Tuesday, June 27, 2006

The Concept of Kyo

Why I like Kyo? Is there any particular reason to like him? Kyo is a type of bad guy. Opposite to Kyoshiro, who is perceived as a nice, helpful person (supported by his current doing as a medicineman), Kyo is pictured as a manslaughtered, fierce and cruel.

For me, Kyo is more like an utopia of character. He has the character I don't have. He is fearless, compare to myself who is most of the time fear of almost anything. He is focused. On the other hand I'm easily distracted. I can use him as an euphoria
in some way. I can make myself have a feeling as if I was him. As if I have his character, although it's only in a mind, not something real. I can say that is a mechanism not a day dreaming. Because that behaviour is repeating, I can say it's a self-defense mechanism. Coz when I find dificulties to cope problems, I begin to "induce" myself with my own "Concept of Kyo" so I act as if I was him. '_'

So, it's not because he is cute or handsome. Because he is me, and I am him.


Wednesday, June 21, 2006

The Battle Has Begun

Bleach Ch. 231: The Battle has begun between shinigami, human & espada. Espadas (more powerful arrancar) have invaded earth. Shinigami captains along with their fellow humans like Ichigo have to save humans from destruction. Seems like Sosuke Aizen has managed to complete the Hogyoku power. His plan to destroy the shinigami world has already begun. At this moment, Ichigo once again meet his old opponent, Grimmjow Jaggerjack to settle the score between them.


Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Top Selling Anime Releases of 2006

Final Fantasy and Howl's Moving Castle Top Performers of 2006


According to Nielson Vidscan, the top ten selling anime to date of 2006 (with 2006 release dates) are:

1- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
2- Howl's Moving Castle
3- Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
4- Karas - the Prophecy
5- Samurai Champloo V.7
6- Whisper of the Heart
7- Fullmetal Alchemist V.7
8- Fullmetal Alchemist V.8
9- Naruto V.1
10- Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig V.3

According to the Vidscan numbers, Advent Children has sold almost twice as many copies as Howl's Moving Castle, which has sold more than three times as many copies as Fusion Reborn.

The DVDs in 5th through 8th position are very close in terms of total sales. Due to the fact that the Vidscan numbers only account for a limited portion of the market, these releases may not rank in the same order in a more complete market sample.

Despite being released prior to 2006, Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke continue to sell strongly and would rank fifth and eigth on the chart based on their 2006 sales alone.



Friday, June 02, 2006

The Most Fearful Character in The Story

Right now Kyo is the most favorite character for me. Not just about his coolness I admire. But the way he saw things really thrilled me. He never shows fear when facing the most fearful enemy. He never frightened even when defeated and was about stabbed by Kyoshiro. At that time no sign of fear in his eyes at all. Because of that people wondered if he human or not. He is a human after all. He showed anger, he showed sadness a bit. Maybe he felt fear slightly but I think he hid it well to deceive his enemy. Kyo, the most fearful character in the story and yet after many events happened in his journey, he is showing his humanity.

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samurai , originally uploaded by fragilefreaks .