Fate/Stay Night... One of my favorites!

Well, I had my eye on this series for a really long time and had a feeling I would really like it. Well, I finally decided to go on the hunt and purchase this series a few weeks ago and finally got it all after hunting down the different disk from various sources on Amazon and eBay.

Well, I can happily say now that I am glad I did. I loved this show, and it now ranks in probably my top 5 favorite anime series! It was really great! I thought it was deep without being overly complicated, and I also liked pretty much all of the main characters a lot. I thought that the main character Shirō was a good mix of not being too strong, confident, cooky, etc but at the same time wasn't too much of a nerd, geek, pervert, pansy, etc. Sabre was cool and complex. She was believable in being a strong, determined character that I also liked a lot. Rin was actually my favorite female character, and I liked how they handled her as well. In the interest of not spoiling the plot for anyone who hasn't watched it, I sort of wished that certain character interactions at the end would have been different, but the door was left open I think for you to take things the way you wanted it to go in your mind afterwards.

Anyway, a great show. Its too bad that it appears to be in publishing limbo right now because of company changes/mergers and all of that. Each disk I went through a lot to find reasonably priced, and while I was able to buy most in new condition, I had to get a couple used. I was glad to grab the complete series and box though. I finished all 24 episodes in less than 5 days, and really wanted more to be honest. I admit I have also been watching Full Metal Panic! at the same time as this, and while I have always heard good things about it, and I admit I like it to a certain degree too, it just doesn't compare. I have been fine just watching a couple of episodes a day of the latter series, while like I said, I can't get enough of Fate/Stay. Also, I have been leaving it alone since I got it due to the backlog of other games, but watching this made me break into my Fate/Extra LE PSP game (yes, not the same story, but very interesting none the less). Ok, I am rambling on so I will stop. Below is a picture of the Rin Tohsaka Revoltech model figure I got. It and the DVD box set will sit on my desk for a while I am sure!

Finished Big O

I started this series years ago, but things came up and never finished series 1 and didn't even start 2. That changed now and I just finished both. It was a really good series though I admit there were times I either felt I was watching the same episode over and over, or was a little lost in some of the plot points. Overall it was very good though, and I figured most everything out for the most part. I really enjoyed the Gotham like Paradigm city, and really liked all of the main characters. Even ones I didn't like at first like Dorothy really grew on me as it progressed. I wouldn't say its a favorite, but it was a very good and recommended series to watch. I liked it enough that I only had series 1 when I started it, but made sure to order and get in series 2 before I was finished with one to keep the story going. I didn't want to wait for it to continue. Next up is Fate/Stay Night which I already started and Full Metal Panic...

Big O Series

Go Texans!!

While doing my Fall of Cybertron post, I watched my Texans win against the Bengals and will now go to the playoffs for the first time ever!! Whoohoo!! Being realistic, it will be hard for them to go far I think with all the injuries, but I am just ecstatic they made it!

Fall of Cybertron Official Trailer

Below is the official "movie" trailer for the "Fall of Cybertron" that was shown last night at the Spike VGA awards last night. Didn't watch the show, but almost peed my pants when watching the trailer earlier today. This game has jumped to the top of my wanted list. Check out the pictures I have scavenged for it and thrown up on my page here: Fall of Cybertron

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron - VGA 2011: Exclusive Debut Trailer, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Masterpiece Rodimus Prime

Got and added Masterpiece Rodimus Prime to my collection.

What I have been watching over the summer

Thinking back, I have watched a lot of movies/shows over the spring and summer as time has permitted that I really enjoyed. While I doubt most others care, thought I would list them as more of remembrance for myself...

Movies: (in the order that I am thinking they came out, but could be wrong...)
I Am Number Four
Red Riding Hood
Green Hornet
Fast Five
Suckerpunch
Battle: Los Angeles
Super 8
X-Men: First Class
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (almost didn't put this on the list, but it was better than 2)
Pirates of the Caribbean 4
Thor
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
Green Lantern
Hangover 2

Shows: (more or less in the order I watched them)

Batman Beyond complete series

Teen Titans (Complete Cartoon Network series)

Young Justice

Tenchi Muyo - OVA

Xmen (Fox '90s animated series) Seasons 1 and 2

Firefly

Samurai Gun

Spawn (The complete HBO series)

Gun X Sword (now watching)

UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (now watching)

Met Stan Lee

I met Stan Lee, the god of Marvel comics (creator of Spider-man, X men and many other superheroes) on Saturday at Baltimore Comic Con. I didn't really get much time to be very personal with him, but he was nice and I am thankful for the once in a lifetime chance! Had him sign my Spider-man Omnibus with his work in it as shown in the photo