Anime Character of the Week

Anime Character of the Week is, Scar, from Fullmetal Alchemist! Scar is a character that, thankfully, has been in all the versions of FMA. And his story and powers in the animes closely follow everything in the manga.

Scar is a surviver from the Ishbalan Rebellion. And because he saw so many of his loved ones die in the pointless battle he's decided to get his revenge and kill all the state alchemist's. Scar stands alone, on his own side, but that side tends to be the opposite of the main characters of FMA so for most of the time Scar is always fight our good guys. But thats ok, cause things happen........ Just read/watch FMA!

We don't know Scar's real name, but we do come to learn a lot more about him as time goes on. He's very strong, fast, and he has a tattoo on his right arm that gives him the ability to destroy things. This is one of the things that makes him so dangerous and hard to kill. Scar is always serious, ALWAYS. He's smart, has a goal, and nothing is going to get in his way if he wants you dead.

Ponyo

The most recent movie by our god Hayao Miyazaki is Ponyo. If you failed to see it in theaters then you must run out and get it on dvd for it is now available for your viewing pleasure. XD

This film was so weird, as most Miyazaki movies are, but it was also brilliant and beautiful. Creative and colorful, this movie was done in water colors which fits because the movie has to do with the sea and those that live there. The story is about a little boy, Sōsuke, who finds a little 'goldfish' in the sea and he names her Ponyo. But Ponyo isn't really a goldfish but one of the daughters of the sea. The story is an adventure and a love story that all must see.

Cute, funny, great characters, everybody will love this movie! :) (and if you don't then there is something wrong with you...)

Anime Character of the Week

This weeks, Anime Character of the Week is, Ty Lee, from Avatar the Last Airbender! :)

Ty Lee is extremely bubbly, thats the best way to describe her. She was born into a family of seven girls so she ran away to the circus, to be seen as separate from her sisters.

Even though Ty Lee cant bend any of the elements she is still as powerful and dangerous as any of the other characters. Because she's able to stop someone from using their bending by pushing certain pressure points. She's an excellent fighter and acrobat, which makes her a very hard opponent to beat.

Ty Lee doesn't show up in the anime show till season 2. And she isn't one of the 'good guys' in the show for she is a close friend of Azula. So for most of the anime she's helping Azula trying to catch Zuko and/or Aang. But we still love her!

Tokyo Majin

The reason why anime-consultant is here is to tell you about anime shows like Tokyo Majin. This is an anime that you can easily get hooked into watching, and i mean watching every episode! Which isn't too bad cause there's only two seasons and they go by fast. AND the show isn't that bad for someone who just wants a simple plot, fun characters, and a tone of ACTION! But other wise you could totally spend your time doing something more satisfying.

The show is based off of a Japanese video game, which you can see if you watch the anime. The plot is basic, a group of teens brought together to fight evil once they realize they have magical powers. There's one evil guy that sends out his minions to do his dirty work while we wait to see what he's really up to. The animation isn't great, (like at all) but its not that type of show. This is just one of those anime's that you watch when you don't want to think too much and you can just enjoy the action. Oh, and the show has some of the craziest hair we've ever seen in an anime before!

The first season of the anime isn't that good. Like you don't really know much about the characters, but you still think (some of them) are cool. If you think this show looks good then just watch the beginning and the end of the first season, you can skip the middle. But the second season is where they really get down to busyness. All those questions of 'how do they know how to fight?' 'who are they really?' those questions are answered in the second season. Which is so odd! they should have told us that stuff in the beginning. BTW if you do watch the anime to the end, at the last episode keep watching to the end of the credits cause there's a little more to watch.

Tokyo Majin isn't really worth it. It was way to soap opera like for us, but who knows, maybe you readers out there might love it. But other wise we're telling you to skip it. Tell us if you agree or not. Comment, send an email, and vote in our polls :)

Fullmetal Alechemist Brotherhood

They just couldn't give up on an anime for FMA! But at least this time they waited so there was enough of the manga for them to follow. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is a second attempt at making the insanely awesome story of Ed and Al into an anime. This anime is still going (just like the manga) and recently the episodes are coming out dubbed.

Personally i'm going to say skip Brotherhood. Its light and cartoon looking, not as dark or creepy as the first anime and not as cool as the manga. If you like FMA's story and you really want to know what happens and how it will all end then just read the manga.

But at least they tried again, we have to give them credit for that :)

fullmetal alchemist conqueror of shamballa

After the first anime of FMA ended. (review of that bellow) They made a movie that picks up after the exciting cliff hanger! Conqueror of Shamballa!

I cant actually tell you what its about cause how do i know if you've seen the anime yet!?!?!?! But i can tell you that the movie was the perfect ending to the anime.

Creepy, funny, full of action, great characters and an interesting plot, Conqueror of Shamballa is a must see if you've watched the anime, other wise you wouldn't know what the hell was going on!

Though of course, because the anime wasn't following the manga by the end of its run, the movie doesn't either. If you're a lover of the manga then go into watching the movie with an acceptance that its a different story, just with the same characters and stuff :)

Conqueror of Shamballa is one of the best movies that caps off an anime series, check it out.


Just want to point out that, that trailer was freaking AWESOME! :D

Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)

Soon after everyone was in love with Fullmetal Alchemist an anime series was created. The series followed the manga up to volume 7 and then, because the books were coming out too slowly for the anime, it went off in its own direction.

The anime is pretty good, for an anime series. Lots of action, gory and really creepy at times, funny and full of cool characters. FMA is defiantly one of the better anime series out there. But if you want to compared to the manga the manga wins. The whole plot of the anime changes once it stops following the manga and instead of being a really interesting story it turns into your typical anime tale, which isn't always good. Plus the characters that they created weren't nearly as great as the ones in the manga.

But i will give credit to the anime for staying cool. The new adaption of FMA (which we will get into later) follows the manga but its too much of a cartoon. This first anime had a dark side that we all loved.

Akira

On any Top Anime Movie lists Akira is number one, and for a good reason because this movie has all the soul of anime in it. The graphics, though old, were great! The story was constantly going, great action, good characters. This movie is the classic anime that will last through the ages.

The basic plot is Tokyo, in the future, years after World War 111. Our main characters are a couple of teens in a street gang that is always fighting with other gangs. During one action packed night, when more stuff besides the gang fights is going on, one of the boys in our street gang almost runs over a little kid and gets injured. Then, without explanation, both the kid and the injured teen are taken away by the government. That is just the beginning of the film, it then continues to grow in action, suspense and into one hell of an adventure!

The film is actually based off of a manga but doesn't stick completely to the books story. Though many aren't complaining. There has also been rumors for a live action movie that would follow the manga instead of the anime, but we don't know if there's been any head way in that.

This is a must see anime for the fans who like action, gore, power and adventure. Akira is defiantly one of the best anime films for anime fanatics :)

BTW this trailer we found for it isn't that great but it still gives you a look at the film.

Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)

So if you know nothing about FMA then i'm sure you've heard of it cause its really popular right now, and for good reason! There are three-ish versions of FMA and today we shall tell you about the first one, the manga.

Fullmetal Alchemist is a brilliant manga series by Hiromu Arakawa. I say that the manga is brilliant because the art work isn't your typical style, (its better). If you are interested in becoming a cartoonist, or any kind of artist, then you need to check out FMA just for the art work. The story, though long and confusing like most mangas, is interesting and gripping. And though the characters at first seem like every other manga characters if you read a lot of the series you can actually tell have they've grown. Funny, gory, full of cool action and magic! The series is still on going at the moment, but a few comments by Hiromu Arakawa indicate that it soon could be coming to an end. WHICH WOULD BE SO SAD!

The story is about these two brothers in search of the philosophers stone in order to reclaim their original bodies. Which they lost, by the way, when they tried to bring their mother back from the dead with alchemy. You're thrown right into the story and over a while find out the past these boys have had.

Full of a great cast of characters, a never ending story that you're happy about, FMA is a must read manga! Seriously, if you've seen any of the anime then you should still read the manga cause its way better.

Persepolis

This French animated film was just as good as the books it was based off of and the true story that inspired the creation of all three.

If you read the graphic novels of Marjane Satrapi life then whether you love/hated/or didn't understand them, you should watch the animated movie. If you didn't read the books then you should still see the movie but keep in mind that although the film has everything important to the story in it they still had to edit it down a lot.

The movie combines both graphic novels into one film, creatively. I wouldn't say the books are better then the movie, or vice versa, but the movie is defiantly worth watching. It was subtly ingenious with its creativity. It got all the heart warming moments from the books in beautifully. And above all, it was stunning.

Persepolis 2: The Story of Return

This is the second book to Marjane Satrapi story. Persepolis 2: The Story of Return. I cant tell you much about it because that would give stuff away if you haven't read the first one. But i can tell you that it starts up right where the first one ended. And I can tell you that its just as good as the first book. The way these books were written, drawn, everything about them is perfect and amazing. You need to read these books. They're mind blowing, with her story and her art, you wont believe the tale you had just read when you finished them.

Plus, if you love these books so much Marjane Satrapi has written more that you can check out :)