Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Manga Recommendation of the Week - "Gamaran"

Gamaran
Artist - Nakamaru Yousuke
Genre: Action, Historical, Martial Arts, Shonen
Status: May 2009 - Ongoing

Out in the midst of the mountain is the doujo of the 'Daigame Ryuu' (Giant Tortoise Style). There lives Kurogane Gama, the son of the legendary swordsman, Kurogane Jinsuke, who is believed to be able to kill 1000 martial artists in Unabara. There, one of the sons of Washitzu Naosata, Washitzu Naoshi, comes in search of the legendary swordsman, only to find that he had gone missing several years ago. After seeing the battle style of Gama, he instead chooses to ask Gama to come with him. Wanting to become stronger, Gama agrees to his offer, and that marks the beginning of Gama's battle to become the strongest of all . . .

READ HERE:
http://www.mangareader.net/408/gamaran.html

Monday, March 21, 2011

Japanese Culture Club Presents: "The Sky Crawlers"

The Sky Crawlers

Come on down to the Student Lounge
March 22nd @ 11am to see the Movie Premiere!!

 Plot Summary:
The Sky Crawlers is set in an alternate history where, although the world is at peace, in order to ease the tension of a populace accustomed to war and aggression, private corporations contract fighter pilots to engage in actual combat operations against each other. The film introduces a mystery involving pilots called Kildren, humanoids genetically designed to live eternally in adolescence until shot down in air battles presented commercially for entertainment, after which they are reproduced by cloning.

(there will be free popcorn, lol) 

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Manga Recommendation of the Week - "Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen"

Omagadoki Dobutsuen
Artist - Kohei Horikoshi
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Shonen
Status: July 2010 - Ongoing



Hana Aoi, a clumsy teenage girl, is known around her school by the nickname "Clumsy-Good for Nothing". One day, she sees a flyer in town about a zoo that needs workers. After she appears there, she discovers that the zoo is keeping strange things, which she realizes after seeing Shiina, the director of the infamous Oumagadoki Zoo. He has been cursed by a Ghost Rabbit and given the body of a rabbit. In order to get his original body back, he has to show that he does care for animals by gathering every animal from the world and making his own popular zoo.

READ HERE:
http://www.mangareader.net/oumagadoki-doubutsuen