Preorder sales figures for the DVDs must have been very bad. View full article »
Update: Season Two will air in October 2011. And anime of Nakamura-sensei’s manga, Hybrid Child is ANNOUNCED TOO!
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi 世界一初恋 by Junjou Romantica 純情ロマンチカ mangaka Nakamura Shungiku 中村春菊 was aired in Japan on 8 April 2011.
Update: Well generally speaking, Sekai Ichi anime didn’t disappoint. I’ve watched the OVA and like to say that it reminded me of everything I loved about Junjou Romantica <3
From the looks of it, the art style of the manga/anime definitely looks very Junjou-ish. The main characters Onodera Ritsu and Takano Masamune also look like a younger Miyagi x older Shinobu from Junjou Terrorist.
By the way, the story is set at the same publishing company in Junjou Romantica, so we’ll get to see a familiar face or two from the manga, such as Isaka Ryuuichiro.
They’re also keeping the original cast from the drama CDs which is great. Generally, I find that in terms of the entertaining and comedic factor, Junjou Romantica is a lot funnier. I’ve read comments however that this series is a lot more believable and down-to-earth. What do you think?
As a sneak peak and commemorative gesture for the upcoming anime, a 20-minute anime DVD will be bundled with the manga that will be released in March 2011. I hope it has different content from the actual TV broadcast :)
Title: Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Vol. 5 Ritsu Onodera no Baai
「世界一初恋～小野寺律の場合～」
Price: 3800yen
Release date: 23 March 2011
Limited edition includes a bonus DVD (20 minutes) and a special box.
As more visual novels are being ported to the PSP platform, BL games too are following suit. Some of the earliest to do so is Spray. They have so far ported two of their successful Boys Love game franchises, Gakuen Heaven 学園ヘヴン BOY’S LOVE SCRAMBLE! and Gakuen Heaven 学園ヘヴン おかわりっ！Okawari to the PSP platform.
Update: 28 December 2010. Hugely disappointing anime. It is something you have to see to believe (disbelief) and one of the main reasons I didn’t want to write my comments about it until I’ve watched everything… I was still holding to the hope that it would get better and continued watching because of loyalty and love for the series and the seiyuus. Anyway, you’ve been warned. Can the animators redeem themselves with the reworked DVDs? Let’s wait and see. View full article »
Title: Cafe Latte Rhapsody カフェラテ・ラプソディ (28/12/2008 )
Pairing:
Hatano Wataru x Suzumura Kenichi
羽多野渉 x 鈴村健一
Serizawa Hajime 芹沢基: Suzumura Kenichi 鈴村健一
Tsuda MacLeod Keito 津田・マクラウド・恵人: Hatano Wataru 羽多野渉
Shiraishi 白石: Konishi Katsuyuki 小西克幸
Rating: Highly recommended.
Summary:
Ever wondered what the colour of the universe is? It is the colour of Cafe Latte! ^^
23 year old Serizawa Hajime (Suzumura Kenichi) is short and has a freckled face. He works at a bookstore and appears cheerful and friendly to the people around him. He meets a very tall Eurasian university student, Tsuda McLeod Keito (Hatano Wataru) at the bookstore who gives people a scary first impression due to his height and intense-looking eyes. However, as Serizawa discovers, contrary to Keito’s appearance, he is a very shy and gentle guy who is not very confident about himself.
Based on a manga by Kawai Touko 川唯東子. View full article »
And LONG xD RT@rossogattino: So yeah. I finally got my sexy Kotetsu dakimakura ready on my bed. He's so big. *p* twitpic.com/8guqic
