Ebiten School Otaku Comedy Manga Gets Anime

SCA-ji, Kira Inugami's story of boy who accidentally joins club for female otaku

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The January issue of Kadokawa Group Publishing's COMPTIQ magazine is announcing on Saturday that an

SCA-ji and Inugami launched the manga in Kadokawa's Comp Ace magazine in 2008, and the second compiled book volume was published last year. Inugami's other works include illustrations in the Seitokai no Ichizon (Student Council's Discretion) light novels and the mascot character for the card game division of the character goods maker Broccoli. anime project of SCA-ji and Kira Inugami's Ebiten: Kōritsu Ebisugawa Kōkō Tenmon-Bu manga is in the works. The story centers around Itsuki Noya, a boy who wishes to join his school's astronomy club (tenmon-bu). However, he actually entered the similarly named Tenmon-bu — a club for fujoshi (female otaku) interests.

The Ultraman Manga Artist Mamoru Uchiyama Passes Away

Also drew other Ultraman manga, Little Kyojin-kun, Jumborg Ace

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Mamoru Uchiyama, the artist behind The Ultraman, Little Kyojin-kun, and other manga, passed away in the morning on Thursday, December 1. He was 62.

Uchiyama made his debut in Ushio Shuppansha's Kibō no Tomo publication while he was at the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions. He would then launch the manga series version of the live-action special-effects program Jumborg Ace, followed by several manga based on the Ultraman franchise. In particular, his version of The Ultraman was a huge hit in its own right.
 
Besides Ultraman, Uchiyama created the baseball manga Little Kyojin-kun. In his later years, he picked up golfing, and he was working on the golf manga Dead ni Pin o! in Akita Shoten's Golf Comic magazine up until the time of his passing.

Chapter 66 of KWMS

Konnichiwa minasan! I have read the latest chapter, chapter 66 of KWMS. Wow, it is an interesting chapter. I like the most of this chapter is the part that Usui  kissed Misaki. Wow, a sudden kiss from the lover. So SWEET!!! :P

I am looking forward for the coming story as how Misaki would celebrate Usui's birthday. BTW, when is the birthday of Usui? I have no idea for it. Anyway, I am patiently waiting for the coming story and wish that the Season 2 of the "Maid-Sama" is coming soon!

Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu Shōjo Manga Gets Live-Action Film

Kanan Minami's romance just ended in Sho-Comi on Saturday

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This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine announced on Saturday that a live-action

The manga follows Tsubaki Hibino, a girl who is indifferent to both romance and fashion, even though she loves giving other people adorable hairstyles. On the first day of high school, she happened to sit next to Kyōta, a mean-spirited boy who teases her. In retaliation, she spontaneously pulls out scissors and cuts off his long tresses of hair. Thus begins the long love-hate relationship between Tsubaki and Kyōta.

Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu began serializing in Sho-Comi in January 2008, and its penultimate 13th compiled book will ship in Japan on November 25. The manga's first original anime DVD was bundled with limited editions of the ninth manga volume in June 2010, and a second anime DVD was bundled with limited editions of the tenth compiled book last October. film adaptation of Kanan Minami's Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu shōjo romance manga has been green-lit. The release date and other details have not been made public yet. The manga just ended in the same issue of Sho-Comi on Saturday.

Happy 11.11.11

Today is 11.11.11. It happens once in a century. According to the Chinese pop culture, 11.11 is also known as the 'Singles Day', 'One's Day' or 'Guang Gun Jie' (光棍节; pinyin: guāng gùn jié). This is the Chinese pop culture holiday for people who are still living the single life.

Singles' Day was initially celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, literally the southern capital city (of China), during the 1990s, and originated from Nanjing University in 1993. It got the name Singles Day because the date consists of four "ones". These college students have since graduated, and carried the university tradition into society. The Singles Day has been largely popularized in the Internet era and is now a special day for all fashionable youths.

The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it's important that each person pay their own way to show their independence. People also hold 'blind date' parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives.

For breakfast on Singles' Day, singles often eat four Youtiao (deep-fried dough sticks) representing the four "ones" in "11.11" and one Baozi (steamed stuffed bun) representing the middle dot.

Some singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day: many attend 'blind date' parties and many people choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning 'single,' the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.

I know that many people would have their wedding on today as it is a memorable day for having six "1". Anyway, I am wishing all of you to have a Happy 11.11.11. May God bless you all have a Peace World. :)

Investigation of the Unsolved Cases -- Poseidon

Hello! I am watching an exciting Korean drama called "Poseidon" currently. It is showing on the KBS channel of Astro (channel 391) on every Monday and Tuesday night from 9pm - 10:10pm. The story of this drama is about the Korean Coast Guards. Guess what?! The lead actor of "Poseidon" is one of the members of Super Junior, Choi Si-Won. :P

This drama is the story of the members life savers of the coast guard. The drama is based on the special duties of the Korean Coast Guard officers (rescues, terrorism threats, and other special missions) and also their obstacle in life and love. The drama takes its name from the Poseidon Team, a special forces unit of the Marines. Using the strong bonds of humanity as a basis, and through the challenges faced by the protagonists and their spirit of self-sacrifice, the drama movingly shows the significance of life and the stories of how people overcome obstacles in life.

Title         : Poseidon / 海神号/波塞冬
Genre      : Drama, Action, Romance
Episodes  : 16
Story        :
A worldwide criminal syndicate known as Heugsahoe exists. Their boss is Choi Hee-Gon.
In 2008, the leader of the Intelligence Investigation Team of the Maritime Police, Kwon Jung-Ryool (Lee Sung-Jae), forms a secret investigation team to capture crime boss Choi Hee-Gon. Soon, Jung-Ryool gets closer and closer to capturing Choi Hee-Gon. Then, Jung-Ryool's wife Min-Jung suddenly goes missing. Her dead body is then thrown in front of Jung-Ryool. Soon after, other family members involved in the undercover operation are killed.
Seon-Woo (Choi Si-Won) goes undercover on Jung-Ryool's order. Seon-Woo can't stop the mission, even though there's continuous threats on his life. Soon, a policewoman who investigates Seon-Woo is killed. It's clear the the woman's murder was committed by crime boss Choi Hee-Gon, but evidence is still lacking for his arrest. Finally, the undercover operation is abandoned.
2011 - 3 years later, Jung-Ryool appears obsessed with his job ... trying to forget the guilt he feels over the death of his wife. With the help of Hyun Hae-Jung (Jin Hee-Kyung) and a director of the maritime police, Jung-Ryool forms another special investigation team. To avoid the attention of others inside the maritime police and crime boss Choi Hee-Gon, the special investigation team is disguised as the #9 investigation team which is responsible for unsolved cases.
Seon-Woo has been demoted to the country maritime police office in Gunsan City. There, Seon-Woo busts an illegal trafficking organization and runs off with their smuggled goods. Seon-Woo now becomes a fugitive. This is part of Jung-Ryool and Seon-Woo's master plan to catch Choi Hee-Gon. They hope to go through middle man Jung Deok-Soo, nicknamed Popeye. Seon-Woo approaches Popeye with his stolen goods, but Popeye finds out the truth. Seon-Woo's life is now in danger. He is saved with the help tactical team leader Kang Eun-Chul (U-Know Yunho). Seon-Woo and Kang Eun-Chul were former colleagues.
Seon-Woo now joins the #9 investigation team. Seon-Woo also takes an interest in Corporal Soo-Yoon (Lee Si-Young). Meanwhile, Popeye kidnaps Kang Eun-Chul. The abduction of Kang Eun-Chul brings back memories of the slain police officer several years earlier.

Casts :
Choi Si Won as Kim Sun Woo
Lee Si Young as Lee Soo Yoon
Lee Sung Jae as Kwon Jung Ryul
Han Jung Soo as Oh Min Hyuk
Jung Woon Taek as Lee Choong Shik
Kil Yong Woo as Oh Yong Gap
Jang Dong Jik as Kang Joo Min
U Know Yunho as Kang Eun Cheul
Im Ki Hyuk (임기혁) as Kim Sang Soo
Kim Tae Hyung (김태형) as Woo Hyun Tae
Jin Hee Kyung as Hyun Hye Jung
Kim Yoon Seo (김윤서) as Hong Ji Ah
Lee Dong Shin as Kwon Chang Bum
Choi Jung Woo as Han Sang Goon
Lee Byung Joon as Superintendent Gu
Son Jong Bum as Captain Oh
Jang Won Young as Ahn Dong Chool
Park Won Sook as Uhm Hee Sook
Choi Ran as Young Ran
Jun Mi Sun as Park Min Jung
Kim Soo Hyun (김수현) as Kwon Ha Na
Lee Joo Shil as Cha Myung Joo

Choi Si-Won

Lee Si-Young

Lee Sung-Jae

You Know Yunho

The lead actor, Choi Si-won looks very cool in this drama. For me, he looks a bit like the Taiwanese singer Leehom Wang. Overall, I think he is a good-looking guy. As for the lead actress, Lee Si-Young, I think she looks very cute and they act as a couple in "Poseidon" and it looks a cute couple for me for both of them. I enjoy watching this drama as it is a fast paced and detective. FYI, This drama is from the director of "All In" and the writer of "Iris".

OK, let us take some preview of some of the picture scenes of this exciting drama "Poseidon" in below.

So, if you would like to catch this exciting drama, you may click "Poseidon" to enjoy it!

Well, enjoy watching!!! :)

The Pure Innocent Love -- Kimi ni Todoke

Konnichiwa minasan! I am sorry that I did not blog for some nice TV series, movie, anime series or manga for sometime. The reason is I was having some health problems lately and could not do spend so much time for the blogging. But I am OK now and would like to introduce a Japanese romance movie to you all. It is called "Kimi ni Todoke". The story is about the pure love story of 2 high-school students. This is the movie of Year 2010.

Well, if you are a manga fan, probable you would know that it is the live-action film from the romance shōjo manga series named "Kimi ni Todoke" by Karuho Shiina (Shīna Karuho). The film is directed by Naoto Kumazawa, who also co-wrote the film's script with Rika Nezu.The film stars actress Mikako Tabe, who plays the role of Sawako Kuronuma, also known as "Sadako", and Haruma Miura, who plays the role of Shota Kazehaya, an outgoing teenager who is popular with his classmates.

^{Title        :} Kimi ni Todoke (君に届け)
Genre  : Movie, Romance, School-life
Length : 128 minutes
Story   :

 Sawako Kuronuma has always been avoided by her classmates because her name resembles that of "Sadako", the main character in the 1998 horror film Ring. They believe that when one stared into Sawako's eyes for more than three seconds, bad luck will befall the person. They also believed that she could summon ghosts. These rumors got worse because Sawako is unable to express her views openly. However, Sawako is a kind person whose motto is "to do one good thing once a day". Shota Kazehaya, on the other hand, is an outgoing student who is popular with his schoolmates, especially the girls.

On the first day of school, Sawako helped Kazehaya, who was lost, to find his way to the school. Since that day, Kazehaya treats Sawako with kindness, making Sawako respect and admire him. Sawako also made friends with her classmates Chizuru Yoshida and Ayane Yano after she agrees to play the role of the ghost in their class's "Bravery Challenge" activity. With their help, she manages to gain self-confidence and interacts better with her classmates. The rumors about her also began to subside. However, Ume Kurumizawa, an admirer of Kazehaya, starts to become jealous of the way Sawako is being treated by Kazehaya.

Strange rumors like "Chizuru has slept with 100 guys" started spreading. Sawako distances herself from her new-found friends, believing that they were targeted by the rumors because they were close to her and she did not want them to get hurt because of her. Both Chizuru and Ayane felt hurt after they overheard Sawako saying that she did not regard them as friends. However, with advice from Kazehaya, Sawako stands up to the people who were spreading the rumors. Sawako did not back down in spite of violence, and Chizuru and Ayane were greatly touched by Sawako's actions. Their friendship becomes stronger.

At a sports festival, Kurumizawa, on the pretense of being Sawako's friend, confessed her feelings for Kazehaya to Sawako and asked Sawako for her help. Sawako refused, saying that Kazehaya was also special to her. Kurumizawa then tried desperately to turn Sawako's attention to Ryu, even to the extent of secretly arranging a meeting between them so that she could "coincidentally" walk past with Kazehaya. However, the plan backfired as Kazehaya got jealous and grabbed Sawako's hand and pulled her away. Chizuru and Ayane later discovered Kurumizawa's plot and cornered her, warning her about breaking apart Kazehaya and Sawako. However, Sawako begged both of them not to reveal this incident to Kazehaya. Kurumizawa later confessed her feelings for Kazehaya, who rejected her but said that he was happy that she confessed to him.

As winter came, Sawako's father requested that she take a bus home instead of walking because he was concerned for her safety. When applying for the student concessionary pass, her teacher misplaces her student handbook, which contains treasured items such as a cherry blossom leaf Sawako picked up on the day she first met Kazehaya, causing her grief. Kazehaya and Sawako also begin to spend less time together, because Kazehaya used to walk Sawako home. Kazehaya then tries desperately to go with her on a date and to confess to her, but Sawako always misunderstands and invites Chizuru and Ayane along.

Out of desperation, Kazehaya suddenly confesses his feelings for Sawako and asks her to be his girlfriend. He also asked if she could go out on a date with him on Christmas Eve. Sawako rejected him and ran to the bus, leaving Kazehaya feeling dejected. To make matters worse, she did not turn up at a Christmas Eve party that she promised to go to, leaving Kazehaya in a foul mood at the party. Chizuru and Ayane suggest that she go apologize to Kazehaya on New Year's Eve, when he volunteers at a festival every year. However, Sawako's father's orchestra has a concert that night, leaving Sawako conflicted over which to chose. Sawako eventually decides on Kazehaya, and apologizes to her father. Meanwhile, Kazehaya, after seeing Sawako's handbook that the teacher passed to him, finally understands Sawako's feelings towards him. Eventually, they meet up just after New Year's Day and embrace.

Characters Description :

Mikako Tabe as Sawako Kuronuma, whose name is often mistakenly pronounced as "Sadako", the name of a lead character in the film Ring. She is actually a kind person who puts others before herself, and she is also a hardworking student who consistently scores high grades in examinations. Her birthday is on 31 December 1994.
Haruma Miura as Shota Kazehaya, a popular and outgoing student in school who has won many admirers. He fell in love with Sawako during the first time he met her.
Misako Renbutsu as Chizuru Yoshida, a ex-delinquent who comes from the same junior high school as Yano and Ryu. She secretly likes Ryu's brother, though this later changed when she found out that he was engaged.
Natsuna Watanabe as Ayane Yano, who is not good at expressing herself like Sawako. Her best friend is Chizuru, whom she was classmates with in junior high school.
Mirei Kiritani as Ume Kurumizawa, a girl who had a crush on Kazehaya since they knew each other in junior high school. He was the reason why she enrolled in this high school.
Haru Aoyama as Ryu Sanada, a star of the school's baseball team. He confessed to Sawako that he likes Chizuru, whom he has been friends since they were young.
Yuta Kanai as Soichi Shironouchi.
Arata as Kazuichi Arai, the class's homeroom teacher. He is neither passionate nor responsible, and does things according to his own liking. However, he sometimes gives his students useful advice.
Yasuko Tomita as Sawako's mother.
Masanobu Katsumura as Sawako's father, who plays the clash cymbals in an orchestra.

Personally, I like the lead actress of this movie as I think she is lovely. I also like her 2 friends as they have a good friendship. The cherry blossoms are very beautiful in the movie and I like it very much. Besides the live-action film, "Kimi ni Todoke" has also adpated into the anime series with 2 seasons. I am yet to watch such anime series yet but I am sure will catch it soon. FYI, I have never read its manga series before. :P

Well, if you are interested to catch the movie, anime series or the manga series of "Kimi ni Todoke", you may click on the links respectively as provided below.

Kimi ni Todoke Movie

Kimi ni Todoke Anime Series (S1)

Kimi ni Todoke Anime Series (S2)

Kimi ni Todoke Manga Series

OK, hope you all like "Kimi ni Todoke". Enjoy watching and/or reading!!!