Wednesday 6 August 2014

One Piece

One piece is an anime that has been on-going for quite a long time. I believe that it has gone on for so long because it is funny and has a great storyline. Luffy, the main character, is a pirate crew’s captain. He actually started out with nothing but passion to be a pirate king and determination from his friend, Shanks.
Surprisingly, Luffy’s weird or maybe unique personality were able to recruit many different types of crew members. All of them are very strong and very important friend of his. I feel that he has the all for one and one for all attitude which makes me admire him.
The story of the anime is very entertaining although the episodes are pretty short to me. Whenever I watch this anime, I cannot help but burst laugh or have some tears in my eyes as it is very touching. Many emotions were brought out of me as I watch this anime. The crew itself also have many crew members with interesting personalities.
The Straw Hat Crew (Luffy’s pirate crew name), will not be the way it is without every member. I like Chopper in the anime the most. He is the doctor in the crew and is not human. He is a reindeer, often mistaken as a racoon dog. He is very cute and also very funny at the same time.
Watch One Piece to figure out which crew member you would like most! And maybe comment below your favourite character and why that particular character! :D
The Straw Hat Crew
Chopper is at the bottom right, wearing a hat with a X mark.

Love Stage

Hi, it’s me again. Today I will be introducing you all another ongoing anime series. However before I start, I will kindly inform y’all that this anime that I am going to introduce is a boys’ love anime. So those who are uncomfortable with same gender relationship, please kindly skip this review as it may cause you some discomfort. Thank you.
Now that I have given you the warning, I shall begin with my post for today. The anime that I am going to introduce to you all is Love Stage! .

This anime is about a college student named Izumi Sena who is an Otaku ( someone who loves to read manga and watch animes) too.

However, Izumi is not an ordinary college students. Even though he may look dull and boring, he is born into a famous and super-talented family as his father, mother and brother are all very famous in the entertainment industry. Izumi always wanted to be a mangaka ( someone who draws comics) ever since he saw an anime character – “Magical Girl Lala Lulu”.

But one day, he was asked to act in a sequel of an wedding advertisement that he was casted in ten years prior… as a girl. However, he would have to act as a female again. ( Want to know what happen? You will know it once you watch the anime). After much protest by Izumi, he finally accept this job where he winds up in an awkward moment with his co-star, Ryouma Ichijou ( who is a very famous actor and singer in the show). What awkward moment did they ended up in? Stay tuned to this anime to know.
For this anime, I have only know about it when I first seen the teaser for this anime. Most of my friends believed that Izumi is a girl however, I know that Izumi is a guy immediately once he came out in the teaser.(He is a wedding dress and long hair wig) Okay let put these details aside and get to the real point. I have immediately fallen in love with this anime the moment I finished watching the first episode. I totally love the comedic (and cute) scenes that this anime has.

The voice actors portray their characters very well, which made me laugh a lot as they have used unique voices to help the viewer to understand the story better. I am very surprise that the voice actor of Izumi is able to make those inaudible speech.
The foll0wing video is the teaser for this anime:


So if you are interested in this anime, you can go to the following website
 to take a look at this anime series,

http://kissanime.com/G/382829?l=http%3a%2f%2fkissanime.com%2fAnime%2fLove-Stage

 See you the next time.


Credits: google.com, myanimelist.net, kissanime.com ,love stage wiki


Akuma No Riddle






Akuma no Riddle is a Assassination type of anime. There are 12 Assassins in the class built on to kill 1 of themselves to get a wish as a reward. But Soon, one of the 12 assassins becomes the target’s protector instead. It’s an Action, School, Yuri type of anime. Since it’s a type of anime focused about assassins, There are some blood and gore, but not too much.
Story 8/10
The Story was well thought out and left out an unexpected end (Not going to spoil). Although it was Cliché at some points, it is still different from other animes and the story is unique from others.
Characters 8/10
Out of 11 out of 12 of the characters, each of them bare something in common, they have the same common emotion to kill. Each of them showed the same devilish face with the intention to kill. Even though they all have the same thing in common, they all have their individual personalities well.
Animation and Sound 7/10
The Animation and Sound of this average. The Emotions of the characters were displayed well whether they are sad or happy or crazy. The Sound was good and the voice actors displayed well and good emotion.
Enjoyment 8/10
I enjoyed this anime as in each episode, I wanted to know what will happen in the next. It builds up so well especially wanting to know what will happen to each and every one of the assassins along the way. Everyone also has a different way of killing the target, which makes it enjoyable even more.

Overall 7.5/10
It is a great anime to be looking forward to especially when it was on-going. After going through the first 2 episodes, the story started to pick up and each of their characters have their own time to shine. Overall, I liked this anime and I was able to remember each of their characters well.

Tuesday 5 August 2014

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children

                               
Synopsis

Set two years after the events of Final Fantasy VII, Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockheart was called by Rufus Shinra, Shinra Company Former President. He ask Cloud to stop the manifestations of Sephiroth, a former SOLDIER of Shinra Company, Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo. However, Cloud refused to help Rufus. Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo planned to resurrect Sephiroth using the remains of Jenova, an Extraterrestrial. The three then abducted the GeoStigma , a disease, infected children so that they can reunite with Jenova. Now Cloud and his friends have to rescue the children and stop the three to save the city of Edge.

My Review
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children is an anime movie that is set a couple of years after the events of the Final Fantasy VII franchise. The movie tells the story of what has happen after the defeat of Septhiroth. The world was turn in turmoil as a new disease, with no cure, spread across the newly build city "Edge". Cloud Strife return as the main character together with Tifa Lockheart and his another companions. The plot of the movie was understandable but it can confuse people who did not play the game, as it follows up from the game itself. However, the flashy and exciting fighting scenes were so spectacular that I find myself rewinding and re-watching the scenes again. Other than the fighting scene, the story was not rushed but I felt like that could have made the story better. The movie have a good soundtrack and also used the most memorable soundtrack from the game itself. Overall, Advent Children is a good anime movie to watch and i recommend this movie to anyone, specially the Final Fantasy VII fans. I rate this movie 8 / 10.

Credit : Wikipedia, Youtube, vintagevideogamer.net

Angel Beats!


This anime is the first anime that I watched. This story revolves about this organization called Afterlife Battlefront (SSS) in a special world. The people who come into this world, have some lingering attachment about something or someone. They felt that they have died unjustly. They come to this world to realize what gain the memories of the lingering attachment and learn to move on and forgot about those attachment. If they manage to do so, they will move on and became NPC (who are students and teachers in the world). However, Afterlife Battlefront feel that god is unfair to them that this thing happen to them. They decided fight against the God. In this case, they think that it is the head of the student leader (Angel).
This anime is a fantasy and supernatural that is action-packed. The conflict between Angel and SSS are very fierce. Despite that, the problem of the god continue. Some of the member managed to put down the attachment and became NPC. I personally feel that the plot is good if you are a big fan of fantasy or supernatural. It describe unfair thing that happen to people. It may be man-made or natural. The feeling is well describe in this story.
The design and animation is one of the big selling point of this anime. I like that classical design of most anime. But I have say this the skirt are toooo short. The background of the scene are well-chosen. It manage to bring out the situation and the setting that they faces. The song are very closely related to the storyline. It is giving a general feeling of the anime.
Overall, this anime is worth watching. This interesting plot and HD quality of videos are well animated. This story will not be the just the usual storyline of the two people fall in love (common in anime).
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Friday 1 August 2014

Kuroshitsuji: Book Of Circus



Hello, today I will be introducing you one of my all-time favorite anime series. Well this anime is actually ongoing but it is linked to other two series that shares the same name. Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus is the anime. This anime is in the Victorian-era Europe which depicts a story about young boy named Ciel Phantomhive who have made a deal with a demon (who became his butler named Sebastian Michaelis after the contract is sealed) with his soul for revenge on people who have humiliated him and killed both of his parents. Due to the death of his parents, he succeeded his family named at the tender age of 12 handling his family business affairs along with his family’s secret identity which as the Queen’s guard dog. As the guard dog, he have to handle underground work - serial killers, drugs, illegal immigrants whatsoever. Besides Sebastian, he too recruited three more servants ( Bardroy- chef, Finnian- Gardener. Mey-rin – maid). However, these three servants always messes up their work in some way or another but they all have special abilities. Interested in knowing what abilities they have? It’s a secret. You should find it out yourself.
The above summary is just about the beginner's information, this particular Book of Circus series, it reflects only on Noah’s Ark Circus Arc from the original manga. It is about a travelling circus arriving London for their circus performance, however there are signs of missing children from the cities they have visited and performed during the period of them at those cities. This made the Queen to be concerned about the children in London would be the next batch of children who will get missing.  In order to solve the Queen’s concern, Ciel would have infiltrate into the Noah’s Ark Circus to find out the missing children. Did he succeed in finding those children? Stay tuned to this anime series to find out.

Okay, time for my reviews. Well, as I have said before this is my all-time favorite anime series. As this story have a hint of supernatural and along with a large splash of humor which sparks my interest and attracted me. Firstly, Ciel is so adorable that I have the urged to cuddle him (if he is real) and Sebastian is so handsome and his famous line “I’m one hell of a butler” and “Yes, My Lord” have made him more than plain charming, in addition his loved for cats is on a different level from other fellow anime cat lovers. Because of Sebastian, my fear for demon is overwritten. Well, how can a demon this hot be scary?


Secondly, this ongoing anime series have comedic scenes that made me laugh heartily. For example:

Thirdly, I seriously hate those people who used Ciel as a sacrificial lamb to summon a demon for their own wishes but they did not succeed as the one that summon the demon is Ciel which gave him the opportunity to get revenge for his parents.



The arts of this series is getting defined than the previous two seasons. However, I still prefer the first season's illustration as it looks better and not as bright and light-colored as this new series.
                           From this:  
                               To this:
FUN FACT:  Ciel Phantomhive is actually voiced acted by a female voice actor. So I’m sure that you will be shocked when you heard his voice as his voiced doesn’t sounds like a female at all.


One more thing, the ending songs for these Kuroshitsuji series are my favorites. As they give the listeners a feeling of the despair and emptiness the main characters are feeling.

Thus this concludes my review for this anime, if you want to know more about this anime, you can watched it from this link: http://www.animehere.com/anime/kuroshitsuji-book-of-circus.html

Despite the fact that this is the third series of Kuroshitsuji, it does not have much links with the first two series as this series is adapted from the manga while the first two series have only adapt some parts from the manga and the rest of the storylines are not linked to the manga thus you can watch this series without the knowledge of the previous two. Here is the teaser of this series.


To understand more, check this anime out.


Credits: myAnimeList, animehere.com, google.com

FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood

Synopsis

In a world where alchemist exist, The Elric brothers, Edward and his younger brother Alphonse, are set on a quest to seek the philosopher's stone. It is a stone that greatly empowers one's alchemy ability, to bring back Alphonse's body and Edwards's arm after committing alchemy's greatest taboo, Human Transmutation*. But through their journey, they will face enemies, challenges and conspiracies that will put them in serious danger and push them to their limits. However, they will also meet friends and comrades that will aid them in their quest. A simple quest for a stone will lead them to the truth and the dark side of alchemy. What kind of truth awaits them?


My Review

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is an anime adaptation of the manga "Fullmetal Alchemist". The comedic, action-adventure anime has a good storyline as it is filled with conspiracies and plot twist that will blow your mind. The anime is also filled with memorable fighting scenes and comedic scenes that will make you laugh hard. The flow of the storyline is good as it has sufficient amount of time and episodes to tell the story. I was able to understand the storyline as the details given in the anime was sufficient. However, the anime tends to be “draggy” as it can take up more episodes when it can be told in just a few episodes. Despite it being “draggy”, the fighting scenes and comedic scenes makes the anime much better. Overall, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is a good anime with a great storyline and I would highly recommend you to watch, especially teenagers. I rate this anime 8.5 / 10.


*Human transmutation is to bring back a person from the dead by using alchemy.


Credits : Myanimelist, youtube

Detective Conan

Detective Conan
This anime has been ongoing for a long time. You may even feel ridiculous; why are these old grandfather stories still ongoing? The anime have started since 1994, three year before I was born. At the start of the series, the main character was being poison and he shrunk as a result. This anime is mainly about the person who is Conan (the kid) attempt to return to Kudo (the teenager), which is his true form.
In my opinion, this anime was a very good example of a detective genre anime. The writer successfully writes the plot in a way how the mystery was created, the process of the crime and reasoning of who the murderer is. The writer have to consider the way to explaining the process of the crime and the way to do it is to proof who is the culprit is. However, it is a bit sad. I believe that there is a rush to create the episodes. The writer have slight neglect the motive of the crime. The reasoning of the motive of the crime is not too well developed and did not fully explain the background stories. That is what I personally feel sad about.
Looking at the anime from the first episode to the latest one, it is like walking down the path of the animation from ancient technology in the 1990’s to now. At that time, the animation and quality are not as good as now.

They also have movies and special Sunday episodes which are also fairly enjoyable to watch. The anime is pretty long as there are many years of episodes. The movie and the specials are much better compared to the normal episodes as the explanation is better and clearer. Overall, the anime is best in the plot except for certain parts of it and animation style is slowly improving.
Credits: Wiki, Google
Conan and Shinichi