Suzumiya Haruhi episode 13

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 第13話 「エンドレスエイト」
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episode 13 "Endless Eight"


This is the sequel of Episode 12, which has the same subtitle as Episode 13. I thought the "Endless Eight" story would be two episodes, but it seems they have three episodes.

Synopsis:
One day in the summer holidays, Kyon got a call from Haruhi. He
noticed he had a feeling that something was wrong. Kyon, Haruhi, Yuki, Mikuru
and Itsuki went to the pool, bought yukata at the department store, went
to the Bon Festival, played with sparklers, catched cicadas on the mountain and
worked a part-time job.

One night Kyon got a call from Mikuru and
Itsuki. He was told they had been spent two weeks again and again. Perhaps
Haruhi was feeling unsatisfied, and she was wishing the summer would never end.

The day before the last day of the holidays, Kyon felt strong déjà vu
thet he had never experienced before. He wanted to catch Haruhi not to get out
of the cafe, but he didn't know what to say. On 31 August, Kyon was standing
with his homework in his room.

In the novel, it is near the end of the "Endless Eight" story. But the scenes at the cafe and after thet are different from the book. I won't say the details because they will be a spoiler.

Sean Lennon with Honda

I was very surprised that the person who appears in the commercial of Honda car Freed is Sean Lennon, who is the child of John Lennon and Ono Yoko. Σ(･ω･ﾉ)ﾉ！

Garnet Cradle

I started to play "Garnet Cradle", though it's a little bit late since it was released.

I'm little bit sad because the protagonist, in other words I, isn't called her name by other characters and she doesn't have any voice. So that players can easily empathize of the main character, with freely deciding her name. (We can also choose our own name as her.) But it's amuzing like I was attracted into the story.

The main character Miku is so cute! She's a little bit shy, (or rather she wants to live in a quite way?), but it's not unpleasant and so I have a favorable impression.

Miku's best friends Tsubaki-chan and Nono-chan are pretty too. (By the way, why Misaki-chan is called Nono-chan?)

I'm just in the beginning, so Miku has ordinal relationships with the boys. But I feel that Sariya and Toya are unfriendly, that So is kind, that Rihito seems to be plotting something under his smile, and that Kiichiro is like a cute puppy.

Garnet Cradle has Arabian flavour in it, so its music does too. It's sitar, isn't it? I feel it's a pleasant timbre. The music produces an oriental atomosphere with minor scales. I love this kind of music.

I'm looking forward to reading next.



*Note*
This time I once wrote this in Japanese and then translated into English.
(I usually write in English directly.)
The original Japanese version is here.

Ristorante Paradiso episode 01

リストランテ・パラディーゾ 第01話 「ニコレッタ」
Ristorante Paradiso episode 01 "Nicoletta"



Synopsis:
Nicoletta came to Rome from the Italian countryside. She was going to tell her mother's new husband everything about her. Olga didn't want Nicoletta to tell him, so she persuaded her. In the course of visiting the restaurant Casetta dell'Orso, she gradually started to have Claudio on her mind.



I had sympathy with Nicoletta when I watching this episode.
She was cute with her face red, when she was helped by Claudio.

crazy Japanese politicians

I can't understand why Japanese politicians who experienced World War II want to change laws to be able to make the Self-Defense Forces participate in wars.

The Constitution of Japan Article Number Nine is a thing Japanese people are proud of. The article says "Japan abandons wars as the means to solve problems". In other words, Japan will never join wars.

Violence causes only harm.

I hate the munition industry because the companies' executives hopes wars to gain profit of selling arms. Japanese government has the close relationship with building companies, but the United States government has one with munition companies.

People who love wars are the enemies of the world.

Chinese plagiarism of Harry Potter

A Chinese author 周艺文 wrote a book 冒险小王子, which means "The Little Prince Adventure". It's not published yet, but the samples were distributed to Chinese schools. The samples get favorable receptions from children and their parents.

The book is said to have 18 same points as Harry Potter series. The points are not clearly stated on the news.

J.K. Rowling is going to sue him for damages. But I wonder if the sue goes well. Because China ignores claims or gets angry in reverse.

China is very famous for producing many many many bootlegs. The authorites take actions against illegal makers, but that's not enough.

A lot of countries have been worried about Chinese piracy. Japan too.

China should try hard to prevent from making pirates, and other countries should more pressure China to do.





China is one of the biggest country that contribute environmental destructions. The countries around China are troubled about its environmental pollution.

China is a nation of dictatorship by the Communist Party. Chinese people are deprived of freedom of speech by the government. Search engines such as Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft obey the rule not to show Chinese people inconvenient truths for Chinese government.

Because of one-child policy, many female babies are killed with abortions. Parents in the countryside are likely to want boys, not girls, because parents want children to feed them in the future. In addition, the ratio of women and men is not balanced, so it causes the increase of men who can't get married and so the increase of sex crimes, especially rapes.

Suzumiya Haruhi episode 12

涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 第12話 「エンドレスエイト」
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episode 12 "Endless Eight"


New episode


Synopsis:
One day in the summer holidays, Kyon suddenly got a call from Haruhi. The SOS Brigade members went to the public pool and played there. Next day, Haruhi, Yuki and Mikuru bought yukata and they went to the Bon Festival and played with sparklers. Next day, they worked part-time at a supermarket. Next day, they caught cicadas in a forest. They kept on playing with batting practice, a test of their courage in a graveyard and watching fireworks. On 31 August, Kyon spent the whole day doing homework and playing with his sister. He went to bed at 11:50 pm.


*Note*
Yukata is a kimono with thin cloths for wearing in summer.

Japanese are victims of crimes by US armed forces

US armed forces in Japan steel things from people, rape girls and women, kill people by car accidents, and murder people with weapons.

The forces "try" to hand over the criminals to Japanese police, but they rarely do. The forces shield criminal soldiers.

The criminals are judged by the forces themselves, such as "not guilty" or light sentences.