Hoshitachi☆

yes, it's about Kuroshitsuji again.
is a live action musical to be named: 'Ongaku Butoukai Kuroshitsuji'

This event was held at the sunshine theater, Tokyo, Japan from 28-05-2009 to date 07-06-2009.
ticket price is 6000 yen. and the DVD will released on December 2009

CAST

Ciel Phantomhive : Sakamoto Shougo (阪本奨悟)
Sebastian Michaelis: Matsushita Yuuya (松下优也)
Bard : Tsuyoshi Koyama (小山刚志)
Finnian : Minami Shouta (南翔太)
Meilin : Igari Atsuko (猪狩敦子)
Grell Sutcliff : Uehara Takuya (植原卓也)
Lau : Ryuuya (龙弥)
Undertaker : Shuuhei Izumi (和泉宗兵)
Abberline : Naohiro Ise (伊势直弘)
Yuuki : Ruito Aoyagi (青柳塁斗)
Kirito : Yuuya Miyashita (宫下雄也(RUN & GUN))
Kai : Oshino Daichi (押野大地)


too bad.. i can't watch this performance..

This is good news for fans of Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler).
based on information provided by Junichi Suwabe (voice actor of Undertaker), Kuroshitsuji anime season 2 will be made.

This news was announced on the official event "Sono Shitsuji, Shuushou ~ Saigo no Bansan wo Anata to Tomo ni".
I looked forward to this (because I am a huge fan Kuroshitsuji ^ ^). story for the sequel to this anime is very difficult to predict because of the ending and the anime storyline is different from that in manga.
source : Junichi Suwabe's official blog

Maybe it's a little late, but I want to make a short review and recommendation for the anime K-ON! (けいおん!, Keion!). This anime is the adaptation of four-panel comic strip manga written and illusrated by Kakifly. The anime is produced by Kyoto Animation, so you won't suprise if you found the "a comedy anime with cute girls as main characters" formula, because before K-ON!, they produced Lucky Star which had the same formula.


The story is about four main girls; Hirasawa Yui, Akimiya Mio, Tainaka Ritsu and Kotobuki Tsumugi trying to save the Light Music Club (or called as Keion-bu) from being abolished. At first, there are only 3 members, and when Yui joined the club, they learned that Yui can't play instruments beside kastanyets, and she can't read music sheets.

They must teach Yui how to play guitar and how to read music sheets. They also have to search a club advisor so the club can be saved. They also have to join the school festival and performed to make their club noticed. They also have a new member, a junior named Nakano Azusa.


Overall, the story is funny and enjoyable to watch. The music is great, the animation is good, and the voice actor isn't bad too. Toyosaki Aki's childish voice goes perfect with her Yui voice, Hikasa Yoko did a really good job in Mio shy and beutiful voice, Satomi Sato's cheerful voice is a match with Ritsu's personality. And Tsumugi gentle personality is perfect with Kotobuki Minako's voice.

OP theme: Cagayake! Girls by Toyosaki Aki, Hikasa Yoko, Satomi Sato and Kotobuki Minako
This song is somehow similiar with Motteke! Sailor Fuku (the OP theme of Lucky Star). But, in my opinion, I like this song better than Motteke! Sailor Fuku.

End Theme: Don't Say "Lazy" by Toyosaki Aki, Hikasa Yoko, Satomi Sato and Kotobuki Minako.
.A powerful and somehow "a bit dark" song. This song has a bit rock theme and Mio (Hikasa Yoko) is the lead vocal.

The insert song is great too, like Fuwa-Fuwa Time and My Love Is A Spaner. There are character songs for the characters, Yui, Mio, Ritsu, Tsumugi and Azusa. There's even Hirasawa Ui (Yui's younger sister) and Manabe Nodoka (Yui's childhood friend). And there's a single by Yamanaka Sawako's (the club advisor) band, Death Devil.

What is Kobato?

who doesn't know CLAMP? they're mangaka from Japan who have make a lot of great manga (comics) out there. one of their project is Code Geass which won the Best Anime for 3 years. lot of their projects are success and be favorited by anime-manga fans in the world. Now, one of their fabulous manga will adapted into anime. yup it's Kobato.

Hanato Kobato is a cute girl who has a mission: fill up a mysterious bottle she carries with her in order to grant her wish.

For that mission, she's counting with Ioryogi's help, a little blue dog who seems very cute but who has a terrible foul mouth and bad manners. Now, Kobato-chan has to heal the people whose hearts are wounded. The only problem is that she doesn't really know how to do it. The more people/hearts she heals, the more her bottle fills itself. She only needs to take care to not fall in love with the person she's healing.
About the Anime

Anime Kobato will released in October 2009 (autumn) with 24 episodes (duration: 20 minutes/episode). madhouse studios will take care of it with Ohkawa Nanase, one of CLAMP's member as a scripter. tThis anime will airing in NHK TV, Japan.

Voice Actor/Actress

Kobato : Hanazawa Kana

Ioryogi : Inada Tetsu


OPENING: magic number by Sakamoto Maaya

ENDING : by Nakajima Megumi

I really looking forward to the ED and OP. because both of the singer have a beautiful voice. especially Sakamoto Maaya.
Oh yes! Sakamoto Maaya is often works for CLAMP. like sung for CLAMP's animes or as a seiyuu of their animes. and for Nakajima Megumi who starts her debut as a seiyuu in Macross Frontier (Ranka Lee). she has a beautiful voice too ^^


source:

myanimelist.net,lumiere,makio-chan's blog