Ayasaki Hayate is a boy, 16 years of age, who always seems to run out of luck. To keep the household running, he has to take spare-time jobs because his parents are gamblers beyond salvation and are always in debt. One day, to pay off their own debts, Hayate’s parents give their debt to the Yakuza to him as [...]
Vid hägerns skarpa skri
Länge tvekade jag ifall jag skulle ta mig an den fjärde delen i Sagan om klanen Otori-serien. De första tre böckerna, som jag älskade och slukade med hela mitt jag, var ju så bra! Kan det bli bättre?
*Light spoiler warning*
Den fjärde delen, Vid hägerns skarpa skri utspelar sig 15 år efter den tredje delen, Under lysande måne. Kaede [...]
J-Pop and How to Get it
It is inevitable that if you watch anime, you will like J-Pop. The opening and ending songs of each anime are often well-composed pieces of music by established Japanese artists or composers. Also, what sets anime apart from western television series is that the opening and ending songs may change during, or between seasons. Therefore with series like Naruto [...]
Parksommar 2007
Nu när jag klagat på den gråa årstiden vill jag dra mig till minnes att det faktiskt var roligare förra sommaren. En av höjdpunkterna var förstås Parksommar som jag och flickvännen såg på Solliden på Skansen!
Annika Norlin från Säkert!, Salem Al Fakir och Moneybrother – tre fantastiska artister, gjorde det till en fantastisk kväll den [...]
Transformers the Movie: Review
I happen to be a member of Passagen and sometimes they grant free movie tickets to film previews (sorry, only in Sweden), this time I got to see the upcoming Transformers with some friends.
Transformers have much in common with Japanese anime. In fact the series are based on Hasbro’s toy line with the same name, [...]
