Bleach 02 & 03
April 30, 2006 
Ichigo now has to work for Rukia because he sucked up all her powers. The scene with his dad and at the school with Rukia are really funny. This time, Inoue's bro's spirit was eaten by a hollow and most hollows would kill their kins. This episode is really touching esp when the bro-sis had their conversation. As usual, Ichigo was able to do his job and this episode also allowed us to see Rukia's gadgets: 01 – a glove that can make Ichigo's spirit leave his body and 02: a random memory input eraser that can make past events disapper (cool, eh?)
Bleach 01
April 30, 2006 
Eps 1 starts off with Ichigo having a fight on the street. He look so cool and he really reminded me of a grown-up Naruto don't know why. He had the power to see the spirits and his sisters Suzu and Karin has that kind of power too except for his Dad. He met Rukia a Death God when a hollow attacked her sister. He decided to acquire the power of Rukia (to protect his loved ones) who was injured from protecting him, and eventually became a Death God…
Really can't wait the next episode. This episode really made me laugh and glued on the screen. Character designs and animation are nice ;D OP and ED songs too are kakuii..
Sakura Taisen: Ouka Kenran
April 30, 2006 
Sakura Wars, also known as Sakura Taisen, is a popular series of video games, manga, and anime created by Sega. The title is literally translated as "Cherry Blossom Great War", but it can also be translated more loosely as "The Great War Among the Cherry Blossoms", sakura being the Japanese word for "cherry blossom".
The first OAV mainly tackles the background of each main character and how the team was recruited and formed. It was set in the Taisho Era just after the first demon war. A prologue to the anime series, the story concebtrates more on Sakura the heroine and jumps off later to the other characters – Sumire, Kanna, Iris, Koran, Maria, and Ogami.
The story is just fine though kinda slow-paced and there's a part a bit confusing. That was when in the OAV, Maria suggested to Ayame that they should have a captain but in the anime series it was the opposite. She was actually angry and offended when she found out that Ayame and their manager had to choose a guy to do the job. Hmmm.. Anyway, it seems like most of the time, the OAV differs from the anime series itself (think of Tenchi Muyo). With regards to character design and animation, it's quite good. It adopted the way movies were made in early 90's, there are some scenes in black and white and no words spoken but the lines were flashed in the screen. The ED song is also nice sung by Ai Orikasa (Ayame, aka Ryoko in Tenchi Muyo)
I’ll/CKBC (OAV)
Plot:
Hiiragi Hitonari is a freshman high school student who, despite his talent for basketball, decides to abandon sports clubs due to the pressure put on him by them. Once he arrives at Kouzu High, however, he meets the only other basketball player who has ever caught his eye on the courts, Akane Tachibana and decides to join the team. The first match of the season is an exhibition game against the league's strongest team, Hyamazaki — the team that Hiiragi's father coaches and in which his older brother plays for. Hiiragi ends up playing in the second half of the game, and they seem to not be working well together on the court, losing the game, until unintentionally one of the senior players on the team challenges them to beat him. They join forces, inspiring the team to victory. Thus starts the story of a group of teenagers working to reach the top, fighting tooth and nail the entire way.
The story revolves around basketball with a guy Hiiragi Hitonari, quitting basketball for he is usually compared to his talented dad and brother and another, Akane Tachibana who is inspired to play basketball with his rival Hiiragi.This OAV is adopted from a seven volume manga so expect that the ending was somewhat hastened; the producers just tried to bring the elements into the screen and the plot is not well-developed. But nevertheless, almost all characters were introduced (but without much depth), the artwork is really nice and the dubbing is just fine.
L’arc~n~Ciel Best of 1998 to 2000
Tracks:
1. DIVE TO BLUE
2. HONEY
3. KASOU
4. SINSYOKU -lose control-
5. snow drop
6. forbidden lover
7. HEAVEN'S DRIVE
8. Pieces
9. trick
10. Driver's High
11. LOVE FILES
12. NEO UNIVERSE
13. finale
14. STAY AWAY
15. get out from the shell-asian version-
Notable Tracks: Shishoku ~lose control~, kinda hard rock but really good. Honey, really a feel good song for girls, good wprk on bass here Tetsu!! As well as Hyde- your voice is awesome! Heaven's Drive, Driver's High (From GTO soundtrack) and Get Out from the Shelf.
L’arc~n~Ciel Best of 1994 to 1998
1. In the Air
2. Blurry Eyes
3. Vivid Colors
4. and She Said
5. NATSU NO YUUTSU [TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE]
6. Kazeni Kienaide
7. flower
8. Lies and Truth
9. Caress of Venus
10. the Fourth Avenue Cafe
11. Niji
12. winter fall
13. Shout at the Devil
14. fate
15. ANATA
Notable tracks in this album are:
5. Natsu no Yuutsu – This one's like an old-school song. Kinda makes you reminisce about the past, very nostalgic. I like the guitar sounds in this one.
10. The 4th Avenue Cafe – This song is part of Rurouni Kenshin's OST, need I say more? It's definitely good, one of the best songs of the group. Very upbeat and funky.
11. Niji – Another song from RK, this time it's from the OST of Rurouni Kenshin the Movie. It's kinda slow-rock and emotional but you'll never get tired of listening to this song. Hyde's vocals is really top notch in this song!
12. Winter Fall – Another upbeat song of this group. I really like the sound of the guitars and drums in this song. It was played to blend well with Hyde's voice.
Full Metal Alchemist Complete Best
Tracks:
01 Melissa/ Porno Graffitti
02 Kasenai Tsumi/ Nana Kitade
03 Ready Steady Go/ L'arc~n~Ciel
04 Tobira no Mukou Gawa/ Yellow Generation
05 Undo/ Cool Joke
06 Motherland/ Crystal Kay
07 Rewrite/ Asian Kung-fu Generation
08 I Will/ Sowel
This album includes all the OP and ED songs of the ever-popular anime Full Metal Alchemist (Hagane mo Renkinjutsushi a.k.a. HAGAREN).
Of course, who would not remember Melissa (1st OP)? Ready Steady Go (I've heard that this song even top the charts for the longest time since it was released, and this strengthen Laruku's chance to sing FMA the movie's OP and ED song) and Rewrite (I have to say that this one's one of the best songs of Ajikan)? All the other songs are nice as well.Overall, the songs in this album are really good! It's worth every cent of your money. Add this up to your anime OST/ sounds collection.
Pizzicato 5 “Big Hits & Jet Lags 91-95″
Tracklist:
1. We Love Pizzicato 5
2. Sweet Soul Revue
3. The night is still Young
4. Groovy is my name
5.Twiggy twiggy ~ twiggy vs james bond
6. Let's be adult
7. CDJ
8. On the sunny side of the street (Sunday Morning Takimiix)
9. Happy sad
10. Catchy (Voltage Unlimited Catchy)
11. Thank You
12. Magic capet Ride
13.We love pizzicato 5
14. Tout va bien
Notes:Limited Edition comes with Pizzicato Five flight baggage tags and stickers
Review:
1. We Love Pizzicato 5
- a prologue to the album, it's just like children singing "we love you P5~"
2. Sweet Soul Revue
- If there's one song that made the group popular, I believe this is it. This is the hit song that stormed Asia and other countries in mid-1990's. Who would not remember this? Very catchy and lively. Perfect for parties or gatherings! One caution though: do not listen to this song if you don't wanna dance. This song can make you strut your booty all day long..
3. The night is still Young
- Another catchy and "danceable" song of the group, perfect for parties and after office hours gimmicks.
4. Groovy is my name
- Cute and catchy. A perfect song to listen to when you're feeling gloomy or lazy. It makes your day colorful and lively instatntly!
5.Twiggy twiggy ~ twiggy vs james bond
- Part o the OST of James Bond movie (just not sure what particular James Bond movie it was). As usual, very catchy and can leave you mumbling "twiggy~twiggy"
6. Let's be adult
- Another cute song. The vocals is like singing in a whispery voice.
7. CDJ
- Perfect for parties, night outs or bar hopping!
8. On the sunny side of the street
- I really like the intro music of this song. It gives you a light and calming feeling like walking on a sunny day.
9. Happy sad
- Another hit by the group that came after sweet soul revue. You'll be having a LSS (take note: last song syndrome) of happy-sad (coz those words are the one you'd remember easily)
10. Catchy
- It's lke a trance song by the group but as the name suggests, it's very CATCHY.
11. Thank You
- I do not really like this song but still a good one sung by the group.
12. Magic capet Ride
- Listening to this song is like warping to the world of Aladdin and travelling with his margic carpet. Another good one done by the group.
13.We love pizzicato 5
- An off vocal of their hits starting with we love pizzicato 5 (track 1) then off vocal orchestra-like melody of Sweet Soul Revue, The Night Is Still Young & Groovy Is My Name. One of the best hits in this track
14. Tout va bien
- Another cute song. Will leave you singing "beep beep beep beep yeah!"
Almost all the songs in this album are really great! Definitely one of the best compilations by the group ;D I really like tracks #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12 & 13. Overall the album's really worth yevery cent that you spent on purchasing it.
Gokusen Eps1
It's Yumiko's first day as a teacher in Shirokin Gakuin. With her is Fujiyama-sensei, another newly-hired female teacher.It's basically the intro of characters. There's Kyoto-sensei (head teacher)who was upset because the principal hired female teachers in an exclusive boys school full of delinquents. He told them to wear tracksuits in school so that they can easily run when there's a fight or something. There's Uchi, one of the students who had a cam and stationed himslef on the floor near the door of the classroom to take a pic of the teacher's underwear. Kuma went in front of the classroom and planned to scare Kumiko. Kumiko wasn't frightened at all, but she pretended that she was. The whole class laughed and thought that she was very slow and weird. They threw papers on her, and even called her "fool," "bitch," and others. One guy went inside the classroom and told Kuma to stop. Kuma followed at once and this amazed Kumiko. This guy was Shin Sawada, the class leader. He was red-haired so kakuii!! He is Shin Sawada. Then Kumiko started introducing herself to the class. When she was writing her name on the blackboard, (of course she was facing the blackboard) one student threw a pachinko ball at her. She was able to dodge it and catch the ball even she was not facing the class. Then the class was amazed. But, she pretended that she was just lucky to catch it, and then she was scared. Shin didn't fall for that act. He began to be suspicious. The guys in the class were disappointed when they learned that the short, pig-tailed girl, wearing a red tracksuit, was their homeroom teacher. They wanted Fujiyama to be their teacher.
It's a secret to the school that Kumiko went home to the Oedo house, (Oedo was a yakuza clan) and everyone called her "Ojou." They were all giving respect to her since she was the successor to the Oedo house. When they asked her how her first day as a teacher was, she told them that her students were calling her "bitch" and were not following her. The men belonging to the Oedo house were mad, and one even wanted to kill the students for that. They were mad because Kumiko wasn't respected at all. Kumiko stopped them, telling them they were just high school kids, and also, if her real identity was known, she would lose her job.Then, Shinohara-sensei ( a lawyer who was a friend of the Oedo group) was talking to Kumiko and told her to do her best in her work. Shinohara was Kumiko's crush that's why, when he left, she was blushing, and was really happy. The next day, Kumiko went to school and then saw Kuma talking to some seniors. Kuma told his classmates about it. Kumiko found out that Kuma was about to be beaten by those seniors.The seniors, with Kudou,an expelled senior at the school were already beating up Kuma but Kumiko came, carrying volleyballs. Then the seniors also got her. Kuma was still conscious that's why, she attacked Kuma using her elbow, then he became unconscious. After that, she fought the seniors. Shin and the others came and saw Kuma unconscious, but he was safe. They found the seniors piled up and then beside them was Fuji, Kumiko's dog. Then, Kuma woke up and told them that Yamaguchi came while he and the seniors were fighting. Shin told them that Kumiko was the one who rescued Kuma and fought those seniors. The others still wont believe him. They said that maybe, it was Kumiko's dog who did it. Shin told them that there was no way a dog could pile up bodies like that. But still, the others didn't believe him. But this was also the episode when Kumiko saw her picture at the blackboard, with a voluptuous body. "Yankumi" was written on it. She asked the class what "Yankumi" was. They said that "Yankumi" was "Yamaguchi Kumiko" shortened. She liked the nickname they gave her. I think this happened before Kuma was beaten by the seniors.
I really thought that is a total rip-off of GTO but it's really not. It's actually funny and differs in some ways from GTO. The anime drawing is really good from start to finish. I also like the OP song but I do not like the ED song at all. Overall, just wanna start watching eps2!
Gokusen
Yamaguchi Kumiko has just started in fulfilling her dream as a teacher at Shirokin High. She handles a class of delinquents and the school does not know that she is actually the 3rd generation leader of the Ooeda group connected to the Yakuza. One of her students though, Shin Sawada thinks that she's no ordinary teacher.
This is a 12-episode anime usually compared to GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka). Both of these titles started out as manga then developed into live-action then lastly into anime. The plot is somehow the same but when I watched it, it's actually not. It differs in some ways. It's really funny and it's not just a rip-off of GTO.
