Beautiful Opening

I dare say, this is one of the best anime openings I've seen throughout my entire anime history. 

The timing and the animation is so matching that I want to announce it husband and wife. 

Yes, one of the best. No doubt. 

Yvonne..

P.S. If you can wait, wait for the HD to load before you watch =D

ありがとう 心から...

Been listening to this song non-stop recently. Yes I know it's mellow and not something I usually would listen to but hey it's nice and I like how ORANGE RANGE sing it - with a very kind, grateful, and soft voice. I heard of the indie band ORANGE RANGE since few years back, due to their extensive works covering dramas (Hanazakarino Kimitachi e - Ikenai Taiyou), movies (the record-breaking song "Hana"), and animes (Code Geass). Majoring in alternative rock, in my honest opinion, they produce surprising good songs occassionally. And the unique part of it is that sometimes they're not in the rock genre. And this song is one of those.

シアワセネイロ (Shiawase Neiro)
by ORANGE RANGE

胸の中いつか拾った　幸せのかけら　集めてみよう
I'll try gathering up the pieces of happiness
that I picked up some other time in my chest
忘れかけていた　メロディー　色あせず僕の真ん中に
A melody that I started to forget about is
right in the middle of me, unfading


借りたままの漫画捜索中　たまたま見つけた色あせた文集
While I was searching through borrowed comic books,
from time to time I found faded anthologies
「天下を掴む」なんて我ながらアホらしくて笑いが出た
It was me who laughed out loud like an idiot
at stuff like "seize the world"
天下じゃなくて電車の吊革を掴む日々
During the days when I seized not the world
but the hanging strap on the train
あの頃のボクに「ごめんなさいね」と微笑みながら頭を下げた
While smiling and saying, "I'm sorry,"
to me back then, you lowered your head


ありがとう　心から
Thank you, from my heart
僕に今があるのは皆のおかげさ
I owe it to everyone for now to exist in me
ありがとう　心から
Thank you, from my heart
次は僕が皆にHAPPY贈るよoh oh oh
Next it'll be me who delivers happiness to everyone oh oh oh


何もかも忘れないよ　あの日のボクモボクだから
I won't forget just about everything since me back then was also me
大好きだよっていつも言ってあげなきゃダメだね
It was useless that I didn't always say 'I love you'
辛ければ逃げてもいいよ　またここに帰ってくるのなら
When it's tough, it's okay even if you run away,
if you return here again
いろいろ寄り道もして行こうオリジナルな日々を
Let's go make various stops on the way in the original days


止まらない町の真ん中で　いつかからか君はうつむき加減
Right in the middle of an unstopping city,
since when have you been looking down?
抱える「気持ち」が多すぎて　一人きりでパンクしちゃってる
You hold too many "feelings" and blow out like a tire all alone
だから僕の言葉を聞いて　幸せをくれた君のため
So listen to my words, for you who gave me happiness
力を送るよday by day
I'll give you strength day by day


胸の中あふれそうな　幸せのかけら　つなげてみよう
I'll try connecting the pieces of happiness
that seem to overflow in my chest
力強くなる　メロディー　繰り返されてくメッセージ
A message makes the strengthening melody repeat
涙がこぼれそうな　長い夜は　ふっとふり返って
On a long night when my tears seem to spill, I suddenly turn back
足跡をたどるんだ　あの日を忘れないように
And follow my footprints, so that I won't forget about that day


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ORANGE RANGE, with this song, I change my perspective and thoughts about you guys. Good work :)

Yvonne..

Anthony

Too damn good. Second one really reminds me a bit of Eason Chan.

Yvonne..

Mishka I love you~~~

Aww. I wanna get a dog~~

Still blur? Listen carefully to 0:15.

Yvonne..

Genius

If you can guess why I call him a genius, congratulations, you know how my mind works =D

Rockin'. They say "dance like no one's watching", I think this fella's doing it to some extent, better yet, he joined the audience in. Rocks!

3:10 - :)

Yvonne..

P.S. He's a natural. Dang I like the way he started off the song.

I know, I know

Finally found a good, clear perfect version.

So love them.

Yvonne..

JabbaWockeeZ

If you ever think that Music can only be heard but not seen then you are wrong.

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Fluid movements, and most importantly moving in sync with the music, high discipline, with a good level of intelligence (i.e. eliminating all factors of the possibility of favouritism/discrimination in ABDC (America's Best Dance Crew)), it's a no wonder they won people's heart including mine.

These fellas won it with brains and skills.

And yes I like to watch dances despite the fact that I dance worse than a tree.

Have fun Wow-ing =D

Yvonne..

Another Die-Laughter

Yes I laughed till my stomach breaks at "I must lengthen my cell~~" XD

Yvonne..

Damn Funny

It's really your loss not watching it.

:D

Yvonne..

Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Unique story, inspiring, and makes you think. A lot.

I've been wanting to watch this since last year when I found out about it.

A little bit of heart-twisting sadness, a little bit of tickling humour, a little bit of romance and a whole lot of life lessons. I love this movie to no end and I'm sure this, will be one of the Movies of the Year.

"I was born under unusual circumstances."

A man who was born in his eighties and aged backwards, then died as a baby.

Benjamin's just living his life like everyone else, the only difference is that he's going the other direction.

My favourite quote from the movie, "You can be mad as a mad dog at the way things went; You can swear and curse the fates; But when it comes to the end, you have to let go." The quote echoes my thoughts and I couldn't agree more.

As I said, it makes you think, a lot.

The anti-climax during the end of the movie's finished off with a line from Benjamin:

"Along the way you bump into people who make a dent on your life. Some people get struck by lightning. Some are born to sit by a river. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim the English Channel. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people can dance. "

I really can't elaborate more because I couldn't put what I think and feel into words. This says something about the movie already, no?

A beautiful movie indeed.

Yvonne..

Meryl Streep

Anyone of you watch The Devil Wears Prada before?

Meryl Streep played as Miranda in that movie.

And her role in this movie's one of the most impressive ones in my opinion, along with Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump and Heath Ledger in Dark Knight.

I really like how she played Miranda in her own unique way. Somehow when I read the book, Miranda's softer and not as arrogant as the Miranda Meryl played in the movie.

Which absolutely highlighted Miranda's character in the movie.

Let's take a look in Devil Wears Prada shall we?

I *LOVE* her elegant smile in this movie. Very.

Stunning, professional, and classy. Thumbs-up d(≧∀≦)b

And although I enjoyed Mamma Mia! the movie, her role in the movie loathes me. Lol.

When I saw her I was like "OMFG what happened to the elegant Meryl Streep?!", in my heart, of course ;)

I mean, just see it yourself!

You can see wrinkles and all the other signs that tell you "OLD".

And OMG, I don't even wanna talk about this picture.

I rewatched Devil Wears Prada again the other day, it's a really good movie =)

Yvonne..