April 7, 2008

MON 7 APR

Appleseed: Ex Machina By Jackie Dorrington

 

Hello Everyone!

Been a while since I last wrote.

I just purchased the Appleseed : Ex Machina movie.

I loved the first one and it was inevitable that I would get the second!

I am seriously thinking about getting the Manga.

But with the budget I have right now, that collection will have to wait.

The relationship between Briareos and Dunan is very

touching, it also makes me wonder what my thoughts

on relationships actually is. Briareos and Dunan are

lovers even though one of them is a complete Cyborg.

(Save his Main Organs and Brain.)

 

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The relationship most people want is the media stereotyped

one. In the media almost all relationships are;

Quote "Selfless, Happy and Strong" Unquote

But in real everyday life, most people with that kind of a relationships

are well beyond their 60's. Basicly people want something

that will satisfy 'their' needs, and wants, which makes it always

selfish, and personal. Some relationships are Superficial and

flashy, over-emotional. . . But that is a topic that I am not going

to get into since it's always been a topic of debate.

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My main point is that, even through all the action and drama.

These two still continue to keep a good relationship.

Briareos is not seen as a war-machine in her eyes, and most

women in this time wouldn't even want anything to do with someone they couldn't have a physically satisfying relationship with.

Now, I am proud to say that I am a Proud Briareos x Dunan Fangirl.

 

~Jackie Dorrington~

MON 7 APR

Trinity Blood By Jackie Dorrington

I recently started watching Trinity Blood.

 

"Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the on-going cold war between the Vatican and the Empire. Fighting on the Vatican's side is Abel Nightroad, a Crusnik which feeds on vampires. A blend of sci-fi, fantasy, and political intrigue, as some in the Vatican and the Empire strive for peace, other factions will do anything to stop it."

 

 

The story is very enthralling.

Especially to me since I've been a fan of Vampires and

Werewolves for like, 8 years!

 

Another thing about this particular anime story is the

relation to the bible this story has. It's protagonist

Abel Nightroad is named after the Biblical Character Abel

the second son of Adam & Eve. The same goes for Abels

 brother Cain Nightroad, named directly after Adam and Eve's

first son Cain who killed his brother Abel.

 

Abel has black scruffy wings, while his

 brother Cain has Beautiful White Angel Wings.

 

 

 

I just found the contrast interesting.

 

Anyway, you can read more on this anime at;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Blood

 

-Jackie Dorrington-

 

 

MON 7 APR

Samurai Champloo By Jackie Dorrington

 

I've watched Samurai Champloo all the way through in Japanese,

and I must say I liked the Show a lot! It was upbeat, interesting,

funny-at-times and had some great music!

 

"The series is a cross-genre work of media, blending the action and samurai genres with elements of non-slapstick comedy. It is also a period piece, taking place during Japan's Edo period. The series is interwoven with revisionist historical facts and anachronistic elements of mise-en-scene, dialogue and soundtrack. The shows most frequent anachronism is its use of elements of hip hop culture, particularly rap and the music it has influenced, break dancing, turntablism, hip hop slang, and graffiti. The show also contains anachronistic elements from the punk subculture and modernism, but less prominently."

 

Jin(Left) Mugen(Middle) Fuu(Right)

 

(Story as posted on Wikipedia.com)

 

"Fuu meets Mugen in the tea house where she is employed as a waitress and he has entered for service. As Mugen takes his seat, Fuu is confronted with a band of ruffian customers on the other side of the room. Mugen offers to take care of the unsavory bunch in exchange for food, but, upon her agreement, he instigates a wider brawl by insulting the ringleading troublemaker and his squad of gangsters. Just as the fight escalates, Jin, a stoic young ronin in samurai garb, walks into the teahouse unaware of the ensuing violence within. Mugen mistakes Jin for an enemy and takes a swing at him, thus sparking what becomes a long-term duel between the two. However their immediate battle doesn't last long. One of the ruffians, who was maimed by Mugen earlier in the fight, re-enters the fight and, in a delirious state, sets the wooden restaurant ablaze. Mugen and Jin attempt to continue their battle amid the conflagration but end up passing out from smoke inhalation.

A splash of water revives the duo, at which time they discover that they've been arrested and are to be executed for the arsonous murder of a magistrate's son who was in the teahouse during the mêlée and blaze. However, they manage to escape execution through their quick-wittedness, physical skill and a little help from Fuu, who detonates two powerful firecrackers at the execution site, thereby diverting the attention of the duo's captors.

After the trio's escape from the execution site, Fuu recruits Jin and Mugen to her quest for "the samurai who smells of sunflowers," a mysterious man who Fuu can barely describe herself. Nonetheless, for reasons she won't divulge, she is intent on finding this man and desperately needs the help of two skilled fighters like Mugen and Jin. Further, since the two men are indebted to her for her assistance in their escaping execution, they agree to join her and abide by her one condition: they may not settle their duel until after the journey is over."

 

Thus their journey begins.

(You have to watch it, it's really good!)