Dating and Soba noodles

I've seen a lot of relationships blow up in people's faces. One of my bodyguards/ assassins, Kenshin, had a serious relationship (at my advice because he was going absolutely nuts). So what I didn't know was that the girl he was dating already had a fianceé that Kenshin-san had, well, butchered on the streets of Kyoto... Now it goes without saying that things went wrong, REALLY wrong at the end of their relationship because she wanted to kill him and he actually came to love her. It ended in a bloodbath with Kenshin-san torn and scarred for life (of which I feel mostly responsible).

I have been reluctant to join the dating scene not for any hikikomori reasons, but in encroaching my own dating pursuits I'm a hella bit reluctant. I'm especially cautious considering that my scenario feels almost identical to Kenshin's. Ikumatsu-chan is a previously married lady whose husband's death was my fault (not as direct unless you count death by justaway direct). I had an honest heart to heart with her, and I confessed to her the truth. It wasn't what I expected because I guess she forgives me because Ikumatsu-chan doesn't want me killed. but I'm needless to say... reluctant. I'm hella reluctant to step up the relationship from a friendship. Not to mention we met in the most awkward of circumstances...

So I figure that dating should be like looking for really good soba... The best come to those who wait.

Shonen ai, Yaoi, effeminate men, and dressing drag?

So what do these words have to do with each other? I get (forced) into having to work in a trannie bar and suddenly there are bazillions of Yaoi pairings with me and that moron Gintoki? Gah, my mind cannot even comprehend the loosest connection! Do people really think that there is some link between dressing in drag and being Gay? Let’s analyze this for a moment. The arguement is:

Guys who look like a girl, and dress like a girl are therefore Gay.

What about a certain Utah congressman who stayed well in the closet and managed to convince people that he was heterosexual? He managed to convince his entire cabinet that he was straight and he didn’t dress womanly nor looked effeminate in any way, yet he still had sex with a man in a public restroom. Many people have made clear that there has been some evidence that speech patterns and gestures are often switched in Gays and lesbians but not physical appearance or dress style.

Such a thing has sure as hell not influenced my mindset except for one thing: Although creativity should always be touted in the hands of fans, and I always appreciate creativity and fans anywhere… What the hell is with this love for making me the submissive role in Yaoi when I clearly show more assertive behavior on camera? So if you are gonna make Yaoi-con well to damn well make it somewhat convincing to my character, you at least should show some aspect of truth to it or it becomes just a name, and in that case it isn’t Zura, nor is it Katsura.

Transportation...or Lack Thereof and Obesity

I, the Fruit Punch Samurai posed the question to a buddy of mine, and found out something really funny once I really started to contemplate it. it was this: Would you or could you give up driving a car for a week and still manage to get from place to place on time if necessary? That wacky silver-haired idiot (Gintoki) thought about it for not even a moment only to realize that he would never find such a thing possible. It wasn't only him who thought so... The whole Yorozuya found it impossible (Which left me laughing my head off for a while). Gintoki told me of this one time when he needed a ride to the beach only to nearly die attempting to reach there on foot.

Now let's not pull any punches, Gintoki is the kind of idiot who would kill himself with diabetes due to his unhealthy sugar intake, and add practically no daily physical activity or exercise and in a few years you'll have a fat, silver-haired diabetic with heart problems. Heart problems are the among the leading cause of death for men and women, and has anyone actually thought for a moment the reason why? I think I can sum it up in two sentences:

If people don't get the proper exercise and aren't careful with what they eat, the risk of heart problems increases manifold. Now the reason exercise is often not acheived on a good daily basis for those who don't consciously develop an exercise regimen is likely due to the fact that people don't walk, they don't run, or move very much on a daily basis.

I have been trying to avoid nonphysical transportation if I can help it (cars, motorcycles) and stick to the basics (Walking and biking) to keep me healthy and have been doing so for 3 years now. So if anyone tells you it can't be done...They're lying because I can bet that either they've never tried or they likely won't try because they're lazy or afraid of taking the extra mile. And if I can manage to do this (even when I'm often on the run) anyone can.

Fruit Punch Samurai Creed

Lend your mind to the freedom of our country from those who would oppress our fellow man. Fight those who use fear, coercion, power, ignorance, occupation, emotional hijacking, and false religions of hate to further their own selfish goals. Be encumbered not in a web of apathy, but become a liberator; a revolutionary in mind and actions.

Utilize the 12 halls of virtue and arm yourself with:



Empathy - having Compassion and Understanding

Integrity -Truth in thought and action

Loyalty -building effective Friendship and Trust

Fairness -believing in Equality and Reciprocity

Gratitude -being Humble and Greatful for the gifts you earn and recieve

Respect - treating all people with courteousness and politeness

Responsibility - standing by your choices and actions with honor

Reverence - learning to respect your Life and the lives of others

Hope - Looking forward to a peaceful and happy future.

Unity - pulling tighter the Connections of this big family we call mankind

Resourcefulness - acquring Wisdom to learn how to adjust to any situation with Grace

Kindness- Treating others with loving kindness


Use the twelve halls of virtue so that you may tranform yourself, and in turn, liberate others.

Why Fruit Punch Samurai?

I call myself the Fruit Punch Samurai, The question has been posed once and I'm going to answer straight off. In searching for a creative name that would suit the nature of this blog that I would call “Revolutionize This” I tried to choose an interesting character that was doing what I do; spurning and reacting to the changes in his or her Society. I, an adamant lover of Japanese historical figures and historical fiction, couldn’t help but be drawn to watch the Japanese anime by Hideaki Sorachi called “Gintama”. The first character I felt intimately drawn to is Kotaro Katsura, an farcical portrayal of Kido Takayoshi alias Kogoro Katsura. This brings me to the point of why I chose Fruit Punch Samurai as my Blog name. Kotaro is a character in Gintama who is dealing with serious change, and he learns that to understand these changes he, himself, had to change. With this he became a great revolutionary and is known as one of Meiji Japan’s triumvirate of great founders to their modern government. “This is a site for people to voice their deepest convictions!” said he as the Fruit Punch Samurai. So I’ll honor the name as the Fruit Punch Samurai and raise my sword and mind for the good of my countrymen so that greater understanding and change can lead us in a better direction.

This site examines the many changes that are happening all around the world and not just political changes, but social, linguistic, artistic, philosophical, different cultures, and most importantly; changes in conviction. I hope to be able to cover a wide spectrum of happenings but I would like some feedback if possible and whenever anything feels left out. I’ll do my best to cover as much as possible.