Watched Howl's Moving Castle a few days back. It's an anime feature from the creator of the academy award winning Spirited Away. Unlike Spirited Away though, HMC eschews straightforward narrative and is far more complexed . It may not be possible to logically explain the entire plot,...but the spellbinding animation,unconventional story and concept lends an ethereal quality that makes it a sight to behold and experience . Though the general audience might be left a bit befuddled by it all, there are a myriad of layers to be explored that makes it great for repeated viewings. In this day and age where 3D animated movies are dominant, HMC proves that conventional authentic animation can still be part of all things that make cinema great, especially when art is placed above the maunfactured goal of pleasing the masses. One point to note though is that it's actually a based on an european children's story book, and not of Japanese origin like most anime.

I have been watching Naruto the last couple of weeks. it's been awhile since i last watched any japanese anime. I'm glad i've rediscovered my fascination for anime, reawakened by this series which has been highly recommended by many of my friends. Yeah i know, i'm like a few years behind Naruto craze which offically first hit full swing back in 2002,...but what the hell..it's never too late!Vikram's roommate has an entire collection of it ripped and burnt,..and i've been "borrowing" and watching it while he's away on industrial attachment(without his knowledge ofcourse..haw haw) Great series, right up there among my all time favourite series such as Evangelion and Samurai X. Currently, i'm at like the 5oth episode. There is still about another 60 plus episodes to go before i complete his collection,..haw haw!

And finally.....ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS OF THE CLAN...WAKE UP...EXAMS ARE COMING IN ABOUT A MONTH"S TIME, AND IT'S TIME TO START STUDYING... ARRRGHHHHHHHH!!!!