It’s not often that you find articles about manga/anime in the Romanian newspapers.

But, I had a nice surprise, because not only did I found one but the article was also featured on the cover: “De la parasutism la manga” (From parachuting to drawing manga).

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Here is my rough translation of the beginning of the article:

This summer edition of the A-Camp was given the name of F.U.B.A.R., an acronym from English, used by the American military force in the second world war, which is translated by “Fouled Up Beyond Any Recognition”. The A-Camp was home of 130 young people, with ages ranging from 16 to 24 years old. F.U.B.A.R meant the growth of responsibility, the competitive spirit, of friendship.

The A-Camp members were split in six teams: The Hart team, The Tiger team, The Dragon team, The Wolf team, The Eagle team and The Unicorn team. The teams competed against each other on the whole period of their staying in the A-Camp, between 17 and 23 August…”.

After reading the entire article all I can truly say I want to go to next year. But I don’t think I can convince Johnny to come with me.  I am glad that the Anime/Manga phenomenon is growing on the Romanian youth and that there are a lot more Japanese conventions and festivals available.

Now all I wish is that I would hear about them before they actually end.

Because of the hot weather we’ve been having I just don’t feel like going out anymore. And let’s face it, there aren’t many things you can do inside.

But I did managed to watch in just three days all 24 episodes of Lovely Complex. It wasn’t that I managed, but more like I was to hooked to it that I couldn’t let it go. It’s been a while since I watched an anime series that could make me laugh so much. It just delivered from the beginning to the end and I just loved it.

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I was lucky when I picked this anime because it was a total random pick. I know a lot of people will hate me, but I really hope autumn will come sooner this year, cause I’m already sick and tired of this heat.

Oh and about Lovely Complex, this is definitely an anime that deserves watching. I was thinking about writing more about the plot and characters, but because it has just 24 episodes (half an hour each), it would be a waste to let anything out. I’ll just say this, don’t think it’s just another romantic comedy, it’s actually 100% comedy with a little bit of romance thrown in.