Anime Review: Code:Breaker

Code:Breaker
13 episodes + 2OVA?

Why is this anime so short? The manga is over 200 chapters long and they shrink the series into one arc --> 13 episodes. I haven't read Code:Breaker manga before I started watching this anime. After I finish watching it, I thought it was not bad. I had a bit of problem getting use to the character design but I guess they kept it like the manga style. The story was interesting. Rei and Sakura duo was really entertaining to watch. Sakura was just a very righteous and Rei was just the danger she should not get involve with. The other code:breaker were cool too. There were some twist here and there to keep the story going. I can also recognize some of the seiyuu in this show right away. Some are quite popular. I can tell that Suzumura Kenichi was Toki and Saiga Mitsugi was Rui. Miki Shinichiro voiced Hitomi, which was really well done. Lastly, it was very cool to hear Nobuhiko Okamoto voiced Rei, the main character. Rei's character was more calmer than when he voiced Rin in Ao no Exorcist.

The animation quality was good. The fight scenes were engaging and well drawn. There was so many unanswered questions in this show though. If only there was a season 2. There were just 2 OVA out after the series so I'm not sure if there will be anymore Code:Breaker anime. I guess this series was like an intro into code:breaker. I've read that there was so much more left out. Therefore, I shall go read the manga to find out what happen next.

Overall:
Fun show. Not bad. Should go read the manga.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock CG Movie Trailer

I remember when Captain Harlock was an anime. Now here's the trailer for the CG movie of Space Pirate Captain Harlock movie out in Japan in September. Shun Oguri and Haruma Miura provide the voices of the two main characters. This movie looks really cool.

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My Top Anime Songs of 2012

It's four months into 2013 so I figure I should create an anime related post to wrap up last year. I've always been a fan of Japanese music and quite often the songs that I like came from anime series. Therefore, I wanted to introduce you to some of my favorite anime songs of 2012. There were many good songs out but here are some of my favorite.

First up is Psycho-Pass ending 1 "Namaenai no Kaibutsu" by EGOIST



-->EGOIST has an awesome lead vocal. Her voice is just so pretty. "Namaenai no Kaibutsu" is an upbeat track that I can listen too over and over again.

Next up is Sakamichi no Apollon opening "Sakamichi no Melody" by Yuki



-->Love the anime. Love the opening animation. The song starts out slow and pick up its pace. The melody matches Yuki's voice perfectly. It's also very catchy.

Up next is Natsuyuki Rendevous ending song "Anata ni Dewanakereba" by Aimer.



-->This song by Aimer is beautiful. I really love her voice. This live version is just awesome.

Last is Space Brother ending 1 "Subarashii Sekai" by Rake



-->This song makes me happy. Subarashii Sekai means wonderful world. It makes me want to look at the bright side of things. Yes, and super catchy chorus.

My favorite anime song of 2012 would have to be Psycho-Pass first opening song "Abnormalize" by Ling Toshite Sigure



--> I love this song ever since I saw the first episode of Psycho-Pass. There's rock and funk element that really grasp my attention. It not a typical rock song and the lead singer soft spoken voice is really cool.

Favorite Anime OST of 2012- Sakamichi no Apollon OST. Yoko Kanno composed it. Lots of jazz and beautiful piano pieces.
It's so good.



--> Sounds familiar right? Other than Snow White, this song appear in Sakamichi no Apollon. If you've seen this anime, you would know which scene in which this song was played. So touching yet so sad..>0<.. **My best anime of 2012 will be post a little later. There were some series I wasn't able to finish last year so I wanted to finish them before making my final decision.** Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Supercell - The Bravery

I love Supercell music and kudos to the amazing set in this PV. "The Bravery" is their single that came out in March and it's also the second ending song of the anime called Magi. The puppet show really demonstrate the song's title "The Bravery". Our yuusha(hero) is trying to save a damsel in distress. With courage and perseverance he stood up to the baddies and the final boss, the Oreo monster. It's a fun upbeat Japanese song that's great to listen too. Although the song's lengthy is a little more than 6 min but but the puppet story really makes up for it.

Rurouni Kenshin Live Action Movie Afterthought

Long time haven't update. I got a chance to watch the live action Rurouni Kenshin film a few days ago and I wrote about it on my tumblr called Parupoli. You can check it out by clicking here

It was a really good film adaptation of the manga and anime that was a little over two and a half hours. Really recommend it. Hoping they'll make a sequel. Hope it can come out in more theaters in the U.S.

Here's the Trailer below:

Sakamichi no Apollon aka Kids on the Slope

Spring 2012 anime came out and I've been trying to catch up to them but there're just so many. One of my favorite this season is Sakamichi no Apollon or Kids on the Slope. There's slice of life, jazz music, and a bit of drama in it that makes it so interesting. The animation is solid, the music is beautiful and the plot is really fun. Kaoru a shy and timid teenage boy just move to this small town and on the first day in his new high school, he accidentally encounter this buff yankee guy, Sentaro, who'll become one of his closest friend. Their bond? Through jazz music with Kaoru playing the piano and Sen playing the drums. The place? The basement in the record store own by Ritsuko's(their classmate) family. It's a manga turned anime and I heard the anime is going at a really fast so probably it's gonna be a 12 episode series. It's so nice to see something different. You get to see some character development. Later you'll see a love pentagon(cuz five different people ended up liking someone else)...^O^ omg episode 7 is just awesome(won't spoil ya). Below is a nice piano rendition of Someday My Prince will Come from Sakamichi no Apollon.