Highschool of the Dead

A mysterious, lethal disease is on the loose worldwide, resulting in a catastrophic death rate of humanity, and the increasing rise of attacks, caused by the living dead.

In Japan, several high school students and a school nurse have banded together to escape Fujimi Private High School shortly after it was attacked by "them." The group now attempts to figure who or what was responsible for this plague, and in the meantime, attempt to survive the present apocalypse.


H.O.T.D. is a manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. The story follows a group of high school students caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. The series has beenserialized in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age since September 2006 and has been published internationally in a number of languages. Highschool of the Dead was adapted into an anime television series by Madhouse which began airing in Japan on July 5, 2010. The first season ended on September 20th, 2010.




Episodes are available here: Highschool of the Dead
Manga: H.O.T.D. Manga

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The end of Hunter x Hunter?

The Hunter x Hunter manga has been suffering from multiple prolonged hiatuses (the manga is currently on hiatus, again). This is due to the mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi being on sick leave. For now, all HxH fans can do is hope Togashi gets better soon. The HxH Anime is finished with the Greed Island story arc & has closely followed the manga (volume 18, chapter 185 of the manga). Beyond that, I doubt they'll continue with the Anime as the following chimaera ant story arc in the manga sucks (a lot) compared to the previous arcs. But if you're interested, the manga is still ongoing (with numerous hiatuses) volume 27, chapter 310 being the latest release.

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Black Rock Shooter

Black Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター Burakku Rokku Shūtā), stylized as "Black★Rock Shooter", is a 2010 Japanese original video animation (OVA) produced by Yutaka Yamamoto's studio Ordet and directed by Shinobu Yoshioka. The 50-minute OVA is based on the song of the same name by Supercell and its accompanying music video with illustrations by Huke. Musical composer Ryo and Huke, both members of Supercell, collaborated on the project. A "Pilot Edition" of the anime was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) in September 2009, and the full version was released on DVDs bundled with select magazines from July 24, 2010 and is subtitled in seven languages.

Plot/Characters

Black Rock Shooter begins at the start of the school year in April. On her first day of junior high school, Mato Kuroi (黒衣 マト Kuroi Mato, Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa) makes friends with a girl named Yomi Takanashi (小鳥遊 ヨミ Takanashi Yomi, Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro) who recently moved to the town. Mato quickly joins the basketball club, which incites Yomi to join the volleyball club since both clubs practice at the same time in the gymnasium. The two spend much time together over the following year, and during one outing Mato gives Yomi the same cellphone charm she has. In their second year of junior high, they end up in different classes, reducing the amount of time they can spend together. Furthermore, Yomi starts to become jealous of Mato hanging around her basketball club manager and classmate Yuu (ユウ, Voiced by: Kana Asumi).

When Yomi seemingly disappears, Mato becomes concerned when she does not show up at school the next day or respond to her text messages. Mato becomes further depressed when she receives word that Yomi has been reported missing and is asked about her whereabouts by two detectives. One day, Mato receives a blank text message from Yomi and goes to her favorite spot in town where she finds the phone charm she gave her. The charm starts to glow and transports her to a strange world where she meets a mysterious girl named Black Rock Shooter(ブラック★ロックシューター Burakku Rokku Shūtā), who has a blazing blue left eye and a rock cannon which can fire 20 shots per second. Mato merges with Black Rock Shooter in order to save Yomi who was possessed by an evil being called Dead Master (デッドマスター Deddo Masutā), who wields a large scythe. The events of their lengthy battle are dispersed throughout the animation. In the end, Mato manages to destroy the evil possessing Yomi by embracing her with a hug. The two return to their normal lives, but Yuu begins to act strangely.

(Excerpt from Wikipedia)

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Goodbye K-on!!

So the last episode of the 2nd season of K-on!! has premiered yesterday. Its been a tough season for the girls as they encounter many hardships along their way to graduation as well as fun moments with each other.

Episode 24 started off as with a flash as we saw Mugi sang, its her first time actually and she was a blast. I really loved her voice. But I think what the most memorable scenes here was when Azusa cried. She was very real and beyond adorable in this episode. Knowing that she'll be the remaining member of the band/club, she has put on large amount of courage as they perform for the last time together. But in the end she breaks down and cried to her friends.

There were also other tear worthy moments like when Sawako sensei's student thanked her for being a great teacher and thanked back. I will really miss Sawako sensei because throughout the whole series she is very comic and funny, not to mention that she's adorable.

And though the girls said their farewell to each other, and there is still no news on a new season, there will still be two more episodes to follow.

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