Thursday, August 4, 2011

Chrome Shelled Regios

Alternative Names: Kokaku no Regios
Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Post-Apocalyptic (wikipedia; Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, alien invasion, impact event, cybernetic revolt, Technological Singularity, Dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, Ecological disaster, resource depletion or some other general disaster. )
Number of episodes: 24
Theme Songs:
Opening Song; ''Brave your truth'' by Daisy x Daisy
                        Ending Songs; ''Yasashii Uso'' by Chrome Shelled (and with characters)
                                             '' Ai no Zuellni'' by Chrome Shelled (and with characters)
Main Characters: Layfon Wolfstein Alseif, Nina Antalk, Felli Loss, Sharnid Elipton, Kalian Loss, Leerin Marfes, Mayshen Torinden, enz...
Summary: The world is after attacks from filth monsters not safe anymore, and the whole worlds lives in city's that can walk. Nobody goes outside of the cities, unless you're trying to get yourself killed. In the Academy City of Zuellni, Layfon Alseif is hoping to start a new life and forget his past. However, his past has caught the attention of Karian Loss, the Student Council President and Nina Antalk, a Military Arts student and Captain of the 17th Platoon, who instantly recognizes his abilities and decides he's the perfect candidate to join her group. He joins, and meets all kinds of different people, and makes friends. However, a dark secret keeps following him...
My view: It is a hard anime, and it is full of mysteries that are in the end still not clear, but it is clever, and plays with human nature and emmotions. The ending was not what I excepted, but I certainly enjoyed it. It's worth watching it xD
Rating: 8,0
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Monday, August 1, 2011

Battle Girls: Time Paradox

This is a really recent serie, of last season to be exact. And I really really really enjoyed it :D :D
In short it's like this: Yoshino Hide, an average teenager, finds herself mysteriously transported to a land that appears to be Feudal Japan, albeit in an alternate world made up of entirely females. She ends up encountering the feudal lord, Oda Nobunaga, and helps on her quest to gather the pieces of a Crimson Armor that will help her conquer the land. From: Wikipedia
So, now you know the story xD
The story derived from Japanese History in the Sixteenth Century. Only this isn't about men, but about women xD
Also, the story doesn't exactly follow the history, but it hás the same characters...
An example; in Japanese History kills Akechi Mitsuhide > Oda Nobunaga,
                                               kills Hashiba Hideyoshi > Akechi Mitsuhide
In the Anime is nobody killed, well nearly, and Mitshuhide tries to kill Oda Nobunaga, but that's because she thought that Hideyoshi would steal her lord away xD
The Opening and Ending themes are quite fun, but I like the opening theme the best. It has power and spirit, and de ending theme is a bit, how do you say it, dull. But still fun xD
Themes: Kagerou [heatwaves] and Atsuki Ya no Gotoku [A flaming arrow comes]. Genres: Comedy, Historical fantasy
Number of Episodes: 13 
My Rating: 7,5 
Images:
Hideyoshi
From left to right: Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, Mitsuhide

Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne

The first Anime I'm going to review is Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne.
This anime is one of my favorites :D
So... let's get started ;)

The story is about Maron Kusakabe, who is the reïncarnation of Jeanne d'Arc. Her task is to transform into a phantom thief to collect beautiful pieces where demons in hide. She gets help from a angel (tenshi) named Fin. Her best friend, Miyako Todaiji, tries to hunt her down with her father, who is a detective, for Kaitou Jeanne steals all the precious items in the city and she wants to be a detective, just like her father. Miyako and Maron live in the same apartement complex, which is called Orleans (that's in the story of Jeanne d'Arc a important place xD) but Maron lives alone, and Miyako lives together with her parents. The story begins when a new boy comes to live in the apartment, Chiaki Nagoya, causing Maron anger (he sort of hits on her) and Miyaki to fall in love with him. A short time later Kaitou Jeanne is troubled by Kaitou Sinbad, who tries to capture the demons and art before her...
The story continues by following the personal life of Maron and the demons she captures.

The story has 24 episodes, and the manga has 7 volumes. The Manga has a different ending than the anime, you could say the anime is somewhat more extreme, with more pain and such, and the manga is longer, and has in my opinion a better end, more cute xD













The anime is really drawn well, the expressions are really clear, and the movements don't look unnatural. The voices fit too... I just adore the characters, they're so mystical at times, but you feel like you understand what they're going through :D