tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80493773551328640332024-03-13T14:00:35.214-07:00" CarTOOn 'kINgdOm' "Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-50955246243910208412008-05-26T06:46:00.000-07:002008-05-26T07:11:51.709-07:00Bloody ROAR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDrAEuIS2oI/AAAAAAAAAeA/5sTxjgFd4hA/s1600-h/Bloody-Roar_Extreme.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDrAEuIS2oI/AAAAAAAAAeA/5sTxjgFd4hA/s400/Bloody-Roar_Extreme.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204683506714860162" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Bloody Roar</b></i> is a series of <span class="mw-redirect">fighting games</span> created by Hudson Soft, and developed together with <span class="mw-redirect">Eighting</span>. The series has been published by multiple companies, including, Virgin Interactive, Activision and Konami.</p><div> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Hudson Soft later became a subsidiary of Konami.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">The series began as an Arcade game in 1997 under the name <i><b>Beastorizer</b></i>. The game's theme incorporated anthropomorphism, where the player has the ability to transform into a half-human, half-animal creature known as a <i>Zoanthrope</i> (The name came from the clinical term, '<span class="mw-redirect">zoanthropy</span>', which is similar to that of lycanthropy, but not just with the mind-set of a wolf) . The game would appear under the name "<i><b>Bloody Roar</b></i>" when ported to the PlayStation in 1998, which would become the permanent title thereafter. There are three <i>Bloody Roar</i> <span class="mw-redirect">sequels</span>, plus two updated ports of the third game to the Nintendo GameCube and Xbox.<br /></div><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Bloody Roar</b> has kept somewhat the same controls over the series. A button each for both punch and kick, the beast (transform/attack) button and a fourth button that has been either a throw button, a block button, an evade button (Introduced for some characters in <i>Bloody Roar 4</i>) and a rave button (An early version of the hyper beast in <i>Bloody Roar 1</i> only)</p><div style="text-align: center;"> The games play very similarly to the Tekken series of fighting games, and Bloody Roar has certain advantages and disadvantages compared to the more popular Tekken games. While Bloody Roar offers a far superior experience in terms of smoothness and speed of gameplay, each character has only a relatively small and completely unchanging move list, lacking the kind of combination strings or similar variety one finds in nearly every other fighting game series. This greatly limits the style of play one can adopt with each character; the best ways to play a certain character, which in other fighting games might take study and practice to figure out, are readily apparent in the Bloody Roar series and do not change across the games.<br /><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Bloody Roar was adapted into a manga drawn by Maruyama Tomowo. It was originally published in <span class="mw-redirect">Shonen Jump</span>. A few themes were used from the games but the scenarios and characters in Maruyama's version were completely new, though a few of his characters looked a lot like the original game characters. The main stars of the manga were a loner wolf zoanthrope, Fang and a rabbit girl named Mashiro. Their adventures had them fighting out of control beast men and trying to stop an evil creature being released by the gathering of talismans. The manga was released in two volumes during 2001.</p><div> </div><p style="text-align: center;">In the first three games, artwork by Artist Naochika Morishita, also known as CARAMEL MAMA, was used for concept artwork and in game cut scenes.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDrCmeIS2pI/AAAAAAAAAeI/CldeGCBYGeI/s1600-h/bloody_roar36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDrCmeIS2pI/AAAAAAAAAeI/CldeGCBYGeI/s400/bloody_roar36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204686285558700690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Don't U Know, The picture above is Bloody Roar too, He he he =)<br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-11072338232764569402008-05-26T06:29:00.000-07:002008-05-26T06:41:21.283-07:00Guitar Hero III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDq8veIS2mI/AAAAAAAAAdw/KsPwwnFMo9w/s1600-h/guitar-hero-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDq8veIS2mI/AAAAAAAAAdw/KsPwwnFMo9w/s400/guitar-hero-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204679843107756642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</b></i> is a music video game developed by Neversoft published by Activision and RedOctane<br />The <i>Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</i> gameplay remains unchanged from previous titles in the series; the player must hit notes as they scroll towards the bottom of the screen in time with music in order to maintain their performance and to score points. Hitting notes using the guitar controller requires strumming the strum bar while holding down the correct fret button(s). Playing with the standard controller only requires the correct button to be pressed. Notes can be sustained (in which the fret button(s) must remain held until the note is complete) and can also form a chord (two or three notes played together; however the song "Go That Far" by the Bret Michaels Band features four note chords on the rhythm guitar track on expert difficulty. It is the only song that features four note chords in the <i>Guitar Hero</i> series). The game also simulates hammer-ons and pull-offs for sections with a rapid series of notes. Missing a note will cause a performance meter to drop; if this meter drops too low, the player will fail the song, represented in-game by the band being booed off the stage. A string of 10 consecutive correct notes earns a multiplier to increase the player's score (up until four times), and special sections, marked by starred notes, can be used to build Star Power; when released (by tilting the guitar controller up vertically or hitting a button on a standard controller), the player's multiplier is doubled, the performance meter increases faster when a correct note is hit, and there is less of a penalty for missing notes.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>As with the previous games in the series, <i>Guitar Hero III</i> contains four difficulty levels: Easy (which uses three of the fret buttons); Medium (which makes use of four of the fret buttons); Hard (which utilizes all five fret buttons); and Expert (which adds no new fret buttons, but increases the number of notes and the general difficulty).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDq84-IS2nI/AAAAAAAAAd4/0tT248VPOR8/s1600-h/Gh3_bret.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDq84-IS2nI/AAAAAAAAAd4/0tT248VPOR8/s400/Gh3_bret.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204680006316513906" border="0" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Two players using the same console can participate in Co-op Career Mode, which is arranged similarly to the single player Career mode, with one player on lead guitar and the other on bass or rhythm guitar. There are only 6 tiers of songs, with each encore song being unique to the co-op mode. There are no boss battles in this mode.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> The co-op storyline portrays the vocalist and drummer looking for a guitarist and bassist. After their first performance, the drummer has the idea of making a video to make a name for the band. The video skyrockets the band's popularity, earning them a gig in Japan, but differences between the core members put the band on a three-month hiatus. In the band's comeback performance, the pyrotechnics start a fire in the neighborhood, and the members are sent to jail, where Lou bails them out as long as they perform for the inmates. As soon as the band leaves prison, though, they are sent to Lou's "Inferno", where they must find their way out by playing a live show<br /><br /><i>Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock</i> introduced Battle Mode, a competitive mode between two players either locally or over network play. The mode puts a twist on the Pro Face-off mode introduced in <i>Guitar Hero II</i>. Two players compete against each other, trying to make his or her opponent fail or lose by successfully playing "Battle Power" sequences (which replaces Star Power) to earn attacks that can be used against the opponent. Players can store three attacks at a time. To activate these temporary attacks, the player tilts his or her guitar upward, presses the select button (PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 releases), back button (Xbox 360 release), or minus button (Wii release). If neither player fails the song, they will face each other in a Sudden Death segment, where all further "Battle Powers" attainable are Death Drain attacks, which inevitably makes the opponent fail by draining his or her Rock Meter<br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-75251795280878871092008-05-26T06:18:00.000-07:002008-05-26T06:41:50.453-07:00Detective Conan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDq6eOIS2lI/AAAAAAAAAdo/Ijvr_7TbamY/s1600-h/Detective_Conan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDq6eOIS2lI/AAAAAAAAAdo/Ijvr_7TbamY/s400/Detective_Conan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204677347731757650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Detective Conan</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span> in Japan and most countries, is a detective manga and anime series by Gosho Aoyama<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">The story starts by introducing 17-year old (initially 16 in the manga) high school student Jimmy Kudo (<i>Shin'ichi Kudo</i>) who is a genius savant, and his childhood friend and crush, Rachel Moore (<i>Ran Mori</i>). Jimmy treats Rachel to a trip to a <span class="mw-redirect">theme park</span> named "Tropical Land" and encounters a murder. After easily solving the case and showing off his detective skills, he notices two mysterious men wearing black. Telling Rachel to go home without him, he tracks the men to a meeting place and witnesses an illegal deal. However, one of the men in black (known only as Gin), notices him and knocks him out. Instead directly killing him, the two men in black decide to give him an untested experimental poison named Apotoxin-4869 (APTX4869), because there are still many police around from the previous case. The poison was supposed to not only kill Jimmy, but also leave no trace of itself in his body. However, Jimmy wakes to find that he is still alive, but has now been shrunken, and his age reverted back to that of about his six-year-old self.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Following the advice of Dr. Herschel Agasa (<i>Dr. Hiroshi Agasa</i>), Jimmy decides to hide his real identity, lest the men in black find out that he is alive. When Rachel asks for his name, Jimmy spots books by Arthur Conan Doyle and <span class="mw-redirect">Edogawa Rampo</span> and comes up with the name "Conan Edogawa". Agasa says that "Conan" is a relative of his, but that he is too busy to take care of a young child, and suggests that Conan go to live with Rachel, and both Conan and Rachel agree. Conan feels that by living with a detective, he may be able to amass clues that would lead him to the people who poisoned him.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">However, Rachel's father, Richard Moore (<i>Kogoro Mori</i>) is an inept detective and Conan almost always has to solve mysteries in his stead, while he gets all the credit. As Conan appears to be just a boy, police do not pay much attention to him. Conan instead uses Detective Moore by putting him to sleep with an "anesthesia dart-watch", propping him up so the others can't see his that his mouth is not moving, then hiding nearby and pretending to be Moore by using a voice changer disguised as a bow tie. These gadgets and more are made by Dr. Agasa. However, when this method is not an option, he points things out to Richard which help him solve the case.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">To maintain his cover, Conan goes to Titan elementary school (Japanese: Teitan Elementary School <span style="font-weight: normal;">)</span> and has made friends with three children in his class; George Kaminski (<i>Genta Kojima</i>), Mitch Tennison (<i>Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya</i>) and Amy Yeager (<i>Ayumi Yoshida</i>) who form the self-styled "Junior Detective League"<span style="font-weight: normal;"></span> (<i>Detective Boys</i> in the Japanese anime and manga). Although Conan feels profoundly self conscious playing with them given his true age, the foursome have numerous adventures of their own and the trio have proved capable assistants to the detective for their age.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Jimmy was eventually able to find out that Gin was working for a huge super-secret international crime syndicate, known as the <span class="mw-redirect">Black Organization</span>. In addition to Gin, other major members and operatives of the Black Organization that appear later in the story include his partner Vodka, Vermouth, Kir, Chianti, Korn, and a mysterious "boss" who has only been mentioned so far.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Later on in the series, Jimmy meets with his parents, Booker (<i>Yusaku</i>) and Vivian (<i>Yukiko</i>) Kudo along with Harley Hartwell (<i>Heiji Hattori</i>), a rival detective from Osaka who later becomes his good friend, and Harley's childhood friend Kazuha Toyama. Another recurring character is the gentleman thief known as the Phantom Thief Kid (<i>Kaito Kid</i>) , who also appears in Aoyama's other manga, Magic Kaito. Aside from the Black Organization members, he is the only person that Conan seems unable to catch, and neither realize that they are both after the same "bad guys".</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-33263405791661379832008-05-22T06:32:00.000-07:002008-05-26T06:04:38.779-07:00Dragon Fable<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDV5AOIS2bI/AAAAAAAAAcY/TVq0F8J5W_o/s1600-h/11672043.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDV5AOIS2bI/AAAAAAAAAcY/TVq0F8J5W_o/s400/11672043.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203197989196323250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>DragonFable</b></i> (often abbreviated to "DF") is a free, <span class="mw-redirect">online</span>, browser-based, <span class="mw-redirect">single-player</span> developed by RPGArtix Entertainment. Created in July 2005, the game went into <span class="mw-redirect">beta testing</span> on November 21, and on June 10, 2006, the game was officially released. It is implemented in Adobe Flash and uses vector graphics, some of which are <span class="mw-redirect">animated</span>. The storyline to the game sets <i>DragonFable</i> as a prequel to the storyline of <i>AdventureQuest</i> and a sequel to that of <i>MechQuest</i>, each of which are also games from Artix Entertainment. <i>DragonFable</i> receives weekly updates with the introduction of new quests, monsters and weapons.<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">In <i>DragonFable</i> players are able to walk around and explore a 2D world. The game is updated weekly with new quests, items, and areas. Players may also interact and team-up with NPCs in different towns and have them help in battle with special abilities.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Also, players may engage in PvP ("Player Versus Player") battles at an in-game arena called Aeris Battlespire. In these battles, contrary to its name, players do not actually compete against other real-world players who may also be online at that moment. Instead, the player's character battles against an AI-controlled opponent, whose configuration (name, appearance, and statistics) is based upon the saved profile of another player's character.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>DragonFable</i> has many unique monsters that may be encountered, as well as several recurring <span class="mw-redirect">antagonists</span> (enemies), such as Drakath, Sepulchure and Xan. Each enemy has his or her own goals and ambitions that intertwine with and form the game's storyline. There are many side quests that players can take to assist NPCs, gain experience points, or find rare items.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDV4jeIS2aI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/qfoA22pVPgE/s1600-h/DragonFablecutscene.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SDV4jeIS2aI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/qfoA22pVPgE/s400/DragonFablecutscene.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203197495275084194" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Combat in <i>DragonFable</i> uses a simple turn-based battle system with option commands like "attack" which lets warriors do a simple slash, rogues do two quick cuts with their daggers, and mages cast a spell using the element of the weapon they are currently wielding. There currently is no "flee" option, except in the special class ChickenCow Lord, and enemies currently cannot run away which renders the abilities "trip", "tangle", and "root" (all of which prevent enemies from escaping) currently useless.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Players try to get their opponent's <span class="mw-redirect">health points</span> (HP) down to zero before their opponents do the same to them. Some monsters have regenerative abilities making them more challenging to kill. Players can also use potions to restore HP or MP (mana points), or use an unlockable defensive ability which gives an 80% chance to block, dodge or parry their opponents' attacks. Another unlockable option gives the players a chance to immobilize the opponent. Some opponents, however, have a chance of resisting the attack.</p><div style="text-align: center;">In DF, every weapon, pet, and monster has an element, the type of damage they do. There are several elements, with the most common being fire, water, wind, stone, and ice. Some enemies have elemental modifiers, meaning that they receive either more or less damage from attacks of certain elements. For example, if a player attacks a Werewolf that has -200 defense towards Silver attacks with a silver weapon, the damage done to the Werewolf is greatly increased. However, if the player attacks a Basilisk that has 200 defense toward Stone attacks with a stone weapon, the player will do negative damage to the Basilisk, or in other words, the Basilisk will heal the amount of damage that would have been done to it were it not resistant to the Stone element. Note that in <i>DragonFable</i> elements are not opposites of each other; for instance, attacking an enemy that has high defense toward fire with an ice weapon will not cause greater than normal damage unless the enemy also has a modifier for ice. These things are also true for pets and magic attacks.</div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-13519398733970414602008-05-09T05:18:00.001-07:002008-05-10T02:20:05.359-07:00Advanture Quest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SCRCpSLeyII/AAAAAAAAAbg/wy019-Nd-R8/s1600-h/AdventureQuest-header5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SCRCpSLeyII/AAAAAAAAAbg/wy019-Nd-R8/s400/AdventureQuest-header5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198353146914457730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>AdventureQuest</b></i> (also referred to by its website name <b>BattleOn</b> or simply as <b>AQ</b>) is an online <span class="mw-redirect">single-player</span> RPG developed by Artix Entertainment in 2002 and released on October 15 of that year. It is implemented in <span class="mw-redirect">Flash</span> and uses vector graphics, some of which are <span class="mw-redirect">animated</span>. The game follows the adventures of a character tied with the town of Battleon (the player) as he or she explores the game world while engaging in combat with various enemies.<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Much of <i>AdventureQuest'</i>s game play revolves around fighting monsters. On the players turn they may attack, equip a weapon shield or armor, drink a potion, cast a spell, call a pet or equip a miscellaneous item. Changing armor, weapon or shield does not use up a turn but equipping certain items, changing pets or drinking a potion does. On an opponents's turn it may attack, though some monsters have special attacks such as healing. Pack monsters and a few other monsters can summon reinforcements, which doesn't take up a turn.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">As players defeat monsters, they gain Experience Points (XP), gold, and possibly Z-tokens. The XP is used for leveling up your character for more Mana, Health, etc. The gold is used for buying stronger items. Z-Tokens, not always dropped by monsters, can be used to buy special weapons from Valencia or to buy a house.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Several things can affect the outcome of a battle. Both characters and monsters have a "defense modifier" for each of the eight elements; a higher defense modifier means an attack of that element does more damage. There is also a defense modifier for each of the three methods of attacks: melee, ranged and magic; a lower number means greater vulnerability to that element of attack. Players can change their character's weapon, shield and armor according to the monster's defense modifiers. Also, some of the stronger bosses have defence modifiers to the Void element. There are a few other "Hidden" elements that are not shown, but still exist (Confirmed by the KoO, the game's balancing team. Void is an example of such a hidden element.)</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Six stats affect the amount of damage inflicted and taken, as well as the probability of an attack being resisted. In addition, pets and guests assist the character in doing extra damage. Strategic use of spells and items will give a character an advantage in combat. The combat system also uses luck as you attack a random number based on your weapon and stats.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">When a battle begins, either the player or the monster goes first mostly depending on whoever has the more Luck. When it is the monsters turn, they do their own attack that can inflict different damage and sometimes effect the player's own defenses. The player's turn then would come if it hasn't already. The player could then equip the appropriate armor, shield, etc. The battle would then go on with consecutive Monster then Player turns. The player can have numerous types of attacks depending on what armor is used or if they decide to use their magic attacks. These Magic attacks cost a player MP (Mana Points which is the base of all magic in AQ). Sometimes, the attacks could also vary on what weapon is used. The weapon, depending on what one you are using, can sometimes release its Special attack that does not cost the player MP or HP. The battle would then continue until a monster's HP drops below zero or if the players drops to zero. If the monster dies, the character is awarded with experience and gold. Sometimes, they will also be rewarded with Z-Tokens. If a monster is a pack type (Junior Zard Pack, Orc Horde, Drakel War Party, etc.), sometimes they may summon reinforcements until they run out. Most pack monsters have a pre-determined amount of reinforcements, and will not die until all of them are killed. If a character's HP drops below zero, the character dies, and has to speak to Death to return to town without any penalties. The death is saved in the game's database.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Players may also inflict status effects on monsters such as Freezing and Paralysis using different weapons and other methods with a random chance of inflicting the effects.</p><div style="text-align: center;">To get more information click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdventureQuest">HERE</a><br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-4847894256194141222008-04-19T20:45:00.000-07:002008-04-19T21:19:29.738-07:00Monkey D. Dragon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SArDW9VFmiI/AAAAAAAAAbY/_LpwzLQnjrU/s1600-h/200px-Dragon2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SArDW9VFmiI/AAAAAAAAAbY/_LpwzLQnjrU/s320/200px-Dragon2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191176319685466658" border="0" /></a><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;">Monkey D. Dragon</b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> is the father of Luffy and the son of Monkey D. Garp. He is the infamous Revolutionary Leader and has been causing trouble around the world.</span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;">He is often seen in a long green cloak and recently he wears a revolutionary clothes. He has tattoos on his left side of his face and a hairstyle similar to Raditz fromDragon Ball Z.<br />His personality is mostly unknown due to the many mysteries surrounding him, save for an apparent love for freedom and belief in fate, which are traits of aD . Unlike other members of his family, or D's for that matter, he looks stern and serious, though in all his appearances so far, he wears a smug grin. He speaks as though he is a mystic of sorts.<br />Dragon is most wanted by the World Government. According to the World Government, he has some very dangerous ideals. The World Government has trouble capturing him, not to mention his tremendous bounty which is unknown at this time (He holds the title of "The World's Most Wanted Man").<br /><br /></div> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SArBEtVFmgI/AAAAAAAAAbI/xlnx5xATMbc/s320/180px-Dragon2.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191173807129598466" border="0" />Dragon's history remains mostly a mystery, thus it is unclear why Luffy was left to be brought up by his father Garp instead of himself. At some point he began the Revolutionary movement becoming its leader and his ideals began to slowly spread throughout the world. One by one countries slowly began to support him, though sometimes through war.<br />The little known history on him is that Six years ago, the Council of the Kings in Mariejois. The meeting was to discuss his revolutionary movement and his ideals that were threating the World Government. Thalassa Lucas showed the picture of him.</p> <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><br /></div> <p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;">His first appearance was during the Loguetown Arc<img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SArCWNVFmhI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/ILGZHwb8CtA/s320/180px-Dragon1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191175207288936978" border="0" /> where he saved his son Monkey D. Luffy from Captain Smoker. He stopped Smoker from killing his son. He then warned Smoker not to interfere with Luffy's ambitions. At that moment a gust of wind passed through LogueTown blowing Luffy, Smoker andBuggy the Clown away. It's not known if he controlled the wind that blows off the marines at this point, but in the manga he did say the word "Storm" as the wind passed by and seemed untouched by it.<br />While visiting Luffy, Garp let slip that Dragon was Luffy's father in a causal conversation with him. The reaction of those present was of dire shock. It was then revealed to Luffy just who his father was by Robin.Robin stated that he was the top of the revolutionary army and has spread his ideals to every nation and kingdom, causing many of them to fall into his hands. He manages to stir rebellion around the world and has successfully pushed the world towards civil war. His actions greatly anger theWorld Government and he is considered the most dangerous man in the world. Until that moment, no one had known anything about Dragon, not even his full name.</p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;">He has since reappeared again on Paladego. Seeing Luffy's new bounty one of his men was about to tell him that Luffy was Vice Admirals Garps grandson when Dragon stops him and says he will stay in the wind for a while. He walks out into the castle's balcony where he remarked that the true nature of the world will be answered and he will meet Luffy again</p>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-10382750697577321962008-04-12T23:56:00.000-07:002008-04-13T00:21:18.284-07:00Blackbeard Pirates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAGzLJW2W1I/AAAAAAAAAaw/9KFIjh4fQjQ/s1600-h/optv_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAGzLJW2W1I/AAAAAAAAAaw/9KFIjh4fQjQ/s320/optv_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188625249779211090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">While not making an actual appearance in the story until later, the Blackbeard pirates are first referenced when the Straw Hat Pirates land on Drum Island. The king of Drum, Wapol, has fled the country as a result of the Blackbeard crew attacking. </div><p style="text-align: center;">The crew make their first appearance in Jaya, where they are playing "games" of fate, such as handing out explosive apples or shooting birds to see which ones die quickly and testing strength. When Luffy meets Blackbeard himself in a bar, they immediately form a rivalry. Luffy hates the bar's pie, and Blackbeard loves it, while Luffy loves one of the bar's drinks, Blackbeard hates it, which leads to them challenging each other to a fight. Later on, after the Bellamy Pirates taunt them for believing in Sky Island, Blackbeard assures the Straw Hats that it does exist and in response to Bellamy's notion of a "New Age", states that people will never stop dreaming. Once Blackbeard discovers Luffy's high bounty, he and his crew decide to capture him, and pursue the Straw Hats to the Knock-Up Stream. Their ship is destroyed by the stream, and Luffy escapes to Skypeia.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">The Blackbeard Pirate crew is seen again after the events of Enies Lobby. After reading of Luffy's exploits, Blackbeard understands that his bounty will increase a great deal. He once again commits to pursuing Luffy, but is stopped by Portgas D. Ace. During a short battle, Blackbeard reveals his Devil Fruit abilities, and defeats Ace, turning him in to the World Government to attain <span class="mw-redirect">Shichibukai</span> status.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marshall D. Teach</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Captain</span></div><p><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAGwT5W2WvI/AAAAAAAAAaA/_0HtE4SqXbM/s320/Blackbeard2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188622101568183026" border="0" />Marshall D. Teach also known as Blackbeard (Kurohige), is a former member of the Whitebeard Pirates, who left after killing the commander of Whitebeard's fourth division. His ultimate goal is to become pirate king, like many other pirates in the Grand Line. Teach spent decades with Whitebeard's crew for the express purpose of finding the Yami Yami no Mi. When Fourth Division Commander Thatch found the Devil Fruit he desired, Teach killed him without hesitation, claiming the fruits powers for his own. The Yami Yami no Mi grants Teach the ability to create and control gravity fields, represented as a flowing "darkness". Teach can use the gravity to absorb matter and energy, to draw in opponents from a distance and can also eject absorbed matter in a violent explosion. The most terrifying aspect of the powers granted by the Yami Yami no Mi is the ability to nullify other Devil Fruit powers through physical contact with the user. Even users of the Logia Devil Fruit type, normally invulnerable to attacks, can be harmed in this manner. Although the Yami Yami no Mi is a Logia type, Teach does not have the ability to transform into his element like other Logia type users. Likewise, he can not avoid damage like other Logia users, and in fact takes more damage due to the nature of his power. Teach's physical abilities are substantial even without the aid of his Devil Fruit; he is responsible for the three scars that cross <span class="mw-redirect">Red-Haired Shanks'</span> eye.</p> <p>Blackbeard shares his surname with the infamous <span class="mw-redirect">Edward Teach</span>, who series creator Eiichiro Oda has described as his favorite pirate.</p> <p>Blackbeard is also one of the 7 people in One Piece to have the middle intial D.</p><p><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAGxjJW2WxI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/UBjHZnjD8Jk/s320/Onepiece_Burgess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188623463072815890" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;">Jesus Burgess</span><br />Helmsman</p><p><b>Jesus Burgess</b> wears a mask similar to a <span class="mw-redirect">Luchador</span>. He is extremely strong, lifting an entire building during a battle with Portgas D. Ace. He is portrayed as being quite level-minded and serious, as he berates Blackbeard for his easy-going attitude after the crew's failure to capture Monkey D. Luffy.</p> <p>Jesus shares his surname with real pirate Samuel Burgess.</p><br /><p><br /></p><p><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAGxuZW2WyI/AAAAAAAAAaY/3nohEPkVcF8/s320/Onepiece_Auger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188623656346344226" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Van Auger</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Snipper</span></p><p><b>Van Auger</b>, nicknamed "The Supersonic", is first seen in Jaya, shooting down seagulls from a distance so far that the Straw Hat Pirates, who were watching, couldn't even see the island he was on. Van Auger appears calm and analytic even during battle.</p> <p>Van Auger shares a name with real pirate John Auger.</p> <p>Auger's name may also have something to do with the Latin word "auger", which is term for a fortune teller who studies the flights of birds to determine the future. This could be symbolic due to the fact that we first see Auger shooting down birds and explaining that it was "fate" for the bird to be killed. Auger also refers to his gun's barrel.</p><p><br /></p><p><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAGyC5W2WzI/AAAAAAAAAag/u4gE0aCCGPg/s320/Onepiece_Shinigami.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188624008533662514" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Doc Q</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Doctor</span></p><b>Doc Q</b> is the crew's doctor. His nickname is 'Shinigami' which literally means God of Death. He first appears when the Straw Hat Pirates disembark at Mock Town, offering explosive apples to pirates. Doc Q and his horse, Stronger, are portrayed as very sickly and weak, although they have little problem fighting Ace during his battle with the Blackbeard crew<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lafitte</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Navigator</span><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAGyoZW2W0I/AAAAAAAAAao/_uhXISyVuHY/s320/Onepiece_Raffito.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188624652778756930" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><b>Lafitte</b> is first shown when he joins the meeting of the <span class="mw-redirect">Shichibukai</span> and the Navy to determine the replacement for <span class="mw-redirect">Sir Crocodile</span> in order to recommend his captain. He is described by Tsuru as once being a well respected policeman in West Blue who became a pirate after being exiled from the police force for excessive violence. He is incredibly pale, though this appears to be makeup, and is usually tap-dancing, even when walking or running. Even while wearing tap shoes, however, he was still able to silently sneak into the Shichibukai meeting. Logically, this means that he must have teleported, walked in on his hands, or (quite possibly) flew in. There is fan speculation that he is a skilled user of Rokushiki as shown in the anime episode where Marshal D. Teach clashed with Portgas D. Ace and the Soru technique can clearly be seen and heard.</p> <p>He shares his name with Jean Lafitte, a famous real-life pirate.</p><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAG0BpW2W2I/AAAAAAAAAa4/WmvxarFZMBA/s1600-h/38.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SAG0BpW2W2I/AAAAAAAAAa4/WmvxarFZMBA/s200/38.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188626186082081634" border="0" /></a>Blackbeard's flag is that of three skulls--one looking left, one looking forward, and one looking right.</p> The crew's ship is a giant log raft with a number of cannons in the center of the outermost logs. It is destroyed by the Knock-Up Stream during their pursuit of the Straw Hats.<p><a name="Jesus_Burgess" id="Jesus_Burgess"></a></p>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-68767633312432672252008-04-12T05:42:00.000-07:002008-04-12T05:51:17.180-07:00Law of Ueki<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACvnUNubiI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/7Hr_h1srGEM/s1600-h/4387810.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACvnUNubiI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/7Hr_h1srGEM/s400/4387810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188339860706848290" border="0" /></a>The story starts out with the Battle of the Supernatural Powers, a tournament to decide who will be the next God of Heaven.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Each candidate (100 in total) is required to choose a junior high school student (middle school) to act as their fighter. The student is given a unique power and told to eliminate as many enemies as possible. The winning God Candidate will become The New God of Heaven and the winning student will receive the Blank Zai (or talent), a talent that can be anything they choose.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> While this leads many students to thoughts of greed and selfishness, Kosuke Ueki decides to take it upon himself to win this tournament to keep that power away from those that would abuse such a gift<br /><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Initially, fights in the tournament consist of a battle between two power users - one wins by knocking the other opponent out.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">When a knock-out is obtained, the loser will lose their power and the winner will gain a talent <span style="font-weight: normal;">(<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja">才</span><span class="t_nihongo_comma" style="display: none;">,</span> <i><span class="t_nihongo_romaji">Zai</span></i><span class="t_nihongo_help"><sup><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="padding: 0pt 0.1em; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; text-decoration: none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:80;" ></span></sup></span>)</span>, which is a talent of some sort (e.g. "talent of running," "talent of studying," and so on). A power user who has lost a fight is disqualified and their power is labeled "retired."</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">The rules for the combatants of the tournament revolve around the talents:</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>Power users are not allowed to use their powers against non-power users, or they lose one talent for each hit.</li><li>If the power user loses all of his/her talents, then he/she will disappear.</li><li>Every time a power user knocks out another power user, he/she will gain another talent, senseless or not.</li><li>If, for any reason, both contestants become unconscious at the same time, the round is a draw: no talents will be gained, and no powers are lost. The contestants must be knocked out within 5 seconds of each other, or the last contestant wins.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">There are also rules which apply to the King of the Celestial World Candidates / God Candidates. The punishment for breaking them is that the King of the Celestial World Candidate / God Candidate is sent to Hell.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>King of the Celestial World Candidates / God Candidates are not allowed to interfere with their power user's fight. This means that they are not allowed to provide their power users with more supplies to use their power (this may only apply to during a fight), or even save them from dying.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>King of the Celestial World Candidates / God Candidates are only allowed to grant a power to one individual. However, it is possible for two King of the Celestial World Candidates / God Candidates to give a power each to one person; if found out, though, it will lead to a disqualification of both King of the Celestial World Candidates / God Candidates.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACv3UNubjI/AAAAAAAAAZY/RF5LrMDmUjE/s1600-h/law-of-ueki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACv3UNubjI/AAAAAAAAAZY/RF5LrMDmUjE/s400/law-of-ueki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188340135584755250" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Near the end of the tournament, power users are allowed to form groups of five for "battle royale"-style fighting. Knock-outs during this stage do not result in losing powers. Each team is given a penalty if it loses, such as having all of the members die or losing their hair in addition to losing their powers.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">To decide who receives the Blank Talent among the winning team, a device is used to measure the growth in power that each participant has shown from the beginning to the end of the tournament. To decide who is to become King of the Celestial World / God, the winning team votes which of the King of the Celestial World Candidates / God Candidates should be given that honor.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Level 2 powers may be obtained by the power users. The requirements are a total mastery of their original power and the powerful desire to become stronger.</p><div style="text-align: center;">All heavenly beings have the potential to master a total of ten attacks which correspond with different levels of their growth. These attacks are called Jingi, or "sacred treasures". Higher level sacred treasures have a higher damage capability than lower ones. If a heavenly being is a power-user (having received a power from a God Candidate), their power is merged with their sacred treasures. In the case of Ueki, he manifests these abilities through his talent of tree growth. A heavenly being's sacred treasures with no special powers will take the form of stone. In the Battle Game, there are only six heavenly beings: Ueki, Robert, Kilnorton, Diegostar, Balo and Ban Dicoot, but only Ueki and Robert use level 2 sacred treasures.<br /><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Every middle school student have talents that help them in battle or in life. An important rule in the tournament to prevent power users from attacking anyone they please is that the power user will lose a talent if they attack a non-power user, but they can gain a random talent by knocking out another power user. If the power user loses all their talents, they will vanish.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Ueki starts the series with eleven talents: Girl charisma, ability to study, ability to run, accuracy, sarcasm, ability to dance, lottery, animal charisma, ability to swim, ability to dodge, and the ability to imitate. However, those soon begin to dwindle down because of his desire to protect innocent civilians with his powers, a source of endless frustration to Mori.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-81771720408199897492008-04-12T05:38:00.000-07:002008-04-12T05:50:59.817-07:00Ranma 1/2<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACti0NubgI/AAAAAAAAAZA/y2ktDGAf0aM/s1600-h/534px-Ranma_Cast.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACti0NubgI/AAAAAAAAAZA/y2ktDGAf0aM/s400/534px-Ranma_Cast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188337584374181378" border="0" /></a>Ranma 1/2 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi with an anime adaptation. The story revolves around a 16-year old boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood in martial arts. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, but hot water will change him back into a boy.<br /><o:p></o:p></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Ranma 1/2 is best known for its novel comedic formula. In part highlighting martial arts hijinks, sometimes formed by comically treating traditional or fictional martial arts practices, but often stemming from the device of transforming a non-martial arts activity like fast food preparation, Ping-Pong, or Chinese takeout delivery into an "anything-goes" martial arts contest. Ranma 1/2 is perhaps even better known for its gender-swapping main character, who often willfully changes into a girl to advance his goals. Finally, Ranma 1/2 contains many other equally unusual characters, whose intricate relationships with each other, unusual characteristics and eccentric personalities drive most of the stories. Although the characters and their relationships are complicated, they are for the most part static and rarely change once the characters are firmly introduced and settled into the series.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">On a training journey in the Bayankala Mountain Range in the Qinghai Province of China, Ranma Saotome and his father Genma fall into the cursed springs at Jusenkyo. When someone falls into a cursed spring, they take the physical form of whatever drowned there hundreds or thousands of years ago whenever they come into contact with cold water. The cursed will revert when exposed to hot water until their next cold water exposure. Genma fell into the Spring of the Drowned Panda while Ranma fell into the Spring of Drowned Girl.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACuHkNubhI/AAAAAAAAAZI/aTwNBeMEelQ/s1600-h/ranma.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACuHkNubhI/AAAAAAAAAZI/aTwNBeMEelQ/s400/ranma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188338215734373906" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Upon returning to Japan,the pair settle in the dojo of Genma's old friend Soun Tendo, a fellow practitioner of Musabetsu Kakutō Ryū or "Anything-Goes" martial arts which Genma passed on to Ranma. Genma and Soun agreed years ago that their children would marry and carry on the Tendo Dojo. Soun has three teenaged daughters: Kasumi, Nabiki, and the hot-tempered, but helpful, martial arts practicing Akane. As Akane is Ranma's age she is appointed for bridal duty by her sisters. Although both initially refuse the engagement, they are generally treated as betrothed and end up helping or saving each other on numerous occasions. They are frequently found in each other's company and are constantly arguing in their trademark awkward love-hate manner that is a franchise focus.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Ranma goes to school with Akane at Furinkan High, where he meets his recurring opponent Tatewaki Kuno, the kendo team captain who is aggressively pursuing Akane, but who also falls in love with Ranma's female form without discovering his curse. Furinkan serves as a backdrop for more martial arts mayhem with the introduction of Ranma's regular rivals, the eternally lost Ryoga Hibiki, the nearsighted Mousse, and Ranma's perverted grandmaster Happosai. His prospective paramours include the martial arts rhythmic gymnastics champion Kodachi Kuno, the okonomiyaki vendor and his second fiancée and childhood friend Ukyo Kuonji, along with the Chinese Amazon Shampoo, supported by her great-grandmother <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Cologne</st1:place></st1:city>. As the series progresses, the school becomes more eccentric with the return of the Hawaii-obsessed Principal Kuno and the placement of the power-leeching alternating child/adult Hinako Ninomiya as Ranma's English teacher.</p>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-48157128886897079882008-04-12T04:56:00.000-07:002008-04-12T05:50:59.818-07:00Ranma 1/2 Main Characters<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACp-0NubTI/AAAAAAAAAXY/6jiXr2qha7U/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterRanma.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACp-0NubTI/AAAAAAAAAXY/6jiXr2qha7U/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterRanma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188333667364007218" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Ranma Saotome</span><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" >Training with Genma at Jusenkyo in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Ranma was thrown into the Spring of Drowned Girl.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: georgia;font-size:100%;" > He emerged as a young girl, according with the spring's curse. When splashed with cold water, he turns into a busty red-headed girl, but when splashed with hot water, he changes back to a boy again. Martial arts is the 16-year-old's hero/heroine's life. He also possesses a very large but easily wounded ego, believing his physical strength to be his only virtue. Whenever his pride is damaged, Ranma will go to great lengths to rectify the situation. He can come across as petty, insensitive and arrogant, as he is prone to cheat or give insults, often acts out of unthinking selfishness, and is a </span><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">frequent braggart. However much of the above is caused by awkward immaturity. He's also very self-sacrificing when he needs to be. Ranma has an extreme fear of cats, resulting from when his father trained him in a dangerous technique. If Ranma is isolated with a cat in a very small space, he begins behaving like a cat himself.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrZkNubWI/AAAAAAAAAXw/lEZTbY_rVao/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterGenma.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrZkNubWI/AAAAAAAAAXw/lEZTbY_rVao/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterGenma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188335226437135714" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:";font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span>Genma Saotome</span></span><br /></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Genma is Ranma's insensitive, selfish and greedy father. He originally took Ranma to Jusenkyo because he'd heard about it in a Chinese brochure even though he can't read a word of Chinese. He also got cursed, turning into a panda. Unlike Ranma, he doesn't have much trouble with it, especially because he can get away from his problems in his panda form. While Genma frequently preaches duty and honor as a martial artist, he seems to be a poor example to set those standards by. He usually tries to get Ranma to shield him from the consequences whenever any of his previous scams or crimes catch up with him. While he's usually either too lazy or scared to show it, he is an incredibly powerful martial artist, who possesses a towering battle-aura and has invented two schools of techniques based upon thievery.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACszENubfI/AAAAAAAAAY4/is1MfOWQH_Y/s1600-h/140px-Sounmanga.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACszENubfI/AAAAAAAAAY4/is1MfOWQH_Y/s320/140px-Sounmanga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188336764035427826" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Soun Tendo</span><br />Soun is the head of the Tendo household and one of the two families to practice Anything Goes Martial Arts. He is also a widower, left to single-handedly take care of his three daughters. He has a large house that is occasionally in need of repairs due to the fights that take place. While he owns his own dojo, students have not been explicitly shown. Oddly he may not have a recurrent source of income and, in the anime, spends most of his time playing Shogi (Japanese chess) with his old training partner Genma. Community representatives frequently approach him when they have problems with unusual phenomena, so this may provide some of it. However he is shown to be quite careful with the expenses and gets upset when Nabiki spends his savings on expensive gifts, or when Ranma throws the dinner on the floor. Soun is anxious for his daughter to say she loves Ranma, or the other way around, to continue the legacy of his school. He'll start announcing wedding plans if Ranma and Akane seem romantically involved. Soun is able to manifest himself as a ghostly, floating <i>oni</i> head, whenever he is upset. He generally assumes most incidents are Ranma's fault. He's shown as extremely protective of his children, especially Kasumi, and becomes sad if their affection is in doubt. Miss Hinako is attracted to him, but he is very loyal to his dead wife and visits her grave in memorial.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrMUNubVI/AAAAAAAAAXo/neoZwkDVSOQ/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterAkane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrMUNubVI/AAAAAAAAAXo/neoZwkDVSOQ/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterAkane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188334998803869010" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Akane Tendo</span><br />Akane is Soun's youngest daughter at age 16. She is a very insecure, awkward and sensitive girl with a hot temper and a big heart. After first encountering Ranma's male form as a naked stranger in the bathroom and becoming further upset by his insults, their engagement wasn't off to a good start. With time, both Akane and the relationship mellow out, and she helps or risks her life for Ranma on several occasions. Akane regularly feels inferior to Kasumi in beauty and feminine pursuits, to Ranma and his other fiancées in cooking, martial arts ability or gymnastics, and to other students in swimming. She is trying hard to excel in everything, but is either clumsy or completely inept at all except for schoolwork and certain sports activities. When someone, frequently Ranma, belittles her lack of success, or calls her ugly, over-muscled, unfeminine and tomboyish (which she agrees with, but has complexes about) she often gets upset. She is shown as very friendly towards people who are polite and don't insult her and has consistently risked herself to help or save Ranma.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></span> <p class="MsoNormal" face="georgia" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-family: arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACsHUNubbI/AAAAAAAAAYY/LL0v8XQy-JE/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterNabiki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACsHUNubbI/AAAAAAAAAYY/LL0v8XQy-JE/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterNabiki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188336012416150962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Nabiki Tendo</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Nabiki is the middle daughter of Soun. She loves money above all else and is willing to sacrifice anyone to gain more of it, even ruin her family to win a bet. In most stories that she plays a vital role, she either attempts to extort money from someone, or sets up dangerous situations for her own amusement, or both in combination<br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrrkNubYI/AAAAAAAAAYA/C_AhvqUwX-c/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterKasumi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrrkNubYI/AAAAAAAAAYA/C_AhvqUwX-c/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterKasumi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188335535674781058" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Kasumi Tendo</span><br />Kasumi is the eldest of the Tendo girls, and the most traditional in the Japanese sense. She has graduated high school and spends most of her day looking after the Tendo household, acting as the family's substitute "matriarch" ever since her mother's untimely death; by cooking, cleaning and helping her family</span><span style="font-family:arial;">.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACsiUNubdI/AAAAAAAAAYo/rR760YOEKcQ/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterShampoo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACsiUNubdI/AAAAAAAAAYo/rR760YOEKcQ/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterShampoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188336476272618962" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Shampoo (Shan Pu)</span><br />Shampoo came to <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region> to kill the female Ranma after he defeated her in an annual martial contest, so he and Genma could eat the prize, a fully stocked banquet table. She gave Ranma's female form the "Kiss of Death", a promise to track her down and eventually kill her. Later, after being defeated by Ranma in male form, she gave him the "Kiss of Marriage." Due to Amazon law, she is then bound to either kill or marry him. She returns home to be retrained at Jusenkyo by her great-grandmother <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Cologne</st1:place></st1:city>, but she became cursed and turns into a cat — the one thing Ranma fears most. Having returned to Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, Shampoo waits tables at the Cat Cafe (Neko Hanten), her great-grandmother's restaurant, and delivers ramen by bicycle, occasionally running down people—particularly Ranma—on the streets and rooftops. She has stated variations on 'obstacle is for killing' as a personal motto, which even included Akane when the latter was captured and tied up by Pantyhose Taro.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrGkNubUI/AAAAAAAAAXg/pFQy0Szscoo/s1600-h/140px-Colognemanga.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrGkNubUI/AAAAAAAAAXg/pFQy0Szscoo/s320/140px-Colognemanga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188334900019621186" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Cologne (Ke Lun)</span><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><st1:city st="on" style="font-family:georgia;"><st1:place st="on"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Cologne</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > is Shampoo’s great-grandmother and the leader of the Chinese Amazon tribe. She came to Nerima to see what this “future son-in-law” was made of, but she ended up staying and opening a café so that she could aid Shampoo in winning Ranma's heart. Though an extremely old woman (300 years old, according to the anime), she remains an immensely dangerous martial artist who has taught Ranma the Kachū Tenshin Amaguriken and Hiryū Shōten Ha. Unlike the rest of the cast, <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Cologne</st1:place></st1:city> seems to prefer to sit in the background and watch the madness unfold. If she has a motive, whether it is to help Shampoo in her efforts or to aid Ranma in his battles, only then will she step into the fray. She also runs a Chinese restaurant called the Cat Cafe, where Shampoo and Mousse both work.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACr80NubaI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/YQv9jK6wokE/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterMousse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACr80NubaI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/YQv9jK6wokE/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterMousse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188335832027524514" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Mousse (Mu Su)</span><br />Mousse is a long-time friend of Shampoo, though she might not view it that way. He has been in love with her for most of his life, but she finds him annoying at best. He can't see very well without his glasses, often mistaking someone for something else. He comes to Nerima in search of this "new fiancé" that Shampoo has, and he stays to attempt to woo his sweetheart. Shampoo rebuked his advances when they were children and this still holds true by Amazon law, even if he manages to defeat Ranma in combat, but he remains persistent. Now a waiter at the Cat Café, he turns into a duck thanks to his own Jusenkyo curse. When in human form, his clothes contain weapons of drastic proportions, including needles, chains, swords, and just about anything else imaginable. In duck form, Mousse can hide knives in his feathers.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACsX0NubcI/AAAAAAAAAYg/zm_xutaJ2lw/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterRyoga.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACsX0NubcI/AAAAAAAAAYg/zm_xutaJ2lw/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterRyoga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188336295883992514" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Ryoga Hibiki</span><br />Ryoga is a childhood rival of Ranma's and is famous for losing his way thanks to a horrible sense of direction. After spending months looking for male Ranma for leaving before their planned duel, he finally finds him in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> but gets pushed into a Jusenkyo spring by female Ranma and now changes into a small piglet. He seeks Ranma out with a large grudge, and discovers Akane who thinks that little “P-chan” is quite cute. Of course, she doesn’t know that it’s really Ryoga, but that doesn’t stop him from falling in love with her. When not upset he's usually shy, humble and polite, especially around women. His anger lessens with time, first into a fierce rivalry, then shifting back and forth between tense competition, uneasy allies or non-serious conflicts. Finally they became on friendly enough terms for Ryoga to repeatedly risk his life to help Ranma, but the competition between the two will likely persist forever. Ryoga spends his time wandering through the wilderness, training and amassing new techniques to exceed Ranma — if he can ever find his friend and nemesis.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrhkNubXI/AAAAAAAAAX4/3lnyKmY_xhs/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterHapposai.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACrhkNubXI/AAAAAAAAAX4/3lnyKmY_xhs/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterHapposai.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188335363876089202" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Happosai</span><br />The very definition of a dirty old man, Happosai is the grandmaster and founder of the Anything Goes Martial Arts school. Genma and Soun were his original disciples, but they got fed up having to steal lingerie for the old lecher and decided to try and finish him off. They were quite surprised when he showed up many years later to make them miserable and find a successor in the Art. Unfortunately for Ranma, he was the incorrigible old freak's choice. He is an immensely skilled and powerful martial artist, with but one weakness: bras and panties. Happosai is so obscenely addicted to his perversion that he suffers from withdrawal if he goes without them for an extended period. It seems as though he always shows up at the most inconvenient moments. Happosai can go to great lengths to ruin the life of anyone that displeases him, but usually chooses silly methods. He nonetheless shows a soft spot for children.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACr1UNubZI/AAAAAAAAAYI/4qfIf78juZs/s1600-h/140px-RanmaCharacterKuno.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACr1UNubZI/AAAAAAAAAYI/4qfIf78juZs/s320/140px-RanmaCharacterKuno.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188335703178505618" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Tatewaki Kuno</span><br />poetry (he quotes Tatewaki Kuno is an upperclassman at Furinkan High and was the big man on campus – at least until Ranma came along. Hailing from a very wealthy family, he is also captain of the kendo club and wields both his fortune and sword with equal ease. Given to spouting off ShakespearesqueConfucius in the Japanese original), he is madly in love with Akane. He also falls for Ranma’s female half and never realizes that she is really his mortal enemy in girl form. He once overhears her called by name, and attempts to write it down for future reference, but never makes a connection and continues to refer to her as a "goddess in pig-tails" for the entire series.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACss0NubeI/AAAAAAAAAYw/FAY6S6h4kqE/s1600-h/140px-Tofumanga.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/SACss0NubeI/AAAAAAAAAYw/FAY6S6h4kqE/s320/140px-Tofumanga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188336656661245410" border="0" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: arial;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Dr. Tofu Ono</span><br />Dr. Tofu is the resident chiropractor and well-liked by the residents of Furinkan. He is also a martial artist, though never seen practicing, and is quite competent at tending Ranma and Akane in their various scrapes. He is also madly in love with Kasumi and becomes quite dangerous (albeit unintentionally so) when she is around. In these instances, he becomes an incompetent fool, sometimes harming his patients. Sadly, she doesn't feel the same way. He always seems to know what to do—until Kasumi arrives. The anime gives him a larger role, though in both mediums, he becomes a very minor character after the first few stories.</span>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-44496118549169182992008-04-06T00:39:00.000-07:002008-04-06T00:50:35.495-07:00Cell "Dragon Ball"<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_iAVbqOH0I/AAAAAAAAAWA/havo_xaa1hA/s1600-h/cell%2B2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 251px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_iAVbqOH0I/AAAAAAAAAWA/havo_xaa1hA/s400/cell%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186036076607577922" border="0" /></a><br /><b>Cell</b> is a fictional graphic novel supervillain from the <i>Dragon Ball</i> universe created by Akira Toriyama as an antagonist character<br />Series creator Akira Toriyama went through many different drawings before settling on the design he used in the <i>Dragon Ball</i> manga. Cell's appearance varies depending on which form he is in. He evolved from a cocoon-like form and his first form is insect-like in appearance. Both Cell's first and second forms have a tail that ends in a stinger-like appendage and allows him to absorb other organisms. His final form has a tail, albeit it is unclear whether it is able to absorb organisms, all forms have spots.<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Cell is the ultimate creation of a fictional scientist named Dr. Gero, cloned from the cells of several characters from the series. As a result of the cloning, he is labeled the "perfect warrior", possessing genetic traits from <i>Dragon Ball</i> characters such as Piccolo and Freeza. Cell's existence is first hinted at when Future Trunks, Son Gohan and Bulma discover Cell's shed skin. He is first seen when confronted by Piccolo, who learns of the creature's history, as well his goal of absorbing <span class="mw-redirect">#17</span> and #18.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h_8LqOHzI/AAAAAAAAAV4/iKoFC99z02I/s1600-h/Potential-cell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h_8LqOHzI/AAAAAAAAAV4/iKoFC99z02I/s400/Potential-cell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186035642815881010" border="0" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">After absorbing a sufficient amount of beings, Cell then found #17 and #18 and nearly absorbed #17, if not for #16 who was able to fight Cell one on one. He eventually manages to absorb #17 and changes into his second form. This second form would have absorbed #18 as well if Tenshinhan did not intervene. Tenshinhan is able to stall him long enough for #18 and #16 to escape. Cell gives chase to the two artificial humans and tries to flush them out of an island they were hiding in until Vegeta arrives to challenge Cell.Vegeta easily defeats Cell by utilizing his new Super Saiyan 2nd Grade abilities. However, Vegeta, wanting to battle a more challenging opponent, assisted Cell in absorbing #18. In this new form Cell easily defeats Vegeta and Trunks (who comes to assist Vegeta). Instead of killing the pair, Cell abandons the battle and announces that he would revive the <i>Tenkaichi Budokai</i>, a martial arts tournament not held since the end of <i>Dragon Ball</i>.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Called the "Cell Games" the tournament would pit any fighters Earth could muster against Cell. Many of Earth's heroes enter the competition. The so called "World Champion Martial Artist" Mr. Satan is the first to fight Cell and the first to lose. The series protagonist, Son Goku, battles after Mr. Satan. Though he had become very powerful from training in the Room of Spirit and Time, Goku is not powerful enough to defeat Cell. However, Goku's child, Gohan, is thought to have latent abilities greater than that of Cell's. However, Gohan looks to have no chance at defeating Cell until Cell destroys #16, filling Gohan with rage that transforms him into a Super Saiyan 2. Instead of losing gracefully, Cell decided to blow himself up, a feature that many of Doctor Gero's creations possessed. Before Cell could kill himself, Goku uses his ability to teleport to transport Cell and himself to the planet of the North Kaio, saving Earth but killing Goku. However, Cell was able to regenerate and teleport back to Earth, and upon arrival killed Future Trunks. Gohan manages to destroy Cell with a <i>Kamehameha</i> that obliterates the tyrant completely.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Cell also appears in Hell during filler episodes of <i>Dragon Ball Z</i> and makes a few appearances in <i>Dragon Ball GT</i>.</p>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-52168877911519308252008-04-06T00:24:00.000-07:002008-04-06T00:38:28.586-07:00RAVE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h7KLqOHwI/AAAAAAAAAVg/V1e1jYNfFuI/s1600-h/Groovecast.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h7KLqOHwI/AAAAAAAAAVg/V1e1jYNfFuI/s400/Groovecast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186030385775910658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>RAVE</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span> or <i><b>Groove Adventure RAVE</b></i>, known in the <span class="mw-redirect">USA</span> as <i><b>Rave Master</b></i>, is an anime and manga series by Hiro Mashima.<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">It all begins in the year 0015 when a force known as the "mother" Dark Bring, Sinclaire, threatened the world. Sinclaire had the power to create more dark brings, which were evil stones that bestowed incredible powers on the bearer. The Kingdom of Leagroove used these dark brings to conquer neighbouring nations, until only one nation stood in its way, the Kingdom of Symphonia. In an attempt to stop the Kingdom of Leagroove, Holy Bring, or RAVE as it came to be known as later, was created to defeat the Dark Brings. Rave could only be wielded by the Rave Master, who was Shiba at the time.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Shiba, the first Rave Master, attempted to destroy Sinclaire with his sword, the Ten Commandments. The resulting explosion, known as "Overdrive", destroyed one-tenth of the known world. However, in truth, it destroyed much less than that because most of the world had yet to be explored.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h9LLqOHyI/AAAAAAAAAVw/_Lxy7mZQffE/s1600-h/2225.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h9LLqOHyI/AAAAAAAAAVw/_Lxy7mZQffE/s400/2225.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186032601979035426" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">The "Holy Bring" or "RAVE", was named after its creator, <b>R</b>esh<b>a</b> <b>V</b>alentin<b>e</b>, using the first and last letters of her first and last name. Resha Valentine created Rave using the incredible power within her, known as Etherion. Rave was used to power the ultimate form of The Ten Commandments, but it was shattered in the Overdrive, breaking Rave into five pieces. Shiba was able to hold onto the piece that was required to power the sword, but the remaining pieces were scattered across the world. In the end, Shiba was unable to destroy Sinclaire, but it too was broken into five pieces by the Overdrive.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Fifty years later, Haru Glory, a teenager living on the peaceful Garage Island discovers a strange creature with a small white body, and a huge drill-like nose while fishing. He names it "Shabutaro" at first until he encounters a wizened old man called Shiba, who corrects Haru by calling the creature "<span class="mw-redirect">Plue</span>". As it turns out, this Shiba was the first Rave Master and he explains that Plue is actually his long lost companion and also the Rave Bearer.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Soon, Feber, a member of Demon Card, an organization that is attempting use the Dark Bring to take over the world, finds Shiba and demands that he hand over the Rave. Shiba refuses and tries to retaliate by using the Rave's power. It fails and Shiba is quickly injured by Feber's giant arm cannon. Shiba hands Haru the Rave and tells him to run away. Haru refuses and tries to help Shiba. With Rave clutched in his fist, he punches Feber. To everyone's surprise, Haru manages to unleash the Rave's power with this punch, defeating Feber with an explosion. Seeing this, Shiba realizes that Haru has been chosen by the Rave to become the second generation Rave Master. Thus begins Haru's search for the other pieces of Rave and his quest to defeat the Demon Card.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-1591039596456585522008-04-06T00:07:00.000-07:002008-04-06T00:37:47.191-07:00Super Saiyan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h5rbqOHvI/AAAAAAAAAVY/PxpTKP7pPZc/s1600-h/Super_Saiyans.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h5rbqOHvI/AAAAAAAAAVY/PxpTKP7pPZc/s320/Super_Saiyans.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186028757983305458" border="0" /></a><br />The <b>Super Saiyan</b> was introduced as a fictional legend in the <i>Dragon Ball</i> manga created by Akira Toriyama. The first character to transform into a Super Saiyan is the series' main protagonist Son Goku, in volume 27 of the 42 volume manga series, better known to general fans as <i>Dragon Ball Z</i>; named so after the anime adaptation of the manga series was split into two sub-series. The Super Saiyan also appears in a third, anime-only series called <i>Dragon Ball GT</i>. In the series, the Super Saiyan is a transformation that is only accessible to characters who possess heritage from the fictional race called the Saiyans. The effects of the transformation results in greatly enhanced physical abilities.<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">The first transformation to Super Saiyan occurs involuntarily, when a Saiyan has reached his natural limit and is overcome with intense emotion. Future transformations are achieved when the Saiyans massively increase a certain energy in their bodies called <i>chi</i>. As the series continued, the status of the Super Saiyan as being "legendary" is quickly departed from due to more characters developing the ability to transform.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h5S7qOHuI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/eNDAFwgSZDw/s1600-h/Stephen+open.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h5S7qOHuI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/eNDAFwgSZDw/s400/Stephen+open.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186028337076510434" border="0" /></a><p style="text-align: center;">The legend of the Super Saiyan is first introduced by the Saiyan prince Vegeta during the second story arc of the series called the Freeza Saga. Even though a detailed description of the legend is stated in the Freeza Saga, an indirect reference was made to it earlier in the series in the previous story arc called the Saiyan Saga. The legend told the story of a Saiyan with unlimited power who had existed a millennium prior. The assumption that many Saiyans had was that any Saiyan becoming a Super Saiyan was an extremely rare event, and only being a possible transformation for the stronger individuals of the race. When a Saiyan achieved the state of Super Saiyan, it was said that his pure heart would be overcome by rage, resulting in this radical transformation. The Super Saiyan legend was known by many races, and was considered the strongest being in the galaxy.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Because the Super Saiyan transformation had not been demonstrated by any Saiyan in recorded history, most races that had heard the legend of the Super Saiyan dismissed it as simple mythology, even most Saiyans. This was until several Saiyans emerged that possessed physical potential that had rapidly evolved beyond their known natural limits. The galactic overlord Freeza also had dismissed it as simple legend until he witnessed a genetically weaker Saiyan defeat one of his elite warriors. As a result, Freeza realized that a Super Saiyan emerging was a possibility. Fearing the Saiyans, he destroyed the race and their planet.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">However, four Saiyans (Goku, Vegeta, <span class="mw-redirect">Raditz</span>, and <span class="mw-redirect">Nappa</span>) escaped the destruction, and one of the four would ascend to the legendary form and use it to defeat Freeza. Goku and Vegeta procreate with humans later in the series to produce hybrids, and most of the hybrids inherited the potential to ascend to Super Saiyan in spite of their impure heritage.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> It was originally stated that a Saiyan must be pure of heart to make the transformation, whether it be pure good or pure evil. The legend also originally stated that only one Super Saiyan would emerge in a thousand years; this is later contradicted when another Super Saiyan appears one year later. As a result, the legendary status of the Super Saiyan ceases and by the end of <i>Dragon Ball</i>, there are numerous other Super Saiyans. It was later discovered that any male with at least half Saiyan heritage was biologically capable of ascending to Super Saiyan if they were powerful enough, but only under the appropriate conditions. In the written series, all the male characters with Saiyan heritage who existed after the Freeza Saga managed to achieve Super Saiyan, and some of the characters managed to achieve advanced Super Saiyan</div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-7627383871750148572008-04-05T23:55:00.000-07:002008-04-06T00:37:27.096-07:00Shaman King<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h0vrqOHqI/AAAAAAAAAUw/IvGenulrocI/s1600-h/amidamarulenyohbason.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h0vrqOHqI/AAAAAAAAAUw/IvGenulrocI/s320/amidamarulenyohbason.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186023333439610530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Shaman King</b></i> is both an anime series and a manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. The manga ended prematurely in Japan with 32 volumes in total. The anime concluded its run with a total of 64 episodes and 3 specials.<br />A shaman is some one who connects this world and the spirit world. In <i>Shaman King</i>, shamans team up with ghosts and spirits to achieve their goals. The greatest dreams of a shaman is to become the Shaman King, who is able to contact the Great Spirit (the spirit that every soul will eventually go back to) in order to be the savior of the world. Various magical and religious terms are spread through out the story but they merge into something explainable by the time the main plot arrives.<br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">The manga starts with Manta Oyamada, a studious middle-school student in Tokyo , attempting a shortcut through the graveyard to get home after a late night of cram school. It is here that Manta meets another boy named Yoh Asakura, who happens to be a shaman, and is frightened to discover that Yoh is surrounded by ghosts – it is at this moment that Manta learns that he can see ghosts. Over the first few chapters, Yoh and Manta become best friends, and, over the next few months, Manta learns about the life of a shaman.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h2XLqOHsI/AAAAAAAAAVA/y0dxQHQIFcw/s1600-h/index0kb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_h2XLqOHsI/AAAAAAAAAVA/y0dxQHQIFcw/s400/index0kb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186025111556071106" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Yoh soon encounters Tao Ren, with whom he battles. Anna Kyoyama, Yoh's fiancée, soon enters the picture and prescribes a brutal training regimen, in order to prepare Yoh for the upcoming Shaman Tournament. The tournament is held once every 500 years and is a battle between competing shaman to choose a winner, who will be known as the <i>Shaman King</i>. This winner will gain the ability to reshape the world as he or she chooses, to make his or her dream come true. Thus begins the plot that will lead Yoh on a journey that will lead him to many friends and adventures.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Through a series of events and also through participation in the <i>Shaman Tournament</i>, Yoh meets and befriends numerous characters and changes their lives through friendship and authentic concern, which seems to be a pervasive theme throughout the series.</p><div style="text-align: center;">n November of 2004, Shaman King was cancelled by Weekly Shonen Jump. Shaman King was let go due to declining popularity in Jump's fan polls (indicated by their willingness to release the final completed manga volume (Vol. 32) if there was a great enough fan response).<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference">[1]</sup> This cancellation was untimely given that the series was nearing its end.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[2]</sup> Release of the final volume had been suspended indefinitely, but was released in spring of 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference">[3]</sup> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Volume 32 ends with Yoh going to sleep to prepare for the final battle with Hao; the final page is viewed as Manta's dream, which features Hao as a princess with Yoh and his friends on their way to rescue "her". The reason for that is because Anna was speaking to Manta as if Hao was the person in need of rescue. The page contains the words "Owari" ("The End") and next to that, in front of Horohoro's sword, is a mandarin orange, also called "mikan" which is the Japanese word for "incomplete".</p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a name="Ending" id="Ending"></a></p>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-81021224461000620212008-04-04T22:12:00.000-07:002008-04-04T22:27:34.997-07:00Pro Evolution Soccer 6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_cMUbqOHPI/AAAAAAAAARY/edfmU8lze9g/s1600-h/PES6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_cMUbqOHPI/AAAAAAAAARY/edfmU8lze9g/s320/PES6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185627041102175474" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Pro Evolution Soccer 6</b></i> is one of Konami's highly successful Pro Evolution Soccer franchise. Released on October 27, 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and PC platforms and following on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable on December 1, 2006, <i>Pro Evolution Soccer 6</i> is the 6th edition of the series for the PlayStation 2, 2nd for the PlayStation Portable and 4th for PC. This year features <i>Pro Evolution Soccer 6</i> making its debut on the Nintendo DS and the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version features improved graphics, but retains gameplay similar to the other console versions. The edit mode has been stripped down for the Xbox 360 release, due to time restrictions. The graphics engine on the PC does not utilise the next-gen 360 engine but will again be a direct conversion of the PlayStation 2 engine.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">A Bundesliga license was supposed to be a feature of the game but Konami were forced to remove the Bundesliga license, which means the Bundesliga is not present in <i>PES6</i>, not even as a series of unlicensed teams.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_cMtLqOHQI/AAAAAAAAARg/Sgsh8wwXxu8/s1600-h/pes52.jpg"></a><p style="text-align: center;">This is the first time the International Challenge Mode has been included on the PES Series. Usually this is seen on the Japanese version - <i>Winning Eleven</i> - where you play as Japan and take them through the qualifiers to the International Cup and then attempt to win it. On PES, however, you have the ability to choose any playable nation on the game. The user can only play the qualifiers from Europe, South America and North/Central America. Although the tournament is not licensed, the qualifiers have a lot of similarities:</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>A cross-playoff is used between a South American team and an Oceanian team, and a North American team plays an Asian team.</li><li>There is the same number of qualifiers on the game from each region as there is in the real World Cup. e.g, 14 qualify from Europe.</li><li>The qualifiers from South America are the same - 10 teams play each other twice with the top 4 qualifying and 5th place entering the cross-playoff.</li><li>The qualifiers from North America are the same - 6 teams play each other twice with the top 3 qualifying and 4th place entering the cross-playoff.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_cMtLqOHQI/AAAAAAAAARg/Sgsh8wwXxu8/s1600-h/pes52.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_cMtLqOHQI/AAAAAAAAARg/Sgsh8wwXxu8/s320/pes52.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185627466303937794" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Team selection can be changed before each game and the player can choose from any player with the eligible nationality.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">It should be noted that there are many more unlicensed national teams available in International Challenge Mode featuring full squads. Still those teams can not be selected to be used in International Challenge or any other game mode. These teams are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Israel, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Jamaica, Bolivia, Venezuela, China, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, UAE (United Arab Emirates), North Korea, Uzbekistan and Bahrain. The International Challenge mode is only available in the PlayStation 2 and PC versions of <i>Pro Evolution Soccer 6</i>. The Xbox 360 and PSP versions do not include this mode.</p>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-61781585874654305762008-04-04T18:30:00.000-07:002008-04-04T18:56:02.929-07:00Kenshin Himura<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_ba0LqOHNI/AAAAAAAAARI/6Z2eHF9cPA0/s1600-h/Kenshin1024x768.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_ba0LqOHNI/AAAAAAAAARI/6Z2eHF9cPA0/s400/Kenshin1024x768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185572610981633234" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Kenshin is born into a peasant family under the given name of "Shinta". After losing both his parents to cholera by age seven, he is later sold into slavery. The slave-traders' caravan is then attacked by bandits who killed all with the exception of Shinta, who is saved by Seijūrō. Seijūrō decides to adopt Shinta into his apprenticeship, and renames the boy "Kenshin" (with 'Ken' meaning 'sword' and 'Shin' meaning 'heart'), believing that 'Shinta' is not a fitting name for a swordsman.</p><div> </div><p style="text-align: center;">After a few years under Seijūrō's guidance, Kenshin's wish to protect the people with his skills results in his abandonment of both his master and his training. His sword skills soon attract the attention of Takasugi Shinsaku, who transfers him into the ranks of <span class="mw-redirect">Katsura Kogoro</span>, a leader of the Chōshū clan. Kenshin is sent to Kyoto and assigned the role of an assassin, sharing the common goal of the Ishin Shishi upon the <span class="mw-redirect">Tokugawa Shogunate</span>. Within the first six months of his career, he kills over 100 people, and eventually became known as the "<i>Hitokiri Battōsai</i>". At one point, he comes face to face with Yukishiro Tomoe, who initially wanted to avenge the death of her fiancé, whom Kenshin had killed, but falls in love with him instead. After the crisis suffered by the Chōshū clan in the Ikedaya Jiken, both Kenshin and Tomoe get married and flee to a remote village.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> Sometime later, Tomoe meets with the leader of the Yaminobu, a fictional pro-Shogunate covert network of ninjas that had formulated a plan to assassinate Kenshin. She realizes that all along they had actually used her to create Kenshin's weakness. Meanwhile, Kenshin runs off to find his wife, but is ambushed by Yaminobu ninjas and severely wounded. He escapes and eventually finds Tomoe with the leader of the Yaminobu. In a desperate attempt to defeat the leader, Kenshin blindly swings his sword, killing both his assailant and Tomoe, who had jumped in at the last minute to save Kenshin from a fatal attack. Tomoe's knife had flown into the air and coincidentally slashed Kenshin's cheek, creating the famous X-shaped scar across his left cheek. Following the death of Tomoe, Katsura replaces Kenshin in his role as assassin. Kenshin is reassigned as a guerrilla swordsman protecting the Imperialists. After the end of the Bakumatsu, Kenshin leaves Kyoto.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_bbVbqOHOI/AAAAAAAAARQ/RQlcjZKgO98/s1600-h/rk1up6.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_bbVbqOHOI/AAAAAAAAARQ/RQlcjZKgO98/s400/rk1up6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185573182212283618" border="0" /></a><p>Kenshin's desire is to protect people from danger without killing. Formerly known as "the strongest <i>hitokiri</i>," Kenshin is the main target of many old enemies, thus he avoids letting others get too close to him personally for their own protection. However, he eventually begins relying on a few friends, such as Sagara Sanosuke, his most reliable friend, and Myōjin Yahiko, whom he sometimes allows to fight alongside him. He also has a rivalry with the ex-Shinsengumi member Saitō Hajime since the Bakumatsu. Although they become partners in the series, they both know that one day they will finish their duel. After the end of the Jinchu Arc, Kenshin challenges Saitō to end the rivalry but Saitō refuses to fight since Kenshin is different from the time they were enemies.</p> <p>Throughout the series, a young woman named Kaoru develops strong romantic feelings for him, and he also comes to love her. Despite his feelings, he is constantly haunted by the wrongs committed in his past, and believes he does not deserve happiness. However, as he notes how Kaoru would feel if he dies, Kenshin decides not to leave her and regains a desire to survive.</p> <p>If he is not able to protect his loved ones, he begins to shift into his "<i>Hitokiri Battōsai</i>" personality, and takes extreme measures in order save others, caring little for the well-being of his opponents. However, Kenshin avoids changing his personality, swearing that he will never kill, and will try to avoid the deaths of as many people possible.</p> Kenshin's Japanese-language dialogue contains some unusual words and catch phrases which can cause problems in translations. Most of the time, he refers to himself with the extremely humble pronoun "sessha" (translated in the manga by Viz as "this one") and uses the formal verb "de gozaru" (conveyed by Media Blasters by phrases like "…that it is."). He also addresses most women with an honorific which is generally reserved for feudal lords. In the English anime, "Miss Kaoru" is used instead of "Kaoru-<i>dono</i>." When in his "<i>Battōsai</i>" mode, Kenshin changes from being polite to serious; one of his quotes, "de gozaru", disappears and "sessha" is replaced with the more typical brash male pronoun "ore". Along the series, Kenshin uses the quote "oro", which expresses surprise or dismay, based on the similar exclamation "ara" (generally considered feminine). As proper Japanese vocabulary, "oro" only exists as a word for lochia. In the English dub, "oro" has been translated into "huh". "Oro" is kept intact in the Viz manga</div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-11067127147227959592008-04-04T06:40:00.000-07:002008-04-04T06:49:17.954-07:00Tekken 5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_Yw_7qOHGI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/1L3w6vmutOU/s1600-h/Tekken5Cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_Yw_7qOHGI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/1L3w6vmutOU/s320/Tekken5Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185385895868374114" border="0" /></a><i>Tekken 5</i> is credited for taking the series back to its roots. It incorporates a faster, more fluid fighting system, improved graphics, returning characters, and some of the <i>Tekken</i> series' trademark infinite stages. New to <i>Tekken 5</i> is the <i>crush system</i> which affects the vulnerability of a character while they attack. For example, a move with jumping properties, such as a hopkick, will be completely invulnerable during most of its animation time to all of an opponent's low attacks.<div> </div><p style="text-align: left;">It also retains its wall juggling concept from <i>Tekken 4</i>, but the element is effectively less easy to abuse and easier to defend against. The home version is a collector's edition of sorts, as it includes the arcade versions of <i>Tekken</i>, <i>Tekken 2</i>, <i>Tekken 3</i> and <i>StarBlade</i> (as a hidden game). <i>Tekken 5</i> also allowed players to customize their fighter for the first time, allowing them to change the colors of their outfits, buy additional costumes (only available to a few characters), and equip them with items by using money gained from playing the Story, Survival, Time Attack, the side-story <i>Devil Within</i>, and Arcade Battle modes.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>Tekken 5</i> includes a fighting minigame in direct lineage to the <i>Tekken Force</i> modes in <i>Tekken 3</i> and <i>Tekken 4</i> called <i>Devil Within</i>. This minigame follows the adventures of Jin Kazama as he searches the G Corporation in search for information on his missing mother and other answers. Being somewhat story oriented, the player is not permitted to use their own choice of characters like previous iterations. The game also uses a limited button system, incorporating a Block and Jump button as well as sizing down the attack buttons to simple "Punch" and "Kick" buttons (though, some of Jin's fighting special moves can still be performed such as his <i>Demon's Paw</i>). Along with fighting various Jack models in the mini-game, the player must pursue minor key quests to proceed. This mode is one of the two ways to unlock the playable version of Jin's Devil incarnation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_YxbrqOHHI/AAAAAAAAAQY/N1a2yeLnVak/s1600-h/t5drr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_YxbrqOHHI/AAAAAAAAAQY/N1a2yeLnVak/s320/t5drr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185386372609743986" border="0" /></a><br /><p>After the conclusion of King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, father Kazuya Mishima and son Jin Kazama, battle each other at Honmaru, located within the Mishima estate. Jin quickly beats his father. The eldest Mishima, Heihachi, enters the Honmaru to find his son defeated and unconscious. Heihachi and Jin begin battling. During the battle, Jin begins to manifest the Devil he inherited from his father, Kazuya. Just as it appears that Jin will kill Heihachi, Jin suddenly gains control of his body and flies away.</p> <p>Suddenly, a bunch of "Jack" robots interrupt the battle. Both Kazuya and Heihachi are surprised at the attack, and begin battling as a team against the invasion. During the battle, however, Kazuya betrays his father, throws him into the kiss of death. Raven, watching on top of the cliff, speaks into a headphone, reports, "Heihachi Mishima...is dead."</p> <p>After hearing of Heihachi's death, people believed that it would bring the end of the <span class="mw-redirect">Mishima Zaibatsu</span>. However, an unknown person had taken control, and a month later Mishima Zaibatsu announced the opening of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5.</p><br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-89793706983491798242008-04-04T06:25:00.000-07:002008-04-04T06:49:17.955-07:00One Piece "Grand Advanture"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_Yu77qOHEI/AAAAAAAAAQA/HeQ_j5JcTN4/s1600-h/722674100588F.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_Yu77qOHEI/AAAAAAAAAQA/HeQ_j5JcTN4/s320/722674100588F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185383628125641794" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="image"></span><br /><span class="image"></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>One Piece: Grand Adventure</b></i> (Wan Pisu: Gurando Adobenchaa) is a video game for the <span class="mw-redirect">Sony PlayStation 2</span> and the Nintendo GameCube. Unlike other One Piece video games, this one was developed specifically for the US. The gameplay is similar to <span class="mw-redirect">One Piece Grand Battle!</span> (known in Japan as One Piece: Grand Battle Rush!). Based on the popular Anime and Manga series, One Piece, Grand Adventure contains more characters (Zeff, Kuina), levels, and features, some of which were cut out of the U.S One Piece Grand Battle. game was also released in Korea, Australia, and in both Spain and the UK in Europe.</p><div style="text-align: left;">One of the new features in Grand Adventure is Adventure mode, which allows the player to sail the Grand Line and visit various islands from the One Piece anime, similar to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (though unlike The Wind Waker, you will be able to select certain "hotspots" and sail there automatically). On these islands, the character will engage in combat against other One Piece characters, who if defeated may join your character's crew, or play in various mini-games. In the fights, characters gain experience points and can level up, where the player can level up certain stats of the character (HP, attack, defense, etc.).</div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_YvW7qOHFI/AAAAAAAAAQI/gQ3edt65eFk/s1600-h/Grand+Adventure_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_YvW7qOHFI/AAAAAAAAAQI/gQ3edt65eFk/s320/Grand+Adventure_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185384091982109778" border="0" /></a><p style="text-align: left;">There are 5 known Captains and their difficulties:</p><div> </div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Captain Monkey D. Luffy - Easy -level 3-30</li><li>Captain Buggy the Clown - Normal -level 5-30~</li><li>Mr.0/Sir Crocodile - Hard -level 20-40~</li><li>Captain Chaser(Captain Smoker) - Hardest -level 5-30~</li><li>Usopp - Pirate Panic (You can custom make your own team of pirates in Pirate Panic mode. You can also use any character you unlocked in the game.) -level 40-10</li></ul><br /><p style="text-align: left;">There is a total of 24 playable characters. There is a total of 51 support characters which the player can choose in addition to their playable character. While the support characters are not controllable, they are able to help the player when called out. There are six types of support characters: Dash, Jump, Ride, Recovery, Gun, and Area. Each type of support character has its own advantages and disadvantages in battle.</p><div> </div><p style="text-align: left;">Each character is assigned support characters. Every character has at least one, but none of them have more than three. In some game modes, the support characters the player can choose from are limited to the ones assigned to that specific character. In most modes, all unlocked support characters are available. There are some exceptions where a support character can never be used by any character other than the one it was assigned to. In some cases, a support character does not even have a character that it is assigned to.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-87250694825358573052008-04-03T21:41:00.000-07:002008-04-03T22:07:13.561-07:00Absalom, The General Zombie of Thriller Bark<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_WztrqOHCI/AAAAAAAAAPw/GNs5XcgQgIs/s320/Absalom.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185248143382289442" border="0" /><br />Absalom, while not invisible, is a thin, richly dressed man with a muzzle of a lion stitched to his face. Underneath his garments is a body stitched from various animal parts. Absalom's skin is that of an elephant and his muscles is a mixture of a bear and a gorilla. The combined weight of these transplants, along with his body, gives Absalom a total weight of 300 kilograms. These transplants on Absalom's body were all performed by Dr. Hogback.<br />Absalom is a major pervert, and everyone around him knows it. The Zombies in the graveyard particularly nickname him "Erosalom" due to his highly amorous nature despite him being their leader. It seems to be that he seeks women to be his bride amongst other things. He particularly likes weak women who can't fight back. He also considers himself to be beautiful and kidnapped Nami to become his bride, nevertheless he is absolutely terrified of Lola because of her "love" for him.<br /><br />Absalom speaks in a distinct style. He often refers himself in the plural tense such in lines such as, "You will be our bride." He also claims not to be a zombie, but in fact a human being despite looking otherwise.<br />Absalom has also a tendency to sprout bad jokes that are often unnoticed. These include him saying, "Being mean to Kumacy must fill you with ecstasy. Ecsmacy?", when he noted how cruel Perona was to Kumacy, and saying, "So cruel to Hogback. Cruelback.", when noted cruel Cindry was to Hogback. Oda in response to a fan who noted, replied that this is rather ironic since this means that even Absalom's sense of humor is invisible.<br />Absalom is a major pervert, and everyone around him knows it. The Zombies in the graveyard particularly nickname him "Erosalom" due to his highly amorous nature despite him being their leader. It seems to be that he seeks women to be his bride amongst other things. He particularly likes weak women who can't fight back. He also considers himself to be beautiful and kidnapped Nami to become his bride, nevertheless he is absolutely terrified of Lola because of her "love" for him.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_W0nbqOHDI/AAAAAAAAAP4/kv2_H74lk-Q/s320/thrillerbarksmokarw4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185249135519734834" border="0" /><br /><br />Absalom speaks in a distinct style. He often refers himself in the plural tense such in lines such as, "You will be our bride." He also claims not to be a zombie, but in fact a human being despite looking otherwise.<br /><br />Absalom has eaten the Suke Suke no Mi which gives him the ability to turn himself and other things invisible. He most notably uses it's powers to peep on and molest women. Absalom is also able to turn other people invisible by simply touching them<br /><br />Absalom first appeared as an invisible being of some sort that kept five of the Straw Hats, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, and Franky, from going ashore to the island.He licked Robin from bottom to top with his tongue. He later attacked Nami while she was bathing in the bathroom in Hogback's mansion.After being driven away by Usopp, Absalom met briefly with Hogback and one of Perona's ghosts. There he and his companions decided to commence the attack on the Straw Hats.</div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-53339955311647711852008-03-31T23:17:00.000-07:002008-04-03T22:07:13.562-07:00"Red Haired" Shanks Crew:<div style="text-align: center;">The Red-Haired Pirate crew spend most of their time partying and having a good time, as they are seen on most of their appearances. Their crew strength is considerably high, considering their captain is one of the Yonkou<br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span class="mw-headline">"Red haired" Shanks<br /></span></h3><div> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Captain<br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HVzrqOG6I/AAAAAAAAAOw/JKvvz2T87o4/s320/optv_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184159729950006178" border="0" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Shanks is Monkey D. Luffy's childhood hero and a former member of Gol D. Roger's Crew. Despite having few appearances, he plays a major role in the series. Shanks has three scars across his left eye, inflicted in a battle with <span class="mw-redirect">Blackbeard</span>. Shanks is missing his left arm, which he lost while saving Luffy from a <span class="mw-redirect">Sea King</span>. Shanks and his crew are almost always seen partying and drinking alcoholic beverages whenever they make an appearance as the Captain's favourite pastimes are attending and hosting parties and banquets. Shanks' fighting abilities are formidable; he was considered a rival of <span class="mw-redirect">Mihawk</span> prior to losing his arm, and he regularly clashed with Whitebeard's crew while serving under <span class="mw-redirect">Gol D. Roger</span>. His monsterous "spiritual intent" is so great that junior members of the Whitebeard crew pass out by merely being in his presence.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> When he was still an apprentice he and Buggy the Clown worked on the same ship, although they were big rivals and disagreed on everything<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Yasopp</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Snipper</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HXdrqOG-I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/cN7EIJUGVqE/s320/yasopp.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184161551016139746" border="0" /></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><b>Yasopp</b> is a gifted sharp-shooter said to be capable of shooting the legs off an ant at 100 feet without harming the rest of it. He is the father of Usopp and was one of Luffy's favorite members of the Red-Haired pirates. In his first appearance Yasopp wears a headband with his name on it. In his most recent appearances he has dropped the headband and grown dreadlocks.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">In the anime only, Yasopp had a duel with Daddy the Father. Daddy lost against Yasopp and wanted to be killed, but Yasopp let him live after seeing a picture of his daughter.</p><br /><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Rockstar</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Miscellaneous Crew<br /><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HYFbqOG_I/AAAAAAAAAPY/JZeF_s0q-7I/s320/rockstar.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184162233915939826" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">(94,000,000 beli bounty) <b>Rockstar</b> is a newer member of Red-Haired Shanks pirate crew. Shanks sends him to deliver a message to Whitebeard, which the pirate captain promptly ripped up, going along with Shanks' prediction anyway. Rockstar wants to fight Whitebeard to reclaim his honor, but Shanks tells him it was no big deal and to pull back</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Benn Beckman</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Mate</span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HeHbqOHBI/AAAAAAAAAPo/np2SCImFrZk/s1600-h/ben.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HeHbqOHBI/AAAAAAAAAPo/np2SCImFrZk/s320/ben.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184168865345444882" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />Ben Beckman</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">is the first mate in Red-Haired Shanks' pirate crew, he possesses astonishing wisdom and strength, and acts as an advisor to his captain. When first seen in the manga and anime, he wears his black hair in a ponytail, and is never seen without his rifle nearby or a cigarette in his mouth. Later in the series, his hair has turned grey and is cut short, and he has a large X-shaped scar on his left temple. He appears to be a lot less fun-loving than the other members of the crew but a lot more relaxed, acting as the level headed member. It appears he is quite strong, wiping out a large group of Higuma the Bear's mates rather quickly.</span> According to Eiichiro Oda, Ben Beckman has the highest IQ of all the characters introduced in the East Blue saga<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lucky Roux</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lieutenant<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HderqOHAI/AAAAAAAAAPg/_3RwJR0m2ok/s1600-h/loo.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 231px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HderqOHAI/AAAAAAAAAPg/_3RwJR0m2ok/s320/loo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184168165265775618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><b>Lucky Roux</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;"><i></i> is the fat member of the pirate crew and is always seen eating a rack of meat. He usually using white-green striped t-shirt. Lucky is also the first person to actually kill someone in One Piece and sets the stage for the series; a pirate's life is a dangerous one.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Shanks's flag is a standard Jolly Roger, similar in appearance to the flag of Calico Jack. It has 3 slashes on the left eye and two swords in place of crossbones.</span> <span style="font-family:georgia;">The Red-Hair Pirates ship is called "Red Force", a large dragon-themed vessel</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-34237290120736840862008-03-31T21:49:00.000-07:002008-04-03T22:13:33.466-07:00Akatsuki<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HNyLqOG5I/AAAAAAAAAOo/WvcOjAaDmAs/s1600-h/akatsuki-small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R_HNyLqOG5I/AAAAAAAAAOo/WvcOjAaDmAs/s400/akatsuki-small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184150908087180178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Akatsuki was created by Madara Uchiha, initially dealing in assassinations and espionage that draw little attention. Some members use their time with Akatsuki to further their own goals; Kakuzu, for example, joined because it makes it easier for him to collect bounties. Soon after the start of the series, however, Akatsuki becomes increasingly more active as its members start to carry out the tasks needed to achieve their ultimate goal: domination over the Naruto world. The leader, Pain, has created a three-step process to work their way towards this goal. First, they plan to obtain a large amount of money to support their organization. Second, they plan to set up a mercenary group loyal only to Akatsuki. To build their reputation, they plan to accept any mission below the usual cost and operate off of the excess funds earned in the first part of their plan. Because there haven't been any wars in some time, the established shinobi villages can't afford to charge such low prices, leading the smaller countries to hire Akatsuki over the more expensive shinobi villages. By using the tailed beasts, Akatsuki can start wars and then immediately quell them, solidifying their reputation and convincing every country to depend on them. Without any business, the other shinobi villages would collapse due to a lack of funds. Finally, after Akatsuki is the only major shinobi force in existence, they could easily conquer the other countries. Despite the severity of this plan, members do not automatically learn of it upon joining; Hidan did not find out about it until asking.<br /><br />The tailed beasts, nine gigantic demons of immense power, are the focus of much of Akatsuki's effort and screen time within the series. Each Akatsuki member is assigned to capture alive one of the nine beasts or, in most cases, the person that beast has been sealed into. Akatsuki has so far obtained seven of the nine.<br /><br />Once one of the demons has been captured it is taken to the nearest Akatsuki lair where the remaining members then assemble through astral projection. Pain summons a giant statue of a humanoid monster while the beast or its host is placed before it. The members then take their place on the finger of the statue that corresponds to their respective ring, and the group prepares to seal the beast into the statue. For the sealing, nine dragon-like effigies pour from the statue's mouth to surround the captured host, forcefully remove the tailed beast from them, and seal it into the statue. In the case of an unsealed tailed beast, the same thing happens to the beast itself. The sealing process takes three days to complete. Kisame Hoshigaki notes that the demons must be sealed in a specific order, as he states that sealing the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox before the other eight beasts would destroy the statue. Tobi, the character shown giving Pain orders, hints that the tailed beasts have a purpose beyond global conquest, implying that acquiring all nine would allow his Sharingan to return to full power. Pain, however, has different plans on using the tailed beasts, wishing to use them to create a weapon of mass destruction that will force the world to learn the pointlessness of fighting and try to achieve a sense of world peace.<br /><br /></div>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-15364311623505179702008-03-28T23:13:00.001-07:002008-04-11T03:04:47.459-07:00Video Gallery<object width="425" height="355"><param value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YOMmdfd0SW4&hl=en" name="movie"/><param value="transparent" name="wmode"/><embed width="425" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YOMmdfd0SW4&hl=en" wmode="transparent" height="355" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KVTTazaBZuY&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KVTTazaBZuY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDuLo5Gro7w&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zDuLo5Gro7w&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XhtyVG5ZpUo&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XhtyVG5ZpUo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tHgRWwrbvpA&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tHgRWwrbvpA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4mqwkGYWkBs&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4mqwkGYWkBs&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EBDS6sMG7ek&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EBDS6sMG7ek&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xC6vtkVb_Jg&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xC6vtkVb_Jg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6NwHW2NtruE&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6NwHW2NtruE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7OatQgsoeN4&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7OatQgsoeN4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4EwtLJoGlTs&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4EwtLJoGlTs&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-33759485620030251942008-03-23T22:42:00.000-07:002008-04-03T22:14:56.088-07:00Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr.<div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-c_67qOGlI/AAAAAAAAAL4/Cnoffry9Qrw/s1600-h/472px-Chaplin_caricature.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-c_67qOGlI/AAAAAAAAAL4/Cnoffry9Qrw/s320/472px-Chaplin_caricature.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181180177992784466" border="0" /></a>Do you know the man whose movie character wears a bowler hat, oversized pants and shoes, and has a funny way of walking with a bamboo cane? No? How about this: this character has a mustache that’s so characteristic of him that Adolf Hitler copied it to make people love him, the dictator, more. Charlie Chaplin’s the guy! Don’’t you know his full name is <b>Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr.</b>, He was born at 16 April 1889 Walworth, <st1:city st="on"><st1:city st="on">London</st1:city></st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1:place></st1:place></st1:country-region>. And he was died at 25 December 1977 (aged 88) <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Vevay</st1:city></st1:place>, <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:country-region></st1:city></st1:place>.<u2:p></u2:p> <o:p></o:p> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">His “Little Tramp” character is forever stamped in our mind. Take the famous scane from <i>The Gold Rush, </i>for example, where the poor guy (the tramp) was so hungry that he boiled his old leather shoe, carved them carefully, smacked his lips in appreciation of the “food,” and ate those clogs! Chaplin’s poverty-stricken childhood was an inspiration for this beloved character. In spite of his rough childhood, Chaplin was the only person ever who successfully managed all the film making process in most of his films: founding his own studio (United Artist), producing, casting, starring, directing, writing, editing, and even composing the music!<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"> <u2:p></u2:p> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:georgia;">In 1916 he becomes the highest–paid actor in the world with income of $10,000/week. The first Oscar awards, held in 1929, stood for his popularity. He was awarded a special award for “versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing, and producing.”..,</span><o:p></o:p></p> <u2:p></u2:p>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-86800540705470134602008-03-23T22:20:00.000-07:002008-04-03T22:14:56.089-07:00Our Photo..,<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-c7hLqOGjI/AAAAAAAAALo/21fz3tICu-E/s1600-h/Third%2BPose+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-c7hLqOGjI/AAAAAAAAALo/21fz3tICu-E/s400/Third%2BPose+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181175337564641842" border="0" /></a><span style="">Hey every body! This is our photo at <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Prambanan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Temple</st1:placetype></st1:place> (Jogja).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">For study comparison we went to Jogjakarta, Bantul, and <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Surabaya</st1:place></st1:city>. The study comparison held a few months ago, I have forgotten what date is it. The Study comparison held in a week, 4 days at Jogjakarta and Bantul, 3 days in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Surabaya</st1:place></st1:city>. At Jogjakarta I found many Grafitti with the gank name “Love Hate Love”, their Grafitti are very cool!!. And at Jogja we went to school after that we went to Prambanan temple, and this is the photo.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">The person who wears black T-shirt is <a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://dika-sparkly-black.blogspot.com/">Dika</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">,</span> who used the hat is <a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://jeki-punker.blogspot.com/">Jeki</a>, <a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://cartoon-lovers-007.blogspot.com/">Izzan</a> is on the center on the photo. The person who wears white, gray, and black striped shirt is Irsyad. Beside Irsyad there is Christo, and above Christo is <a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://thegreat-king.blogspot.com/">Indra</a>. And the person who takes this photo is <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://cartoon-galaxy.blogspot.com"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Jo</span></a>, the last person who wears green T-shirt is <a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://cartoon-kingdom.blogspot.com/">me</a> <i style="">(Hey!! What Am I do??? It’s so strange!!!)</i> <span style=""> </span>I’m feel very enjoy thet study trip I hope that study comparison will held again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049377355132864033.post-563289196771394842008-03-20T19:30:00.001-07:002008-04-03T22:16:50.093-07:00'Deceitful' Teletubies cards (Yu-Gi-Oh Version)Hey, every body Look at the Yu-Gi-Oh cards below!!They are my super cheating cards. I know they’re just ‘Teletubies’ but their effects are very interesting. To see the full size image, just click the picture below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-Me-bqOGXI/AAAAAAAAAJo/tXh8s8LGKLM/s1600-h/Tinky+Winky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-Me-bqOGXI/AAAAAAAAAJo/tXh8s8LGKLM/s200/Tinky+Winky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180018054331767154" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">‘Tinky Winky’ name of this card, the effects are:</p> <ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This card can be special summon from anywhere to the side of field</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Any cards effecs (such as spell, trap, and effect monster) are invalid to this card</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This monster can’t be destroyed in a battle</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This card can give 1000 direct damage to the oppenent’s LP every second</li></ol><br /><br />‘Dipsy’ name of this card, the effects are:<img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-Mfd7qOGYI/AAAAAAAAAJw/HlmH31MtPnw/s200/Dipsy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180018595497646466" border="0" /><br /> <ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This card can be special summon from anywhere to the side of field</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Any cards effecs (such as spell, trap, and effect monster) are invalid to this card</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This monster can’t be destroyed in a battle</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This card can raise its ATK and DEF 2000 points by paying 2000 of your oppenent’s LP</li></ol><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>‘Laa-Laa’ name of this card, the effects are:<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-MfwbqOGZI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/UlLZbxBY0UE/s1600-h/Laa-laa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-MfwbqOGZI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/UlLZbxBY0UE/s200/Laa-laa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180018913325226386" border="0" /></a></p> <ul><ol><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This card can be special summon from anywhere to the side of field</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Any cards effecs (such as spell, trap, and effect monster) are invalid to this card</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This monster can’t be destroyed in a battle</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This card can raise its ATK and DEF 2000 points by increase 2000 of your own LP</li></ol></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;">‘<st1:place st="on">Po</st1:place>’ name of this card, the effects are:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-MgLbqOGaI/AAAAAAAAAKA/oVe_OT6ZqK0/s1600-h/Po.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-MgLbqOGaI/AAAAAAAAAKA/oVe_OT6ZqK0/s200/Po.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180019377181694370" border="0" /></a></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This card can be special summon from anywhere to the side of field</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Any cards effecs (such as spell, trap, and effect monster) are invalid to this card</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This monster can’t be destroyed in a battle</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This teletubies can attack your oppenent’s LP direcly, This total card ATK and DEF are same as the total of Yu-Gi-Oh cards on this world</li></ul><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-MgiLqOGbI/AAAAAAAAAKI/33naVPwb-U0/s1600-h/Fusion.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6uL1QrxXQ08/R-MgiLqOGbI/AAAAAAAAAKI/33naVPwb-U0/s200/Fusion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180019768023718322" border="0" /></a>And the last, the special spell card for Teletubies card is named ‘TELETUBIES’ the effects are:</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This card effects can’t be negated by any cards</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">You can call your Teletubies card from anywhere to the side of field</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">All of the Teletubies card will become twice forever</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Your oppenent’s get 10,000 direct demage to his/her LP</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">After you win (<i style="">that surely will hapend with very cheating cards</i>) you must embraced to each other <i style="">(like on the TV if Teletubies embraced each other)</i></li></ul><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Ha..ha...ha.. they just a joke there aren't card with very deceitful effects like that.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks for read this post, and please leave your comment at my shout mix O.K :-)</span>Wisnu Aja,http://www.blogger.com/profile/13060328603131987080noreply@blogger.com3