Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! It was fun seeing everyone dressing up for the holiday. Well thats if you consider it a holiday. But for a kid it only means one thing, CANDY!! Tomorrow remember to set your clocks behind one hour!

Halloween story to fill up space. This is a true story that happened to me, my sister and a friend on Halloween night. After all the treat or treating was finished, me, jen and raj decide to head back home. On the way back, I notice that these two teenagers were following us (at the time I believe it was around when I was in gr 7). I told Raj and he just laughed thinking I was paranoid. When we reached the entrance of my complex, the teenagers moved in, at raj. Lucky I was a witch for Halloween and happened to have a broom on me at the time. Without thinking I stepped in and started to whack at them. They left and the candy was saved. After it was all said and done, it was very funny to think about it. Lesson learned? Be careful if you notice people walking behind you.

Today in the honor of the Halloween spirit, we watched Shawn of the Dead, a British zombie movie. It had its moments but it didn't suck. I wanted to watch Blood: The Last Vampire but we didn't. Oh well, maybe another time. Happy Halloween!

For some really kool costumes, see what funimation staff did!
http://blog.funimation.com/2009/10/halloween-at-the-office/

Voice Actor of the Week: Monica Rial

Voice Actor of the Week is:
Monica Rial











Monica Jean Rial born on October 2, 1975 in Texas. She is an american voice actress and ADR staff for both Funimation and ADV Films. She is also a writer for both companies and usually writes under her pen names Dorothy Garrett and Lisa Blanchard. She is best know for playing Sakura in Tsubasa and Hazuki in Moon Phase. Her other roles are:

-Kurau Amami in Kurau: Phantom Memory
-Rio Takeuchi in Spiral
-Tsubaki Nakatsukasa in Soul Eater
-Tail and Mail in Heroic Age
-Angelica in Gunslinger Girl
-Sylua Moe Silvernail in Glass Fleet
- Renge Houshakuji in Ouran High School Host Club

By the looks of it, she has done a lot of anime and with a lot of major roles under her belt. I first recognized her as Sakura in Tsubasa and later on as Renge in Ouran Host Club. As Sakura, she was very quiet and sometimes hard to hear. But she did a good job. When she later came out as Renge, I just called her Sakura until today I found out her name is Monica Rial. She also did a good job as the twins in Heroic Age, now that was entertaining. From what I can tell, she can match her voice very well to the character assigned to her and make the person seem more lovable. I have really nothing I want to pick at about her. She is a good voice actor.

Her myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/hellomonichan
PS: She is actually on an MTV show about obsessed comic/anime fans.

Shonen Onmyouji: Worst Dub ever

Today Shonen Onmyouji DVD box set was released by Funimation. The one thing that really grinds my gears (stole it from family guy) is the fact that such an enjoyable anime have such a bad dubbing? I burned the very first episode on dvd so I could watch it and boy my ears were bleeding. But first, look at the good aspects of the anime.

Well the story of Shonen Onmyouji is about Abe no Masahiro, the grandson of the great onmyouji (exorcist) Abe no Semei, who in turn has been passing his teaching onto his grandson. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, Masahiro lost his sixth sense and the ability to see spirits and demons. Then one day he meets a strange looking demon and calls it an mononoke, in which later turns into Mokkun. Using Mokkun as his eyes, he helps his grandfather with a local demon problem which results in Masahiro's return of his sixth senses and Mokkun or rather Gurren's true identity. Now that his sixth sense has return, Masahiro and Mokkun set out on Masahiro's road to becoming the greatest onmyouji ever.

I love the humor in this story, especially Masahiro's hate of being called "Seimei's grandson". On top of that, a brilliant storyline that allows the viewer see Masahiro grow into a better onmyouji. Of course the ending leaves room for a sequel, but I highly doubt that. The battles are also very interesting to watch and even better (SPOILER) when Gurren losses control. Don't forget the other 11 spirits (12 in total with Gurren) and the other lovable characters.

The dub just murders this great anime. The voice of Masahiro sounds too much like an immature boy and not a 12 year old. Thats what you get for casting a woman as a young boy right? Mokkun sounds too high pitched and probably would get on your nerves after a while. Gurren's voice sound like a teenage punk and not a old kick butt spirit. I thought his voice would be much deeper and not so teenage. Grandfather sounds like he has something caught in his throat. Overall, no emotion found and it is just awful. I'll stick to the Japanese version thank you very much.

Japanese Media Industry Lauch Anti-piracy effort

Is banning anime on the internet really the right move? The Japanese media ban together in order to stop videos leaking online the internet. Combined together, the Content Overseas Distribution Association will search for videos posted without authorization. When they find it, they will demand that the site admin remove the material that was not authorized. NHK news reported that 38, 000 Japanese videos are distributed without any permission every month.

With this, it will stop people viewing Japanese media online and it reaching around the world itself. This can push people into buying the DVD to watch the anime. More money for them right? But is it more negative than positive? For more information on it go to: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-26/japanese-industry-launches-global-anti-piracy-effort.

I am against this despite the fact that I live in North America but at the same time it is because I live here. Have you ever wondered how animes get so famous? It is because people watch it online and enjoy it. Then they wait for it to come to North America to be dubbed. Even when it hasn't been dubbed, we still buy the products from overseas. So why ban anime and loss out on money from crazy North American anime fans. In addition, there becomes more of a demand for animes to be dubbed. Really against it.

Also, from viewing and downloading anime, it can fuel creativity. For amv artists on Youtube, we download our favorite anime and make music videos with them. We view animes that have not been dubbed yet and use it in videos. Imagine the quality of videos you would find without animes that arn't released in North America yet? It would just suck and be boring.

In the end, I believe the Japanese are really losing out on the international market if they start shutting down anime videos on sites. Speaking from an anime fan point of view, don't be stupid, and give us our anime.

Top 10 best selling Manga

The manga cover are of the top three best selling manga, in order (left to right) this week.

1. Naruto vol. 46
2. Rosario + Vampire vol. 9
3. Yu-gi-oh! R vol. 1
4. Chibi Vampire vol. 14
5. Vampire Kisses vol. 3 Blood Relatives
6. Full Metal Alchemist vol. 20
7. Skip Beat vol. 19
8. Battle Angel Alita: Last Order vol. 12
9. Bleach vol. 28
10. One Piece: Hope!! vol. 22

Listed in the New York Times , these top 10 manga were listed at the end of the week of October 17, 2009. But what is the element that keeps making these manga rise above all the other manga out there?

Well first of all, most of these have an anime out that is either airing in Japan and/or North America. It is a fact I have noticed that popular animes with manga will become popular. The most popular I gotta say is Bleach and Naruto. They both have animes and are ridiculously long in both manga and anime.

Another fact is that on the list (visit: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-23/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-october-11-17), most of the publishers are Viz Media and a couple few by Tokyopop. In fact the top three are viz media. Very interesting.

It is no surprise that Naruto is in the top spot, for some reason people really like that show and manga. For me, it has been going on for too long. Once upon a time I used to like it, but I soon found out that more than half the how was fillers (episodes that don't effect the story). Which kinda made me mad, but I still watch the movies and read the manga when I get bored.

Manga Library

It was announced this Thursday that Meji University plans to build a manga library will house manga, anime, games and other media in 2024. It aims to be a 5-story building, with 2.1 acres of floor space.

Thats really though, for anime fans like me, that gives us yet another reason to visit Japan some time in our lives. Can you even imagine how much manga will be there? New and Old. It would be a lot manga and that would be heaven on earth. Gotta give props to the person who taught this up. But what is the down side this plan? Well it will most likely cost a lot of money for all that manga and anime. Where will it come from? Or will there be donations? Either way you look at it someone has gotta pay for it and plus the employee's who will work there.

Now how about the idea of a manga library in North America? Is it even possible? It is a nice idea, but currently not a very good idea at all for Canada or the USA. In Canada, anime probably not as popular as it is in USA. We only have one recording studio in Vancouver. In the USA, they have many anime corporations. Such as Funimation, Bandai and Viz. But the USA is in debt, so not such a good idea. Maybe one day it will come possible, until then, its all your Japan!

Voice Actor of the Week: Christopher R Sabat

Voice Actor of the Week:
Christopher R. Sabat













Christopher Robin Sabat was born on April 22 1973 in Washington. He is an American voice actor and ADR director at Funimation. He is usually in roles that involve strong or very guff, tough, grouchy male role. He is best known as Kurogane in Tsubasa, General Marian Cross in D. Gray Man, Alex Louis Armstrong and Rorono Zoro in One Piece. Other roles he does is:

-Karkinos Rucan in Heroic Age
-Kikuchiyo in Samurai 7
-Tatsumi Saiga in Speed Grapher
-Yusuke Saito in Darker Than Black
-Daisuke Jigen in Lupin III
-Roy Revant in Solty Rei
-Gerd Frentzen in Blassreiter

In almost every dubbed anime I have watched, he has been in it in some way. Wither it is a main role or an extra and his voice is not hard to miss. I first discovered his voice in Tsubasa as the swordman Kurogane. Then every time I heard his voice I would be like, oh my god, its Kurogane (I call them by their character's name till I know their name)! I only recently found out that he did the voice of the very funny Major Armstrong. Never knew that until I found out about the dubbing of Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood that he did. He is very talented, gotta say that, and did an excellent job in Speed Grapher. He only needs to change his voice a bit in animes like D. Gray Man and I'll be happy. Overall, GOOD JOB!

Calling all Autobots!

Today Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen hits dvd racks across North America. The movie that had audiences waiting hands and knees to come out to theaters. When it did come out, to some people it did not meet their exceptions and didn't like it. Like others were distracted by all the explosions and military showcase to notice there was any kind of story flaw at all.

I loved watching Transformers and was utterly distracted from the plot with the jokes and explosions the movie had within it. I remember rushing to it after my soccer game with me friend and when we arrived there it was packed. Favorite part though has gotta be when Shia is dying, don't ask why, I just like it.

Now for the plot of the movie in question. It has been two years since Megatron was defeated and dropped in to the ocean. Because of these events, a group is formed called NEST, a team of humans working with Autobots to find and destroy the remaining Decepticons. On the other end of the world Sam(Shia Labeouf) is leaving his hot girlfriend MacKayla (Megan Fox) to go college 3000 miles away. At college, Sam starts to encounter some new problems (never saw that coming) and starts seeing strange symbols, which happen to be the lost language of the primes. These symbols send Sam, his girlfriend and cowardly roommate on a journey they will never forget.

I honestly see no problem with the plot, I was too engrossed by the explosions and the awesome jokes that made me crack up. I wouldn't say though that this was the best movie of the year though. It was well done and as my sister says "a showcase of the US army." If you think about it, in the final battle, they pull out all stops to defeat the Decepticons. That is the US for ya, but back to the movie. Also isn't the movie a showcase for how sexy Megan Fox is. Did you not get the hint when she sat on a motorcycle in a way not though possible. Well anyway, that is probably why the movie did so well was because people went out to see her in the movie. But who knows, maybe I'm wrong.

So is it a Rent or Buy? I my personal opinion I gotta say Rent. Because once you see it once, it kinda loses the magic you had when you saw it for the first time. If you want to buy it, go ahead. I'm not saying don't buy it, you buy it if you want to. I'm not here to judge, but I'll probably have it soon on dvd myself.

Astro Boy, and the history behind it.

Picture of the new Astro Boy movie coming out soon to theaters.




Coming out on October 23, 2009, the remake of the popular anime Astro Boy hits theaters. Is Astro Biy even an anime or are you just making this up? No, Astro Boy was originally an anime created in Japan that manged to reach North American audiences.

Well the movie itself is set in the future in Metro City and the character is Astro Boy, a young robot created by Dr. Tenma. Astro can do many amazing things such as x-ray vision and super strength. Obviously not liked very much, Astro Boy sets out to find acceptance somewhere and meets interesting people along the way. Also during his travels he learns the joy and awesomeness of being a human being in which helps him embraces his destiny. When his family and close friends are in danger, Astro Boy goes and saves the day and understands what it means to be a hero.

It was first broad casted in Japan in 1963, it was originally called the Mighty Atom. It was later remade in 1980 and renamed Astro Boy. It was actually this anime that brought the idea of anime to North America and sparks the time bomb that would later become anime fandom. There was about 193 episodes but only 104 were dubbed into English.

So it was Astro Boy that started it all in North America. If it were not for Astro Boy, we probably wouldn't have heard that much about anime today. Or maybe none at all. The anime industry is still growing and gaining more territory. So now that its being remade, would anime gain more popularity? Or is it more like a sign for us to remember the start of anime and what cartoons were like back then. I am probably not going to see the movie, but maybe I'll rent it when I'm bored. If you want more info on this go to these sites:

Astro Boy (Anime)- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy
Movie Website- http://www.astroboy-themovie.com/

Boy in Hot Air Ballon

I believe it was this Friday when I came home that it was on the news that a boy had gotten into a hot air balloon that took off. Sources say that it was in the backyard of the house and the little brother of the boy that climbed saw him go in. The balloon itself floated up to 7,000ft and reached speeds of 25mph. News helicopters chased the balloon for an hour or so before it landed in Colorado? When rescue workers reached the site, the boy was not inside and a search for the boy started. It was later suspected that the boy fell from the Balloon, but at what height?

Now here is the stupid part. He was actually in the attic of his family home hiding from his parents in fear of punishment. He never got in the hot air balloon. His family on the other hand are no strangers to tv for they were on the TV show Wife Swap. When I was watching this on the news, they kept saying the same thing over and over again. They didn't find him for like two hours. You kinda wonder why the parents didn't check EVERYWHERE before assuming the worst. Because everyone put efforts into saving the boy and he was in the attic the whole time. I understand being worried about your child, but at least put some effort in before assuming the worst. There goes money and effort down the drain. Good job, parents!

Yay for bonus marks lol. Not blogging on a Sunday again.

Anime Turned to Live Action Movie

On the left is the anime version of Blood: The Last Vampire and on the right is the live action one.



Awhile ago I was sitting in a movie theater and I saw a trailer that look very similar to an anime I have watched before. Blood: The Last Vampire is a remake of an anime tv show in Japan and it has been dubbed already in North America in its alternate title Blood+. Now the live action movie is going to hit Blockbuster's shelves. This has gotta be one of the first live action movies to hit the North American theaters.

So in the anime version the story is that the main character Saya, is living a normal life until she is attacked at her school and saved by a man named Haji. Then her father is kidnapped and later killed. Now she and her two brothers set out on a journey to stop her twin sister Diva. Of course it has its own twists and turns at every corner. Saya learns about her forgotten past and her true nature. In addition the chaos, or the war that is happening all around her. This anime is one of those animes to be on the lookout for, because it is such a good story and the way it ends makes you want more.

In an alternate story, a sequel to the previous anime, Blood+, Blood: The Last Vampire was released in Japanese theaters in November 18, 2000. When it was released in North America on Dvd, it had a unique feature, it was both in Japanese (with Subs) and English to give you an idea of the location. Which is pretty neat in itself. It has a slightly different storyline than the original and the characters look a bit different as well. It takes place in post- WW2 Japan, a few months before the beginning of Vietnam War. Saya enters a school in order to find the chiropteran responsible for the murders.

Now the live action movie is slightly similar to the anime, in the smallest of details. The main character's name is Saya and is wearing a similar outfit to the anime one. That and she is not human. The setting is changed to shorty after WW2 in a American military base in Tokyo, Japan. Using her skills she locates the Onijen to destroy them. On the way she makes friends with the general's daughter. A neat feature of this movie was that apparently (according to wikipedia) it was recording originally in English and not Japanese.

The dvd is supposed to come out soon within the month or something like that. Also this is not the first anime live action movie ever made. There is plenty out there, but what makes this unique is the fact that it got into North American theaters. So when it comes out, I'll watch it just for the heck of it and see how similar it is to the anime version. How exciting!

Voice Actor Changes

Example of Voice Actor changes. Due to unfortunate circumstances, Justin LIEBRECHT could not do the voice of Lavi and was taken over for Season 2 pt 1 by Chris Patton.

Does changing the voice actor do change anything? It all depends on the situation that causes the need for a change of actors. In the case of D. Gray Man character Lavi, the actor was changed due to injury of the original actor, Justin Liebrecht. It is quite unfortunate that he got into a car accident and was not able to travel. So in need of the season 2 pt 1 release, they used Chris Patton instead. Chris Patton is not new to the scene and is best known as Sousuke Sagara from Full Metal Panic!.

Originally I didn't know about the change in actors until I was researching people for the next Voice Actor of the Week. When I went to Chris Patton's page, I noticed that he was listed for it. So I did a little investigation and found out it was true.

Now for other animes, it could be for long running shows like Pokemon. From back then to today, Ash Ketchup's (is that how you spell his name?) voice has changed. Only person whose voice has not changed is Brock. But randomly changing voice actor is a no no is my books. It rarely happens but when it does, it causes an uproar. My opinion, only change it IF its necessary.

Voice Actor of the Week: Luci Christian

The Voice Actor of the Week is:
Luci Christian!














Louisa Michelle Christian was born on March 18 1973 in Texas. She is a voice actor and a ADR scriptwriter at Funimation and ADV films. She is best known for her roles in Full Metal Panic! as Kaname Chidori, Lenalee Lee in D. Gray Man and Nami in One Piece. Her other roles are:

-Trish in Devil May Cry
-Tenma Tsukamuto in School Rumble
-Honey in Ouran High School Host Club
-Aneasha in Heroic Age
-Eimer in Glass Fleet
-Kirino Chiba in Bamboo Blade

I honestly never knew she did the voice of Kaname Chidori, the girl who always shows everyone who is the boss. She started to pop up in my vision around when D. Gray Man was released and she played the part of Lenalee. Also don't forget the lovable Honey, which is kinda funny in a way. Meaning she was able to play a boy who loves cute things (Good job!!). She recently got another role in a big name anime, Soul Eater as Medusa, the evil witch. Hopefully she pulled off a real crazy, messed up witch or it will be awkward to watch. A voice actor worth watching and seeing where she will go in the future.

PS. I was going to do Chris Patton, but his picture was really creepy. Yes I didn't choose him because hes creepy looking.

The Report Card Fight

"Student generates, gathers, and organized ideas to write for an intended purpose and audience."









Report cards over the years have always had these kind of messages within them in order to avoid angry parents. But can you blame them for not wanting to be yelled at by parents? What about telling what needs to be told and not "Your child is doing very well". Well that is good to hear; good at what?

Today on the news when I got home was that someone was taking to this to the federal government to make it law that teacher need to give students a real comment on their reports. Sure it will make the occasional overprotective parent upset but there is a need to know where to improve. Simply put, the area that needs improvement the most so that the student can further improve themselves in the education system. Sure the nice little cute comments can build up your confidence (if you believe it), but confidence can only get you so far.

Personally when I saw the comments on my report for last semester, it made me laugh. IT is interesting to see what things the teachers write. Even teacher know its bad, but they have to do it. But when it is legalized to write the comment you want, will teachers do it? Or will they stick to the old stuff? I'm not a teacher and I don't think like one (thank god for that). It is up to the teacher.

House: Rich Man Crisis

By now I guess Mondays are "House Episode Review" days since I have nothing else better to write about.

So tonight's episode was about a billionaire's son who is very sick (shocker there) and send his son to the hospital to see if he can get some results. When he gets there he demands for House and only House due to House's reputation. So in result, House is put in charge in a way but Foreman is still in control. On a side note, Foreman and Chase are trying to cover up Chase's on purpose mistake that resulted in the death of the controversial leader.

What made this episode interesting was the lack of knowledge the doctors had during the episode. "I Don't Know" was the common phase throughout the episodes. Usually they always know what is going on but in this case they didn't. Not even House knew. Of course they always figure out whats wrong. Man I love watching House, gotta do homework now.

On a side note I really wish they would stop talking about swine flu.

Voice Actor of the Week: Todd Haberkorn

The Voice actor of the Week is:
Todd Haberkorn!!!












Todd Haberkorn was born on August 16 1982 in Texas. He is a voice actor, ADR director and script for Funimation. He is best known in the anime industry for the voice of Allen Walker in D. Gray Man and Hikaru Hitachiiin in Ouran High School Host Club. Other animes he voiced in is:

- Kentarou Nara in School Rumble.
- Yamato Akitsuki in Suzuka.
- Kimihiro Watanuki in xxxHolic.
- Yutaka Kono in Darker Than Black.
- Keroro in Sgt. Frog
- Zaza in Black Blood Brothers
- Death the Kid in Soul Eater

The last one is the most recent only because it was recently announced and will be released in 2010 I believe. There is not very much information on him and there is only what animes he has been in. He is not that well known but he is climbing up and getting his name there. I first heard his voice in Ouran High School Host Club as the Hitachiin twins and had no idea who the heck he was. Didn't for awhile either, only thing I knew was that he did the voice of Watanuki in xxxholic and that was about it. When D. Gray Man came out, I recognized his voice and got a little interested. Then out of the blue his voice is in a bunch of animes I was watching.

He has got the talent to bring anime to life very well but it is easy to tell if its him or not. There are a few anime voice actors that have a distinctive voice like Vic Mignonga. In addition, I think he is doing a good job as Allen Walker. At first I thought it wasn't that great but I grew to like it and am waiting on the dub. I am also looking forward to his dub of Death the Kid in Soul Eater. Will he be able to bring kid alive or just kill him? I believe he can and make it hilarious. Just got to wait and see what this guy shows us.

D. Gray Man dvd Release

Today, Funimation released D. Gray Man season 2 part 1 onto dvd. This set will hold the next 13 episodes in the D. Gray Man series. Unfortunately, they have only licensed the first 50 episodes out of the 103 episodes of the series. I really hope they dub the whole thing mostly because I LOVE D. GRAY MAN!!! At first I didn't like the cast of it but now I have come to love them and I think they do a good job.

So what is D. Gray Man about? So it is about a teenage boy named Allen walker with a cursed eye that can see the souls of the akuma. This cause him to dedicate his life to destroying Akuma (In japanese 'akuma' also means demon). Akuma are weapons created by the Millennium Earl and sent out by his command to purge the world from humans. In order to destroy Akuma, Allen uses his anti-akuma weapon which is his right arm, to stop the earl's plans. Under General Cross's orders, Allen goes to the Black Order where all the exorcists, others who have the power of innocence, gather and team up to fight against the Millennium Earl. There he meets Lenalee (user of the Dark Boots) , Kanda (Wielder of Mugen) and Komui (Brach cheif and Lenalee's brother). As the journey continues on more and more questions pop up as they try to achieve their goal. Will they be able to stop the Millennium Earl in time?

Even though the series has finished in Japan the manga is still going, but is in no rush. D. Gray Man is one of the well known animes out there and is a mixture of Bleach and other animes. It has it own unique qualities. Like Allen and his ways of cheating in gambling. Or Komui and his sister complex, which in the end makes pretty good episodes that makes you just laugh your butt off. So this part of the season is mainly about looking for General Cross cause do to earlier problems of generals being hunted down. Of course there are some side stories here and there but worth watching. They better dub the whole series............

House going Political

Tonight's episode of house featured a controversial leader of country who had fallen ill. This cause unrest within the staff of the hospital whether or not to treat him.

House is back!! Well just sitting there without a medical license and the original team is back together again. Other than Foreman being the leader this time. I thought it was kinda funny that now after what, two seasons, the original team now back together and I am guessing that thirteen will soon break up with foreman. It is like they just didn't like the new cast and reverted back to the old one.

On another note, with house back in the doctor business, I have had more laughs than the first two previous episodes when he wasn't. This of course applies to when he is "trying" not to overrule foreman. Like using play on words like always, shouts the answers out or doing serades to give out the answer.

But to this episode it is on the more political side. When watching I couldn't decide if or not this guy was bad. During the episode a man confronts Chase on treating the leader and asks him to not help him. This pushes Chase to question things and later leads him to doing something unforgivable. Also Cameron, doesn't want to help him at all due to his past history in his country. Another aspect is the way people treat Vietnam veterans with the example of Wilson and the guy living under his apartment. People seems to have an respect for these people and I don't blame them, they fought of their country. Special mention, he was from Canada and had a Canadian flag in his apartment. In the end, the episode ends bad (not the episode sucked but in an effect way) and leaves tension to be unraveled in next episode.

Monsters Vs. Aliens Review

Picture of the monsters, giantica (Resse Witherspoon), The Missing Link (Will Arnett), B.O.B (Seth Rogan) and Dr. Cockroach (Hugh Laurie).

When the movie first came out in the theaters, I really wanted to see it. Due to unfortunate events I was unable to and waited for it to come out onto dvd. This past Tuesday, it came out on dvd and I started to bug my family to watch it. And I was victorious! So we rented it and watched it.

So the story is basically starts at Susan's Murphy's (Witherspoon) wedding, then out of the blue she is hit by a meteor. This cause her to grow to a huge size and captured by a army of sorts. She soon learns that she is capture and held because she is a monster. There she meets the missing Link(Arnett), B.O.B(Rogan), Dr. Cockroach(Laurie) and Intectasoarous. Susan doesn't feel like she belongs there and wishes to go back to her old life. Everything is changed though when a giant robot attacks earth. In order to stop this, they deploy the monsters to stop it in exchange for their freedom. After a chase scene Susan manges to defeat the giant robot and goes home. When she returns, she is rejected by both her family and fiance. She realizes that her old life was not so great and being a monster was a good thing. Then she is kidnapped by the evil mastermind alien Gallaxhar who wants the quantonium which had made her big in the first place. After returning to her orignal size and sent to be killed, she is saved by her monster buddies. Then they are separated and she goes and finds Gallahar to save her friends. Once cornering him, he tells her he can't stop it and she used the quantonium to return back to her huge size. Once big again she saves her friends and all is good in the story.

I gotta say, this movie was very enjoyable and not cheesy like all PG movies. It would make you laugh at the most stupidest moments. Also props to Colbert who did the voice of the president. He did an excellent job of the stupid president. Like playing crazy frog to appease the robot. If you grew up in the 90s and 00s you would have heard Crazy Frog sometime by now. In addition, B.O.B character was awesome and his airheadness would make me laugh. Overall, Monsters Vs. Aliens had a very good storyline and great for all ages. Last movie that came out that did that was "Finding Nemo". Both stories had a character who clueless and one that is serious. I would not mind watching it again and I recommend this movie to people who want a good movie to watch. Its nice and clean and great for the whole family.

Soul Eater Fan Skit

Gotta say this video was the highlight of my week. Love the line by Death the Kid (Todd Haberkorn) "symmetry is awesome!" Even if you like anime you'll get a laugh out of this:


The video toke place a few days ago at an anime convention in Boston I believe and this event was to announce the Soul Eater cast. Well question and answers anyways, plus a preview of episodes which didn't leak on Youtube (sob sob). So it starts off with the opening to Soul Eater still with the Japanese credits and a preview of Shinigami's voice. After that finishes it shows a very funny skit with some cos-players.

Now here is the kool part, the voice when their talking is actually the real voice actors and not the actors on stage. That is really cool in my mind and really wish I was there (I have NEVER been to an anime convention before). Kinda wish though that Vic Mignonga was there (he does the voice for Death Sythne) but I'm pretty sure though he was at the Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood panel. Unfortunately the voices start to go out of sync near the end and kind ruins the enjoyment of the silly skit. Loved it though! Symmetry is Awesome. :D

The Manga Tsubasa has Ended.

The ongoing manga "Tsubasa" has finally ended with 28 volumes.

One of CLAMP's many mangas out there in the anime market, Tsubasa finally ended this year with 28 volumes. If you are an anime freak like I am, you would have watched or heard about Tsubasa now. It is a very unique anime in itself. Unlike different animes, Tsubasa has characters from previous animes in like for instance, Sakura and Syaoron both came from Cardcaptor Sakura, except teenage now. In addition it crosses over with another manga that CLAMP is releasing at the same time. The anime doesn't feature that but when you read the manga you do.

The other manga by CLAMP that crosses over with Tsubasa is xxxHolic. The main common character they share is the dimensional witch Yuuko. In Tsubasa she sets the group (Syaoron, Sakura, Kurogane and Fai) on a journey to recover the feathers in order to return Sakura's memory (who lost is before meeting Yuuko). In xxxHolic she makes Watinuki, a cursed boy her slave in order to achieve his wish (getting rid of the demons that follow him). Other character they share is Mokana, the white puff ball except the one in xxxholic is black.

But back to Tsubasa itself. The story itself you see each character develop in his or her own way. As it nears the end the story gets very interesting and makes you wait on end for more. When it finally ended and they defeated (SPOILER) Fei Wong, I wasn't very happy (not telling the ending, just going to complain about it). I wish it had gone on more and shows us how they lived after that. How life goes on and if they are still all good friends, not a closed end with many possibilities. I was going to buy the series but now I don't want to any more. I don't buy mangas with stupid endings. Simple as that. I'll read them but I won't buy them. Love Tsubasa, but the ending sucked. Well to be anyways, but overall good story.

UPDATE: The Site somehow got messed up and that chapter was not the ending. There was one more chapter after that.