HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

RATING: 4/5

CHAPTERS: 1 (END)

AUDIO: JAPANESE

SUBTITLE: CHINESE/ENGLISH

INTRODUCTIONS:

This film is about a young beautiful 18 years old girl by the name of Sophie, who had a chance to meet the handsome but mysterious wizard Howl, who rescues her from some menacing soldiers. Howl charms her with his looks and dashing feats of magic, briefly sparking happiness in Sophie. But later that night, the vain and jealous Witch of the Waste appears in Sophie's hat shop in the form of an obese, wealthy woman, along with two of her minions. The Witch hints at a prior connection to Howl (the Witch of the Waste once came to Howl as a beautiful young woman, which there Howl pursued her as a lover, but rejected her after seeing her true form. The Witch now assails Howl with the fury of a jilted lover) and curses Sophie by transforming her into a 90-year-old woman before disappearing.

Because of her mysterious transformation and afraid that people will ask questions (not to mention the fact that the transformation spell also prevents her from telling others of her predicament), Sophie runs away from home and journeys into the Waste. There, she befriends a magically animated scarecrow whom she names Turnip Head. Turnip Head secures her shelter from the Waste within Howl’s moving castle, a chaotic ensemble that walks upon mechanical chicken legs.

The story continues with Sophie meeting up with different characters along the way and how she fell in love with Howl. This is truly an amazing work from Studio Ghibli under the directorship of Hayao Miyazaki, who along has directed other award winning Japanese anime such as Spirited Away.

CARD CAPTOR SAKURA – THE MOVIE

RATING: 3/5

CHAPTERS: 1 (END)

AUDIO: JAPANESE

SUBTITLE: CHINESE/ENGLISH

INTRODUCTIONS:

This movie is entitled “Enchanted Cards”. Sakura and her classmates in grade 6-2 are all busy preparing a play for the Nadesico Festival. Although it is a summer holiday, the girls are kept busy in daily rehearsals. During this time, Sakura ran into Syaoran and Meilin, who came for a visit from Hong Kong. Syaoran has always expressed his feelings for Sakura but she has not had the chance to tell him her feelings. Sakura’s best friend, Tomoyo, suggested that they go to the new amusement park. Just as Sakura thought that she has the chance to tell Syaoran her true feeling, both of them suddenly sensed the aura of the original Clow cards. All the Clow cards were turned into Sakura cards earlier and had since been sealed.

Suddenly, Sakura’s cards started to disappear one by one. The most powerful Clow card appeared and Sakura’s final battle begins…

FULL METAL ALCHEMIST – THE MOVIE

RATING: 4/5

CHAPTERS: 1 (END)

AUDIO: JAPANESE

SUBTITLE: CHINESE/ENGLISH

INTRODUCTIONS:

Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his brother, Alphonse, his friends and his country. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he spent his time researching rocketry with Alphonse Heiderich, a young man who resembles his brother. He hoped that he would find a way to go back to his world. The story continues…

SLAYERS – THE MOVIE

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RATING: 3/5

CHAPTERS: 1 (END)

AUDIO: JAPANESE

SUBTITLE: CHINESE/ENGLISH

INTRODUCTIONS:

“Slayers” is a movie about a couple of sorceresses with too much time on their hand and too many violent tendencies. The main mage is Lina Inverse, known for her fireballs, love for seafood and small breasts. Her traveling companion and sometimes rival is Naga, known for her earthquakes, cackling and ponderously large breasts. Lina and Naga travel to a mysterious island where everything seems normal at first of sight. It is not long before they were attacked by a shady band of jellyfish cultists, receiving visions from an enigmatic sage, and fighting a bunch of demons hell-bent on causing as much havoc as inhumanely possible.

BALLAD OF A SHINIGAM

RATING: 2/5

CHAPTERS: 1 - 6 (END)

AUDIO: JAPANESE

SUBTITLE: CHINESE/ENGLISH

INTRODUCTIONS:

There was this girl wrapped in white by the name of Momo. In her hand lies a blunt yet shiny scythe. By her side is a winged black cat by the name of Daniel. Carrying the souls of humans, the girl’s existence parallels to that of a Death God or Shinigami. When she touches the hearts of humans, the world will be filled with kindness and grief.