:::Tsundere Spotlight:::

This TSL goes to Aria from Hidan no Aria!

With the infamous Rie Kugimiya as voice actress (Seiyuu) and Junji Majima (who's also Ryuuji from Toradora!) as voice actor (for the male lead, Kinji), this anime kicks it off this season while hi-lighting Aria as another glorious addition to the tsundere Rie family ^^.

Some background: The anime is about a school for training students to be special agents called Butei. Their classes consist of half-normal-school curriculum and half-CIA-type-training. So basically Aria meets Kinji and, after he goes all 『ありあをまもる』 "I'm protecting you [Aria]" in an action scene she decides that she wants him on her team. She says "Join my party!" which reminded me of an RPG game =P.

So it's a typical boy-meets-girl... or is it? There's a twist with both of the characters that is left very mysterious. What is Kinji's "hysteria mode" that he always tries to keep secret?--and who is Aria searching for and why does she think it's Kinji?

Anyway so It's very interesting and I suggest you give it a try if you like Action + Rie Kugimiya :).

Onto Aria's review! :)

Aria's weapons of choice are two guns and two katanas, making "Aria the Quadra" a very unique addition to the Rie family :)

She most closely resembles Shana from Shakugan no Shana, in both tsundere type and general appearance. (If you don't know who Shana is, she's another Rie tsundere who's tsundere type is polar-by-episode as opposed to a change over time. In other words her tsuntsun and deredere sides are found in every episode instead of slowly turning deredere as the story progresses).

So what will happen as the S Rank Assault-Section, Kanzaki H. Aria, tries to pair up with the E Rank Kinji? Is Kinji truly that unskilled? Or is he hiding something that he wants to forget?--could he be another Kamijou Touma (Toaru Majutsu no Index), or is he another first-season Yuuji (Shakugan no Shana)? You'll have to watch Hidan no Aria (Aria the Scarlet Ammo) to find out! >:)

It's time for some snapshots! :)





So don't forget to make this tsundere smile by catching her in Hidan no Aria! :)

That's all for today, stay tuned for next time!! :)

Thanks for reading! ^^,
:::Deretsun:::

And of course, a parting picture ;)

【J-Music Remixes】 Human Vocaloids?!

Hey blog-goers, tired of hearing your favorite tunes the way they're always played? We all know there's a lasting nostalgia to music we've come to love, but it's also possible to deepen our love for our favorite songs through well-made remixes! Thus, J-Music Remixes has come into existence. This segment will feature cool and interesting remakings of songs we know and love, highlighting many features of Japanese underground and internet (ニコニコ mostly) melodious communities.

Today's focus, as the title says, is on Human Vocaloids. Now, surely I've lost it right? Humans can't be Vocaloids, right?! Well, actually Vocaloids are made from human voices to start! So there's nothing wrong with a couple Human Vocaloids here and there, right?

Let's get this straight: "Human Vocaloids" are Vocaloid sound libraries made from the actual voices of people/singers. The reason they sound different is because they borrow the person's voice directly. Take a listen to this remake of Kokoro, done by none other than Utada Hikaru.





[You can pick up on her unique singing style immediately!]


You must be thinking, "Wow that was amazing! Why haven't I heard of this before?!" Well, that's because it's somewhat on the bounds of legality, and hard to do. I say this because there's no proof that this Human Vocaloid was made under Hikky's approval... But it's so brilliantly awesome!

For those of you that follow Tsundere of the Month (more importantly, know of the Four Tsundere Wonders), I have something you might like! A tsundere rendition of "World is Mine" by Hatsune Miku!





[I-it's not like I love Tsundere-loids or anything, baka!]

Well made Human Vocaloid songs are hard to come by. If you find any more, drop them in the comments! Otherwise, enjoy!

Keep mixin'~


-chansu

:::Tsundere Spotlight:::

Welcome to the first TSL of 2011! On to the post!

This TSL goes to one of the Four Tsundere Wonders: Louise from Zero no Tsukaima!

First I'll talk a little bit about the anime:

Zero no Tsukaima translates to "The familiar of Zero." And for those who don't know what a familiar is, it's a summoned creature. Basically, Louise is called "Zero" because she can't do anything right and consequently, instead of summoning a magical creature to do her bidding, she summons a human: Saito. Basically, it means he was destined for her and a fan service-filled romance ensues.

Louise is born from a noble family and she always trys to prove that she has what it takes to be a good wizard. She doesn't like giving up and keeps on moving forward.

Louise is very well drawn and voiced by my favorite voice actress, Rie Kugimiya (see her in action on our youtube channel here), which makes it very fun to watch. The only things that makes the anime extremely annoying is the oblivious and perverted Saito as well as too much fanservice. But, for just Louise, it's worth watching ^^.

So, obviously, she's a tsundere--but what type? Louise is the typical episodic tsundere that shows both traits of tsun and dere every episode. She dere's of love for Saito, but then tsun's when Saito has his attention on another girl (which usually signals fan service). Jealous Louise is forced to go aggressive and struggles to make Saito like her flat-chested character which I find cute =P.

Will Saito ever see Louise the way she wants her to? What will happen to Louise and Saito in the end? Will Louise ever become a successful wizard? Will people ever stop calling her "Zero"!? If any of these questions peaked your curiosity, you're going to have to watch all three--yes THREE--seasons of Zero no Tsukaima!

You can watch all three openings that don't really spoil much here: [coming soon; edit: coming sometime in the future... when I get to it =P]

Oh! I almost forgot! Let's take a little look at her Tsun - Dere sides, shall we?
(This time I won't label them--you should know by now which is which! =P)

Tsundere & Moe Snapshots:







So don't forget to catch Louise in Zero no Tsukaima!

That's all for now, stay tuned for more!

Thanks for reading ^^,
:::Deretsun:::

Aww, I can't leave your pool souls without a parting picture, now can I? ;)
Well here you go!

The Four Tsundere Wonders

Hello everyone and welcome to my review on the Four Tsundere Wonders!

First off, let me introduce to those who don't know, what "tsundere" actually means!

Tsundere is actually a combination of the words tsuntsun and deredere.
-TsunTsun means "to turn away in disgust"
-DereDere means "to turn lovey-dovey"

Tsundere characters are one of my favorite type of characters. They basically seem to be mean at first and then at moments show their cute soft side. All of these characters are from well-known tsundere-romance animes. An even better reason to group these four together is because they are all voiced by my favorite voice actress--Rie Kugimiya!

Picture analysis:

• (Top-Left)............Louise from Zero no Tsukaima
• (Top-Right..............Nagi from Hayate no Gotoku
• (Bottom-Left).........Taiga from Toradora
• (Bottom-Right).......Shana from Shakugan no Shana

These are some of the most well known tsundere characters, and personally my favorites.

Characters and their romance struggles:
(Push the buttons for a synopsis! Or just watch the first episodes!)

• Louise is a wizard from a Royal Family who is said to be a total "zero" in magic. Synopsis:
  Louise accidentally ends up summoning a human instead of a creature during her summoning class in school. Although she pretends that she wants it to remain a Master -> Servant relationship, she slowly gets closer to him. But the problem is... will he ever understand her true feelings?
• Nagi is a very interesting girl from a very rich family. People often underestimate her because of her age. She's smarter than she looks! Synopsis:
  One day Nagi meets a boy named Hayate and then hires him to be her butler. Although Nagi seems young, will Hayate ever think of her as an object of love?
• Taiga comes from my current favorite anime, Toradora! Also ranked #1 on RPGHero's moe-list, this character is very delicate emotionally despite her tsuntsun facade. Synopsis:
  Taiga meets a boy named Ryuuji. It turns out that they both like each other's friends at school. As they try to help each other with their relationships, they slowly draw closer and closer to one another. A complicated love-mess is involved. Who deserves true happiness?
• Shana comes from my second favorite anime, Shakugan no Shana! Synopsis:
  
  Shana, a flame haze (not human), saves a boy named Yuji who was already dead. As Yuji tries to figure out the unexplained, Shana tries to distance herself from him, but how long can she keep that up?

That's all for today! Thanks for reading! :)

:::Deretsun:::