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Grenadier: Hohoemi no Senshi

2009-04-02T22:44:00.006+08:00

Well then due to the lack of excitement during the recent holidays i have been on a ANIME WATCHING SPREE... or something like that, been watching pretty old animes and i shall now review those that have... Lesser hype than others.

For this review i will be talking about Grenadier. (Picture from MyAnimeList, a great site to keep track of your animes / mangas)

Well this anime is set in a kind of Warring States Era in Japan. Those kind of times were samurais and what not were around. But instead of swords, you will mostly be seeing guns. Well the main plot of the story is that a mercenary named Yajiro meets up with a girl that has exception skills in guns, or a Senshi, or Enlightened, however the translators feel like calling them. Her name is Rushuna (or Rusyuna). She is on a journey to remove all the will to fight so that the world will have peace (with everyone not fighting).

The plot is kind of cliche maybe (person goes on quest for peace) and the ending might be abit of a disappointment, but its the journey that matters!

The series does introduce some pretty interesting characters, and a few of those that will make you think "hey this looks familiar" but for those that haven't watched alot of animes, this will be pretty enjoyable.

The fights are a little too fast though, and they will constantly make you think "So thats why she has such big breasts" and she always has to reload, which makes the anime more realistic and for me more likeable.

Music however is one thing that I don't really like about it, the OP is a little off with the music... It just doesn't feel right cause the animation is all fast paced and the music is... Slow... The sounds and drawings all feel abit old fashioned, but its a pretty old anime.

Well this is what i mostly have to say... Except maybe i would prefer if Yajiou did more sword fighting (Im a sword person).

Ghost's Personal Score: 4 / 5 (maybe a 3.9)

Genre: Adventure, Action.

Utawarerumono

2008-11-09T23:07:00.004+08:00

Utawarerumono's Characters... Got it off the net... Thanks to whoever made it..

The Cutest thing I have ever seen, really had to put it on. I mean come on! Its super CUTE!

Its another cute picture! Of my one favourite characters! Touka FTW! One of the battles in Utawarerumono. a most interesting fight.

Utawarerumono revolves around the main character, Hakuoro. He is a mysterious, masked individual who has no memory of his name, his past, or anything about himself. The story starts as he is found wounded in the forest and he is brought to the house of 2 girls and their grandmother. The story goes on as Hakuoro finds out that the village is being oppressed by the emperor of the country. After a series of events, he organises a rebellion and takes over the country as the new emperor. After becoming emperor Hakuoro tries to maintain peace within his country and tries to protect them from invasions, on the way he meets individuals who come to respect and follow him. Who is Hakuoro and what is his significance? There is more to this story that meets the eye.

Status : Completed - 26 episodes

Genre : Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Ghost's Personal Rating : 4.5 / 5

This anime is one of the more interesting animes that I have watched. Despite there being a fairly uninteresting plot (Super protective and kind main character...), the backstory of the anime is very interesting and helps to make this somewhat normal anime into something much more. The process in which Hakuoro slowly gains power by using his superior knowledge of the battlefield to gain the upper hand against the enemies is also quite interesting to watch. The mysterious air around the main character also helps make me more interested in who he really is. With the addition of a few scenes of comedy, blood and gore, Utawarerumono is certainly a worth while watch for anyone interested in animes. On a side note i recommend playing the game, it adds to the experience. Utawarerumono was also originally a game also, with a great story and great gameplay if i must add. The anime is quite true to the original except for a few details.

Latest Note

2008-05-08T18:06:00.001+08:00

Sigh... Recently I've been too caught up in my school work to update this page..

Oh well.. I'm not gonna abandon my project..

However for those people who visit this site ...., I'm learning XHTML at school and will soon change the layout of the blog... After im happy with that, I'll start posting more.. hopefully -_-

Yokae Mae yori ruri iro na ~ Crescent Love ~

2008-04-07T19:01:00.002+08:00

This is the main cast.. Mostly.. The main char is
Asagiri Tatsuya.. And for some reason, I couldnt
find a pic with everyone inside. So Princess Feena
is missing from this pic.. I to have 1 to make up though.

This a picture of Princess Feena and Tatsuya

Feena Fam Earthlight, princess of the Lunarians, (people who stay on the moon), goes to planet earth for a homestay. The homestay serves a few purposes. 1. To improve relations between the earth and the moon, 2. To be able to learn more about the earth 3. To meet up with someone whe had previously met while on earth. Her Homestay location is at the house of Hozumi Sayaka, who is the earth alliance's president's secretary. Also, "coincidently" Sayaka was the sister of Asagiri Tatsuya, the small boy whom she met while she was a kid and was on earth. However, not everything can go as smoothly as the princess wants. - Will getting to marry someone she loves and improving the ties between the moon and the earth be such a difficult task ?

Status : Completed - 12 episodes

Genre : Romance, Comedy, School, Drama, Slice of Life

Personal Rating : 4 / 5

Crescent love, though it has a very typical plot - Childhood friends reuniting etc, has suceeded more than most of the animes that have similar plot. The way they combine romance, comedy, drama, and suspense really makes you feel excited. Though it was a short time, I really enjoyed this anime to the fullest.

Bartender

2008-04-07T18:42:00.003+08:00

The initial screen when u watch bartender .
The man there is the bartender, Sasakura Ryu
He is also known as the Glass of the Gods

1 of the cocktails known as the Bijou Cocktail,
Bijou also means gems. - looks like gems huh.

Sasagawa Ryu is the bartender at a bar in Ginza called Eden hall. Though the place from the outside looks isolated and in a small narrow alley, once you push the heavy door to the bar open, its like you are in another place. This story is about the dealings of Ryu, (a . k . a the glass of the Gods), and how he relates to the customers he serves. The anime focuses on how the cocktail relates to life and how different people have different views on bars. It also explains more in detail what the bartender's true job is. To bring joy, and others.

Status: Complete, 11 episodes.

Genre: Slice of Life, Drama, General

Personal rating : 3/5

This anime, is a very serious anime in the sense that there is no comedy content involved. It is just an anime that provides information in a different manner. No action, no comedy. However, the storyline and plot behind each story is very intersting and detailed. Not to mention the way they blend the stories and cocktails together. Overall it gives a unique experience. Not to mention , they teach about alcohol and cocktails, + at the end of each episode they teach u how to make the cocktail.

Just a random note

2008-03-29T23:15:00.000+08:00

To the people, if there are anyone, checking the site, sorry for not updating will do my best in this coming week!

BECK - Mongolion Chop Squad

2008-03-26T21:12:00.005+08:00

This is BECK. (Members from left to right)
Bass - Yoshiyuki Taira
Singer - Tsunemi Chiba
Singer + Rhythm Guitar - Tanaka Yukio (Koyuki)
Lead Guitar - Ryuusuke Minami / Ray
Drummer - Yuji Sakurai (Saku)

Major concert

The wierd looking dog, BECK!

Beck is about Tanaka Yukio, otherwise known as Koyuki, a 14 year old schoolboy that doesn't really get along with people well. Through some random events, he saves a wierd looking dog which belongs to guitarist Ryuusuke Minami. After awhile, he becomes involved with him, and joins his band called BECK. The anime focuses on Koyuki trying to move with the band to stardom.

Genre: Music, Romance

Status: Completed 26 episodes.

Personal Comment: I really liked BECK cause personally I like stories about how bands build up. The music in the show is wonderful and there is an interesting storyline behind the formation of the band, and also the mysterious and charismatic guitarist - Ryuusuke. The slight blend of romance and comedy also makes this anime a very interesting and cool anime to watch. For guitar and bass fans, this is 1 anime that you should watch.

Personal Rating : 4 / 5

Battle Programmer SHIRASE

2008-03-24T22:43:00.006+08:00

WHOA.. Loads of errors..

The So called Legendary BPS

Battle Programmer Shirase is about the out of the world, over-exaggerated programming skills of a guy named SHIRASE. Many people hire him for jobs but he is only known as BPS. Shirase is a slacker that only works for super rare computer parts. He lives in a tiny apartment rented to him by his niece who is actually older than him so he calls her sister. Honestly the show never shows how he can survive with 0 income since everytime he hacks he hacks for rare parts and not a living. The story mainly shows some events that triggered BPS to hack, but not for personal gain.

Genre: Comedy, Suggesting

Status : Complete, 15 episodes

Personal Comment: Honestly, this anime is just pure lamenes.. But for somehow, I don't know why but it just catches my attention. Maybe the over-exaggeration got to me. Well the story was crappy, the plot was fine, but the rest of it wasnt too good.

User Rating : 3.5 / 5

Ai yori Aoshi

2008-03-23T01:44:00.001+08:00

Ai yori Aoshi is about Hanabishi Kaoru who is typical college student. On the way home from school one day, he met a beautiful girl dressed in kimono at the train station. As she did not know her way around the city, he volunteered to guide her to the address she was looking for,which, unfortunately turned out to be an empty space. Not knowing what to do next, Kaoru invited her to his apartment for a rest, and also to find out if there were any other clues leading her to her destination. The only clue that she had, was a photo with two children inside. Kaoru was shocked to find out that the photo was of himself and his childhood friend - Sakuraba Aoi. It turned out that the girl was Aoi, his fiancée who came all the way to Tokyo to marry him. The story goes on the show what happens in their daily life, and how they bond with each other.

Genre : Romance, Drama, Comedy, Ecchi, Slice of life

Status : Completed with sequel. - Ai Yori Aoshi - Enishi

User comments: This anime is very intersting to watch. The way they blend the elements of comedy, romance, and everyday life really catches my attention. The romantic build up is at a decent pace too, which means that most people won't be upset at watching 4-5 episodes with 0 progression.

User Rating : 4.5 / 5

Akagi

2008-03-21T20:58:00.001+08:00

Akagi is a Mahjong anime which is about a person called Akagi Shigeru. He is just a high school student, but no ordinary student. He got into a chicken run fight -

(Driving cars as fast as possible and the one who breaks first loses) After winning the chicken run, he hides in the only open shop, which at that time, was the mahjong bar. Seeking shelter from the police, he quickly learns how to play mahjong and joins in the people who are playing mahjong. However, even though he is a beginner, because he was so close to death before, he takes unimaginable risks and will almost always win by psychologically psyching the guy out.

Genre: Game, Psychology

Status : Completed

Personal Comment : The anime graphics are horrible. Everyone in the anime looks like the guy above - Long sharp noses, and bad lighting. The storyline also is very very unrealistic. However, the only saving point for this anime is that it shows you alot about Japanese Mahjong and how it is played.

User Rating : 2/5

Ah My Goddess!

2008-03-21T19:53:00.000+08:00

Ah My Goddess! (Aa! Megami Sama) is about a University student called Keiichi Morisato. Morisato has absolutely no luck in anything he does - Lovelife, School, Clubs, etc. In actual fact, he was born under a unlucky star. One evening, Morisato was left at the dorm with loads of chores given by his senpai (as an excuse for him not to get bored), but given his kind nature, he does them without question. For his final task, he was to call his upperclassman to report to him, but as it appears, he "dialled the wrong number" and got into contact with the 'Goddess Help Line' Shortly after, A goddess named Belldandy enters his room through a mirror, and blesses him with 1 wish. It was after that when his wonderful school life began. Later on in the anime Belldandy's 2 sisters join in the fun, so Morisato has to deal with 3 beautiful Goddesses under his roof.

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slight Action, Supernatural

Status : Complete, with movie and sequel

Personal Comments: Personally, I found this anime to be quite amusing, as the comedy content is very very high. The storyline was also okay, and the anime did not make the same mistake as many other anime - Draggy storylines at first, then rushing everything into 3 episodes.

User Rating : 4/5

The Website

2008-03-21T19:40:00.000+08:00

Hi all. Basically, this website is starting out as a school project to develop my own website. But if things go well, I'm hoping to continue and maintain it myself. Cause i do not want any waste of time or effort. So ya.. Just saying that I will do my best to give accurate anime info. I'll start off with reviews then later on upcoming events and so on and so forth.

Please Mail all requests to jonnerloller@gmail.com or tag it =P

First post

2008-03-21T18:00:00.001+08:00

Oh well. Gave up on using dreamweaver CS3 and decided that I should just link the pages from my main web to the plog posts. Since its way easier to tag and stuff