The first 8 minutes of Blood-C: The Last Dark now streamed in Yahoo Movies JP

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Whoa, it’s really a big surprise that Yahoo Movies JP streamed the first 8 minutes of Blood-C: The Last Dark. But, yeah, the quality is so bad, it’s like we (who lived outside Japan) need to wait for the BD release. Still, this really makes me excited. BTW, I made a short summary if you can’t watch it in case they decided to region-lock it. But somehow I managed to watch it. Idk if that clip will still be available before the movie officially airs.

This is not The Walking Dead

“Metro Baroque” by Nana Mizuki

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I think we can officially declare this week, “Blood-C: The Last Dark” week where there are a lot of promo and hype about the movie.To start, here’s the official PV of “Metro Baroque” by Nana Mizuki.

I’ll say it again: this song really fits the movie. I also like the shots of the running train which is very similar to the original Blood movie. And there’s Nana Mizuki, wielding a katana. At the end of the video, she bits her arm and her eyes turn red just like Saya’s.

Blood-C: Special Edition 1- Concised and brief

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Since Blood-C: The Last Dark will be out on June 2, Production I.G. aired two recap episodes which will bridge to the movie itself. The first one is already out and still in raw. Now, if you heard about negative reception of the TV series but wanted to watch because of the movie, then this recap summarizes all the events that had happened from episodes 1 to 10.  Anyway, there’s still no new scenes in this episode. So, the only thing that is new was the narration done by Itsuki Tomofusa (voiced by Atsushi Abe). Note: As of this writing, this one is not yet subbed, but if you’ve seen the TV series then you know what’s going on.

Direct intervention is necessary.

Winter 2012 anime final impressions (Part 2)

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Anime, another, inu x boku ss, review

All right, I haven’t been around for a while since I’m really busy. Don’t worry, I’ll really be back. Now, I have to finish some unfinished business.

• Another- Generally, there seems to be improvement in Director Mizushima’s part. But I had a feeling that this is overly becoming more like Final Destination. Well, at least, the deaths weren’t overly exaggerated than Final Destination. Actually, when I’ve read the manga and watch the anime at the same time. I really noticed that there are a lot of changes. It’s still a good mystery show but not very good in terms of horror.

• Inu x Boku SS- Again, I still have mixed feelings for this. I don’t know why I picked this one up but I’ll admit, the main couple Ririchiyo and Soushi are not very interesting. However, the last three episodes seem to make it up with the drama and romance. It is a fine show but it reminded me of Twilight. Still, I like the OP and ED songs.

Winter 2012 anime final impressions (Part 1)

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Anime, black rock shooter, guilty crown, review

Yeah, this is very late. Blame real life responsibilities, procrastination and writer’s block. Anyway, This is my first time in making my last impressions on the animes which are aired this year. This is sort of a mini review.

• Guilty Crown- Oh god, where to begin? It’s entertaining. Imagine this as Michael Bay’s Transformers movies with lots of explosion and pretty girls plus a wimpy male lead. And Guilty Crown has all of it but also has an interesting concept with meteor virus and pulling out voids! But the main problem is that it’s very messed up. The setting is so random. I have no idea why in the hell would the UN would attack Japan or why Funeral Parlor go against the government. The other main problem is the characters. I don’t know the real motive of Funeral Parlor and any little background of the supporting characters. I’m very pissed at Shu, who is probably the anime version of Sam Witwicky and if this is a live-action movie, then Shia LeBeouf would be perfect in playing Shu. Inori is very shallow as Megan Fox and her Victoria’s Secret model replacement (I forgot her name, sorry). I really like Gai but I hate him in the second half. Anyway ,it’s an entertaining show but there’s nothing meaningful to it. I’ll probably recommend this one to those who love explosions!

• Black Rock Shooter- I really regret watching this. Idk why but the slice-of-life scenes are really terrible. I really don’t like the melodrama displayed here because it really reminds of those cheesy and corny telenovelas (or teleseryes which my country calls them) that I’ve watched before. Plus, the psychotic display of the characters is so pretentious. Srsly,the more I’ve watched this show, the more I got annoyed with the characters. The only thing that I’ve liked here is the battles in the Otherworld. Sheesh, Mari Okada is hyped too much and really needs a break. I’ll probably recommend this one to those who love telenovelas.

 

Blood-C: The Last Dark news (8): New Trailer plus some unseen footage

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There’s gonna be a special edition of the TV series which will recap the events from the series including some unseen footages which were not previously aired on TV. The scenes will act as a prelude to the movie.

Another trailer is out and surprisingly, Watanuki (no, not his dog form) appears! Wow, I didn’t expect a CLAMP character to enter into the Blood franchise. XD

Hanayaka Nari Waga Ichizoku Anime (OVA) Website now open!

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Well, it was open last month. But it seems Anime News Network and Crunchyroll didn’t bother to update it. Dunno why but maybe there’s “too preoccupied”. And it turns out it will be 2-episode OVA! I guess it’s way better than a TV animated series. The first OVA will be released this year while the second OVA will be released next year.

The site only feature the staff and cast list. The director of the OVA will be Naoyuki Kuzuya and the screenplay will be written by Deko Akao. The animation studio is “Team KG, Anpro”. I never heard of them before or what are their works.

The cast from the game will reprise their roles in this OVA. You can check who voice the Miyanomori brothers. I’ll probably update who are cast for the secondary characters if I have time. As for the voice actress for the heroine, IDK. Srsly, they put the heroine on the promo art and didn’t announce who will be her voice actress?! Or maybe, they’re still searching for one?

Note: sources came from the Japanese wiki page and the official OVA site.

Blood-C: The Last Dark news (7): New scan plus “Metro Baroque” by Nana Mizuki (radio leak?)

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Here’s the latest magazine scan of Blood-C: The Last Dark.

It features the new characters plus Saya. Yeah, they look goofy but I bet they’ll get a tragic fate as just what had happened to the rest of the cast from the TV series.

The official theme song for the movie, “Metro Baroque” is out but the single is not yet released until next month. So, I guess this one is aired on the radio. This song really fits the setting in the movie because it has that modern feeling in it. Plus, I really love the piano in this song. IMO, this is better than Junketsu Paradox.

Spring Anime 2012 first impressions so far…(Part 2)

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Last season’s noitamina shows (excluding Thermae Romae) left me bitter. But I’m just glad that this season’s noitamina shows are worth watching.

• Tsuritama- I think I lost count on how weird shows that I’ve watched for the past years. Still, I really love the animation and the music, most especially the OP song. Yuki’s reactions reminded me of every SHAFT protagonist voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya XD The characters are funny as the cast of Arakawa Under the Bridge. I had a weird feeling that Haru is probably a long lost relative of Nino XD Fishing is indeed serious business!

• Sakamachi no Apollon- The most highly anticipated show in everybody’s watchlist due to the return of the Cowboy Bebop duo, Shinichiro Watanabe and Yoko Kanno! I’m aware that some BL fans were rooting for Kaoru/Sentaru pairing but you can tell (even in the manga) that there’s a love polygon between the main characters. Anyway, that’s wishful thinking. Still, I like the story on how Kaoru warms up with his relationship with his friends. I would imagine that this show would be in a live-action form.

Spring Anime 2012 first impressions so far…(Part 1)

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Anime, first impressions, uchuu kyoudai, zetman

Well, I’m back. After playing video games, I finished watching the rest of the Winter 2012 animes and now, started with the Spring 2012 animes. I’m just glad that there are a bunch of shows that are worthwhile and not purely fanservice.

• Zetman- I didn’t pay attention to the manga but watching Tiger & Bunny, I found out that the mangaka is also the character designer of T&B. So, I read the manga before the anime aired and I’m so addicted to it. It’s similar to T&B but only darker and more violent. But like an other manga reader, I could see how rushed this anime is. I’m aware that it’s only 13 episodes but I’m definitely enjoying the action. My only complaint is the OP which sounds so wrong that it doesn’t fit the theme of the show.

• Uchuu Kyoudai- Now this is entertaining and very inspiring. I really say that this is a must-watch for those who want to reach their dream jobs. I like how Mutta (the older brother) did everything he can to become an astronaunt just like his younger brother, Hibito. There’s also a live-action version of it too!