Showing posts with label Code Geass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Code Geass. Show all posts

Best Anime Openings for Christmas Insanity (Part one)

    For a Christmas season, anime publishers are sure waging an all-out war for sales. No joke.

    Every company, from Funimation to RightStuf, is decking out their line-ups with loads of licensed shows, re-releases and special value deals.

    With all that said, which ones are the best? I've decided to cover all the bases in a simpler, more creative way: through anime opening videos.

    Why videos? Well, these particular openings easily sum up what the series is. It doesn't force people to go through the stress of watching the entire series just so they know every pro and con of the series. The openings just show the best that the series has to offer. Nothing more.

    So here are links to my top 26 anime openings. I'll start with the first six:

    26. Rurouni Kenshin

    I had to choose 26 openings instead of 25, because I couldn't forget Rurouni Kenshin. My brother and I had a blast watching almost every episode of this show. It was probably the best anime for people who really needed something to feel good about.

    And Kenshin was the type of person to make you feel good. He's funny. He's an unstoppable samurai. He's a family man too. He's always there for his girlfriend. Isn't that cute? That's why I had to include Kenshin. There's always a good Kenshin DVD in the bargain bins.





    25. Welcome to the NHK
    The complete series is available for only $20 now. It's a crazy satire about a social recluse who drops out of college. He hallucinates about talking kitchen appliances. It's really funny.

    Now you really have no excuse to miss out on buying this series. Besides, who could ever forget the uber cute "Purupuru-pururin" song?







    24. Trigun
    Although I still have a grudge against the overly fantastic gun battles near the end of the series, "Trigun" is an incredibly well-animated show. The characters are spunky. The story is intensely dramatic. And it's now available in a $30+ box set.

    Believe me, you can never go wrong with a tall guy toting huge semi-automatics on his red trenchcoat.

    (Note: It's not available on amazon.com, because of packaging issues. Sorry! Look on other websites, such as rightstuf.com)



    23. Soul Eater Opening #2
    This is easily the most eclectic show from anime studio Bones. Soul Eater combines Tim Burton visuals with Rurouni Kenshin-style battles for an epic coming-of-age story. Maka is also one of the smartest and toughest female leads to ever grace an anime series.

    It's a pricy series of box sets, but it will satisfy anyone who loves long shonen shows. The battles are some of the best you'll ever see in an anime series.









    22. Code Geass, Second opening for R2
    Sure, the story is a completely profound tale of a teenage boy who is held bent on world domination. That's why you have to get the series. Code Geass is the funniest, and the most exciting, giant robot show ever made.

    The entire series still isn't cheap, but it definitely will impress anyone who watches it in its entirety.







    21. Lucky Star
    There really isn't any slice-of-life anime as cute and realistic as Lucky Star. For a show, it makes for a remarkable snapshot of high school life. This one also isn't cheap, but moe fans will always want to pick this series up. It has the most adorable characters imaginable.

    Stay tuned for part two, coming next week.

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Best Anime Openings for Christmas Insanity (Part one)


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Code Geass season two: The sacrifices for an ideal world


    To tell the honest truth, I didn't expect much from "Code Geass" when I first started. There's no way anyone can ever believe a story about a teenage brat who wanted to destroy the fictional country of Brittannia.

    I was dead wrong. Code Geass is a virulent vision of destruction and mayhem, all for a much greater good. As illogical as the show turns out, no one can deny its brilliance.

    The second season, R2, begins as an awkward slice-of-life story with the main character, Lelouche Lamperouge. He apparently lost all his memory of everything that happened in season one. He doesn't remember his rebel army, the Black Knights. He doesn't remember C.C. or anything about his Code Geass. And for some reason, he has a little brother following him around, named Rolo.

    Although the environment drastically changed, the Black Knights still manage to remind Lelouch of his original mission. With the help of the immortal girl named C.C., Lelouch regains his memory and his ability to use the power of Geass. He has the ability to command people to do whatever he wants, by using the Geass power in his eye.

    I had a couple gripes about the story as it meandered through a cast of new characters. For instance, the show almost spent too much time at a boring party with Brittannian nobles and a frightened Chinese princess.

    Thankfully, the director has a keen way of keeping people interested, even when the anime plods through dull side stories. By the time people reach episode 14, they'll understand that this piece of animation is a frightening masterpiece.

    We weren't meant to really hate Lelouch. No one can deny that he's an egocentric villain, but even when he kills all his best friends, he never does it intentionally. He always tried his best to keep them away from his megalomaniac complex.

    I admit that the last few episodes are almost bombastic to the point of disbelief. No one would really wish to reduce the world into an intercontinental war of improbable proportions. Still, this show wasn't meant to turn into a satirical comedy. It was meant to reveal all the hypocritical qualities of the shonen anime in its rawest form. Although it plays out like a big, delusional fantasy devised by some otaku nut, it truly defies the philosophical boundaries of anime.

    The intellectual battles in season two take on a much shrewder persona than in the previous season. Lelouch battles against selfish, obstinate dictators who wish to keep the people of the world stuck in the past or the present. For some reason, they all intend to create a worldwide apocalypse as part of their master plan.

    Thankfully, Lelouch has better plans. He wants to turn the world into a safe place for everyone to live. He lives up to this promise, even to the very end.

    Unfortunately, I can't tell anyone whether he's really honest about his intentions. I will say that this anime will always keep people on their toes. No one could ever anticipate this show's crafty ending. I'm still amazed that the director, Goro Taniguchi, had the brains and the drive to create such a wonderful cast of characters.

    It's an understatement to say that this is one of the most important anime shows of our time. "Code Geass" is an epic that we deserve to revile and rejoice in. It's possibly the most volatile thing I've ever seen and it's a fantastic piece of art.

    Director Goro Taniguchi will probably never create a better anime than this one, but I don't mind. This show is nearly impossible to top, in its scope of haywire chaos and demolition. If you've got the guts, watch every episode of this anime. You absolutely won't regret any second of it.

    You'll probably cringe a lot though. This show has tons of explosions.

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Code Geass season two: The sacrifices for an ideal world


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Exclusive New Anime Music Downloads at the Ongaku Forums!

    Ongaku ForumsAs I've been saying these past few days, now that we have great new forums, all the anime music downloads will be added to the "anime music downloads" section of the Ongaku forums. This way, it will be easier for all the readers of this blog to get their anime music fix without having to search for hours... There is also an "anime music requests" section in the forums for all of those who are looking for anything specific.

    Also, from now on, I'll be adding all the download links on the forums, before I even write about the songs or OSTs in the blog. And there will also be a lot of exclusive downloads on the forums, with songs or albums that I don't necessarily write about in the blog. You are all of course welcome to contribute to the download section of the forums by adding your download links of your own...

    Here's what we already have in the download section of the forums:
    • [ALBUM] Kaiba OST
    • [ALBUM] Toradora! Original Soundtrack
    • [ALBUM] Ponyo On A Cliff OST (♥♥♥♥♥ Amazing)
    • [ALBUM] Ponyo On A Cliff Image Album
    • [SINGLE] Druaga no Tou ~the Sword of URUK~ ED Single
    • [SINGLE] Druaga no Tou ~the Sword of URUK~ OP Single
    • [ALBUM] Code Geass Complete Best
    • [SINGLE] White Album ED Single - Maiochiru Yuki no You ni
    • [SINGLE] Toradora! ED2 Single - Orange [Various]
    • [SINGLE] Asu no Yoichi OP Single - Egao no Riyuu (meg rock)
    • [SINGLE] Kodomo no Jikan 2 Gakki OP Single - Guilty Future
    • [ALBUM] Kara no Kyoukai OST 5
    • [TV-size] Gundam 00 S2 ED2 - Trust You by Yuna Ito
    • [SINGLE] Toradora! OP2 Single - silky heart by Yui Horie
    • [SINGLE] Gintama OP6 - Anata MAGIC by monobright
    • [SINGLE] BLEACH OP9 - Velonica by Aqua Timez
    Now that you have no excuse not to join the forums, REGISTER HERE ASAP!!!

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Exclusive New Anime Music Downloads at the Ongaku Forums!


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Favorite tracks from Code Geass R2 OST 2

    Code Geass CC crying
    A few days ago, I watched the final episode of Code Geass, what a great show!! It was one of the most interesting shows of this last year, with all its ups and downs.
    What I especially loved about this anime series was the music. Here are two of my favourite songs from the second OST that came out last week...

    Code Geass Lelouch eyeThese two songs are from Hitomi Kuroishi. In my opinion she was one of the main reasons that the Code Geass OSTs are so special. Her songs created a particular atmosphere, mainly mysterious, that was exactly right for this show.
    So it was quite a treat for me to see that the last Code Geass R2 OST, featured 5 Hitomi Songs.

    10/10 My favorite one is called Nunnally. Check this one out:

    Click here for the link to download this song

    9/10 And then of course there's Continued Story, which was the song that ended the last episode. How sad was that ending by the way!

    Click here for the link to download this song

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Favorite tracks from Code Geass R2 OST 2


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Code Geass 25

    "Zero"
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Code Geass 25


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Code Geass 24

    "The Collapsing Stage"
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