Grand Blue Dreaming First Impressions [Vol. 1-3] Review

Grand Blue review

Haru 07/29/17

Hii everybody!! I decided to do a review of Grand Blue since it's a hilarious manga, one of my favorites actually, but I've never really seen many people talking about it.. This is my first review as well as my first blog on amino so please bear with me!
         

                              Grand Blue
Chapters: 37 (as of July 2017)
Published: April 7, 2014 - ?
Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life, Seinen
Author: Inoue, Kenji
Artist: Yoshioka, Kimitake
                                Sypnosis
'' A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle's diving store ''Grand Blue''. There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life? ''
                                [from MAL]
                                 Story/ Plot
Well, honestly Grand Blue doesn't really have a plot since it is a slice of life comedy. It follows Iori Kitahara, who just entered university, as he spends his time drinking with his new friends, developing a new passion for diving and attending his classes (which are pretty rare and retarded). In my opinion, diving is the only real plot in the manga. Kitahara and his best friend, Kouhei Imamura, are forced to join the diving club by their senpais (drinking buddies), and throughout the chapters they learn the basics as well as the beauty of the activity. Readers don't need any prior knowledge of diving because everything is very well explained.
Although the plot is rather weak, it is enough to be used as a guideline for the comedy, which is where Grand Blue really shines. Seriously, I've never laughed so much before while reading other mangas. The interactions between the characters are always over-the-top and the situations they are in are ridiculous but that was what kept me reading this manga.
There is some fanservice, but it is justified since it is a manga about diving. The same can't be said about nudity, but that is not due to the female characters..

                              Characters
The characters in Grand Blue are all very interesting. Some are somewhat generic but they all grow on you pretty much the moment they are introduced. I'll talk about the main trio but just so you have an idea, there is a siscon, the naked drunk senpais, a bitch, a bimbo, etc... The thing is, even though their actions are always ridiculous, they fit the characters and are never cringy but rather hilarious.
Kitahara, Iori: the MC, as I said before, he enters in a university and moves to his uncle's house, which is a diving shop. We see him learning how to dive throughout the story. He starts as a rather calm guy, but his senpais make him retarded (in a funny way). He builds a kind of harem although it's relevance to the story is close to zero as there is almost no real romance.

Imamura, Kouhei: Kouhei is an otaku, who as a fetish for little sisters. His dream is to have a harem full of high school girls. He is tricked into entering the diving club by Kitahara.

Kotegawa, Chisa: She is Kitahara's cousin. She is Kitahara and Kouhei's age and also goes to the same university. Chisa is generally calm, but can sometimes be a bit tsundere (I don't really like tsundere characters, but in her case it wasn't a problem because it isn't exagerated). She loves diving and is an instructor.

There isn't much character development besides the diving. Kitahara slowly starts liking diving and it's actually an interesting development. Besides that, there is also the bonds created between the characters, which are very well portrayed.
                                       Art
The art is amazing. The underwater scenery is breathtaking because it's very detailed and beautiful. Also, the expressions of the characters are hilarious and make up half of the comedy.

                            Final thoughts
I recommend this manga to everyone, it'll definitely make you laugh. It doesn't have a great story, but the comedy is excellent and the characters are interesting.

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[Review] GeGeGe no Kitaro – Episode 1

April 1, 2018 by Dee 12 comments

What’s it about? When an unknown force starts turning people into trees, timid Yuta insists it’s because of a yokai and that they need to call on the mythic “Kitaro” to defeat it. His friend Mana agrees to send a letter via Yokai Mail—but she never expected Kitaro to actually respond to it!
We included GeGeGe no Kitaro on our premiere list with the understanding that, if it was a kids’ show, we wouldn’t actually cover it. After watching it, I’d say it’s probably closer to “kids’ show” than “not a kids’ show”… but y’know what? It’s right on the edge, it’s pretty fun, and I’m trapped inside of my apartment because ice is falling from the sky in April. So screw it! Let’s do the dang thing!


Since I led with that “kids’ show” comment, let me clarify that Kitaro is not a little kids’ show. While you always get the sense that things will work out okay (and they do), the bits with the yokai can be genuinely spooky, and there’s some supernatural violence that’s bloodless but still fairly intense. It’s the kind of show that would fit in a Saturday Morning Cartoon bloc, but probably not something you’d show to a toddler.
The good news is, if you do watch it with a kid, you’ll likely have a fun time with it yourself. This premiere has strong energy and pacing, establishing its characters while still keeping the central ghost story moving forward. It also really bears repeating that the creepy bits are quite well done. There’s an eyeball yokai that toes the line between amusing and uncanny, along with multiple scenes of people getting turned into trees that are both fluid and unnerving—solid “Y7-rated” body horror.

In addition to being enjoyably creepy, Kitaro has an understated sense of humor that keeps things from getting too dreary. There’s a joke about one of the characters having “coincidental power”—causing fortuitous accidents to occur—that I dearly hope is a running gag, and any series where the female protagonist’s response to seeing a talking eyeball is “Let’s poke it!” gets automatic points from me.
There’s also some underlying social commentary that’s crystal clear without feeling too in-your-face. Modern technology plays a major role in the story, both as a helpful device and a force for self-centered destruction. In a fairly brilliant narrative twist, it turns out the real villain isn’t the evil yokai, but an Asshole YouTuber who unleashed the yokai by smashing its seal in a viral “prank” video. (And while I can’t prove that a kids’ anime just extended its middle finger to Logan Paul specifically, the thought that it might have fills me with immense joy).
It speaks to the show’s willingness to not just be a fun ghost story, but to use its horror elements to engage with modern cultural concerns. This looks to be an ongoing element of the series, too, given that the next episode preview features an idol concert. The idea that “modern society has lost its understanding of and respect for the spiritual” is fairly pervasive in this premiere, and while that could start to feel a little Old Man Yells At Cloud if they aren’t careful, I thought this episode at least was balanced and clever in its handling of its themes.

Still, though, probably my favorite thing about this premiere was its female protagonist. Kitaro himself is more a force of nature than a character at this point, so the series relies on its “normal human” perspective-character, Mana, to carry the emotional weight of the story.
Simply put, Mana is great. She’s courageous and kind, standing up for and supporting the younger, more timid Yuta when he tells them about Kitaro even though she doesn’t believe in yokai herself. She’s the only one brave enough to drop the letter into the spooky Yokai Mailbox; and when Kitaro does show up, her male friend flees in terror while she stands her ground and investigates, even going so far as to join Kitaro in his yokai hunt.

Her role in the hunt itself is a bit less positive: she makes a nearly fatal error early on and contributes to the final fight solely via that “coincidental power” I mentioned. She helps Kitaro, but it’s entirely on accident. Mostly she just spends her time getting in his way or standing there while he flips around shooting finger guns and hair needles.
Since this is just the premiere, I don’t mind her being the “spunky but clumsy human in over her head” character (in some ways she reminds me of Hiyori from Noragami, whom I very much love), but only if the series gives her room to grow, learn, and actively contribute in future episodes. If it falls into a pattern of sidelining or damseling her, Gegege no Kitaro will get real old, real fast.

Kitaro‘s staying power will likely be determined by three things: How engaging it can make its yokai-of-the-week stories, how well it handles its social commentary, and how much agency and power it gives Mana as new characters get introduced and the yokai undoubtedly become stronger. As of this first episode, though, Kitaro is a pleasant surprise, and one with far more potential than I’d expected. I can’t guarantee I’ll come back to it (this is looking to be a real packed season), but I certainly wouldn’t mind doing so.

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Dee is the Managing Editor at AniFem. When she isn't vanquishing passive sentences and rescuing Oxford commas, she spends her free time devouring novels and comics, watching far too much anime, and cheering very loudly for the Kansas Jayhawks. You can read more of her work at The Josei Next Door or hang out with her on Twitter @joseinextdoor.

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SnapTube - Free Downloader free download music and HD video from YouTube, Facebook, DailyMotion and Instagram, etc.

Introduction
SnapTube is a complete package for entertainment on your smartphone. It’s an app which is quite exciting for video lovers.It offers downloading function for various websites, recommendation of latest popular videos and exploring YouTube videos in your favorite categories.

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• Version:4.10.0.8632
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• Developer:Snaptube
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After installing the app it offers different sections to the users:-
Video Sites:- It integrates the browsing to various video sites like Dailymotion, WhatsAppDaily, Vimeo etc, where you can download and watch tons of amazing videos.
Popular: Find trending videos in your area and discover new videos with recommended lists from our curators.
TOP: See the most viewed and downloaded videos in the Top list and find out what others are following within this week.

Conclusion
This app does well in downloading function and video streaming. Music recommendation is a thing we could look for in the future updates but at the moment its not quite a strong feature. If you are a person who’s eager to download videos from YouTube and other websites, then you would love this app and could also try its newly updated features.

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Unlimited Video Download
HD Videos
Integrated Site Browsing

Cons
Music page feels quite laggy
Only a few full movie resources

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Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu

In regards to the MMORPG Cross Reverie, Sakamoto Takuma boasted an overwhelming strength that was enough for him to be called the Demon King by the other players. One day, he gets summoned to another world with his appearance in the game. There, there are two people that insist "I am the real summon master." Takuma gets slave-turning magic used for summoned beasts cast on him by the girls―

However, the peculiar ability "Magic Reflection" is invoked! The ones that were turned to slaves were the girls!

Takuma was bewildered. He's the strongest magician but, he doesn't have any social skills. Panicking, the first words that came out were the ones that he used inside the game role-playing the Demon King?! "I'm amazing you say? Of course I am. I am Diablo... The one feared as the Demon King!"

This is the story the Demon King (acting) that would soon inspire the world and his other world adventure that he plunges through with his absolute strength, raise the curtain!

(Source: MU)

 

Baseado na light-novel Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu, anime será produzido no estúdio Ajia-do e estreará na Temporada de Verão 2018.

A Avex Pictures começou a divulgar um trailer com legendas em inglês para a adaptação em anime TV da série de light-novels de Yukira Murasaki, Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu (How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord). O vídeo é o mesmo que um vídeo japonês que foi transmitido no mês passado.
O anime estreará na Temporada de Verão 2018 (entre Julho à Setembro).
Novo visual:
Yūta Murano (Brave Beats, Dream Festival!) está dirigindo o anime no estúdio Ajia-do. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu está cuidando do roteiro da série. Shizue Kaneko é o designer de personagens. Yuki Nishioka está servindo como diretor chefe de animação. Yuki Miyamoto está servindo como designer de monstros e diretor de animação.
Natsuko Otsuka é a artista de cores e Kusanagi está cuidando dos backgrounds. Teppei Satō é o diretor de fotografias na Asahi Production Shiraishi Studio. Satoshi Motoyama é o diretor de som no Half HP Studio.

Enredo:

Sakamoto Takuma é jogador de um MMORPG chamado Cross Reverie. Sakamoto na vida real é um neet que possui dificuldade de se comunicar com o sexo oposto, mas por outro lado, no jogo ele é tão forte e popular que passou a ser chamado pelos outros jogadores de Rei Demônio. Certo dia depois de uma noite de sono, ao acordar, Sakamoto percebe que não está mais em seu quarto, e sim em um mundo similar a Cross Reverie. Lá ele encontra duas garotas que dizem tê-lo invocado e proclamam ser suas mestras, sem saber como agir por ter dificuldade de lidar com garotas, ele toma o papel que interpretava no jogo online e começa a agir como um verdadeiro Rei Demônio. O que irá acontecer com ele neste mundo, e por que foi invocado? Esta é a historia do Rei Demônio (em exercício) que irá inspirar todo o mundo com suas aventuras.

Outras Informações:

A Kodansha publicou o primeiro volume com ilustrações de Takahiro Tsurusaki em Dezembro de 2014 e o oitavo volume em Agosto passado. O nono volume está programado para ser lançado em 30 de Janeiro.
Naoto Fukuda lançou a adaptação do mangá na seção Suiyōbi no Sirius (Quarta Sirius) da Kodansha no serviço Niconico em Junho de 2015.
Kamelie lançou uma adaptação em mangá da outra light novel de Murasaki 14-Sai to Illustrator, em Novembro passado no app Cycomi da Cygames.
O anime ainda não tem previsão de estreia. Por enquanto isso é tudo, mas a nossa central de animes continuará atenta para novidades.

 

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Snaptube video download apk from google play

Not at all. Actually, the warning you are getting will be shown on most of the android devices. It’s because when we try to download an app from an unknown source (Google considers playstore as the known source for android apps) the phone will inform you that installing this app may harm your device.

Snaptube app is not available from playstore (Downloading videos from Youtube is against GOOGLE’S terms and conditions, that might be the reason for this app not being available in the store), so you can only download it from Snaptube’s website.

Snaptube will not harm your device, it’s trusted by millions of users and a very useful app. I made a review on my channel regarding that app. Check this out.

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The Baki battles seem to be restricted to five or six combat arenas

  the majority of which are extremely dark. This was an incredibly clever design decision, as darkness hides the fact that the game looks like ass. Though there are occasionally things going on in the backgrounds (one features a raging, color-cycling fire), they are completely non-interactive; you and your opponent both conform to the popular fighting tournament regulation of walking, fighting, and falling in a completely straight line. One hideously botched feature is the ability to slam your opponent into a wall ¿ when you get to either edge of the stage, one punch will force your adversary to stick to the wall, kinda like the guy in the "Velcro Suit" on Letterman.
If this wasn't enough to make you return Grappler Baki to your local importer and threaten a lawsuit, you can head into the game's Survival Mode, or a Time Attack. One mode gives you the ability to edit each character's moveset, though you're restricted to picking and choosing moves that make the maneuvers in NES "Pro Wrestling" look like top-of-the-line motion capture. You'll also find a full-featured training mode, in case you want to dedicate a good deal of time to studying the intricacies of Baki's flawed fighting system. I would prefer to learn how to knit instead.
At least the game runs at a flawless 60fps, and nicely avoids the jaggies by utilizing the full PS2's full frame buffer. The underlying graphical engine could be pretty decent in the right hands ¿ there are obviously a ton of polygons in the character models (they've just been wasted), although the backgrounds are a bit meager. And musically, the Baki tracks would fit in perfectly with any self-respecting porno film.
So is there anything halfway redeeming about Grappler Baki? When I bought my copy, the guy at the store gave me a bunch of totally boss Baki peel-off tattoos. Some of the tattoos were of the scars that are all over Baki's body, so I used warm water and a towel to transfer them over to my left arm. The next day when I went into town, my friend Miyuki noticed the menacing scars. "How'd you get those?" she asked. "Oh," I replied nonchalantly, "I got those after some giant muscley foreign dude was talking some trash, so I twisted the guy's ankle 720 degrees in the wrong direction to teach him a lesson." "Uh, I have to go now," said Miyuki, and she walked off. People fear the Baki tattoos.
Another plus is that the game comes with an entry form for the Official Baki Sweepstakes, where you can win Official Baki Workout Gear. After training with Official Baki Barbells or the Official Baki Jump Rope, you too can twist giant muscley foreign dudes' ankles 720 degrees in th... well, you know.
Oh, God, no matter what I say, it doesn't matter, does it? I know I'm going to pick up this week's Weekly Famitsu, look at the sales charts, and see that Grappler Baki moved around ten thousand units at retail. THIS IS TEN THOUSAND UNITS TOO MANY. For the love of Miyamoto, do not import this game. Don't even think about it. My only hope is that American publishers will show benevolence in not localizing this game for the US audience, so we can all sleep a little easier. In the immortal words of Beavis, Grappler Baki is "worse than crap ¿ you can't flush it and make it go away." In short, this is one of the most embarrassing abuses of technology since CUCMe metamorphosed from a global videoconferencing community into a collection of horny men pointing webcams at their crotches. You have been warned.
Oh, damn, and these tattoos aren't coming off, either.
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One Piece Chapter 915’: Luffy’s Biggest Failure And Jinbe’s Future.

One Piece Chapter 901 dropped, and it created a lot of confusion. This is perhaps one of the most controversial chapters in recent times. Even after waiting for two weeks, the pain continues. When we thought we would see something remarkable in One Piece chapter 901, Oda splashed water in our plans.

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One Piece Chapter 901 Review

One Piece Chapter 901 dropped, and it created a lot of confusion. This is perhaps one of the most controversial chapters in recent times. Even after waiting for two weeks, the pain continues. When we thought we would see something remarkable in One Piece chapter 901, Oda splashed water in our plans.

So, let’s break down One Piece Chapter 901:

One Piece Chapter 901-What will happen to Jinbe?

One Piece Chapter 901 has a lot of things to pay attention to. Surely, what happened at last with Jinbe, is uncalled for, and many fans are infuriated because of Jinbe being left behind. When it looked like we’re going to see a new member joining the Straw Hats, this happens. Many just could not swallow this whole mess.
Considering the situation, was it really the only remaining option??
A lot of people believe that Luffy isn’t being himself. From Luffy’s character in the series, him leaving a fellow member who helped them to get out of the mess is really bizarre.
Until this moment Luffy has always accepted others’ sacrifices, and even though he didn’t want them, he still accepted them. Jinbe is not like Luffy. Even though Jinbe wants to make Luffy the next Pirate King, still, he can’t leave his crewmates to die for him.

Jinbe’s Character And Luffy’s Development:

Jinbe At Impel Down

Let’s go back to Impeldown where Jinbe made his debut, and from there, it was revealed from his character that Jinbe is a believer. He is a man who believes in miracles. Facing a full-fledged Yonko’s army, and with Big Mom arriving, he still says they’ll win, and they’ll all survive at the end. He believes that there is a chance of a miracle which will eventually save them.
Now, Luffy’s character has developed a lot. Luffy believes in Jinbe and being his Captain, he respects Jinbe’s resolve. The Straw Hats are all about trust and believing in each others’ resolve. Perhaps that’s a big reason why Luffy allowed Jinbe to stay back and help the fish man pirates knowing that the odds are against him. Luffy says, “Even If you die, don’t die!!”
This means he firmly believes in Jinbe and the fact the no matter what happens Jinbe will be joining them at Wano.

Where Did They Fail In One Piece Chapter 901?

Now, this One Piece Chapter 901 is all about the failures of the Straw Hats. This chapter focuses a lot of things which were totally unnecessary, and they wouldn’t have ended up like this if they’d avoided those things.

Sanji will be burdened with the mess, the most.

• Luffy coming to save a straw hat and then he’s leaving the island without a straw hat.
• If this arc ends like this, the member who’ll be burdened the most with all of this mess will be Sanji. Remember, Sanji came to Big Mom just to save his friends and Jeff and his friends at Baratie. But now he’s escaping the island infuriating a Yonko, is the situation any better now??
• For me, they’ve made this even worse than what it was, to begin with.
  How would Sanji feel when he will get to know about Pedro’s sacrifice, about Jinbe’s, Pekom’s, and the Fishman Pirates’ sacrifice?
• There was a time when Luffy and his whole crew and others had a chance of escaping the island safely but, they stayed back to save the Vinsmokes.
  They failed to do this as well. The Vinsmokes are defeated, and they’re in real danger while Sanji and others are escaping.
• All of these events are a total waste, and this could’ve been avoided if Sanji hadn’t agreed to visit Big Mom in the first place.

Luffy’s Next Move:

Zoro tells Luffy to get a grip.

• After this mess, Luffy has to become serious now. He must realize that things will not work in his favor, and he would end up losing someone every time if he messes things up like this. Pissing off a Yonko and thinking of defeating her like it would be nothing, is a grave mistake. After this, he will take Zoro’s words seriously which Zoro said back at Punk Hazard.
• This whole arc was supposed to be a rescue arc but, after rescuing one member they’ve jeopardized the life of other, and a lot of other people who came to help them. This is no doubt Luffy’s biggest failure so far in the series.

Now, Why Oda Kept Jinbe Back at WCI??

Could Pedro still be alive?

I still believe Oda deliberately kept Jinbe back for a specific purpose. Moscato, whose life was taken by Big Mom is alive. After eating Sanji’s cake something might have happened which freed the captured souls. If this is true then Pedro must be alive too since, if a lifespan is taken from someone, it can bring him back alive too.
So, somehow Jinbe could save Pedro and gather reinforcements to help Luffy at Wano. We might also see Katakuri as a part of the reinforcements but, the chances are very much abysmal.
Jinbe believes in miracles and he thinks, they could win if a miracle happens. Now, Whole Cake Island is a lot similar to Impel Down arc.
Like rescuing Ace in Impel Down while here, the objective was saving Sanji. Bon Kurei sacrificed himself back at Impel Down, and here, the role is played by Jinbei, and many other things.
If this is the case then, Jinbe will not be killed after all. Just like the main antagonist of Impel Down was defeated by an external agent(Blackbeard), someone from outside might come, and defeat Big Mom. Now, this could be marines or anybody else.
Let’s wait for One Piece Chapter 902 and only after then, we will know what will happen to them. With how things are going, I don’t see the end of WCI in One Piece Chapter 901, which we previously expected but we could see it in chapter 902.

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