YAY! A new album from BUMP OF CHICKEN! I’m loving tracks # 6, 7 and 10. [Download links after the cut].
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(Source) Last Friends tackles issues that afflict the current generation. Michiru’s mother has brought a man back to their home and she is bullied at her workplace where she works as a beauty parlour assistant. She starts cohabiting with her boyfriend, a good young man who works at the Child Welfare Division and the only person who can give her emotional support, but ends up the victim of domestic violence and becomes fearful of love. The boyishly charming Ruka was a classmate of Michiru’s in junior high school. She has performed brilliantly as a motocross racer and aims to win the national championship, but as the story progresses, a deep worry that she can neither confide in her parents or close friends grows evident. Takeru is a hair and makeup artist acquainted with Ruka. He is a good confidant to females due to his kindness and perceptiveness, and finds himself attracted to Ruka but has a phobia of sex as a result of a past trauma. The three of them become house mates and through their associations with others, gain the capacity to be positive about life.
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“Thank you, Kotoko.”

Kotoko’s Dad decided to move out of the Irie’s. Kotoko and Nao started to drift apart, just when things are starting to work for them. And then one day, Yuuki had an accident. The daily visits in the hospital brought them back together, and to a shy boy named Non-chan.
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“It’s no fun without you around.”

A random book drew Black Star’s and Death the Kid’s attention to the holy blade Excalibur. It is said that whoever gains the power of this sword will attain eternal victory and glory. Meanwhile, Soul has recovered from his last battle against Chrona, though unaware of the black blood that is slowly consuming his human mind and body.
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Now this is definitely first in my birthday list (though my birthday is still months away!). I was anticipating for this release since last year but I only remembered to check it out at Amazon today. It’s quite cheap at USD12.23 (shipping rates not included), though I have unexpectedly high expenses these past months so I’m thinking of getting this book from someone else as a gift instead. Feeling generous? Call me! Kekeke.
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