Bungaku Shoujo 文学少女

Today i want to introduce some of you guys out there this wonderful piece of work. Again like Kampfer this is a Japanese Light Novel, and this is a really good book that i would recommend to you all. This novel has a total of 8 volume and now it is also available in manga form.... there will also be a animation movie coming soon by Production I.G.

Lets talk about the story... Bungaku Shoujo is about a girl call Toko Amano a.k.a Bungaku Shoujo (means Literature Girl) which loves books a lot and feast on them. Most of the time the story are told through a third person Konoha Inoue perspective. Konoha is a new recruit of the Literature Club and his main objective there is to write novel to feat Bungaku Shoujo.

Within the story u will find lots of mysterious adventure... and lots of classical literature has been re-introduce to us through their adventure. Its been awhile i read or see so much things regarding literature and books.... the last i recall was R.O.D. which was also a one of a kind.

Something that i really have to mention is the art style of the illustration in this light novel. They bring out a really mysterious yet relaxation feel. It just makes me feel good.

Hope you ppl out there can enjoy this light novel as i do, and do try the novel. The movie version is really worth looking forward, there is some update in their official site... the BGM on the site is really relaxing i can listen to it over and over again.

Kampfer (animation)

This season i have been following a new anime name Kampfer... This Kampfer here has nothing to do with the Mobile Suit in Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket. It was originally a light novel, and like other JP light novel it got famous then came the Animation and Manga.

I have been reading the novel before the animation, it was really entertaining. The story is similar to Ranma 1/2 and Pretty Face, the main protagonist is a male that can transform into a female warrior call Kampfer. Currently the novel has reach volume 10 but the anime version will only have up 12 episode.... so we will be expecting some chopping here and there. Hope it does a good work like Spice and Wolf.

The list of characters. Anyway i like the art style of the Novel more than the rest

Basically the story is about Natsuru that transform into a female so as to battle with another group of Kampfer. He/She represent the Blue team along with another gal call Akane.They gain their info through a messenger. So hence start the life of Natsuru which is full of fun and mistake.

The messenger Harakiri Tora. Each Kampfer has their own Messenger. 

After watching the first episode of the anime i would said that overall quality is ok and the pace of the story has greatly improve over the original novel version. However the story itself does not stay as good as the novel version... a lot of important stuff has been left out or modified (Fan Service has been lvl up).To my surprise is they really when find the original senyuu of Shizuka frm Doraemon to voice over Harakiri Tora the messenger. Overall it is still within acceptability level for me.

Henshin....

If you find yourself liking this anime or the style of this story and feel that the animation is too short and you're too lazy to read the novel version, there is still a manga version. The story and phase are better than the animation version and the art style is closer to the novel.

If you want me to rate the three version, it will be Novel > Manga > Animation. So lets enjoy Kampfer.

Ops wrong picture.

Macross Frontier OST 1 Musume Furo

The anime Macross Frontier has just release its first Original Sound Track (O.S.T.) volume 1 with the label Musume Furo. What i want to said about this OST is that this is the most worth value OST i have ever heard...... lots of nice song and comes with 12 songs with vocal (8 of them are complete songs) rest of them are BGM music you get to listen through out the show!

The cover design

This CD does come with lots of nice song....i have listen to it more than 3 times and there are a few really funny one in it indeed, one of them is the Carrot song and SMS song.

The list of all 24 songs

The song "What 'bout my Star?" are sang in 2 version, one by Shirley version another is Ranka version. This 2 singer really give big differences, Shirley version give you the pop singer that comes with rock feeling when Ranka gives a sweet impression.

What 'bout my Star? the 2 different version

Besides the song mention above, there are also 2 more song that is sang by Shirley, and they are made into live on Stage version, so you get those crowd cheering in the background! All three song has those pop star feeling, it kinds on remind me of FireBomber from Macross 7.

A ticket for you to go backstage

The song 23 was the song in the episode 7 where SMS went for a fight with Varja to rescue Galaxy fleet. This is a really great song and also one of the song you get to hear Ranka and Shirley both singing together! It will boil your soul and make you fight!

Some descriptions on the songs but since I cant understand all the things written there, I just skip it.

The song that Ranka keep singing (song no 10 and 21) was also included, that song does give me a similar feeling with the song in Sousei no Aquarian, maybe it is becoz tat there are from the same person......talking bout song 21, the episode 10 does has it included......man there did the same thing like Macross 7 having the main character act as the protagonist of Macross Zero!

The CD is in pink color

Lots of nice song and definitely one of the best OST out there, are you gonna collect it? The only
thing still missing is the few song that Ranka sing in the anime, I think most of you will really want to have the "Do you remember love - Ranka version" and also "My boyfriend is a pilot" included too! Too bad you would have to purchase the Ranka Single Album to obtain this 2 song!

The back of the CD cover

I am gonna get my copy frm PlayAsia later, this is the onli place i know there got it on sold...Malaysia really an outdated place.

Macross F

This is kinda sudden! But I posted it here as soon as possible to let all those Macross Fan out there to know! The new sequel after Macross Zero is arriving! Macross F!

Now there is a new fighter plane, VF-25! Latest technology to fight with alien bugs!
There is a trailer on the Macross official site! Here one I took from youtube!



From the trailer seems like we gonna get more triangle love story, alien bugs and lots of missile! Three main character has been announce Ranka Lee, Alto Saotome (pilot trainee), and Sheryl Nome! Is it gonna be a 2 female 1 male love story like macross traditional? But one things is for sure there is gonna be a lot of singing!

The anime is plan for airing next year! I just wonder what will happen if this anime clash with Gundam OO? This is a must watch for all anime lovers!