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Anime fans unite! This is a blog by an anime fan for anime fans! I'm Ice, bringing you the freshest news about anime and manga with a sprinkle of reviews and others! We'll be talking about our favorite manga, anime, games, music and everything else relevant - you pick it, you have it!Character in Focus: Kadaj
Posted: March 14, 2010
Origin
Kadaj is one of the most well now computer generated movie characters when it comes to anime and video games. He comes from the fully computer animated movie Final Fantasy Advent Children and is one of the villains in the present storyline. He is one of the “silver haired men” who remained unnamed until the movie was released. He is depicted as the leader and the eldest brother of the three silver haired men.
Character Design
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Animelodies: Hohoemi no Bakudan
Posted: March 14, 2010
A smile that’s like a bomb! – is what this song says! Highly energetic, it will surely pipe you up as you sing along! This song, Hohoemi no Bakudan or literally translated in English as “a smile that is like a bomb” is the funky opening theme for the very popular shonen anime adaptation of the manga Yu Yu Hakusho (also known as Poltergeist Report in English).
Now here you go! The lyrics to the song! Search our video section for the song itself!
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Game Review: Super Mario Kart
Posted: March 14, 2010
The Game
Who doesn’t know who Mario is? Why, everyone in the gaming world surely knows who he is! This unassuming plumber is one day thrown into a world of adventure as he seeks to rescue Princess Peach! Now, Mario is up for racing in this arcade game! Super Mario Kart is a funky little racing game which allows its player to enjoy thrill with a little Mario twist!
Characters
The characters are from the Super Mario games and are brought back into…
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Animelodies: Nanka Shiawase
Posted: March 13, 2010
Nanka Shiawase, literally translated as ”What Happiness” is the opening theme song used in the anime adaptation of the manga series Rekka no Honou or Flame of Recca. It is an upbeat song with energetic tunes. It gives the series a good vibe in the beginning of the series and continues to give it an energetic start.
It surely is a great song to sing along with! Now, here you go! These are the lyrics of the song to help you out in singing along!
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Game Review: Castlevania: Judgment
Posted: March 13, 2010
The Game
One of the most well known role playing games, Castlevania is a long running role playing game which has garnered quite a following. The game is known for its vampire slaying antics, long exciting adventures and immersing fantasy world. The latest of the games is Castlevania: Judgment. Judgment is the first of its kind for the series as it is a fighting game which featured many characters from previous games.
Characters
The characters are well known heroes…
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Character in Focus: Yasuko Sugimoto
Posted: March 13, 2010
Origin
From the slice of life series which depicts the bonds of young women, Yasuko Sugimoto is a young girl from the series Aoi Hana - translated as Blue Flowers in English but titled Sweet Blue Flowers in English. She is the iconic senior in the story and is looked up to by many.
Character Design
She is usually seen in her uniform as the series is usually set in the school. She has short black hair and vibrant gray eyes. She is…
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Game Review: Persona 4
Posted: March 10, 2010
Plot
Normal high school students are sucked into a twisted world upon realizing that another world lies on the other side of the television screen. Seta Souji, the main hero of the series, assembles his group of friends in order to solve the mystery that has been going on in the real world in connection to the mysteries that are being shown in a strange television show called the Midnight Channel. Receiving help from an unlikely character name Kuma or Teddy (in the English adaptation), the gang…
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Character in Focus: Yukiko Amagi
Posted: March 10, 2010
Origin
Yukiko Amagi, a princess like elegant character comes from the game Shin Megami Tensei or Persona 4. She is one of the playable characters in the game that confronts her shadow by accepting it for what it is and ultimately turning it to her goddess-like persona named Konohana Sakuya.
Character Design
Yukiko Amagi is a princess-like character with long black hair and graceful good looks. She is well mannered and very elegant and often times wear a kimono as she takes duties…
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Animelodies: Child Prey
Posted: March 10, 2010
Written and performed by one of the most popular rock bands in Japan, Child Prey was spawned from the greatness that is Dir en grey. The band is currently spreading its horizons to foreign lands, continuously dominating foreign charts. The song Child Prey was used as the opening theme for the anime Baki The Grapler. As action packed as the anime was, the song also packs quite a punch! With it's strong beats and screaming lyrics, it fits the anime perfectly.
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Animelodies: Don’t Say Lazy
Posted: March 09, 2010
One of the most successful animes of 2009, K-ON! has not only dominated the anime and DVD charts, but also the music charts with its band oriented series spawning catchy beats and entertaining songs! This is one of the most popular songs from the series, used as its ending song in the anime.The song is Don't Say Lazy! - sung by the voice actresses of the main characters themselves in the series!
So here you go! Sing along! Check out our video section for the video…
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