Full time otaku, I love anime, manga, comics and videogames.
What I look for in anime or manga: I'm a stickler for good storytelling and believable characters. Technical brilliance comes after that.
I started watching anime and reading manga about twelve years ago.
My Top Ten Anime:
Azumanga Daioh
Kanon (2006)
Denno Coil
Vision of Escaflowne
Monster
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Ouran High School Host Club
Spice and Wolf
Nodame Cantabile
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
My Top Ten Manga
Battle Angel Alita
Fullmetal Alchemist
Genshiken
Inuyasha
Yotsuba&
Aria
Gunslinger Girl
Negima
Yubisaki Milk Tea
Urusei Yatsura
This week is dedicated to:
Ali Project
Ali Project is a Japanese band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting of Arika Takarano (宝野アリカ, Takarano Arika) (vocals & lyrics) and Mikiya Katakura (片倉三起也, Katakura Mikiya) (music & arrangement).
In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, the sound has changed in recent times to take on a darker and more mysterious tone. Takarano Arika, lead singer/lyricist, has termed this change as a transition from White Alice (白アリ, White Alice) to Black Alice (黒アリ, Black Alice)
They made their indie debut in the charts in 1988 as Ari (Ant) Project (蟻プロジェクト, Ari Purojekuto) with their album Fantastic Garden (幻想庭園, Gensō Teien). The album was later included in Tatsumi Takayuki's book Philosophy of Progressive Rock (プログレッシブ・ロックの哲学, Philosophy of Progressive Rock), which led to the band being classified under the progressive rock genre.
Four years later in 1992 they changed their name and made their major debut with their single Fall in love, maiden (恋せよ乙女, Koi-seyo otome).
Most of their records are released by Toshiba-EMI, Victor Entertainment and Tokuma Japan.
