Anime Reviews

Title: Kure-nai
Genre: Slice of life, Romance, Drama and has violent scenes.

This anime is about a high school shounen named Kurenai Shinkurou. His parents died during a terrosist attack.

After which, he followed the female mediator named Juuzawa Benika who took him in as her pupil and assigned him tasks as a mediator. In order to improve himself, he also train with the Houzuki family, who is known for being a family of killers from generations to generations. He also got a horn attached to his arm as a weapon and will release it when there is a need to.

On one occasion, he got himself a bodyguard job assigned by Benika to protect a 7 years old girl called Kuhouin Murasaki. Whilst on this job, he has taught Murasaki many things in life and also has learned many things from Murasaki. They lived a fulfilling life however, this lasted for a short while and soon the Kuhouin family knew their whereabouts. Kuhouin Riyuu, who is the elder son of the family ordered his subordinates to bring Murasaki back and defeated Shinkurou and Yayoi; who is also Benika pupil, depsite them being a good fighter. After losing terribly, Shinkurou went to the mansion to bring Murasaki home. After various tough fights and arguments, Murasaki has finally made up her mind to stay in the Kuhouin Household and fight their traditions. She was granted freedom and was accepted by the Head of Kuhouin, Kuhouin Renjou who is her biological father.

The Kuhouin family has a tradition passed down is that all daughters born into that famliy will be isolated and imprisoned in the inner sanctuary. They are not allowed to see the outside world and their existence is completely erased by the Kuhouin Family. Their role is to obey all rules and orders given and soon when they have reach an adult age, they will have to make love with the eldest son in the family and gave birth. Their sons will be taken away and gave it to the legal wife of the Kuhouin Family while their daughters will stay and suffer the very same fate as they have.

Murasaki’s biological mother Souju, does not want her daughter to be caught up in this traditions and hence has ordered Benika to take her daughter away after she committed suicide. Benika feels that Shinkuro is the best candidate for this task and hence assigned him to it.

This anime may not be a very exciting one however, it teaches one to make decisions and to fight for your own happiness. It will not be a watse of time and is worth while watching.

 

Title of anime: Higashi no Eden
Alternate title: Eden of the East
Status: Completed
Genre: Shounen, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Drama

Story:
There is this man who created a brilliant system with a corceive by the name if Juiz. Juiz is able to process any request from anyone.

This man chooses eleven young people whom he thinks worthy off to play a game that he invented. Each of them are given a cellphone that has a 10 billion yen credit. This cellphone will directly connect them to Juiz and it can also be use as an ordinary phone.

They have to follow the basic rules of the game and in an event if they failed to do so, they will be killed by a person called the supportor. This supportor can be either one of the eleven of not. He will not reveal.

The rules are:
1. In the event where you used up 10billion yen and did not accomplished the objective.
2. In the event where u did not use the credit within the deadline of the game and decide to withdraw.
3. This game will only have one winner and the rest will have to die

Hence, this players participated in this game knowing the rules. There is a specific time line to use the cash but there is no specific time line to finish the game. The supportor will decide the winner.

As it is only a short anime with 11 episodes, it is best that I do not reveal any more information and details on the anime. If not it will be as good as i dictate the entire anime plot and scenes to you.

If interested, please go and watch this anime. It is worthwhile.

 

First Season: Nodame Cantabile
Second Season: Nodame Cantabile Paris Hen
Statues: Completed
Genre: Musical, Drama, Shoujo, Comedy, Manga

Story:
Chiaki Shinichi is a talented young man who can play piano and a violin very well. Both his parents are well-known musicians in the music industry. His mother, Seiko is a world known pianist and his father Chiaki-san is also a well known violinist.

It may seem that he has a promising future either as a pianist or violinist, however his interests lies in being a conductor of an orchestra / ensemble. He tried to pursue his dream and went against his family’s wishes and against his greatest fear of all times; flying on a plane and the sea.

He met this another young lady who is not so elegant nor brilliant, but has a very nice personality and plays the piano well. She is Noda Megumi and everyone calls her Nodame. Her piano has made Shinichi realised many wonderful things in life.

She has also helped him in the most slightest way in helping him to fulfill his dream being a conductor. Along the way, he has also slowly fallen in love with her. But Nodame has her own problems as well. She can play well on the piano, but she totally cannot understand music scores.

Nodame who has difficulties in struggling for her music, is also a slow and bothersome at times to Shinichi. The both of them who has a different character and different direction in their goals in life, who in the fell in love with each other bit by bit. How would their realation and music career will end up?

This anime has made me fall in love with classical music. When the ensemble plays, it really moves my heart. A heart warming anime that is definitely worthwhile watching. It makes you realised that you have a very artistic side of yourself. =)