Eden of the East Movie 1: King of Eden

As usual, i'm not going to do any summary of the movie. So if you haven't watched it. I say go watch it, especially if you enjoyed the series.

From where we were left off last time, with Takizawa apparently got his memory wiped (again xD) and had his request to become King accepted.

He also had left his phone with Saki.

I found this interesting. To be a King but without the power of Juiz. Wonder what he was thinking.
Nontheless we found out he's doing pretty well and meet the other Selecao. To which i'm surprised in the choice of Selecao no.6. Wtf is with him? The previous guys i can see something interesting to 'save' japan. But.. no.6....?
I'm not sold on him. i don't like his character. I found it happily that Juiz seems to not no.6 too xD

With more action picking up in the second half, it seems like all hell breaks loose with No.1's requests. Dam that bastard for his request. It's now akin to a 1 on 1 duel. (well... more like 3 on 1?) But then there are a few other Selecao who have yet to make an apperance if they ever will. But with No.1's information gathering ability against Takizawa's amnesia, its going to be a fairly interesting duel.

Almost like Nurture Vs. Nature.
No.1 is who is he is after gathering so much information and experiance with life.
Takizawa is... who he is himself naturally. Having no memories, his almost a blank slate and his so called 'base' nature is there.

Though this time, he's got Saki with him. So wooot~

Anyways, i'm looking forward to the next upcomming movie >__

Review: Eden of the East

So i had finally decided to do a review on this after i said so a few months ago xD
For a better grasp, i decided to rewatch it, and the story is so much better.

Lil edit: Started off with the summary, then the body. But then i put in the first few lines and felt that this done it much more justice, i labeled that as the teaser.


Teaser:
"He had no choice but to become a prince. At any rate, he realised that a scapegoat known as a 'prince' is needed to usher in the future we hope for. That's why he became a prince, although reluctantly. In this world where kings don't even exist... Just how did he become a prince? I still haven't uncovered that secret."

Basic Summary: Takizawa Akira is found naked holding a pistol, a cellphone and with no memory. On trying to see what is what, and who he is, he discovers that the cell phone he holds contains about 8 billion yen, and it can almost grant any wish or desire of his. However, this is only in accordance in the actions to save Japan.

My Thoughts:
Aww man!
My summary doesn't do this story justice xD I even remember first reading the summaries that were out and they didn't sound interesting at all either :/
However, i am glad i did follow this anime.

This series actually has something interesting, that we go discover why Akira has no memory when we start. What's more interesting is that on the rewatch, i picked up the first few lines. It's actually Saki telling us:
"He had no choice but to become a prince. At any rate, he realised that a scapegoat known as a 'prince' is needed to usher in the future we hope for. That's why he became a prince, although reluctantly. In this world where kings don't even exist... Just how did he become a prince? I still haven't uncovered that secret."
Those few lines really tell a lot, but as you go into the series, i had actually forgotten this. And when you reach the ending, it actually brings about a full circle. However, this is only achieved when you remember those lines xD And pick up a few small details such as Akira erases his memories again as he makes his last request.

Eden of the East incorporates touching scenes and moments that involve the emotional and mentality of people. If you were in this situation, would you have done this? or done something else? Would you still do this even if you knew the outcome would be a sad one? Man... akira cheated here! he wiped his memory!! >_< despite having that memory or at least the events catch up to him
Even if you are not interested in that kind of thing, there are still interesting 'fights' that are done by the various Selecao (The people who have the same phone and ability as Akira. Having their wishes granted). Its like a strategy game, and using the power of authority as though they were pawns.

Without attempting to spoil too much of the story, i shall stop explaining and talking about it, at least plot wise.

The art style isn't too bad, its almost stock standard, however, a bit on the more 'cutesy' side rather than the 'over-power' side. I don't know if i should be dissapointed in the female character designs or not. Sure they might not be the best looking, they are somewhat realistic in the sense that not everyone looks perfect xD
But it is still good on the eyes.

And the Sound Track. This one i do plan to definitely obtain and listen to. The intro and ending songs did grow on me, but i could only properly pay attention to the BGM on the second rewatch (i blame this on the male genetic level that he is aimed to be focused and not multi tasked.)

Final Verdict:
If you want little cute type of anime. If you want something relaxing and laid back. If you want some fist to fist or mecha fight. If you want pantsu shots. If you want bishis. This is probably not for you.

If you want mind games. If you want suspense. If you want plot. If you want tactics. If you want a bit of romance. If you want revolution. If you don't mind Johnnys. This is for you.

I recommend ^_^

Swish~ Mix of stuff

Firstly, i've finished my exams!
woot! i just need to pass everything (course wise) >_
so now im' on holz and utterly bored. (with the exception of work) i shall endeavour to do SOMETHING. i might go buy that 20,000 piece puzzle i saw a while ago.
i still need to buy frames for my older puzzles -_-

Aside from that, i'm getting more use to my phone. and now have added more themes.
I have also formatted my wind. it now runs much smoother, however, i'm still have the same problem that sometimes the itnerface reverts back to XP style -_-

Meanwhile, i've also picked up a few other mangas to read. One of them being MedakaBox. Another one to my surprise was Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vivd.
Its set 4 years after the Striker's timeline.
I'm gonna follow this. more nanoha ^_____^

And my only source of Hellsing Ultimate OVA has been shot down ~_~
guuuh *shakes fist*

on the upside, Eden of the East is getting more and more climatic now. It seems the that Takizawa has used a fair amount of aliases and thanks to the Eden system, it's gonna be his potential undoing. As they find the treaded place within the mall. However, i want to see where this goes. How can you blame a man who has lost his memories? Despite doing it himself. And dammit, i want that Global Computer is a dangerous program. And i don't like no.10 & no.7 (think it was these guys). They're working together >_
On a leaving note. i looked into one of my externals, its got 4.5K songs....
~_~
i don't even feel like listening to 1K. let alone 4.5K
not to mention my more recent downloads, i do wonder how many songs i have now in total.
As my main ext hdd. i leave the winrar-ed ones zipped. So we can never get an accurate no until i decide to unzip them all XDDDDDDDDDDD

Till then.

Eden of the East 7 + Update

Seleaco Vs. Seleaco!
each ordering actions against the other with bigger and bigger events. It does make me wonder what does Juiz thinks of all this. And also makes me wonder, what happens if two or more seleaco call Juiz at the same moment xD
There is the possibility that Juiz is some sort of AI, but thats no fun in a sense.

But indeed, Eden of the East is keeping me interested in where the whole thing is going. Will we see an actual proper ending, or what happens if Takizawa gets killed ~_~ xD
However, i'm kind of thinking it'll slide towards an opened conclusion or a sad ending.
But towards the end of this episode is intriguing. Dianna/Kuroha grand escape, and continuing her purging of bad men. Friggin hell, i had hoped she wouldn't live the previous ep because of what she does xD but now, if its just those guys, i might like it slide xD. Not to mention, the purchasing of illusionary tricks. That's some illusion she got there, not to mention she apparently bought back the hotel xD

After reading a few other bloggers and their comments, i realised i'd make a poor analytical detective. I never noticed that Oosugi's tie and this victim's tie are a different colour. From red to green. Now, this is assuming that the quality and continuity of the anime is consistent. If it is, gah, i got caught up in it xD But it's also a good sign.
Still if true, where the hell is Oosugi xD
and the Eden of the East system is much cooler now that i've seen it in action. I'll almost guarantee that it'd be a good investment too =D
However, i doubt australia has the bandwidth to support such a system. But even so, having it work offline is still great.

Now i'm awaiting to see the next ep. See where it'll go from here. Second/third story down, and onto the next! =D

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on a side note. my phone is still not in stock -_- i'm gonna go see them and hope it'll be in stock after my exams.

Speaking of exams. this sucks ~_~ and i should be studying ~_~
*sigh*