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Q.E.D. (Q.E.D.証明終了, 2009) is the story of two high school students: Touma, a boy genius who recently transferred from an American M.I.T. school, and Kana, the adventurous daughter of a detective, who team up to solve mysteries.
It's school festival time at the high school, and this year the Kendo Club is opting to run a maid cafe and gain the most customers. Sadly, their spot is in an isolated area along with three other clubs; the Detective Club, Music (Visual Kei) Club and Rakugo (comedy storytelling) Club, all of whom are upset that the others might drive away business from their own projects. There's a blackout, and Kana leaves shortly to go after Touma, who had left earlier to be alone. When she returns, somebody has sabotaged something in each of the club areas, turning everybody against each other in angry accusations. What culprit (or culprits) could be behind it?
(愛してナイト) 1983
A handsome, purple-haired man named Satomi appears to have feelings for Yaeko, much to her father's chagrin. He often visits the restaurant and even brings her a bouquet of roses (which weren't cheap), and she happily accepts them. Hashizo, still riding on the excitement from his recent adventure, tries to get his brother to take him out for okonomiyaki, wanting "Go-chan" to meet his new friend (and not knowing they already have met, but not the way Hashizo would've preferred). Sadly, it's a busy day for both of them and there just isn't time - Hashizo will be starting kindergarten soon and must get fitted for his uniform. Determined to see Yaeko again, the little boy decides he'll simply drop off Juliano, thus forcing Go to eventually have to visit to get him back. During the cat's stay, Yaeko tries to give Juliano a bath, but he freaks out and scratches her face. There's a reason for that, and only Hashizo can explain.
(きらりん☆レボリューション) 2006
Kirari (voiced by Koharu Kusumi of Morning Musume!) is a middle schooler who LOVES her food. So much so that it's scary! While girls her age swoon over idols, Kirari swoons over her dad's cooking, and couldn't care less about the life of a celebrity. But when she saves the pet turtle of Seiji of pop group SHIPS and falls in love, she decides to become an idol herself so that they can be together (or so she hopes).
Episode 91:
"Yo Fuku" magazine wants Kirari to be their "model" for a special "First Date" column. Basically she'll be modeling clothes appropriate for a first date, coordinating depending on the situation. The trouble is, Kirari has no actual dating experience, so she's not sure of what to do. But with the magazine desperate to double their consumer base, this might soon change. Why are Seiji and Hiroto suddenly interested in Kirari doing things with them?
Episode 92:
Kari Sumako is a charismatic beauty stylist, whose "magic scissors" can turn anyone's hair into something completely the opposite of what the person wanted (always claiming it was the scissors' will that it turned out that way). When the scissors sing out for Naa-san, the poor kitty ends up with a Mohawk, and neither he nor Kirari are pleased. Angered by such insolence, Kari (with some prompting from a TV employee) challenges Kirari to a broadcast hair cutting battle, to see who really knows more about the craft.
Released in January, this DVD features episodes of the Alvin and the Chipmunks show where the Chipettes appear.
May The Best Chipmunk Win: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor have just enrolled in the same school as The Chipmunks. Eager to fit in, Brittany seeks help from Alvin on just what she should do to become popular - he tells her to "think big," but he didn't mean for her to become his running mate for class president!
Operation Theodore: Brittany may never earn her candy stripes at the local hospital if she can't keep one little troublemaker patient under control! When Bobby escapes from her once again, she asks Theodore, who had stopped by to give Eleanor her homework, to stand in for him while she looks around. But he's mistaken for Bobby and it's a race against time to save him before he's placed under the surgical knife.
Sisters: Brittany is well on her way to becoming a member of The Sisters - an elite group at school that prides themselves on their looks and fashion. But is she willing to walk all over her own, real sisters to get in?
The Greatest Show-Offs on Earth: A beloved local circus is in danger of closing forever, and the Chipmunks and Chipettes decide to arrange a celebrity circus and raise the money to save it.
My Fair Chipette: Brittany and Alvin make a bet - if Alvin can turn any girl into a beauty queen and she wins the Miss Wonderful contest at their school, he'll get $1 along with any prize money she receives. The subject chosen? Clumsy and nerdy Jeanette.
Tell It To The Judge: Alvin breaks Dave's new and incredibly expensive bike, and decides to blame Brittany for it. Unable to afford a lawyer, he takes it to a public court TV show.
As I've said before, if you're a big Chipmunks (or in this case, Chipette) fan and are anxious to see anything from the TV show on DVD, check this out. It might send a message to the release company that we'd like season sets, or at least more of these. The DVD menu is pretty cute, but there are no extras. The original 80s songs sung are intact.
Q.E.D. (Q.E.D.証明終了, 2009) is the story of two high school students: Touma, a boy genius who recently transferred from an American M.I.T. school, and Kana, the adventurous daughter of a detective, who team up to solve mysteries.
Suzuko, a woman Kana looks up to as an older sister figure, has written the schoolgirl to let her know she's getting married. Naturally, Kana goes over to visit as soon as possible, dragging Touma along for the ride. He soon loses his annoyance when he learns that Suzuko's mother is the famous doll maker, Katsumi Nanasawa, whose works easily fetch two million yen each. But the visit doesn't stay pleasant for long. They soon find that Yoshino, Suzuko's fiance, owes Kakuzou Akutsu, the director of a credit union, money, and the cold businessman won't relent in his harrassment until Katsumi gives one of her dolls to him. She refuses, proclaiming she would never give one of her dolls to someone who wouldn't love them. When Kazukou turns up dead some time later, shortly after Katsumi's own demise, it's up to Kana and Touma to find the killer in a list of three suspects.
In Princess Debut, it's your job to switch places with a nervous princess (who looks just like you and shares your name), and not only learn to dance, but somehow win the heart of one of several handsome princes before the end of 30 days. It's basically a "choose your own adventure" story where everything you say or do has an effect on the ending. When you've gained enough dancing experience points you can also unlock dresses and other items.
I personally think it's very cute. Learning to dance can be frustrating, though - you basically follow a moving ball around with your stylus, and they grade you on whether or not you can stay inside that ball as it moves ("bad," "great," etc.). And if you've got your sights set on a certain prince, it's hard to find them when you want them (and even if you do, it's difficult to get them to really warm up to you to the point where they'd ask you to be their dancing partner). But if you love stories about royalty and especially romance, check it out.
Wikipedia says this is a otome game, which is "a video game that is targeted towards a female market, where one of the main goals, besides the plot goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the player character (a female) and one of several male characters." So there you have it.
William is still going about the motions of the life his father and high society expect of him, while falling to pieces behind closed doors. He deeply regrets not trying hard enough to find Emma, and takes up unhealthy habits in his utter depression. Meanwhile, Emma has been asked by Mrs. Trollop to accompany her to an important social event in London, much to her reluctance. Not only has she gone back to the city she'd never expected to set foot in again in 100 years, the news of William's recent life changing arrangement may be more than she can bare.Oooh, plot twist! Mrs. Trollop's connection to the Jones (specifically William) family was closer than I thought. You can't help but feel even more sympathy for William in this volume, he's so sad and unhappy, and well on his way to being an alcoholic.
Q.E.D. (Q.E.D.証明終了, 2009) is the story of two high school students: Touma, a boy genius who recently transferred from an American M.I.T. school, and Kana, the adventurous daughter of a detective, who team up to solve mysteries.A series of strange things have been happening to the famous sky-diving troop, "Starship." When Kana forces Touma to come with her for a free sky-diving session (as thanks for helping her get her changing room locker open the first time they met [which was only a few days ago]) they witness something even more deadly than malfunctioning parachutes - somebody has stabbed member Nomaki in the back, while they were free falling at that! Who could've done it, how, and why?Yay, it's Ai Takahashi's newest TV drama! It's definitely a lot less hardcore than Law & Order, but I shouldn't expect it to be that way, anyway. Looking forward to the next episode (Thursdays at 8 pm).Official Site
Mini Moni the Movie (also known as Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken or ミニモニ。じゃ ムービー お菓子な大冒険) is a 2002 release that marked jpop group Mini Moni's debut in theaters, having previously focused on TV, comics and music.
In the city of Minimo there sits a restaurant called The Mini Moni Cafe, where Mari (manager), Tsuji, Kago (waitresses) and Mika (baker) serve delicious cakes. One customer, played by newcomer Ai Takahashi, is completely taken in by a particular treat and wants to know what makes it so good - when Tsuji and Kago can't answer, trouble begins. But that's not the biggest problem. The night before Mini Moni Cafe's two year anniversary, Mika puts the finishing touches on a detailed castle cake for a party to celebrate. But while everyone sleeps, the evil Queen Nakajelinu breaks into the place to claim the cake as her new home, having her fairy servants destroy all sweets in the kitchen in the process. When the girls (along with Ai Takahashi, who tried to sneak in to steal a secret ingredient and got caught up in everything) find out, they demand the fairies take them to her and try to fix things before it's too late.
Now, I must admit that it's a very cheesy movie. Unless you love or tolerate cute, you should probably avoid it. The songs are very catchy and upbeat (there are a few of them), the acting is passable (they're singers, not actresses, so you shouldn't expect perfection) and the setting is very bright and colorful (obviously, since it was made for little girls). Overall it's a musical comedy that shouldn't be taken seriously but a lot of fun given the chance. If you're new to Mini Moni, are a die-hard fan or are simply curious, check it out!
(コメットさん) 2001
12-year-old Princess Comet has no interest in her royal duties. She'd much rather play with little stars in the Haromonica Star-World system than fulfill anyone's expectations. On the evening of a ball meant to introduce Comet to the prince of Tamborine Star-World, he runs away, and the only way to know him is from the "twinkle" in his eyes. Now it's been decided that Comet will go to Earth to find him and set things right - but can she make the time between having so many fun adventures?
In this episode, Comet and her host family, along with Keisuke, go camping at a riverside, and Tsuyoshi comes across a river fairy. But when he hears his father say that river fairies shouldn't be taken from the river, he decides not to show anyone his catch. When they all get home, though, the secret is out, and the poor creature will need help fast if it wants to survive. But with Rababou too tired to help Comet get star power from the sky, and no checkpoint to get back to the river, things look bad. Her last chance may be to enlist the help of Meteo, but is she willing to listen?In this episode, Comet learns that every life is precious, no matter how small, and even someone like Meteo has some good in them.
(愛してナイト) 1983Hashizo's big brother, Go, is always too busy - what with school and his rockband, The Bee Hives - to spend much time with the very young boy. The only constant companion in his life is his cat, Juliano. One day he disobeys "Go-chan"'s wishes and goes to "the next town over" for some fun, but bringing Juliano along causes big problems on a quest for a meal. Meanwhile, a girl named Yaeko is returning home from errands to help with the family okonomiyaki restaurant, but forgets one of the items she was supposed to get, and so heads out again. She soon meets poor Hashizo, who is hiding in a pipe from the rain, and brings him back with her. This fateful event leads to Yaeko literally bumping into Go after walking Hashizo halfway home, but the first impression she gets isn't a good one. She still manages to get herself implanted into Go's mind, though, and that night he works on a song he's been struggling with, with a renewed passion.This anime definitely shows its age - it's very, very 80s - but I adore it all the same. I've been wanting to see this for a few years now, and only recently did somebody start fansubbing it (hope they don't stop!). Anyway, it's cute. Did I actually spot some dark-skinned characters that spoke fluent Japanese? I don't know if they're supposed to be Japanese with a tan, or gaijin, or what. Still interesting.
