Sunday, September 28, 2014

Hana Yori Dango anime high session 1

Either I'm really high or anime version of this is actually really good. I've only seen the live action version of this series before, and assumed the older anime version wasn't as good.

Episode 01 - Declaration of War!!
Starts off with a completely different tone... Tsukushi is already attending Eitoku... she just wants to get by the next two years with a peaceful school life... but she can't stand seeing the F4 bullying people. She starts calling them out, and officially makes her own "declaration of war" red note and slams it on Tsukasa's face. Meanwhile, her friend who she defended from the F4, is now pretending not to be her friend for her own safety, and only speaking to Tsukushi through stealthy talk-balk toy messages.


Episode 02 - No-Brand Woman!!
Tsukasa Domyouji has some shady men kidnap Tsukushi, and sends her to... a beauty salon. At first it's really eerie, it really feels like he's going to do something bad to her...
It costs more than you'll ever make. 420k yen, altogether.
Tsukasa tells her that Rui is already taken...
He offers to be allowed around him and invites her to this luxurious life, but at school he will ignore her.
You think you can buy me like merchandise?
I'm no-brand. Don't put me together with all the other girls out there.
She passes by Rui later... asks him if there's anything money can't buy... he goes: "Air.. dumb girl."


Episode 03 - I Won't Get Hurt!!
Now a group of girls who are obsessed with Tsukasa are bullying Tsukushi. She blames it on the F4 at first, then finds out the ones who were pretending to like her actually did it. They start ridiculing her about her crush on Rui, and the competition she has... Then instead of Rui, it's Domyouji who comes to save her from the bullies this time. She rejects his attempts of kindness with a punch to the head.

The other two members of the F4, Sojiro and Akira (who barely got any introduction in the 1995 movie) are acting nice to her now too... so now she's got the whole F4 on her side. Rui creeps on her a bit when he finds out she likes him... Tsukasa goes even further and changes his hairstyle to impress her...

Sailor Moon Crystal high session 2

ACT 6 - Tuxedo Mask
Usagi and Mamoru keep having dreams about each other and their past lives...
meanwhile Tuxedo Mask is in the news... for committing crimes in order to find the Legendary Silver Crystal...

Luna explains to everyone that she's from the moon... the enemies are after the silver crystal held by the royal family for its immense power... their job is to find the silver crystal and the moon princess. Usagi notices that the weapon in the Sailor V game is a lot like the new moon wand she got from Luna. she then heard and saw Sailor V's sprite in the game talk to her.

Jupiter was getting in Nephrite's way too much... Zoicite starts taking over his job... The news media is now brainwashing all the humans to help find the Silver Crystal. Everyone is suspicious of Tuxedo Mask, they tell Usagi to be careful around him. Usagi runs off, Tuxedo Mask helps her as she's about to faint... he tells her that he is partially responsible for this mess, and he is trying to fix it, but he doesn't have special abilities like the Sailor Guardians do...

Zoicite knocks the 4 senshi out like they're nothing... then they sense a tremendous evil energy approaching... Queen Beryl... commander of the 4 kings of the Dark Kingdom.
Luna: "Usagi-san... where are you?"
Tuxedo Mask: "Hurry, transform into Sailor Moon..."
"But I'm not as strong as the others... I'm useless without Luna..."
"You have a special power to make everyone smile. You opened everyone up, and they realized their destiny as Sailor Guardians. You are the best person to be a leader."

"I may be a crybaby, and clumsy, and powerless..."
V: "Sailor Moon. You can do it."
"But I want to help everyone!"
"Moon Healing Escalation!"

Tuxedo Mask picks up Sailor Moon as she faints after the battle... he drops a pocket watch showing the phases of the moon onto her lap... this whole time that she's with Mamoru.. she having a very vivid dream about her past life... she wakes up and sees Mamoru... instantly knows he's Tuxedo Mask...


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Monday, September 8, 2014

Sailor Moon Crystal high session 1

ACT 1 - Usagi -Sailor Moon-
Episode 1 was... meh... too similar to the 1st episode of the old anime, except uglier and with less charm... I like the art style on the opening/ending, the transformation, and some of the other things, but most of the time it looks terrible.

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ACT 2 - Ami -Sailor Mercury-

Jadeite, one of the four kings of the Dark Kingdom, being bossed around by Berryl...

Mizuno Ami... her element being cold, her personality makes her look like a cold person, but Usagi sees the warmth in her as she's petting Luna... When Ami touched Usagi's hand for the first time, some memories of Ami's previous life flashed in her mind for a second...

Usagi wants to be Ami's friend so that she'll become a genius girl too. She takes Ami to the arcade. Some Sailor Pens came out of the arcade machine they were playing at... obviously one of the space cats is controlling these arcade machines somehow.

An addicting computer study program brainwashes Ami into turning town Usagi's invite... Mamoru was coincidentally stalking Usagi, overheard her talking with Luna about this suspicious study program...
Later Usagi goes to investigate...
How about if I press random keys
lol oh man... it's a good thing she gets Ami on her team to help with this kind of stuff early on.... Ami just barely snaps out of her brainwashing after seeing her transformation pen and hearing Usagi's voice... she transforms and helps defeat Jadeite's youma.


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