Grammar: Could/would/should have vs. Could/would/should of

Easy English for beginners or ESL!

Many people write "could/would/should of" instead of "could/would/should have". "Could of" is wrong. Why do people write this? Well, when you speak quickly, it sounds like "should've", which sounds like "should of".


Example: 

"I could have eaten the pie." This is okay.

"I could of eaten the pie." This is wrong.

If we write it a little simpler: "I have eaten the pie." This is something someone could say or write. However, something no one would say or write would be: "I of eaten the pie."

Know the difference!

Friday the 13th - Movie Franchise Review

I have recently watched through all of these movies. I even watched the reboot for good measure. How do these hold up today? How do the movies stack up with one another? Let's find out!

Mimori Togo (東郷 美森) - Figure Review

Series: Yuki Yuna Is a Hero
Manufacturer: Alter
Sculptor: Hiroyuki Tsumezuka
Scale: 1/8
Assembly: None

This is an experiment of sorts. I am trying out something new here; mostly out of boredom.

Mimori Togo is one of the protagonists from the Magical Girl series Yuki Yuna Is a Hero. Mimori, rather Togo(as she prefers to be called), was chosen to be one of the guardians of humanity. In this figure we get to see just how awesome her hero form is.

Clockwork Planet - Anime Review

Length: 12 30m episodes

Clockwork Planet is set on Earth in a reality where the planet was rebuilt using nothing but clockworks. The planet, at one point, was beyond repair, so someone named Y said they could rebuild it. Cities, entire countries, now sit atop giant spinning cogs that tick away into the future. How does life work in a world ruled by gears and clockworks?

Megadimension Neptunia VII - Game Review

Platforms: PS4, PC(played)
DLC: Yes, lots
Copy: Bought it myself

Megadimension Neptunia VII is yet another game in the storied Hyperdimension saga. Although the name implies this is the 7th iteration, it really means "Victory 2"; many are confused to this day. If you've been with the Neptunia series up to this point, then you pretty much know what to expect with this iteration. If you're new? Well, I'll do my best to help you figure out if this game is right for you!

Point Break - Movie Review?

I am not going to bother with giving this movie an honest review. Why? Because it does not deserve one. It is boring, the characters are lifeless and I don't know anyone's names, the story is awful, it is riddled with bad CGI and artifacting all over the place, etc. It is a shameless cash grab in all the worst ways. It even has 15~ minutes of credits to pad out its run-time.  Do not go near this at all.

Conclusion
This is bad.

Recommendation
If you need a sleep aid.

God Eater Resurrection - Game Review

God Eater Resurrection is set in a post-apocalyptic near-future where the world has been ravaged by the sudden emergence of creatures known as Aragami. Being highly resistant to conventional weaponry, the Aragami have pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Fortunately for humanity, science and technology has adapted to provide a way to fight back in the form of God Arcs; specialized weapons made of the cores of defeated Aragami. These weapons can only be used by certain compatible individuals and this is where you, the protagonist, come in to play.

Muv-Luv Extra/Unlimited - Visual Novel Review

Muv-Luv is one of the most popular Visual Novels on the planet. Its sequel, Muv-Luv Alternative, has been on the top of the Visual Novel Database for years and still is to this day. Having no experience with the series at all, I felt it best to start here. Especially since it was only released locally this last year. It was released in.....2003? What the?

Muv-Luv is told in 2 parts: Extra, and Unlimited. In both parts you are series protagonist Takeru Shirogane. Your job is to ultimately pick a girl to romance by the end. Easy enough, ya?

Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Zwei/Zwei Herz - Anime Review

Having settled everything in the first season, there's nothing left to do but fix the mana lines. Unfortunately, an earthquake turns the situation dire. Quickly, Miyu and Illya spring into action to try and keep Rin and Luvia safe. Long story short: After the ordeal, Illya ends up with a Doppleganger. Huh? Oh, ya, and she's quite the bad seed.

Love Live! - Anime Review

Love Live! is a 26 episode series complete with a 99 minute movie in the Slice of Life genre. This story starts off with series protagonist, Honoka Kousaka, discovering her school is going to be closed down due to low enrollment. Thinking of ways to increase her school's popularity, she finally settles on forming a high school Idol group. The problem is, trying to get something like that going is quite difficult!

Girls und Panzer Comple OVA Series - Anime Review?

We are back with a small collection of shorts(6) starring the lovable cast of Girls und Panzer(GuP). It is basically just a little bit more in the way of character development for the main cast. I guess that's all that needs to be said.

Suguri - Game Review

I just want to say, firstly, that I am not a great fan or player of the Bullet Hell genre.

Suguri is a Bullet Hell style game where the protagonist, Suguri, must complete a series of progressively more difficult levels. Apparently a group of interstellar travelers are trying to make Earth their home. However, before that, they must eradicate the current inhabitants of the planet. With Suguri's ability to fly and vast arsenal of weapons it should be no problem......

Wandaba Style - Anime Review

Wandaba Style is a 12 episode series about a singing group, Mix Juice, trying to make it big. Their sleazy manager hooks them up with a weird child scientist, Dr. Tsukumo, who is trying to find a pollution-free way to get from Earth to The Moon. This just so happens to be the destination for Mix Juice's big concert debut. What could top a concert on The Moon?

Top and Bottom Anime of 2016

Note: This will be my second attempt at writing this as Blogger is sometimes a huge pile of crap. Apparently hitting CTRL+Z too many times without any edits in the history will delete your entire post. Why? Why indeed.

We come, finally, to the last list of the year. Anime! Glorious anime. If you know me well then you know I love animation. So it should be no surprise that I am making a list for it too. The only downside is that you have to read it; but that's only a downside for you. Shall we start?

I decided to shorten this up a bit since the Video Game list proved to be really long. It helps to keep things snappier, right? Anyways, the farther down the respective list the item is, the more it is liked/loathed. Honorable mentions are all good but are in no particular order.

Top and Bottom? Games of 2016

This is a bit more long-winded than I thought it would be. Mostly because I played more than I thought I did. Again, this is stuff I played this year and the stuff I liked more, or disliked, is farther down the respective list. Luckily, there was not that much I played that stank this year. That's always a plus.

It also bears mentioning that all of these games are available on PC; Steam or GOG.

Just a side note: I stuck Visual Novels into their own category and they are all solid likes. They are mostly narrative, though, so I didn't feel it was right to include them with the more interactive media.

Read it in chunks if you have to but it is mandatory to finish by the end of the year. It's best to force it on others as a punishment.

Top and Bottom Movies of 2016

*Disclaimer-This only accounts for movies I have seen/experienced for the first time in 2016. Many of these are new movies but they are not necessarily. Also, I did not write about literally everything I watched. And, for a while there was a bit of a lull where I did not write about anything(been busy and lazy). Regardless, here's a useless list of garbage. The further down the list it is the more I enjoyed it; or, in the case of the latter category, loathed it.

The Cat Lady - Game Review

The Caty Lady is a very melancholic game. That needs to be said immediately. The game opens on the protagonist, Susan Ashworth, committing suicide in her home. This begins a very bizarre journey where we see exactly what kind of disgusting beasts humans can be and why, exactly, Susan was so ready to end her own life. Along the way there are plenty of puzzles to be solved and decisions to be made!

Update!

So, why has this been so barren lately? Honestly, I have been a bit out of sorts. There's been a lot going on and I'm trying to iron out some things IRL.

Will I come back and start to add things again? Oh, ya, probably. I enjoy writing but I have to be in the mood for it and it is just hard to motivate myself lately. I have a bunch of stuff I could probably talk about, though.

That's all for now. I might push something out for the heck of it in a few days. :D

Koihime Enbu - Simple Character Notes

Just search for the character/assist you want. I would like to add links but the site has been fussy and I can't figure it out.

Notes: Things labeled as invincible means, almost universally, on startup only. It is intended to be used as a reversal option. Also, despite how some of them look, all 6Bs are invincible to lows and are labeled as such. Anything in brackets [5C] means it needs to be held.

As always, if anything needs to be added/removed/corrected, please let me know and I shall amend it.

Updated: December 8, 2016-Revised a lot of text. Added and removed things where necessary. Added Assist section. Cleaned up the formatting a bit.

Maria Holic - Manga Review - Volumes: 1-6

Publisher: Tokyopop
Purchased: Rightstuf

Maria Holic is a story about a girl who dislikes boys so much she was willing to transfer to an all girls school to get away from them. Our "heroine", Kanako Miyamae, not only dislikes boys(they literally give her hives on contact), she loves girls! Upon reaching her so-called paradise, she encounters a snarky maid followed by her retainer Mariya Shidou. Mariya welcomes Kanako to the school and through skillful conversation uncovers Kanako's dirty secret. Before parting ways, Mariya manages a sneaky kiss on Kanako. Oddly, Kanako notices some hives. What in the....?

Having set up a meeting later, to tour the school with Mariya, Kanako sets out in search for her. After running across Mariya and her maid in the closet she notices that Mariya is not all she seemed to be. In fact, Mariya is not even a girl. Mariya is a guy! A cross-dressing guy! He's also mean and cruel!

Having accidentally revealed Mariya's secret, Kanako finds herself suddenly roommates with Mariya. It looks like things are going to get interesting.

A quick preface: I picked this bundle up on sale a while ago. Almost a year? I did not read it right away since I had other literary obligations(The Lord of the Rings trilogy). This group of books has also been out for a very long time, though; since 2011 in fact.