Happy April, minna-san!

by Fiona

Hope everyone had a fun and enjoyable April Fool’s. Bet you got tricked, I did too. Twice to be exact, but it was all good , especially when spring is here. When the days become longer and seedlings start to sprout, doesn’t it bring a smile? Yep, I’m in a happy mood today, had finished filing my 2008 taxes and owed lesser than expected. :up I’m sure that would bring joy to anyone. Since I have a few bucks left, decided to treat myself to some Arashi goodies. Hehe…here’s what I purchased:

I’m going to be sooo spoiled this month, CHO excited for Jun-kun and Sho-kun’s dramas, which will be airing in Japan soon. There is already a few fansubbing teams that have added them to their project lists. *bow* So grateful for their fabulous subbing and hardwork!! Along side with Smile and The Quiz Show, the following look very promising:

For a list of 2009 Jdrama and Fansubbers, please visit D-Addict.

Just looked at the Spring anime lineup, I am a bit disappointing story-wise, there are not many appealing ones. Though, I may consider Eden of the East (has quite an intriguing storyline and art is drawn by the same mangaka as Honey and Clover, had adored this series) and Ristorante Paradiso (always enjoyed the slice-of-life genre, a bit curious about this one).

Happy Spring, everyone!!

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Yet another cool RPG – Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana

by Fiona

You’ve guess it, another RPG adventure begins for moi. This time, Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana was selected. The completed of Persona 3 had taken place about a month ago and went on a break. However, the itch could not be suppressed any longer and wanted to play a new game. My brother had suggested Atelier Iris, thus, my journey begins with this NIS America title.

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The game is set in the world of Regallzine, home to alchemy and mana or magical spells. The kingdom is separated due to war, internal affairs and secrets. Our hero is Klein Kiesling, who is a wandering alchemists. The adventure begins when he meets face-to-face with a monster and a girl, named Lita Blanchimont, rescues him…. You can find more info on the Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana site.

The hand-drawn backgrounds and sprites are nice in the Playstation 2 environment; the character designs are especially cute. It has a traditional turn-based battling system with a dash of cool-looking special effects; it also has a good number of random battles. Soundtrack is upbeat and cheerful, has a Japanese anime flavor much like most RPGs.

The game has been interested and fun, played about 5 hours so far. I especially like the Help menu feature, which provides hints to your next objective. Usually find myself using this during the begin of my game session.

Trailer:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-Q1nEQI-zY

On a side note, I had just pre-ordered Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete from Yesasia. Yep, this one includes the Final Fantasy XIII Trial. Though, I have seem Advent Children previously, the graphics are too impressive not to avoid. Yes, it was expensive, but who would miss an opportunity to play FFXIII.

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朋友 – 君臣情深’s themesong

by Fiona

While reorganizing the drama folder on my PC last night and I had came across 君臣情深 (楊麗花歌仔戲). It’s awesome ancient Chinese series with an excellent main cast, highly recommended if you like a good drama. I had always came to a liking to its themesong, 朋友 (Friends), sang by 高向鵬 and 傅振輝. Quite refreshing to hear it again – catchy melody and meaningful lyrics(like its title, it describes the appreciation of friendship, much like the one portrayed between 王文英 and 宋仁宗 in the drama). I am not going to go in-depth regarding 君臣情深; if you’re curious, the synopsis and a list of cast can be found on the TTV website.

After listening to it for the nth time, I had decided to search for the full version of 朋友. Unfortunately, my luck had ran out, not even one file was found. Guess it will have to be the TV version for now. If anyone is so kind to advise where the full version of song can be found, it would be much, much appreciated. I can bake some virtual cookies for you.

朋友 by 高向鵬 & 傅振輝

朋友來做陣 著要逗相挺 有緣做兄弟
著要重情義 有你逗扶持 一路行來攏順利
因為尚好的朋友就是你
朋友來做陣 一定逗相挺 有緣做兄弟
著要重情義 你像阮兄弟啊
你是阮知己 因為尚好的朋友就是你
啊…什麼都不驚 因為朋友你作伴
啊…不管路多崎 因為有你做陣行
啊…講話會大聲 因為朋友你做伴
啊…有你我尚大
啊…有你我一定贏
啊…什麼都不驚 因為朋友你做伴
啊…不管路多崎 因為有你做陣行
啊…講話會大聲 因為朋友你作伴
啊…有你我尚大
啊…有你我一定贏

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