Favorite JPop/JRock Artist (Justin's List)

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As Anime Angel stated the Sakura Matsuri is happening this weekend in New York City. Since I will be working all weekend I won't have no coverage of the event. I know so lame. But anyway we thought it would be cool to share some of our favorite artist from Japan. Check out my list. Tell us some of your favorite's. Also I won't put everyone on here.

Utada Hikaru - I love Hikki to death. If I'm a Fanboy for anything on this earth, it would be Utada. She is my favorite female artist ever! She is very versatile with her music and style. You never know what the next album will sound like. Here are some of my favorite songs from Hikki.


Simple & Clean


About Me


Ticket 4 Two


Beautiful World


Close To You (Cover)


Sanctuary


Tsukiko Amano - I love Tsukiko as much as I do Hikki. This woman is very underrated. I first heard her on the Fatal Frame 2 souindtrack. Once again I was hooked and started listening to her albums. Check out some of my favorites from Taukiko.


Chou


Zero


Joker Joe


Utakata


Ningyou


Do As Infinity - I first heard Do As Infinity on the ending song of Inuyasha. After I heard that song I was hooked to the band. Here are some of my favorite songs.


Shinjitsu No Uta


Nice & Easy


Summer Days


NICO Touches The Walls - I came across them by chance. I was youtubing JRock and they pop up. Now they are one of my favorite bands. Check out my favorite song from them.


Broken Youth


Field Of View - Not putting Field Of View in my favorite would be a crime. You heard these guys on the DBGT opening theme in Japan. That's not all they did. Check out some of my favorite songs.

Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku


Last Goodbye


Nami Tamaki - I love her music. Click below to see why.

Believe


Brightdown


Promise Land


Supercar - I heard them on Eureka Seven and was instantly hook.

Last Scene


Lucky


Storywriter


That's it for now. There is many more but don't want to list them all. Let us know your list in the Comment Section below.

Favorite Songs From Japan (Anime Angel's List)

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To celebrate the Sakura Festival that is happening in New York, I'm going to list my fav songs from anime, j-pop, videogames and j-rock. I hope you all enjoy. Anime Rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Tsubasa Chronicle- Loop




Tsubasa Chronicle- You Are My Love




XXXHolic- Reason




XXXHolic- Nineteen




Black Cat- Daiya no Hana




Soul Eater- Papermoon




Soul Eater- Bakusou Yumeuta




Persona 3- Burn My Dread




Persona 3- Heartful Cry




Persona 3 FES- Opening




Persona 4 OST - Reach Out To The Truth -First Battle




Fruits Basket-Serenade




Utada Hikaru- Final Distance Remix




Bleach- Life is Like a Boat




Bleach- Happy People




Aqua Timez- Alones




Bleach-Chubura




Utada Hikaru-Come Back To Me




Vampire Knight- Still Doll




Vocaloid- Fear Garden




Vocaloid-Twilight Circus




Vocaloid- White Doves




Heartsdales feat SOUL'd OUT-Candy Pop



Soul Eater- Style

Batman: Under The Red Hood First Look & Trailer

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A new Batman Animated movie is being released July 27th. This one centers around the aftermath of the book "Death In The Family". Featuring the voices of Bruce Greenwood, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Isaacs and Jensen Ackles. This looks really good and will have a review of this when it comes out. Yes we all know Kevin Conroy is the best Batman for voice acting. Give other people a chance!

Batman: Under The Red Hood Trailer

Batman: Under The Red Hood First Look




Ghost Hunt Review

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Hello guys. It's been a while. Well you all have been waiting for it and here it is. This is the review for Ghost Hunt!!!!!

Story- When you were little, have you ever wanted to be a part of the Ghostbusters? Well Mai Taniyama got a chance (more or less). She is a freshman in high school who stumbled across Kazuya Shibuya who is investigating an old
school house across from the high school. He has an investigating company called Shibuya Psychic Research.
This company helps people drive out ghost or demons that cause the living grief. To make a long story short
Kazuya and Mai are now partners along with four other specialist to place the ghost in the proper place.

Now its time to meet the characters. Woot!!!!!!!!!

Kazuya "Naru" Shibuya
Naru is just like his name says. Naru is very narcissistic. Although he is a genius when it comes to
investigating ghost. Even though he is very prideful and has a heck of an ego, I fell in love with this
character. You will too once you see him in action.
(*Justin is like Naru, that's why I call him that*)

Mai Taniyama
Mai kind of reminds me of myself. When you first meet her you think that she is just a typical
high school student but there is something that she doesn't know about yet. (No spoilers. Gotcha! ^-^).
Anyway in one instance when Mai finds out about why Shibuya was at her school and finds out more about
his personality she nicknames him Naru, the Narcissist.

Lin Koujo
Lin is the very silent one of the group and is Naru's assistant. Lin had to be on leave for a while after an "accident" that happened to him in the first episode. You'll find out what he really is all about in later episodes.

John Brown
As you can tell by the name, John is not Japanese. He is actually a priest and has a Australian accent. He performs exorcisms and has a good heart.

Ayako Matsuzaki
Ayako is a shrine maiden. She has a very big mouth and seems to act like a stuck up b**** in most of the episodes. Although inside I know she has a soft spot for the group.

Masako Hara
Masako is a famous medium that has powerful senses of the spirits. It also turns out that she has the hots for a certain someone in SPR and she will do anything to make him notice/realize her

Houshou Takigawa ("Monk")
His real name is Houshou Takigawa, but we will call him Monk. He is a monk without the baldness and a far from peaceful approach on some things. But I know all of them will love him as I do.

Music- The music sets such a tone for the whole series. It adds suspense to scenes that will freak you out, or lighten the mood when Naru chastises poor Mai.

Effects/Animation- The animation is awesome. The way that the certain items move in one scene and different in another. It sets the scare factor into an overtime high.

Final Grade on the Anime Scale of Awesomeness- I give this show a A+. Great story line, lovable characters, great animation, sense of humor and a sense of horror, this show has it all. If you haven't seen it or pick up a copy of it, do right away. I promise you, you won't be sorry. Remember Anime Rules !!!!!!

Videogame Hardware For The Ultimate Geek

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Credit to my beautiful friend @MissyJay for showing me this. Check out this website link below. Most of us geeks has heard of 8Bit Memory. For those who haven't check out these custom made Hard Drives, USB Ports and etc, gaming style. I'm going to buy one myself, this is just really cool to have. Below is the picture @MissyJay has, she has a custom Legend Of Zelda Hard Drive. Check it out!

Gigabytes of storage in a very geeky package!>


Futagami Double Brief Review

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Story Synopsis - Futagami Sousuke, 14 years old, is a normal student, wishing to live a normal life. But everything changes the day he sees a doppelganger of himself in his house. Since then, the girl he has a crush on, Amane, will introduce him to another side of his world he had no idea about, and it won't be anymore the dear peaceful days for Futagami.

Justin's Brief Review - Futagmi Double is a Managa that has it's moments. I like the characters of Futagami Sousuke and Amane. However I felt that the story was short and simple. It leaves us with a cliffhanger ending that foreshadows a sequel. However I did like the fact that Futagami Sousuke had to face another version of himself, in order to awaken his true self. Futagmi Double adds a great element of Sci-Fi and Paranormal into it's theme. The Doppleganger as explained by Amane is, a paranormal phenomena where a person witness themselves in another form. This element works well with the story, because Futagami shy character is not able to open up until he sees his doppelganger. Since this a brief review I will leave it spoiler free. Here is a list of pros and cons.

Pros
Nice use of Sci-Fi and Paranormal
Great Characters
Wonderful Theme Of Knowing Your Will

Cons
It felt rushed to me.
The shy boy liking girl is so overused in Managa.
Rushed ending.

Final Grade - C+

Madden 2011 Trailer

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Credit to Gametrailers.com here is the New Trailer for Madden 2011. So far I'm not really impressed. It looks like the same game as last year. I'm not liking this one play feature or shorter game. They always say that we are getting something new, but it turns out to be the same game. We'll just have to see.



Negadon: The Monsters from Mars

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In the year 2025, mankind begins its triumphant expansion into space. But when a returning spaceship crash-lands on the streets of Tokyo, it unleashes a deadly cargo: Negadon, a giant, vicious monster from beneath the surface of Mars. Now, only Dr. Narasaki and his long-abandoned robot Miroku can save the Earth. In a clash of titans that will shake the planet to its core, it's giant robot versus space monster for the fate of all mankind. Credit To Manga Entertainment Channel On Youtube.



Daigo vs Justin Wong in Super SF4 Most AMAZING match EVER!!

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For those who dont know Daigo is the best SF player in Japan and Justin Wong is the best SF player in America...making them the 2 best in the world. How will they fair in the new Super Street Fighter 4 (which isnt released until tuesday) click below to see the most AMAZING match ever!!

The real match starts at the 10:50 mark. SF fans take notes.



Final Fight Double Impact Review

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There comes a time when I feel really nostalgia. I always have a desire to return to the classics. Thank God for Capcom and their constant love for upgrading their classics. Capcom has given us so far Marvel vs Capcom 2, Street Fighter 2 HD and now we have Final Fight. You are also getting a game entitled "Magic Sword" with the package. However should you take a trip to the past? Or should the past stay in the past?

Story - The story of Final Fight is straight forward. Mayor's daughters gets kidnapped by thugs, you will have to save her. You can choose to between three characters Cody, Guy and Hagger. Not much story here, but c'mon people it was made in the 90's. In Magic Sword you are after an evil lord who wants to destroy the kingdom with a black orb. No real characterization or plot in this one as well. Hey it's the 90's and it's a beat em up.

Gameplay - The gameplay will make you feel right at home in Final Fight. Only two commands are used in this games. A jump button and an attack button. Combine the two and you'll will be able to a special attack. However be careful with the special attack as it will drain your energy. The challenge in the game has been dumbed down. I remember this game was nearly impossible to beat in the Arcades. However with the use of unlimited lives, this makes the game really easy. No matter how many times you die, you will eventually beat the game due to this feature. This feature applies to Magic Sword as well. In Magic Sword the gameplay control wise is the same. There is a jump button and attack button. Magic Sword takes you to a series of 50 levels as you climb your way up to the castle. What makes Magic Sword gameplay different, is the ability to recruit allies on your quest. You will have to find keys to open doors to prisoners in the castle. These prisoners will aid you with their abilities on your way to the final battle. There is no real complaints I have the with these games. The only cons is that you can't pause online, the unlimited lives takes the challenge level down. I don't know if my PS3 is missing up, but it seems PS3 owners can only play this game logged in. Other than this gameplay is solid. It's easy to find other players for great co-op. I had no lag issues.

Gameplay Video


Graphics - The graphics can alternate depending on how you set your games. You can either choose the original sprite graphics, or the new HD look. As much as I love the old school original sprites, the HD look is just too good. The details in more better, more crisps and sharp. I recommend going with the HD look.

Sound - The sound is pure old school arcade style. It has remastered and revamp for this day an age and it sounds great. From the explosions to punch, kicks and level ups, this arcade music and sounds at it's best.

Re-playability/Value - - This game can be played over and over again. Not only this includes concept art, and the horrible episode of Street Fighter, where the characters Final Fight were featured. The inclusion of leaderboards will have coming back to see if you are on top.

Final Grade - Final Fight Double Impact gets an A-. this is one game that you need to take a trip back too. Great gameplay, a little on the easy side but very enjoyable. Two games for the price of one. You can't go wrong. Pick up Final Fight Double Impact.