January 2011
Durarara!! (anime) - lilacwraith
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (novel) - lilacwraith
November 2010
Love Me If You Dare (french movie) - lilacwraith
August 2010
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (anime) - lilacwraith
Perfume by Patrick Süskind (novel) - lilacwraith
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (novel) - lilacwraith
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (novel) - lilacwraith
July 2010
Rescue (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Romes (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Lie to Me* (series) - lilacwraith
Alice In Wonderland (movie) - lilacwraith
March 2010
Equus by Peter Shaffer (play) - lilacwraith
Loabi by Aminath Ibrahim (dhivehi novel) - lilacwraith
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (novel) - lilacwraith
Hana Yori Dango (jmovie) - lilawraith
February 2010
Sweet Home Alabama (movie) - lilacwraith
Gokusen (jmovie) - lilacwraith
The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle - lilacwraith
Ryuusei no Kizuna (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Voice (jdrama) - lilacwraith
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini (novel) - lilacwraith
January 2010
The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini (novel) - lilacwraith
The Big Bang Theory (series, seasons 1 and 2) - lilacwraith
December 2009
The Wallflower by Hayakawa Tomoko (manga) - lilacwraith
November 2009
Orthros no Inu (jdrama) - lilacwraith
W-Juliet (jdrama) - lilacwraith
October 2009
Skip Beat! (anime) - lilacwraith
The Children of Men by P. D. James (novel) - lilacwraith
The Shadow of the Sun by A. S. Byatt (novel) - lilacwraith
September 2009
Bloody Monday (jdrama) - lilacwraith
July 2009
Whisperer of the Heart (anime movie) - lilacwraith
Sapuri (jdrama) - lilacwraith
June 2009
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (novel) - fabler
April 2009
The Investigations of the Young Kindaichi: Vampire Legend Murder Case (jdrama sp) - lilacwraith
February 2009
Tiger & Dragon (jdrama) - lilacwraith
December 2008
Anego (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Gokusen 2 (jdrama) - lilacwraith
November 2008
The Princess Bride by William Goldman (novel) - fabler
Budou no Ki (jmovie) - lilacwraith
Hotaru no Hikari (jdrama) - lilacwraith
My Boss My Hero (jdrama) - lilacwraith
September 2008
~Ppoi (jdrama) - lilacwraith
July 2008
Byakkotai (jdrama sp) - lilacwraith
June 2008
1 Litre of Tears (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Tatta Hitotsu no Koi (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Gokusen (jdrama) - lilacwraith
One Pound Gospel (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Kurosagi (jmovie) - lilacwraith
May 2008
Proposal Daisakusen (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Kurosagi (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Kiiroi Namida (jmovie) - lilacwraith
Prison Break (series, season 2) - lilacwraith
Prison Break (series, season 1) - lilacwraith
April 2008
Lovely Complex (jmovie) - lilacwraith
Itazura na Kiss (jdrama) - lilacwraith
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (novel) - lilacwraith
Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones (novel) - fabler
March 2008
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (novel) - lilacwraith
Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahren (novel) - lilacwraith
Hana Yori Dango (jdrama) - fabler
February 2008
Nobuta wo Produce (jdrama) - fabler
January 2008
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Sunday, May 01, 2016
Hiatus
Because we all know that the internet is for wasting time and nothing even remotely productive.
[アニメ] デュラララ!!
DURARARA!!!
Episodes: 24
Summary: In Ikebukuro, rumors flit through the air and urban legends walk the streets.
Stelty Sturlson, the ‘Black Biker’ who is actually a Dullahan who has traveled all the way from Ireland in search of her head which was stolen 20 years ago; Dollars, the infamous color gang which is colorless; Saika, the sword that cuts people because it loves; Orihara Izaya, the informant with more ulterior motives than even his connections; Heiwajima Shizuo, who dislikes violence but cannot control his strength or anger and is known as the strongest man in Ikebukuro; Simon an African American who advertises and works for a Russian Sushi restaurant; Kishitani Shinra, an underground doctor; A girl with a suspiciously strange scar around her neck; Dotachin and his gang, which includes manga fanatics who provide commentary on everything amusingly and an idol maniac; and three high school students who seemingly have nothing to do with them : Sonahara Anri, Kida Masaomi and Ryuugamine Mikaido.
Their stories and lives intertwine, but it’s a significantly insignificant occurrence. Everyday, run of the mill, nothing uncommon: their extraordinary ordinary.
Review: This is possibly the first time, in any format, that I’ve seen any story with this many characters, done so well. All the characters are incredibly developed and fleshed out amazingly.
It displays, incredibly perfectly, how there is no such thing as a main character in actuality. Everyone has the starring role in their own personal lives, and they are awed by others whose lives they think are more important than theirs. While they are incredibly significant to those who are effected by their actions, they are incredibly insignificant to those who aren’t. Such is the way the world works.
The narration, the alternative perspectives, the different stories meshing into one, makes this incredibly gripping. There’s just the right blend of superstition and reality, making this one of my new favorites.
Honestly, this deserves so much more flailing over. However, I’ve been up to my usual pattern of procrastination and have been putting off writing the review for well over a week ago, so, ...I fail. Definitely recommended, though.
Music:
裏切りの夕焼け ~ Theatre Brook
Trust Me ~ 松下 優也
コンプリケイション ~ ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D
Butterfly ~ On/Off
Rating: 10/10
Quotes:
~ song-stories ~
Note: Maybe it's about time I watch IWGP too.