Wednesday, December 9, 2020

【Code Geass】A new series is in the works!


At the announcement of the new Code Geass project, which was streamed live on December 5, the two new projects for the next decade of Geass, the
"Code Geass Genesic Re:CODE" and
"Code Geass: Z of Recapture" has been announced.

1. Code Geass Genesic Re:CODE


The game is said to be a smartphone app game that features all the characters of the Geass world from all the previous anime and comics.

The story revolves around the main character Al who have lost their memories and are bent on revenge,the heroine Gigi, and other new characters , join and fight with various Geass characters in the Geass world.

The main part of the story is supervised by Taniguchi Goro and Okochi Ichiro.


2. Code Geass: Z of Recapture


The only thing we know now is that the story of Code Geass: Zed of Retrieval is from Lelouch of the Resurrection and beyond!

What is the "Z"??
Z = ZERO
That's about as far as we can expect.

ZERO is the name and symbol used by Lelouch to play the "dark hero" in Code Geass.

I don't know if characters like Lelouch and C.C. will appear yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing what they'll be like.





Sunday, November 29, 2020

First new book release in nine years【The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya】


    Exhibitor: https://www.bs11.jp

Around 2005, when the Otaku culture was at its most active, the most famous book was The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.In 2006, the anime began and is arguably the biggest hit of the 2000s.

The recent announcement of the release of The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, the first new work in the series in nine and a half years, was also a big deal, and it proved to be still very popular.

1. Summary

 Kyon is a student at North High School in Nishinomiya. He is dragged along by his classmate, the titular Haruhi Suzumiya, an eccentric schoolgirl who seeks supernatural phenomena and figures, such as aliens, time travelers, and espers. With Kyon's reluctant help, Haruhi establishes a club called the "SOS Brigade" (SOS団, Esu-Ō-Esu Dan), short for "Spreading excitement all Over the world with Haruhi Suzumiya Brigade" (世界を大いに盛り上げるための涼宮ハルヒの団, Sekai o Ōini Moriageru Tame no Suzumiya Haruhi no Dan) (In the school's official paperwork Kyon renamed it "Support the Student Body by Overworking to Make the World a Better Place Student Service Brigade") to investigate mysterious events. Haruhi soon recruits three additional members: the laconic bibliophile Yuki Nagato, the shy and timid Mikuru Asahina, and the unflappable transfer student Itsuki Koizumi. These members soon reveal themselves to Kyon to be the types of extraordinary characters that Haruhi seeks. They have been sent by their respective secret organizations to observe Haruhi—who is unaware that she possesses destructive reality warping powers—and to prevent these powers from being unleashed. Each of the three believe that it would be dangerous were Haruhi to discover she had such powers. Together with Kyon, they work to keep life interesting for Haruhi and to prevent her from becoming bored enough to imagine a new world, as they and their organizations fear that this would destroy the current world.                                                                                                        (Exhibitor:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya)

2. The charm of the melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya?

2.1 Ingenious Story.

The theme of the extraordinary in everyday life, the personalities of the characters shine through.
As you can see in the synopsis, Haruhi forms the SOS group as soon as she enters school and attempts to discover the wonders of the world.
But, of course, it's not easy to encounter mysterious happenings, no matter how many groups Haruhi have formed.
On the other hand, the protagonist Kyon encounters various mysteries after the formation of the SOS group.
In fact, other than Kyon, all the members of the SOS group are special people: Nagato Yuki is an alien, Asahina Mikuru is a futurist, and Furuizumi Kazuki is a psychic.
Haruhi is even more special; she has the ability to make the world work the way she wants it to, which is why she was able to gather these special people into the group. She doesn't realize that.
Revealing to Haruhi that she has such abilities or the existence of mysterious things is an absolute secret, as the world could change dramatically.

Kyon and the other members of the group pretend to be normal in front of Haruhi, but solve various incidents caused by Haruhi in secret. Many viewers must have been fascinated by such an unusual part of their daily lives.


2.2 Fun music

The famous music of Haruhi is the ending song "Hare Harure Yucai" and the song "God Knows...”

The ending of the song "Hare Harureleukai" is famous for the Haruhi Dance.
The way the characters danced during the ending of the show was what we used to call it. All the geeks in those days could dance, and it was a tremendous boom. But what was even more amazing was the fact that prisoners were dancing in a Philippine prison.


  [Exhibitor : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpiBWjy-nJU&feature=emb_title]

God Knows..." was played in episode 12, "Live Alive".


                                         [Exhibitor :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWB01IuMvzA]

It's not that you can't hear the heat they put on this song, but you can hear their "feelings" through their voice, which is not a technical thing.
It's not about the technique, it's about the "feeling" that comes through his voice. Humans have the ability to feel without saying a word. Have you ever had the experience of being able to feel the tension of the people around you?
It's no surprise that you can feel their "feelings" by listening to the "song".

3. Conclusion

For the first time in nine years, a new book has been released and is once again in the spotlight.

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Saturday, November 21, 2020

【Demon Slayer】Currently the most vigorous comic in Japan.

[Exhibitor : hulu 鬼滅の刃]

 Demon Slayer that was serialized in the weekly magazine(Shone Jump) from 2016 to May 2020.



 Both anime and comic have become extremely popular in Japan. 
If you watch the video below,you can understand  the unusual sales of this comic.
                        More sales than ONEPICE.

                       [Movie]Top 10 annual sales ranking by comics





 The film currently in theaters has become an even bigger hit than Avatar in Japan.
                                       [Exhibitor : https://kimetsu.com/anime/]

1. Summary

 One day, the protagonist, Tanjiro, has his family slaughtered by a demon.
somehow been turned into a demon.
 In order to defeat the demon and return her sister to human form, Tanjiro begins to slay the demon.

2. How did it become so popular?

2.1 Intriguing characters.

 Starting with the protagonist Tanjiro(炭治郎)・Nezuko(禰豆子), Demon Slayer has many fascinating characters.
                                        [Exhibitor : https://img.animanch.com/2019/09/9dae4ae1.jpg]

 Every character in Demon Slayer has a distinct personality. The background of their personalities is also well-drawn, and the structure of the story allows the reader to become emotionally involved with each person and demon.

2.2 Simple Story

 The subject of this manga is simply slaying demons.
Both the "purpose" of the characters and who the enemy is are clear and easy to understand. However, there is also a story called "The Past of the demon".  
The demon was originally human.

Even demons had an important family. When an demons becomes an demons, it has vague memories of its human days, but just before it dies, it can recall its old memories like a lantern. Just before they die, however, their old memories can come back to life like a lantern. Such sad episodes also add depth to the story.

2.3 Powerful animation

 The biggest reason for the popularity of Demon Slayer is probably the anime.
There are many parts of this comic that are slightly less powerful and the drawings are not terribly good.

But I think it was the anime's careful attention to detail and the addition of the power and complementary features that sparked the popularity of the manga.

Episode 19 is especially popular as a divine episode.
The first time I saw it, I had goosebumps! I think it depends on the drawings and direction. I felt the level of Japanese animation production technology was high!
It's similar to the reaction in the video below.

Nice Reaction Movie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6xrxdTDnf8

  [Exhibitor : https://xtrend.nikkei.com/atcl/contents/18/00311/00006/?SS=imgview&FD=1578265094]

3. Conclusion

 I introduced the Demon Slayer, which has become a social phenomenon in Japan today. It is an interesting content for both children and adults.
 There's a lot more to say about it, but I'll leave it at that for today.

I especially recommend the animation, so why not watch it?

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