J-news Friday!

Yo minna! Before we get into the news, i must give my thanks to each one of you reading my blog. Recently there has been a major increase in the popularity of www.animefact.wordpress.com, so Yoko-chan says “Thank you!!!”.

Ok now, this week’s news section is kinda weird. Some pieces of news make me angry and sad and some others make me so happy! Let’s start with the bad news first…

* How do you guys read mangas? I can only read them online since in my country, shops that sell mangas are very rare. Probably i could order them online from somewhere outside the country, but it would be a huge waste of time, not to mention the crappy postal services over here that make me think twice before calling them to solve a problem. Well anywayz, the bottom line is that internet is the best solution for someone like me. However, the great site i’ve been using to read mangas so far … is closing down. http://www.onemanga.com/ is closing down. You can find their official announcement over there and their explanations. I do understand the reasons, but i can’t help feeling sad and frustrated by it. Well anywayz, for all their work at onemanga, i respectfully bow before them. Great job!

* When i’m interested in anime/manga news i always check John’s AnimeNation blog first. As usual, i find the best pieces of information over there. Just like now. Guess what? Fushigi Yuugi is to become a stage play! I so wish i could see it! You can read the whole article here. Since it’s a special occasion, here’s a great Fushigi Yuugi wallpaper of Miaka and Tamahome!

* Everyone’s eagerly waiting for Ninomiya Kazunari and Kenichi Matsuyama’s live adaptation of Gantz. Well guess what? A teaser has been released! Read the whole article here. Can’t wait to see this movie!

* Noooooooowwww everybody get ready for the best piece of news today! Mister John, thank you for this!!! All you Bleach lovers out there, hear me! (Uwa! That sounds like a call to get people to war or something. Teehee!). The fourth Bleach movie was scheduled to premiere on December 4th!!! I can’t wait to see it!! Read the whole article here. Since again, it’s a special occasion, here’s an awesome Bleach wallpaper!

* Nippon Cinema is another source of joy for me. A full trailer for the live-action adaptation of Kimi ni Todoke starring Miura Haruma is now available. As i do love the manga a lot, and i do love Miura Haruma a lot, i can’t wait to see this movie!! Read the whole article and watch the trailer here.

Well that’s about it. Have a great weekend minna-san!

Jaa ne!

Monday Rant: Kinda sad… Major spoiler!

Yo minna! This whole post will be kinda sad. But before i get to that part, it’s been a while since i did the Monday Rant section, so i have a few updates since then. I finished watching the k-dorama “You’re Beautiful” and i really really really loved it! I also finished watching “Kuroshitsuji” and i’m waiting for new chapters of  ”Kimi ni Todoke”.

I also did an update to this blog: i added a new page to keep track of the j and k-doramas i’m watching, i’ve watched and i plan to watch.

When i finished watching “You’re Beautiful”, i started the k-dorama “The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince” or… to make it short, “Coffee Prince”.

I also finished this one and i also loooooved it! Again, when a girl poses as a guy, it’s bound to be funny. Not to mention “Waffle Sun Ki” (Kim Jae Wook) who is absolutely gorgeous. I recommend you start watching this dorama right now! I’ll write the review … when i can…

Okeeey so now let’s get to the sad part and also the part where the spoiler begins. After finishing “Coffee Prince”, my sister said: “Hey, let’s watch this one! It only has 6 episodes…” So i sat beside her and started watching the new j-dorama with her. Then i see the guy playing the main character and i was like: “OMG Seto Koji, Seto Koji, Seto Koji!” I love this guy! So of course i wanted to watch. However, after 15 minutes watching the first episode, i tell my sister jokingly: “Why do you make me watch such a sad dorama with the main character dieing?” I had no idea what the dorama was all about, i had never read a review of it, it was the first time i saw it. And i knew from the begining that the main character would die. Guess what? He does! Not only do i hate endings, but i hate sad endings even more. The dorama is called “Koizora” and i couldn’t bare watching it all. I couldn’t watch the last 2 episodes. I couldn’t watch him die. I just skipped to the very ending part, but… Oh well…

Here’s Seto Koji as the main character in “Koizora”. Okeeeyyy. I can’t talk about this anymore. It makes me feel weird and sad. I’m not sure if “Koizora” will get a review from me since it’s so heart-breaking… Gomen, Seto Koji-san! You were wonderful! I didn’t quite like how the girl in the main role acted… Maybe it’s just me tho…

Well anywayz, that’s it for today.

Jaa ne!

J-news Friday!

Yo minna! It’s been a while since i brought some news so i figured… However, i dunno if the title “J-news” still applies since i’ve started expanding in Korea and Taiwan also. Well anywayz, i like that title, so i’ll leave it be. So let’s start!

* There’s no better way to start than talking about KAT-TUN!!! Everybody knows about KAT-TUN’s visit to Korea. So guess what? They were asked who their favorite Korean singers were and they all agreed on TVXQ and Rain. You can find the whole post here.

* We’ll stick to the j-pop world news because Arashi released a new single!!! The single is called “To be free” and you can watch it over here.

* Ok now this piece of news is a bit old (it was on the 1st of June that it was posted on AnimeNation), but i still must say it. Itazura na Kiss will be a Korean dorama!! I can’t wait to see! You can read the whole article here.

* Let’s stick to the movies world because Nippon Cinema has some interesting news! A full trailer for Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s BECK is now available! Guess who’s starring? Satoh Takeru and Mizushima Hiro! Now that’s a pair i’m looking forward to see in action! You can read the whole post and watch the trailer here.

* Since we spoke about Satoh Takeru, let’s also talk about the plans of his best friend (i think… well they look good together anywayz; even tho on Takeru’s Myspace he says his best friend is Yuichi Nakamura), Miura Haruma. It’s just a coincidence that i began reading Kimi ni Todoke manga, i had no idea there was going to be a live-action adaptation. Thanks to Nippon Cinema for always making me go doki-doki! Teehee! So yes, as i was saying, Miura will play Kazehaya and the movie will be released on the 25th of September. You can read the whole article and see the teaser here.

Well that’s it for the news section this week. Have a great weekend everyone!

Jaa ne!

Midori no Hibi manga

Yo minna! Remember the Midori no Hibi review ? Back then, after finishing watching the anime, i felt really great! I laughed a lot, in fact there were so few moments when i didn’t that i had the impression that i laughed from the begining to the end of it! Well anywayz, at that time i didn’t know i would also start reading the manga.

Aaaaaand i never thought i’d enjoy reading the manga just as much as i enjoyed watching the anime; also i never thought i’d laugh just as much reading the manga as i did while watching the anime.  Well, in other words, Midori no Hibi manga is just as great as Midori no Hibi anime.

The storyline is pretty much the same as in the anime. Actually there were only a few different things, but barely noticeable. What i really loved about the Midori no Hibi manga and anime is that the characters have the exact same features, i mean the graphic arts is just the same… Ok i don’t think i make much sense right now, but if you watch the anime and read the manga, you’ll get my point.

I’ve selected a few scans that i really like from the manga. Hope you like them just as much as i did. Aaaand i’m hoping that i can get you to read the manga as well. I’m telling you, it is worth it. If you saw the anime, then you know the storyline and i bet you liked it.  Well i guarantee you’ll love the manga just as much!

Wanna read it now? Great idea! Click here! Let me know what you think once you finish!

Jaa ne!

Vampire Knight manga

Yo minna! I kept saying i hated reading mangas, but i think that started to change… I was quite disappointed in the way Vampire Knight anime series ended and i heard that there were some differences in the manga, so i decided to give it a try.

I’ve finished reading the 10 released volumes in a couple of days and i must say i love it just as much as i love the anime. There are indeed some aspects in the manga that haven’t been introduced in the anime, but basically the anime follows quite accuratelly the story in the manga.

I never thought i’d like the manga that much. At least i never thought i’d like it as much as i like the anime, but… well i do. This anime series and also the manga are those kinds of things you just can’t get get enough of.

Naaa… No yaoi here. Just Zero biting Kaname’s neck to get his blood. Well anywayz, as you can see, the artwork is amazing! Hino Matsuri is indeed a great artist, so i decided to search for some other works of hers. I ended up reading her manga called Wanted. The artwork is just as beautiful as in VK, but only 3 volumes are not enough for me and the story could have easily been longer. However, her artwork was worth it. I guess i’ll write the review on the manga these days.

As for VK, Iru-chan wrote a great review you can read on her blog. If you haven’t seen VK yet, these posts will help you make up your mind.

Ja ne!