Overcast with a chance of thunderstorms
Tsubasa Shunraiki OAD 2! the last part of this series though I'm betting they might do another OAD to finish it off. This episode continues the mediocre production of the first, but they did attempt to make the Syaoran x Syaoran fight interesting. I laughed when Sakura tried to lift Syaoran's head onto her lap...oomph, your head is too heavy. I also laughed at the flirty small talk about 'significant' others. I have a better appreciation for Kendappa x Souma after reading about their fate in RG Veda. Kendappa was pretty amusing in the manga. The oops-we-killed-Sakura-uh-not-really part was appropriately sad, but eh, the whole production was poor, so the impact wasn't as interesting as it should have been. I also laughed when Syaoran fell and nobody attempted to catch him. ~7/10 rating~ for this series. I'm sure xxxHolic's part 2 will be better next month. It got the better production team of the 2 series.
Ikigami jmovie! stars Matsuda Shota...but barely (most of the focus is on the other actors). This put me to sleep, but I'll write about the interesting part, the premise. Because there are so many apathetic Japanese people, the government created the Special Law for the Maintenance of National Prosperity. Random kids are injected with a capsule that will kill them when they hit 18-25 years of age. This creates a fear and feeling of wanting to live life as best as they can; thus, the increase of prosperity in the country. Matsuda Shota plays a gov't employee who delivers ikigami, the notice of death, to individuals who will have 24 hours to live. The manga series explores what people do if they know they have 1 day to live. The gov't gives them leeway to do what they want, as long as they don't commit a crime. The movie centers on 3 people and the people around them. The writing was dull, production bland, acting predictable, so it's not recommended. ~5/10 rating~ The manga might be something to look into.