Review: 07-Ghost

[WARNING: May Contain Spoilers]

When I was first introduced to this anime, from reading the summary I thought it was rather typical; the protagonist suffers amnesia and somewhat has an alter-ego inside him. I refused to watch it at first, until I took a look at the list of characters: Men... men... and moar men... men.. oh a girl... men.. men... men.......... men........ FUKUYAMA JUN!!! Okay that's probably the main reason why I wanted to see this (apart from having overpopulation of men).

[Disclaimer: All images does not belong to me]

Anyways, the story is about a boy named Teito Klein who lost his memories at a certain age and is treated as a war-slave ever since. The authorities aka villains are after his hidden powers until one day some kebaboom event happened causing him to escape from his military school with the help of his best friend, Mikage. The bad guys lead by Ayanami (male version of Rei get lawl) pursued him while he was flying in the air with no where to go but failed. Then he crash landed on a group of priests, which consists of 3 guys that makes girls drool endlessly. Consequently he was brought to their so called church which worshipped "7 ghosts" aka 7 pieces of their God. Then all the shit happens in there...

[that's the so called epic tagline yeah]

07-Ghost demographic is supposed to be shoujo, but what I can say about this show is.. "It's not supposed to be shonen-ai, but it IS shonen-ai". I mean, come on. Look at the cast. They're all men. The 3 nuns probably just existed to beautify the place, and the only MOE chic is the mermaid who plays the pipe organ. The 3 priests or whatever you call 'em, are potrayed to be straight (Frau collects pr0n, while Castor is fond of the mermaid and making female dolls. Mmm maybe Labrador is the gay-est since he likes flowers), but it's not very convincing. Now don't let me start with Mikage... the best friend of all best friends and is totally gay PROVEN BY HIS FINAL WORDS dammit. Oh and the villains are gay too. Most of them are partners and they're like... have to be mutually dependent on each other. Even Ayanami, who has a thing for Frau and Teito.

[Razette doesn't speak. Good, at least she's not annoying]

OKAY FINE! I admit. Every episode of 07-Ghost Made me "KYAAAAAAAAA" every 5 minutes or so =_____=

The art, is definitely nicer looking in the anime adaptation than in the manga. The magic stuff... is well... I dunno. Just like that... in a unique way. OH I can't remember, it was sooo last year. Anyway, reincarnation plays a huge part in the original story. Too bad we can only see too few in the adaptation... like this little pink dragon here...

[Burupya is a DRAGON cub. Really]

Storywise, I can't really say since it's kind of incomplete. As in, the manga is still ongoing; Teito and company has gone out for their own adventures. After several episodes in the military school, most of the time they spent was inside the church. it's also where Teito chose to become an apprentice bishop along with his roommate Hakuren (FUKUJUN get). Hakuren is probably the best supportive character in the story, or among those anime I've seen. He may be arrogant at first, but it turns out that he can easily accept trufax that may seem farfetched to an average person. Okay back to storyline... not that great but it was okay. Still... NO COMMENT.
Oh yeah, sorry to say that the plot does not focus much on the 7 Ghosts, so it kinda makes you wonder moar about it. Only 3 ghosts made their appearences in the anime. Just read the manga, it's recent chapters focuses on them already.

[OH SO FABULOUS! Seiyuu: FukuJun duhhh]

In spite of those shits, basically I liek this anime because of the bishies.... and BL elements... which is more apparent in the anime mufufu. Oh yeah and the shota main character too! I just hate the villains who are kind of dumb. uh yeah they just had to be bishounens...

Review: DURARARA!!

[WARNING: May contain spoilers!]
[WARNING Ver.2: Content may be harsh!!]

[disclaimer: image does not belong to me]

Summary for Durarara!! or in short DRRR!! is about an urban legend that circulates around Ikebukuro that a Headless Rider randomly roam the streets... doing dunno what. The main protagonist, a normal looking from the countryside called Ryugamine Mikado was warned by his childhood friend Masaomi Kida to be careful of several weird guys; like the man in bartender suit, a parkour loving informant and especially a gang called Dollars and Yellow Scarves. But Ryugamine eventually got caught up into the mess and at the same time enduring his typical teenage life at school (such as having a crush on a girl).

Towards the end you’d see that the normal characters are actually masterminds of something while the not so normal characters just wanted to lead a normal life. OMG I seriously just realized this! And I was about to say that the first half was intriguing but the second half makes you wonder where it is going...?

Celty Sturluson, the headless rider

First there was this modern dullahan who cruises the city like minah rempit (term "biker gang girl" in Malaysia) with yellow cat-eared helmet. At first I thought Celty Sturluson was a total enigma, but turns out she’s not obliged to show her headless body to those she’s acquainted with. And she can be friends with just about anyone and is most of the time in the neutral zone. I like her as a mysterious esper, but when she decided to become more human (by developing a romantic relationship with an illegal doctor) it’s not cool anymore.

And I thought DRRR! is all about her. But we also get the chance to get to know a vending machine thrower named Shizuo Heiwajima... aka Shizzy-chan. Not only vending machines, he has the capability of bending metals with his bare hands. His super strength is a mystery. He can punch a thousand enemies in one go just like in hack and slash games. Yet in contrast with his behaviour, he admits that he hates violence. Although he is dere to his brother it wasn’t enough to make me like him because he experiences PMS... ALL THE TIME.

mutual loveerrrrrssss! don't deny it!!!

Now here comes the yummy part; He’s particular interested in Izaya Orihara in an obsessive way. Once he sees Izaya-kun in the street, he would alwaaaaays take the opportunity to play tag with him. Izaya is the hard-to-get partner!! I don’t believe it when they say they instantly hated each since their first meeting pffff. Both are just being tsun to one another. COME ON GUYS, the FANARTS are very CONVINCING!!! Cos even if you hate someone so much doesn’t mean you have to chase him all over the place. Anyway Izaya-kun is the sly double/triple/quadruple agent of the city. Gee I didn’t know that you can make a living by ruining other people’s lives.

Yellow Scarves are the dominant gangster group whose members are not ashamed to hide the fact that they’re yellow fetish. They were dormant until much later when they hear about Dollar’s activities. Dollars are colourless, and they’re not really a group of delinquents but just some random cyberbuddies. Guess who their leaders are?!?! One of those normal guys....

I'm running out of ideas to rant on the other random people. A lovesick dude, a persistent stalker, Russian sushi promoter, a gang of Otaku, and a slasher who believes slashing is one way to love one another.

Soooooo...

Is the anime as supernatural as I thought it was...?

Nay. The occult part comes now and then, but there are also those realistic shit. There are times where I got confused whether this story sci-fi or what. DRRR! is deep, but not something you can dub as “exciting” or leaving any huge impact. I still like it nonetheless. Recommended for those who’d love to see some serious mysterious randomness for a change. Oh yea... I think the hidden theme in this anime is ROMANCE. In a simple yet.... peculiar way. Surprising for me as well.

2 OPs and 2 EDs for the whole season are great, so are the sequences.
Let’s not forget the cast, as they were the main factor that seduced me to watch DRRR!! It was nice to see the violent side of Daisuke Ono as Shizzy-chan, who voice acted as the gentlemanly butler in Kuroshitsuji before this. And also Hiroshi Kamiya who voice acted as the kuudere Tieria of Gundam 00 this time as a psychopath. However, my top faves Jun Fukuyama and Mamoru Miyano were a bit disappointing (cos i prefer them being... OH SO FABULOUS~~~~)

I heard the manga has more Guro. I'd like to read it to know what's the real plot...

Review: Sengoku Basara

[WARNING: May Contain Spoilers]


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This is an adaptation of a video game with the same name, which is based on Sengoku Jidai that ranged from the 15th to 17th century. It's translated as Warring States period, and is perhaps one of the most popular chapters of Japanese history. Warlords fought against one another to conquer their land (yet known as Japan), and many legendary heroes were born from within that period; most notably the Crimson Warrior and The One Eyed Dragon. And not to forget, the Demon King.


What would you do if the bird does not sing?
"Kill it if it does not sing."
"Make it want to sing."
"Wait until it sings."

The poem figuratively describes the different styles of leadership of the great rules of Japan; Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Tokugawa Ieyasu respectively.

Just like in the video game, Oda stays true to his nickname the "Demon King" and is the primary antagonist of te first season. With the help of his wife, Nouhime and most loyal vassal, Ranmaru Mori (who's supposed to be a bishounen, but Capcom's version he's a candy-loving shota). As in the true story, Shingen Takeda and Kenshin Uesugi are mutual rivals. Rempit-ing on a horse, Masamune Date is somehow rivalled with the masochist Yukimura Sanada (My sis is gonna kill me if she sees this) when in history they're not really archenemies.

Well if you play the game, and also Samurai Warriors (or Sengoku Musou) you'll see how fucked up CAPCOM version is. Not that I hate it, but Koei's adaptation of Sengoku Jidai is more accurate. The wonderful part of Sengoku Basara is the colourfulness and the character designs. Storywise, a bit too much tweak here and there, and it gets worse in the anime. I think Tokugawa died a bit too early. It's weird because he's the last shogun. I dunno what to say about the plot. I'm not well versed with the Sengoku Jidai history, I think my sister knows better (she even remembers the war names!).
But at least they have epic characters to make up for it.

And if you think the plot is sucky, wait till you see the OVERDOSE SHOUNEN ACTION SCENES THAT REMINDS YOU OF DRAGON BALLZZZ. Well of course i'm okay with the game where Yukimura swings his fiery spear and Masamune shooting lightning bolts with three swords with each hands... but seeing flashes of red and blue clashing to one another in a combat is not what I want to see in an action movie. And the worst part is whenever Oda appears, the clouds turn black, storm approaching the area to emphasize that he was really a messenger from hell. Don't let me start with Tadakatsu Honda, Tokugawa's general also known as "The Warrior who surpassed Death itself"; cos he is portrayed as a robot.... =_=;;

Art-wise, I think they look fatter as 2D compared to their video game counterparts. I personally prefer the characters as 3D. The guys look hot anyway, but the girls are much cuter in the game.

The primary ladies of the game..

anime version... not so moe anymoar D:


T3H LAWLZ!! Is this how a relationship between a daimyou and his kunoiochi should be like??? *blushes*

Don't be fooled by Oichi-hime's vulnerable appearance!! Although she wears pink, she's actually an emo faggot. Next to her is her beloved husband, the super sentai-ish Nagamasa Azai. FUN FACT: They're a cannon Tsundere-Yandere pairing :D

OP is JAP by Abingdon Boys School. The group had been contributing their songs since the first game came out, and I'm glad to listen to them again in the anime. but my favourite SenBasa will always be Blade Chord :3

Second season is out already, I'm putting it on hold. I fear another disappointment, but the first few episodes are promising. I should probably try not to be so serious about the accuracy of SenBasa to the Warring States Period, just that they're using the legend's name with a rewritten history.

oh btw my favourite character is none other than...

SARUTOBI SASUKE!!!!

yeah so typical of me since I like ninjas... who are MALE and has awesome loyalty to his "danna".

Review: Kimi ni Todoke

sup guys. I'm back (in reviewing anime)!! Well not officially. I'm gonna waste my first one hour in the campus library writing some reviews. Haven't done this for a long time though.

I'm gonna start off writing reviews on the animes I left unreviewed since last year. Now this may be a little late, but who cares? As if people take my blog seriously XD

[WARNING: May contain spoilers!]

Kimi ni Todoke, aka From Me to You (direct translation is "Reaching You") is a shoujo manga about a shy and quiet girl mistakenly seen as a ghost due to her scary face and misleading name. Kuronuma Sawako (nicknamed Sadako) admires a certain classmate, who's apparently the most popular guy in school but at least he's well liked for his friendliness instead of looks (unlike most shoujo manga). From admiration turn to crush then FALLING IN LOVE.

Sounds typical? Yeah, I'd like to avoid Shoujo manga if possible. But everything was so sweet and soothing from the beginning, I find it hard to dislike it. The story reminds me of Bukiyou na Silent (a BL manga), which is also about a quiet person who fell in love with the outgoing guy... well minus the indecent parts :D. However, it didn't stop me from dropping the show. because... EVERYTHING IS SO SWEET! Characters are loveable. Even the b1tchiest girl isn't that much of a nuisance. The heroine's newfound BFFs aren't too quick to believe in bad rumours, and have enough common sense to analyse them. The hero is like... well, if you think Sebastian (Kuroshitsuji) is the most perfect man ever, then I beg to differ. Kazehaya Shouta is like your ideal boyfriend, and at least he is human! But he doesn't make it to my fave chara harem... I think this dude is too pure for me ;__;. Sawako on the other hand, may come off as a bit of a masochist when she accepted the fact that she appears ghastly and offers to become THE GHOST. A little blunt, but I don't see it as a bad thing cos she didn't take the nickname as an offense.

KnT not only focuses on the main hero and heroine, but the other supporting characters as well. I personally like the love story between Chizu-chan (the tomboy) and Ryu (the stoic guy), and how Sawako is involved in keeping Ryu's secret feelings for his childhood friend. Yano-chin wasn't given much development yet, but I have a funny feeling she'd be in a relationship with Pin Sensei (my sister reads the manga, I could ask her about it). So i'm hoping for a season 2. And putting the romance aside... the friendship part is made FTW.

When it comes to seiyuu, when I first heard Sawako's voice I knew it was Mamiko Noto! Her voice is standard like that XD. Then Kazehaya was played Daisuke Namikawa, one of my favourite seiyuus due to this his versatility (most notably as both North and South Italy!). Other than that, I love the OP, which is also entitled Kimi ni Todoke by Tanizawa Tomifumi. The lyrics make me think of Sakura tree somehow lulz.

Ok here comes the "very personal opinion" part:
No matter how romantic it seems, somehow I kinda dislike the fact that you have to depend on a particular guy you like to improve your social life. One should appreciate more than just one person who changed you. Like your BFFs. Somewhere in the middle of the series, it gets a little boring because of the sentimental monologs... which is supeeerrrr loooooong I could yawn ten enduring them D:
Overall it was alright. I have to admit I did cry at one episode cos I'm reminded of... something related.
Anyway I won't state my rating here, I've already done that in MyAnimeList profile.

....I think this review is lame cos I can't diss it much XD.

Adam Lambert Glam Nation Tour Live in Malaysia 2010

This blog has been dead for so long. I have a plenty of anime/jdrama/album/movie reviews to write, I just didn’t have the time for it, not to mention effort. However, today I will be reviving this blog for the sake of my beloved Adam Lambert.

To be frank, I dreaded Adam’s forthcoming. Him coming to Malaysia, was like an impossible dream to me – with the you-know-what controversies and all. And I was hoping that he wouldn’t come, for I will be in despair since chances for me to see him in concert are slim due to many obstacles (main problem: MONEY!). Ever since I heard the news that he’s coming, I can’t put my mind at rest. I’m all fidgety... hesitant... suffering... I drowned my sorrow by watching random videos of him in different concerts. And it made me long for him even more...
And so I found this contest and decided to participate, hoping that it can save my sanity!

SOURCE: http://digi.nuffnang.com.my/2010/09/29/win-tickets-to-adam-lambert-glam-nation-tour-live-in-malaysia-2010/

Details of the concert are as below:

Date: 14 October 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 8 pm
Venue: Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil

Adam is perhaps the most glamorous and flamboyant of them all among all the American Idol contestants, so you know it’s sure to be a great show! Are you a big fan of Glambert? Well, we’ve got good news for you DiGi is giving away tickets to DiGi Angels for the Adam Lambert Glam Nation Tour Live in Malaysia 2010!

All you have to do is write a blog post telling us what you love about Adam Lambert, and why you should win the exclusive tickets from DiGi. After you’re done, drop us a comment on this blog post with the permalink of your entry. Wanna know the prizes up for grabs?

1st prize x2: 3 exclusive DiGi Zone tickets worth RM 298 each (right behind Mosh Pit)
2nd prize x2: 2 exclusive DiGi Zone tickets worth RM 298 each (right behind Mosh Pit)

This contest starts now and ends 11.59 pm on 10 October 2010, so start sending in your entries now! The winners will be announced on 11 October 2010.

For more information on the Adam Lambert Glam Nation Tour Live in Malaysia 2010, log on to http://www.digi.com.my/whatshot/promotions/adam/index.do.

1. what you love about Adam Lambert

Let me tell you a story. It’s a bit long so bear with me for a while.
And let me be honest with you; I didn’t watch American Idol Season 8 from the beginning. Talent shows? Got bored of them. Same old thing all over again. That’s why I didn’t bother. And besides, staying in college hostel and studies kept me away from TV. After several weeks stuck in campus, I finally returned home and my mom started telling me about some goth guy who did a cover on Muse’s version of “Feeling Good”. I didn’t get why she was telling me that, but maybe it’s due to the fact that I started experimenting on goth make-up around that time and being Muse fan? Whatever it was I end up watching AI8 with my mom. I can’t recall which episode it was, but it was somewhere in the middle of finalists episodes?

Then it was his turn on stage... I was like... Oh okay, eyeliners. Cool. Maybe he’s just looks. I’m not so easily charmed so maybe this guy is just one of those typical pop stars. Then when he started singing... BAM! I fell in love! Madly in love, I say! His voice is THE BOMB! He’s definitely an angel who swept me off my feet!

Mom let me preview the songs he covered in previous shows, and I was completely blown away by his performances. He’s so amazing that he can do completely different versions of “If I can’t Have You” (BeeGees), “Mad World” (Tears for Fears) and “Ring of Fire” (Johnny Cash) without changing the tune! THAT IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT HIM THE MOST! Proving that he’s not just vocally talented but musically creative as too!

And if he wasn’t incredible enough, why would Queen want him to become their new vocalist? Why would Justin Hawkins (from The Darkness), Muse, P!nk and even Lady Gaga each contributed a track for his debut album? Not to mention that he wrote his own songs too! See, even if he didn’t win the title of American Idol, but he’s ALREADY AN IDOL the moment he first set foot in the audition! This is what Talent Shows need; someone who can actually sing and perform in such a unique way. I don’t even give a rat’s arse if he’s gay, and I’m not a homophobe to begin with. I’d undergo a sex change just to get in his pants HYAHAHA (just kidding~ :P). Speaking of gay, I admire him for not being ashamed of who he is... even the way he defended himself with his "artistic freedom" when he acted inappropriately in American Music Awards 2009. It disappointed me a little, but my feelings for him remained unchanged. He eventually accepted the public's criticism and reminded his fans who enraged for him to calm down (according to his twitter. YES, I do follow his tweets) - thus, making me loving him so much more. And I gotta admit that performance was a major turn on. *blushes* (In spite of secretly wanting it, I hope he doesn't do that kind of stuff in Malaysia. But I believe he won't. I just beliiiieeeeeve in him!)

Anyway, am I the only one who noticed that Adam’s live performances sound so much better than the recorded ones? In my opinion, Adam’s talent is amplified on stage. I mean, not all singers can do this perfectly and they often sound worse on stage than their studio version (he’s adorable even when he screwed up), and I love him for that. No Auto-tune needed, just pure talent! You know I didn't like For Your Entertainment when I first heard it (cos it reminds me of Britney), but when he performed that single in AMA09 it was so awesome that I fell in love with him all over again! And then he also conquered Muse's Starlight in his own way! That is why I WANT TO SEE ADAM PRANCING AROUND UP THERE AND SERANADE IN FRONT OF ME! YEAHHH

*cough* Yes, I know. I'm insane.

Why you should win the exclusive tickets from DiGi?
I should win the tickets, firstly it’s because I’m a DiGi user.

Secondly, my birthday is at the end of the month so it would be THE BEST birthday present for me, right? I mean, come on, DiGi! Even if you gave me free extra credits / phonecalls I’m not the type who call people. You can spare me that service and give me the tickets instead! I’m willing to sacrifice!! (SRSLY)

Thirdly... ah, I run out of ammo. But here’s the best thing I can do...

for bigger view: http://vulpineninja.deviantart.com/art/Adam-Lambert-182052516

[based on a concert where he was swishing a red whip~]

mmmmmmm sexy!!

All artworks are drawn by me 8D. I wonder if I print it out and give it to him he'd like it... w00t! Anyways, thank you for viewing!

Japanese songs - do you understand..?

All this while I never hide the fact that I like Japanese music and video game soundtracks. In fact, I always find oppurtunities to show off that interest. I'm not ashamed to let people know that my scope is not as limited as theirs, and to imply to them that I'm different. I prefer to listen to my mp3s without my earphones plugged, but since I do respect my roommate then I would. Otherwise, people will easily know that I listen to J-pop and J-rock. Not only that, there are songs from other languages too (good music does not only limit to one or two languages, no?)

[Disclaimer: Yuna from Final Fantasy X-2. For decoration purpose only]

Then one fateful day this question popped up: "Why do you like to listen to songs we don't understand?" [case 1]

And then today I was happily watching a Music Video of Complication by ROOKIEZ is PUNK'D when someone burst my bubble with "Do you even understand what they're saying?" [case 2]

It stings.

I may not show it, nor did I explode. But still, what's with those kind of questions? Condemning? Close minded? Or you just can't value a good music just because it's not English or Malay? As if your Hip hop or R&B hit songs are that amazing. I'm always open to preview songs in foreign language, regardless of how little I understand it. You can always find the lyrics translation, ne? unlike some people, I use the internet wisely (and abuse with wisdom!)

Of course I don't understand Japanese lyrics, in spite of attending Japanese Language lessons. Well, we can't complete all the syllabus for some reason, but I do have some basics. but I do like Japanese songs since I started watching anime (which was like how many centuries ago?), but have never really been much of a fan. It was difficult to find lyrics back then, nor the translation... and I used to be a n00b when it comes to downloading stuff. So I only, FINALLY, got myself some Japanese songs about 4 years ago, when I stole it from a friend.

One of the factors of my inclination to Japanese songs is that I was once tired of listening to lyrics of mainstream music (which was also about 4 years ago). Tired, disgusted, annoyed. This is also one reason why I started lurking for video game OST. Japanese songs saved my ears from that blight. Safe from those soppy romantic songwords and perverted implication of getting laid.

well then i was like "now that i got some nihon no uta, I feel like singing-along!". I started to find lyrics of the songs that I like most, then out of curiousity I wanted to know what it means. I can't remember when is the first time I came across the lyrics translation, but once I found it.... imagine my surprise.

THE LYRICS ARE BEAUTIFUL!
(this was my answer for case 1)

I know the translation may or may not be exact or direct, but once you look at it, you realize that those popular songs that you hear on the radio is not up to par with J-music. Not just in terms instruments used, or rythm or whatever u wanna call it. The lyrics are just so goddamn poetic, and it makes you wonder what it really means. Sorry, I'm the kind of person who likes to evaluate lyrics and how the message is delivered. Malay and English songs lack this writing skill, and as a result the songs sound too straightforward... repetitive and in the end becomes boring (so boring that I want to throw up). Wait... lately I notice Japanese songwords seem to have repetition too... (sometimes even without finding the translation, you can guess what they're saying cos you're already familiar with several Japanese words) but oh well, my artistic side is still in love with the metaphoras. Even if there are English songs that are this good, they don't neccessarily belong to the mainstream. :3 As for Malay.... to be honest, it's Hazami. I kinda prefer his version of Winter Sonata theme than the original Korean, cos the latter has more direct message.

Anyways, I'm not really impressed by this post of mine. I guess I'm just ranting. I'm angry about this 'attitude' towards songs-you-can't-understand. I did my best to control my anger in [case 2] but it caused me to lag a bit before I simply respond with "if you don't understand find the lyrics translation". Easy wor, got internut wor... I wanted to say more but I didn't want to show that it really affected my feelings. Before this, the same person kindly asked me to remove them Japanese songs from my WMP cos she can't understand it (eh it's not like I understood either... but if you ask me what do i not understand is WHY DO YOU LIEK J BIEBER???). If i were to judge music, it's not the language but the story behind it, the melody, the genre (and sometimes the singer).

Ah... One of these days I'll just explain it properly.

So I wonder, (if there's anyone out there who read this) have you ever got this kind of comment before?

Review: Moyashimon!

Seriously, I’ve got a lot of pending drafts in store but I don’t seem to bother updating them. Guess I’m not much of a blogger. It’s not that anyone would care... (right?). So anyways, I feel like reviewing one of the most recent anime that I’ve seen (and finished).


KAMASUZO!

Thanks to a hime who showed me a Gothic Lolita Kiss scene that reeks some BL (bwahaha~), I include Moyashimon in my to-do list until I found the DVD sold with 50% discount. I know that I’m gonna risk reading lame subtitles but I’m not diligent enough to find download links, so I don’t really care much as long as I get the message.
Summary: Moyashimon is about a guy who can see microbes/bacteria/microorganism who goes by the name Tadayasu Sawaki. Tadayasu is a freshmen in an agricultural university in Japan along with his childhood friend, Kei Yuuki, a son of sake brewers. Tadayasu’s ability caught the interest of Professor Keizo Itsuki – who knows kid’s grandfather and is a pretty much relaxed old dude. The postgraduate student under his supervison, Haruka Hasegawa (some kind of more sophisticated type tsundere, I think) finds it hard to believe at first, especially when Tadayasu reveals that the microbes seen in his eyes are different from the images seen in electron microscopes. Other than them, some other seniors decided to use this ability for their own profit, but in the end they were the ones who can be considered as Tadayasu’s true friends *is touched*.

Review: There wasn’t anything great, but I gotta admit the idea of being able to see microorganisms and understand how it works without even studying it. HOW ENVIOUS. Much like Hetalia and Yakitate Japan! where we learn about history and bread making (respectively) in an interesting way. Damn, these Japanese people aren’t only 30 years ahead in terms of technology, but it seems that their dreativity is way ahead too. However, it was troublesome for me to comprehend the erm... the scientific process. Maybe because I’m in a totally different field... but then again I’ve always disliked biology (the only thing I’m excited about is the electron microscope fufufu). So yeah, I had to resist throwing up when Prof Itsuki was explaining about the fermentation.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t google about the microorganisms in the middle of watching it XD. But I only scanned through the wiki page, I don't think I can read and indulge into it. My mind is already mindraep-ed enough by nuclear physics. And by the way, the cartoony microbes are cute. Suddenly, I remember one Biology undergraduate refers the subject “microbiology” as micro-B, and confusing it Physics micro-P, short for microprocessor. Hmm speaking of that, O-157 aka E. Coli reminds me of LED (Light Emitting Diode). Inb4 Physics version! (actually, I’ve been thinking of human representation of Chemical Elements for a while. But I'm not creative enough to make it awesome and original. sobs...)
Even if I'm disgusted by the detailed explanation, I still wish there's more. So I heard the manga is still ongoing... why stop till 11 episodes? D: