Diamond Head Vol. 3

Summary:

A fight broke out between 2 classmates and it was requested that the judiciary club take care of things. The plaintiff Hase Mamoru was punched by Ishigami Yuuji after insulting him and his handicapped brother. Ishigami was pronounced guilty by Leica with the reasoning that revenge can never be an excuse for justice. In anger, Ishigami tried to stab Leica with a knife, but did not succeed because Setsu intervened and got hurt instead. Hase who was standing by the bylines continued to insult Ishigami, but angered Leica who himself gave Hase another punch! After court was adjourned, Setsu was told to go the hospital but refused. Mizuki (the girl who had a crushed on Setsu but was refused) whispered to him that her family owns a private hospital and he can go there if he wants to, since they will keep any medical records secret. Setsu agreed and went off with her.

For the next case, Nanao was chosen to defend a girl who was accused of stalking this guy (the girl just has a crush on him that went to an extreme case). Nanao has a personal link to this case as she felt that the girl’s problem mirrors her own, since Nanao is in love with Leica and also always watch him. The case ended with her loss in the case. This made Nanao mad at Leica for judging thus, because she felt he couldn’t understand her feelings (or the feelings of a girl in love).

The club got even busier as well as popular. Leica always refused to join in the group’s discussion and went off early, giving excuses that he has things to do. He was then shown buying a music box. Setsu, who looks a little sick, also left together with Mizuki, much to Nanao’s surprise. The rest of the gang went off to Kirihiko’s house to discuss their cases. There, Nanao found an old photo of Leica and a girl who looks like his sister, but it turns out to be his girlfriend from 4 years ago. But it seems that they are “still together” eventhough she is no longer attending Mehabia High. Katsuma asked mysteriously whether Nanao wishes to know where that girl is now. Leica walk into a hospital room. The girl from the photo was lying on the bed, unconscious. Today is her birthday and the music box was his present to her. Elsewhere, Mizuki got up from the bed to put on her clothes while some music played on the background. She asked Setsu who was still lying in the bed what song it is. He just replied “Today is her birthday”. Leica hugging the girl, said, “Everyday I pray to live with Reika, and to die with Reika.” That night, while walking Nanao home, Katsuma warns her that Leica would never love anybody else again, and that she should just give up on him.

The student president, jealous of the judiciary club’s popularity decided to sue Leica for being an unsuitable judge. Leica accepted the lawsuit and said that he doesn’t care whether he wins or loses. This made Nanao mad, and she demands an explanation. The only reasons Leica became a judge was because Kirihiko asked him to, and also because “she” wanted to be a judge.


Review:

Hmm, quite a lot of mysteries regarding Setsu and also Leica. Nothing much was revealed here. In my opinion, Nanao quite failed for her first time defending the stalker girl. She allows her own personal feelings to interfere with her job. Leica was quite right in his verdict for that case.

The case with Leica & Reika is quite creepy, especially with how they resemble each other. This reminds me of what my friend had previously mentioned: couples will look and act more like each other the longer they’re together. I wonder if this is the case for all couples?? Hmm... something to ponder on.

Labels: Diamond Head

Posted at 5:09 PM

Skip Beat Vol. 14

Summary:

During lunch, Kyouko & Director Ogata discussed about what happened previously. It seems that Momose was very frustrated with the fact that the ad-lib scene (refer previous volume) was completely dominated by Ren. Momose herself was way behind him in terms of acting skills and ability. Kyouko could relate to that because she had felt the same way when she first work with Ren as well.The scene shifts to Ren looking very sexy while playing the piano (seems like his character Katsuki plays the piano in the story) for the reporters as part of an interview. After it, he chatted with Yashiro who teased him about Kyouko and prospective guys. In Ren’s mind, only 1 guy matters: Shou!!!

Kyouko was invited to appear in Japonet Scoop, a entertainment program covering the ranking of Japan artists, as well as featuring up & coming new artists. While waiting for her turn, she realizes that Shou might be there as well. A knock on her door reveals a handsome guy wearing gothic clothes. He asked if she was the “Kyouko who starred in Fuwa Shou PV” girl, and sneered at her, saying “it can’t be”. Meanwhile, elsewhere, Ren & Yashiro overheard some girls gossiping about how they were deceived because the real Kyouko isn’t all like the “Fuwa Shou PV Kyouko”. And the girls have found a new target to idolize over: Vie Ghoul.

It turns out that the guy who sneered at Kyouko is part of the Vie Ghoul band, whom Kyouko infamously thought & mispronounced as Beagle (a dog!!!). The band has overtook Shou in the rankings, but Kyouko realizes that they’re just copy cats (copying Shou’s music and patterns). After the programme, they insulted both Kyouko and Shou. Angrily, Kyouko went to find Shou for a “chat”. After calling him a coward for losing to copycats, Shou got mad and slapped Kyouko, thus scarring her face (unintentionally I would say…but still unforgivable!!!! Go Die!!!!). Kyouko demons made their appearances. Outside the room, the Vie Ghoul members are eavesdropping. Surprisingly, the leader guy (the one who snubbed Kyouko. What is his name?? I need a name!!) is able to see and capture on of the Kyouko demons. It is the first time this guy is interested in someone!

Back to Ren and Yashiro, the latter actually got hold of a copy of the Fuwa Shou’s PV – and tempted Ren with it. Although Ren appeared uninterested, but actually….hehehee….Ren got even more worried about Shou.

The next day at the company, Ren bump into Kyouko, and both of them went to the DM set together. Who should be waiting there, if not Shou himself! He wanted to talk to Kyouko alone, and to apologize. He even brought along some cream (for the scar). Although appearing unconcern, Ren was actually trying to control himself from breaking out.

That night, Kyouko was packing her bags, preparing for the on-location shooting of DM at Karuizawa when she received a call from Ren. Since Ren will be going later compare to Kyokou and the cast, he gave her advice about controlling herself (since this is a first time for Kyouko), Ren was actually watching Shou’s PV at the same time, and looking very very serious, as the beautiful face of angel Kyouko appears on the TV screen.

Karuizawa is a famous place for entertainers, and in the world of manga/anime, there’s no such thing as coincidence! Not only were DM casts there, Shou’s there as well as the Beagle band!!!! (I decided that Beagle is a much better name than Vie Ghoul). The only one missing now is Ren, who is modeling for some jewelry brand. He gets more and more concern about Kyouko (impending sense of doom?? Ren is very perceptive!!). Kyouko on the other hand, scolded Shou for losing to the Beagles. After hearing her call them by a dogs name, Shou got so tickled that he lost the sense defeat that he felt earlier on. He realizes that just by being with Kyouko for that short while, she manages to help make him laugh and release his tension (oh no….Shou’s definitely wanting to keep Kyouko for himself!!). gaining his confidence back, Shou vows to beat the clones!


Review:

Hmm…maybe it is because Vol. 13 was too good? Or that Vol. 14 doesn’t have much action going on?? Or maybe I just don’t like Shou?....This volume is alright, but not too spectacular. I like for a fact that Ren is getting worried that Kyouko might be snatch away by Shou, and Shou finally realizes how good Kyouko is. But the thing I enjoy most would be Yashiro’s antics in trying to get Ren to admit his feelings! He’s such a good character for laughs!

Next volume: Kyouko gets kidnapped!

Labels: Skip Beat

Posted at 11:29 PM