Anime Information

Spice and Wolf (TV)

2008-08-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

Genres: adventure, drama, fantasy, romance, supernatural

Themes: Economics, Trading

Plot Summary: Craft Lawrence, a 25 year old peddler travelling from town to town selling and buying various things to make a living during a period much like Europe in the Middle Ages. One night when stopped at the town of Pasroe, he finds in his wagon a 250 year old pagan wolf deity girl named Holo. She appears to be that of a 15 year old girl, except for a wolf tail and ears. She introduces herself as the town's goddess of harvest who has kept it blessed with good harvests of wheat for many years. Despite having the responsibility to watch over the town, she wants to go back to her homeland in the north called Yoitsu, she believes the people have already forsaken her anyway and that she has kept her promise to maintain the good harvests. She manages to bargain her way out of the village by making a deal with Lawrence to take her with him. As they travel, her wisdom helps increase his profits, but at the same time, her true nature draws unwanted attention from the church.

Bleach Movie : ＴｈｅＤｉａｍｏｎｄＤｕｓｔＲｅｂｅｌｌｉｏｎ

2008-05-23T13:31:00.000-07:00

Alternative title:

ＢＬＥＡＣＨＴｈｅＤｉａｍｏｎｄＤｕｓｔＲｅｂｅｌｌｉｏｎ

Genres: action, adventure, drama, supernatural

Plot Summary: A valuable artifact known as "King's Seal" is stolen by a mysterious group of people during transport in Soul Society. Hitsugaya Toushiro, the 10th division captain of Gotei 13, who is assigned to transport the seal fights the leader of the group and shortly after goes missing. After the incident, Seireitei declares Hitsugaya a traitor and orders the capture and execution of Hitsugaya. Kurosaki Ichigo refuses to believe this, and along with Matsumoto Rangiku, Kuchiki Rukia and Abarai Renji swear to uncover the real mastermind of the stolen seal, find Hitsugaya and clear his name. Meanwhile, a rogue Hitsugaya searches for the perpetrators and uncovers a dark secret regarding a long dead shinigami.

Running time: 95 minutes

Vintage: 2007-12-22

Premiere date:

2007-12-22 (Japan)

Ending Theme:

"Hikaru no Rock (Rock of Light)" by Sambomaster

Official website:

BLEACH The DiamondDust Rebellion (Japanese)

Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com

Naruto Shippuden Kizuna Movie's Teaser Streamed

2008-04-23T13:51:00.000-07:00

Second Naruto Shippūden movie to open in Japan on August 2

The official Japanese website for the Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna film is streaming its first trailer. The Kizuna (Bonds) film will still star the title ninja character Naruto but will also feature Sasuke, the longtime rival and occasional ally of Naruto. This is the second film based on the Shippuden revamp of the series, and it will open in Japan on August 2.

Image © Masashi Kishimoto, Scott/Shueisha, TV Tokyo, Pierrot © Naruto the Movie Production Committee 2008

Official website:
劇場版ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－疾風伝:テレビ東京 (Japanese)

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Source: Saishin Anime Jōhō

Naruto Shippūden: Kizuna (movie) (sequel)

2008-04-23T12:04:00.000-07:00

Alternative title:
Naruto Hurricane Chronicles

Genres: adventure
Plot Summary: Demons that once almost destroyed the world, are revived by someone. To prevent the world from being destroyed, the demon has to be sealed and the only one who can do it is the shrine maiden Shion from the country of demons, who has two powers; one is sealing demons and the other is predicting the deaths of humans. This time Naruto's mission is to guard Shion, but she predicts Naruto's death. The only way to escape it, is to get away from Shion, which would leave her unguarded, then the demon, whose only goal is to kill Shion will do so, thus meaning the end of the world. Naruto decides to challenge this "prediction of death."

Running time: 90 minutes
Vintage: 2007-08-04
Premiere date:
2007-08-04 (Japan)
2008-02-01 (Taiwan)
Ending Theme:
"Lie-Lie-Lie" by DJ OZMA
Official website:
劇場版ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－疾風伝:テレビ東京 (Japanese)

source http://www.animenewsnetwork.com

The Spring 2008 Anime Preview Guide ( 4 )

2008-04-17T11:37:00.000-07:00

Macross Frontier
by Theron Martin
Rating: 4.5 (of 5)

NOTE: Although this episode actually premiered back in December as a series preview, this is its first airing in its regular schedule. This review is based on the recently-aired version.

Review: The year is 2059, several decades after the defining Earth-Zentradi War. Taking its impetus from that devastating conflict, mankind has spread out across the stars, with the 25th Emigration Fleet (aka Macross Frontier) headed towards the center of the galaxy. During a performance by top idol singer Sheryl Nome an enemy attacks, forcing Altoh, a flight student assisting in the concert, into desperate action.

The 25th anniversary addition to the venerable Macross franchise, Frontier naturally has the complicated space/aerial battles, transforming fighter craft, and idol singer involvement that typify most Macross series, but this one spruces up the franchise for a whole new generation of fans by delivering spectacular displays of the very latest in 3D CG visuals and animation. The cast of characters introduced so far, and the situations they're thrown into, may be typical, but the level of execution is not. How many other sci fi anime series have this level of convincing futuristic feel? How many others show the imagination to offer something as thoroughly innovative as Ranka's cell phone design? How many would have the nerve to make an idol singer conceited and bitchy? And how many achieve the level of tension in battles that this one does? A powerhouse musical score certainly helps, but it is hardly the only thing this series has in its favor.

Despite a vast incongruity in visual quality between the character renderings/animation and the rest of the visuals, Satelight (look for a hidden reference in the anime) has another winner on its hands here. This could be the “series to see” for this season. Be forewarned, however, that this one does get a bit bloody.
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Kure-nai
Rating: 5 (of 5)
Genre: Romance, Comedy

Review: The best series aren't necessarily the flashiest, and that certainly holds true with Kure-nai. Despite having its own very distinct visual style, it packs nowhere near the visual pizzazz of, say, Macross Frontier. What it offers instead is a subdued, earthy, mature look, a (gasp!) even-tempered teenage hero with woman troubles, and fantastically involving writing and storytelling. That not all of the details are clear at this point does not detract from how exceptionally well-constructed this first episode is.

In this story, teenaged Kure-nai Shinkurou is a Mediator, a sort of freelance enforcer who apparently has some kind of special body. Though he attends school like any normal teenager, he gets thrown for a loop by an assignment to protect Kuhoin Murasaki, a six-year-old rich girl who has been cloistered away since birth but has decided to leave her former home. For her protection she must stay in Kure-nai's dingy apartment, a prospect initially difficult for both of them.

As typical as the above summary may sound, nothing is typical in execution about this series. Neither Kure-nai nor Kuhoin fall into any easily-definable archetypes, and while Kuhoin may be cute enough in appearance, her disposition doesn't match. In fact, none of the character look, act, or sound anything like what you may be used to seeing in anime. For its style, it offers some great artistry and a perfectly complementary musical score which includes a unique-looking opener and closer.

This one is quite a ways off the beaten path, ladies and gents, but that should only give you further reason to check it out. While it may be premature to make such a claim, based on the first episode alone this one has the potential to be one of the year's best.
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To Love-Ru

Rating: 3 (of 5)
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Comedy, Ecchi

Review: Tell me if you've heard this one before: gorgeous alien babe comes to Earth, falls in with a human teenager, falls in love with him, and through a contrivance involving cultural differences misinterprets an unrelated comment as a marriage proposal (often as an excuse to avoid an arranged marriage). In some iteration this scenario has played out repeatedly in anime ever since Urusei Yatsura back in the early '80s. The scary thing is that it comes very close to working here.

Oh, don't get me wrong: this has all the signs of being yet another trashy exercise in teen male wish fulfillment. Just to make sure it has its priorities straight, it even takes time to focus on some breast jiggling in the middle of an early sci-fi action scene, and its opener graphics are almost pure fan service. Other opportunities pop up throughout the episode, too, and the male lead Yuki Rito is as annoyingly girl-shy as ever.

However, this one stands at least a small step above most of its ilk because it's actually genuinely funny. The obstacles that arise to thwart Yuki in his efforts to confess to his long-time love Haruna will make almost anyone laugh, the late encounter with Zastin is suitably ridiculous, and it looks as if sexpot Lala may actually have a personality beyond just being adorably cute. Other more subtle signs also suggest that there may be a glimmer of hope for this series. Good artistry, nice character designs for Lala, Haruna, and Yuki's sister, and an active musical score featuring a strong opener don't hurt.

Yeah, this one's strictly for the guys, but at least it has potential.
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Vampire Knight

Rating: 3.5 (of 5)
Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Fantasy, Drama

Review: What would an anime TV season be without at least one vampire series? Last season Rosario to Vampire offered a decidedly shonen-oriented look at vampires and monsters, so this time around we have something aimed more at the ladies, something which possesses all of the style, humor, and elegance you would expect from a shojo vampire tale. Thankfully this one also seems to actually have a brain.

As a little girl, Yuuki Cross was attacked by a bloodthirsty vampire but save by a more handsome, noble one named Kaname. Ten years later, Yuuki and her foster brother Zero serve as Prefects at Cross Academy, assuring that the (human) Day Class does not mix with the (secretly vampire) Night Class, who are testing a new blood pill. Though Yuuki seeks a peaceful coexistence with the Kaname-led vampires, Zero is more embittered towards them, and the simple reality is that some vampires are still dangerous blood-suckers.

The premise seems a bit contrived, but the story execution actually works remarkably well, hitting just the right shade of serious tone – most of the time, anyway. The attempts at humor, unfortunately, do not work so well; in fact, the ones in this episode are not only numbingly stupid but also disruptive of the overall feel established in more serious moments. (That is, in fact, the only reason the first episode is being rated so low; those who actually found the humor funny can consider this a 4 instead.) Hopefully the series will either eventually learn to integrate it in better or dispense with it altogether.

With strong artistry, an appropriate musical score, and a quite cool closer (the final shot is a masterpiece) in its favor, this Studio DEEN production shows serious potential.

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XXXHOLiC Season 2

2008-04-17T10:46:00.000-07:00

Genres: comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, mystery, psychological, slice of life, supernatural

Plot Summary: Still working to get his wish complete, Watanuki finds himself into more mess than he can handle when certain facts about his everyday life gets revealed and when he needs to learn the lesson of Yuuko the hard way.

User Ratings: 26 ratings have been given [details]
Masterpiece: 5 votes (sub:5)
Excellent: 10 votes (sub:8, dub:2)
Very good: 7 votes (sub:7)
Good: 2 votes (sub:2)
Decent: -
So-so: 1 vote (sub:1)
Not really good: 1 vote (sub:1)
Weak: -
Bad: -
Awful: -
Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 161 users, rank: #1517
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.4231 (Very good+.42), std. dev.: 1.4189, rank: #174
Weighted mean: 8.2669 (Very good+.26), rank: #176
Bayesian estimate: 8.09979 (Very good+.09), rank: #149
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 13

Vintage: 2008-04-03

Opening Theme:
"Nobody Knows" by Shikao Suga
Ending Theme:
"Honey Honey" by SEAMO feat. AYUSE KOZUE

Official website:
http://www.tbs.co.jp/holic (Japanese)
xxxHOLiC 2nd series @ Production I.G (Japanese)

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Kyo Kara Maoh! Season 3 Premiering in April

2008-04-03T14:55:00.000-07:00

I wonder how many have watched KKM. It was introduced to me by my good friend who watched it on cabletv some time back. Being attracted by the storyline and the phrase “shuai ges” which means good-looking guys, how can I not watch it?

After watching the first few episodes, I totally plunged into the world of KKM!

For those who have not watched or even heard of this series, it talks about an average high schooler, Shibuya Yuuri, who got sucked into the other world, where water is the medium of travel between the real and foreign worlds. Yuuri tried to help his friend Ken Murata who was bullied by a bunch of bullies but got targetted instead. He was dragged into the female washroom where the bullies attempted to flush his head into the toilet bowl =.=

It’s never too late! 3rd Season is starting soon

source http://www.zenime.com

Clannad Movie

2008-04-03T14:25:00.000-07:00

Genres: comedy, drama, romance

Plot Summary: Okazaki Tomoya is a student who goes to school only as a force of habit. He continues to be plagued by nightmares of a world with nothing left, where his existence is a mere conciousness. On the way to school one day, he meets a girl called Furukawa Nagisa, who from then on follows him to school every day, unable to climb the stairs by herself. While helping Nagisa to organize the Drama Club, Tomoya slowly starts to open up and actually enjoy his life again. But the dreams he has might be something more than just dreams..
source http://www.animenewsnetwork.com

[Movie] Evangelion 1.0: You are [Not] Alone

2008-04-02T16:50:00.000-07:00

The first of the four sequels, Evangelion 1.0: You are [Not] Alone, is currently staying on the list as #8 on Kogyo Tsushinsha’s top ten chart of the Japanese box office for the weekend of October 6 to 7.

Box Office Mojo reports that the movie’s weekend box office total was the equivalent of US$395,909, which brings to the total cumulative amount to US$13,721,300 to date. There was no other manga- or anime-related movie in the top ten list.

Hurray for the movie!! I know I’m looking forward to the movie just as many others are!!

source http://www.zenime.com

L Movie: Change the World

2008-04-02T16:30:00.000-07:00

I caught the L Movie last night with my other half. Sad to say, it wasn’t really up to my expectations. Sure this is a spinoff, the final tale to the remaining 23 days that L had. So no Light was involved, and no deathnote? T_T It was practically something like another story, that didn’t involved deathnotes at all. To think that I hoped that there would be more deathnote action!

Spoilers and thoughts are included. Read at your own risk! =X

What I didn’t like about the movie

1. Watari died too early
2. Too many alphabet names of people, K, F, etc.
3. L was helpless in some parts of the movie
4. L burnedd the deathnote early in the movie, so….
5. There was No RYUK later on!!
6. No deathnote action T_T
7. Misa appeared for like 5 seconds in the movie
8. Some hint of Yaoi between L and Watari (that was what I thought LOL)
9. The part where they made the people die due to the virus outspread was disgusting. The eyes became bloody! So much gore! o.O
10. The little boy, was supposed to be older in person. (Read to the next part to get what I’m talking!)
11. L had no one to protect him
12. The beginning of the movie makes no sense. Or is it me that I’m slow? -.-

What I like about the movie

1. L funny antics (the way he typed!)
2. Near was introduced. The little boy is called Near(at the end of the movie)! Of course in the anime and manga, Near was supposed to be like older -_-
3. L brought Maki(the “little” girl) and Near to a maid cafe!
4. The case in the movie was interesting.
5. I’m just sad that there is no deathnote actionnnnn. =/
6. They keep using the scary “Deathnote” song. YAY!

At the end of the movie, L said to Near “no matter how gifted you are, one alone cannot change the world”.

So true, and remind me why did they call this movie “L: Change the World“? -_-
source http://www.zenime.com

Code Geass 2nd Season Confirmed, Spring 2008!

2008-04-02T15:39:00.000-07:00

Newtype January 2008 Issue confirms it!

As shown, come Spring 2008, Code Geass will air its second season, after the first season ended quite abruptly.

Also, there seemed to be a new character being introduced this time round. His name is Rollo, as seen in the magazine.

The plot setting for the new season is said to be situated in the entire world, instead of primarily Japan (in season 1)

No doubt that everyone has been waiting for this day for the news to be confirmed!

So have I. Now, all we can do is wait!

Long live Zero!

source http://www.zenime.com

Zombie-Loan

2008-03-31T11:21:00.000-07:00

Genre: Action, Horror, Fantasy
Review: Every person has an invisible ring around his neck. This ring will get darker and darker and he will die once the ring has turned black. Ever since birth Kita Michiru was able to see those rings. She is shocked when she finds out that the rings around Akatsuki Chika’s and Tachibana Shito’s neck, two boys from her school, are pitch black and yet they are still alive. When she gets involved with them she learns that they once died and were given another chance by the Zombie Loan project. She decides to help them to repay their debt by killing zombies.
Undead/horror fans will probably like that show but I have yet to discover any depth or interesting twists in this story; but things like that might as well unfold later on during this show.
Rating: 7/10
source: http://www.animeph.com

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (Sayonara Sad Sensei)

2008-03-31T11:12:00.000-07:00

Genre: Drama, Comedy, School
Review: On a sunny spring day under blooming sakura trees a fateful meeting between Fuura, a girl who can only see everything in a positive light, and Nozomu, a teacher who can only see everything in a negative light, takes place. In fact Nozomu is highly depressive and is trying to kill himself at this very moment, once again. Fuura “helps” him out of his pitiful situation and nicknames him Pink Supervisor. How will those 2 complete opposite character get along in the future.
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is presented with very unique artwork. It is the completely hilarious story of Nozomu, who is constantly trying to kill himself, and Fuura, who is living in her own bright and happy world. They have whole different ideas of life and ways to interact with others. Having enough problems of his own he still has to deal with the problems of his students as well.
Rating: 9/10
source: http://www.animeph.com

Death Note TV

2008-03-24T15:49:00.000-07:00

About Death Note
Light Yagami is an extremely intelligent young man who resents the crime and corruption in the world. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground in the year 2003. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it that person shall die. Light is initially skeptical of the Death Note's authenticity, believing it is just a prank. However, after experimenting with it and killing two criminals, Light is forced to admit that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "the God of the new world" by passing his judgment on criminals.

Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" (derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word "Killer"), 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 qame of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.

Death Note History

Death Note (デスノート, Desu Nōto) is a Japanese manga series created by the writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. The series primarily centers around a high school student who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it.

Death Note was first serialized by Shueisha in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from the first issue in December 2003 to May 2006, with 108 chapters in total. The series has been published in its entirety in 12 tankōbon volumes in Japan and in North America. The series has been adapted into a pair of live-action films released in Japan on June 17, 2006 and November 3, 2006, and an anime series which aired in Japan from October 3, 2006 to June 26, 2007. Also, a novelization of the series, written by light novelist Ishin Nishio, was released in Japan on August 1, 2006.

Main Characters

L -
Considered one of the best detectives in the world, no one really knows much about the mysterious L. He speaks to his clients through faceless means such as his lap top, a PowerBook G4, and only takes on cases that interest him. [See also: Ryuuzaki]

Ryuuku -
A God of Death who tricked his boss into giving him two Death Notes. Out of boredom he drops one of them on Earth, and takes to following around the boy who found it. He takes a lot of interest in the travails of humans, and has a penchant for video qames and apples.

Ryuuzaki -
The man most refer to as 'L', he was forced to show himself to the Japanese police during the Kira case. He is a young, highly intelligent boy who masquerades as several internationally reknowned detectives. Ryuuzaki is the name he uses with the Japanese police, while Ryuuga is the name he used to enroll in Raito's school. His real name is unkown so far in the story.

Kira/ Raito -
Raito is an above average seventeen-year-old boy when the reader first meets him. He is extremely intelligent, handsome, and popular. When he finds the Death Note he decides to create a kind of Utopia by killing off all the criminals in the world. In some scanlations he is called "Light" instead of Raito. After Raito starts killing off criminals he is given the name "Kira" by his fans, a name they derived from the word "Killer".

Other Characters

Takeshi -
One of the Yotsuba corporation's employees, he is part of a board who decides which competitors should be killed to benefit the company. They use a third Kira to accomplish this. He is head of the TV Enterprise Department. Other board members: Hatori, Higuchi, Kida, Midou, Namikawa, Shimura, Takahashi [Appearance: ch. 37]

Aber -
A con artist who has worked with L in the past. He has extensive knowledge of psychology, linguistics, and diplomacy. [Appearance: ch.4]

Aizawa -
One of the five police agents who decide to work with L to pursue Kira, along with Yagami Souichirou, Matsuda, Ukita, and Mogi. [Appearance: ch.11]

Amane Misa -
Amane is a model and also the owner of a second Death Note. She uses it to become the 'second Kira' because she idolizes the first Kira and wants to meet him. Her parents were killed and the murderers were not punished, until the first Kira killed them. For that reason she would do almost anything for Kira, including putting herself at great risk. [Appearance: ch.23]

Coil -
A detective who is said to surpass even L, he is hired by Yotsuba Corporation to find out L's identity.

Danuvue -
In addition to L and Coil, Danuve is one of the three best detectives in the world.

Demegawa -
The director of sleazy television station Sakura TV, he was nonetheless integral in the Kira case. [Appearance: ch.22]

Hatori -
One of the Yotsuba corporation's employees, he is part of a board who decides which competitors should be killed to benefit the company. They use a third Kira to accomplish this. He is head of the Advertising Planning Division. Other board members: 001, Higuchi, Kida, Midou, Namikawa, Shimura, Takahashi [Appearance: ch. 37]

Kida -
One of the Yotsuba corporation's employees, he is part of a board who decides which competitors should be killed to benefit the company. They use a third Kira to accomplish this. He is head of the Lights Planning Department. Other board members: 001, Hatori, Higuchi, Midou, Namikawa, Shimura, Takahashi [Appearance: ch. 37]

Kitamura -
The vice director of Japan's police force.

Lind L. Taylor -
A criminal on death row who pretends to be L for the purposes of finding out more about "Kira". [Appearance: ch.2]

Matsuda -
A young officer on the Japanese police force. He's not taken very seriously by his peers, though he puts himself in several life-threatening scenarios in the pursuit for Kira. He also works undercover as Amane's manager. [Appearance: ch.3]

Midou Shingo -
One of the Yotsuba corporation's employees, he is part of a board who decides which competitors should be killed to benefit the company. They use a third Kira to accomplish this. He is head of financial planning. Other board members: 001, Hatori, Higuchi, Kida, Namikawa, Shimura, Takahashi [Appearance: ch. 37]

Misora Naomi -
Raye Penber's fiancee and, apparently, one of the FBI's brightest female agents until she quit to get married. Despite the fact that she's a strong American woman, she's perfectly docile to her fiance's statement that "it's true you were an outstanding FBI agent...but now you're just my fiancee" when she tries to help him with the Kira case. Argh. Uses the alias Maki Shouko. [Appearance: ch.8]

Mogi -
One of the five police agents who decide to work with L to pursue Kira, along with Yagami Souichirou, Matsuda, Ukita, and Aizawa. [Appearance: ch.11]

Reiji -
One of the Yotsuba corporation's employees, he is part of a board who decides which competitors should be killed to benefit the company. They use a third Kira to accomplish this. He is head of the First Sales Division and graduated from Harvard. Other board members: 001, Hatori, Higuchi, Kida, Midou, Shimura, Takahashi [Appearance: ch. 37]

Nori -
A friend of Amane's. She helps Amane ditch her bodyguard at one point by dressing up as her. [Appearance: ch. 48]

Kurou -
Raito's first victim. He is an unemployed forty-two-year-old man who killed and/or wounded six innocent people in Shinjuku. Raito gives him a heart attack while Otoharada is holding eight infants and daycare workers hostage at a nursery school. [Appearance: ch.1]

Takada -
Takada is supposedly a very smart girl at Touou. She is one of the girls that Raitou dates. [Appearance: ch. 32]

Ukita -
One of the five police agents who decide to work with L to pursue Kira, along with Yagami Souichirou, Matsuda, Aizawa, and Mogi. [Appearance: ch.11]

Watari -
Watari is L's assistant. He is also a physical go-between that L uses to deal with the police or any other parties that have business with him. He is usually dressed in a trench coat and hat so that no one can see what he looks like. [Appearance: ch.2, ch.13]

Zyerasu -
A God of Death of who fell in love with a human. When he saw that she was about to die, he gave up his life to save hers. [Appearance: ch.27]

review: http://www.deathnote.tv

Rosario + Vampire TVseries

2008-03-22T12:08:00.000-07:00

Plot Summary: Aono Tsukune is an average boy who failed his High School entrance exams. Tsukune's parents went to the ends of the earth to find a high school that would accept him. Tsukune was enrolled at Youkai Academy, an academy for the education of monsters. Tsukune was unaware of the details of his knew school (as well as his parents) when he met Akashiya Moka, a vampire. Tsukune soon learns that Youkai Academy is a secret academy not meant to be found by humans and any human found on the grounds must be executed. He now has to pass his classes, avoid revealing his true form, and avoid being killed by the many dangerous monsters in the school.

Genres: action, comedy, romance, supernatural

Official website:

ロザリオとバンパイア -月ジャンネット- (Japanese)

ロザリオとバンパイア @ S-manga.net (sample pages) (Japanese)

Sumber: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com

El Cazador de la Bruja

2008-03-18T16:53:00.000-07:00

Plot Summary: Ellis, a young girl suspected of murdering a prominent physicist Heinrich Schneider, is on the run from prosecution when she is tracked down by a female bounty hunter Nadie in a small Mexican town. However, instead of turning her in, Nadie impulsively decides to help her and the two embark on a journey south where they hope to find clues about Ellis' past. The guiding stars of their journey are the mysterious gemstone "Rosa del Inca" and the "Eternal City" of Wiñay Marka.

Genres: adventure, drama, mystery

Themes: girls with guns

Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Opening Theme:

"Hikari no Yukue (光の行方)" by savage genius

Ending Theme:

"romanesque" by FictionJunction YUUKA

Official website:

エル・カザド (Japanese)

Review http://www.animenewsnetwork.com

Mengenal istilah Fansub

2008-03-18T16:35:00.000-07:00

Apabila para animerz suka beli anime CD terutama yang bukan resmi lisensi Indonesia, pasti disetiap pembukaan episode atau movie akan sering ditemukan kata fansub. Apa sih sebenernya fansub itu ? kenapa selalu terlihat di cd cd anime non resmi?

Fansub adalah kependekan dari Fan Subtitled. Episode-episode atau film asing dan paling besar adalah anime, telah di subtitleatau disisipkan teks terjemahan oleh para penggemar kedalam bahasa asli mereka. Tujuannya adalah agar para penggemar film asing, khususnya anime bisa menonton dan mengikuti alur cerita dari teks yang merupakan terjemahan dari dialog dalam anime yang menggunakan bahasa Jepang.

Fansub dan distribusinya

Internet menjadi faktor yang paling berpengaruh di dalam fansub. Cara lama dari distribusi fansub yaitu dengan kaset video (VHS) dan CD telah ditinggalkan. Fansub anime dilakukan secara berkelompok dan diatur tugas masing masing orang dengan sedemikian rupa sehingga ter-koordinasi.Biasanya mereka bekerja sama melalui IRC. Mulai dari orang yang mengusahakan anime yang raw (mentahnya, asli Jepang yang belum tersentuh) lalu dilanjutkan dengan proses penerjemahan. Setelah sebuah episode selesai diterjemahkan mulailah proses pengeditan episode mentahnya untuk menempatkan teks teks terjemahan sesuai dengan dialog aslinya, dinamakan dengan typesetting dan kemudian fansubnya di encode sebagai langkah akhir. Pemeriksaan kualitas juga penting perannya sebelum fansub siap diedarkan. More..

Master file http://www.indoanime.net

Gundam 00

2008-03-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

Plot Summary: It is the year A.D. 2307. Fossil fuels on Earth have been depleted entirely, with mankind turning to the next available power source: solar energy. During this time, 3 orbital elevators with solar power generation systems are built, each under control by the Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (formerly United States of America), the Human Reform League (Russia, China and India) and the Advanced European Union. However, not all countries are able to enjoy the benefits of this system, leading to widespread resentment and war. Arising out of the conflict, a mysterious military organization known as Celestial Being appears, dedicated to end all warfare using Mobile Suits called Gundam. This begins the stories of Gundam Meisters (pilots) Setsuna F. Seiei, Lockon Stratos, Allelujah Haptism and Tiera Erde as they are thrown into conflict between the 3 superpowers and the various other factions. (Mobile Suit)

Genres: drama, science fiction

Themes: Mecha, Military

Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)

Opening Theme:

#1: "DAYBREAK'S BELL" by L'arc~en~Ciel (eps 1-13)

#2: "Ash Like Snow" by the brilliant green (eps 14-)

Ending Theme:

#1: "Wana (罠; Trap)" by The Back Horn (eps 1-13)

#2: "Friends" by Stephanie (eps 14-)

Official website:

Gundam 00 Official Site (Japanese)

MBS's Gundam 00 Site (Japanese)

Review http://www.animenewsnetwork.com

ANime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

2008-03-03T09:49:00.000-08:00

Overall
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is the story of a young man named Simon and his brother Kamina. Miners by trade, they are drilling around under the repressive rule of the Spiral King. One day, a monster comes in, along with a hot babe rebel named Yoko. She gets Simon and Kamina to join her cause to overthrow the Spiral King.

The story doesn't end there, however. Seven years later, we find out there were reasons behind the Spiral King's malevolence. Even more powerful and sinister is the anti-spiral faction, who kidnap Simon's girlfriend Nia and then force him to return to fighting. With the Dai-Gurren team, Simon journies to another dimension to fight the Anti-Spirals.

Story
Gainax's record with storytelling, as others have noted is a hit-or-miss thing. This time, they hit. A simple story about going from rags to riches to finding one's destiny is exquisitely told. It's also punctuated with humor that enhances it in the right places.
One thing that I had always wondered about the hero-overthrows-opressive-dictator genre I've wondered about was what happens after the dictator was overthrown. This story explains some of that in a marvelous manner. The storyline is quite addictive.

I think once it hits America, it's going into the top 10.

Review www.animeinfo.com

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2008-03-01T08:57:00.000-08:00

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