Ao Haru Ride ~ アオハライド

Io Sakisaka is probably the only mangaka that I know having 2 of her works turned to movies in such short period gap, not even a 1 year gap! Between Ao Haru Ride and Strobe Edge, I personally prefer Srobe Edge storyline, but I find that Ao Haru Ride has more popularity as they turned it into anime first then movie. Like most of shoujo manga live action, Ao Haru Ride is about high school life and the romance blossoms within it. We call it 青春 (seishun), youth. Like all its counterparts, it has the standard elements of first love, friendship, angst, complication, cute moments, and off course the munekyun moments. With the so many shoujo manga turned to live action these days, what make this one stand out aka worth watching?

( Futaba & Kou... )

Tegomasu no Seishun ~ テゴマスの青春

I think I'm seriously deprived of concert watching that just watching concert DVD made me so happy and full of feelings. Or maybe I'm just too stressed out today? Hmm...

Anyhoo, it's Tegomasu no Seishun this time. Another different feel compared to their previous lives. This time they went to the more band performance type of concert. The stage is simple, not much gimmick. Very different compared to Tegomasu no Mahou where the stage is 360 degrees.

Though simple, I think they substituted it with the more mature feel of performance and upped the band level. They look more like a band here, not boyband, not Johnny's. And you'd think, 'ah, they've grown up.' If you watch their concert DVD from their first live, Tegomasu no Uta, Tegomasu no Ai, Tegomasu no Mahou and now, Tegomasu no Seishun, you can clearly see how much they've grown as performers and singers. Tegomasu used to be... awkward and their MC sucks, really. It's so clear in the past that they're in mess when it comes to MC as there's Koyama in NEWS, but no Koyama to depend on in Tegomasu. But now? MC? Not a problem. They never run out of cuteness and things to talk about, and just this can make you smile :)

I feel like ripping the whole concert into mp3, it's such a joy to listen to. With Tegomasu, I never have the nervewrecking moment that they're gonna crack in singing, same like when I listen to V6.


It's this kind of staging and lighting that I miss from watching concert! Such prettiness!!!!


This is Tegomasu! This is why it's Tegomasu LOL. Cuteness overload over the cat song. What's even cuter? All band members are wearing neko mimi too!


And it's amazing that they did this towards the end of the show and singing live as well (complete with the dance). They got the stamina! Off course they're almost out of breadth by the time they finish Neko Chuudoku.


Just looking at this kind of smile will definitely make you smile as well. Uber cuteness, can I put Masu in my pocket?

Maybe I should watch Tegomasu next time?