tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60000921166735259012024-03-14T02:46:15.290-07:00AniManga Corner: Anime / Manga SeriesCollection of the most popular anime and manga series for all times. Also featured anime tv series and movie review including Ginban Kaleidoscope, Sugar Sugar Rune, Girl From Hell, Naruto, Prince of Tennis, Full Metal Alchemist, Yu Yu Hakusho and a lot more.psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-24653044792401397212011-03-05T23:15:00.000-08:002011-03-05T23:31:40.868-08:00Katekyo Hitman Reborn!<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LAP4eqmfcIg/TXM3Akpik8I/AAAAAAAAAno/Qgi3JkvrjgQ/s320/katekyo_hitman_reborn1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580864846219613122" /><div style="text-align: justify;">Reborn!, known in Japan as Katekyō Hitman Reborn! is Japanese manga written and illustrated by Akira Amano. Reborn! has become one of the best-selling Weekly Shōnen Jump manga with several of its volumes becoming top-sellers in Japan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Reborn! story revolves around a boy named Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada, who is chosen to become the Vongola Family's boss due to him being the great-great-great-great grandson of the first Vongola boss, who had moved to Japan from Italy during his time. He is told by Reborn that he will become the tenth (Italian decimo) Vongola boss. Also, the other candidates for the position of the head of the Vongola Family have died. For these reasons, Tsuna is the only remaining heir.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v52kiSqlDsU/TXM1gB8f-ZI/AAAAAAAAAng/mSZRBH1k3nM/s320/10thbosswall1024x768.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580863187636451730" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The current Vongola boss (Timoteo a.k.a. "Vongola IX",) thus sends his most trusted member, the titular character and infant hitman, Reborn, to train the future boss. Tsuna then unwillingly undergoes training from Reborn. Reborn's main method of teaching Tsuna is the "Dying Will Bullet", which will make the person be "reborn" with a stronger self intent on fulfilling his dying will. Through his experiences, the initially clumsy and underachieving Tsuna unconsciously becomes stronger and more confident, which ultimately makes him better suited as the Vongola Family's boss despite continuing to reject his Mafia inheritance. Tsuna gradually becomes a more confident person and leader, while Reborn slowly recruits members into Tsuna's own Mafia family, which mostly includes Tsuna's schoolmates. Tsuna goes through many predicaments in his progress of becoming the Vongola boss including fighting against escaped Mafia convicts posing as Kokuyo Junior High students. Though they encounter new allies in the form of other hitmen and mafiosi, they also attract attention from those who want to annihilate the future boss of the Vongola Family.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-klgw_li1FtM/TXM1QOxyDbI/AAAAAAAAAnY/J4rTYFU6Wbc/s320/katekyo_hitman_reborn3.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580862916203253170" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Varia, Vongola assassin squad, claim the right for their boss, Xanxus to be the true Vongola boss, and start a competition to decide it. To defeat the Varia, Reborn recruits most of Tsuna's schoolmates to become the Vongola guardians: Hayato Gokudera, a dynamite expert who wishes to be his right-hand man, Takeshi Yamamoto, a baseball player who thinks the Mafia is a game, Ryohei Sasagawa, the energetic captain of the school boxing club, and Kyoya Hibari, the deadly head prefect. Lambo, a weak infant assassin who came to kill Reborn, and Chrome Dokuro, a girl who has a mental and physical link with the criminal Mukuro Rokudo, joins them as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When the story later shifts into an alternate future, nine years and ten months later, in which some of the characters are transported into, they have to adapt to a world where every Vongola member, as well as their allies, is being hunted down by a powerful rival family of that era, the Millefiore. They also find that all the Arcobaleno are dead except for Reborn from the past. As Tsuna and the Vongola Guardians from his time fight the Millefiore they learn that Shoichi Irie, a comrade of Tsuna's future self, was the one who sent them to the future as the future Tsuna said they were the only ones who can defeat the Millefiore leader Byakuran. It is later revealed that Byakuran has gained knowledge from parallel worlds and that he wants to obtain all the Mafia rings in order to obtain a power similar to omniscience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D7XMJH7bFE8/TXM3bMQy9SI/AAAAAAAAAnw/U66n8RsGywk/s320/2203500852_ac40e757c3.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580865303529846050" /><div style="text-align: justify;">After defeating Byakuran, Tsuna and company return to the present where they learn that Tsuna is to undergo the inheritance ceremony to officially become the 10th boss of the Vongola Family. However, the ceremony is attacked by the Shimon Family, who have sworn revenge on Vongola Primo for supposedly betraying the first Shimon boss. Using the power of the Shimon rings, they have destroyed the Vongola Rings, left Yamamoto hospitalised and kidnapped Chrome. However, a man named Talbot reconstructs the Vongola Rings into the Vongola Gear, and Tsuna and the remaining guardians go to Shimon's hideout where they must face the Shimon family in battles with their pride on the line. In addition, whoever loses in either side will be taken away by Vindice into prison forever. While the various battles take place it is revealed that Daemon Spade, a member of the first generation Vongola boss's family, is the one who kidnapped Chrome and has a dark agenda in the battle between these rival families.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reviewers from the series praised its use of comedy as well as the designs used for the infants’ characters. Some attribute the story's humor to the peculiar characters with one reviewer positively describing it is as an insane collection of characters. They also mentioned that though it has become more violent since volume 8, it has turned into a better shōnen series, praising the storylines and the fights. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-60670829136233726032010-06-23T06:45:00.000-07:002010-06-24T06:11:07.296-07:00Avatar: The Last Airbender<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIV7JM26HI/AAAAAAAAAlg/-5hzizrj7NM/s1600/avatar_last_airbender.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIV7JM26HI/AAAAAAAAAlg/-5hzizrj7NM/s320/avatar_last_airbender.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485971401916999794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Avatar: The Last Airbend</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">er</span> (also known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Avatar: The Legend of Aang</span>) is an American animated television series that aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon and the Nicktoons Network. The series was created and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who served as executive producers along with Aaron Ehasz. Avatar is set in an Asian-influenced world of Chinese martial arts and elemental manipulation. The show drew on elements from traditional Asian (mainly Chinese, Indian and Japanese) culture and Indian religions (Hinduism and Buddhism), while blending the styles of anime and US domestic cartoons.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The series follows the adventures of the main protagonist <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aang</span> and his friends, who must save the world by defeating the evil Fire Lord and ending the destructive war with the Fire Nation.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Season One (Book One: Water)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCITdfIhzuI/AAAAAAAAAlI/G-66eKn_IVU/s1600/avatar-the-legend-of-aang-ps2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCITdfIhzuI/AAAAAAAAAlI/G-66eKn_IVU/s320/avatar-the-legend-of-aang-ps2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485968693385088738" border="0" /></a>One hundred years before the start of the series, a 12-year-old airbender named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aang</span> learns he is the new Avatar, the only person in his generation capable of manipulating all four elements to his will and the one tasked with maintaining peace between the Four Nations of the world. Fearful of the heavy responsibilities of being the Avatar, coupled with the coming separation from his beloved mentor <span style="font-weight: bold;">Monk Gyatso</span> (to complete his training), Aang flees from home on his animal guide, a flying bison called Appa. Caught by a fierce storm, they crash into the ocean, and Aang's protective Avatar State freezes them in a state of suspended animation inside an iceberg. Right after his disappearance, Fire Lord Sozin, realizing that according to the Avatar cycle the next Avatar will come from the Air Nomads, launches a genocidal campaign against the Air Nomads. This way he can ensure that the next Avatar will not try to foil his plots for world domination as the last one of his kind.<br /><br />Aang becomes unfrozen by a young water-bending girl named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Katara</span>, and her older warrior brother, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sokka</span> after being in the iceberg for one hundred years. The three travels to the North Pole so Aang and Katara can learn waterbending. While on their journey, Aang and friends visit the Southern Air Temple, where the new Avatar has a tragic encounter, discovering that the Fire Nation has indeed wiped out every last member of the Air Nomads except for himself, and meets up with the only known remaining "winged lemur" while there, that Aang names "Momo", who joins Aang's group. The trio is constantly being pursued by Prince Zuko, the exiled son of the current Fire Lord Ozai, who can only return to the Fire Nation and reclaim his honor and throne if he captures the Avatar. Zuko travels with his uncle Iroh, a legendary Fire Nation general and older brother of Ozai.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Season Two (Book Two: Earth)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIUAePEfgI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/Am6D0f4Wzko/s1600/the-last-airbender.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIUAePEfgI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/Am6D0f4Wzko/s320/the-last-airbender.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485969294439513602" border="0" /></a>After leaving the North Pole, Aang finishes mastering Waterbending under the instruction of Katara, who has mastered the element faster than he has. Aang and friends travel to the Earth Kingdom city of Omashu to master Earthbending. Their initial plan is to learn under Bumi, king of the Earth Kingdom city of Omashu, but they discover that he and Omashu have been captured by the Fire Nation and Bumi is waiting for the right time to strike. Searching for a new Earthbending teacher, the group meets Toph, a blind Earthbending prodigy who becomes Aang's second teacher and teaches him, amongst other things, her unique ability to use earthbending to "see" vibrations with her feet. After discovering a hidden ancient library, the her<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIcFliJ6kI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/LIPArn9xg6Q/s1600/The-Last-Airbender-avatar-the-last-airbender-8850630-1000-822.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIcFliJ6kI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/LIPArn9xg6Q/s320/The-Last-Airbender-avatar-the-last-airbender-8850630-1000-822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485978178390977090" border="0" /></a>oes discover information about an upcoming solar eclipse which would deprive the Firebenders of their bending and open to invasion, giving Aang his chance to defeat the Firelord. They struggle to reach the Earth King with this vital information, but are detoured by Appa's kidnapping. Azula, Zuko's sister, and her two friends Mai and Ty Lee chase the group as they struggle to reach Ba Sing Se, the Earth Kingdom capital. By capturing and then impersonating the Kyoshi Warriors, Azula engineers a plan to manipulate a secret group of earthbenders called the Dai Li to instigate a coup d'état that allows the Fire Nation to take complete control over Ba Sing Se and deal a fatal defeat to the Earth Kingdom, and destroys any hope of the Earth Kingdom staging a large-scale invasion of the Fire Nation. In a final confrontation, Azula kills the Avatar using lightning while Aang is in the Avatar state. By a last minute betrayal by Iroh, Katara is able t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIbhpFI8ZI/AAAAAAAAAmI/gs-zSnDqXfE/s1600/avatar-the-last-airbender.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIbhpFI8ZI/AAAAAAAAAmI/gs-zSnDqXfE/s320/avatar-the-last-airbender.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485977560867729810" border="0" /></a>o escape with Aang's body. Thinking the Avatar is killed, the world begins to believe there is no hope left. In reality, the Avatar has been revived by Katara using water she had received from their water bending master which contains special properties that amplify her natural water bending healing powers.<br /><br />Zuko deals with internal conflict as he and Iroh defect from the Fire Nation after his father orders his capture and imprisonment for his failures, settle in the Earth Kingdom, and disguise themselves as refugees and eventually end up opening a successful tea shop called "The Jasmine Dragon" in Ba Sing Se. After a brief period of reformation, Zuko again rejoins the Fire Nation when he helps Azula defeat Aang. As a reward, his exile is ended and he is allowed to return back to the Fire nation as a re-instated prince.<br /><br />In the season finale, while captured by bounty hunters sent by the Bei Fong family to return Toph to her home, the "Blind Bandit" uses her earthbending skills to "see" the particles of refined earth that make metal and becomes the world's first "metal bender," a feat previously thought to be impossible.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Season Three (Book Three: Fire)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIchHfIRPI/AAAAAAAAAmY/r1LZIy5idiQ/s1600/avatarstills.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIchHfIRPI/AAAAAAAAAmY/r1LZIy5idiQ/s320/avatarstills.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485978651361559794" border="0" /></a>Ba Sing Se has fallen, and Aang is critically injured. He awakes to find his group on a Fire Nation ship disguised in similar regalia.<br /><br />Sokka has planned a small-scale invasion of the Fire Nation to simply capture the Fire Lord's palace and defeat Fire Lord Ozai, making use of their previous plan to take advantage of a soon-approaching solar eclipse which will render Firebending impossible for eight minutes. However, instead of the Earth Kingdom army and navy, the invasion will be staged by a ragtag group of benders and warriors who became allies of the Avatar along his journeys in Books 1 and 2. Aang and his group then infiltrate the Fire Nation and travel to the rendezvous point for the invasion force. Also, Aang starts to have nightmares about meeting the firelord.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIa-XU7pTI/AAAAAAAAAmA/RzhdJC3YDOY/s1600/Avatar-TheLastAirbender6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIa-XU7pTI/AAAAAAAAAmA/RzhdJC3YDOY/s320/Avatar-TheLastAirbender6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485976954806707506" border="0" /></a>The invasion proceeds as planned with the group defeating much of the defenses and capturing the area around the palace, but Aang finds that the palace had been evacuated beforehand and the fire nation had foreknowledge of the invasion; the royal family has taken refuge in a nearby bunker under a volcano and prepared an air fleet in a surprise counter-maneuver. Aang never finds Firelord Ozai, but Zuko does, and uses the eclipse as his chance to confront his father and proclaim his decision to join the Avatar. As the group realizes they have failed in their main objective, they abandon the captured Fire Nation capital and make a desperate effort to reach their ships to escape. However, the pursuing air fleet destroys the protagonist party's ships. Now, only Aang's sky bison Appa can provide a means of escape, and Aang retreats with the children and teens aboard Appa while the adults stay behind and are taken captive.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCKnHZ-hsEI/AAAAAAAAAmo/K35I7ngEpu4/s1600/avatar-the-last-airbender.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCKnHZ-hsEI/AAAAAAAAAmo/K35I7ngEpu4/s320/avatar-the-last-airbender.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486131041764749378" border="0" /></a>Zuko catches up with Aang at the Western Air Temple and offers to teach Aang firebending, to complete his training as an Avatar and master all four elements. After a brief conflict, he is allowed to join the group. The two travel to unlock the firebending secrets of the original firebenders, the secretive "Sun Warriors". He and Sokka also plan an infiltration of Boiling Rock, a high-security Fire Nation prison surrounded by the boiling water within a volcanic caldera, where high ranking prisoners of war are kept. They find Sokka's father and Suki, the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors and Sokka's former love interest, but Zuko is quickly discovered and Azula comes to question him, accompanied by Mai and Ty Lee. Both girls eventually aid Zuko and Sokka in escaping the prison, betraying Azula in the process. Enraged, Azula demands their imprisonment and begins to slip into paranoia and insanity at the loss of her most trusted confidants and the later misguiding of her own father, the Fire Lord.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCKmivbDi7I/AAAAAAAAAmg/nnrX_BrCXQQ/s1600/avatar-group-avatar-the-last-airbender-915863_1024_768.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCKmivbDi7I/AAAAAAAAAmg/nnrX_BrCXQQ/s320/avatar-group-avatar-the-last-airbender-915863_1024_768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486130411866393522" border="0" /></a>After regrouping, Sokka tries to create a new battle plan to defeat the Fire Lord before he can make use of the approaching Sozin's comet to empower himself and his armies (the worst case scenario the avatar had been trying to prevent since Book 1), but peace-loving Aang refuses when they ask him to kill Firelord Ozai. In his confusion, he is drawn to a mysterious island and meditates on other ways to defeat Ozai by calling on the spirits of other past Avatars for advice. Each Avatar advises him to destroy Ozai, and Aang is reluctantly resigned to killing him until he discovers that the island that he and Momo are on is really an ancient, giant, wise "lion-turtle." Aang asks it for advice, and the Lion-Turtle teaches him the ancient art of Spiritbending as a way to avoid killing Ozai.<br /><br />On the day of Sozin's Comet, Fire Lord Ozai, now the self-proclaimed "Phoenix King" harnesses the comet's power to start a genocidal campaign to finally annihilate the Earth Kingdom. Princess Azula (Ozai's daughter and Zuko's sister) has come up with a plan to use the airship fleet to destroy the hope of the Eart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIWU-HlaEI/AAAAAAAAAlo/UWsJrjtfjs0/s1600/avatar__the_last_airbender08-12-23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TCIWU-HlaEI/AAAAAAAAAlo/UWsJrjtfjs0/s320/avatar__the_last_airbender08-12-23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485971845618690114" border="0" /></a>h Kingdom, thus ending it. While Aang and Momo are still missing from their own trip to the "mysterious island", Aang's friends set off to face Ozai, Azula (soon to be crowned the new Fire Lord), and the entire Fire Nation army. Zuko and Katara go to face Azula just moments before her coronation, so that he can usurp the throne in her stead; Sokka, Suki and Toph sabotage the air fleet; and the Order of the White Lotus fights to reclaim Ba Sing Se from the Fire Nation. Aang returns just in time to take on Phoenix King Ozai. Finally reclaiming his ability to enter the Avatar State, Aang almost kills Ozai before restraining himself and instead calls upon the lost art of Energybending to remove Ozai's bending abilities altogether. The war is over, Zuko is crowned Fire Lord, and alongside Aang, he ends the war and promises to bring harmony to the entire world. As Fire Lord Zuko visits his father in prison and demands to know the location of his mother right before the whole group is together for tea in Iroh's teashop in Ba Sing Se. While Sokka is painting a picture of everyone, Aang goes out, Katara follows him, and the series ends with them kissing. Aang and Katara are finally together at last.<br /><br />Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender<br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-78125288564862573352010-06-12T05:41:00.000-07:002010-06-12T20:02:39.350-07:00LaMB<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TBRIGp7b70I/AAAAAAAAAlA/ls7BPHr0Dv0/s1600/lamb_poster_final-revised_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TBRIGp7b70I/AAAAAAAAAlA/ls7BPHr0Dv0/s320/lamb_poster_final-revised_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482085925588299586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">LaMB</span> is an animated film produced by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Animax</span> directed by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryosuke Tei</span> with the original script written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carmelo S. J. Juinio</span>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">LaMB</span> actually is the first Animax’s original anime production project based on the script submitted by a Filipino writer, Carmelo Juinio for the 6th Animax Awards in 2007. Instead of <span style="font-weight: bold;">"LaMB"</span>, the original script title of this animation is <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Laminated Woman: To the Sand Planet Cerra"</span> (what a mouthful title). Although it didn’t win the Grand Prize (only regional winner), but it really impressed the judges so much that they decide to turn it into a feature length animation too. It is also the first and biggest Animax original production. It featured the French-Canadian band <span style="font-weight: bold;">Simple Plan</span> and the American band <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Click Five</span> that provided two different songs for the opening and ending themes of the movie. The film was storyboarded by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yasufumi Soejima</span>, whose work as a 3D director can be seen in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Last Exile</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gankutsuou</span>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TBOB1zA2A1I/AAAAAAAAAk4/frPJWdY20SE/s1600/Jack-Eve.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TBOB1zA2A1I/AAAAAAAAAk4/frPJWdY20SE/s320/Jack-Eve.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481867932666823506" border="0" /></a>Basically, this story takes place in distant future in a desert planet called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cerra</span>. One unique thing about this planet is its imprisonment system without walls. Prisoners has to go through the <span style="font-weight: bold;">“Lamination”</span> process where they will wear the cybernetic laminated skin-tight suits and then they can move around the place and do slavery job that cannot be done by machine or robots. The laminated prisoners are called <span style="font-weight: bold;">LaMBs</span>. One of the LaMBs is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eve</span> (voice by Medicorp DJ, Petrina Kow), an ex-weapon specialist who has accidentally taken innocent lives while doing her military operation job.<br /><br />The story of LaMB centers around the life of the protagonist <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sara Integra</span> known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Eve1135) Eve</span>, who can barely speak nor make her own decisions – she being one of the many felons sealed in a "laminated" suit. The virtual slavery that is Lamination ensures that those convicted of serious crimes remain productive, if not free, members of society, making both jails and the death penalty unnecessary in a world where human ingenuity, creativity and labor continue to be precious commodities that cannot be replaced by robots or any form of “artificial” intelligence. Eve was charged with manslaughter and then sentenced to 200 years in the virtual imprisonment behind the laminated suit. It is a fate that Eve met with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr . Jack Griswold</span> (voice by Vanness Wu, a JVKV or F4 member), a scientist specializing in advanced botanical engineering from another planet who is such a workaholic in order to forget the tragic loss of his dead wife.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Jack Griswold</span> is another protagonist in the story. Inadvertedly, Jack gets pulled into the politics behind the system of "Lamination", and a romance with Eve.<br /><br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-41033757530905403102010-05-29T23:18:00.000-07:002010-05-30T00:25:23.438-07:00Pumpkin Scissors<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAILmPQcZZI/AAAAAAAAAkI/Wbqsxh33IhM/s1600/Pumpkin-Scissors3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAILmPQcZZI/AAAAAAAAAkI/Wbqsxh33IhM/s320/Pumpkin-Scissors3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476952848394380690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pumpkin Scissors</span> is a manga created and authored by Ryoutarou Iwanaga. An anime adaptation of Pumpkin Scissors has been released, produced by Gonzo and AIC, which began airing on October 2, 2006 across several Japanese televisions stations and ended with the 24th episode on March 19, 2007.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The main female protagonist in the story is 2<span style="font-weight: bold;">nd Lieutenant Alice L. Malvin</span>, she is the second in command and field leader of the Pumpkin Scissors. An inexperienced soldier of noble origin who graduated in the academy just before the ceasefire (the ceasefire was announced literally in the middle of the graduation ceremony for the class of officers she was in at military academy); Alice's hot-tempered and reckless demeanor tends to sometimes put her and her subordinates in danger. She has a strong sense of duty and justice and tries to live up to her family's military traditions, contrary to her father and sisters' belief that she must assume a more feminine behavior. While she is the current heir to her family, she will likely lose this position once her younger brother comes of age.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIL1hkIlDI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/Wt8cTyoti0o/s1600/Pumpkin-Scissors2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIL1hkIlDI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/Wt8cTyoti0o/s320/Pumpkin-Scissors2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476953111006843954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Corporal Randel Oland</span> is the main male protagonist. He is a retired soldier who joined the Pumpkin Scissors to aid in their war relief effort. He was part of the secret 901 anti-tank-trooper unit, which basically consisted of foot soldiers trained to take down enemy tanks by them. This unit, known also as the "Gespenster Jäger" (German for "Ghost Hunter") was part of the "Invisible 9". They are specially trained to ignore pain and fear in order to engage tanks and armored vehicles at point blank range. While the division was secret, all tank crews were warned to be wary of soldiers carrying a blue lantern. Despite his impressive stature (well over six feet tall), and a body riddled with scars, Randel's nature most of the time is kindhearted and ingenuous. But when he is in trouble he turns on his blue-steel lantern marked "901-ATT", and he becomes a fearless and vicious combatant. He is capable of defeating even heavily-armored foes with his 13 mm anti-tank gun, known as the "door knocker" (highly reminiscent of a Thompson Contender pistol).<br /><br />Due to his reckless style of combat, Randel is frequently hospitalized during the series. These hospital stays lead to a running gag about the size of the corporal's penis, and the inability of the hospital staff to get a urine container that will not break.<br /><br />In the story you will encounter a lot of interesting characters that will make the story much more colorful. Now that the main characters are being introduced, here comes the synopsis.<br /><br />Set in a region strongly resembling Western Europe, in which a catastrophic war has just ended similar to that of the two world wars that occurred in the early parts of the 20th Century, the Royal Empire and the Republic of Frost have declared a ceasefire to end the war indefinitely. The Empire is plagued by starvation, and pestilence, with former soldiers turning to thievery, banditry and others forms of crime, forming into gangs to survive the post-war period. To aid the people of the Empire in the war relief effort, the Imperial Army State Section III, also known as the Pumpkin Scissors unit, is established.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIL_0nw6yI/AAAAAAAAAkY/fmFjnxpW3C4/s1600/Pumpkin-Scissors1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIL_0nw6yI/AAAAAAAAAkY/fmFjnxpW3C4/s320/Pumpkin-Scissors1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476953287921036066" border="0" /></a>The name for the group was an idea from one of its officers, the 2nd Lieutenant Alice L. Malvin, according to her, in their war relief effort they must "face the threat of corrupt people who protect themselves behind lies, power, and money like the rind of a pumpkin", and Section III must act like a pair of scissors cutting through those layers and delivering justice for the people. This is a constant message which ripples throughout the series. The units are, however, berated constantly, considered propaganda tools used by the government, and are seen as an insult to the war relief effort by many within the army as well, as the Empire's citizens. Randel Oland, a veteran soldier with a mysterious past, joins their ranks and steadily the Pumpkin Scissors unit begins to be taken more seriously as the anime's plotline begins to unravel.<br /><br />The anime series of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pumpkin Scissors</span> is good and interesting, the animation is mostly decent, but noticeably fluctuates. For an action series, I wouldn’t say the action sequences are that great: many of the important fights are battles of attrition, which can become rather dull at times. The fights involving Oland are more interesting and generally over quicker, but they follow an obvious formula: blue light comes on – Oland takes out his Doorknocker – trash gets taken out.<br /><br />Just watch it and have some comment here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIMJ2p3szI/AAAAAAAAAkg/LEX4c8Vj6gA/s1600/Pumpkin-Scissors4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 589px; height: 162px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIMJ2p3szI/AAAAAAAAAkg/LEX4c8Vj6gA/s320/Pumpkin-Scissors4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476953460265431858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIMupCJEQI/AAAAAAAAAkw/xXyu9JeVY0I/s1600/Pumpkin-Scissors5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 586px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIMupCJEQI/AAAAAAAAAkw/xXyu9JeVY0I/s320/Pumpkin-Scissors5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476954092264296706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIMT5H4ztI/AAAAAAAAAko/AYi3cCNh2jM/s1600/Pumpkin-Scissors6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 581px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/TAIMT5H4ztI/AAAAAAAAAko/AYi3cCNh2jM/s320/Pumpkin-Scissors6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476953632726896338" border="0" /></a></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-91690980414384345712010-04-13T05:49:00.000-07:002010-06-12T20:00:32.795-07:00Hana Yori Dango<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S8Ro8fcq07I/AAAAAAAAAj4/Xdhpjqq8_eE/s1600/1200x768pa9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S8Ro8fcq07I/AAAAAAAAAj4/Xdhpjqq8_eE/s320/1200x768pa9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459604036723069874" border="0" /></a>The story revolves with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tsukushi Makino</span>, a working-class girl and the F4 (flower four), the most popular and rich children of the Eitoku Academy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">F4</span> leader and son of the wealthiest, most powerful family in Japan, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Domyouji Tsukasa</span>, takes an interest in Tsukushi, because she is the only girl at Eitoku who does not fawn over him. However, his hot-headed nature and bullying ways is originally a major turn-off for Tsukushi, who has her sights set on Hanazawa Rui. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hanazawa Rui</span>, Tsukasa's best friend, is a quiet and cold guy, but he has a soft spot for his close friend and Tsukushi's idol, the model Todou Shizuka, whom he harbored feelings for since childhood.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S8RpGjfqjKI/AAAAAAAAAkA/Or2k22E_H9o/s1600/hanayoridango-reviewpost.gif.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S8RpGjfqjKI/AAAAAAAAAkA/Or2k22E_H9o/s320/hanayoridango-reviewpost.gif.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459604209608068258" border="0" /></a>The other two members of the F4 are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mima</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">saka Akira</span>, the laid-back peacemaker of the group, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nishikado Sōjirō</span>, an unrepentant playboy. They both usually have at least one girlfriend at any one time; Akira prefers older women because the women of his household (his mother and two younger sisters) are quite silly. Sojiro is happy to be in casual relationships with many women, although we later discover that at one time he was in love with a childhood friend.<br />Over the course of the series, however, Tsukushi's feelings evolve, and she begins to appreciate the degree of change that occurred in Tsukasa once he fell in love with her. He becomes fiercely loyal to Tsukushi and believes in her beyond all doubt, and slowly gets her to see him in a different light.<br /><br />This is the best love story I’ve ever seen. The series is a combination of drama, romance and comedy, also a bit of action. The mood can be slow and gentle, or intense and frightening. All characters are interesting and the music is great. The series is much like a teen soap opera. The voice acting is interesting, and the character designs are unusual. The color scheme of HYD is unusual as well. The colors are very muted and soft. There are lots of pale yellows, cream, grays, blue-gray, and browns. I think this lends the series a greater sense of reality. Anyway, if you should come across this series, I highly recommend checking it out.<br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-5902893355754294022010-02-17T03:43:00.000-08:002010-02-17T04:28:39.499-08:00Hayate The Combat Butler<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3veKDmQWZI/AAAAAAAAAjo/LZ0vw1LclH0/s1600-h/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3veKDmQWZI/AAAAAAAAAjo/LZ0vw1LclH0/s320/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439185239325825426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hayate the Combat Butler</span> is about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hayate Ayasaki</span> an unlucky sixteen years old teenager who worked since the age of eight to make ends meet due to his parents' irresponsible behavior. He always moves from job to job, as he is fired when he is discovered to be underage. One day he finds out that his parents ran away from home, leaving behind a huge gambling debt on his shoulders. While running away from the debt collectors, he ends up meeting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nagi Sanzen'in</span>, a thirteen year old girl who is the only heir of the rich Sanzen'in estate. She is an extremely irresponsible spoiled little girl who doesn't know how to do much on her own besides read manga and play video games. She also has an otaku-level hobby with manga and anime, and draws her own, very strange, manga, called End of the Century Legend: Magical Destroy. She is good at finances and likes to learn. She has a pet tiger named Tama, who has gained the ability to speak like a human being through watching extensive amounts of anime with Nagi. Due to a misunderstanding, Nagi ends up falling in love with Hayate. After he rescues Nagi from some kidnappers, she hires Hayate as her new butler.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3veEm1LjDI/AAAAAAAAAjg/LWQD5ZJ7owQ/s1600-h/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 544px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3veEm1LjDI/AAAAAAAAAjg/LWQD5ZJ7owQ/s320/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439185145704451122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3vfIxN8KHI/AAAAAAAAAjw/Gsfu10a5mkM/s1600-h/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3vfIxN8KHI/AAAAAAAAAjw/Gsfu10a5mkM/s320/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439186316723759218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3vdvbdYFrI/AAAAAAAAAjY/5V9rAOMWQdo/s1600-h/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3vdvbdYFrI/AAAAAAAAAjY/5V9rAOMWQdo/s320/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439184781874566834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3vdpThRLmI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/snqY2py28Js/s1600-h/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S3vdpThRLmI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/snqY2py28Js/s320/Hayate+The+Combat+Butler4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439184676664192610" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aside from performing his ordinary duties as a butler, Hayate must struggle to protect Nagi from harm, a complicated task as her life is at all times in danger because she is the aim of other individuals coveting her family's wealth, and sometimes deal with some extravagant requests from her, oblivious to Nagi's true feelings for him.<br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-66219299729273539962010-01-20T04:52:00.000-08:002010-02-17T03:57:06.411-08:00Jyu-Oh-Sei<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cEMwlKJZI/AAAAAAAAAiI/YOxUdXtnRwg/s1600-h/Jyu+Oh+Sei+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cEMwlKJZI/AAAAAAAAAiI/YOxUdXtnRwg/s320/Jyu+Oh+Sei+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428812493064119698" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jyu-Oh-Sei (Planet of the Beast King) </span>is a manga series created by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Natsumi Itsuki</span>. The story started at the Balkan star system, located approximately 150 light years from Earth. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thor </span>and his twin brother, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rai</span> found their parents murdered in their house. Unknown masked men gas the children knocking them out after witnessing the suspicious death of their parents. The two 12-year-old young twins awake to find themselves on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chimera</span>, a secret planet used as a penal colony where day and night last 181 days each and the planet marked by extreme weather patterns. Chimera is also known as the Planet of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Beast King</span>. Given only a beam knife an<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cEjWjAFQI/AAAAAAAAAig/QtI8mqhInqE/s1600-h/Jyu+Oh+Sei+Young.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cEjWjAFQI/AAAAAAAAAig/QtI8mqhInqE/s320/Jyu+Oh+Sei+Young.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428812881212740866" border="0" /></a>d a smelly satchel, they wander together in search of civilization on the primarily plant based world. The boys are not only attacked by the planet's carnivorous plants, but also by a group of humans whom they eventually learn are the "Wildlings". After a chase, the leader of the hunters, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zagi,</span> orders his man to back away so he can give the brothers a tour of the planet. He explained that their group contains mostly younger adults and kids who were abandoned by the Rings. In Chimera humans are divided into groups called Rings based on their skin color, these Rings are the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ochre Ring, Sun Ring, Blanc Ring and Night Ring</span>. In order to escape this planet, one has to become a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jyu-Oh</span>, which is the King that lords over all four tribes.<br /><br />The Wildlings beat Rai after h<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cEVx480zI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/SUFncpBlJ3E/s1600-h/Jyu+Oh+Sei+Teen.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cEVx480zI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/SUFncpBlJ3E/s320/Jyu+Oh+Sei+Teen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428812648034390834" border="0" /></a>e spills water, a precious commodity there. When Zagi warns Thor that Rai will hold him back and that the others will "cull" him during the next night phase, the boys leave. While trying to escape an attack from the Ochre Ring, Rai is killed by one of the plants. Thor is rescued by a woman named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tiz</span>, who along with a man named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Third</span>, take him to the Ochre Ring. After treating his wounds, they explain the planet's politics to him. He learns that each ring is led by three people: the Top, Second, and Third, with the Top as the leader. He also learns that due to women making up only 20% of the population, they are considered extremely special, live apart from men, and are the ones who get to choose their husbands during the "Month of Joining", a request a man is generally not allowed to refuse. Despite his refusal, Tiz chooses Thor as her first husband.<br /><br />Tiz was originally the Second of th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cErCKD7yI/AAAAAAAAAio/ti2-XZ8_KSg/s1600-h/Jyu+Oh+Sei+Third.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cErCKD7yI/AAAAAAAAAio/ti2-XZ8_KSg/s320/Jyu+Oh+Sei+Third.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428813013178380066" border="0" /></a>e Sun Ring’s female clan. Immediately after meeting Thor, she takes a liking to him and tries to make him her husband, much to Thor's disappointment. Tiz even left the Sun Ring, after Thor fought with Chen and won, just to be with him.<br /><br />Thor and Tiz decided to form their own ring but they need at least 3 members, Third in surprise volunteer himself to be the 3rd member of the group. This guy is known only as Third as he is the third in command of Ocher Ring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cEcPYSY_I/AAAAAAAAAiY/qmUfbytXejY/s1600-h/jyuoh.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/S1cEcPYSY_I/AAAAAAAAAiY/qmUfbytXejY/s320/jyuoh.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428812759029670898" border="0" /></a>. He acts as a supporter of Thor when he declares that he intends to become the Beast King. This guy is very mysterious and his motive will be revealed at the last few episodes of the story which is using Thor to complete a mission given to him by his commander so that he could go to Earth. He will be very disappointed at the last part when he will discover that Earth had been destroyed 130 years ago. He will commit suicide in order to force Thor into escaping from Hecate.<br /><br />There are lots of exciting scene in the whole 11 episode so better watched it. There’s lot of twist in the story in Thor’s life. I feel so sorry for Tiz, especially as Thor’s immediate infatuation with Karim was quite rapid and perhaps unintentionally amusing. The whole story is great, there’s so much adventure in it but I feel not so happy with the ending. I think the ending is not complete there’s something missing in it.<br /><br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-54893413154955637172009-02-05T04:34:00.001-08:002009-02-05T04:54:00.088-08:00xxxHolic<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SYrdEiuv9RI/AAAAAAAAAhU/8xJ7NluoICs/s1600-h/xxxholic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SYrdEiuv9RI/AAAAAAAAAhU/8xJ7NluoICs/s320/xxxholic.jpg" alt="Yuko Ichihara of xxxHolic" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299290981666911506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">xxxHolic</span> which can be pronounced as “holic”, but often pronounced phonetically “ex-ex-ex-holic” or “triple x holic”, is a seinen manga series planned and presented by Clamp. Clamp’s genres vary widely, from childish and comedic to much more dramatic and teen-rated series. The storyline of xxxHolic crosses over with that of a number of other Clamp series.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />The story revolves around the life of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kimihiro Watanuki</span> a young boy with a cursed gift. He is a typical high-school student living on his own. He has the ability to see evil spirits who are magically attracted to him. The spirits are invisible to others, the only one can see them is him. Encounters with these spirits are extremely troublesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SYrdqnKO4VI/AAAAAAAAAhk/9EbqAYAWCi0/s1600-h/xxxholic_screenshots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SYrdqnKO4VI/AAAAAAAAAhk/9EbqAYAWCi0/s320/xxxholic_screenshots.jpg" alt="xxxHolic" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299291635690955090" border="0" /></a>One day, Watanuki stumbles into a shop that grants wishes, and encounters <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yuko Ichihara</span>, a beautiful mysterious woman. Yuko is a very powerful witch, mostly known for her ability to send people to other dimensions and times. She also has an ability to grant any wish in exchange for an equal cost. For a price, she offers to grant Watanuki’s wish to be rid of the spirits. The price, according to Yuko, must be of equal value and so, as payment, he temporarily becomes Yuko’s part-time employee. Yuko discovers that Watanuki is very skilled with his hands and a hard worker. As a result, Watanuki soon finds himself forced to perform housework and odd jobs for Yuko until he has done enough work for his wish to be granted. When he begun working in Yuko’s shop, he discovers that in that place, nothing is what it seems.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SYrf7Dur-KI/AAAAAAAAAh0/OZVqPuBx2Fw/s1600-h/xxxholic_screenshots2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SYrf7Dur-KI/AAAAAAAAAh0/OZVqPuBx2Fw/s320/xxxholic_screenshots2.jpg" alt="xxxHolic" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299294117261211810" border="0" /></a>Shortly afterwards, other characters become involved with Watanuki’s position, including his love interest, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Himawari Kunogi</span>, and his rival, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shizuka Domeki</span>. Despite Watanuki’s annoyances with Domeki, the three become increasingly close to each other. Domeki, occasionally join Watanuki in his work as per Yuko’s request. In the reason that he has the ability to rid evil spirits and is immune to most curses, mostly due to his ancestry and his upbringing in his grandfather's temple. Apart from Domeki and Himawari, Watanuki does not seem to have any friends at school. In fact, Yuko teases him about being unpopular.<br /><br />Watanuki’s growth and change will happened because of his experiences of meeting one person. Yuko, according to a fortune teller in Volume 2, is the one that will change Watanuki. However, it’s implied that he will be linked to both Yuko and Domeki and that all their connections were foreseen.<br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-90347916143723158962008-10-03T10:48:00.000-07:002009-02-05T01:43:40.151-08:00Yamato Nadeshiko (The Wallflower)<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SOZby1Ge2dI/AAAAAAAAAWU/_SKF7YvkEQo/s1600-h/Yamato+Nadeshiko.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SOZby1Ge2dI/AAAAAAAAAWU/_SKF7YvkEQo/s320/Yamato+Nadeshiko.jpg" alt="Yamato Nadeshiko - The Wallflower" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252986944180115922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yamato Nadeshiko (The Wallflower)</span> is a manga series written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tomoko Hayakawa</span>. Nippon Animation adapted part of the manga series into a twenty-five episode anime series. Yamato Nadeshiko is a common term used in Japan to describe the ideal beautiful woman. The story revolve around <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunako Nakahara</span>, a girl called “ugly” by a boy, who happened to be the first and only person to whom she confessed her love because of this incident, she losses her sparks in life and change for the worst. She became reclusive and generally developed a fear of pretty boys of which she refers to as “dazzling creatures”. She became a lover of solitude, gore movies, anatomical dolls and objects that reflect the ugly side of life as she puts it. Sunako’s aunt who has a big concern to her and was the owner of a beautiful mansion ion where four very handsome students live, offers the guys free rent if they can transform niece, Sunako, into a “perfect lady” but if they fail, the rent goes triple. Due to these handsome boys confidence in knowing how to deal with women, they agree.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Before anything else I would like to introduce these four handsome guys. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kyouhei Takano</span>, the most popular of the foursome. He is very loud and bossy when it comes to his needs. He was forced to leave home because all of the mobbing and harassment by his fans were taking a toll on his family. As the story goes he will have unsorted feelings for Sunako which he demonstrates by constantly provoking her rage. Next is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Takenaga Oda</span> comes from a very wealthy family and is quite serious in nature. He is the brain and logic of the group often trying out logical strategies to make Sunako become a lady. He has a love interest in <span style="font-weight: bold;">“Noi” Kasahara</span>, but his shyness gets in the way when he wants to express his feelings. Another is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yukinojo “Yuki” Toyama</span>, he is shy but sweet and has a very loving nature. He is the most innocent of all the characters, often crying and becoming scared when he enters Sunako’s room. Last but not the least is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ranmaru Morii</span>, the playboy of the group. Ranmaru comes from a wealthy family and is an only son. He is very extroverted and a lover of older women. He has a very sexy nature and extremely high self esteem.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SOZcBwbcQJI/AAAAAAAAAWc/8Y-NDFMkQoU/s1600-h/Yamato+Nadeshiko+episodes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SOZcBwbcQJI/AAAAAAAAAWc/8Y-NDFMkQoU/s320/Yamato+Nadeshiko+episodes.jpg" alt="Yamato Nadeshiko - The Wallflower" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252987200623886482" border="0" /></a>Now that you know these four lovely men let’s b<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SOZcJI3DxgI/AAAAAAAAAWk/RVCDxgIj2_U/s1600-h/Yamato+Nadeshiko+episodes2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SOZcJI3DxgI/AAAAAAAAAWk/RVCDxgIj2_U/s320/Yamato+Nadeshiko+episodes2.jpg" alt="Yamato Nadeshiko - The Wallflower" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252987327441257986" border="0" /></a>ack to the story. When the guys first meet Sunako, they begin to realize that their lovely living arrangements may soon be in jeopardy. Although the four are able to make Sunako physically attractive the difficult part is with her personality. Sunako has no intention in changing her tastes, her love for all things macabre (gruesome and horrifying content) is a difficult challenge that the boys must face. Eventually, Sunako will develop an especially mixed feelings about Kyouhei, and as the storyline progresses, their relationship becomes more solid and intimate. There’s a lot of adventure and funny moment in the story that the boys faced just to encourage Sunako to change but still they failed. The boys managed to convince Sunako’s aunt that her niece is indeed a lady befitting the mansion in which they live (and prevent the rent from skyrocketing to triple the required amount). However, in reality, Sunako has not changed considerably. In the last part of it you will see Sunako change her physical appearance in to a lovely lady and that is so exciting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SOZcT1Vw_KI/AAAAAAAAAWs/SdEA2-42oT8/s1600-h/Kyouhei+and+Sunako.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SOZcT1Vw_KI/AAAAAAAAAWs/SdEA2-42oT8/s320/Kyouhei+and+Sunako.jpg" alt="Sunako Nakahara and Kyouhei Takano of Yamato Nadeshiko - The Wallflower" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252987511179902114" border="0" /></a>The story is a combination of comedy, drama and romance which can catch viewer’s different taste. It is composed of handsome boys, which I can say that this was made intended for male audiences. The series deals with the extravagant life of a group of bishounen characters who cause nose bleeds to girls where ever they go. It’s a shojo series with lots of sparkles and flowers that can be enjoyed by guys just as much as girls. The most interesting part is mixture of horror and comedy in the plot, it’s like Sadako meets the F4. The series is full of comical moments that will keep you laughing throughout the series, there are some jokes that require some knowledge of Japanese anime but I’m sure most of you will understand it. Hence it gives moral value and touching stories each episode despite its weird concept.<br /><br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-31230148849873208932008-07-31T02:24:00.000-07:002011-04-08T22:35:36.917-07:00GetBackers<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SJGFhvrXOpI/AAAAAAAAAVc/uGsZdeoNhmg/s1600-h/Get+Backers.php" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SJGFhvrXOpI/AAAAAAAAAVc/uGsZdeoNhmg/s320/Get+Backers.php" alt="Ginji Amano and Ban Mido of GetBackers" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229107457134377618" border="0" /></a><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">GetBackers</span> is a manga series written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yuya Aoki</span> and illustrated by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rando Ayamine</span>. The manga was adapted into an animated television series in 2002. The series tells the story of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ginji </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amano</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ban Mido</span>, a pair of super powered individuals known as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">GetBackers</span>. The duo operates a freelance repossession service, their job is to recover any lost or stolen item for a client with an “almost 100% success rate” for certain amount fee. The plot mostly revolves around their adventures, often complicated by the pair's convoluted, individual pasts and a mysterious place known as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Infini</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ty Fortress</span>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><o:p></o:p> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ban</span> possesses two special powers, the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Snak</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">e Bite</span>” (his hands have a gripping power of 200kg) and the “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Evil Eye</span>” (anyone who looks into his eyes will be locked into a powerful and nightmarish hallucination). <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ginji</span>, on the other hand, has the ability to generate thousands of volts of electricity from his body. He was once the fearsome “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lightning Emperor</span>” and the leader of a gang called The VOLTS in the Infinity Fortress. He received the title “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Raitei</span>” (literally, Lightning Emperor or Thunder Emperor) because of his ability.<br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SMAMao3qeRI/AAAAAAAAAV8/jiqUeLJm2W0/s1600-h/GetBackers+Groupe1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SMAMao3qeRI/AAAAAAAAAV8/jiqUeLJm2W0/s320/GetBackers+Groupe1.jpg" alt="Hevn, Natsumi, Paul, Ginji Amano and Ban Mido of GetBackers" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242203618046277906" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">They have some colleague like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hevn</span>, she is the negotiator for the Getbackers, providing them with new, often dangerous, jobs. Even more ironic is that with the GetBacker’s money luck, they often end up getting no pay for any of Hevn’s dangerous jobs. And <span style="font-weight: bold;">Natsumi</span>, she was the GetBacker’s first client in the series and because of that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paul</span> was introduced. He is the owner of the Honky Tonk, which is where the GetBackers often loiter and build up their tab. These people share good bonding to Ban and Ginji in their adventures and fights. Also adds happiness and excitement in the story.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SMAOXvi5o6I/AAAAAAAAAWE/1sB5US2lL2U/s1600-h/GetBackers+Transporter.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SMAOXvi5o6I/AAAAAAAAAWE/1sB5US2lL2U/s320/GetBackers+Transporter.png" alt="Dr. Jackal and Himiko aka Lady Poison, the transporters, of GetBackers" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242205767321887650" border="0" /></a>Ban and Ginji claim a 100 percent success rate in returning lost or stolen property to its original owner. Their claims are put to the test in the series' first five episodes, as a high-school girl hires them to reclaim her precious handmade stuffed cat; a homeless man requests they rescue his daughter, who’s fallen into yakuza hands; and a wealthy businessman sends them to retrieve a stolen strongbox. The story became more intense when they encounter and fight against some equally talented freelance “<span style="font-weight: bold;">transporters</span>” who have been hired to defend the lockbox from the likes of Ginji and Ban. Among their enemies are “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Jackal</span>”, a quick-moving sadist who can manifest razor-sharp weapons out of his bare hands, and “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Lady Poison</span>”, a girl with phenomenal chemical weapons and a secret connection with Ban.<br /><br />Then the next episode would then mainly revolve around the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mugenjou</span> (Infinite Castle) and the battles that Ginji and Ban went through inside it, trying to solve its puzzle and mystery while at the same time saving the friends Ginji had there. A lot of philosophy about existence would surface later.</p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SMAPpVZ8f4I/AAAAAAAAAWM/BEAmvtYD24E/s1600-h/GB+Group.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SMAPpVZ8f4I/AAAAAAAAAWM/BEAmvtYD24E/s320/GB+Group.jpg" alt="The GetBackers" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242207169054277506" border="0" /></a>GetBackers is a lively, colorful series, with a lot of intense, graphic action and nicely animated motion, but the clear sense is that Ginji and Ban are both deeply tragic figures with a great deal of history. Ginji was once a feared gang leader, which leads to oblique flashbacks in which shadowy figures describe him as an “invincible being” and “the emperor of this limitless fortress”. Ban’s connection to Lady Poison, aka Himiko, spawned a complicated grudge that seems to stem from an even more complicated promise. Even the first meeting between Ginji and Ban is briefly hinted at in an explosive-looking scene that sets the stage for intense drama to come.<br /><br />This anime is a composition of action, drama, romance and comedy. Also it shows good moral value and the importance of friendship. The story has lots of twist and turn that add to its spice.<br /><br /></p>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-77445034297748751172008-04-20T00:46:00.000-07:002008-12-13T01:54:10.569-08:00Death Note<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsHHmHodFI/AAAAAAAAAU8/Vh6jbdFPoCU/s1600-h/DeathNote.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsHHmHodFI/AAAAAAAAAU8/Vh6jbdFPoCU/s320/DeathNote.jpg" alt="Light and L of Death Note" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191250822547666002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Death Note (Desu Nōto?)</span> is a Japanese manga series created by writer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tsugumi Ohba</span> and illustrator <span style="font-weight: bold;">Takeshi Obata</span>. The series focus on a high school student, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Light Yagami</span>, who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim's name and picturing his face. The plot follows his attempt to create and lead a world cleansed of evil using the book, and the complex conflict between himself and those assailing him that results.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Light Yagami</span> is an extremely intelligent young man who resents the crime and corruption in the world. His life change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Death Note"</span>, lying on the ground. This notebook has a terrifying powers that can kill or control anyone whose name was written in it. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a humans name is written within it, that person shall die.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Death Notes all have rules written on the Note's first page. The basic rules are as follows:</span><br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAr6Q2Hoc9I/AAAAAAAAAT8/LG3U6TBQFeU/s1600-h/deathnote_instructions.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAr6Q2Hoc9I/AAAAAAAAAT8/LG3U6TBQFeU/s320/deathnote_instructions.jpg" alt="Death Note Rules" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191236687810294738" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">* The human whose name is written in this note shall die.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* This note will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">* If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the subject's name, it will happen.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">* If the cause of death is not specified, the subject will simply die of a heart attack.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">* After writing the cause of death, the details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds (400 seconds).<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There were additional rules written in the notebook which was done for some purpose to elaborate the story better. These rules often serve to clarify the more esoteric uses of the Death Note that the characters discover on their own. Official Death Notes contain over 40 pages of how to use it, consisting of both those written in the Notes and those shown in as eyecatchs.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAr6emHoc-I/AAAAAAAAAUE/9qhPzGHNT_4/s1600-h/Light+and+Ryuk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAr6emHoc-I/AAAAAAAAAUE/9qhPzGHNT_4/s320/Light+and+Ryuk.jpg" alt="Light aka Kira and Ryuk of Death Note" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191236924033496034" border="0" /></a>Light is initially skeptical of the notebook's authenticity, but after experimenting with it, Light realizes that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a shinigami named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryuk</span>, Light seeks to become <span style="font-weight: bold;">"the God of the New World"</span> by passing his judgment on those he deems to be evil or who get in his way.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as <span style="font-weight: bold;">"L"</span>. L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Kira"</span> (Kira derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word <span style="font-weight: bold;">"killer"</span>), is located in Japan. L also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAr6zWHoc_I/AAAAAAAAAUM/HVbjlWTcp0U/s1600-h/L+of+Death+Note.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAr6zWHoc_I/AAAAAAAAAUM/HVbjlWTcp0U/s320/L+of+Death+Note.jpg" alt="L of Death Note" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191237280515781618" border="0" /></a>Light's father, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Soichiro Yagami</span> is a police officer who was assigned to lead the Kira investigation team. He becomes disappointed with the lack of police cooperation in Kira's case, eventually he join forces with L to form a special investigative team. After a test that L set-up, he suspected that Light is the one who called Kira. Soichiro didn't believe in it but he still insist to remain helpful in the team. To investigate Light further, L needs to reveal himself. The battle between Light and L became very intense. Lots of twist and turn happened between the two.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAr8lWHodAI/AAAAAAAAAUU/IVKEhO5hx0M/s1600-h/Misa+Amane+Death+Note.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAr8lWHodAI/AAAAAAAAAUU/IVKEhO5hx0M/s320/Misa+Amane+Death+Note.jpg" alt="Misa Amane of Death Note" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191239239020868610" border="0" /></a>As the investigation goes by, a second Kira appears, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Misa Amane</span>. She is a girl with an immense crush on Kira, Misa is a popular idol in Japan. She is immature and tends to refer to herself in the third person in an attempt to be cute. Misa is completely devoted to Light, and she once said that she loved him at first sight. Light, however, only views her as an asset to his plans because of her Death Note and her Shinigami eyes (that she obtained at the cost of half of her remaining life span, twice). Misa devotes herself to Light because he killed her parents' murderer after several trials had failed to convict him. She also has same story with Light in having the notebook. It was fallen in her from nowhere, but obviously it was given by Shinigami. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rem</span> is the Shinigami whose own Misa's Death Note. Similar to Ryuk, Rem possesses two Death Notes. However, she purposely gives one of them to Misa Amane. Rem inherited her second Death Note from Jealous, another shinigami who died when he saved Misa's life, and thought it only right to pass it on to Misa. Rem inherits Jealous' love for Misa as well and is prompt to defend Misa even at the cost of her life. Rem shows this when she states that she will kill Light if Misa dies before her time.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsCqmHodBI/AAAAAAAAAUc/nRoCYG65MhA/s1600-h/Mello.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsCqmHodBI/AAAAAAAAAUc/nRoCYG65MhA/s320/Mello.jpg" alt="Mello of Death Note" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191245926284948498" border="0" /></a>As there were two Kira now L lead to confusion a bit of time but manage because of his genius mind. He found out that Misa is the second Kira and tried to prove it. He ordered kidnapped Misa and tortured it to tell the truth. But with Light brilliant mind L fall in his trap. L knows that he will die in the game that's why he choose someone who will inherit his position. The two kids from the orphanage named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Near</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mello</span> became the candidate for L's successor. When L die because Light put a trap to Rem to kill L, the kids take over in the investigating team.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsDBGHodCI/AAAAAAAAAUk/5KY0QWagn0I/s1600-h/Near+of+Death+Note.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsDBGHodCI/AAAAAAAAAUk/5KY0QWagn0I/s320/Near+of+Death+Note.jpg" alt="Near of Death Note" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191246312832005154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mello</span> was an orphan who grew up with Near in Watari's shelter for gifted children. Similar to L's fondness for sweets, he is often seen eating bars of chocolate. Although Mello is quite intelligent, he often lets his emotions get the better of him. Mello wears leather most of the time, unlike Near or L. He also appears to be less secluded in terms of his friends and hobbies, and seems to be fond of biking. While <span style="font-weight: bold;">Near</span> was a primary candidate to become L's successor and calls himself N during the course of his investigations. He shares a number of similarities with L. Much like how L plays with things such as sugar cubes and forks, Near is frequently shown playing with toys or his hair. Near also sits in an unusual manner similar to L, but with some slight differences. He offered to join forces with Mello to fight Kira, but Mello turned him down. Near then gained the support of the Government of the United States and formed the Secret Provision for Kira (SPK).<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsF7mHodDI/AAAAAAAAAUs/dH44SfQAnug/s1600-h/Death+Note2.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">As the story meets its finale, Light falls in Near hands. Light might underestimate the kid capabilities. When Kira's identity almost reveal, police hunt Light but he is not capable of fighting because he is wounded. Ryuk decided to kill Light for he told Light in the beginning that he is the one who will take away Light's life in the future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsI02HodGI/AAAAAAAAAVE/3A630EVSI80/s1600-h/Death+Note3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsI02HodGI/AAAAAAAAAVE/3A630EVSI80/s320/Death+Note3.jpg" alt="Screen Shot from Death Note Scene" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191252699448374370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsJgGHodHI/AAAAAAAAAVM/LGRwc-cfx4E/s1600-h/Death+Note4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsJgGHodHI/AAAAAAAAAVM/LGRwc-cfx4E/s320/Death+Note4.jpg" alt="Screen Shot from Death Note Scene" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191253442477716594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsK1GHodII/AAAAAAAAAVU/CC9d7LznO-4/s1600-h/Death+Note5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/SAsK1GHodII/AAAAAAAAAVU/CC9d7LznO-4/s320/Death+Note5.jpg" alt="Screen Shot from Death Note Scene" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191254902766597250" border="0" /></a></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-64621522592749803652008-03-07T06:26:00.000-08:002008-12-13T01:54:11.785-08:00REC<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FdtpqFLzI/AAAAAAAAATU/NkbkTpHS0w8/s1600-h/Aka+from+REC+Anime.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FdtpqFLzI/AAAAAAAAATU/NkbkTpHS0w8/s320/Aka+from+REC+Anime.jpg" alt="Aka Onda from REC Anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175020485683261234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">R</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">EC</span> is a Japanese manga written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Q-Tarou Hanamizawa</span>, an anime adaptation was animated by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shaft</span> and consist of nine twelve-minute episodes in an unusual format. The anime's opening theme is "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheer!~Makka na kimochi~</span>" performed by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kanako Sakai</span>, written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hiiro Misaki</span>, and composed and arranged by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kōhei Koyama</span>. The anime's ending theme is "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Devotion</span>" performed by <span style="font-weight: bold;">BRACE;d</span>, and written, composed, and arranged by <span style="font-weight: bold;">a.k.a.dRESS</span>.<br /><br />This is the love story about a common man and a girl who has a dream to be a voice actress. The story begun with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fumihiko Matsumaru</span>, an average salary man with no girlfriend, he is outside the movie theater waiting for his invited colleague <span style="font-weight: bold;">Miss Tanaka</span> to arrive. Suddenly his date didn't arrive and he crumples his movie tickets in frustration. As he is about to toss the tickets into a trash can, a girl approaches, and in the "voice" of the tickets, implores him to not waste them. It convinced him to used it and they watched the movie together which is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roman Holiday</span> and take a dinner. During the movie, he notices that the girl is reading the subtitles out loud and at the dinner he find out that the girl is twenty-year-old aspiring <span style="font-weight: bold;">s</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">eiyū</span>, her name is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aka Ond</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">a</span>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9Fd-ZqFL1I/AAAAAAAAATk/rsQXikxTGNk/s1600-h/Aka+and+Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9Fd-ZqFL1I/AAAAAAAAATk/rsQXikxTGNk/s320/Aka+and+Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime.jpg" alt="Aka Onda and Fumihiko Matsumaru from REC Anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175020773446070098" border="0" /></a>After that Matsumaru escorted Aka going home and found they live in the same neighborhood. Matsumaru goes to bed, but he can't sleep. In the darkness, he hears the sounds of sirens; there is a fire in the neighborhood. When he goes to investigate, he discovers that the girl's apartment has burned down. Having nowhere else to stay, Aka moved to Matsumaru's place, and the two had started a "more than friend but not yet lovers" relationship under the same roof while keeping this secret from their employers. After a day that Aka's apartment burn, Matsumaru's proposal about the marketing concept "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Nekoki</span>" as the mascot of the snack product called "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ha</span>" was approved. This is a big success for him and they conduct an audition for the voice of that mascot. Furthermore, Aka is chosen to voice Nekoki. They decide to keep their live-in relationship a secret from their employers due to Aka's worries about an appearance of impropriety. She also insists they are not a couple just from having slept together once in a moment of weakness, and that she will merely be lodging with him. The series is heavily concerned with the developing dynamic of their relationship.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FUQZqFLmI/AAAAAAAAARs/qvY10wd-LAY/s1600-h/Aka+from+REC+Anime+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FUQZqFLmI/AAAAAAAAARs/qvY10wd-LAY/s320/Aka+from+REC+Anime+1.jpg" alt="Aka Onda from REC Anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175010087567437410" border="0" /></a>As the story goes, there's a lot of trials in the relationship of the two. One of those is when the second proposal which is the sequence of the concept "Nekoki" for new flavor came. Matsumaru's proposal disapproved and the project goes to his co-employee. While Aka's career became brighter and brighter, she got a lot of offer and became popular. This situation gives a strong impact to Matsumaru. He felt useless being disappointed in his job and to Aka as well. However, Aka manage everything and made a right choice in life by choosing the man he really love.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This anime caught my interest in the way how aggressive the character is. I didn't expect that Matsumaru and Aka is both pervert by sleeping together in one night even though they didn't know each other a lot. That seems stupid but it happens in reality somehow. I think what happen to them is a so called "one night stand", the only different is their relationship continue as a friend and further develop as a lover lately. The story is based more on real life than fantasy. I'm also fascinated on how the character was made Aka is absolutely gorgeous, sexy and hot. One thing that I learn in this anime, "<span style="font-weight: bold;">that love sometimes came from nowhere and suddenly will hit your heart and will make you crazy</span>".<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here are some of my favorite scene in the anime:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FfQJqFL3I/AAAAAAAAAT0/XFUvnB1jH5c/s1600-h/Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FfQJqFL3I/AAAAAAAAAT0/XFUvnB1jH5c/s320/Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime.jpg" alt="Fumihiko Matsumaru from REC Anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175022177900375922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FZeJqFLwI/AAAAAAAAAS8/NlIJH7_NYYA/s1600-h/Aka+and+Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FZeJqFLwI/AAAAAAAAAS8/NlIJH7_NYYA/s320/Aka+and+Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime+1.jpg" alt="Aka Onda and Fumihiko Matsumaru from REC Anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175015821348777730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FZjpqFLxI/AAAAAAAAATE/XMAn43YNyKc/s1600-h/Aka+and+Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FZjpqFLxI/AAAAAAAAATE/XMAn43YNyKc/s320/Aka+and+Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime+3.jpg" alt="Aka Onda and Fumihiko Matsumaru from REC Anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175015915838058258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FY0JqFLtI/AAAAAAAAASk/F7xxhNKLOYs/s1600-h/Aka+and+Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R9FY0JqFLtI/AAAAAAAAASk/F7xxhNKLOYs/s320/Aka+and+Matsumaru+from+REC+Anime+2.jpg" alt="Aka Onda and Fumihiko Matsumaru from REC Anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175015099794271954" border="0" /></a></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-91200398053220471372007-12-13T13:16:00.000-08:002008-12-13T01:54:13.670-08:00Eyeshield 21<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2GiSmbvyyI/AAAAAAAAAOg/EuOeudl8xtc/s1600-h/eyeshield21+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 193px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2GiSmbvyyI/AAAAAAAAAOg/EuOeudl8xtc/s320/eyeshield21+5.jpg" alt="Eyeshield 21 anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143570689872087842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eyeshield 21</span> is a manga about American football written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Riichiro Inagaki</span> and illustrated by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yusuke Murata</span>. It has been adapted into an anime movie in 2004 (shown at Jump Festa), an anime television series in 2005. The twenty five volumes have collectively sold over 16 million copies in Japan, and the number of children playing American football has almost doubled in the four years since it began. The manga is published in English by <span style="font-weight: bold;">VIZ Media</span>. The anime version, produced by NAS and animated by Artland, premiered across Japan on TV Tokyo from 6 April 2005, and is currently airing across Japan on the satellite television network <span style="font-weight: bold;">Animax</span>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2Gi-2bvy0I/AAAAAAAAAOw/KPS3pYAE1xc/s1600-h/eyeshield21+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2Gi-2bvy0I/AAAAAAAAAOw/KPS3pYAE1xc/s320/eyeshield21+4.jpg" alt="Sena Kobayakawa and Taro Raimon aka Monta of Eyeshield 21 anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143571450081299266" border="0" /></a>The plot of Eyeshield 21 revolves around a physically unassuming and non-assertive boy named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sena Kobayakawa</span>, a freshman in highschool of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deimon Private Senior High School</span>. His only remarkable physical abilities are his running speed and dodging techniques, the result of a school life spent complying with the demands of bullies, quickly catch the eye of the high school's American football team captain Yoichi Hiruma, the most feared person in his school. Sena life changes when <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hiruma</span> forces him to join the Football Team as the running back. To protect his identity (on the premise that other school sports teams will try to recruit Sena upon discovering his athletic skill) Sena is forced to publicly assume the role of team secretary, and enter the field wearing a helmet equipped with a green-tinted eyeshield in order to hide his features under the pseudonym of <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Eyeshield 21"</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2Gjbmbvy2I/AAAAAAAAAPA/2wollZpIWWU/s1600-h/eyeshield21+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2Gjbmbvy2I/AAAAAAAAAPA/2wollZpIWWU/s320/eyeshield21+2.jpg" alt="Yoichi Hiruma of Eyeshield 21 anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143571944002538338" border="0" /></a>Actually the Deimon Devil Bats have a two good player before Sena comes along these two are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryokan</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yoichi</span>. Ryokan is a friendly guy who's big, strong and has an infectious enthusiasm for American football. Then there's Yoichi, the devious, scheming quarterback whose skills on the gridiron and knowledge of football strategy is sometimes overshadowed by his fondness for shooting off powerful weapons to convince others to see things his way. Although both Ryokan and Yoichi are talented players, the Deimon Devil Bats are a woefully understaffed team, with only two full-timers and a ragtag bunch of miscellaneous athletes that Yoichi manages to blackmail to convince to play on their team on game day. Other teams write them off as disorganized losers who'll never get their act together enough to win. Now that they have Sena on their side, the Devil Bats finally have a chance to win (if they can ever teach him how to play the game).<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2GjO2bvy1I/AAAAAAAAAO4/9ozmy_rXF58/s1600-h/eyeshield21+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2GjO2bvy1I/AAAAAAAAAO4/9ozmy_rXF58/s320/eyeshield21+3.jpg" alt="Seijuro Shin from Ojo White Knights team of Eyeshield 21 anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143571724959206226" border="0" /></a>The team initially takes part in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring football tournament</span> (at the beginning of the Japanese school year) hoping to win with through the strength of their new "secret weapon". But the elimination is quit tough that the weak team early eliminated on by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ojo White Knights</span>, a powerhouse football team. It is in this game that Sena meets the man he will acknowledge as his ultimate rival, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Seijuro Shin</span>, a talented linebacker.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After Deimon's defeat, the Spring tournament is revealed as a secondary in importance to the Fall tournament, where the teams compete for the chance to play in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Christmas Bowl"</span>, the high school football league championship. Hiruma, Kurita and Sena regroup and slowly build a real team from other misfits and students looking to define themselves, with the goal of reaching the championship. The series follows the building and growth of the Deimon Devil Bats and its members, as well as various rival teams encountered through their games and tournaments, as they all strive to achieve their goal of playing in the Christmas Bowl. Can Sena's golden legs overcome his lack of knowledge of the game of football, and can this mismatched team turn their dreams into championship reality?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2Gp6Gbvy6I/AAAAAAAAAPg/dmMr7LX4-mw/s1600-h/eyeshield21+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2Gp6Gbvy6I/AAAAAAAAAPg/dmMr7LX4-mw/s320/eyeshield21+6.jpg" alt="Sena Kobayakawa of Eyeshield 21 anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143579065058315170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2GpqWbvy5I/AAAAAAAAAPY/5QiDmZdwSr0/s1600-h/eyeshield21+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2GpqWbvy5I/AAAAAAAAAPY/5QiDmZdwSr0/s320/eyeshield21+1.jpg" alt="Sena Kobayakawa and the Deimon Devil Bats team of Eyeshield 21 anime" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143578794475375506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R2Gk8Wbvy3I/AAAAAAAAAPI/iWhpyXsPX4Y/s1600-h/eyeshield21+1.jpg"><br /></a>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-35692352761699597412007-11-29T11:46:00.000-08:002008-12-13T01:54:14.344-08:00Kyo Kara Maoh!!! - God (?) Save Our King!!!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R08XpjqAkUI/AAAAAAAAAN4/y_q0TrXAyAs/s1600-h/KKM+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R08XpjqAkUI/AAAAAAAAAN4/y_q0TrXAyAs/s320/KKM+1.jpg" alt="Gunter von Kleist, Conrad Weller, Yuuri Shibuya, Wolfram von Bielefeld and Gwendel von Voltaire from Kyo Kara Maoh or God Save Our King" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138351702566539586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kyo Kara Maoh!!! [God (?) Save Our King!!!]</span> is a novel written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tomo Takabayashi</span> which have been adapted into an anime series released domestically by Geneon USA, a manga and a series of audio dramas. The story follows the adventures of 15-year old <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yuuri Shibuya</span> as he discovers his future in a world where demons and humans are fighting against one another.<br /><br /></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">Yuuri Shibuya is an average high school student whose passion in life belong to a baseball game. His life change when an unexpected incident happened, some guys bully him and used to flush him in the toilet. His head get dunked in the toilet but surprisingly he sucked into it and ends up in another world. When he reach mysterious land, he sees some people dressed in medieval costume and speaking in some weird vernacular. There he meets <span style="font-weight: bold;">Adalbert von Grantz</span> who uses some form of magic so Yuuri understands the local language. He also meets <span style="font-weight: bold;">Conrad Weller</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Günter von Kleist</span> who rescue him and take him to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blood Pledge Castle</span>, the residence of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Maoh</span>, where he soon finds out he is the new Maoh or Demon King will rule over <span style="font-weight: bold;">“Shin Makoku”</span> (True Demonic Kingdom). He is declared the 27th Maoh of the Mazoku (Demon Race) because of the strange power that suddenly transforms him into the Maou, deliverer of justice, this form can be recognized mainly by the longer hair and demon eyes.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R08X8TqAkVI/AAAAAAAAAOA/4TRjcvrvM74/s1600-h/03mini.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R08X8TqAkVI/AAAAAAAAAOA/4TRjcvrvM74/s320/03mini.jpg" alt="Yuuri Shibuya, Wolfram von Bielefeld and Conrad Weller from Kyo Kara Maoh or God Save Our King" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138352024689086802" border="0" /></a> </p><div style="text-align: justify;">At first encounter with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wolfram von Bielefeld</span> at the Demon Kingdom, he ends up engaged to him due to a mishap. It is because Wolfram get angry that Yuuri has been chosen as the Maou so he makes the mistake of insulting Yuuri's mother which earns him a slap. Unfortunately there is a noble rule of a Mazoku propose a marriage, it is by slapping another noble on his/her left cheek. Actually the slap was considered as unmanly but it is explained that Yuuri slapped Wolfram because he has a beautiful face, otherwise he would have punched him. Incensed by this insult, Wolfram challenges Yuuri to a duel, which is also mistakenly accepted because of Yuuri's unfamiliarity with Mazoku custom (he picked up the knife that fell off the table). During the duel Yuuri transforms into the true Demon King for the first time, proving that he has a right to the throne. Throughout the story, Yuuri gets dragged between the two worlds at inconvenient times. He also constantly confronted with the results of even the smallest choices he makes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R08ZyDqAkXI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/a3-dd8n5pAA/s1600-h/KKM+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R08ZyDqAkXI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/a3-dd8n5pAA/s320/KKM+2.jpg" alt="Yuuri Shibuya and Wolfram von Bielefeld from Kyo Kara Maoh or God Save Our King" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138354047618683250" border="0" /></a>The series is predominantly made up of good-looking young men which lead to an assumption of being a shōjo (anime and manga written for a female audience). The series is often mistaken for such boys love because of its calm acceptance of homosexuality in the setting such as an early plot point that ends with two male characters becoming engaged, accurately the series can be called a “male harem”. Romance is not a main theme of the series, though it has a flourishing fan-community dedicated to various romantic pairings. As the series goes it reveals that it is more about justice and friendship. </div> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-80048921979363813792007-11-21T11:28:00.000-08:002008-12-13T01:54:17.212-08:00Inuyasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SIDzqAkKI/AAAAAAAAAMo/vMYVhuZjp5g/s1600-h/Inuyasha+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SIDzqAkKI/AAAAAAAAAMo/vMYVhuZjp5g/s320/Inuyasha+2.jpg" alt="Inuyasha The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135379074096599202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">InuYasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass</span> is the second movie of the InuYasha movie series. In this film, the character designs are virtually identical to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rumiko Takahashi</span> versions, from the original manga (rather than using the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Yoshihito Hishinuma</span> designs, from the TV anime).<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The film begins with the battle between <span style="font-weight: bold;">Inuyasha</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Naraku</span>, Inuyasha's biggest enemy. Together with his colleague, they finally defeat Naraku. There is a doubt whether Naraku is truly dead, however the disappearance of Miroku's Wind Tunnel and the return of Kohaku's memories are the proof that Naraku has finally been laid to rest, also Kagura's heart is in her body again. So the gang turns their efforts to their individual concerns and try to go back to normal lives. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kagome</span> briefly returns to her time period to catch up in school and happens to be learning about the legend of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Princess Kaguya</span>. She was a maiden from the moon, found by a bamboo cutter in the forest. As suitors proposed to her, Kaguya presented to them impossible tasks before returning to the moon.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SMQzqAkQI/AAAAAAAAANY/CMVUdyVOpQE/s1600-h/Kaguya.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SMQzqAkQI/AAAAAAAAANY/CMVUdyVOpQE/s320/Kaguya.jpg" alt="Princess Kaguya from Inuyasha The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135383695481409794" border="0" /></a>The legend was true, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kaguya</span> is a so-called fallen angel (it is never specified if she is truly an angel, or a mere demon who thinks she is) who desires the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Celestial Robe</span>, which can make her immortal and rule the world. However, long ago Kaguya was sealed away in a mirror that seems similar to Kanna. Meanwhile, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kagura</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kanna</span>, the two surviving incarnations of Naraku, are somewhat restless now that Naraku is dead. They come across a mirror in a hidden shrine and awaken a Celestial Maiden Kaguya, Princess of the Heavens. In exchange for freeing her, Kaguya promises to give Kagura her true heart's desire, freedom. To set the maiden free they must gather five items and drop them into the five lakes of Fuji. So Kagura and Kanna set out to recover five items that will free Kaguya from her mirror completely. The five items are the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Jeweled Sprig</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Crystal from the Dragon's neck</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">the Cloth of the Fire Rat</span> which a half-demon wear (Inuyasha’s robe), <span style="font-weight: bold;">Swallows Cowrie Shell</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stone Bowl of Buddha</span>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sango</span> returned to her village to search for his brother. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kohaku</span> has returned to Sango's village without any memory as to who he is. He was found by her sister Sango and taken to their old house. While <span style="font-weight: bold;">Miroku</span> returned to his master, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mushin</span>, and it's presents him a task that is to be given to the surviving descendant who defeats Naraku. This is to destroy a yōkai who threatens to cast the world into eternal night, at which the first sign of the yōkai's appearance for the first time in 50 years is a full moon shining for many nights.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SLUjqAkPI/AAAAAAAAANQ/ZEBImp40pag/s1600-h/Akitoki+Hojo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SLUjqAkPI/AAAAAAAAANQ/ZEBImp40pag/s320/Akitoki+Hojo.jpg" alt="Akitoki Hojo from Inuyasha The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135382660394291442" border="0" /></a>In this movie new character were introduced his name is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Akitoki Hojo</span> and he is the ancestor of Hojo, the boy who has a huge crush on Kagome. He is a clumsy, naive but very sweet young man. He was first seen wandering through the woods as he stumbles upon Kagome, Sango, and Shippo at a hot spring. When Shippo finds out later, however, this information is used against him. He is the keeper of a celestial robe which his family has commanded him to cast into Mount Fuji, lest it fall into a demon's hands. He joins Inuyasha's group, partly because he has a bit of a crush on Kagome and partly because he is being blackmailed by Shippo for an earlier incident.<br /><br />Kagura and Kanna find already find the Jeweled Sprig and Crystal from the Dragon's neck and drop it in the lake. One of the remaining item is the Cloth of the Fire Rat which was the rob of Inuyasha. When Kagome returns to InuYasha's time and the two of them, along with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shippō</span>, go to find the remaining shards of the jewel. They get along and fight with Kagura because this evil woman wants the robe and she successfully got it. The Swallows Cowrie Shell was in the hand of Kohaku, so Kagura takes fight to him and also to Sango to get the item. Last the Stone Bowl of Buddha was in Kikyo's hand but she surrender it to Kagura without any fight and her intension was undetermined.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SItjqAkMI/AAAAAAAAAM4/4ZZwl7UhoPE/s1600-h/Inuyasha+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SItjqAkMI/AAAAAAAAAM4/4ZZwl7UhoPE/s320/Inuyasha+4.jpg" alt="Inuyasha and Princess Kaguya from Inuyasha The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135379791356137666" border="0" /></a>Kaguya finally freed from the mirror and she manage to steal the Celestial Robe to Akitoki because this will make her immortal and in order to rule the world. Along the fight in stealing the Celestial Robe, Kagome ends up getting kidnapped with the robe. To save Kagome, Inuyasha need to go to the castle of Kagura. InuYasha meets up with Miroku and Sango again and they prepare to rescue Kagome and stop Kaguya. Kaguya, whose power has increased exponentially now that she has the hagoromo, prepares to freeze time into eternal night. Kaguya tries to turn InuYasha into a full demon but his voice woke Kagome up and she attempts to stop the transformation by hugging him, saying “I love you as a half demon, InuY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SJCjqAkNI/AAAAAAAAANA/WF_PWFLqTcY/s1600-h/Inuyasha+5.Jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SJCjqAkNI/AAAAAAAAANA/WF_PWFLqTcY/s320/Inuyasha+5.Jpg" alt="Inuyasha and Kagome from Inuyasha The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135380152133390546" border="0" /></a>asha!” and by kissing him. It was the kiss that made Kaguya's mirror cracks and returning InuYasha to his half demon form. As they battle Naraku reappears revealing that he had purposely faked his death in order to absorb Kaguya. Inuyasha manage to kill Kaguya's physical form by using his backlash wave, but it end up in the form of black cloud and attempts to absorb Kagome to gain new body. In the end she is killed by Miroku's Wind Tunnel attack. Akitoki finally throws Kaguya's hagoromo into a volcano to stop any other beings from ever using its power. However Naraku still alive and escape along with Kohaku which again back to Naraku's side because of the curse.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SJPzqAkOI/AAAAAAAAANI/gbet-eWt8-k/s1600-h/Inuyasha+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/R0SJPzqAkOI/AAAAAAAAANI/gbet-eWt8-k/s320/Inuyasha+3.jpg" alt="Inuyasha The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass gallery" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135380379766657250" border="0" /></a>The movie has good twist and I really like the fact that Kagome and Inuyasha get a lot closer than ever before, I also like the bonding of Sango and Miroku too. And <span style="">Shippō</span> still manage his comedy aura that makes the story more colorful. I find out that the main essence of the movie is no other than the most powerful force in the world, “LOVE”. Although the story has no definite ending it is still very well recommended and I will not regret to watch it over and over again.</div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-71012117253034039352007-10-24T10:24:00.000-07:002008-12-13T01:54:18.095-08:00Pet Shop of Horrors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx-5x74enTI/AAAAAAAAALI/y9-p_ouIIbg/s1600-h/Petshop+Horror+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx-5x74enTI/AAAAAAAAALI/y9-p_ouIIbg/s320/Petshop+Horror+1.jpg" alt="Pet Shop of Horrors" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125019168510221618" border="0" /></a><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx-7974enUI/AAAAAAAAALQ/krw0SzAQ1sk/s1600-h/Count+D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx-7974enUI/AAAAAAAAALQ/krw0SzAQ1sk/s320/Count+D.jpg" alt="Count D from Pet Shop of Horrors" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5125021573691907394" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-style: normal;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pet Shop</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">of Horro</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">rs</span> is a Japanese horror manga created by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matsuri Akino</span>. Madhouse produced a 4-episode OVA adaptation of various chapters o</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">f the manga. In an unusual move for an OVA series, the anime first aired as a miniseries on the TBS television network. </span></span>The series focuses on the eccentric <span style="font-weight: bold;">Count D</span>, proprietor of a mysterious pet shop located in the heart of Chinatown, and the numerous patrons who visit his shop. <span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">The customer has typically under gone some sort of personnel loss, and Count D attempts to sell them an appropriate pet to fill the void. </span></span>Each pet purchased from the shop comes with a contract with three major points. These points differ for each animal sold, and breaking this contract usually results in dire (and sometimes disturbing) consequences for the buyer, for which the pet shop claims no liability. Individual chapter <span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">usually introducing one or more new characters in ea</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">ch chapter. The detective <span style="font-weight: bold;">Leon Orcot</span> is used to tie the chapters together into an ongoing plot, usually in the form of a subplot within each chapter. Initially he suspects Count D of malicious criminal activity and using the pet shop as a front for drug trafficking. As the series progresses, he learns more about the pet shop and</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style=""> Count D himself, entering into a strange friendship of sorts with the Count as he works to uncover the truth.</span></span></p><br /><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Episode 1: Daughter</span></p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx-Ag74enQI/AAAAAAAAAKw/jtgbenhgkJE/s1600-h/Pet+Shop+Daugther.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx-Ag74enQI/AAAAAAAAAKw/jtgbenhgkJE/s320/Pet+Shop+Daugther.jpg" alt="Episode 1 Daughter of Pet Shop of Horrors" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124956204289662210" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx-CDL4enRI/AAAAAAAAAK4/ffM4Ffqo5yE/s1600-h/Pet+Shop+Daugther+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx-CDL4enRI/AAAAAAAAAK4/ffM4Ffqo5yE/s320/Pet+Shop+Daugther+2.jpg" alt="Episode 1 Daughter of Pet Shop of Horrors" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124957892211809554" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">A </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">rich couple has lost their only daughter, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alice</span>. The bereaved couple comes to the shop and Count D offers to sell them a <span style="font-weight: bold;">rabbit</span>, a rabbit that looks exactly like their recently deceased daughter Alice. The coupl</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">e is overjoyed and wants to takes the rabbit home. The Count has them sign a contract, explaining that 1) no one else may see Alice, 2) incense must be burned at all times, and 3) feed Alice only water and vegetables. If these terms are not kept, the shop cannot be held responsible for the consequences. The couple agrees and leave with their new “pet”, unaware the vigilant Leon is watching them. The pet brought so much happiness to the couple and entirely forgot th</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">at their daughter died. Once then, Alice begs for sweets, and ignoring their contract, the couple gives in. Their love for Alice makes them breach one of the contract's terms. A bat-winged creature (the Count's pet) informs him of the situation. The Count can only shake his head in sorrow. Meanwhile, Alice writhes in agony and to the cou</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">ple's horror, her stomach explodes. The couple is overrun by bizarre creatures and the mother will have to face up to the real reasons behind her daughter's death. </span></span>Their daughter (the real Alice) died because of her drug addiction, pushed over the edge by the last bit of cocaine her mother reluctantly gives her. Again, she dies because of her mother's love. A repeated mistake led to the loss of her daughter, again.</p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Episode 2: Delicious</p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RyZT_sPwmqI/AAAAAAAAALY/MV9cmOuulWE/s1600-h/Pet+Shop+Episode+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RyZT_sPwmqI/AAAAAAAAALY/MV9cmOuulWE/s320/Pet+Shop+Episode+2.jpg" alt="Episode 2 Delicious of Pet Shop of Horrors" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126877579482012322" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;">The popular idol singer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Evangeline Blue</span> and her manager <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Green</span> are about to be wed on a luxury ship when Evangeline “accidentally” falls overboard, her body never to be found. The heartbroken Jason travels to Count D's to pick up a pet that Eva had supposedly ordered. His “pet” to purchase also resembles his lost love, but this time the <span style="font-weight: bold;">doppelganger</span> is in <span style="font-weight: bold;">mermaid form</span>. He was surprised that the pet turns out to be a mermaid who looks exactly like Eva. The contract for this pet instructs that no one may see her, she must be kept in clean salt water, and, most importantly, she must never go hungry. Leon thinks that Jason killed his wife and investigates further, eventually learning the truth of what happened that night. Meanwhile, Jason might just be giving new meaning to the term “sleeping with the fishes”.</p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">Episode 3: Despair</p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RyztbcPwmrI/AAAAAAAAALg/_vFz8Jfqsog/s1600-h/Pet+Shop+of+Horror+Despair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RyztbcPwmrI/AAAAAAAAALg/_vFz8Jfqsog/s320/Pet+Shop+of+Horror+Despair.jpg" alt="Episode 3 Despair of Pet Shop of Horrors" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128735131362695858" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robin Hendricks</span> is an actor, after the phenomenal success of his debut movie, Robin couldn't get any more acting jobs. His wife had left him and his acting career was going nowhere because he had been typecast. Then, he was found dead in his apartment. The detective Leon immediately suspects the Count in the crime. A sugary treat convinces the Count to be talkative, and he tells Leon that the life of Robin was a lonely one and all he had was his collection of exotic lizards. <span style="">On a visit to the pet shop to pick up</span><span style=""> an additional pet to cheer himself up, Count D shows something special to Robin. It is a very rare species of reptile known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Medusa</span>, with the face and upper body of a beautiful woman, but the lower half of a large lizard. The condition is Robin could never look into Medusa's eyes, so Medusa lizard must always wear a blindfold, for her gaze could kill. Inspired by his new creature, Robin gives his all at his next audition so he can once again feel the adoration of the fans. But sometimes that just isn't enough and he realized that the only one can give him true love is his new pet. Too bad for him because the gaze of his pet lover's eyes will turn him to stone. And it happened.</span></p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">Episode 4: Dual</p><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Ry-R6sPwmsI/AAAAAAAAALo/B2npcHPIOMM/s1600-h/kirin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Ry-R6sPwmsI/AAAAAAAAALo/B2npcHPIOMM/s320/kirin.jpg" alt="Episode 4 Dual of Pet Shop of Horrors" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129478938093984450" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="">This strange story is about </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">K</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">elly</span>, an assistant to a young politician named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roger Stanford</span>. This young politician comes from</span><span style=""> a long line of success in politics, but is considered the bad apple of the family due to his carefree and being a womanizer. His faithful assistant Kelly Vincent tries Roger's political career was on the right track. Kelly is determined to make Roger the president of the United States that's why they want the legendary animal called the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kirin</span>, who grants the wish of its sovereign through the blood of others. Count D just happens to have one Kirin in stock. Roger tries to convince the Count to sell the Kirin, however the Count refuse and told that the Kirin is the one who will decide to whom it will belong. Kelly has a long talk with Roger's wife <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nancy</span>, who is unhappy with politics, she feels Kelly is just being used by her lothario husband. After Kelly and Nancy revisit the shop, The Count informs them he will now sell the Kirin. Roger and Kelly return the following day, whereupon the Kirin, in the guise of a little girl, is given to them. The Count reiterates the Kirin will decide who is its master, and grant its master one wish. On the way back home, a school bus full of children is in peril, but the quick thinking of Roger and Kelly prevent a disaster. However, their car goes over a cliff. Which man will the Kirin call master and allow to live? </span> </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"> </p><div> </div><p style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-80236617396639053792007-10-22T14:56:00.001-07:002008-12-13T01:54:18.263-08:00Fate / Stay Night<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx0crb4enOI/AAAAAAAAAKg/S8uJOCRtOvE/s1600-h/Fate+Stay+Night.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/Rx0crb4enOI/AAAAAAAAAKg/S8uJOCRtOvE/s320/Fate+Stay+Night.jpg" alt="Saber, Shiro Emiya, Rin Tosaka and Archer from Fate Stay Night" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124283483562089698" border="0" /></a>This amazing anime chronicles follows a two-weeks period in the life of Shirō Emiya and the battle for the Holy Grail. Shirō Emiya is a serious helpful, hardworking and honest teenager. He was adopted by Kiritsugu Emiya after his parent died ten years ago in a massive inferno that incinerated them. Shirō made a good bond to his poster father Kiritsugu. When he discover that his poster father is a magi, he dream to be a “Hero of Justice”, a guardian of mankind who could protect the weak and innocent. When Kiritsugu died Shirō became prostrated with his progress in sorcery. </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">Unknown to Shirō, Fuyuki city is the setting for a second and violent war among competing magi. For the past two centuries, seven sorcerers better known as masters, aided by their spiritual familiars known as servants, assemble and engage in a battle royal. These seven sorcerers gambled their life only to obtain the Holy Grail. A Holy Grail is a legendary chalice capable of granting wishes. Servant are the reincarnations of legendary souls from all across time. These epic spirits possess superhuman characteristics and wield or abilities called Noble Phantasm. A Noble Phantasm hidden abilities may be released by invoking its true name, but casual brandishing of it is best avoided, for symbolic Noble Phantasms usually belie a Servant's identity, diminishing that Servant's competitive advantage. Only one Servant can be summoned in each war from one of seven classes: <i>Saber</i>, <i>Archer</i>, <i>Lancer</i>, <i>Berserker</i>, <i>Rider</i>, <i>Assassin</i>, and <i>Caster</i>. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-17628609608462423032007-10-15T14:57:00.000-07:002008-12-13T01:54:18.928-08:00Tactics<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RxjW5r4enLI/AAAAAAAAAKI/wv1-Ojl0gaY/s1600-h/tactics.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RxjW5r4enLI/AAAAAAAAAKI/wv1-Ojl0gaY/s320/tactics.jpg" alt="Haruka and Kantarou Ichinomiya from Tactics" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123080862654438578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tactics</span> follows the exploits of the young man with the ability to see goblins and other mythical beasts named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kantarou Ichinomiya</span>. Ever since he was born he had the 6<sup>th</sup> sense to see the demons and others mythical creatures called “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Oni</span>”. When he was a little boy his friend Oni told him about the creature that is stronger than Oni called “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Tengu</span>”, it is the legendary demon-eating goblin. Since that story told him he dream to have a Tengu that will be his buddy forever. When he grew up he became a folklorist, who write books and article about Japanese folklore, but he also work as a monster buster secretly. In the episode “<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Black Goblin Awakens</span>”, Kantarou went to exorcise monster he was lead to a rural shrine up in the mountain where the Tengu, demon-eating goblin was sealed there. When Kantarou breaks the seal, he named the Tengu <span style="font-weight: bold;">Haruka</span>, in naming a Tengu it forces to be a slave of someone who gave name with it. As the fulfillment of Kantarou dream, Haruka became his partner in fighting the evil Oni. With his tengu and his kitsune, they solve mysteries, and help the yokai situation in Japan.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RxjXW74enMI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/SvNXXCwK8ms/s1600-h/tactics+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RxjXW74enMI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/SvNXXCwK8ms/s320/tactics+1.jpg" alt="Haruka and Kantarou Ichinomiya from Tactics" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123081365165612226" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">As the story progress, there's a lot of yokai case that Kantarou and Haruka faced such as the case that deals with the mystery of the missing children and the dragon god. The two new characters also introduced, namely <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sugino</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mou-chan</span>. Sugino is a handsome supernatural creature not unlike Haruka. Mou-chan is an odd choice for wife that he loves immeasurably. He has a dislike for humans and considers himself superior in every way. Sugino finds Haruka fascinating and gives him some words of warning regarding his bond to the human Kantarou.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">In the episode “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dancer </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">in</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> the Darkness</span>”, Kantarou together with Haruka and other friends returned to his home town to visit a childhood friend who is now a famous geisha. She expresses concerns about her latest client who has her perform the same dance during every session while a stranger watches from the shadows. Her client also happens to be a renowned doll maker who engages in questionable behavior with his latest creation. When she was called again to perform in the house of the doll maker she brought Kantarou and the gag with her because something was bothering her when she performed. Kantarou discover that there is an evil spirit in the house and they find out that it is in the doll's body. Using his kitsune and the help of Haruka they save the geisha however the fight start to burn the house. The doll maker let himself eaten by the fire together with the doll who he dream to have life.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RxjXeb4enNI/AAAAAAAAAKY/efxqepuDJmc/s1600-h/tactics+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RxjXeb4enNI/AAAAAAAAAKY/efxqepuDJmc/s320/tactics+4.jpg" alt="Haruka and Kantarou Ichinomiya from Tactics" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123081494014631122" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">As Haruka's past slowly comes back to him, his relationship with his master starts to crack. Haruka struggles with his past and yearns to learn of everything he had forgotten, especially the identity of the person who had sealed him within the huge rock boulders. This is the point where<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Minamoto Raiko</span> and his group of soldiers come in. Together with another formidable demon, Raiko and his attendants plot many plans to try and force Kantarou to cancel the name contract or make Haruka awaken his real powers, such that they would be able to capture Haruka and present him to "that person" whose identity is unknown. If the name contract is not canceled or if the master dies, Haruka's power would forever be restrained and he would not be able to be used by the antagonists. But unfortunately those antagonist did not success in their evil mission and Haruka back in his senses and go back to Kantarou. They start again and do their usual routine such as fighting evil spirit and saving people. </p>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-71196959074136422132007-10-04T14:25:00.000-07:002008-12-13T01:54:19.776-08:00Girl From Hell (Jigoku Shōjo)<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RwVaur4em8I/AAAAAAAAAIM/NDlL7DOd6GY/s1600-h/enma5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RwVaur4em8I/AAAAAAAAAIM/NDlL7DOd6GY/s320/enma5.jpg" alt="Enma Ai from Girl from Hell known as Jigoku Shojo" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117596309676530626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jigoku Shōjo</span>, also known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Girl From Hell</span>, is an anime series features a mysterious website where you can post a grudge at the stroke of midnight. Soon after you post, a young-looking girl arrives to give you a straw doll with a red string around its neck. Pull the red string, and the person you’re pissed at instanly goes to Hell. In exchange when you die, your soul where sent to Hell too.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Each short story of which the series consists describes the suffering of a different individual caused by one or more antagonists. Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight by one who harbors a desire for revenge against their tormentor. A website known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jigoku Tsūshin (Hell Correspondence)</span> rumor has it that if you post a grudge there, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jigoku Shōjo (Hell Girl)</span> will appear and will offer a black straw doll (first season; in the following season the doll may be either red, blue or black) with a red string wound about its neck. If the string is pulled, she will ferry the recipient of the revenge straightaway to Hell, but on the condition that those who request her intervention fall into Hell as well at the end of their natural lives. The so called Hell Girl is a young red-eyed girl wearing a traditional sailor school uniform named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Enma Ai</span>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RwVbC74em9I/AAAAAAAAAIU/qbuh0sFD4uw/s1600-h/enma+ai.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RwVbC74em9I/AAAAAAAAAIU/qbuh0sFD4uw/s320/enma+ai.jpg" alt="Ichimoku Ren and Hone-Onna and also Wanyudo from Girl from Hell known as Jigoku Shojo" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117596657568881618" border="0" /></a>Enma Ai lives in a house in an unknown world with her grandmother. She got her three assistant that when they are not in service they stay in the form of straw dolls. Those three are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ichimoku Ren</span>, a handsome young man in casual clothes and takes the form of the blue straw doll, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hone-Onna</span>, a beautiful woman wearing a kimono with the obi (sash) tied in front takes the form of the red straw doll and the last is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wanyūdō</span>, an old man wearing a hat and a red scarf, who takes the form of the black straw doll. They help Ai during the event when their victims are confronted with their own sins, prior to the moment when Ai ferries them to hell.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A journalist named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shibata Hajime</span>, a former blackmailer who turned to investigating the stories involving the Jigoku Shōjo, doesn't agree with Ai's methods to deliver vengeance for her clients, and tries to stop those who contacted Jigoku Shōjo from using her service with Tsugumi's help. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tsugumi</span> is Hajime's daughter, after she encounter Ai she starts to have visions of what Ai sees.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RwgBZb4enBI/AAAAAAAAAI4/WKYbkgnJl7o/s1600-h/Enma+Ai+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RwgBZb4enBI/AAAAAAAAAI4/WKYbkgnJl7o/s320/Enma+Ai+1.jpg" alt="Enma Ai from Girl from Hell known as Jigoku Shojo" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118342512999570450" border="0" /></a>As the series progressed, it was revealed that Hajime and Tsugumi were the descendants of a man named <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sentarō Shibata</span>. Sentaro is Ai childhood friends and cousin as well but Ai hates him because of one tragic moment. Every seven years a villager in where they lived has a tradition that a seven years-old child will be sacrificed in order to have a seven more years of prosperity. Ai parent asked Sentaro to hide Ai and he keeps Ai hidden in the mountain for six years, however great famine comes to the village. And when the villager saw the two in their secret meeting, they were accused by angering the Mountain Gods. The villager throw Ai and her parents in pit and force Sentaro to bury them. Ai is conscious at the moment and she feels that Sentaro betray her. One night he sees Ai setting the village on fire, out of his insanity and guilt he run away and grew up regretting what he had done.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RwgB1L4enCI/AAAAAAAAAJA/-3dXILF4-AM/s1600-h/Enma+Ai+3.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RwgB1L4enCI/AAAAAAAAAJA/-3dXILF4-AM/s320/Enma+Ai+3.png" alt="Enma Ai from Girl from Hell known as Jigoku Shojo" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118342989740940322" border="0" /></a>The two descendants of Sentaro awakes Ai hatred and she attempts to kill Hajime and Tsugumi but unfortunately she fails. She tries to provoke Tsugumi to send her father to hell by showing Tsugumi how her mother died and her father's denial of his responsibility. Ai keeps pressing Tsugumi to pull the string while Hajime is trapped in Ai's world, but is subsequently able to escape because of Ai's grandmother, who releases him for an exchange. When Hajime admits his faults, Tsugumi returns the straw doll to Ai. Later Ai incinerates the temple built by Sentaro, which is the sign of his regrets to Ai. The season ends with Hajime and Tsugumi going back to normality and Ai continuing what she has been doing for centuries which is sending people to hell.<br /><br /></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-35448728849358849642007-09-22T14:55:00.000-07:002008-12-13T01:54:20.296-08:00Sugar Sugar Rune<div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RvWQJL4em1I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/UdoySR2RTy0/s1600-h/sugarrune.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RvWQJL4em1I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/UdoySR2RTy0/s320/sugarrune.jpg" alt="Chocola and Vanilla from Sugar Sugar Rune" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113151439431965522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Sugar Sugar Rune </b><span style="">is a manga written by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Moyoco</span> and the anime TV series is an adoptation of it. The manga won the Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga in 2005. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p face="trebuchet ms" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">It is the story involves the two young witches from the </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Magical World. The two little witches are <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chocola Meilleure</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanilla Mu</span>, they were chosen to compete in a contest to become Queen of the Magical World. Chocola is an outgoing and daring girl with a forceful personality and Vanilla's best friends. In the Magical World, she lives with her grandfather. Her magical spell is “<i>Sugar Sugar Rune! Choco-Rune!”. </i><span style="font-style: normal;">Vanilla is a shy and timid girl and the daughter of Queen Candy. Her magical spell is “</span><i>Sugar Sugar Rune! Vani-Rune!</i><span style="font-style: normal;">”. The past queen candidates contest is a close fight between their mothers. Chocola mother, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cinnamon Meilleure</span>, won in the contest but because of the ogres, Vanilla's mother, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Candy</span>, bec</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;">ame the queen. That'</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;">s why Chocola is now determined to win the contest, and be that bright star (A Radiant Queen of Light) for her mother.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Queen Candy, Queen of the magical world, give them a task in order to know whose the deserving one among the two candidates. They need to go to the human world and steal human hearts as jewel, the more hearts the more chance to be a Queen. The two girl was given each pendant (a heart catcher) to keep in there those hearts that they will be collected and a stick (magic wand). The hearts reflect the feelings of each and every individual and as a result, these hearts have different colors. The value of each heart will be dependent on its color. The two girls went to the human world and was meet by </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rockin' Robin</span>, <span style="font-style: normal;">their mentor and guardian in human world. Robin is the most brilliant in collecting hearts, in human world he is a popular rock star. He</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;"> enrolled the girls in school to mingle with other kids and in orde</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;">r to collect hearts. He gives the girls a human name <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chocola Kat</span>o and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vanilla Aisu</span>. The two girls have their own familiars which they achieve when they cast a spell. Chocola got <span style="font-weight: bold;">Duke</span>, the red-and black striped and green-eyed magical frog, he tries to help Chocola to steal hearts however he isn't much help at the beginning but he prove to be useful later on. And for Vanilla is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blanca</span>, the magical mouse, she is good in helping Vanilla to steal hearts and she enjoys teasing Chocola, Duke, and almost anyone who annoys her.</span></span></p><p face="trebuchet ms" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span> </p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RvmDYL4em3I/AAAAAAAAAHg/ydc2SaX78ik/s1600-h/sugar2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RvmDYL4em3I/AAAAAAAAAHg/ydc2SaX78ik/s320/sugar2.jpg" alt="Chocola and Vanilla from Sugar Sugar Rune" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114263303385684850" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">In school they meet the mysterious boy name <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pierre</span>, he is handsome and popular in school but he has a cold heart. He's the captain of the fencing and tennis teams of the school and has a fan club of beautiful but cruel and cold junior-high students. He is also a prince of the clan called Orge. He serve the King of the Darkness in the Orge kingdom that's why he ne</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ed to do some tricks to trap Chocola and Vanilla.He need to get the heart of the witches for strong power. There is the rules in magical world that one the witch lost his/her heart they will faced death.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p face="trebuchet ms" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p face="trebuchet ms" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">There is a lot of adventure that</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Chocola and Vanilla engage with especially in the cruel hands of Pierre. In the finale, Vanilla lost her faith of friendship and accepted Pierre offer to become Orge Queen. Being an Orge Queen, she need to collect black heart, a heart that filled of sadness and hatred but in doing that herself is in jeopardy because at the end her life will be the price for it. Chocola as her bestfriend risk her life to save her, fortunately she win and she bring Vanilla back to light. In her quest to save Vanilla she discover that Pierre is her long lost childhood friend. Both Chocola and Pierre memory comes back when they where face each other in the forest where they first met. In the final battle Chocola fight the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Graus</span>, the King of Darkness, but it is too strong. Graus told her that Pierre was already dead but she didn't believe, she awaken Pierre's pink heart by saying “Pierre I will give you my heart”. Then Pierre awaken and kick Graus away from his body and everything backs to normal.</span></p><p face="trebuchet ms" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> </p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p face="trebuchet ms" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RvmBLL4em2I/AAAAAAAAAHY/X-8SxNi71K4/s1600-h/sugar1.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RvmBLL4em2I/AAAAAAAAAHY/X-8SxNi71K4/s320/sugar1.png" alt="Chocola and Vanilla from Sugar Sugar Rune together with Pierre" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114260881024129890" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Vanilla has greater collection of heart rather than Chocola that's why she won and became the Queen of the Magical World, but she refuse to be and give the crown to her best friend. Chocola deserve the title because she gave her best even her life to save others. The two girls wish to go back to human world to learn more things in life. Pierre and Chocola continue their good relationship with each other and Pierre used to collect orange heart rather than black for good change. Eventually Pierre and Chocola fell in love with each other and Chocola became the first Queen of the Magical world and the Orge.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: normal; text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The story shares a lot of good value in life especially in friendship. Those two girls remain friends despite the competition they are engage with. Pierre despise his black heart only for true love. What an awesome story so inspiring.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-72961303270153657242007-09-06T14:43:00.000-07:002009-02-26T05:31:19.290-08:00Blood+<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuB1P9gv3nI/AAAAAAAAAEY/llAkCX3YGCw/s1600-h/Blood+Plus+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuB1P9gv3nI/AAAAAAAAAEY/llAkCX3YGCw/s320/Blood+Plus+1.jpg" alt="Saya from Blood Plus" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107210894508547698" border="0" /></a><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blood+ </span>(pronounces as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blood Plus</span>) is a franchise based on 2000 animated film, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blood: The Last Vampire</span> produced by Production I.G and Sony's anime production arm, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Aniplex</span>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blood+</span> is the story of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chiropterans</span> (</span>the name of the order of biological classification that bats are in, this is the most likely reason for the vampiric creatures being called "Chiropterans" <span style="">) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chevaliers</span> (a vampi</span>re like creature) on how they inhabit the earth and their motives of living.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> It all begun so many years ago when Joel Goldsmith set up the “Zoo” near Bordeaux, France and presumably begins “Joel's Diary”. The mummy of unknown life-form named SAYA is transferred to the Zoo and is later identified as Chiropterans. Extracted from its pregnant belly are two cocoons, which react to drops of human blood. Extracted from the cocoons are two children that are human in appearance, the one is named Saya and raised as a normal human in the Zoo, and the other remains unnamed, is locked up in a tower, and is used by Joel for experimentation purposes. Experimentation on that unknown child presumably continues, with Amshel, a member of a branch family, acting as an aid to Joel. Saya ceases aging and Joel becomes aware of the special properties of her blood. A 12 year old boy named Haji is introduced to Saya to investigate her reproductive potential. Saya, upon discovery of the unknown child in the tower in 1863 she named it Diva because of its brilliant voice. She told Saya that she wants to go out of that tower, so Saya promised her that she will find a way to let her out. At Joel birthday, Saya releases Diva from the tower to sing at the birthday party. And along with Haji, they go to the cliff to find flower for Joel but unfortunately Haji falls into the cliff. Saya turn him into a Chevalier via a mouth-to-mouth transfusion of her blood in order him to survive.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuMWztgv3uI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/21p9JNvP48M/s1600-h/Blood+Plus+3.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuMWztgv3uI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/21p9JNvP48M/s320/Blood+Plus+3.gif" alt="Saya and Haji from Blood Plus" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107951480014364386" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> At the mansion Diva killed Joel and the rest of the people there. When Saya and Haji go back the mansion was burned. The descendant of Joel founded the Red Shield to pursue Diva. Saya suddenly enters 30 year period of hibernation as well as Diva. When Saya and Diva awaken, Diva got many Chevalier in different country while Saya and Haji pursue Chiropterans in Russia. Having awakened some unknown time beforehand, Saya hunts several Chiroptera at Yokota Air Force (the events of <b>Blood: The Last Vampire</b>). Several months later, the Vietnam War begins. Saya enters third sleep soon afterwards.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> Chiroptera sightings in Vietnam confirmed. The Red Shield injects Haji's blood into a hibernating Saya to cause an artificially induced awakening, resulting in her going berserk, killing Chiroptera and humans alike. Saya cuts off arms of both Haji and Carl (Diva's <span style="">Chevalier). The dying original David entrusts Saya (in her fourth sleep) to George Miyagusuku. Haji, displeased by the incident, distances himself from Red Shield. Red Shield is unable to establish his whereabouts, but there are sightings of him in Hong Kong.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style=""><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify">George adopts Kai and Riku whose parents died in traffic accident. Saya awakens in her fourth sleep in Okinawa. She was adopted by George, under the adoptive family she was given a named Saya Otonashi and has been living the life as an ordinary schoolgirl. She lost all her memories and totally forgets the past. She was under the surveillance of (the 2nd) David with the agreement that once she remember her past she will go with the Red Shield. It is a<span style="">n organization formed to combat the Chiroptera. The Red Shield was founded by the descendants of Joel Goldschmidt, Joel (6</span><sup><span style="">th</span></sup><span style="">). Most Red Shield members are culled from survivors of Chiroptera attacks, and all possess a trinket with an embedded Chiropteran crystal. The Red Shield's greatest enemy is Diva, and her Chevaliers. Red Shield is responsible for Saya's protection and well-being, using her as a weapon against the Chiroptera. S</span><span style="">aya’s happy life is shattered when she is attacked by a chiroteran, and learns that she is the only one who can defeat them. George Miyagusuku becomes a Chiropteran and Saya was forced to kill him. Armed with her sword, Saya embarks on a journey with her family, allies and faithful servant, Haji, to rid the world of Chiropterans and rediscover her identity and Diva awakens soon after.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style=""><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuMWrNgv3tI/AAAAAAAAAFI/txpCnqUAA5o/s1600-h/Blood+plus2.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuMWrNgv3tI/AAAAAAAAAFI/txpCnqUAA5o/s320/Blood+plus2.gif" alt="Saya and Haji from Blood Plus" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107951333985476306" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style=""> Diva and Carl launche</span><span style="">d </span><span style="">an attack on the Red Shield Headquarters and Diva killed Riku amidst the assault but not before</span><span style=""> forcing him to impregnate her. Carl's projectile spikes impale Joel in the spine and he was confined to a wheelchair thereafter. The Red Shield's command ship was forced to self-destruct in an attempt to take down Diva. Carl disobeys Diva because he can't resist his desire to fight Saya, but ends up losing his life and Amshel ordered Solomon not to save him. Solomon betrays Diva because he falls in love with Saya. In New York City, Diva and Amshel are finally killed. Haji goes missing, they are unable to confirm if he died or not, Kai and Saya return to Okinawa along with everyone else. She then falls into her fifth deep sl</span><span style="">eep. Kai carries her into his family's grave, where George had once shown Saya her cocoon she had slept in. Kai visits his family's grave where Saya sleeps. He takes his adopted children (Diva's twin daughters) and they both see the rose Haji has left for Saya.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blood+ AMV - Bring Me to Life</span><br /></span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" align="justify"><span style=""> </span></p><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/720ijUsj0X8&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/720ijUsj0X8&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000092116673525901.post-4580410107179404072007-09-01T14:45:00.000-07:002009-02-26T06:00:29.967-08:00Ginban Kaleidoscope<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuHCctgv3sI/AAAAAAAAAFA/uC45jKw-fBs/s1600-h/ginban+pic.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuHCctgv3sI/AAAAAAAAAFA/uC45jKw-fBs/s320/ginban+pic.gif" alt="Pete and Tazusa from Ginban Kaleidoscope" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107577250923929282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ginban Kaleidoscope</span> is w</span><span style="font-size:100%;">ritten by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rei Kaiba</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ra</span> and illustrated by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hiro Suzuhira</span>. </span>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">manga</span> adaptation is also written by Rei Kaibara and illustrated by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jun Hasegawa</span>. An <span style="font-weight: bold;">anime</span> adaptation of the first arc of the novels, aired weekly on TV Tokyo from October 8, 2005 to December 24, 2005. <span style="font-size:100%;">This <span style="font-weight: bold;">animated series</span> is about the 16 year</span><span style="font-size:100%;">s old Japanese figure skater</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> known for her sharp tongue, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ms. Tazusa Sakurano</span> who considers herself to be worth $10 billion in beauty and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pete Pumps</span>, the Canadian ghost.<br /><br /></span></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-family: trebuchet ms; text-align: justify;"> </p><div style="text-align: justify;">The story begun in Montreal Canada during the ice skating qualifying round, Tazusa was fall in the middle of a Triple Lutz and loses consciousness. And at the same time <span style="">Pete Pumps</span>, a 16 years old Canadian stunt pilot, dies in a middle of his performance when his plane crashes due to mechanical failure. Then Pete as a ghost he was given a 100 days by GOD to stay on earth before he can go to heaven and inadvertently ends up possessing Tazusa.<br /><br /><span style="">When Tazusa back in her consciousness, she heard a strange voice and she taught she was crazy but then Pete explained th</span><span style="">ings to her and eventually she realized that she was possessed by the boy spirit. She did anything in order to take away Pete from her body but as it was destiny she do nothing but to accept the boy spirit. The things that bothered her was doing things that she usually do, like taking a bath and changing clothes because Pete see what she see and feel what she feel. While eating with </span><b>Yūji Takashima</b><span style="">, Tazusa's Canadian coach a</span><span style="">nd </span><b>Yōko Sakurano, </b><span style="">her younger sister, she discover the secret keyword to control Pete's behavior even it was so nice to her. The keyword is tomato because Pete hates it. That time Tazusa picked up a habit of eating tomato in order to c</span><span style="">ontrol Pete.<br /></span><br /><span style="">The battle of</span><span style=""> T</span><span style="">azusa, where about to happen this is about the Japanese Olympic representative for Women's Figure Skating and to </span><b>Kyōko Shitō,</b><span style=""> the preferred choice for the event. Tazusa was being pressure by the media and forced her to say anything against Ms. Shito for a</span><span style=""> big expose. Thank for </span><b>Kazuya Nitta</b><span style="">, the freelance reporter who secretly admire Ms. Shito, because of his intelligent and tactics he save Tazusa in her struggle with the mass media. Another pressure for her was </span><b>Yukie Mishiro</b><span style="">, the official from Japan Skating Federation who claims that Tazusa has a “stone face”. Ms. Mi</span><span style="">shiro always made conflict with her because of her stubborn attitude but she does believe that Tazusa has special potential. Like Ms. Mishiro taught our </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">$10 billion in beauty </span></span><span style="">was the one who was chosen by the coun</span><span style="">cil to represent Japan in the Olympic Figure Skating competition. This all happened in a help of Tazusa's angel Pete, he is the one who gave Tazusa the idea of “Waitress on Ice” performance and the moves w</span><span style="">as patterned in Pete's air stunt.<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuHB0dgv3rI/AAAAAAAAAE4/f6Mis4WvmA4/s1600-h/g5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuHB0dgv3rI/AAAAAAAAAE4/f6Mis4WvmA4/s320/g5.jpg" alt="Ria Garnet and Tazusa from Ginban Kaleidoscope" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107576559434194610" border="0" /></a><span style="">The Olympics day was </span><span style="">comin</span><span style="">g and the exact date is </span><span style="">February 23rd, </span><span style="">that day is a 100 days of Pete in this world as a g</span><span style="">host. Tazusa became so lonely because she knew that the day where Pete needs to say good</span><span style="">by</span><span style="">e her is very soon. The reason why she was so affected is that she was in love with Pete and she can't even say it to him. This guy makes her realize the importance of life and see things in life wonderful. So she planed to cancel the flight to Torin</span><span style="">o for the Olympics and decided to stay alone to enjoy Pete last day. But Pete disagrees with her and convinced her to go to O</span><span style="">lympics. He told Tazusa </span><span style="">that he will be very happy if they compete in the Olympics and give the crowd their best performance. So they flight to Torino for the Olympics and give their best performance “<span style="font-weight: bold;">Waitress on Ice</span>” and the crowd loves it. Tazusa win the second place for the first event and </span><b>Ria Garnet Juitiev, </b><span style="">the 14 year old Russian figure skate, win the first place. The day after it was February 23</span><sup><span style="">rd</span></sup><span style="">, pre-program competition is about to happened, that they is the happiest performance that Tazusa and Pete did but she only won a 4</span><sup><span style="">th</span></sup><span style=""> place because of some change in technicalities. Tazusa don't care about the result and she go to the lake where Pete is about to say goodb</span><span style="">ye. She cries and said that she permitted Pete to possess her body forever because she doesn't want him to go. But Pete said that that was about to happened and he wish to see Tazusa's last smile before he go. Then he disappear and Tazusa left all alone but she continue her life with the taught that she learned with Pete.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuG_Q9gv3pI/AAAAAAAAAEo/cYtCNUakuqA/s1600-h/ginban+pic1.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TS_qoAGtwac/RuG_Q9gv3pI/AAAAAAAAAEo/cYtCNUakuqA/s320/ginban+pic1.gif" alt="Pete and Tazusa from Ginban Kaleidoscope" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107573750525582994" border="0" /></a>This story is very inspiring and interesting even though it has a sad ending. Knowing that the lovers Tazusa and Pete get separated at the end is very sad. That's why I make my own ending and I called it “Happy Ending”. I encourage all the visitors to make their own ending in the comments so that they can share their own opinion about it.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);">HAPPY ENDING:</span></span><br /><br /><br />After a few years ago, Tazusa was walking in the street, she meet a mysterious guy. And that guy was Pete, he was given a chance by GOD for a second life because Tazusa wishes it. He was not actually dead, his body was only under comatose stage and because of Tazusa's love he fights the sudden part of death and lives. So when they meet again, they share life together and became husband and wife. </div>psychehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147970371061727771noreply@blogger.com11