Friday, March 25, 2011

Something Different

Hey, KandiRaver here giving my nerds thoughts on the world of anime!

So, lately I've had an obsession with a movie called Repo! The Genetic Opera.
It's not anime, but there's comics in it, soo it's close enough. Haha.

Anyway, here's the movie cover.

Basically, it's a rock opera musical gorey thing, and it's fantastic!
By the end you'll be saying "Bravi!"

The movie is focused around a company called GeneCo, ran by Rotti Largo. GeneCo is an organ company, where you can buy any parts you want and make payments on them. But if you miss a payment, they send out the Repo Man. Dun dun dun! He will reposess the parts you haven't payed for. Believe me, you don't wanna be caught by the Repo man.
Since it is a musical, there's songs involved too. The only dialouge in the movie is singing. I think there's literally only two phrases said that isn't in song. You can find every song in the musical on youtube. Here's the list of songs:
 SYNOPSIS
• Depraved Heart Murder at Sanitarium Square
Genetic Repo Man
Crucifixus
Things You See in a Graveyard
21st Century Cure
Shilo Wakes
Infected
Bravi!
Legal Assassin
Lungs And Livers
Mark It Up
• Tao of Mag
Things You See in a Graveyard (Part 2)
Limo Ride
Thankless Job
Genterns
Largo's Little Helpers
Luigi, Pavi, Amber Harass Mag
Seeing You Stirs Memories
Opening - The Genetic Opera
Inopportune Telephone Call
• GraveRobber and Shilo Escape
Zydrate Support Network
• Worthy Heirs
Zydrate Anatomy
Who Ordered Pizza?
Night Surgeon
Chase the Morning
Everyone's A Composer
Come Back
What Chance Has A 17 Year Old Girl
Seventeen
Happiness Is Not A Warm Scalpel
Gold
Nathan Discovers Rotti's Plan
Tonight We Are Betrayed
At the Opera Tonight
Bloodbath
We Started This Op'ra Shit!
Interrogation Room Challenge
Blame Not My Cheeks
Chromaggia
• Mag's Fall
Piece De Resistance
Let the Monster Rise
Sawman's Lament
The Man Who Made You Sick
Cut the Ties
Shilo Turns Against Rotti
I Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much
Genetic Emancipation
Epitaph
Needle Through a Bug
• OTHER SONGS:
Can't Get It Up If the Girl's Breathing?
Rotti's Chapel Sermon
Come Up And Try My New Parts

Yes, there is violence, yes, there is alot of cussing, yes, there is sexual innuendos.
But you'll love it! My favorite songs are Zydrate Anatomy and Chromaggia.
Oh! And I almost forgot the most important part..the characters!
Here are the main characters:
Shilo Wallace
Rotti Largo
Nathan Wallace
Blind Mag
Amber Sweet
Luigi Largo
Pavi Largo
Graverobber! <3
Those are the main characters. But that's basically all there is to Repo! I love it!
Oh, and if you watch the movie "Repo Men", they stole their movie idea from this movie, cause they suck.

But anyway, that's all for now. See ya next week!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Kawa Kon 2011: Awesome!!

Hey! KandiRaver here, giving my nerd thoughts on the world of anime!
So, I, along with Frances Hebrona and Amanda Dobbs, recently attended an anime convention in St. Louis, Missouri. The theme of the convention this year was 'Taking It To The Streets'. My opinion on it?
Soo much fun!

The picture to the left is of a random person cosplaying Sasuke, a girl cosplaying Naruto, me as Sai, Frances as Konan, and Amanda in the back cosplaying Kakashi. All characters from Naruto. The picture to the right is of me in my Sai costume.
Friday night we go to the hotel around 7 o'clock. The only event we went to that night was the Victorian Kuroshitsuji Ball.
That's us before the ball.

Saturday we roamed around and took LOTS of pictures of other cosplayers, some that were absolutely fantastic. Here's some of my favorite ones:


Grell Sutcliffe

Russia and France from Hetalia
We didn't really get to go to any panels, because they were all PACKED. Saturday night though, we attended the rave and sang kareoke. Both were pretty fun =D
The weekend got over waaaay too fast though!
But it was fun =D






Friday, March 11, 2011

Kawa Kon 2011

Hey! KandiRaver here, giving my nerd thoughts on the world of anime!

Well, today is Kawa Kon!! I’m soo excited. Like, you have no idea.
I’m currently sitting in school and the day is going soo slow >_<
But anyway, here’s my costume line up for the weekend:

Friday-Sexy No Jutsu Sai from Naruto Shippuden
Saturday- Sai from Naruto Shippuden
Sunday- Temari from Naruto (if we stay)

I will also have my two friends Amanda and Frances with me. They’re cosplaying Konan and Snj Kakashi, both from Naruto XD
I’m hoping there will be a Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and a man Kakashi there so I can take awkward and funny pictures with them XD

We won’t be there until after five tonight, so some of the events we will be attending tonight are the Kuroshitsuji Victorian Ball (I love Kuro! ^_^) and the Repo! The Genetic Opera showing, cause Repo is fantastic XD
Saturday we’ll be going to a lot of the panels and definitely the rave!
And Sunday I’m not sure how long we’ll be there.

So yeah, it’s gonna be friggin awesome XD
Showing a little love from Sai <3
See ya next week!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Anime Conventions

Hey! KandiRaver here, giving my nerd thoughts on the world of anime!

This week, I will be telling you about anime conventions.
What is an anime convention you ask?
"An anime convention is an event or gathering with a primary focus on anime, manga, and Japanese culture."
In an anime convention, one of the most popular things is cosplaying. You'll almost never find an anime convention where people aren't in cosplay.
There are many things to do at anime conventions too, such as panels, workshops, social events, and many others.
An anime convention coming up that I will be attending is Kawa Kon 2011, in St. Louis, Missouri.

I attened Kawa Kon 2010 last year, and it was soo much fun! Hopefully this year will be even better.
Some of the main events I'm looking forward to is the Victorian ball friday night, the rave saturday night, and multiple panels and a masquerade!
Oh! Most conventions take place in a hotel too, and this year's is the Crowne Plaza hotel. It is suuuuuper nice. Plus I love hotel rooms =3
But yeah, basically that's all there is to anime conventions. It's a big social gathering for nerds XD

..see ya next week!