On the Verge of Lunacy

Shuichi Shindo, an upcoming music star, is tested when he met a critic who told him he has zero talent when the paper containing his lyrics of a song was picked up by a stranger. Shuichi's pride was hurt and ever since that meeting he was determined to prove to that man that he can write. Within the first episode, Shuichi was able to determine where the stranger, named Yuki Eiri, lives. It turned out that Yuki was a popular romance novelist. Irritated that Yuki teased him, he follows him around the house and insisted on a challenge. Shuichi was further disturbed when Yuki said he must be in love with him because he follows the latter around. They get on the elevator and still arguing, Yuki kissed Shuichi. This 13-episode series tells the struggles of falling in love and trying to nurture a blossoming music career. Shuichi was not alone on his struggles to understand love and deal with the heartaches. He got plenty of support from his bandmates and co-workers, as well as from ...

My latest drawing. I also posted this at deviantArt. http://fav.me/d3kr2ei Materials I used: graphite and color pencils. Scanned. From left: Silchas Ruin, Anomander Rake and Andarist. Characters from the Malazan Book of the Fallen series.

This is a flashback of the events that changed April Corrigan's life forever. Everything in her life seemed ordinary until one day her father's friend told her and the rest of the family that they have to leave everything behind because someone was hunting for them. April finds out that her father father worked for the FBI. Now he's involved in a trial that endangered his life and so they have to hide and start over with different names. You would not find a lot of action in this book but most of it involves April's insights and feelings about their situation. Sometimes she could be irritating, but as the story develops, she starts to mature. Slowly she began to accept that things have changed and that not all stories have a happy ending. I like how she was portrayed as a normal teenager - stubborn and emotional. The book could make you feel how desperate and helpless the characters are. There are no easy solutions and miracles that will solve their problems in an i...

Bejeweled 2 is a puzzle game in which the objective is to swap one gem with another near it to form a chain with three or more of the same gem. The chain created then disappears and more gems fall into place. There are four modes available. One is Classic where the objective is to never run out of possible chains. If there are no more moves available, the game is over. Action mode is the timed version of the Classic. The player has to keep creating chains so that the score bar becomes full or does not go down. In Puzzle mode, the player has to solve several puzzles to move on to the next level. Different problems will be presented and some of them will include special gems like the Rocks and Bombs. The Bombs have a timer and the player has to make sure they explode at the right moment, while the Rocks have to be near a Power gem or a Bomb to explode. Endless does not have a timer and will not run out of moves. There are also secret modes than can be unlocked when y...

Steven Erikson's masterpiece series continues with Toll the Hounds. Characters from the first and third book reappear in this eighth installment, which tells stories of inner struggles, triumphs and sacrifices. There are two main stories in this book. One is centered in Darujhistan and the other in Black Coral. Although this can be read as a stand-alone novel, some of the events leading to the convergence might be a bit confusing for anyone who has not read the previous books in this series. It's heavy on character introspection and most of the action can be found in the later chapters. Overall, the mood is dark and most of the characters contemplate about past failures. However, they are all talking about many variations of one theme - freedom. For some characters, freedom means privileges. These people believe they should have the things they want simply because they deserve it. For them it's freedom. They try to take advantage of every opportunity given to them and...

This series is inspired by elements and characters from Greek mythology. Age in particular has similarities to Hercules because of the Twelve Labors assigned to him by the Golden tribe and his seemingly herculean abilities. The names of the characters like Deianira and Iolaus, as well as the spaceship Argonaut, have connections with Hercules too. At the start of the series, it is explained that the universe was ruled by the Golden tribe. Before they left the galaxy, they passed on their knowledge to the younger tribes. The following tribes answered their call: Silver, Bronze, Heroic, and later on the Iron tribe or the humans. The Silver tribe saw humans as a threat and so they decided to annihilate them. The humans were forced out of earth and are now scattered across the galaxy. In the later episodes, the origin of the Nodos was explained. The Heroic tribe waged war within themselves. They destroyed each other until only five were left. They were punished by the Golden tribe by...

The tale is inspired by the Three Kingdoms period, specifically taken from the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The story, told from Cao Cao's point-of-view, are the events that took place during Guan Yu's stay with Wei and his crossing of the five gates on his way to rejoining Liu Bei. The first scene shows the preparations for Guan Yu's burial. The rest of the movie is a flashback of the events. Cao Cao is shown here on a more positive light. His conversations with Guan Yu showed his understanding of the concept of freedom, prosperity and peace. Guan Yu always opposed his ideas and sought to challenge every concept that Cao Cao puts forth. Cao Cao however is intent on bringing him to his side and would try to appease the famous warrior with gifts. Guan Yu has a love interest in this movie. He met Qilan in the distant past and fell in love with her. It was also shown that he killed several men who attempted to do her wrong. Qilan, now Liu Bei's concubine, ...