A Japanese American woman who lives in Japan is invited to carry a stack of historical kimono to Washington DC from one museum to another, and then to lecture on them. Once she gets there, one of the kimono is stolen, her Japanese tourist acquaintance is killed, her passport goes missing, her parents think she’s [...]
Gravitation: Volume 2: Stars on the Rise
Posted on July 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment
I decided that since I’d watched the first disc of Gravitation in English, I’d take a go at it with the second disc. So here’s my opinion on the voice acting so far: There are, certainly, voices; this isn’t a silent series or anything. The problem is, however, that there is no acting. It’s… pretty [...]
Gravitation: Volume 1: Fateful First Encounter
Posted on July 2, 2012 · 3 Comments
So. Gravitation. What to say about Gravitation? Well, for starters, if you haven’t heard of it, it’s a Japanese yaoi series by Maki Murakami that hit America in the mid-2000s, first in manga form, then anime. There’s an OVA, at least two novels, a web version, there were plans for three additional manga books (though, [...]
“The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P’ing Mei: Volume Three: The Aphrodisiac”
Posted on June 11, 2012 · 4 Comments
Every year, I read a book from “The Plum in the Golden Vase”, translated by David Tod Roy. On Sunday afternoon, I finished “Volume Three: The Aphrodisiac“. (As a side note, I’m looking on Amazon right now, and they only have the fourth volume in hardcover, and no listing for volume five. Apparently David Tod [...]
Rurouni Kenshin, Season 2, Disc 5 – “Faces of Evil”
Posted on April 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
I kinda stayed up until 6am, so instead of posting this, I ought to be taking a nap. …But no! I’ve powered up on Chinese take-out! I can do this! (*dramatic power pose*) (*dramatic yawn*) This is disc 5 of the second season: “Faces of Evil”! Episode 44: “A Decisive Battle like Violent Waters: The [...]
Rurouni Kenshin, Season 2, Disc 3 – “Heart of the Sword”
Posted on March 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
I had my mom dye my hair today. By complete coincidence, I realized that with the colour and the cut, I could totally cosplay as Kenshin right now… assuming I was any good with hair gel, that is. It really is the year of Kenshin, I guess! But, more importantly, this is disc 3 of [...]
Rurouni Kenshin, Season 2, Disc 2 – “Ice Blue Eyes”
Posted on March 18, 2012 · 1 Comment
The weather is getting nice, the sun’s been out, the air is warm… So of course I’ve been sitting inside and watching “Rurouni Kenshin” like it’s the early 2000s all over again and Toonami’s playing it every afternoon before school. Except now I’m watching it on DVD, and instead of school in the afternoon, it’s [...]
Attic Cat – Episode 4
Posted on March 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This episode is, like, Jung Eun almost getting her way for a change, yet thwarted at every move by how much of a douchebag Kyung Min is… Jung Eun tells Kyung Min that he can stay in the house, and she’ll pay off his debt, just as long as he focuses on studying. But Kyung [...]
