Abe Natsumi (安倍なつみ) was an original member of Morning Musume. She graduated in 2004, and is currently a soloist within Hello! Project.

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The choices are plentiful for girls, but we've discovered a few options for boys, too.  Read on for some names that bring to mind the best of the warm and sunny months.

First off, you might consider the names of the months themselves:

• June:  A simple and sweet name with a long history of use, suitable for a girl.  Juno, the Roman Queen of the Gods, inspired the month's name; you might also use the mythological moniker for a daughter.
• July: A spunkier and more innovative choice for a daughter, but likely to be misunderstood as Julie.  The month was named after Julius Caesar, making Julia and Julian attractive options.
• August: A great idea for a boy that could leap over the gender barrier and be used for a daughter, too.  Or stick with the traditional Augusta, which has an interesting throwback vibe. 

The gemstones and flowers associated with the summer months offer some possibilities:

• Pearl, Ruby, Peridot: The gems are associated with June, July and August.  While Peridot might go too far, Pearl and Ruby are unassailable names with long histories of use.  The Italian and Spanish Perla is a Top 500 name in the US right now, but beware - La Perla is also a famous Italian lingerie designer.
• Rose, Lily, Poppy:  June's flower, the rose, is a simple and enduring choice for a daughter. The water lily is associated with July.  And August is the month of the Poppy, a promising botanical option for daughters that we covered a few days ago.  (See Name of the Day: Poppy.)
• Margaret, Margo, Margot, Megan, Greta, Gretchen, Mairead: While it's a subtle link, the name Margaret - and its infinite variants - all mean "pearl."

Summer was the 158th most popular given name for girls in 2007, and it seems to us one of the less substantial seasonal monikers.  Instead, you might consider a foreign word spin on the word.  While these options are tremendously appealing, know that it can be tricky to use an exotic name without sharing the heritage:

• Natsu, Natsuki, Natsumi:  Japanese girls' names that mean summer.  They're said NAT soo, NAT soo kee and NAT soo mee.
• Seika: Another option from Japan, this time meaning "pure summer."  It is said SEH ee kah.  Realize that this is quite close to the watchmaker Seiko, and likely to be confused.
• Soleil: The French word for sun makes an interesting name for a summer-born daughter.  Pronounced so LAY, it is not used in France, where all names must come from an approved list.
• Suvi: A Finnish girls' name meaning summer.  The pronunciation is soo vee.

Finally, the star signs, planets and mythological stories associated with the zodiac offer some ideas:

• Gemma: While the name means jewel, it is similar to Gemini, the sign for children born from May 21 through June 21.
• Artemis, Diana, Luna: Babes born from June 22 to July 22 are ruled by Cancer, the Crab.  We don't suggest you call your baby Crusty.  But the sign is associated with the moon, so Luna feels like an appropriate choice.  The goddesses Diana (in Roman mythology) and Artemis (from the Greek) are also linked to all things lunar, so their names earn a spot on our list.
• Chandra, Ayla, Selena: This trio of slightly more exotic names all mean moon from Sanskrit, Turkish and Greek, respectively.  
• Leo, Leonardo, Leonidus:  Late July into August is ruled by Leo the Lion and the Leo names make for an appealing choice for a son.  Leo stands alone, or choose an elaboration.
• Leonie, Leodora: If your little cub is a daughter, there are a few Leo choices that work nicely for her, too.  Or take some creative license and choose the classic Leah or the obscure saint Leocadia.
• Persephone: Should your daughter arrive at summer's end, she'll be a Virgo (August 23 through September 23).  Persephone signals the change of the seasons, as in her myth she must annually return to the Underworld and bring an end to fruitful summer.

Lastly, you might consider the classic Theresa or Teresa or the diminutive forms Tess and Tessa.  While the name's origins are debated, the Greek word theros, meaning summer, often prompts baby name guides to list this as yet another summertime name.

So break out the sunscreen, take me out to the ballpark and maybe consider one of these choices for your summer-born child.

Per quanto riguarda l' anime: ne ho vista mezza puntata e non mi piace per niente, come spesso accade (eh si, per altro sono una dei pochi che non legge il manga perchè a visto l' anime in tele...io l' anime non l'ho proprio mai visto, ho conosciuto Keroro per caso vedendolo in fumetteria...ma forse è perchè non guardo la tv XD). Innanzitutto, i disegni: come succede per l' anime di Naruto, li trovo piuttosto piatti, frettolosi e poco dettagliati. Inoltre i personaggi non sono "puffettosi" come nell' anime, ma piuttosto insignificanti. Un altro problema (uno dei problemi più grossi per me) è il doppiaggio: la voce di Keroro mi irrita oltremodo (come mi succede sempre con quella di Naruto, che è improponibile); non ha nessuna connessione con il personaggio, è stupida e insignificante. Brrrrr...mi vengono i brividi a pensarci! La cosa potebbe essere risolta vedendo l'anime in giapponese con i sottotitoli, ma purtroppo il problema a livello di disegno di cui parlavo prima rende la visione assolutamente indegna. Va beh, pace....tanto preferisco sempre i manga!! ^_^

Speaking of that crazy JPOP thing I keep talking about: (If you dont care for asian pop music, keep the next few lines)

There is a single out there comming from the Hello! Project label over in japan called

16sai no Koi Nante with the strange yet awesome combonation of Abe Natsumi & Yajima Maimi. Its probably the best video from H!P in like a long time, probably sense all those crazy versions of Furusato, yeah I said it, you got a problem with that? Well im sorry that does bother you, we could probably work something out, anyway heres the awesome video, and its subbed for us people that dont speak japanese. >>Video<<

And look very soon for another video game review, if you care.

Pardon the "THIS IS NOT GAIAONLINE" notice... they snuck that part in without me realizing it, just click "continue to the link" and you'll get there. I'd take it out but I'd have to get the link to all of the photobooks all over again... I already spent too much time uploading them... XP stupid Gaia... so... I apologize about that... but once you click the link ('cause it'll be like "continue to link") then it wont bother you again...

Chain! Chain! Chain! (Nacchi looks AMAZING in this)

Alo! Hello 2
Alo Hello Otome Gumi
Wonderful Hearts

Heso Fan Book
Ni Osowaru Hutsuu Kawaii Menkyokaiden
Mari Yaguchi- OFF
Mari Yaguchi- YAGUCHI
Ai Araba It's All Right Limited Edition First Press Pajamas Photo Book
Kamei Eri- H!P Digital Books #38
Yaguchi Mari- Love Hello
Eri Kamei - MAPLE
Yajima Maimi- Sousora
C-UTE - So Cute
Eri Kamei- 17sai
Eri Kamei - DAYS
Eri Kamei - Love Hello in Phuket
H!P Digital Book 17 - Eri Kamei
H!P Digital Book 24 - Eri Kamei
Eri Kamei - Eri Kamei
Fujimoto Miki - Coeur
BerryZ Koubou
H!P Digital Book 28
Goto Maki - Foxy Fungo
H!P Digital Book 29
Rika Ishikawa - Mon Amour
Shiabata Ayumi- The Ayu You Know
Konno Asami- See You Again
Shibata Ayumi- Ayumi2
Michishige Sayumi- Doukei
Nozomi Tsuji- NoNo19
Takahashi Ai- Mizu
Michishige Sayumi- Sousou
Airi Suzuki - CLEAR
Honda RURU - COSMO
Sukeban Deka

Comment on which one you like best, or if you actually own any of them~! I'm hoping to get a couple for my birthday... but it looks weird for a girl to get photobooks... so... sadness T_T

Note: I HIGHLY recommend 'Chain! Chain! Chain!' it is, in my opinio, one of the BEST Momusu photobooks EVER I love the style of it...

At first, I was fairly confused about this release. Why is Nacchi doing a duo with Yassui? Is it fine for Nacchi to pair with an H!P Kids member? (Well, there's Kira☆Pika and Athena & Robikerottsu, but that doesn't really count) But, few days before the release of the single, I started to loosen up and listen to it.

My opinion for the PV, huh? Hmm~ It's was okay. =3

They were waiting in line for a ramen shop. O.o;; But, they were a good pair in the video! Like an aunt and a niece, a mother and daughter or just even sisters! ^.^

If you want my rating of the PV, I'd say...

3 out of 5 stars??? -.- I dunno! It's your opinion! You decide!!! =)

PV de~~su! =3

See ya later~!!!! ^.^

–Rika Chihara

(千原梨花)

Srsly.

Rating : 10/10
Reason : Underneath the cut
After reading Tsubaki's post I had an overwhelming urge to watch it, even though I had a backlog of Bleach, Nanoha StrikerS, Lucky Star and Gunslinger Girl to clear up.

And even if I just swore not to buy any more merchandise an hour ago, it is useless in the face of the goddesses.

You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle is made of WIN, WIN and more WIN.

Most of the bloggers proclaiming their love for the new season are over 18 and have watched all two previous seasons, and the OVA. I haven't really watched everything related to it, but watching the episode brought back so many wonderful memories of curling up in front of the TV on the sofa,and watching it on AXN and the characters.

It seems that they've reworked the character designs and colouring to be more "modern", but after looking at some of the higher quality screenshots of the first two seasons, I've found that sort of prefer the first season's art, especially of the hair. Those peeves apply more to the supporting characters(namely; Aoi and Yoriko) than Natsumi and Miyuki though. :s
Maybe it's because of the lousy quality provided by Crunchyroll...and I paid $15, dammit.(Penchant for being suckered into bad buys kicked in at that time)

Things like Miyuki's skill with computers and driving, Natsumi's muscle building and eating habits came back to me throughout the course of the episode and man was I grinning like a madman at their actions.

The otaku luggage scene at the start of the episode threw me into ROFLMAOLOLs mode. Like Tsubaki said, Hulk Smash!!!, if anyone was to do it to my precious.

Randy Hammond was also such a refreshing change to the whining cockroach in Claymore. You rock, kid.

Braking scene frigging rocked my socks, and /biggrin at the yakuza goons flying through the air and faces through the .

Yuri overtones in the ED also really helped. :D I bet there's totally gonna be a dozen YUA MiyukixNatsumi fics flying around on shoujoai.

All in all, this frigging rocked, though I do wish a higher quality raw had gotten out.