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Death Note (Anime) Review: Plot Summary: Light Yagami (Or Raito) is an ace student with great aspects who’s bored out of his mind. One day he finds the Death Note a notebook held by a shinigami (Death God). with the Death Note in hand, Light decides to create a perfect world. A world without crime or criminals. However when criminals start dropping dead one by one, the authorites send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. ———– Review: Spare me a moment to do this: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!~ Eherm… all I can say is that this series kicks some serious ass. All hail to the author of this series. I worship you on bended knees. ;’-) It’s no overstatement to say that Death Note is one of the most remarkable animations, if not the best, made in 2006 (or was it 2005?). No wonder it topped the list of the most popular animes nowadays, even outrunning the likes of Full Metal Alchemist, Naruto and Bleach. Death Note having superb animation quality, coupled with a nerve-racking plot with a spice of evilness on the side, is really an anime that fans should look out for. And this time, it’s not my MOE talking. Teh ^^~. I guess anime fans have been drawn to Death Note because of its unique plot and story. It is not your typical detective classic style of investigating. This one is more direct to the point, with a rule of an eye for an eye. And it is really amazing when you watch the mysteries unravel one after another, all planned out by the 18-year-old, always-in-the-top-of-the-class, popular-pretty-boy-next-door Light Yagami. But Light Yagami isn’t your typical teenage boy who flirts around girls or hangs out with friends in a usual basis. No, he is a wicked guy who has this strong sense of justice and determination that is really quite scary and over-the-top, and by no means will he strive to achieve his objectives even if it means sacrificing the lives of the people around him. Well, you can say he is damn evil. And the kick ass thing is, mga kapatid kong magsasaka, he found himself a worthy adversary in the character of L (who, so you know, is also a college student, more likely the same age as Light, and is also my favorite character in the series). It’s incredible when you see how these two guys outwit each other, without actually revealing their true selves. It’s fun to see how they use their reasoning and deduction to get out of tight situations. I oh-so adore the character L. He’s sooooooooooooooooooooooo subarashi and at that young age, he has already been hailed as the world’s greatest detective, solving difficult crimes one after another. To put it simpler, he’s your resident badass and he will not give a rat’s ass on about anything unless it concerns him or his case. So *clap*clap* and two-thumbs up. Oh yeah, did I mention that it has great songs too? Especially the 2nd opening and 2nd ending songs. It really fits the theme of the anime and both songs are damn great. Over all, I officially label Death Note as one of my favorite animes, and that’s saying something, since I’m too critical of things I watch and read. And I’ve never seen an anime that excited me like this, and never seen a serious anime with shrewd sense of humor that can make you laugh for minutes, not since I finished watching Ouran High School Host club. So if you haven’t watched the series yet, please do so before your mortal body dies. I assure you it would be great, ne? ^^~ P.S. Light Yagami’s character was dubbed by the same person who dubbed Tamaki Suoh of the series Ouran High School Host club. So it’s triple plus. Tehee. XD P.P.S. I wish that one of the darn stations here in the Philippines would air it. Demet. That would kick ass. P.P.P.S. How many times exactly did I say the word “ass”?

Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal (Director’s Cut)

Plot Summary:

Taken by slavers when he was a child, Himura Kenshin is rescued only when an encounter with bandits kills off everyone but him. He is found by a master of the Divine Justice School of Swordmanship, a school so deadly that to train in it, means death for either the master or student, there can only be one master. Taken by the master, Kenshin is trained in this school, only to leave before finishing so that he may join the Meiji restoration and help prevent further tragedies like his own. Thus is born the Battousai, the greatest strength of the Ishin Patriots, a boy of 15 who kills for the sake of building a new, better world. One night, he comes across a mysterious woman, Tomoe. He must hide with her when the revolution stumbles. They marry for appearances, but soon fall in love. Tomoe has another reason to be with Kenshin, one she regrets but cannot stop. Revenge must be satisfied, and only blood can do that.

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Review:

            Haha… damn. It’s been like 4 years since I last watched this OVA. I mostly forgot the details of this movie, as well as the flow of the story, though I still have vague memories of the scenes playing at the back of my mind. When I first watched this OVA, I didn’t enjoy it that much. Blame it to the quality of the CD I bought from a measly shop with stingy money whores selling their stuffs like gold like the folks in Comic Alley. But dang, when I watched it yesterday, all hell broke loose. No wonder this RK OVA has been hailed to be one of the most popular and most notable animations ever made. Kenshin Himura must be about 15-17 years old, a hired assassin of the Choshu clan. It is a crime against humanity that he landed in the hands of Tomoe. I mean, damn, Tomoe is way too old for Kenshin. It’s like cradle snatching for heaven’s sake. Can you somehow understand the pain my sacred MOE is going through? *nod*nod*

            Well anyway, the animation of this movie is indeed superb. The fight scenes, as well as the bone-crunching, flesh-cutting, skull-cracking, torso-slashing (tee-hee! XD) scenes are over the top. The visual graphics were crisp and nicely done. Animation gives a sense of fluidity on their movement highlighting the striking sword-slashing scenes. It is indeed great over-all and gives you this feeling of contentment, the similar feeling you might feel upon seeing you eldest son graduate from school, the XD. Add the fact that Kenshin is uber hot. Just watch the darn movie already.