Toradora Final Episode

Others said that the ending wasn’t satisfying. I say otherwise. ^_^

It’s better that they finished their high school first and reconcile to their families than their original plan to get married after two months. Besides, it’s not as if the couple didn’t meet in the end.

Finally, a couple.(They already a couple at ep 24..>_<)

The long speech doesn’t suit Minorin. But I still like what she said.

This scene really made me laugh..!! All of them brought out their cellphones at the same time. They really care for Taiga.

At last, they graduated. I’ll surely miss them.

The last scene is also cute. Taiga looks good on her new uniform.^___^

La Corda d’Oro ~second passo~ First Movement

After the long wait, it has been released last Thursday.! The subs was on Friday. *hugs the subbers*

The opening part was LOVE.! *fangirl squeal*

I miss the characters. I mean, the bishies..XP The second passo is a bit different from the season 2 in manga, but then, who cares? It’s still good anyway.. ^^

Hihara and Shimizu looks good on their new looks. (Hihara with long hair and Shimizu grew taller) Others haven’t changed much.

The new director was awesomely rude. XD Also, the other guy. (The red-haired guy)

He still looks cute..! ^_^

Shimizu’s becoming hot.. Yay.! Another bishie..

Len looks so cool with his violin. xD

Oh well, I’m not their fan but Tsuchiura and Yunoki are also cool..^__^

Now, here’s Kaji Aoi – Watashi no Ouji-sama..*kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*

Even at a young age, he is soooooooooooooooooooo adorable..!!

Not just good-looking, but also athletic. Soooooooper love this pic.! *hyperventilates*

Here’s Kaji’s close up look:

This picture got me so envious.

I wish I was at Hino’s place instead of her..*evil laugh*…

XDDD

Looking forward for the next ep. I hope the news that this has only has two episode isn’t true.

Clannad

When I started watching this, I kept asking myself, “Why should I keep watching this?” and “Why is this popular?”. Now that I finished watching it, I’ve asked myself, “Why did I put this on-hold if it has a beautiful story?”

One thing that I realized while watching is that, it isn’t your average harem story. Yes, this is harem in nature. What makes this not the usual one is that it deals more about the lessons of life like the value of family and friends, following your dreams and happiness, and believing yourself. It has some romance mostly on the latter part of the story. The story can also make you cry as you sympathize with the characters and laugh with their gags.

Another thing that surprised me is the characters. For most of the harem-genre series that I watched, I ended up disliking a character from the harem circle. In this series, I can’t help but sympathized with their issues. Annoying won’t be the correct word to describe them. Rather, they’re funny and cute. A very good point of the story is the maturity of each of them. You enjoy discovering their characters and how they changed for the better bit by bit throughout the series.

The animation is really good. What would you expect from a game-based anime. From the sceneries down to the characters’ clothes, all were done beautifully. As for the music, I couldn’t say much about the opening song but I think the  ending song is cute and it pertains to the favorite song of one of the main lead. The insert songs are also good for their respective scenes.

Mamotte Agemasu

English Title: I will Protect you

Mangaka: Saijou Ayano

Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Smut

Hiragi Kotome became sick on the day of her exam to a private high school and currently attending metropolitan school for delinquents and idiots. When she was attacked by some delinquents, she was saved by no other than Onizuka Takashi, the leader of the strongest delinquent group, Kinjinka. She asked him to be her friend and accidentally kissed him. The next day, he announced the he’ll be Kotomi’s bestfriend and will do anything to protect her while showing his cute and caring side only for her.

Kimi ni Todoke

English Title: Reaching You

Mangaka: Shiina Karuho

Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, School life, Romance

Almost no one in Kuronuma Sawako’s school know her real name. Instead, she’s known as “Sadako” because of her ptich black hair and pale skin. That’s why her classmates are afraid of her and she can’t make friends with them. She wants to be like her idol, Kazehaya-kun, who for her is a refreshing guy and friendly to all.

Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu

English Title: Today, Love Starts

Mangaka: Minami Kanan

Genre: Shoujo, Romance, Smut, School life

Publisher: Shogakukan

Magazine: Sho-Comi, Sho-Comi Zoukan

Tsubaki Hibino love styling others hair. In fact, she’s always making her sisters hair look cute. On the other hand, Hibino dresses in an old fashioned way. That is, long skirt and braided hair, thinking hat cute style doesn’t suit her. On her first day in high school, she wasn’t able to be the one giving the ceremonial speech and got bullied by the guy who’s got the highest score and have the same name as her. She cuts his hair as an answer to his insults. Tsubaki Kyouta became mad and asked her to pay him using her body. She then fixes his hiar, making him angrier and stole her first kiss. He declared that shell become his woman and will steall all her firsts.

Kaichou wa Maid-sama

English Title: The Student Council President is a Maid

Mangaka: Hiro Fujiwara

Genre: Shoujo, Comedy, Romance,  School Life

Seika High School is previously an all-boys school. Even as already a coed school, the majority of students are male and it is up to the first girl President of the Student Council, Ayuzawa Misaki to battle with them. She, however, has a secret. Despite being a man-hater and strict student council president, Misaki works part-time at a maid cafe. The school’s popular guy, Usui Takumi accidentally knew this but didn’t tell it to anyone. Instead, he’s helping Misaki to hide her secret.

Shin Tennis no Oujisama

English Title: The new Prince of Tennis

Genre: Shounen, Sport

After the National tournament, the gang goes to a camp where they wil train with other schools as well as high schools. Will everything goes well? Or the high schoolers will beat them? Join Ryoma Echizen as he returned  to Japan, and his teammates in Seigaku in their new adventures.

Dragonball Evolution Press Images

“DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION” is the long-awaited, live-action motion picture based on the popular Japanese manga created by Akira Toriyama. Toriyama’s work spawned best selling graphic novels, videogames and a phenomenally successful television series.

The manga, series and games bring to the new film a rich mythology and exciting, complex characters – all of which have captivated millions of fans, of all ages, around the globe. One of the greatest manga franchises ever created, Dragonball has an enormous online fan base and is consistently one of the most frequently searched-for terms on Google and Yahoo!

Dragonball has exploded into a global phenomenon that has generated more than four billion dollars in merchandising sales. It is considered the gold standard of anime-based video games, with more than 25 different games and over ten million units sold since May 2002. The series – 500 episodes strong – posted top ratings in Europe, Asia and the U.S.

The motion picture “DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION” features a cast of rising young stars and veteran acclaimed actors. Justin Chatwin, who portrayed Tom Cruise’s son in Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds,” takes on the role of the heroic Goku, a powerful warrior who protects the Earth from an endless stream of rogues bent on dominating the Universe and controlling the mystical objects from which the film takes its name. Emmy Rossum (“The Day After Tomorrow”) is Bulma, a beautiful woman intent on retrieving the mystical Dragonballs for her own reasons; Jamie Chung (“Samurai Girl”) is Chi Chi, a young martial artist who captures Goku’s eye; and screen legend Chow Yun-Fat (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”) is Roshi, the Master who guides Goku on the young man’s epic quest to save the Earth from the forces of darkness.

Here are some other pictures..

source: ENI

Sunrise: Keanu Reeves’ Enthusiasm Clinched Cowboy Bebop Deal

Kenji Uchida, the president of the Sunrise anime studio, told attendees of a Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) 2009 symposium that actor Keanu Reeves‘ enthusiasm for its Cowboy Bebop anime was the deciding factor in the recent live-action film deal. Uchida said Reeves (The Matrix, A Scanner Darkly, Johnny Mnemonic) himself visited Japan twice to express his interest in adapting the stylized science-fiction anime, and added that if Reeves had not done so, the deal might not have been made. Uchida further noted that the difficult negotiations with the 20th Century Fox film studio continued for two years until agreeable contract terms were drafted. He emphasized that the contract allows Sunrise to assert quality control by stating, “If the script is terrible, the live-action film adaptation will not be approved.”

Uchida spoke at a Thursday symposium titled “Basquash! to Cowboy Bebop ni Miru Kaigai Collabo Business Model” (“The Collaborative Overseas Business Model, as Shown by Basquash! and Cowboy Bebop“). At the panel, Satelight executive director and anime creator Shoji Kawamori (Macross, Escaflowne, Aquarion) and French animation creator Thomas Romain (Oban Star-Racers, Aria the Natural) discussed how they collaborated on next month’s Basquash! robot sports action anime series. In describing the project’s genesis, Kawamori said that he felt there are limits and clichés in the weapon-based action genre. Romain co-developed this unorthodox project about street basketball — as played by players in giant robotic mecha — with a team of both Japanese and French animators.

source: ANN