Kujibiki Unbalance (TV series)

Chihiro Enomoto and his childhood friend Tokino Akiyama are starting at their new school. In the prestigious Rikkyouin High School everything is decided by lottery, so the pair start the year by becoming President and Vice-President. With this role comes great expectations since a school as renowned as Rikkyouin expect grand achievments from every council member, oh and if they can't meet up to standards the whole Council get expelled. That includes President, Vice-President, secretary (Renko Kamishakuji) and treasurer (Koyuki Asagiri). These four, (with the help of Kaoruko Yamada) have to complete all their missions to gain approval from the current Council. Obviously, these tasks are not for an normal council and thus are  completed in most abnormal ways. Mostly Kamishakuli's curious inventions using Yamada's head as the control box. Which I think will remain funny thought out the episodes! Also, there is a mysterious relationship between Chihiro and the present President (Ritsuko): are they childhood friends or is there more to it? I still need to find out. But they don't put enough focus onto it to make it interesting. Really, I can't see the plot progressing past the council comically completing missions. But we'll see!

K-ON (movie)

The K-ON movie is a direct sequel to the second season of K-ON!!, so before you do ANYTHING watch all of K-ON! and K-ON!! because it's such an amazing anime. I wasn't writing reviews when I watched it, but if I was it would've got 5 pies. So go watch it. Now.
OK, so you've watched it? ALL of it? Good. Now on with the review:

So, the movie is all about the graduation of Mio, Mugi, Yui and Ricchan who are all members of the light music club. The light music club (who's only other member is Azusa from the year below) is actually a band called Hokago Teatime (after school teatime)! But with all the club members leaving Azusa behind they decide they need to prepare something special for her. However, despite they're best efforts, they get distracted and organise a graduation trip instead! The destination (chosen by their pet turtle): LONDON! And if I'm honest with you, I think my favourite part of this film is the fact that they visited my country in sites I've seen myself! So, watch this film to see what fun the girl's can get up to in good ol' England, sort out Asuza's secret present and play a few gigs in between. Nothing serious, no plot twists or highly strung emotions. Just some girls enjoying their final days at high school.

Secret Garden

Guys! I really need some more recommendations!! Leave them in the comments below!

Another drama based around a rich man and a poor woman. Just like 90% of the drama's I have watched, but really, it can't get old can it!! Gil Ra Im is a stunt woman and proud of it, even if it doesn't give her much money, Kim Joo Won is a multi-millionaire CEO who looks down on every one. But when he mistakes the stunt double with the actual actress he is shocked by his profound interest in her. Thus starts they're strange kind of relationship which can never work out because of they're difference in lifestyles. Kim Joo Won's feelings become even more prominent when Gil Ra Im becomes acquainted with her ultimate idol Oska. Jealousy runs wild and suddenly Gil Ra Im is involved in some pretty complicated love affairs. Things only get more confusing when series of events lead to Kim Joo Won and Gil Ra Im swapping bodies. Rich man, poor woman, I've seen before. As have I seen all the misunderstanding that occur in such situation. I've even watched gender-bender dramas! But NEVER have I seen a body-swap! I can't decide if that novelty is entertaining or just silly.... but it is certainly unique.

Itazura na Kiss

I may be a tad obsessed with this because I'm now reviewing the anime that goes with the dramas Playful Kiss and It started with a kiss. I wasn't going to review it originally, but a friend of mine who doesn't usually watch anime told me it was really good, so I couldn't resist!! But now I have to right up the plot of this show for a third time.....
Kotoko-chan is in F class, the bottom of the school and she fancies the greatest guy in school: Irie-kun, best looking and smartest in the school. He is not, however, the kindest as we find out when he coldly rejects Kotoko-chan's without even a second glance. To make things worse, she goes to her newly built house only for it to collapse in an earth quake. Now Kotoko-chan is homeless and heartbroken, but her father does find them somewhere to stay, at the house of an old friend. Upon arriving Kotoko-chan is shocked to see Irie-kun living there. With Irie-kun's mother's support Kotoko-chan decides to go full out to try win the heart  of Irie-kun. Although the start is horribly cheesy it becomes a very cute tale of romance. The things that happen and the feelings that are shown, don't seem particularly unusual so it feels like you can relate to what's happening!

May 18 (Splendid Holiday)

Back to school soon. Yay. Good bye summer! On another note, did you know I have done more than 52 consistent reviews? That's right, it's been over a year since I returned to blogging!

My Dad lent me this film (in all it's limited edition box set glory) saying that it wasn't that good. But, based on true events May 18  is most tragic, tear-jerking tale I've ever witnessed!! No joke about the fact that this is the first time I've actually cried at a piece of media! May 18 is the date in which the citizens of Gwangju, Korea, took arms against the army. The events are true but obviously the characters have been made with the purpose of making every one cry. Brothers Min-woo and Jin-woo are living life quite happily despite having lost their parents (an added detail which I hate for it's cliché). But when soldiers are sent to beat down supposed conspirators from colleges Jin-woo leads his school in protesting. The soldiers are depicted mowing down any college student they see while many others get caught in the middle. It's difficult to pass judgement on this because I know nothing about the incident myself I couldn't say if they've exaggerated it or omitted important facts to make it a greater sob story.