I have done a Anime marathon like this in a while, I kept not watching Naurto for some time now. I think I haven’t seen it for over 4 – 5 months at least and I have been watching other stuff, and its not hard not reading spoilers.
So the other week I decided to catch up with about 45 episodes of Naruto Shippuuden. Adds up to about 1035 minutes of Anime, or 17 Hours and 15 minutes worth of Anime and this excludes the opening and closing titles! I have about 10 episodes left to be on track with the releases, basically I have watched up to the last Dattebayo releases and those 10 left. I have been watching the HorribleSubs and their translations aren’t bad but a little too literal, I liked how Dattebayo kept a few things in Japanese terms but explained it so at least you can appreciate it, but still enjoyable as ever.
The story just keeps getting better and better, even with Naruto’s development he still has a ways to go. I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone but lets just say it gets very interesting when they confront Akatsuki.
Plot Summary: In the year 2104, lots of local armed conflicts threaten the world peace. Soon, however, a new force appears: Dancouga, a gigantic super robot or uncertain origin. It appears out of nowhere and always aids the losing side. Its true objectives are unknown. At some point, four absolutely unrelated people, Aoi Hidaka, Kurara Tachibana, Sakuya Kamon, and Johnny Burnette, are invited by an organization that claims to be behind Dancouga… as its pilots. From there on, their search for the truth behind Dancouga’s mission and the battle to end all wars begin.
An odd team put together to fight in a giant robot, who could go wrong with something like that. I was looking for a simple Anime which had lots of robot fights and was entertaining, Dancouga Nova did the job. Don’t expect anything too great from it, the story line is a bit chopped up, there is a lot of fan fare but the music oddly was pretty good. A fun anime to watch if you need time to kill.
Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old “halfling.” Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts.
The original Anime of this show was fantastic, and now they have made a movie out of it. I usually I’m skeptical of movies such as this, thinking they usually mess it up but after watching the trailer I think I’m going to watch it. Check out trailer at link.
Link: TrailerAddict
There was some research done into Japanese Engineers by some Human Resource company in Japan about where they want to work and the thoughts they had about certain companies. And these are some really interesting results.
1. Toyota Motor Corp (Previous Rank 2)
2. Honda Motor Corp (Previous Rank 1)
3. Panasonic Corp (Previous Rank 5)
4. Nintendo Co Ltd (Previous Rank 6)
5. Canon Inc (Previous Rank 3)
6. Sony Corp (Previous Rank 4)
The results below are what the engineers think of the corporate images.
Reliability
1. Panasonic
2. Toyota
3. Toshiba
4. Canon
5. Denso
6. Nintendo
7. Sony
8. Sharp
9. Intel
10. NEC
Stability
1. Toyota
2. Panasonic
3. Hitachi
4. Toshiba
5. NEC
6. Canon
7. Denso
8. Kawasaki HI
9. Aisin Seiki
10. Mitsubishi HI
Innovativeness
1. Intel
2. Sony
3. Canon
4. Honda
5. Toyota
6. Nintendo
7. Panasonic
8. Sharp
9. Denso
10. Keyence
Future Potential
1. Nintendo
2. Toyota
3. Panasonic
4. Sony
5. Intel
6. Canon
7. Denso
8. Honda
9. Sharp
10. Honda Engineering
Link: Kotaku
Plot Summary: It’s been one year since the failure of the Black Rebellion and the supposed death of Zero. Britannia has assigned Area 11 a “correctional education” status, where Elevens are made an example of by brute force, to try to prevent any future uprisings and suppress rebellious thoughts. Unsuspecting high school student Lelouch, oblivious to his rebellious past as Zero, stumbles upon a scheme on his life and the life of a mysterious woman known as C.C., who reveals to him his forgotten purpose and his “true” self. Destroying his assailants and declaring himself Zero once again, Lelouch sets out to finish what he started.
This is a follow up of the first season of Code Geass, which ended on a very high note. Now Lelouch finds himself on the other side of the fence, and he has to defeat the King and find the a way to win against all these odds. The pace just picks from the following season, and some how they manage to increase the pace and make it better then before. You don’t realize what is going to happen next, and when you do its too late. I love that they leave you guessing at every corner in this Anime. Its one those Animes that leave a mark, you won’t forget the feeling it gave you any time soon. I even had a difficult time finishing it since I didn’t want it to end, its hard to find an Anime which can be half as enjoyable as this.
Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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This is probably the coolest set of cars a person can have and they are all owned by one Yoshida San. Yoshida is a matured gentlemen, an avid gamer, and the owner of AGE SOFT a video game software house. I can’t believe how funky these cars look with the manga on it, I really like what he is done even though many will not appreciate it, but in Japan they are beautiful.
Link: WorldCarFans
There are fans, and there are people who are just extreme. I am huge fan of anime but this is just very disturbing. This women lost a few bolts in her head or was dropped as a child to reach this point.
Link: Kotaku
Plot Summary:
Allen Walker is a young Exorcist who has a cursed eye that can see the suffering of the Akumas created by The Millenium Earl. He travels to England to the Headquarters of the Exorcists where his Master has sent him to meet with the other Exorcists. The battle with the Millenium Earl and the Noah Family vs. the Exorcists intensifies when some of the best Exorcists begin to get killed by hoards of Akuma. Japan takes center stage in this end of 19th Century plot in order to not let the entire human race be turned into Akumas and the Exorcists have the power of “Innocence” that was given to them by God on their side.Allen Walker, a young man with a cursed eye, lives to destroy a weapon known as Akuma. These weapons created by the Milleneum Earl are sent out by his command to purge the world from humans. Allen Walker uses an anti-akuma weapon, Innocence, to counter the Earl’s attempts at destroying humanity. He travels to the Black Order by his mentor’s directions. There he meets with others who also fight against the Milleneum Earl’s plans. But more questions start to appear as Allen and his friends move further along to reach their goal. And these questions that seem to connect to Allen’s past.
An action packed anime from the start, Allen is thrown in a storm of Akuma (Demons) to fight. He has a powerful Innocence (a weapon fused with a human) to fight these demons, but it might not be enough for the role that he has. It is a long and interesting series with deeper thoughts behind it. With a long series such as this there were a few filler episodes, but still it was an excellent story line which kept things very interesting. The best part is when their fused weapons (Innocence) start developing into something stronger. Allen has a lot of friends, and all of them with different types of weapons and personalities that keep this deep story very light hearted, which is an excellent combination. An anime really worth watching and it has this thing about it, you can’t give up hope and they keep fighting on.
Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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Plot Summary: Answering the call of the “Gold Raceâ€, all the sentient races launch into space. The human race is the last to launch, and are thus known as the “Iron Raceâ€. Much time has passed since then, and humanity is threatened with extinction at the hands of the more dominant “Silver Raceâ€. In order to save her people, Princess Deianeira sets out on a journey to a galaxy far away, following the prophecies of the Gold Race handed down by the royal family. Then, she meets a boy named Age. Their encounter will change the fate of the universe…
Age is of pure of heart and raised by the Gold Race, and he is a Nodos, a person holding a one of the Heroic Tribe inside of him. All of these Heroic tribes are extremely powerful and he is a champion of the Human Race, the Iron Tribe. There are a total of 5 Nodos and he is one of them, the other four Nodos serve the Silver Race who are hell bent on wiping out the Human Race. He meets Dhianeira and their fates take a turn, and it seems that Age has a bigger picture and depends on Dhianeira’s vision to move forward into the future. One hell of an anime which was one roller coaster after another, I couldn’t stop watching it.
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Plot Summary: Armed with a metal sash that straightens into a sword, lanky swordsman Van is traveling through the desert, searching for the mysterious clawed man who killed his bride. Along the way he picks up a fellow traveler: Wendy, a young girl whose town he saves from bandits by summoning a mecha with his sword. Wendy is searching for her missing older brother, whose engraved gun she carries on her back. In their mutual quest they run afoul of more bandits and villains, a mysterious woman named Carmen99, and more mecha battles a la Wild West.
Van with his sword which is able to summon a powerful mecha in search of the man that killed his bride. Along the way Van keeps meeting people and they have their own quest which follows along with his. Its an action packed mecha anime where everything starts falling into line as the story progress. Its quite entertaining and the characters do develop, there is this silly humor going on but its part of the entertainment and builds up for one hell of a climax, and it does have its serious moments.
Link: AnimeNewsNetwork
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