Archive for December, 2007
December 30, 2007 at 2:04 pm · Filed under Live-Action, Recommended
Name: Stand Up
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Year: 2003
Rating: Recommended
About to graduate from high school four boys find themselves being the only virgins at school. They soon form a pact to keep their purity but this doesn’t stop the members from trying to experience adulthood. Asai Shouhei is infatuated with his teacher, Iwasaki Kengo just can’t seem to find the right person, Udagawa Hayato who simply has bad luck with girls and Enami Kouji who struggles with talking to girls; all four have their separate issues towards finding love. In addition their parents and the towns adults band together to stop any suspicious activity that occurs. Its not easy for the four boys but during the summer a childhood friend arrives which further complicate things into chaos.
December 21, 2007 at 2:43 pm · Filed under Live-Action, Recommended
Name: Bambino
Genre: Drama
Year: 2007
Rating: Recommended
Adapted from the manga by Sekiya Tetsuji, Bambino tells the story of Ban Shogo (Matsumoto Jun) and his love for cooking. Whilst studying at a collage in Fukuoka, Ban holds a part time job as a chief at a local Italian restaurant. Although the restaurant may only be a small business Ban is often praised for the food he serves. Ban is quite confident with his cooking skills to the extent of him being quite cocky. When an invitation to go to Tokyo and work at a famous Italian restaurant Baccanale, Ban is quick to accept his offer with the aspiration to hone his skills in order to open his own restaurant. Nicknamed Bambi by his co workers, he soon discovers that he still has much to learn. With a stubborn personality and a strong passion for his work, Ban fights to become recognised as a useful member of Baccanale.
December 12, 2007 at 9:02 pm · Filed under Enjoyable, Anime
Name: The Law of Ueki
Genre: Action, Comedy
Year: 2005
Rating: Enjoyable
Ueki Kousuke is a Hinokuni High School student with a strong sense of justice. After observing Ueki’s personality, Koba-sen a god candidate decides to select Ueki as his representative in the competition to decide the next god. The tournament created by the current god involves heavenly beings becoming candidates and then selecting a representative who will participate in the competition in order to decide a winner. Each representative is then given a power of which can be used to defeat other participants of the tournament. As a prize for the successful competitor he or she is given a blank Zai of which can be used to give its user any talent they wish. There are many participants who are consumed by hatred and greed. Ueki on the other hand is determined to prevent evil from obtaining the precious blank Zai.
December 1, 2007 at 2:11 am · Filed under Live-Action, Recommended
Name: Nodame Cantabile (live-action)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Year: 2006
Rating: Recommended
Following the manga by Tomoko Ninomiya, Nodame Cantabile is a romantic comedy with classical music theme. We have all heard of the famous composer Beethoven and maybe can even name a few of his pieces however when it comes to classical music the very thought of listening to an orchestral performance can bore and cause many to avoid its presence. However this live-action series like many others puts an interesting spin on a topic that would generally be considered dull. Megumi Noda (Nodame) is a talented pianist attending Momogaoka Collage of music. With the ability to play by ear and a strong passion for music this particular student would have been perceived as a top student, however distaste for sheet music and playing pieces how they were originally written puts Nodame’s piano skills to a level much like her cooking and personal hygiene. Shinichi Chiaki the top student of Momogaoka is a talented pianist and violinist. Although he has the ambition to become a conductor his traumatic experience with flight has left him stranded in Japan unable to study abroad.
