Well, since I was actually run out of money (thanks mum for the 'advice' you gave me...), now I'll have to set up the affiliate program with Play-Asia.com to sort my money out. Eurgh, I hate my life. And doing the financial stuff all by myself is miserable work too. T_T
Oh well, at least I bought the 'It's a Wonderful World' (now called 'The World End With You') OST from that site. Great bargain, though. Only around £10 for the CD!
I was watching Space Pirates for some odd reason; it's a children's show, which might explains why it was for CBeebies, and what made me shout "OMG! THIS WASN'T TO BE FOR THE KIDS TO SEE!" were not Lolly singing awfully or some puppet rats singing a cover version of Van Halen's 'Jump', it was the last act: it was showing a bunch of Papa New Guineans 'sing sing' and although the editors managed to cut out the 'Boobies' bit, I can still see the 'flat-chested' women's breasts on screen! O_O
Hey! Wait! This was supposed to be a children's show, right? And not some kind of sexual innuendos for the adults to see, right?
Sorry. I made that title up as you're not going to see the live action version of Chobits. Instead, I'm talking about Absolute Boyfriend aka Zettai Kareshi. Been to watch the first episode and here are my thoughts...
Surprisingly, it's actually very good, even though the JDrama had to change a few modifications, due to the fact that in Japanese schools, having an affair within the school is STRICTLY not allowed. Intsead, the JDrama takes place in a sweet/confectionery business building, which is owned by the Asamoto funnily enough and that our main herorine, Izawa Riiko has newly joined in the ranks as a temp and that Asamoto Soshi is now the heir to the Asamoto business (and his younger brother, (now turning 'older'?) is the Vice-President) and that his personality has changed a little to being a flirty guy (but he's played by Mizushima 'Path to Heaven' Hiro, which he really fits well as Soshi). As for Night, well, Night is Night, albeit with a few appearance changes (Plus, I like Mokomichi Hayami, he's hot X3). And even Namikiri, who I was a little disappointed that he wasn't the Namikiri I'm expecting from the manga intially, had still got that charm from the manga intact (the actor, Sasaki Kuranosuke must have been really good).
There are a few issues that I would love to see the JDrama follow the storyline, but having an open mind, I can't wait to watch the next episode. I wonder how Yuu Watase (my favourite shoujo manga-ka) reacts when she watched this.
My younger sister and I played Samurai Warriors 2: Extreme Legends last night and what was funny about it was I looked closer at the credits, Japan Action Enterprises Co. came in. And what's really surprising: Ryutaros's suit actor is in the game! XD Now, I can see the connection between the DenLiner gang in Feudal Japan and seeing Sanada Yukimura as a surprise guest.
Damn, if only the DenLiner gang made special appearances in the SW series, I would have die happy more than seeing Yoshimoto getting nearly everyone to play kemari with him...XD
Eurgh. Yesterday, I finally managed to watch Kiva with my younger sister and this is what I think so far on what I like about this series and what I wish they could have added more or what I'm not really fond of...
What I like
The Kiva Fangire Trio: Basically these three, who go on by the name of Garulu (who is like Godot, only he, erm, 'bites' people and really can't beat the Prosecutor's record of drinking 17 cups of coffee a day, PLUS, he's played by the same guy as Zanki from Hibiki), Bashaa (He's like Ryutaros, only he's a little less childish, doesn't have a sister/brother complex and more curious about Garulu's actions, but has that cheeky side to him; he's also played as that football guy from Den-O) and Dogga (I can only comment as he's a bit like Mori-san from Ouran High School Host Club); act as Kiva's assistants when he needs help, but when not beating Fangire; spend a lot of time stuck in Castle Dran on either playing chess, building a card pyramid or if the camera's not there, playing the PS3 or something. XD The reason why I like those characters are that they have each has a personality and their friendship seems very interesting. *Sigh* If only those three interact with Wataru/Kiva,Shizuka and Kivat more, then I would have made Kiva on the top three shows...
Kivat-bat the Third: Three reasons - (A) He's been voiced by the same guy who did Gintoki from Gintama and Ikkyu-san from [Zoku] Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and (B) A cute, but very cool mascot who doesn't act annoyingly like any other small cute mascot in any show that I watched and (C) His interaction with Wataru is just funny and cool at the same time. And even his interaction with Shizuka is just funny too.
Wataru: He's really cute, but also really shy. My younger sister told me that he reminds her of Sora from Sketchbook ~full colors~ and I would think so, too. He's like Ryotaro from Den-O, only Wataru's luck's better than him.
Shizuka: A female character who's not afraid to abuse Kivat. 'Nuff said.
Otoya: I couldn't stop laughing at his failed attempts, because of him...though I do feel sorry for him, every time he tries to be Urataros and hit on every woman, but ends up having none.
Castle Dran and its 'Castle' Companions: I found then cute for a Monster/Castle mecha, even though they're not to my taste, due to their bulkiness. Though I always wonder how the Kiva Fangire Trio managed to stay calm inside the room, despite the rocking and the shaking that's been going on, during the fight in episode 8.
What I Didn't Like
Kiva's Forms: The first one's good, but when it came to Garulu, Bashaa and Dogga Forms, I was a tad disappointed that the helmet didn't change. But I like the weapons and how each of the Form acts in a different way (Oh, I like Bashaa Form's Hissatsu Waza - Just one shot and then walking towards the Fangire, before touching it with one finger and POOF! Fangire defeated and gets eaten by Castle Dran for lunch. XD); I'm going to wait judgement for Dogga Form. Hmm, Hammer Time...
That weird alien music that changes the timeline: That music's been bugging me with that, though it did help me on when the narrative changes from one year to another, which reminds me...
Timeline CHANGE!: Yes, it does work on paper, but put into the TV screen and I get very confused when I least expected. Geez, I wish Inoue-san knows what he's doing, because I hate when the story for 2008 gets really interesting, the 'Alien Time Change Music' changes to 1988 or something and it ruins the flow, at least for me; don't know about the others.
The Opening and the Ending Themes: Sorry, but Break the Chain's not my cup of tea. And since Kiva has that Horror flair, why can't the Opening be, at least more like 'Dirty' by Nightmare from Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro? Oh, right...It's a children's show. My younger sister made a joke that if the Opening has changed the lyrics and be about despair, then the children would be screaming 'I'm in despair!' or something. XD And I was sad that the show's ending only had one: Tetra FANG. Oh come on, why can't Kiva, Kivat and the Kiva Fangire Trio have their own ending theme like Ryotaro and his Taros Imagin and Yuto and Deneb? It would make the series better...
Kiva's Henshin Chime: ARGH! SCREAMING OUT OF MY HEAD! IT'S BLEEDING MY EARS! Well, the Kiva Fangire Trio's Fustles calls (damn, I need to hear Dogga) have their own chimes.
Fanigre Hunters: I couldn't careless about them, because I know they're important to the storyline; it's just...that their personalities are...in a sense, pretty dull and spend some time saying that 'Fangire should be destroyed' or something. And IXA? Nah, I'm going to pass, since I don't really care if I like IXA or not. And I was on the verge of writing IXION on the blog. XD
And that's about it. *Sigh* I'll give Kiva another try when TV-N's done finishing the Den-O Special Talk Show or something...
OMG! OMG! Now I've got one reason why I need for Apollo Justice to wait longer...
Courtesy of JapaneseGIRL from the best Ace Attorney fansite in the world: Court Records. I am SO excited!
In other non-AA related news, blegh. Got some stuff from uni to finish, so I might not have time to blog this every day. And sadly I'm going to have to cancel the Quote of the Moments as of now. My brain's dead... D:
