Summer Wars! (サマーウォーズ)

UPDATED: WINS JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PRIZE

When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Koiso Kenji  is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family's Nagano home for a summer job, he agrees without hesitation. Natsuki's family, the Jinnouchi clan, dates back to the Muromachi era (1336 to 1573), and they've all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae.

That’s when Kenji discovers his "summer job" is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiance and dance with her at the birthday celebration. As Kenji attempts to keep up with Natsuki's act around her family, he receives a strange math problem on his cell phone which, being a math genius, he can't resist solving.

As it turns out, the solution to the mysterious equation causes a bizarre parallel world to collide with Earth, and it's up to Kenji and his new fake family to put reality back in order.

Honestly, I had no idea what this show was about. No clue at all.

Until the results of the Tokyo Anime Fair 2010 Animation Awards was presented, with Summer Wars weeping a total of 6 awards!

• Animation of the Year
• Domestic Theatical Category Excellence Award
• Director Award
• Original Work Award
• Screenplay Award
• Fine Arts Award
  
  
  
  
  

Seiyuu Comparisons - Winter 2010 (#2)

Yes, this was my expression when I heard Haruhi movie was #7 at the box office!

Yes, this was my expression when I saw the Nendoroid Azunyaa~

Yes, this is my expression as I post another shocking comparison report...

This is report number 2! about various seiyuu voices airing during the winter-soon-to-be-spring  season. I'll be touching a few (okay, so it's not a few...) of animes from the autumn, since i'm running out of seiyuus =P (looks like it will be a monthly post from now onwards)

Hope you won't end up with the same expression as Sawako at the end of this post...

<<< (#1) Seiyuu Comparison - Winter 2010 (#3)>>>

[Noto Mamiko]

Kuronuma Sawako                         Enma Ai

[Sawashiro Miyuki]

Yano Ayane                 Kanbaru Suruga

[Nakamura Yuuichi]

 

Sanada Ryuu            Gray Fullbuster

New Anime - High School of the Dead

Update: Its official. HOTD TV will start airing on the 7th month of 2010 during the Summer 2010 (was expecting 6th of the 6th month "6/6" though)

Update: PV link by Kadokawa Channel and character profiles at website

"Let the infection, begin....."

A mysterious, lethal disease is on the loose worldwide, resulting in a catastrophic death rate of humanity, and the increasing rise of attacks, caused by the living dead.

In Japan, several high school students and a school nurse have banded together to escape Fujimi High School shortly after it was attacked by zombies. The group now attempts to figure who or what was responsible for this plague, and in the meantime, attempt to survive the present apocalypse.

Its finally animated! WOOHOO! アニメの力~!

In my opinion, one the most realistic and apocalypse-state-world manga out there. Simply because I love zombie or an apocalypse world and Left 4 Dead series. 

It's like a Left 4 Dead (huge fan!) anime but more focused on surviving an urban environment with an undead city against the protagonists.

Figures Ordered (Q1-2010)

From gundam to nendoroid, puchi to PVC, model kits to macross, it's been quite a strain on Mr. Wallet for the past few months. Who said any hobby was cheap anyway?

Nonetheless, I have no regrets (like others) once the figure/model is sitting on our shelf, staring at us.

I don't claim to know all about figures or the different versions and what makers are good. My collection is just starting to grow as I was closed-closet type until last year. Since then, my treasures have grown quite considerably. For the new year, I thought I'd spend on my self on a few figures, here and there.

Flying Panties Festival

For this coming 6th March 2010, the Sora Fes! has planned to hold a flying aircraft modeled after panties, inspired by anime, Sora no Otoshimono.

Seiyuu Comparisons - Winter 2010 (#1)

Ever wonder how some characters sounds soooo familiar but just can't recognize them? 
Or even find out later the actual seiyuu sounds different from the previous character? 

You are (Not) Alone...

I've always wondered too. So this topic will be a monthly (or every season) post (i'll try =.=) on who's playing what role in the current shows. Inspired by my previous post XD

The comparisons are quite shocking...

Seiyuu Comparison - Winter 2010 (#2) >>>

[Miyano Mamoru]

 Kida Masaomi      Setsuna F Seiei

[Kamiya Hiroshi]

Orihara Izaya          Koyomi Araragi

[Hanazawa Kana]

Sonohara Anri             Sengoku Nadeko

Winter 2010 Highlights - with Seiyuu casted Characters

For Winter 2010, there are only 19 new show to watch compared to 36 in the same period as last year

Many might see this as a bad thing but it ain't really that bad. Having too many like last year was just too much on my miserable schedule. But 19 is a bit short rite?

Quality over Quantity

Hopefully, this is true as I plan to set my mind to endure the lack of shows this season.
So far, its been proving true for me...

Dance in the Vampire Bund (ダンスインザヴァンパイアバンド)

Have vampires become all the rage nowadays?
First Vampire Knight, then Twilight saga, Cirque de freak and Bakemono?


But quite impressive as the first episode was really a new way of an introduction to a series.

Starting from a reality show to a fight scene on the roof while viewing it all from the perspective of the in-show audience.


A gothic and dark loli is nice for a change though.

Yuuki Aoi

 - Noel Kannagi (Sora-no-woto)

  Nakamura Yuuichi

 - Alto (Macross F)

-Tomoya (Clannad)

 Saitou Chiwa

- Senjougahara Hitagi (Bakemono)

Paypal Services and it's Global Convenience for Malaysians

1 in every 3 online shoppers in the US uses PayPal. And there's 150 million US users in 2008

 Now, those figures may not surprise you as we head into a new decade of an IT dominating world. But considering when it was first used commercially until today, its still a baby to many eyes. However, this "baby" is a genius and has changed the way we do online shopping or purchases.

So, why use PayPal? What's the difference when charging it to your credit card (CC) online? And is it really safe? 

#87 Nendoroid Canaan [Canaan]

Delays are common when receiving shipment from overseas, especially the cultural merchandise export from Japan.

But this little one made it to my door step by 31st December 2009, just before the the end of Dec (which was the ETA), ending my 2009 on a VERY happy note.

Still fresh (in memory) from Summer 2009, Canaan was quite an ok-ok, suspense graphic series. With issues like necrophiliac content and sexy nopan China dress, I'd still openly accept anything from Type-moon studios due to their success in earlier projects (Fate/stay night, Kara no Kyoukai).

 Canaan-in-a-box. Haha (humor me)

#82 Nendoroid Akiyama Mio [K-ON!]

After holidaying in Hong Kong, I arrived home to discover that Mio had FINALLY arrived. ETA was around November but the courier only sent it on the last week of December 2009. Delay or not, I now have it!

Been waiting and anticipating Mio for quite some time now as it was one of the very few I actually craved to have. Now onwards to the gallery.

Comes in a blue boxed case (why blue? Shimapan?)