A bit of an update

So, after my breif-week-outta-CT vacation, I jumped right back into watching anime, and JDrama, as well as reading mangas. I've also been into making videos, and I have two *BRAND NEW ONES* on youtube that are pretty fun and random.

Before I say anything, though, this is for my naners who has just arrived back in CT as of yesterday, and I got to see her. She has no idea what Anime-manga-Jdrama is :P I shall explain:

Anime: A type of Japanese cartoon, and depending on the genre, different plots. To know more about this, though, check out the other website [located under my photo on the left].

Manga: A type of comic book, from Japan, read backwards. Mangas are classified by their genres [just like Anime], and are usually about 10 chapters each volume, and have generally more than one book in a series [Volume= 1, 2; Series= Books 1-6, 7-10].

JDrama: also known as JDorama. It's a shortened version and popular way of saying "Japanese Drama". JDramas feature Japanese actors and actresses, and are generally made using a plot from an anime or manga [for example: Hana Yori Dango; Manga first, then Anime, then, finally, a JDrama and movie]. Anyways, JDramas are Japanese equivilent to Soap Operas in America, except they run between 23 and 56 minutes, or 'Two-hour Specials'' [I've seen a few of those], and consist of 10-13 episodes, once and a while going longer. This is one of the many dramas in Asia, seeing as there's also KDrama [Korean Drama], TDrama [Taiwain Drama] and CDrama [Chinese Drama]. These dramas [the three besides JDrama] tend to be more like a soap opera with many episodes, and long, dramatized episodes.

Moving on with my Japan-fandom, I learned, the other day, while I was randomly searching for a new JDrama on Yahoo! Search... I accidently clicked on this link that said "FREE PAST LIFE READING", and ya know, I'm uber-tastically interested Japan, right? Well, low-and-behold; I was a Japanese girl in my most recent past life. YAY FOR JAPANESE TIES! Maybe that's why I know a slew Japanese by just watching anime and JDrama and listening to Arashi.

Speaking of Arashi, that reminds me that they sing the theme song for Japan in the Olymipcs. They're suppose to sing ON STAGE DURING THE OLYMPICS for the world. Will I be able to see it? No, cause America doesn't play the foriegn shows unless it's related to the USA [expecially on NBC or whatnot].

The reminds me, also, about a NEW VIDEO!!! click the linky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p9Q--JMW4s

Oh, for the OC one, click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rCChyuIPxk

And, back to my random chatter. I've been watching the GOKUSEN anime, and it's not all that bad. Love Sawada Shin all over again. In the manga he was awesome, in the anime he's awesome-er, in the JDrama... well... let's just say SUBER-JUN/OGURI-baited. ROFL. But every time I see him in the Anime, I wanna re-watch the JDrama. I might have to. Speaking of JDramas...

Photo: Matsujun [Matsumoto Jun; Arashi] co-stars in Season 1 of GOKUSEN as Sawada Shin.

I've also been into a JDrama called Maou [Devil]. It's based off a KDrama, "The Devil", and it co-stars two really awesome actors/singers, both from JE [Johnny's Entertainment]. Ohno Satoshi [aka Captain; most know him for being the lead vocals in Arashi, as well as the best dancer/singer of JE, as well as an extremely good artist] plays a laywer, Naruse Ryo, who's a two faced laywer, set on giving revenge on the kid/guy who killed his brother, Hideo. [Seeing as this is a mystery, this is my half-solved description. (highlight it to read)]

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Basically, it's a complete two-sides at once story. At first, you're thrown into a place where Ohno is standing there, holding flowers, and then places them on the ground, saying sorry to someone or whatever. The next scene, though, throws you into Ikuta Toma's side of the story. Ikuta is playing a detective, Serizawa Naoto, who has and holds a dark past, despite the fact of being a detective. Then we're back to Naruse-sensei. He's in his house, in a dark room with all these photos of Naoto. Why? Well, you'll see. There's tarot cards all over the desk that he's standing at, and then.. well, it cuts off at that point. It jumps to Serizawa, who's back at the office, then to Naruse, who's holding a crushed Harmonica. Hrm. It's strange, and weird all at the same time. Then, out of no where, Serizawa and Naruse meet. Woah! As soon as Ikuta's character runs off, there's a flashback of a highschooler running off the same way. I think that's the part where Ikuta's character is running off towards his father's office, because Naruse killed his father's friend or whatever. In the next EP, though, we start with the detectives at the crime scene of the murder, and Naruse-sensei appears. Who has to do the fake killing? Yup. That's right. Serizawa Naoto has to do the reinactment of the murder, which reminds him of his dark past of killing someone. So, now we know the true plot: Ohno to kill Ikuta. Well, that's not how easy. Through the series, there's kidnapping, a love triangle that involves Naoto's onii-chan, as well as his best friend from highschool, with his brother's wife, murders of Naoto's best friend, as well as twists. It couldn't have gotten weirder by episode five, but it did: Naruse-sensei has gotten a red card from.. himself?! And.. Amano Mokoto is actually Manako Tomoo?! And... Naruse-sensei isn't really Naruse Ryo but... Manako Tomoo?! Woah! Too many twists!
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Photo: the theme photo/promo for Maou with Ohno Satoshi [top] and Ikuta Toma [bottom].

I'll post more later. Ja nai.