2008-06-29

Gantz/ 殺戮都市


Gantz manga is released in US by Dark Horse Comics in 25th June of 2008.

This is a great news for Gantz fans in US. I feel really happy that more people are able to read Gantz as i think this is a great manga with attractive characters and high-tech weapon designs. ^^ Check out a "behind the covers" interview with Dark Horse's Michael Gombos about his efforts to bring Gantz to America.

Story
A pair of high school students, Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, are seemingly run over by a subway train, after saving the life of a homeless drunk who had fallen onto the tracks. Following their untimely deaths, Kei and Masaru find themselves transported—alive and well—along with a number of people who have also just died, to the interior of an unfurnished Tokyo condominium from which the Tokyo Tower may be seen—and none of them are able to leave. At one end of the room is a featureless black sphere known as "Gantz". By way of green text that appears on the surface of the sphere, Gantz informs those present that their lives have ended. The following words appear on the black sphere's surface: "Your lives have ended. What you do with your new lives is entirely up to me.

2008-06-01

Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm

Title: 牛に願いを Love & Farm
Title[Romaji]: Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm
Also known as: Wish Upon a Cow: Love & Farm
Genre: Agriculture, education, comedy
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 08.7(Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV, KTV
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Green Days by Makihara Noriyuki

Story:
Six agriculture students travel north to Hokkaido for first-hand training and experience in a farm setting. The story focuses not only on their daily life and their growth as young men and women, but also on the economic situation in the region, which received national attention earlier this year when the national government cut off aid to the struggling city of Yubari.

Episode Ratings/ 收視率

第1 回:2007-07-03 10.2 % 第2 回:2007-07-10 10.4 %
第3 回:2007-07-17 9.6 %  第4 回:2007-07-24 9.1 %
第5 回:2007-07-31 8.6 %  第6 回:2007-08-07 6.5 %
第7 回:2007-08-14 6.7 %  第8 回:2007-08-21 8.2 %
第9 回:2007-08-28 8.6 %   第10 回:2007-09-04 7.1 %
最終回:2007-09-11 10.4 %  平 均/ Average: 8.67 %

Source: Video Research,Ltd.

This is a Japanese television drama which tells us the difficulties that those farmers faced. However, there is no much sadness but more encouraging scenes and beautiful scenery ^^ I enjoy this drama very much. All 8 main artists become my favorites and started to support them from then on. Many had become more famous through the country. I like the theme song very much as it gives me a lot of energy and power. ^^