[Manga Spotlight] Penguin Brothers

[Drama of the Week] Liar Game (7/11-17/2010)

My friend Jimmy who is obsessed with dramas got me to watch the first season of this one and since the second season is almost fully subbed (just have to wait for the movie), I think it's about time I finished off the drama and maybe check out the manga.

Runtime: 1hr/ep

# of episodes: 20 + 1 movie

Synopsis:

Kanzaki Nao is an honest college student who receives a hundred million yen one day, along with a card saying she has been chosen to take part in the "Liar Game". The aim of the game is to trick the other players out of their hundred million dollars. At the end, the winner gets the hundred million and the loser is a hundred million yen in debt. The next day, she receives notification that her opponent is her former teacher, Fujisawa Kazuo. She goes to him, seeking help, but ends up getting tricked into handing her money over. Desperate, she approaches the police for help, but they are unable to do anything. However, she is told of a mastermind swindler, Akiyama Shinichi, who is to be released from jail the next day. Desperate, she goes to him for help.

New Banner Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

"It's so cool." Ya, you got that right.

see the original picture here

and below is the new background image

[Anime of the Week] Shinesman (7/11-17/2010)

I highly recommend watching the English dub because it pokes fun at the sentai genre of anime as the Japanese version does not. I watched both, its a much more enjoyable 2 episode ova with the English dub. Trust me.

Runtime: 23min/ep

Rating: all ages

Synopsis:

In what is essentially a take on "Super Sentai"/Power Ranger style shows,five heroes clad in red,gray,moss green,sepia and salmon pink must defend the world from,you guessed it,invading aliens.

[Akia's Collection] (Petite Nendroid) 2 Vocaloid

Got them at Happi Robot :3
I don't know their names though >.> if you do, please tell me!

[Akia's Collection] (Q-Joy) Tsuruya-san + some guests

The newest addition to my collection of anime goods (you know figures, Gundam models, etc etc). She is the ditsy Tsuruya-san from the Haruhi universe. I bought her at Nice Cube, a local El Paso otaku shop. She was a pain to put together, and a few of the joints I had to add putty to hold >.> If you do not live in El Paso and would like your own (there's no guarantee that you'll get Tsuruya though since she's a boxed trading figure) you can get a set of 8 here for $21.96 because there is currently a sale going down.

Tsuruya is joined by Android 18 from Dragon Ball Z (the blond in the back) and The Major from Ghost in the shell. That poster in the back is Lelouch from Code Geass. I purchased all of these at Nice Cube! The Major was purchased during my first trip to Nice Cube, of which at the time I did not live a few minuets from the shop.

[Drama of the Week] Keitai Sousakan 7 (7/4-10/2010)

I started watching this series today and decided to start a Drama of the Week series like I did for anime. I'm prob going to do a Manga of the Week as well.

Runtime: 1hr/ ep
# of Ep: 45
Rating: Teen
Synopsis:
Keita Amishima is a high school freshman who gets involved in Under ANCHOR, an organization formed to bring cyber criminals to justice using advanced technology. Taking the place of a previous Under ANCHOR agent, Keita is paired up with Phone Braver 7, a cellphone robot. Together, the two track down the high-tech criminals as well as their benefactor, the renegade Phone Braver 01. But in the process, the two learn of a conspiracy within ANCHOR itself tied to its mysterious ex-agent Magira.