Just stopping by to wish you all a Merry Christmas! I hope you have a few nice and calm days with family and friends.

I actually wanted to post this yesterday but I got hit by a sneak attack of the flu. When I went downstairs for breakfast yesterday my dad greeted me with: 'You look like you've been hit by a truck.' That charming observation pretty much sums up how I felt most of the day. Fever, shivers, stuffy nose and a sore throat. And just in time for Christmas. But no more whining, I already feel better today. Yesterday though... I was mostly apathetic. Even exchanging gifts didn't change that much. One present I got from my brother made me laugh, though. He gave me a bag emblazoned with Soul Eater's Death the Kid. It's pretty flashy and not in perfect symmetry. ^^

My brother also helped me with my 'new' computer. Since he upgraded his own machine I could have some of his old hardware. I also bought a few new parts and now I have a faster machine with Windows 7 that I can use. *yay* So now I'm taking my time getting used to the new OS and playing around with the settings. Maybe I'll watch some anime, too. ^^

Anyone here watching Kuuchuu Buranko (Trapeze)? When I read about it in seiyuu my interest was instantly caught. Not only does it have a few of my favourite seiyuu voicing interesting characters, it also has live action footage of them inserted in the anime. *rejoices* Add the story about an unusual psychiatrist named Irabu Ichiro (and tons of polka dots) and you get an awesome and innovative anime. The music doesn't hurt either.

It's been a long time since the last anime post, so let's get back on track. Prepare for craziness, bright colors and tons of [small-ish sized] screen-shots. There are a few allusive pics. You have been warned. ^^

If you just want to have a quick look at the screencaps and skip my comments, just use the slideshow below. Most of the caps come from episode 2 starring Sakurai Takahiro. The ep was hilarious!



Short plot summary (taken from ANN):

Irabu Ichiro is a psychiatrist who lives in a colorful alternate version of Tokyo. Patients would visit him to have a counseling on their problems. However each of the patients feel perplex about Ichiro's behavior. Ichiro wears a bear head mask and is able to change change his appearance from an adult to a kid. Despite Ichiro's zealous attitude, he does succeed in helping out each of the patients who come to his office.

Cast

Irabu Ichiro (kid) - Paku Romi
Irabu Ichiru (adult) - Mitsuya Yuji


Patients:

episode 1 - Morikawa Toshiyuki (Yamashita Kohei)
episode 2 - Sakurai Takahiro (Taguchi Tetsuya)
episode 3 - Miki Shinichirou (Hoshiyama Junichi)
episode 4 - Namikawa Daisuke (Bando Shinichi)
episode 5 - Hirata Hiroaki (Ikeyama Tatsurou)
episode 6 - Irino Miyu (Tsuda Yuuta)
episode 7 - Takahashi Hiroki (Ino Seiji)
episode 8 - Iwata Mitsuo (Iwamura Yoshio)
episode 9 - Hatano Wataru (Yasukawa Hiromi)
episode 10 - Okiayu Ryoutarou (Tanabe Mitsuo)
episode 11 - Furuya Tohru (Tsuda Hideo)