OneManga.com - Gone.

"It pains me to announce that this is the last week of manga reading on One Manga (!!). Manga publishers have recently changed their stance on manga scanlations and made it clear that they no longer approve of it. We have decided to abide by their wishes, and remove all manga content (regardless of licensing status) from the site. The removal of content will happen gradually (so you can at least finish some of the outstanding reading you have), but we expect all content to be gone by early next week (RIP OM July '10).

So what next? We're not really sure at this point, but we have some ideas we would like to try out. Until then, the One Manga forums will remain active and we encourage all of you to continue using them. OMF has developed into a great community and it would be a shame to see that disappear.

You can also show us some love in this moment of sadness by 'liking' our brand new Facebook page. It would be nice to see just how many of you came to enjoy our 'better than peanut butter and jelly' invention.

Regardless of whether you stay with us or not, on behalf of the One Manga team, I would like to thank you all for your unwavering support over the years. Through the ups and downs you have stuck with us, and that is what kept us going.

As a certain Porky was fond of saying... That's all folks!

Time for me to go lay down and let this all sink in.

- Zabi"

This message is what greeted me when I visited my favourite manga scanlation site. That's right. Onemanga.com would be gone soon. As a active visitor to onemanga.com, and a (quite) active member of it's forum, it saddens me to the max as I read this message. I have to read and reread it until i accept the fact about half and hour later. To make matter worse, upon logging in to FaceBook, I found a message that shows the exact same content as the above. Sadness over 9000!!

For the past years that I had been using OM, I had never had any complaints about it. The interface is easy to use, easy to navigate, the quality of the manga it hosts is always very good. Even if the quality is low, when higher quality ones are available, it would be replaced. With one of my favourite, most visited and most awesome site ever down, I will be feeling kinda lost whenever I turned on my macbook.

Onemanga.com has certainly been a wonderful site, and i am sure it will remain in my heart for a very long time, possibly even forever. I believe that goes the same for many online manga readers. To the very best manga scanlation site in my heart, onemanga.com, I salute you. And I hope that if possible, you guys will be back. With twice the awesomeness (If anymore awesomeness is possible).

Now I hope that the forum will remain..

I was sadded, shocked, & surprised when that pop-up's message was seen. Before it'd fully-loaded, I thought it was just some random adverts that OM has to financially support the site. I find it annoying & irritating, & felt that they should be obliterated from OM, but little did I know how diff. it is to manage sucha site.

Luckily, I did not tick it off like it was nothing. I took a good look since I saw a logo of OM, with 4-digit no. of LIKES...it wasn't any random crap. It was...the holy closure of OM. The 1st reaction of mine was a not-so-sad one...just a, "TOO BAD!" expression, even though OM's days were counted. Afterall, there's still a week left.

However, as OM's deathday drew nearer & nearer, I started to fear. Am I gunna lag TTM after OM, the unlaggy alternative, is gone? OM may not have such diverse manga series scans as other sites like MangaFox, MangaReader, etc., but it CERTAINLY is, most of the time, lagless.

Since today's gunna be the last day I'm looking @ the URL http://www.onemanga.com/, I scrolled down, & below were the usual updates...WSJ, SS, etc. Totally normal, but when I looked @ this message, it kinda...pains me. A short but simple message, yet filled with so much feelings all compressed in those words.

Maybe I'm just exaggerating, but it's...CANNOT BE DESCRIBED BY MERE WORDS. I guess only fellow manga fanatics like me would understand, but there's still more to just that for me. Not just the message itself, I have MY OWN experiences with OM. Yeah..., I think that's what you call...FIRSTs.

OM's the 1st site I've ever been to to read manga. OM may not be the site which got me madly in love with anime/manga, but it was the place where I 1st got in contact with manga...even when it's not physically. As I clicked the pages of 怪物皇女, I started to be more & more immersed into the manga world. My adventures in manga-reading started in OM, & the undying spirit to ever-continue reading manga was also nurtured by OM. It's...ALL THANKS to OM that I'm who I am today...w/o regrets (:

Behind that happy-go-lucky facade of mine hides the kinda...sadded one. I'm trying to cheer myself up with the same ol' phrase of, "There's still MangaFox & other host sites...it's ok...it's ok..." but OM, still, is diff. from others to me. It's pissing me off that I could do nothing...with all those red tapes lingering...I'm more or less, powerless.

OM may be gone (soon, that is), but I'll still have "OneManga" etched on my mind. Who knows, I may habitually type in http://www.onemanga.com/ every now & then, even when the URL's a blank, but maybe...maybe, through the otaku-filter, it'll be a sight of a site with FAN-tabulous updates...

GlacieRain.bs.com

This post is a collaboration between bcotaku.bs and GlacieRain.bs

Weekly Shounen Jump is back, but Ane Doki ended?!

After the New Year breaks, Weekly Shounen Jump is finally back.
That means One Piece, Bleach, Bakuman, Medaka Box and others are back up again. BCOtaku is really happy. Ane Doki's back too!

But. BUT BUT BUT!!

ANE DOKI'S ENDED!!
What?

YES! Ane Doki's final chapter, Chapter 26 is out. And I must say I is not happy with it at all. Not because that I won't be able to enjoy Natsuki service like this (Well, it's one of the reason TBH) ,

It's because Mizuki Kawashita-sensei did not give me a good ending to the story.

Actually, it's kinda okay for me, since it's not really a Harem ending. But the ending did not tell us if Kouta actually did end up with Natsuki. Me is not amused.



Me was so happy when I see this picture, I thought that it's more or less decided that Kouta X Natsuki ending is the actual ending. And I am supporting that couple.

But Kawashita-sensei gave us this instead.


An ending that's rather.. vague, is that the right word?

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So more on Ane Doki manga now.

Ane Doki is a manga about 13 year old Kouta living together with a mysterious 17 year old airheaded onee-sama character, that is, Natsuki. Or is it the other way round?
Ane Doki is drawn and written by the mangaka of Ichigo 100% and Hatsukoi Limited. I saw that right away. Kawashita-sensei's amazing artwork can be recognized from a mile away.

I shan't reveal much about the story, but it basically tells us the everyday life of Kouta and Natsuki, and other free loaders at Kouta's house. It also dwells the relationship between Natsuki and her sisters, Kouta and Natsuki, and some others.

A really good romance manga, although I am sure that the story could be longer. The last few chapters felt kinda rushed. I could tell that the manga's ending without be told prior.

Ane Doki could get a second season, IMO, but it'd spoil the mood of the manga, since it's about the love between a 17 year old bishoujo and a 13 year old shota. The fact that the main character is young is a factor to why this manga is so interesting. No, me isn't shotacon.

Well, as usual, the stars would come out.

Art : ★★★★
➘Well, the drawings of Kawashita-sensei haven't changed much since Ichigo 100%, although there are some little difference. I found it kinda weird at first, but soon got used to it and started enjoying it.

Characters : ★★★★★
➘A really nice blend of character. A loli, a onee-sama, a tsundere, a shota and the list goes on. And somehow , everyone seems to just blend into the story, without making things feels weird, since I must say that the list is kinda weird.

Story : ★★★
➘The plot is very interesting. A cute shotaro boy and a onee-sama live and sleep together. What could ever have happen? Read Ane Doki.The ending pulls the whole thing down by a star or two.

In conclusion, Ane Doki is a manga that is worth your few hours or less to sit in front of the monitor to read the 26 chapters. If you enjoy other romantic comedy such as Love HINA or Nagasarete Airantou, then I must say that Ane Doki's just for you.

Overall : ★★★✰ (Note white star means half a star)
➘the art, plot and everything else of the story is really very amazing. But as I said, the ending is disappointing, to me at least.

 Links

Ane Doki Manga

Life in SJAB. Year 2009.

Long Post Warning.

SJAB, Year 2009

2009, a new year, a new school, a new CCA,
Decided to pick a UG since school doesn't allow us to join Clubs.
Somehow, I picked SJAB. Why? I have no idea.
At first, the NCO were friendly.
They kept smiling and encouraging us.
Played games with us,
and taught us with much patience.

As the days go by, the seniors got fiercer and fiercer.
They showed us the face they never shown before
And started punishments.
I realised,
My Life in a UG started.
For real this time.

Week after week, the cycle was the same.
Fall in, Drills, First Aid, PT
With scoldings and punishments in between.
I remember when I first heard the phrase 'Whole lot, KNOCK IT DOWN!'
I never thought this day would come.
The Sergeants were always so kind before.

Then, came their POP.
We bid our trainers goodbye and welcome new trainers.
They weren't any more kinder.
We got drilled, pumped and scolded,
Week after week, by our new trainers.

The day came : Our BFA.
Filled with mixed emotions,
The squad went to the HQ for the first time.
Took the test and everything
Followed by a round of scoldings by Sir,
Our standard was just not good enough.

Somehow or other,
All of us managed to pass the test.
We earned our Private Rank.
We finally got our uniform.
Excitedly, I ran home with the new uniform,
Pestering my mum to sew the Flash on.

Training with uniform was different.
It was weird, in fact.
The shoe was kind of slippery
And it hurt our ankles.

Then, Sir came and told us this:
"We're going for FAC."
The squad was like
"What? But.. We're just Standard Ones!"

Our training schedule got packed.
Very packed.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays,
And even during holidays.
Day after day,
We were trained by our Sir

Selaku, Slow March, Hormat, Pandang
We learnt all these new drills.
We practised.
We learnt
And we got scolded

Comp Trainings was packed,
but strangely enjoyable.
It gave me something I'll never think I'll have,
An interest in Foot Drills.

Since Comp Trainings isn't CIM,
We got a little slack.
We trained without uniform,
We got off with most of our mistakes
And I guess I took them for Granted.

Organised trainings was over,
But our squad think it's not enough.
We have self training every week.
And we had lots of fun.
The trainings soon are over,
And so is the year.

2010 January 1 - January 8

A new year came and school started.
CCA started, and Comp training began, once again.
We learnt TOC and I was in fact, loving it quite alot.
Then, without knowing, CIM also started,
The Punishments came back.
I was doubting my choice of CCA,
And was thinking of quitting.

I wasn't happy with my CCA.
In fact, I hated it.
But it was so very enjoyable (except for the punishments)
I know I would miss everything if I quit
But I know I'll enjoy it more when I quit.

The decision is about to be made.
To quit, or not to quit.
That is the question.

I am downloading anime but has no more space?

Downloading anime comes at a price. You can see your disk space going down. down. and down. So obviously, the price is more hard drives. I can somehow see myself either crying due to no space, crying due to lagging or crying due to my money flying away in the near future.

So, today, BCOtaku here, which usually doesn't give a damn about how much space he's got left is worried. Why is he worried you ask? Take a look at the picture below.
Oh wait. Blogger's been screwin with the image uploader, so click on the pictures to get a better view.
But don't get distracted by the moesome girl having one of her moements

Yea, you might say I've still got 132GB left. What's the big deal. there's still quite alot, right?
Now take a look at what I'm torrenting.
Once again, click on the picture. No moe girls this time



See? Do the maths and you'll see how I'm worrying. Probably gonna spend all of my money on an internal hard drive + enclosure or an external hard drive.
Any idea where they sell internal hard drives and enclosure in Tampines? I'm the Isumi typed person that get lost easily that's why I don't want to leave Tampines. Or tell me which shop in Sim Lim/Funan can be trusted, coz I've never been there before.
Good luck to me.

What? Today is the start of the new year?

Erm. yeah. So starting today, it's 2010. But I didn't realise it until someone said "Happy New Year" to me awhile ago. I was like "What New Year?"
So it's the New Year. Everybody had fun celebrating it? I didn't. I have to help out at my parent's store as usual.
2009 had been an interesting year, I've met many new (and often weird) people. It's also the year I officially became a Secondary School Student. Let's not mention it's also the year where I have to go for compulsory CCA and I somehow picked SJAB. Oh wait. I mentioned it. Let's leave it like that.
So, a list of things that happened to me in 2009 that is worth (and not worth) mentioning

• Started studying in CCHMS


• Bought a MacBook


• Grown Taller


• Joined SJAB


• Get more active online


• Started loving ecchi. Don't look at me like that. I only started liking ecchi this year.


• Went to AFA09.


• Love Lion by May'n


• Got 1.5k posts on OMF


• Became an Admin in CCHMSJAB Forum


• Is the only non NCO admin.


• Hated CCA more than before.


• Get more exposed to Otaku in Singapore. Although only a *little* more.

Is not looking forward to 2010. Because it's the year where the Nightmare Camp AKA JNCO Camp is going to take place for me. Also the streaming year. Have to study harder.
But other than that I guess 2010 is fine. I'll be looking forward to 2011 more, since it's the time I become an NCO and get to scold people. Well, provided that I survived 2010 first.

Plan for 2010 is to live. Yes. To live through the year. Also maybe buy some stuff, my first figure perhaps? But have to make sure there is a place to display her (or him) first.

So, what's the first 3 manga I read this year?

1. Black Lagoon

It's also the last Manga I read last year. I was finishing it up yesterday and before I knew it, it's 2010.

2. Mayoi Neko Overrun!

It's the new manga by Kentaro Yabuki. The artist of TLR. It's really nice. Give it a shot.

3. Mahou Sensei Negima.

Just finished chapter 275 before I wrote this. It's epic. Mana made an appearance. No more spoiler for you.

So that's it. First post of the year. Happy New Year evryone!

Life as a SJAB Cadet 1

Today, after receiving the news that CCA is returning this Friday, I really wish I could skip it. I mean, it's after the exams and a day before the holidays.. and they still want to torture us? They think we are masochist or something? And to make things worse, we have to spend our holidays having training! A total waste of time IMO. But.. This is life and I can't deny that I don't like CCA and want to skip it, but skipping CCA would means that I would have to hand in a letter of absence.. I don't have an excuse to do so ==" Maybe one of you want to act as my parent and help me write the letter? ><"

But, I realized that I haven't do anything I was supposed to do. I remembered that I was told to cut a piece of card or something to be place inside my beret to hold up the crest or something.

The piece of card that I cut. No prize for guessing what card it is.

My beret after placing in the card

Also, I must polish my shoes ==" Waste of time much? Yes, but NCOs demands polishing.

My shoes after polishing. Shiny? Not so.

Sigh. Countdown till Physical and Mental torture time? 1.5 days. Good luck to me!

Why I hate CCA

Lately, I've been complaining alot about CCA returning. Seriously, why bother with CCAs? I don't see a need to have them. I think know I can live longer without the weekly 4 hours worth of scolding ...

In case non of you know what my CCA is, it's called the St. John's Ambulance Brigade. I am a not-so-proud cadet of the Brigade. I don't have anything against the Order , but I don't like training that's for sure. It's so predictable.

1. Fall in in Muftee/Full uniform

2. Get scolded for taking too long.

3. Do parade.

4. Get scolded for not saying pledge loud enough/ not saying pledge

5. Do drills

6. Get scolded for not doing drills perfectly

7. Get dehydrated due to being unable to drink water 'coz NCO doesn't allow

8. Run to New Block for First aid

9. Get scolded for not greeting a NCO while seeing her while we are running. No, we didn't saw

her. It's her fault to walk so far away from us and expecting us to see her.

10. Get scolded for reaching new block late and not falling in properly out classroom.

11. Do first aid

11.5 May or may not get scolded for sucky bandaging/screwing around.

12. Told to change into PT Kit.

13. Get scolded for not being able to change in time.

14. Do PT/ CPR practice.

15. Get scolded for not pumping properly/ not running fast enough.

15 (ver.2) Get scolded for not doing CPR up to standard.

16. Fall in again

17. Parade again

18. Get released home late

Above all is done in 4 hours (theoretically, but it usually takes 4.5~5 hours) .

Come on, who the hell would be able to live to 80 if they have to endure 4 hours + worth of scolding every week and physical torture. And working in an environment without energy booster AKA Manga, Anime, Anisongs,forums,sleep,food , I can hardly go for 1 hour.. and those NCOs and ICs are expecting us to go on for 4 hours? Blasphemy!

No more CCA, Please!!

Everything's (probably) Okay : Not so Daily Progress Journal!

Saturday
26 September 2009

Everything's (probably) Okay : Not so Daily Progress Journal!
==== Begins NOW! ====

So, today's Saturday. Fun? Not so. As usual, I'm being bored to death at either the market or at home. So, what do I do? Make use of the time and complete my DoS. And. I completed it. Now I'm back to the state of boredom. It is at this time when you wish that the SOS brigade exists. The Save the World with an Overdose of fun - Suzumiya Haruhi Brigade.
I want an overdose of fun in MY World.. in Watashi no Sekai ...

Sometimes, I sincerely do wish that this world is more interesting.. I believe everyone would wish the same thing too. Why do people create entertainment? Because, the world is boring. Why do people watch them? Because the world is boring. Manga, anime, cartoons, porn,hentai, dramas - Why are the made? Because, their creators wish that their world is actually like that. Magic, Dragons, Ultra High technology - People write about them because they WANT their world to be like that. If the world is interesting enough, nothing would be invented.

Sigh.. looks like this is not my Progress Journal, but my Complain About the World log already eh?.

Soo... EoY are just round the corners. I must buck up!! But.. I cannot resist the temptation of manga and anime...And my darling darling OMF.. Sigh.. i just can't bear to leave Eveonder, Bethhy, Meme, Saku, CVI,Chi-U, Eger, Oji-con and the rest alone TT

Sigh.. Oh well. Live's just torturous.

Everything is (Probably) Okay : Not so Daily Progress Journal

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Everything's (probably) Okay! (Not so)Daily Progress Journal!

Friday
25 September 2009


After so long, The Great Ryo-sama (note the capital letters) finally decided to swim from the ocean of Youtube videos back to my Updates about life (not that i can swim, but oh well).
So, today, 1JT had the almost impossibly easy Chinese lesson. We learnt lesson number 31, smth about 民歌. it's so ridiculously easy that even the Great Ryo-sama has no problem reading it (assuming you know that my power in chinese is over [Negative] 9000)
Also, after school, since there is no CCA (*squeals* Kyah!!~ yay!`) today, i asked Yu Xiang to bring me to Kinokuniya, coz i wanted to see if they sell Negima volume 28 (limited Edition). Why? BECAUSE IT FRIGGIN COMES WITH NEGI"S ARTIFACT!!!



SEE??! Sexy right!!

Lol.. I'm surprised.. It's like senpai has no sense of shame, either that, or he is serious about it. About what you ask?
Whenever he saw a picture of Haruhi Suzumiya AKA God, he would suddenly stop in his tracks and do a Nazi Salute.
Silly? I tried to stop him, but.. he still insisted on doing it.
A picture of the Great Haruhi can be seen below.



Sigh.. Seems like my life's full of interesting people eh?

Everything's (probably) Okay! (Not so)Daily Progress Journal!
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Everthing's not Okay : Daily progress Journal

zzz today sick again.
what the hell is wrong with me this year?
I keep falling sick, sick thn sick again.
Just now in sch, nt feeling well, thn take temperature.
37.7 lor.. but i feel fine, so dun care.
But thn, until after D&T , i get headache and my muscles like damn pain.
thn go home la! I skip Chem and SJAB.
lol. Go home, bath, sleep and when wake up, go see doctor.
38.3 degree Celsius fever. Feel like dying. At least i still can read manga.

EDIT: Feeling much better now, fever went down to 37.5 degrees.but still damn sian

Not so daily Progress Journal! : Everything's probably getting better!

15/7/09
Last night, I slept for a mere 2 hours, from 1am to 3am, so I am really tired today. And surprisingly, the 2 hours sleep replenished enough energy to last me to 4.30 in the afternoon, when I almost fainted due to no sleep + sick =x Bleh =P
Tomorrow need to go school already, since MC expire (right word ma?) on 16/7... Sigh and while I was away, there are some complete retards in the class that spam the classblog under my name.. screw them..

Not so daily Progress journal! : Everything's NOT okay!

15/7/09

I am bored.
Yes, I am bored.
There's no Negima this week, no TRC, no Holic and I did not go to school.
zzz..Why the hell must I get sick?? Today has the most relaxing timetable!!
Sigh.. Help me.. I re- speed run the Castlevania PoR 3 times over and I am still bored...
Save me from this Boredom!!

11.56am
Ryo

Not so daily progress journal! : Everything's (Probably) okay! 11/7/09

11/7/09

Saturday, in other words, its a day where i am free to read manga as i am pleased. But the thing is that , there's practically no manga to read.. As Bleach was released on Friday and i've already read it yesterday, so all that is left is To LOVE- Ru 156. Oh! And Kodomo no Jikan chapter 50 is released without me knowing! Exciteds >.<

And just now, in the morning, stupid Rong Chuin call me go library do HW together or smth , then when I am preparing to go out, he smsed me and told me that he got smth last minute and cant go... ZzZZ now i rly got nth to do.. Its so boring..

4.52PM

Everything's (Probably) okay! Not so daily progress journal END

Ryo

Not so daily progress journal! : Everything's (Probably) okay! 10/7/09

Hi all ^^

Ryo's back in control!!~

Lol.. soo..

10/7/09

Today's a friday as all of you all know, so it means that

1 - Tomorrow is Saturday , a Holiday

2 - No need to see Wang Wei according to the time table (Yay!!)

So , since we don't get to see Wang Wei, it means that the day's way more relaxing and fun than usual, which is really true , since this day passes surprisingly fast.

And, as usual, loads of homework (/ waiting for Jared/Leon to bash me up) and a short 2 day weekend break. Sigh.. what can I do? not as though complaining is gonna do me anything.

Although it is really good that we do not get to see Wang Wei today, but there is not gonna be any One Piece this week!! OMG!! Yes!! No One Piece!! Noooo!! And.. There's gonna be no Negima next week to make this worse.. And this is not all... There's still no D Gray Man updates yet..

10/7/09

Everything's (probably) Okay! Not so daily progress journal! - END

Ryo

Sigh Monday again..

Monday,the one day i hate (along with Friday)...
seriously..on monday, i must reach school at 8.30 am,1 hr later thn the usual time..but we get to go home only at 4.45, a whole 3 hrs later...seriously what the hell is the damn use of the interaction period/ assembly anyway? PROTEST!!

Weekend!!

Wohooo!! weekend is finally here...but i have nothing to do...except for going to DSS for the fair or w/e thingie..i might as well just go..and after that,go to popular to get the First Aid Manual..AND Buy NEGIMA!Magister Negi Magi! vol.20..OMG AND NEGI BEATEN RAKAN! WTH IS WITH NEGI?TURNING WHITE AND DO LIGHTNING SHUNDO?

I'M SO FED UP!!

I am so damn pissed off today...and the stupid damn thing is that i dunno why dhe hell i am pissed off!!! rawr i guess is coz we got a stupid incho in our class...seriously cant we change an incho?AND THE STUPID INCHO KIP FORCING US TO DO THINGS WE DUN LYK!!RARW N IS THE DAMN INCHO SO FKING POOR??!!SHE IS SQEEZING OUR WALLETS DRY!!DAMMIT!!

seriously...I WISH THAT KANAME JUZ KILL HER OFF!!NO!! MAKE THAT EVANGELINE FREEZING HER ASS OFF!