Friday, October 30, 2015

Sketchpad Wishes

Sparkster
Better version of Brave Frontier OC: Hermes
Any Brave Frontier character (ie: Quaid, Karl, etc)
Yoshi
Sparkster
Breath of Fire
Megaman/Rockman
Sonic
Starfox's Arwing
Rynex/Fire Leo
Any realistic Portrait
Any realistic automobile
Asurada
Mach 5
Cybuster
Link (Legend of zelda); Ended up sketching Toon Link more than once and losing them. Need to do it again.
Anything Digital
Seiya characters (especially Gold Saints). Various times.
Gunstar Heroes (Needs working on)
Dinosaurs
Realistic sketch of my dog
Alphonse/Ingram (Patlabor)
Monster Rancher characters (Mocchi, Tiger, Zan)
Japanese armor/clothing
Scenery
Anything with digital accessories/anything digital

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Doggie TO-DO LIST!

Something I should do or aspire to do.

- YUKIKAZE (book) review
- Reaction to Star Wars: Force Reawakens trailer.
- Impressions of Gundam Iron Blood Orphans (1-3 eps)
- Vol 3 - 4 Soul of Gold review; forgot something about ep 5
- Draw the ARWING!
- A freakin' NEW (3rd one?) sketch of Toon Link.
- Return to Mario 3 and Guardian Legend, even though I'm still screwed


Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Current Watchlist (oct 20)

I think this is too much ^.^; NOTE: These list reflect, I think, 2-3 years especially the completed series. I might narrow the lists as time passes. Bold means new.

  Animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-blooded Orphans (機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ)
  Comment: Already three eps in, and I'm already loving the theme. Don't have a cemented opinion just yet. 

- GARO: Crimson Moon
Comment: 2nd animated installment. Not that excited just yet.

- One Punch Man Comment: Comedy and serious + MADHOUSE = this show. It should be an easy win no? Because we love sucking in that stuff; Also JAM PROJECT for Enjoying it so far. And to my complete utter surprise -- Hiroko Moriguchi for ED. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME!!!!

 - GUNDAM THE ORIGIN

 - JOJO'S Bizare Adventures (PART II)
Comment: I am slow. "OH MY GOOOOOD!"~ Joseph

 - WAR OF LODOSS (OVA series)

  TOKUSATSU/SPECIAL I usually watch the programs of Super Hero Time weekend.

- Shuriken Sentai NinNinger
- Kamen Rider Ghost (coming in October) (SUPER HERO TIME week!)

  Comics
- GANGSTA
- BLEACH
- Hunter x Hunter Catch up
- Magi: Magic Labyrinth catch up

  ON HOLD/Unsure/Slow (TV)
- D.GRAYMAN
- Shipuu Iron Leaguer
- Mobile Police PATLABOR (;___;)
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ 
- Kamen Rider Series (OOO, W, Blade/Ken)
- Super Sentai Series (Go-Busters, Kaizoku (pirate) Sentai Gokaiger, Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, Ninpou Sentai Hurricanger, Go-Onger, Zyuranger, Boukenger, Gekisou Sentai Carranger)
- Other Tokusatsu (GARO Tami no Terasu, Ryukendo)
 - Sword Art Online (S1)
- Legend of Daikyumaru GAIKING
- Choujuu Kishin Dancougar
- Stop!! Hibari Kun!
- Tekkaman Blade
- Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato
- Casshern Sins - GetBackers
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan (OVA)
- Zoids Genesis
- Higurashi When They Cry
- Junjou Romantica (maybe, maybe not)

  ON HOLD/Unsure/Slow (BOOK/COMIC)
- CLAYMORE
- Nokizaru
- Wolf Guy : Ookami no Monshou
- Nabari No Ou
 - Sailor Moon (Stuck at Dead Moon Circus.)
- Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho - Saint Seiya Next Dimension - Saint Seiya Episode G

  COMPLETED (Recent)
- Kamen Rider Drive
Comment: It's like, since I started from Fourze, the villains have been idiots.

- SAINT SEIYA: Soul of Gold (聖闘士星矢 - 黄金魂 soul of gold-)

- Heroic Legend of Arslan ( Arakawa ver.)
Comment: Tch. Arslan was average. I'll post a list of what I think was good about it.

 - SAILOR MOON Crystal
- Aldnoah ZERO (S1, S2)
- Gundam Build Fighters TRY
- Gundam Build Fighters
- Gundam: Reconquista of G
- GARO: The Animation
- Bandit Daughter Ronja (Ronja Rövardotter)
- PSYCHO PASS 2
- Terra Formars
- The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachi nu)
- NARUTO (COMIC), including NARUTO Gaiden.
- HELLSING ULTIMATE (OVA) - FREE! (Season 1)
- Kamen Rider Gaim
- Mobile Suit Gundam-san
- Gundam UNICORN
- PSYCHO PASS (S1, S2)
- FAFNER of the Azure (Season 1)
- Captain Earth - Knights of Sidonia (S1)
- Knights of SIDONIA: The Ninth Planet war (シドニアの騎士 第九惑星戦役)
- Nobunaga The Fool
- BUDDY COMPLEX
- BUDDY COMPLEX: Conclusion (バディ・コンプレックス 完結編 ―あの空に還る未来で―)
- Gundam Build Fighters (S1)
- Saint Seiya OMEGA
- Windaria
- Kamen Rider Gaim
- Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (THANK YOU!)
- Kamen Rider Wizard
- Mobile Suit ZETA Gundam
- GARO Makai Senki (Season 2)
- Saint Seiya: LOST CANVAS
- The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls (YxM)
 - Eureka Seven (TV series)
- Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows Movie
- Eureka Seven AO (TV series)

- GARO Season 1
 - GARO: Red Requiem (movie)
- GARO Gaiden stories, including KIBA Gaiden
 - Mokei Senshi Gunpla Builders Beginning G
 - Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
 - Macross Zero - Macross Plus
- Katekyo Hitman Reborn (comic only)
- Kamen Rider Fourze
- MS IGLOO Series (Apocalypse 0079 & Hidden One Year War)
- MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Front

  BOOKS/STORIES
- The Martian (Own)
- Breath of Fire Complete Works (own)
- AMERICAN SNIPER (Own)
- Looking for a new Jurassic Park novel.
- LEGEND OF ZELDA: Hyrule Historia (Own)
- Pirates Latitudes (Completed)
- Shoninki: Ninja Teachings (yep, want it)
- The GodFather (Still wondering)
 - The adventures of the brave Flute by Asakura Rei (勇者フルートの冒険)
 - Haou Taikei Ryu Knight: DARK LORD

Friday, October 9, 2015

References for my first review

原作 - 車田正美 (original creator - Kurumada Masami) 企画 - 森下孝三、清水慎治、川城和実 プロデューサー - 梅澤淳稔、寺本知資、仲吉治人、前川伸二 シリーズディレクター - 古田丈司 (Furuta Takeshi) シリーズ構成・脚本 - 竹内利光 デザインワークス - 追崎史敏 メインキャラクターデザイン - 本橋秀之 ゲストデザイン - 森本由布希 ゲストデザイン(神闘士) - 西野文那 小物デザイン - 内田シンヤ 美術監督 - 海野よしみ(プロダクション・アイ) 色彩設計 - 舟田圭一(Wish) 撮影監督 - 大泉鉱(T2studio) 撮影監督補佐 - 石黒瑠美(T2studio) 編集 - 西村英一(タバック) 特殊効果 - T2studio ラインテスト - 超京 音楽 - 佐橋俊彦 音楽監督 - 本田保則 音響効果 - 今野康之 録音 - 松田悟 演技事務 - 上保裕資 音楽制作 - タバック 録音スタジオ - 東映デジタルセンター オンライン編集 - 東映デジタル・ラボ アニメーション制作協力 - ブリッジ 制作 – 東映アニメーション、バンダイビジュアル 製作 - 「聖闘士星矢 黄金魂」製作委員会

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Retro-Watch Reccommentation: WINDARIA (anime)!

I'm going to make new topics: Retro-watch/Retro-Read. Recommendations and review.

Windaria, full title is Fairy Tail War Windaria (童話めいた戦史ウインダリア), is a 1986 Japanese anime movie. Easily a clear depiction of humans led by their various mental fancies, mixed with Romeo and Juliet. How things can spiral down to Hell in over an hour. Because there isn't much time, a short story should make a fixed point. Directed by Yuyama Kunihiko (GoShogun, Pokemon Series, Orange Road, Slayers movies, Galazy Express) and script/idea from Fujiwara Keisuke (tons of sci-fi and tokusatsu).

I might review it one day if I can remember the details. One of my favorite singers performing a heartrending ED theme.


Monday, October 5, 2015

Old Thoughts of Jojo Part 1

And old ramble on TVアニメ『WING ITジョジョの奇妙な冒険』back when the year started.

Old thoughts on Tokkyuger

Express Sentai TOKKYUGER (or TQGer; 烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー) ended back in Spring 2015, opening for the newest ninja sentai NinNinger

Emperor Zed was a pretty stubborn fellow I got to say. No ending spoilers, but a certain scene had me in tears. There isn't a person in the world who doesn't live the life of a child, and the center point of Tokkyuger's story was the mental strength of children. Some would probably argue that it's an asspull power, especially for the ending, but I think the whole point was nostalgia.

I think I'll give Tokkyu 3 out of 5. Maybe 3.5 because I wasn't disappointed and it was a cute show, but it looks like NinNin will make up for it. Loved Raito/Right; he was cute as a friggin' bunny (no pun intended for the President). Not really into the bad guys, especially after Kyoryuger when its villains had so much personality. Even with Aigaron, Candelera, and Luckiero, Dogoldo played the straight guy. But geez, Deboss frickin' sucked (luckily, C.V Okawa Toru is a bit more menacing in Aldnoah Zero). Zed's nobles are like "Bow to heika heika heika!" Sans a few of course, particularly Noire. Schwarz makes things interesting; Zed maintains a little mysteriousness until the end, which was a little disappointing, but his brutality makes up for it.

Loved the crows and their fancy design. They probably could fit for a sentai about criminal organizations (ie: mafia) KHR Sentai. Count Nero has a similar fancy design.

Won't forget Yamaguchi Kappei. He voices Ticket the Rainbow Line Conductor's puppet, but more importantly he voiced the Tokkyu toys and train announcer.

"Scooooope! Stay clear! Please stay clear!" The scope train wasn't used much though. How unfortunate. And there's "[Color] RESSHAAAAAAA!" (ie: Red liner!)

I like the drill train finish too. "ALRIIIIIIGHT! ALRIIIIIIGHT!" Just like what you hear in construction. It's near perfect.

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Pros of Heroic Legend of Arslan (TV series; SPOILERS)

Inspired by reaction/review vids of Mastacell, he asked the question what was so good about the show?
Apparently I can't cover spoilers that well it seems, and I'll just make a list.
  • Daryun being a tough ass guardian 
  • Arlan's character development. From timid to strong. 
  • Savagery of Silvermask 
  • Daryun's fight with Sindura 
  • The battle of Athropene/Pars vs Lustania (sp). 
  • Gieve flirting on Faranghis. 
  • Gadevi's death 
  • Sindura King's funeral. A short scene but beautiful 
  • Marzban Shapir's death. Heart-wrenching. 
  • First meeting with Narsus 
  • Elam and Alfreed's bickering scenes 
  • Silvermask vs Daryun. Both of them. 
  • Zande kind of made the show fun because he was such a screw up 
  • Funeral at former Pars castle (last ep). Castle Emmanuel?