Uniquely unconventional!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Death Note (2006) +++++ Death Note (1-37) &#8211; Started 08\/01\/07. Finished 08\/12\/07. D-WOW! Mesmerizing crime games and aspiring death gods! Mind-blowing and heart-stopping! 5 stars! Kano, Minagi and Misuzu from Air (2005) ++++ Air (1-13) &#8211; Started 08\/08\/07. Finished 08\/11\/07. WOW. Amazingly gentle and windblown summer beauty. Tearfully unforgettable. Another masterpiece from Director Tatsuya Ishihara &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/08\/13\/blog-103-from-melancholy-until-death\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[90,14,91,92,78],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-5a","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":341,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/01\/06\/blog-122-my-49-anime-in-2007\/","url_meta":{"origin":320,"position":0},"title":"Blog 122 > My 49 Anime in 2007","author":"xjaymanx","date":"January 6, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Kanon | Fave Drama! Happy New 2008, my fellow anime fanatics!... 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Amazing epic action and complex emotion!\" lol, merry christmas again!... late last night, very early morning, finally finished the 50-episode epic drama \"eureka seven\"... for those who have already seen the classic \"neon genesis evangelion\" or melodic \"rahxephon\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anime Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anime Reviews","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":313,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/07\/15\/blog-096-snowfalls-scissors\/","url_meta":{"origin":320,"position":2},"title":"Blog 096 &gt; Snowfalls &#038; Scissors","author":"xjaymanx","date":"July 15, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Ayu from Kanon (2006) +++++ Kanon (2006; 1-24) - Started 07\/10. Finished 07\/15. DOUBLE-WOW! Childhood romance, melancholy and mystery! Heartbreaking and breathtaking! Simply breathtaking. Before starting, I expected another cute heart-warming comedy. But when I sat down before the living room TV, the opening snowfall scene between Yuuichi and Nayuki,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anime Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anime Reviews","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":307,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/06\/30\/blog-090-blondes-or-brunettes\/","url_meta":{"origin":320,"position":3},"title":"Blog 090 &gt; Blondes or Brunettes?","author":"xjaymanx","date":"June 30, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Eri from School Rumble (2004-2006) +++++ School Rumble - S1 (1-26) - Started 01\/30. Finished 6\/29. D-WOW! LOL, hilarious! Plus rivalry, regret, romance and friendship. Fantastic! Double-Wow! Even if everyone already knows this, I must say, even compared to other high-school comedies Kare Kano (5 of 5 stars), Azumanga Daioh\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Anime Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Anime Reviews","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1123,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2008\/12\/27\/blog-182-year-of-anime-rock-otaku\/","url_meta":{"origin":320,"position":4},"title":"Blog 182 > Year of Anime, Rock &#038; Otaku","author":"xjaymanx","date":"December 27, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Dec 21 | Angry Mimi Sign | Enlarge Ah, what a year it's been! For my last mega-post of 2008, I tackle another mixed bag of \"Rock Band\" sessions, a year's truckload of anime speed-reviews and faves, and a sparkly sprinkle of otaku thanks and wishes. So happy holidays and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Angsty Momo&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Angsty Momo","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/category\/anime-art\/angsty-momo\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":325,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/09\/16\/blog-108-figures-of-air-snow-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":320,"position":5},"title":"Blog 108 &gt; Figures of Air, Snow &#038; Death","author":"xjaymanx","date":"September 16, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo 2292 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge Can't wait for her photoshoot, lol. Wow, more than two months since my last collection update! Unfortunately, my 17 boxed figures have grown to 23. Argh, too busy for photoshoots! 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