Archive for April, 2008
April 29, 2008 at 6:09 pm · Filed under Anime, Must See
Name: Mahoromatic
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Year: 2001
Rating: Must See
To protect earth from alien invaders the secret organization known as Vesper uses highly advanced androids. These extremely powerful combat androids are able to fight and defeat the invaders, however as a consequence the life span of these battle maidens are quite limited. Mahoro is known as Vesper’s strongest warrior android and is well known for her battle capabilities even amongst her own kind. However after countless battles it is inevitable that she too will soon cease to live. As a reward for her services she is granted the choice of spending her remaining time the way she pleases. By leaving the stressful world of combat she is able to prolong her existence for just over a year. Mahoro chooses to enjoy the time she has left as an ordinary human. She soon moves in with Suguru a junior high school student living in Tokyo. Though at first Suguru doesn’t realize any connection between him and his new found maid Mahoro, it is soon revealed that his father was actually a commanding officer in Vesper, the one who had responsibility over Mahoro when she served as a battle android.
April 23, 2008 at 12:09 am · Filed under Enjoyable, Live-Action
Name: Kimi wa Petto
Genre: Drama
Year: 2003
Rating: Enjoyable
Iwaya Sumire is an independent, successful and good looking woman working as a writer for a large newspaper corporation. However in life she finds that her superiority intimidates her co workers and other men, so much that it gets in the way of her making friends and lasting relationships. One day things take a turn for the worse, having been stressed due to her workload she gets demoted by her boss for scolding a co worker for making a mistake, and also knocking him out. However whilst returning home she finds a large box lying in front of her apartment. Inside is an injured young boy. Not knowing what to do she takes this boy inside and looks after him until he recovers from his injuries. Soon after she decides to let the boy stay on one condition, that he live as her pet. Being named Momo, this aspiring young male dancer lives with Sumire and it isn’t long before a strong relationship is created between the two. Although it it far from love, the bond that holds the two together is just as strong as both need need each other to fill what is missing in their lives.
April 16, 2008 at 10:25 pm · Filed under Live-Action, Must See
Name: Honey and Clover (live-action)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Year: 2008
Rating: Must See
The three students of an art college in Tokyo, Yuta Takemoto, Takumi Mayama and Shinobu Morita live in the same apartment block. Mayama has his goals in becoming a successful architect, Morita has already started to become a renowned sculptor in the art world, however Yuta on the other hand has no clear goal of what he wants to do or become in the future. However one day Shuji an art professor introduces his cousin’s daughter Hagumi Hanamoto to the three and from there sprouts a strong friendship. Hagumi though gifted in the art of painting is quite lacking when it comes to social skills. Coming from a country town, Hagumi has not had much contact with other people and hence her new life in the busy city of Tokyo brings about many challenges. From first sight, Yuta falls in love with Hagumi however isn’t able to express his feelings, on the other hand Morita with his flamboyant personality has no trouble displaying his feelings but in doing so scares her. Honey and Clover may at first seem like a calm drama but it is soon revealed that there’s allot of chaos within the lives of the characters in their journey towards adulthood.
April 10, 2008 at 12:34 am · Filed under Enjoyable, Live-Action
Name: Ushi ni Negai wo Love & Farm
Genre: Drama
Year: 2007
Rating: Enjoyable
Every year students studying agriculture have to attend a compulsory hands on training program set in the country town of Yubari. This year six students travel from Tokyo to Hokkaido to work on the local farms in Yubari. Though some are clearly more enthusiastic than others, there are always those who travel to Hokkaido just to satisfy their course requirements. As for the towns people, each family are struggling financially and are all close to being forced to sell their farm. Whilst the farmers are not so looking forward to the new batch of students, they can only hope that all things will go smoothly. For if the program were to be changed to be optional, the town would lose their funding from the government. Amongst the six there are those who are looking forward to the new experience, those who are looking forward to returning home and one who is returning to a his dying town of which he had hoped to forget.
April 2, 2008 at 10:35 pm · Filed under Anime, Recommended
Name: Last Exile
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction
Year: 2003
Rating: Recommended
Claus and Lavie are two young Vanship pilots living in a world where the wealthy and powerful live like indulge in the finest pleasures like gods and the poor can barely afford clean drinking water. Two two make a living off delivering messages and cargo in their small aircraft. Within the world of Last Exile there are three forces, the eastern and western country who are at war, and the Guild. The group known as the Guild are seen as superior beings with a powerful technology that is unique only to their class. Although the two countries battle in a chivalrous manner, it is soon revealed that the battlefield is anything but honorable. On one of their missions the two encounter a mysterious girl, and are given the task to deliver her to the legendary mercenary ship Sylvana. The Sylvana’s capabilities sets it apart from normal aircrafts that the east and west possess. Although they cannot compare to the guild, the crew are determined to set the nations free from the guild’s oppressive grasp.
