Just found this cool song: Trust Company - Figure 8

This song is so cool and I got it off of a Youtube video. Here is the video below:





This song is Figure 8 and is sung by Trust Company. The images that are shown in the video comes from Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 14 with their leads, Cloud and Noctis respectively.

I am so in love with these two extremely hot guys and if only they are real, I won't ever let them go. To be honest, I can't decide between Cloud or Noctis. Who's hotter. Who's cooler. One is like the extreme opposite of each other.

I'll post some pictures of them later. Meanwhile I am running the song over and over on my laptop. It's like the song of the moment for me, even though it's an old song. :D

SHINee's Lucifer #1 on K-Chart

SHINee and its latest single, Lucifer, has just made it to the top of the K-Chart this week. See the videos for their performance. =)





SHINee gets announced as the winner with their hit single from their new second album, Lucifer. Yay!





As always, SHINee gives a top performance with Lucifer and fans like me will never get tired of seeing them performing this song. =D

Taemin is still awesome with his slick dance moves and his cool lucifer look. If Lucifer looks like this, I will definitely go over to the dark side. =D

Congratulations to SHINee! *throws confetti*

Anime Watch: Kuroshitsuji II Episode 1

Wow finally the wait for the second season of Kuroshitsuji is over. This time round, the storyline seems to be different as both Ciel and Sebastian are not to be seen anywhere. Instead we are introduced to new characters who seem to be the main protagonists for this season.



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Enjoy the brand new show!

PS. There's even a slight hint of yaoi. >_<
If you are interested in the manga that this original anime series is based on, you can go to here: Black Butler, Vol. 1

Anime Watch: InuYasha Kanketsu Hen Episode 6

Here's episode 6 of the final season, InuYasha Kanketsu Hen.



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Naraku is up to his evil tricks again and he absorbed 2 demons here. Moryumaru finally meets his end here. Now Naraku is getting so strong. How will InuYasha handle against him?

Anime Watch: InuYasha Kanketsu Hen Episode 5

Here's episode 5 of InuYasha Kanketsu Hen.



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Kikyo is back again in this episode and Kohaku wants to follow her as he feels he needs to do something for her.

As for InuYasha, he has yet to master his Tessaiga's new powers and hence has to undergo a weird training that Toutousai sent him for.

Anime Watch: InuYasha Kanketsu Hen Episode 4

Here's episode 4 of InuYasha Kanketsu Hen.



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InuYasha faces the ryuujin and the swordsmith, Toushuu who makes the Dakki. When InuYasha managed to defeat the ryuujin, he faces a new opponent in Toushuu and almost lost his own sword, Tessaiga. However it was a close shave and InuYasha managed to salvage his Tessaiga and absorbed the Dakki's youki power.

Enjoy the fight!

Anime Watch: InuYasha Kanketsu Hen Episode 3

I know this took me a long time to post but real life got in the way. Anyway here's the third episode of InuYasha Kanketsu Hen of the manga, InuYasha.



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InuYasha gets tricked by Shippo with hilarious results. Hee! This episode is so cute. (^.^)

Anime Watch: InuYasha Kanketsu Hen Episode 2

This is episode 2 of InuYasha Kanketsu Hen subbed in English.


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Here we will see the last of Kagura as she finally gets her heart back but is poisoned with miasma by that scheming Naraku. She pondered over her newfound but short-lived freedom from Naraku. Before she dies, she sees Sesshomaru for the last time and floated into petals with a smile.

InuYasha and gang came too late to save her but they are somewhat relieved that she died happy. Initially I didn't like Kagura so much as she kept foiling InuYasha's plans to retrieve the Shinkon Shards but as the mangaka slowly developed her character, we came to know that Kagura is very much different from Naraku. At least she wanted to live as herself, without the control of Naraku and his evil plans. Throughout the story, all she wanted was the return of her heart so that she can gain freedom from Naraku and live as free as the wind. After all her name signifies the wind.

Enjoy the episode while it last. =D

Anime Watch: InuYasha Kanketsu Hen

Credit: Anime News Network

Finally, we get to see the last volumes of the popular manga, InuYasha, being animated on TV. The new and final season titled InuYasha Kanketsu Hen (or InuYasha The Final Act) started airing on Japan TV on 3rd October 2009 (my birthday! woo~) and started airing in the States the next day.

The volumes being animated are from 36 - 56 (end) and will officially conclude the anime series for InuYasha. Even though I have not yet seen the previous seasons of the anime, I am still watching the new season as I have finished reading the manga and thus I can follow the anime without any problem.

So far I have watched up to episode 8, where we bid farewell to Kikyo as she passed away in InuYasha's arms. Naraku had wanted to kill Kikyo so that she would die in his arms, the person whom she hated the most. Luckily InuYasha managed to get her back from Naraku before she dies. Still her injuries are too serious for her to recover and InuYasha shared a poignant last kiss with Kikyo before she turned into petals and floated away into the sky.

Here is episode 1 of the anime. I will slowly post links to each episode if I can.


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Nowadays it is not easy to find animes on the web as these are unauthorised airing of the shows. However for asians fans like me, this is the only way to catch our favourite animes as our local TV network is not good enough to bring these animes to our shores. *sighs* 

So enjoy the videos while they last. See ya!

Anime Watch: Inuyasha - The Final Act

Yay! Inuyasha is finally coming back to finish off the last volumes of the story in this brand new anime by Sunrise!

I am so happy to see this anime being listed in Anime News Network as part of a new 2009 fall anime releases. It is said to continue from where the last season left off. To be honest, I didn't watch any of the previous seasons as I don't have the full set of episodes. To find all 167 episodes is a high task indeed and one that I failed. =(

However this latest season shall not suffer the same fate. I will strive to get all episodes and watch them all. After all this is the last season for the manga and I desperately want to see Inuyasha and Kagome being together at the end of the anime. Also I'm not too sure if the previous seasons have covered Kikyo's death. If not, then this new season is most likely to cover it and I must watch it too. It was such an emotional scene for Inuyasha in the manga. *sobs*

Plus we will also get to see Sesshomaru get his arm back, together with a new, powerful sword that truly belong to him. And of course, the final defeat of Naraku, that damn, undying bastard that just refused to go away.

Inuyasha is one of my favourite manga so now they are finally continuing the series is making going all giddy in my head. Hee...

So now I put the video below for preview so that we can see what the new season has to offer for us. =)



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Anime Watch: Kuroshitsuij Episode 24 Subbed Version Up

Finally the subbed version for Kuroshitsuji episode 24 is out for viewing. Here it is:



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I am so sad that this anime has ended. It's one of the animes that I look forward to every week. However the ending leaves much to be desired. There are so many loopholes in this episode that I suspect the anime company might be aiming for a second season. If that's the case, I'm all for it.

I can never get enough of Kuroshitsuji and thankfully, the manga is still ongoing. According to the mangaka, her ending will definitely be different from the anime's ending. Well, I certainly hope so. Plus there is no angel arc in the manga version and that's a relief.

Imagine having a she-male for an angel, which is supposed to be a symbol of god. Plus this she-male has the hots for the demon butler, Sebastian. Poor Sebastian got his left arm cut off by the angel in this episode and the arm doesn't seem to grow back.

I wonder what's Sebastian's true form looks like, be it manga or anime. Both did not show Sebastian in his full form. Even Ciel in the anime version is not allowed to look at Sebastian's real form. Is it really that terrifying?

One thing for sure, Sebastian wears black heels in his real form. This is shown in both the manga as well as the anime.

Somehow I feel that the ending is somewhat hastily done and with the blackout scene, I don't know whether Ciel's soul is truly taken by Sebastian or not. Plus I want to know what will happen to Ciel's servants? Did they perish together with Pluto?

So many questions left answered. I hope a second season will come soon. If not, then a remake better be in the works. But the reality is that animes always differ from the manga source. So this might truly be the real end for the anime series.

:(

Anime Watch: Kuroshitsuji Episode 24 Out [RAW]

Finally, the season finale for Kuroshitsuji is out. It can be viewed here:



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I was so sad when it all finally comes to an end. I hope the subbed version will be out soon as there are many missing points that I want to know in this episode. Oh man, I have no more Kuroshitsuji anime to look forward to anymore.

Anime Watch: Kuroshitsuji Episode 23 Subbed Out

Finally the subbed version for Kuroshitsuji episode 23 is now up. It can be viewed here:



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The plot gets even more twisted when the demon dog engulfed the whole of London in a great fire. With the angel as its master, purification process is carried out in the whole city. As Ciel made his way back to London from Paris via a ship, he encountered the Undertaker, who offered Ciel some food in the form of bone crackers.

Poor Ciel was made to go hungry and stow away on board a ship in order to get back to London. The Undertaker apparently wanted Ciel to know that he is dying soon. That could mean that the end for his revenge and hatred is coming soon.

Upon reaching London, he soon met up with Maylene who then brought him to Bard and Finny. Pluto, the demon dog, was shown to be blazing fire at the whole city, which shocked Ciel. Nearby atop a building, both the angel and Sebastian were watching the spectacle below, waiting to see what Ciel would do next. To Sebastian's surprise, Ciel ordered his 3 servants to kill Pluto even though all of them had grown attached to him.

Nonetheless they carried out their orders and Ciel hurried his way to the Queen, where he found her died upon arriving at her room. Her guards mistook Ciel for the killer and shot him. Ciel thought this is the end. Well, I also thought this is the end but Ciel's spilled blood actually activates the contract with Sebastian. Thus Sebastian appeared to save Ciel from the remaining shots and fired them back at the guards.

Looks like Sebastian is preparing Ciel's soul for something that has yet to be revealed. The episode ended with Sebastian carrying Ciel towards the angel's location, where a final showdown is expected.

By the way, the angel really planned to become one with Sebastian and together they can rule the world. It's a good thing Sebastian turned down the thing. I wouldn't fancy wanting to be with someone who couldn't make up their mind about their gender. A man with woman's boobs in the form of an angel? Oh pur-leease.

The next episode is gonna be the one that could make or break the anime series. If done properly, this anime series is going down as one of the best in 2008. Hopefully there would be a time where season 2 will come along. However that time wouldn't be that soon.

Anime Watch: Kuroshitsuji Episode 23 is Out [RAW]

The RAW version for Kuroshitsuji episode 23 has been uploaded and can be viewed here:



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In this episode, we see how Ciel gets himself back to London via a ship and that he has certainly become stronger in the absence of Sebastian. The previous episode saw a powerless Ciel, unable to do anything right. Here it's all different. He managed to get the ship cruised back to London when the captain had initially wanted to steer away. Well, at least that's what I'm guessing here since no subs are available as yet.

The whole of London is under great fire, which is caused by Pluto as he's a fire-blasting demon dog as well as a servant for the angel, Ash/Angela. I was disgusted to see that both Ash and Angela are actually the one and same person. Imagine a guy with boobs. Eww... and that angel even bared his/her chest to Sebastian in one scene. Yucks!

Also, we get to see why an earlier filler episode on the past lives of the Phantomhive servants comes into the picture. Under Ciel's order, they readied themselves to kill Pluto with all their might. However they did so with great reluctance and shed tears before they pulled the trigger.

However I was shocked to see Ciel getting shot by the Queen's bodyguards. By the way, the Queen is really disgusting in here as she's obsessed with being together with her dead husband. His body is even sewn together with her head so that they could be together as per her wishes, but that's so sick. Ewww....

When Ciel got to the Queen's side, she was already dead as the angel had abandoned her or something like that. The bodyguards had mistakenly thought that Ciel killed her and so fired shots at him. The one shot that hit Ciel was symbolic as his blood flowed to form the contract that was made between him and Sebastian.

It was at this moment when Sebastian returned to Ciel's side, preventing the shots fired by the bodyguards from reaching Ciel. It would be interesting to see how the next episode will end and it shall be the last one for this season .

Hopefully the anime team and studio will come back soon with a new season for Kuroshitsuji as it is well-loved by many fans, provided they don't screw up the ending for the last episode.

Now the wait begins for the last episode starts here.

Anime Watch: Subbed Kuroshitsuji Episode 22 Finally Out

Finally, the subbed version for Kuroshitsuji episode 22 is out and can be viewed here. At least I can have one positive thing happened for me today.



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Now I understand why Sebastian left Ciel's side so suddenly. Apparently he is not happy that Ciel is changing emotionally. This is mainly because Ciel is deeply affected by Aberline's death. However, this version of Ciel only belongs in the anime. The manga version is much more stronger and evil than this. In fact, the mangaka had said so herself, that her Ciel would be more evil compared with this episode's Ciel.

So this is somewhat of a letdown from the anime team, since they had been doing quite well before. Deviation from the original manga is something that most animes experienced and looks like even Kuroshitsuji is also unable to escape from the same destiny.

Besides, the anime Sebastian had mentioned in an earlier episode that he would follow his master no matter where he goes. So the leaving of Ciel is also somewhat puzzling, though it's suggested that the cat which appeared towards the end appears to be Sebastian. Sebastian's motive is not that clear and so we can only assume that he probably left Ciel as he felt that Ciel is no longer the same as before.

Yet this sudden, new powerless Ciel is simply not my cup of tea, though I do pity him that he has to fend for himself since Sebastian is not around. Well, it's high time that Ciel learns to take care of himself. Surely he can do a simple thing such as grooming himself to a presentable state? In this aspect, at least it's more or less the same as the manga version. Both versions feature a Ciel that is unable to take care of himself properly and simple tasks like wearing his eye mask or clothes is like a challenge to him. Most of the times, he never get them right either. *snickers*

With this, we are left with 2 more episodes to go before the anime officially concludes. Oh boy, I shall be missing this anime when the time for its end comes. Thankfully the manga is still going strong and I am anticipating the latest release, which is tomorrow and hopefully a translation will come out soon.

I never thought that I could become such a huge fan of Kuroshitsuji. Cheers!

Anime Watch: Kuroshitsuji Episode 22 RAW Out!

I have barely just finished watching the subbed version of Kuroshitsuji episode 21 when I found that episode 22 is now out. Though the subbed version is not out yet as it's too early. Here's the episode:



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Hopefully this time round, we won't have to wait that long for the subbed version to be out. The anime is getting nearer to its ending and I hope it won't end too badly. Enjoy!

Anime Watch: Subbed Toradora Episode 23 Out!

The latest subbed version for Toradora! latest episode is now out too. Wah so many good videos are out this week. I'm so happy!



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Hopefully these videos won't be removed so that fans can continue to watch and enjoy them. I'm off to watching my favourites animes now!

EDIT: To sum up this whole episode, mainly Taiga's friends has come to realize her love for Ryuji, all except Minori who still doesn't know about her friend's feelings.When she realized that Taiga had , unintentionally, revealed her true feelings to Ryuji during the ski trip, she was mad that Ryuji knew it and yet still tried to hide from the truth.

The next episode will see him make a choice on whether to continue pursue Minori or give up and go after Taiga. However the producers and writers might decided to twist the story so that it will give more headache to viewers.

There are only 2 more episodes left in the 25 parter series. So the next 2 episodes are crucial to determine whether this anime has been worth watching or not. Anticipation can be such an annoying thing, mind you.

Ok, wait and see. That's the only thing I can do for now.

Anime Watch: Subbed Kuroshitsuji Episode 21 is up!

Finally the long awaited subbed version for Kuroshitsuji episode 21 has been out! It has been long overdue but thankfully the subbers still managed to churn it out. So here it goes:



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Now I am downloading the video and hopefully it will be done with soon. Then I can understand what it's all about here! Heee...

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EDIT: Well, I have just finished watching the episode and it's more of a filler than an actual story. It features the past history of Ciel's servants and how Sebastian recruited them into the Phantomhive household.

Since Ciel is still brooding over Aberlain's death, his servants decided to cheer him up. In the midst of doing their duties, the villain from the previous episode tried to get assassins to kill off Ciel so that he could run his illegal business in England.

However, Ciel's 3 servants proved to be of help when they disposed of the assassins without Sebastian, who was busy playing the violin in front of Ciel and Elizabeth during their chess game so that they won't hear the gunshots. Even Pluto joined in to help chasing the assassins off by burning them.

Maylene's a sniper, Bard's a soldier and Finny used to be locked up and was being experienmented with drugs by his captors. All 3 were recruited by Sebastian and subsequently formed a bond together to protect their young master. Maylene is quite cute looking when her glasses are taken off.

In the end, they managed to cheer up their master and the episode ended with the next episode preview.

The next episode looks set to be exciting so stay tuned!

Fuwa Sho's Prisoner in Skip Beat!

In the anime Skip Beat!, Kyoko's childhood love and now her enemy, Fuwa Sho, hired her in the making of the PV for one of his songs, Prisoner. In it, Kyoko played an angel who turned evil after killing her best friend's love, a devil acted by Sho.

Now a video can be found on Youtube containing the full song, which is sung by Fuwa Sho's seiyuu actor, Mamoru Miyano and I think the song is pretty awesome.





I was surprised to read that he also did the voicing for Setsuna F. Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Light Yagami in Death Note and Zero Kiryuu in Vampire Knight and Vampire Knight Guilty. Gosh, this guy is sure amazing as I like all the characters that he voiced for. To think that he is of the same age as me but he has achieved so much in his life. I'm ashamed of myself.

Hmmm a seiyuu job is so attractive. Too bad I'm not a Japanese otherwise I would have chosen to be a seiyuu too. =D

Seiyuu Actor for Taiga & Shana ~ Rie Kugimiya

I stumbled across this interesting video of a preview on seiyuu actor, Rie Kugimiya, showcasing her skills on TV.





It's so fun to see her doing the voicing as it is certainly a unique work. Too bad she did not do a Taiga in the video but at least she did Shana. I like Shakugan no Shana but I haven't been able to find any of its videos.

Anyway enjoy the video and I wish I could do a job like that too. It would be so fun and challenging. But there is no such market here in Singapore as animes are unique to Japan. It's one big anime world in there.