I'm getting worried about the fall anime season; there is too much to watch. Putting aside the immediate favourites like Death Note and Black Lagoon (these two are unmissable in my eyes) the likes of Pumpkin Scissors and D.Gray-man have proved just as fun and action packed, so where does one (desperately trying to be a 'casual') anime fan draw the line? Because at this rate I'll be signing pink papers down at the Akihabara mental asylum by the end of the month!Paranoid rambling aside, Pumpkin Scissors cut an impressive debut. Set ..
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For the releases of Tuesday, it would be one of the best days since shows from Shounen Jump are actually on air now. I’ll be covering D.Gray-man, DEATH NOTE and Ghost Hunt which also explains the title of my post.Let’s start off with D.Gray-man. Acutally, I first got to know the series from a H-doujin [...]
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Check out the Death Note anime intro. Thanks to pu-sama!
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Having read the first volume of the Death Note manga (and liking it), I had high hopes for the anime. It’s actually a pretty good thing that I read the manga, since I probably wouldn’t have been able to really understand the anime without doing so. Yagami Raito (or Light), is a really smart high school [...]
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Death Note, ep. 1: A New Life (Shinsei) A bright student named Light finds a supernatural notebook that has the power to kill anyone you write the name into… what would you do if you discovered such a book? Summary and impressions following the pics (click to enlarge): Opening sequence. OP theme: “the World” [...]
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So we’ve got Yagami Light (a human) and Ryuuku (a Shinigami) who are both bored with their respective worlds. Light discovers a notebook one day labeled “Death Note,” which contains instructions on how to kill people. Basically, you have to write in their name and picture their face. You can also state how you want [...]
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Opening Theme: 「the WORLD」 by Nightmare Download: AVI format | PSP format (coming soon) The opening and ending theme are actually not the kind of music I like to listen to but I suppose they are okay. If I have to choose I think I prefer the ending a bit more. Voice-acting wise, it was weird hearing Miyano Mamoru (Tamaki from Ouran High School Host Club as Yagami Light. I can't help but thinking that this sounds like Tamaki but has the face of Light. Maybe I'll get used to it in subsequent episodes but at the moment I think the voice is a bit off. The animation and character design, on the other hand, is very good, which is expected since Madhouse did another drama based series Monster. Overall, this is an excellent adaptation of the series. Now, if only I can get this in high-res, that will be perfect. I'll definitely update the images and the videos once I got the high-res copy of the episode.
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Long before Death Note, Madhouse adapted an excellent drama series called Monster. This is why I'm confident that Madhouse will be able to make Death Note interesting even though the majority of the story only consists of dialogues. If anything, I think the animation adaptation could be a lot more interesting because Madhouse will be able to add in soundtrack to increase the tension of the story. Looking back at Monster, I realise that it's one of the best adaptation of a manga series I've ever seen. Although it's hard to get into in the first place, once you're caught up with the story, it is hard not to get addicted and want to watch the next episode. Unfortunately I'm a slowpoke when it comes to finishing a series and as a result I'm still 14 episodes down to the last episode Well, now I can at least scratch 5 episodes off my list.
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Hmm…new section: Journal! These posts will usually be very short and randomly describe things about what’s happening with me that would otherwise have to be categorised into the ‘Other’ section. First thing I’d like to say is Death Note is FRIGGIN AWESOME!!! That said, I strongly recommend you check out the manga if you haven’t [...]
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