Sunday, March 29, 2009

[Manga] Akuma de Sourou

Title: Akuma de Sourou (The Devil Does Exist)
Author: TAKANASHI Mitsuba
Artist: TAKANASHI Mitsuba
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Volume: 11 (complete)
Licensed: yes
Publisher: CMX Manga


Summary:
High school is difficult for most kids. But for Kayano, a shy girl whose single mother seems to work all the time, it's even worse than usual. She's so afraid of drawing attention to herself that she can't tell the handsome Kamijo how much she loves him until one day she finally gets up the courage to write him a letter confessing her feelings.When she goes to give him the letter all her plans go awry. She's given the letter to the wrong person! Accidentally, she's given her love letter to Takeru Edogawa who just so happens to be the school principal's son, head of the delinquents and the notorious "Prince of Attraction"! To Kayano he seems like Satan himself. Not only is he devilishly handsome, but he seems to take the utmost pleasure in making her suffer. Things only get more interesting when Kayano's mother comes home one day and announces she's getting married again --- To principal Edogawa! What will Kayano do when she has to live with this devil 24/7? How will she cope with her literal "Hell on Earth"?

Note: Was adapted into a 14 episode Taiwanese drama: Devil Beside You


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Download Akuma de Sourou: English
Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 | Volume 5 | Volume 6 | Volume 7 | Volume 8 | Volume 9 | Volume 10 | Volume 11


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Monday, March 16, 2009

[Anime] Fruits Basket

Anime: Fruits Basket (Furuba)
Director: Daichi Akitaro
Character Design: Hayashi Akemi
Music: Abe Jun & Muto Seiji
Original Manga: Takaya Natsuki
Genre: Bishounen, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Episodes: 26 (complete)
Broadcaster: TV Tokyo
Studio: Studio DEEN
Production: Furuba Production Committee, Studio DEEN
Licensed: yes
Copyright: FUNimation Entertainment
Distributor(s): Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand), MVM (UK), Revelation Films (UK)


Seiyuu Cast:
Hanajima Saki = Yasuhara Reiko
Honda Kyoko = Yasuhara Reiko
Honda Toru = Horie Yui
Kyo's Mother = Nagasawa Miki
Prince Yuki (1st Year) = Suzuki Kagari
Prince Yuki (2nd Year) = Kimura Koten
Prince Yuki (3rd Year) = Sakura Rumi
Soma Akito = Murasaki Wakaba
Soma Akito (child) = Imai Yuka
Soma Ayame = Miyamoto Mitsuru
Soma Hatori = Inoue Kazuhiko
Soma Hatsuharu = Suyama Akio
Soma Hiro = Fuchizaki Yuriko
Soma Kagura = Mitsuishi Kotono
Soma Kana = Terada Haruhi
Soma Kazuma = Inoue Norihiro
Soma Kazuma (child) = Machii Miki
Soma Kisa = Nazuka Kaori
Soma Kyo = Seki Tomokazu
Soma Kyo (child) = Ikeda Kyousuke
Soma Momiji = Saito Ayaka
Soma Ritsu = Tominaga Miina
Soma Shigure = Okiayu Ryotaro
Soma Yuki = Hisakawa Aya
Uotani Arisa = Imai Yuka


Summary:
Tohru Honda is 16 year old orphaned girl who gets invited to live in the house of her classmate, the handsome boy Sohma Yuki, and his cousins, 16 year old Kyo and 27 year old Shigure. However, these young men and parts of the rest of their family (both close and distant) hold a curse; if they are hugged by the opposite gender, they transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Everyday is an adventure for sweet Tohru, as she gets to know everyone in the large family better (especially Yuki and Kyo), in both common and bizarre situations. But, the Sohma Family curse is certainly no laughing matter... it also holds horrible cruelity and heartbreak.





Download Fruits Basket: Japanese
Episode 01: The Strangest Day
Episode 02: The Sohma Curse
Episode 03: All Shapes and Sizes
Episode 04: Here Comes Kagura!
Episode 05: A Rice Ball in a Fruits Basket
Episode 06: Invincible Friendship
Episode 07: A Plum on the Back
Episode 08: Don't Cry, For the Snow will Surely Melt
Episode 09: A Solitary New Year
Episode 10: Make It Clear If It's Black or White
Episode 11: Everybody Loves Chocolate
Episode 12: White Day
Episode 13: A New School Term Starts!
Episode 14: The Adult's Episode - Yuki's a Messed Up Snake!
Episode 15: There Are No Memories Its OK to Forget
Episode 16: If We've Three Then We Don't Need To Fear Jason
Episode 17: It's Because I've Been Loved That I've Become Stronger
Episode 18: The Strongest Tag - The Cursed Electric Wave Brother and Sister
Episode 19: The Source of Cheer Can Be Affected By Colds Too
Episode 20: Ayame's Secret Life
Episode 21: Sophist Boy Has Captured The Prince
Episode 22: Prince Yuki Fan Club
Episode 23: Is the Rumored Ri That Mother's Daughter?
Episode 24: The Curse of the Cat
Episode 25: True Form
Episode 26: Let's Go Home

Note: The original release had no episode titles. These are FUNimation's titles.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

[Anime] Skip! Beat

Anime: Skip! Beat
Director: Sayama Kiyoko
Character Design: Kumagai Tetsuya
Music: Tada Akifumi
Original Manga: Nakamura Yoshiki
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Romance, Supernatural
Episodes: 22 (ongoing)
Studio: Hal Film Maker


Seiyuu Cast:
Aki Shouko = Natsuki Rio
Corn = Tamura Mutsumi
Fuwa Shou/Shoutaro = Miyano Mamoru
Houjou/Ruby = Ryuuno Teppei
Ishibashi Hikaru = Sasada Takayuki
Ishibashi Shin'ichi = Nara Tooru
Ishibashi Yuusei = Kawakami Takafumi
Kouenji Erika = Enomoto Erika
Kotonami Kanae = Hayamizu Risa
Matsunai Ruriko = Kawasumi Ayako
Mistress = Sangoumi Midori
Miya = Takagaki Ayahi
Mogami Kyoko = Inoue Marina
Nakatsu = Kondo Takayuki
Ogata Hiroaki = Fujita Yoshinori
Sawara Takenori = Hamada Kenji
Shingai Seiji = Nojima Hirofumi
Taishou (Darumaya Owner) = Satou Haruo
Taishou's wife = Komi Midori
Takarada Lory = Ishii Kouji
Takarada Maria = Konno Hiromi
Tsuruga Ren = Konishi Katsuyuki
Yashiro Yukihito = Kawanago Masahito


Summary:
Kyoko followed her true love and childhood friend Sho to Tokyo so she could help him reach his dream of becoming an idol. She cleans, cooks, works three jobs and does nothing for herself because she loves him so much, but gets nothing in return. Still, she remains by his side. But then one day she goes unannounced to his agency with a delivery, and overhears him talking about her; he reveals to his manager that he only took her with him as a maid, and that he doesn't care for her at all. Upon hearing this, Kyoko doesn't just sit around and cry. She cuts and dyes her hair, changes her clothes and attitude and thus begins her journey to join showbiz and have her revenge against Sho.(From Anime News Network)





Download Skip! Beat: English Sub
Episode 01: And the Box was Opened - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 02: Banquet of Shivering - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 03: An Emotion She Lacks - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 04: The Labyrinth of Reunion - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 05: Danger Zone - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 06: An Invitation to the Ball - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 07: Princess Coup d'etat - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 08: Shared Fate - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 09: An Angel's Power - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 10: Blue in Hand - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 11: Barefaced Storm - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 12: Opened Wound - .001 | .002 | .003
Episode 13: Battle Girl
Episode 14: The Secret Stamp Album
Episode 15: Together with the Minefield
Episode 16: Hate x Hate
Episode 17: Date with Destiny
Episode 18: A Sin Like an Angel
Episode 19: The Last Ceremony
Episode 20: The Moon's Invitation
Episode 21: Qualified People
Episode 22: The Day the World Broke