Friday, November 30, 2007

My New Love~Alice Nine~アリス九號

Alice Nine. (アリス九號.) is a Visual-Kei, Oshare-Kei band under PS Company that was formed by the leader and drummer, Nao. Their music varies between soft alternative rock and harder rock. When bis was still with PS Company, they were often coupled as performers.

*Alice Nine*was formed by drummer Nao (ナオ) in April of 2004. Their first concert was held at the Ikebukuro Cyber on May 11, 2004. After a few concerts, they began to tour with other artists/bands such as Miyavi, Ayabie, Karen, Kagrra, Kra, and bis. They completed their first solo (one-man) tour between August 8 and August 31, 2005. Their third solo tour hit 14 stops across Japan in August of 2006.
Akatsuki from their sixth single, Akatsuki / Ikuoku no Chandelier, was used as the opening song for the anime, Meine Liebe Weider.
On April 25, 2006, alice nine. produced their first full-length album, Zekkeishoku (絶景色). It comes with two edition. The "First Press Limited Edition Type-A" version comes with an exclusive DVD that features the PV clip of Velvet.
They have now finished their one-man tour 'BLACK JEWEL, WHITE ROSE 2007' and are continuing to improve and develop new ways of making music.
Recently, they have produced a full length second album ALPHA which was released on November 28, 2007. The album contains a few tracks from previous albums and singles, such as Jewels, Number Six, White Prayer and Blue Planet. The album is ranked 9th on the Oricon Weekly for 2007 week 49.
The band will be holding a 2008 standing tour across Japan, 'A to U', starting from Zepp Sendai on January 10, 2008 until it ends on February 9, 2008.
Recently Guitarist Tora has been in critical condition with spinal disc hernia. He was numb from his head to his left hand and his entire left arm had gone cold. The rest of the band has postponed three stops on the tour until further notice of Tora's health. The tour has been resumed with Tora's persistence wanting to go on with the tour. The other members of alice nine has quoted on their blogs that Tora has gained his strength, However, he has not fully recovered. No further information was released after that ~~

Member
★Shou (将) (Vocals)
★Hiroto(ヒロト) (Guitar)
★Tora (虎) (Guitar)
★Saga (沙我)(Bass)
★Nao (ナオ) (Drums)

Thursday, November 22, 2007

My Latest Review~Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

On August 10th, 2010, a.t.b., the Holy Empire of Britannia overpowered Japanese forces and conquered the country with their robotic weapons, the Knightmare Frames, in less than a month. Japan lost its freedom and rights and was renamed Area 11. The Japanese people, renamed as "Elevens", were forced to survive in ghettos, while Britannians lived in first-class settlements. Rebel elements persisted, however, as pockets of Japanese organizations who struggled against the Empire for the independence of Japan.
After his father, the Emperor of Britannia, did nothing to pursue the terrorists who murdered his mother and crippled his sister, the young prince named Lelouch vowed to destroy Britannia. Seven years later, living in Area 11, he encounters a mysterious girl who gives him the power of Geass. With it, he finally has the power that he needs to defeat Britannia and fulfill his two wishes: to seek revenge for his mother and to construct a world in which his beloved sister can live happily.

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ, Kōdo Giasu: Hangyaku no Rurūshu) is a Japanese anime television series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Gorō Taniguchi and scripted by Ichiro Ōkouchi, both of whom had earlier worked on another Sunrise series, the acclaimed Planetes, it features character designs by the noted all-female mangaka group, Clamp.
The series premiered across Japan on MBS from October 5, 2006.Its satellite television premiere across Japan on Animax was on November 7, 2006. It has been licensed for North American distribution by Bandai Entertainmentwith a first release in 2008. A new television series titled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 has been announced that is in production and which will premiere on MBS and TBS from April 5th 2008.

从2006年10月开始到今年3月份,在TBS系电视台播出的《Code Geass》,凭借冲击性的内容及高品质的画面而大受欢迎,又众望所归顺理成章的决定制作继篇。(复习请看:TV《Code Geass》续篇制作决定),然后就是意料之中呼啦啦一大片的DVD、广播剧CD、周边的发售消息(复习请看: 《Code Geass》即将发行DVD杂志 《Code Geass》广播剧CD4月发售 叛逆的鲁路修频发趣味周边产品)故事也顺便重温下吧,故事讲述了被超级大国:不列巅帝国占领的日本——「11区」中,生活着两位少年:鲁路修与朱雀。得到了「Geass」之力的鲁路修欲毁灭整个世界,而朱雀则驾驶着噩梦机架「兰斯洛特」,在世界中追寻理想与真实。两人截然相反的生存方式不久后将卷起能动摇帝国根基的滔天巨浪…… 导演为《无限的未知》的谷口悟郎,人设原案则是漫画界的大名鼎鼎的创作集团CLAMP大婶们。人物设定为《勇者王》的木村贵宏,脚本则是由创造了《阿兹漫画大王》、《勇者的故事》的大河内一楼,这位早稻田大学的高材生还曾经写过《∀高达》等知名作品的脚本和《少女革命》等小说哦。另外还有《街头霸王》的安田朗、《交响诗篇》的中田荣治、《舞-乙姬》的阿久津润一担当主要的绘画者。 总之,大家一起期待吧……

Official Website>>http://www.geass.jp/(Japanese)
Official Blog>>http://geass.at.webry.info/(Japanese)

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Death Note*Misa* Cosplay



Death Note (デスノート, Desu Nōto) is a Japanese Manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustratorTakeshi Obata . The series centers around a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim's name and picturing his or her face. The plot follows his attempt to create and lead a world cleansed of evil using the book, and the complex conflict between himself and those assailing him that results.
Death Note was first serialized by Shueisha in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shounen Jump from the first issue in December 2003 to May 2006, with 108 chapters in total. The series has been published in its entirety in 12 tankobon volumes in Japan and in North America. The series has been adapted into a pair of live-action films released in Japan on June 17,2006 and November 3,2006 and an anime series which aired in Japan from October 3, 2006 to June 26, 2007. Also, a novel based on the series, written by light novelist Nisio Isin, was released in Japan on August 1, 2006.

Misa Amane (弥 海砂, Amane Misa)
A girl with an immense crush on Kira, Misa is a popular idol in Japan. She is immature and tends to refer to herself in the third person in an attempt to be cute. Misa is completely devoted to Light, and she once said that she loved him at first sight. Light, however, only views her as an asset to his plans because of her Death Note and her Shinigami eyes (that she obtained at the cost of half of her remaining life span, twice). Misa devotes herself to Light because he killed her parents' murderer after several trials had failed to convict him.