So I have taken it upon myself to watch every film in Terracotta’s back catalogue. How will I be a UK leading expert in South East Asian Cinema if I’m not totally up to date with what’s being released by the main distributor in the country. I want to nice and up to date for the start of my studies in September 2013.

Second Film up is Return to Burma

Now this film has a bit of a personal touch as I wanted to learn more about Burma, the country where my Mothers lineage is from. My great gran parents left Burma for a better life settling in Malaysia before my Mother herself went on the same journey to England. I knew a little about Burma from my travels in 2007, that it had a military dictatorship and was full of civil unrest and poverty. In November 2007 you may remember the news about police beating monks because of their silent protests but accusing the monks of hiding stashes of weapons. Well at the time many Burmese were trying to escape particularly children trying to get a better quality of life. How do I know this well December 2007 I moved to a small village called Maesai on the Thai/Burma border and did volunteer work for a children’s shelter working to rescue and protect the children coming over the Burmese border. A lot was happening, the area was full of child trafficking, some of my girls had indeed been rescued from that life, the effects of the golden triangle and its opium production and dissatisfied Burmese youths desperate for another life. Without work a lot of youngsters have taken to substance abuse and the bridge between the two countries was a place to find young children sniffing glue trying to get the kinds of high they witnessed their parents on from opium. Now I don’t speak Thai or Burmese so it was hard to communicate as the only foreigner but the children would act their stories, some left with parents’ consent, some taken and some no choice but to leave. Well the Burmese military did not like this exodus of its youth and laid traps on its borders.

I will never forget the story of a boy named lousu and how he tried to escape via the forest but stepped in a bare trap; he was rescued and brought to the shelter now living a good life. He showed me his scars but he was full of life and energy now that he had some real prospects. All children rescued from Burma are given Thai citizen cards and basic education to give them a chance at a new life. It is also a fact that tribal peoples in Burma like the nomadic Ahka found in China, Burma, Laos and Thailand are not given Burmese citizenship and therefore are not allowed to work making their lives even more difficult. It was a difficult time I have seen and heard things most will never know. I was however able to take a day trip into the Burmese side.

Lousu the boy I’ll never forget!

Now this isn’t the safest idea especially at the time but my passion and curiosity of South East Asian cultures was too strong for me not to. At the time Burma was still a closed country so there were strict rules to follow like surrendering your passport to border control which they replace with a visitors card. This card states the maximum time you’re allowed to stay plus the maximum distance you can travel from the border as places like Rangoon were off limits. What I found was amongst the tourist traps of being taken to gold stores and markets, was delicious food and amazing architecture. The Wat’s in Burma are beautiful and I would give anything to go back there and discover more about this Country.

But enough about me Return to Burma hit a nerve and made me relive a whole period of my life. Return to Burma is from the point of view of Xing-Hong, an immigrant labourer in Taiwan. He saves his money after hearing that Burma is holding its first elections and believes that a new age of prosperity is coming so buys a plane ticket home. Unfortunately it’s not the way, finding a job is hard and the youngsters are despondent. Most want to work abroad in places like Europe they long for a better future. To Xing-Hong credit he doesn’t want to neglect his home but continue to try and support its economy. This is a sombre documentary focusing on the youth and how dissatisfied they are. You can also see the effect of having a military rule has on a country and children play with guns pretending to shot and kill each other. They play war in the dirt roads no wonder so many tried to go to Thailand to get a better life. Burma like so many of these countries that have been plagued by tragedy and their government ruling them through strength and terror longs to be more. Burma like places like Cambodia have been neglected yet when you look past the low poverty line you find such rich culture.

This is the beauty and the melancholy of this film while Xing-Hong discovers a country not as he imagines he finds a family to return to and people who are friendly. You see both the despondent nature of the youth wishing for a better life but also the culture of Burma snippets of traditional life and art that are magic to those not from there. An anthem of prosperity and joy plays throughout an uplifting tune sung by all and a complete juxtaposition to the reality of Burmese society. The most perfect example of the beauty and juxtaposition between traditional Burma and modern Burma is scene of monks passing under a beautiful archway. This is a country with a rich history and culture with strong religious beliefs and amazing architecture that also hasn’t found a place in its society for the new youth cultures, the new workers those that dream of a modern world. I still believe there is hidden magic in Burma and maybe opening itself up to tourism will create more work for the youth culture I just hope it doesn’t come in the form of a McDonalds!!!

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So I have taken it upon myself to watch every film in Terracotta’s back catalogue. How will I be a UK leading expert in South East Asian Cinema if I’m not totally up to date with what’s being released by the main distributor in the country. I want to nice and up to date for the start of my studies in September 2013.

First film up is Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack
The plot is pretty simple to start, 3 friends on holiday before graduation head to the coast and are plagued by a rotten fish smell at their summer home. They soon discover and small mutated fish with legs that they kill and throw out. Thinking this is the end of it turns out to be a mistake as a shark with legs is lurking and goes on the attack. They escape its attack only to discover legion after legion of legged fish are leaving the sea and their fight for survival has only just begun!

Things escalate pretty fast at first the fish being a curiosity to the public then a menace as they disrupt transport and infrastructure. The movie breaks into two storylines; Koari our brave and noble female lead takes the first flight back to Tokyo on a mission to save her Fiancé. Meanwhile back at the summer house slutty Erika is dealing with the mess in her own way by ignoring it favour of fooling around. In true horror staple don’t have sex, you meet a horrible end and Erika’s is truly awful. Turns out a scratch by the mutant fish spear like legs turns you into a rotting overinflated living corpse, swollen and grotesque, producing a vile smell described like human corpses and rotting fish. But then starts a conflict between Erika and friend Aki. Whose nerves have been shattered and feeling abandoned and betrayed has started to lose the plot culminating in a harsh character assassination on Erika before beating her in with an ashtray. But this isn’t the most horrific part as things begin to get truly horrific and out of control.

This is not a film for the faint hearted and the escalation of the grotesque is truly something. The movie is an adaptation of a Junji Ito manga and he is the man that brought us Uzumaki and Tomie. I have in fact many years ago seen these films and they are quite something. They merge the horrific and grotesque with the insane and unpredictable. You either love these films or hate them and since I enjoy a bit of horror, macabre and the aesthetics of the grotesque this work and his previous movies have appealed to me. Gyo however had me really thinking hard whether to turn away, its one thing to see a swollen mutating girl spew gas from her mouth and arse it’s another to see girl merge with fish carcass leg structure as weird tubes are forced into her mouth and anus. This is the worst kind of forced fellatio!!!!

The reason I did enjoy this movie is that it has a strong plot, there’s a reason to what’s happening and a natural evolution to the events of the film. I’ll try not to spoil the plot too much as it’s a clever and in depth one but I know I can get carried away when describing things. The basics are crazy scientists creates bacterial gas that can be used as a biological weapon. Experimentation takes place on a remote island then abandoned. Fish get infected but it’s not truly a mutation instead the gas, a rotten mixture that smells like corpses and may have developed a mind of its own, has used material found in the sea to make legged structures attaching itself to the fish. And there you have it walking fish; if only it stopped there this movie would be very different and if it had been an American film then the military would have saved us all. No such luck as the fish hosts decompose and explode the scaffolds are left behind so that the next thing infected can get strapped into them and power their crazy rampage.

Oh yes this movie goes from gross to disturbing to just mind blowing oh god insanity. There should be some test on scientists so they’re not allowed to experiment with mutant gas that rots, mutates and sends people crazy. By the time the fish are dying there’s so many infected people that the scaffolds just uses their strange tubes to combine them hence the mouth and arse rape of hideous bloated people. Despite all, friends Aki and Erika’s disagreement comes to a head, Aki resents Erika for being slim and pretty and getting the boys even though Aki has too low self-esteem to overcome. As Erika suffers Aki feels a sense of superiority finally not the fattest one in the group, nothing like a tough situation to bring out the best in people and to learn who your friends really are. Aki sees her opportunity to get her revenge on Erika for feeling fat, left out and boring but doesn’t take the time to listen to Erika that despite her behaviour sometimes and Aki’s attitude about herself she wouldn’t have hung out with her if they weren’t friends. This is a test of friendship that fails as Aki soon finds herself in trouble and no matter how much she begs Erika has forsaken their friendship.

We are left with Kaori who has teamed up with a cameraman she met on the plane called Shirakawa. They fight their way through Tokyo escaping sharks and Giant squids only to discover crazy scientist has turned Kaori’s fiancée into a prototype walker powered by the gas, a more mechanical lab based version of the evolved scaffolds running lose in Tokyo. Kaori isn’t one to give up, convinced there must be some humanity left she chases after her mutated infected Fiancée Tadashi. Now you can tell this film was never going to have a happy ending, no miracle cure or military force strong enough. There’s no way you can fight against an evil cloud of disturbing gas that infects and destroys all in its path. This is pretty much one of those films where you can safely say it’s the end of the world. As the human scaffold corpses, rotting, abominations they are start to merge together its pretty much lights out for humanity. But only in a film so disturbing would it end with a view of the gas swirling into the sky making beautiful patterns and colours and when asked about the smell the reply “I’m already used to it”.

As I’ve said this film isn’t for the faint hearted but it’s also not to be mocked or ridiculed. It has its fair share of controversial material but I don’t feel anything was done just to shock and offend people. Everything seen was shown for a reason mostly to help us the viewer understand the mechanics of the scaffold and the workings of the gas. The film wanted us to see the horror of bio bacterial weaponry and how ill prepared humanity is. The film shows us the harsh realities of how people behave when in crisis and the harsher truth that people easily get used to things they shouldn’t and that something horrendous soon becomes the norm. I may not be eating fish for a little while which will be hard as I’m pescaterian so I’ll be sticking to foods that don’t mutate like vegetables. I will however recommend this film to anyone who does like a horror that not only disturbs you visually and mentally but also is so surreally engaging you are left wanting to find out more. I for one have more questions and want to see how the world copes with this epidemic. I do enjoy a bit of the deconstruction of people both physically and mentally and this film does this well.

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Introduction to me – My name is Zoe Burgess and I am currently affiliated with Birkbeck Universities Japanese Cultural Department. I currently hold a Masters in Contemporary Film developments specializing in South Korean Cinema and did my dissertation of ‘Morbid sexuality and the love of taboo in Japanese cinema’. I am now working on my PhD Queering the fandom, a study of female fan culture and their appropriation of the yaoi genre. I am a film theorist who specialising in queer theory as well as gender and sexuality, social commentary and cinema as cultural identity. I am also very active in the fan community as an artist, video blogger, and conceptual cosplayer and designer. I recently survived criticism by Gok Wan when he announced on public TV that I was sad for like Anime, manga and john barrowman and was a depressed emo Goth I currently head a campaign to right that wrong and represent fangirl as the confident, creative and intelligent people we are.

Introduction to topic – as a film student my belief is that film, TV and media is a direct reflection of the society of the time it was created and therefore a true reflection of the culture that bore it, it can stand up as historical testament to not only the technical advances of the time and factors such as camera techniques and editing but also social trends, fashion, language, changes in politics, law and the interests and passions of the audience. Film is Culture and therefore it makes sense that it will have a reverse in the form of counter culture. Counter culture is a term used when a form of media such as anime shows an alternate or inverted view of the culture that created it. Instead of showing the true reflections of society, history and culture counter cultures shows us what we either wish our society, history and culture is or how we can escape these things. For example for us in the Uk we have been in and out of recession and money has been tight while British cinema is famous for realism so films about the struggling working classes are abundant but we want to escape this and therefore a cinema of excess of fantastical adventures has proven more popular and commercially successful in the current climate. Anime is one of the best examples of counter culture as it enables for every interest, thought, desire and idea to get a visual representation counter to the actually trends of Japanese society. We all know that japan has stricter rules on social behaviour, roles of the adult and pressure on students to achieve higher grades, with all this social pressure its unsurprising they have an industry that caters for fleets of fantasy allowing a release from social and cultural norms. One of my favourite genres that is great for counter culture is the New wave mecha genre with animes such as Evangelion, fafner and Bokurano, there is so much pressure on youth to achieve something but also on adult failure and how they have been corrupted by society, wisdom of age, money and status and therefore the ones not corrupted and therefor able to judge society are children who have remained innocents against social pressures. This is why new wave mecha employs children as the ones to fight for society as they are seen as “pure” and don’t have ulterior motives influenced by adult problems. Anime can be a great tool for escapism as well as an inspiration for cultural movements and phenomenon such as cosplay. Counter culture has been appropriated by fan culture and anime fandom is very good for breakout views and expressionism. By having fans engage and appropriate their fandoms they then go on to express themselves using this fandom as a base and as source material. Fan communities become a culture counter to the perceived normal culture of modern society.
Anime has allowed for people to take that escapism and expressionism to another level by not only allowing their vision to escape from cultural norms but also their actual selves. Anime fandom has created off shoots such as cosplay, fanfiction, and fan art and video that has allowed individuals to further add to the realms of counter culture.

Cosplay - Many choose a cosplay based on the characters that they relate to, the ones they either wish to be more like or the ones they feel share the same identity. In normal society and within our culture we don’t have the opportunities to be heroes or villains, to be fantastical figures that lead lives unimaginable in our society so we have to create a place for these alter egos a place where we can reflect our own identities regardless if they a counter to the social acceptable norm. I like many Cosplay why do I do this, to become more than the person presented to modern society, to be a new and more alternate version of myself who can use art and vision to represent myself. I am what I have termed a conceptual cosplayer meaning that I don’t become characters I become a theme, a genre to myself. I cosplay to escape what is socially accepted, to escape from the realism and boring everyday world that is my job. I have my genres and inspiration and I choose to become a visual representation of the things that I enjoy. As such I have started making outfits based on iconography such as the Tardis dress I wore last year and at last this year my current cosplay of Shoujo Manga. I am a girl who reads manga, particularly from the dark shoujo genres with favourites such as Yami no Matsuei. I have broken social norms and even cosplay norms by becoming the genre that inspired me in the first place.

Body Modification – I also enjoy the ideals of body modification physically changing aspects of yourself so better represent your true self. I have then taken conceptual cosplaying to new extremes with my love of tattoos. My goal was always to be a walking manga, I believe that my skin is my canvas and therefor I can illustrate it. I choose all my tattoos (bar one) from Manga, finding iconography and themes that I enjoyed the most by artists I liked the most.

Fan Works – Fan culture by nature is a form of appropriating and celebrating counter culture. By taking the original material and celebrating it you are promoting non-mainstream areas such as fanfiction and doujinshi. Fan works are not something that exists in the mainstream, people don’t write fanfiction for events in the news but they do for areas such as anime. Anime lends itself more openly to fan interpretation, it allows for a culture of alternative opinions to be given voice. This is evident in areas such as slash AMV’s that combine images and video footage to prove a particular story or character development as seen by the fan. Fan works are not part of the original canon of the anime and therefor are an interpretation or inverted form of the anime and by that definition an example of counter culture. Fan works do not make up a true reflection of society and culture that bore it. Fan works act to back up the counter culture.

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1 – Repo the Genetic Opera – The best musical film ever and a cult classic. I don’t know how this film didn’t get the response or praise that it deserved it’s a mater piece. I mean a musical done in a horror comic book fashion set in a post-apocalyptic rock opera about a repo man harvesting organs for an evil corporation. I mean it’s sexy, violent and has great songs and great performances. Comic style panels explain how an epidemic of organ failures devastated the planet in the future. The mega-corporation GeneCo emerged as a saviour. GeneCo provides organ transplants, in addition to cosmetic surgeries. GeneCo is legally able to repossess defaulted organs. Clients who default on payments will be hunted down by Repo men; skilled assassins contracted by GeneCo to recover defaulted property by any means necessary. Its lead is the fabulous and talented Anthony Head aka Giles from Buffy or Uther from Merlin.

Now if you though this wonderful example of British actor was amazing before wait till you hear him sing it’s one of the most sexy experiences and me being a horror fan even more amazing since he sings songs about things like killing his victims. Other cast members include Alexa Vega (spy kids) as his 17 year old ill daughter who doesn’t know about her father’s secret identity, Sarah Brightman of stage and star of musicals such as Phantom of the Opera.

There’s also a wonderful performance by Paris Hilton parodying herself, an idol so obsessed with plastic surgery that she goes to new extremes to get a new face. The film is shot beautifully with amazing costume designs and gorgeous cinematography. It really is a mouth-watering example of cinema with songs that get stuck in your head.

2 – Les Miserable – One of the biggest triumphs in musical history the stage version is amazing but the movie stands apart as a wonderful example of cinema. Not only does it has some of the most amazing cinematography in years it an unbelievable epic of storytelling, set design, performances, costume and music. In 1815, convict Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) is released on parole by prison guard Javert (Russell Crowe) after serving a nineteen-year sentence. He is offered food and shelter by the Bishop of Digne (Colm Wilkinson), but steals his silver during the night. He is caught by the authorities, but the Bishop informs them that the silver was given as a gift, giving him even more, securing Valjean’s release. Moved by the Bishop’s grace, Valjean breaks his parole vowing to start an honest life helping others under a new identity. Javert swears he will bring the escaped convict to justice.
Eight years later, Valjean has become a factory owner and mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer. Fantine (Anne Hathaway), one of his workers, is discovered to be sending money to her illegitimate daughter, Cosette (Isabelle Allen), who lives with the unscrupulous Thénardiers (Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen) and their daughter Éponine (Natalya Angel Wallace), and is dismissed by the foreman. In a desperate attempt to support her daughter, Fantine becomes a prostitute. She is arrested by Javert after she attacks an abusive man, but is saved by Valjean, who has her hospitalised. Later, Valjean learns that a man believed to be him has been arrested. Unable to accept that an innocent man is condemned, Valjean reveals his identity to the court before departing for the hospital. There he promises a dying Fantine that he will look after her daughter. After escaping from Javert, Valjean finds Cosette and pays the Thénardiers to allow him to take her, and promises to be like a father to her. I knew Hugh Jackman was going to be good but he blew me away with the strength of his performance as well as Anne Hathaway who broke my heart with her performance. Now the weak link I thought would be Russell Crowe but alas I really like him in this Javert is my favourite character. Russell was great he played the character wonderful he was intense and yet broken, he was a little weak when he sang ‘”stars” but I loved the gravely quality to his voice when he did the confrontation.

What I loved about the movie was how claustrophobic it could feel it never let you escape from the harshness of these characters lives you couldn’t turn away as their plight was there up close for you to witness. This made Hathaway’s “I dreamed a dream” all the more heart breaking cause as you saw her break and fall to despair you had nowhere else to look than into the eyes of a women whose world had betrayed and destroyed her and it stole my breath away and broke my heart.

I love Les Mis it’s a story of hope and human triumph in the face of adversity, I love a tale of overcoming the harsh reality of your life and finding a higher purpose so this film really applied to me plus some amazing songs that will always be classics no matter what.

3 – Singin’ in the Rain – An absolute classic one of the greatest musical and proof you don’t need to be modern and or full of special effects to be a great movie. Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) is a popular silent film star with humble roots as a singer, dancer and stunt man. Don barely tolerates his vapid, shallow leading lady, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), though their studio, Monumental Pictures, links them romantically to increase their popularity. Lina herself is convinced they are in love, despite Don’s protestations otherwise. One day, to escape from fans, Don jumps into a passing car driven by Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds). She drops him off, but not before claiming to be a stage actress and sneering at his “undignified” accomplishments. Later, at a party, the head of Don’s studio, R.F. Simpson (Millard Mitchell), shows a short demonstration of a Vitaphone talking picture but his guests are unimpressed. To Don’s amusement and Kathy’s embarrassment, she pops out of a mock cake right in front of him as part of the entertainment; Kathy, it turns out, is a chorus girl. Furious at Don’s teasing, she throws a real cake at him, only to hit Lina right in the face.
Later, after weeks of searching, Don makes up with Kathy after he finds her working in another Monumental Pictures production. She confesses to having been a fan of Don and Lina’s all along and they begin to fall in love. After a rival studio has an enormous hit with its first talking picture, 1927’s The Jazz Singer, R.F. decides he has no choice but to convert the next Lockwood and Lamont film, The Duelling Cavalier, into a talkie. The production is beset with difficulties. By far, the worst problem is Lina’s grating voice. An exasperated diction coach tried to teach her how to speak properly, but to no avail. Cosmo then comes up with the idea to dub Lina’s voice with Kathy’s, and they persuade R.F. to turn The Duelling Cavalier into a musical called The Dancing Cavalier, complete with a modern musical number called “Broadway Melody”.

This is one fun and light musical maybe that’s why I love it so it’s about friendship and having a good time with the people you like the most and it will be a classic. To this day everyone will always know Singing in the Rain and the sight of Gene Kelly splashing through puddles as he sings it. It’s also a very funny movie marking an important change in cinema when sound was brought to motion pictures and the very real problems that lent to silent screen actors. One of the funniest things I’ve seen to this day is Lina trying to act and speak into a microphone with the world’s most annoying voice. I love the songs in this film I regularly like to sing “good morning, good morning” it’s the perfect cheer up song for mornings. This film is and always be a classic film at 60 years old it holds up today.

4 – Chicago – I love this film for some reason it just adore it. It’s great fun with catchy songs and filmed really well. In Chicago, circa 1924, naïve Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) visits a nightclub, where star Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) performs (”All That Jazz”). Roxie is there with Fred Casely (Dominic West); a lover she hopes will get her a vaudeville gig. After the show, Velma is arrested for killing her husband and sister after finding them in bed together. A month passes, and, after Roxie admits she wants the relationship to go on a long-term basis, Fred reveals to Roxie that he lied about his connections in order to sleep with her and abandons her, hitting her when she protests. Roxie, enraged, shoots him three times, killing him. Roxie convinces her ever faithful husband, Amos (John C. Reilly), to take the blame, telling him it was a burglar and that he needn’t worry, he’ll get off. When the detective brings up evidence that Roxie had been sleeping with Fred, Amos abandons his lie and says Casely was dead when he got home (”Funny Honey”). Roxie is sent to Cook County Jail.
Upon her arrival she is sent to Murderess’ Row, under the care of the corrupt Matron “Mama” Morton (Queen Latifah), who takes bribes and supplies her prisoners with cigarettes and contraband (”When You’re Good to Mama”) while awaiting trial. Roxie meets Velma, and learns the backstories of the other women in Murderess’ Row (”Cell Block Tango”). Roxie decides that she wants to engage Velma’s lawyer, the brilliant and amoral Billy Flynn (Richard Gere) (”All I Care About”), and convinces her husband to talk to him. Flynn and Roxie manipulate the press at a press conference, reinventing Roxie’s identity to make Chicago fall in love with her (”We Both Reached for the Gun”). Roxie becomes the new infamous celebrity of the Cook County Jail (”Roxie”), much to Velma’s disgust and Mama’s delight. Velma, desperate to get back into the limelight, tries to talk Roxie into opening a vaudeville act with her once they get out of jail (”I Can’t Do It Alone”). Seeking revenge for an earlier mocking, Roxie haughtily refuses, and Roxie and Velma become locked in a rivalry to outshine each other.

Top 5 Movie Musicals
Now while I’m not a big Renee fan and find her very flat chest rather off putting I adore Catherine Zeta Jones and thinks she beautiful and talented. I just love the power play between them the trying to outshine each other. There is something very sexy about this film just all those perfect bodies dancing and singing, the “Cell Block Tango” is just a wonderfully filmed and choreographed number.

It has catchy songs and that’s what’s important about a musical if you come away singing the songs you know it’s been a good film and performance.

5 – Rocky Horror Picture Show – Another cult classic and timeless film that has one of the best entrances of a character in film history. No one will ever forget Tim Curry appearing from the elevator in his transvestite gear, amazing. A criminologist narrates the tale of Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, a newly engaged couple who find themselves lost and with a flat tire on a cold and rainy late November evening. Seeking a phone with which to call for help, Brad and Janet walk to a nearby castle, where they discover a group of strange and outlandish people who are holding an Annual Transylvanian Convention. Brad and Janet watch as the Transylvanians, servants and a tap-dancing groupie dance the film’s signature song, “Time Warp”.
They are soon swept into the world of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a self-proclaimed “Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania”. The ensemble of convention attendees also includes servants Riff Raff, his sister Magenta, and a groupie named Columbia.
This film has always a classic to anyone non-mainstream, it’s a representation to all of us that don’t want to live by normal social conventions and celebrate our differences. This film is for all those who consider themselves alternative for the society outsiders who refuse to change themselves to become more “normal” and fit into boring conformism of mainstream society. This such my world, I’m a geek, alternative, have a different sense of aesthetics (which explains why repo was 1 on my list) and pro-gay, transgender, gender non-conformist rights and not conforming so of course this is a film for me. I want to celebrate the bizarre and macabre plus the “Time warp” is a great dance that no party is complete without.

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I am going to try and compile a list to every anime I’ve seen that has a slash pairing in it. Some of the pairings are to my taste and may not be the same characters you slash, some are my OTP’s and some are total guilty pleasure pairings. I have watched a lot of Yaoi, shonen ai and slashy series so want to help others find all the gems out there and have a wealth of fanfiction, doujinshi and good shows to watch. I think I’ll trying naming all the anime with boys love in it and then go back and put in all my pairings, first I’ll list the yaoi and shonen ai anime’s then the ones that are just slashable. So here goes my ultimate Boy Love anime list!!!

Yaoi/Shonen ai Anime’s
Ai No Kusabi
Ai no Kusabi 2010
Aoki Okami Tachi no Densetsu
Boku no Pico
Boku no Sexual Harassment
Fuyu no Semi
Haru wo Daite Ita
Hey! Class President
Hyakujitsu no Bara
Kairaku no Hoteishiki LEVEL-C
Kizuna
Koi Suru Bo-kun
LESSON XX
Okane ga Nai
Papa to KISS IN THE DARK
Pico to Chiko
pico ~Boku no Chiisana Natsu Monogatari~
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi
Sensitive Pornograph
Sex Pistols
Angel’s Feather
Boku wa Konomama Kaeranai
Enzai
Fujimi Nichome Kokyo Gakudan
Gakuen Heaven
Hey! Class President
Hokago no Shokuinshitsu
Ikoku Irokoi Roman Tan
Junjo Romantica
Junjo Romantica 2
Kire Papa
KIZUNA ~ Koi no Kara Sawagi ~
Koi Suru Bo-kun
Kuroshitsuji II
LOVELESS
Mirage of Blaze
Mirage of Blaze OVA
Osakana wa Ami no Naka
Patalliro Saiyuki
Princess Princess
Seikimatsu Darling
Seiyo Kotto Yogashiten ~Antique~
Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Shikko Bu
Sukina Mono wa Suki Dakara Shoga Nai
Be-boy Kidnapping idol
Tight Rope
Gravitation
Zetsuai/Bronze
Kimura
Viewfinder

Slashable Anime

1. Angel Sanctuary – Kira/Setsuna , Rosiel/Katan

2. Card Captor Sakura – Touya/Yuki, Touya/Yue

3. X/1999 – Fuuma/Kamui, Seishirou/Subaru

4. Tokyo Babylon – Seishirou/Subaru

5. Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles – Kurogana/Fay

6. xXxholic – Doumeki/Watanuki

7. Legal Drug – Kazahaya/ Rikuo, Kakei/ Saiga

8. Bakuretsu Hunters – Gateau/Marron

9. Bleach – Renji/Ishida, Ikkaku/Yumichiak

10. DN Angel – Daisake/Satoshi

11. Fushigi Yuugi – Hotohori/Nuriko

12. Death Note – Kira/L, Mello/Matt

13. Digimon – Tai/Matt, Daisuke/Kensuke, Takuya/Koji, Koji/Koichi

14. Durarara – Shizuo/Izaya

15. Eyeshield 21 – Shin/Sukuraba

16. Fruits Basket – Ayame/Hatori

17. Gankutsuo – Count/Albert, Albert/Franz

18. Getbackers – Juubei/Kazuki, Ban/Ginji,

19. Gintama – Hijitaka/Okita

20. Here is Greenwood – Mitsuru/Shinobu

21. Harukanaru – Abe no Yasuaki/ Eisen

22. Hitman Reborn – Spanner/Shoichi, Dino/Hibari

23. HunterxHunter – Leorio/Kuraprika

24. Kaiken Phrase – Santa/Yuki, Towa/Atsuro

25. Kenshin – Saito/Sano

26. Kiddy Grade – Dextera/Sinistra

27. Koutetsu – pretty much the entire cast has boy love fever in this series!!

28. Kuroshitsuji – Sebastian/Ciel, Claude/Alois

29. Kyou Kara Moah – Yuri/Wolfram, Gwendle/Gunter

30. Last Exile – Dio/ Lucciola

31. Marchen Awakens Romance – Alviss/Phantom, Alviss/Rolan, Phantom/Rolan

32. Meine Liebe – Ludwig/Camus, Ludwig/Naoji, Eduard/Orpherus

33. Night Head Genesis – Naoto/Naoya

34. Peacemaker Kurogane – Hijitaka-Souji

35. Petshop of Horrors – Leon/D

36. Prince of Tennis – Tezuka/Fuji (my ultimate oTP but you can slash this series every way which sunday, it has more pairing then any fandom out there!!!)

37. Saint Seiya – Hyouga/Shun, Ikki/Shun, Aphrodite/Shun

38. Saiyuki – Gyoijo/Hakkai, Sanzo/Goku

39. Shamen King – Ryu/Lyserg, Hao/Yoh

40. Soukyo no Fafner – Kazuki/Soushi

41. Tactics – Haruka/ Kantarou

42. Tenshi ne Narumon – Rapheal/Mikael

43. Tiger&Bunny – Barnaby/Kotetsu

44. Trinity Blood – Cain/Abel

45. Utena – Touga/Saionji

46. Weiss Kruez – Yohji/Ken, Aya/Ken, Yohji/Aya

47. Yami no Matsuei – Tsuzuki/Hisoka, Muraki/Hisoka (those are my parings but there are many)

48. yuGioh – Yami Bakura/Malik, Kaiba/Amalda

49. Yu yu Hakasho – Kurama/Hiei

50. Gundam Wing – Trowa/Quatra

51. Gundam X – Shagia/Olba, Witz/Roybea

52. Gundam Seed – Deaka/Yzak

53. Nurarihyon no Mago - Kubinashi/Rikuo

54. Groove Adventure Rave – Musica/Haru

55. Hikaru no Go - Hikaru/Touya

56. Level E – Yukitaka/Ki El Dogra, Kraft/ki El Dogra (though this anime is not at all like it seems)

57. No. 6 – Nezumi/Shion

58. Ouran High School Host Club - Kyouya/Tamaki, Hikaru/Kaoru

59. Tsuritama – Yamada/Natsuki, yuki/Haru

60. Shonen Onmyoji - Guren/Abe

61. Nabari no Ou – Raikou/Gau, Yoite/Miharu

62. Candidate for Goddess – Garu/Ernest

63. Gravion – Eiji/Touga

64. Samurai Deeper kyo – Yukimura/Sasuke

65. Shiki – Tohru/Yuuki

66. Brave 10 – Saizou/Kamanosuke, Sanada/Rokuro

67. Zombie Loan – Chika/Shito

68. Saint Beast – Judas/Shin, Ruka/Rei (pretty much any combo you want!)

69. Ao no Exorcist - Yukio/Rin

70. Toward the Terra –Kieth/Jomy, Blue/Jomy

71. Nightwalker – Cain/Shido

72. Monochrome Factor – Shirogane/Akira

73. Tokyo Revelation – Kojiro/Akito

74. Jyo oh sei – Thor/Rai

75. Deadman Wonderland – Genkaku/Nagi, Senji/Toto

76. Black Blood Brothers - Jiro/Kotaro

77. Sousei No Aquarion – Apollo/Sirius, Toma/Apollo, Toma/Sirius/Apollo

78. 07 Ghost – Frau/Teito

79. Sengoku Basara - Masamune/Yukimura

80. Heroic Legend of Arislan – Daryoon/Narsus

81. Black Cat – Creed/Train

82. Glass no Kantai – Vetti/Ralph, Vetti/Michel

83. Yakitate Japan – Kuroyan/Kanmuri

84. Toriko – Coco/Sunny

85. Samurai Champloo - Jin/Mugen

86. Detective Academy Q – Kyu/Ryu

87. Spiral – Kanone/Eyes

88. Generator Gawl – Koji/Ryo

89. Tokyo Underground – Sui/Ginnosuke, Seki/Sui

90. Beyblade – Kai/Rei

91. Psychic Force - Burn/Keith

92. Marginal Prince – Pretty much however you want!!

93. Starry Sky – Pretty much however you want plenty to choose from!

94. Togainu no Chi – Akira/Keisuke (shame the anime wasn’t full yaoi like the game)

95. Air Gear - Akito/Agito

96. Wolfs Rain – Tsume/Toboe

97. Uta No Prince Sama – Natsuki/Shou

98. Tokyo Majin – Kyouichi/Tatsuma

99. God Child - Cain/Riff

100. Berserk – Guts/Griffith

101. Gungrave – Harry/Brandon

102. Cluster Edge - Agate/Beryl

103. Kiba – Zed/Noah

104. Code Geass - Lelouch/Suzaku

105. Neon Genesis Evangelion - Kaworu/Shinji

106. Full Metal Alchemist - Roy/Ed

107. Trigun – Vash/Wolfwood

108. Kurogane no linebarrels – Reiji/Satoru

109. Himitsu: Top Secret Revelation - Aoki/Maki

110. Star Driver – Sugato/Takuto, Reiji/Sugato, Reiji/Shinjo

111. S-Cry-Ed - Ryuhou/Kazuma

112. Mawara Peguin Drum – Kanba/Shoma

113. Pandora Hearts - Oz/Gil

114. Beelzebub – Oga/Furuichi

115. Bus Gamer - Kazuo/Toki

116. Ghost Hound - Makoto/Masayuki

117. Soul Eater - Stein/Spirit

118. Slam Dunk- Rukawa/Sakaragi

119. Magic Knight Rayearth – Lantis/Eagel

120. RG Veda – Yasha/Ashura

121. Switch – Hal/Kai

122. I’ll/CKBC – Akane/Hitonari

123. Phi Brain – Baron/JIn, Kaito/Rook

124. Legend of the Legendary Heroes – Ryner/Sion, Lucile/Sion, Miran/Sion

125. kami-sama Hajimemashite – Kurama/Mizuki, Mikage/Tomoe, Mikage/Otohiko

126. Persona Trinity Soul – Ryo/Shin/Jun

127. Over Drive –
128. Saiunkoku –
129. Devilman –
130. Violinist of Hamelin –
131. Working –
132. The Hakkenden -
133. Shinesman –
134. Eight Clouds Rising –
135. 10 Tokyo Warriors –
136. Golden Corda primo passo –

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I am trying to compile a list of all the Tv shows and movies I slash as well as some good shows with canon gay couples that I enjoy. If like me you are trying to find new shows to watch that have that slash element then I hope this list helps you.

1. Hawaii 5.0 – Steve/Danno

2. Supernatural – Dean/Castiel

3. Angel - Angel/Spike

4. Torchwood – Jack/Ianto, Jack/John, Jack/Captain Harkness

5. Doctor Who – Doctor/Master, Doctor/Jack

6. Merlin – Arthur/Merlin

7. Oz – Keller/Beecher

8. Brothers and Sisters – Scotty/Kevin

9. Heroes – Nathan/Peter

10. Six Feet Under – Keith/David

11. Star Trek – Kirk/Spock

12. Nip/Tuck – Christian/Sean

13. Lord of the Rings – Aragorn/Legolas

14. White Collar – Peter/Neil

15. Suits – Harvey/Mike

16. The Eagle – Marcus/Esca

17. Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Barca/Pietros

18. Spartacus: Vengence – Agron/Nasir

19. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena – Barca/Auctus

20. Glee – Blaine/Kurt

21. Sherlock – Sherlock/Watson

22. Sherlock Holmes – Sherlock/Watson

23. Stargate SG1 – O’niel/Jackson

24. The Lair – Damian/Thom

25. Dantes Cove – Toby/Adam, kevin/Bro

26. Vampire Diaries – Damon/Alaric

27. Alexander – Alexander/Hephistian

28. Troy – Hector/Paris

29. Kingdon of Heaven – Bailin/Imad ad-Din

30. Pirates of the Carribean – Jack/Will

31. LA Confidential – Bud/Exley

32. Matrix – The Twins

33. Boston legal – Danny/Alan

34. Common Law – Travis/Wes

35. Night at the Museum – Jedediah/Octavious

36. I love you Phillip Morris – Steven/Phillip

37. Kiss kiss Bang Bang – Perry/Harry

38. Starsky and Hutch – Starsky/Hutch

39. Boondock Saints – Connor/Murphy McManus

40. Interview with the Vampire – Lestat/Louis

41. Harry Potter – Sirius/Lupin

42. Queer as Folk – Vince/Stuart

43. Partners – Wyatt/Louis

44. The New Normal – David/Brian

45. Gangster Number 1 – Freddy/Gangster

46. Donald Strachey Mysteries – Don/Tim

47. Yasha –Moichi/Sei, Sei/Rin, Takeru/Rin

48. Master and Commander - Aubery/Maturin

49. Grimm – Monroe/Nick

50. Castle – Esposito/Ryan

51. The Krays – Kray twins

52. True Blood – Eric/Bill

53. Community -Troy/Abed

Dont forget to follow me @lonedreameryaoi and the Let Zoe Spoil You facebook page.

I am going to try and compile a list to every anime I’ve seen that has a slash pairing in it. Some of the pairings are to my taste and may not be the same characters you slash, some are my OTP’s and some are total guilty pleasure pairings. I have watched a lot of Yaoi, shonen ai and slashy series so want to help others find all the gems out there and have a wealth of fanfiction, doujinshi and good shows to watch. I think I’ll trying naming all the anime with boys love in it and then go back and put in all my pairings, first I’ll list the yaoi and shonen ai anime’s then the ones that are just slashable. So here goes my ultimate Boy Love anime list!!!

Yaoi/Shonen ai Anime’s
Ai No Kusabi
Ai no Kusabi 2010
Aoki Okami Tachi no Densetsu
Boku no Pico
Boku no Sexual Harassment
Fuyu no Semi
Haru wo Daite Ita
Hey! Class President
Hyakujitsu no Bara
Kairaku no Hoteishiki LEVEL-C
Kizuna
Koi Suru Bo-kun
LESSON XX
Okane ga Nai
Papa to KISS IN THE DARK
Pico to Chiko
pico ~Boku no Chiisana Natsu Monogatari~
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi
Sensitive Pornograph
Sex Pistols
Angel’s Feather
Boku wa Konomama Kaeranai
Enzai
Fujimi Nichome Kokyo Gakudan
Gakuen Heaven
Hey! Class President
Hokago no Shokuinshitsu
Ikoku Irokoi Roman Tan
Junjo Romantica
Junjo Romantica 2
Kire Papa
KIZUNA ~ Koi no Kara Sawagi ~
Koi Suru Bo-kun
Kuroshitsuji II
LOVELESS
Mirage of Blaze
Mirage of Blaze OVA
Osakana wa Ami no Naka
Patalliro Saiyuki
Princess Princess
Seikimatsu Darling
Seiyo Kotto Yogashiten ~Antique~
Shiritsu Araiso Koto Gakko Shikko Bu
Sukina Mono wa Suki Dakara Shoga Nai
Be-boy Kidnapping idol
Tight Rope
Gravitation
Zetsuai/Bronze
Kimura
Viewfinder

Slashable Anime

1. Angel Sanctuary – Kira/Setsuna , Rosiel/Katan

2. Card Captor Sakura – Touya/Yuki, Touya/Yue
Ah CCS Clamp’s little magical girl series that is so good. You all know I love Clamp though I prefer the dark stuff but CCS is brilliant. Cardcaptor Sakura begins when ten-year-old fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto accidentally releases a set of magical cards called Clow Cards from the Clow Book, created and named after half-English, half-Chinese sorcerer Clow Reed. Each card has its own personality and characteristics and can assume alternate forms when activated. The guardian Beast of the Seal Cerberus emerges from the book and tells her it is now her responsibility to retrieve the missing cards. As she finds each card, she battles its magical personification and defeats it to seal it away. Cerberus acts as her guide, while her best friend and cousin Tomoyo Daidouji films her exploits and provides her with battle costumes. Sakura’s older brother Touya Kinomoto watches over her, while pretending that he is unaware of what is going on.

for a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/02/top-5-shoujo-anime’s/

3. X/1999 – Fuuma/Kamui, Seishirou/Subaru
For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/01/top-5-dark-shoujo-anime’s/ >

4. Tokyo Babylon – Seishirou/Subaru

5. Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles – Kurogana/Fay

6. xXxholic – Doumeki/Watanuki
For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/01/top-5-dark-shoujo-anime’s/

7. Legal Drug – Kazahaya/ Rikuo, Kakei/ Saiga

8. Bakuretsu Hunters – Gateau/Marron

9. Bleach – Renji/Ishida, Ikkaku/Yumichiak

God I love this show so much so that I have hollow ichigo’s mask tattooed on my back. Ichigo Kurosaki is a teenager gifted with the ability to see spirits. His life is drastically changed by the sudden appearance of a Soul Reaper —one who governs the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife—named Rukia Kuchiki, who arrives in search of a Hollow, a dangerous lost soul. When Rukia is severely wounded defending Ichigo from the Hollow, she attempts to transfer half of her reiatsuenergy to Ichigo so that he can defeat the Hollow. However, Ichigo takes almost all of her energy, transforming into a Soul Reaper and allowing him to defeat the Hollow with ease. With her powers diminished, Rukia is left stranded in the human world until she can recover her strength. In the meantime, Ichigo must take over Rukia’s role as a Soul Reaper, battling Hollows and guiding souls to the afterlife realm known as the Soul Society. The story follows Ichigo as well as his human friends that develop strange powers and their battles. Also thrown into the mix are the other members of soul society other shinigamis and all their conflicts, conspiracies, ambitions and corruption. I love shinigami lore so anything based on this is a must for me but this series is also just brilliant all the powers and weapons you could ever wish for plus some of the best battles I have ever seen in anime history. I really don’t know where to begin there are great character designs and from a series that’s now over 200 eps you know there’s gonna be loads of great characters, wonderful back stories, complications and contradictions, fights to the death and omg how brilliant are these fights. Every time I think they can’t get better a character levels up, unlocks a new ability, evolves their weapon or just loses the plot. Ichigo is a great protagonist and I don’t normally like the leads as they are a bit too honest and pure but he has such a great stubborn and arrogant streak. I love how flawed these characters are and how grey some of the show is not so black and white in terms of who is good or bad or what is best for humanity and the spirit world. It is very epic as you would guess from a 200 plus series but it’s very addictive watching.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/02/top-5-battleshonen-anime’s/

10. DN Angel – Daisake/Satoshi

11. Fushigi Yuugi – Hotohori/Nuriko
the first ever fantasy bishonen harem based anime I ever watched and still one of the best. In all the years since I’ve watched this no other series has had the depth of character, beautiful bishonen and amazing story telling. I watched all 42 episodes in one go as I was so obsessed with this series. The plot centres on Middle-school student Miaka Yūki is under a lot of pressure to pass the entrance exam for the competitive Jonan Academy. Her friends do not believe she will get in, but she is determined to because her best friend, Yui Hongo, has applied for the same school and she wants them both to go to the school together. While at the library one day, Miaka and Yui encounter a strange book known as The Universe of the Four Gods. As a result of reading this book, they are then transported into the novel’s universe. However, Yui is transported back to the real world almost immediately. Inside the novel Miaka discovers that she is the Priestess of Suzaku and destined to gather the seven Celestial Warriors of the god Suzaku in order to summon Suzaku and obtain three wishes. She falls in love with the Celestial Warrior Tamahome, who eventually reciprocates and Miaka’s desire to use a wish to enter the high school of her choice begins to shift towards finding a way to be with Tamahome. Yui, who is also drawn into the book when she was trying to help Miaka to come back to the real world, becomes the Priestess of Seiryuu, working against Miaka out of jealousy over Tamahome and revenge for the humiliation and pain she had suffered when she first came to the book world. The series describes the various trials that teenagers Miaka and Yui face, both quest-driven and personal. Feeling betrayed, the two oppose one another as priestesses, bringing together their own respective warriors and vying for the chance to be granted three wishes by the gods whom they hope to summon.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/02/top-5-shoujo-anime’s/

12. Death Note – Kira/L, Mello/Matt
For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/01/top-5-dark-shoujo-anime’s/

13. Digimon – Tai/Matt, Daisuke/Kensuke, Takuya/Koji, Koji/Koichi

14. Durarara – Shizuo/Izaya

The plot follows Mikado Ryūgamine is a young man who longs for the exciting life of the big city. At the invitation of his childhood friend Kida Masaomi, he transfers to a school in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Masaomi warns him about people he doesn’t want to cross in the city: a violent man dressed like a bartender, an information merchant, and a mysterious gang called “Dollars.” And to top it off, Mikado witnesses an urban legend on his first day in the city: the “Black Rider,” the supposedly headless driver of a black motorcycle. The narrative follows all of the characters equally, showing how their lives intersect, creating a greater plotline from what each character knows about a common incident.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/03/durarara-–-an-anime-of-surrealism-and-complications-that’s-very-intriguing-if-a-bit-weird/

15. Eyeshield 21 – Shin/Sukuraba

16. Fruits Basket – Ayame/Hatori

17. Gankutsuo – Count/Albert, Albert/Franz

18. Getbackers – Juubei/Kazuki, Ban/Ginji,
this has to one of the best action anime’s out there, you soon work out that my fav shonen anime’s are all based on people with powers and weird weapons fighting each other. There’s normally no explanation to why these people have super powers and weird abilities or strange weapons but boy is it fun to watch them fight each other. Getbackers get the prize for the best because I love the character designs. I mean there are loads of interesting characters with wonderful abilities Dr jackal is one of my fav’s, he’s neither good nor bad but more on the dark side I mean he seems to manipulate knives that live in his blood and has no problem for violence.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/02/top-5-battleshonen-anime’s/

19. Gintama – Hijitaka/Okita

20. Here is Greenwood – Mitsuru/Shinobu

21. Harukanaru – Abe no Yasuaki/ Eisen

22. Hitman Reborn – Spanner/Shoichi, Dino/Hibari

23. HunterxHunter – Leorio/Kuraprika
ah the series that naruto clearly ripped off since its older and in my opinion so much better. Twelve years prior to the start of the story, Ging Freecss left his infant son, Gon, with Gon’s aunt Mito on Whale Island. Gon, raised believing both his parents were dead, finds out from Ging’s apprentice, Kite, that his father is still alive and has since become an accomplished “Hunter”. Hunters are licensed, elite members of humanity who are capable of tracking down secret treasure, rare beasts, or even other individuals. Gon leaves his home to follow in his father’s footsteps as a Hunter by taking the “Hunter Examination”, a series of brutal tests involving skill, survival, and teamwork. Prior to and during the exam, Gon meets and befriends three of the other applicants: Kurapika, the last remaining member of the Kurta clan who wishes to become a Hunter in order to avenge his slain people; Leorio, a prospective physician who claims to desire to become rich; and Killua Zoldyck, who fled his life as a member of a notorious assassin family. These 4 enter the hunter exams together and the story follows their trials to become hunters and then their duties as hunters. The series is great because like so many battle based series they don’t spend 3 eps on one fight they get down to it in one ep making battles intense and harsh. The series doesn’t waste too much time on fillers and works to tell the story as we learn more about the past of these characters. The anime finished before the manga so again you have to read the manga to know what happens next but it does complete each story arc bringing you closer to the characters and the past and futures they face.

For full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/02/top-5-battleshonen-anime’s/

24. Kaiken Phrase – Santa/Yuki, Towa/Atsuro

25. Kenshin – Saito/Sano

26. Kiddy Grade – Dextera/Sinistra

27. Koutetsu – pretty much the entire cast has boy love fever in this series!!

28. Kuroshitsuji – Sebastian/Ciel, Claude/Alois
For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/01/top-5-dark-shoujo-anime’s/

29. Kyou Kara Moah – Yuri/Wolfram, Gwendle/Gunter

30. Last Exile – Dio/ Lucciola

31. Marchen Awakens Romance – Alviss/Phantom, Alviss/Rolan, Phantom/Rolan

32. Meine Liebe – Ludwig/Camus, Ludwig/Naoji, Eduard/Orpherus

33. Night Head Genesis – Naoto/Naoya

34. Peacemaker Kurogane – Hijitaka-Souji

35. Petshop of Horrors – Leon/D

36. Prince of Tennis – Tezuka/Fuji (my ultimate oTP but you can slash this series every way which sunday, it has more pairing then any fandom out there!!!)

37. Saint Seiya – Hyouga/Shun, Ikki/Shun, Aphrodite/Shun

38. Saiyuki – Gyoijo/Hakkai, Sanzo/Goku
For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/01/top-5-dark-shoujo-anime’s/

39. Shamen King – Ryu/Lyserg, Hao/Yoh

40. Soukyo no Fafner – Kazuki/Soushi

41. Tactics – Haruka/ Kantarou

42. Tenshi ne Narumon – Rapheal/Mikael

43. Tiger&Bunny – Barnaby/Kotetsu

44. Trinity Blood – Cain/Abel

45. Utena – Touga/Saionji

46. Weiss Kruez – Yohji/Ken, Aya/Ken, Yohji/Aya

47. Yami no Matsuei – Tsuzuki/Hisoka, Muraki/Hisoka (those are my parings but there are many)

48. yuGioh – Yami Bakura/Malik, Kaiba/Amalda

49. Yu yu Hakasho – Kurama/Hiei

another great tournament based battle anime from the same team that brought me HunterxHunter, both manga’s are by the same person so of course both are brilliant. YuYu Hakusho follows Yusuke Urameshi, a street-brawling delinquent who, in an uncharacteristic act of altruism, is hit by a car and killed in an attempt to save a young boy by pushing him out of the way. His ghost is greeted by Botan, a woman who introduces herself as the pilot of the River Styx, who ferries souls to the “Underworld” where they may be judged for the afterlife. Botan informs Yusuke that his act had caught even the Underworld by surprise and that there was not yet a place made for him in either heaven or hell. Thus Koenma, son of the Underworld’s ruler King Enma, offers Yusuke a chance to return to his body through a series of tests. Yusuke succeeds with the help of his friend Keiko. After returning to life, Koenma grants Yusuke the title of “Underworld Detective”, charging him with investigating supernatural activity within the human world. Soon Yusuke is off on his first case, retrieving three treasures stolen from the Underworld by a gang of demons: Hiei, Kurama and Goki. Yusuke collects the three treasures with the aid of his new technique, the “Rei Gun”, a shot of aura energy fired mentally from his index finger.The series itself is based around 3 huge tournament themed arcs and is very focused on the battles. It can take a few episodes for each fight and does have the very clichéd fight battle. Hero starts winning a bit, gets cocky, badie shows true strength, hero gets knocked back, badie reveals why he is in this fight and a bit of back story before trying to beat hero, hero finds new hidden strength and makes a comeback defeating bad guy. Every character gets their fair share of wins and losses and it’s always exciting to see what happens. I love the intense battles the interrelationships between the competitors and the fact that sometimes things aren’t black and white and friends and enemies aren’t set in stone or easy to judge too quickly.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/02/top-5-battleshonen-anime’s/

50. Gundam Wing – Trowa/Quatra

51. Gundam X – Shagia/Olba, Witz/Roybea

52. Gundam Seed – Deaka/Yzak

53. Nurarihyon no Mago - Kubinashi/Rikuo

54. Groove Adventure Rave – Musica/Haru

55. Hikaru no Go - Hikaru/Touya

56. Level E – Yukitaka/Ki El Dogra, Kraft/ki El Dogra (though this anime is not at all like it seems)

57. No. 6 – Nezumi/Shion

58. Ouran High School Host Club - Kyouya/Tamaki, Hikaru/Kaoru

59. Tsuritama – Yamada/Natsuki, yuki/Haru
The plot for Tsuritama starts simple before it goes off on its own colourful alien themed tangent. Yuki Sanada is a high school student who lives with his grandmother, a woman whose career requires frequent relocation which prevents the boy from establishing any real friendships, much less the social skills necessary to initiate them. Whenever he becomes anxious, he freezes in place, unable to breathe, and feels like he is drowning. Donning a markedly demonic expression—so potent with seemingly latent rage that others become wary of him at its appearance. Shortly after arriving at their home on the grandmother’s most recently sanctioned work base, the island of Enoshima, a zealous transfer student named Haru—wielding a water gun and sporting a fish bowl atop his head—appears on their doorstep claiming to be an alien and that he will henceforth be living in the same house; the grandmother agrees to allow such if Haru simply meets one condition (which is undisclosed to the audience). Haru’s presence continually makes Yuki uncomfortable. The two also meet a secluded young fisher, Natsuki Usami, nicknamed “The Fishing Prince”. An Indian man named Akira watches Haru from a distance with his duck Tapioca.

For a full review on the series please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2012/12/tsuritama-–-friendship-fishing-and-aliens/

60. Shonen Onmyoji - Guren/Abe

61. Nabari no Ou – Raikou/Gau, Yoite/Miharu

62. Candidate for Goddess – Garu/Ernest

63. Gravion – Eiji/Touga

64. Samurai Deeper kyo – Yukimura/Sasuke

65. Shiki – Tohru/Yuuki

66. Brave 10 – Saizou/Kamanosuke, Sanada/Rokuro

67. Zombie Loan – Chika/Shito

68. Saint Beast – Judas/Shin, Ruka/Rei (pretty much any combo you want!)

69. Ao no Exorcist - Yukio/Rin

70. Toward the Terra –Kieth/Jomy, Blue/Jomy

71. Nightwalker – Cain/Shido

72. Monochrome Factor – Shirogane/Akira

73. Tokyo Revelation – Kojiro/Akito

74. Jyo oh sei – Thor/Rai

75. Deadman Wonderland – Genkaku/Nagi, Senji/Toto
It’s been a while since I’ve seen an anime this good and if you haven’t heard or seen of this then the pun in my tittle is perfect for this series. At only 13 eps I watched it in one setting which was easy to do as it was so engaging. It’s like a really messed up psychotic version of Alice in Wonderland but completely twisting the classic fairy tale to a violent and dangerous nightmare version.
The plot for Deadman is that a massive earthquake ravaged Japan’s mainland and destroyed most of Tokyo, sinking three-quarters of it into the ocean. Ten years later, the story shifts to Igarashi Ganta, a seemingly ordinary student attending Nagano Prefecture’s middle school. An escapee, a survivor of the great earthquake, Ganta has no memories of the tragedy and has lived a normal life. This all changes when a strange person covered in blood and crimson armour floats through his classroom windows. Grinning madly, the Red Man massacres Ganta’s entire class but instead of killing him, embeds a red crystal shard in Ganta’s chest. Within days of the massacre, Ganta is declared the sole suspect and, following a quick trial, is sentenced to life imprisonment in Deadman Wonderland, a massive theme park like prison. Arriving at the prison, Ganta is fitted with a special collar which monitors his location and life signs. Due to the heinous nature of Ganta’s ‘crime’, he has to live out his imprisonment under Deadman Wonderland’s ‘Death Sentence’.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/11/deadman-wonderland-–-not-for-the-squeamish-but-a-“bloody”-good-anime/

76. Black Blood Brothers - Jiro/Kotaro

77. Sousei No Aquarion – Apollo/Sirius, Toma/Apollo, Toma/Sirius/Apollo

78. 07 Ghost – Frau/Teito

Ok so yes this is an anime that I started watching because of the fan girl in me. Of course I wasn’t going to let it go unwatched there’s an entire cast of hot bishies one side is military (yay uniforms) the other is the church (yay flouncy robes). I have to say I loved this series it was everything it needed to be, the men were hot, the action great, the story interesting, the scoring was good, the world was interesting and the slash was abundant.

for a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2009/11/07-ghosts-–-super-powered-bishonen-in-uniforms-fighting-evil-what-could-be-better/

79. Sengoku Basara - Masamune/Yukimura

80. Heroic Legend of Arislan – Daryoon/Narsus

81. Black Cat – Creed/Train
Train Heartnett, code named Black Cat is the thirteenth member in an organization known as Cronos. Cronos are an elite group of “erasers”, professional assassins that are sent in to assassinate targets they deem too dangerous or too corrupt to be dealt with in any other manner. But Train learns a valuable lesson in human compassion from young “sweeper”, professional bounty hunters, Saya Minatsuki. He learns there is more to life than being the cold hearted killer he has become and soon yearns for a life of freedom where he can make his own choices and follow his own path. He leaves Cronos and his path crosses that of Sweeper Sven Volfied. They cross paths while investigating a bio-weapon that turns out to be a genetically created girl named Eve. After Train decides not to kill her Sven takes her in as well as Train. They form a small “unconventional” family unit and group of Sweepers living their lives free and as they choose.
Unfortunately their lives are disrupted by the appearance of Train’s x-partner Creed Diskence from Cronos who himself has left the organization but to pursue more sinister and destructive goals. Creed is determined to see Train return to his cold hearted nature and help him and his newly formed group of villains cause havoc in the world. Train must learn what his true nature is and where he really belongs in this world he has chosen to live freely in.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2012/03/black-cat-a-fun-action-adventure-helped-by-a-hot-villan/

82. Glass no Kantai – Vetti/Ralph, Vetti/Michel

83. Yakitate Japan – Kuroyan/Kanmuri

84. Toriko – Coco/Sunny

85. Samurai Champloo - Jin/Mugen

86. Detective Academy Q – Kyu/Ryu

87. Spiral – Kanone/Eyes

88. Generator Gawl – Koji/Ryo

89. Tokyo Underground – Sui/Ginnosuke, Seki/Sui

90. Beyblade – Kai/Rei

91. Psychic Force - Burn/Keith

92. Marginal Prince – Pretty much however you want!!

93. Starry Sky – Pretty much however you want plenty to choose from!

94. Togainu no Chi – Akira/Keisuke (shame the anime wasn’t full yaoi like the game)
When I found out they had made an anime to Togainu no chi I was over the moon, couldn’t wait to watch it, bouncing off the walls. It’s based on a BL game and while I haven’t played the game because I have no idea how to get an English patch for a Japanese game I do have all the SG’s (screen grabs). This means I know all the characters and all the possible pairings and endings. It’s one violent and explicit yaoi game so I was very looking forward to watching it play out in anime. While the characters still look great and have good voice actors for them the rest of the anime was a bit of a let-down. The basic story is that Akira, the number one street fighter, is framed for a murder he didn’t commit. While his sentencing is being completed he is visited by a mysterious woman who gives him the option of rooting in prison or taking up a tag going to a district called Toshima and participating in the Igra game. Toshima is a violent and deadly district sealed off from the normal world that has its own set of rules. Igra is a game in which you collect tags from opponents, the tags are similar to cards and you have to try and get a royal flush so that you can challenge ll Re and gain the position of drug lord. Everyone is given 5 random tags and you basically have to fight people for them in the hope you opponent has a tag that will get you closer to making it to a royal flush. This leads to violent battles and a lot of bloodshed and death. Add to the mix a drug called Line that gives you super strength while turning you mad you get a great gritty and harsh environment. So far so good was nice knowing the plot behind the game and images I’d collected from it and it was a world and plot that appeals to my violent aesthetic.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/02/togainu-no-chi-–-a-series-that-should-have-been-perfect-violent-bishonen-but-somehow-failed/

95. Air Gear - Akito/Agito

96. Wolfs Rain – Tsume/Toboe

97. Uta No Prince Sama – Natsuki/Shou

98. Tokyo Majin – Kyouichi/Tatsuma

99. God Child - Cain/Riff

100. Berserk – Guts/Griffith

101. Gungrave – Harry/Brandon

102. Cluster Edge - Agate/Beryl

103. Kiba – Zed/Noah

104. Code Geass - Lelouch/Suzaku

105. Neon Genesis Evangelion - Kaworu/Shinji

106. Full Metal Alchemist - Roy/Ed

I have just finished watching the new series of FMA and what can I say truly amazing I loved it I really didn’t want it to end. Now I loved the original series I thought it was great and was in love with the character Roy Mustang. The basic plot is that of 2 brothers whose mother dies so they break the biggest taboo in their world, Human transmutation. Basically set in a world that is a cross between early 20th century Europe mixed with Alchemy, this is not magic this is the more scientific and practical implication of magic the true art know as Alchemy, there are some that know Alchemy. These two brothers after the loss of their mother decide to use Alchemy to bring her back from the dead. Alchemy works by equivalent exchange you need to give something of equal value to get something back, i.e. turning a lump of mud into a rock statue. So the brothers collect all the things that make up a human body and try to transmute it back into their mother. Unfortunately human transmutation isn’t as cut and dry as normal alchemy and in the process of trying to recreate their mother Al loses his body and Ed loses his arm. Making it worse the thing that is created is such a twisted and unrecognizable thing that it soon dies and is nothing like their mother. Ed in a fit of desperation affixes his brother soul to a suit of armour as to not lose him altogether and in the process sacrifices his leg as toll for the alchemy to save his brothers soul. After this event they are visited by Colonel Roy Mustang hearing about two very young but talented alchemists that he wants to recruit them. After what he sees of them he gives them a choice, wallow in the horrific fate they have dealt to themselves or move forward. Ed decided to take up the colonel’s words he becomes a State Alchemist working for the military. State Alchemists see themselves as the dogs of the military being bound to be used as human weapons whenever their skills are required but in exchange they are highly paid and have high positions meaning access to research and policies above the regular army. Ed becomes a state alchemist in order to find a way to get his and Al’s body back. Ed has auto mails, a mechanical limp, to replace his missing arm and leg and thus is named the Full Metal Alchemist. All state alchemists are given a name according to their ability; Roy is the Flame alchemist because of his expert and deadly use of flame alchemy.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2011/02/full-metal-alchemist-brotherhood-–-blows-the-original-out-the-water/

107. Trigun – Vash/Wolfwood

108. Kurogane no linebarrels – Reiji/Satoru
The plot centers around Hayase Kouichi (and it may have something to do with how annoying this boy is that made me want to throw a book at the screen), he’s a bit of a loser, the class go body that gets picked on but he dreams of being a hero of justice. Hayase is always getting saved and protected by his much more attractive and cooler best mate but Hayase doesn’t seem very grateful about this as he feels it’s unfair to always have his mate come to his rescue. As with all those that seek power his lucky or unlucky break comes when a giant robot falls from space crushing him to death. Well through the laws of anime magic and unexplained plot twists the robot saves his life and makes Hayase his pilot. Hayase is overjoyed, he now has power, can stand up for himself and a giant robot. Also with giant robot comes a large breasted girl with amnesia and Hayase vows to protect. So when other robots come to destroy his home a Hero of Justice is born. Unfortunately Hayase is an arrogant sod who flashes his power like a school bully, wont listen or show any respect for the friends that have helped and stood by him since childhood and thinks his new buxom friend should just stand around and be protected. No wonder all the other characters hate him I was waiting for someone to kick the crap out of him. Luckily this came when good guy and his robot from the secret organisation trying to save the world, in fact beat the crap out of Hayase for being an egotistical overconfident pain in the arse. Unfortunately it’s not until death of the only character with any sense that Hayase realises he’s being a pratt.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2009/11/kurogane-no-linebarrels-mecha-politics-fan-service-and-a-protagonist-that-needs-a-kick-in-the-arse/

109. Himitsu: Top Secret Revelation - Aoki/Maki
I seem to be quite good at finding little anime’s that not many people have watched but really should. This series I found happens to be excellent though very little info is on the web about it. The story takes place five decades from now, when brain scanners have been perfected to the point that the government can retrieve up to five years’ worth of memories from people’s minds — even if they are dead. The investigators of the National Research Institute of Police Science’s 9th Forensics Laboratory must weigh the ethical choices in the ultimate invasion of privacy as they delve into people’s minds to solve crimes. The show is a psychological version of something like CSI but with more weight and a far more disturbing turn. We have an elite police unit that focuses on trying to solve the crimes that would remain a mystery if it wasn’t for this fantastic new technology that is able to look into the memoires of the victims. The catch is the brain must be removed from the dead victim before a 48hr period to ensure that the memories are intact. With storylines such as political assassinations, brutal killings and deranged serial murderers there is much for fans of hard core police and crime dramas to enjoy. For me personally I prefer a little more dark side crime series so this was perfect. I have always loved mystery amine’s such as Detective Academy Q but this is a nice step away from series aimed at a younger audience into a far more adult show. The show itself is pictured more realistically, with character designs and settings looking much how you would find them in the real world. This immediately gives you a more realistic setting rather than the usual fantasy and escapist image of many anime’s. Also it gives you a little insight to the problems of the modern world the nature of escalating crime, humanities passion for more perverse violence and the changes in our culture and society that brings about new waves of crime. For example one story involves the nature of body modification and the new youth culture that has gone beyond tattoo’s and piecing as a way to express themselves and are finding more extreme ways to change their bodies and express their individuality.

For a full review please follow the link!
http://www.lzsy.co.uk/2010/09/himitsu-the-revelation-or-top-secret-–-a-beautiful-and-disturbing-little-gem-of-an-anime/

110. Star Driver – Sugato/Takuto, Reiji/Sugato, Reiji/Shinjo

111. S-Cry-Ed - Ryuhou/Kazuma

112. Mawara Peguin Drum – Kanba/Shoma

113. Pandora Hearts - Oz/Gil

114. Beelzebub – Oga/Furuichi

115. Bus Gamer - Kazuo/Toki

116. Ghost Hound - Makoto/Masayuki

117. Soul Eater - Stein/Spirit

118. Slam Dunk- Rukawa/Sakaragi

119. Magic Knight Rayearth – Lantis/Eagel

120. RG Veda – Yasha/Ashura

121. Switch – Hal/Kai

122. I’ll/CKBC – Akane/Hitonari

123. Shinesman –
124. Eight Clouds Rising –
125. 10 Tokyo Warriors –
126. Golden Corda primo passo –
127. Over Drive –
128. Saiunkoku –
129. Devilman –
130. Violinist of Hamelin –
131. Working –
132. The Hakkenden -
133. Phi Brain – Baron/JIn, Bishop/Rook, Kaito/Rook

The title of this Korean horror doesn’t quite match up with the story as it’s less about a step mum abusing her daughter but more about how her love makes her lose her grip on sanity and the true meaning of being a parent. On the surface this is another stylish horror film from Korea that is well made and filmed beautifully. It does have some very scary moments and a very creepy atmosphere but it treads a thin line between being creepy and being silly.

I have and will probably always be afraid of the archetype of Asian horror, the woman with the long black hair. Ever since Sadako crawled out of her well and through the television set I have hated that image. It is an image that hasn’t sat well with me I don’t like it, its unnatural and sinister in a way that western horror hasn’t been able to capture. Maybe because it is a very foreign image after all I’m a western woman in a western world not in Asia. But I also lived in Korea and strangely that didn’t take the sting out of the image, no matter where, a woman with long black hair crawling towards me is very unsettling.

In Cinderella it is done very well through the eyes of a girl on the operating table who is between wakefulness and unconsciousness. Is it a true vision of a ghost crawling towards her or is it a cocktail of drugs making her hallucinate? If you’ve ever had an operation then you know that anaesthetics and pain killers can cause mild hallucinations and the lines of reality can blur. So this already sets up a nice scene, helpless and losing consciousness about to be operated on and unseen to the surgeons and doctors in the room a disjointed dead like woman is crawling under your operating bed and the last thing you see is her reflection in your eyeball.

It became apparent that this young girl is being haunted as the ghost seems to possess those who have had plastic surgery. Young girl’s mother is a skilled plastic surgeon and is obsessed with beauty and making sure her daughter has everything she desires including perfect looks. This seems to also mean that if daughter’s friends want plastic surgery to improve their looks then she will also indulge their whims and operate on them. The downside is that whoever gets operated on is possessed and is driven mad by the whisperings of the ghost. A ghost who believes her face was stolen and wants it back convincing its victims they have stolen her beauty and eventually in madness disfigures themselves.

The film gets a little close to silly as two friends who had nose jobs get possessed at the same time and in a surreal moment sit telling each other how pretty they are while slicing at each other’s faces completely taken over by their madness. But the rest of the time it stays suitable creepy with stillness and solemn music. Long walks down corridors and a mystery being pieced together in flashback makes for an intriguing plot and a good atmosphere and soon you are invested in the storyline and why this ghost is out to seek revenge.

So here is where the plot gets interesting and we get a story of motherly love and whether flesh and blood means more. What does it truly mean to be a mother and how far you will go to prove you love your child? As the mystery is pieced together it doesn’t take long to work out what is behind this plot. A mother has a child who was disfigured in an accident and somehow steals away an abandoned child. While flesh and blood lies dying needed a face transplant new daughter is raised in the basement not allowed to see the light of day and not allowed to be discovered. Mothers love for her biological daughter is so strong that she operates and transplants their faces allowing biological daughter to live a full and happy life while adopted daughter is left to live in the basement. Mother all poised to kill the unneeded child has a change of heart, she has grown used to speaking, playing and raising this other child who loves her and the love is returned. Unable to kill her adopted child she raises her in secrete. Now it seems that biological daughter knows nothing of her sister that she stole a face from and grows up wanting for nothing into a bit of a spoilt brat really. She is egotistical and selfish and doesn’t really seem to appreciate the life her mother built for her. Instead mother has bonded more with her secret disfigured daughter who is far more appreciative and warm and caring even if she doesn’t really know much better having been raised in the cellar.

The movie raises the usual questions of the meaning of beauty and privilege, those that have everything can be ugly people but those not blessed can be far more caring and compassionate. Also sometimes unconditional love isn’t reserved just for those related by blood you can still love a child every bit as much as a flesh and blood daughter. While trying to save one daughter Mother ended up having a more meaningful relationship with a child not related to her one that far more appreciated her. But alas adopted child grew up and learnt about jealousy, wanting to know why she could never come out to play with her sister. She grew to hate her sister for being able to have a life, friends, mother’s undivided attention and a beautiful face. It all got too much and she commits suicide and in her anger and hurt a ghost of revenge seeking her true face is born. Now we know who and why one mums very bad parenting skills breeds contempt, jealousy and anger all the ingredient of a vengeful ghost and the only outcome is for a mother to work out where her love and compassion should truly lie, which of her daughters really needs her the living or the dead.

What makes this movie a little more interesting and brave is the fact that it uses the theme of plastic surgery. Many of the Asian horrors are now using modern situations and technology as the instruments of horror. Cursed video and phones are now prominent, modern family units are the victims and social and cultural changes are being brought to our attention. It is a known fact that the Koreans are obsessed with plastic surgery; I lived there for a year and witnessed this. Parents would take their children as young as 10 to a plastic surgeon to have all moles and freckles removed as they are seen as blemishes on the skin. Korean women strive for perfect, flawless skin, bigger eyes and cuter noses are all the fashion. Women are under a lot of pressure to look perfect or they won’t get husbands and succeed in life and it’s a cultural phenomenon that hasn’t really been addressed. We as westerners can see it for ourselves when out there; I had at least 1 in 10 children who had had plastic surgery during the time I was teaching. What is rare is that a Korean film has commented on this has made a stand to say that this is happening in Korean society. Horror has always been unique in taking modern fears and social irregularities and exposing them in terrifying ways. Cinderella not only exposes the fear of an atypical family unit (a single mum) but also plastic surgery and how it can change the way you perceive yourself.

I enjoyed this movie for its creepy factor but also because it wasn’t afraid to do something different and try to expose a real Korean problem that hasn’t seen that much media attention or truly been exposed yet. This is the beauty of horror social problem versus the underlying fears.

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