Fruits Basket Opening Song September 10, 2008

Totemo ureshikatta yo / kimi ga warai kakede ta

Subete o tokasu chou emi de

Haru wa mada tookute / tsumetai tsuchi no naka de

Me fuku toki o matte ta ‘n da

 

 Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo

Kinou no kizu o nokoshite ite mo

Shinjitai / kokoro hodo ite yukere to

 

 Umare kawaru koto wa dekinai yo

Dakedo kawatte wa ikeru kara

LET’S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo

 

Boku dake ni waratte / sono yubi de / nee sawatte

Nozomi bakari ga hateshinaku

 

Yasashiku shitai yo / mou kuyanu you ni

Nageki no umi mo koete ikou

 

Tatoe kurushii kyou da to shite mo

Itsu ka atatakana omoide ni naru

Kokoro goto subete nage daseta nara

 

Koko ni ikiteru imi ga wakaru yo

Umare ochita yorokobi o shiru

LET’S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo

 

Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo

Itsu ka atatakana omoide ni naru

Kokoro goto subete nage daseta nara

 

Koko ni ikiteru imi ga wakaru yo

Umare ochita yorokobi o shiru

LET’S STAY TOGETHER / itsu mo

 

 

English Translation

 

I was so happy, you were laughing

With a smile that melts everything away

Spring is still far away, inside the cold earth,

Waiting for the time to sprout

For instance, even if today is painful

And yesterday’s wounds remain

I want to believe that I can free my heart and go on

I cannot be reborn

But I can change as I go on, so

Let’s stay together always

Smile only at me and touch me with those fingers

This simple desire is everlasting

I want things to be simple

Let’s finally get across this sea of mournful sorrow

For instance, even if today is painful

Someday it will become a warm memory

If you leave everything up to your heart

I understand the meaning our living here

It is to know the joy of having been born

Let’s stay together always

For instance, even if today is painful

Someday it will become a warm memory

If you leave everything up to your heart

I understand the meaning our living here

It is to know the joy of having been born

Let’s stay together always

 

 

 

 

I just love this song from fruits basket. =D 

 

 

Of thriLL and inTelligence June 21, 2008

DEATH NOTE

I AM JUSTICE

I just love this anime. When I read the title, the first thing that came into my mind was that this anime could be gothic and gore; but, the story doesn’t emphasize these two elements.

Death Note is written in a way that the story revolves around the theme “catch-me-if-you-can”. There is thrill and wit as the story unravels the adventures undergone by the characters:

1. Kira – The protagonist: a genius and a bored 17-year old.. His name is really Light Yagami (Raito) but the ones who are after him call him Kira. He happens to pick up the Death Note and discovered that it is a dangerous notebook that can kill humans. He chose the most hideous criminals to be victims.

2. L – The antagonist: a mysterious world-class detective that hunts down Kira. He is so curious about how Kira killed the criminals without leaving any evidence. He takes strategic measures to catch him, including his willing risky disclosure of some information about him.

3. Shinigami Ryuk – He describes the life of a Shinigami (a death god ) as a boring one. So, he dropped his Death Note to have some fun while a human uses it. In Kira and L’s chase, Ryuk has made a battle between the two. And the reward is life.

So far, this is the basic facts the story gives to us, readers, as we are about to experience the thrill in reading/watching DEATH NOTE. Keep the story come alive as we unfold its mystery and we’ll surely have fun within our boring days.