Kannazuki no Miko Summary / Review *spoilers*

 Hey guys! It's Liz (crispy) here with a review up my sleeve, and today, I'm gonna be reviewing Kannazuki no Miko :D
Kannazuki no Miko is a shoujo ai/yuri anime- and a great one at that!!  I would easily recommend this anime to any yuri fan-
 The plot basically revolves around these two 16 year old girls that are destined to take on the role of becoming shrine maidens of the sun and the moon, due to the fact that the Orochi (the bad guys) are attacking the world.  But, before I can abny further, lemme explain the main characters, so that I can get more in depth with the plot :)
 Himeko is the sixteen year old protagonist that is destined to become the shrine maiden of the sun.  She is secretly friends with Chikane, and has confused feelings of devotion towards her.  She also has a crush on Souma, a boy.  She ends up having to choose one or the other in this love trianle of Himeko, Chikane, and Souma.  Personally, I love the couple Himeko and Chikane :3
 This is Chikane, whom is also a sixteen year old and is shrine maiden of the moon.  She is friends with Himeko, and is a top student admired by everyone at her school.  She has secret feelings for Himeko, and later on joins the Orochi (the bad guys) so that she can get Himeko to hate her,  because she doesn't want Himeko to love her, because she believes it would be bad for their friendship, I guess...  However, Chkane is deeply jealous of Souma (the guy that Himeko has a crush on).
 Souma has a big crush on Himeko, and will do anything for her.  However, he is forced to join the Orochi (the bad guys) and becomes evil unintentionally.  He is forced to do their bidding, but he doesn't let that get in the way of his feelings for Himeko. 
 Toward the end of the series, Himeko and Chikane fight as Chikane attacks and Himeko replies with self-defense.  As a result, Himeko fatally stabs Chikane in the stomach.  Wounded, Chikane declares her love for Himeko.  Himeko then realizes the burden that Chikane had to bear and tells Chikane that she loves her too.  She tells her that she loves her and will say it in front of anyone, and that she is not embarrassed.
 As Chikane is dying, she and Himeko are transported to a different dimension, and they save the world from the orochi!  Unfortunately though, Himeko and Chikane must depart for now.  But!  They soon meet again in the future!  After the ending credits of the last episode, it shows Himeko walking across a street, and she spots a dak haired girl wearing the same kind of necklace that she is (the shrine maiden necklace to be exact) and Himeko feels connected to this person.  Supposedly, his dark haired girl is none other than Chikane.  And the last line of the show basically says: and we fall in love all over again' :)

Personally, this is one of my favorite anime, because I love the whole theme of the anime of how bonds are everlasting through time, and can not be broken.  It really delves deep into the characters, the plot is nonetheless interesting, and, on top of that, the ending credits are AWESOME!  The ending credits song is called "Agony" by j-pop singer KOTOKO.  IT IS SOO CATCHY!!  I would recommend this to any yuri/shoujo ai fan- or even a romantic fan!  I would give this anime an OVER 9000/10
also, there is also a Kannazuki no Miko manga that is out released in 2 volumes in the U.S.
-i never read 'em, but it looks good! So, if you get the chance, feel free to check it out :)
this is Liz, over and out!

PoKeMoN Puzzle League N64 REview!!

  Hey guys! This is Liz (crispy) here with a review on Pokemon Puzzle League for the Nintendo 64 :D  This is personally my all-time favorite,addicting video game ever!!! Filled with strategizing challenges, timed battles, and plenty of puzzle league action!! And lemme tell ya, the game really makes you think FAST!
 The plot here is that Professor Oak calls Ash and Pikachu on the phone one day while they are on vacation.  Professor says that there is a puzzle league championship in a nearby city, and of course, Ash and Pikachu are willing to accept the challenge!! They head off to the nearby city to join the league and face competition head on!
  Once you get there to the one-player story mode, you battle gary, the eight indigo league gym leaders, tracy, team rocket, and the puzzle elites.  You play as Ash, and you always have a choice between each battle if you want to play with either pikachu, squirtle, or bulbasaur.  I always play with pikachu, but that's just me! There are three modes to choose from: easy, normal, or hard. Once you beat hard mode, you can then move on to very hard mode, and if you beat very hard mode, you can play the super hard mode.  I am currently on very hard mode on stage 9 against Tracy to this day, but,  I'm getting there!
 The gameplay is awesome, totally in your control, but you have to watch out that your puzzle pieces on your side don't hit the top of the screen.  If that happens, you lose.  So, the objective is to get combos and survive for as long as you can until your opponent's puzzle overflows.  This game will get you hooked! Especially if you are a pokemon fan!!
 There's also another storyline to this game at the Pokemon Puzzle Spa.  Apparently, Team Rocket disguised themselves and stole the pokemon fom the trainers, and youhave to save the pokemon by beating them in mutiple puzzle league battles!! The first stage is pretty easy, in this one, Team Rocket is disguised as Vikings.  But, as you progress, the battles get harder and harder.  There is a team rocket ballerina disguise, cop disguise, and even a wedding disguise!!!!!! XD
 This is my all-time favorite video game in the universe and numbers cannot describe what I would rate this game!! Let's just say it would raise the roof! Well, this is Liz, over and out! Gotta catch 'em all!

Dragonball Z Infinite World Video game Review yo!! :D

hey guys!! It's Liz here with a review on noneother than the best dragonball z game (in my opinion), and that is: Dragonball Z Infinite World!!
  The game practically sums up the first three budokai ps2 games (don't confuse that with the tenkaichi series)
There are over 40 characters, each with transformations, and 25 epic stages- which may seem very familiar :D There is still world tournament, and, if you go to the Warrior's Room at the Skill Shop, you can buy something awesome (won't spoil it)

There are 114 missions and 4 game modes- easy, mormal, hard, an z mode (z mode is like a very hard mode).  This game is sponsored by Bandai and Atari, and lemme tell ya, the graphics are GREAT!!
Also, there are many missions in this game that you can't do in other games, such as running on snake way (literally)!!!!! HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!?!?!?  Basically, in this particular challenge, you are timed on how fast you make it across snake way- and DON'T FALL OFF!!!
  I must admit, that is very awesome ^_^  You can also do other mini-game-like challenges, like combat training, shoot-em-ups, and other timed challenges, such as finding dragon balls, or button-mashing training.
 This is another fun shoot-em-up game in which you are frieza and you literally shoot piccolo and krillin.  There is another shoot-em mini game in which you are Tien and you aim your Tri-beam at Cell.
  The story mode is awesome, filled with great missions based on the anime storyline of DragonBall Z.  The movie scenes in the game are very detailed and the art is phenomenal.  You can do pretty much all the techniques that are used in the anime, such as Kamehame ha (a classic),Spirit Bomb, Special Beam Cannon, Wolf Fang Fist, and a whole bundle of others!  The soundtrack combines the best music from the first Dragonball Z budokai game, and lemme tell ya, if they have a soundtrack for this, I am sooooooooooooo buying it :D
 I just thought that this was a cool picture of goku, so I decided to post it XD        Anyhow, I encourage any Dragonball/Z fan to buy this game!! It is a MUST-HAVE for fighters!!!  This is Liz, over and out-
KAMEHAME HA!!!!!!!!!!!! (as Goku would say)

Baccano Review: Mafia, Alchemists, Immortality, and Thieves!

Hey guys! It's Liz (crispy) here with a review on none other than Baccano! itself- Baccano is an italian word for "noise", and boy, there is ALOT of noise in this anime!

 There are 16 episodes total, each about 24 minutes long.  I must admit though, you gotta stick with the show inorder to understand it, because there are flash forwards and flashbacks of what will happen/what already happened through out.  For example, the first episode might be confusing to you at first, but after you watch more episodes, it will gradually make more sense.  The directors of the show like to make you think! You have to put all the pieces together yourself, adn then you shall find the answer :D
 The characters of this show are very interesting, ranging from killers, alchemists, thieves, mafia, and immortals that regenrate after having a bunch of bullets through them.  My all-time favorite characters are Isaac and Miria, the 'thieves'!  They both together count as one character to me, because they act the same, and complete eachother- they love eachother.  I love how they always come up with great disguises XD
 Firo of the Prochainezo family is awesome too! He's immortal along with his pal, Luck Gandor.  Another fun aspect of this show is how Firo says "Hey old timer!"

I would recommend watching this anime in the english dub over the japanese dub, because the accents of the characters in english are very fun to watch!
 The setting of the series takes place on the Flying Pussyfoot, a train that is escorting the passengers aboard.  The conflict is that there is a Rail Tracer (supposedly a monster, according to some characters) that is taking hostages and causing the disappearances of others on the train.  Another mystery of the show is who the main character is, which you shall find out in the end-

The action is great, and Isaac and Miria are the comic relief- I would give this show an over 9000/10 and would recommend it to pretty much any anime fan ^ ^

Beelzebub episode 6 summary!! WITCH DOCTOR!!

 hey guys! It's Liz(crispy) here with a summary on Beelzebub episode 6 ^_^
Beelzebub is about a juvenile delinquent,Oga (as seen above)who,through stange circumstances, is raising a demon baby.  The tattoo on his hand symbolizes his relationship with Baby Beel ,and the closer he gets to Baby Beel, or beats the heck outta people, the more it spreads!  

Well, in the beginning of he episode, Hilda returned from the demon world with...demon toys!! The first toy Oga and Hilda assemble is a cage like thing (Oga and Hilda assumed that it was a toy cage, but in reality , it was a magical monster cage!!! NEXT THING YOU KNOW, THEY GOT TRAPPED IN IT!!!!
  They were trying to get Baby Beel to understand them to help them out, but Baby Beel couldn't hear them through the cage's barrier.  So, Oga called upon Baby Beel's' power to break through the cage and proved that he could summon Baby Beel's power even when he and Baby Beel are separated.  With Baby Beel's power, Oga destroyed the cage entirely and he and Hilda are now free!

Oga brought Baby Beel's toys to school so that Baby Beel wouldn't get bored.  On the school roof, Baby Beel brought out the doctor toy kit and opened it! And, all of a sudden, Baby Beel transformed into a doctor's outfit and Oga and his friend, Furuichi transformed into nurses' outfits XD
  The only way that they can turn back to normal is if they heal an ill patient.  They tried various experiments with the tools, one of which is a mask for your butt !!! XD
Some other dilinquents heard rumors going around the school that Oga was taking over the nurse's office, so, they headed down to the nurse's office to see if the rumor was true.  While there, the other delinquents got caught in yet another explosion (which is very common in this particular anime :D).  And it wasn't until the end that Oga discovered that the doctor headband that Baby Beel was wearing could heal patients by simply pressing the button on the device.  So, Oga and Baby Beel heal the patients with Baby Beel's device and they all transform back to normal out of nurse-form!
  And thats the episode in a nutshell :D  It seems that, at this rate, Oga will be forever stuck with Baby Beel- This was personally my favorite episode so far, and I can't wait to see the rest!  Well, stay tuned for the next episode on this coming saturday!

 "DA-BOO!!" (quoted by Baby Beel) which I still have no idea what that means XD 

PoKe'Mon Manga: The Electric Tale of Pikachu Review!!

Hey guys!! It's Liz (cirspy) here with a review on Poke'MoN the manga: The Electric Tale of pikachu!! :D
There are four comics total in the U.S. as far as I know, and boy, are they funny!!!!!!!!!!!! XD
The manga has somewhat of a different story telling than the anime.  In the manga, Ash finds pikachu in the wall of his house going through wires (since Pikachu is an electric mouse and all) and he gets rubber gloves so he won't get shocked.  Pikachu eventually becomes his companion and they set out on their journey, as very pokemon trainer does. 
 Brock and Misty even join Ash in his quest.  And  yes, Pikachu also toasts Misty's bike XD
Professor Oak eating Ramen, Gary and Sabrina are in the first four comics as well- IT IS VERY FAST-PACED, which I prefer things fast paced because it moves along quicker. 
The comedy is nonetheless GREAT!!! I really enjoy the characters' expressions and the art style as well!
I would recommend this to any pokemon fan :D
 There's also a Star Trek reference, as you can see on Pikachu's chest ( the image above is reade LEFT to right)
Well, I would give this manga an OVER 9000 out of 10!! and there you have it! This is Liz, over and out-

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Psychology and the War between Heaven and Earth

  Hey guys! It's Liz here with a review on Neon Genesis Evangelion,  Neon Genesis Evangelion (or just 'Evangelion') is an anime about the war between heaven and earth in the year 2015 A.D.  Three main pilots are chosen to pilot humanity's ulitmate weapon, the 'Eva Units' to wage battle against the angels.  Nerv is the orgainization behind the Eva Series.  Nerv is connected to the United Nation's orgainization, Seele ( a German word for 'soul).  The three pilots are Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley Soryhu, and Rei Ayanami.
 Shinji is the protagonist of the show.  He is a fourteen year old boy that pilots Unit 01, he was chosen so by his father, Gendo Ikari, the Commaner of Nerv.  Shinji doesn't want to fight, and always runs away from his problems.  Abandonned by his father after his mother died when he was little, he was resistant to accept his father's request to pilot. He has depression, and the psychology of this show delves deep into the human mind, more so than anhy other anime I have seen. 
  Now here's Asuka! Pilot of Unit 02, and boy, she is a firey red head! My favorite character of the show, actually. She is half German, half Japanese.  She lost her mother and never had a father.  She already has a college degree, despite being fourteen years old. The series delves deep into her thoughts and the problems that she has faced in the past.  She is a tsundere.  She builds up a wall to people and is resistant to let them in.  She puts on a mask to hide her true feelings.  Again, she is nonetheless one my favorite female anime characters ever! She has such a GREAT personality- but I won't spoil to much for ya :D
  Rei Ayanami is also fourteen years old, SUPPOSEDLY.  Her past is unknown,  but she will grow on you.  She doesn't really express emotions, except I LOVE episode 6, when she actually smiles! I shall not spoil it, though.  She is very close to Gendo, and develops feelings for him.  In the manga, she also develops feelings for Shinji.  She is the pilot of Unit 0.  Shinji views Rei as a 'mother' figure. 

 Gendo Ikari, Shinji's father, is at war with God.  He is, as I said, commander of Nerv.  His wife, Yui Ikari, passed away, and he is planning to destory the earth if he has to or cause a Third Impact inorder to see her again.

Basically, over half of the population of earth was destroyed in 2001 A.D. in a catastrophe known as 'Second Impact'.  However, why the angels are attacking is yet to be revealed.

 Personally, I think that Unit 01 is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! The mecha action is SUPER DUPER, and the characters really are appealing.  The series delves deep into the characters' psyche and heir personality.  I would recommend Evangelion to anyone at anytime, and I would give this show an OVER 9000 out of 10 :D

-I would also recommend BOTH the anime AND manga, because the manga is an alternate retelling of evangelion.  Both the anime and manga are awesome.  There are also Rebuild of Evangelion movies coming out in Japan.  Basically, the director of Evangelion is remaking the whole series of Evangelion into four movies.  I am getting the second movie, Evangelion 2.22 for my birthday, and, once I get it, I shall review it ^ ^
so, stay tuned! :D

Gurren Lagann Review: Believe in Others, Believe in Yourself!

 Hey guys! It's Liz here with a review (not literally) up my sleeve :D
Today I'm gonna be reviewing Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann!
  The main character of the show is Simon the Digger.  Simon is a boy that doesn't have confidence in himself.  He looks down and himself and has yet to learn that he is worth more than he thinks he is (he is the image above , with his pig-mole companion, Boota).  The other two main characters are Kamina and Yoko.  Kamina is the 'big brother' figure- the strong, confident, smiling man that inspires Simon.  Yoko is a girl from another village next door to Kamina and Simon whom they encounter in the first episode.  She is a firey red-head with a dead eye! She has feelings for Kamina and is more like a 'mother' to Simon, since he lost his parents in an earthquake underground.

The plot of this show is that most of the population of humans are trapped underground due to conquering beastmen on the surface.  The surface symbolizes the freedom of an open sky- Kamina and Simon strive for that freedom from their underground village, and one day, they make a breakthrough!
They, along with Yoko, wage war on the Spiral King and beastmen and break through the heavens themselves!
 This show is about hope, dreams, and overcoming challenges.  This show also teaches a lesson about believing in yourself and believing in others as well. 
My favorite quotes from Kamina (the guy in the image above- my all time favorite character) are: "Believe in the me who believes in you", "Believe in the You that believes in You", and "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?!?!?!".

This is an anime that is very special to me because it taught me a lesson.  That lesson was to believe in yourself.  I would give this show an OVER  9000/10!!! :D
-i would recommend this to any shonen anime fan- OH YEAH, and the mecha action is great!!! The Gurren Lagann (the gunmen that Kamina and Simon combined-*SPOILER ALERT*) is one of the coolest robots I have ever seen in the history of anime itself- especially the galactic Gurren Lagann form!

and there you have it!

Paprika: Where Dreams Merge with Reality

Hey guys!! It's Liz here with a review on Paprika!!  Paprika is another great hit by late Director Satoshi Kon.  This movie actually inspried the live-action movie, Inception, I believe.   The plot of this wonderful movie revolves around a device called the DC Mini created by a really smart guy. The DC mini enables the user of the device to control their own dreams, used as psychotherapy treatment.  So, basically, you can dream whatever you want at any time, any place, as long as the device is intact to your head; but here's the problem: if you use the device too much, the device will sink into your head when overheated and your dreams will forever merge with reality.  So, this is an epic battle between what's real and what isn't!!!
  The main character is Dr. Atsuko Chiba, whom enters the dream world under he alter-exotic ego, code named "PAPRIKA"- there she investigates who is underneath plotting to undermine the DC Mini and who will abuse its power.  -Let's just say, if this device falls into the wrong hands, we are in TROUBLE- DOUBLE TROUBLE (Team Rocket reference! :D)
-but all in all,  this is a GREAT movie- filled with references to classic movies throughout each characters dreams as well! The distorted and grotesque imagery will BLOW YOUR MIND!!!!!  This is one of my favorite psychological thrillers ever to boot!!  The horror and suspense is great!! I would, as always, recommend this to any anime fan :D
-Dont forget to add the missing spice! *Paprika* (it goes good on chicken)