Midori no Hibi manga is here!

Previously, this manga was serialized in Kreko or Arena magazine (I'm not sure which) in Malaysia. And now finally we had it in volume format. Thank you Gangstarz! Although the anime series had already been in the market for quite a while now, I bet fans still flocking to buy this one since the story for manga is longer compare to the anime. Plus, the size is much bigger. Although it is a little bit expensive, RM6.50 each, compared to other famous manga published in Malaysia like Naruto and One Piece but it's still worth it.

Volume 2 and 3 has already been published too, and I just bought volume 2 a few days ago. So guys, don't forget to buy this if you're a fan.

Urameshi Team stays strong

From Vol.1 until Vol. 7, this is by far my favourite cover.

The Dark Tournament continues on with Kurama and Hiei fighting their opponents. Then, it's Yuusuke's turn to fight the last member from the opponent's team. They win the first round. Things doesn't look good for Hiei though, and Yuusuke too. They had sustained quite a lot of damage and may affect their performance in the next round.

They will face Dr. Ichigaki's team in the 2nd round. There are humans in this team, which is weird since human seldom participate in the Dark Tournament, except for Urameshi's Team of course (they were forced!). Things doesn't look good for Urameshi's Team (again!) because Hiei and Kurama are absent. Where are they?

Things are getting more interesting....

This volume also contain a short story at the back of the manga. It features Hiei and Kurama and tells the story of how they first met. Kurama looks cute in short hair. :-)

Okay, move on to Vol. 8 now.

TARA 3 is coming!!!

I was surprised to see an add of The Amazing Race Asia Season 3 last night on television. I mean, they're going to air it soon?!? I thought it would be next year. I felt like it was just yesterday that I watched the finale of Season 2. Well, the sooner the better.

From what I get from Wiki, this season will premiere on 11 September 2008 and will only have 11 episodes, 2 episodes short from the previous seasons. Mmm, I bet something unexpected happen, like an accident, that force them to cut it short. And like Season 2, this season will also have quite a few numbers of local media personalties. We will have Natalie, the winner of 2005 Miss Universe and also the wife of Thai tennis player, Paradorn Srichaphan; Pailin, the runner-up of 2006 Miss Thailand Universe and also a contestant in Miss Earth 2006; Tisha, once Miss Phillipines (later had to give up her crown due to citizenship) and the ex-girlfirend of Survivor Philippines's host, Paolo Bediones; William and Isaac, sports commentators and football agents for professional players in the Korean K-League; and (surprise surprise Malaysia!!!) Ida Nerina, a well-known Malaysian actress and icon.

I was surprised to see Ida Nerina in the contestants list. I thought TARA is not a suitable program for a Muslim to participate, since you have to eat 'disgusting' food, that might be considered 'haram'. Well, maybe I was wrong. Maybe TARA's people did checked about all this and only included food that can be tolerated by Muslim. Mmm...if that's the case, I want to apply for next season too! Wait, there's another important factor... strength and agility. Oh right, I'm not fit enough. :-P

From the add, Allan Wu (host) says that this is the toughest race ever. Can't wait....

Oh, one more thing. Like Season 2, they will air a special episode called Racers Revealed 1 week before the actual premiere, that is on 4 September 2008. Don't forget to watch it!

There's a new curse in town

This game looks pretty cool, and pretty scary too. Siren: Blood Curse had recently been released in Japan in Blu-ray Disc format followed by worldwide release on PSN (PlayStation Network) last July. This is the 3rd game in the Siren game series. Siren: Blood Curse, also known as Siren: New Translation in Japan, is actually a re-imagining of the first game in the series, Siren. The game is divided into 12 chronological episodes which are grouped into 4 chapters. Players will take control 7 playable characters to discover the mystery behind the spooky village of Hanuda.

This game receives a lot of positive reviews from critics and users alike. So I bet this game is going to have huge success. Since this game is only available through download (except in Japan of course), so I assume not many people, especially here in Asia sans Japan, have played this game. So I guess we don't have other choice but to wait for the Blu-ray Disc format to be released.

I have here the trailer for Siren: Blood Curse thanx to GameTrailers. Also thanx to GameSpot for the cool images. So, enjoy guys!

Journey to the Center of the Earth ~ review

This is definitely a movie for the kids.

Journey to the Center of the Earth is a fun movie with a lot of CGI and actions thrown in together to make up a crazy adventure far beneath the ground. I found the CGI to be beautiful although some scenes do look fake. And there are something wrong with the lines too, especially the one from Brendan Fraser. It sounded...fake. I don't know any better word to describe it. It doesn't sound real as if he was reading it instead of speaking it.

But in general, it's a nice movie. It may not appeal to all adults, but it doesn't make you want to run out of the cinema either. In fact, I watched this movie with a heavy feeling (due to some personal problems, nothing to do with this movie whatsoever) but I walked out from the cinema hall with a smile. It's a light movie, fun, visually-stunning and funny. The acting is pretty good, especially young actor Josh Hutcherson. Brendan Fraser and Anita Briem did quite well too. I like her accent by the way. ;-P

This movie is already out for awhile in Malaysia so better hurry up to the cinemas if you haven't watch it. Some Asian countries still haven't release this movie though. Just hang in there guys. It will come out eventually.

Visit the official site for more news and features. Just click here to go there. And thanx Yahoo! for the pics.

Sneak peek: Terminator Salvation

Cool poster of Terminator Salvation released during Comic-Con 2008 at San Diego. I'm not a hardcore fan of Terminator but surely I'm a fan. Although I do feel the 3rd movie was a little bit shallow. They seem to focus on the action rather than the plot. It's cool to have mind-blowing stunts in a movie but it also need to have a good storyline to complement it. Anyway, I hope they will not repeat the same mistake with this one.

Thanx to Movieblog for the poster. Please click here to read the rest of the news of this soon-to-be-blockbuster movie.

What next for Nelly Furtado?

I like Nelly Furtado. She write great songs. I have all her 3 albums; Whoa, Nelly!, Folklore, and Loose. I was kinda surprised to find out that she moved towards RnB music for Loose but fortunately it turn out great. She's like a chameleon. I wonder what type of album will she make next???

Here's the MV for her single, Say It Right. Enjoy!