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7/08/2008

Review #2 - 2008 Anime and Movies

1. Kung Fu Panda




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This animation hit me like a huge meteorite in my head. It has been such a long time since I wanted to watch one particular movie for more than 2 times! I really can't get enough of Kung Fu Panda even if I watch it five times! This animation always makes me to sit tight with my palms sweaty no matter how many times I watched!



SUCH A GOOD ANIMATION! SUCH GOOD CHARACTER DESIGNS!!! (And layout too!) I mean, who would not like Po and Shi-fu? And of course, Po's father who can't be more "Chinese"!



But my favourite is obviously a villain, due to my strange taste. I mean, OBSERVE THOSE MASSES OF TAI-LUNG AND THE RHINO GUARDS! *droolz* I can't get enough of them...



The layouts truly gave the Asian warmth and brightness, the story was simple and good enough for the characters to be involved with, but moreover the CG technique was superb. I was awed by the amazingly realistic fur skins of the characters (especially Po's soft-looking, so-touchable, so-strokable, furry, puffy fur) and the china dishes! The music I cannot say enough. If I had millions of hands, I would've put all of my thumbs way up toward the sky without thinking!



I have to say, Dreamworks surely did change alot from the Shrek series and other unnoticed animations that they did. Away from all those parodies, Dreamworks satisfied, no, went beyond what the public has expected.



I MUST OWN THE SPECIAL DVD EDITION OR I WILL COMMIT SUICIDE! (I already own the artbook *laughs*)



...now, let's draw everyone...





2. Wall-E





Wordless... Truly wordless...

If Kung Fu Panda was Dreamwork's revolution and a challege to Disney and Pixar, Pixar's Wall-E is a traditional Pixar's amazing stuff. Amazing character performance and amazing simplicity! I mean, how can a robot, something that always gets accused of being cold and heartless, express so many emotions! You can count how many sentences were being spoken during the animation with your own fingers! I

I have to say, CG technique is still Pixar's stuff. Super-realistic quality, it forces the audience to actually feel like they are living in Wall-E's atmosphere. Too sophisticated to explain here. Go grab a ticket right now and watch it!

Gotta get the DVD of this one too...

But I have to say Kung Fu Panda is still better for me. I know Wall-E is much better than Kung Fu Panda but Kung Fu Panda is TOTALLY my style.





3. Ouran Highschool Host Club

After 8 months of brainwash that told me anime was bad for my health, I have come back with Ouran Host Club.

The first time I watched a clip of this anime was actually at Sheridan. After all assignments were done, me and my classmates were searching anime to watch. We went through Mushishi, Yureka 7, Evangelion and Ouran. When I saw it, immedietely the yaoi-alert went on my head. So I refused to watch more... -_-

I was bored after the school was done so I remembered Ouran and started watching it. And? Well... I fell in love with it. -_- I guess I was hungry for this kind of anime for a long time... And moreover, it was not 'that' yaoi afterall... it's the fans that make all the yaoi couples and other sorts of things *coughs* It actually had good animation for a school love comedy anime... especially episode 13 Haruhi in Wonderland. I'm using the captures of this anime for reference... teehee

anyways, our King Tamaki-sama is too stupid (like me!). "Gaaaah! Ore no kuma-chan ga!!!"

But I found these two more attractive than Tamaki as time went by... The evil ones, I adore you *smooshes* I am so telling you, I have some kind of relationship with twins in my life -_-

BUT I HAVE TO DECLARE TO THE WORLD THAT I AM DEFINETELY NOT A FOLLOWER OF TWINCEST!!! I am not really interested in yaoi anyways... =_= I just like the strong bond that these guys have and their fun-loving character



July 2008

5/09/2008

Review #1 - 2007-2008 Anime (Edited)

1. Library War (Toshokan Sensou:図書館戦争)
TV Series
Genre: Drama/War
Production: Production I.G.
Based on a light novel series "Library War" by Hiro Arikawa.
The world of 2019 is over-flowing with information. Fearing the misuse of these information against the government, the government decides to create an agency to restrict and controls the information from the citizens. However, a new agency called 'The Book Soldiers' is created to stand against this and to gain freedom of media. Kasahara Ikku, 22 years old girl with a height of 170cm, enters 'The Book Soldiers' to follow her Prince who saved her and her book when she was in highschool.
-Edited- It finally ended! The quality revived a bit at the last minute but I can't really say the last episodes lived up to the fame of the earlier episodes... *sigh* I think the story is good for a drama though. I guess this animation focused on character development. Other than that, a bit of a cliche ending (but warm enough for you to say "ahhhhh... that was a good ending") was a frowning factor for me although it was pretty much expected from the start. Will there be a 2nd season?

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆ /out of 5

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2. Soul Eater

TV Series
Genre: Action Adventure, Comedy
Production: BONES

Shinigami Technical school is specializing in weapon development. All the groups in this school must pair up with a human weapon and the weapon wielder in order to collect and 'eat' 99 evil human souls and 1 witch's in order to become the 'Death Scythe' which is used by the Shinigami

-Edited- "Let's keep watching~ Let's keep watching~ Let's keep watching~ "

Well, I JUST figured out that the story is very very shounen-style so some of the lines are too cheesy for me to digest. And some characters have very similar quality with other anime/manga characters. But other than that, I love the main characters. Such personalities! BONES will never perish.


Overall Rating: ★★★★★/out of 5
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3. Real Drive (RD Senno Chosashitsu:RD 潛腦調査室)
TV Series
Genre: Mystery, SF
Production: Production I.G.
-Edited- One word. I GAVE UP. Too complicated... I'll watch it later -_ -


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4. Sword of the Stranger (Stranger Mukoh Hadan:ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚)
Feature Animation
Genre: Action, Historical
Production: BONES

A group of Officials from Ming Dynasty of China comes oversea to Japan in order to find a boy whose blood is the vital material of a potion of immortality for the Emperor. A nameless ronin samurai accidently gets his foot in this situation and fights for the life of the boy.


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Can't get enough of this animation. ALL HAIL BONES!!!

Although the story is too-predictable, the animation itself is... Masterful, Wonderful, Marvelous, Professional, Stylish, Too Good, Excellent... blah blah blah you get my point.

Everything blends well together: simple story, stylish background, strong animation and actions between well-distinguishable characters and their relationships.

The production itself took 4 years, starting from the showcase of 1-minute teaser from 2003 Tokyo International Animation Fair. It has attracted a lot of attention and expectations since then. And for sure, it didn't fail everyone. This one is a Must-Watch for all animation fans!

And the background music is .... I just fell madly in love with it! *drools* I'm like listening to it everyday in my computer (along with Library War ending ^^).


Overall Rating: ★★★★★/out of 5

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In Part II, I'll be posting about Ouran Highschool Host Club, Darker than Black and Seirei no Moribito (if I watch it by then)