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March 19, 2009
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Such nostalgia times I have playing Pokemon Silver
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Ditched playing Persona 4 or Left 4 Dead in favour of sleeping... XD
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Added by OkazukiIchigo on March 17, 2009

Wow! Something tells me that I have seen these before.

If you are interested, it costs 525 yen(like 5 bucks) and 3150yen for the whole set.


Added by OkazukiIchigo on March 16, 2009

And boy! Just what you expect.

Related to: Dragonball Evolution


Added by OkazukiIchigo on March 9, 2009

As a part of Anime Fandom, shoujo are most likely to appear in their interests. This sort of fandom which also called "fan delusions" delegates from sorts of irony to enjoyment that the series offer. It has well been criticize for its form of depiction, to the wondrous Tenzuaka on having the same gender. The context of that is somewhat a depiction of sexism involvement, on which Japanese culture was contrive in. Though many people have been enjoying these representations of this unique concept, one might wonder or question how is this easily entertaining and less likely to be offended to other audiences? These elements that is derived into the shoujo genre can be even confusing to understand despite having the entire culture of being its own confusing right.

Many people often seen, otaku as freaks and socially awkward. Due to shoujo, seeing a person fit his interest to "having a shrine dedicated to that specific character" is really awkward at its own right. Not that I disdain that sort of fandom, but ridiculous concepts like marrying a fictional character to others makes the sole purpose on having that evidence. It's the part of Anime Fandom that I hate. There are many grudges that I hate in Anime Fandom, honestly. Like One True Pairing, not only that Japanese culture tried to promote it through its context of their anime but having that inconsistently talked about is getting ridiculous. Its one of my secret grudges that I don't understand is this concept that was derived in Japanese Culture and a lot of people are easily offended like "passing the bill for same sex marriage." This is quite purely the case that I hate this Fandom because of seeing these shows and somewhat getting inspired or agreed on this.

Fan art, fan fiction to other pieces of Anime Fandom is alright. It's this degree on describing the Otaku behavior, you have. Heck Doujinshi is fairly awesome to represent how true, you are in craving Anime. Hopefully if you ever wanted both Yoko and Revvy in a doujinshi, well that's my dream yet to come! There are setting concepts of fan delusions that persists in Hentai. It's every men/otaku's dream to have Yaoi/Yuri explicit material or any other concepts that generally represents how cruel, corny to entertaining that genre is.

But all in all, generally speaking. One of the horrid parts of Fan Delusions is live-action role-playing or having the sense that "you would look good with anime eyes." The whole representation of Anime eyes is quite ridiculous as this doesn't portray emotion. But the over-exaggeration of melodramatic emotion. It's directly the opposite that, big eyes portray
Oh Good! Now, I'm definitely going to have a nightmare about this.
Oh Good! Now, I'm definitely going to have a nightmare about this.
emotion.  It's even disturbing yet creepy, to see a photo-shop of "a real person" that was implemented "Anime eyes".  Live-action role-playing of your fetishism of Anime is alright, it's enthusiastic to see Otakus, acting like they are Japanese or "pretending to be Japanese". Making social interactions more lively as well as enjoyable.

Japanese culture is quite confusing to understand too. I indulged, an article from Sankaku Complex that you generally see, women exposing all their glory as they roamed the streets of Japan. Having enjoying it as nudists and getting raped.

No, fans does not expect more from the creators. Why? Because the creators have enough content in their material that it would be ridiculous if its more Fan service than already imagined. Fan Fiction has created a effort in which that form of genre is involved but its too much to delegate from it. Bisco to other certain authors, already created parody-related Tenzuaka like Ouran Host Club. Representing the overexagerration of shoujo romance through the entirely to thoroughly is a fan fiction of Tenzuaka itself.  Yet again, there are plenty of Fan service already that "having more" is generally nonsensical at this point.

Fans owe the creators much more RESPECT than possibly imagined. It's neither unfair to fair that creators deserve that sort of treatment because they are delivering much of the content you might been hoping for.




Added by OkazukiIchigo on Feb. 23, 2009

I was quite pessimistic about the Shin Megami Tensei games. Ever since watching gameplay videos to impressions, I feel withdrawn out of the series due to the Shuffle minigame, the day/night cycle and Social Links(which I assumed is like a Dating Sim). Persona 3 is one of the first suspects that introduced me into the Shin Megami Tensei game. Besides the faults that I hate, I really enjoyed watching those gameplay videos where there is a cast of characters that talk in the game, making it enjoyable as it is for a Role-playing Game. The sense of a dating sim that is implemented in these Persona games are pretty neat too, as you can select your preferred girlfriend. The obstacles that you faced in those games, living a ordinary life as a high-school student but becoming a hero in the other world, sounds appealing.
I know how you feel..Haru... I mean Minato. Due to the lack of images.
I know how you feel..Haru... I mean Minato. Due to the lack of images.

One of the aspects that I also adore in these Shin Megami Tensei games , is the soundtrack. It features great J-PoP/Rock music during your adventures and its quite addicting as well. Provided by Shoji Meguro in Persona 4, I really crave the up-beat rhythm music that the game persists, especially when it sung in English on J-Pop. The openings of Persona 4 is the evidence for that. As it consists of the cast of characters, you will encounter through the game, the town of Inaba which has a "bewildering fog" and the other dimension in which you enter through the TV through Junes.

As the game boots up and entering my name as "Kenji Satou". Ignor whom was persists in the previous installments as well as Margert explains to me about the challenges that I will faced through the course of the storyline. It then flashes to an anime sequence where Kenji is leaving his hometown to the rural countryside of Inaba. The impression that I saw in the opening made me want to go to Japan but as evidence to the last blog that I posted recently, I have second thoughts of it..sadly

Anyways, Kenji arrives to the town of Inaba where he was met by his uncle/cousin, Dojima and his daughter Nanako. Where he is staying at his place for about a year and the trials and tribulations that he will face here. It's quite fun to have a prolonged sequence of dialogue /w voice acting and seeing how awesome the Atlus guys did to localized it. Upon welcoming Kenji to their new home as well as having a dream sequence of the fighting mechanic. Kenji was introduced to Yasogami High School where he met Chie Satonaka, a kung-fun fanatic, Yosuke Hanamura, a clumsy yet hilarious dude and Yukiko Amagi, shy yet popular girl at this school. After brief introductions were made by Kanji from Rappiest, McRappier, a murder investigation which
Everyday's Great at your Ju-Nes!
Everyday's Great at your Ju-Nes!
Yamato(the announcer) was murdered and then Saki Konshi. Kenji, Chie and Yosuke took action finding who is all behind this, ending up in the TV dimensional world with our buddy, Teddie. In the television at Junes where no-one could afford a Flat-screen Television due to this being a PS2 game. Facing obstacles like Yosuke's shadow form to introducing Kenji's PERSONA!, Izumangi as well as Yosuke's PERSONA! Jiraya(no! not that one). After that, as everyone wonders where is Yukiko and destined to save her as evidence by an anime sequence. Wanting to "score a hot stud" and wanting to take the pants off so that he could go inside to do business with her.

Upon entering Yukiko's castle, featuring a new bond with Yosuke and now Chie as "they will take a mortal blow to you" as well as Ignor and Margert explaining how the fuse Personas which I still have the difficulty on doing so. Purchasing a Chain mail for Kenji and now can explore freely through the town of Inaba. He went to the North Shopping District and ate at the Chinese restaurant, increasing his Courage. Within each day, he was introduced by new concepts such as working "a part-time job" and after-school activities as well as increasing his traits through the lectures that he has, with Chie and Yosuke taking advantage of him with the correct answer. When the after school bell rang, he was met by a Quiz/Riddle Dude which gave him some potions for answering the correct answer. He explores this school, having some interaction with students to granting him to be a part of a basketball team and then a drama club. It was awe-inspiring from what Sunohara and Tomoya did before. Knowing that his weakness is that of the Social Links' aspects. Then, Kenji decided that he wants to become a day-care attendant because of how much it was paying.
Kenji showing his "feminine" side.
Kenji showing his "feminine" side.

As of right now, three hours into Persona. Upon beating "Shadow" Chie and now doing the Social Links with joining the basketball and drama club. It feels quite complicated to me to progress more due to that damned Yukiko Castle and getting "pressure" each day. It's that type of pressure that I usually have when I play "Dating Sims" and getting stressed out about the time system and how to manage my character's trait everyday. The one possible thing that I did is upping my Knowledge and Courage to Informer/Reliable and having some level ups for my Social Links. Everyday as I was pressure by both Yusuke and Chie about rescuing Yukiko. I went there and have my ass kicked by those enemies, seeing how I'm still at a low level and haven't gotten much Personas yet. Due to that damned Shuffle minigame in which I really suck it.


Related to: Shin Megami Tensei


Added by OkazukiIchigo on Feb. 23, 2009

Either making us laugh or feel disgusted at their articles. Now you know that their specialty is making you have a eroge/jerk off to their enormous galleries of naked women to disgusting random pictures. I have known this from experience and the way the
My reaction and spoiled life ruined!
My reaction and spoiled life ruined!
comment section is filled up with perverts, its now become a real joke instead of loving that site. The real culprit on this case on making me avoiding too much "exposure" to that site is THIS.

Codenamed 露出狂(Exposure Madness). As an army of attracted/unattractive girls send to the streets of Japan to expose "all their glory" of being feminine. Embarrassing as it may be or really messed up, these young ladys are having a "good time" with posing themselves nude and loving it. This exposure can led to perverts, ending up raping them as evidence by the later photos. The funny part is that the people there isn't surprised at this "nudity" and seems to yet promote "HENTAI" and increase sexism. At any time in which given moment they posed nude, anywhere someone is there to see their glory and they don't mind at all. Just to please the fans.

Is it all arousing? No! I feel quite sorry for the people there in Japan and feel more sorry for those sick perverts. Showing no modestry as they show their asses/boobs in the public and the reaction to the public is yet amusing. It's shocking yes, it looks like Japan is endorsing it like no-one got arrested after, for either rapping, revealing femininally or especially "disturbing the public". As amused by the comment section of how disgusting they can to "NOT" shave off "you know what". It's really really disgusting to even share to you guys, seeing those disturbing and ugly images that I will regret it again.

There are plenty more when that came from but now I spoiled myself entirely...


Related to: Japan


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Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
March 4, 2009

PROS: Seinfeld...with anime!? Live-action Madness! Minori Shirashi, Otakuness! Hilarious, enjoyable. And MINORI SHIRASHI!

CONS: The storylines fails short, relies on too much dialogue, and randomness!

Have you ever wanted an anime that is so random that it’s similar to Seinfeld? Instead of male adults, the viewer gets cute high school girls set in and the random stuff is all otaku-related. Then, Lucky Star is your kind of show. The show mixes the elements of random stuff from Seinfeld and adding a bunch of otaku-related references. It’s essentially a show about nothing, just like Seinfeld. Lots of conversations the character have deal with different topics ranging from anime-related to cultural-related, as true as "real" otakus do. I hoped that the Soup Nazi will jump out but instead we got Meito Anisawa.

As this is a show about nothing, many would criticize that it is a lot like Azumanga Daioh. It focuses consistently on the parody-related humour it has while avoiding the contact on having dilemmas or anything else than that other anime persists. It's derivativeness of being an Azumanga Daioh-clone is just not the case because there is creative stuff like the live-action to the Lucky Channel segment that is aired in each episode. (And of course - Aya Hirano.)

Speaking of Aya Hirano who played a role as Haruhi Suzumiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, she ironically did the voice for the main character for Lucky Star - Konata. What is ironic is that both shows are associated with each other and you will generally get an insight of Haruhi-related references in this series. As I explained before, this show focuses consistently on its parody-related content, causing to wind up that Seinfeld-esque vibe of having primarily much dialogue in the scene instead of having an awkward scene after another and transitioning to different topics. Such random topics include how Konata eats her chocolate-cremed dessert, the compensation of Kagami and Tsukasa being genetic twins, and Miyuki going to the dentist. These conversations make great entertainment for us, but sometimes it persists too long and at times can get boring or long-winded.

The topics change as each episode progress, but it mainly focuses on Konata living as a hardcore otaku. Each episode discusses various anime-related to cultural-related references that an "otaku" watching this show would be shocked over. Many of these references ended up as a parody by censoring the name of that specific show they are referencing, for either prevents lawsuits or just mild entertainment. Ranging anime/video game references include: Full Metal Panic, Inital D, Pokemon, Gundam, Fullmetal Alchemist, Code Geass, The Girl who Lept through Time, Super Robot Taizen, Street Fighter, Phoenix Wright and the most prevalent of all The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. There are also Japanese cultural-references like the New Years Festival to other supplemental events that are a touchstone of 's culture.

As I have stated before Aya Hirano plays Konata, a short but long, blue-haired girl who is obsessed over anime and videogames, yet not appealing as a girl. Hiiragi Kagami is a tsundere girl whom always scolds at Konata and hilarity ensues every time. Tsukasa, the twin of Kagami, is a frail and shy girl. Miyaki is the girl whom Konata mocks her for "having a nice body". Each episode consists around the adventures of this cast, going to places like Akiba, high school, the Festival, and Konata's maid cafe on which she is cosplayed as Haruhi Suzumiya. There is also the Animate shop where Konata always goes for her anime-related things, as Meito Anisawa, the manager whom is her rival, calls her "Legendary Girl A". Meito attempts at all costs to persuade her to buy his anime merchandise but fails every time. Furthermore, Konata goes to Comiket every year as Kagami and Tsukasa goes with her. Hilarity ensues as Kagami apparently has a fetish with Yaoi dojinshi and becomes embarrassed about it.

Each episode consists of the Lucky Star Channel segment hosted by Akira Kogami and Shiraishi Minoru. Akira has a transcending attitude, one as a harmless and cute and the other as raw-voiced, chain-smoking girl. The attitude is always changed by Minoru as either he interrupts or annoys her during her segment of the show. The way they represent this segment is funny. To bad-mouthing Minoru, having "a fire incident" with Meito, a guest appearance by Daisuke Ono while Minoru is fetching mountain water to give it to Akira, causing their set to be destroyed and Goto Yuko to asset the situation with her biker attitude. All of that is quite a mouthful to see especially after the randomness of an awkward setting that the show persists on. After this segment, the credits role but these are not the boring credits that every anime has with an ending theme. Sometimes, hey showcase Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa and Miyuki singing in a Karaoke bar as they sing many anime openings and famous Japanese songs. They sing these songs using Karaoke. There are also live-action shorts of Minoru as he sings things like the opening theme of Lucky Star, "Take IT! Sailor Uniform!" He also has antics with Akira's seiyuu, Hiromi and Tsukasa’s seiyuu, Kaori Fukuhara by having a contest on Minoru Shiraishi’s ability to sing various songs quickly. There’s also Hiromi singing a song while wearing a kimono (which is pretty hot!). One of the best live-action music video-esque shorts is when Hiromi is dressed up in a wedding clothes and towards the end of it, Minoru wears the dress. Everything is sung and it’s quite nice to hear the seiyuus sing.

As far as it goes, Lucky Star is a show about nothing. It follows the elements of Seinfeld with poured out Japanese elements that. One ironic thing about this series is that both the dub and Japanese version have the same voice actor who played Haruhi Suzumiya and Konata. The seiyuus changed the tones of their voice from Haruhi to Konata in an interesting way. One great scene ends with a rendition of "Hare Hare Yukai" with the branded cast of Nagato and Patrica, a replacement for Mikuru during the dance in a maid cafe no less. There is just a mouthful of Haruhism that you will dig; if you enjoyed finishing Haruhi Suzumiya and end up watching Lucky Star. Another ironic aspect is that Haruhi’s cast: Daisuke Ono, Sugita Tomokazu, Goto Yuko and generally Nagato make camoes or is one of the characters in this show. The opening depicts the entire show, but you don't understand what they are talking about sometimes and there are random assortments they perform with all the casted seiyuus in this show. If it’s unrelated enough that you don't care about random conversation, Lucky Star is definitely for you. and the implementation of live-action musical short.



Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Feb. 22, 2009

DISCLAIMER: Explicit material unapproipated for younger audiences. Please be advised.



Concidence? As far is it goes, the Hentai series has pretty much messed up stuff. To the slender taste of tentacles to fetishism to its fullest potential. Especially beastailily, one of the messed up concepts to ever introduced to the Hentai series. The concept is, as far as the title goes, that is described as a species/wild-life having erotic pleasure with a helpless beautiful women. Most of these conceptual types don't have either a storyboard or anything amongst those lines. It's just about a lonely girl in a room and all out of a sudden a creature appears and starts having its pleasure with the lonely women. It's just like having a fantasy or a dream converted into video form. Its one of these concepts that I'm not reviewing today.


Amongst those lines of fetishism that is close to disgusting besides beastaility, is aged-old men having romantic pleasures with young women. Especially when the aged person doesn't seems to appeal like an aged-old men but have a slender body than everyone else. That's just wrong. I would know what direction that concept is targeted to but yet its unappropriated to watch that type of thing.


Created by Milky. Another OVA that consists only six episodes of erotica material which isn't as hardcore as Bible Black but still satisfying: Taboo Charming Mother. A Hentai OVA that persists to have incest material and disgusting fetishism like age-old men. It starts off after recently married to Kazuhiko's father as he isn't satisfied with Misako, his wife. Rarely coming home as he ditches his wife in favour of another. Now Yosuke, his father is in favour of Misako as he is the mysterious person whom sent her erotic gifts so that she couldn't be lonely. Kazuhiko also sets his eyes to the daughter, Emiko. He starts to have a erotic relationship with her, pending out on having everyone in the household have these relationships with each other.


One of the weirdest and ridiculous things that persists in the ending of this OVA. As “hot” as it goes, seeing everyone in a room having sex with each other, the old geezer, Yosuke wimped out of “too much sex”, hilarity ensues and start doing the Benny Hill on his ass. Which is kinda hilarious, seeing his reaction out of nowhere and then running away as everyone catches him. WHILE ALL OF THEM ARE NUDE! Seeing everyone's “private area” flopped and all that disgusting imaginery.


Animation Production Values


As fitting for a Milky title, the animation of the sex sequences that close the the presentation of Bible Black. While some flaws pertained for its awkward perceptive, this hentai doesn't persists of awfully repeated sequences. Milky tend to be quite good at its dynamic effect on the detail of the sex sequences and how its illustrated. The most common flaw is the environment, showcasing the interior of their residence. Nothing that illustrate close to the better environments in the Bible Black series. As a Hentai series produced in 2003, the character design doesn't look that great as of other Hentai series.


It doesn't leave a impression for me for its design, as sometimes it showcases some “lazy animation” to its boring theme. I was quite disappointed to its illustration and design that is portrayed in this OVA.



Sound/ Music Performance


Similar to Bible Black, it doesn't have any trance of music in it. Making it quite boring but the sense of having the theme of knowing its not going to have any. The Sound performance is quite decent, despite casting unknown voice actors to play a role in this Hentai. The seiyuu for Misako provides good enthusiasm for her portrayal, as well as the other cast. The drama on which her husband left her and someone calling her to take advantage of her. Shows some signs of sexism as far as Hentai gets, but it doesn't seems like the seiyuu is disagreeing, making a bad performance per say. There is not much to say regarding about the performance that the voice actors delivered, hiring new voice actors. As the director Awai, Shigeki directed a list of other Hentai titles.


Final Thoughts


Despite the fetishism of older-aged men. It doesn't necessarily have to be a good Hentai but a decent one. One that Hentai fans would consider watching for their own pleasures. As not appealing as it is in my perception. It still persists to be like Bible Black, complications aside its that thing, guys like us will probably watch it once.


Storyboard: Nothing is much said in the story, as its mostly about family relationships. It starts off with a stalker sending her strange toys to fit her erotic fantasies, ending up as the culprit is his father. It's not a Hentai series to argue about like Bible Black, its worth a decent story for a Hentai series.


Animation: Like as I expected for Milky to do. The animation to the environment isn't quite great but its satisfying. Contemplating decency for its flaws.


Sound: Not great at overall performance but just decent.


Recommended Fan-sub?: Hentai-Heaven. They are definately know what they are talking about through the course of translating a Pseudo/Incest Hentai.


*Recommended only to Hentai fans




Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Feb. 19, 2009

DISCLAIMER: It's a satire review. Again with the shorts.


Ahh, Pokemon. One of the phenomenal successes to the western audience, that kids grew up watching and regret it when they are older. As the popularity spread, first with the video game: Pokemon Red/Blue on the Nintendo Gameboy and then popularized into manga then an anime series. Selling merchandise like trading cards to toys, it became a huge success for the demographic of kids. As the icon of Pokemon is Pikacku, a cute electric rat that is voiced by the seiyuu, Chooper from One Piece. That success can be overrated exactly, as the theory of 4kids ruining the anime for otaku fans alike. The way , they described it as butchering words from the language barrier to Americanization of the infamous “donuts/rice balls” and James “crossplaying” scandal.


As the success persists, the first movie: Pokemon:”The First Movie” is released and it became a hit to the Pokemon fans. As a kid, I watched this movie and I really enjoyed it as a movie, plus free rare trading cards was given. But towards this generation I just feel like I regret watching this movie because of its awful derivativeness and such. To its annoying theme, both the Japanese to the English versions perceptively. At first, you would not know anything about Pokemon, to what are they to huh? Its their perception of seeing people with beanie babies and...Zzzzz! It's these types of questions that people that isn't into anime watched and how confusing about to say it at least.


While aside from the fact that this movie is called Pokemon: THE FIRST MOVIE, and the fact that there are going to be hell of a ton alot of sequels around this universe. It's “muzuashi!” to just painfully watched all of them, despite liking the Pokemon games lots, to its role-playing perceptive. As the demographic of people who isn't into anime, is quite confused with the title and about the two features that came with the DVD of the movie.


Well, the nice thing about movies that they usually give us alot of background information regarding the storyline. From an anime to say it at least, many other animated movies provide a share of information to the audience that isn't really into anime but would like to watch it. They usually do this because to branded the audience a little bit. What you get is something nonsensical to the non-anime audience. As it might be confusing to about the theme to anything else for newcomers.


The starting of this movie starts with a expedition that is trying to use the DNA of a rare Pokemon to create the strongest Pokemon, Mewtwo. Not wanting to be as a experiment, Mewtwo destroys the scientists that created as he is upset for not wanting to be a clone. Being used by Team Rocket's Leader Giovanni. Mewtwo goes out and takes revenge on human-life by destroying the life of the Earth. Ash Ketchum, as well as Brock and Misty tries to stop Mewtwo from trying to destroy the world. Also they are being stalked by Team Rocket's Jesse and James whom is only interested on capturing Pikacku. As Mewtwo sets up a Pokemon tournament but soon was a trap, attempting to clone all the Pokemons.


As Mewtwo soon cloned all the Pokemons, an all-out brawl began as clones are battling out with the real Pokemons. Difficult decisions on rooting aside, Ash Ketchum really realizes the reluctantless of fighting and how it provokes a greater length of violance. Yeah well, this anime series is basically about Pokemens duking it out as a competition by as brutal as it is, it ISN't cool to him.


“Fighting must be...BAD?” Wuss.


So what do we learn about this onslaught of violence? Fighting is wrong? What can come out of it? Someone gots to take a stand?....Are you done?! Can I continue?... There is no more life lessons that you are going to cram inside the naive minds of us?... I rather... SHUT UP! I GET IT, violence is bad and we should negotiate it, personally. Just stop trying to put lame ass lines in our mouths and continue on with the DAMN story! Talk about being ironic, as this anime series is about fighting and brawling, but this movie IS telling, its bad to fight?! How fucking hypocritical is THAT?!


Well, midst the onslaught battle as Ash is caught in a blast that impacted him from Mewtwo. He suddenly turned into stone. Finally YES! Now I now get to NOT hear his annoying voice. As this impacted all the Pokemon from fighting and started to cry. What crying you asked?! Well the tears from the Phoenix Downs which brings us wussy hero back to life. Just GUH! I mean, how much cliche that can be?! What is this trying to teach, so if you cry hard enough, deceased people will come back to life? Beats Bambe from crying harder so that his father can come back? After that “momentary” moment, Mewtwo decides to not fight as the life lessons given by dumbasses are making him a pacifist and also erases everyone's minds about these mortal life lessons. As the Mortal lessons of this movie is pure bullshit!


Dude, I just don't want to not talk about the acting in this movie that it was derived from the anime series produced by 4kids. Everyone doesn't have a personality, its really bland and stupid and the obnoxious sounds of Ash is just annoying. The only true moments is the seiyuu of Chooper whom voiced Pikachu, its just charming and cute to hear it when you are a kid. From one-liners of Pokemons to stupid talk about “fighting is bad”. Its unnerving to watch it to say it at least. It's rejoicing that I don't watch Pokemon again and I have finished the whole series and not looking at the new one: Pokemon Diamond. It's just annoying to sit through Pokemons brawling while having no personality of the characters. Everything, besides the animation is horrible in this movie. It's not recommended by me but there are lots of other people that will recommend this horrible movie about lame-ass lessons.




Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Feb. 18, 2009

Disclaimer: Not recommended to the faint of heart. Only recommended and intended for the “hentais!”


The Hentai genre has been characterized as perverted, nonsensical and yet disgusting. Many people would think that ecchi/harem would characterized as a hentai series like Elfen Lied for example. It's just ridiculous that people would not tell the difference between a ecchi or a hentai series. Their perception of these genres salacities as when nudity comes in the picture, they regarded it as a hentai series. It's just tolerable how naive people's perceptions are, seeing the two differences doesn't connect. It also comes in terms with yaoi/yuri but that can be another picture.


It's clear that the main purpose of a hentai series isn't by the storyline or within those lines of being an anime. But its entertaining purposes to rejoiced over girls having erotic relationships with each other, making it quite filthy yet alluring. One of the most talk from hentai, is the tentacles on which are straps that tied a nude women and it starts to have erotic pleasure with her. It's one of those concepts of a hentai series, really disgusting for me nowadays. Yuri hentai is one of the greatest concepts ever created in a hentai genre, its enduring to condensate the “hornies” as the terminology for due purposes.


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The Bible Black series has been one of the popular hentai series around, as it is really “endearing” to not watch it. First created as a Visual Novel by Milky, a renown company that is popular to well, the hentai series. It's more in vain of a Eroge, a visual novel that is intended for mature audiences only with loads of amount of nudity and sexual themes. This H-game, proved to be one of the most gruesome and shocking depiction of naked women having erupted the “private area intended for guys” to have their way on having sex with other naked women. It has yet become a success and intended on making an anime series for it. As extreme as it as, in my perception is not really.


The anime series is a OVA(Original Animation Video) which consists on six episodes of hardcore erotica. Setting up a storyline for a hentai series is just ridiculous is this proves to be one of them. The story, starts off with Minase, a high school student whom one day finds a mysterious book in which that book is tainted by satanic messages. Granting Minase to have sexual erotic pleasures to his friends. This series is quite applied to sorts of witchcraft and the occult, which is unnerving to see how the occult on which was created.


The hardcore aspect of well... how the “erotic pleasurements” are expected is quite great, as aside with Minase f**king girls for his enjoyment, the sex scenes between the girls that are in this series just is alluring to see and experience. The art presentation of the sex sequences look great but yet awkward as it showcased lots of fantasy's that came true which gives me the craze of...it. The character design just looks great as it gives merit to the presentation. The passionate sex that is derived from these characters is just awe-dropping as “hornies”. The final presentation comes down to the animation of this

What? Do you think I'm going to post a pic of Bible Black?
What? Do you think I'm going to post a pic of Bible Black?
series, the animation for the sex sequences looks thorough and excellent. It's certainly not filtering the same sex sequences like other hentais.


With no hearings of the music performance but only haunting scores during the openings and endings. As it depicts the terror of the occult as well as satanic messages. The sound performance, specifically the English cast is the worst cast that I have ever heard. The cast for the dub sounds like they hired some bum off the street and pay them some money for a role in this series. Heck, even some of female characters in this series isn't really voice by woman but a man! It's maybe a foreign cast or some bum, making this series unwatchable to me. Since the english cast ruined the experience for me and now not turned on for the Hentai genre. This is ten times worse than the infamous 4Kids dubs. The irony of acting for a Hentai for the English cast doesn't fit. Even garbage is better than this filth.


Overall, Bible Black is one messed up, hardcore hentai. It's just a depiction of sexism and more disgusting filth like the voice over that is done. The sexual sequences are animated pretty well as the characters. This series has been a controversial hentai series due to religious reasons to general content. The horrors of seeing rapists cornering a harmless girl while she is getting raped but yet enjoying is the depiction of sexism. The way of the female depiction of things in this series. The irony of seeing this series has done it with me and its just disgusting and obnoxious. You better stay clear of this anime, due to many of the hardcore traits this hentai pertains. Many recommendations of great hentai series is: Angel Blade, Hot Juicy Teacher and Akiba Girls. They persists to be better than this awful series that ended a mark of filth.



Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Feb. 17, 2009

Games that are based on anime are quite popular in the East, specifically Visual Novels. Visual Novels are games that focuses on more of the story and provides dialogue options similar to a RPG. Whether its a Galge or just age appropriated Novel, it compels the player to make decisive decisions that will affect the storyline. Through a cast of interactive characters, rely too much on text and dialogue options, this might be the reason why the western market isn't intriuged by this type of game.


One of the known Visual Novel is Clannad, created KEY. Whom created such hits like Air and Kanon. Key is known for making depressed storylines and emotions, its what derives from Clannad that makes it emotional. From character mortal's dilemmas to depressing music, its a emotional experience that have great merit. After creating a Visual Novel, KEY produced the anime for it. The elements on which made the Visual Novel, emotional still remain in this anime but it also picks you up and make you feel better.


Dezaki Osamu, a director who directed such nostalgic hits as Astro Boy and some of the Lupin III movies. Directs Clannad: The Motion Picture, based on the game which I still question. From what I have seen, its surprising that Ishihara Tatsuya isn't directing this movie. Yet this movie was before the release of the anime series, a year ago when it was released. While I can compare, comparisons between the anime series, its incorrect to say to compare this movie since it came before the anime series.


This movie is somewhat based upon: gaps of the first Clannad and After Story. Most of the key plot developments of After Story is in this movie. While this is all based on the game, in which has multiple endings and different branches upon the story, its still yet awkward and confusing to understand the difference between the anime series and the movie. The movie

Nagisa singing her rendition of "Big Dango Family" KAWAII!
Nagisa singing her rendition of "Big Dango Family" KAWAII!
sets up in a different scenario, many characters that was introduced in the anime series aren't there as it mainly focuses on the main characters: Okazaki Tomoya, Sunohara Youhei and Furakawa Nagisa.


The story starts out like Clannad but a depiction of Tomoya's depiction. Questioning his existence and how he is alone in this illusionary world. How he have a bad relationship with his father and disdaining the city he lived in. As he was a delinquent in High School he, out of a sudden finds a frail girl at the bottom of the hill towards school, unable to reach the top of the hill. At first Tomoya doesn't really care about Nagisa but then gradually helps her revive the drama club. Enter Sunohara Youhei, another delinquent that is friends with Tomoya decided to help her with this club.


At first the idea of reviving the drama club failed due to being “Invalid” to the council executives of the school. But as Nagisa tried to give her heart out to Kouko Ibuki, the former adviser of the drama club, the club was recreated again. While it failed on getting any new members, Tomoya, Sunohara and Nagisa is determined to stay in the club. Nagisa whom is determined to create a play for the Founder's Day Celebration, as Tomoya and Youhei is dragged into this. Tomoya was soon met by Nagisa's parents, Akio and Sanae of the Furukawa family. As they are former actors which retired due to Nagisa's illness.


When Nagisa performed as a solo performance for the Drama club, similar to the endings of the first season of Clannad. The only differences is that Nagisa has the courage to perform and wear her mother's wedding dress, while the anime series, Nagisa at first was too nervous in the stage but then was couraged by his father's words to do so. Soon after that solo performance by Nagisa, they graduated out of High School and Tomoya and Nagisa decided to get married. A few years later, after Nagisa was passed away due to giving birth to a daughter, Ushio. Which was named after to became stronger than her frail mother. Tomoya was in a current state of depression, and unable to coup with his life. While everyone: Sunohara, Tomoyo, Akio and Sanae tries to cheer him up as well as his father regretting being a bad father to him. Unable to help him,

Tomoya finally reunites with Ushio, one of the best moments.
Tomoya finally reunites with Ushio, one of the best moments.
Okazaki's father tells his friends to have a vacation ending up with Tomoya finally meeting up with his daughter, Ushio as they live together.


The differences and similarities between the movie and the anime series is confusing, while this whole sole purpose of storytelling pertains in the Visual Novels. On where you get to decide what branch of the story, you prefer. This movie mainly focuses on the relationship between Nagisa and Tomoya but only them. As the others characters like Fuko, Ryou and Kotomi is written out of the picture, leaving Kyou, Tomoyo, Kouko and Yusuke. I have yet still question why Kyou is with Tomoyo as they are both, council representations. As they are the ones responsible for making “Invalid” signs over Nagisa's drama club posters. Kotomi only makes a brief cameo, as she is the conductor of the choir. The story that persists in this movie seems to be too awkward if you have watched the anime series. The way of summarizing the Clannad story is somehow difficult seeing its based on the Visual Novel on which has different endings.


The art presentation is really different from the anime counterpoint. The common flaw is the art design. It doesn't have the beautiful illustration to dynamic design that was portrayed in that series. While this is not an adaption to the anime series but the first animated series that is based on the Visual Novel. It reassembles the art style of KEY's Kanon series. The illustration design of the environments encountered during the movie is quite gorgeous. It gives merits to the presentation that is given there. The character design looks good but not great, despite having the same appeal as Kanon did, it still weirds me out comparing the characters from the anime series towards this movie. Through the share of colourful schemes of Sakura's blooms to the Illusionary world, its looks quite entertaining and well done. KEY proved to create the art in their series to worth merit as its one of the moments that looks satisfying.


The sound/music performance is astounding through the Japanese cast. Each of its acting gives merit to the performance. As this cast from derived from the Visual Novels and the anime series. I was surprised how talented the cast are. The cast showcased human emotions through the Anime as its gives great merit. The sheer brilliance of delivering emotions on which the movie deliver is quite a shock, whether its from Nagisa's death or the illusionary world, it send a chill down my spike. The only common flaw is that Nakamura Yuichi, the seiyuu that voiced the role of Tomoya in the anime series isn't there. As the first animated series from the Visual Novel, Nojima Kenji takes role of Tomoya. From anime series like BECK and Guyver. The seiyuu for Tomoya, despite getting used to the normal seiyuu, provides a decent role as portrayed from his character. The emotions gives some merit of sheer acting that was given through his dialogue during the illusionary sequences. The music performance is also excellent. The opening, Megumeru sung by eufonius sounds wonderful and a sheer of excellence portrayed in the openings and theme of this movie. The opening transition with the introduction of Nagisa on which was unable to walk up the hill and Tomoya helping him seems to fit pretty much. The soundtrack that was provided for this movie has a sheer of brilliance as most of the arrangements consists of piano tracks to calm music that fits the theme of Clannad. Through its Nagisa's death to the High school, you can understand the level of emotion that was created through the music orchestration. The other existing theme is “Big Dango Family” was introduced in this movie as Nagisa was to sing it. The seiyuu, famous for his role as Rena in Higurashi no Naku sung this song and it felt cute as well as entertaining. Both of the openings and the endings were sung by eufonius whom provided a excellent performance, especially the ending theme which sounds quite epic as a Clannad series.


Overall, Clannad: The Motion Picture is entertaining and satisfying movie. Despite having this trend of “being” an adaptation of the anime series which is incorrect. It's a enjoyable experience that will satisfying everyone. Through its emotions moments of Nagisa's death to the enjoyable moments of Nagisa's rendition of “Big Dango Family” and Ushio really reuniting with Tomoya. It shows merit that this movie is quite charming to its fullest potential. While the common flaw of its art design still pertains and confuses me, its interesting to see the first animated series that is based on the Visual Novel. Through its sheer brilliance of the acting to the soundtrack, its a enjoyable experience that I keep on watching it again. It's yet confusing at first with collied with the anime series, seeing how there are no comparisons but yet confuses me to summarize the storyline. It is excavated pretty well, seeing the trials and tribulations that Tomoya has faced through his life and how his father helped him back to reality by reuniting by Ushio. The reunion of Ushio and Tomoya is rejoicing as Tomoya is relieved out of his current state of depression and as well as it introduces Ushio on which she was watched in After Story. One of the best anime movie that I watch recently and its quite worth it.



Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Feb. 11, 2009

There is not much to say about the Gundam series. Awesome action sequences to giant robots that sizes as big as skyscrapers. It's quite mind blowing and exciting to see Gundams blowing stuff up and have excellent openings and endings that fit towards that anime. Feels quite like a kid's dream if you liked Transformers and decided to see this kind as an anime. To weaponry that the Gundams possessed to great storyline, I can keep going on. On regards to the Mecha genre. These aspects that made the Mecha series awesome and great quality.


Ok! It was too overexerting to complacent that I have only watched a few Mecha series but yet watching again brings the kid in me to enjoy.


In regards to product placement/advertisement quene on the other hand, just horrible idea. Over the past years of watching anime, there are many advertisements-esque things to promote that specific product or just there for entertainment. It fits really well with the anime, doesn't bring the necessary elements that it will affect the anime. Its rather enjoying to see that character drinking “that” branded juice or that character riding on “that” branded car, and so on. These marketing inplacements worked quite well seeing it doesn't hinder through the storyline and such. Its these pending ways of advertising through entertainment properties are either a “hit” or “run”.


Well, if both Mecha series and product advertisement mixed together. What will that be become? Well, the most popular and underrated anime, Code Geass: The Rebellion of Lelouch! A Mecha anime, that has those exciting sequences and HEY! Product advertisement! What is IT?... Pizza Hut! Oh dear. It beats me to go to my local Pizza Hut and buy a pan-pizza so that I could watch this show...WHILE EATING PIZZA FROM PIZZA HUT!... Heh, maybe I went too overboard.

Am I being satirical or high?
Am I being satirical or high?


Ranting aside, this anime is quite good despite its nature of advertising and some expected moments. The action of Gundams clashing together and resistance groups facing a common enemy. Its all great entertainment at best. Created by Taniguchi Goro, a director/storyboard who is responsible for other Mecha series such as: After War Gundam X, and Moblie Suit G Gundam.


Aside from advertisement. This Mecha anime is abit different from the others, while having explosive action, it merits a great anti-protagonist. This just goes on saying, the Death Note of the Mecha series. A great infigurement of power that has the presence as similar as Yagami Light but sounds more awesome. This anti-protagonist makes an anime feel unique on having a certain goal to partake in and the intellectual plays that he had done.


The anime starts with Japan being the last nation on Earth to stand against the tyranny that is the Britannia empire. Being somehow invaded everything, forming all the continents into a empire and invading Japan. It succeeded on doing so. Renaming Japan, “Area 11” as well as naming everyone in this “liberated” area, numbers. Like 007? No, less cool dude! Seeing two young characters as they have seen the invasion in motion and then the opening. The opening looks great as a Mecha anime is expected to be, catchy tune as well as awesome action as well as no advertisement. Performed by a J-rock group, FLOW, as it is called COLORS. It really provided an awesome opening towards the anime and the central theme in regards to the storyline.


Speaking of storyline, there is no reason how did the Britannian empire ever gotten into power and how they invaded everything. There are some hints of resistance groups outside of Japan that is fighting for freedom but yet only heard some contingents of Chinese and Middle-Eastern forces getting wiped out by the Britannian forces. It just starts with that ploy and continues on to it.


The anime starts off with a young kid wanting revenge on Britannia, after the events of his mother deceased and her sister being blinded. Seeing how everything that Britannia destroyed was replaced by their buildings. This young kid turns into a teenager in High School, living as a Britannian student in Area 11. Loving to play chess as well as with his friend Suzaku. As his name is called, Lelouch Lamperouge as a diguise as a Britannian resident. One day, a terrorist attack occurred and Lelouch was there to investigate the incident caused by them and the retaliation of the Britiannian forces. On that truck, wields a powerful presence that Lelouch was somehow attracted to it. That presence is C.C, a green-haired girl whom grants, Lelouch a great power of manipulating anyone to his undoing, the Geass. He accepted it and harbored the thirst for revenge against the Empire of Britiannia.


His newfound power as well as tactical prowess, ends up making a resistance group on countering the Britannia empire with assassinations of their leaders by the power of manipulation from the Geass. Through episodes, its revealed that it looks like a great anime despite having a confusing starting. But then, the advertisement implacements appeared. The one who caused all addition promotion? Was nun other than C.C. That green-haired girl whom Lelouch obtain the “Geass” from and is now stealing his credit card on buying Pizza from Pizza Hut. Damn bitch!


Anyways, through the episodes of “not” seeing C.C selling her soul to “Cheese-kun” and pizza. Naming the resistance group, the Order of the Black Knights on prevailing over the tyranny of the Britannia forces was quite a threat to them, through the great essential of a Mecha anime be without with: Mind blowing action sequences!


The personality of Lelouch is like Light from Death Note. He has two split personalities, one unconvincing towards fitting in the general crowd and a infigurement of power that he harbored that “Geass” as well as his best evil laugh. Through the first season of this anime, it shows some dilemmas that every character is facing due to Lelouch's rein of power against the Britiannia Empire.


Is that all I could say? Similar as Light? I'm lazy!


The openings and endings of this anime is a hit and miss, the first opening sung by FLOW is awesome but as later episodes go, there is a disconnection of pure hype that turned into garbage. Sung by Jinn, it feels like it doesn't fit towards the theme or the depiction of that opening of great action sequences. As well as all the endings of Code Geass. It is rather, a discomfort to have a intense scene but then obnoxious music at the end.


The visual style sounds awesome, after explosions after explosions after nudi... er Gundams. As well as the sound performance having a excellent studied-cast. Well at least in the sub, the dub on the other hand is obnoxious and doesn't quite fit towards the anime. Having Johnny Young Bosch as Lelouch is just ridiculous. Everything else gives some merit towards the performance of the acting portrayal.


Overall, Code Geass is one of those anime that are really overrated. To the Pizza Hut advertisements of seeing C.C eating them to the awful dub cast and such. The last few episodes are a pivotal moments of this anime, that provided a epic experience to replenish all the hatred of those Pizza Hut advertisements. Not all the characters in this show were exciting, it all ended up being boring during the early to mid episodes but satisfied us at the end. As well as hating to love Lelouch, with his seiyuu having a excellent talent on portraying him. Its all of a bad experience that feels like garbage that is still watchable and enjoyed.



Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Feb. 8, 2009

In regards, I have rarely watched any harem/shoujo-esque that showcased in the same gender. In which case, the recent anime that I watched that show this apparel is Rosario + Vampire. From what I experienced from that show is abit more of a “eye-candy” and less of a storyline, or what I think of it. It's much of a recap experience, only remembering “panty-shots” and ecchi that will satisfy the youngest or naive minds at all. This “eye-candy” seems too appealing to warrant thoroughly explanation, its too much that it makes the person attached with these “technique” the show, showcased through the episodes. It's these techniques these Producers, produced that gives an aura towards the viewer and the pleasurement of what anime does best.


It is quite awkward to see, the “Behind the Scenes” look at these harem/shoujo/ecchi series, where the seiyuus is acting to portray that character. Seeing how, animes like Rosario + Vampire reveals. Through the course of that anime, I tend to question does those female seiyuus feel obliged to act like they are having somewhat erotic pleasurement? Or is it that sort of Japanese-esque humour where its hilarious while being erotic to others? It's all the mannerisms of those habits that somehow disgusts me at a degree but yet it feels quite satisfying at the other hand. The other subject towards this topic is Bible Black, seeing how the difference between the Japanese cast and the English cast. While the Japanese cast feels quite alright, the English cast feels out of portion and it feels like hiring bad actors in the scene.


Not saying that Rosario + Vampire is bad, the only memories I have, is panty-shots and the cross, that Moka is given into a more sexy vampire. It is just wonders how these seiyuus, try to have these “pleasurement” through episodes. Granted that its a harem series, its worth for its subtlety of promised fan-service within the next sequel. The others like To Love-ru and such, is more of a general cliche where the protagonist meets some attractive lady and such.


Is disheartening to watch more and re-introduced myself into that category of harem/shoujo. It weirds me out, seeing this level of “pleasurement” of characters expressing their emotions towards each other. Then again, like I stated, you cannot resist it while you are watching it or be at disgust. Its these techniques of having a wild-up fantasy that is inducted towards the audience. More-so, being romantic to the same gender is just stereotypical to the minds of logical thinking. One moment of bigotry, is yet classify for “same gender romance” as yet as cliche as they could be. It might be at hand, that I opposed this but yet society have seen many of these stereotypes expressing their love in the same gender, that it feels just pathetic.


The recent anime that showcased this, is Ouran High School Host Club, in regards of having a long name to remember. I was quite skeptical at first towards this anime, but when I saw FUNimation producing as well as having scriptwriters, it was a point of being ironic to watch it. The result was Vic Mignogna, and I was quite surprised. As I stated before for showing this “bigotry” of the same gender, this anime is the answer to that. It wonders the whole “eye-candy” that Rosario + Vampire has, is like in this anime. Created by Hatori Bisco.


The story takes place in Ouran Academy, a school only for the wealthy and talented as refined as prestigious as it is. Settling in the modern backdrop, where the rich separated themselves from the commoners, as they called them. Haruhi Fujioka, a female scholar whom graduated to Ouran Academy. Who is annoyed with the gossip that denizens of Ouran and went somewhere, to finish her studies. Unfortunately, the room that she entered has a great presence. Enter the Ouran Host Club, a group where handsome gentleman gives hospitality and treat themselves as infigurements of entertaining to appease girls, while taking their money of course. The Host Club consists of Tamaka, the president and father, Kyouya, the vice president and mother, Honey-senpai, the shota-cute type for the female audience, Takashi, the wild type, and Hitachiin twins(consists of Kaoru and Hikaru) the devily type. Each of these characteristics, is showcased when the Host Club is in effect to appease and treat girls.


Haruhi suddenly stumbled upon them, as they question if Haruhi was a boy, seeing how she was dressed. With all the commotion, she faced with this Host Club, she suddenly tripped which caused a expansive vase to break. Causing Haruhi to pay 8 million yen(80 000), seeing how Kyouya can sense her instincts. On which, Haruhi couldn't afford the vase, causing Kyouya to repay her “debts” through the Host Club as member to entertain girls. First being a errand boy, in which purchasing the essentials for the Host Club, hilarity ensues when Haruhi brought “commoners” stuff, and Tamaka is there to taste it. As much of a incident of Haruhi over Tamaka's girlfriend jealously changing clothes, it was revealed that Haruhi was a girl. Keeping it a secret, in which case it will destroy the Host Club, they kept Haruhi to pretend a boy.


Through the few episodes, it somewhat reveals more of the characteristics of the Host Club, the president, Tamaka is rather “a idiot”, yet shows sympathy to others but more to his love his Haruhi. As others get acquainted in the Host Club, with more of a general appeal of same gender romance to appease girls. And through the course of the anime, it shows the past dilemmas of each character and how they got into the Host Club by Tamaka. As explained in the Black Lagoon review, it isn't much of a storyline but showing dilemmas and the Host Club activities. Haruhi seems to be in enjoying these activities, the Host Club apparels but yet doesn't see any hint of trying to pay her debt, only through giving services to the audience. Towards the end, it was hinted that Haruhi finally payed her debts through the course of Tamaka's disclosure of the Host Club. This is more-so, a fairly-tale story that was derive from Disney films of a essential of romance. The thorough examples is Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella on which a wealthy gentleman expresses his love for a commoner. The result of these examples, are compelled through the last episodes and isn't much of a surprise.


The art/visual presentation is quite compelling, as this is my first review that doesn't showcased the producers from MadHouse Studios. The apparel of the characters depicted in this anime is somewhat weird as, everyone is either “too skinny” or fat showing the apparel of Haruhi's dad and summer job employer to wear drag. Which in an art style looks ridiculous. The general apparel that the Host Club contrives is better yet “eye-candy” favoured, on which the romance of each character is portrated through colourful schemes with red roses. The sheer amount of this artistic merit of the presentation is cliché but better yet it promises to have the visual style. The environments that the Host Club encounters are great and compelling seeing how episodes where they travel to places within Japan. But one of the faults is not illustrated through the depiction of the background, where you see only blobs as the character interacts continue. It shows doesn't show artistic merit, if you see a depiction of a filter background while the character interacts with it. The Chemistry derived from the environments they encounter is yet beautiful but yet shows a lesser depiction. The characters' visual style of the main protagonist on the other hand is alright of showing their depiction of being well-groomed and wealthy towards Haruhi. It's quite decent for a 2006 anime but yet the cliché of the harem/shoujo delivers.


The sound/performance is excellent, with both of the dub and sub as exactly to a great degree. The acting gives merit to the sheer brilliance of showcasing the same gender romance on which the Host Club delivers. Much of the suspect is Kaoru and Hikaru in both versions perceptively, the way their way of romance delivers, sending a chill down my spike as they are really passionated of their way of expressing love to each other. Each character of both versions, shows merits of acting even more-so the supporting cast of characters. Both of the versions of a great cast of voice actor/tress, that deliver their performance at the sheer excellence. It was renowned that Vic Mignogna, famous for his lead role as Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist delivers a top-notch performance as Tamaka, as a sheer difference between both version retrospectively. FUNimation not only licensed this anime but produced it like One Piece with a well-rounded cast and provided their own rendition of both the openings of endings of them. The music direction is one of the promised OST within this anime, having renditions of the opening/ending theme to set it upon a orchestral theme. Through the course of episodes, you are easily detect the sheer emotions that was delivered through. One of the other merits of this anime is the composition rendition of both versions' opening/endings. I was surprised that the FUNimation dub created their rendition of the opening's, Sakura Kiss and the ending. As it is not as much awful to hear but more compelling. Despite the opening sounding to much of a Canadian singer that I depise(Avil Langrvine), it still delivers a satisfying performance of both ends. It's is really compelling to hear these types of renditions and how they delivered as a whole.


Overall, despite the major criticisms that this anime delivers. The sheer lack of a storyline, appeasing “eye-candy” and the flaw of its visual style. Ouran High School Host Club delivers a satisfying experience as it pertains in that genre. Seeing Haruhi and the Host Club developed as a whole, with past dilemmas withdrawn in exchange for a sign of romance. Being same sex romance or being a fairly tale, it still promises to be great. The root in which was developed after Haruhi broke the vase has grown and she has no regrets in which she broke the vase. The consequence turned into a quite of a romance after being discovered that Haruhi was a girl and Tamaka as well as the twins, wanting in. Honey-senpai on the otherhand still remains to be lovable despite that he is a boy, its all the bigotry lifted on how each characteristics represent through these episodes. It was regretful to watch it but yet the ending leaves the fairly-tale to make it nostalgic on feeling it as like Cinderella.



Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Feb. 5, 2009

Somehow I'm a pessimist on the subject regarding anime, I totally understand the weird and crazy standpoint of different anime but yet they still have the same principle in regards of those aspects. Either harem, shoujo, drama or somewhat a bad depiction shows less creativity in minds but at which being part of a show that entertains us still. It's derivative plot points and character development makes us gain more ground but yet feel lesser to it being the same. That what strieves us to take these measures on anime, somewhat being cliche or regarded as “Fanservice” just entertains us. I personally is in that crowd but yet I don't feel compelled to watch those types of anime.


As I stated in the Trigun review, Cowboy Bebop is regarded to be a great anime for its “all those jazz” and awesome action. It strieves me to watch more despite being episodic each episode. The aspect of the dub cast feels more like a Hollywood film with seiyuus like Wendee Lee somewhat matching the perfect fit with Faye Valentine. One flaw that compelates my hunger of more, is that it doesn't show too much violence and pure action. As typical as zealously, I am.


Is these depictions derive from being a share of realism, of no giant Gundams nor futuristic weapons makes me intrigued of the show. One common example of grotsque violence and pure action is Hellsing, setting in Britain now being infested with vampires/zombies despite being a vampire himself. Which I know is not being much realistic but the real-life locations and being regarded to have a quite excellent voice cast for the dub makes this anime that. Chrno Crusade is another example being compared to Hellsing but yet, it doesn't have that aspect of being “dark” but having some “eye-candy” action and romance.


Pretty much stated in the Monster review, the aspects of realism or Senienism makes it more compelling to watch. One of the promises, upon Christmas when bragging rights is upholded and awarded with a mind-blowing anime. Those promises was met, Black MotherF***ing Lagoon! Created by Hiroe Rei as he comprised this creation of a spectular action flick with this “dark” violence and griftness that I was promised. The action is like Cowboy Bebop but other aspect is like Hellsing with its “darkness”. I won't like to bring up Cowboy Bebop again but yet it feels that sort of way, like the Bebop crew hunting as bounty hunters for molawns(currency), the crew portrayed in this anime as outlawed as they are hunting the same boat as them. The drama aspect really doesn't reveal “too” much towards this season of anime but yet shares it with the action alongside a dish of violence.


The entirely what I liked in this anime is because of it acting the share of realism that I really hope to expect to add it in the Western Hemosphere. The act of gridlyness and being “dark” contrieves that sense of it feeling like in fits in the category of our audience that is recommended to adults not just all for kids as their perception. That is my wish that became true, with the share of hot women, exciting action scenes, great use of profanity and no “eye-candy” that the other anime depicts upon. Black Lagoon has all of those aspects and it excites me to watch more. As well as showing how Japan is not that exciting as you expected in anime depiction.


Enter Rokuro Okajima, a Japanese salaryman who just graduated and working at his job. While getting his ass kicked by his co-workers and employers, he was sent to South-Eastern regions of China to deliver a disc. But as the unexpected moment occurred and he was hijacked by a syndicate group of which is named the Lagoon Company. The Lagoon Company consists on Revy, a purple-hair sassy girl who prefers action over words as a gunslinger as she is, Dutch, the leader of this company who negotiates with his cilents of doing all the “dirty” work and Benny, a Jewish computer specialist and mechanic. As being a negotiator, this Lagoon Company was sent to steal the disk, Okajima was


delivering to.


Under heavy circumstances, his employer/boss was forced to vacate the disapperance of Okajima, promoting him and now focused on getting back this special disc. Whom Balalaika, the leader of a Russia syndicate of “Hotel Moscow” is negotiation with. As confused and panicked as Okajima can be, pissing off others especially Revy for his kidnapping. Going to a bar to stop his moaning with beer, upon competiting Revy on that contest, syndicates appeared being bored whom stumbled upon Revy's bad mood after getting bombarded at the bar. Dutch then tells Okajima that this kidnapping is over and he should depart. While Revy shows her “two-hands” gunslinging action, Okajima wants to be in this Company despite having being kidnapped, was offered in. After retreating, the syndicate was excited and ignorant to want “more action” against the Lagoon Company as they traced them to where they are heading to. No choice but to faced them, and eventually cornered by them having no choice but to turn back. Okajima's antics of planning was advised and the Lagoon crew have no choice to apply this stragedy and it worked as his plan of firing a flare towards missles and making an awesome jump through a lift of the abandoned ship. Causing them to fire those torpanoes, destroying the attack helicopter chasing them.


Once that was over, they were met by Balalaika and Okajima's boss as negotiations went through and a offer that he refused of returning being already dead for the kidnapping. Decided to rename himself, “Rock” in the Lagoon Company. After these introductions, the Black Lagoon, who is responsible for treating its clients to do all the dirty work went to Roanapur, where their HQ is located. Another cilent was met but as incompetant as this cilent is, angered by Dutch. Sent an armada of boats against the Lagoon Company, through Revy's handling on things no-one in that armada surivived, causing that cilent to retreat but was met by Balalaika and was killed.


Usually the story in this first season of Black Lagoon is clearly kidnappings, getting a piece of German art, hijacking and “meeting its cilent expectations”. As being true of being a outlawed pirate as they are, it makes it worth entertaining to watch their adventures in the Easten-China seas of them doing the “dirty work”. The Lagoon Company is what it makes a great cast of characters: Dutch the leader and the negotiator, a quite easygoing and calm person as well as another Black person in the anime which whom kickass, Benny, a Jewish computer specialist who is responsible for alerting the Lagoon company if danger approaches upon it, the newly added cast, Okajima “Rock” Rokuro who uses words over guns whom looks weird smoking a ciggratte and my favourite: Revy, a purple-hair girl gun-tooting, easily bored, and angered as well as sassy. Her easily bored aspect of her characteristics makes its more lovable to me, as well as trying to speak English in the japanese version which is cute.


Through Revy's mortal dilenmas of incompetence and her complications with Rock, graduately developed through episodes of being with him more. As its processed, it feels like Rock is likable within the Lagoon Company. While this first season doesn't reveal too much of any character's past dilenmas, but provide as being outlaws in the Eastern-China sea, it still makes it satisfying than confusing and just dull for not telling a story.


Each episode provides each aspect of greatness, through flying a boat through the fly and launching torpanoes on an attack helicopter to gridly woman-on-woman action with Revy and Roberta which provided the best and gorely action sequences in this anime. Provided that the last episodes of this season, revolves around Rock getting kidnapped again and Revy saving his ass is a great experience. But in regards, of being the best one in my opinion is Revy and Roberta fighting each other, while the Lagoon company and Balalakia is betting upon who will win in this “cat” fight of sassliness. It's just humourous as well as awesome to see Dutch, Benny, Balalakia betting upon whom while Rock complicating to stop it. This is one of the best girl-on-girl fights I have ever seen, not showing their cleavage but seeing them both trading punches, bruising them. The best drama aspect is when Rock and Revy is on a “date”, when Dutch told him to have fun with Revy, and ending up with almost killing Rock and developing Revy to be more likable and not as aggressive. Aside from the episodes on which somehow promotes abit of Facism, despite seeing a few signs that is offended in that type of audience upon which in the retrieval of a piece of German art's episode. Yet despite being offended, the aspect of this anime doesn't reveal much of its promotion of facism through those episodes. When recovering the artifact and getting attacked by a syndicate of facist zealots.


Near the end of this season, after Rock being captured and Revy meeting an Asian sword-wielding girl and her accomplice, a cracked-out paranoid 70-esque dude to rescue Rock from a group who held Rock as hostage. After rescuing him but not the briefcase and the person who shot the commanding officer who orders everyone to chase down them, “completing” the mission of retrieving, well almost.


The art presentation looks appealing and as gridly as the style that I was promise for. Again under the direction of Madhouse Studios, the environment illustrated by them feels realistic as livable, despite being the outlaw lifestyle that the Lagoon company has. During the Lagoon travels, the illustration of the Eastern-chinese sea looks gorgeous to the fiftly streets of Roanapur, where the Lagoon's HQ is located. The real-life depiction of this fictional city feels like a town in South-Eastern regions of Asia, but yet the syndicate aspect of this town is what makes it more different as an artistic style of it. The conceptual design of the Lagoon company is quite unique as it becomes apparent that each of the cast shows some ethnic background. The encounters, through the means streets of Roanapur to the seas gives merits to the presentation as visual art of realism. The grotsque graphic action of Revy and the other encounters gives the merit of intense as their design was known for. While it isn't recalled that the visual design was more-so violent like Hellsing through their campaign. The Chemistry of its action sequences is presented by portrated through encounters. This art design shows the real gridness of the “streets” and portrated how the Lagoon Company does its job.


The sound/music performance is top notch as well. What makes it unique is that, both the dub and the sub has a well-rounded cast which shows excellent merit upon. It just a share of brillance that is portrayed in each character with both of this renditions. Through its comedic purposes of Revy and Rock being there with the Lagoon Company is quite lovable. As I referenced through the Monster review, this anime also shows ethnic representation. What the bringing point of surprisement was not only the German depiction but in regards of Roberta, in which the Japanese version feels more liable than its counterpart. Speaking Spanish, after kidnapping a young kid to a bar where the Lagoon company has met by Roberta and hilarity ensues when Rock is trying his best to translate that language while the disturber of the sub is thoroughly bashing Rock for his bad translating. I was surprised like Grimmer in Monster was unable to understand what the Czech underground movement was speaking that how brilliance the crew of this anime putted together its ethnically. The Japanese portion of this anime, is more hilarious to me because seeing how Revy uses profanity in English is more appearing than the dub. It confuses us being regarded that I watched most of the episodes in sub on which it was quite apparent that its somehow hilarious and awesome to hear ethnic language. The music performance opening by MELL is astounding and awesome as it feels like metal and singing in English. The opening fits perfectly of how awesome this anime could be, plenty of anime have a kickass opening but then it ended up to be mediocre. The music illustrated during the Lagoon travels is somewhat great as it contrives into the environment on which it was settled. The ending opens with a haunting score of seeing Revy's legs as she drops her guns and pants and with the ending shot of her grenade launcher. Looks badass!

If Hayate was in this, instead of Rock. More awesome points!
If Hayate was in this, instead of Rock. More awesome points!


Overall, Black Lagoon is a outstanding anime that I have watched. Through its presentation during Revy scolding at Rock to its intense action sequences on which is appealing to watch. Despite having a small story but being as a outlaw lifestyle sounds awesome that it doesn't require a story. It clarifies of being that perceptive of dealing with clients to do the “dirty work” as well as the dilemmas of Revy and her troubled past. But as this is only the First season, since they are three seasons in total. It is expected to have more of a history within the Lagoon Company. This is also considered as being exactly true to the dub version as their cast shows some merit to the performance perceived in this anime. Through the mean streets of Roanapur to the military base on which Rock is held hostage “again”, it feels intriguing to watch more and more. It's just the addiction level of appealment which I hungered for and was answered by this anime. I regard this as being the best anime, I have seen during these past months. What will make this more appealing is that if Hayate from Combat Butler will appear in the anime and my wish was answered again! But only in one scene of that anime.



Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Jan. 26, 2009

Not much has been noticed that in my experience, as regards of a brilliant psychological and police drama anime experience. One of the known, psychological police-drama-esque is Death Note, where a certain honoured student, one day gets a hold of the Death Note and uses its potential to rid the world of crime and evil. But here comes the unexpected part when touched this Death Note, you become the owner and a Shinigami will become your follower until the owner dies or passes to another person. Another in regards of psychological horror is When They Cry(Higurashi No Goro Ki), a unknown mystery has occured and suddenly rumours has it that people went missing, through unexpected events, the characters soon murders themselves in a Battle Royal-esque for a certain specific reason.


Not that these two anime series are bad, they don't contrieve on the perceptive on realism and script plot points somewhat favours more the main protagonists. There are in regards some realism aspects in anime but the supernatural/ridculous part is yet overexggerated and it makes it not feeling the sense of the depth of a interesting anime. It's not a case of favours, when it comes to this type of anime but other's perceptive on having protagnist and the story to be nonsensical and non-creative in regards to having it more in the anime-esque field of weirdness that I'm tired of today.


Many of promises wanting is to make a more intriuging, psychological horror that covers aspects of indepth realism which I never experienced perception through anime. Many of the promises were to make an anime that not only revolves psychological horror but in regards of a Invasion of the Body Snatchers-esque anime where no one can be trusted and the upbringing part to insanity that caused all this. Naoki Urasawa, a known publisher that created such hits as 20 Century Boys and Master Keaton, is known for this type of supernatural/horror that creates a rich experience and has that sense at least in my perceptive, the Invasion of the Body Snatchers-esque type anime.


When both, When They Cry and Death Note fuses together it becomes Monster, an anime series that feels a bringing point of insanity in regards that no one can be trusted that all started on saving a certain person. Monster contrieves elements of Japanese horror but yet the good thing is that they don't show too much of it which makes it better. Much of the drama/psychological aspects through the course of the anime is the main protagonist's aftermath, when every suspects this person whom just saved a person's life is after him. The true horror is constrieve through the insanity and the era of which this anime is portrayed. Everyone cannot be trusted through his adventures and it become apparent to him that to prove his innonence through the course of the journey. Making other people to not falling into contradictions and assumptions through the course of trying his best of helping people so that it cannot fall into that category.


It wonders that theme takes place in Germany, in 1995, making it another anime that takes place from Germany(Full Metal Alchemist). Yet this theme is more indepth of realism and references, Germany's history and more thoroughly, the fall of the Berlin Wall, after World War II. It also references, the aftermath of extreme-right that still remains during that period and the relations and conflicts after the break of Germany and through the course of the starting of the Cold War. But they don't reference the Cold War but the conflicts of West/East Germany and the Communist regime that occupied what is known in the West Germany, the Iron Curtain in regards on history. The prejudice that these facism extreme-right organization that still have against Turkish and other ethnicial backgrounds is depicted in this anime which consides the main antagonist in regards of deceiting them upon.


Much of the following impressions that I have at the start of the anime, which I pressume that its willings to be Trama Centre-esque is somewhat yet wrong.


It takes place in 1995, in Düsseldorf, Germany. A neurosugeron named Kenzo Tenma whom is known for his excellent skills in the medical field and a prestigious and rich person. Saving other people's lifes and beneficting them to his fullest potential. In which the hospital he works in: Eisler Memorial Hospital. Having the fame of having the daughter of a prestigious hospital's director, Eva Heinemann, Tenma is enjoying his successful life but yet focusing more into the medical field of saving other people's saves. This success turned around when Dr. Tenma chooses a certain boy that recently arrived instead of the Mayor of this city to save them. Which causes the Director to demote Tenma for his undenying actions to help the boy instead of the mayor. Further actions was caused by a breakup with Eva, after getting demoted by the Director in favour of another. Little does he know, that this certain boy kills the Director and hospital staff and rendered Tenma, a suspicion of these murders.


Further years passed, a thief that committed murders and crimes was injured and Tenma was there to save him. Little does he know, that the certain boy whom have grown is there to kill that thief, making Tenma, a murderer for this atrocity. It comes apparent that Tenma is more involve with this certain growed person to find out who really is he and trying to prove his innonence by clearing his name for all of the consumptious contradictions that the authorities is willing to arrest him for. This certain moment is now making him, like a fugitive on the run from the authorities to find out the mystery behind this certain man that he saved.


During his “outlaw” travels, he met Anna/Nina Fortner a honoured law student at the University of Heidelberg and the twin sister of the certain boy. Which is traumaized by the psychological horrors of her past and struct by amnesia. Tenma tries to help her after she came into contact of his twin brother and the murder of her adopted parents. Through the course of the anime, Tenma discovers the origins of their past, the experience with extreme-rightest groups, while being tailed by a person send by the BKA, Inspector Runge as well as the authorites to arrest Tenma for the “ascused” murders happenings in Dusseholf. The origns of a daycare, known as a experimental facility, 511 Kinderheilm is the main focus through the mysteries of the twins' past and the orphanage that inhabit there.


Much of his travels was introduced by a certain boy, Dieter whom has been living with the Minister and has been tortured by him, trying to make him like Johan, the twins brother. Tenma then saves Dieter life and now he follows him as Dieter now has a friend. Through going other cities and towns, saving and tending to other people's injuries, attempting to clear his name, people yet has the sense of “good” contradictions that felt is needed through this world, just for introducting Johan into this world. For their displacement to Johan, as they feel that genocide and destruction is needed for him to appear and become the master of all of this. The extreme-rightest groups mostly portrayed in that as prejudice as they are. The mysteries were so-what reveiled when Tenma finds General Wolfe, a veteran whom stumbled upon these two twins and raised them in 511 Kinderheilm for experimental purposes and also graphical quotes from Johan, trying to fool Tenma.


Nina Fortner is also on this case on trying to find his twin brother, as she unrambles the mysteries of her amnesia through the course of her horrifying childhood. While both are investigating through the course of going to locations of Frankfurt, Heidelberg. Enter Lotte and Karl, two students from the University of Munich whom is trying to investigate the mysteries of a dead son, but soon unrambled that Karl is this son. And introduced Johan in the picture which he clearly deceive Hans Georg Schuwald, also known as the Bayern Vampire, sights of killing his servants to come closer to him to decieve him easier. While Johan finally appeared, recent suicides of kids were reported through the mysterious teaching of Johan, where they think its a game of survival in which if a kid falls into his death, the other person left standing is the winner.


This mysterious supernatural occurances that was done by the extreme-rightest groups and orpahages can be close reminded to When They Cry, in which everyone going Battle Royal-esque on each other to claim the chosen one to by as regarded by Johan. It reminds that detail of that anime in this anime, in which its setting a more intriuging backdrop to the storyline. It's a far reminder of the insanity that Higurashi No Goro Go Ki has and Monster making that type of concept, more realism in the ways of the themes, portrayed in this. As regards for Death Note, on the other hand, the detective mystery of BKA's Inspector Runge and his accumalted calculations of this investigation as well thouroughtly impervised in the veins of L, Lawliet. Trying to tailed Light as he conducted evidence and support through the group that was assigned to him. Both in regards of storyline may persist in this one, greatly handly to the indepth detail.


Tenma soon discovers that Johan, the twins' brother is in Munich, as well as Nina Fortner whom is both allied on this case. Discovering that Johan is trying to destroy and haunt Hans Georg's life by first donating to the library, when his accompany henchman, Roberto whom stumbled across Tenma's journey is trying to assassinate Hans but all it failed and a new impervised plan was to set the library in fire. Tenma proving his innonence helped everyone out the library as well as tends to their wounds, but yet still the authorities pressumed suspicion of Tenma. Through his escape and the doctors he met that tried to clear his name, he met more of the orphans of 511 Kinderheilm whom unreviled the true horrors of the experimental facility and how their emotions were affected through the horrifying phrase in their perceptive. It all ends when Tenma ended in Frankfurt, trying to tailed a man with glasses whom was there the mother gave birth to these twins and the experimention of them. While Inspector Runge investigating on this “Johan” as well tailing him, discovered more about these sight occurances.


Nina soon remembers and yet traumaized by reading a certain picture book that was given to them in their childhood. As this picture book leds to the people behind this madness of the twins as well as the Mansion of Roses in which Johan finally discovers and knows the truth of his horrifying past. Now it was unreviled that Franz Bonaparta was the person, truly behind his and the mystery of their past. As Tenma, Nina as well as Johan finding Franz to remember the history of their childhood. That soon was gone when Tenma was arrested by the authorites and sent back to Germany from the Czechslovian borders. From all the events carried, Tenma soon escaped and continued on his hunt to clear his name but most importantly to find and kill Johan.


Near the end, everyone that is hunting him, Eva and Runge finally realizes that the “excuse” for Tenma's truth is a realization as they both tried to hunt down Johan. Through the unrambling clues that was discovered by Runge in which in regards he stills thinks Tenma is the one who is the murderer, but helps it in which to get closer to him. It's clearly been said, that pre/post contradictions and assumptions are always wrong even through convicted evidence that was left to be false. The same vein as like Death Note, in which the main protagnist thinks the world is fulled with crime and the only answer that justifies is to rid them all. All of these similarites are further obselete through unsupported evidence and these beliefs that made them insane for these contradictions. The main protagonst is not on the hunt for that but to prove his innonence and yet to hunt down Johan to end it, that is only because he is the only reason that started these supernatural occurances. Not to be criticize Death Note more, but the only main favours of Light not being caught is because of the script's bias on other people's perceptive and making Light as intelligent as gifted unlike everyone which seems too much unrealistic to the point of ridculous nonsense.


The more supernatural part of this anime is unexpected that it reveils the theme that there is no Monster but a depiction of it that was pressume by other people's characteristics.



The art presentation of Monster looks appealing as character and design looks more the point of realism figures and not overexggerated infigurements of humanity. Under the direction of MadHouse Studios whom did Trigun, we see that it improved since then. Monster's conceptual design of characters is fanastic as portrayed in realistly in real life. The only common flaw is some recycled design of some conceptual design but yet it doesn't persists in the anime that long which makes it great. The encounters that Tenma seems more appeal to the theme. The environment responds to how Tenma is portrayed through Europe and describes and visualies each encounters' merit of their background. No overexggeration was created through nonsensical things like stereotypes in Germany. What is left is being creative on the visual art design through the course of Tenma's journey. Each place that Tenma went looks beautiful as if I really want to go there, to the fields of Germany to Frankfurt, Munich and Czechslovia it renders the realism as if the creators of this anime went to these specific locations in Germany and remapped it to portrayed in anime. The Chemistry of it looks jaw-dropping through its horror and the drama art presentation is presented through each character portrated and the regime of extreme-rightest encounters. The textures from a 2004 perceptive of art looks great but somehow the flaw is that its less appealing to others since its five years ago and since then anime has been evolved more thoroughtly.


The sound/music performance is top-notch, yet we still haven't heard the dub impressions of it. The acting gaves merit of brillance through its well-told story. Being as a serious-witten drama horror, the seiyuus of this anime series delivered a fanastic performance of indepth detail emotions to each merit's performance. It shows true presentation that the seiyuu even takes the backdrop of the theme and speak the language of the ethnic background there. Which reminds me more of Gankutsuou where the protagonist speaks fluent French in each indepth detail. It surprises me how the dedication they were to put into context of detail in this anime, like for example how Grimmer didn't understand the language how the criminals were saying and trying to speak to them in German. All this may confuse you through, since its Japanese but it becomes apparent through the course of the anime that it seems more realistic than a pure fantasy that these guys created. It astounds me that they are taking an anime seriously as well as the theme and learning the language portrayed it that. The Music direction sets the theme towards the genre as a horror drama that represents in a psychological merit. Through its haunting score during the travels of Tenma to the alert score when Tenms is being chased. It more-so fits in place to the anime, while others criticize as its being boring, they think too childish too these situations. The opening towards this anime is set after the previous chapter was summarized or the claims of the theme towards this specific episode. Opening with chanting and then entering with a Bass drums through its chanting mixed upon it to show much of the insanity but yet more X-files-esque like but even better experience.


Overall, Monster is a yet the best horror drama I ever watched, to its graphical imaginery of the horrors of insanity, a well-told story to its creative use of sound. Since the dub of Hellsing, where it shows creative merit of thoroughly using its voices, Monster clarifies that these sorts of anime exists. To not be as exggerated as others are and tend to be more creative in regards of the performance. The well-told story where Tenma is being chased while uncovering and hunting down Johan is astounding as it represents the insanity that Johan created. It also sets during the era of underground extreme-rightest groups, the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the seperation of Germany in regards of West Germany. These references that was explained that led to 511 Kinderheilm feel real as if its was more of a fantasy but yet its clearly stated that there is no real life depictions of this so-called Monster but portrated in other people's merits. The drama aspects is saddening as how they portrayed it in the anime, its worth depressing that exggerated. To be Honest, I think this is one of the most well-told to awesome anime in this era!




Reviewed by OkazukiIchigo
Dec. 12, 2008
In the incoming end of the late 90s, with Anime popularity starting to spread across the world and the word "Otaku" seemlingly appears not a derogatory term, anymore. Such hits like Akria, Gundams, shoujo to shonen, and much of the craziness of Japanese culture, dominating at(or at very least) the Western hemisphere. You wouldn't believe that anime could be quite a trend to the Western hemosphere, through the stereotypical times much similar to those of fantasy-related people whom people believed that they are overweight and still living at their parents' house. Much like the similarity of the Nintendo Entertainment System, launching in New York but with less quality than quantity. Even though, these stereotypical times through a piece of Japanese culture in our lives, yet its too addictive to not watch/read it. It could/or not be a hinderance to those whom watched a dish of American culture and read comics. each day. And yet back then with Anime was introduced to the Western Hemiosphere. it wasn't that popular/yet uncool to enjoy it, unlike reading DC/Marvel comics with the awe-rocking entertainment.

Much of that turned during the late-90s and the introduction of the 20th century, when Anime was soon appeared to have volunteers or known voice actors to dubbed the anime. While some failed and others were mediocore, we were introduced but a unpresedented company, Sunrise. Whom was among popular with mecha anime/Gundams and created one of the true treasured anime that invented the word "cool" to Anime. Cowboy Bebop, it seems to be a success in the United States with a type of music, that was never heard in Anime culture. Jazz/Blues and the way that the artist/composer, Yoko Konno can create such of an awe-inspiring Blues soundtrack. And yet, without this kind of musical performance, or if Yoko Kanoo was directing it, it would just like Outlaw Star. These musical performance might be inspired by such famous performances like Louis Armstrong and such.

After the popularity of Cowboy Bebop and probably Samurai Champloo, Yasuhiro Nightow and under the art direction of Madhouse Studios directed another anime that is in the same led of "coolness" and yet to either cowboys or samurai. That anime was Trigun, much leading the same genre to Cowboy Bebop, Sci-fi, Comedy to Action-oriented/Drama. Both has its key moments and similarites but wasn't apparicated enough towards now. The valor of both Cowboy Bebop and Trigun created a great atmosphere with its music, drama and excitement to others.

Seemlingly set in the same vibe as Cowboy Bebop has, a deserted environment. Much has realized that this could be much cliche, it appealed as that the protangist in this Anime is a Pacifist. Vash the Stampende but as well known as the "Humanoid Typhoon", as it was rumored and speculatated that this "Typhoon" caused the destruction of July. It is now known that Vash carry a bounty on his head, much similarity of Rurouni Kenshin as a wandering samurai, Vash is wandering marked bounty whom both want peace but everyone is out to get them. Vash's bounty is set more than 6billion dollars as similar to Spike Spiegel whom is to the lesser value(or probably molawns could be a higher a value) as well as Kenshin. Unlike lesser similarities between Kenshin, Vash seems to have two personalities: one personality seems to be Comedic at its own right, as Vash uses this as to not draw attention from others whom saught get his bounty, spreading "love and peace" remarks and valuing the lives of others, feeling symphony for their life and a person whom cheers others up at this point of sadness. The other is revenge/selfish sacrifices or suicide, when someone in value gets killed/injured, turning into these so-called "Typhoon" others speculating to kill the ones whom killed them. Thus so, Vash also values the lives as those ones whom are after him, regretting to ever killed them as he is scared of blood. Enter Meryl and Milly, both working in the Insurance Co. whom is investigating Vash, as their job. Throughout the episodes, Meryl and Milly, especially Meryl seems confused to unable to understand. that this fun-loving peace Pacifist is living a life through helping people(as Kenshin does that too) and just as a normal person. It was soon speculated that through the events of the anime, Meryl saw/speculate that this isn't the Vash, she saw. Confused as she is, unable to trust Vash to his words, as everyone is after him for: greedness, selfish, orders from their master and being homeless/poor, vengeance.

Vash in regards shared that symphony with others, and managed to help them as best as he can. Seemlingly Meryl and Milly created more attention to others, while others theorized, speculate, contradict that Vash did utmost destruction to their lives through this belief. As the antonagist and others used this advantage to take the blame to Vash, as he was marked. Throughout these episodes, Vash attempt to be generous to others, and keeping a oath to his only parent, Rem. As Rem stated that she wishes to have a haven of peace and prosperity and Vash wishes to keep that oath that Rem wished. Remembering the song that Rem created to remembrance of her. Making this relationship possible to the ones shared with Spike Spiegel and his love. Vash's true purpose in this entirely, was to save/kill his brother whom is opposite to him, after his brother, Knives massacre the lives of Vash's beloved friends and his love/parent, Rem. Disdaining Humans as: selfish, arrogant, insolent and imperfect organism and waiting to get rid of humankind as of people criticizing both Vash and Knives as Monsters.

Through Vash, Meryl and Milly's adventure, a priest on the same vain towards Vash, Nicolas Wolfwood through to spread the light on people. As generous as Vash, Wolfwood accompany him, through his adventures. Spreading peace and helping others. Throughout the course of the anime, Vash, Wolfwood, Meryl and Milly encounter the Gun-Ho gang whom whose scared Vash and manipulate others into believing Vash is a killer. Legato who doesn't values his life to torment others. This struggle between Vash knowing that prejudice, contradiction, assumptions and beliefs, suffered him badly but to a extent, has the redemption to meet his brother, Knives again.

The art presentation of Trigun is quite good but not great. Under the direction of MadHouse designing this anime. Many characteristics of anime art between back-then and now is quite similar. Trigun has many flaws on regards to its artistic presentation, the most common flaw is character design. Many of those encounter Vash, and others seems to have the same build as others, appealing before. Most of the time, some males seems to look similar to females and females as males, confusing at first but understandable later. The textures of these designs, represent uncreative ideas surrounding their character design as well as some environment events. Yes, this is in fact created in the 90s but to be honest, Cowboy Bebop seemingly have creative to simplistic character design that seems more appealing. While the other flaw is in most of the anime right now, seemingly, confusing male/female designs as they awkwardly whose voiced under. It doesn't give a huge mark on the series, although the antagonist to menacing villains in this anime has a depth of detail within them.

The Sound/music performance seems to be a mixed response as the dub is eventually interesting that the japanese version. The acting gave merit of brillance but through the course of the anime, some-to-most of the acting is recycle and used to be quite repeatable. While during the release of this and others cool anime, it wasn't that quite of popular within Japan, hiring unknown voice actors to untalented ones but in truth, the quality of their voice work(in Trigun) seems to be alright. When the dub version of this anime was released, rivaling/on the same vein as Cowboy Bebop(hiring infamous voice actors, Steve Bloom and Wendee Lee), hiring now-known voice actor, Johnny Young Basoh. It seems to be quite interesting, making dubs towards this generation, more watchable than the original version.  While this didn't hinder much of the reason of a perfect score. The Music direction under Yoko Inoue and Tsuneo Imahori proved to be quite a match between, Yoko Kanno performance of "Tank" and "The Real Folk Blues" making both of these anime very "Cool" and Amazing. It seems that Rock has given the result of a perfect score, having a creative opening with visual representation and a perfect choice for this song to have on a opening.

As stated before, Vash's characteristics in this anime has split personalities, either of which shows syphomy. Throughout Vash's adventures with Wolfwood, Meryl and Milly, you get to know much of his personality and symphonized for it. Even though many is after his head, Vash shows symphony to others to help the best as he can through his adventures. He was known to wander from town-to-town as a wanderer(much like Kenshin) to try to have a peaceful living, spreading "Love and Peace" quotes, helping others, while giving people a better time. But since, Meryl and Milly was introduced, many took up arms to kill him and take the bounty awarded 6Billion dollars. Vash seems to struggle and standup even those whom betrayed or kill him and yet still shows symphony and as generous as he can. Getting criticize for this speculatated rumor/belief that Vash leads a gang or a utmost terrorist and terrified to even be with him. His life seems to be much as miserable as well as those of the antogonists, getting to have prejudice from people and arrogance as others: either threatened, beaten upon, close to death and more terrorizing things that they despise upon.

To be honest, Trigun seems to have more of sad story as problems torment Vash, each and everyday, deceit and contradiction, speculating from others to have his head. While Meryl and Milly creating attention to the public, and Vash unable to be alone as he doesn't want to be alone but has too. Through the course of the anime, his friends and memories proceeded upon him, creating more torment and suffering to Vash. Until meeting, his opponents, they are even more cruel as they knew, Vash's weakness and the value of humankind cannot continue to come to him. Even with his lost-to-regain of his lost memory, Vash still values and shows symphony making them feel great and having a great time. Its like a walking contradiction. This anime seems to be yet sad but others criticize this as a lesser dramatic show, while other anime shows shows a lack of reasoning, more of a cliche, uninteresting to unprecedented quality of Drama. Making some-to-most anime drama, more of a cliche than others. This feels like a slice of life, as a veteran of reallife wars could respect, knowing that you will get amounts of prejudice, judgment and suffering at war. Wanting to stop killing others as they are valuable and isn't "entertainment or fun" to kill them. Its the symphony of the anime that is reminiscent of wars like WWII, or even the Vietnam War, when veterans returning home but was greet with disrespect, prejudice and contradictions. Regretting on every lives, they killed in the war, on a verge of insanity or scarred to do so. You may think that its cool to be in a war or getting criminalized for something you didn't do/couldn't remember but in truth, its cruel and brutal to experience a death of the lives of the living.

Overall, Trigun seems to be underrated to the fact that Cowboy Bebop is on the same vein as this. With a intriuging storyline, character development to the performances of a "Rocking soundtrack" and a representation of Western music similar to Cowboy Bebop. Trigun proceeds to be quite an awesome anime to those to enjoy. Much like Renshin and Spiegel, Vash shows some-most personalities, creating a fun-loving character to enjoy. And also Wolfwood's outfit and some characteristics are similar to Spike Spiegel, wearing the similar outfit(same colour, but with only some differences) and smoking a bent cigarette as both of them has. And to Legato and Wolfwood, I'm saddened to these whom have fallen, I simply showed emotion towards them as they were quite fanastic characters to enjoy through the course of the anime. To be honest, Legato seems to have the better power than others in anime out there, he doesn't have to write on the notebook and use his Geass to control others, to kill someone. Its like his mind is doing it, unlike the Geass where you need to face infront of the person you are targeting or searching names to write on some notebook to kill someone. No. This seems to be more interesting than those.




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