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Halo Legends

Jay — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:25:56 +0000

No, this isn’t a review about the game Halo, but rather a collection of anime short stories revolving around the universe of Halo.

Like the Animatrix DVD which was released after the Matrix movie trilogy, Halo Legends is comprised of stories produced by some of the best anime producers in Japan, such as Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C, and Toei Animation.

But unlike the Animatrix, the anime in Halo Legends is more like a hit or miss affair. Some of the stories and animation is great but some are not so. I think what the producers did is to cater to a wide range of anime styles, which is why there are some episodes that are very artististic, serious and has great production values while there are some that tries to be funny and is targetted to a more younger audience, like the one produced by Toei Animation that has a lot of Dragonball elements, such as super-powered beings. Just imagine Goku hanging out with a Spartan!

The gems in this DVD is “The Duel” and “The Package”, which was done by Production I.G and Casio Entertainment, respectively.

The Duel follows an Arbiter named Fal who does not want to follow the Covenant religion, which irked one of the Prophets, who accuses Fal of heresy. The Prophet then sends another Elite to kill Fal’s wife in order to drag him to a trap.

This episode is classic Production I.G, having very strong action scenes and a stylized approach to the animation. It’s like watching a water-colored painting come to life. Very cool!

The last episode is The Package and is purely 3D CGI animation. Although the animation of the characters is sometimes stiff, the non-stop action more than makes up for some of this episode’s shortcomings.

All in all, this DVD would really cater only to the Halo fanboys, but if you still want to watch this and skip some of the lamer episodes and just watch the good stuff, then I highly recommend The Duel and The Package.

Rating: 5/10

Alodia and Echo doing the Chicken Dance

Jay — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:24:28 +0000

Wow! Alodia can dance! Cool!

Via Otaku Meme:

Popular Filipina cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao did the Orange Chicken Dance with actor Jericho Rosales at the Chowking 25th Anniversary Bloggers Nite on March 17 at The Fort.

Video taken by Yahoo! Southeast Asia producer Janie Octia.

[EDIT: Saw this vid of Monique a.k.a. Geisha Girl also doing the Chicken Dance at the same event, so might as well add it here. ^_^]

e-Games Domination IV on April 10

Jay — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:04:48 +0000

April 10, 2010

e-Games Domination IV
April 10, 2010
SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia

Source: e-Games

Itsuki Kannagi

Jay — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:51:18 +0000

Itsuki Kannagi
Sora Kake Girl
Wave Corporation

Been a long time since I posted a Figure photoshoot. Almost a year, in fact! ^^;

Anyway, I took advantage of a short vacation to do a long overdue shoot of this figure, which I bought last December.

Itsuki Kannagi is from the anime series Sora Kake Girl or The Girl Who Leapt Through Space. I did watch the first few episodes of this anime, which I think has very cool visual effects since its a futuristic space-based anime. But the convoluted plot and weird storyline kept me from watching the whole thing. I might still watch the whole series though if I can find some extra time to do it. XD

Like most Wave figures, this has some slight imperfections, particularly on the hair areas.

Itsuki Kannagi comes with a beach-themed base which I didn’t take too many pics of since I did this shoot on a resort and not on the beach. And besides, she looks much better without a base.

The figure also comes with a little companion on a flying board thingy.

Kinda like the Silver Surfer, except that he isn’t silver and he isn’t cool like the Surfer dude.

And here he is, floating in mid-air.

You can see some slight imperfections behind the boob area, which is ok since you won’t really notice it unless you display the figure backwards at an angle. XD

All shots taken on location at The Farm in Batangas.

K-On! premieres March 16 on Animax

Jay — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:44:00 +0000

March 16, 2010

K-On! is premiering 16 March 2010, airing Tuesdays 8pm

In her first year at high school, Yui Hirasawa is searching for a club to join. At the same time, drummer Ritsu and her bassist friend Mio are trying to save the school’s pop music club from being closed down due to a shortage of members. Managing to recruit Tsumugi to play the keyboard, they need just one more member to allow the club to continue running.

Unable to even read sheet music, Yui joins thinking she will play the castanets, the only instrument she can play, while the other three girls think she is a guitar prodigy… Comedy ensues as the trio helps Yui learn to play the guitar, with the four eventually making a great girl band in time to play at the school’s festival.

Source: Animax