Anime being popular around the world... Scary.

I went to the cafeteria of my school, going to get a juice box. But what made it interesting is the fact it had the face of Monkey D. Luffy on the juice box. Double that with the cafeteria lady wearing a red shirt with Vegeta imprinted on the shirt. I was perplexed over the fact that it happened in my school. Even 10 years ago you'll not see this happen, but it really happened. So why do I think it's weird? Why, an otaku, see this as weird? Shouldn't I be overjoyed, seeing that my interest isn't seen as a perverted thing? But here's the thing; I want to separate personal things from the professional (or more bluntly, less fun) things of my life. It would be strange to see your boss, for example, to talk about Alien 9 out of nowhere. Yes, it is really cool that your boss is talking about a fairly obscure manga, but you have to know that there's a professional division between your hobbies and interests, and your activities in work. Now school isn't that more serious compared to jobs (hell, I think it's normal for teens to talk about anime in their schools among their peers). I just think it feels weird because with the exception of some cases, I never blast out loud to my classmates that I like manga. Some do know that I like manga, but I never openly show it at times. Probably a me thing.

Though I don't want to drag it on, just want to let my thought get out of my brain. God bless everyone.

Kumi Kawamura, and the Pains of Dealing of Responsibility.

 Hello everyone.

I've read Alien 9 around last month on Saturday (reading and completing it on the same day), and the story is interesting and really dark, like it made me have one-day gloominess after I finished reading it. But I'm not here to talk about the manga itself. Instead, I'm going to talk about one of the main characters in the manga; Kumi Kawamura.

She's a lot more cool head and efficient than Yuri Otani; who hates aliens and cries a lot. She knows what to do, and do them like a professional. But beneath her serious, cool and efficient personality is a girl who was given a lot of responsibilities to deal with. From helping her widowed mother with her job, to being a president of the class since 1st Grade. That's why she snapped at Yuri at the beginning of Chapter 2. She was already sick of being the one relied one every single time an issue pops up, that nobody is trying to handle it by themselves. It put a strain on her patience, and even though snapping at Yuri was plain rude (and in Yuri's perspective, it was out of nowhere), you understand how Kumi felt. She's sick of being people's crutch when shit hit the fan, why not say "No" at this moment? She's human too, and she have her limits with giving her energy to help someone.

You know to be more personal, I kind of relate to her; because I've to deal with insane amount of work to deal with, from housework to other aspects of life. It can make me go mad at times as I've to deal with the burden all the time and I wish of a moment in my life where everyone shuts up and let me relax for a bit. Even though Kasumi Tomine is my favorite character in the manga (and she is the best, don't DM me), I can at least understand how a pain in the ass it can be having to many responsibilities on your shoulders. I'm even more surprised how she didn't lose her sanity, because I know I did when people rely on me too much.

Thanks for reading, and hope you have a good day. God bless.