1:50 PM
Ugg my head. Ugg my stomach.
Woke up and had the traditional dream day off meal of a sub. My mom picked it up for me yesterday and I saved it for this morning. When she asked what I wanted on it I said “just a little mustard and some onions.” Of course it turned out to be triple onions and lots of mustard. I’m paying for it now.
Before my nap this afternoon I read the first trade paperback of a manga series called “Video Girl Ai.” A typically Japanese story of a boy who somehow has a magical girl enter his life through the TV. It has traits that remind me of “Oh my Goddess” (boy gets girl through magical telephone), but it seems to have more spunk to it as Ai seems more like a bratty little sister than the girl of his dreams.
Whole story? Boy is in love with girl. Girl is in love with boy’s best friend. Girl confesses love to boy’s friend with boy there, boy’s best friend rejects her, boy is hurt too. Boy goes to rent a naughty movie at a weird place and magical girl comes out of the video when he plays it.
Got that so far?
The twist is that his VCR was defective so she comes out weird. Her personality is a little warped due to that. She also starts to fall in love with the guy instead of being someone to help him get the girl of his dreams. She, as a magical being who only lives as long as her tape is playing, also has a 3 month life so ultimately she’s going to have to die at the end of the series, or so I assume since I’ve only found volume one.
The Anime has been released on DVD and if it’s anything like the comic was it’s worth picking up.
Back to hiding from bowl games.
— k9