Angel Beats!

When I first tried to watch this anime, I got a little confused on the purpose of their battlefront against a little high school girl Yurippe dubbed as tenshin or angel. It was also a bit disturbing especially during the first few episodes at how the characters look at hurling a giant scythe at each other as just another past time. I thought, 'I watched several animes featuring sword piercing, limbs breaking, eyes being gouged out but never in such a 'nothing-really-serious' a mood as presented in Angel Beats! XD' From then on, I postponed watching this anime.

After my friend explained to me why they are fighting Tenshin, who would only be Kanade in later episodes, and after a couple of 'Dali, panoorin mo na 'yung Angel Beats! Tapusin mo na. :D (Come on, finish watching Angel Beats!. :D)'  from my boyfriend, I finally got around to finishing this wonderfully crafted anime. :D And I was like, 'Why did I ever give up on this anime? Tsk.'  It is so hilarious and so profound. :D

Haven't we all wanted to live our lives without any regrets, without any dreams unfulfilled before meeting our deaths? Unfortunately, the characters in this story all died full of regrets, wishes that weren't granted, dreams that remained just dreams.  For them, life is just unfair. Hence, they all died without peace.

Fortunately after dying, they were all sent into a world where they all have chances of getting whatever they missed out of their lives. However, most of them fail to understand why they were there and so constantly rebelled and fought against what they actually truly wanted in the first place.

It sends to us a message that just because you didn't get what you wanted, you have to fight against whatever forces which prevented you from getting it. Because a bigger picture may reveal that everything is just as you wanted it to be - peaceful and happy. :D

Aladdin

Colors So Vivid And Bright

A butterfly flutters on petals of yellow and white

The day we sought for its wings

Was the day I found more colors so vivid and bright

Ako Na Masaya. :D

You're stuck on me and my laughing eyes

I can't pretend though I try to hide - 

I like you.

I like you.

I think I felt my heart skip a beat

I'm standing here and I can hardly breathe - 

You got me.

You got me.

The way you take my hand is just so sweet

And that crooked smile of yours it knocks me off my feet

[Chorus:]

Oh, I just can't get enough

How much do I need to fill me up.

It feels so good it must be love

It's everything that I've been dreaming of.

I give up. I give in. I let go. Let's begin.

Cause no matter what I do,

Oh (oh) my heart is filled with you.

I can't imagine what it'd be like

Living each day in this life - without you.

Without you.

One look from you I know you understand

This mess we're in you know is just so out of hand.

[Chorus]

I hope we always feel this way (I know we will)

And in my heart I know that you will always stay

Oh, I just can't get enough

How much do I need to fill me up.

It feels so good it must be love

I give up. I give in. I let go. Let's begin.

Cause no matter what I do,

[Chorus]

Oh (oh)

You got me. You got me.

Oh (oh)

You got me. You got me.

*credits to youtube.com, lulubellabebe

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A modern fairy tale. :) Inspires anyone to stay positive and faithful. :D
Because of this, I got interested with Maid Maleen by the Brothers Grimm, the story with which this book is actually based on.


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