Death Note | Do you have the courage to write a name?
By aimee | November 21, 2007
A notebook for kiling people in a matter of forty seconds without any way of pinpointing who the killer is. Sounds interesting and very much tempting again for the hatred-filled person. Death Note offers what the Hell Girl offers - vengeance without you having to deal with the matter of killing a human being. Both the Hell Girl and the Shinigami notebook ask for the same price upon deliverance of your vengeance - you will be cursed forever.
Topics: Anime Addiction, Death Note | 5 Comments »
Cursed Forever | Welcome to HELL
By aimee | November 13, 2007
Do you hate someone so much enough to have them send to hell the minute you ask for it? But do you dare take on the curse that comes with it? Then I welcome you to the world of Jigoko Shoujo.
The Hell Girl is ready to deliver your vengeance but at a great cost - your soul in HELL. Enma Ai is prepared to deliver your revenge for you not to stain your hands with blood. Tempting offer for people who have cultivated and cultured their anger and hate deep within their heart, etched in their soul.
Topics: Anime Addiction, Jigoku Shoujo / Hell Girl | 4 Comments »
Revolution, French Style!
By aimee | November 13, 2007
Le Chevalier D’Eon means D’Eon the Knight for the un-French people (Hehe). This is quite an interesting title for a Japanese anime program, right? But it only suits its name as this anime is loosely based from the historical French figure (be ready for his name) Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée Éon de Beaumont (now, breathe. LOL! Why they bothered to give him such a loooong name is beyond me). He’s name’s so long I almost forgot what I was trying to say. 
But let’s go back to the topic at hand. Le Chevalier D’Eon is loosely based on that historical person I shall not attempt to name again. It may be a bit hard to understand why the Japanese animators behind this program decided to animate the life of D’Eon considering there are a lot of Japanese figures they can use right? That way they could even retell their own history in a interesting way. But D’Eon has such an interesting character and lived in a quite interesting era that it seemed proper to base this anime from his life. There had even been accounts that during his lifetime, D”Eon lived half his life as a man and the remainder as a woman. He was even rumored to have claimed that he is physically a woman, although raised as a man. Talk about gender confusion much.
Topics: Le Chevalier D'Eon, New Anime Series | 2 Comments »
The Return of the Legendary Swordsman
By aimee | November 11, 2007
Yep, you read that right! the legendary swordsman has returned on primetime! Kenshin Himura is back on Animax! They just can’t ignore the calls for his return! LOL! Anyway, I just really wanted to share the good news that Samura X has returned for the nth time. But, who’s complaining right? We’re all even rejoicing! Yey yey yey! (Okay, I’m forgetting I’m not a kid anymore! 
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Topics: Anime Addiction, Samurai X / Rurouni Kenshin | No Comments »
Cardcaptor Sakura Addiction!
By aimee | November 11, 2007
I know Card Captor Sakura is already one of the anime’s of the past but that doesn’t stop me from getting addicted to it all over again! CLAMP has really done a great job in designing the character’s cuteness and their personality as well! Cardcaptor Sakura is actually the top of my most favorite anime! ^_^
I’m not about to go into summarizing what CCS is about as all anime fanatics out there have obviously heard about this CLAMP masterpiece. And since I’m really not an artist or anything or anyone creative, I can’t do a critic about the style of drawing as well. But since I got hooked to CCS because of the characters’ cuteness, then I can say CLAMP has done a real great job! Add the storyline, they’ve got themeselves a hit anime!
So, even though CCS is already an anime of the past, I don’t want to forget how Sakura and the gang made me feel when I was watching them. Also, I want other anime fans to remember how cute and great Cardcaptor Sakura is. Fantasy, a teensy-weensy bit of child romance, friendship, camaraderie, courage, and lessons learned are what make Cardcaptor Sakura the Cardcaptor Sakura we all loved at the time. I just don’t want to forget all these and the lessons we learned from them. But I really don’t think there’s a need for reminding. CCS keeps on popping up from time to time in different television networks. Haha! It just goes to show much fanatics like myself continue to love and support Sakura whenever she’s on TV.
Topics: Anime Addiction, Cardcaptor Sakura | 38 Comments »
Colorcloud Palace Versus Fushigi Yuugi
By aimee | November 4, 2007
Now, before I start with my take on a comparative essay between these two animes, let me just say that I do not aim to belittle any one of the two. I just can’t do that since I’m a big fan of the two. ^_^
The idea of comparing the two just came up when I realized that Colorcloud Palace a.k.a Saiunkoku Monogatari (Man, that was a bit hard to spell. LOL!) is, in a number of ways, similar with the Fushigi Yuugi or Curious Play. And I do not mean the story as their difference with the plot is already quite obvious from the beginning. But of course, anime fanatics can’t help but notice that the setting is both a kingdom or palace in China from a hundred of years back. I think comparing the two is quite inevitable, I’m sure I’m not the only one who noticed their ‘obvious’ similarities, right?
First off, there’s the style of drawing. I know the makers of Colorcloud Palace did not mean to make it look like Yuu Watase’s Fushigi Yuugi, it just came out that way. Perhaps it is safe to say that the illustrator of Colorcloud Palace, Kairi Yura, was inspired by the series the series. Or perhaps not, it’s just my two cents there. Anyway, inspired or not, the characters of the two animes undoubtedly look the same.
Now let’s go to the emperor of both animes. We all loved Hotohori of Fushigi Yuugi, and now (don’t deny it) we’re all beginning to love the character of Shi Ryuuki in Colorcloud Palace. Their personalities are obviously of different sides with Hotohori being all serious with everything while Shi Ryuki is loving the carefree life. But their looks - the long hair and the beautiful face (it’s funny describing men as beautiful but I can’t help it! They both have beautiful faces! Haha! ^_^V ). It’s so easy to mistake them both for one another if not just for the style their hair was designed! Hotohori loves his mane flowing but Ryuuki would rather have it ponytailed in half. Of course, if they start to speak, you’ll easily know who’s who! LOL!
Miaka Yuki and Shurei Ko could easily pass themselves off as fraternal twins! And they also exude the same auras of being light-hearted and strong! But of course, some of their personalities still differ. Miaka is a carefree little girl and easily energized by just the sight of food (who can forget that, right? Haha!) and blinded by the idea of spending her life with her only love, Tamahome (okay, I just sounded cheesy). Shurei Ko is undoubtedly on the mature side, being discipline and hard work her constant companions throughout her growing years. By the time Shurei Ko went to the palace to help the emperor ’straighten’ out his way of life and leadership, she already knows the hardships of life and so was more than prepared to help His Majesty realize the importance of being an emperor of a seemingly dying kingdom. But let’s not belittle Miaka’s knowledge of the world. After all, at the time she had been engulfed by the book into another world of the past, she was still preparing to go to a university with her best friend. What does she really know about suffering and the magical world right? It had also been her first time to experience romance and so she had been blinded by it. Shurei Ko, however, (I think) had made it a point early on with her life not to have anything to do with romance until her family’s life is financially settled. But since Colorcloud Palace has some bits of romance in its story, Shurei Ko will sooner or later welcome it in her life. Haha! I’m already making conclusions to an anime that is yet to end!
Between the two animes, if I am to be asked on what I prefer more, Colorcloud Palce will be my choice. I just love how things are going and how the story unfolds in the series. Colorcloud Palace is a relaxing anime as it does not have all the complexities of four different worlds and magic that Fushigi Yuugi is known to have. But don’t get me wrong, I once fancied it and I have to admit it was because of the romance of Miaka and Tamahome (I was still a naive little girl who dreams of romance back then! Haha!). But when Fushigi Yuugi included all the characters and the four worlds into the romance of Miaka and Tamahome, I was lost. Well, it’s not all because of the story, it was also partly because I hadn’t had the time to watch all the episodes. I still don’t have the luxury of time no with Colorcloud Palace but since I’ve discovered the geniuses of YouTube and Torrent downloads, I know I can watch it whenever I want to and whenever I have the time. Haha!
Also, Colorcloud Palace seems to be one of the animes wherein you could easily catch up with the story even though you’ve skipped an episode or two. Or perhaps it’s still too early to say. We’re still on the first season in Animax anyway. So we’ll see. I just hope it remains a simple and relaxing anime for a simple anime addict like myself who simply wants to be entertained by the big-eyed and small-lipped (is there such a word?!) characters in a Japanese cartoon. Haha! ^_^
To watch some of the episodes of Colorcloud Palace, click here.
Disclaimer: Photos are not mine.
Topics: Anime Addiction, Colorcloud Palace, Fushigi Yuugi | 23 Comments »
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By admin | October 30, 2007
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