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Slice O' Life

 Hello fellow Otakus,

Today I want to talk about those manga and anime stories who dabble in the mundane routine of life's daily struggles. Yes , just as the title of the article say's , the "Slice O' Life " anime and manga stories are popular with all kinds of Otakus. Fruits Basket, My Life as a House Husband ,To Re Do Ra Da and  countless other titles. Though often based on realistic fiction, some stories can get quite "out there" (unrealistic) with their plots and the actions of the characters . For instance , in "My Life as a House Husband" the main character offers to cut off his finger to apologize to his wife for purchasing a box set of anime that she already had ". Hilarious? yes, but lets imagine that there was a reality based slice of life story that was in Japan using real actors . How would this look. Would you be interested?

The answer to those Questions: "Midnight Diner", its a Slice of Life Comedy with real actors on Netflix. The short stories center around a Master Chef who only opens his diner door at 12:00am until the next morning. The characters come and go each with a unique story : a Yakuza with a kind heart , a Singer following her Dreams , some funny old retired dudes and middle age high school buddies who reunite. This 2 season Subtitled series is just like watching an anime or reading a manga book . Lots of the scenes and dialogue reminded me of Studio Ghibli movies.

Soo if you do find yourself relaxing on a "nothing to do" or rainy day, try watching one of the episodes of Midnight Diner , you will be hooked. The episodes are short and you will find your self binge watching them.

P.S. 

Each episode has a delicious recipe for a Japanese Dish: Curry Ramen, Sweet Egg Omelet , Cat Rice (to name a few) then at the end of each episode the chef shows how he makes the dish associated with that episode! Neat Huh!?

Be Safe Out There and Later Days , 

DJ

Anime Girlfights 💞

 Hello Otakus with everything going on I'm sure you all have had time to catch up on your favorite animes I just want to make you aware of a couple things that are going on to start I want to talk let you know Alita has came out for HBO Go this movie is a really cool CGI based movie based on an anime movie c

out about 10-15 years ago it was a two-part series titled Alita Battle Angel of if you haven't ever seen it before definitely definitely check it out you can probably find it free online or an anime streaming website. 

Also the Kandahar Jet girls  video game for Playstation 4 and some other platforms in 2021 is a really cool racing anime if  you've not seen that yet it's really cool and the video game follows the anime so definitely check that out as well.

 That is all that I have for now you otaku's keep it real and as always stay safe out there later days DJ

Star Wars Anime? - We Wish!

(STAR WARS MANGA by Hisao Tamaki)

STAR WARS fans have soo many venues to choose from these days : On TV there is Disney+ 's Mandalorian, In Comic's you can read the untold stories of  Darth Vader , at the Movies you can see The Last Jedi but what about ANIME! Could there be a Star Wars Anime in our mist. We wish! To be perfectly honest it may never be a reality.

You may have seen the fan clips of "Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures" on YouTube with editing to make it look like anime but

Don't be fooled!!

If you are a Star Wars fan you might be interested in these "Far Far Away "Anime titles:

Outlaw Star
Cowboy Bebop
Space Dandy
Macross Gundam
Blue Gender
Eureka 7
need the list go on?

I has been awhile since our last post here at Jump84. So much changes in a year , especially this one; its hard to keep up.

This is a time of uncertainty. The COVID19 situation has certainly affected everyone. I hope you readers are well .Lets hope for the best!  Stay Safe , Stay Home , Stay cool

There is a silver lining for Otakus who are experiencing a lot of
alone time in 2020 due to mandatory Quarantine: Since every one is staying home, Now would be a good time to catch up on all your favorite anime series and maybe even discover some new titles to marathon!

.



Later days,
DJ

REVISIONS!

Hello anime fans ,

Just found a new anime on Netflix ; "Revisions". Its action packed with a touch of horror and gore .  4 high school students with a troubled past find the meaning of a past mystery . As children they encounter a strange woman named Mio who tells each of the children a prophecy . Their impending doom is realize many years later as sophomore teenagers. The Children's whole city is removed from Japan and some how planted in a future where there is total war! Strange Beast (built with futuristic tech and a " Talking Squirrel with Pink eyes, a Hat and a Bow tie?") seek to destroy human life and attack the city . It is up the these four children, Mio, and the local police department/government to defend and return the city to the correct timeline.

Lots of Action , funny moments; brace yourself for some intense and bloody events.

Later Days -  DJ

Durarararoro!!?

Dororo 2019

Hyakkimaru and Dororo 2019 version of "Dororo"

Dororo is on a quest to find her brother Hyakkimaru, along the way she meets with all sorts of characters who fill in the missing pieces of their life story. She learns of her father's betrayal and defeat after he and his band of warriors were used as "cannon fodder" by the samurai he served under.  The former band of warriors seek a treasure of great power hidden away with the only clue being a map tattooed on Dororo's back. 

His bother Hyakkimaru a tormented and deformed soul, faces his own demons quite literally with only prosthetic body parts and a sword for an arm . 

Beside the basic story line there are some really dark moments for our heroes, flash backs of death and decay, betrayal and deceit , buried treasure and man-eating sharks all wonderfully animated and quite gory. I love these dark feudal japan type anime they're always the best in my opinion; Not sure if a guy with a sword for an arm was edgy back in 1960's Japan but sure impressed me! . I'm guessing all the blood spatter was not in the original....(See Below)

"Dororo, Hyakkimaru and Nota (Dog with a hat)" from the original 1960's anime

P.S. Opening credits scenes show motorcycles and a logo for anime creators "MAPPA" as far as I can tell there is no correlation to the anime of a suspiciously similar name "Dorarara!!".

later days - DJ

Dragon Ball Z Super / Broly

Dragon Ball Z Super has certainly not disappointed fans with new story arcs, animation and new powers for our favorite Super Saiyan heroes. Now, the 3rd Tatsuya Nagamine film : Dragon Ball Z Super / Broly has proved to be the Biggest DBZ box office hit ever! 

Fired up after the Tournament of Power, Goku seeks to increase his knowledge and powers even further.  Goku and Vegeta meet Broly a powerful member of the Saiyan Race who learns as he fights and displays incredible powers of energy growth that seems limitless.

The Short list:

Cool backstory about the Saiyans 

Frezza VS Broly

Goku VS Broly

GoGeta VS Broly

P.S. Ever notice all the characters have Vegetables names? I went to the store and got some "Piccolos" and "Bro"cly now I need to put them "Vegeta"bles in the "Frezza"! 

LMAO....Who came up with these names?

P.S.S  By the Way ; The English Dub for Dragon Ball Z Super / Broly is now available on VUDU in SD and HDX!

Later Days -  DJ

Missing Link was a BIG Disappointment

Missing Link is a stop motion animation by Laika animation. You may know Laika from their previous movies : Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings.

After several flops at the box office, You may wonder how they can continue.

Things are NOT looking up for them. It has been a struggle for them in the past and now sales in theaters have been (not surprisingly) so low for their 5th Movie installment there may not be a 6th. 

Sad to Say:

This movie does not have any real meaningful story line at all. All the Characters are Self Centered and Cruel , not even in a redeemable way. 

Hugh Jackman's character (Sir Lionel Frost ) pretends to be interested in his "best friend's" Widow (Adelina Fortnight) when really he just wants to  steal map from her home. He finally succeeds. 

Later, after a "stern talking to" and time out in the "Yeti Jail " , Sir Lionel pronounces that he has become an "Evolved Man". 

Zoe Saldana's Character ( Adelina Fortnight ) Tries to murder Sir Lionel Frost but then happily tags along after finding out she not the only one who wants to kill him. They seemingly connect and fall in love but in the end she suppresses all desires for Sir Lionel and ditches Lover, Bigfoot and all other Interest for no good or apparent reason. See ya!

And Mr. Link (voiced by Zack Galifianakis)... AKA Sasquatch.... AKA Susan,  does finally find the family he was looking for all along however, the "Yeti" want nothing to do with him, call him a redneck and then throw him out! Mr. Link's response: "Pffftf! You have a funny accent anyway!"

 This movie is rated PG though I DO NOT recommend letting children watch it : my 4 year old nephew gagged at what they were eating (All Too Realistic Yak Guts) with the Sherpa in Tibet. To advert further Crisis , I had to tell my nephew that the cow chips Mr. Link was happily munching on were actually chocolate cookies that way he wouldn't totally vomit. Also, his 6 yo brother cried at the end because "The bad Guys" ,Who's names are not even worth mentioning, fall too their doom but not before the "cowboy dude" gets a sharp ice-spear to the gut! The END...... The end? Where's the part where we see the bad guys are okay because they just fell in some water and then they get captured and put in jail or whatever? After Credits maybe ....NOPE

COME ON LAIKA! YOU ACT LIKE YOU NEVER MADE A KID MOVIE BEFORE!

P.S.
Ok, I will admit , this movie had it's moments , some OK humor and at least one or two good action scenes, beautiful scenery shots and at times it was hard for me to determine if I was really Watching Stop Motion or some glossed up form of CGI ; especially the Logging town in Washington and Mountains in Tibet. Really, the Animation and land spaces were the best I've seen. Kudos to the Animation Teams!

Later Days -  DJ

SWORD MASTER

AERO

"Sword Master and AERO are two new Marvel Heroes with exciting ties to the Marvel Mythos facing modern and ancient dangers on the other side of the world . Their book features all new stories by Greg Pak (New Agents of Atlas) along with updated English versions of the original Chinese-language adventures, building up to a larger story in the Marvel Universe" - Mark Paniccia

Sword Master is Marked as a "Different" super hero on the Marvel scene . Is this Marvel's attempt at incorporating a Manga like style into the mix? Look forward to Sword Master in JULY!

- Later Days

DJ

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My Hero Acedemia

Alright sooo … it's been a while since my last post . Past spending Saturday Nights waiting for the next Dragon Ball Super Bought to be released on the "Otakuwebbs" I've had little time to explore what's new in the anime world . Fortunately I have made some free time to blog . so what's on the ol' anime science today?

I'm a gamer by heart . reading gaming magazines is a past time activity of mine ; I stumbled on a article about My Hero Academia; just a few paragraphs about how it a new anime kinda like X-Men with quirks in stead of mutant power; soo I gave it a looks see .

I've discovered MHA has taken off in Japan and is on upwards of 50 episodes and a 3rd season already! I have kind of skipped through the first season to see what's current in the MHA Series.  Looks promising : Don't worry no spoilers here ; and yes I know that for some of you readers it is a pet peeve to skip episodes and that you should religiously power through binging from number 1 on to the gritty end ….Psht . … I never started any anime from season 1 in my life . If I catch a glimpse of something that peeks my interest,  I watch a current episode and If  I'm still interested : then go back and to season one to fill in the blanks and answer my formulated questions about what was going on in the story. for example: I remember catching the ending credits on cartoon network about 12:00 pm at night : What was this awesome dragon and guy riding a light beam around the earth ? Later turned out to be Inuyasha of which I am now a huge fan!

Like a scientist I take a sample and make a discovery . Maybe it's not for everyone but I find it is a fun way to discover new shows. Later days .  DJ  =-)

Seven Deadly Sins !! an anime about long ago when knights had magical powers and a pig  as big as mountain!!.....wait what?  just watch it ok
Seven Deadly Sins is available on Netflix
Later days Dj

Dragon Ball : Super

Airing in japan July the 05, Dragon ball Z super was an instant hit thanks to the loyal fan base, Dragon Ball : Super is the first new story line for dragon ball in more than a decade! The series feature all the cast of Dragon Ball and some familiar foes (Like Majin Boo). So far DB Super is up to 6 episodes and is releasing them weekly. Awesome series! I found a English Dub Version Online very easily, Check it out!

Later Days,
DJ

J Stars VS for PS3/PS4

J Stars is an  Arcade Style Fighter similar to Marvel VS Capcom except its all Manga Characters from Shonen Jump! Dragon Ball Z Characters Like Goku and Vegeta, Rukia and Ichigo (Bleach Characters), Batosai from Samurai X , Inuyasha, and the list goes on ! The various fighting stages are epically Large. You can easily recognize what anime world your in whether its DBZ's Namek or a Dojo in the Bleach anime, also there is a story mode you can play through for extra fun. J Stars is available now for the PS3 and PS4 consoles so grab your copy soon!

Later Days, DJ

Big Turn out for dragon ball z movie!

there was a huge turn out for the dragon ball Z resurrection F movie. the movie was hosted by fathom events and featured trivia and commentaries by the voices of several familiar dragon ball characters. the trivia portion is packed with interactive questions  you can play along on your phone. Dragon ball Z is so epic it belongs on the big screen. Its like 1999 all over again!
Later says
Dj

Hello fellow Otaku's,
Its been a While but lets skip the pleasantries shall we, If you have'nt visited our blog in a while I'll remind you , Jump 84 will be hitting some awesome and unique cons this year and letting you know when you cant view the newest anime titles, also we will be reviewing the best anime out there.

Dragon Ball Z Resurrection F will hit American movie theatres in IMAX 3D August 4 - 12 . Characters include Freeza, Shinlong, Goku, Fageeta , and a few new faces as the battle for greatness once again, there's even a new power level in this feature and sure to be alot of action. This is the Second film by the one and only Akiri Toriyama, Who relesed DB Battle of the gods in 2013.

Dragon Con will be September 4-7th guest will include actress form arrow : Katie Cassidy (Black Canary), Tonny Curran from the syfy series :Defiance, Cristian Nairon (Game of Thrones. also actors from lord of the rings, Comicbook artist, Game developers ,the guys from Mythbusters ...shall I go on there's too many to mention! for a full list visit the official Dragon con website: www.dragoncon.orgs

Later Days Anime Fans - DJ

 I  heard allot of buzz on the Internet about the new TMNT "CGI" movie's character design and story line. I was really excited to see what the hype was all about .  Some sites claims that there would be a dark story line much like the comics and I even read there would be a female turtle in the movie. Last week TMNT came out in my town I have to have some time to catch the midday showing, it was a rainy day and perfect for staying in doors. Since it was a week day, there were only a few people in the theatre, most huddle in the center of the theatre a few  in the nosebleeds and neck breaker seats , some kid with allergie issue sneezing and blowing his nose in behind me. And one kid had an argument with his father about who was making the most noise during the movie. Any way , the movies started out with a type of paper cutout animation ( If you ever saw Kung Fu Panda you'll know what I'm talking about).  I was beginning to see this film was target to a much younger audience than I had expected.

In spite, I really liked this move it was very comparable to the first Ninja Turtles movies and Megan Fox Played and excellent "April O'niel". The story line had a few gaps , especially in the Origin story , but the action scenes more than made up for it. this movie is a monster , martial arts and comedy film , which makes a awesome combination how ever you spin it. Cowabunga Dude!

I recommend seeing thins movie in 3D (at the late nite show to avoid rug rats). Later days DJ

Wind Rises in theaters July 20th!

Big Toonami News!

Toonami has announced some awesome news! In December, Toonami will show anime movies instead of their regular  schedule. Also in January there will be a new anime series never before released (even in Japan)called Space Dandy!
Check out the full release : http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/65032254047/big-honkin-toonami-announcement-hey-everybody

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