Archive for May, 2008
May 25, 2008 at 7:19 pm · Filed under Anime, Enjoyable, Featured
Name: Basilisk
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Year: 2005
Rating: Enjoyable
In the past the two clans Iga Tsubagakure and Kouga Manjidani were engaged in a continous war that lasted centuries. The bloody feud was finally put to an end when Hattori Hanzo succeeded in creating an agreement of peace between the two clans by committing both groups to the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. However though the two clans agreed to set a temporary stop to their dispute the peace was far from permanent. In the year 1614 internal instability has created turmoil between those who are to inherit ruling power. To solve this issue Ieyasu breaks the peace treaty between Iga and Kouga by ordering them to send their 10 best fighters to compete in a competition to select the next Shogun. Each clan will have their competitors’ names recorded onto a scroll. Once all 10 members of a certain clan is killed the victor is the clan who still has surviving members. As a reward the winners shall receive benefits from the grandson they represent who shall hold the title to the next Shogunate. However not all members are willing to fight in the name of a grudge that has long started to wither. The heirs to the Kouga and Iga clan, Gennosuke and Oboro hope to bring about a lasting peace to their clans. However the conflict that blocks their path may be too great. The two star-crossed lovers are forced into a fight in which they must decide which side to take.
May 20, 2008 at 2:08 am · Filed under Anime, Featured, Recommended
Name: Baccano!
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Year: 2007
Rating: Recommended
In the year 1711 a group of alchemists take a chance in summoning a demon in their quest to obtaining immortality. Surprisingly the demon gives the alchemists not only the elixir of life but also the method to reproduce this liquid that grants eternal life. However what is unknown to the alchemists on this voyage, is that though given the ability to cheat death it doesn’t come completely free. In the future the recipe to create the elixir is concealed amongst two of the surviving immortals. Though the potion grants immunity to disease, physical harm and age, those who have consumed the potion can take the lives of another who has drank it. As the immortals scatter across the world many live in fear that one day they may eventually lose what they have been clutching to for the past years. Baccano is set in a world of the mafia, where gangs fight for territory and others just kill for pleasure.
May 12, 2008 at 11:20 pm · Filed under Anime, Featured, Recommended
Name: Wolf’s Rain
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction
Year: 2003
Rating: Recommended
Wolf’s Rain is set in a dystopian future where cities are left in ruins and humans are stricken with poverty and suffering. In this future it is believed that wolves has been extinct for hundreds of years. However what many of the humans don’t know is that wolves still exist. Though close to being wiped out, the remaining wolves survive by hiding their identity. A typical human isn’t able to see through a wolf’s disguise and hence to their untrained eye its just another human being. Amongst the wolves there is a legend that when the world is going to end a path to paradise will welcome all wolves that seek it. Kiba a lone wolf is a believer of this legend. As he travels from city to city, his pack of traveling partners increase. With multiple obstacles that stand in the way of their journey to paradise, the wolves must struggle in their search for a destination that may not even exist.
May 6, 2008 at 4:12 pm · Filed under Live-Action, Recommended
Name: Nobuta wo Produce
Genre: Drama
Year: 2005
Rating: Recommended
Kiritani Shuji is a high school student who is popular amongst everyone. He does whatever he can to please everyone he meets. Everyone can count on Shuji. You can count on him when you need a favor, need some one to liven up the party or simply just want some one to hang out with. However being popular isn’t easy, much of the time Shuji ends up hiding his true feelings and even has to resort to distorting the truth. Kusano Akira on the other hand is a flamboyant student who doesn’t hesitate express his feelings and personality. Though Shuji finds Akira to be annoying much of the time, it is soon clear that its only when he is around him he is able to be himself. One day a new student transfers into their class. Kotani Nobuko is a girl with no self confidence of which always leads to her being the unpopular student that gets picked on. Shuji considers life to be a game and soon decides to work together with Akira in an attempt to transform Nobuko into a popular girl. However its not easy to produce a popular girl, especially when the candidate stutters when talking to others. To make things even harder Shuji and Akira must conceal their involvement with Nobuko. Nobuta wo Produce is a story about change. Though Nobuko lacks social skills, it is apparent that Akira and especially Shuji learn much from the person they are trying to change.
