Demon Slayer

       I'm back! It's been two months since I last posted on this blog. A lot has happened, my baby daughter held her first birthday last month, and I and my husband just celebrated my birthday this week. After binge watching Japanese mystery drama, 'Your Turn To Kill.' I was so disappointed with what happened to the female lead. After that I tried watching Japanese romantic drama, but I cannot find one which suited my taste at the time being. Before that, I finished a Japanese mystery drama, entitled 'Mystery to Iu Nakare'. Then, I tried watching this anime on Netflix, entitled Demon Slayer-Kimetsu No Yaiba. 

It is about a boy named Tanjiro and his family was massacred by a demon (more like a vampire blood sucking, man eating creature). His younger sister became a demon but she is not as violent as the other demons. Anyway, I will not be a spoiler here. Demon Slayer is my new favorite anime. I bought some Demon Slayer themes, like action figures, manga (comics from Fully Booked), and sword of my favorite Hashira, Demon Slayer, Shinobu Kocho, the costume is coming soon. I love the design of her sword. It has a sort of flower design on the handle and colored orange.

This anime is on Netflix now. So if you haven't seen it. You should! It is regarded as the best anime series of all time. It has all the elements you will ever want in an anime, action, mystery, family relationship, friendship and even funny moments. I also bought a few action figures. I didn't buy all the characters only the lead characters, and the ones that I liked. So that's all for now. Enjoy watching!

Rokuhodo Yotsuiro Biyori (Japanese Drama); 鹿楓堂よついろ日和; Rokuhodo Colorful days

           I have been watching this Japanese drama entitled Rokuhodo Yotsuiro Biyori, also known as Rokuhodo. This Jdrama is based on a Japanese manga. It is about four young male adults who runs a Japanese cafe. Sui is the tea expert and the manager of the cafe, Tokitaka is the chef, Tsubaki the pastry chef and Gure is the barista. Along with their pet cat, named Kinako. 

This is a very refreshing Jdrama. I like the simple storyline. No heavy plot, just a regular day to day depiction of life, and not so heavy family issues. The actors in this drama are all good-looking. Gure is the most handsome of all in my opinion, and he has a good body built just like in the manga story and Sui is like your cute next door charming neighbor. 

Aside from the storyline, since this is about a Japanese cafe, the way the food is presented was really good. From the parfait to omurice. Makes me want to try every food that was shown in the in the drama. If you haven't watched this you can catch it on Netflix Philippines. You will surely enjoy watching. This Jdrama series gives good vibes.

Detective Conan

           I'm back! After 6 years I'm posting again. It is my "theme" time once again. Before getting pregnant I am into Agatha Christie novels. I even bought a classic costume with a summer hat, and posing for a photo with a few of her books. After that when I became pregnant with baby Ysabella, I was fond of painting and doing art. After being fascinated with India's culture and food. I am coming back again to Japanese culture. I suddenly became interested with mystery novels again, with the likes of suspense, mystery and thriller author, Mary Higgins Clark, Patricia Cornwell and of course the anime and live action of Detective Conan. When I was a kid I love reading and solving mysteries even if I often failed to solve it. I remember I have this book entitled, 2 Minute Mysteries.

This week was hard for us because our nanny got sick and was infected with Covid-19, also our family and our baby Ysabella. Thank God she is out of the woods. Anyway to all of you anime lovers out there I am sure you are very familiar with this popular anime. It is about a high-school student who is good with his deductive skills that he is able to solve crimes, his name is Shinichi Kudo, also known as Conan Edogawa. This is the name that he adopted when he became a little boy because of the pills that he swallowed from criminals he met at Tropical Island.

I am such a fan now of this anime. I even ordered an action figure which I put on top of my office printer. The live action movie and series, together with the anime has made me sane and busy this isolation period of ours. I also bought Sherlock cap and trench coat, with Detective Conan items ranging from id lace, notebook, plush toy, cellphone case, keychain, ballpen and couple action figure of Sinichi and Ran. I also bought a notebook, mug and other Detective Conan items. 

(P.S. Today, our baby turned 11 months old!)

Zettai Kareshi (Ideal Boyfriend)

    I'm watching Zettai Kareshi now. This Japanese series is based on anime and manga if I'm not mistaken. It is about a woman, who's an ordinary office worker who was approached by a tech company who is in the process of a project. A robot who will meet a woman or maybe a man's ideal lover. This drama has also a Taiwanese version, entitled Absolute Boyfriend. I also like the closing theme of this drama, sung by my favorite Japanese singer named Ayaka, the title of the song is Okaeri meaning 'I'm home'.

    I really can relate to this drama. Reko (or Riko), The main protagonist in the series is not that lucky and love, and if she meets someone she likes, she doesn't get anywhere, and most often gets rejected. So the people in-charge of the Ideal Boyfriend project sees her as the potential owner of this boyfriend robot whom she named Knight (maybe her knight in shining armor). Most of us especially the single ladies/women, wishes for an ideal man. Someone who can understand us, who will go an extra-mile for us without complaining, who will love us unconditionally, and will never ever get tired, loyal and devoted to us only. In my social network page, I posted that if ever this robot will soon materialize, I'll definitely sign-up if they need someone to try it out. Japan has already an existing robot assistant like Asimo. I'm on Episode 3 now, and its just getting better and better. In the end, we all just want to be loved and be needed. I'm still hopeful (even if there's also a time when I get discouraged) that I'll find my very own Knight someday...soon!

Movie Review: Strobe Edge

         This past month I have been watching a lot of Japanese movies and series! I just can't help it! Because for me, this is something new, and enjoyable for me. Before, I used to watch Chinese, and Korean movies and dramas. Strobe Edge, is another one of my favorite Japanese movie. This is another manga turned into live-action movie. I just noticed that most Japanese movies are geared toward the younger generation. Most movies I have seen, evolves around the campus, middle to highschool people. Also, even the animes that I watch. Anyway, there are some movies about adults, or young professionals that are worth checking out.

I have a question to ask you. If you like someone, would you rather keep it to yourself or bravely confess your feelings to the person even if there's the risk of rejection. Strobe Edge movie is about a young woman named Ninako confessing her feelings to the boy she likes. She gets rejected. So what happens next? If you like this kind of story plot, then you better check out this movie.