Anime N Manga

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Piano no Mori

I like this Piano no Mori. unfortunately it is not popular in Singapore. The story featuring two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the piano as the son of a family of prestigious pianists. Yet it is their common bond with the piano that eventually intertwines their paths in life.

Amamiya Shuei is a 5th grade boy whose wish is to become a pianist. At the school he transfers to, he is teased by a bully, Kinpira. He orders Shuei to play a mute piano in the forest near their school. It is his classmate, Ichinose Kai who saves Shuei from the bully. Shuei however, insists that the piano will play and quarrels with Kinpira.

After school is finished, Kai asks Shuei to go to the "Forest of the Piano". There, they find a piano shining beautifully in the light through the leaves. Strangely, Kai can make it sound while Shuei cannot, even though he has been practicing.

Then, Kai announces, "This piano is mine," and dramatically plays the piano barefoot. His tone attracts an audience, and Shuei is greatly moved by Kai's performance. Kai, on the other hand, says he cannot even read music much less play the piano. This surprises Shuei, who has been studying diligently instead of playing with the other children in order to become a pianist like his father. Then, Shuei begins to think of Kai as his rival while Kai begins to love playing the piano. They are going to vie against one another while still being best friends.

A story of friendship and impressive story written in manga and during July 2007 it has been produce as a movie.


Friday, January 18, 2008

L Change the World


The death note movie is coming again. This time its L Change the world.


"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die."

A God of Death dropped a notebook which had the power to kill people. Light Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara) found the notebook and tried to become Kira, God of a new crime-free world by executing criminals with the notebook. L (Kenichi Matsuyama), a genius detective confronted Kira who was his toughest enemy ever. At last, L managed to close the case of Kira but had to pay a painful price.

After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari (Shunji Fujimura), L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.

A boy and a girl hold the keys to solving this case and L had to get into a desperate situation to protect the kids. L has solved many cases previously through monitors and using his brainpower as he has never appeared in public as L. This is the first and last case that he has to deal with people in person

A person who obtains the most horrible weapon "Death God" created by human says the same thing as Kira "I am going to change the world."

What will happen to L? Is anything in the world going to be changed? The turbulent 23 days even L cannot predict awaits him. The most exciting and moving countdown has now begun!

Saturday, January 05, 2008

5 cm per second



The latest movie by Makoto Shinkai, the director who give you 'Voice from a Distance Star' and 'The Place Promised in our Early Days'.

Looks pretty good.. anyone buying or bought the DVD?

Official website: http://5cm.yahoo.co.jp/

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Vexille

That is the Vexille Trailer. How is the show?