Showing posts with label anime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anime. Show all posts

Monday, November 3, 2008

:: antique bakery ::

Antique Bakery
(西洋骨董洋菓子店 ~アンティーク~ / Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten)

Antique Bakery

Plot Summary:
Antique Bakery, is a small bakery that is being run by four handsome men. Tachibana, is the owner of Antique Bakery. Chikage, the garcon, was send by Tachibana's family to watch over his childhood friend. Ono is the "demonically charming" gay master pastry chef. And Kanda, a former boxer, becomes Ono's apprentice.



I've enjoyed watching this anime. Its the type of anime that has slices of life into it. At first i was drawn to this anime because its classified under yaoi and shounen-ai.. But after watching this anime till the end, the main attraction to me was the music and the way the characters life stories interwine with each other. The characters have very different backgrounds, and different priorities in their life, but the fact that they work together in the same cake shop, helps them to understand each other and accept one another. ^_^

I totally fell in love with the music. Both the opening and ending theme of this anime are from the same song, but each of them have very different styles/music arrangements. The opening theme, Life Goes On (side K~) , has a funky modern feel to it and a fast tempo. This is my favorite version of the song. The ending theme, Life Goes On (side D~), has an acoustic feel and slow tempo. It makes me want to draw a painting of a cake and a glass of latte by the patio. If you want to listen to the song, you can download it here (via Megaupload).


Life Goes On ~side D~/~side K~
vocals: Chemistry

Kanashii toki ni “kanashii” to tsugeru no wa yowaitte koto kana
Tsurai toki ni “tsurai” to uchi akete ii kana

I’ve just got to believe.
Yami ga semari ikiba ushinatta toshitemo
Ima wa kimi ga soba ni iru mayowazu ni fumi dasu n da

Nagashita namida wa kitto hikaru kesshou e to kawaru
Yasashiku tsutsunde I’ll be with you. (x 2)
Kimi ga oshiete kureta jibun rashiku aru koto o
Dakara donna toki mo shinjite susumu yo
Life goes on.

Boku ga kimi ni shite agerareru kototte nani ga arun darou
nigate na koto nara takusan aru to iu noni

I am to be with you.
Kimi no kotoba futo omoidashite unazuku
Hoshi ga tsukame sou na yoru owaranu ai o chikao

Nagashita namida wa kitto hikaru kesshou e to kawaru
Furueru kokoro de You’re by my side. (x 2)
Kono koe ga todoka zuni akirame sou ni natte mo
Nigitta te dake wa hanasazu susumu yo
Life goes on.

Kaze wa taezu ugoite bokura no senaka wo osu yo
Toki ga nagarete mo You’re my sweet heart. (x 2)
Mabataku hoshi no mukou yume mita mirai egakou
Dakara sono toki wa isshoni iyou yo
Life goes on...

Mood: Sentimental
Muse: Rise & Shine - Home Made かぞく

Saturday, July 26, 2008

:: Natsume Yuujin-Cho ::

I took a look at the list of animes being release in Japan for Summer 2008 and i have taken a BIG liking towards Natsume Yuujin-chou! *hugs Sara* Thanks for recommending this anime to me, Yunyun!! XD! For anyone reading this post, i totally recommend you to watch this anime!

I've already watch the first few episodes and i like how the clean the drawings look like. The music is very nice too. Its one of the few animes that have very meaningful songs as for both the opening and ending theme, in which i like very much. *dreamy eyes*


Title: Natsume Yūjin-Chō (TV)
Alternative title: Natsume's Book of Friends / 夏目友人帳 (Japanese)
Genres: Drama, Supernatural
Release Date: July 7th, 2008

Official Website:
テレビ東京・あにてれ 夏目友人帳 (Japanese)
夏目友人帳 (Japanese)

Plot Summary
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him. Containing the names of these spirits, a binding contract was formed between the spirits and the owner of the book. Now, Natsume is determined to free the spirits and dissolve the contracts. With the help of a spirit cat, his days are filled trying to return the names to these spirits.

What i think about this Anime
This anime has the best mix of story, humor, OP/ED, and voice acting. The first episode was very well played. Kamiya Hiroshi (Takemoto in Honey and Clover) and Inoue Kazuhiko (Kakashi in Naruto) delivered their excellent voice acting as usual. Hahah! It was kinda weird hearing Kakashi's seiyuu voice change into a silly and childish Nyanko sensei. *sheepish smile* It took me a while to figure out that Natsume's voice was voiced out by the same seiyuu as Takemoto.

As the story develops, i start to get drawn into the plot and i feel like i can understand what the characters are going through. There were slices of life here and there and the sadness in the story could be felt strongly. The ending of the story was done in a nice way. Even the ending song was good. All in all, this anime is a mix between xxxHolic and Mushishi, in which i totally love to watch. ^_^

OP Theme: 「一斉の声」 (Issei no Sei) by Kita Shuuhei - AVI Version (12.1MB)

ED Theme: 「夏夕空」by Atari Kousuke - AVI Version (12.4MB)

For those who are interested in downloading the anime, visit BSSubs.Net for the MKV version; or visit Anime Haven for the RMVB version.
Mood:
working/busy
Muse: I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry