Sunday, November 1, 2009

Anime : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 7-12 DVD

Ah, the DVD for part two. One day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student (8th grader), stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and she must search for the fabled Moon Princess. Usagi finds friends that turn out to be destined senshi as well, and together they fight to save the world from the certain doom brought upon by the Dark Kingdom (Queen Beryl, the generals, Metallia).

Got to give thanks to Luna. Without the Neko the show just wouldn't be as fun. Annd my favorite sailor scout, Ami. Who is on the cover of DVD 2. From er nerdy booksmarts, to her useless bubble power,Ami will always be my favorite sailor scout.Mamoru was always cool. He is the guy that, well,I always wanted to be. To swoop down and save the girl. To always be there and easily have a way to get Usagi out of trouble. I love that stuff. The first couple of seasons Mamoru is Tuxedo Kamen then he jumps over to Tsukikage no Knight a.k.a. the Moonlight knight. I think remember the dub calling him the arabian knight or something like that. His character is definitely one of those strange ones that hides idly by until trouble arrives. I don't think they ever explain if he has a job or goes to school? He does have an apartment but logic seems to stop there. Especially when Chibi-Usa gets there, Mamoru seems to have money and spare time to take care of her.

Now, lets get something clear here. I know full well that Mamoru is the moon prince and that he doesn't live the same way as the rest of us would. I know it's suspension of belief but dammit, The memory loss thing never sat right with me. It's a cool idea to have the characters slowly find them selves again, but when the lose it again I drives me insane. Simple and complex at the same time. I love this show. YEAH Mercury, get with the Yuri program.

Anime : Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 1-6 DVD

Sailor moon can usually be explained by any anime fan. Where they were when It came out, and what they were doing at the time. I'm an Otaku, So I was watching the show well before it wandered to America. That's not saying much though. I still like the show, but it has always been simplistic.

Main bad guy appears, sends some wacky plot device to foil the sailor scouts, sailor scouts always win, everyone tries again in the next episode. What I have always liked is that Usagi constantly falls in love with every badguy bishi that comes her way. The soft hand drawn backgrounds still feel great on the eyes. graphics aside, Sailor moon did decently in the US, despite being edited on arrival. The show is more like and American cartoon than an anime. It's episodic and builds a story path. When It did come to our shores, The intro song was destroyed, all the names were changed, voices were changed to make sure no one was confused by anyone's sexuality, and scenes altered to not only be time efficient for our air waves, but to make sure everyone knew that the main bad guys were a man and a woman. Not two guys. These first six episodes were great. Its a nice throwback to when times in anime were simple and somewhat clear.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Anime : To Aru Kagaku no Railgun 1-4

A Certain magical index came out in 2008 and really wowed the audience with it's HD format and pantsu droping loli "Index". I didn't give a shit about it when It came out. Though I did collect it and moved on. To find out that a side story named Railgun was coming out in 2009. Yeah I still didn't care.


It wasn't until I watched the first episode that I noticed To Aru. A teleporter?, An electro master? And they are in Eighth grade!! I still didn't care. But it grew on me. The first season didn't look interesting but the (leeches) people who stuck with the first season said that the characters in "Railgun" were the real stars of the show. So here we have the story that was supposed to be.


Left:Mikoto the Railgun/Foreground:Kuroko the Teleporter.

Kuroko Shirai is also super Yuri for Mikoto. That is when I took notice of the series. Kuroko isn't just hinting at being lez, she is full blown yuri too the extreme. She wants Mitoko in every possible way. Which is why this series has my attention now. I've also really fallen for Kuroko's seiyuu Satomi Arai. Her voice is heavenly. I now look forward to every episode.

Uiharu and Saten are like the two main characters on Namco X Capcom. Generic, powerless nobodies that make me sick. They are merely filler in between yuri shots of Mitoko and Kuroko. Heh, heh.

Anime : Kiddy Girl-and 1-2

ES members Éclair and Lumière once were involved in a battle to decide the fate of the galaxy. They prevailed and peace was restored to the galaxy. Now, 25 years later, the galaxy once again stands on the brink of chaos. This conflict will see the dawn of two new heroines; Ascoeur and Q-feuille. The two girls work for the galactic government known as GTO, as they are training to become members of ES. The Backgrounds are the shit. I enjoy futuristic water worlds.Ascoeur and Q-feuille. Add two more generic anime girls to the pile.

Anime : INTERSTELLA 5555 / The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

Four musicians from another galaxy are kidnapped by an evil manager to ultimately become the biggest band on earth. With Music by Daft Punk.

Not really, by Daft Punk. It's they're whole fucking cd set to Leiji Matsumoto's artstyle. It's a trip to say the least.
Yeaaa. I don't have the patience or the time to explain why or what's going on. I could care less too. The graphics are awesome though.

Anime : Yakushiji Ryoko

The Ryoko Case Files. It came and went without much fuss. I enjoyed it though. Based on a series of light novels written by Tanaka Yoshiki. The story revolves around Ryōko Yakushiji, a brilliant 27-year-old elite investigator with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. Together with her subordinate Junichirō Izumida, the two often investigate bizzare and supernatural cases. In addition with the paranormal, Ryōko also has a longstanding rivalry with Yukiko Muromachi, another talented police investigator.

Choke yourself.

Anime : Violinist of Hamelin / The Movie

One of my newest throwbacks is Hamelin. The Violinist of Hamelin. The manga is something I'm currently going through right now. It's cliched and been done but I like it none the less.While on their quest to stop the Demon King, the violinist Hamel, the pianist Raiel, the magess Flute and the female warrior Sizer stop in a small kingdom and destroy a rampaging monster. While giving the four a heroes' welcome, the king and queen explain that their daughter has been kidnapped by a monster living in a nearby castle. They agree to go and rescue the hostage princess and defeat the monster. However, the enemy's castle is heavily guarded. Enix's SNES game is a blast to play. The abuse Flute goes through is really funny. She is one of the super cuties of the Otaku world.