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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Death Note


This manga has completed and it has 12 books in total. Understand that we have mentioned it last year. If is wasn't for the recent Death Note movie, I think I would not introduce again. As alot of people have a misconception that this is a horror story. In fact, I view this story as mystery and supernatural.

This begin with 17-year old kid name Light Yagami who is top in his class yet has a pretty normal life aside from his incessant studying. One day his eyes fall over a notebook laying on the ground outside of his school. Reading the English cover, "Death Note," and noticing that the writing inside is also in English, Light decides to take it home to read it. The Death Note enables him to kill anyone whose face and real name is known. Within the next 5 days, Light has already killed many just by watching and recording names of criminals from the news. However there are rules in the Death Note, he decide to read them.

Picking up the notebook once more, a monstrous creature appears and speaks to Light, introducing himself as a Shinigami (God of Death) named Ryuk. Ryuk tells Light that only the owner of the Death Note can see him and that he, Light, is now the owner of it and may use it as he chooses. If Light does not want to keep the notebook, he may give it to someone else and Ryuk will erase all related memories from his mind. The notebook bonds both Light and Ryuk, but any mental pain will be delivered to Light alone. He then decides that no matter what it takes, no matter who gets involved, Light will cleanse the world of evil criminals. Although Light is doing a pretty good job gathering up bad guys, when he is interrupted by a top detective by the label "L."

This is when the two heros start their plot against each other and that this where the exciting espiode begin. If you have not know "Death Note", do read it!!!

The movie has changed a little of the story in order to make the story smoother. It worth to watch the movie.

Bleach


In this managa, Bleach there is a 15-year-old high school student name Ichigo Kurosaki who has the ability to see ghosts. A shinigami (Soul Reaper or, literally, "death god") named Rukia Kuchiki, who runs into him one day while searching for a hollow (an evil spirit). During the ensuing confrontation with the spirit, she is wounded and forced to transfer virtually all of her powers into Ichigo. Thus the adventures of Ichigo and Rukia begin. Together they search for hollows and perform soul burials on wayward souls, cleansing the spirits and sending them to Soul Society.

The early parts of the story focus mainly on the characters and their past, rather than the actual occupation of the shinigami. However, as events unfold, the story begins to delve deeper into the world of these gods of death on the "other side" called Soul Society.

It has more than 100 series and it has not finished yet. It is a very catching anime.

Can view the anime by clicking here