Dog Days (2011) ドッグデイズ

in an alternate world, Biscotti Republic was often attacked by Galette Kingdom. due to the constant defeat, Princess Millhiore of Biscotti summoned a Hero to save her country. she retrieve Shinku, an athletic high school boy from Japan. the people in Biscotti looked no different from humans, other than having dog ears n tails. the people in Galette however, has cat ears n tails. once arrived at Biscotti, Shinku received a sacred weapon called Palladion, which paired up perfectly with Princess Millhi's Excelide. Shinku soon learned that once summoned he could no longer return to his world, which Princess Millhi was also unaware of. Shinku adjusted quickly to the peculiar battle between Biscotti n Galette. instead of killing the opposing army, they were to defeat each other in sports-like activities. those defeated will temporarily turned into furballs to keep them disarmed. before they were able to find out a way to return Shinku to his world, he continued to win battles for Princess Millhi.

it was quite a letdown when what supposed to be a battle turned out to be some sports events, especially when the anime started out with a serious meeting between the Princesses n their captains. after a few episodes, i realized that it was also a Harem (ハーレム) anime. other than focusing on Shinku's love for gymnastics, there were also the love story between him n Princess Millhi. with its cute character designs, it would have been much more interesting if the battles were real. however the twist at the second half of the anime actually made it more acceptable since there were finally stories to be told.

Yarely.

with a relaxing thrust, the blade flew fluently out of his hand. cutting through the air in a swift whoosh as if it belonged in the air. in the trees, all creatures muffled up, as if sensing the changing atmosphere. he was familiar with the sound it would make when it tore through the skull of the false god, splitting her confident smile evenly in 2, tearing through her brain, denying her everlasting life. he knew because this was his purpose. it had always been his purpose.

飛んでナイフの音。

The Descent (2005)

Juno, Sarah n Beth were rafting while Sarah's husband n daughter cheered on the riverbank. on the drive back to their hotel, the met with an accident n both her husband n daughter died instantly. a year later, Juno, Sarah, Beth, Sam n Rebecca were reunited at an old cabin. Juno's new friend, Holly, joined them in their adventure to explore the cave the next day. the group were forced to move in the only direction after a passage collapsed behind them. Juno then admitted that she led them into an unknown cave instead of the fully explored one that they had originally planned for. the worst had yet to come. Holly fell n broke her leg. while they were carrying her along, Sarah wandered off n saw a pale, human-looking creature, which no one believed. soon enough, they were attacked by one of the creatures, referred to as Crawlers. the group scattered n they were left in smaller groups to defend themselves with.

at some point, especially when fighting back against the Crawlers, the group would "accidentally" killed their own teammate instead, reminded me of the Final Destination (2000-2009) series. the idea was obviously unoriginal, but it did successfully drew panic to us viewers. with its goriness at the maximum, blood splattered, torn limbs, fell out guts, etc. once it started, it never stopped until the end. it was so realistic that it actually shushed us up throughout the film.

Tiger's Curse #1: Tiger's Curse (2011)

Kelsey got herself a summer job by joining a travelling circus. one of her duties was to feed the white tiger named Ren, making sure that the circus' main attraction was well taken care of. she developed feelings towards Ren, for some reason he seemed to understand her more than just an animal could as well. soon she was introduced Mr. Kadam, whom instructed her to break a 300-year-old curse, bringing Ren back to his human form. together they fought the dark forces with magic. Kelsey was forced to risk everything to solve the ancient prophecy that could break the curse forever.

it was not surprising when i found out many stopped reading n gave up on the book soon after they started reading, i almost became one of them. but upon finishing the book, i was glad i did finish it though it took me quite a while. the down side of the book was being too long-winded, putting extreme details especially on Kelsey's feelings. i grew sick of her soon i started reading. on the bright side, the story finally increased its pace in the second half of the book, giving us more actions rather than just her thoughts or feelings. n i also got to learn about Indian culture, which was honestly more than i wanted to. the storyline had been clear since the beginning that they would obviously fell in love with each other during the adventure together. there were a lot of eye-rolling moments when it came to their romance, which were exactly where i started skipping lines just for the sake of maintaining my interest n to keep me from quitting the book all together. the ending however, was somehow did correctly! because it had me wanting to read its sequel: Tiger's Quest (2011) to find out what happened next.