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What to do when there's too many nice animes?!

Watch them all !!!!! It's a blessing than trouble since nice animes are hard to come by :'D
Here are some which I am enjoying right now and would like to recommend!

Ao Haru Ride
Title: Ao Haru Ride
Genre:  Shōjo, School, Romance.

Female lead character, Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to "reset" her image & life as a new high school student. Because she's cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a misunderstanding, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one boy she has ever liked, Tanaka-kun.


Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?



A light-hearted story, and many instances of throwback to let you have a peep into the main character's sweet puppy-love when they were in elementary school. It then goes on to add on a little humour and life lesson about friendship which many of us may come across in our life. It's a story that viewers may find it close to heart and enjoy ^^



Zankyou No Terror
Title: Zankyou No Terror
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Psychological, Thriller

Tokyo has been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet, and the police are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population.

While the world searches for a criminal mastermind to blame for this tragedy, two mysterious children — children who shouldn't even exist — masterfully carry out their heinous plan. Cursed to walk through this world with the names Nine and Twelve, the two combine to form "Sphinx,"



I must say this series really captivated me right from the first episode. Knowing that it's a story revolving around terrorists, I can't really imagine how it could be like. The story goes on to reveals things little by little, leaving the audience to think about it and come up with theories about the character's motives. Definitely a must-watch-on for me.

Tokyo Ghoul
Title: Tokyo Ghoul
Genre: Action, Mystery, Horror, Supernatural, Psychological

Story set in Tokyo, haunted by mysterious "ghouls" who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like him, at the café he frequents. Little does he realize that his fate will change overnight. Kaneki ended his "date" being attacked by Rize, and under an unknown circumstances, Rize died in instant death after an accident that happened right after. Kaneki was sent to hospital, and that fateful day, he became a "half-ghoul" after he had Rize's organs transplanted into him to save his life.

A scary entrance to the story with some horror of people eating people ._. The story progresses to show how Kaneki eventually came to know fellow ghouls and learn the "way of life" being a ghoul. He's unable to eat the normal human food anymore and was pretty sad thinking that he had to leave his old friend to prevent himself from hurting his friend.

Ghouls look exactly like human, except the difference in diet. Ghouls are prosecuted by CCG (The Commission of Counter Ghoul) due to their eating habits. The story sets me thinking about humanity. What is the definition of being human. What does it mean to be a human being? What makes you not a human being? What makes ghouls so different from humans? Stronger ghouls eat weaker humans. Stronger human kills weaker ghoul. Stronger humans eat weaker animals. Both consume other living organisms to survive so why is any species any way above the other? It is a battle of survival which is happening in nature, driving extinction of the weakest link.

Other titles to watch:Amagi Brilliant Park
No Game No Life
Free! Eternal Summer Season 1 and 2
Sword Art Online II
Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei
Log Horizon 2nd Season
Psycho-Pass 2





Cardcaptor Sakura: Finally on Nendoroid!

Good Smile Company's Nendoroid #400 is Sakura Kinomoto!
Cardcaptor Sakura was one the series I watched when I first started out watching anime. As I was looking through Good Smile Company's online shop last year, I realised Sakura wasn't in there and so I was quite surprised since Cardcaptor has been around for a long time. Never did I realised till recently, that Sakura has actually been confirmed by Kahotan from GSC in Feb this year that she is given the prestigious spot of #400 Nendoroid to be produced this year!


I will give you my money GSC! This is toooo adorable! ^^ I think the preorder date hasn't been announced yet, so I'm eagerly waiting for it! 

Really hope Square Enix can have GSC model Tifa, Cloud, Yuna, Tidus, Lightning and Noctis everythinggggg in the series! Should get pretty crazy response from FF fans out there right? ;) 

Anime: Nagi no Asukara (凪のあすから)


The Calm Tomorrow - Nagi no Asukara (凪のあすから),  is a on-going anime series produced by P.A. Works

Storyline
So the story says, human once lived under the sea. However, there were many humans who wanted to live above the sea and they moved to land, hence creating a fundamental separation between the two. There are still natives living under the sea, a place with developed cities and infrastructure alike the land. The story follows 4 middle school students, Hikari, Manaka, Chisaki and Kaname from the sea village Shioshishio, who had their school closed down, and had to attend Mihama Middle School on the land. What follows is their struggles to adjust to the land environment, and the relationships between the sea and land people. 

Poor Chisaki, must be your sushi tasted too authentic aren't they?
The World
The biggest difference between the people from the surface and the people of the sea, is the "Ena" what covers the people of the sea. Ena is similar to the amnion that covers the fetus, and the people on the surface break through this when they are born. But the people of the sea are born with this being a part of their skin, just like scales on a fish. The people of the sea are able to breathe underwater because they have Ena. 

Don't worry they don't swim naked in the anime.
A child born between a person from the surface and a person from the sea, is born without Ena - and that means a great deal because then sea people will have lesser descendants when this happens. That is why, when people from the sea marry someone from the surface, they will be banished from Shioshishio, and that has been a tradition ever since the beginning... This further strains the relationship between the sea and the land people. 

Haha yes! Very considerate of you Tsumugu! ^^
Sea people can sustain on land, until some time after when their skin starts to flake off. They need to be partially submerged in water if they were to stay on land over a prolonged period. As you watch on, you will see more and more of incidences where the 4 of them try to adapt better to the land environment, together with the help of their new land friend, Tsumugu Kihara. Tsumugu was the first to meet 1 of the 4 friends, and he did so by reeling Manaka in a net during one of his fishing trip with his grandfather! 

Hey! Look what I caught! This is easier than Pokemon!
Will it waste your time?
No, I think no hahaha. The graphics are great for this anime. Light-hearted, funny, and very fantasy kind of creation. The environment is beautiful, especially when it's underwater. Different from the usual mermaid life that many of us know of - the stage of development, the infrastructure and the standard of living of sea people are pretty much on par with the land; they have buildings, houses, can cook, eat, drink, sleep, walk, jump, pretty much everything the same (all enabled because they have the almighty ENAAA) and even more, they can swim around as well. 

But of course, it's not everyday that you get a chance to put a girl in tub!
So I don't pretty quite understand why people would want to move to the land since it seems like you are capable of doing more stuffs in the water, no? Plus you may have a random tako swimming past you and you could just grab them for dinner or something lol. Enjoy watching the relationship that builds up along the way between the main characters, and the struggles they had to go through to gain respect and trust between the sea and land people. Overall, thumbs up and totally worth your time watching! ^^






New Anime series: Log Horizon


Log Horizon is a new anime series with a MMORPG genre. Knowing this, many may start comparing it to the ever popular Sword Art Online, and soooo, I've decided to watch it myself and see how good it can be. Just some background info and thoughts after watching the first 2 and only episodes so far (since it's a new and on-going anime). For those who plan to watch it, this will probably give you a slight idea, just in case if you are still thinking it may resemble SAO.

First off it is pretty much different from SAO, except for it having a MMORPG background (and characters being trapped), it has no other major similarities with it.

Some history just to kick off~ Log Horizon (ログ・ホライズン) is a Japanese novel series by Mamare Touno. It was first created as a novel, and later received 4 manga adaptations. The anime adaptation began airing on NHK Educational TV on 5 October 2013.




The story follows the main character Shiroe and the other players of the long-lived MMORPG Elder Tale after they find themselves trapped in the game world following a game update. Like usual MMORPG with expansion packs, Elder Tale has become a global success in Japan in its 11th expansion pack, having millions of players. During the release of its 12th expansion pack Novasphere Pioneers however, 30000 Japanese gamers who are all logged on at the time of the update suddenly find themselves transported inside the game world. Shiroe, along with his friends Naotsugu and Akatsuki then decided to travel and explore together in order to "live" this world which has now become their reality, along with the challenges which lie ahead.

Next, to introduce the main characters:

Shiroe
Main character Shiroe, donning a pair of glasses, is a battle strategist among his group of friends. He plays the Enchanter in the game. He is a calm and strategic support mage - Not your usual front-line fighter with overpowered attacks for a main character. Looks rather plain for a main character ain't it? Hopefully we get to know more about him. Or perhaps he is one who will impress us with his wits as the story moves on :)

Naotsugu
Naotsugu, friend of Shiroe is a cheerful and "perverted" guy. He is honest about what he thinks and often says things which pisses Akatsuki off. He is playing as Guardian, which is a tanker class.

Akatsuki
Akatsuki is a serious but cute looking character playing the assassin class in the game. She calls Shiroe "Lord" and sees her role as protecting Shiroe after being accepted into the group. She pretty much behaves like a ninja, as her subclass is a tracker with abilities like "Sneak" and "Silent Move"; she is able to kill swiftly with her Assassinatoooo skills, AND solemnly protect and "work" for only one master lol. You may also see her asking Shiroe for permission to whack Naotsugu after he says some "perverted" things.

Pretty decent if it's a real MMORPG I would think.

Episode 1 basically introduces you to how the world of Elder Tale is like, but it doesn't explain why and how the players got transported inside the game. So the creator probably prefers to leave you figure out later how and why this happened. First episode IMO, feels not as impressive because there was a load of things unexplained and there aren't many battle scenes as well. Episode 2 looks much better, as it starts to show the MMO party setup during the few first battle scenes where the characters used some recognisable skills like taunt and movement-binding spells. The story starts to show some direction as well in episode 2.

Animation and graphics wise are okay, nothing fantastic. If you are expecting beautiful environments and flashy skill animations you may be in for some disappointment. Characters and setups are rather different (if you're comparing to SAO), so there should be a lot of opportunities for development as the story goes on. Opening theme is rather hilarious lol, because it sounds kind of straight-forward making it a little blunt. There are parts in English and then Japanese and English again for the chorus. Entertaining though, no doubt lol. 

Watch me whack more of Naotsugu.

With the main plot still being unclear, there are a lot to discover and expect for viewers, which is good for continuity of the series. I think it’s enjoyable to watch and worth your time, especially if you are into MMORPG.



This Love X Shingeki no Kyojin

When I saw this, I knew I just have to share it... It's the Scouting Legion from Shingeki no Kyojin doing the Shinhwa's dance forThis Love, it's very cool (゚Д゚|||)


FYI: Shinhwa is a South Korean 6 member boy band that debuted long ago, went on a long hiatus and made their comeback in 2012 again.

The creators animated the Scouting Legion members to dance to Shinhwa's song, replicating exactly like the original MV. Hoho it's Kpop meets Korean Otaku, 見てください~!


Levi, Berthold, Eren, Reiner, Irvin, Jean, and Armin (Armin is a girl wtf!)

That awkward moment when 2D guys look better than 3D guys... Ahem* Captain Levi suddenly looks very hot..myly lol. I can imagine, maybe this is their side job inside the wall, and Levi forces everyone to dance with him, wahaha! 

This is in comparison to original Shinhwa MV side by side~


This fandom is good, it's veryyy good. I cannot imagine how many frames have they drawn??? It's super accurate lol.

Original creator of this animation is Team 523-4 (http://blog.navar.com/523_4).
Unfortunately, the full version is not completed yet. It was supposed to be released in middle of September but the team who made this are college students and they are busy with exams. So they said in the  blog that they will be uploading the full version in middle of October. Let's anticipate their finished masterpiece :)

Right now this video has gathered 1 million over views, and inspired a group of Shingeki no Kyojin cosplayers to perform this dance lol.


Are they cosplayers to begin with, or dancers cosplaying?! In any case, they did a really good job ^^


Asuna - Knights of the Blood Ver. opens for ordering today


Sword Art Online is without a doubt one of 2012′s most highly talked about anime and its main female character Asuna has become one of the most popular.

Good Smile Company releases 1/8th scale figure of the Knights of the Blood sub-leader, Asuna.


She is wearing her guild outfit holding her sword, 'Lambent Light', and stands at 220mm in height.

This product will be available at the Good Smile Online Shop.

Orders can be placed between the 12 Sep 2013 to 9 Oct 2013 Please visit their online shop for more information regarding shipping and shipping costs: GSC ONLINE SHOP Product Page



Nendoroid goes for photoshoot~

My nendoroids are going for photoshoot today :)

 Enjoy~

Azusa Nakano from "K-On!"






Kirito from "Sword Art Online"


Asuna from "Sword Art Online"

Kirito meets Asuna :)

Behind the scenes - "What is Azusa doing?


Azusa again, Figma's version.


Film Review: Nerawareta Gakuen


A 1973 science fiction novel by Taku Mayumura. Since then, it has been adapted into four television dramas in 1977, 1982, 1987 and 1997. Two live-action films were produced in 1981 and 1997. This anime film  is produced by Sunrise and directed by Ryousuke Nakamura.

First thing first, visually, this film is an enjoyment. Graphics are soft and accompanied with vibrant colours. Environment is lifelike. Character animation is myly smooth, fantastic. Being a visually-orientated creature (who says only guys are visual-creatures? lol), all these has to pass before I can settle down to get onto the story!

You mad bro?

This story mainly consists of romance, slice of life and sci-fi element, which is time travel and the impending apocalypse. Ryouichi Kyougoku is a mysterious time traveling psychic from the future and he got enrolled into the 8th grade. The world on Earth had ended in the future and human had moved to settle on the moon instead. Ryouichi has been sent to Earth on a mission to awaken as much psychics in the present world (Earth) and move them to settle on the moon as humankind has already depleted to leave merely countable numbers in the future. As with the other character, yes one of them has supposedly inert psychic talent which has yet to be awaken and Ryouichi's target is to combat him for some reason which you have to watch on. 

I'm going to be a transporter.

I have to admit I was totally lost throughout the first 1/3 of the movie, partly because I didn't bother to get a rough idea of what the plot is about. It may get messy because the story is illustrated in small snippets of rollback memories etc and jumping from one scene to another; you know how some films have a manner of story-telling which wants viewers to think and relate or infer from the different time-frame of the snippets shown? It feels something like this to me :/ The matter only got clearer to me after it progresses to about second half. 


Overall, it's an ok film to watch, you probably won't waste time. The friendship between the characters are sweet yet painful at times. I enjoy especially watching the environment in the story. It covers up a little for the myly time-travel thingy, haha! 





進撃の巨人 Nendoroid Mikasa Ackerman




Are you a collector of Nendoroids?

Yosh! Good Smile Company is accepting reservations now for Mikasa's Nendoroid! Finally this much anticipated piece is here :) This comes with three expressions including her standard expression, a shouting expression and a stunned expression. 

With 'Attack on Titan' gaining its popularity, it is no wonder that every piece of their merchandise is selling like hot cakes. You may check out Good Smile Company's online store and make your reservations here. Orders can be placed between 29 Aug 2013 to 2 Oct 2013A maximum of 3 of this product are available per person. Estimated shipment will be in January 2014.

FYI, Good Smile Company only produces one batch of Nendoroid for each new character. No 2nd batch of production after order limits have been met via reservations.

Speaking of the story, isn't it getting more epic each week? (if you're reading up manga) Just when I thought it is unexpected enough, they give you more surprises next..good job lol. This is what keeps a good story going. :)




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