{"id":200,"date":"2006-12-25T11:35:27","date_gmt":"2006-12-25T19:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/2006\/12\/25\/blog-18-lunar-impact\/"},"modified":"2008-11-22T15:22:37","modified_gmt":"2008-11-22T23:22:37","slug":"blog-018-lunar-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/12\/25\/blog-018-lunar-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 018 > Lunar Impact!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=1 id=\"image218\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/xjaymanx_tsukuyomi_01sm.jpg?w=545\" alt=\"Tsukuyomi Moon Phase\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Tsukuyomi Moon Phase | Image from Google Search<\/em><\/p>\n<p>my speed review: &#8220;DOUBLE WOW! Both cat-eared cuteness and gothic drama!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>merry christmas!&#8230; last night, finished &#8220;<strong>tsukuyomi moon phase<\/strong>&#8220;&#8230; an amazingly fascinating tale revolving around a castle-bound blood-seeking girl name Hazuki and a young photographer named Kouhei&#8230; it was so intriguing to see how the cat-eared slapstick comedy intertwined with the enigmatically vampiric drama!&#8230; while the supporting characters are lovable, it is the unique interchange between the two central protagonists Hazuki and Kouhei, sometimes humorous, sometimes painful, and sometimes romantic, which sparks the story and sucks you into their world&#8230; but what sold me from the start, was the gothic atmosphere, the stylish visual composition (such as the hand-held-camera shake effect), and the dynamic range of music, all reminiscent of the eerie &#8220;Le Portrait de Petit Cossette&#8221;&#8230; plus a touch of that bonding comedy and smiling cuteness lacking in &#8220;Petit Cossette&#8221;&#8230; in a nutshell, 5 of 5 stars!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toybox\/anime\/anime-viewing-list\/\">Click here to see my Anime Viewing List.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tsukuyomi Moon Phase | Image from Google Search my speed review: &#8220;DOUBLE WOW! Both cat-eared cuteness and gothic drama!&#8221; merry christmas!&#8230; last night, finished &#8220;tsukuyomi moon phase&#8220;&#8230; an amazingly fascinating tale revolving around a castle-bound blood-seeking girl name Hazuki and a young photographer named Kouhei&#8230; it was so intriguing to see how the cat-eared slapstick &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2006\/12\/25\/blog-018-lunar-impact\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[14,38],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rIwb-3e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":288,"url":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2007\/06\/10\/blog-078-will-figures-never-end\/","url_meta":{"origin":200,"position":0},"title":"Blog 078 &gt; Will Figures Never End?","author":"xjaymanx","date":"June 10, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Photo 013 by xJAYMANx | Click to enlarge Ah, finally! 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