Sekaiichi Hatsukoi 世界一初恋

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Synopsis: 

Onodera Ritsu has just transferred from his father's publishing company to Marukawa Shoten. Assigned to the shoujo manga division, he crosses path with the person he'd least expected to meet. Takano Masamune is the editor-in-chief of the division Ritsu's been assigned to, and the two seem get off on the wrong foot right from the very start when Takano unexpectedly kisses him. However, there is more to than what meets the eye: Takano is actually Saga, Ritsu's senpai and high school love, whom Ritsu had thought to have played him for a fool by taking his affections for granted when he confessed and summarily dumped him.

Guess what? Junjou Romantica isn't the end of Nakamura Shungiku's anime works. Introducing her new manga that is going to be turned into an anime is Sekaiichi Hatsukoi! lit. (The World's No.1 First Love) And the team that did JR are doing this one too. Chiaki Kon is directing the series at Studio DEEN and Rika Nakase is supervising the scripts.Yoko Kikuchi is designing the characters.

Main Cast:

Katsuyuki Konishi as Takano/Saga Masamune 

Takashi Kondo as Onodera Ritsu 

The OVA will be released first during March, following that will be the anime in April 2011 (Spring Anime Season)

After reading the manga, well honestly Junjou beat this one hands down. The main reason would be because Junjou has a clearer plotline. Sekaiichi is quite confusing but word has it there's going to be 2 other pairings too (i have not confirmed) just like Junjou. Story-wise too is quite ordinary. I'm really not getting my hopes up on this one and I daresay there are better BL mangas that are worth getting an anime. 

However I'm not saying Sekaiichi is bad, don't get me wrong. It gives a very fuwafuwa image to me when I see the pair and that makes me quite satisfied as it is. I'll still be watching it next year for its fuwa-ness  ♥  But really I can't help but compare this with JR.

P.S the seiyuu cast is veery interesting to me xD

Togainu no Chi Episode 8

The explanatory episode that is Episode 8

We start off the episode with Aribitro (unfortunately) welcoming Akira to his so called castle. And from there the explanation to "Line" starts. Now everyone would know by know its a drug that enhances an average human's power but have you ever questioned yourself what is it made from? I certainly didn't when I was going through the original game. But as the title states "Blood of the Reprimanded Hound" it gives you a hint no? Well here we find out Akira and Keisuke were actually orphans used as test subjects for a Human Experimentation group called ENED to carry out Project Nicole. The Military and Government tend to play an important role in this case. Thus I really wonder can you really trust your own country in general... 

Akito: The guy is actually Nano :D

         

Kurosuke pops in! God he gives me the shivers...but well he's better that Keisuke in his own ways...

Kurosuke: Where did you run off to?

Me: Somewhere for away from you >.>

Aribitro helps Akira in trying to find out how to use his blood for a good cause but apparently his offer of letting Akira stay in his castle was rejected by Akira. Of course Arbitro isn't that stupid not to know the answer from the start.

This is the only part where I ALMOST punched my monitor. When Arbitro went um... hungry for Akira. Yes Akira I feel your disgust...

Akito: Aki belongs to Shiki, you bitch!

Me: I can't agree anymore on that sentence my friend...(mind your language)

Anyhow, Akira manages to escape from the pervert's clutches. The scene after just shows Kurosuke "hunting" down Akira and a close-up on N/Nano. And then back to Aki! I was surprised to see a church there really...

The oh-so-mysterious Motomi has finally come clean and told his past to Akira! And a painful truth comes revealed- "Theres no way to save a person who has taken Line"

 The old geezer sure is wise... that must be one reason why I always respect my teachers... Anyways looks like Emma is on the move talking about the military and all. I try not to pay attention to these parts as normally they would not be helpful if you are not really aiming to completely understand Togainu no Chi itself.

 This part reveals a thing or two about Rin's past and sibling connections. Apparently his group got murdered but Shiki thus Rin seeks revenge.

 Shiki-sama!~~ God he's to hot not to love xP

 Yup here comes the most surprising part of this episode which was unfortunately not surprising to me because of a certain Akito-kun here >> Note: Akito has a bad habit of giving spoilers) Rin's older step-brother is Shiki. And boy is Shiki the worst older brother ever...


Akito: I still CANNOT see them as siblings...
Me: I dont think anyone can. Seriously the hair and eyes? At least have SOME resemblance Dx

Akira's imagination can be quite extreme neh? Well anyways the old man's role after this would be "Father Figure"

See he even had a son :O

This part was really ironic as Akira repeated what Kei- I mean Kurosuke said to him when he saw Akira. 


Akira: I was looking for you. I really wanted to see you.
Me: O.O 

 Ep 9 preview: 

Yea I watched it. Keisuke did NOT die.

Mangaka Spotlight: Takanaga Hinako

Well I'm going to showcase one of my favourite BL mangaka's works. 

And her name is Takanaga Hinako 高永ひなこ :)

From MangaUpdates:
Hinako Takanaga debuted in 1997 with "Goukakukigan" and has published more than 20 manga, illustrated more than 10 novels and has had many of her works adapted into drama CDs. 


The first manga I read was probably Kimi ga Koi ni Ochiru and after that I read the sequel Kimi ga Koi ni Oboreru. The prequel did not leave much of an impact as the sequel did but as time goes by, people will improve. "Challengers" was one of her early works I recently checked out and let me tell you the difference in art is definitely different. It got better and cleaner. Bukiyou na Silent would also be worth mentioning as its one of the very few fluffy, cute and light mangas I like. Now my favourite manga by her would be Koisuru Boukun. 

Screenshots of Koisuru Boukun OVA 2:
This episode follows Chapter 3 to 5 of the first volume. So I can pretty much tell what is going to happen here.

This would be around the time Morinaga's absence irritates Souichi. And soon he visits his apartment often just to check if he had come back. 

 

Souichi-kun cried... very amusing for a tyrant huh?

And so they do xxx and xxx using "blackmail" as an excuse.

More info and images here:

http://www.primetime.gs/koisurubokun2/

Totally Captivated 완전무결하게 사로잡히다

The mafia threatens Ewon into working for a loan shark, where he's forced to run dangerous errands for no pay. The culprit who doomed Ewon to this life is none other than Jiho, Ewon's jealous ex who still burns at Ewon's infidelity. Their gang leader Mookyul, with movie-star good looks and the bizarre, drunken habit of biting people on the neck, takes a keen interest in his attractive new errand boy. Will Ewon be able to survive the violent underworld (not to mention the constant sexual harassment) he must endure as an underling of Mookyul? This funny, hip title by Hajin Yoo will thrill and amuse fans with plenty of intense shonen-ai action.

This manga truly captivated my heart. I seriously could not stop reading this once I started. How will a beast's love sink into one's lone and empty heart that refuses to open? Basically that is the question of their relationship. Packed with drama and comedy this BL manga will surely touch your hearts (though i'm not too keen on the amount of swear words in the manga)

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