Perfect Blue with Gracie-Lou!

Listening to: Buddy Holly - Cryin' Waitin' Hopin'

I just watched one of my favorite anime movies with mt friends Tianna and Beth: Perfect Blue. I first watched it with my friend Liz almost 3 years ago! It's such an amazing movie (and one of the best anime movies ever made). I have talked about it before on my blog but I don't think I've shown clips or anything...here is an AMV (anime music video) with a song by one of my favorite bands: Tegan and Sara.

SO GOOD!

The next one that we are going to watch is my favorite one by Satoshi Kon (the director of Perfect Blue) PAPRIKA!!



Paprika also has one of the best opening credits of any movie (anime or not!).

PS: I am more than just REALLY EXCITED about this!!!

RIFFTRAX - NEW MOON

Online Shopping

Listening to: PBS News

I've just been really lazy around the house and taking advantage of the internet actually working on a daily bases. I have bought only a third of my school books because 3 of my classes don't have them posted yet. So, I decided to look around Half.com and see what I could get for cheap...I ended up finding a lot!

This has got to be one of my favorite TV series: Wonderfalls

*sigh* Perfect Blue...How could an anime movie be so scary yet so...lovely?

Tokyo Godfathers is the most kawaii rated R movie ever :P

and of course...the Paprika soundtrack

My New (and old?) Favorite Japanese Electro-pop Artist!

Listening to: Susumu Hirasawa - Mediational Field

*I have created links for those who are new to anime and would like to learn more ^_^*

Okay...I've always liked the music from the anime Paranoia Agent. I first started watching the anime almost 4 or 5 years ago when it was on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. I thought it was the weirdest shit I had ever seen!! I didn't understand the plot one bit until the very end (in which I sobbed!!! *sigh* good anime always makes me cry). Well, a girl-friend of mine got me the soundtrack to Paranoia Agent for Christmas my junior or senior year of high-school. I didn't really pay attention to the artist on the cover and when I put it on my computer the artist's name came up in Japanese.
Still, I soaked in the loveliness (and weirdness) of the bizarre "Moby on crack" sounding techno/voice remixes. One day, while Will was over, we decided to watch a movie that I had rented from the library. It was an anime movie called Paprika. I had seen this movie's director's other animated films, Tokyo Godfathers (which I adore) and Perfect Blue (which was the first I had seen of his films). I loved them and thought that since I had introduced Will into anime with Spirited Away it was time to go one step further. Well, once the opening credits popped up and the music began I was immediately put under a trance and then I started crying. I was glad Will didn't see me (the movie hadn't even started yet!!). "This is the guy who does the music for Paranoia Agent!" I exclaimed. After the movie, which was very nice btw, I looked up the artist's name and low and behold - it was the same guy from Paranoia Agent and his name is Susumu Hirasawa. He is absolutly amazing! His music seriously takes you to another realm as crazy as that sounds - I am really moved by his stuff.

Here is a link to the Opening Credits song called "Mediational Fields" from the movie Paprika:


Here is the closing credits song to Paprika:


Here is "Dream Island Obsessional Park" the opening credits for Paranoia Agent:


And here is a live version of "Grandfatherly Wind" the ending song to Paranoia Agent:


I hope you enjoy them! <3

home alone with all of the ghosts

Listening to: Poe - Haunted

So I just watched Ghost in the Shell (the movie) while eating vegan chicken patties with eggs and cheese on toast. I'm ready to have strange dreams tonight...that's all I'm saying. I actually don't quite understand all of the hullabaloo about Ghost in the Shell. I feel the anime tv show is much more entertaining and easier to understand because, well, they have a whole series explaining what the HELL a "ghost" is anyway and what the HELL the main characters are! Are they cyborgs? Obviously...but how are they able to survive being blown to pieces if they have some human parts in them still? Oh who knows...anyway, since I feel everyone should see what I'm seeing, here are the opening credits:



The music is a creep-fest but it's an amazing intro is it not?

Anime Boston Fun!

Anime Boston is this Friday! I'm hoping our hotel has wifi because I want to update this blog with pics and stories and what not. I have finished my costume of Izumi Curtis from Full Metal Alchemist. I think it's pretty ligit...but that's for the fans to decide. Stacy has made my t-shirt for our Kingdom Hearts II soccer team spoof and I have everything else. Here are a some pics of the characters I am going yo be:


Izumi Curtis from Full Metal Alchemist


Xaldin (Number 3) from Kingdom Hearts II

My side burns aren't as epic but I feel people will get the idea of who i am. <3