Super Psycho Love (Volume 6, Chapter 1)

Chapter 1

"Where do you want to go? Oh, maybe I should bring you to the shopping mall." Dia seolah-olah sedang berfikir. Yutha memandang ke arah Rovin dengan perasaan serba salah. "You don't need to trouble yourself over me…" 

"Idiot." Huh? Kenapa? "I'm bringing you to a date. Don't you see I'm trying hard? You better be thankful." Ketawa kecil keluar dari mulut Yutha. "Eh? Why are you laughing? Are you making fun of me?!" Dia dah mula marah. Yutha menghentikan tawanya. "No. I just think that you're cute. That's all." Dia senyum tawar. Rovin turut tersenyum tawar. "Hearing that from you doesn't make me feel happy at all." 

Mereka berjalan di sekeliling bandar Bungalore. Rovin membawa Yutha ke bandar dengan kereta miliknya, dan sekarang dia memandu tanpa arah tuju. Yutha memandang ke arah luar. Banyaknya patung. Crap! Aku tak boleh tengok patung ni lama sangat! "Why?" Rovin mengerling Yutha yang dah berubah ekspressi wajahnya. 

"Nothing. Indians really believe in Hinduism huh…" gumamnya. "I'm a free thinker. I don't believe in those crap. I think it's stupid." 

"But you get really mad when we celebrate Eid Adha." Yutha memandang Rovin. "That's because I'm speaking on behalf of all Indians! It has nothing to do with me…" nada suara Rovin bertambah perlahan. "You claimed yourself to not being patriotic, but in fact I see you the most patriotic person I've ever met. Indians sure love their religion and country." Ketawa lagi. 

"Enough about that! Is there any place you wanna go? Shopping?" Soalnya. Yutha tersenyum. "Alright. Let's go shopping." 

Mereka pergi ke salah sebuah shopping complex di Bungalore. Yutha tidak pernah dengar pasar raya ini di dalam tourist guide. Lelaki ini memang tahu tempat locals. Dalam hati dia tersenyum riang.

My First Experience Watching Webtoon Anime Adaptation

Konnichiwa minna-san, genki desu ka? 

Annyeong haseyo, how are you feeling? 

Today, I'm going to write my experience watching a Webtoon Anime Adaptations. Disclaimer! This is not a review nor a hype meaning I'm not hyping this particular series nor the anime itself. It's just my thoughts after binged watching the anime (even though it's not finished yet airing), more accurately binged reading the manhwa. Oh yeah, I wrote manhwa becoz the Webtoon that's been adapted is a manhwa meaning it's a Korean Webcomics. I'm not really sure the background of Webcomics in Korea or how big it is, or how does the mangaka made money through Webcomics. But I can confidently say that Webcomics in Korea are pretty huge. In Japan, people published mangas on magazines or in paperback formats. I'm not sure if we can get a copy of manhwa in paperback format, and I've read some Chinese/Taiwanese Webtoons. I can confidently say that Webtoons have some pretty great artstyle due to their bonus being in colours. 

Moving on, back to the point of my post, the manhwa or Webtoon that I'm gonna be talking about is Noblesse.

I don't see any reasons why should I hype the manhwa considering the fact Noblesse is like top 10 most recommended manhwa on Internet.

So, here are my thoughts. 

First and foremost, first impressions:

Before I write further, please remember that this is just my first impressions, so feel free to take it with a grain of salt.

First and foremost, I want to be honest. This manhwa didn't really grab me upon my first time reading it. I'm not used to read Action manhwa and I did stop reading this half-way the journey. But I got interested in the anime just by seeing like 10 seconds fight scene between Shinwoo and M-21 with the gangster in the school yard. I think the action seems to be promising. And furthermore when I saw Raizel the first time, I was like did I just saw a man that can rival Sasuke in looks? I mean, come on, black hair, red eyes??? Not to mention, he's not edgy??? After that, I'm like, okay I'm gonna give this a watch. And I sincerely want to apologize for comparing Raizel to Sasuke. Sasuke may be the daddy, but Raizel is definitely the ideal husbando. Lol. Just kidding. On top of that, most Webtoons Anime adaptions aren't really getting a good review from the fans, so I'm like meh. But when I first watched the anime, it bought my heart.

My thoughts after:

Not gonna lie, the anime is definitely disappointing compared to the actual manhwa, but I think it did a great job influencing me to read the manhwa itself. The story direction is messy, and not coherent. I'm a huge fan of coherent story-telling, so the manhwa did a really great job at making me hooked. 

The animation is good, especially the action scenes and it kinda showed me how the characters were fighting. The problem with action manhwa for me at least is that, I have no idea how are they fighting. Becoz the artist draw it to be blurry. I get the meaning behind it, but for a first time reader, I had a hard time understanding what's going on. Luckily the anime sort of helped. 

The art style is great. So good, I get the emotions that the artist wanna convey. Love the names ideas, weapons and magic systems. Kudos to the animators as well. 

My suggestion for the anime director would be I hope the director didn't change the story of the manhwa. I know that they don't have enough budget to animate the whole manhwa, but just animate the first volume as it is. I have no complains regarding the fact that they change the name of the characters to suit the Japan theme as long as the Korean fans aren't offended. If they animate the first volume as it is only, I would still read the manhwa. Like I said, the anime did a great job at promoting me to read the actual manhwa. 

To the fans who didn't know what Noblesse is, Noblesse is a story the that revolves around Cadis Etrama di Raizel, the Noblesse. He wakes up from a 800 years slept and he found out that the world has changed. His servant, Frankestine upon seeing him immediately enrolls Raizel to the high school that he's working at. Through the time at high school, both of them met many people that Raizel treasures and together they solve the problems that occured due to the past. 

Overall conclusion:

In a nutshell, this manhwa is really heartthrobbing in a good way. The anime is okay, but it's a good place to get used to the manhwa. If you're not interested in the manhwa, then please give the anime a try. At least around 8 episodes or so. And then go read the manhwa from Chapter 1. Like I said, the anime is a clusterflunk of stories. It's confusing. But the actions and characters are so great. Not to mention Kim Jaejoong from JYJ is singing the opening and the ending is by GFriend. It's just so entertaining. 

Last but not least, I hope this post can convince you to watch Noblesse or read Noblesse or re-read it again. Hehe. I wrote this so that I can move on from Noblesse and binge God of High-school. Heh. I will keep in touch again. Stay safe and happy. [^^]V

Ensiklopedia Akhlak Muhammad; Bab 3 (Kasih Sayang) Part 2

Bentuk Kasih Sayang Rasulullah SAW. (Kepada UmatNya)

(Perhatian: Ini hanyalah beberapa contoh shj) 

1. Ubay bin Ka'ab menyebutkan bahawa Abu Hurairah RA amat senang untuk bertanyakan sesuatu yang belum pernah ditanyakan kepada Rasulullah SAW. Abu Hurairah berkata; "Wahai Rasulullah SAW, Apa peristiwa pertama yang Engkau alami ketika diangkat menjadi Rasul?"

Baginda menjawab; "Sesungguhnya ini adalah sebuah pertanyaan, wahai Abu Hurairah. Aku pernah mengalaminya ketika Aku masih berumur sepuluh tahun lebih beberapa bulan. Aku mendengar dua orang saling bercakap-cakap di atas kepalaKu. Salah seorang berkata kepada seorang yang lain, 'Apakah orang ini (yang kita cari)?' Orang yang ditanya menjawab, 'Ya, benar.' Mereka kemudian menemuiKu dengan (menampakkan) wajah dan jiwa yang tidak pernah Aku lihat sebelumnya kepada makhluk yang lain. Kedua-duanya berjalan mendekati Aku, lalu salah seorang daripada mereka menyentuh tanganKu dengan sentuhan yang tidak pernah Aku alami sebelumnya. Salah seorang yang lain berkata kepadanya, 'Baringkanlah Dia.' 

Kedua-duanya kemudian membaringkan Aku dengan halus dan sama sekali tidak kasar. Salah seorang daripada mereka berkata, 'Belahlah dadanya.' Orang yang satu lagi pun mendekati Aku dan membelah dadaKu tanpa titisan darah ataupun rasa sakit. Temannya berkata, 'Keluarkanlah (sifat) benci dan dengki.' Dia pun mengeluarkan sesuatu seperti segumpal darah dan membuangnya. Temannya berkata lagi, 'dengan kasih sayang dan kebaikan.' Dia pun memasukkan sesuatu seperti perak. 

Dia kemudian menghampiri kaki kananKu dan berkata, 'Pergilah Kamu.' Aku pun meninggalkan mereka dan menjadi lemah-lembut terhadap anak kecil dan sangat santun terhadap orang yang lebih tua."

Hal ini bukanlah sesuatu yang aneh kerana Muhammad SAW adalah seorang Nabi pembawa kasih sayang. 

2. Baginda khuatir jika umat Baginda menyukarkan kesulitan. Rasulullah SAW bersabda; "Jika Aku tidak khuatir akan mempersulit umatKu tentu Aku akan mewajibkan bersiwak setiap kali berwuduk dan (mewajibkan) melaksanakan solat Isyak pada tengah malam. (HR Ahmad; Hadis Sahih).

3. Rasulullah SAW bersabda; "Ketika Aku baru sahaja memulai solat dan berniat akan memanjangkannya, aku mendengar tangisan anak kecil. Aku pun mengurangkan niatKu dan memendekkan solat kerana Aku turut merasakan perasaan ibu yang mendengar tangisan anaknya itu." (HR Bukhari dan Muslim).

4. Nabi Muhammad berpesan kepada para orang tua untuk mempermudah pernikahan putera dan puteri mereka. Baginda bersabda; "Sebaik-baik nikah adalah yang paling mudah." (HR Abu Daud; Hadis Sahih) 

Hadis ini menggambarkan betapa besar kasih sayang Nabi SAW terhadap umat Baginda. Kerana itu Baginda ingin mempermudah hal-hal yang baik bagi para pemuda dan pemudi Muslim. Hal ini kerana apabila mahar pernikahan mahal dan sistem pernikahan yang sukar, hal itu akan berimpak buruk bagi umat sendiri. Bahkan, hal itu akan menjadi penyebab perbuatan keji dan haram di tengah-tengah masyarakat. 

Rasulullah SAW bersabda; "Di antara tanda keberkatan (kebaikan) seorang wanita adalah memudahkan proses lamaran, tidak membebankan mahar di luar kemampuan, dan mudah melahirkan (cepat hamil dan banyak menghasilkan keturunan)." (HR Ahmad; Hadis Hasan) 

Urwah berkata, "Aku sendiri - murni dari diriku dan bukan daripada Nabi - akan mengatakan bahawa tanda awal keburukan wanita adalah menikahinya dengan mahar tinggi."

5. Nabi SAW tidak hanya menginginkan kemudahan bagi para pemuda dan pemudi, tetapi dalam skala yang lebih besar, kita dapat melihat Nabi Muhammad SAW sangat menyayangi seluruh umatNya. Hal ini terbukti dengan doa mustajab yang Baginda simpan untuk dapat dipergunakan pada suatu hari nanti, sebagaimana sabda Baginda; "Setiap Nabi dikurniai satu doa mustajab. Mereka semua menggunakannya semasa mereka di dunia. Hanya Aku yang menyimpan dia tersebut agar dapat dijadikan sebagai syafaat bagi umatKu pada hari Kiamat. Syafaat ini - dengan izin Allah - dapat menolong umatKu yang meninggal dunia dalam keadaan tidak menyekutukan Allah dengan sesuatu pun." (HR Muslim; Hadis Sahih). 

Sumber: Ensiklopedia Akhlak Muhammad/Mausu'ah min Akhlaq ar-Rasul

(Mahmud Al-Misri/Yahya Nuriadi, 2018, Al-Hidayah House of Publishers Sdn. Bhd./Dar at-Taqwa, Kaherah, Mesir)