Oni: RAWR, guess who’s back? Its-a-me ONI! so yeah, I haven’t posted a new review in weeks and since neither Minnie or Ric can review this I will. The problem was that it took me a good 8 episodes to catch up with the latests, so the progress was indeed slow. Well like always, this [...]
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  And somehow, it mostly works. Impressions: As much as it pains me to compliment this show in its eleventh hour, the scenes leading up to Lyuze and Ohji’s deaths were excellently done. Very subtle use of music and just open space to let their passings sink in without being heavy handed about it. Yes, something [...]
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Kaaameee haaaameeee....you know the rest. B-dubs (Braiking Boss) and his posse are on the march towards Luna. His soldiers are crumbling but venture forth following their leader. They feel that following B-dubs gives them a purpose and will be the end to ruin. B-dubs takes a moment to himself and lets his cape flap in the wind most awesomely.
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When I did the review of the Casshern Sins Complete Album (here), I mentioned my frustration of not having the full version of the beautiful insert song "A Path" sung by Nami Miyahara. My prayers have now been answered... The Casshern Sins OST has the full version along with 25 BGM tracks by Kaoru Wada. Overall, it's a really solid soundtrack with sad and compelling tracks, as well as action and angst-ridden tracks. You might have already heard some of Kaoru Wada's music, if you watch D. Gray Man or have watched Inuyasha! He's quite the talented composer...Here's my rating for the Casshern Sins OST: 7.5/10For the download link, go to the "Anime Music Downloads" section of my forums here. Please register here to download the full Casshern Sins OST if you haven't already joined the forums!Here's the full insert song A Path:<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QzQqQsoGZAs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QzQqQsoGZAs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>The Tracklist is after the cut.1. SINS 2. LOSS OF MEMORY 3. LOST WORLD 4. ROAMER 5. RINGO 6. RUSTY BODY 7. DIO AND LEDA 8. CONSPIRE 9. INFURIATE 10. MEMORY PAST 11. HUMAN NATURE 12. SABER OF ANGEL 13. LIFE OF FLOWERS 14. PEACEFUL 15. PATH,A 16. ADVANCE SOUL 17. THEME OF JIN 18. SIN A SIN 19. DARK MATTER 20. BRAIKINGBOSS 21. COMBAT TROOPS 22. WHITE VS BLACK 23. BATTLE MODE 1 24. BATTLE MODE 2 25. BLUE EYES 26. CASSHERN
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Short Synopsis: Casshern vs. Luna Episode Rating: 8/10 (Excellent) Before I start with the episode, I’m going to have to say some negative things about this series. It’s one of my favourites of the currently airing series, so I’m not happy with it either, but I do want to say a few things about it. If the [...]
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I am vengeance.....I am the night....I....AM.....DIO!
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   It’s reading 0.0, Vegeta. Impressions: Going from ZKC, Spidey, Minami-ke, Spidey again for good measure, and then to Casshern is like sandpaper on my soul. The Dio fight was better than a lot of things in the second half of this, but it still didn’t hold a candle to their original fight. At least they didn’t [...]
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Short Synopsis: Casshern is still alive but heavily damaged and Leda attempts to receive eternal beauty from Luna. Episode Rating: 8/10 (Excellent) Whoa… the voice actors were really having the time of their lives in this episode. Seriously, there was a lot of screaming and moaning in this episode, but those scenes hit me really hard. In [...]
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While most of us are waiting impatiently for the Casshern Sins OST, here's something that can make the wait more bearable: A special compilation album entitled "Casshern Sins Special Complete". It includes the TV versions of the OPs and EDs from Casshern Sins, some of the insert songs, BGM tracks, and the OP for the original Casshern series from 1973. It's a basically a Casshern pot-pourri!For the download link, go to the "Anime Music Downloads" section of my forums here. So please register here to download the full Casshern Sins Special Complete if you haven't already joined the forums!Tracklist1. Aoi Hana (TV Version)2. reason (TV Version)3. Hikari to Kage(TV Version)4. Aoi Kage (Inst.Version)5. Paradise Lost 6. LUNA 7. SKY 8. A Path (Inst.Version)9.Hikari to Kage (Ballad Version)10.Hikari to Kage (Original KARAOKE)11.Tatakae! CASSHERN(Bonus Track)12.Tatakae! CASSHERN(Bonus Track) 6/10 All I can say after listening to this album, is that I can't wait for the "real" Casshern Sins OST! It's like they're teasing us with this album. I don't quite understand the logic of it. Why don't we have the full version of the beautiful insert song "a path" by Nami Miyahara (see my posts on the insert songs here)?? The Instrumental version is fine, but the real version would have been better! Thank god, they gave us SKY which is awesome. My favorite track of the album is LUNA, such a wonderful and sad song!! I'm not a big fan of OP for the original Casshern series by Isao Sasaki though. Too cheesy for my taste!After the cut, the OP sequence from the original Casshern series:<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6xbNhPq6P9M&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6xbNhPq6P9M&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x2b405b&amp;color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
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PARADISE OF DESPAIR
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  That was deep, Dio. Thanks for eating my post, Wordpress. Been awhile since that happened. *sigh* Unfortunately, being forced to write this for a second time has really drained the anger out of me and replaced it with a cold hard ball of sarcastic frustration. Impressions: Dio himself said that the reason for them to fight [...]
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Short Synopsis: Ouji returns. Episode Rating: 8/10 (Excellent) I’m not getting my hopes up. I’m NOT going to get my hopes up this time. There is no way that this cliff-hanger is going to be real. This series is going to be one of the best things since sliced bread if Casshern DOES end up dead, but [...]
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  Because nothing says dystopia quite like a circus. Impressions: I really have to wonder what goes on in the script writing rooms at Casshern central. "Okay, let’s have them rehash the last episode for 6 minutes… then… what if there’s a robot circus recapping the whole destruction thing as comedy. Hmm… needs a cliffhanger though… ah, [...]
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Short Synopsis: Casshern finally meets Luna Episode Rating: 8,5/10 (Awesome) Casshern Sins has just been a string of awesomeness for the past few episodes. Especially this episode was one of those where everything comes together. Casshern finally gets the chance to meet Luna, and because the entire series has been building up to this moment, the results [...]
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  Oh? Something having to do with the plot? Impressions: It was rather frustrating to have Luna about 100 yards away for almost the entire episode, and then have the entire thing focused on Dune, with pretty much nothing indicating that she’s the real Luna. Or at the very least, she’s a very corrupt Ivory Tower [...]
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Knowing that some day you will die is not a prospect that one’s thoughts tend to dwell on, but in Casshern Sins, when death is everywhere and the land is ravaged with decay, that your life will some day end is impossible to ignore. It’s a feeling that I often get from this show, but [...]
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Ric: Oy, vey. I’m really sorry about this everyone, I can’t believe I let my late-ness take hold again, hell, this time just because of my “mild” Fire Emblem addiction which to be honest makes it about ten times worse. =/ Anyway, This week we have some Lyuze-themed mind-screwing, won’t this be fun~ Minnie: Ric, remember to [...]
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Short Synopsis: Casshern and Lyuze get attacked by a mysterious robot-duo. Episode Rating: 8,5/10 (Awesome) ZOMG, two full episodes, dedicated on nothing but Lyuze! Oh, how well this series makes use of it. This episode was simply awesome. There was surprisingly little dialogue between Casshen and Lyuze, but that’s also what made this episode so beautiful: the [...]
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   Who’s the main character again? Impressions: Boy, it’s a good thing I have severe retrograde amnesia and have absolutely no idea what last week’s episode was. Yes, it was marginally different from last week. Instead of being about wanting to kill Casshern, it was Lyuze slicing the face of some other female robot that attacked them out of [...]
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The episode will start not with a flashback, but in the present (weird…) We see the party walking through a desert path, coloured like rust and filled with death. Lyuze seems to be tired as she cover her mouth (or probably she was just shocked) and Casshern being the awesome guy he is asks Lyuze [...]
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