Deep In Earth

Do you know what 'ai no kusabi' means? It means 'the space between'. It means the bond between two people. I have finally finished all 8 volumes of Ai no Kusabi the novel. The anime is famous to all anime lovers, especially to shounen-ai enthusiasts, but a lot of people know about the anime. And it brings quite an emotion in them as well. Before I proceed, this will be my view of the anime and novel and there may be spoilers in this entry, so please deal with caution. Watching the anime wasn't enough for me. I wanted to know more, because it seemed that there was more than what it shows on the surface in the anime. Yes, the anime did a wonderful job a telling the story, and it displayed the contents of the novel marvellously. I guess that's one of the reason why I wanted to read the novel myself. Let me tell you, Yoshihara Reiko did a brilliant job on the novel. There are some parts confusing, some parts clear, and some parts would leave you speechless. I tr...

Alright. So Natsume Yuujinchou is a pretty famous anime, right? I've watched it before, but this is the first time I've listened to the original soundtracks. I have to say, I'm very impressed even though it is unlike Mushishi's ost which I love and adore very much, it has the same potential and has similar feelings, although only in some of the songs, for example 'Kusa Odoru Kaze no Hibiki' and 'Honoka no Kioku'. It is an anime after all. Mushishi is a really beautiful anime, while I feel Natsume Yuujinchou is rather like the conventional anime, but shows similar uniqueness and beauty as well. It has sad times and heart-felt times like that in Mushishi. But the thing is, Mushishi doesn't really make an effort, or make it seem that way. It shows things simply as it is and I cry because it's just so sad. I think this separates Mushishi from other animes as well. The soundtrack composed by Yoshimori Makoto is exceptional. I fell in love instantly wh...

I love it. This is one of my favourite anime of all time. In fact, it could be my most favourite one. I believe it is a masterpiece with a matchless originality. First time I watched it, I was deeply intrigued by the stories and the concept. It gave this such perfectly subtle atmosphere. There are tenderness, gentleness, and cruelty in the stories. There is nothing boring about this anime, and if there are, I must have overlooked it, for everything in this anime is beautifully forgiving. Perhaps it is the charm of it. Then again, I might be one of the forgiving audience out there. The setting is very ideal and suitable, back to the time when life was simple and almost no social ills. It is perfect for the anime. Personally, this kind of setting is something that I long for. The stories are full of nostalgia, a sense of longing, serenity, goodness, beauty, pureness, innocence, despair, love, sadness, and sometimes regret. The characters are well-done, though not all of them pose such ...

Seiyuus are such amazing people. I think they are not human. They're a different kind of being. How can they make and change they're voices like that? It's amazing! I sort of feel like they're a higher existence than ordinary people. Haha. Right now, I like Itou Kentaro, Sakurai Takahiro and Masakazu Morita. They're amazing. :) But really, I adore all Seiyuus. They're full of talent and possess such overwhelming abilities.

Kimi ni Todoke. Ahhh really, what a cute love story. Kuronuma Sawako is so naive. I like stories like this, very innocent, pure love. Wouldn't it be nice to have Kazehaya-kun? Such a cute couple. ^__^

Wonderful movie. Brought me to tears. I bet the manga and anime are way better than the movie, but I am pretty impressed with it. Love all the characters. I love Nakama Yukie and Odagiri Joe. Now, I want to read the manga. I need to read the manga. This story is just too great to be ignored.

I'm sure I am not the only one feeling things like this. I think I need to write all of this down. *Spoiler alert* How can someone be so engrossed into something that one is not even related to, not even connected, not even experiencing, and it seems one does, and it becomes so important, more important than anything else? It defines you, and you rely on it, you depend on it, and it gives you everything, it makes you feel everything, it frees you, it captivates you, it's your mind, it's your heart, your life. I don't really know how to express this properly into words. I think no word can describe this thing exactly how I meant it but I'm going to try. I love to watch movies. I love movies. I can reliably say that I am passionate about movies. And I love all those talented actors and actresses. Sometimes I get too attached to the characters in a movie or a book that their feelings simply affect me so deeply. It helps if the words are beautifully written in ...