OK...his name is spelled like this: リヴァイ

THAT IS NOT PRONOUNCED LEVY!!! IT'S LEVI! LEVI!!!!!!!!

DIE COLD!!! DIE! DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE! *COUGH* DIE! DIE! *COUGH* DIE! *COUGH-HACK-WHEEZE-COUGH* die die die die die *cough* die *stab*

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I've recently picked up a number of volume 1's of various manga and now that I've read them, here are some of my first impressions:

( Impressions under cut... )

Here is part 9, starting with #60

[#60 - I can't see where you're comin' from But I know just what you're runnin' from And what matters ain't the who's baddest but the Ones who stop you falling from your ladder, baby]#60 - Short Change Hero - The Heavy - The House That Dirt Built (2009)

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This video shows the first time I heard this song. Last Christmas, I saw this one game on sale that I heard good things about and decided to give it a shot. By on sale, I mean the $60 was for just $30. Very hard to pass up. When I first fired ( Read more... )

Part 8! Sorry for the 2 week hiatus. Stuff happens...

So without further ado, here we go starting with #65:

[#65 - If you don't know or care you'll be alright, I heard it's modern to be stupid, You don't need to talk to look good]#65 - Halloween - Matt Pond PA - Several Arrows Later (2005)

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This is another product of last.fm's recommended playlist. From the first time I heard it, I loved it. It has all the right instruments and a wonderful blend of sound. It sounds ( Read more... )

Yahoo! Part 7! 13 parts to go...wow and these take me a while to put together.

So, here we go with #70:

[#70 - I know what I know Would not fill a thimble So let your mind go (let my mind go) Straight down the runway]#70 - The Mall & Misery - Broken Bells - Broken Bells (2010)

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If you can't tell, James Mercer (The Shins) is the lead singer for Broken Bells. I was super excited about Broken Bells because it is a collaboration album between one of my favorite ( Read more... )

These 3 things are now connected:

Naoki Urasawa's Monster

Guillermo Del Toro

HBO

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/04/24/pacific-rim-director-developing-adaptation-of-naoki-urasawas-monster-manga-at-hboEver since watching Monster and reading it, this is exactly what I've hoped for to get Urasawa's works into the mainstream. I REALLY ( Read more... )

Alright! Part 6! Whew...75 to go...

Oh yeah, and like what TK is doing with his top 100, I'm going to put some lyrics as the spoiler and maybe see if you can identify the song.

[See money speaks volumes louder than words, Or virtues with wings, maybe not quite at first]#75 - Selling the News - Switchfoot - Vice Verses (2011)

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Switchfoot make their first appearance in my top 100 with an awesome song from their newest rockin' album, Vice ( Read more... )

After...umm...a short hiatus (mostly due to Pokémon >_<), here is part 5 of my top 100 favorite songs, starting with #80:

[#80]#80 - Polaris - Jimmy Eat World - Futures (2004)

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I was introduced to Jimmy Eat World along with the rest of the known universe with their first major single, The Middle in 2001. Now, I wasn't and I'm still not a huge fan of ( Read more... )

Part 4 continues with #85:

[#85]#85 - Architects & Engineers - Guster - Easy Wonderful (2010)

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Guster is easily one of my all-time favorite bands thanks to their awesome albums Lost and Gone Forever (1999), Keep it Together (2003), & of course Ganging Up on the Sun (2006). It was a no-brainer to pre-order Easy Wonderful. The first time I put the CD in ( Read more... )