6 posts tagged “anime”

A new show premiered this spring season called "Toshokan Sensou" (Library Wars). I just got into this show recently and it's really good. Production I.G. was in charge of the animation and they made everything looks crisp and somehow different than the usual anime.

The story takes place in near future Japan, where a Media Improvement Act is passed to crack down on items that violate civil liberties and disturb public order, and censorship is enforced by a special committee. On the other hand, another law was passed at the same time, Library Freedom Act, where libraries attached to the local government can claim jurisdiction over books and documents to protect free speech, and to do so the libraries employed their own self-defense forces. Eventually, the struggle between the two factions have escalated into armed conflicts. It might seem outrageous but in today's world, it might actually become reality.

 It's definitely one of the best shows this season and I'd like everyone to give it a try.

Here's the trailer:

I was finally able to watch the new Evangelion movie, Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, which is the first in a series of movies. It was retelling of the first few episodes of the TV series featuring new designs and updated animation. It was great how they were able to compress those episodes in 2 hours and still retain the pacing that the series had, and somehow nostalgic as well.

                                Trailer (featuring Utada Hikaru's version of "Fly me to the Moon"):

Since they used the storyboards from the series, even with the updated animation it was hard to notice what was different until you watch the old episodes again. The climax of the movie was certainly the battle with the fifth (he was fourth in the series) angel, Ramiel, dubbed "Operation Yashima". The updated design of Ramiel along with the spankin' new animation was totally breathtaking, too bad the chances of us seeing this on the big screen is.. pretty slim.

 I'll make a more coherent review someday, after a few more rewatches. All I can say is, even if Gainax is just obviously milking the Evangelion franchise, it's totally worth it.

Zegapain is one of the most underrated mecha series in recent years. Sunrise did an excellent character drama, and the story really makes you feel for the characters. Some got turned off by the neon mechs, but the concept was pretty unique and I enjoyed it. Anyway, here's the beautiful ending song, Little Goodbye by Rocky Chack. :)

The second season of Code Geass started 2 weeks ago, replacing Gundam 00 in it's Sunday timeslot. As expected, it started with a bang, continuing where the previous season left off, and then some. Lelouch seemed to have forgotten what happened, and life went back to normal as it seems, but with a few twists, such as suddenly having a character named Rolo. Apparently the remnants of the Order of the Black Knights either got executed or jailed, but some of them made it into China (including C.C.), and they went back to Japan to hatch a plan to unseal Lelouch's Geass powers and return him to his real identity, Zero.

I really like the plot progression during the first season, with epic twists every episode that keeps you guessing what's going to happen next. It's also great that the violence and themes didn't get toned down any bit, since it's move from a Saturday to a Sunday timeslot kept fans wondering if the show will get tuned down. So far I've seen 2 episodes and it's great to see how the characters from the last season have progressed.

Oh and Suzaku's a f*ggot. That's all. :D

The first episode of the Macross Frontier premiered last week in Japan! Macross Frontier is the third TV series in the Macross saga, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original Super Dimensional Fortress Macross series. This new show features the U.N Spacy's newest variable fighter VF-25, as well as the exploratory fleet dubbed the Macross Frontier en-route to the galactic center. The story will revolve around the pilot trainee Alto Saotome, a schoolgirl named Ranka Lee and the galaxy's premiere pop idol, Sheryl Nome. The first episode was great, with some tributes to the first series such as Alto piloting an abandoned VF-25 in "gerwalk" form, as well as setting up the eventual love triangle between the main characters. Also of note is the opening song "Triangular", which features Maaya Sakamoto and composer Yoko Kanno's reunion. Here's the OP from Youtube:

So far Macross Frontier series seems to be as enjoyable as the past Macross anime. I can't wait to see the second episode!

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Hello everyone, my name's Daryl and welcome to my new blog Buster Machine! As you can see I'm a huge fan of super robots shows, particularly Gainax's classic, Gunbuster! I've been watching super robot shows since I was a kid and I can't help but be fascinated and inspired by their epic stories. Right now I work as a freelance artist but I'm planning on making a super robot manga of my own someday, so I could inspire future generations the same way these stories inspired me as I was growing up.

I'm also a collector of Gundam action figures and model kits. As of the moment I'm really enjoying Gundam 00 and Gurren Lagann, and I'm looking forward to Macross Frontier (premiering next season!). That's all I could think of right now, I hope you stay tune for updates. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!