Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Mar 20, 2010

Bleach!

 BLEACH

Well Bleach has been around for a while but it's as good as ever. Momentarily the series is at the 262th episode. And of course as every anime that between the first ones (maybe even the first in some countries) there are 2 parts to this story: the manga book witch contains the full story, and the animation that also has some off-the-chart stories known as fillers.

Bleach is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he accidentally obtains the power of a Soul Reaper—a Japanese death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from Rukia Kuchiki. Gaining these abilities forces him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife.

Bleach has been continuously serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 2001, and has been collected in 43 tankōbon volumes as of October 2009. Since its publication, Bleach has spawned a substantial media franchise. The manga has been adapted into an animated television series produced by Studio Pierrot which is still ongoing in Japan as it adapts the story from the manga. The series has also spawned two original video animations (OVAs), three animated feature films, seven rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as prompted the release of many types of Bleach-related merchandise.

There are also Bleach movies that you can enjoy:
1.The first film, Bleach: Memories of Nobody was released in North America by Viz on October 14, 2008
2.The second film, Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion released in North America by Viz on September 15, 2009

You can READ THE MANGA here: http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/1/00-cover/  (read from right to left)
As for the episodes they can be found on Youtube, Megaupload and many other sites.

Feb 21, 2010

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief


Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a series of adventure and fantasy books authored by Rick Riordan. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek mythology. The series consists of five books, as well as spin-off titles such as The Demigod Files and Demigods and Monsters. The Lightning Thief, the first book, is the basis of a film called Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which was released in the United States on February 12, 2010.

The protagonist is Percy Jackson, who discovers that he is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes. He learns that the legendary beings of Greek mythology still exist and have always existed, including monsters, cyclopes, empousai, Titans, and also the Olympians (Greek gods) themselves who dwell in Olympus, which is now situated at the mythical 600th floor of the Empire State Building. He is frequently attacked by monsters because he is a child of one of the "Big Three" (Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades), who made a pact after World War II not to have any more children. The only other known demigod children of these "Big Three" are Thalia Grace, Nico di Angelo, and Bianca di Angelo. Percy meets many other young demigods, both friendly and hostile, who are also in the process of discovering their heritage and powers.


 I have watched this movie after I have read the book ... and all I can say is that it's a pity that the storyline wasn't kept with every detail but i guess that would have made the movie last for more than 3 hours. Anyway the movie was very nice, I enjoyed how the producers materialized though special effects and sound all the cool parts of the story. I recommend watching this movie AND reading the book. I'm going to share the book with you all, you can download it from the links below.




Also this is the official trailer: