Haikyuu Anime Review!!! =)

Published November 19, 2014 by Shay Taree

So I just got done watching Haikyuu and omg the series was amazing!!!!! It kept me in the edge of my seat from beginning to end! This show made me laugh, it made me shout for joy, and there was times where it made me mad with what was happening. So here is the synopsis and then my review!

Synopsis: A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata’s love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where it was steamrolled by Tobio Kageyama, a superstar player known as “King of the Court.” Vowing revenge, Hinata applied to the Karasuno High School volleyball club… only to come face-to-face with his hated rival, Kageyama!

A tale of hot-blooded youth and volleyball from the pen of Haruichi Furudate!!

Music: So the music in this show was amazing! It definitely fit the mood of the series and the opening songs really got you pumped for what was going on the show and made you slide to the edge of your seat so you could see all the action. The songs that happened during the series also fit what was also going on since it definitely made you feel the emotions that the players were feeling.

Story: The story overall was very similar to many other sports animes that I’ve seen lately. The story starts off with a team that isn’t that great that ends up getting better due to some new first years getting on the team. There are of course many different teams that they face they have their own strengths that they have to work through. The story moved at a very quick pace but not so fast where you were like what just happened but fast enough were it kept your attention. The ending of the show was good and it doesn’t leave you hanging but you definitely know that there is going to be a 2nd season or at least it makes me hope for one. But I do know that I plan to read the manga.

Characters: So the characters in this show was awesome! They all had different personalities which made it amazing! I loved every character in this show. They all made me laugh, made me scream, and at times made me mad. You could definitely also put your different friends in the bodies of these crazy cast of characters!

Alright I hope y’all enjoyed my review and I hope you all watch Haikyuu

Ao Haru Ride Review!

Published November 5, 2014 by Shay Taree

So I had originally really wanted to watch this anime when I happened to see a picture of a scene of this show and I was like what is this show??? I soon found out the title but I also found out that this show was still airing. So I waited until it was finished and then I watched it. So here is my review!

Music: The music of the show and I found it actually pretty amazing. The music is one of the first things I noticed about the show since before I even watched it I heard the opening theme song first and that’s what made me want to watch the show. The music the put in throughout the show also helped to move the story along and also help you to feel the emotion that the characters were feeling.

Art: Okay so the art it the show was actually pretty typical to what we see normally I animes but it definitely it had that drawn feel and not a CGI feeling which was really nice. There was no weird glitches that I could see concerning the art from what I could tell so overall that was really good.

Characters: Alright so the character development in the show was good because while not many of the characters changed the few that did change was very substantial. These two were definitely the 2 main characters in the anime which was Yoshioka and Tanaka. Yoshioka went from being the girl that was just trying to fit in to pretty just embracing who she was. Then there was Tanaka who was pretty much very cold and somewhat quiet to letting his guard down and actually showing a little bit more emotion.

Story: So the story of this show was actually pretty amazing!! The only downside of the story was that it didn’t end with any sort of big romance scene. I was waiting for it throughout the show and although there was a few where you thought it was going to happen but it was always interrupted which was cute but still frustrating. So I’m definitely going to have to read the manga so that I can find out what happens next. But here is the full synopsis: “Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to “reset” her image & life as a new high school student. Because she’s cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a misunderstanding, she couldn’t get her feeling across to the one boy she has ever liked, Tanaka-kun.

Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won’t be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?”

Alright so I hope you all enjoyed this review so be sure to check out Ao Haru Ride if you find it interesting.

Sailor Moon Merchandise!

Published October 23, 2014 by Shay Taree

Since Sailor Moon Crystal was in the works there has been a lot of new Sailor Moon merchandise. I mean everything from pens, proplicas, dvd’s, phone cases, and even pajamas! Omg it is just too much!!!! But I can’t help but love it.

I’m still ordering a lot of Sailor Moon merchandise and I know that I’m going to be broke ordering everything. But I can’t help it! There is just so much to buy and I know that all the other Sailor Moon fans definitely agree with me.

So what about everyone else? Have the rest of you been ordering a lot of Sailor Moon merchandise?

Favorite Non Mainstream Anime?

Published October 21, 2014 by Shay Taree

So I know that everyone knows about some amines such as Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece. These are otherwise known as the big 3. But there are other ones that you can include with this such as Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon and even Pokemon. I’m only including those because I know many people that aren’t into anime that have watched or used to like those shows.

The shows that I’m talking about are ones that many people have not heard of, ones that haven’t aired on tv, or ones that only a die hard anime fan will read know about or have seen.

I definitely have my few that I like such as Ouran High School Host Club, Save Me Lollipop, Kuroko’s Basketball, and also Panty and Stocking. That’s just to name a few but there are more.

So feel free to comment below what your favorites or if you don’t have a favorite because you seem to mean then name all the ones you can. There is no limit.

Alright bye for now friends!

What’s Your Favorite Pokemon?

Published October 20, 2014 by Shay Taree

Hello Friends!!

Since I just finished watching Pokemon Black and White I decided to do another Pokemon post but this one isn’t a complaint it’s actually a question for everyone!

This is a very simple question but maybe it may take you some time decide. I know that Pokemon is wayyyyy beyond the original 150 Pokemon but I know that everyone still has their favorites even though it make take some thinking.

My favorite through is still from the original 150 and that’s Pikachu! That’s mostly because I would just love to have one! Pikachu’s look very cuddly and just a very loyal Pokemon. Plus Ash’s Pikachu is hilarious! So comment down below what your favorite Pokemon is. Also post a picture with it too so I can see what this Pokemon looks like.

Bye Friends!

Sailor Venus Debut!

Published October 19, 2014 by Shay Taree

So episode 8 of Sailor Moon Crystal aired today and omg it was amazing!!!! Finally Sailor Venus speaks and all the inner Sailor Scouts are finally together again! (Happy dance starts now)

The only thing that I didn’t realize would happen while watching this weeks episode was that I got upset when all the scouts thought and when Venus said she was Princess Serenity. I don’t know if that happened to anyone else maybe it was just me but still it was weird.

So far I’ve found Sailor Venus a lot cooler in this series and not as air headed as she was in the previous one but who knows that may change. Also omg the kiss between Mamoru and Usagi! That was amazing I want to keep rewinding that part of the episode over and over again.

Plus Sailor Venus’s transformation sequence was amazing and I loved it! Definitely one of my favorites so far! But overall I loved this episode but I’m still upset about the cliff hanger! This definitely should have been a week where they showed 2 episodes. But at least the next episode is where Usagi finally shows she’s actually the princess and the rest of the scouts get their memories back! Can’t wait!!!!

Ghost In The Shell Live Action

Published October 18, 2014 by Shay Taree

So it seems that Hollywood is up to it again and trying to make an already wonderful anime/manga a live action feature. I’m not for sure how I feel about this. On one hand I want to see it but on another I’m skeptical about whether Hollywood will do Ghost In The Shell justice.

Now I haven’t exactly seen Ghost In The Shell (I know I’m a terrible fan) but I have heard a lot about this anime/manga. From what I’ve been reading it seems like they may want Scarlett Johansson to play the lead roll but it hasn’t been confirmed. It has only been offered to her with 10 million dollars being what they will pay her (yikes that’s a lot of money).

If they make this movie I’m interested in seeing if this one will actually be good considering that Hollywood is currently 0-2 for their live action adaptations of animes. I’m sure everyone remembers how horrible Dragonball was and even though again I didn’t see it but Avatar the last air bender was also one I heard wasn’t good. For me I knew it wasn’t going to be good after seeing the cast was all white while in the animated show they characters are anything but white. But that’s Hollywood for you.

So let me know what you all think of this? Leave your comments below and join in with the discussion.

Team Rocket Change

Published October 17, 2014 by Shay Taree

So I recently finished a good portion of Pokemon Black and White and there has been a huge change in Team Rocket and I thought I would like it but I don’t.

Before like everyone knew Team Rocket was the funny element of the show where they would never win and get what they wanted but it was funny seeing them try. Plus I have to admit I loved seeing all their different disguises that they would come up with.

But when I started watching Black and White I realized two things about Team Rocket with this season: 1) Team Rocket wasn’t in the season that often. They were honestly only in the series a handful of times and it was mostly toward the end with the bigger dilemma. 2) Team Rocket was more serious! There was no disguises, no crazy schemes, and no crazy blasting off which was always the funniest and most satisfying thing to see at the end of each episode.

I really hope that in the next season of Pokemon that I plan to watch soon (but not too soon since I’m going to take a break and catch up on Fairy Tail) that Team Rocket will be in it more and be their funny selves again.

But that’s it for now and tell me what you guys thought of this new Team Rocket when you saw them in the Black and White season of Pokemon.

Bye Friends!

SMC Episode 2 & 3 Review

Published August 5, 2014 by Shay Taree

So I forgot to review episode 2 of Sailor Moon Crystal due to going on vacation and now since I’ve watched episode 3 I’ve decided just to put both episodes together into one review.

Alright so in episode 2 we were introduced to Ami the insanely smart and adorable girl who would ultimately become Sailor Mercury. I loved this episode it was very similar to the manga and it a way the episode was also pretty sad. The only reason why I say the episode was sad was due to how people were talking about Ami.

Alright now the transformation sequence and attacks were utterly awesome!!!!!! I love Sailor Mercury’s transformation and how her attacks were animated. Definitely much better than the 90’s anime but that anime still definitely has a soft spot in my heart.

Now on to episode 3! Episode 3 was were we got to meet the mysterious and gorgeous Rei also known as Sailor Mars! She is utterly gorgeous and that is also why she is my favorite Sailor Scout besides Sailor Moon of course. But anyway the episode was very similar to the original episode that she was introduced in where a bus is mysteriously disappearing with it’s passengers near the temple grounds that she is the priestess at.

The biggest difference that I saw in this episode was that all the Shitennou were introduced and it was nice to see that Zoisite was male like he was supposed to be.

Once again though Sailor Mars transformation sequence and attacks were awesome and different from the original. Absolutely loved the episode and fell even more in love with the Sailor Mars character.

Oh yeah one last scene to being up is the bus scene between Mamoru and Usagi. That scene was just soooo cute and I can’t wait for there to be more subtle romantic scenes between them. Plus Mamoru is hot especially with his glasses on. Love his animation as well in Crystal compared to in the 90’s anime.

Also one thing that I have noticed is that all the characters faces are drawn very doll like which I love.

Alright so stay tuned for another review of episode 4 in a few weeks!

Knights Of Sidonia Review!

Published July 28, 2014 by Shay Taree

Alright so a few days ago I got a chance to watch Knights Of Sidonia and it turned out to be a pretty good show.

The show started off with action right at the beginning and from then on I was kind of on the edge of my seat to know what was going to happen next. Here is the synopsis of the show:
“It’s been a thousand years since the Gauna, a strange alien race with no known method of communication, destroyed the solar system. A portion of humanity managed to escape using enormous “seed ships” like the Sidonia, which have allowed them to maintain the population while drifting through space. Nagate Tanikaze is a young man who has been raised deep in the bowels of the ship. When he goes into training to pilot the huge robotic weapons known as Gardes, Nagate is entrusted with piloting the legendary unit known as Tsugumori. Nagate and his fellow pilots put their lives on the line against the Gauna, in the ultimate battle for the survival of humanity!”

It took me a while to get used to the animation of the show but after awhile I was able to look past that and just enjoy the plot of the show.

I also enjoyed the opening song. It started off slow but then picked in the middle which was great.

Also if you like Johnny Yong Bosh who also voices Ichigo in the Bleach dub then definitely watch since he voices the main character in this show as well.

I also read that a season 2 is in the works and I definitely can’t wait for it to be released so that I can know what happens next.

Also as a bit of warning there are a few weird/awkward moments in this show. Nothing terrible but enough to make you blush (hehe). But otherwise please watch this show and give it a chance. If you do decide to watch it the show is available to stream on Netflix.