Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru

Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru, also known as UraBoku, or Betrayal Knows My Name in English, is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Odagiri Hotaru. The anime, which premiered in April 2010, centers around a young boy named Sakurai Yuki who was borned with special powers. Yuki is able to feel others' emotions when he touches them. Unable to control the power, he has made many insensitive blunders in the past. For Yuki, who was left at an orphanage when a baby, he strives to live an independent life and not be a burden to anyone.

One day, Yuki found himself in danger and was saved by a beautiful man. He suddenly found his life changed when he decided to join the Zweilts in their war against Duras (demons). However, the leader of the Duras turns out to be Yuki's childhood friend, Wakamiya Kanata. And the Zweilts are not all as they seem. Even Yuki's beautiful saviour, Luka, turned out to be a high-ranking Duras, yet he was working together with the Zweilts. Furthermore, it seems that both Yuki and Luka share a past which Yuki has forgotten.

It was a surprisingly really good watch for me. I bought this anime on a whim, I just needed a dose of bishounens for some excitement during my boring long holidays. The plot was well written, it gave me that feeling of wanting to know what will happen in the next episode. So I couldn't stop watching. But it could be better. There are some parts that I feel would have done well with more explanation and they totally scraped out Yuki's past with Luka. That definitely needed more coverage. The Zweilts' past lives contributes a big chunk to their present, but Yuki's past relationship with Luka was kept a distant blur all the way to the end. It was mentioned that Luka betrayed Yuki, but that wasn't explained in the anime at all. But even so, the plot was strong enough to hold itself. I guess I can always read the manga to find out what exactly happened between Yuki and Luka in their past life.

I love the preview snippets at the end of every episode. So cute. :) Watch it to find out~ ( ^.^) The music for the opening and ending themes were really catchy. I especially loved the second opening song. *^^* I loved the art too, okay, mostly because there's so many bishies in the anime. LOL

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Supernatural, Shounen
Studio: J. C. Staff
Ratings: 8/10

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Christmas Came Early~

Christmas came early for me~ \(^o^)/

I finally got my iPhone4! Yaayyy~ \(^o^)/

It would've been better if it was white but well, after Apple announced that they are postponing the launching of the white iPhone4 to early next year (meaning only in mid-year it would reach Malaysia) I decided to just live with black. And once my one-year warranty is gone, I'll buy the white case and switch. Voila! Smart, aren't I? >:D

So now I'm happily twiddling around with my new toy and totally loving it!

Which kinda made me realize... I'm a NERD???!!!! ^_^"

My hubby, friends and family all have been trying to persuade me to get a Blackberry instead. But the Blackberry Messenger application fails to attract me. If it's for free SMSes, well, iPhone has What's App and Ping Chat etc. So it pretty much covers it. If it's for the whole group chat thing... I have to say, I'll pass. I hate messaging or talkin on the phone when it's nothing important. =.= And then I realized... I'm more a techie than a socialite! I'm a NERD. ROFL And I don't care. I still love my new toy. >:D And now my hubby's jealous of it. *evil laugh*

Now that I have the iPhone, I can blog even if we're staying at my hubby's parents' place. They just moved so he new house doesn't have internet connection till the end of the month. Which partly explains why I've been missing from the daily blogosphere. But fear not, I now have my handy iPhone. *evil laugh again*

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Kuroshitsuji Season 2

It's a butlers face-off! \(^o^)/

If you have no idea what's Kuroshitsuji all about, you can read it from my review here. Otherwise, let's move on with the review of the second season.

In my review of the first season, I mentioned how the plot of the anime had significant loopholes. So how does A-1 Pictures make up to it in Season 2? They opt for the easy way. Leave it to some new characters to divert the attention from the main story (and it's screwed up ending) and pray the storyline fall into place. Does it? It somewhat does the job but I still don't think it was a great one. But is Season 2 worth watching then? Hell yes, just for the sake of seeing more of our beloved Ciel and Sebastian (yes, they're back unlike the rumours flying around). *^^*

We are introduced to the scapegoats, Alois Trancy and his demon butler, Claude, in the very first episode. Sebastian comes in and steals something from the Trancy's mansion and brings Ciel back to life. But Ciel has lost his memory and is still hell bent on getting revenge. But how can he do it when revenge is already done? So clever Sebastian steers him to a new target: Alois Trancy. Well, he needs to make sure his meal stays delicious now, doesn't he? -_-

I hated the plot. Geh, it was downright annoying after being fed with the rickety first season. But same old Ciel and Sebastian were enough to keep me watching, and the hope to glimpse some of the old characters, which didn't disappoint. :) Before any of Alois's fans start battering me up, let me justify why I can't stand him and his bunch. I just can't stand wimps. Nuff said. >:/ But just because I'm telling you the plot was bad does not mean I'm telling you to skip the second season. Don't get me wrong. If you bear with it the whole way, you'll be delighted with the ending. It was, for me, a really good twist. So hooray for a great cover up ending to the first season but boo to the yellow brick stone to the ending. (^^,)"

I don't have any other complaints about the anime though. The animation work was similar to that of the first season, though there were some parts that were a bit off, I wonder why... Music was still as awesome, they even managed to squeeze in a song from Yuki Kajiura. It was just the plot again, really.

Genre: Drama, Supernatural, Comedy, Mystery, Action, Shounen
Rating: 7.5/10 (Watch it to satisfy yourself with the ending :D)

I'll work on the episodic reviews later on ya? Stay tuned! ^.^

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