Poll Result (fav autumn guy in Starry☆Sky)

First of all, I want to say thank you very much for 17 viewers who took participations in my poll by answering who's your favorite autumn character. I really appreciated for your kindness.

The poll result is illustrated by this picture below...

Hoshizuki Kotarou won this poll. Kotarou actually is my favorite autumn character and after this poll, I started to think that most of the viewers think so, too. Haruki Naoshi got the second place in the poll but for me, he is my number three. Mizushima Iku is in the third place in the poll. Honestly I hate his character because of his 'habit' which related to women. But in my mind, by hating him it looks like I hate myself since I am a Gemini too T_T. However I didn't say that I have that kind of habit. But If I have to choose, I prefer him to Naoshi.

1st place. kampai !!

2nd place

3rd place

Once again, I'd like to say thank you very much and I wish there will be more viewers who would participate on my next poll C:

Angel Beats!

My friend told me to watch Angel Beats! months ago but I had just finished it last week. Now, I wonder why I didn't watch it earlier. After finished watching it, I think this anime is good. It is funny and a little bit sad in the end. This anime has 13 episodes and 1 OVA.

Summary:
Otonashi wakes up in afterlife world without remember anything about his human life before he died. Then he meets Nakamura Yuri, leader of an organization called SSS, Shinda Sekai Sensen (Afterlife Battlefront). She invites him to be SSS member and later on he agrees. The purpose of this organization is to keep fighting against God because of all members' cruel fates in human life. This organization has a prime enemy, Angel or later known that her real name is Tachibana Kanade. Rumor says that everyone who befriends with her would get erased and disappear, however the rumor's not exactly right. Otonashi who realizes it first, befriends with her and invites her to join SSS. After some time, Otonashi regains his human memories and he finds what he wants to do, helping his friends to fulfill their dreams and pass on. Kanade joins Otonashi to do it. This mission's known by Yuri in short time. In the end, after working hard, SSS defeats mysterious shadow monsters and everyone manages to pass on except Otonashi and Kanade. Otonashi then tells Kanade that he loves her and wants to stay together in afterlife world to help other people to pass on. Then Kanade tells him the reason why she is in afterlife world. That is because she wants to thank the person who gave her a donor heart. She tells him that she realize that the person is Otonashi. She thank him and then pass on, leaves Otonashi. In the epilogue, Otonashi recognizes Kanade in human life after reincarnation while she is humming a song from a band from afterlife world and he tries to reaches her. In an alternative epilogue, Otonashi stays in afterlife world and helps people pass on.

Otonashi, Yuri and Kanade

Cast List:
Kamiya Hiroshi as Otonashi Yuzuru
Sakurai Harumi as Nakamura Yuri
Hanazawa Kana as Angel / Tachibana Kanade
Kimura Ryouhei as Hinata Hideki
Kitamura Eri as Yui
Mizushima Takahiro as Takamatsu 
Takagi Shun as Noda
Saitou Fuuko as Shiina
Masuda Yuuki as Fujimaki
Michael Rivas as TK
Tokumoto Eiichirou as Matsushita
Ogata Megumi as Naoi Ayato


Commentary:
After I heard Otonashi speaks some lines in the beginning of this anime, I realizes it's Kamiya Hiroshi. I'm not his big fan but I like his works, especially Miyaji Ryuunosuke in Starry Sky. Otonashi's voice is similar to Ryuunosuke's but Ryuunosuke's is deeper. In my opinion, the story is quite unusual since I don't watch this kind of anime often so I don't really know about it. The main problem of the story is anger to God and I think that is quite controversial. My favorite character is TK because he's so funny. He dances everywhere and often say English phrases which mostly quoted from pop cultures, but surprisingly doesn't understand English well. In my disappointment, this story doesn't have a perfect happy ending as I imagine. For me, the perfect ending is Otonashi will be with Kanade forever, but that doesn't happen. I love this anime's opening so much and the art is fantastic.

Found a creditless opening...

Happy Fasting!

Marhaban Yaa Ramadhan!!

Welcome Ramadhan and Happy Fasting for every Muslim out there. Hope we all can overcome this trial successfully and achieve our victory over our worldly desires on the Holy Day...

May Allah SWT always be with us!

Tears of the Polestar

Tears of the Polestar

Starry☆Sky ～Zodiac sign～ is a set of drama CD. This set has 4 volumes. 'Tears of the Polestar' is the first volume of the set. This 'Tears of Polestar' was released on July 29. It has 2 discs.

Here's the trailer by Honeybee

The next volume titled 'The presence of fellow' will be released on August 26 and has 2 discs.

The presence of fellow

Starry☆Sky ～After Autumn～ Countdown (Updated)

A week to go before the Starry☆Sky ～After Autumn～ release date, August 5. Starting today until the release date (July 29 - August 5), Honeybee makes character countdown on their site. The countdown includes cute picture and countdown voice. It's said that the countdown will be updated daily. Check the site here

a week to go...

6 days to go...

5 days to go...

4 days to go...

3 days to go...

2 days to go...

tomorrow is the day...

the day !

Arakawa Under the Bridge Live Action

I watched Arakawa Under the Bridge some time ago and I got impressions that this anime was very weird and funny. This anime has 2 seasons. The news about Arakawa Under the Bridge live action was already spread for some time. It's said that there will be a live action dorama and movie. The dorama will start airing in late July 2011 and has 10 episodes, while the movie will be released in spring 2012 with the same casts.

Riku and Nino

Synopsis:

Sister, Maria and P-Ko

Ichinomiya Kou is a heir of successful Ichinomiya Company. One day, he falls in to Arakawa river and then saved by a mysterious girl named Nino. After he realizes that he owes his life to Nino, he asks her to say what he must do as a pay back. Then Nino says that Kou must become her boyfriend. Since he doesn't want in debt, Riku accepts that and begin to live in under Arakawa bridge where Nino lives after he's named Riku by the village chief, Soncho. Not long after that, Riku finds out that all the villagers under the bridge are weird. Then the story revolves around Riku's daily life under the bridge together with Nino and all the villagers. 

Cast List:
Hayashi Kento as Riku
Kiritani Mirei as Nino
Oguri Shun as Soncho
Yamada Takayuki as Hoshi
Shirota Yuu as Sister
Katase Nana as Maria
Abe Natsumi as P-Ko
Tezuka Tooru as Shiro
Hiranuma Norihisa as Billy
Arisaka Kurume as Jacqueline
Tokunaga Eri as Stella
Suruga Taro as Last Samurai
Sueoka Takuto as Tetsuo of the Tetsujin Kyoudai

Billy, Jacqueline and Stella

Mashika Raito as Tetsuro of the Tetsujin Kyoudai

Commentary:

Shiro, Last Samurai and Tetsujin Kyoudai

Actually I am little bit disappointed because there're some things in the characters appearances which showed up in the anime but will not show up in the live action such as, Nino's blond hair, Maria's pink hair and Stella's blond hair. I think Hayashi Kento plays as Riku is a right choice. Kento is fit to the role. I recognize Kiritani Mirei who plays as Nino since she played in Hana Kimi, Otomen and Kimi Ni Todoke. I hope she will act well in both dorama and movie. In my opinion, a person who plays as masked character doesn't have to be someone famous. But, the contrary happens in this live action. As you can see in the cast list, Oguri Shun plays as Soncho. I hate "don't really like" Soncho character in the anime but in this live action, my number one favorite actor plays this role. Oooooh nooooo! I beg you to stop, Oguri Shun! Why it must be him!? For God's sake! I am in a dilemma. When I knew it for the first time, I was speechless and didn't know how to react. But I knew it's too late now to stop it, so I must accept it as it is T_T (terribly sorry for exaggerating this). And for the other casts, I hope that they will perform well.

Found the trailer on YouTube

Ouran High School Host Club Live Action

One of my favorite anime, Ouran High School Host Club is made it's live action dorama. This dorama is currently airing now. It started airing on July 22, 2011. I hope that this dorama would be as good as the anime.

Synopsis:
Fujioka Haruhi is poor but she gets a scholarship in an elite school, Ouran High School. One day, while looking for a quite place to study, she gets in to a music room where there's host club. Host club consists of 6 males and their mission is to entertain female guests. Not long after gets in to the room, she accidentally breaks an antique vase which belongs to host club. The club president, Sou Tamaki decides Haruhi will work for the club to pay her debt and she agrees. In order to work as a host, she disguises herself as a boy. After some time, Tamaki realizes that he loves Haruhi. And at the end, finally Haruhi returns his feeling.

Cast List:
Kawaguchi Haruna as Fujioka Haruhi
Yamamoto Yusuke as Suou Tamaki
Daito Shunsuke as Ootori Kyoya
Nakamura Masaya as Morinozuka Takashi
Chiba Yudai as Haninozuka Mitsukuni
Takagi Shinpei as Hitachiin Hikaru
Takagi Manpei as Hitachiin Kaoru
Ryusei Ryo as Nekozawa Umehito 

Commentary:
My favorite characters is Tamaki-sama. Yamamoto Yusuke from Hana Kimi, plays as Tamaki. But honestly, Yamamoto Yusuke palys as Suou Tamaki is kinda sad. I think the cast should be a Japanese-Europe since Tamaki is a Japanese-France. If I could give an advise, I would suggest Shirota Yuu as Sou Tamaki. Shirota Yuu played as Kagurazaka Makoto in Hana Kimi. Since he's Japanese-Spanish actor, he would be perfectly as Tamaki. I don't really know about Kawaguchi Haruna but I hope she would act well. Daito Shunsuke as Kyouya is fine. Nakamura Masaya is cool enough to play as Morinozuka Takashi. And much to my surprise, since I don't really like Nekozawa character in the anime, but Ryusei Ryo is good looking enough to make me melt :D