Title: Btooom!
Rating: 3.5 of 5
Btooom! is another anime which involves people who are taken from their everyday lives and placed into a 'game' setting. In this particular case, the people/players are brought into the game of Btooom!. It is a first player shooter but instead of using projectile weapons, only BIMs or explosives are used. The main character starts off with no recollection of how he got to the jungle but quickly learns from another player what happened in the plane that brought them all here and the rules of winning (get 8 crystals). He needs to deal with having to kill other players in real life.
There are several different types of explosives (eight in total?) that have been displayed so far...
Crackers, explosives that explode on contact
Timers, explosives that explode when the timer reaches '00'
Impoders, explosives that draw in from the surrounding area then forms an implosive circle.
In addition, each of the players is fitted with a crystal in the back of their hand which can act as a sonar locating players in the surrounding area. Players that are hiding (not moving) will not be displayed. Expert players, like the main character, can use their sonar ping to cancel the sonar from an enemy player.
Friday, October 26, 2012
What does BAKA mean?
The term BAKA is used in many anime series and I would assume that it's used in common every day Japanese as well (can some kind Japanese person confirm?). It's a generic term for idiot, dummy, retard, fool, and generic dumb ass.
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Title: Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Rating: 3 of 5 (rated R, some nudity)
This series centers on a normal high school boy who has decided to move into a dormitory reserved for special students. Besides the dorm advisor, there are a few other students who live there. The most active is a published anime artist, another her accompanying script writer, and the last is a well paid contract computer programmer. Adding to the mix is a world-renown artist, who doesn't know how to take care of herself. There is a connection between the main character and the new artist and that's the story line so far.
Rating: 3 of 5 (rated R, some nudity)
This series centers on a normal high school boy who has decided to move into a dormitory reserved for special students. Besides the dorm advisor, there are a few other students who live there. The most active is a published anime artist, another her accompanying script writer, and the last is a well paid contract computer programmer. Adding to the mix is a world-renown artist, who doesn't know how to take care of herself. There is a connection between the main character and the new artist and that's the story line so far.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne
Title: Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne
Rating: 4 of 5
This is a rather amusing series. I've watched the first two episodes and so far we have the following cast of characters. Akito and Akiko are twins who were separated for the past 6 years and have suddenly gotten back together in the same school. Living with them in the school dorms is the president, vice-president, and treasurer of their class. They all happen to be female and are all (including Akiko) romantically interested in Akito. Maybe it's a cultural difference but some of the things that Akiko does are really funny and it just happens that each of the other interests have unique personalities. Akiko is the average person in both looks and personality. The president is a little mature for her age being a little taller and fuller than the others. The vice-president is the prim and proper one with her blond-hair in two pony tails. The treasurer is a long-standing friend from his last school who has silver hair and is riding near the caboose of the puberty train.
I can see a lot of fun and games as Akiko flirts with Akito and fights with the others for his interest....
Rating: 4 of 5
This is a rather amusing series. I've watched the first two episodes and so far we have the following cast of characters. Akito and Akiko are twins who were separated for the past 6 years and have suddenly gotten back together in the same school. Living with them in the school dorms is the president, vice-president, and treasurer of their class. They all happen to be female and are all (including Akiko) romantically interested in Akito. Maybe it's a cultural difference but some of the things that Akiko does are really funny and it just happens that each of the other interests have unique personalities. Akiko is the average person in both looks and personality. The president is a little mature for her age being a little taller and fuller than the others. The vice-president is the prim and proper one with her blond-hair in two pony tails. The treasurer is a long-standing friend from his last school who has silver hair and is riding near the caboose of the puberty train.
I can see a lot of fun and games as Akiko flirts with Akito and fights with the others for his interest....
Saturday, October 13, 2012
New season of Anime
Looks like we're into the first few weeks of the new anime season. Here's a bunch of new titles that I may be reviewing if they don't look too much like they are targetted to young girls. If anyone has any preference in which these are viewed, please let me know and I'll try to accommodate.
Thanks!
Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter
Aikatsu!
Medaka Box Abnormal
Robotics;Notes
Psycho-Pass
Girls und Panzer
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Teekyuu
Bakuman 3
Magi
Ixion Saga DT
Code:Breaker
Say I Love You
Little Busters!
Monsuno
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite
Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
To LOVE-Ru Darkness
Busou Shinki
Btooom!
K
Zetsuen no Tempest
Thanks!
Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter
Aikatsu!
Medaka Box Abnormal
Robotics;Notes
Psycho-Pass
Girls und Panzer
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
Teekyuu
Bakuman 3
Magi
Ixion Saga DT
Code:Breaker
Say I Love You
Little Busters!
Monsuno
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite
Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
To LOVE-Ru Darkness
Busou Shinki
Btooom!
K
Zetsuen no Tempest
Kamisama Hajimemashita
Wooser no Sono Higurashi
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Hayate the Combat Butler! Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Shinsekai yori
Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Gokicha!! Cockroach Girl!
Mai no Mahou to Katei no Hi
Kyousougiga
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Finale
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Title: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Rating: 2 of 5
I'm not sure if this is a re-make of a series but the setting is England in the late 19th century. The main character is Joseph Joestar (JoJo) who starts off somewhere in his mid to late teens. He was raised from a rather affluent family (estate, servants, etc...) while the main protagonist, Dio Brando, was raised in the mean back streets. JoJo grew up spoiled with everything while Dio had to scratch and fight for everything he could keep. As the first episode begins, Dio's father is dying (his mother already passed), and he is sent by his father to go live with the Joestar's due to an obligation. As Dio arrives, he's already determined that he will make the Joestar estate his and become the richest man in the world. He bullies JoJo and tries to break his spirit. He almost succeeds except for a romantic interest which brings JoJo from the brink of collapse. In an attempt to remove the interest, Dio steals a kiss (forcibly) from the interest which infuriates JoJo. JoJo uses this to dig deep inside and defeats Dio in an altercation. As Dio pulls a knife, it fight is stopped by JoJo's father before it can go any further. This allows JoJo to regain some of his standing in his mind and starts his path to strengthen his inner self and become a true gentlemen.
While I did think that the episode was getting better as it went along and developed the story line and characters, I don't believe that this is the type of series for me. If this is something that interests you, I would suggest watching the first few episodes (they are coming out currently) and see how things come along.
Rating: 2 of 5
I'm not sure if this is a re-make of a series but the setting is England in the late 19th century. The main character is Joseph Joestar (JoJo) who starts off somewhere in his mid to late teens. He was raised from a rather affluent family (estate, servants, etc...) while the main protagonist, Dio Brando, was raised in the mean back streets. JoJo grew up spoiled with everything while Dio had to scratch and fight for everything he could keep. As the first episode begins, Dio's father is dying (his mother already passed), and he is sent by his father to go live with the Joestar's due to an obligation. As Dio arrives, he's already determined that he will make the Joestar estate his and become the richest man in the world. He bullies JoJo and tries to break his spirit. He almost succeeds except for a romantic interest which brings JoJo from the brink of collapse. In an attempt to remove the interest, Dio steals a kiss (forcibly) from the interest which infuriates JoJo. JoJo uses this to dig deep inside and defeats Dio in an altercation. As Dio pulls a knife, it fight is stopped by JoJo's father before it can go any further. This allows JoJo to regain some of his standing in his mind and starts his path to strengthen his inner self and become a true gentlemen.
While I did think that the episode was getting better as it went along and developed the story line and characters, I don't believe that this is the type of series for me. If this is something that interests you, I would suggest watching the first few episodes (they are coming out currently) and see how things come along.
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