Law of Ueki Plus

Did you know there was a sequel to Law of Ueki? Well, I didn't. Until now...

Synopsis:

Two years after the tournament of the next god, Kosuke Ueki is now a 3rd years student in Hinokuni High School. For some reason, everyone in the real world has lost their memory of their most important person, including his friends, who participated in the tournament two years ago. Ueki, being the only person left in the world unaffected, is fighting in order to restore everyone's memories. Ueki goes to another world called Hangekai. There, he meets new companions and gains new powers.

Law of Ueki was one of my most favorite animes. It's something I could rewatch again and again, I never get tired of it, that's how much I like it. So I was glad to know that it has a sequel.

(Ueki is decided to go to Hangekai)

The story is pretty much the same, I guess. Ueki has a clear mission of what he has to do, there's Wool (replacement for Tenko?), Sora (Rinko?), Haiji (Hideyoshi?) and Nagara (Sano?). Their personalities are different of course. I'm just saying that they kind of...fill the same roles.

(Ueki's new teammates)

(They're just as crazy though)

There's new powers. Ueki no longer has the Sacred Treasures or the power to change trash to trees. In this world, there's an object and the power of that object. Ueki's is Mop and the Power of Grabbing.

If the central theme on the anime was "Justice", this manga's theme seem to be "teammates" since they also enter a tournament or maybe "once in a lifetime meeting" since that was also emphasized on the series.

There is admittedly more gore and blood to go around this time as well as character death (gasp!). Maybe its just me but it wasn't as funny as the first one, and sometimes the circumstances just seem too...convenient. And it was too short! so yeah, maybe its just me. Ueki is as epic as ever though.

(Oooh... soo cool.)

(yep, that's just how he is ^_^)

Favorite quotes:

• Throughout life, people only get a single chance to meet one another. Sometimes, this single moment could be more important than life itself. To meet again, is merely based on luck. (First Chapter)

• When you meet people for the first time, do you think "Who should I meet?" Just like going to school on a typical day or going out for a walk in a great weather. Act naturally, take it step by step! Just like meeting your most important friends for the first time, you can definitely find it! (Ueki looking for his 'object')

Blood Lad

Read it here.

I've been surrounded by too many pretty-boy vampires lately so I was searching for a change of pace when I found this. Blood Lad.

Story:

Staz is the vampire boss of a section of the demon world, but he has little interest in human blood. He's more infatuated with Japanese culture. When he learns that Yanagi Fuyumi, a Japanese teenage girl, accidentally wanders into the demon city, he jumps to the occasion. However, while Staz deals with an intruder on his turf, the oblivious Fuyumi is killed by a monster and becomes a wandering ghost. The disappointed Staz vows to her that he will find a way to bring Fuyumi back to life.

Its certainly interesting enough. I read the 13 chapters out in one day if thats any indication. Much echiness and fan service, but I've come to terms that its something I can't escape from. There's rumors that an anime would come out in 2012. It doesn't quite capture me as Ao no Exorcist did when I first read it, but its something to watch out for.

Death Brigade

Read it here.

I discovered Death Brigade, two years ago (I think). I just decided to revisit the manga after I realized that I was doodling Kami earlier in class.

Story:

Death Brigade is a small agency that undertakes any kind of job--assasination, espionage, brainwashing, you name it, as long as the price is right. It's made up of three teenagers whose identities so far are still a mystery.

Characters:

Demitasse aka. Demi

Demi is the newest member of the Death Brigade. She tends to act first before thinking which always gets her into tight situations. Her past is unknown (even to Capu) but she claims to have gone strict physical training in her childhood which explains her superior speed and agility. She has a passion for weapons, costumes and manga. (especially yaoi)

Cappuccino aka. Capu

Capu is the leader of the newly reformed Death Brigade. He has a habit of having secret beyond secret plans which he often hides behind his never-changing facial expression. Judging by his looks, he apparently grew up as a pampered rich kid. He has an uncanny ability of controlling other people. (Talk about the previous Death Brigade seems like a touchy subject for him)

KamiMaki aka. Kami

Kami is a bloodthirsty semi-humanoid life form with rabbit ears (the most awesome there is!). Nobody knows what he really is. He does most of the dirtier work out of the group. He hates everything and is easily annoyed with noisy and irresponsible people. (You should see him with a kitchen knife!)

Nevermind that, here is Kami with a kitchen knife :)

The authoress/mangaka seems to be in a short vacation, but its the start of a new chapter so I'm patiently waiting for it (Seems like something to do with virtual reality maybe?) I hope something about Kami's past or about the previous Death Brigade will be revealed :)

Heptagon

"I think I was inlove with someone before.

I loved him so much that I could die for him."

Heptagon took me by surprise, because I honestly didn't expect myself to like it. The story is about Nana, an apathetic 24 year-old with nothing much in her life. She suffers a car accident and wakes up in her 14 year-old junior high body, having gone back through time. As she lives through each day, she starts to remember things she has buried deep in her memories. About a younger her, her older sister and...the boy they both loved.

Nana returns at the turning point of her life, at the time when, if she had made a different decision, her life would have taken off in another direction.

"Crying, laughing, getting angry, this is the me.

The true me that I left behind when I was fourteen."

Just sort of reminded me of all the times I wished life had a RESET button and how even the littlest incidents help shape us. Download it here