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Battle Girls Time Paradox – mini review

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A stranger in a strange world

Deciding who's is the tastier one if stranded on an island with no food.

 

After being caught up with Deadman Wonderland anime and current manga, I decided to take a look at Battle Girls Time Paradox. I’m not good with Japanese history and neither is out heroine. So what I have taken from this series so far is:

  • Heroine is doing poorly at Japanese history in her current world.
  • Goes to shrine praying for good luck on test.
  • Heroine messes up someone’s time spell incantation (I hate it when that happens) and ends up in another world.
  • All Japanese historical figures end up as female versions.
  • A talking dog named Shiro as a side kick.

What I did get out of the series is that a recent favorite seiyuu of mine since Black Lagoon, Megumi Toyoguchi, plays the voice for Oda Nobunaga.

 

Oda reminds me of Naga from Slayers for some reason. Must be the eyes.

 

 

For a listing of her works can be seen at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megumi_Toyoguchi

The voice and eyes for Oda has a “Revy” from Black Lagoon flair given the personalities and general traits are very similar. Oda is looking for a legendary armor and for one reason or another taken a liking to our heroine.

 

Nothing like stone soup to get the whites out of your eyes!

 

So at after two eps, a talking dog named Shiro (white) got through to the heroine that she is in another world. So they will be teasing each other through this series. But the fact that there is a dog in the series is rare since mainly the cat girl/neko mimi have been the general de facto standard.

 

Shiro from Battle Girls

Yay! A dog as a mascot. Rare to see them in anime

So a quick recap, talking dog, heroine, time travel, historical Japanese characters are all female, and Megumi Toyoguchi. Toyoguchi’s voice will probably keep me watching this series a bit longer.

 

Deadman walking the walk with C showing the money

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Deadman’s Wonderland. Main Characters Shiro and Ganta

With the spring anime series well under way, I’ve been impressed with the lineup, particularly two series . First one we’ll start with is Deadman Wonderland.  If the art looks familiar, you’re right! Kazuma Kondou, the same illustrator for Eureka Seven, is the illustrator for this series.  You still have a similar young boy/girl protagonist or perhaps in this case the antagonist depending on how you see the story.

Since there’s plenty of summaries around the net regarding the storyline, Wikipedia has a good summary if you’re interested. Which the link is can be found here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman_Wonderland/

What makes this Spring season interesting if you have not noticed, there has been a constant flood of fan service type anime. Personally I don’t mind some series and I actually indulge in a few such as Infinite Stratos and Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou.  Nevertheless a fan needs variety and variety is definitely the spice of life. This is a darker and quite bloody series, literally with attacks utilizing ones own blood.

You have an innocent 12-14 year boy learning to cope with harsh adult realities along with his unique power to use his own blood as a weapon. To balance things out you have Shiro, who is Ganta’s boisterous  female counterpart (correct me if I’m wrong people). When Ganta is faced with certain serious situations or challenges his personal beliefs, in comes Shiro delivering sage like wisdom and perspective in a child like way.

Shiro instilling life lessons to Ganta in fortune cookie bits

The draw for me on this series is the take on Roman like view on prison which prisoners are Gladiators for entertainment and the low value the prisoners’ lives are. In addition the unique characters Ganta meets and their background push and pull Ganta to a speedy growth to adulthood. In turn Ganta’s childlike beliefs also bring some normality to the other deadmen he has befriended.

 

With friends like these. Who needs enemies?

If you enjoyed Eureka Seven art and are looking for some change of pace, Deadman Wonderland might be the one.

 

Through the looking glass of money....

The second series I have been following I wanted to mention is [C]: Control: The Money and Soul of Possibility. Yes is it a long title but the premise like Deadman Wonderland, deals with human ethics, but focuses mainly on greed. The premise is certain chosen people are basically gambling with future potential. This is almost an eerie collation with people and credit cards over here in the states. While this is a generalization it does bring to focus how one sees money. Too much or too little gets one no where. Definitely a series to check out.

Toriko! Ummy Nomminess

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Hmm is it tasty?

Spring anime season is in gear. So following up on the One Piece x Toriko collaboration special episode, I decided to take a look at this series.

Japan has always been a fan of food (aren’t we all?) and there’s been various series to this. I recall reading Addicted to Curry, Yakitake! Japan, Sushi Boy, and the list goes on and on. Even in other series such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, Bakuretsu Hunters there have been many references for the love of food or in massive quantities or both.

It’s a shonen series but what’s not to love about food? Basic plot is as follows courtesy of Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toriko)

“In a world where the taste and texture of food is extremely important, there exist individuals known as Gourmet Hunters (美食屋 Bishokuya?) who specialize in the acquisition of rare ingredients and animals. Toriko is one of these hunters and it is his dream to find the most precious foods in the world and create the ultimate dinner course. As one of the most skilled hunters in the world, he is regularly hired by restaurants and the rich to seek out new ingredients and rare animals. A man with inhuman ability, he utilizes his incredible strength and knowledge of the animal kingdom to capture ferocious, evasive, and rare beasts to further his ultimate goal. He is accompanied by a weak and timid chef who, inspired by Toriko’s ambition, travels with him to improve his culinary skills and to find rare ingredients. An organization that seeks to take control of the world’s entire food supply increases the struggle. “

This series has unique and fantastic animal diversity such as a BBQ Pigs that are already self grilled (talk about convenience).

Hmm...instant BBQ

These outrageous anime and world does parallel One Piece and its slapstick humor. Which makes me drawn into this series. If you’re a fan of food and One Piece, this might be a series for you.