[Manga] Lovely Complex PLUS: lovely ending to a not so complex series~

Wahhh~ Didn't get enough of Lovely Complex? No worries! There's the Lovely Complex Plus special edition series talking about what Otani and Koizumi was like in middle school~

In the Plus series, because the main characters have not met yet... to tie the story together a new character was introduced! Yoshi, is a basketball playing, UmiBouza-loving guy who transfers through many schools due to his parents' jobs. And so in first year middle school he attended the school that Otani and Nakaochii was in and was part of the basketball club together... but then he had to move to another place before the year is up and ended up transferring to Koizumi's school in second year~ ;) he is also the reason why both Otani and Koizumi love UmiBouza~ (nice tie in author! *thumbs up*)

Yuki, the transfer student~ (O.O;) at the T-shirt....

The second part of the Plus special, talked about how Otani and Koizumi serendipitously met up at a UmiBouza concert without knowing each other yet~ a very cute story plot here~ <3

And the last part takes us back to the present and 4 months after their graduation from high school~ Having a reunion during summer holidays~ and pointing out how every seems the same as they were in high school but has also changed a little (well.. it's only 4 months... not THAT long~) nice chapter here too~

Quite sad to see the real end to this manga~ Q.Q I don't think I've so enthusiastically gone through a whole manga series like this for a long time now~ (except Usagi Drop... but different to Lovely complex... I felt utterly disappointed there... >:() Anyways, might check out the anime for this~ just to listen to their Kansai accent~ XD and the live action movie also looks interesting too~ (^-<)y

Lovely complex manga scores: 3.5 sabi stars

[Manga] Lovely complex: thoughts after completion

Love this tall girl, short guy couple story~ (o^-^o) for once I could see myself in a shoujo manga story~ XD

However at some point the arcs in the storyline was getting quite predictable...
- The rival arc: Mimi the tall girl ---> Kohori the short guy
- The rescue arc: Save Koizumi (from the hostess) --> Save Otani (from Hazuka's girlfriends)

Why did it always have to complement each other? O.O;

Anyways, apparently there's also the "lovely complex PLUS" chapters~ shall catch up on that soon too~ XD muwahahahaha~

Otani and Koizumi~ <3

More detailed thoughts and rants (after the jump~)

[Video game] Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story: Get the gifts your prince gives you IN REAL LIFE!

Tokimemo GS series has always sold merchandize of the series, and has made many girls 2D dream come true by making birthday jewelry that the main characters in the series gives you available with a few mouse clicks on the internet... (Click here if you would like to make YOUR 2D dream come true too~ X3).

And without fail the game maker also made Ruka (left; double ring) and Kou's (right) cherry blossom rings available for purchase December 2010 after the game came out~ 

NOW~ you can also get the gifts from the other 4 princes! Lucky you~  XD

The Arashi and Niina's pendant necklace and rose necklaces comes out September 29, 2011~ 

while the senpai group's Konno bracelet and Seiji's anklet will come out Novemeber 24, 2011. (apparently the first lot sold out already... @-@;)

This is high quality jewelry made by LAZY SUSAN and does not come cheap~ :T but they are very close replicates of the ones (pictures) in the games~ Live out your 2D dream in real life~ hahaha~ X3

Who is/are you favorite prince(s)?? (^^*)/

[Video Game] Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story: Falling in love again like a high school girl~ Review and some tips~

Can't call myself a real otaku without doing a real video game review entry~ (^-<)/ Well... I don't play nearly as much video games as I use to.... but recently I did get extremely addicted to the otome game (love simulation games aimed at girls~ therefore lots of eye candy guys to chase) Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 3rd Story~ <3

Konami's official website for Tokimemo GS3
and the Tokimemo GS series on all this that~

fanart of Bambi and the princes \(^/////^)/ ~<3

This game first came out October 2010 on the NDS (Japanese edition only though...)~ so has been around for a while already (recently annouced that it's also coming out on the PSP platform in a premium edition Spring 2012! Q.Q me wants PSP....) If you're familiar with the Tokimemo GS franchise (with the famous/ infamous? skinship mode on NDS o^-^o), there's been a heck lot of improvements to this latest series compared to the old Tokimemo GS 1 and 2~ Not only can you date the prince that your heart desire... you can date two of them at the same time! X3 AHHHH~ (known as 3P mode or "W prince" mode, W= "double"...). Also your "girl" friends in this series are real genuine 2D friends... helping you out with guys info or fashion and no longer turn into b*tches if you happen to like the guy they like... Also there's an upgrade to the type of fashion that you can combine to come up with~

Anyways, I actually pick up this game late last year (or early this year.. can't remember now...) where I had only played through Arashi and Kou's routes (and the first attempt where I didn't get any prince endings at all... Q.Q... then I looked up the wiki's). And then during my more recent addiction phase I managed to finish playing all the individual prince's routes as well as accidentally triggering 3P- Arashi/Niina mode... (^///^)q

My preference of the routes:

Kou > Ruka > Arashi > Niina > Konno > Seiji

Honestly, I didn't really dislike any of them~ *shy* but I guess the first play-throughs  really had the best impressions... the later routes were more about seeing the CG's and dates rather than actually feeling Toki-toki at all... :3 I'll go through my impressions of each character after the jump~

[Manga] Lovely complex: a story of sabi and bonbi

I stumbled across this manga while looking for couple cosplaying ideas for Halloween..... I could not believe it! The main characters' height difference is exactly the same as me and hubby! o.O These characters overlap with us in real life sooo much!! @-@; I'm really glad that someone's actually written the comedy and awkwardness that a tall girl short guy couple has to go through.... :3 And funny enough.... bonbi and I are more of a comedy couple just like the characters rather than to act all lovely dovey towards each other~ 

sabi and bonbi.... um.. i mean koizumi and otani

 (Warning: some spoilers below the cut line~ :3)