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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.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.
