Sitiawan Left4Dead Tournament

It’s Left4Dead VS Mode Tournament which held at Sitiawan’s Cosplay Internet Centre on last Sunday (8th November 2009). It is a qualifier tournament for Left4Dead final which will be held in Selangor/KL area around December 2009. More details at AsianCyberGames. Along with my friends, we took part in this qualifier tournament for 2 reasons – Free registration & Win the prizes.

only my railgun

only my railgun

fripSide

Track List:

1. only my railgun
2. late in autumn
3. only my railgun -instrumental-
4. late in autumn -instrumental-

The opening theme of To Aru Kagaku no Railgun by fripSide. Well, this is my first music by fripSide and I surprisingly like it. For the first time i heard it in the anime opening, I couldn’t stop replaying the opening part.

Here’s the song in the anime opening and PV respectively.

Kousaka Tamaki

Kousaka Tamaki

Scale: 1/6

Sculpter: Max Factory Elliot with Hiroki Katayama (H2-Project)

Producer: Max Factory

Original: ToHeart2

Release Date: April 2010

Retail Price: 8,800yen

Information from:

I’ll show you my true self – but only to you.

From the multi-platform and ever popular dating simulation game ‘ToHeart2′ comes a PVC figure of the caring, ‘older sister’ character – Tamaki Kousaka, in a voluptuous, daring pose!

The ever-reliable ‘Tama-nee’ is showing her more defenseless side, just for you! And since she has been sculpted in a magnificent 1/6 scale, it’s certainly a side that shows off some of her greatest charms – even with both of her hands she can’t cover the volume of her bust, which is bound to draw almost anyone’s eyes.

Enjoy the company of a more risqué Tama-nee by adding her to your collection!

Moving

After living in the rented house for about 4-5months, we decided to move to ChowYang’s house. The main reason is due to the rental fee which is too heavy and we think it is not a good deal for us. Partially also due to ChowYang’s house has extra space and rooms for us. ^^;

Random Photo – Night Shot in West Lake Homes

A night shot taken in West Lake Homes which served mainly as accommodation for students who study at University Tunku Abdul Rahman or Tunku Abdul Rahman College.

After Rain Lake Scene

Astonishing after rain scenery at the lake beside my University’s cafeteria. Photo taken with LX3.

Week’O 15 Second Semester

It has being a while since I last write for the Week’O series.

After 3weeks of Semester break, here comes the second semester of my foundation studies at University Tunku Abdul Rahman.

First I’ll simply sum up what I’ve done during my 3 weeks semester break.

Anime Review: Macross Plus

マクロスプラス
Macross Plus

Plot Summary:

The year is 2040 and the galaxy is flourishing with several colonies and advanced technology. AI is near perfection and the current top idol is the near-completed Virturoid Idol Sharon Apple. All that is missing are her actual feelings, which instead are supplied by Myung Fang Lone. Sharon’s debut concert is on planet Eden, where at the same time, fighter pilots Isamu Dyson and Guld Bowman battle over air superiority for the “Supernova Project.” Isamu, Guld and Myung were once childhood friends, but after an accident seven years ago, they went their own separate ways. With Myung back in the picture, the old disputes are once again awakened. And when an unstable and illegal AI technique is installed in Sharon, the situation is worsened.

Genre: Action, Drama, Mecha, Military, Romance, Science-Fiction, Space-Opera

Age Rating: Teenage and above (may contain bloody violence / bad language / nudity)

No. of Episodes: 4 OVAs

Story

After around 10 years of its prequel, on 1994 comes the official sequel of Macross franchise.

The story of this OVA is great, featuring romance, mecha action and futuristic science-fiction story which involves with a conflict between human and Artificial Intelligence. This is the main difference between this OVA and its prequels, either official or “inofficial”.

I think that the story is very well plotted. I’m satisfied with the way that the relationship between the characters are being illustrated. The details are revealed episode by episode until the end.

Overall, the story is very good, the triangle relationship, the friendship, and the mankind versus Artificial Intelligence. However, there’s some minor flaws that I noticed, it never explained that how come the AI’s hologram is appearing at places that doesn’t have hologram projector. or is it just the illusions that created by the AI’s music..?

I’ll have it rated: 33.5/40

Animation

Studio: Studio Nue, Triangle Staff, Bandai Visual

Year: 1994

Type: OVA

The animation is great in this OVA. First to be mention is the mecha action. I’m really impressed with the precision of the details of the mecha action scenes, either during the test flights or the battle scenes. Especially the battle scene in the third episode is superbly great.

Of course not to forget about the excellent artwork of the 4 episode OVA. Superbly detailed hand drawn animations mixed with some CG effects (at certain scenes). I heard that Sharon’s concert is sepcially designed by a famous animation director, Morimoto Koji.

The overall design and quality is crips and vibrant. Excellent piece of hand-drawn animation.

I’ll have it rated: 26/30

Audio

Opening Theme(s):

1. “Voices (a capella version)” by Arai Akino (ep 1)
2. “Voices (English Version)” by Michelle Flynn (ep 1)
3. “Idol Talk” by Arai Akino (ep 2)
4. “Pulse” by Wuyuntana (ep 4)

Ending Theme(s):

1. “After, in the Dark” by Yamane Mai (eps 1-3)
2. “Voices (English Version)” by Michelle Flynn (ep 4)
3. “Voices” by Akino Arai (ep 4)

Insert Theme(s):

1. “SANTI-U” by Gabriela Robin
2. “Voices” by Arai Akino
3. various…

The music in this OVA is impressive. The AI, Sharon’s song are basically just sound only. Which we have to listen and feel it instead of just listen to the lyrics and the song.

Even though the music and soundtrack are made pretty well and I hardly found any flaws in the soundwork of this anime, but the music just won’t suit my taste…

I’ll have it rated: 15.5/20

Personal Rating

Yes, this OVA has great story with excellent animation and soundwork. If you like macross franchise, watch this.

9/10

OVERALL POINTS

33.5 + 26 + 15.5 + 9 = 84points

84points, EXCELLENT anime [24/10/2009]

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