Friday, July 28, 2006

xxxHOLiC Ep 16



Watanuki and Pipe Fox explore the wonderful world inside the vase. (Wow, that was bizarre; it was more like a teleporting device though ^_^;) Anyway Watanuki reunites with Vestal Sprite again. Wai~ Watanuki is such a nice guy. (he bought her the pretty hair pins ^O^) He never said Pipe Fox is annoying even though he was bothered so much too. It seems like Pipe Fox LOVES Watanuki lol. (That chu~ was so cute >O<) Anyway I enjoyed all the Watanuki x Vestal Sprite scenes and I think they make a cute couple. ^O^ I hope she'll show up more often.



KA,,,KAWAIIIIIIII!!! >O<
If Yuuko=Sexiest of this series, then Vestal Sprite=Cutest. ^O^

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Bleach Ep 90



This time, we get to see Renji's bankai again. Anyway Ugaki's now gone too. He has been so annoying and I guess Kariya just deceived him because he found no more need for that guy. Anyway Ichigo gets beaten up badly by Kariya again. The Bountous opens the gate that connects to the another world, which is Soul Society according to Kariya. YES, it was Soul Society that they were willing to go and NOT Hueco Mundo. ...In order to revenge to the place they were originally born.
Anyway that was unexpected. So most likely there's going to be a battle at SS? I can't wait to watch that. Oh yes, Renji rocked this episode.


This week's opening random pic:


Byakuya nii-sama gakkoissu!!! >O<
He looks so smexy here. ^O^

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Kiba Ep 17




The raging battle between Karbuhu rebel and Jimoto army continues. Rebecca is just too full of hatred that she sometimes doesn't realize that she is causing troubles to others. (...and yes, she's still scary TOT) But she manages to put a scar on Elmeda's face. ,,,and as you can see, Sagiri IS alive! (Woazah!!! >O<) At least Noah can keep the promise he made with her about keep staying by her side. But there's no time to relax for Noah now. You know how those people in Neotopia are. (they are as screwed up as Jimoto's people)
Talking about Jimoto, YOU BASTARDS!!! THROWING EGGS LIKE THAT!!!
(Karbuhu people born from eggs I suppose...) But the Great God of Karbuhu(The red lizard-like spirit) has now awaken by the sorrowful voice of the Karbuhu's people. I hope he beats up those Jimoto bastards. (But noooooo that Hugh is upto something again. Evil evil evil)



Fusakenna!!! Kono onna!
That woman is trying to convince Noah to fight by putting on a show and killing a doctor and a nurse to show how they are protecting him and that his weak heart must be at fault. Noooooo don't listen to her, Noah-kun.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Gintama Ep 17




To be honest, I never read any of the manga material beyond volume 3 for this series. However, there's something I realized from watching this episode.

WE NEED MORE TAKASUGI FOR THIS SERIES.

Takasugi wasn't really psycho in this episode as what I heard about him. (more like immature>psycho -_-') He was rather charismatic. (Gotta love Koyasu-san's voice)
Anyway he was trying to screw up the summer festival using the robots the old man made but failed as one of the old man's robot(which seemed like it had his son's memory) denied to attack Gintoki. Anyway that was the touching part of this episode.
Other than that, lots and lots of hilarious moments again. (Poor Hasegawa-san again,,, -_-;) The only complaint I have with this episode is that they should have shown the episode that deals with the chapter, where it shows how Kagura and Okita becomes rivals, before this one. (which was my favourite chapter of the manga lol)
,,,Btw Sunrise sure likes to do parodies on their previous works, eh?



ZURA ZURA SUKI SUKI!!! >O<
Zura...no, Katsura looks so bishie here. ^O^ (Even Takasugi calles him Zura lol)


,,,The next episode seems like another lingerie-related episode, which animes seem to have a LOT. lol

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Monday, July 24, 2006

xxxHOLiC Ep 15




The words. They cannot be recollected once they are said. They can be ferocious beasts that can affect not only the user but also the others. They are living things.
Wow, I just love the use of the theme here. They really managed to emphasize the lesson on not to use words recklessly. This one must be one of the most powerful episodes so far in terms of delivering the message. I'm glad the older twin managed to get over her oldself. (but she looks too Sakura with short hair -_^;)
Oh my Doumeki is a nerd. -_^; But it was good to see him being kind to the older twin and also being able to refuse her confession without hurting her feeling. (Doumeki-kun motte motte~ >O<) Wai~ Everything Watanuki cooks look soooooo good. (Gotta love the dance he did while making them lol) Everyone was demanding to make certain food to Watanuki. lol
Anyway the next episode looks interesting as always. I wonder how
many episodes this series will have. (I'm hoping for 26+ episodes
though)

Bonus: BTW WHY IS A POSTER OF XXXHOLIC THERE?

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Bleach Ep 89




After an episode with rather inconsistent animation last week, we get a exceptioanally BEAUTIFUL animation for the episode this week. (Woazha!!! >O<) Everyone looked extra bishie this episode. ^O^ (<=Orihime, Izuru and Shuuhei in particular) Anyway that Ugaki guy is ANNOYING. He looks like a 3rd class doctor or dentist to me. (lol) Also I was expecting more on Uryuu&Nemu but Nemu just hands him a bracelet(which seems like it belonged to Uryuu's grandfather before) after attacking Uryuu for a bit and that was pretty much it. Anyway I'm looking forward to the next episode, which seems more action-packed.


This week's opening random pic:


NANAO-CHAN & NEMU-CHAN SEXY SUGI!!! >O<
Gosh, they just look too beautiful in this pic. ^O^ (I'm sure Nanao will look more beautiful without her glasses since she did surprise Mayuri in Shinigami Cup Golden this week ^_^;)

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Friday, July 21, 2006

Kiba Ep 16



Guzma, who was saved by Zed at Jimoto, comes to Tempura to bring Zed for a help due to Rebecca's favour. At night Zed tries to leave Tempura with Guzma but Roia comes along too. At Barmuhu, Zed and Roia rejoin with Rebecca again. However, the two realize that Rebecca has changed. Anyway Rebecca koeeeee~ TOT Rebecca is so scary now. But I kinda had this feeling that she will change like this because of Hugh. Also in this episode, Jiko talks about the fact that Roia will have to deal with her truth, which she will end up getting shocked. What truth??? I'm guessing that it has to do with her bloodline. Uh well, I'll look forward to see more of her character development.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Tsubasa Chronicle Ep 36-37 (S2 Ep 10-11)

(I'm going to spell Fye's name Fay from now on since it appears to be the official spelling of his name hyuu hyuu~ -3-)

Ep 36:



Sakura gets the feather back, which was making the illusion of Yasha-ou, who is supposed to be dead. Anyway basically this episode wrapped up this Shura arc. It was good to see Yuuko-san taking a big role too. With her power, the country of Shara has changed when Syaoran and the others came back from Shura country. (Suzuran and Souseki are now together forever ^O^) Also wai, Kuro-sama gakkoiiyo Kuro-sama. So it was Kuro-sama's plan to fight Syaoran as his sensei. Also Fay-san kawaissu~ I mean the way he wants to stick with everyone without falling to separate places like he and Kuro-sama did this time.


Ep 37:




A CHIBI SPECIAL EPISODE OMG!!! I enjoyed this episode very much and I was giggling for the almost whole episode because of the extreme kawaiiness of the chibi characters. Mokona sure has a good sense on making stories, eh? ^O^;;; This episode actually got the idea from Tsubaholic Gakuen Drama CD I believe. (Because in that CD, Kuro-sama=P.E. Teacher and Fay=Science Teacher; Geez, I wish they were my teachers >_<) Kurogazilla was awesome too. (Haha so was the Great Mokona ^O^) Poor Syaoran and Sakura never got to kiss. (awwwwwww -3-) ,,,and SO MUCH MOKONA KAWAII GOODNESS!!!
Anyway bravo for Bee Train for making such a fine original episode. (Although using The Song of Storm and Fire Track during a chibi scene was really awkwardly hilarious lol)

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

xxxHOLiC Ep 14



It's been quite a while since I blogged this series last time. Anyway the animation quality was unacceptionally low this time(I guess the budget really did go on to the new ending -_-;) but again, I won't complain too much about the animation as long as it has interesting storyline as I mentioned before. Anyway for the first time, this episode ended with 'continuation' to the next episode, which was refreshing. The story had its mysterious aura as always and this time, we get to meet the mysterious twin sisters going out with Watanuki and Doumeki. (A double date? @_@;;;) Wai, Doumeki-kun's popularity with girls show up in this episode too. (Way you go Nakai-san~ ^O^) Yuuko-san is charming as always and Moro+Maro+Mokona are adorable as always. ^O^ The end of this episode kinda creeped me out though. (which this series never fails to do) Anyway I'm looking forward to see the result of this arc.




Ta-da! Introducing xxxHOLiC Idols!!!
The new ending song is okay but I prefer Reason better as many other people think. But I really like the ending animation. (Very hilarious when the three are 'pretending' to play instruments lol)

P.S. ,,,and don't ask me why I keep capturing the shot of Himawari smiling. I just love her smile, that's all. -_^;

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Gintama Ep 16




Hasegawa becomes unemployed for punching the fugly prince, therefore he looks for another job. After a LONG journey(poor Hasegawa... -_-;;;), Hasegawa gets a taxi driver position. However, he returns to being unemployed after punching the fugly prince AGAIN.
Anyway they sure added a good amount of stuff in the first half, which described Hasegawa's situation stronger. Even though the whole episode was mainly focused on Hasegawa, it was good to see various characters taking roles.


Next Episode Preview:


OMG! The psycho villain is coming! I'm so looking forward to the next episode.

Monday, July 17, 2006

Summer Season Preview - Part 3

5. Coyote Ragtime Show



I LIKE IT! This is something I've been looking for. Kick-ass actions, interesting settings, interesting characters, and decent art style. (plus good VA casting ^O^) I only watched the first episode so far, which is more like a prologue. I'm looking forward to see Franca(VA:Hirohashi Ryo), who is supposed to be the main heroine of this series.
Oh yes, gotta love the 90's-like theme song. ^O^


6. Binbou Shimai Monogatari



This is a sweet little story about the lovely sisters, who are supporting each other no matter how poor they are. Overall, it's quite sympathetic and the art is very cute, which I liked. However, I did feel kinda slow and some parts lacked dramatic effects. But it seems like a nice little series to watch.


7. Gundam SEED CE73 Stargazer



To be honest, I do not want any more sequel of Gundam SEED but a gaiden like this one is just fine. Anyway the first episode was pretty good in terms of quality and direction. I found it a little too fast since this series is only 3 episodes long. There was even a major death in the very first episode. I'm looking forward to see what the three gundams can do in the next episode as well as more character development.
Oh yes, I like the character designs of this one. Most characters look different, unlike GSD. (Hirai Hisashi used to draw most characters look the same)

Friday, July 14, 2006

Bleach Ep 88




The group gather up again and plan for their next move. Meanwhile, the three vice captains and Yumichika invade Bountous' hideout but end up falling in Ubaki(the stupid glasses dude)'s traps. At the Soul Society, Yamamoto asks Byakuya to look up some information on Bountous since Kuchiki clan has been responsible on recording histories. Also Nemu visits Uryuu, which surprises him a bit.
Yeah, that's pretty much it. I liked the scene where Ichigo hugs Ririn in her stuffed animal form. (so cute ^O^)



Urahara-san gakkoissu~ ^O^
Not a Urahara fan but he looks really cool here in the random opening pic this week.



I'm so pretty...Oops, people saw me.
Yumichika was smiling at himself in the mirror but the group was watching him. Haha, that was funny. ^O^

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Bleach Heat the Soul 3 - The Teaser?

http://www.jp.playstation.com/scej/title/bleach/heat3/


This is a psp game so I don't even think about playing it but it's fun watching those game play clips. BUT they even showed the moves of the characters that haven't even fought or the ones we haven't seen fighting in the series yet. Well, I don't mind that BUT THEY EVEN HAVE ULQUIORRA, WHO HAVEN'T EVEN SHOWED UP IN THE ANIME YET. Are they just foreshadowing that the fillers will end so soon in Bleach anime? (or are they just teasing us? ^_^;)

,,,I think most likely that will be his voice in anime. (which was completely out of what I have imagined) He sounds like either Midorikawa Hikaru or Kamiya Hiroshi to me. What do you guys think?

Talking about guessing VA's,,, I think Suwabe Junichi will make great Grimmjow.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Gintama Ep 15




The mascot of the series Elizabeth is here! Katsura sure adores Elizabeth so much, eh? Anyway Gin-san's group participates in a pet contest thing to win the prize to pay the rent. The group&Sadaharu face Katsura&Elizabeth team in the contest. Near the end of the contest, it gets revealed that Elizabeth is actually a man wearing a penguin-like consume, which brings a BIG shock to Katsura. (a MAN with hairy legs; Katsura should have named him Edward or something;;; -_^;;;)

Anyway this episode contained some parodies(such as Eyeshield 21 as Gin-san's wearing the uniform from it ^_^;) and several hilarious moments as always. Sadaharu you BAD DOG! I feel sorry for Gin-san everytime his head gets bitten by Sadaharu and ends up dropping so much blood.


...Oh yes the new ending, which I was not able to talk about last week.


The song itself is okay. It goes well along with walking Elizabeth. But I like the previous ending song better. I rather like the animation though. (Okita-kun is actually making a curse doll there @_@;;; Wai, Tae nee-sama~ >O<) I really like the last scene of the ending, where Elizabeth shares his umbrella with Katsura. (How sweet~ ^O^)

The next episode seems like the return of Hasegawa. Is it the time for that Taxi incident? ^_^;;;

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Dai Mahou Touge Ep 3-4




So violent,,,but BRILLIANTLY HILLARIOUS!!!
lol Punie sure has lots of enemies around including her own little sisters... -o-;;; Anyway lots of action scenes(this ain't no mahou shoujo anime I'm telling ya,,, -o^;) and hilarious moments. Punie's multy personality is always hilarious.(,,,and scary of course;;;) Also I was laughing so hard at the pictures during the ending credits. Gosh, that song was so addictive. (so is the opening;;; Gotta love Punie's dance ^O^)
Anyway I'm looking forward to watch the next volume as well. ^O^



Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon???
Whooza! This scene was awesome btw.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Kiba Ep 15




Miki gets controlled by Slaguna, which was Dumas' former spirit but he manages to regain his control. (The Berserk Miki was kinda funny though =_=') Anyway Miki ends up keeping Slaguna due to Jiko's advice. Meanwhile, Noah is suffering AGAIN. T_T He awakens the spirit from a box and his uncontrollable power accidentally leads many people to death again. Noooooooo, SAGIRI!!! TOT She was so cute but then they killed her off in this episode along with the people that were taking care of her. Poor Noah,,, Now what is he gonna do? I have a fishy feeling about the lady, who came to pick Noah up.
Anyway it looks like Zed and Roia are going to visit another country in the next episode. I wonder how this new arc will turn out to be.

P.S. The insert song in this episode is called "Nakanaide"(Don't cry) by Afromania. (The group that performed the 1st ending) It was a very nice song btw.

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Naruto - Recent impression


OMG Shino, what have they done to you???

Seriously, this series has disappointed me so much lately. -_-;;; The filler episodes are getting worse and worse and the latest episode(ep 192) was just TERRIBLE. Just what are they thinking??? Can't they get better topics for fillers like Bleach? Or can't they start catching up with the manga already??? Seriously, this series is deceiving me. I really loved the manga when I started reading it and I was SO happy when I heard the news about its anime version coming. But it's really different now. These stupid fillers have turned me down and even though I'm reading the latest mangas as well, I'm not as into it as before. The worst thing about filler is that they are portraying Naruto as a dumb@ss at times, which makes me to like him lesser and lesser.

,,,I dunno what to say any more but this series really sucks now.

Here's my character ranking of Naruto anime so far btw.

Shikamaru>Gaara>>Hinata,Neji>>Kiba>Kakashi>Iruka>Shino
>Temari>>Rock Lee>Naruto>Others>>>Sasuke>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Kabuto
>>>Orochimaru

Summer Season Preview - Part 2

3) Mutenki Kanban Musume



I thought this series was going to be something like Yakitate! Japan but it wasn't. Anyway what a funny series this is! ^O^ I had lots of good laughs while watching it. The main heroine Miki is one kick-ass character and Nabatame Hitomi-san is did a fantastic job voicing her. Other characters are pretty interesting too. Both the op and the ed songs were great as well. Since it's only 12 eps long, I'll keep watching it. ^O^


4) Zero no Tsukaima



Not bad at all. The first episode was pretty good and the production value is high. I didn't really like the anime character design when I first saw it in the official site but it's actually growing on me after watching the first episode. It's kinda Harry Potter-like though as some people have mentioned. The movie-like osts are pretty pleasant to hear and the fact that Sakurai Takahiro-san is in the cast is a big plus. (as Guiche; I don't like narcisistic characters in general but his VA makes a BIG difference lol) The opening song is kinda catchy but a bit generic. I'm not really into the ending song but it sounds cute since Kugimiya Rie-san has performed it. ^O^ I'll keep watching this one as well. (This one's 13 eps long btw)

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Summer Season Preview - Part 1

Here are my thoughts on some of the summer new animes that have aired.


1) Demashitaa! Power Puff Girls Z



Well, it turns out to be a lot better than I thought. I actually liked the first episode. ^O^ It's entertaining value is high(rather comic-wised ^O^) and the character design does look appeal to me as I watch it. (Yes, the girls are too cute! I especially love the design of Bubbles-chan but the others are adorable too >O<) Both op and ed are surprisingly decent and I especially like the opening and the animation going with it. This series also has one of the most stylish transformation scene ever. (the poses! ^O^) I think I'll be keep watching it for now.


2) Otogi Juushi Akazukin



To be honest, I didn't really enjoy the first episode. I felt kinda slow and the action scene was not impressive at all. (It's not just because it's childish though) The series itself seemed too generic to me. The chibi-like character design is cute but I don't like the idea of Akazukin using a cell phone-like item to summon her weapon and cast spells. (I guess that item is gonna take a part of related merchandises;;;) It might get better later on but for now, I don't really feel like keep following this series since it's 39 episodes long.

...But Akazukin was really kawaii. The talking wolf named Val was kinda cool too.

Friday, July 07, 2006

Kiba Ep 14




I thought this was going to be a break-like episode after all the twists and actions. However, it turned out to have some more plot and character development. Anyway poor Miki,,, He suddenly has gone nuts. ...and Robes, WHY THE HACK DID YOU HAND DUMAS' SPIRIT TO MIKI??? Did ya want to provoke him to become a stronger shard caster that badly? Anyway,,, -_-;;; There were some fun moments in this episode such as Zed trying to wear a pink apron(Wazzup with all the pinky apron stuff lately? Didn't Gintoki wear one in Gintama too? ^o^;;;) and Zed doing door-to-door bread sale. lol Also it is revealed that Noah is also a shard caster. I hope he won't become a bad guy. TOT Also every time I hear Elmeda speaking, it is always hard to believe that her VA is same as Akari from Aria. -o-;;; Elmeda appears to be a unpredictable type character but it can't be helped that I like her voice. (Hazuki Erino-san has such good voice)



Shin Ending Kita~~~!!! >O<
The new ending song sounds pretty nice and the clip sure is full of Roia, which is a big plus for me. >O<


P.S. I have to admit that the way Zed has powered up is awkward but uh well~ But don't forget that this is a SHOUNEN ANIME. ^_^;;;

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Bleach Ep 87




This week, we get an episode with superb animation. (yay~) Anyway the group manages to save Ururu by Sado's attack after Rangiku+Noba combo. (which was really cool; Rangiku nee-sama gakkoiiyo!!! >O<) Meanwhile at Soul Society, an intruder passes by. Anyway poor Uryu,,, No matter how hard he tries, his power won't come back that easily. T_T
We get a new ed, which isn't that bad but I like the previus one better. I rather like the ending animation though. (very stylish and Orihime looks really pretty ^O^)
I'm looking forward to watch the next episode, which seems like another action-packed episode.

Oh yes, this week's Shinigami Golden was hilarious:


What if it was the gigai version of Noba gathering the power with Rangiku? Of course Noba won't do that. (he's just so adorable lol ^O^)


Hanatarou kawaiijyan!!! >O<
This week's random op pic was Hana-kun. ^O^