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- Stilmattic (aka Magame) 

Zealot Update (April 7, 2016)

It's been a long LONG time since I posted any updates or possible upcoming articles on the MBZ blog. I sporadically posted a humorous "Hi" post last month to clarify that I'm still around. However, there's a probably some of you (I have fans?) asking the same thing: What has happened? Well, to be perfectly honest - I'm lazy. Yes, with how things are playing out, I am unable to give you a decisive answer on when I'll be posting Bleach-related content. I've been caught up with the Bleach manga and I got to say, it's inconsistent. At times it'll be an engaging read whereas most times it falls short. I will admit the last chapter showcases Kenpachi's Bankai and, like the Incredible Hulk from Marvel's The Avengers, his skin color changes and he grows insanely powerful. He cut Thor in two (I know that's now his name, but c'mon people - it's Thor-inspired). I gotta say, Kenpachi's Bankai, to me anyways, was a twist for me. Kenpachi and Kisuke's Bankai reveal were the most interesting aspects of the most recent Bleach chapters. Aside from keeping up with the reading, I've been watching/experimenting with new Anime. Perhaps in the future I'll return on writing reviews on recent Anime(s) I've viewed. I do apologize once again for not being able to post any new content and like I've said above, I am unable to give a decisive answer on when I'll return, but I will say one thing...Despite the Bleach chapters being inconsistent, this blog was primarily based on chapter reviews and I feel like I should at least keep up with the reviews. So starting next week (or whenever chapter's out), I'll return the WBCRs. It may not be thorough because of length of chapter/content, but at least I'm starting somewhere. See you next week

- Stillmattic

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- Stillmattic

WBCR - Into the Abyss (Chapters 647-648)

Welcome back to WBCRs where I cover the latest chapters on Bleach and give my thoughts/impressions on it. It's been quite the read since we've just witnessed a very awesome and epic moment ~ Shunsui Kyoraku went full Bankai. His opponent Lille is, of course, oblivious as to what his Bankai can do and the chapter ends with him getting f*ed over. Chapter 647 literally was setting up Kyoraku into using his Bankai whereas in this week's chapter, we see Kyoraku's Bankai affect everyone around them including: Ichigo, Orihime, Chad, & Ganju. From what I've observed, Kyoraku's Bankai allows him to change the perspective of the environment around him as something dark and depressing. With this, a sensation of fear and melancholy engulfs everyone. Lille, of course, tries to do away with him, but has sunk into Kyoraku's Bankai and may not see the light of day. Literally, these two chapters were short and straight to the point ~ Kyoraku sees that fighting Lille will be problematic and so uses his Bankai and pretty much goes full bad@$$. We've been waiting for awhile to see his Bankai and to be honest, it's very much like Kyoraku. Playing games & f*cking around with the senses ~ all a trick up Kyoraku's sleeves. While Kyoraku prepares to fight, Renji prepares to fight the Thor-looking Sternritter and Ichigo and Askin just confronted one another. So next week's chapter is looking pretty interesting. For these two chapters, though short, I'm going to give it an A. Great seeing some questions answered (What's Kyoraku's Bankai?).

What did you think of the chapter? Did it satisfy and deliver or just outright sucked and disappointed? Comment below and let me know. Look forward to WBCRs on Thursdays (when chapter's released or on weekends if delayed) Until then, you stay classy as always.

Food for Thought #8 - Do most romance Anime(s) follow the same formula?

Romance ~ it's a feeling that gives everyone a warm feeling....or perhaps a feeling of unbelievable tension . Whether you're straight, gay, lesbian, transgender, or other ~ Love is in the air. With any genre, of course TV shows & movies will capitalize on its themes. Anime is no different, but there is one difference ~ Romance is split into sub-genres (there's a lot of them, but the main focus is usually Harem. In Anime, there are Harem(s) where multiple girls/boys fall for the main protagonist (whether it's a boy or girl) and Tragic Romances where a romance ensues between a couple, but something tragic happens to the boy/girl. This brings me to a question ~ Do most romance Anime(s) follow the same formula? For the most part, I can't really say much since I've mostly watched Harem(s) and not straight up Romance Anime(s) where it's only contingent on the boy and girl getting together after multiple trials and tribulations. The only Romance Anime that I've seen and f*cking love is My Love Story. It's your typical romance, but with a twist. From what I can gather, the norm for most romances include the following components:

1) The guy is very good looking to the point of "Model" status
2) The girl is perceived as "innocent."
3) The girl's friends start encouraging girl to get with the guy
4) The guy is the "ideal boyfriend."

Not with My Love Story. Imagine all those components, but rather than the girl falling for the "Model" looking guy, she falls for the buff & intimidating fella who nobody would ever go out with. You know what, that's refreshing. Most Romance(s) always follow some sort of path that leads to:

1) The Fated Meeting
2) The Destined Date
3) The Inevitable Relationship

However, some take the time to build Romances such as building personalities, hobbies, and most of the time ~ scenarios in which it'll test the compatibility of the two characters. Some scenarios that I can think of include (but not all):

1) What would the guy do if it was raining and he saw a girl without one?
2) What would happen if the boy's and girl's were pushed into going out by their peers?
3) "The Accidental Kiss."

So personally, I think Romance(s) do follow a structure that is unquestionable. I'm not going to go into detail by Tragic Romances, but it is self-explanatory. Love ensues and like a Cupid firing its bow ~ it hurts. I know I'm not the expert when it comes to the Romance, but that's way I see it. Perhaps I'll take a gander at it again once I've explored more Romance Anime(s). For now, let's leave it at that.

Food for Thought? Comment below and let me know your thoughts on this topic. This was a very analytical and thorough FFT that didn't explore much into Anime, but of real life. Sometimes I'll provide #thetruth because, well, I'm a human and thoughts matter. FFTs will be posted every Tuesday. Like always, you stay classy as always! Here's the order of FFTs:

1) Anime: Subbed or Dubbed?

2) When does a Harem become stale?

3) What's Shipping?

4) What's Ecchi?

5) Can context be misconstrued? 

6) Why are Anime-turned Movies a bad idea? 

7) Is Hentai good or bad? 

8) Do most romance Anime(s) follow the same formula? 

Zealot update (10/18/15)

Its been quite a bumpy weekend I've had. I do apologize that I was unable to post WBCR on Thursday. Work and School have been getting quite hectic. So on October 22nd, there'll be two back to back WBCRs on chapters 647-648. Until then, be patient with me and stay classy as always.

- Stillmattic