Kyou Kara Maou!/ God! Save our King!

Ok, you are being bullied and getting a swirly. The next thing you know your being sucked down a toilet and find yourself in a whole new world. It looks like your in Germany and people are saying you are the next heir to the throne. Shock enough right? So some guy you don't know says your unfit and badmouths your mother so you slap the guy. Whoops. In this world getting slapped in the face is a marriage proposal. Now you have a GUY as a fiancee and are surrounded by "demons" and humans living in not so much harmony..more like, war. What do you do? There are two seasons of this and the third is airing in Japan now.

Angel Heart

Long time no blog. Sorry about that, real life gets in the way of my happy passions..:) That said...Angel Heart, I am going to add a link to the review from wikipedia for those looking for a more in depth review. For City Hunter fans you might not like this. I am used to alternate universes and elseworld tales so I just try and take it and enjoy it for itself. This is the story of an assassin who after her 50th kill can no longer live with the guilt and attempts suicide. Another woman saves a child but dies in the process leaving her organs for donation. The assassin aka Glass Heart receives her heart and is forced to keep killing. However, she keeps seeing the images of those she has killed as well as images from her heart donor. She seeks out the donors husband (City Hunter) and he takes her in. I think the manga is still ongoing but don't quote me on that. Enjoy the preview here....what do you think of the art work in this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Heart_(manga)

Witch Hunter Robin

My boys really liked this series. It is a bit older and probably everyone has heard of it but I wanted to mention it since it was something we liked. My oldest liked the music and we all loved the episode with the artist girl. They still quote her. I liked the way it touched upon discrimination and fears of the unknown. To be hunted and persecuted because of how you were born is tragic. It certainly spured some discussion here.

Vampire Knight

I have been waiting for this anime to come out for a while. I know some people aren't thrilled with the manga but I like it. This will be interesting to see how it compares with the manga.

Wallflower/Perfect Girl Evolution

Ok. The manga is better. Read it. That said, this is still really funny. If you like pretty boys mixed with horror. Sunako confesses her love and is horribly rejected. From then on she takes little care of herself and indulges in her love of horror films and her closest friend is a skull and anatomical dummy she keeps with her. Enter her wealthy aunt. She asks four attractive guys to take on the task of making Sunako a lady or they will be kicked out of the house. They have been living in the aunts home. They agree not knowing how hard the task would be (and not knowing of the earlier rejection. In the anime if they fail they have to pay triple rent instead. Sunako also gets nosebleeds when she sees a cute guy. She is a great cook but very creepy. I found the trailer for this which is quite odd. I also added the first part of the first episode for you to check out. The guys eyes are a bit large but in the manga it was worse. It was the one complaint I had for the manga. It wasn't my favorite art. The moral to the story? Well, beauty in what's inside. Growing up and dealing with life stuff.

Seirei No Moribito - Guardian of the Sacred Spirit

This is so under rated! It seems more like a movie than a series. I heard it was going to be on cartoon network but I haven't checked the site to verify that yet. I am in the mood today for strong women. This is it. I wonder what it would be like to be a female bodyguard? If you are in the mood for a great plot, a strong female lead and great art and music (Hyde!), check this out.

Fooly Cooly

This anime is either you get it or you don't. You love it or hate it.
I love it. It seems random but a lot of times isn't. The creativity. The way it spoofs itself and anime/manga in general. You have to see it to believe it. The soundtrack by the Pillows is great and just fits. I really like Takun and I even like Haruko even though she is in my opinion selfish and can be quite ruthless. Growing up is tough. Even more so with stuff coming out of your forehead and an alien maid. Guitars and Vespas. Scandals and pulpy juice. Robots and space pirates. Being left behind and forgotten. Intertesting enough?

A Little Snow Fairy Sugar

This is a cute and wonderful anime. My son loved it when he was six. He would dance and cry and laugh. We bought the manga after we watched the series and it was a great tool getting him into reading. This is the first part of the first episode. I was sad at the end and won't tell you why since I don't want to spoil it for you. You see the girl in this series grow up a lot as well as the fairies. The themes of friendship and learning about yourself and having confidence and working hard were all great lessons. It is also pretty and I love cute stuff. The fairies are definitely cute. My son obviously liked the boy fairies. For all ages. My son even has the theme song on his mp3 player.