I'm a big fan of this show and I promise to keep everyone informed as more information starts to come in.
Thanks!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Aniplex license Madoka Magica!
I'm a big fan of this show and I promise to keep everyone informed as more information starts to come in.
Thanks!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sound of the Sky: Review
When I first saw this show on Crunchyroll I was blown away. It's a fun, heartwarming and sad show that left me wanting more! I was really excited to hear that Nozomi had grabbed the distribution rights to it, but unfortunately they decided not to dub it. Don't get me wrong. I love subbed anime just as much as dubbed, but this is such a wonderful show, that it's a shame to know people will avoid it simply because it doesn't have a dub. I guess in this case it's their loss...
Anyways 'Sound of the Sky' takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The seas have been replaced with deserts and countries are still waring against one another. Konata Sorami (one of the main characters) was rescued by a mysterious woman who played a golden trumpet. Ever since then she's dreamed of joining the army because she heard they would teach her how to play for free. When she finally joins she's assigned to the 1121st platoon stationed in the town of Seize.
Konata is a typical character who's filled with energy. She's also the type of character who's always ready and willing to help anyone else in need. Rio Kazumiya, her master sergeant, is strict, but she's also very kind. Filicia Heideman is the second lieutenant. She's gone through quite a bit in her life, but somehow she's managed to maintain her smile and she's very kind and gentle with the other girls. Kureha Suminoya is a private. She's also the youngest of the girls. She's typically the one trying to talk sense into everyone else, but she does it for their sake and not her own. Finally we have Noel Kannagi. She's the pilot and appointed mechanic. She always acts tired and she hardly speaks. When she does talk a lot it's usually about machines.
(There are other characters I would love to mention, but I don't want to make this review longer then it needs to be.)
What I like about these girls is their differences, but also the tragic events that took place in their lives. While watching the show I never felt like they were simply one-sided characters. They had multiple sides to them. Even the sleepy head Noel had a side to her that took me completely by surprise the first time watching this show.
Even though the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world it still has beautiful scenery. Lush forests, beautiful horizons and of course there is still wildlife. It's hard to believe the world is in such disrepair while watching this show, but were reminded of this, every once in a while.
Lastly I'll mention the music. If you don't already know 'Amazing Grace' is one of the pieces that's played multiple times during. It's a really beautiful piece and you don't have to be religious in order to appreciate it. The beginning and ending themes for each episode is also great, not to mention the song that plays during episode one and twelve.
Wrapping up the Review:
I'm sure you guys know how this review will end, but I would like to mention a few things before I wrap it up for good.
Nozomi did an excellent job with this show. It comes on four disks. Two episodes on the first disk and four episodes on the other three. Extras are scarce, but they do provide character bios and even episode previews that weren't aired on Crunchyroll. The previews aren't all that special and even take a comedic route (to be honest if they had appeared at the end of each episode I would feel like they would detract from the seriousness of the episode. Even the preview for episode twelve is comedic and that's a really dramatic episode.)
I also have to mention the OVA episodes. Episode 7.5 (Hilarious Episode) and Episode 13. These episodes play in order so you don't have to go back to the menu in order to watch them.
A booklet came with the release. It's filled with notes from the creators of the show. And not to give anything away, but the director mentions wanting to do more episodes in the future. I'm really hoping they will be able to.
The only thing I wish Nozomi had done was dub this show. Like I said before I love subbed anime, but it's a shame how many people will pass it up simply because of that.
Well you can't please everyone. And on that note... I RECOMMEND THIS SHOW!
Anyways 'Sound of the Sky' takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The seas have been replaced with deserts and countries are still waring against one another. Konata Sorami (one of the main characters) was rescued by a mysterious woman who played a golden trumpet. Ever since then she's dreamed of joining the army because she heard they would teach her how to play for free. When she finally joins she's assigned to the 1121st platoon stationed in the town of Seize.
Konata is a typical character who's filled with energy. She's also the type of character who's always ready and willing to help anyone else in need. Rio Kazumiya, her master sergeant, is strict, but she's also very kind. Filicia Heideman is the second lieutenant. She's gone through quite a bit in her life, but somehow she's managed to maintain her smile and she's very kind and gentle with the other girls. Kureha Suminoya is a private. She's also the youngest of the girls. She's typically the one trying to talk sense into everyone else, but she does it for their sake and not her own. Finally we have Noel Kannagi. She's the pilot and appointed mechanic. She always acts tired and she hardly speaks. When she does talk a lot it's usually about machines.
(There are other characters I would love to mention, but I don't want to make this review longer then it needs to be.)
What I like about these girls is their differences, but also the tragic events that took place in their lives. While watching the show I never felt like they were simply one-sided characters. They had multiple sides to them. Even the sleepy head Noel had a side to her that took me completely by surprise the first time watching this show.
Even though the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world it still has beautiful scenery. Lush forests, beautiful horizons and of course there is still wildlife. It's hard to believe the world is in such disrepair while watching this show, but were reminded of this, every once in a while.
Lastly I'll mention the music. If you don't already know 'Amazing Grace' is one of the pieces that's played multiple times during. It's a really beautiful piece and you don't have to be religious in order to appreciate it. The beginning and ending themes for each episode is also great, not to mention the song that plays during episode one and twelve.
Wrapping up the Review:
I'm sure you guys know how this review will end, but I would like to mention a few things before I wrap it up for good.
Nozomi did an excellent job with this show. It comes on four disks. Two episodes on the first disk and four episodes on the other three. Extras are scarce, but they do provide character bios and even episode previews that weren't aired on Crunchyroll. The previews aren't all that special and even take a comedic route (to be honest if they had appeared at the end of each episode I would feel like they would detract from the seriousness of the episode. Even the preview for episode twelve is comedic and that's a really dramatic episode.)
I also have to mention the OVA episodes. Episode 7.5 (Hilarious Episode) and Episode 13. These episodes play in order so you don't have to go back to the menu in order to watch them.
A booklet came with the release. It's filled with notes from the creators of the show. And not to give anything away, but the director mentions wanting to do more episodes in the future. I'm really hoping they will be able to.
The only thing I wish Nozomi had done was dub this show. Like I said before I love subbed anime, but it's a shame how many people will pass it up simply because of that.
Well you can't please everyone. And on that note... I RECOMMEND THIS SHOW!
Monday, June 27, 2011
K-ON! DVD 2- Review
It felt like forever, but finally the second DVD of K-ON! has arrived!
Edit: (It seems the concerts were actually done by the original Japanese voice actors so I edited this review. Sorry for the mistake.)
I was really excited for this release. Not only because my favorite character, Azusa Nakano, makes her grand appearance, but because we are treated to two concerts. I received my copy just a few hours ago and I have quite a few things I would like to say about this release.
First of all I'll mention the concerts. They used the original Japanese version of these songs.. That's the approach Bandai decided to go with. The only problem I had was Yui's performance during the first concert.
Because of her training Yui actually loses her voice and it sounds scratchy and therefore it really stands out during her performance.
The next thing I would like to mention is Sawako Yamanaka. If you don't know her she's the 'Light Music Clubs' adviser (not by choice.). Her duel personalities start to emerge during these episodes and it's funny watching her go from one extreme to the other. Her voice changes during this time as well so it's easy to tell when her 'WILDER' side emerges.
And finally I would like to mention Azusa (She's Azu-Nyan to me.) Azu makes her appearance during episode eight. Azu doesn't have that many lines during this episode. The voice seems to fit, but it's hard to decide considering she doesn't go through that many emotions. I'll be able to make up my mind once the third volume is released.
Wrapping up the Review:
This show really is a lot of fun, but I wish Azu-Nyan was in it more. The episodes were fun and it was nice to see and hear the decision Bandai made when it came to the concerts. Of course if you're not happy with the English language they do have the original version on the same DVD.
Speaking of DVD's I have to mention a problem I had with mine. I was playing the DVD on my Blu-Ray player and for some reason during the seventh episode it froze in the middle of the episode and skipped to the end credits. The strange thing is I played the DVD on my mini-DVD player, Xbox 360 and Laptop and never ran into that problem. So hopefully this is an isolated incident.
The last thing I'll mention is the translated version of 'Fuwa Fuwa Time'. It's a music video that came with this release. It's not very good. Not to say the voice actresses didn't sing well, but the translation sounds weird. It's hard to describe. It's really something you'd have to listen to yourselves.
So with that... I RECOMMEND THIS SHOW!
Edit: (It seems the concerts were actually done by the original Japanese voice actors so I edited this review. Sorry for the mistake.)
I was really excited for this release. Not only because my favorite character, Azusa Nakano, makes her grand appearance, but because we are treated to two concerts. I received my copy just a few hours ago and I have quite a few things I would like to say about this release.
First of all I'll mention the concerts. They used the original Japanese version of these songs.. That's the approach Bandai decided to go with. The only problem I had was Yui's performance during the first concert.
Because of her training Yui actually loses her voice and it sounds scratchy and therefore it really stands out during her performance.
The next thing I would like to mention is Sawako Yamanaka. If you don't know her she's the 'Light Music Clubs' adviser (not by choice.). Her duel personalities start to emerge during these episodes and it's funny watching her go from one extreme to the other. Her voice changes during this time as well so it's easy to tell when her 'WILDER' side emerges.
And finally I would like to mention Azusa (She's Azu-Nyan to me.) Azu makes her appearance during episode eight. Azu doesn't have that many lines during this episode. The voice seems to fit, but it's hard to decide considering she doesn't go through that many emotions. I'll be able to make up my mind once the third volume is released.
Wrapping up the Review:
This show really is a lot of fun, but I wish Azu-Nyan was in it more. The episodes were fun and it was nice to see and hear the decision Bandai made when it came to the concerts. Of course if you're not happy with the English language they do have the original version on the same DVD.
Speaking of DVD's I have to mention a problem I had with mine. I was playing the DVD on my Blu-Ray player and for some reason during the seventh episode it froze in the middle of the episode and skipped to the end credits. The strange thing is I played the DVD on my mini-DVD player, Xbox 360 and Laptop and never ran into that problem. So hopefully this is an isolated incident.
The last thing I'll mention is the translated version of 'Fuwa Fuwa Time'. It's a music video that came with this release. It's not very good. Not to say the voice actresses didn't sing well, but the translation sounds weird. It's hard to describe. It's really something you'd have to listen to yourselves.
So with that... I RECOMMEND THIS SHOW!
Friday, June 24, 2011
AMV: A New Day- Sasami Magical Girls Club
One thing I really enjoy doing is creating AMVs for people. I'm very particular about my AMVs too... Which might be the reason why I don't have that many made. Here's one I made. Even though the song is about a girl and a boy it still fits somewhat.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
K-ON! DVD 2. Shipping Very Soon!
Alright! I have some great news everyone. As you all know K-ON! DVD 2 will be available July 5th, but those who pre-ordered will be getting it a bit earlier then everyone else. Well just a few moments ago I checked my banking account and it looks like Rightstuf has already taken the money for the DVD. Which means it's going to be shipping very soon... If I'm lucky it's already been shipped out. As far as I know Rightstuf doesn't take the money until they are ready to ship your order. Anyways I wanted to let everyone know this DVD will be arriving soon and I'll be doing another review. Look forward to it.
Oh! And look forward to my review of 'Sound of the Sky' (AKA: Sora No Woto)
Oh! And look forward to my review of 'Sound of the Sky' (AKA: Sora No Woto)
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