Do your have any nicknames?

Sammy

Dim Sim

Ella (Most recent)

What are you currently studying?

Animalvet Bioscience

What are some of you hobbies?

Reading Manga, Watching Anime, and Watching Tennis! Go JUSTINE HENIN!

What is the first anime and/or manga you have seen?

Sailor Moon! “Let the moon punish you!” Or something along that line lols

What is your top 5 anime/manga?

I dont know really…but my current NO. 1 is Hunter x Hunter (I just read like 200 chapters in 3 days, I’m obsessed with it right now lol.) The writer also created Yu Yu-Hakusho (the most classic-est of shonen manga) so yea:D:D

What anime and/or manga are you currently watching?

I’m currently watching “Seikon no Qwaser” recommended by a friend, it looks really interesting:D But it’s really perverted and the characters basically feed on breast milk to get special powers…….so yea…

Final Words

Heyo! Keep following this blog for an interesting read peoples:D

Anyways Saint Seiya is mostly about Olympian Gods battling for the control of Earth with Athena (Goddess of Wisdom) as the guardian of Earth. She leads a human army called Saints based on the Constellations (including the Zodiac) and defends Earth against such Gods as Poseidon and her nemesis Hades.

The Lost Canvas is set 200years prior the canon storyline and it talks about how the lives of 3 childhood best friends changed forever as destiny took an unsuspected turn. Or rather, a “cliche” turn and 1 of them grew up to be the Pegasus Saint, the other became Goddess Athena and the last and purest soul of all was “hand picked” and possessed by Hades! So 2 childhood friends are forced to battle the 3rd one and it starts off from there!

Whats different between the original Seiya and this spin-off?! The graphics! The anime really sets the difference apart and showed us what 20 years of technology could do! The the battle scenes are just amazinglybeautiful lol! And Athena got way hotter! Hell, the Saints (All male Soldiers) are hot too lol! So yea watch the anime, it’s worth your while!!:D Especially if you are interested in Greek myths and legends and Constellations and what not!! (Even though a lot of references are  based on actual Greek God myths. But things like Athena vsing Hades is obviously fake:D)

The first of the five post series will introduce you to Dom.

Do your have any nicknames?

Lol. Yea. I’ve had sooo many xP. Honestly, no one calls me Dominic. It’s either Dom or one of them. Let’s list some of ‘em shall we?

• Princess
• 3ft Giant
• Lil’ Dom

What are you currently studying?

• ICT (Software) Engineering and Diploma in Engineering Practice ~funn

What are some of you hobbies?

• Bumming with friends
• Gaming [mostly rpg or those beat 'em up games. I suck at anything requiring me to aim...]
• Playing the guitar [I use to be able to play the piano and stuff...but learning guitar now xP]
• Watching and reading manga and anime…seriously why else am I doing this?

What is the first anime and/or manga you have seen?

• I guess the first anime that I would have watched in terms of a feature film would be Akira [I haven't watched since I was 7, but that still scars me. >_<]
• The first anime series would of course been Neon Genesis Evangelion. Yeah, guess that’s not really a good thing to watch as well when you’re 7 too. xD
• In terms of manga, you wouldn’t believe me, but I never really read a manga until the beginning of 2008. Of course the first one would have been One Piece <3

What is your top 5 anime/manga?

I don’t really watch anime but my top 5 manga are

1. One Piece
2. Claymore
3. Naruto
4. Mahou Sensei Negima
5. Kekkaishi

What anime and/or manga are you currently watching?

Right now it’s a huuuuge list,

• One Piece
• Naruto
• Bleach
• Claymore
• Kekkaishi
• Fairy Tail
• Skip Beat
• Otaku no Musame-san
• I can’t think of any more but theres bound to be more lol.

Final Words

Anyways, thats a basic outline of me and my interests in this part of the Japanese culture. I hope you guys will continue coming back for more awesome manga and anime dosage from me and the rest of the SN: Anime crew.

Lovelove sexy ladies!~

Today’s review will be on a long time favourite, Claymore. Claymore is a dark fantasy manga set in a unnamed fictitious world inhabited by monsters called Yoma and humans. The story follows the character Clare, a claymore who is sent on missions to hunt these monsters down by an organisation shrouded in mystery.

Plot :

The plot of Claymore centres around Clare, the lowest ranking Claymore. Claymores are hired warriors who eliminates yomas. Though not officially called claymores by themselves, the people living in this world coined the name based on the large sword each warrior carries. To this date, a claymore has always been a female. Each claymore receives their orders from the Organhisation, which will lead Clare onto her journey unlike any other.

The main plot follows Clare and her relationship with Rafi, a young boy who she saved on one of her missions. Whilst travelling with Rafi, it is revealed of Clare’s dark past and her single goal and the reason why she became a claymore which leads us into a world of loss, horror and betrayal.

Conclusion :

However, without spoiling anything, Claymore goes deep into a world of darkness. The themes which Nirohiro Yagi emphasises may seem quite emo, but from these bleak issues comes hope and to the belief to die fighting. All in all though, Claymore is a great read with an interesting plot that I just can’t say…you so gotta read it.

Anyways lovelove guys and enjoy yourself!

Hihi everyone~~ my first anime review O.O ==>> will be on Bleach th 3rd movie“` enjoy!~

Overview
“Fade to Black 君の名を呼ぶ” is the third bleach movie released on December 13, 2008 one year after the second movie. Directed by Noriyuki Abe, the theme song “Koyoi, Tsuki wa Miezu Tomo” was performed by Porno Graffiti. The story line revolves around Kuchiki Rukia who is one of the main characters of the bleach series with the plot expanding on her past in rukongai before her life in the main series took place.

The story begins with Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s break down in his research institution after being attacked by a scythe-like weapon. The intruders (two mysterious characters) proceeded with their invasion drowning soul society in a white liquid like substance. At the same time capturing Rukia who has just returned from the real world during the havoc. The duo ended up erasing all her memories…along with her existence. If all ended here, then soul society may have regained peace for a little longer. However, the real problem arises when Ichigo (the main protagonist of the series) makes his way into soul society after sensing Rukia in danger. Upon realizing that no one remembers him or Rukia and even assumes him to be the intruder, he makes his way through seireitei been forced to confront all his friends and comrades in order to save Rukia, only to find a part of her hidden past that even she herself has forgotten.

Review
There’s no doubt that the central theme of this movie is about friendship and bonds. While the plot of the movie is not on par with the series, its main theme integrates the past and the present, emphasizing on the bonds between the characters. This allowed us to witness the development and strength of those bonds throughout the entire movie by depicting the few people who truly cared about Rukia and their inner struggles to grasp her existence when their memories failed them. I feel that Abe was very wise to choose Rukia as the central character for this movie as she often portrays herself as somewhat distant to her peers in terms of emotion and affection. Hence the plot was designed perfectly in order to see her in another light.
Similar to the previous Bleach movies, I was a bit let down by the fact that Ichigo tries to save the day as the main protagonist as it does become banal after a few shows. Despite this, the action that led to the climax of the movie was the highlight for me as it really demonstrated the power and co-ordination of the Gotei 13 (plus a bonus appearance from someone residing in the human world). Overall, for all bleach fans (or just anime fans) out there, do definitely check it out as it is a touching and emotional movie with a decent plot and a lot more that could be covered by this review.

amz“

Yo Ananth here with the comedy manga YOTSUBATO, by Kiyohiko Azuma (Author of  Azumanga Daioh!). The title means “Yotsuba and..”, usually followed by a verb for each chapter title, For example: Yotsubato and Balloons.

Plot

This manga follows the life of the 5 year-old girl Yotsuba and her day to day life after moving to a new city. Each chapter is an adventure where Yotsuba encounters new people and learns about the world around her.

Currently there are 62 Chapters that have been translated. So Get Started Now!

Example of JOkes,

During a festival Yotsuba sees a man in a fundoshi ( a Traditional Japanese sumo underwear i believe) see below how it turns out:

In this Sci-fi world most humans are built/enhanced with robotic parts and their brains are referred to as “Ghosts”. However there is a hacker out there that erases these “Ghosts” and takes control over the “Soul-less” bodies. The story centers on a FBI equivalent Captain Motoko Kusanagi and her journey of tracking down the hacker which subsequently led to the unfolding of a huge government conspiracy.

What can I say? But action, action, and MORE ACTION! Being robotic for the most part, Captain Motoko can fight better than Jackie Chan! She even battles a tank in the movie!! Also worth mentioning is that she turns invisible by first taking ALL her clothes off! Winks! As if that’s not reason enough to watch the film already, “Ghost in the Shell” also delivers many underlying important messages. The message I received from the film is that there may be a possibility that sentience exists in everything, whether the thing is technically alive or not.

Watch it! And be compelled by the film’s complex storyline. Also because of the ambiguity of its ending, everyone will have different take-home messages! Cheers!

By the way, Sniffs* anyone smell Akira?;)

Dom here just wanting to know if you guys have or heard any good anime or manga and would like us to review it. Or better yet! How bout write your own review and we’ll post it up to SN:Anime with all accreditation to their owner of course. This is an opportunity for us at SN to know what sort of things you guys like. Just post a comment and who knows? Magic could happen. I got an upcoming exam, so I shouldn’t won’t be able to post up another review. I’ll get one done quickly afterwards though.

Also leave a comment on which posts you like and what makes them great. Theres some team bickering as to the word limit and such, but hey if you guys like a wordy review or just a review that tells you the basics, thats what the comment box is for.

PS. I reckon the guys will probably say that its my way of not doing much work…but honestly it isnt. =P

Anyways lovelove all. I should go back to study…

Dom

Noobie’s Review is written by Ben, who has never seen anime before. In this column Ben will attempt to recount his encounters with anime and provide an honest review from a normal person’s perspective.

Overview

Hayao Miyazaki’s 1986 classic anime movie Laputa: Castle In The Sky (天空の城ラピュタ) follows the adventures of a young girl called Sheeta, an orphan who was held captive by Muska at the very start of the film. Due to Sheeta’s knowledge of Laputa and possession of the precious levitation stone, she was being pursued by the military which was lead by Muska and a band of pirates lead by Dola. Pazu, whom saved Sheeta from the initial escape became an unlikely companion for Sheeta. With the pirates and the military on their tail, Sheeta and Pazu find themselves in all sort of trouble as they make their way to find the lost island of Laputa.

Review

Straight off the bat, Miyazaki has done everything right in terms of the storyline and the settings. At the very start of the film (even with the intro scene), we were immediately taken into this surreal realm. Characters were well established, without giving too much away at the start of the movie Miyazaki has made it interesting and it definitely kept me guessing throughout.

Being the very first anime movie I have seen, Laputa: Castle In The Sky has everything in it from action, humor, love, conspiracy and betrayal. The version I watched was an English dub, I have to say the synchronisation with the sound and the character’s mouth movement was slightly off but its bearable. In terms of video quality, although the graphic was a let down, knowing its made in the 1980’s, its still a pretty impressive quality for its time.

I haven’t seen any other works of Miyazaki, so I am unavailable to make a comparison with some of his other works. But overall this is a great movie, Miyazaki has done wonders with the storytelling in the film added with great entertainment value this movie is definitely a must see for all hardcore anime fans and noobies like myself.

Summary