Samurai Champloo Anime Review!

Samurai Champloo is an interesting series, because it is not always good in the traditional sense. The simple plot revolves around Fuu searching for the Sunflower Samurai, but more often than not, the goal is completely abandoned for several episodes to go on some silly excursion. Where Samurai Champloo is very strong, however, is in evoking certain moods; stylistically, Champloo is incredible, but because there were a few extremely strong arcs, I don’t think you can say that it was a case of style over substance.

Some people will say that the episode of the anime were good, but a few of them were bad. Samurai Champloo is that kind of series that needs to be enjoyed for what it is - a loosely related string of stylish vignettes. Expecting plot-driven episodes from Champloo is like demanding high continuity between Azumanga Daioh -unthinkable!


[Left to right: Mugen, Jin, Fuu]

Ratings:

Story & Characters: 7/10
Art : 8/10
Sound : 6/10
Presentation : 8/10

Death Note: Banned by People's Republic of China

Early in 2005, school officials in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province (People's Republic of China), banned Death Note. The immediate cause was that students had been altering notebooks to resemble Death Notes and then writing the names of acquaintances, enemies, and teachers in the books. The ban was designed to protect the "physical and mental health" of students from horror material that "misleads innocent children and distorts their mind and spirit". Jonathan Clements has suggested that the Chinese authorities acted partly against "superstition" but also against illegal, pirate publishers of Death Note. The ban has been extended to other Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Lanzhou in Gansu Province. Legally published Chinese language versions of Death Note are published in Hong Kong and in Taiwan.

End of March Announcement!!!

For those who loves anime...
Especially in Brunei....
The Kingdom of pirated DVDs Peace!!!
Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou, Asu no Yoichi, Toradora, Ride Back, Skip Beat, Akikan,
Gundam 00 Season2, Marimite Season 4, Mugen no Juunin and Kuroshitsuji had finished airing..
So what are you waiting guys...? Grab your money, and make haste to your
nearest trusted anime supplier for these great anime.....

The Dragon, The Tiger & Pocky!!?

Grabbed this picture from Sankaku Complex...
Toradora had ended just a few days ago...
But the heat's still ON!!!

Toradora SOS!

I stumbled on this video when I was strolling down Youtube...
This 5-minutes short video comes with the second DVD release of Toradora..

Link to http://blog.seiha.org/2009/02/toradora-sos/ for more info and screenshots...

Asu no Yoichi episode 1

As you all do not know, it is a tradition for me to have a sneek peek at the manga while waiting for
the anime to air.
I've waited for Asu no Yoichi since it was officially announced that there
will be an anime adaptation for the series.
I've been following the manga since then.
Last time I remember, I decided only to read a couple of chapters from its manga, but it was
so good that i hooked on to it.
Maybe it's too late for me to discuss its 1st episode, since the 12th and the last
episode of Asu no Yoichi aired yesterday. But still I wanna post about it as my debut
on this blog.

The Synopsis.
A boy swordsman, Yoichi and his father stays in mountain training for his descent from the mountain. Yoichi comes to the city to lodge and stay with the 4 beautiful Ikaruga sisters. A new more severe "training" regiment awaits him.
It sounds great, doesn't it?

For me, reading manga only gives me half satisfaction..
Yea~ it does helps me escape from hunger!
But still getting to read and watch both manga and anime respectively, makes the world go round...What's that supposed to mean!?

Most of the scenes in this episode never exist in the manga, and the storyline were twisted.
Like the 1st time Ibuki and Yoichi met in the manga was when Yoichi beats the hell up Wa-san..
but in the anime Ibuki wasn't there, instead she was waiting for Yoichi with her 3 sisters outside the
shopping complex.

There never were a robbery scene in the manga as in the anime. Unlike in the anime Yoichi first met Ayame, Chihaya & Kagome at home,
not while he chases after the robber.
Below are some screenshot from the 1st episode and some comments about them...


Fanservice from the very beginning..


The father launching an attack


But easily countered


Such strong determination





Ego sure breeds dishonest people




Postarrow??


They're arguing about the postarrow!?


Whoa...a fight!!


An inch gap from the skull!!


I've been thinking about this. Why does Ayame looks like a western chick while her sisters
not....Could she be an adopted child!!??


Yoichi first met/strangled Ayame!!


Yoichi chases after the robber..


Fanservice....He first met Chihaya...


Kagome was crying at their first encounter.


Yoichi asked Kagome how does her sister looks like physically...




More fanservice.....


What a scary thing fate could do!!


I don't know if there are other changes made in the anime, like their personalities for example!
Because I've only watched this episode...
But Yoichi's stupidity and pervertness really matches 100% like in the manga!!!

OPEN LETTER TO ALL BRUNEIANS, GOVERMENT AND NON-GOVERMENT AGENCIES IN BRUNEI: Proposal to run BSB Gundam & Anime Club in Brunei

We need support from all of you!

BSB Anime & Gundam Club

A volunteer and enthusiast kind of club, open to all who love anime, toys, action figures, any other merchandising or collectibles items from anime, movie or comics and manga.

Mission & Activities:

- To encourage our youth to be more active into healthy activities like hobby kits modeling related activities and thus preventing them from the time wasting and dangerous activities like drugs.

- To foster harmony and unity amongst members of the club

- To promote original new and old products from anime, drama, movie etc.

- To help develop members in their skills and knowledge about hobby kits modeling.

- To organize a hobby/collectors exhibition in anywhere possible – say like in the SOAS school fair

- To organize hobby kits competition amongst members and/or to public

- To start a bog scale diorama projects for display/exhibitions - and hopefully for sale...

Fees:

No joining fees or annual membership fees suggested at the moment as this is basically a volunteer and enthusiast kind of club but if in the case where we planned to organize some activities, members shall willing to donate some minimal amount - depending on the members headcount – a suggested amount of B$10.00 should be reasonable.


Promotion through blog/website;

- Shewsbury Land will surely help to do the news/media coverage for this club however any other member/non-members can also do the same as this will help to spread the news faster.

Retail outlets participation;

First and foremost, this doesn’t mean that we ask money from the retail outlets or ask them to blindly sponsor 1 or 2 items as a free gift. What we need is more into co-operation and their networks. We have to also understand that the shop are doing business to get profit, so if we want them to get involved we must also help them on how to boost their sales. There is no such thing as free lunch.

It would be a good idea if we can ask some of the hobby/toys outlets in BSB or any other place in Brunei (Chong Hock, Kawan Ria etc.) to also be our sponsor or even better get involved as partner as we will help them do the advertising for them and on the other hand we can encourage our members to buy products from them.

For example; we always see that in The Mall – they always have this PC Fair or whatever fair down there at the Ground Floor – and most of the times it is the IT products (computer, laptops, accessories etc.) who become the attention grabber.

So with the participation of these retail outlets (Chong Hock, Kawan Ria etc.) – they can help us to talk with The Mall management to organize some sort of TOY FAIR or TOY FESTIVAL on that Ground Floor at The Mall so they can take this opportunity to promote their shop and products and the member of Gundam & Anime Club can also participate by exhibiting their collections or special projects to the public and this also can be a good time for those “Costplay” thing.

We can also arrange some activities for kids (of the public) like drawing competition or whatever fun games we can think of but for them (kid of the public) to participate, they must buy something from our retail partners.

As for the cost of such events, I believe it is only fair if we all share the burden together – the members of the club and the retail outlets and any other outlets that willing to participate in the event. So we also need to invite many other retail outlets or shops to participate in this event so that we can share the cost.

And if The Mall would cost so much for the event – then probably we can try to find other alternative locations such as Qlap Mall or Yayasan or maybe PGGMB Building but surely The Mall is the main location that we can easily get the crowd.

Funding;

It would be great if we can get some rich man or company to be our sponsors but since we are just an enthusiast open club we are not registered with the relevant authorities and therefore it is impossible to get such sponsorship – unless of course if we are very lucky to somehow get someone generous who is willing to fund our activities and projects.

So basically at the moment this club will be funded by the members and in fact we only need those funds when we really will have activities and/or project.


Any Comments & Suggestions please mail to: jshewsbury@yahoo.co.uk

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