I know this is not an anime but I really love this japanese drama. Hehehe

The drama is based on the popular manga of the same name by Nakajo Hisaya, which has already been dramatized in Taiwan. Horikita plays the protagonist Ashiya Mizuki, a Japanese girl in the U.S. who one day sees the young athlete Sano Izumi (Oguri) compete in the high jump on television. She begins to idolize him, and decides to move to Japan to attend the same school as him. However, Izumi goes to an all-boys school, so Mizuki disguises herself as a boy to achieve her dream of being with her idol.

It has 12 episodes. It I’ve heard that there will be a sequel. I can’t wai to watch it…

I’ve also watched the Taiwanese version. And now these were the difference of the 2 version:

+ The Taiwanese was focused more on the love story of Rui Xu and Quan while the Japanese focuses on the friendship that Mizuki build on her stay to Osaka High…
+ There are more “kilig” moments with Rui Xi and Quan in the Taiwanese version…
+ The events differed, maybe because of the culture differences of the 2 countries…
+ Reason of disguising as a boy really differed in both versions…
+ I can really say that the Japanese version is way way funnier than the Taiwanese version…
+ The Japanese ending was much much better than the Taiwanese one…
+ Mizuki (Japanese) really looked obvious that she’s a girl…

Nakatsu Shuichi (Ikuta Toma) is soooo kawaiiii! ^_^

To start off with Anime Talk, I’ll be talking about my favorite anime of all time… Samurai X!

Rurouni Kenshin is a manga and anime series created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It is set during the early Meiji period in Japan.

The story of Samurai X really begins in the late 1860s during the last days of the Tokugawa era(see Samurai X-Trust and Betrayal DVDs). Here, the main character of the series, Kenshin Himura, makes his mark. As a fourteen year old with a belief that he could use his sword to protect the peasants and the weak who were suffering during the Tokugawa era and against his master’s wishes, Kenshin joins the rebels who seek to overthrow the Tokugawa government.

Here, Kenshin becomes an assassin for the rebels. Using his Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu technique, he ends up killing countless people and as a result, he develops the legendary name “Hitokiri Battousai” or “Battousai: The Slasher”. Mysteriously, at the end of the Tokugawa era, Kenshin Himura disappears and begins wondering all over Japan for ten years with the vow in mind never to kill anyone again.

The series starts off with Kenshin running into Karou Kamiya. She thinks that Kenshin is the Hitokiri Battousai. She pulls out Kenshin’s sword and sees that it is a reversed blade sword and that it was hardly used at all. She then runs off at the sound of a police whistle. She then attacks a huge man claming to br called the Battousai. She gets cut and is about to be killed when Kenshin Himura jumps in a picks up Karou and runs away with her. Kenshin goes back to the Kamiya Dojo with Karou. A while later when Kenshin isn’t at the Dojo the fake Battousai shows up. Karou attacks but is easily defeated. She is about to die again when once again Kenshin shows up. Kenshin easily defeats all the men. Then the Battousai attacks and Kenshin jumps in the air and defeats the fake Battousai. Kenshin then says ” The Battousai doesn’t use the Kamiya Kashin style or any other style. He uses the Hiten Mitsurugi style.” Karou then sees that Kenshin is the real Battousai. She dosen’t care and even though he is the Battousai she asks him to stay. Kenshin ends up staying. Here their adventures and love story begins…

This series has 95 episodes in anime, 28 volumes in the manga, 4 OVA’s, and I think also 4 movies.

I really loved this anime because first of all, it’s storyline was based on the history of Japan (which is one of my favorite cultures). Second, I love samurais or slashers and their fight scenes. Third, you can learn lots of values from watching it (except for the violence :D). And lastly, aside from the action, it also has humor and a twist of romance.

Kenshin is also very lovable. I like his ruthless-slasher-turned-to-a-very-nice-person character. It’s like from evil to good. It just justifies that evil people change, all they need is a chance to do so. ^_^