Hayate the Combat Butler
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Since the tender age of nine, Hayate Ayasaki has busted his behind at various part-time jobs to...
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
6.2
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In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a...
David McK (3492 KP) rated The Matrix Reloaded (2003) in Movies
Sep 20, 2020
Most of which, nearly 20 years later, have largely been forgotten, with 'the Matrix sequels' almost becoming a by word for disappointing sequels.
Re-watching this back, it's actually not all bad: yes, there is an element of truth in the charge that this mid entry is over pretentious - especially in The Architect scenes - and that Niobe/Ghost scenes largely exist only to tie into the computer games - but there is also plenty to enjoy here - this is the film that has the 'burly brawl', the Merovingian chateau fight scene, the freeway chase and Neo going full-on Superman!
(And, yes, I used to think that, at the end, they were still in The Matrix, until Revolutions came out)
Dress Up Anime Princess
Games
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Anime Princess Dressup is a dressing game for girls in anime-style. If you've watched bunch of anime...
Anime Pose 3D
Entertainment and Education
App
Great tool for drawing poses and to study the light of manga characters! Anime Pose 3D is a tool...
JCB MkIII Backhoe Loader (1977 Onwards): An Insight into the Design, Engineering, Maintenance and Operation of JCB's Iconic Backhoe Loader (Owners' Workshop Manual): 2016
Book
The JCB Backhoe Loader is the iconic 'yellow digger', variants of which have now been in production...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Manual 1942-60 (All Marks): An Insight into the Design, Operation, Maintenance and Restoration of the Usa's Giant Long-Range Heavy Bomber
Book
An insight into the design, operation, maintenance and restoration of the USA's giant long-range...
Eleanor Luhar (47 KP) rated Natsume's Book of Friends, Volume 1 in Books
Jun 24, 2019
As it is episodic, there is no singe plot to really summarise. The main gist is Takashi Natsume seeing strange creatures - yokai - that nobody else can. After inheriting his deceased grandmother's strange notebook, he discovers that she had the same ability. Due to being such an outcast amidst her village, though, she takes her frustrations out on the yokai. Natsume's Book of Friends - the book Takashi inherited - is basically a collection of contracts signed by various yokai pledging their 'devotion' to her. Owning this book gives Takashi complete power over them, and naturally many of the yokai are eager to take it. Instead, Takashi sets out to return the names of all the yokai. He is accompanied by one yokai who he accidentally freed from a shrine, Nyanko Sensei - who, after being trapped inside a ceramic cat, usually takes the form of a cat. Takashi likes to remind him of this frequently (and Sensei is definitely not amused).
The episodes can each be read as a standalone, though they do connect in some ways. Takashi slowly begins to understand what he's doing, and the relationship between him and Nyanko Sensei develops somewhat. While most of Takashi's interactions are with yokai, there is one particular chapter in this novel where he meets another human who he can relate to. There is also a touching chapter - the final in the novel - where Takashi helps a yokai to meet the human that saved her in her past life.
The art is lovely and the relationship between Sensei and Takashi is really amusing. There isn't a huge amount of character development or depth due to the episodic nature of the novel, but Takashi is likeable and kind. I would definitely recommend it for a quick/light read, and I may have a look for the rest of the series. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Pacific Rim (2013) in Movies
Feb 25, 2018
Anyway: big monsters lumber out of the sea, get smacked in the mouth by giant robots. Story isn't really anything special, but the background details of this slightly cartoony world are engaging, as are some of the supporting performances. Film subscribes to the prevailing American dogma, which is that giant monster fights must take place at night and preferably in bad weather: apparently this makes them much more believable. The Hong Kong battle is terrific, the others not so much. In the end I think the premise of this movie is really much better than the way it is realised; maybe the sequel will address some of the shortcomings here.
