The big hubub today is that MoveableType, the system that runs this journal has been upgraded to 3.0 (still beta). What's irks a lot of people is that they're starting to charge money for it. Correction, they'll still have a free version, but it's severly limited. Much of the reactions have been pretty negative as freeloaders are complaining that they can't freeload anymore.

I don't think they should get so much flack for trying to make a living. However, they should have known their audience. My own experience with them is that I *offered* to donate $40. A month later, my Paypal payment came back unclaimed. Hey, if they really don't need the money, I'm not going to bother giving it to them.

I've also noticed that my manga listings is getting to be a little out of hand. At the rate I'm reading, it'll be pretty unusable soon. Gotta figure out how to re-layout that page, and while I'm at it, see if I should move away from Moveabletype.

Title: まぶらほ (Maburaho) Vol. 2 LE
Volume: 2/12
Catalog No.: BIBA-4202
Release Date: 2/26/04
Rating: 3/4

The story hasn't really grabbed me, but it's good enough to keep me watching. I enjoy the stories, even though it's still the three girls trying to go after Kazuki. The more I watch this, the more I like the artwork too. It's probably typical stuff, but it's in a style that I favor (bright colors, big eyes). A lot like Ai yori.

Like the first disc, this one is also backed with a lot of goodies. Comes with a Kuriko keyholder, cards, mini-cushion, Kuriko body sponge (ick), and a pocket mirror, all enclosed in a tin box.

3. でちゃった。。。 (She Left): Kazuki apparently has a new resident in his room, a ghost named Elizabeth. She no longer is able to stay at her old residence because Kuriko, the landlord, has sealed off the place with magic. Kazuki tries to convince Kuriko to let her stay, but the deal falls through because he doesn't want to give his genes. Elizabeth understands and asks only that he recover her beloved armor. But before he can do that, Kuriko has a demolition squad (Rin) come and reduce the house to rubble, damaging the armor. Elizabeth gets angry, casts some magic that traps Yuna but Kazuki saves her. When Elizabeth sees Kuriko, she immediately falls in love as she looks just like her mother.

4. みちゃった。。。 (I Saw It): Kazuki has been having a terrible nightmare with a huge monster attacking. Meanwhile at school, there's been strange noises going on. Yuna, Kuriko, and Kazuki investigate and it turns out that they are the monsters Kazuki's been having nightmares about. The monsters take out Yuna and Kuriko, but Kazuki finds some inner strength and unleashes powerful magic and defeats the monsters.