big construction satisfaction!

Finally did this blog n moved everything here.
End of house moving stage one. Let me sprawl on a sofa, wipe off my sweat n take a nap before any major rennovations.
An update on Annie Award. [well, it's the most prestigious animation award, aside from oscars that is to say.] Seems 'The Incredibles' are really in for the big, wolfed down every possible award for which they're nominated.
full Winner List

I HAVE A LOOOOOOOOOT TO SAY!! but it's already 3pm i'm so mad at myself.
Well, a short peek at the animation series 'samurai champloo', directed by the all time famous shinichiro watanabe, the director for the topgun anime series 'cowboy bebop'. He's one of a kind director, mixing new styles with the old. avangarde. For cowboy bebop, it's sci-fi with blue smoke jazz. And for samurai champloo, it's modern hiphop mouth drum beats with traditional samurai n tales from the Edo era. It's absolutely revolutionarily cool n entertaining. And the all familiar sense of watanabi humour n unique story cutting is well preserved.

shinichiro watanabi-
director for cowboy bebop TV series, cowboy bebop movie - knocking on heaven's door
director for animatrix - the kid's story & the detective story

One of the most unconventional storytellers of the animation industry, he represents the rebellious, the youth and a new form of art.


SAMURAI CHAMPLOO
[champloo means 'mixture']

The Players!
Mugen

The wild one,had a dark past, sometimes almost brutal, never trusts anyone. How he came to master swords fighting is unknown. prob a genius who figured out his own way of fighting.

Jin

the 'perfect' samurai so to speak, his name means 'mercy'. you notice he wears glasses hahahaha lol. taciturn, deep thinker, appears cold blooded sometimes.

Fuu

our diva who holds the story together. She's the partition b/w mugen n jin and stops them fighting with each other most of the time. strong minded, loud, funny.

to be c'td

nb: notice the art style, set against traditional japanese wall drawings n scrolls, and yet the music is drumbeat hiphop. you'll get a vague idea after one episode. This's no ordinary anime.