My favourite things #103 & #104

Hello there, welcome again to viddy's 100 favourite things! Today i m going to introduce you guys my #103 favourite thing, japanese ANIMEEE! Amongst the many many of my childhood anime, i must say my favourite ones are Saint Seiya and Cityhunter, the former being so beautifully imagined yet solemn; and the latter just gives a constant jazzy metropolitan vibe. Indeed, both stories are oriented to male gender, since they are illustrated by male creators, therefore a lot of actions are involved, thus inevitably unnecessary violence and sex material, in order to boost their commercial value, in my opinion that is. Besides the drama and impressive characters, another major attraction to these anime is the theme song... and boy they are classic. I have chosen the theme song for both anime to share with you folks, and i m certain you have favourites of your own, for we grow up with them, and unknowingly they become part of us. Deep down, the thrill we seek from these anime, reflects our personality, even today. Along side the anime opening, i throw in a couple original video, which are equally compelling, hope you enjoy the clips!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3FOO3WQKy0

Every scene in this video is a classic, the chase, the saxophone, pinball machine, dancing in crowds, saori jumping to the air- this is anime at its best! Tsukasa Hojo san is indeed very cinematic, this talent of his is very distinct amongst his peers, like his buddy Tetsuo Hara, another master of manga, the creator of Fist of North Star- they both illustrate cinematic scenes relentlessly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN3eIqNbS_g&feature=related

Kahoru Kohiruimaki (小比類巻かほる), gifted with a wide range voice, after her debut album in japan 1985, she became increasingly popular upon the hit song Hold On Me, and even more so after Ai yo kienaide, the theme song for Cityhunter in 1987. My favourite has to be Together, released just a year after. (Pls go to the link on top if the clip wont show)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbGwsurszOo&feature=related

I put this clip in cos i m so obsessed with this end song, and for some peculiar reason i still remember this end scene, how old was i, twelve?!

WARNING The following does not include in my favourite list, I repeat, watch the clip at your own risk, only those who find Kimura 'Cool and Sexy' in the recent ad Gatsby should proceed. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOcmoIXyVxM&feature=related

Yasuyuki Okamura (岡村靖幸), born in 1965, influenced by american main stream music back in the 80s, emerged as a popular singer due to his unique dance form (-_-;). He was arrested three times for drug abuse and was jailed in 2008 eventually, guess we wont be seeing his dance for quite a while. Honestly, after watching this video, my love for this song faded away; seriously Oka-jan (his preferred name), wth were you thinking? Top point for lols.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPSn0gU2EEI&feature=related

Saint Seiya, what more can i say. The original manga series of 28 volumes have sold over 25 million copies in Japan as of 2007, with translation versions sold to more than 15 countries all over the world. Europeans, if u watching, u know how much u love this. My favourite character has to be the Cygnus Hyoga, the blonde russian dude, who went through a lot of hardship training in east siberia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg_oWp-dMOg&feature=related

The irreplaceable theme song Pegasus Fantasy, sang by Nobuo Yamada, still popular up to this day. Heart boiled every time hearing this tune, hands down my favourite anime song.  

My number #104 favourite thing is the epic japanese comedy show Gaki no tsukai ダウンタウンのガキの使いやあらへんで!!, Downtown's "I'm Not An Errand Boy!", hosted by Downtown duo Hitoshi Matsumoto 松本人志 and Masatoshi Hamada 浜田雅功, Hōsei Yamasaki山崎邦正,Cocorico duo Naoki Tanaka 田中直樹 and Shozo Endo 遠藤章造. My favourite segment of the show has got to be the no laughing batsu game or the punishment game.The series have been running for more than 10 years and still running strong, bless those comedic genius!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjBp-hs0g6s&feature=PlayList&p=CDB8756BEB4230A6&index=5