Lord Rahl of Clannad

Owl City - Wolf Bite

Secondhand Serenade - Awake

Every trailer released for this movie massively increases my excitement for it. It was nice to see more character interactions this time, and to hear Gamora speak for the first time. We also saw slightly more of Ronan, which is always very exciting. Another great trailer; hopefully the movie can live up to the expectation placed on it by such good trailers.

Got through the final couple of episodes of One Week Friends (of what has currently been released anyway). So far, it has proven to be incredibly unusual and unique in comparison to most of what I have ever watched before; the animation style is quite different to anything I have come across before, among other unique points. This series takes the amnesia concept to an absurd new level; at times this is useful and interesting, but sometimes it is a massive nuisance to endure. The characters are pretty good, and have been developed relatively well so far. The plot is very much impressive so far, despite its relative simplicity. In short, I've really enjoyed what has been released so far, and hopefully I will enjoy the rest of the series just as much. Next up, whenever opportunities arise (the World Cup is an ongoing yet welcome distraction), will be Baka And Test, which should be intriguing at the very least.

While gradually working through One Week Friends (up to episode 8 of the 10 currently released) the finale of season 2 of Date A Live was released (well, I'm pretty sure it's the finale anyway). Tonally, the second season was definitely different from the first, with things seeming to be more serious and less comedic (as was the case in season 1) but this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The shift to a more serious tone allowed deeper ideas to be explored than what was explored in the first series. The season 2 plot seemed somewhat slower in pace than season 1, with some aspects being focused on for way too long while others got glossed over. Also, even though the season is over there are still several hanging plot threads, and much of what happened in the finale wasn't really explained well; it just kind of happened. Frankly, I think they were trying to fit in too much into one episode; it probably would have been better had it not been so compacted. Hopefully there will be a season 3 to resolve the hanging plot threads (while undoubtedly creating a few more along the way). Until then, a Date A Live movie is coming up, which could be extremely interesting if done right and even better if it actually ties into the series. Hopefully the English dub of season 2 will arrive before the end of the year, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was not released until April or May next year.

Melody Fall - It Can't Be Over

The Lion King. Still undoubtedly one of Disney's best ever films, even 20 years after its original release.

Donkeyboy -Triggerfinger

Well it's nice to see that we are seemingly getting a more diverse range of characters this time around, though I'm even happier to see that Killer Croc has been redesigned; not only does he look amazing, but perhaps it means that some of the other designs used in both of the previous games will be updated as well. It would certainly make it feel more like a new game that way, though the seemingly increased diversity of characters does help it feel completely new. Now I'm hoping Deathstroke gets confirmed next, and then I can really get excited for this.

Just watched the Anohana movie. It was definitely amazing and added extra depth to the characters with some additional scenes yet still maintained the tone of the series (by which I mean it was incredibly depressing and tragic).

Twin Atlantic - Heart And Soul

Golden Time is done, though not without a random interlude halfway through for the English dub of Date A Live. Golden Time massively exceeded my expectations; the synopsis for it sounded decent enough but it didn't indicate anything revolutionary or mind-blowing. But hey, I love a good surprise every now and then, particularly if said surprise involves me enjoying something more than I expected to. In this case, the plot of Golden Time was very good, though it mostly followed the "formula" which I am starting to notice for all romance anime. Saying that, the other aspect of the plot (not at all centred on romance) was nothing short of revolutionary (to me at least). It's not uncommon for an anime to have a main character with amnesia, though usually when this is the case the main character ends up regaining his memories gradually and in a way that caters to the ongoing plot of the show. This time though, the amnesia concept is played out very differently; this time the main character struggles with the conflicting personalities of his past self (before an accident in which he lost all of his memories) and that of his new self (the personality that emerged after the accident), and these struggles revolve around his memories of both lives. For instance, near the end of the series, the main character's memories from before his accident begin to return in short spells but replace his memories from after the accident; the way this is used to build tension and make the episodes more emotionally charged is excellent. The characters in the series are also excellent, and each of the central characters gets their own chance to shine, which is good to see for once. All in all, this anime was surprisingly excellent, and has actually been able to break into my top 10, which I was very surprised at. After this, my time for watching anime is going to be drastically reduced due to the beginning of the FIFA World Cup in two days time, which is where much of my focus is going to shift for the next month or so. However, there will still be opportunities for me to fit in anime. Considering this, the next series I intend to watch is a series called One Week Friends, which is currently ongoing and only has 9 or 10 episodes. This should be very interesting from here on out...

^ Well, whatever the case with the rights of Namor, I wouldn't be too interested in a movie featuring him compared to other potential movie candidates that have not been confirmed as of yet. Of course, were Marvel Studios to make a film starring Namor, I would inevitably end up watching it at some point or other By the way, how long is it until SDCC (as all of phase 3 should hopefully be announced there)?

On the contrary, Marvel do have the rights back. Feige has said so himself: http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/05/25/namor-movie-rights-reportedly-back-at-marvel-studios/

Secondhand Serenade - Stranger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCGhPk9c66U Linkin Park - Final Masquerade

^ Personally I'm not sure about either of those actors for Strange (frankly I think I'd want Benedict for Namor more than I would want him for Strange). At this stage, my ideal candidate for the role would be Pedro Pascal, who has most recently appeared in Game of Thrones as Oberyn Martell. To me, he definitely has the appearance for the role and has an air of arrogance and eccentricity about him in Game of Thrones. In any case, it will be interesting to see who Marvel cast as Doctor Strange; this is one I am desperate for them to get right, what with Doctor Strange being my favourite Marvel character.

The Ender Dragon set looks pretty good as I expected, and I'm very impressed with the accuracy of the Ender Men. However, on a general note for all these sets, the early idea demonstrated in the picture 3 posts above mine does look vastly superior to what we are actually getting in the sets, but the sets aren't terrible. The Micro-World sets are, undoubtedly, much better examples of Minecraft in LEGO form than these minifigure-scale sets have proven to be.

Peyton Reed to direct Ant-Man: http://marvel.com/ne...marvels_ant-man Also an official synopsis: Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man Scott Lang (Rudd) must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas), protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world. Sounds pretty interesting. I was merely curious about this before, but now I am starting to become quite excited for this film.

Imagine Dragons - Battle Cry

I forgot to mention it last night, but I have finished Hyouka at last. Before watching it, I had seen numerous images from the series that led me to believe that this series would be another romance series, so I was surprised when this did not prove to be the case (romance was heavily hinted at near the end of the series but was never the focus). The series was another slice-of-life anime set in a school, but rather than focusing on romance (as most anime of this genre seem to), the focus was more on solving mysteries. Mostly these were relatively small mysteries, but there were a few larger ones that took up a few episodes; I was surprised and impressed that virtually all of the mysteries (the first large one asides) were highly realistic rather than being nonsensical, which was good to see. The characters were very good, but I felt that the character development could have been improved. I particularly liked the main male character, as he was incredibly smart and able to deduce things at an astonishing speed and with even more astonishing accuracy, though he was also extremely lazy. Overall, this series was very interesting and surpassed my expectations of it. Next up is going to be Golden Time, which I'm almost certain has romance in it (I hope I'm not wrong like I was with this).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLTepWnxphg Passenger - Whispers (the full album)

Well it's nice to see an unique character who is to appear in this game, rather than seeing another variant design like the Robin shown previously. From what I know about Plastic Man, I assume that he is going to function in the same kind of way as Mr. Fantastic functioned in LEGO Marvel?

I'm glad that Doctor Strange is confirmed with this director announcement, but it raises concerns (to me, at least) about Marvel's priorities. Surely they should be focused on finding a new director for Ant-Man above all else? Of course, it is possible that the negotiations with Scott Derrickson were already underway before Edgar Wright departed, but this still seems very odd, and it's even odder that Marvel have not got the situation sorted out. Can't be too long now though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHn4N_LRKlI&index=9&list=PLy31tMdfMH671fCDLJfEHnaCoIUwpqe5z Passenger - Coins In A Fountain

This is late commenting on my part, but both of those sets are pretty impressive, though The Mine is undoubtedly the highlight of this wave so far. Now that we've seen four of the sets, surely it's only a matter of time until pictures of the other sets emerge. I'm particularly excited for The Ender Dragon; it should be interesting to see how LEGO handles that for a set.