Image by Neg 明けましておめでとう! Happy New Year! I think I typed that right...There's more after the jump. Happy New Years to my fellow North American compatriots! I know the shot glass says Sverige, which is Sweden in Swedish, but I am wholly in Vancouver. How about we start the year off with a few shots of Canadian Vodka, yea? Only if you're legal...
This week had quite a few songs with both of the twins, moreso than them separately I believe.Title: BUNKA開放区、Not sure how to read that.Producer: ワンオポ Illus: グライダーPV: WONDERFUL★OPPURTUNITYVoc: 鏡音リン・レンKenn's Comment: That's a pretty cool song. It'd be cooler if I could read the second part of the title, because alone, all I've got is Bunka (文化) meaning culture, as in Bunka-sai (文化祭), being...
Image by ichinose (sorario)The song...it's beautiful. ;__; Title: 約束, Yakusoku, PromiseArtist: Kisaragi Chihaya (Asami Imai)Genre: BalladSingle: N/AAlbum: アイドルマスター Vol. 6 (I think)Kenn's Comment: Lovely, lovely, lovely song. If you've been watching The IDOLM@STER TV, then you would've heard this song in Episode 20, which is more or less the climax of Chihaya's story. The beautiful song 'has lyrics' written by the other twelve...
Image from hereSoccer anime, if you couldn't tell from the image. The girl is cute!Title: エレアの騎士, Area no Kishi, Knight of the AreaAnimation Production: Shin-ei AnimationGenre: Drama, SportsAirs: 01/07 06:00 TV AsahiWebsite: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/knight/ Series Description from ANN:Believing himself to be useless at scorer, Aizawa Kakeru is the manager of his school's Scorer team, while his brother Suguru is its ace, and is even...
Image from hereThis...might be one of the 'odder' series of the season.Title: リコーダーとランドセル, Recorder to Randoseru, Recorder and SatchelAnimation Production: SevenGenre: Comedy, Slice of LifeAirs: 01/05 25:00 TeletamaWebsite: http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/sp/tv_rikoran/ Series Summary from ANN: The story revolves around Miyagawa Atsushi and his sister Miyagawa Atsumi. Atsushi looks like an adult at 180 centimeters (about 71 inches) tall, but he is actually an elementary school boy....
Image from hereGO! AQUARION!! Title: アクエリオンEVOL, Aquarion EVOLAnimation Production: 8-bit/SatelightGenre: Action, Romance, Sci-FiAirs: 01/08 25:35 TV TOKYOWebsite: http://aqevol.com/Series Summary from anidb:Twelve thousand years ago, after the fierce battles with Aquarions that became legendary... People are living in fear from the abduction of Abductors who descend from another dimension.Aquarea, the joined weapon opposes to this. Dating and unification between guys and girls are prohibited...
Merry Christmas! Hope you're all enjoying the holidays. I might be back again later today; we're having Christmas dinner I think, and I'll be posting about that as usual.Yesterday's Christmas Party for the folks at my family's restaurant. Who was invited? Employees and their families, as well as long time customers and family friends. Loads of food. Turkey, a whole roasted pig, sushi...
And a very Merry Christmas even to you and your family too.Title: メリーとニコラウス, Merry & NicolausProducer: BuzzGPV: mogelatte Genre: Pop-RockVocaloid: 初音ミクKenn's Comment: A Christmas Vocaloid song for Christmas eve! And it's a good one at it. Awesome song. Miku sounds really, really good in this, better than I've heard in a long time. Lovely song. You really need to listen to it. For...
Image from hereHighschool mecha action...by Xebec?Title: 輪廻のラグランジェ, Rinne no Ragurange, Rinne no LagrangeAnimation Production: XebecGenre: Action, Sci-FiAirs: 01/08 22:00 TokyoMXWebsite: http://lag-rin.com/ Series Summary from ANN:Kyono Madoka is the lone member of her school's Jersey Club. She is one day recruited by a mysterious girl named Lan to pilot the robot "Vox" and protect her city from space invaders. They are joined by a...
Haven't seen this feature in a while.Title: Home:WordArtist: Magnetic North + Taiyo Na ft. Sam KangGenre: Hip HopSingle: N/AAlbum: Home:WordVintage: 29/11/11 ddmmyyKenn's Comment: I have to say that it's the first time I've seen Artist + Artist ft. Artist. Regardless of that, it's a great song. Been with Magnetic North since I first heard them in Drift Away...or was it 'We Will Not...
Image by Pocky1202How do you read 肆? It's always translated being pronounced as し, but I don't see it when I type out し...Title: 夏目友人帳肆, Natsume Yuujinchou Shi, Natsume and the Book of Friends 4Animation Production: Brains BaseGenre: Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life, SupernaturalAirs: 01/02 25:30 TV TOKYOWebsite: http://www.nasinc.co.jp/jp/natsume-anime/ Series Summary from ANN:Natsume Takashi sees spirits, and with the help of his lazy...
Image from hereFuturistic musical-action is what this is.Title: 戦姫絶唱シンフォギア, Senhime Zesshou Symphogear, [Not sure what it means]Animation Production: Encourage FilmsGenre: Action, Sci-FiAirs: 01/06 23:00Website: http://www.symphogear.com/movie.html Series Summary from AniDB:Since the dawn of time, humanity has been threatened by the disaster called "Noise". When it occurs, people die, and there are no countermeasures. Except one...The top-secret Symphogear System, capable of eliminating Noise, has been...
Image from hereSunrise? Gag comedy? I think this is unheard of...Title: 男子高校生の日常, Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou, The Everyday Life of a Highschool BoyAnimation Production: SunriseGenre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of LifeAirs: 01/09 26:00 TV TOKYOWebsite: http://www.danshinichijyo.net/Series Summary from MangaUpdates:High school boys are really simple and curious creatures. They want one and only one thing: girls. But they haven’t got a clue about them. Male...
Image from hereThis was surprisingly hard to find an image for. Doesn't help that typing 'Another' or アナザー comes up with stuff not related.Title: Another, アナザーAnimation Production: P.A. WorksGenre: Drama, Horror, MysteryAirs: 01/09 25:35 KNBWebsite: http://www.another-anime.jp/ Series Summary from ANN:When Kouichi Sasakibara transfers to his new school, he can sense something frightening in the atmosphere of his new class, a secret none of...
Image by GarakutaAnother helping of everyone's favourite bumbling detectives.Title: 探偵オペラ ミルキィホームズ 第2幕, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Dai Ni Maku, Detective Opera Milky Holmes Act 2Animation Production: J.C. STAFFGenre: Comedy, Fantasy, MysteryAirs: 01/05 23:00 Tokyo MXWebsite: http://milky-holmes.com/ Series Summary from ANN (season 1):In the future world, people use ‘Toys’ that grant them superhuman abilities like ESP and telekinesis. This has led to a boom...
Image from GigazineAnime adaptation of a light novel series.Title: モーレツ宇宙海賊, Mouretsu Uchuu Kaizoku, Bodacious Space PiratesAnimation Production: SatelightGenre: Sci-FiAirs: 01/07 24:30 TV KanagawaWebsite: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/mo-retsu/top.htmlSeries Summary from ANN:Marika is a first year high school student living in a far away galaxy known as Uminoakeboshi. One day she finds out that her recently deceased father was once the captain of the space pirate ship called...
Image by Nakajima Yuka (DL)Despite being a comedy, this one starts out pretty dramatic...Title: パパのいうことを聞きなさい！, Papa no iukoto o kikinasai!, Listen to Papa's Words!, Listen to Me Girls! I'm your Father! (English title)Animation Studio: FeelGenre: Comedy, RomanceAirs: 01/10 25:30 Tokyo MX/ TV AichiWebsite: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/papakiki/ Series Summary from Wikipedia: The story revolves around the daily life of a university freshman in the Tama University School...
Image by coroskeMore Amagami? Not sure if body is ready...Title: アマガミSS＋, Amagami SS+Animation Production: AICGenre: Comedy, RomanceAirs: 01/05 25:55 TBSWebsite: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/amagami/Series Summary from ANN:A second-year high school boy finds himself uneasy during Christmas time due to an experience in the past. However, this year at Christmas, he gets his last chance to ask out a graduating female senior named Haruka Morishima—or one of...
Image from hereAll the heads look oddly disproportionate to the body they're on. Something's just really off about that...and I don't remember the manga having the same problem. Title: Ratman, ラットマン, Ratman - The Smallest Hero!?Author: Inui SekihikoGenre: Shounen, Action, Comedy, Romance, Sci-FiSerialized in: Kadokawa Shoten Shounen AceLicensed: TokyoPop (dropped)Total Volume Count: 8 (ongoing) Series Summary from Mixini Studios: Meet Shooto. He's a bit vertically-challenged....
Image by tarou no tsubuyakiIt's that time! Yes! Title: 偽物語, Nisemonogatari, Imposter StoryAnimation Studio: SHAFTGenre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance, SupernaturalAirs: 01/07 24:00 Tokyo MX/Tochigi TVWebsite: http://www.nisemonogatari-anime.com/ 化け物語 Summary from MangaUpdates:Bakemonogatari centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate named Hitagi Senjōgahara, who infamously never talks to anyone, falls...
Image by Miyama-ZeroHothothothothothothot....Title: ハイスクールDxD, Highschool DxDAnimation Production: TNKGenre: Comedy, Fantasy, RomanceAirs: 01/06 11:00 AT-XWebsite: http://www.haremking.tv/ Series Summary from MangaUpdates:The story follows Issei Hyōdō, a dim-witted, lecherous second-year high school student who is killed by a girl on his first date ever. Issei is reincarnated as a devil, and from that day forward, he serves as an underling of Riasu, a high-level devil who...
Image from hereThe obligatory Samurai-Ninja 戦国 anime. Title: ブレイヴ・テン, Brueivu Ten, Brave 10Animation Studio: Studio SakimakuraGenre: Action, Adventure, HistoricalAirs: 01/07 26:00 Tokyo MX/TV KanagawaWebsite: http://www.brave10.com/Series Summary from ANN: A year before the battle of Sekigahara that ended the Sengoku Period, the ninja Saizou Kirigakure meets the miko Nami Isa as she's attacked by assassins. Her shrine was destroyed by Tokugawa Ieyasu for siding with...
Been a while since we've gone back to Miku.Title: LilyProducer: キョーヘイArt: loAloGenre: RockVocaloid: 初音ミクKenn's Comment: Not sure if I've said this before, but rock is my preferred genre.Anywho, the song is great. Miku's given a non-rock voice on top of a very rock accompaniment. My guess is that it's not exactly a happy song, judging by the PV alone.Also, I imagine playing this...
Image by TAKATORAEven if you don't get or don't like the story, you should at least be in awe of the very artful art.Title: はなのなまえ, Hana no Namae, Name of the FlowerArtist: TakatoraGenre: I'm not actually sure...Characters: Hakurei Reimu, Kazami YuukaKenn's Comment: It's hard to talk about this, because I can't say I understood the story very well. It also is a sequel...
Image by Futaba HazukiLike the previous one, I've definitely put this one up for a Manga of the Week. Title: 妖狐X僕SS, Inu x Boku SS, Dog x I Secret Service (literally)Animation Production: David ProductionGenre: Comedy, Romance, SupernaturalAirs: 01/12 26:00 MBSWebsite: http://www.inuboku.tv/ Series Summary from MangaUpdates:The Shirakiin house's daughter, Shirakiin Ririchiyo, who has a complex about being unable to live independently and unprotected, feels the...
Image by b3For those of you who remember, I'm almost positive that I've put this one up as a Manga of the Week many, many moons ago. Title: キルミーベイビ, Kill Me BabyAnimation Production: J.C. StaffGenre: ComedyAirs: 01/05 25:25 TBSWebsite: http://killmebaby.tv/Series Summary from ANN:Sonya is an assassin attending a normal school. Yasuna is an airhead who follows Sonya around, unaware of how dangerous she is....
Image from hereThis week we look at the latest work from the author of Double Arts.Title: ニセコイ, Nisekoi, Fake LoveAuthor: Komi NaoshiGenre: Shounen, Comedy, RomanceSerialized in: Shueisha Weekly Shounen JumpTotal Volume Count: N/ASeries Summary from MangaUpdates:Ichijou Raku is an honor student with outstanding grades and admirable conduct. He has a female childhood friend named Kirisaki Chitoge, who has slightly better grades than him,...
I've got a sweet spot for GUMI songs that sound like this one (there's lots of them).Edit: Scheduled posts never work. =_= Title:ナンカイレンアイ, Nanakai Renai, I'm not actually sure what that meansProducer: タカノンArt: たまGenre: PopVocaloid: GUMIKenn's Comment: Yeah, so I'm not entirely sure one what the title means.Anywho, GUMI's more or less become my Vocaloid of choice, though I'm fine with any of...
Image from Blanket Barricade (BandCamp)A song that surprisingly is related to this blog.Title: A Velvet AffairArtist: Blanket BarricadeGenre: Indie, Pop, RockSingle: N/AAlbum: Parade BellsVintage: 12/12/11 ddmmyyKenn's Comment: How's it related you ask? Watch the MV and see if you recognize anyone, or anything. Is that a horse mask you see? Which loveable blogger do you know of who has one? Yes, that is...
Image by Rynono09Continuing from the last Webcomic of the Week...We now return to your regular programming. Title: 劇場ダークソウル, Gekijou Dark Soul, Dark Souls TheatreArtist: Nameless (Rynono09)Genre: ComedySeries: Dark Souls (game)Kenn's Comment: Like it's spiritual prequel, Dark Souls Theatre is a fun series of strips featuring the many NPCs of this year's painfully difficult Dark Souls, which I'm still trucking away on. It's been...
No Vocaloid Feature today, and I may or may not put up a Manga of the Week tomorrow. I've got concerts (performing) today and tomorrow and won't be home all day.On another note, I was at school for a wonderful 12 hours on Friday. Had a recital, a class and then a 4 hour choir rehearsal. ...
Image by NamelessA comical comic that sheds new light on the NPCs of the tortuously difficult game of 2009.Title: 劇場デモンズソウル, Gekijou Demon Souru, Demons Souls TheatreArtist: Nameless (Rynono09)Genre: ComedySeries: Demons Souls (game)Characters: Major NPCsKenn's Comment: You'll enjoy this much, much more if you've played the game. If you haven't, you don't know what you're missing. And many of the jokes will fly right...
