The Dark Knight

I saw it…
- when:  21 Jul 2008
- where: Theater
- why:  Batman is my favorite comic book superhero and I <3 Christian Bale ever since I saw him on Little Women . ^_^

EDIT: (07/22/2008.) I’m already tired and sleepy, so I’m too lazy to write my usual, sort of full-length movie review at the moment. I’ll just edit this tomorrow or sometime this week. Anyway, for the meantime, here’s my super short and mini Batman review…

Synopsis: With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. (from Yahoo! Movies)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace.

*** Warning: May contain spoilers ***

Anime Preview: Summer 2008 First Impressions - Batch 2

Here’s the second and final batch of my quick first impressions on some of the Summer 2008 anime series.

In this batch: (1) Natsume Yuujinchou; (2) World Destruction; (3) Koihime Musou; (4) Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu; (5) Blade of the Immortal.

Anime Preview: Summer 2008 First Impressions - Batch 1

I’m a little late, but anyway, here are my quick first impressions on some of the Summer 2008 anime series. These will be divided into two entries. Here’s batch 1.

In this batch: (1) Chocolate Underground; (2) Telepathy Shoujo Ran; (3) Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora; (4) Hidamari Sketch x365; (5) Strike Witches; (6) Birdy the Mighty Decode; (7) Ryouko’s Case File.

Shion no Ou ep 22 [FINALE]

Final impression of this series noted in the end. =)

Episode 22: “Towards Tomorrow” (series finale)

Summary: The police is busy extracting fingerprints, analyzing and stringing up the recent developments of the Ishiwatri’s murder case from 8 years ago. The final shougi match between Shion and Hani-meijin continues. Kamizono and Satoru arrive at the Association to watch the match. Everyone in the watch room who is keeping track of the match notes that Shion is putting up a really good fight, using new tactics as she plays against the Meijin.

Shion no Ou ep 21

Episode 21: “The True Criminal”

Summary: Continuing from last episode, Shion notes to herself that only she and the murderer knows those words that Hani-meijin had just uttered. She realizes that Hani-meijin could be the culprit but then hesitates about it. She tells herself to not think of the murder incident but to focus on the game instead.

OMG! A Detective Conan Happy Meal!

McDonald’s Philippines will be having Detective Conan as part of the Happy Meal until July 21! I have no idea what the toy item actually is, although it doesn’t look like a toy per se. Based on the little photo (see thumbnail) in the local McDonald’s site, it looks like a booklet thingy containing puzzles or something like that. It says there are 6 premiums to collect: (1) Mystery of Reflection, (2) Challenges from Conan, (3) Twisted Lens Mystery, (4) Secret in the Mirror, (5) Detective Boys’ Mission, and (6) Shadows of the Truth.

Anyway, I’d probably buy one or a couple of it, depending on what the DC “toy” is. I asked three branches in Makati about it today but they still have Kung Fu Panda figures as part of their Happy Meal. I’ll check again tomorrow after work, and then I’ll just edit this post when I manage to get my hands on it.

EDIT: (07/05/2008.) Okay, I finally managed to get my hands on it! I bought 2 spaghetti Happy Meals to go and chose the green one (Challenges from Conan) and the blue one (Shadows of the Truth). They were pretty cool. I took some photos with my cell phone’s camera, and here they are.

Detective Conan: Manga File 654 - The end of “The Return” arc

Detective Conan Vol. 62, File 654 (Series Resolution: “Deduction Answer”) - Since I wrote an entry regarding the beginning of “The Return” arc, I think it makes sense to follow it up with an entry regarding the end of the arc, no? Oh, and I should add, just for good measure: **WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD**

Minami-Ke

Minami-Ke, literally translated as “The Minami Family”

Synopsis: A slice of life comedy that focuses on the everyday life of the three Minami sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki. (from: Wikipedia)

Genre: Comedy, slice of life
Status: Anime - Completed (October to December 2007)
Manga - Ongoing (4 volumes as of 01/2008.)

“This story gives a straightforward account of the three Minami sisters’ normal, everyday lives. Please have no expectations beyond that.” — This note is shown before each episode as sort of a “warning.” I love the honesty of it. xD

Thoughts / Review: I kinda liked the OP theme, “Kokoro no Tsubasa” performed by Rina Satō, Marina Inoue, and Minori Chihara (the three Minami sisters’ seiyus). It was nice and fun. I thought it fit quite well into the series. I liked the chibi version of the characters that pop out here and there… so cute! The ED is “Sono Koe ga Kiki Takute” performed by the seiyus as well.