April 19th, 2024
RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF BUNNY GIRL SENPAI - OUR TRIBUTE POST AND COLLECTION
Anime Relations: Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai, Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai
I am writing this post as a tribute to one of my latest favorite anime, which I discovered just recently, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai and its movie Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl.
While writing these words, the anime adaptation of further parts of the manga known as Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid were also recently announced.
I started to become passionate about this anime because it is perfectly in line with what I would like to see, a very romantic slice of life genre with typical Japanese nostalgic atmospheres, memorable characters, great japanese dub and soundtrack, along with even some places that were part of our trip to Japan with my darling and that we loved very much, including in particular, the seaside town of Kamakura and its island of Enoshima which represent some of the main locations of this anime.
I also appreciated above all the drawings style of this anime, both in relation to landscapes and characters, with those intense and colorful eyes that are very communicative in terms of expressiveness, as well as the well-drawn hair. In fact, how could I ever forget about that sweet and unique looks of Mai Sakurajima and Tomoe Koga for instance?
The Japanese dubbing in addition, similarly to other anime of this genre like Clannad style and Your Lie in April, is very poetic and musical, despite not understanding the language, which is why I believe that using the original dub is a must and that it is really worth the effort spent in reading the subtitles.
I already consider this series among my all-time favorites, and I am therefore going to place it alongside the other milestones of the anime romantic slice of life genre that led me to discover this work, including 4 of the most relevant, being Maison Ikkoku (Cara Dolce Kyoko), Your Lie in April, Clannad /Clannad:After Story and finally Ano Hana, of which the latter two quite in line conceptually as they also still include a magical element, unlike Maison Ikkoku and Your Lie in April based exclusively on real world.
What can I say more, another great series of the romantic slice of life anime genre to be revisited again and again just to immerse ourselves in those beautiful Japanese school atmospheres in which every passionate about anime and manga, as well as otaku, has ever dreamed of living once in their lifetime!
MORE ABOUT OUR COLLECTION:
Our collection is currently constituted by the full series in blu-ray limited edition with postcards and artbook of Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunnygirl Senpai, along with the blu-ray of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl.
Thanks for reading!
Mur-CuorediVirgo
While writing these words, the anime adaptation of further parts of the manga known as Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid were also recently announced.
I started to become passionate about this anime because it is perfectly in line with what I would like to see, a very romantic slice of life genre with typical Japanese nostalgic atmospheres, memorable characters, great japanese dub and soundtrack, along with even some places that were part of our trip to Japan with my darling and that we loved very much, including in particular, the seaside town of Kamakura and its island of Enoshima which represent some of the main locations of this anime.
I also appreciated above all the drawings style of this anime, both in relation to landscapes and characters, with those intense and colorful eyes that are very communicative in terms of expressiveness, as well as the well-drawn hair. In fact, how could I ever forget about that sweet and unique looks of Mai Sakurajima and Tomoe Koga for instance?
The Japanese dubbing in addition, similarly to other anime of this genre like Clannad style and Your Lie in April, is very poetic and musical, despite not understanding the language, which is why I believe that using the original dub is a must and that it is really worth the effort spent in reading the subtitles.
I already consider this series among my all-time favorites, and I am therefore going to place it alongside the other milestones of the anime romantic slice of life genre that led me to discover this work, including 4 of the most relevant, being Maison Ikkoku (Cara Dolce Kyoko), Your Lie in April, Clannad /Clannad:After Story and finally Ano Hana, of which the latter two quite in line conceptually as they also still include a magical element, unlike Maison Ikkoku and Your Lie in April based exclusively on real world.
What can I say more, another great series of the romantic slice of life anime genre to be revisited again and again just to immerse ourselves in those beautiful Japanese school atmospheres in which every passionate about anime and manga, as well as otaku, has ever dreamed of living once in their lifetime!
MORE ABOUT OUR COLLECTION:
Our collection is currently constituted by the full series in blu-ray limited edition with postcards and artbook of Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunnygirl Senpai, along with the blu-ray of Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl.
Thanks for reading!
Mur-CuorediVirgo
Posted by Mur-CuoreDiVirgo | Apr 19, 8:10 AM | 0 comments
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April 18th, 2024
MAKOTO SHINKAI - OUR TRIBUTE POST AND COLLECTION
Anime Relations: Hoshi no Koe, Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho, Byousoku 5 Centimeter, Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo, Kotonoha no Niwa, Kimi no Na wa., Tenki no Ko
I dedicate this post to one of my most favorite Japanese anime authors ever, who I loved very much the same way of many other people, Makoto Shinkai.
There is something magical in his works that has completely captured my attention over time, which I believe can be summed up in the perfect combination in practically all of his works of breathtaking images, great attention to fine details, the proper use of light and colors throughout the scenes, the quality of the animations, all combined with a very respectable soundtrack and a dubbing that both in the original language and, fortunately for me, in my language of origin (Italian), has always worked perfectly. All seasoned with plots that often (and at least until now) revolve around romantic and very nostalgic background.
While I'm writing this short tribute, I'm next to finally watching his latest work, Suzume no Tojimari, which just these days is starting to be available on the Netflix platform, as well as having already been available on Crunchyroll and which appears to be another masterpiece, considering the respectable rating it already obtained on MAL.
Makoto begins his adventure with some short films, among which Voices of a Distant Star, which combines some typical Japanese traits, such as the so-called Mecha robots, to an emotional narrative context. Of course, the limited nature of the content and technique is evident from the production, but the full potential of Makoto Shinkai clearly emerges as well (especially considering the latter a one-man-only work of art), a potential which at that time only needed the right resources to be fully developed, something which will shortly happen just 2 years later with his new animation movie, The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Beyond the Clouds).
In his first works, I believe Makoto Shinkai followed an alternative path that was difficult for many to praise (at least according to the votes on MAL of his first works and various critics I've read about), but which I at least appreciated enormously, that of the visual representation of human emotions without the need to pursue any particular plot that normally in other cases keeps the watcher sticked to the screen. I found on the contrary that his idea was very effective, the very act sometimes of letting oneself go to life and its emotions, rather than necessarily pursuing some purpose that acts as a final goal.
Works such as The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Beyond the Clouds), The Garden of Words and the well-known 5 Centimeters per Second I believe perhaps fall into this approach. In my opinion, the poeticism in all these 3 works is at the highest levels. It is difficult to forget the glimpses of Gyoen National Park in Shinjuku in The Garden of Words, or the splendid train crossings typical of Japan and which often form the backdrop to the romantic moments of 5 Centimeters per Second, or even the serenity depicted in Beyond the Clouds (The Place Promised in Our Early Days) in scenes like the one in which the protagonists bathe together in an absolutely carefree context typical of adolescence.
Following its new animation movies, I found instead the plot to be more consistent, but where luckily, I believe Makoto Shinkai has still managed to maintain his fundamental principle, the representation of human emotions and feeling behind the sentiment of love. Among them, I mention one of those perhaps less known but which really should have deserved more attention, Children Who Chase Lost Voices (Journey to Agartha), an epic adventure based somewhat to the concept of hidden underground worls (somewhat recalling me the idea behind the work of Jules Verne, Journey to the Centre of the Earth) in which however, the confrontation with feeling, emotion and pain caused by the sentiment of love is still persistent, especially in the ending.
Finally, it is almost useless to mention the very popular Your Name (Kimi no Na Wa), Weathering with You and the recent Suzume. Your Name is perhaps the anime that captured me the most since it was the first movie I watched, with its dualism between the tranquility and breathtaking landscapes of the Japanese countryside and town of Itomori compared to the chaotic and modern scenario of the Tokyo, the twisted plot with the exchange of personalities between its protagonists Taki and Mitsuha, and the unforgettable soundtrack performed by the Radwimps (not to mention the impressive representation of the Tiamat comet crumbling in the sky).
The same goes for Weathering with You, where I personally perceived how Makoto Shinkai has properly corrected the aim by producing a more harmonized plot, by giving me the impression he possibily considered somewhat the criticism towards the plot of Your Name, sometimes blamed for not being easy to understand, if not for even presenting a certain degree of incoherence. I also found Weathering with You to be truly interesting and original in its plot concept with the idea of the protagonist girl (little spoiler) being able to control the weather, all seasoned with an ever greater mastery in painting scenarios and landscapes as typical of Makoto Shinkai.
We thus arrive to Suzume which I'm next to watch.....
I wish to thanks Makoto Shinkai for his great masterpieces, I enjoy very much watching them with my darling and so pleased to manage having this small collection of his animation movie.
Thanks for reading!
Mur-CuorediVirgo
There is something magical in his works that has completely captured my attention over time, which I believe can be summed up in the perfect combination in practically all of his works of breathtaking images, great attention to fine details, the proper use of light and colors throughout the scenes, the quality of the animations, all combined with a very respectable soundtrack and a dubbing that both in the original language and, fortunately for me, in my language of origin (Italian), has always worked perfectly. All seasoned with plots that often (and at least until now) revolve around romantic and very nostalgic background.
While I'm writing this short tribute, I'm next to finally watching his latest work, Suzume no Tojimari, which just these days is starting to be available on the Netflix platform, as well as having already been available on Crunchyroll and which appears to be another masterpiece, considering the respectable rating it already obtained on MAL.
Makoto begins his adventure with some short films, among which Voices of a Distant Star, which combines some typical Japanese traits, such as the so-called Mecha robots, to an emotional narrative context. Of course, the limited nature of the content and technique is evident from the production, but the full potential of Makoto Shinkai clearly emerges as well (especially considering the latter a one-man-only work of art), a potential which at that time only needed the right resources to be fully developed, something which will shortly happen just 2 years later with his new animation movie, The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Beyond the Clouds).
In his first works, I believe Makoto Shinkai followed an alternative path that was difficult for many to praise (at least according to the votes on MAL of his first works and various critics I've read about), but which I at least appreciated enormously, that of the visual representation of human emotions without the need to pursue any particular plot that normally in other cases keeps the watcher sticked to the screen. I found on the contrary that his idea was very effective, the very act sometimes of letting oneself go to life and its emotions, rather than necessarily pursuing some purpose that acts as a final goal.
Works such as The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Beyond the Clouds), The Garden of Words and the well-known 5 Centimeters per Second I believe perhaps fall into this approach. In my opinion, the poeticism in all these 3 works is at the highest levels. It is difficult to forget the glimpses of Gyoen National Park in Shinjuku in The Garden of Words, or the splendid train crossings typical of Japan and which often form the backdrop to the romantic moments of 5 Centimeters per Second, or even the serenity depicted in Beyond the Clouds (The Place Promised in Our Early Days) in scenes like the one in which the protagonists bathe together in an absolutely carefree context typical of adolescence.
Following its new animation movies, I found instead the plot to be more consistent, but where luckily, I believe Makoto Shinkai has still managed to maintain his fundamental principle, the representation of human emotions and feeling behind the sentiment of love. Among them, I mention one of those perhaps less known but which really should have deserved more attention, Children Who Chase Lost Voices (Journey to Agartha), an epic adventure based somewhat to the concept of hidden underground worls (somewhat recalling me the idea behind the work of Jules Verne, Journey to the Centre of the Earth) in which however, the confrontation with feeling, emotion and pain caused by the sentiment of love is still persistent, especially in the ending.
Finally, it is almost useless to mention the very popular Your Name (Kimi no Na Wa), Weathering with You and the recent Suzume. Your Name is perhaps the anime that captured me the most since it was the first movie I watched, with its dualism between the tranquility and breathtaking landscapes of the Japanese countryside and town of Itomori compared to the chaotic and modern scenario of the Tokyo, the twisted plot with the exchange of personalities between its protagonists Taki and Mitsuha, and the unforgettable soundtrack performed by the Radwimps (not to mention the impressive representation of the Tiamat comet crumbling in the sky).
The same goes for Weathering with You, where I personally perceived how Makoto Shinkai has properly corrected the aim by producing a more harmonized plot, by giving me the impression he possibily considered somewhat the criticism towards the plot of Your Name, sometimes blamed for not being easy to understand, if not for even presenting a certain degree of incoherence. I also found Weathering with You to be truly interesting and original in its plot concept with the idea of the protagonist girl (little spoiler) being able to control the weather, all seasoned with an ever greater mastery in painting scenarios and landscapes as typical of Makoto Shinkai.
We thus arrive to Suzume which I'm next to watch.....
I wish to thanks Makoto Shinkai for his great masterpieces, I enjoy very much watching them with my darling and so pleased to manage having this small collection of his animation movie.
Thanks for reading!
Mur-CuorediVirgo
Posted by Mur-CuoreDiVirgo | Apr 18, 12:28 AM | 0 comments
April 16th, 2024
YOUR NAME (KIMI NO NA WA) - OUR TRIBUTE POST AND COLLECTION
Anime Relations: Kimi no Na wa.
I'm writing this post as a tribute to one of my all-time favorite Japanese animation films, Your Name (Kimi no na wa) by Makoto Shinkai.
I still remember how I felt the first time I saw his scenes scrolling on the screen, so rich in colors and with such an incredible use of light, aside from being also so much rich in fine details.
The soundtrack in addition is really distinctive and catchy, thanks to the excellent performance of the support group known as Radwimps, with the touching voice of their singer which often fits so well with the situations and scenes on the screen.
Another remarkable element which provided an extra gear to this splendid anime is also constituted in my opinion by the dual setting where the story takes place and the 2 protagonists Taki and Mitsuha live, from one side the metropolis of Tokyo with its chaotic, modern and futuristic traits, while the countryside of Itomori on the other, with its tranquility, its boundless landscapes, the characteristic sound of the Japanese black kites hovering serenely in the air, the panoramic views of the mountains and the lake around, along with the Shinto sanctuary where the evocative Kuchikami sake ceremony takes place in an environment surrounded by typical Japanese street food stalls put in place in order to celebrate this traditional event.
I am aware the plot is a bit complex at first look and it has been subjected to some criticism due to being somewhat convoluted and incomprehensible on some passages, or perhaps inconsistent. By the way, when it comes to myself, I sincerly appreciated it and its complexity it's what perhaps further contributed to motivate me to watch it again and again, being the latter also a good opportunity to enjoy again all those little scenographic details that the first time I missed.
Lastly, I also believe the fantasy element further enriched the experience, including in particular (some spoiler here) the continuous personality swap, along with the wonderful and unforgettable nocturnal show in the sky of the passage and the fragmentation of the comet Tiamat, causing great astonishment among people on one hand, but also a great devastation on the other one because of everything that will happen throughout the story.
I love Makoto Shinkai in general (and I dedicated an entire post to his works in general), but the impact Your Name had on me is something I will never forget. As for today, it keeps being one of my favorite anime of all time.....After all, if it continues to have a respectable rating on MAL and be at the top of its charts, it won't probably be for nothing.
Thank you Makoto Shinkai for this unforgettable masterpiece!
Thanks for reading!
Mur-CuorediVirgo
I still remember how I felt the first time I saw his scenes scrolling on the screen, so rich in colors and with such an incredible use of light, aside from being also so much rich in fine details.
The soundtrack in addition is really distinctive and catchy, thanks to the excellent performance of the support group known as Radwimps, with the touching voice of their singer which often fits so well with the situations and scenes on the screen.
Another remarkable element which provided an extra gear to this splendid anime is also constituted in my opinion by the dual setting where the story takes place and the 2 protagonists Taki and Mitsuha live, from one side the metropolis of Tokyo with its chaotic, modern and futuristic traits, while the countryside of Itomori on the other, with its tranquility, its boundless landscapes, the characteristic sound of the Japanese black kites hovering serenely in the air, the panoramic views of the mountains and the lake around, along with the Shinto sanctuary where the evocative Kuchikami sake ceremony takes place in an environment surrounded by typical Japanese street food stalls put in place in order to celebrate this traditional event.
I am aware the plot is a bit complex at first look and it has been subjected to some criticism due to being somewhat convoluted and incomprehensible on some passages, or perhaps inconsistent. By the way, when it comes to myself, I sincerly appreciated it and its complexity it's what perhaps further contributed to motivate me to watch it again and again, being the latter also a good opportunity to enjoy again all those little scenographic details that the first time I missed.
Lastly, I also believe the fantasy element further enriched the experience, including in particular (some spoiler here) the continuous personality swap, along with the wonderful and unforgettable nocturnal show in the sky of the passage and the fragmentation of the comet Tiamat, causing great astonishment among people on one hand, but also a great devastation on the other one because of everything that will happen throughout the story.
I love Makoto Shinkai in general (and I dedicated an entire post to his works in general), but the impact Your Name had on me is something I will never forget. As for today, it keeps being one of my favorite anime of all time.....After all, if it continues to have a respectable rating on MAL and be at the top of its charts, it won't probably be for nothing.
Thank you Makoto Shinkai for this unforgettable masterpiece!
Thanks for reading!
Mur-CuorediVirgo
Posted by Mur-CuoreDiVirgo | Apr 16, 4:29 AM | 0 comments
April 15th, 2024
SAINT SEIYA - OUR TRIBUTE POST AND COLLECTION
Anime Relations: Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Meikai-hen, Saint Seiya, Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Juuni Kyuu-hen, Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Elysion-hen
I'm writing this post as a tribute to one of the anime which has been representing me the most since I was just a kid and that I have perhaps watched the longest time in my entire life, Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada.
I still remember being around 1989, the first time I saw on TV and got in love with this series on TV. It was more unique than rare in fact (and I honestly believe still is today), to see such incredibly well-drawn characters in an anime, with armors so meticulously depicted and which made their knights (in the anime referred to as Saints), heroes of unparalleled value and aesthetic beauty (especially the Gold Saints, possibly among the most acclaimed ones).
So I leave you imagine the great joy for me as a child to discover one day that in toy shops they started to be on sale in form of fully articulated actions figures, both the Bronze and the Gold Saints (and later even the Asgard and Marine ones), equipped with a bare body and even a totem where, piece by piece, you could assemble all the various armors (in the anime referred to as "cloth") in order to give life and recreate your favorite Saint (now obsolete and generally referred to as Saint Seiya vintage, compared to the modern versions called Myth and Myth EX).
Even now, opening a box Saint Seiya vintage and reassembling the various pieces one by one gives me an emotion that is difficult to describe, taking me back to a distant past in which I often imagined with the eyes of a child of being part of this enchanted world full of heroes with special powers, being the latter the only real ambition that accompanied my afternoons with my school mates.
In this regard, I always felt a particular love for the Gold Saints thanks to their beauty as well as deep characterization of each one (and in part for the Silver Saints like Eris or the same Marin Castalia and Shaina Tisifone), while perhaps less interest for those from Asgard saga, as I'm not a great lover of snowy atmospheres whilst also feeling a bit some lack of stylistic coherence over the cloths (to which with the Gold Saint I was very used to) despite their splendid characterization.
As for the Marines of Neptune Poseidon, I'm again in great love with their aesthetic and cloths almost as much as with the gold cloths, even though I found their characterization to be perhaps less articulated and profound.
Finally, I found the epilogue in the kingdom of Hades very atmospheric, a last great battle of the classic historical series which pushed our 5 Bronze Saints, Seiya, Shun, Hyoga, Ikki and Shiryu towards an even more marked and fascinating metaphysical dimension with one of the most remarkable character in my opinion being Aries Shion.
In general, however, it persists inside myself a particular love for the first episodes during the galactic war and the legendary climb of the 12 houses of the Gold Saints in an attempt to save Athena from certain death due to Betelgeuse's evil arrow.
In this regard, I find even remarkable to think that this historical and so acclaimed moment of the series was perhaps not even that significant, constituting just a secondary battle to dismiss (spoiler alert here) the evil plans of Gemini Saga in the cloth of fake Arles Pope and his brother Kanon, by not even involving the presence of a god on the enemy front, but despite everything being so well characterized and perhaps the most epic moment of the entire series.
My special Saints if you are wondering? First one an easy guess from my profile icon, Aries Mur, to which I wish to add Virgo Shaka for his fascinating look, blond hair and so much spiritual dangerous power based somewhat on concept derived from Buddhism.
To them, I would also add Libra Dokho thanks to the huge amount of weapons and the 2 big shields which made its vintage action figure counterpart so cool to see once assembled.
In regard to the 5 Bronze Saints, I don't have any particular favorite saint, and I generally appreciated all of them regardless.
One last mention even goes to the impressive work done for the italian dub, which really added an extra gear to this anime with its somewhat poetical style. Hard to forget about the italian voices of Pegasus, Crystal, Andromeda, Sirio and Phoenix, including of course those of all the other saints. So a special thanks in this regard goes to Ivo de Palma (Pegasus Seiya), Marco Balzarotti (Sirio Shiryu), Luigi Rosa (Crystal Hyoga), Andrea de Nisco (Andromeda Shun), Tony Fuochi (Phoenix Ikki), Dania Cericola (Athena), Felice Invernici (Virgo Shaka), Enrico Carabelli (Aries Mur, Libra Dohko, Scorpio Milo and many others) and all the many others dubbers who contributed to this fantastic work!
To conclude my little tribute, I wish to mention the Gold Saints once, in honor of their memory that I keep carrying in my heart since then (not for nothing my profile icon), Aries Mur, Taurus Aldebaran, Gemini Saga, Cancer DeathMask, Leo Aiolia, Virgo Shaka, Libra Dohko, Scorpio Milo, Sagittarius Aiolos, Shura Capricorn, Aquarius Camus and Pisces Aphrodite.
Thanks for being with me every time I needed you Saints, in my most difficult moments of my life. Spending my times with you as a kid (and later as an adult), has been such a pleasant part of my life.
Thanks for reading!
Mur CuorediVirgo
I still remember being around 1989, the first time I saw on TV and got in love with this series on TV. It was more unique than rare in fact (and I honestly believe still is today), to see such incredibly well-drawn characters in an anime, with armors so meticulously depicted and which made their knights (in the anime referred to as Saints), heroes of unparalleled value and aesthetic beauty (especially the Gold Saints, possibly among the most acclaimed ones).
So I leave you imagine the great joy for me as a child to discover one day that in toy shops they started to be on sale in form of fully articulated actions figures, both the Bronze and the Gold Saints (and later even the Asgard and Marine ones), equipped with a bare body and even a totem where, piece by piece, you could assemble all the various armors (in the anime referred to as "cloth") in order to give life and recreate your favorite Saint (now obsolete and generally referred to as Saint Seiya vintage, compared to the modern versions called Myth and Myth EX).
Even now, opening a box Saint Seiya vintage and reassembling the various pieces one by one gives me an emotion that is difficult to describe, taking me back to a distant past in which I often imagined with the eyes of a child of being part of this enchanted world full of heroes with special powers, being the latter the only real ambition that accompanied my afternoons with my school mates.
In this regard, I always felt a particular love for the Gold Saints thanks to their beauty as well as deep characterization of each one (and in part for the Silver Saints like Eris or the same Marin Castalia and Shaina Tisifone), while perhaps less interest for those from Asgard saga, as I'm not a great lover of snowy atmospheres whilst also feeling a bit some lack of stylistic coherence over the cloths (to which with the Gold Saint I was very used to) despite their splendid characterization.
As for the Marines of Neptune Poseidon, I'm again in great love with their aesthetic and cloths almost as much as with the gold cloths, even though I found their characterization to be perhaps less articulated and profound.
Finally, I found the epilogue in the kingdom of Hades very atmospheric, a last great battle of the classic historical series which pushed our 5 Bronze Saints, Seiya, Shun, Hyoga, Ikki and Shiryu towards an even more marked and fascinating metaphysical dimension with one of the most remarkable character in my opinion being Aries Shion.
In general, however, it persists inside myself a particular love for the first episodes during the galactic war and the legendary climb of the 12 houses of the Gold Saints in an attempt to save Athena from certain death due to Betelgeuse's evil arrow.
In this regard, I find even remarkable to think that this historical and so acclaimed moment of the series was perhaps not even that significant, constituting just a secondary battle to dismiss (spoiler alert here) the evil plans of Gemini Saga in the cloth of fake Arles Pope and his brother Kanon, by not even involving the presence of a god on the enemy front, but despite everything being so well characterized and perhaps the most epic moment of the entire series.
My special Saints if you are wondering? First one an easy guess from my profile icon, Aries Mur, to which I wish to add Virgo Shaka for his fascinating look, blond hair and so much spiritual dangerous power based somewhat on concept derived from Buddhism.
To them, I would also add Libra Dokho thanks to the huge amount of weapons and the 2 big shields which made its vintage action figure counterpart so cool to see once assembled.
In regard to the 5 Bronze Saints, I don't have any particular favorite saint, and I generally appreciated all of them regardless.
One last mention even goes to the impressive work done for the italian dub, which really added an extra gear to this anime with its somewhat poetical style. Hard to forget about the italian voices of Pegasus, Crystal, Andromeda, Sirio and Phoenix, including of course those of all the other saints. So a special thanks in this regard goes to Ivo de Palma (Pegasus Seiya), Marco Balzarotti (Sirio Shiryu), Luigi Rosa (Crystal Hyoga), Andrea de Nisco (Andromeda Shun), Tony Fuochi (Phoenix Ikki), Dania Cericola (Athena), Felice Invernici (Virgo Shaka), Enrico Carabelli (Aries Mur, Libra Dohko, Scorpio Milo and many others) and all the many others dubbers who contributed to this fantastic work!
To conclude my little tribute, I wish to mention the Gold Saints once, in honor of their memory that I keep carrying in my heart since then (not for nothing my profile icon), Aries Mur, Taurus Aldebaran, Gemini Saga, Cancer DeathMask, Leo Aiolia, Virgo Shaka, Libra Dohko, Scorpio Milo, Sagittarius Aiolos, Shura Capricorn, Aquarius Camus and Pisces Aphrodite.
Thanks for being with me every time I needed you Saints, in my most difficult moments of my life. Spending my times with you as a kid (and later as an adult), has been such a pleasant part of my life.
Thanks for reading!
Mur CuorediVirgo
Posted by Mur-CuoreDiVirgo | Apr 15, 5:24 AM | 0 comments
April 12th, 2024
YOUR LIE IN APRIL: OUR TRIBUTE POST AND COLLECTION
Anime Relations: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
I am writing this short post as a tribute to an exceptional anime which for me represented a little big masterpiece in Japanese animation due to the intensity with which it is able to transmit an infinite number of emotions to the watcher, including the splendid sound of the piano, the musical instrument which is the main element around which the entire plot revolves, up to a whole series of surrounding elements capable of painting the atmosphere of Japan like few other anime I think have been able to do, including a couple in particular which I love more than others, including Clannad, its sequel Clannad After story and Maison Ikkoku.
Your Lie in April is an anime which is really able to offers an endless amount of scenes with bright and intense colours, breathtaking scenes and landscapes of Japanese suburbs surrounded by the typical atmosphere of the japanese cherries blossom during spring season.
It's hard while watching this anime not to desire for a moment to be a Japanese student and to be able to live for once a typical Japanese school experience often depicted in many anime and which for many anime watchers look so familiar but yet part of such a distant culture.
The dialogues in Your Lie in April also constitute a fundamental element that proactively contributes to continuously transmit intense sensations, on one hand of profound discomfort due to the harsh relationship between the main protagonist Kousei Arima with her mother, on the other of intense musical emotion linked to both protagonists Arima himself and his violin player mate Kaori Miyazono with her never ending desire to pull the best out of herself while playing the violin, not just to prevail over companions during school music competitions, but rather, in order to leave a true sign in this world, which I agree, it should be in my opinion the only real purpose of every respectable artistic talent.
Almost useless to even mention it, but I also consider Your Lie in April one of those typical anime which really give the best if carefully watched with original Japanese dub, thanks to the exceptional romantic and emotional tone offered by its native language, even without necessarily understanding its words.
And this is what I also find so much fascinating about Japanese language....Its ability to transmit myself some emotions even without truly understanding it.
MORE ABOUT OUR YOUR LIE IN APRIL COLLECTION
Our current collection about Your Lie in April is currently constituted by the full series in both DVD and Blu-ray box by Anime Ltd.
Thanks for reading
Mur-CuorediVirgo
Your Lie in April is an anime which is really able to offers an endless amount of scenes with bright and intense colours, breathtaking scenes and landscapes of Japanese suburbs surrounded by the typical atmosphere of the japanese cherries blossom during spring season.
It's hard while watching this anime not to desire for a moment to be a Japanese student and to be able to live for once a typical Japanese school experience often depicted in many anime and which for many anime watchers look so familiar but yet part of such a distant culture.
The dialogues in Your Lie in April also constitute a fundamental element that proactively contributes to continuously transmit intense sensations, on one hand of profound discomfort due to the harsh relationship between the main protagonist Kousei Arima with her mother, on the other of intense musical emotion linked to both protagonists Arima himself and his violin player mate Kaori Miyazono with her never ending desire to pull the best out of herself while playing the violin, not just to prevail over companions during school music competitions, but rather, in order to leave a true sign in this world, which I agree, it should be in my opinion the only real purpose of every respectable artistic talent.
Almost useless to even mention it, but I also consider Your Lie in April one of those typical anime which really give the best if carefully watched with original Japanese dub, thanks to the exceptional romantic and emotional tone offered by its native language, even without necessarily understanding its words.
And this is what I also find so much fascinating about Japanese language....Its ability to transmit myself some emotions even without truly understanding it.
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Our current collection about Your Lie in April is currently constituted by the full series in both DVD and Blu-ray box by Anime Ltd.
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