Hotaru no Hikari 2
Posted on June 19th, 2011
Hotaru no Hikari 2
[Rating: 8/10]
Genre: romantic comedy
After a three year stint abroad, Hotaru is back and ready to tackle the next phase of relationship with with her beloved Takano-buchou… or maybe not. The man of her life isn’t too pleased that Hotaru has barely even contacted him or replied to his messages, and declares he wants out of their relationship unless Hotaru can get her act together once and for all.
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Thor
Posted on June 19th, 2011
Thor
[Rating: 6.5/10]
Thor, God of Thunder and son of Odin is exiled to Earth when his rash actions undo the peace agreement between the Asgardians and the Frost Giants, the latter declaring war on Asgard. On Earth he literally falls into the path of a team of meteorologists who become the target of a secret organization who want their data on Thor.
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Spring Anime 2011
Posted on June 14th, 2011
With so little time and so many series to watch, what normally determines whether you’d continue or pick it up again? My ‘to-watch’ list on MAL is ever increasing, let’s not even speak about non-anime shows, which I usually give priority over, so this time, I’ve decided to take a short break from drama (of which I’m at least up to date with the current season), and focus on clearing that never-ending anime list. I also really need to sort out the anime I’ve started and put-on-hold or paused in favour of catching up with other shows. Usually it takes me anywhere from 2-6 episodes on average to determine whether I’ll drop an anime, and if I read some redeeming reviews of a show it may or may not spur me to continue till at least halfway, or if I’m wanting to know what happens despite the show not being my usual cup of tea, I’ll start jumping episodes.
Anyway, here’s what I’m currently watching
Anime currently airing:
Bleach (ep 326) – I admit, Bleach has become like lazy comfort food to me, it may be not so stellar at times but I do like some of the non-manga arcs and always like watching my favourite characters
C The Money of Soul And The Possibility of Control (ep 4) – the concept is intriguing, the short length makes it easier to bear with
Deadman Wonderland (ep 9) – this is another good example of something gripping, I usually do not really like survivor/battle-royale/prison type shows and a lot of violence but each episode is very gripping and I want to see how it comes together at the end despite already having read spoilers for the manga
Koe de Oshigoto! (ep 2) – it’s quite bordering on hentai, but it’s strangely entertaining despite being very cliche
Tiger & Bunny (ep 3) – looks like it’s developing as it goes ago, will stick on a bit more
Currently Airing to Try:
30-sai no Hoken Taiiku
Ao no Exorcist
Nichijou
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi
Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox
SKET Dance
Steins; Gate
Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san
I have dropped recently (not necessarily current series)
Bakemonogatari (way too much talking, it started out interesting but turned out quite slow-moving, as a reader and writer, I like the show, not tell-all approach)
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (too repetitive and the humour was rather annoying after a while)
Shiki (did not really care for the characters, rather slow moving)
X-Men (just could not get used to them speaking in Japanese and Japanese cultural nuances in the transmission from western to asian audience)
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More Asian Drama/Movies
Posted on April 23rd, 2011
Other Asian Drama (completed only): (place or language, type)
note: this list is not very complete as I cannot recall all of them, due to having watched most of them long ago
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new year~
Posted on February 6th, 2011
It turns out that the j drama, Himitsu, which I can say was the only drama of its season I would really recommend is actually based on the book, Naoko by Higashino Keigo. Interestingly enoughly, I apparently bought the book some time ago but haven’t read it due it being in the country I used to reside in less frequently untill quite recently, hence my discovery of the book. It’s now further up in my to-read list due to the drama, as previously it was more of a random buy. Lately my reading has been sidetracked by my late start into the hefty Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, of which I am now in the midst of the second book. I have been hearing about this series for a while, but the weight of the books, not to mention the fact that it’s quite a long series by now, had put my off before. Still, it was only a matter of time that the historical romance lover in me would bow and I must say I am not disappointed so far! I hope that the rest of the series is as engaging as the first two books! If I ever get a chance to go to the Scotland going on one of those book based tours is definitely on my to-do list~ As with the NZ tours of the Lord of the Rings locations.
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Update:
Posted on August 12th, 2010
I don’t think I will do a ‘best of Spring 2010 jdrama’ post as I didn’t find enough to make a recommendations list. Instead I will probably do combine ‘Spring/Winter 2010′ post when I’m done with a couple more I am following, since the earlier season was just as lacking.
Watched: Tsuki no Koibito, General Rouge no Gaisen, Mother, Sunao ni Narenakute, Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, Tokujo Kabachi!!
Watching: Zettai Reido, Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, Tumbling, Ryoma-den
That said, Summer 2010 is much more promising, as I’m watching quite a few and enjoying them so far.
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Posted on July 7th, 2010
Drama to watch for in Summer 2010
GOLD
HAMMER SESSION!
Hotaru no Hikari 2
JOKER Yurusarezaru Sosakan
Kasouken no Onna
Mioka
Tobo Bengoshi
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Movies Watched
Posted on June 8th, 2010
I shall start a list of these just so I can keep track
2012
The Avengers
Mirror, Mirror
War Horse
The Hunger Games
Kari-gurashi no Arietti
Once Upon A Mattress
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
After School
Antique Bakery (korean drama)
Black Swan
Burlesque
Captain America
Centurion
Chonmage Purin
Green Lantern
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2
Hello Stranger
How To Train Your Dragon
Kokuhaku/ Confessions
Koukou Debut (drama movie)
Lover’s Discourse
Never Let Me Go
Norwegian Wood
Paradise Kiss (drama movie)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pom Poko (anime)
Priest
Red
Red Riding Hood
Sayonara, Bokutachi no Youchien
Sucker Punch
The Jade And The Pearl
The 3 Musketeers
The Immortals
The King’s Speech
The Lost Bladesman
Tintin
Thor
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo (drama movie)
Toilet
Tron Legacy
The Ramen Girl
Women Play Twice
We Bought A Zoo
X-men First Class
Your Highness
In cinema 2010
Alice in Wonderland
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Legion
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1
Robin Hood
Sherlock Holmes
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Summer Wars
Tangled
The Prince of Persia
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so far
Posted on May 7th, 2010
You know how I was lamenting over there being not much good anime to watch in the past year or so?
Well, Spring 2010 season is here and I have this massive list to sample that actually beats my ‘to-watch’ jdrama list for once. Of course, how many I will actually continue is yet to be seen. And I still have yet to clear my backlog anime as I have been solely watching dramas and not to mention playing with my shiny new Playstation 2 which I bought as a Christmas present to myself last December as JB HIFI had brand new slim ones for sale under $100. So far I have played Dynasty Warriors 5,6, Samurai Warriors 2, Orochi Warriors 2, Final Fantasy X and Okami, although I have not completed any of it as I’m not a regular gamer. As it is I stare at the computer screen long enough so I don’t really want to stare at the TV screen for too long too. Not to mention there’s also the DS which I play from time to time. It’s pretty hard to choose which to do. Lately I’ve been trying to catch up with my reading as well, as once again I am trying to complete the 50 book chellenge. I tend to have spates of reading where I’ll read a book a day, and weeks in between where I don’t. So during those ‘power reading’ periods I try to get in as much as I can, otherwise I will not hit the target in December, considering it is already May.
Speaking of reading, my amazon.com wishlist is now around 30 pages long on full-view mode with the pictures turned on… so much for trying to reduce it. I basically just dump anything that sounds interesting there, so not all the books there are stuff I must absolutely get. My own ‘must buy no matter what list’ is pretty easy to remember. That said, so far this year’s reading list has been quite enjoyable, and I’ve read things out of my comfort zone, or plan to read some anyway.
Notable authors for the year thus far would be Naomi Novik (probably the best first book of a series I’ve read), Dennis L McKiernan and Anthony Piers. I also have the urge to continuing collecting some of Stephanie Lauren’s Cynster series even though it has been a luke warm experience with the first book I read, and a not bad for the second. Having met some character who have appeared in previous books, I want to know their stories, at least just for some, so I may not read all of it (it is really long anyway), but I’ll definitely try to get my hands on the particular ones I want. Just for memory’s sake, last year’s notable authors new to me were Moria J Moore, Lisa Kleypas, Walter Moers, Allyson James, Lian Hearn, CL Wilson, and Jim C Hines. I wish I could afford more books as I’m not so keen on borrowing from the library but both money and space are constraints. I have also found some hard to find titles from the BookMooch website, which I highly recommend if you have money to pay for shipping your books to people around the world. Although in-demand titles disappear faster than you can mooch them, due to time differences. I use BookMooch for either outofprint/hardtofind books or books on the Amazon Wish List I would like to read but might not be so willing to pay full-price for. The best books I’ve gotten from there are harder to find hardbacks that would’ve cost around $30 to buy at stores.
Hm, off to watch me some Hakuoki Shinsengumi Kiten now.
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To note
Posted on March 24th, 2010
Upcoming Spring 2010 jdrama
Ryoma den
Sunao ni Narenakute
Tumbling
Yankee-kun to Megane Chan
Zettai Reido
I probably won’t be doing a wrap-up Winter 2010 drama post as I only followed one series – Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, which is still being subbed and is frankly rather so-so… I’m still waiting for the subs of Shinsengumi Peace Maker…
On the otherhand, I decided to try my luck with a random series and watched Real Clothes, which was from last year’s selection of dramas, and I’m so glad I did because I really enjoyed it (even though at first glance it sounded like a copy of The Devil Wears Prada and Ugly Betty). Made up for the otherwise bland season.
As for English movies, watched Alice in Wonderland, which was interesting and finally saw The Princess and the Frog.
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