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Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Back from Hell, and Ouran High School Host Club [anime] ep 3

Hell Month has FINALLY come to an end! Next up, Finals in two weeks. But after all that, I'll finally have my degree and then I can get outta here! ^^

Anyways, on to the goodies now! Up for today, episode 3 of Host Club. darn, I <3 this series.

Episode 3

I also found this really great site for downloading anime and videogame soundtracks. It even has sheet music for all us musicians out there. ^^ You can visit it here:

http://gh.ffshrine.org/soundtracks.php?r=9875 (this is a direct link to the soundtrack section)

http://gh.ffshrine.org?r=9875 (and here for the main site)
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Category: Anime_

posted @ 10:36 PM 0 comments

Hell Month

Sorry for not posting lately, I'm having Hell Month in university right now. Dammit, I hate how all the profs just have to wait till the exact same time to unleash all their assignments on us. I have an exam, a 7 minute movie (which I didn't even start shooting yet), and a 20 minute presentation ALL DUE ON THE SAME DAY! And right before my birthday too! ;_; *sigh* I'll be back regularly updating after Monday...that is, if I haven't killed myself from the maddness of it all.

posted @ 9:55 PM 0 comments

Friday, April 14, 2006

Yasha! [JDrama] [Complete]

Well, looks like Yasha will be featured here after all. :) Credit for the episodes goes to tiggeray2000 on livejournal. If there are any episodes that are down, let me know, and I'll upload mine. You will need HJSplit to join these files together. It's a very small download (only 50 kb), and you can get it here:

HJSplit (only about 50 kb)

posted @ 8:31 AM 0 comments

Thursday, April 13, 2006

2000 hits!

wow, it feels like it was just yesterday when I got 1000 hits. Now in just a little more than 2 weeks, I hit 2000! Thanks so much for visitng! I'm glad I'm not just rambling and posting things for myself here. ;)

Now, in other news...

As I announced earlier, I've been wanting to post Yasha, but the file size is prohibitive for posting on megaupload (each episode is about 300-400 mb). Sendspace has also been acting crazy lately, so now I need a new place where I can upload large filesizes. If anyone knows any good sites, PLEASE let me know. I've been checking around the net, but most of them just let you upload 100mb.

I would also like to know what you guys would like to see more of. I will of course continue to offer anime, dramas, and manga, but I would like to know what to concentrate a little more on.

posted @ 12:12 PM 0 comments

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Antique Cake Store

Don't worry drama fans, I haven't forgotten you. ;)

Synopsis: Tachibana, the owner of a confectionery that likes hot-spicy food more than cakes; Ono, the superb party chef that has a mysterious aura, and Eiji, the ex-boxer who loves cakes that now works at Antique. This is a refreshing, yet heartfelt comedy about the 3 very unique personalities (more than that, all 3 are good looking!), that work until the wee hours of the night at a small confectionery called "Antique." The story follows the romance, family life and friendship that these 3 men from different generations experience.

Episodes:

You can download them here: http://www.anime-theatre.com/jdrama/

or get them through megaupload. Some of the episodes are too big for it though, so you'll have to get it from anime-theatre. They're direct downloads, so don't worry about having to register or any junk like that.

Episode 1: get from anime-theatre.com/jdrama

Episode 2: Episode 2

Episode 3: Episode 3

Episode 4: Episode 4

Episode 5: Episode 5

Episode 6: Episode 6

Episode 7: Episode 7

Episode 8: Episode 8

Episode 9: Episode 9

Episode 10: get from anime-theatre.com/jdrama

Episode 11: get from anime-theatre.com/jdrama
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Category: Asian Dramas_

posted @ 12:43 PM 0 comments

Gankutsuou (The Count of Monte Cristo) [anime] [complete]

Synopsis: Trying to escape his uneventful life, Albert, the son of a renowned general from Paris, makes a journey with his friend Franz. During his travels, he meets an immensely wealthy nobleman named The Count of Monte Cristo. Living in luxurious hotels, surrounded by beautiful women and strong bodygaurds, the charming but enigmatic count fascinates Albert. Albert invites the count to join the high society of Paris. However, unknown to Albert, his father had once framed the count and took the count's fiancee as his own.

This series was really fantastic, I highly recommend it, especially if you enjoy a good vengance story. The art was also something out of this world..definitely very Gustav Klint. Make sure to check out the book it was based on! ^^

Episodes:

Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 20
Episode 21
Episode 22
Episode 23
Episode 24
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Category: Anime_

posted @ 5:49 AM 1 comments

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Princess Tutu Specials

Here are all three of the Princess Tutu specials that were made. As far as I know, these were never released on the American DVDs.

Episodes

Download them from my savefile projects:

http://www.savefile.com/projects/217868

You will need HJSplit to join them together again. You can download it here:

http://www.savefile.com/files/3143555
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Category: Anime_

posted @ 10:08 AM 0 comments

Please Save My Earth [manga][volumes 9 to 12 (end)]

Too dizzy and woozy to really say anything..

Volumes

Volume 9

Volume 10

Volume 11

Volume 12

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Category: Manga_

posted @ 8:13 AM 0 comments

Monday, April 03, 2006

Please Save My Earth [manga][first 8 of 12 volumes]

Here are the first 8 of 12 bunko volumes of Please Save My Earth. The final four should be up on the site by tomorrow....if I can put down reading "The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky." A highly recommended read for anyone who's interested in psychology, dancers or human issues. It's the only book of its kind that was written by a famous artist (in this case, dancer) right when they were on the cusp of insanity. You can literally watch his mind slip away from schizophrenia as you read through it. It's extremely heartbreaking to read.

Synopsis

High school student Alice Sakaguchi has been having strange reoccurring dreams of life as another being, an alien scientist. After an unfortunate accident involving a young neighbor, it begins to seem as if the dreams are not dreams but memories. Already guilt ridden for the perceived sins of the present, it seems Alice may be consumed by tragedies that occurred before she was even born.

For fans of the anime- It has more comedy and more background, and it actually FINISHES THE STORY!! The 6 OVAs could not possibly convey all that happens in this 12 bunko (doublepacked) manga.

A note: Please don't be turnned off by Saki Hiwatari's somewhat rough art in the first couple of volumes. She began this series somewhat early in her career (and took 10 years to complete! Lucky you, you only have to wait 2 days to read it! ;) ) so she was still growing as an artist, as you can see in the pictures below, which illustrate the differences between her earlier volumes and later ones.

(click on thumbnails to see larger picture)

Volumes

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 5

Volume 6

Volume 7

Volume 8
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Category: Manga_

posted @ 1:21 AM 0 comments

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Full Moon wo Sagashite [manga][shoujo][complete]

I have decided to get into manga distribution since it is easier to distribute than episodes, and I don't have to deal with sendspace. =P There're also lots of ones I have that I'd like to share with others, especially those which aren't very common on the net. For those worrying if this means that I won't be posting episodes anymore, don't worry, they'll still be coming regularly. ^^ Now that I finished Nobuta, I'm going to go through my discs and find a series that'll be easy for me to upload (ie not too many episodes, or too large a file size since I'll have to deal with megaupload). I am currently considering uploading the Japanese drama, Yasha. I watched it a few weeks ago, and it was one of the most gripping and original series I've seen in years. If you'd like to see it, let me know in the shoutbox or comments. Here's a summary of it:

Summary of Yasha

Starring: Ito Hideaki, Kashiwabara Shuji, Abe Hiroshi, Otsuka Nene, Taniguchi Sayaka, Iwaki Koichi

The story is about a set of twin baby boys who were created/cloned in the laboratory as a part of gene altering/gene therapy experiment. Because of the nature of the project, the twins were born with superior physical strength and extremely high IQs. The twins became seperated at birth after a series of misfortunate events in the laboratory. One of the brothers grew up to be a biochemist in an America. He was assigned to a project where he has to travel to a small island in Japan to investigate a unidentified virus that has been spreading on the island. By a stroke of luck, he discovered that he had a twin brother...who does not appear to be all that he seems. They will soon found out their true identity, why were they separated at birth, what other secrets were hidden from them, if the epidemic has anything to do with them, who created them, and why?

Next on the agenda, Full Moon wo Sagashite, complete!

Summary of Full Moon

Full Moon focuses on a 12-year-old girl named Mitsuki Koyama. While Mitsuki is a talented singer, and indeed dreams of becoming a pop idol, she is afflicted by throat cancer, which seems curable only through surgery that will destroy her voice. One day she is visited by two shinigami whom only she can see, Takuto and Meroko, that go by the team name "Negi Ramen" or "Onion Noodles". These shinigami tell her she has but one year left to live. Mitsuki realizes she can't wait any longer and attempts to achieve her dream of becoming a singer. She does not look old enough to be a singer, so she makes a deal with one of the shinigami, Takuto, to transform her into a 16-year-old body who goes by the stage name of "Full Moon". Not only does she become older, but when she is in this form her throat is healthy, and she is able to sing without any difficulty.

To start a career as a singer, 16-year-old Mitsuki auditions in a singing contest. Though there is much competition, she is able to win over the judges with her enthusiam for singing and her excellent voice. Two years before the shinigami's arrival, she promised Eichi Sakurai, a boy she met in an orphanage, that they would both achieve their dreams together. Eichi wanted to become an astronomer and Mitsuki wanted to become a singer. Shortly after, Eichi was adopted and emigrated to America before Mitsuki could express her feelings for him. Because Mitsuki is fated to die, she is intent on achieving her dream and meeting Eichi. Mitsuki hopes that one day Eichi will hear her songs and return to her so they can be together again before her life ends.

In the manga, like the anime, Mitsuki debuts as a singer under the alias 'Full Moon'. However, unlike the anime, she does not gain instant overwhelming success and popularity as Full Moon and instead struggles to survive in charts. Despite their similar beginnings, the manga and the anime of this series enjoy extremely different plotlines.

Complete series
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7
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Category: Manga_

posted @ 3:06 AM 0 comments

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