Game Review – Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

By: MangaGirl

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Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, is a game that i was excited to play and yet why did it take me months to finish the game? I suppose its because i played KH1 and KH2 before this one, so my expectations were too high. The entire game is basically fighting heartless (its all that you do in each world) to collect cards to fight and cards to open doors, in each world you open three doors so that you can see cut scenes and fight the final boss. You repeat this in each world that you already visited in KH1, there really wasn’t any new worlds, since the point of this game is to delve into Sora’s Memory, as the name of the game basically says.

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Game Review – Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

By: MangaGirl

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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, is the new release for Kingdom Hearts series. The game is for the nintendo DS and it is an action role playing game. The main character for this game is Roxas, the second main character, from Kingdom Hearts 2. Roxas is a Special Nobody, and I was glad that this game was centered on him. I found the plot to be very interesting, because I didn’t feel like I got to know Roxas enough in Kingdom Hearts 2, but in this game you will find out how he ultimately joins the Organization XIII, and learn more about the Organization at the same time. This story takes place during Kingdom hearts: Chain of Memories, and the beginning of Kingdom Hearts 2.

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New Fall 09’ & 2010 Anime

By: AnimeGirl

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  *This is not a complete list of upcoming anime for Fall and for 2010,

      but rather those I think are worth spending my time watching. onion03

 

Fall 09’

1) Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor -Oct.8

 Darker than black

drama, psychological, science fiction, supernatural

Plot Summary: Two years have passed since Hei and Yin escaped the Syndicate after the events of the first season. Making their way to Russia, Hei encounters a young girl named Suou Pavlichenko, whose family is gradually pulled into the war between contractors and various intelligence factions. Meanwhile, Misaki Kirihara has quit her position in Foreign Affairs to begin her own investigations into Hei, the Contractors and the Syndicate.

 


2) Fairy Tail
-Oct.12

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adventure, comedy, fantasy

Plot Summary:
Lucy is a teenage girl who wants to become a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn’t just any ordinary kid, he’s a member of one of the world’s most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail.

Sometime in 2010

1) Omamori Himari

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action, comedy, romance

Plot Summary: The slapstick romantic comedy centers around an ordinary 16-year-old high school boy named Yūto Amakawa who is protected by a spirit – specifically, a beautiful, sword-wielding cat girl spirit named Himari. Yūto is descended from a family that has subjugated demons since time immemorial. The charm that once protected him is now impotent, but fortunately, at that same moment, Himari appears before him as his new guardian.

2) Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Owari Naki Unmei

Harukanaru toki

drama, fantasy, romance

3) Sengoku Basara’s – Season II

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action

Plot Summary: In the bloody Warring States period of feudal Japan, many generals fought in an endless struggle for power, but one man proved to be too big a threat – The dark lord Oda Nobunaga. Sanada Yukimura and Date Masamune, two young warriors from different regions who become heated rivals, begin to form an unlikely alliance with the rest of the generals to take down the Devil King.

4) Kaichō wa Maid-sama

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comedy, romance

Plot Summary: In a high school recently turned from all-boy to coed, Misaki Ayuzawa, chairwoman of student council, battles "stinky and dirty" male students every day to protect the few (20%) females in school. Off campus, she works hard at a maid café to supplement the income of her household (as well as leftover foods) after her father had deserted the family — whose action contributed to her hatred toward males. However, Takumi Usui, a handsome guy (and a heartbreaker of many girls) accidentally found out her double identities. She thought the entire school would know by the next morning, yet he kept her secret away from others, making her even more suspicious of his motives.

 

 

Sources: ANN

Kenichi Asai – “Mad Surfer”

By: MusicGirl

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     Check out one of Kenichi Asai’s new songs called: “Mad Surfer” from his new album Sphinx Rose. I loved it, when I first heard it on Japan-iTunes, because of its 70’s rock style.   The song is being played as an ending theme song for the anime "Bleach" starting episodes 230 of season twelve. The video is not that entertaining and you can barely see his face since his hair is too long.

Animation Supercon (Florida 2009)

By: AnimeGirl

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     Animation Supercon (October 2 – 4, 2009) was held this year at the Doubletree Miami Mart Convention Center. This years convention was especially exciting because of the reunion of the cast of FUTURAMA and PINKY & THE BRAIN. When we first got there on Saturday we were surprised to note that the convention was strangely empty this year :(   and it stayed that way throughout the day!

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Muramasa: The Demon Blade

By: AnimeGirl

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Muramasa

    

     Check out this cool and cute game, Muramasa, for the Wii that will be released on Sept. 8. The story is about The Demon Blades being cursed that brings destruction by summoning creatures, dragon and demon gods. The player is able to choose between two characters to play with; The ninja Kisuke who is a fugitive and lost his memory or The kunoichi Momohime who is a princess and is possessed by an evil spirit.   

     The game Trailer below will show you clips on both characters fighting styles and with its cute traditional Japanese theme song.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thelma Aoyama – Wasurenai Yo

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Her latest single Wasurenai Yo (“I won’t forget”) is number 5 in Japan iTunes. The song is nice and she sings well in both English and Japanese. She is one quarter Trinidadian and three quarters Japanese. The video has a short movie-like clip so the song won’t actually start till after 2 minutes. The video is watchable but could get boring for some, but the song is nice.

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

 

    Review: The story is mainly told to illustrate what could happen if there was an actual earth quake of a magnitude of 8.0 in Tokyo. Although the story centers around two siblings and a woman trying to get home, we also see major landmarks being destroyed like the Tokyo Tower and the Rainbow Bridge.

     The first two episodes were a bit slow and introduces the characters of the sister and brother, Marai & Yuki, that go to a robot exhibition in Odaiba. Then you see Marai going through her own emotional troubles of not liking to be treated like a child and feeling mad all the time.

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Pink Addict’s On-line Store

By: MusicGirl

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Pink Addict is an on-line store specializing in selling affordable pink clothes and items that are Japanese street fashion inspired. I discovered the website after viewing their page on Myspace and find their items cute and good for almost all age groups. A sample picture of their shoes below are two of my favorites I would consider purchasing.

 

 

 

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Spice & Wolf – Season II

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     The First episode was cute with both of them flirting as always, Horo always hungry and Lawrence always has something new to sell. Their next stop was at a town called: Kumerson. They are there for the Radora festival. In town they meet a kid that is also another merchant called: Femi Amati, who helps them find a room at an Inn since all of them were booked because of the festival. Also, Amati seems to like Horo by the way he looks at her. This might have been caused by the sweet girly face she put on but that might have been to their advantage since the kid found them a room.

     The last five minutes of the episode was my favorite since they seem to find it hard for each to end their journey together so soon and it’s cute how they find excuses as to why they should continue traveling together. The first episode was what I expected; I loved the first season and hope to love the second season as well.

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