Showing posts with label anime / manga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anime / manga. Show all posts

X-Gene

Category: By bloodhound94
This is a manga series I began reading two days ago, and it's pretty good.. If you can handle blood violence (dont worry, you wont find an overdose of violence here..) , and you like science fiction, you have to read this one.



Author: Kazizaki Masasumi
Genre: Sci fi, action
Chapters: 18
Lifespan: Max. 2 days
My rating: 8

The thing I love about the series is the awesome story line. The story is about a few chosen people, who's DNA contains certain genes of animals, which enable them to turn into that particular animal and receive its attributes. These beings are called X-Genes. Personally, I think it sounds kind of familiar to X-Men, which is about mutants too. Anyways, these X-Genes have to fight for survival, and enter the ark. They fight to kill and consume the X-Genes of the victims, thus making them more powerful in the game of survival. Only one can enter the ark. No life will be spared in the X-Gene battleground. >:) Wicked eh? The real action begins only in the 4th chapter or so, when Yuki discovers about the whole "X-Gene" concept, and that he himself is an X-Gene. Other highlights are good narration and art. But the whole series is pretty short. That's the only con I could find. :) The manga isn't very famous, so you won't find it anywhere for downloads. Reading online is your only choice. :P Click here.
As for now, I'm totally into FPS games, and hooked on to Quake 4, not to mention Crysis and Red Alert 3.
That's it for now :D Sayanara
 


Shaman King

Category: By bloodhound94


Shaman King is one of the best anime / manga series I've ever read, written by Hiroyuki Takei about Buddhist mythology. Everyone knows what Shamans are. For those of you who don't know, Shamans are those gifted people who have the ability to summon spirits from earth or heaven, and channel them into their bodies for various purposes like healing, performing rituals etc. Shamans of today are teachers, doctors etc., living like us in modern civilization. Also, every 500 years occurs a tournament, which will decide the Shaman king for that period. The main characters are:

Yoh Asakura


Yoh, is the hero of our story. A 13 year old boy, confident but lacks ambition, his principle is 'Everything will work out'.

Manta Oyamada:


Yoh's friend from school, short and studious; often seen carrying a copy of 'Mantanian Dictionary'

Anna Kyoyoma

Anna, the Itako, is Yoh's no-nonsense fiance, and will do anything to help Yoh become Shaman King, she prepares his training sessions, gives him punishments (like the electric chair for instance)

Amidamaru

Amidamaru, Yoh's spirit friend, is a 600 year old spirit. He was a samurai, and previously known as a "fiend" for murdering a large number of people with his sword 'Harusame', and is still greatly feared by everyone who heard his name. Yoh discovered the cause of his fearful reputation, a story of friendship, solves his problems and Amidamaru joins Yoh in his quest to become Shaman King. Some of Amidamaru's breath-taking techniques: Shockwave Buddha Giri, etc.

You won't regret watching this anime / reading the manga. Personally, I prefer the manga, and is definitely better than the anime..
Manga download link.. Click here.