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Just so that people might be aware that I'm currently working on this. Quite a good series if you asked me and I would recommend anyone starting to appreciate Kamen Rider to not miss this. I've been lazy as of late so I haven't been doing any work on the wiki lately. Another reason why I started this is because I might need help looking for images to go with the character profiles. The way I'm going, this will be a clone of the Japanese wiki, and I would rather that we be different, if not in content, at least in the formatting. It's too early for me to do the music and lyrics section, so I'll hold that off for now. Though the opening theme is quite catchy. "Ready to go, Count Zero. Kamen Rider Agito~" hehehehe.

This is the discussion topic for the wiki article: Masked Rider Agito

Speaking of Ryuki, the main rider in Agito, Tsugami Shouichi, is somewhat similar to that of Shinji in Ryuki. Well in Agito, Shouichi is a carefree amnesiac who is very skilled in house chores. Their demeanor and outlook seems to be quite similar. Both care passionately for their friends, and the only difference is that one is skillful while the other is clumsy. This is speaking of their character only of course. You know, thinking about it now, Yusuke (Kuuga), Shouichi (Agito) and Shinji (Ryuki) have similar personalities.

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So don't tell me that Naruto is going to be the successor of the Sage of the Six Paths?

I can't decide on what to read next. As I have mentioned previously, I am considering reading the hunger games trilogy. But I chanced upon the Song of Fire and Ice series by George Martin, which also seems to be a good book. This was the source of the HBO special a game of thrones. George Martin also happens to be the writer of one of my favorite stories, the Sandkings. What do you guys think?

Ahem....

So who do you think their next opponent will be? Doesn't seem like Big Mama is gonna be their immediate opponent. Would be interesting if the Thousand Sunny suddenly pops up where Smoker and Tashigi is.

Good observation. Since Kpop derived it's influence from Jpop, they are now starting to penetrate the Japanese Market. You will notice that there are a few Korean artists that performs some of their songs in Japanese. If you are familiar with the artist Boa, she was a korean who rose to fame as the first Korean pop star to break into the Japanese market.

"Mister" from the lovely korean pop group "Kara"

If Tobi is Obito, then he would have made some sort of familiarity remark when Kakashi appeared. No such dialogue I remember. And also, it is highly unlikely that Tobi is Obito, but how are we sure that it isn't the body of Obito. Remember Orochimaru mastered the transfer of his consciousness to other bodies, who is to say that Tobi didn't know the same technique? It could be Izuna who took possession of Obito's body. Besides, wouldn't Izuna be really old, hence the need for a younger body? At this point, we really don't know, and I'm guessing even Mr. Kishimoto doesn't know yet.

Wow, you're harsh. I wish I could also do that, but if I did, then that's a potential expensive labor suit.

Hawkeye I have no comment. But for Black Widow, well, for one thing she has a hot body. That alone I would consider to be super. Besides, she has the skill of a deadly spy that would probably put James Bond to shame.

@Aether, very good script. I think I'd like to use a modified version of that. Well, I don't think this will be a problem for me anymore, since something just came up that I eventually won't have to deal with this. But at least before the upcoming change and before I make the final decision, I'm going to give one final chance. Shape up or ship out. Thanks for the support.

Ah yes, Record of Lodoss War. It's like watching Dungeons and Dragon anime style. It's also one of the best anime that I have ever seen, the story is very interesting with plots and the characters are just lovable. You just gotta love Parn X Deedit.

Obviously when I posted the above, I was quite upset. Yes, similar to you, if I have an under-performing staff, I give them a one on one talk, ask them what seems to be the problem, what is their difficulty in executing the tasks that I give them, and what is a possible solution to their predicament. This method works, most of the time. If it fails, then more desperate measures are required. You see, I classify workers into 4 types. Class A: Has motivation and has skill, Class B: Has motivation but no skill, Class C: Has skill but no motivation and Class D: No skill and no motivation. Each class has their own distinct way of handling. This person, I do not know where to class, because obviously this person does not have the skill, and although has motivation, is placed elsewhere. I have tried mentoring, coaching and even counseling to no avail. I spent countless hours trying to teach the ropes of the industry. I even tried both pampering and "baring my fangs". Apparently both don't work. Previously, I've managed to help improve an employee who was seen as a hopeless cause by every department Manager. In fact, most of the employees I train are now sought after by the different departments. But this time, even I gave up. I don't give up easily. But when you have to repeat every word you said every time and still nothing happens, then it really is useless. Which is why, instead of the endless, repeated and tiring reprimands, it would be much more productive to let this employee pursue other ventures outside the company. Which brings me to my question. How do I let an employee go? I have never fired anyone before which makes this hard for me.

Okay, another predicament I am having. How do you fire a person? Again, I am having difficulty with another one of my managers. I am so sick and tired to have to dictate instructions like I am talking to a child. I hired that person as a manager, not a parrot. I gave explicit instruction and they were not followed, and the reply I get when asked why wasn't it done, a scratch on the head and a smile. It's really frustrating because the performance of a single person is dragging down the efforts of the others. I tell you, this person has absolutely no common sense. I have transferred this person to a different location twice already because I have been hearing complaints from the front liners that the manager has an attitude problem. Right now, I haven't heard of any complaints from the frontliners, but I heard from our satellite HR that they have been receiving the same complaints again from this person. I can't do anything because there is no written proof. I already gave this person a failing grade twice on the performance appraisal. I just don't know how to tell this person that I want their resignation!

Dull or not, I'll reserve judgement until I see it come May. I don't care much for the production images, as long as they look cool when I actually see it in the movies. I'm actually very excited to see this movie and this is the one movie that I'm highly anticipating for this year.

Marian Rivera:

Alas, once again, enthusiasm has left the building....

Considering reading the Hunger Games trilogy. Since there's a movie coming out about it, it got me more curious. I was actually wanting to read this series for the longest time, but couldn't find any reason to, or any motivation to push me into reading it. But I guess before the movie comes out, I better get the books lest they be sold out, like how Twilight was,

I have heard of Loni. But I would prefer to avoid posting celebrities who are known for their "adult" roles, as this would give the feeling of exploiting the essence of a woman as well as cheapen this thread. As the thread states, this is a tribute to Asian women for us to appreciate their beauty.

Ask and ye shall receive.... Here is the lovely Aubrey Miles: Though I had difficulty finding these. I'll try to check later if I can find more.

Bunshin is quite difficult to translate, actually. It literally means splitting the body, and I have heard other translators using "After Image" or "Splitting Image", since "bunshin" is mostly used as a technique to evade. And if Viz kept the "Kage Bunshin no Jitsu", then they aren't doing their job properly. I know what "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" literally means, but do you think millions of English speakers who doesn't know squat about Japanese do? But if you see it in another perspective, "Art of Shadow Doppelganger" is quite close to it. But if it were me, instead of using "Art", I would prefer to use the word "Technique". My complaints about those company is usually the liberties they take into the dialogue that is completely different from the original. Tokyopop and their Battle Royale is a prime example in which they completely changed the dialogue in the ending.

I have heard of Gintama but didn't quite pay much attention to it. Perhaps when I'm not quite loaded I'll give it a try. I have heard a few good things about the series and how hilarious it has been, given the scenario of aliens and samurai that I find both silly and amusing.