Ichigo 100% Review

It ain’t on the list, but hey, its Thanksgiving Break for us.  Heres your weekly post, well i might post something in a few days, episode 8 to be specific.  Oh well here you go

Ichigo 100%

Chapters 1-167

This review is pretty late (the manga finished 2005)

You’ve been warned right now, Spoilers.

Well where do i start.

The story focuses on Junpei Manaka, an aspiring movie director who attends highschool.  The story tells his story on his dream to become a director and his relationship to the girls he meets.  My summary won’t do this series justice, lets head on over to Wikipedia

             Strawberry 100% chronicles the school years of Junpei Manaka, a high school student and aspiring movie director, and his relationships with the girls that enter his life. At the start of the series, he encounters a mysterious girl with strawberry-print panties, whom he quickly becomes intrigued with. Hoping to find her, he finds the notebook of Aya Toujou nearby, who turns out to be an ordinary-looking girl. However, he soon discovers that Aya is a gifted writer and the two become friends with the collaborative ambition of creating great stories into movies. Meanwhile, he believes the mystery girl to be Tsukasa Nishino, the most popular girl in his school.

Manaka wanted to recapture the moment he saw the girl on the roof. Believing it was Nishino, he felt the only way to get her to pose for his shot is to date her. Stunned by his peers, Manaka ran up to Nishino and yelled out to her, requesting a date while doing a pull-up. Amused by his requested, Nishino agreed to go out with him and eventually the two soon start a relationship together. However, he eventually realizes Tsukasa is not the mystery girl he had been searching for, but chooses to continue their relationship. During his entrance exam for his desired high school for film studies, Izumizaka High, he discovers that Aya is in fact the mystery girl. After realizing Toujou had always been the girl he saw on the roof, a part of his heart gravitated towards her as they continued their awkward friendship. Eventually, Nishino caught on that Manaka doesn’t entirely have his heart, but continued to see him as they attended separate high schools.

On his first day of high school, he meets a feisty girl named Satsuki Kitaoji, whom he later discovers to be his classmate. The two gradually become friends and Satsuki eventually falls in love with him. Junpei wanted to join the film club at Izumizaka High to develop his dreams of becoming a film-maker. Unfortunately, the club was disbanded and there was only a graphics club. Eventually he restarts the film club with Aya, Satsuki, the girl-crazed Hiroshi Sotomura, and two of his high school friends.

Later Yui Minamito, an old childhood friend, re-enters his life Around the same time, Nishino grown impatient and breaks up with him as she couldn’t stand his lack of decision. This created a new series of awkward moments as Satsuki tried to aggressively chase after Manaka. Manka also experienced many awkward moments with Satsuki and Toujou as time passes. This would continue on for the next three years of their high school days, but Manaka remains indecisive about whom to declare his love for.

Well that was a copy/pasta full.

Well, because i liked this series so much, i might as well go over the main 3 girls who will face off for the love of the main character.

Aya Toujou

If you look at the first pic at the beginning of this review, if you look to the right, theres a brown haired girl, this is Aya Toujou.  Aya is quiet, shy, sympathetic, and really nice.  When Manaka and Toujou first met, she looked extremely unnattractive, but when they entered highschool, she became like the first picture.  Part of her name means East.  Toujou and Manaka share the same dream, she aspires to be a writer and Manaka aspires to be a director.  Toujou was Manaka’s first lover interest.

Tsukasa Nishino ( Lol, Tsukasa is pronounced Su-casa, and Su Casa in Spanish means Your/His/Her house, coincedence? you tell me)

Tsukasa is the blonde girl on the left.  She is kind, supportive, extremely optimistic, and somtimes flirty when she has too.  Manaka thinking Toujou was Nishino asked her out instead and they dated for a while.  Later she moves to a different school while the rest of her friends went to same one.  Nishino was Manaka’s “official” girlfriend.  Part of her name means West.  She tries to be a pattissier.

Satsuki Kitaoji

Satsuki first meets Manaka a few weeks before they entered highschool.  Satsuki and Manaka’s relationship started bitter and then to sweet, and then to bittersweet.  Satsuki is probably the most attractive out of the 3 heroines.  (In case you haven’t noticed, shes the one on the top, and as you guessed, part of her name means North)  Out of all the girls, Satsuki is confident in her love to Manaka and is a lot more aggresive. 

Spoilers, highlight to see

According to Wikipedia and a few terms i have learned over the years, Satsuki can be properly labeled as a “Tragic Heroine” Out of all the girls, she tries to hardest for attention and love, and that affection is rarely, if not never returned.  (But never is a “Strong” word)

I covered the three girls but that pic in the top of the post says there are 4, well yes there are.  But this one ain’t that important but here it is anyway

The fourth girl, the one on the bottom of the picture is Yui Minamito, shes more of the friend and comic relief type character.  She doesn’t really show affection but does show some protectivness.  There are few more characters, one in particular who likes Manaka but she isn’t as important as the 3 i mentioned and gave some details on.

Truth be told, my brother read this manga before i did.  I thought it was just “Another Harem/Ecchi manga/anime with the same typical scenes and mishaps (most of which exists as anime series today) but i was wrong when i started to read it.  It started like the way i expected but then, during the last 50 chapters, the entire cast scrambles.  Unlike the other harem mangas, this one did not have a definitive ending for one heroine.  And thats what made this manga amazing,  it kept giving you moments that would lead to some sort of relationship but the 3 characters keep fighting.  If i go more into this, i might spoil you, so READ THE DAMN THING, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE IT, UNLESS THEY ARE GIRL/BOYS WHO DON’T REALLY LIKE THESE SORT OF THINGS

Oh yeah, this series had an anime, it wasn’t bad and it wasn’t good, nice opening theme though

Thats all! Have a Happy Thanksgiving with a dead turkey on the table

Basically, all the girls that matter in the series are above

Ahh, highschool love, something i will never experience (Note: I’m in highschool but i go to an All Boys school, no i’m not gay.)

Angel Beats! Episode 7 Review

Hopefully my friend will update my otherwise, unattended posts.

Because of Fallout New Vegas, Mass Effect 2, AND Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, its gonna be harder for me to review, and i ain’t looking foward to the time when my friends here have to review the entire episode, i just might get that out of the schedule.

The episode starts off casually.  Yui tries to show Hinata a technique she made, TK and Matsushita try to dance, Fujimaki just sleeps, Takamatsu polishes his multiple glasses (he also has his shirt on), Ooyama compliments Shiina’s toy pet collection (she smiles for a few seconds then says her catch phrase), Noda cleans his halberd.

Yui loses interest in Hinata so she decides to find another victim.  Hinata complains and it seems that Naoi has joined their ranks.  Hinata teases him and Naoi once again, demonstrates his power.

Otonasi intervenes, and a whole new side of Naoi is shown, an albeit, gay personality.  Then Yuri walks in and requests Otonashi and Naoi to come with her.  Yuri explains that with Naoi’s power, they can find out their memories, strictly speaking, Otonashi’s memory.  Naoi at first refuses, but Otonashi convinces him otherwise.  Otonashi thinks about his current state of living.  He enjoys living like this, with his friends and he questions if his memories are returned, can he still live normally? reclunctanly he agrees to it.  (By this time, we ignored that they were dead) 

Suddenly, Naoi takes off his hat, epic music starts playing and then

I’m not convinced hes a guy around Otonashi

But his approach is met with a silence. and epic music stops.

Yuri assures Otonashi that shes here to make sure things go well and epic music starts up again.  We skip another gay comment from Naoi and then we get to buisness.  Naoi then peers into Otonashi’s soul and reactivates his memories.

(enlarge to see what i’m talking about)

Well ain’t THAT  a kick in the head, Otonashi had a younger sister. And it turns out, he was a delinquint esque as he did not go to school and would rather play video games.  He also was pretty stupid.  Also he had faggoty hair, i mean seriously, good god get a haircut.  His sister, Hatsune is a bed ridden girl who is unable to attend school, Otonashi being a nice brother always visits her and brings her manga to read.  Otonashi’s life was very, badly planned, he had a job and he failed to see a point in his life.  He always visited his sister, and his sister would be grateful, she never was dissapointed by him.  Little did he realized, he lived for his sister, he wanted to make her happy.  Winter was nearing and Otonashi wanted to take his sister outside of the hospital for Christmas.  He promised her that he would take her to the streets where the lights were nice and fancy, at her request.  He would ask the doctor for permission, but even if the doctor said no, he would take her outside anyway. 

Epicly bad hair

The doctors said no of course, but Otonashi and Hatsune didn’t care, they went outside.  Otonashi kept talking, self denial, this scene was hard for me to get a hold off, it’s a sad scene.  Otonashi regrets that he failed to notice that all he ever wanted (WAS TO SEE YOU SMILIN!) was to hear “Thank You” from his sister, and that his sister was basically his only reason to live, now that she had gone, was his life over?  Then after wandering the town, he finds a little girl and her family outside a hospital, the girl had been treated and was being released, Otonashi saw this and realized his new purpose. 

Otonashi decides to study medical sciences, get more jobs, attends school and most importantly, he cut his damn hair.  He would devote his life into saving others, he started studying and was one of the top students.  Then he goes off to gain entry in a college.  While on his way there, the train he was taking slips (it was winter) and crashes somewhere, and the screen goes black as Otonashi tries to retrieve his college enrollment I.D

We return to present (Life, death? screw it) time with Otonashi being thoroughly depressed, he requests for some alone time.  Otonashi cries his eyes out, he now fully understands and his infuriated on how he couldn’t accomplish anything.   After that, he talks to Yuri for a while and thats where our dramatic part of this episode is cut from

Unfortunatly, this episode could have been the most heart wrenching, tear jerker but guess what? no screw that idea, the SSS is gonna go freakin  river fishing.

While the members and Naoi walk down to the river, Otonashi spots Angel, and decides to take her along with the team, the response?

Sea-Bear, wut?

So they finally go down to the river and find some random dude who won’t ever be mentioned again and they start fishing.  So lets skip the fishing montage, everyone fishes, say their catch phrases and Takeyama (nerd) gets a Team Rocket pulled on him by Angel.  Angel then reels in a gigantic fish and gets everyone’s help.   Angel lifts the damn thing and up does everyone go.  The fish opens its mouth, and everyone is falling toward it, except Yuri, shes just chillin’

Angel pulls of an unseen move which copies herself and murders the gigantic fish.

The group decides to give the food to everybody at school and our ending theme plays as Otonashi tells Angel, that he wants to be friends with her, Angel being the straightfoward girl, accepts. 

Night falls, and the group tallies what food they have while finding Yurippe injured, and then they find another Angel with blood red eyes…

Our episode ends here

Comments from

-hippiefreak12-

Okay i’m sorry but i really couldn’t tolerate this half of the episode, imagine you’re watching Lord of the Rings (first) movies and when  you get the scene where Gandalf falls, and after that, imagine everyone just partying their asses off, its like “WTFDEATH” to a “LOLOLOLOL PARTAAY”  Also the thing i hated was that we only needed Naoi to see Otonashi’s past.  Kinda makes more plot holes and confusion.  Other that, good first half, bad the second half, seriously, fishing? Couldn’t they have advanced the plot here? cause im failing to see it now.  But the end does show some plot, even if it is a speck.  Little Trivia: Otonashi means “No Sound”  Yuzuru means “(To) Play” while his sister’s name, Hatsune, means “First Sound”

-siegetank55-

 

-Genesis-

 

-blahboy5253-

Fairy Tail Episode 1 Review

This is one of my favorites

Episode One: Fairy Tail

The world where this series takes place has mages and monsters and a lot of other twists and turns. To truly be called a mage you must sign up in a magical guild where you will receive work and pay. These guilds are like family and ruling over these guilds is the Magic Council. The Magic Council is composed of some of the strongest mages and they try to keep order in the Kingdom of Fiore. But there are other Guilds who aren’t guided but the council. These are called Dark guilds. But that will be explained later .

In the port town of Hargeon is where the story starts. At a train station an attendant is asking a pink haired boy (who is on the floor) if he is ok. All of a sudden the boy’s cat tells the boy, Natsu, that they have arrived. When the attendant asks if he is ok again and the cat responds with an “Aye!” saying he always gets like this on transportation.

Natsu says that he can’t handle it and that he will never take a train again. The cat then says that if their information should be correct the person the are looking for, Salamander, should be in this town. After the train whistles and the cat turns around the train has taken off again with Natsu still on bored following with him screaming,”SAVE ME!!!”. Leaving the cat to say the obvious, “It departed”.  Else where in that town a blonde girl is shocked that there is only 1 magic store in town. After the store manager explains that most people in the town aren’t mages and that they only focus on traveling mages. The manager tries to get the girl to buy something when she sees a gate key that she has been looking for. The man states that its not very powerful but, the girl was still looking for it. When she asks the manager how much it is he says 20,000 jewels. Result:

To get a discount off she tries to “persuade” the manager with her looks. Which later leads to her ranting outside about only getting a 1,000 jewel discount. She did get the key but she was really pissed about it until she hears some girls screaming and going gaga over a “Salamander”. Which leads to the girl stating that he was a famous wizard who can use a fire magic that you can’t buy in stores. Then it goes back to Natsu. Stating that he ended up riding the train again, resulting to the cat stating the obvious (again). Natsu complains that he is hungry but the cat says that they have no money. Natsu the referrers the the cat as Happy, asking him if this “Salamander” was Igneel. Happy then says that he doubts that there is another Fire Drangon but Igneel. Then they hear the crowd going crazy for a “Salamander”, which they happily run to after hearing the name. But…

This “Salamander” isn’t Igneel. Every girl is going crazy for him and the girl is wondering why considering all of a sudden she herself is feeling “in love”.

Wouldn’t YOU wonder why if you where like that?

As the girl is getting more and more captivated and more and more closer to him Natsu shouts IGNEEL! and makes his way through the crowd. When he comes in the charm on the girl is broken. Everyone goes silent and Natsu, with a i don’t care look on his face, says,”Who the heck are you T.T”. Leading “Salamander” to step back in surprise. He regains his composer and says his name hoping it would ring a bell. Natsu just walks away without caring. Leading to the attack of fan-girls saying that Natsu was rude. When “Salamander” says that he will forgive him and offers Natsu an autograph, the Girl just stares at “Salamander” with a knowing and angry look on her face. Natsu turns down the autograph leading to a repeat of the fangirl attack. “Salamander” then invites all of his fans to come to his party on his boat that night and leaves on his fire “red carpet”. The girl then comes up to Natsu saying that that man was a scumbag and thanking Natsu for breaking the charm. At a restaurant The girl introduces herself as Lucy, while Natsu and Happy gorge them selves with the food Lucy bought for them. Lucy goes on to say that that man “Salamander” was using a banned charm spell to make people attracted to you, and then calling “Salamander” a creepy jerk. Lucy then states that she is a mage as well and explains the guilds. Saying that she hasn’t joined a guild yet but will join one of the famous and popular ones.

Getting her all excited and curious on how she will join this amazing guild with strong wizards. Happy then states that she talks alot. Ignoring Happy’s comment she asks about who Natsu was looking for. While explaining it turns out that Igneel is not a human but a Dragon. Lucy of course freaks . She screams that a dragon wouldn’t be in a town which then causes Natsu and Happy to actually realize she is right:

When Lucy leaves and gives Natsu and Happy money to pay, when she turns around Natsu and Happy are bowing to her and thanking her. Causing Lucy to be embarrassed and yelling at them to quit it. Later Lucy is reading a magazine when “Salamander” comes by to invite her to his party.She refuses but he then persuades her to go by saying he is from Fairy Tail and that if she goes to the party that he will help her get in. Being apart of the Fairy Tail Guild is what she had always wanted and agrees to come. When “Salamander” leaves she realizes that his charm had worked on her… AGAIN. Later at night Natsu and Happy are hanging out when some girls come by gossiping about “Salamander” from Fairy Tail who is having a party on the boat. Hearing Fairy Tail Natsu looks to the boat… then he feels like he is going to hurl. On the boat, “Salamander” then starts to compliment Lucy and he wants to start with a toast. He uses his magic to get pearls of the drink and tries to lead the pearls into Lucy’s mouth. Leaving Lucy thinking: ANNOYING!

She then realizes that the drink has magic in it called Sleep.

Can YOU guess what it does XD .

“Salamander” then states that she is a handful and all of a sudden men appear behind the curtains carrying the party guests. He then states that Lucy is merchandise now and that they are heading to Bosco. Lucy whips out her keys but “Salamander” uses his magic to knock them from her hands. He states that they are gate keys and that Lucy is a Celestial wizard. Since the spirits in the keys hold a contract with there holders he throws them out the window. Lucy is shocked that THIS is a Fairy Tail wizard and that they are horrible… Then Natsu crashes through the boat from nowhere, he immediately gets sick, Lucy replies: LAME! Happy then comes in with WINGS (explain later ^_^’, but it is his magic) and carries Lucy off. Since Happy can only carry one… guess where Natsu is! Then Happy’s transformation runs out, and Lucy and Happy hit the water. She swims to find her keys while Happy hits a rock. When Lucy finds her keys she summons:

AQUARIUS! Happy goes crazy because he sees her as a fish. Lucy explains her magic when Aquarius warns her that if she drops her key again she will kill her.Despite her attitude toward Lucy, she does what Lucy asks and sweeps the boat up in water sending it crashing to land, sweeping Lucy and Happy away too. When everyone is on land and Lucy asks why she swept her as well Aquarius states that she had failed. Since she had gotten the ship as well. Aquarius then leaves saying not to call her for a while since she is going on a vacation with her boyfriend. The ship is wrecked and Lucy calls to Natsu while he is looking down with a serious look. When Natsu says that “Salamander” isn’t a Fairy Tail wizard “Salamander” ignores it and sicks his crew on him. Natsu takes off his jacket while saying that “Salamander” should remember his face. Happy then eases (more like surprises) Lucy by saying that Natsu is actually a wizard. Natsu then knocks some of “Salamander’s” goons down and states:

I AM NATSU OF FAIRY TAIL!

So epic (note the symbol that is the guilds symbol that is shown alot)

He surprises both Lucy and “Salamander” and then it is revealed (by his nervous goon) that “Salamander” was actually Bora the Prominence, who was thrown out of his guild. Natsu then states that he doesn’t care whether Bora was good or bad but he wasn’t about to get away for pretending to be from Fairy Tail. Which starts the Battle. Bora then shoots his fire at Natsu, but it doesn’t work since Natsu appears ok, WHILE EATING THE FALMES! Then one of Bora’s nervous men states that he recognizes Natsu as the REAL Fairy Tail Salamander. Bora and Natsu then go at it attacking each other and destroying the town. During this it is also revealed that Natsu uses a ancient and rare magic called Dragon Slayer. It transforms your body parts into those of a dragon and was once used to slay dragons. Ironically it was taught TO Natsu by a dragon. Anyway the battle finishes like this:

Bora pwned badly yay!

After the overboard battle the military comes in and scares Natsu off. AND he grabs Lucy while running. When she screams why Natsu just yells that she said she wanted to join Fairy Tail. This makes Lucy happy and the episode ends like this:

-Flowers

That’s the start to the series. Fairy Tail is super funny even on the serious parts. It basically for everyone but the romance people. It has some but its mostly one sided . This series is pretty long though (still going even in the manga). So after the 2nd episode i might just do it by arcs (or else i’m up to my neck in 53+ episodes). Fairy Tail is very interesting the way things are. Considering that the little events are somehow apart of the main problem, and they aren’t exactly focusing on it 24/7.  The only thing that i didn’t like was Happy’s voice… Its a guy cat but his voice is sooo high :/ (Makes me wonder how the rest of the flying cats sound like).  One of my favorite things is that Plue from Rave Master is in here to! but he a dog not a bug ( Plue is the white thing in the theme song with the pointed nose)

Seitokai Yakuindomo Review

Along with Durarara, Seitokai Yakuindomo was the more enjoyable and less fanservice garnering show.

Above: Porn tapes are really hard to watch, use the internet!

Well, Seitokai Yakuindomo centers around Tsuda, the only noticeable and only importany male student, in an ex-all girl school.  He is a first year and on his way to the first day of class, he is stopped by the Student Council President, Shiino Amakusa.  She gives him a lecture about wearing ties and dressing up nicely and gives a few sexual jokes on the way.  Tsuda complains that he is late and Shiino decides to let him in the Student Council.  And then we are introduced to Hagimura and Aria who are also members of the Student Council.  There, Tsuda realizes, girls around here don’t shut up on how steriotypical Tsuda is.  Tsuda now has to adapt to his life in mostly female student school.

Now this show was first a 4-Koma, or a 4-panel comic.  These days, not many anime adaptions are that original, and most of them happen to be ecchi to the max but this one suprised me.  With a ratio from guys to girls being 2:50, the ecchi level was actually in the same level with Naruto or Bleach, barely no fanservice.  But what did get me was the sexual jokes and innuendos that were constantly made.  The sexual remarks and jokes kept me watching and laughing and because of this, i really enjoyed the show.  There is no plot but basically details school life

-hippiefreak12-

The sex jokes got me good, and thats my 3rd time saying that and it really is, never heard all those “Vocabulary” in japanese.  The thing i liked the most were the characters, no not the girls but the main dude.  Unlike the rest of the pervs in anime, this dude wants to have normal school life, he doesn’t want girls all over him.  In short, good series but the ending just gives you a rotten feeling, there arent plot stuff so the ending remark was just distrubing, lets leave it at that.

-Genesis-

This was very… interesting. There wasn’t anything really sexy, other than sexual remarks. Some recurring events are: showing how short the blonde is, sexual jokes, and stamps that show funny messages and make up a lot of the comedy. The ending was absolutely horrible, nothing funny or sexy about it. Since they’re making a second season, the ending isn’t complete bs, but it still sucks. I’m hoping to see an improvement in the second season. I honestly hate the main character. He’s too perfect, too innocent. He needs to learn to grow a pair, then he needs to take a class called Sex Ed. Finally, he needs to learn to get a boner.

-iSleepWitChu

Durarara!! Review

Well this is the first series review and it will be about Durarara!!

Being one of the more memorable, and actually watchable anime this past year, Durarara tells the complicated and entertaining story of 3 teens that live in the city of Ikebukuro.  The series was first a light novel series then turned into an anime.

Mikdao Ryuugamin is invited to Raira Academy in Ikebukuro by his childhood friend, Kida Masaomi.  Mikado arrives by train and is instantly greeted by his good friend.  Off the bat, Kida tells him the people he should never screw with.  Izaya Orihara being first, Shizuo Heiwajima, Kadota’s Gang, Blue Squares, Yellow Scarves, and the urban myth, the headless Black Bike.  But he foremost warns him, about the enigmatic group of people called Dollars.  On the first few hours of his arrival, he is greeted by many of the warned people.  He meets Kadota’s gang, consisting of  Kyohei Kadota he ring leader, Erika and Walker, the otakus, and Saburo Togusa, the driver.  They seem pretty nice but Kida warns Mikado to not mess with them.  Mikado meets a few more people and then goes back to his house.  Later in a few episodes, we are introduced to Anri Sonohara, another crucial character in the series.  Recently a chain of murder is committed and the city is in shock, the characters then are placed in a chain of events that would change their lives forever.

The anime is finished but the light novels still continue

The series is heavily story based, unlike Angel Beats so no spoilers here

The series have two endings and openings.

-hippiefreak12-

The anime was very nice, the story was good and the pacing was very well done.  The characters are diverse and likeable, actually i love and hated Izaya’s guts but i kinda act like him.  Durarara is not for everyone.  The story is kinda hard to understand but if you can understand it, you will love it.

Hello!

Hi! I’m Flowers  and I will be working at this site as well ^_^ . The anime i will be reviewing so far is Fairy Tail and Soul eater. I’ll do my best

-Flowers