Cute Paper Anime

Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo

Another anime that I have finished watching for this week! The title for this anime is as what is written for this post's title. In translation, it means "The Promise I Made Over This Blue Sky". Sounds meaningful huh? Indeed, it is.

The main focus of this anime is on FRIENDSHIP. It tells the tales of 6 best friends and a teacher who stayed together in Tsugumi Dormitory. The strength of the friendship they hold for each other is so strong that it makes them feel like a family. A family that can't go on without each other.

The main character here is Wataru Hoshino and the story reflects on each one of them, their lives and how they encountered him. For the first few episodes, the show might be a little boring but the climax is at the end! When you've finished watching all, you'd know exactly what the director is trying to bring out. You can check it out from here.

Upon watching it, reflection appeared. Reflection on myself, my life. The friendship they have is the one I always long for. It's a friendship that will last forever. And friends that can always be together, never apart. Friends who commit themselves to this relationship and doing their best to maintain it.

But it shows the reality too. That one day, someday, no matter when or where, we have to leave... waving goodbyes to each other and moving forward. Some may remain staying in the same place, some may not. But one thing for sure, there is not a single person who will remain static at the origin point.

I admit that to be able to move forward is good. But not to be able to maintain a friendship is sad. It makes me cry thinking of it. I have best friends whom I really love and we play our part well to maintain the relationship. Nonetheless, I also have friends who were once very close, but didn't try to maintain the bond we have had. This saddens me. Really. No matter how hard I tried, it just didn't work out.

I strongly admire the characters in this anime, the promises they made for each other even if they are to be apart, going their own directions. But life is life. It's reality and it's never perfect.

~FRIENDSHIP: I TRULY CHERISH~

Myself; Yourself

Recently I'm obsessed with anime again! What do I mean by "again"? Yep. I love watching anime ever since I was in secondary school. I still remember at that time I used to have this channel called "Animax" in Astro and I would never fail to watch it everyday. But later due to changes in subscription package, this channel no longer available. =(

Since then, I hardly get to watch anime anymore. Another reason was that I was busy with government examination, school activities and didn't have internet connection back then to download. Thus, it slowly faded away from my life.

Despite that, I still love it until now. And recently, maybe I'm kinda stressed preparing for finals, I browsed through Crunchyroll (an anime website) to search for nice anime to watch. And guess what? I found one!

The title is "Myself; Yourself". I didn't know what the story line was about but the title just attracted me to watch it. So I gave it a chance. It turns out to be nice! =)

This story revolves around a group of 5 best friends who knew each other since elementary school. It shows the journeys they are going through as they grow. It's a more realistic show which reflects a lot on our daily lives. No doubt, I highly recommend it!

This anime is short though, only 13 episodes. But it's worth to watch. Better than those anime which is too idealistic. Here are the links for this anime:

1-1, 1-2, 1-3

2-1, 2-2, 2-3

3-1, 3-2, 3-3

4-1, 4-2, 4-3

5-1, 5-2, 5-3

6-1, 6-2, 6-3

7-1, 7-2, 7-3

8-1, 8-2, 8-3

9-1, 9-2, 9-3

10-1, 10-2, 10-3

11-1, 11-2, 11-3

12-1, 12-2, 12-3

13-1, 13-2, 13-3

Hope you'd enjoy it! ^^

3D Animation - Mariage En Blanc (Wedding in White)

Ok, here is another video to show you. My friend who took animation course made her group final year project and this is their production. Though the story line may be quite blur, the effect and animation they did was good. It feels like Final Fantasy. For better viewing, click on the title link.