Review by Ruki

I learned Japanese at the university with this textbook and it is by far the best one I've ever seen! There are so many different exercises and so comprehensive explanations and examples that it's kind of so easy that even people who don't have normally good language skills can reach a high level of Japanese. I enjoyed the stories and the audio skits. The selection of kanji to write seems a little bit random at times, but that's not a big deal. I can just recommend everyone who has ambitions to use this text book instead of the other mainstream text books which are used in different universities. They're not as structured and haven't got a logic progression like Genki provides.

As I also commented on Genki I, this Genki II workbook is just as good and will teach you all the upper elementary grammar points of Japanese. It's still so much fun and as soon you come closer to the end of the book, you'll also starting to miss the characters like Mary-san and Takeshi-kun. But in this upper elementary workbook, you'll learn how to use basic Japanese in an easy way and when I started using this I nerded a lot about all the different grammar points like the different levels of Keigo and not to mention the causative clauses and the passive-causative clauses which are so cool characteristics of Japanese. I mean in my class everyone looked at me weirdly because I was sooo happy to finally learn these sentence structures! Absolutely recommended to use these workbooks as soon as you want to learn Japanese!

As the two reviewers before me already mentioned, there is that one special genkidama tune on here which is worth it on its own. However I'm really fond of all of the tracks here. The composers of the Dragonball soundtrack really did a great job!

Fullmoon wo sagashite is my favourite manga drawn and written by Tanemura-sensei. I think she constructs a really good story with this first volume. The characters are charming, very cute and beautifully designed. However, it is a very sad story as well which doesn't really come forth in the first volume. The beginning is just very fun and gives some insights in how the music industry as well as the idol industri works in Japan. I can just recommend to read this manga!

STARember who draws the manhua adaptation has the world's most detailed and unbelievable beautiful art style! But story wise, this volume covers chapter 1-6 of the original novel. So the progress is very, very slow. However the panels and flow of the illustrations are very cinematic! It is as if you're reading a movie. Please if you can, get this manga and enjoy a very complex character named Xie Lian. He seems to be very funny at first, but he has a lot of layers in the later story that you can discover through reading. I'm currently waiting for the third volume to arrive. I can't wait!

The adventure continues with the world's most detailed drawing style. In this part we finally meet San Lang in action and more of his dynamics with Xie Lian. I'm really happy to finally have this manhua in the Japanese translation, since my Chinese is still bad. The only critisism I have towards the manhua adaptation is the very slow progress in the story. But all the illustrations are a feast to the eye!

I bought this soundtrack for over 10 years ago and have never regetted it. Although the anime version of Fullmoon wo sagashite is so different and more lighthearted, I love the character songs and not only their but also the different ending songs and intros. I think all their energy went to create beautiful music for a really nice anime. If you ever come over the soundtrack in any secondhand shops, please get this!

I really enjoyed the changes they made to the story of the Trial and regular Akatsukiyama Ibun versions. The story feels now more cohecive with the following musicals from and after Tsuwamono Domo.

I already loved the Bakumatsu Tenrouden-part from 2016, but the changes they made in the 2020-version improve the musical greatly. The Historical Revisionists feel more canon and we get a little hint of the overall story of the entire musical-cycle which has to do with Mikazuki Munechika. I can only recommend this!

In the chronological order the third musical with a great story and less awkwardness. I think with Mihotose, the team who worked on the musicals did a great job on finding the right tone for the musicals. There's less silly moments and more seriousness - but there's still humour in the story! I have to admit I prefer this version over the 2019-version but only because the child-actors and Ookurikara are much more sympathical.

This musical is a direct continuation from the Mihotose no Komoriuta musical.i loved Sengo Muramasa's character development here and how Tsurumaru Kuninaga finds his entry. Very surprising that Tsurumaru seems to have been around in a while although we never saw him in the musicals or references in the Shinken Ranbusai before. Also there are a few plot twists in this musical which are quite unexpected. I loved the songs and performances.

I loved this musical part for the dark plot and message it delivered story wise. War is hell and it shows in this musical. I'm very happy to see Ookurikara again and was very pleased with the formation including Hyuuga Masamune and Urashima Kotetsu as well. All actors are very good singers - even the human characters. The musical with the most songs! Also, there is Mikazuki's huge side plot starting here

I loved this musical part both in the setting and the twist. The formation consists of very different Touken Danshi who aren't necessarily very familiar with each other. It's also cool with all the mysterious hints about the eldest sword in the Honmaru isn't present anymore. I have my own theories, but I won't spoil anyone. Also, under-communication is key in this story, because Yamanbagiri doesn't really tell the other team members to get ready to flee the timeline they are in. One of the coolest things tho is that Izuminokami Kanesada is finally back from his Kiwame-training! Loved the songs and all the dramatic scenes in this musical part :)