This I want!

Saki Mahjong Set

Nice, but it costs a whopping 9,800 yen!

Seleção Handphone

Sweet! Anyone who has been watching this season’s anime would probably know where this handphone comes from. This is the phone used by the 12 Seleção in the anime Higashi no Eden. I was just wondering if they would make the real deal and I was looking for the sms ringtones they used when I came across the news stating that NEC has launched a preview of a new line of phones and one of them would be this one here. Not bad at all Japan. Here’s a few more pictures:

I WANT!

『Paradise Lost』 【茅原実里】

【Chihara Minori】 Paradise Lost PV:

Opening Of Ga-Rei Zero:

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

Original Title: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Genre: action, drama, psychological, science fiction, supernatural
Length: 25 episodes (completed)

Description: The Empire of Britannia has invaded Japan using giant robot weapons called Knightmare Frames. Japan is now referred to as Area 11, and its people the 11’s. A Britannian who was living in Japan at the time, Lelouch, vowed to his Japanese friend Suzaku that he’d destroy Britannia. Years later, Lelouch is in high school, but regularly skips out of school to go play chess and gamble on himself. One day, he stumbles on terrorists 11’s who’ve stolen a military secret and is caught by a member of the Britannian task force sent after them, who is Suzaku. As the rest of the squad arrives, Suzaku is shot for disobeying orders, while the military secret, a young girl, gives Lelouch the power of Geass, which makes anyone obey any order. While Suzaku is secretly made the pilot of Britannia’s brand new prototype Knightmare, Lancelot, Lelouch becomes the masked Zero to lead the rebellion to destroy Britannia once and for all.

This is the first season. I started watching this series like a month or so after it ended. The post might be a little short as I watched this ages ago. I first encountered it during fyp, when a girl from the next class was watching it.

Me: Hey, what anime is she watching this time. Looks interesting.
Friend A: Oh, that’s code geass. The show’s pretty ok for me.
Me: I see. The design looks a lot like CLAMPs
*saw mechas at this point of time*
Me: Eh, I see mechas. Will it be like another Gundam anime -_-”
Friend B: NO! This is definitely a lot better!
Me: You sure it is not like Gund..
Friend B: Yes I’m sure!
Friend A:: Just go watch the first few eps and you will see why
Me: Ok i guess…

I cannot really remember who I talked to but there were definitely two of them. Thus, I decided to give it a try. After watching the first episode, I was totally in awe. It started off simple enough, telling us a brief history of what had happened in the past (the war with Britannia and such) and we can see that our main protaganist, Lelouch, vows to crushed Britannia. Fast forward into the future, Lelouch is now living as a normal Britannian student. However, what should have been a normal school day for Lelouch (it won’t be normal for most students though) took a horrible turn when he was caught up the mess created by the ‘terrorists’.  In a twist of fate, he managed to obtain the geass of absolute obedience at the end. Cool huh? Absolute obedience. I was really intrigued that Lelouch had such a powerful tool at his disposal so early in the series and i was really interested to see how he is going to crushed the Britannian empire with it.

The rest of the story never cease to amaze me. The way he manipulates people and use them as though they were pawns in a chess game, how battles were fought out (not with superior numbers or firepower but real-time strategies) the many plot-twists and so on. The only thing that can relate Code Geass to Gundam is probably the mechas. Other than that, the story itself is pure genius. Maybe i am exaggerating a little but it is truly a sight to behold. The end of the series left me in such a state that I do not feel like watching any anime for a day or two. It just left me thinking about the stuff that happened in the anime. Thankfully at that time though, Season 2 was not that far off so I do not have to wait as long as other people. This is one anime you should definitely try out. It might appeal to you, it might not but hey, doesn’t hurt to watch an episode or two right?

Library War

In the year 2019, the explosion of information and misinformation became a direct threat to society. In a daring decision, it was decided to create a new government agency dedicated solely to information management. Now some thirty years later, the government still monitors and controls information, suppressing anything they find undesirable, but standing against their abuses of power are the libraries, with their special agents called ‘the book soldiers.’

Based on a light novel series by Arikawa Hiro, illustrated by Adabana Sukumo.

This is another good example of don’t judge a book for its cover. Sure, a lot may find it stupid with the idea of people taking up arms to fight one another over things such as books. Some even got turn off by the plot summary, stating it as ‘nonsensical’ or ’seems like a waste of time’. Contrary to that belief, I’ll say that this anime is pretty darn good (although it’s a one-sided comment from me). However, those who watch till the end will definitely agree with me.

The starting episode might not make a great impact on you but as the story goes on, it gets more and more interesting. There’s some action, plenty of comedy and light romance in this anime. They somehow just fit together nicely. Quality-wise, the animation is top-notched.

Another interesting case is regarding both the main male and female protagonists. Well, to put it simply, thefemale protagonist is taller than the male and their relationship is kinda funny at times but quite touching at the later part of the show. No, touching doesn’t mean the boyfriend-girlfriend thing but…oh well, just watch the show and you will know.

“Kurutto, Odotte, Hatsune Miku” (Nendoroid Ver.)

This is too cute! Kaito, Meiko, Rin, Len, Miku, Neru, and Haku of Vocaloid. Enjoy~

(STEREO) リンオリジナル ココロ Ver_なまこにゅる粉

Music by TORABOLUTA
Lyric by TORABOLUTA
Vocal by Vocaloid “Miku Hatsune”
Translation below by soundares
Original Lyrics (will find them later)

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Rin’s “KOKORO” Lyric
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(It was) robot made by lonely scientist
To say how it turned out, “Miracle”

But still missing One thing just can’t be made
That is called “KOKORO(Mind/heart)” A program

Few hundred years past
Left alone
Robot of miracle Hoped

WANT TO KNOW (THING) THAT MAN(S/HE) WAS,
TILL END OF (HIS/HER) LIFE,
MAKING FOR ME…
“KOKORO(Mind)”

Now Beginning to move on Miracle accelerating
WHY TEARs Don’T sTop….
WHY I SHAKING? Miracle accelerating
ThIs is what I hoped for… “KOKORO” ?

A WONDER KOKORO KOKORO A WONDER
I (now) know How to be(feel) happy
A WONDER KOKORO KOKORO A WONDER
I (now) know How to be(feel) sad
A WONDER KOKORO KOKORO INFINITE
How deep and touching they are…

Now beginning to notice Reason I was born
Alone must be lonesome/sad
Yes, that day that time
In Every memory KOKORO lives and is (now) overflowing

Now I can say Real word
I’m dedicating (it) To You

ARI-GA-TO… (For) giving me birth to this world
ARI-GA-TO… (For) Days we went through together
ARI-GA-TO… (For) Everything you gave me
ARI-GA-TO… I will sing (on) forever

Kateikyo Hitman Reborn

Tsuna is a hapless youth with low test scores and lower self esteem. His mother hires a tutor to help Tsuna out, but it comes as a surprise to the both of them when the tutor is a baby named Reborn, claiming to be from the Mafia. Reborn informs Tsuna that he’s the next heir to the Vongola family mafia family and tries to help Tsuna reach the goal. Reborn possesses the Dying Will bullet, which kills a person and brings them back to life to fulfill the last regret they had, and even works to get Tsuna some henchmen to make him a true mafia boss-in-training.

People always tell me that you can somehow judge how an anime will turn out by viewing the first episode. This anime however, I beg to differ. The summary above is the one shown in crunchyroll and while I was reading it, I was thinking “How does a baby tutor and mafia fit together?? Wait, what the heck is a dying will bullet? It kills you and revives you?!”

Still having second thoughts about the anime, I suddenly recall that a few of my friends watching the show told me it’s excellent. Even my younger bro who is halfway through the anime admits that it is good. So I guess it wouldn’t hurt to give it a go.

First episode was kinda hilarious and not surprising enough, they introduced the main protagonist, Tsuna, in the story. As the episodes went on, more people were introduced but there’s still no action yet. After hearing so much about the fighting and stuff but there’s still no glimpse of it, I wonder if this anime will ever take a serious turn into the mafia world. It’s like having so many fillers all in a bunch at the start (I wouldn’t really call them fillers but most of them will feel they’re like one)

Furthermore, after being shot with the dying will bullet, Tsuna looks like this:

So, basically. he will fight in his underwear because his outer clothes pulverized due to the immense power. However in that mode, he is more of like a rampaging monkey set on fulfilling whatever regret he had before he was shot. You will be thinking by then if he will ever get into some serious action or be cool for once.

Apparently, he does. (Thank god!) In hyper dying will mode, he looks like this:

*hears his fangirls screaming* and believe me, he’s really cool in that mode. The anime started off not too bad, with the first fighting arc set after more than 10 episodes. Or was it 20? Lol.

Seriously speaking, you must have the patience when you watch this but the fillers here are a lot more manageable than the ones in Bleach. I mean, some episodes can really make you laugh or go (o_o)”. This anime is also way better than Naruto in a sense as it doesn’t waste a lot of time albeit the start of the anime.The first arc was kinda ok, the second arc: The Ring Conflict is ’shiok!’ Now the third arc is just starting and it looks like it’s gonna be one hell of a ride. Definitely one of the top anime in my list right now

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If you’re hoping for for romance, for now it doesn’t really have it but it’s apparent that the future episodes will have them. It’s good to see how “No-Good Tsuna” is slowly becoming a much better person in a sense. Even the girl he has a crush on has begun to like him little by little. Very few calls him by that nickname now, except for Lambo who purposely does that to piss him off.

Dead Fantasy 2

Dead Fantasy 1

Fan work by Monty Oum.
DOA’s Kasumi, Ayane, and Hitomi vs Final Fantasy’s Yuna, Rikku, and Tifa.
Video from gametrailers.com