Lucky Star is one of those cutesy series. It revolves around four best friends who are at high school, and there isn't an in-depth or serious storyline. Each episode has a mini storyline - but the main one is how the four girls get through high school, with their clashing personalities.
My favourite characters are Konata and Kagami. Konata is incredibly nerdy and coooool ;) She is obsessed with video games, anime and manga, and I think she's more tomboyish than her friends. Kagami is a fraternal twin of Tsukasa and she is loud and outgoing.
The series focuses on Konata, Kagami, Tsukasa and Miyuki's friendship, and their random escapades along the way. It's probably one of my favourite animes to date, and I'd recommend it for an easy watch, where you don't have to think, and simply watch for leisure.
Contributor: Michelle
Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese. Show all posts
Saturday, 22 November 2008
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Yukimi Daifuku 雪見だいふく
Food enthusiast alert!
I thought I'd write about food today. I tried mochi ice-cream a few months ago, and still haven't grown out of it. My parents used to buy it all the time, but it isn't as readily available anymore unfortunately. Yukimi Daifuku, or mochi ice-cream, is a ball of soft vanilla ice-cream wrapped in mochi and best served fresh out of the freezer.
I personally eat mochi ice-cream when it's been left out to defrost a little, so the ice-cream is a little softer than usual. It comes in different flavours, including vanilla, chocolate and green tea, and I'm sure many more that I'm yet to try!
If you have access to a Japanese/Asian supermarket, I'd definitely recommend you to go and buy a box of these. So. Good!
Contributor: Michelle
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Review: Hot Gimmick
The story revolves around Hatsumi Narita, a passive 16-year old girl who lives in a company housing complex that is ruled by the tyrannical Mrs. Tachibana, the wife of the company's vice president. How a family behaves in the housing complex can affect an employee's status in the company. When her promiscuous younger sister Akane thinks she might be pregnant, poor Hatsumi gets talked into buying her a pregnancy test. Unfortunately, things don't go exactly as planned and Hatsumi is blackmailed by Ryoki Tachibana, the bratty, geeky teenage son of the powerful Tachibana family who bullied her as a kid, into being his slave.I LOVED THIS SERIES! That's all i have to say about it really...
Hot Gimmick is a shōjo manga so it's a boy-likes-girl situation, with so many twists to it that I wouldn't call it a typical shōjo. There's a lot of potential guys for Hatsumi so you don't know for sure who's gonna end up with you, which is why i really liked it.
I also really like the drawings but then again I don't really mind drawings in manga (it's more the story I'm after). The guys were drawn really well and the lead girl, Hatsumi, wasn't made out to be this overly pretty (OTA) girl but she was still really "kawaii".
The plot was also really good... not too complicated but not "guessable". Plus I HATE it when a manga series is tooo long, i just end up getting bored and Hot Gimmick is only 12 volumes so you don't get bored easily with it. There's just the right mix of romance stuff, sad/soppy stuff and comedy in it so...
Read here: Hot Gimmick manga.
Contributor: Dulce
Saturday, 2 August 2008
Top Drama Recommendations
I wanted to make a list of my recommended dramas for people who have no idea what to watch next or who have just discovered Asian dramas. I used to search for hours and hours (slight exaggeration) for a good drama to watch, only to get bored after 10 minutes of watching it, so here's a guide to help you avoid that!
Korean Dramas:
PS. I know posts have been so irregular for the past month or so... I've just been on holiday so i haven't updated the blog for ageess (thanks Michelle for keeping it up though ^^ ). Things are starting to fall back into place though and I will be posting more soon :)
Contributor: Dulce
Korean Dramas:
- Goong (Princess Hours) - Yoon Eun Hye is in it... need I say more? S'all good :)
- Coffee Prince - Again, I loved the cast. YEH is the female lead, plus a really hot guy that I always forget the name of...
- My Girl - LEE DONG WOOK - yupp 'nuff said. Cute story + I loved the girl in it (Lee Da Hae).
- Full House - Bi Rain and Song Hye Gyo... really funny although could be more romantic.
- Autumn Tale - One of the older ones and it's completely different to the rest. If you like crying your eyes out then this one's for you.
- Hana Yori Dango 1+2 - I cannot recommend this enough. JUST GO WATCH IT OK?!
- A Litre of Tears - I actually did cry a litre of tears. not so much a romance drama but it got me so .. ;]
- Nodame Cantabile - "gyaboooo" o___0 no i am not psycho.. you'll get it when you watch the drama
- Hotaru no Hikari - stars Ayase Haruka
- Gokusen 1-3 - It's not exactly a "must watch" but watching a comic drama about a school of boys doesn't hurt a bit.
- Meteor Garden - the drama that started it all... watch it if you haven't (Barbie + Zaizai).
- Mars - the drama after the drama that started it all ;P hahah same leads.
- Devil Beside You - Mike He and Kingone anyone? Dont forget Rainie Yang too :)
- Why Why love - the trio again but completely different story. I prefered this one though.
- It Started With A Kiss - Cuteee girl-loves-guy-who-doesn't-care-but-then-falls-for-thegirl-but-doesn't- admit-it-till-the-end story.
PS. I know posts have been so irregular for the past month or so... I've just been on holiday so i haven't updated the blog for ageess (thanks Michelle for keeping it up though ^^ ). Things are starting to fall back into place though and I will be posting more soon :)
Contributor: Dulce
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
Review: Hana Yori Dango (Korean)
Such a late post! omg.But i just couldn't help it...this news came out earlier this year (around april i think) but i've only been able to find out about it recently (this morning actually =/) hahhaI practically read the whole article with my mouth open! I can't believe they're re-making it =D
Both the Taiwanese and the Japanese versions were very popular all over asia. Even though i saw the Taiwanese version first... i fell in love with the Japanese version (highly due to Matsujun playing Domyouji ;)
Korean Version (Poster)
I hope the Korean version stays true to the manga just as the two other versions did! I think this was one of the factors that made the previous versions extremely popular and changing the storyline in anyway would upset fans who've gotten to know and love the characters.
The production team in charge of the remake will be Group Eight (as selected by the orginial writer of the manga, Kamio Yoko). Group Eight were also responsible for producing other popular dramas such as Goong S and Fantasy Couple.
Group Eight have have said that “rather than casting based on popularity alone, we’re going for actors in the Korean F4 who fit the original characters best". I agree with what they've said and i think choosing actors based just on popularity would be a big mistake... i think they would certainly have to have that "ooompf" xD and deliver the personality and charisma that each F4 character oooozes (namely hanawa rui! loll)
Currently, the favourite to play Makino Tsukushi is Yoon Eun Hye but it's still not final so this could still change... i 'd also like to see Lee Dong Wook play a part in the series (I loved him in my girl ^^ )
Howeverr,. i've read that Kim Hyun Jung has been chosen to play Rui. I haven't really seen him in a drama so i can't say if i like him or not..
i've seen a couple of his pictures and yeahh he's pretty cute but i hope it's not just his face he'll bring to the table ^^
Kim Hyun Jung
PS : when is HYD movie actually coming out? or is it out?? someone get back to me on this please! :)
Contributor: Dulce
Both the Taiwanese and the Japanese versions were very popular all over asia. Even though i saw the Taiwanese version first... i fell in love with the Japanese version (highly due to Matsujun playing Domyouji ;)
Korean Version (Poster)
Hana Yori Dango (Jdorama)
Meteor Garden (Tdrama)
I hope the Korean version stays true to the manga just as the two other versions did! I think this was one of the factors that made the previous versions extremely popular and changing the storyline in anyway would upset fans who've gotten to know and love the characters.
The production team in charge of the remake will be Group Eight (as selected by the orginial writer of the manga, Kamio Yoko). Group Eight were also responsible for producing other popular dramas such as Goong S and Fantasy Couple.
Group Eight have have said that “rather than casting based on popularity alone, we’re going for actors in the Korean F4 who fit the original characters best". I agree with what they've said and i think choosing actors based just on popularity would be a big mistake... i think they would certainly have to have that "ooompf" xD and deliver the personality and charisma that each F4 character oooozes (namely hanawa rui! loll)
Currently, the favourite to play Makino Tsukushi is Yoon Eun Hye but it's still not final so this could still change... i 'd also like to see Lee Dong Wook play a part in the series (I loved him in my girl ^^ )
Howeverr,. i've read that Kim Hyun Jung has been chosen to play Rui. I haven't really seen him in a drama so i can't say if i like him or not..
i've seen a couple of his pictures and yeahh he's pretty cute but i hope it's not just his face he'll bring to the table ^^
Kim Hyun Jung
PS : when is HYD movie actually coming out? or is it out?? someone get back to me on this please! :)
Contributor: Dulce
Saturday, 21 June 2008
Review: Skip Beat!
I love this series by Nakamura Yoshiki. Completely original and the content isn't the same, worn-out, boy meets girl, girl meets boy storyline.
Even though Kyoko works three jobs, can't afford nice clothes and makeup, and doesn't attend high school, she still feels like a fairytale princess because she is living with her very own Prince Charming, her childhood friend and new pop idol Sho.
Unfortunately, Kyoko discovers that Sho's feelings for her are less than glamorous; in fact, he is only interested in her as a maid and housekeeper. On learning this, Kyoko's sweet and innocent dreams are replaced forever by one desperate dream: to get revenge! She will do anything to beat Sho at his own game, show business, whether it be scraping gum off floors or carrying actresses across mountains! But, can getting revenge regain what she has lost: the ability to love?
I came across the series on the "most popular manga" part of Mangafox. Anyway I started reading it partly because of how good the drawings were (I actually cannot read old manga purely because the drawings just put me off) but even in the first few pages of the first chapter it was actually pretty funny.
Not for those that want the soppy, doki doki storyline all the way through... can't talk much cause that includes me at times but this is worth the read! The series is currently ongoing but its a pretty long story so unless you read non-stop you're good for content.
This manga is definitely in my favourites: funny, unique and so cute at the same time, I'd definitely read the first few chapters before deciding on reading/not reading it!
Contributor: Ciemuna
Even though Kyoko works three jobs, can't afford nice clothes and makeup, and doesn't attend high school, she still feels like a fairytale princess because she is living with her very own Prince Charming, her childhood friend and new pop idol Sho.
Unfortunately, Kyoko discovers that Sho's feelings for her are less than glamorous; in fact, he is only interested in her as a maid and housekeeper. On learning this, Kyoko's sweet and innocent dreams are replaced forever by one desperate dream: to get revenge! She will do anything to beat Sho at his own game, show business, whether it be scraping gum off floors or carrying actresses across mountains! But, can getting revenge regain what she has lost: the ability to love?
I came across the series on the "most popular manga" part of Mangafox. Anyway I started reading it partly because of how good the drawings were (I actually cannot read old manga purely because the drawings just put me off) but even in the first few pages of the first chapter it was actually pretty funny.
Not for those that want the soppy, doki doki storyline all the way through... can't talk much cause that includes me at times but this is worth the read! The series is currently ongoing but its a pretty long story so unless you read non-stop you're good for content.
This manga is definitely in my favourites: funny, unique and so cute at the same time, I'd definitely read the first few chapters before deciding on reading/not reading it!
Contributor: Ciemuna
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