Archive for February, 2008
February 27, 2008 at 5:10 pm · Filed under Live-Action, Recommended
Name: Gal Circle
Genre: Comedy
Year: 2006
Rating: Recommended
In the past there was a great disaster in Arizona, a storm that destroyed homes and bought a disease that killed many. Although having the knowledge of how to create the cure, Geronimo is missing one last ingredient. Luckily he finds a bottle and inside are seeds, the very seeds that grows the final herb that can save his daughter. Having succeeded and cured his daughter of the sickness he desperately wants to find the owner of the bottle and thank her. However the only clue he has is a hand drawn picture that came with the herbs. Hence he sends his cowboy friend Shinnosuke to Japan in seek of the one named Imoko. In the town of Shibuya there are many girls who have no place in society. Having no where to go they form a group named Angel Hearts, and together they practice their Para Para dancing. Shinnosuke has little knowledge of the modern Shibuya culture, in addition he is unable to understand the way the members of Angel Hearts act. Like a bunch of delinquents, it is Shinnosuke that acts as their guide in showing them the difference between right and wrong.
February 20, 2008 at 3:13 pm · Filed under Live-Action, Recommended
Name: Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
Genre: Drama, Romance
Year: 2006
Rating: Recommended
The story revolves around the relationship between a boy who runs a ship repair factory and a wealthy daughter of a large jewelry corporation. Hiroto and his family are in financial strife. The only thing left to them from their now deceased father is the small factory where Hiroto repairs small boats to make a living. To make matters worse his younger brother suffers from poor health and must continually seek expensive treatment. On the other hand Nao is the daughter of a wealthy family who can be viewed as naive due to her innocence. Due to their opposing social situations the two face many obstacles that make their relationship difficult. Born in a world where higher education and social standing is highly regarded, Hiroto is quite bitter towards the rich who look down towards the underprivileged. However Nao doesn’t judge a person in the same way that many of her wealthy friends do. Though their families disapprove of their love the two fight to stay together.
February 13, 2008 at 11:21 am · Filed under Recommended, Anime
Name: Love Hina
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Year: 2000
Rating: Recommended
Urashima Keitaro is a ronin, a student who has failed the yearly entrance examination for university and therefore decides to spend the next year studying to retake and hope to be accepted into the university of their choice. As for Keitaro he is determined to get into Tokyo University (Toudai) because of a promise he had made to a childhood friend. As we all know getting accepted into Toudai is no easy task. After failing twice he is forced to live and act as landlord of Hinata Inn, which has now become a girls only dormitory. Keitaro doesn’t have much memory of the girl he made the promise to but he knows that at the time the promise was made he was living with his grandmother, therefore returning to Hinata Inn may just be chance Keitaro needs.
February 7, 2008 at 9:59 pm · Filed under Live-Action, Recommended
Name: Stand Up
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Year: 2007
Rating: Recommended
The student council at Saint President Gakuen consists of six members each of which has their own unique personality and background. Miroku the son of the police commissioner who has connections with the underground world, Seishiro the future successor of a large hospital and an excellent martial artist, Bido the son of a Swedish ambassador who often is in amazement of his own beauty, Yuri a girl with a love for food and the future leader of the Kenbishi business empire, Noriko whose father is a famous artist cant stand men, and Karen a attractive girl whose goal is to marry someone incredibly rich. Together they are known as the Yukan Club. Much like idols the group is looked up upon by the students however in the eyes of the principle and vice principle the are just a group of meddlesome children.
