☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆～Special update cz3f, 01-06-24～☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ I’ve realized how cool it would be to have an A/V capture box. I don’t have a CRT anymore, but with a capture box, I’d be able to really go ham! But for now, I’ll slowly add pictures for the titles appearing in this list, taken with my camera! ^^ ———————— Welcome to another installment of Blessed are the Footsteps to Enlightenment!
Note: Upon multiple thorough five-minute skims of the Internet, it appears it’s up to me to get the screenshots I want for these 100-out-of-100 games. Expect massive delays in the follow-through of this article, because there are various celestial bodies required to be in alignment for any progress, in this regard, to be made. Apologies in advance!
Is This Thing Turned On, part 0003: Am I Being Diluded, or Am I a Gamer?
01. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997); played on: N64 | My infallible score: 100/100
02. Perfect Dark (2000); played on: N64 | My infallible score: 100/100
03. Liero (1999); played on: PC | My infallible score: 100/100
04. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002); played on: Xbox | My infallible score: 100/100
05. Borderlands (2009); played on: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, & PC | My infallible score: 100/100
06. XIII (2003); played on: PC & Xbox | My infallible score: 100/100
07. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011); played on: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, & PC | My infallible score: 100/100
08. Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash (2017); played on: PC | My infallible score: 100/100
Honestly, I’d considered putting a few other games in this list; however, doing so would be insincere. For example, IPs like Total Annihilation, Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes, Earthworm Jim, Sonic, Clayfighter, Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Silent Hill, Fallout, & maybe a few others, while being very meaningful to me, don’t quite satisfy the 100-out-of-100 brand. This is for various reasons such as the following: The release wasn’t played very much, nostalgia is a powerful motivator, after weighing pros against cons, its addition feels illegitimate, and ability fell short to ‘really’ enjoy.. Additionally, there are a couple entries from the Call of Duty franchise that could be mentioned: World at War, 4, & Black Ops. Though I certainly reaped much fun from these ones, how does one gauge the quality when fun is reliant on latency?
Now, instead of name-dropping these IPs and forgetting about them, let me tell you about my favourite things from the releases I’d played!
Is This Thing Turned On, part 0003.5: Where Do I Find the Time?
Sonic the Hedgehog 2: • Emerald Hill & Chemical Plant zone themes Total Annihilation: • Title menu drone • Core Shadow bomber • Coast to Coast or Over Crude Water Sonic 3D Blast: • Spring Stadium zone Earthworm Jim: • THIS GAME ROCKS! Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes 2: • You’re literally a toy soldier! It’s fucking awesome! Clayfighter 63⅓: • Taffy: ‘Gumball!’ Virtua Fighter:
• Check out the scan of Akira there! It is devastatingly impressive! (You don’t have to make a Tumblr account! Become a Patron of The Video Game Archive TODAY!) Silent Hill 2: • Literally the scariest game ever! So, it’s my favourite of being too afraid to play, I guess! Mortal Kombat 3: • Smoke, obviously! (Wish I had MKII, too!) Fallout 3: • Sniping w/ Ol’ Painless w/ 10 luck and missing every time • Stashing all the weapons in the women’s in Megaton • Save scumming for speech checks • Worshiping the lead pipe
I actually don’t understand this HTML/shortcode/embed technology, so when in doubt, go ahead and inspect the source of this page! Also, I’d never really used IMDb; TMDB may be better in some ways!
This is a list of 100-out-of-100s (almost) in the order I remembered them!
Is This Thing Turned On, part 0001: A Limited Cinema Space
01. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1931) | My infallible score: 100/100
02. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) | My infallible score: 100/100
03. Camille (1936) | My infallible score: 100/100
04. Grand Hotel (1932) | My infallible score: 100/100
05. The 39 Steps (1935) | My infallible score: 100/100
06. Rope (1948) | My infallible score: 100/100
07. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) | My infallible score: 100/100
08. Moonraker (1979) | My infallible score: 100/100
09. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) | My infallible score: 100/100
10. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) | My infallible score: 100/100
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11. Austin Powers In Goldmember (2002) | My infallible score: 100/100
12. Airplane! (1980) | My infallible score: 100/100
13. Hot Shots! (1991) | My infallible score: 100/100
14. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) | My infallible score: 100/100
15. Scary Movie (2000) | My infallible score: 100/100
Is This Thing Turned On, part 0002: A Limited Series Space
01. Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (2004) | My infallible score: 100/100
02. Black Books (2000 – 2004) | My infallible score: 100/100
03. The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991 – 1996) | My infallible score: 100/100
Have you heard of ‘Ore ga Suki nano wa Imouto dakedo Imouto ja Nai’? The English title is ‘My Sister, My Writer’. I’m not particularly sure why it’s rated 43% on Anilist, 4.90 (out of 10, I’m assuming) on MAL, and 4.37 on aniDB, but at the very least, I enjoyed it. And now that I’m older and more mature (or is it because I’d seen so much anime?), the fun of the show shines through – almost blindingly so!
And so, I’m on my second viewing, and it’s reassuring these eyes that had thought so fondly of this story before hadn’t succumbed to an exaggerated fondness all this time. It makes me wonder what goes into bringing the absurd to life. That, in of itself, is an art I’ve flirted with:
• The MC is your average, normal guy. • He has to save the world when he’s reincarnated in another world. • At the end of the story, after he’d saved the world, it is revealed that every single person he’d encountered in the world is a family member who’d reincarnated after dying in his lifetime on Earth.
Or:
• The year is 1995; the future is here. • A startup company grows into the most beastly industry, taking the world by storm through the sale of original products that serve no purpose nor have any aesthetic value.
Or my grand opus:
• The money stops working.
That final idea has an amount of pen to paper behind it, but… well… anyways…
Here lies the crux of this article: It appears I’ve burnt myself out of anime again. I just don’t feel like watching anything, and we’re coming into Summer, of all the things!
I promise you: I have tried to stay not burnt out too! Like I went and tried starting Arte and Strongest Exorcist again, yet each of these viewings made it only to episode two! See? I’m burnt out! I can’t help it! Over the course of the past week or so, there’d been a sprinkling of other titles like Goburin Sureiya-san (2nd viewing; episode seven—GET THIS MAN A POTION PRONTO!), My Sister, My Writer (2nd viewing; episode three) among others, too.
And so, I am here writing this while listening to POP | CULTURE 2, though it should be noted, this is the third day of putting it together. I’ve, more or less, just been coasting along for this past week, listening to music and wishing for more chances to participate in conversations on Discord. Heck! I even tried starting Edgerunners the other day! Unfortunately, it didn’t look like the kind of anime I’m interested in. And so, I am here trying to figure out how to make this article the least bit interesting…
It is pretty dumb that I want to engage with the user base of this Discord though, honestly. It’s frustrating to want to share the joy I get from anime (and, to a certain extent, manga) with people who have all been swept up by Internet chatroom culture. Like ‘fire and forget’ is a phrase that’d never been more applicable to communications, when it, in fact, is meant to describe a mechanism in games. It’s simple, really: Accept no one gives a fuck about your contributions to conversations, that they don’t share the same principles as you, that there are genuine otaku amongst the bunch, but mostly all have dissimilar tastes to you, and that heavily sprinkled amidst the ‘community’ are snowflakes and retards.
I do want to organize a good community of otaku on—POP | CULTURE 6 is now playing—somewhere. Discord is a waste of time because their ToS/community guidelines are all about inclusivity and compelled speech and, in general, encourages being a retard.
It’s only when I’d sorted through my frustrations that I always come back to the same conclusion: Why don’t I just be happy with the friends I have? The obvious answer is, ‘There is a part of me that still desires something of a wider sampling’. Maybe that… or something. Who knows? I guess they really meant it when they said humans are social creatures. Yet, in the same breath, it appears I’ve gained enough experience (of mainly the disappointment variety) to realize it’s so easy to bark up the wrong tree.
I guess we’re going to see if we can be a bit more honest on Twitter. I must say, it sure is difficult to make progress in this technological world while simultaneously minimizing the broadcasting of my stupidity. It’s like the pipeline of a futuristic online–physical hybrid lifestyle relentlessly tricks you into thinking you’ve reached the end line. It is at the top of the sins: stupidity. I am forgoing the use of cardinal because I don’t actually know what it means.
Anime’s Greatest Hits, pt. V: How to Love Your Antacid
These 3x3s represent me at a time when I, too, was clouded by an unforgiving attachment to false ideals. It is no excuse, but I throw myself at your feet, so that you may reconsider it was I who, despite my honourable intentions, had not a sober thought in my mind! Here, I present to you the new, inspired, and enlightened me:
Personally, it’s hard to believe there is a brief moment in my recent history (07-06-22) stained with such incredulity! Surely, the depths of one’s error can be only so demoralizing! Well, I have seen the light! I am reformed!
R.I.P., Kohaku and S01 of Misfit; you’ll forever be remembered as favourites in a time not so different from days passed.
Anime’s Greatest Hi—
I may be merrily speaking to myself, but wouldn’t it be amazing if 1 x ½ got animated? Additionally, let’s all put our hearts together and let out a resounding hurrah for Slime 300 2, Isekai Ken 2, Arifureta 3, DanMachi 5, 100 Girlfriends 2, Chained Soldier 2, another Quintuplets season (3, I think), and, of course, Maou-sama, Retry! R (because Tron will alone—single-handedly—save the world from despair and corruption before the slime spirit sisters get a chance! Why will this not be up to Fran, you ask? Because Fran is too fucking busy fucking saving the world from pain and destruction!) Looking into the future, there obviously are other anime to get excited about, but I kind of feel like wrapping this up… Oh! That sister harem story—*researches*—’Shiunji-ke no Kodomotachi’! Really, no idea how that one will turn out, but we’ll see; I know it’s the Rent-A-Girlfriend author’s project. Oh!!!!!!!! I just seen it now! Second season of Dress-Up Darling is TBA, too!
Maybe my next piece will have to do with anime we are in dire need of. For now, I’m going to have to tie this one into a neat little bow!
This concept has been on my mind for ‘years’! However, I had always been too this or that to tackle it. Namely that being of embarrassment winning in the end and claiming victory over my conscience. It is only in recent days that I’d been thinking how much of a fool I am to continue starving the part of me that knows sharing is caring.
I’d found a home in anime that other nerds/otaku found before me, and what was it that some of them were able to do? Find respite, family, and satisfaction, among other things – of which you, the reader, whoever you are, also hold dear.
Simply, there will forever (and into the future) be aspects of the medium of animated cartoon that allow for the exploration of greatness and what that means. It isn’t to ignore the vision of the author, but to capitalize on his or her spirit. And when so many fine individuals come together to give life to that spark of vision, greatness can repeat itself again with fresh eyes.
Art is what brings us together and simultaneously places obstacles in between you and me, making our hearts beat out of time. For this reason, I cherish art in all its forms, because there is a charm to be found that you can only see when you quit playing the game.
Anime has left me speechless, mouth agape, hurt, betrayed, excited, uncomfortable, rolling-on-the-floor laughing… and much more over and over! And while I don’t quite have the whole answer to this question, it is apparent the conclusion of emotion is life as a human being—life as a human being in the 21st century.
Thanks to the beauty and transformative powers of these Japanese stories, I feel as though I’d lived many lives. And if it is true feeling in the 21st century is a pathway to life and meaning, then perhaps, in the end, the Holy Grail will be mine!
Anime’s Greatest Hits, pt. I: Straight Through the Heart
I have prepared for you, here, a selection of titles that are amazing:
Here we have:
• Renai Boukun (aka ‘Love Tyrant‘) / 恋愛暴君 • Golden Time / ゴールデンタイム • Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru (aka ‘Oreshura‘) / 俺の彼女と幼なじみが修羅場すぎる • Shinchou Yuusha: Kono Yuusha ga Ore TUEEE Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru (aka ‘Shinchou Yuusha‘ or ‘Cautious Hero‘) / 慎重勇者～この勇者が俺ＴＵＥＥＥくせに慎重すぎる～ • Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level MAX ni Nattemashita: Sono ni (aka ‘Slime 300 2nd Season’) / スライム倒して300年、知らないうちにレベルMAXになってました ～そのに～ • Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita. (aka ‘Weakest Tamer‘(?)) / 最弱テイマーはゴミ拾いの旅を始めました。 • SHOW BY ROCK!! / ＳＨＯＷ ＢＹ ＲＯＣＫ!! • Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita (or ‘Reincarnated as a Sword’) / 転生したら剣でした • Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Oji-san to (aka ‘Fantasy Knockout‘(?)) / 異世界美少女受肉おじさんと
It is about here that I’ll have to come clean: There are three parts to this ‘greatest hits’ list! Relating to this part, these titles are among the works that I think are amazing; however, it should be noted that this is not an exhaustive bunch for which I feel, more or less, the same attraction.
You’re probably familiar with a feeling of admiration and respect and appreciation for certain things, yes? Well, the titles found in this grouping are a handful of the ones that give off a kind of glow and resonance that hits you straight through the heart. Without that all so necessary whoop and oomph, these stories couldn’t be what they are! And that’s clearly certain!
Bottom line is, if you don’t like three or more of these stories, you’re likely better off going someplace else than to continue! I base this skepticism on a little of this and that!
Take Love Tyrant, for instance: It is a parody on the harem genre, and it accomplishes this feat with grace and tact! That’s why it’s here! Cautious Hero and Fantasy Knockout are amazing comedies too! If you’re anything like me, finding yourself out of your chair, on the floor, and dead multiple times throughout these stories’ runtimes will not be out of the ordinary!
Honestly, I was a little surprised to find six of these stories were isekai when I was putting together my lists, but that just be the way it is sometimes!
I stopped at nine entries here for a rather real reason: I came to realize that there were anime that shared the same jang and wow as these, but to include each and every one of them would have meant taking on a greater responsibility: trying to lump and categorize the plaw with other plaw and cream with other cream, despite most of the titles all containing faint traces of these elements. I, simply, don’t quite have it in me to do that!
Anime’s Greatest Hits, pt. II: Special is a Special Word
I have prepared for you, here, a selection of titles that are amazing + a certain quality that dazzles and bewitches (found in alphabetical order):
• Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou 3rd Season (aka ‘Arifureta 3rd Season’) / ありふれた職業で世界最強 • C³ (aka ‘CubexCursedxCurious‘) / シーキューブ
• Dance In the Vampire Bund / ダンスインザヴァンパイアバンド • Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu / フルメタル・パニック? ふもっふ Note: It may be possible to watch Fumoffu as a standalone item. If in doubt, just watch it all! But keep in mind, Fumoffu is a great departure from the mood of other installments!
• Hacka Doll: THE Animation / ハッカドール THE あにめーしょん • Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. (aka ‘Higehiro‘) / ひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。
• Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta? (aka ‘Netoge‘(?)) / ネトゲの嫁は女の子じゃないと思った? • Ore ga Ojou-sama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets-Sareta Ken (aka ‘Shomin Sample‘) / 俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」としてゲッツされた件
It may be about now that you’re wondering why some anime are represented by sequels and such. For this there is a bit of reading between the lines:
• Where sequels are present, it is a guarantee that it is not possible for the anime to be any better. • Where a prequel is present, it is a guarantee that it will have you hooked, and you will love the story as much as I do. • Where Tsukimonogatari is present, it is a guarantee that Ononoki is the greatest of all time.
And that about covers that!
Before we get into part three, it does make sense to me to express how much I’d like to properly review those in the next section: I want to! Instead, you’ll be treated to something else for various reasons that I haven’t thought up yet. 😀
Anime’s Greatest Hits, pt. III: A Complement to Existence – The Greatest of the Greats
I have prepared for you, here, the stories that have a vim and luster that I struggle to put into words. Somehow, they are masterful works that weave a tale so enchanting, you ought not blink.
Whether you struggle to peer over the wall of a cardboard box or want to comprehend the compulsory sacrifice made by your ancestors, so that you can live the life you want to live, consider these two titles a rung above!
• xxxHOLIC / XXX ホリック • Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. (aka ‘IseSuma‘) / 異世界はスマートフォンとともに。
Despite the hand I was given, I just want things to work out! Also, squeaky toys are great because they don’t require batteries upon purchase!
I heard the manga was better, though I wouldn’t know…
• Grenadier: Hohoemi no Senshi (aka ‘Grenadier‘) / グレネーダー 〜ほほえみの閃士〜 • Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii (or ‘The World is Still Beautiful’) / それでも世界は美しい
Guns are implicitly dangerous; respect that or pay the price! —’I love the rain. Here she comes again. Here comes the rain’—*record skip*—’Here comes the sun again. You know it’s knocking me upside my head’—
• Gakkou Gurashi! (aka ‘SCHOOL-LIVE!‘) / がっこうぐらし! • Maria-sama ga Miteru (or ‘Maria Watches Over Us’; aka ‘MariMite‘) / マリア様がみてる
That moment in 1945’s The Picture of Dorian Gray when the camera cuts to his face… —Itou Miki. Need I say more? Also, I offer up my first unborn child to the one who can explain—Never mind! Here: https://marimite.fandom.com/wiki/Yamayurikai
• Astarotte no Omocha! (or ‘Astarotte’s Toy’) / アスタロッテのおもちゃ！ • Kanojo mo Kanojo Season 2 (or ‘Girlfriend, Girlfriend Season 2’) / カノジョも彼女 Season 2
I promise at a future calendar day, I will return with my favourite of Olaf’s haiku! —In Kanojo mo Kanojo, Hiroyuki explores what constitutes a healthy polyamorous relationship, and, in so doing, reveals coincidences merely appear coincidences because of the vast spaces we inhabit in the sandbox of life.
• Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (aka ‘Kimiaru‘ or ‘They Are My Noble Masters’) / 君が主で執事が俺で • Koutetsujou no Kabaneri / 甲鉄城のカバネリ
With the right mentorship and dedication, you, too, can become something great! Then, if it takes a pressurized rod through the heart to break your will, I do believe you stand a chance!
Sometimes I wonder if our world hangs in the balance! Sometimes I think educating the kemonomimi of the world is a supreme asset to ensuring our society prospers now and into the future!
When someone tells you a secret, it doesn’t necessarily connote the same linear makeup present in storing times tables for future use.
• Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka? (aka ‘Sukasuka‘ or ‘WorldEnd‘) / 終末なにしてますか? 忙しいですか? 救ってもらっていいですか? • Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu (aka ‘Skeleton Knight In Another World‘) / 骸骨騎士様、只今異世界へお出掛け中
Is a curse often conflated with destiny because of its finality?
• Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji / 百千さん家のあやかし王子 • Kill la Kill / キルラキル
The stories to come out of Japan make me consider what the rest of the world is lacking. It doesn’t even make sense! Naturally, this led me to contemplate other countries’ storytellers—those I’d not had the pleasure of encountering… And really, there are so many!
I’m currently in a conference call with two friends, and I asked if there are any similarities between these two… ‘No! It would be strange if there was!’ Yea, I’m not even going to try!
Conclusions
The opportunity to experience the handful of prior eras in anime has been absent for this glimpse into the universe. How many stories are there in novels? How many stories are there in music? To my knowledge, in both sectors, well over multiple lifetimes-worth! When push comes to shove, the one story I am able to tell is my own in the way I see fit. It’s possible that the formula is flawed, but if the jig truly is so ill-prepared, perhaps it is better to be found another use and utilized there instead.
Be sure that, even now, there is a desire to create another section to this article! It isn’t clear what it would be for… How about we discard that thought for now and talk about—
Anime’s Greatest Hits, pt. IV: Grazed By a Moment In Time
I have prepared for you, here, the most stressful story ever put to paper:
This anime is a heart attack! I’ve made it to episode six of season one, and it is NOT getting easier! In fact, it is so stressful, I am unsure that I will survive coming out the other side!
What is this story’s name? Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid, also known as, The Duke of Death and His Maid. AND IT HAS THREE SEASONS-WORTH OF STRESS AND HEART ATTACKS! The third season is airing right now, and if you read the synopsis, you’ll have probably figured out the significance of that.
But it’s crazy to think about how drawn I am to the premise and that it has wonderful pacing, character design, voice acting—and if I could relax at all when watching it, I’d probably notice the OST is excellent too—yet, there doesn’t seem to be any conceivable way for me to watch it unfold.
Truly, this brings me to quite the dilemma: I really dislike the idea of resorting to spoilers! No doubt, at the conclusion of the work, bocchan’s curse is broken, and he and Alice live happily ever after, right? The fact that it isn’t satisfying to just say out loud suggests something is at hand! Somehow, I MUST bring myself to the table!
Conclusions II
Wowzers! We’re here!
Check out the assortment of anime songs I left you with last installment!
01. Hito Toshite Jiku ga Burete Iru – Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OP [Zetsubou Shoujo-tachi (Inoue Marina, Kobayashi Yuu, Nonaka Ai, Ootsuki Kenji, Sawashiro Miyuki, Shintani Ryouko)] #1 ts/t, 2007 人として軸がぶれている 02. 天使のCLOVER 「Tenshi no CLOVER」 - Astarotte no Omocha! OP [Aimi] #1 ts/t, 2011 03. Kimi ga Yume o Tsuretekita – Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo OP [MA: Yamazo] (Vocals: Kayano Ai, Nakatsu Mariko, Takamori Natsumi #1 ts/t, 2012 君が夢を連れてき 04. DISCOTHEQUE – Rosario + Vampire S2 OP [Mizuki Nana] #2 Trickster, 2008 05. Girlish Lover – Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru OP [MA: Effy] (Vocals: Akasaki Chinatsu, Kanemoto Hisako, Kayano Ai, Tamura Yukari) #1 ts/t, 2013 06. Os-Uchuujin「Os-宇宙人」- Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko OP [MA: Shinsei Kamattechan] (Vocals: Oogame Asuka) #1 ts/t, 2011 ***07. Hacking to the Gate – Steins;Gate OP [MA: Isoe Toshimichi] (Vocals: Itou Kanako) #1 ts/t, 2011 08. Kimi ni Todoke「きみにとどけ」- Kimi ni Todoke OP [MA: Yokoyama Hiroaki] [Vocals: Tonizawa Tomofumi] #1 ts/t, 2009 09. Asayake no Starmine「朝焼けのスターマイン」- Plastic Memories [MA: Tak Miyazawa] (Vocals: Imai Asami) #1, 2015 10. again – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OP [YUI] #1 ts/t, 2009 11. DUVET「デューベイ」- Serial Experiments Lain OP [Boa] #1 ts/t, 1998 12. Owaranai Melody wo Utai Dashimashita. – Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi ED [Komatsu Mikako] #1 ts/t, 2013 終わらないメロディーを歌いだしました。 13. KissからはじまるMiracle – Koutetsu Tenshi Kurumi OP [Steel Angels (Enomoto Atsuko, Kurata Masayo, Tanaka Rie)] #1 Zero OST with STEEL ANGELS, 2000 14. Forever… – Erementar Gerad OP [savage genius] #1 ts/t, 2005 15. Re-Sublimity – Kannazuki no Miko OP [KOTOKO] #1 Re-Sublimity, 2004 16. Neko Mimi Mode – Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase OP [MA: Dimitri From Paris] (Vocals: Saitou Chiwa) #1 ts/t, 2004 17. Yuuna’s Banana Song – Kage ｋara Mamoru【Konnyaku Yuuna sings in Ep04】 (Vocals: Nakahara Mai) 18. Million Love「ミリオン・ラブ」- Kage kara Mamoru OP [Funta] (Vocals: Nakahara Mai) #1, 2006 19. Taiyou Iwaku Moeyo Chaos「太陽曰く燃えよカオス」- Haiyore! Nyaruko-san OP [MA: Tanaka Hidekazu] (Vocals: Asumi Kana, Matsuki Miyu, Ootsubo Yuka) #1 Taiyou Iwaku Moeyo Chaos / Ushiro kara Haiyoritai G, 2012 20. Sore ga, Ai Deshou「それが, 愛でしょう」- Fullmetal Panic? Fumoffu OP [MA: Sin] (Voices: Shimokawa Mikuni) #1 Fullmetal Panic? Fumoffu Original Soundtrack Album, 2003 21. Hishuko no Sora「緋色の空」- Shakugan no Shana OP [Kawada Mami] #1 ts/t, 2005 22. irony – Ore no Imouto Konna ni Kawaii ga Wake ga Nai OP [ClariS] #1 ts/t, 2010 ***23. Connect「コネクト」- Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica OP [ClariS] #1, ts/t 2011 24. Hana wa Odore ya Irohaniho – Hanayamata OP [Team “Hanayamata”] #1 ts/t, 2014 花ハ踊レヤいろはにほ 25. Enigmatic Feeling – Psycho-Pass 2 OP [凛として時雨] #1, 2014 26. Kiss(and)Love – Sakura Trick ED [SAKURA*TRICK (Vocals: Iguchi Yuka, Tomatsu Haruka)] #2 Won(*3*)Chu KissMe!/Kiss(and)Love, 2014 27. Ienai Ienai「言えない言えない」- Jitsu wa Watashi wa ED [Hilcrhyme] #1 ts/t, 2015 28. YOU – Shuffle! OP [YURIA] #1 ts/t, 2005 29. BRYNHILDR IN THE DARKNESS -EJECTRO Extended- – Gokukoku no Brynhildr OP [Tokisawa Nao] #1 BRYNHILDR IN THE DARKNESS SPECIAL CD, 2014 30. Here – Mahoutsukai no Yome [JUNNA] #1 ts/t, 2017 31. ninelie – Koutetsujou no Kabaneri ED [Aimer] #1 ts/t, 2016 32. Itsuka Tokeru Namida「いつか溶ける涙」- Uta Kata ED [savage genius] #2 Omoi o Kanadete / Itsuka Tokeru Namida, 2004 33. Rock on. – Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova DC ED [nano] #12 ts/t, 2015 34. Ooka Ranman「桜花爛漫」- Kyoukai no Rinne OP [KEYTALK] #1 ts/t, 2015 35. Agony – Kannazuki no Miko ED [KOTOKO] #2 Re-Sublimity, 2004 36. Hallelujah「ハレルヤ」- Kuusen Madoushi Kouhosei no Kyoukan ED [la la larks] #1 ts/t, 2015 37. Tori no Uta「鳥の詩」- Air OP [Lia] #1 ts/t, 2007 38. Sakebe「叫べ」- Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku OP [Numakura Manami] #1 ts/t, 2016 39. Shuusekikairo no Yume Tabibito (Keima Ver.) – Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai ED [MA: Maeguchi Wataru] (Vocals: Shimono Hiro) #46 OST, 2011 集積回路の夢旅人Traveler of Integrated Circuit 40. TERRITORY – Yurikuma Arashi ED [MA: (?)] (Vocals: Arakawa Miho, Ikuta Yoshiko, Yamane Nozomi) #1 ts/t, 2015 41. Ano Mori de Matteru「あの森で待ってる」- Yurikuma Arashi OP [Bonjour Suzuki] #1 ts/t, 2015 42. Futari Shizuka「二人静」- Otome Youkai Zakuro ED 3 [MA: Hashimoto Yukari] (Vocals: Hanazawa Kana, Hino Satoshi) #23CD2 OST, 2010 43. CALENDAR GIRL – Aikatsu! Idol Katsudou! ED [MA: Tanaka Hidekazu] (Vocals: Fuuri, Sunao, Waka) #2 Signalize! / Calendar Girl, 2012 44. Ren’ai Circulation「恋愛サーキュレーション」- Bakemonogatari/Koyomimonogatari OP [MA: Kousaki Satoru] (Vocals: Hanazawa Kana) #1 ts/t, 2009 45. Touch Tap Baby – Hacka Doll The Animation OP [ハッカドール (Okuno Kaya, Takagi Miyu, Yamashita Nanami)] #1 ts/t, 2015 46. Colors Power ni Omakasero! – Mitsuboshi Colors OP [Colors☆Slash (Hioka Natsumi, Kouno Marika, Takada Yuuki)〘カラーズ☆スラッシュ〙] #1 ts/t, 2018 カラーズぱわーにおまかせろ! 47. SOMEONE ELSE – Wagnaria!! OP [MA： Kousaki Satoru] (Vocals: Asumi Kana, Fujita Saki, Kitamura Eri) #1 WORKING!! 主題歌CD, 2010 48. Ainii「アイニー」- Kyoukai no Rinne S2 OP 2 [CreepHyp] #3 世界観〘Sekaikan〙, 2016 49. STYX HELIX – Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu ED [Myth & Roid] #1 ts/t, 2016 70. Kuusou Rumba「空想ルンバ」- Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OP [Zetsubou Shoujo-tachi (Inoue Marina, Kobayashi Yuu, Nonaka Ai, Ootsuki Kenji, Sawashiro Miyuki, Shintani Ryouko)] #1 ts/t, 2008 50. Black Rover – Black Clover OP3 [Vickeblanka] #3 ULALA, 2018 51. My Dearest – Guilty Crown OP [supercell] #1 ts/t, 2011 52. Moonlight – KURAU Phantom Memory ED [Katsuki Yukari] #1 ‘MoonLight’, 2004 53. My dear friend – Shion no Ou ED [青山テルマ feat.SoulJa〘Aoyama Thelma〙] #2 Sabo ni Iru ne, 2008 54. Your Voice – Kinmoza! ED [Rhodanthe* (Nishi Asuka, Tanaka Manami, Taneda Risa, Touyama Nao, Uchiyama Yumi)] #2 Jumping!!/Your Voice, 2013 55. グッドラック ライラッ〘Good Luck Lilac〙- Animegataris ED [GATALIS (Vocals: Hondo Kaede, Senbongi Sayaka, Toujou Hisako)] #1 ts/t, 2017 56. yes,prisoner – Dantalian no Shoka ED [maRIONnetTe] #1 yes,prisoner / Cras numquam scire, 2011 ***57. Sekirei ED [tv size] 59. 0 or ∞ -Love or Unlimited- – BURN-UP SCRAMBLE ED [あてな☆ (Kugimiya Rie, Noto Mamiko, Toyoguchi Megumi)] #1 ts/t, 2004 60. (LOVE)∞ – Love Love? OP [colors (Asai Kiyomi, Kobayashi Sanae, Matsuki Miyu, Oohara Sayaka, Yoshida Mayumi)] #3 コス∞ヒット!LOVE♡ OPコレクション, 2005 62. ア★イ★ツ – Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran OP [dicot] #1 ts/t, 2001 63. ワンルームシュガーライフ – Happy Sugar Life OP [Nanawo Akari] #1 One Room Sugar Life/Nantoka Narukunai(?)/Ai no Uta Nante, 2018 64. gravityWall – RE:CREATORS OP [MA: Sawana Hiroyuki] (Vocals: Gemie, Tielle) #1 gravityWall/shOut, 2017 65. VORACITY – Overlord III OP [Myth & Roid] #1, 2018 66. もっっと! – Magikano OP [Nogawa Sakura] #1, 2006 67. shOut – RE:CREATORS OP 2 [MA: Sawano Hiroyuki] (Vocals: Gemie, Tielle) #2 gravityWall/shOut, 2017 68. aLIEz – ALDNOAH.ZERO ED [MA: Sawano Hiroyuki] (Vocals: Mizuki) #3 A/Z, 2014 69. Namae no Nai Kaibutsu「名前のない怪物」- Psycho-Pass ED [EGOIST] #2 ts/t, 2012 70. Keep on keeping on – ALDNOAH.ZERO (insert) [MA: Sawano Hiiroyuki] (Vocals: Mizuki) #4 A/Z, 2014 71. Warcry – Koutetsujou no Kabaneri OST [MA: Sawano Hiroyuki] (Vocals: Mpi) #2 甲鉄城のカバネリ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, 2016 72. Endless Story – C³ OP [MA: Oota Masatomo] (Vocals: Tamura Yukari) #1 ts/t, 2011 73. Bravin` Bad Brew – Venus Versus Virus OP [Riryka] #1 2007 74. Fushigi Puru Puru Pururin「ふしぎ・プルプル・プルリン・リン!」- NHK ni Youkoso! (insert) [MC: Takanami Keitarou] (Vocals: Shishido Rumi) #8 Sunnyside ni Youkoso!, 2006 75. LoSe±CoNtRoL – Koukaku no Pandora ED [MA: Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund] (Vocals: Fuku Sanae, Numakura Manami) #1 ts/t, 2016 76. Tsuki no Mou Hanbun – Mahoutsukai no Yome ED2 (Vocals: Aiki, Akino) #1 Tsuki no Mou Hanbun, 2018 77. COSMIC LOVE – Rosario + Vampire OP [MA: Fujita Junpei] (Vocals: Mizuki Nana) #2 STARCAMP EP, 2008 78. Dancing in the velvet moon – Rosario + Vampire ED2 [MA: Agematsu Noriyasu, Nakayama Masato] (Vocals: Mizuki Nana) #3 STARCAMP EP, 2008 79. Oshichauzo!! – Omamori Himari OP [MA: Kawada Ruka] [AyaRuka (Vocals: Kawada Ruka, Sakamoto Aya)] #1 押しちゃうぞ!!, 2010 80. イチャラブCome Home! – Mayoi Neko Overrun! ED [MA: Takagi Ryuuji] (Vocals: Iguchi Yuka, Itou Kanae, Taketatsu Ayana) #2 はっぴぃ にゅう にゃあ/イチャラブCome Home!, 2010 81. I SAY YES – Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi OP [MA: Arai Riki] (Vocals: Ichiko) #1 ts/t, 2007 82. Kimi ni Furete「君にふれて」- Yagate Kimi ni Naru OP [MA: Suzuki Daichi Hideyuki] (Vocals: Azuna Riko) #1 ts/t, 2018 83. Let Me Be With You – Chobits OP [ROUND TABLE] (Vocals: Nino) #1 ts/t, 2002 レット・ミー・ビー・ウィズ・ユー 84. Kanashii Ureshii「かなしいうれしい」- Koi to Uso OP [FREDERIC] #1 ts/t, 2017 85. Shooting Star – Onegai☆Teacher [KOTOKO] #1 ts/t, 2002 86. Shikakui Uchuu de Matteru yo – Saki ED4 [MA: Kinoshita Tomoya] (Vocals: Itou Shizuka, Koshimizu Ami, Kugimiya Rie, Shiraishi Ryouko, Ueda Kana) #1 ts/t, 2009 四角い宇宙で待ってるよ 87. Next Destination – Senki Zesshou Symphogear G ED1 [MA: Fujita Junpei] (Vocals: Takagaki Ayahi) #1 ts/t, 2013 88. Reason – xxxHOLIC ED1 [Fonogenico] (Vocals: Takayama Naoko) #1 ts/t, 2006 89. Campanella Hibiku Sora de – Monster Musume no Oisha-san OP [ARCANA PROJECT] #1 ts/t, 2020 カンパネラ響く空で 90. Pyramid Daigyakuten – Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon OP [スピラ・スピカ〘Spira Spica〙] #1 ts/t, 2021 ピラミッド大逆転 91. Nemophila「ネモフィラ」- Ore dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon ED [コアラモード.〘Coala Mode.〙] #1 s/t, 2021 92. EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY! – Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu Ω OP [DJ KOO & MOTSU] (Vocals: Serizawa Yuu) #1 EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY! / YOU YOU YOU, 2021 93. Gambling「ギャンブル」- Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Douchuu《TSUKIMICHI: Moonlit Fantasy》[syudou] #1 ギャンブル, 2021 94. Kyokaisen「境界線」- 86 (2021b) OP [amazarashi] #1 KYOKAISEN, 2021 95. Only for you – Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei ED [MA: Mabuchi Naozumi] (Voices: Iwami Manaka, Senbongi Sayaka) #1 ts/t, 2023 96. Nomic「ノミック」- Akuyaku Reijou nano de Last Boss o Katte Mimashita ED [ACCAMER] #1 ts/t, 2022 97. Gimmme! – Maou-jou de Oyasumi [ORESAMA] #1 ts/t, 2021 98. Stuck on you – Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. ED [MA: Haruno] (Voices: Nowlu) #1 ts/t, 2022 99. I wish – Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou OP [Kurusu Rin] #1 ts/t, 2023 100. Mujikaku no Tensai「無自覚の天才」- Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life: Daini no Shokugyou o Ete, Sekai Saikyou ni Narimashita《My Isekai Life》[Non Stop Rabbit] #1 ts/t, 2022 101. Suki no Skill「スキノスキル」- Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku ED [Wake Up, Girls!] #1 ts/t, 2018 102. Iki o Suu, Koko de Suu, Ikiteku – Shin no Nakama ja Nai to Yuusha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyou de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita《Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside》OP [ゆいにしお] #1 ts/t, 2021 息を吸う ここで吸う 生きてく 103. Ichizu Recipe「イチズレシピ」- Ore ga Ojou-sama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets-Sareta Ken OP [アイドルカレッジ] 2015 104. ファンファーレ – Jidouhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu o Samayou OP [BRADIO] 2023 105. なないろびより – Non Non Biyori OP [nano.RIPE] 2013 106. ブルースター – Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf o Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii? ED [山本彩] 2024 107. Kienai「消えない」- Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuukimama na Hanayome Seikatsu o Mankitsu Suru ED [THE BINARY] 2024 108. Nemurenai「眠れない」- Hikikomari Kyuuketsuki no Monmon ED [MA: Miminari] (feat. Kusunoki Tomori) 2023 109. HIBANA – Sengoku Youko OP [MindaRyn] 2024 110. Tsuitachi no Nie「朔の贄」- Niehime to Kemono no Ou OP [BIN] 2023 111. ゆるり – Seiken Gakuin no Maken Tsukai ED [果歩 (Kaho)] 2023 112. 秘密♡Melody「Himitsu Melody」- Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu! OP [小倉唯 (Ogura Yui)] 2023 113. Yume ga Samete mo – Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto desu! ED [MA: Shitara Tetsuya] (Voices: Ogura Yui, Uesaka Sumire) 2023 夢が覚めても 114. あのね. – Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear ED [MA: Kawada Ruka] (feat. Kawase Maki) 2020 115. リアルダイヤモンド – Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. 2 OP [Gemstone7] 2023 116. Cure – Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata OP [waterweed] 2024 117. LOVE or HATE? – Akuyaku Reijou Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss Desu ga Maou de wa Arimasen OP [前島麻由 (Maeshima Mayu)] 2024 118. ピンキーフック – Kanojo mo Kanojo ED [MA: Kurauchi Tatsuya] (feat. Asakura Momo) 2021 119. Koi no Yukue「恋の行方」- Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi o Suru OP [あかせあかり] 2022 120. Aa, Waga Roman no Michi yo – Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekake-chuu OP [Pellek] 2022 嗚呼, 我が浪漫の道よ 121. Bokura ga Oroka da Nante Dare ga Itta – Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekake-chuu ED [DIALOGUE+] 2022 僕らが愚かだなんて誰が言った 122. 転生したら剣でした – Tensei shitara Ken Deshita OP [岸田教団&The明星ロケッツ (Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets)] 2022 123. more＜STRONGLY – Tensei shitara Ken Deshita ED [黒崎真音 (Kurosaki Maon)] 2022 124. Seishun Complex「青春コンプレックス」- Bocchi the Rock! OP [結束バンド] 2022 125. CHA∞IN – Mato Seihei no Slave ED [MA: Tojima Yuusuke] (feat. Uchida Maaya) 2024 126. Suki ni Natte wa Ikenai Riyuu – Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 3 ED [藤川千愛 (Fujikawa Chiai)] 2023 好きになってはいけない理由 127. Daylight – Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou 2nd Season OP [MindaRyn] 2022 128. スイートサイン – Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo ED [MA: Kinami Umi] (feat. Misaki Nako) 2023 129. はっぴぃ にゅう にゃあ – Mayoi Neko Overrun! OP [MA: Takagi Ryuuji] (Vocals: Iguchi Yuka, Itou Kanae, Taketatsu Ayana) 2010 130. BEAM my BEAM – Omamori Himari ED [MA: Low-tech Son] [ひまりんこ・L・しずくえす (Vocals: Koshimizu Ami, Matsuoka Yuki, Nomizu Iori, Oogame Asuka, Shindou Kei)] 2010 131. Kamisama no Iu Toori「神様のいうとおり」- Tatami Galaxy ED [MA: Sunahara Yoshinori] (feat. やくしまるえつこ w/ Ishiwatari Junji & Sunahara Yoshinori) 2010 132. GO!グランブレイバー! – Mayoi Neko Overrun! EP7 insert [MA: Takagi Ryuugi] (feat. 福山芳樹 (Fukuyama Yoshiki)) 2010 133. Secret Story – Ore ga Suki na no wa Imouto Dakedo Imouto ja Nai OP [ピュアリーモンスター] 2018 134. Ki Shou Ten Ketsu Jo Ha Kyuu「起・承・転・結・序・破・急」- Ore ga Suki na no wa Imouto Dakedo Imouto ja Nai ED [Junjou no Afilia] 2018 135. Rightfully – Goblin Slayer OP [Mili] 2018 136. Danna-sama to no Love Love Love Song – Lv2 kara Cheat datta Moto Yuusha Kouho no Mattari Isekai Life OP [MA: Kushita Mine] (Vocals: Kugimiya Rie) 2024
Notes:
There are inconsistencies in this piece for various reasons.
For the life of me, I can’t decide which of two of these songs is my favourite because they are both beyond amazing: 押しちゃうぞ！！ & EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY! These two songs are so genius, words cannot express how much my life has changed from hearing them! (Of course the intro animations for Omamori Himari are comedy gold, yet the full song is something to behold too!) Truly, masterpieces!
There are a handful of these listed that are best paired with the series’ intro/outro animations, too! These are Pet Girl of Sakura-sou’s OP (gets me all teary-eyed), Sunday Without God’s ED (on episode 3(?)) (that one hits hard! But don’t get me wrong, the full song is amazing too!), Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress’ ED (though I go back and forth between liking the TV size and the full song), part 2 OP of 86 (you are certified as having no heart if this doesn’t get you worked up!), Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody’s TV size ED is very touching… uh… and I don’t know why it’s not in the list, but Talentless Nana’s ED, バケモノと呼ばれて, will kill parts of you before finishing you off near the end; and if the ride meant anything to you at all, you’ll probably end up loving the full song greatly too!
A sample of these songs are OPs or EDs featured in anime I had not been particularly moved by (+1 I haven’t seen at all: ALDNOAH.ZERO)! I don’t think I really care to go to into detail about those eight or nine!
I don’t know that I like it better, but Oreshura’s finale version of Girlish Lover is fucking awesome, by the way!
57 needs help! 🙁
There’s probably more that I’ll think of to add here, but likely won’t! Excitement!
EDIT (14-05-24): The title of this article was made when there might have been 128 songs!
Remember how I said there were TV size that paired so well with the intro animations? I forgot to list 朝焼けのスターマイン among them! If you, too, don’t die from crying everytime you hear this TV size, maybe you should look inwardly and conceive of a new reason for living.
Lastly, I may actually be updating this list as I discover more OPs and EDs; however, keep in mind, my health has taken quite a sudden turn in recent days, so it’s likely there won’t be much more after this update.
When I listen to Dr. Peterson speak to Bishop Barron, I get the inkling I am being sincere when I think ‘I think I put order at the highest’.
With my knowledge of VST, I had tried to place it in the equation of the formation of our universe. Like what else am I going to do with the understanding? I doubt it plays much of a role, if any at all.
I don’t quite understand the concept of entropy; something of so much creates something? I was sure I’d have it stick in my mind after listening to the Destiny episode, but well, that’s just the way she goes.
Order is the only way I can see life coming to exist. And death, surely, can be explained away by it being the side-effect of order losing energy.
It makes me consider how much energy is in the chaos of space. And what’s truly remarkable is, there is no way to record it, though our technology sure is able to take a stab at that!
So, if I were to share an appreciative message, ‘I sure am thankful for order.’
I do think it would be fantastic to be able to afford, for my gravestone, a gif of イエイヌ catching a discus midair. That gif is amazing! I wish I took the time to write down the artist and download it! ‘O RLY cats playing ping pong’ might have to take a backseat to that one gif, honestly.
It must not be the most modest thing to do inside the grounds of a graveyard, eh? But really, it must have been thought of somewhere already and done!
Am I subordinating child tenets properly: Power, sex, beauty, truth, progress, relationship, and etc. Honestly, it seems they all have their turn.
It’s that idea of sacrifice that really got the wheels turning in that episode, there.
I don’t believe I am being crushed under the weight of my sacrifices, but it definitely is hard to draw the line between recovery from crippling events and valuing sacrifices, because it’s me, here, still living as myself.
This may be the closest I ever get to an autobiography… It would be cool to get out of debt eventually; just two ½ more years, probably!
Current lineup of primary influences (so, you, too, can check them out if you so desire):
• Soup dish, which consists of green split peas, yellow split peas, long grain brown rice, barley, worcestershire sauce, minced tomato, chicken broth, and (sometimes) shredded cheese. If it tastes good, it’s made right! • Wheat(?) pasta dish, which consists of wheat(?) pasta, shredded cheese, and pesto. It’s good if it tastes good! • Sandwich meal, which consists of salmon mixed with avocado oil mayo, the closest I can get to real bread without making it myself, and honey dijon mustard. It’s right if it’s made right! • ’100% natural’ or ‘non-GMO’ rice dish, which consists of parboiled ‘100% natural’ ‘long grain rice’ or ‘non-GMO’ ‘long grain brown rice’, salmon mixed with avocado oil mayo, and shredded cheese. You’ll know it’s good when it tastes good!
And then, there is a bonus dish that I may be getting back to soon: noodle soup dish, which consists of Sapporo Ichiban noodles (Mr. Noodles is a no-go! Don’t cheap out, man!), turmeric, chili powder, and black pepper. Leave a lot of water, so you can season the dish in the bowl, and then, use your fork to press the spices into the water (it’ll make you feel like a real chef!) By the way, turmeric alone will make the Sapporo Ichiban noodles taste like a $10 product!
To say this is the only thing on my mind is silliness. To put forth this as the only thing on my mind is equally absurd; however, one can’t help but wonder who (or what) to put to the highest.
Fear of having my dreams stolen?
Aha!
Let it be from this point on that I dedicate myself to Vaermina: a renegade among atheists. Because from the inside, I may be able to dream more of dreams and search. Because it terrifies me dreams are cast upon everyone equally, I must find refuge!
And work?
We’ll put that aside for now! Please! I beg you!
Oh my!
And what of all the juggalos who became disillusioned by the curtain revealing God?
Now, I am again forgotten and without purpose, because what of them?
Am I atheist again? An atheist juggalo so guided by the wealth and weight of a story?
‘We’re not sorry that we tricked you!’, if I recall correctly.
Surely that spun a few heads around, and did you see how they sank down like a spring and shot out 50x as strong as anything imaginable within themselves?
How long did I stay in denial?
The one thing I can speculate is, order comes from the chaos! And perhaps it’s true that too much order is a bad thing, but yet, we’re still subject to the blazing heat of a never-tomorrow. And it is for this that I am eternally grateful, for a chance at story… for better or worse. Let it be!
Then, there is the note of freewill, though there is no sense in fiddling with the thought so much; time flows one way on Earth, and so, I am certain freewill is restricted by a plea for survival.
And I don’t want to find out (if I have the choice) until all these fucking ducks get in a fucking row! I am so sick of these loathsome ducks never being where they ought to be! I am so fucking sick of them not lining up like I want them to!
Then, there is a quadrilogy of secrets inside me, endlessly fighting for supremacy: one I wish I could sing, one I wish I could confide, one I wish didn’t exist, and one that means nothing to no one. Surely the reason why giving my all to dreams and Vaermina is so persuasive. Surely the reason why a purgatory called the Carnival is so enticing.
I want to grow old enough to witness community work wonders.
So, what do I do, then?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Write, I suppose. In an attempt to orientate intent, I’ll write, and become a teacher in this short time—what I’d already done (maybe) a couple times. And if there’s more that spills from my fingertips, I’ll, thusly, put the virtual ink to the virtual paper with virtual methodologies in mind.
I wish I could play Minecraft right now. Easy living, easy explorer!
I don’t even know how I feel about having comments published on this website, but if your comment is well-worded, thoughtful, and cohesive, I’ll probably feel guilty enough to publish it. Thanks for understanding.
PS: I’m not fond of spam. Spam-account bots don’t make me feel particularly gleeful about them.
PPS: I’ll be adding a new ‘page’ at the top right talking about general comment policy henceforth.
There are wacky ideas I’d had in the past. There are two I’d like to name here:
• Self penis growth • Self eye ‘fix’
It may come as a surprise. I haven’t emerged unscathed from wacky ideas in my life. Perhaps there’ll be a time when I really delve into what my thoughts and logic were regarding these items, but essentially, to the first, I thought for sure you could reach far back enough to access the ‘root growing’ place within the penis! To the second, because my eyesight was getting worse, I figured it made sense to take its health into my own hands and meditate on force within the eyes to achieve a beneficial result.
Neither of these ideas came to fruition. To the former, I gave up out of frustration, and it turned out that I had been controlling the muscle way back there, and in so doing, was filling my member with more blood than it would normally! The latter fell flat because no matter how much constant pressure on my eye I placed, my vision continued to get worse, and it was not until some time later that I was educated to the reality: that my corneas had lost their integrity!
I am not particularly proud of these achievements. My grandmother used to regularly bring up a writing I made on eyesight and pressure, and that was somewhat of a sore spot for awhile, honestly. It seems now she’s aware that that was a bottomless pit of intention without any notable gains.
Along with these wacky ideas, there was collateral damage, but well… I just hope those affected are living regular lives without feeling weighed down by ‘lost’ opportunity. That is the sentiment I’d like to put out there, save for the ex-roomate, ex-bandmate, (definitely) ex-friend who stole most the band merch I owned from me.
That was a dick move, Mr. Sager. Mr. Taylor, I hope you enjoyed wearing my Queensrÿche tee out in public. Fuckin’ kleptomaniacs… Yea, you think I didn’t know it was you that stole my brand new mic right from under me… Yea, I didn’t know at first. You got away with that shit. Hope it made you feel good getting back at me for whatever the fuck I did to you.
Of course, I know nothing about the psychology of kleptomaniacs. I’ll bet they steal just to steal. Whatever. Is this me deflecting away and trying to steer the conversation away from my embarrassing past ideas? My bad.
Hope ya’ll get a chuckle out of my failures! Thanks for reading!
