DeathNote Movie Coming Soon!

Anime/Manga, Buzz, Entertainment - No Comments » - Posted on May, 18 at 2:11 am

I’ve been counting down the days and anxiously awaiting the arrival of May 20th and 21st and now the long wait is almost over. Allow me clarify for the non-rabid fans, the live-action movie for DeathNote will be playing in select U.S. theaters at 7:30pm! You can get advance tickets now by visiting the Fathomevents.com website - they’re the guys bringing the movie to the US - if you haven’t already gotten them.

Normally when a movie is only going to be shown in “select” theaters I’m out of luck. That’s not the case this time though! The Cinemark at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso is showing it. Big relief there since the only other location “close” to me is the theater in the Cottonwood Mall in Albuquerque. If you’re in El Paso and going on the 21st keep your eyes peeled for a gal in dressed all in black with a Naruto t-shirt (it’ll have Hinata, Kankuro, Temari, and Neji on it), long wallet chains, and an FMA Flamel necklace. Yes I know, total mix-and-match from various series there.

In case you don’t know what the fuss is all about, here’s a quick break down for you. The movie playing in theaters is the English dub version of the live-action movie that aired in Japan a little while back. The movie is a live-action (performed by real people instead of being down in anime-style) adaptation of Ohba Tsugumi’s manga and anime series DeathNote. DN revolves around two main characters, Light Yagami and L Lawliet (”L”). One day by pure luck Light finds the notebook of Ryuk, a shinigami. As you might have guessed, this notebook is no ordinary notebook. Whose ever name is written in the notebook dies. When Light learns of this he vows to rid the world of evil and begins writing the names of criminals into the notebook. However, when the police realize that criminals are dropping dead they call in a young man who is already considered the world’s greatest detective - “L”.

I must confess, there are some days when I desperately wish I could get my hands on a notebook like that. Truth be told though, I’ve always considered the ability to change shape and appearance like a certain blue X-Men villain to be the best ability.

Are you going to be seeing the movie? If you’re a fan of anime and manga, not just DeathNote, or live-action, I really recommend you go and see this if you can. It wasn’t so long ago that the only way one would have a chance to see a movie like this would be to pay outrageous prices on an imported copy!

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Back Into the Swing of Things

Anime/Manga - No Comments » - Posted on May, 17 at 7:15 am

I played around with a few drabbles here and there, but for the most part I had pretty much thrown in the towel when it came to writing, both fanfiction and my original works. I just didn’t feel like any of it was worth seeing the light of day.

Despite still feeling this way, chapter -102 just completely got the creative juices pumping and I had to let them flow or I’d just burst. I’ll try not to spoil it too much, but basically, an incident has occurred involving the vice-captain and captain of the 9th division. Things have gotten very serious so Yamamto decides to send three captains along with the “captain” and “vice-captain” of the Kido Corps to investigate. Kyouraku Shunsui points out how dangerous it would be to send both leaders of the Kido Corps and volunteers his Vice-Captain for the job - Yadomaru Lisa. As a result, we now have all of the future Vizards gathering together in one place.

I couldn’t help but to wonder if, looking back, Shunsui regretted opening his mouth. His logic was right; it would have been devastating to loose the heads of the Kido Corps. But then again, in the end it will cost him his Vice-Captain. We know Soul Society will view the Vizards as outlaws and give them the boot. So what did this do to him, knowing that he was the cause of her misfortune? What are Lisa’s thoughts on him? The Vizard hate shinigami, so does she hate and or possibly blame him? And then of course you can’t ignore the similarities between Lisa and her successor Nanao.

So yes, I could not resist writing a short story about these three.

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Silly Kitties? Invest in a Safe Alternative

Buzz, Home Life, Paw Prints - No Comments » - Posted on May, 17 at 6:54 am

I love poinsettias, they have nice big green leaves and the flower itself is a rich vibrant red. Poinsettias also come in other colors, sure, but the classic red will always be my favorite. I love and like to have them in the house year-round, not just during Christmas. Now, there is a bit of a misconception that poinsettias are a toxic plant. They can cause an allergic reaction, if you’re say allergic to latex, but they’re not actually toxic.

Unless you have cats that think the leaves are just to die for. Consumption of poinsettias by animals will lead to diarrhea and vomiting. Now, we used to be able to keep poinsettias in the house, because they were completely uninteresting to Isis and Misty. However, that’s not the case with Denali. She looks at them and sees an all you can eat buffet. now that Isis spends most of her time indoors, she’s taken to eying the house plants and helping herself.

As a result, aside from a couple of planters with sweet grass for the kitties to nibble on, we have nothing but silk plants in the house now.

Silk plants are great because they’re easy to take care of. Pick the container and location you want them in and you’re done. Sure you have to dust and clean them, but when you compare the time spent on cleaning them once in a while to the time spent on watering, pruning, and the overall care that goes with a living plant it’s nothing. No worries about it getting enough sunlight (or too much) aphids and insects taking over, putting nutrients in the soil, watering, pruning dead leaves and stems - none of that fuss. And you still get that beautiful green look.

Of course, for me, the real benefit is I’m not bringing something into the house that poses a threat to my oddball kitties.

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Kubo Is Coming…

Anime/Manga - 2 Comments » - Posted on May, 15 at 5:22 pm

Did you just let out a “OMFG!” when you read this blog post’s title and/or saw the image to your left? If you did, you might be happy to know that was my reaction when I saw that banner on the ShonenJump homepage.

For those who don’t know, Kubo (Kubo Tite) is the manga-ka (creator) of Bleach. Ah, now it all makes sense right?

Needless to say, hearing that the creator of one of my all time favorite series is coming to the US just made my day. The chance to meet the man who has built such a complex and deep series that cannot be simply summed up as a “shonen series” is the dream of a lifetime. The Anime News Network is reporting that a similar banner can also be found on the Viz website as well and that it is encouraging people to sign up for the newsletter. ANN also remarked on how Viz has, in the past, hosted other manga-ka at the Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.

Will Kubo be seen there or will he be making an appearance at one of the upcoming anime cons instead? Ooh! I’m dying of suspense over here! I can’t wait until more information becomes available. In the mean time I’m going to go hunt down and read chapter -102 of the manga. I’ve glimpsed some spoilers and it looks like this week we’re going to see, at least, how Kensei becomes a Vizard, and probably Mashiro as well.

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It’s Almost That Time Again Folks

Entertainment - 2 Comments » - Posted on May, 15 at 4:45 am

Time for what, you ask? Why it’s almost time for the Wimbledon Championships, that’s what. Now I’m not going to tell you that I am a dedicated tennis fan, or that Wimbledon is the equivalent of the Superbowl or the World Series to me. That would be lying on my part, for me, tennis is an entertaining sport to watch. Definitely more interesting to me than baseball or golf.

In our house there is only one tennis fan, only one person who religiously marks down the starting days and the match schedules. Only one person will set the vcr to record the day’s matches in our house, and if I’d had the money I would have gifted this person with an airplane ticket, hotel accommodations, and Wimbledon tickets for Mother’s Day. Yes, my mother is the tennis fan, and let me tell you, it’s a darn good thing I do enjoy watching tennis. She would have disowned me otherwise. My mother has always wanted to attend Wimbledon at least once in her lifetime, and honestly, I think I would like to go at least once as well, if only to see if anyone can put Tarango’s infamous…temper tantrum…to shame. There have been several little (and not so little) temper tantrums thrown during the matches, but Jeff Tarango’s will always live in infamy in my mind. Who is ever going to forget this guy stomping off and his wife slapping an umpire?

My favorite matches to watch are definately the gentlemen and ladies’ singles. My mom prefers the doubles and the men’s singles. I’m not sure what her logic is for preferring those matches, but the reason I prefer the singles is because they always have a more intense and exciting air about them. Nothing can compare with an athlete who knows it’s all about them and the skill and mindset they bring to the game. There’s no teammate to cover for them or help them out - it’s all them and it’s make or break. Are you getting ready for Wimbledon?

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