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2010-07-27T11:11:00.001+07:00

Hey.. it's been ages since the last time I checked in here.. Yeah, Animax hasn't released any update nor news about LaMB, so.. well, what can I do? It's a bit disappointing that this LaMB project ended just like that, considering how beautiful and intriguing the idea was..

Anyway, I'm still an active blogger! Not here, but in my other blog Living Daisy.. Yeah, most of the posts are in my mother language, but I'm still here in blogosphere.. So if you wanna meet me, come check out my blog here

:: July 27, 2010 ::

LaMB Redux

2009-09-02T08:42:00.005+07:00

Animax is planning to air LaMB Redux on Wednesday 09/09/09. It's basically LaMB from the perspectives of the characters. The voice actors and actresses are still from the original LaMB... so I don't know if it's going to be that different.

Don't expect much, but it's quite interesting to see what Aniamx has done after the original LaMB.

:: September 3, 2009 ::

Manga Scan Source

2009-06-16T11:38:00.004+07:00

Been wandering around looking for old manga scans (happy to find Candy Candy and Miriam), I end up reading and downloading a LOT of manga scan... (^^); I do prefer to have a tangible collection of manga rather than just a "file", however sometimes I cannot rely on what's legally published in my country. Some old mangas are out of stock, some new mangas are not yet published... or some mangas are simply just not published for some reasons (like Futari Ecchi for instance... :P)

I'll list down some of my favorite manga scan sources where you can read online or download them for your collection.

Should you own a manga scan blog/web, do leave ur address in comment box, I'll add it.

Read online:
- Manga Fox : http://www.mangafox.com
- One Manga : http://www.onemanga.com

Download:
- Anime Eden : http://www.anime-eden.com
Huge source for both manga scan & anime download. Register needed.
- Indowebster : http://www.indowebster.web.id/ [lang: Indonesian]
This forum has got quite large collection for both anime and manga scans. Register needed.
- Mangadownload : http://www.mangadownload.net
Register needed.
- Stoptazmo : http://stoptazmo.com
No register needed.

Happy downloading (^_~)

:: June 17, 2009 ::

Hayate Watch & Win Quiz

2009-06-12T09:02:00.003+07:00

Following my previous post, Hayate The Combat Butler Watch & Win has been revealed. The rule is simple:

1. Watch Hayate The Combat Butler on Animax, Monday to Friday at 6 pm (SIN/PHIL) - that would be 5 pm WIB. From June 11 to June 26.
2. A mysterious butler will show up during commercial breaks, pay attention to his bow tie.
3. As soon as you've figured out where the bow tie is placed on him, send your answer together with your full name, ID number, and contact numbers) to contests@animax-asia.com.
4. Do the same for the next episodes. There are 12 episodes with 12 answers then. The more correct entries you email, the higher chance of winning.

And the prize? Don't really get it, but it seems that the prize is having 1/2 day with a good-looking butler. The identity of that hunky butler will be revealed by the end of the contest. He can be anyone really, but he must be some famous male otherwise it won't worth anything (^^).

Ow, by the way, this quiz is for Southeast Asia residents. As always, go check animax-asia.com for more info.

To be honest I'm not very in to it... hanging out with a famous guy is not very appealing to me... I'm the kind of tangible stuff hunter (^^);; so... I pass. But who knows he might be your idol? So, give it a shot and... Good luck everybody (^_~)

:: June 12, 2009 ::

[Yumiko Igarashi] Candy Candy Illustration I

2009-06-09T09:18:00.004+07:00

Ok, here's what happened. I'm in such a nostalgic mood. I'm trying to compile old stuff. Manga and anime included. However, I'm concentrated on manga or artbook which I can no longer find in nearby bookstores (Note: my nearby bookstores).

Today's feature is an artbook from one of my favorite manga Candy Candy. It was my first manga. While I was searching for the scanslation, I found this beautiful set of illustrations. Nice old goodies indeed (^_^)

I found it in Aethereality Gallery, there are so many gorgeous artbook scans there which you can treasure. I just take what I love most (^_^) If you want to take this artbook piece by piece, you can go there. If you want them all, download it from the link below (^_~)

Yumiko Igarashi Candy Candy Illustration I

Download here 21.35 MB

Hayate The Combat Butler Quiz

2009-06-03T11:37:00.004+07:00

Animax is about to launch another quiz... still mysteriously hidden. I think it's something like "Watch & Win" contest.

Stay tune on June 11 (on Hayate The Combat Butler premier, maybe) when it will announce further (^_^)

I'll watch it closely also (^_~)

:: June 3, 2009 ::

Tears to Tiara: More Hints

2009-05-20T10:46:00.004+07:00

Tears to Tiara Watch & Win will soon be over. I've already got all 4 codes. (^_^) Have sent them already. Now, just fingers cross who's the lucky mini laptop winner...

Anyway, I think I'm gonna give more hints. You'll have until May 25 to solve em. (PS: If you don't know anything about this quiz, please go to my previous post)

1. RIPEME
2. SIXPIE
3. SETSPIRES
4. ROMSDAWNS

All codes related to RPG world, you know, like "castle" or "spear"... oh my God, I've said enough!

Alright, go ahead unscramble and send em to stand a chance to winning a mini laptop! Remember, leave comment here when you win (^_~)

:: May 20, 2009 ::

LaMB Inspired Music by Kristel

2009-05-05T08:55:00.003+07:00

Kristel from the Philippines have made an original Japanese song inspired by LaMB! I just have a visit to its Youtube. Quite a beautiful song and lyric. To me, this song is much better to fit LaMB than what Animax had chosen for its theme songs... It has the atmoshphere of anime.

A ballad version of this song can be a nice insert or BGM for some scene in LaMB. I can really picture that.

Listen to the song on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8ifF3-wlDA
As for the lyric http://animax-asia.com/contests/lamb-inspired-music-video

:: May 5, 2009 ::

Tears to Tiara: A mini laptop giveaway

2009-05-05T08:06:00.006+07:00

You know what? Animax has launched so many quizzes these days! Tears to Tiara minilaptop giveaway is one of them.

The rule is very simple. Simply watch Tears to Tiara every Monday at 12.35 am (Sunday 11.35 pm WIB) for 4 weeks in a row from April 24 - May 25. There'll be a code revealed in each episode, collect all 4 of them, then send them to contests@animax-asia.com. You'll stand a chance of winning a minilaptop (yup, that Acer one), limited edition of Tears to Tiara t-shirts and posters.

Easy, huh?

Now, for I'm 2 weeks behind to announce it, I'll give you the first 2 codes so that you can catch up the next two! I don't mind coz it's a random winner quiz... luck plays a lot of role here. How about that? (^_^)

The first 2 codes are:
1. RIPEME
2. SIXPIE

Hey, wait a sec, what ON EARTH are those? Yeah, I shuffled the letters from the original code. Have a play a little, 'kay? (^_~) The words will be so closely related to Tears to Tiara world, you know, that sort of RPG kind of world...

Now you've got 2 codes in hand, watch Animax and grab for the next 2! In case you win, don't forget to write something here, deal? (^_~)

For more info go check http://animax-asia.com/contests/tears-tiara-watch-win

:: May 4, 2009 ::

Been Awhile... Blog Extended

2009-04-28T11:38:00.004+07:00

So LaMB turned out o be a disappointment to me, but still love Animax, so... I decided to maintain this blog. I'll use it as a hidden mansion for my passion to anime and manga and everything in between... (^_^)

I think I'll keep the banner since it's very very beautiful... I'm such a Photoshop mess, so it took me a lot of effort to make that one (^_^); It was my first Photoshop work. I'll keep the template... And of course I'll keep the URL since it's gained PR2... (^_^);

Not so much for now, come again soon, kay? (^_~)

:: April 28, 2009 ::

LaMB Part 1

2009-03-25T08:22:00.003+07:00

Alrighty, this is it... this is the moment of truth.

LaMB Part 1 was finally aired last night. I should have watched it earlier on March 11 if I hadn't been hospitalized... (^_^)p Anyway, this is my review on this most anticipated anime in 2009...

First, I am disappointed due to the 1-hour movie format instead of anime series. LaMB as a story has got so much potential to become a successful anime series - one season of 20 to 26 episodes will do. There's sooo much to explore. Watching it in the first 30 minutes is like... watching a summary. Shortern, compacted, rough.

As an anime freak, I've watched quite a lot of animes. Based on that, I'd say that LaMB is... unfortunately... rough in all aspects.

The artwork, the music, the storyline, the dialogues, the scenes, the characters development... all of them... are rough, unpolished.

The artwork is not as beautiful as I imagined, after seeing so many official wallpapers of LaMB. Judging from the characters' movement, it is not a traditional animation, I don't know what you call it... CG or something? The facial expression is well... what can I say, it's dreadful.

The music doesn't compliment the scene. The storyline is so much shorterned and compacted that the characters cannot develop and neither the story itself. The dialogues are unnatural, the voice acts are just... I don't know what to say anymore... Actors, actresses, singers... just be what you are now, please... Just let the professional dubbers do the job, 'kay?

I wish Animax would produce LaMB once again from scratch to become an anime series. Again, LaMB has got so much potential. The story is very intriguing, it has all it takes to match up with even that anime masterpiece Neon Genesis Evangelion. It's just too bad that the execution is poor.

My verdict is: 2.5 lambs out of 5

My suggestion in case Animax has a plan to remake LaMB:
1. Choose either a full beautiful CG like Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (if beauty is all that matters) or simply traditional animation technique.
2. The music... It really doesn't compliment each scene... please do something about it.
3. Do something with the facial expression
4. The voice act... Japanese seiyuu-s know all the tricks, please leave it to them... I'm begging...
5. Pay more attention to the storyline and the characters development...

Am I too harsh on LaMB the movie? Well, after all the promotions, it is very natural for me to demand something smashing. When it didn't appear to be one, yeah I think I'm a bit too harsh... (^_^);

Let's wait for Part 2 next week...

:: March 25, 2009 ::

Wow! 2nd Prize! But... Am I Too Late?

2009-03-21T15:29:00.005+07:00

I just got back from the hospital after a month being stuck there. The operation was successful, the doctor said it was less complicated than it was first anticipated. Hard days of dueling the post operation pain has passed and now I feel like I'm reborn... :D

And I found this great news that this blog has been awarded 2nd Prize for Animax LaMB Blogging Contest! Yoohoo...!! Thanks Animax!

I don't know... am I too late to claim that cutie Sony PSP? I didn't get a chance of using my Opera Mini as much as I predicted so... Well... I'd like to get at least some LaMB goodie bags, though... :P

:: March 21, 2009 ::

Off a while [Operation Number 2]

2009-02-06T00:04:00.006+07:00

Hi all! Due to a series of pre-surgery conditioning, surgery, and post surgery treatment which I'm about to take, I'll be off for quite sometime. I'll be online once and awhile, though, coz I'll have my Opera Mini all the time - even in hospital (^_^)p

This is my 2nd surgery. I had a tumor removed in my 1st surgery - back in September 2008. I also got my small intestine and colon cut. But it was not over yet. I still have another smaller mass of tumor and cysts to be removed, and bowels to be joined (yup, they were cut and remain so for these whole 4 months... don't ask me how I deal with it). Pretty long routine, eh? Thank God the doctors are up to the idea of having those all three at the same time. I want to over it. I don't want to live surgery after surgery...

So I have to eat a lot, take lots of vitamins and have a little bit more rests to prepare me for the operation... Wish me luck, okay, and pray me I'll be home by the time LaMB is finally aired. It's just ridiculous if I'm so obsessed by LaMB but cannot see its premiere (^_^)

:: February 7, 2009 ::

Introducing [LaMBs Blogging Community]

2009-01-30T10:59:00.010+07:00

I'm new to blogging. This LaMB blog is actually my first blog, followed by Living Daisy - my personal blog. I dare say that if Animax hadn't launched a LaMB blogging contest I might not have started to blog (^_^); Since I've got so many things to catch up, I surf and blog and try to customize and tweak template a lot. Well I used to have my own personal website that I designed to look like a blog, back to a few years behind. But the real blogging is a bit different. The atmosphere, the coding, the community... it's all new to me, therefore it's very intriguing to explore. It's like having a new toy that you want to play, eat, and even sleep with it (^_^)p

And that brings me to the last must-entry I choose for this contest...

Choose a side. Are you for or against lamination?

Well, I will promote myself board member of a say no to lamination movement as LaMBs Community Coordinator, that should say it... ahaha (^_^);;

How would I do that? Like a glimpse I've given in my previous post Eve in Blue, by blogging. I'll have an underground movement by having a secretly designed blogging community. By joining our community, they'll get a special tool that allows them to blog secretly. LaMBs can barely speak, not to mention they can't express themselves. But somehow they will manage to blog everyday as a way of expressing and letting out their feelings which have been silently buried in their hearts. They'll share with the other LaMBs, and from there we will include them in a plan for movement. Our movement is basically trying to give their freedom back by finding a new way of handling prisoners.

The main issue for having such a community is safety and security. So we - the ALH - will have to build a special feature for LaMBs for them to blog. A feature that will reveal their true identity yet cover it from outsiders. We don't want our community to be filled with alias names which we can't guarantee that s/he really is a LaMB. But we don't want people outside our organization to know that the blogger is a LaMB either, because somehow we cannot protect the blogs from people to read. Outsiders apparently will see those blogs as personal blogs where some people with some common daily life problems. (Yes, we do have a system to convert any restricted terms such as "Shepherd", "CAB-Cerra", "lamination", etc, into safe phrases like "my boss", "my company", "the make up kit" (^_~) )

LaMBs are part of our movement, but we don't want the government to know it, not a bit. Because if they know it, they will notice that their system has a flaw, that a LaMB can actually do something secret behind their masters back. That their free-will is actually still there. And it'll make them more aware of our movement.

Well that's the plan so far.

Note that we don't have anything to do with Anti Lamination Hooligans, because although they are also trying to get LaMBs' trusts - off the record - we suspect that their mission is actually to get rid of all LaMBs. They hate LaMBs because they think those prisoners have no right to a second chance. So please define us from them (^_^)
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Special Note:
After this, I'll slow down my pace a bit. See you when LaMB is finally aired! (^_~)

:: January 30, 2009 ::

Eve in Blue [Blogger Template]

2009-01-28T19:46:00.009+07:00

New wallpapers are available on Animax-LaMB official website. A picture of Eve really got me in to it. So much that I imagine... what if a LaMB had a blog? Yeah, they can barely speak but they can write, can't they? I imagine this is the way they would interact to each other and perhaps, later, organize some kind of movement against the government... ahaha... (^_^)p

It's arguable yet it's very captivating me and the next thing I know, I've made another simple Blogger template (^_^)

It's called Eve in Blue. I tried to capture the sadness and softness inside her. Hope u enjoy it as much as I did making it. Oh, I'm so in love with this newborn baby template... (^_^);

Demo l Download

Features inside:
1. Read more ready to use
2. Inline comment is fully functioned
3. Favicon available
4. Best viewed in 1280x768

How to install:
1. Download the file, it's in zip file.
2. Extract it, then read and follow the instruction (in .txt file)
3. Happy blogging (^_~)

:: January 28, 2009 ::

LaMB-Eve [Blogger Template]

2009-01-24T16:30:00.016+07:00

The clock is ticking. I'm thrilled to know that LaMB is going to be on Animax soon. While waiting for this anime, I blog a lot... in my personal blog, though (^_^)p I'm a newbie in this blogging thing so I'm a bit too excited about it. But thanks to that, I found a lot of beautiful Blogger templates... which has driven me to try to make a free LaMB Blogger template Yes, it's for Blogger platform only since that's what I'm currently using and what I know better.

So here's my free LaMB Blogger template, featuring Eve. I know it's way way too simple, but hope u enjoy it.

Demo l Download

How to install:
1. Download the file, it's in zip file.
2. Extract it, then read and follow the instruction (in .txt file)
3. Happy blogging (^_~)

:: January 24, 2009 ::

LaMB Wallpaper [Red Eve]

2009-01-14T15:43:00.011+07:00

LaMBs will soon be wandering around. Will you be scared to have prisoners spotted in ur neighborhood? Or excited to have one? I'd love to have a LaMB. In fact, I've already got one, in my monitor (^_^)p

Here's my first LaMB wallpaper; Red Eve. Enjoy my simple work. (^_~)

LaMB Wallpaper: Red Eve - 1280 x 768

:: January 14, 2009 ::

LaMB [Yahoo! Answer] Quiz

2009-01-14T09:44:00.005+07:00

Another LaMB quiz is launched!

There are 5 sets of autographed merchandise from Simple Plan available for the winners. All u have to do is answer a trivia question in Yahoo! Answer, and when u're done simply send ur Yahoo! Answer ID, full name, contact number and email address to contests@animax-asia.com. For more details of course u can quickly go to Animax website.

Promotion period: January 9 - 31, 2009

:: January 14, 2009 ::

Win! [Simple Plan Autographed Merchandise]

2008-12-28T10:00:00.007+07:00

LaMB quiz!
U only need to answer a very simple question to win Simple Plan Autographed Merchandise.

Hurry log on to www.animax-asia.com, only until January 9, 2009!

:: December 28, 2008 ::

Gloss [Part 1]

2008-12-23T12:04:00.006+07:00

During the story we will find specific terms and names. What we can tell so far are:

Cerra: the planet this story takes place
Lamination: an imprisonment system which puts a prisoner into a lamination suit so that s/he doesn't have to be put behind bars therefore s/he can be useful for the society
Lamination suit: the suit a LaMB wearing during imprisonment
LaMB: a prisoner who is sentenced behind lamination suit for committing a crime
Shepherd: the person "owning" the LaMB
Eve: a female LaMB where all female LaMBs are called Eve-followed by a serial number
Adam: a male LaMB where all male LaMBs are called Adam-followed by a serial number

:: December 23, 2008 ::

Jack + Eve

2008-12-23T10:57:00.005+07:00

Been talking bout LaMB for quite sometime, let's take a closer look to the characters.

There are 4 characters have been introduced so far, 2 charas have been revealed while the other 2 remain mystery.

We have Jack:

Height: 185 cm
Professional Background: Scientist - Hortcouture Engineering (Hortcouture refers to Hortilculture and Haute Couture - Advanced Bio-Botanical Design)
Duty: restore vegetation to the dusty, red planet of Cerra

And then there is Eve the LaMB:

Real name: Major Sara Integra
Height: 174 cm
Professional Background: Military Scientist - Bio Weapons Division
Sentenced 200 years of imprisonment in a lamination suit for killing innocence people by mistake in a military operation.

It seems that Jack is Eve's Shepherd, judging from the Summertime music video performed by Click Five. Of course the relationship between them will grow from there.

Jack & Eve
will it be an impossible love between a Shepherd and his LaMB?

:: December 23, 2008 ::

Silence Speaks [?], Barely Heard

2008-12-16T12:57:00.008+07:00

LaMBs cannot speak nor do they have free will. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt you couldn’t speak up or express yourself?

I'd say that nowadays people are more free to speak up and express themselves. When we have thoughts burried in our mind about anything - daily life, politics, gadgets, etc - not only we can speak them up freely, but also publish them. The era of blogging has made speaking up an easy task.

Being heard is another thing.

We can talk about the president and his policies, health insurance, starvation, movies, or maybe the latest netbook around... but are we being heard? All the stuff we are talking and screaming about... what impact can it give? Or in the end, it doesn't even matter?

Some people are lucky enough to have a position where they can speak and being listened. The people in the government, teachers, broadcasters, celebrities... are some of the people who have this privilege. Unfortunately, they often forget to use this opportunity to drive people to do good things, to spread good deeds. On the other hand, some people are desperate to be heard to the point they do extreme things.

Maybe it's not the talking that matters, it's the essence in it. And the efforts to make it being heard.

:: December 16, 2008 ::

LaMB [Live Action]

2008-12-10T12:58:00.011+07:00

If a live action movie of LaMB was to be produced, who would you like to see play the starring roles of Eve and Jack and why?

Though I don't know how old Eve and Jack are, from the story previewed I can tell that I should pick mature actress and actor. So, first thing to do, I've got to put Zac Efron aside no matter how much I adore him... ha ha... :P Much too young for a man suffering from his wife's death like Jack.

Pretty hard for male character, but an actress immediately came across my mind to starr Eve. She is Charlize Theron. Her beautiful exquisit face would perfectly captured the soul of Eve. Eve was an ex-weapon specialist, so she must've been smart. Charlize indeed looks smart. And, she is gorgeous with short hair. I'm not a fan of her honestly, but she is just that good for Eve.

Now the difficult part. Jack... scientist, engineer, painful inside, kinda cool... Bruce Willis? Too mature? Well, I think Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves still got it. But you know what? I think I'm gonna go with Takeshi Kaneshiro. He's got the vibe of Jack!

Wait a sec, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Charlize Theron? I wonder how they would go together... :D

'Kay, if it's too weird to be true, I'll go like this:

For Hollywood pairs: Tom Cruise / Keanu Reeves & Charlize Theron / Jessica Alba.
For Asian pairs: Takeshi Kaneshiro / Takuya Kimura & Zhang Ziyi (she's got that "no emotion face" of Eve) / Ryoko Hirosue / Takako Matsu
For Indonesian pairs (ho ho... I've got to do this also): Nicholas Saputra & Wulan Guritno.

That's all I can think of for now... If one day I happen to find some other names, maybe I'll have this topic extended... :D

Jack (from the left top corner clock-wise): Takeshi Kaneshiro, Keanu Reeves,
Nicholas Saputra, Takuya Kimura, Tom Cruise

Eve (from the left top corner clock-wise): Charlize Theron, Jessica Alba,
Wulan Guritno, Zhang Ziyi, Takako Matsu, Ryoko Hirosue

(pictures taken from various sources)

:: December 10, 2008 ::

Beautiful LaMB

2008-12-07T23:09:00.002+07:00

In LaMB, the process of lamination was first invented to preserve beauty until it evolved into a form of imprisonment. Would you commit a crime to stay young and beautiful?

There's always a price for beauty.

As a woman I know exactly how most women are always self concious about their look. And if there's a price for beauty, women would more than willing to pay it. From those lotions to cosmetics surgeries. If I ever see an advertisement like that in LaMB web manga 1st episode, sure I'd be at least curious.

- Lamination Advertisement by Paulino Industries -

But! If I had to commit a crime therefore I'd get laminated... gosh, that is way too crazy for me. Being in a lamination suit is the same, if not worse, like being behind bars! By reading the rules of lamination (available in Animax-LaMB website), you'd know that staying young and beautiful by lamination is insane. You'll become more like a slave, practically you can do nothing with your beauty. You might even never have time admiring your beauty on the mirror cause you're enslave all day long. You can't go on a date even if men are stunned by your beauty.

I'd say it's a useless beauty.

Really, I got goosebumps just by thinking about it...

:: December 7, 2008 ::

LaMB [the Music]

2008-12-05T07:53:00.001+07:00

If you had to choose a theme song for LaMB, which song would you choose, which band would you have perform it and why?

If I had to choose... well, I won't choose western band, that's for sure. Not that I'm an anti-western-band kind of thing, of course... but I'd rather have Japanese band with Japanese songs. Why? For a very simple reason; it's an animation made and aired by Animax. Animax is about Japanese anime, with Japanese theme songs. Japanese anime is the positioning of Animax. Everybody who watches Animax expect anime on it. If Animax should ever produce - and it is producing - an animation, IMHO, it should be in somewhat Japanese style.

And I think the best band to perform LaMB theme songs would be L'Arc~en~Ciel. Their songs are some sort of dark yet ear-catching. That darkness should perfectly matches the story.

In anime, usually there are opening and ending songs. The opening is usually an upbeat song, while the ending is the kind of mellow and slower. There are so many songs performed by L'Arc~en~Ciel I can choose for both opening and ending song.

For opening I would consider these songs... They are mostly about freedom, which I think would be perfect for LaMB.

New World
Jiyuu e no shoutai
Nexus 4 (but it's a theme for a Subaru car commercial, would it be a problem?)

And for ending song, I'd pick...

Alone en la vida; it has some sort of sadness
Singin' in the rain; a jazzy tune would be nice, I think

Of course it's not common to have the same band in both op and ed at the same time. In that case, I'll just have to pick one for some episodes, and another for some other episodes... :P. Some of the songs are pretty old, and maybe some have become a soundtrack for something already (sorry if I miss).

Well, the only problem I have is... I can't really choose!! Those songs are all so good for LaMB so that I can't make up my mind...! Help...! :P

:: December 4, 2008 ::

Animax-LaMB [Blogging Contest]

2008-12-04T22:01:00.004+07:00

Good news for all bloggers! Animax has launched a blogging contest dedicated to LaMB. The first prize is a mini laptop... quite a prize, eh? All you have to do is making a blog about LaMB and fill it with at least 4 topics they provide. If you are interested, go visit Animax-Asia website.

- LaMB Blogging Contest Banner -

:: December 4, 2008 ::

Project i-LaMB [Start]

2008-12-04T21:37:00.003+07:00

.When it first buzzin'.

This LaMB thing has been intriguing since the first day of its advertisement on Animax. I pay my own cable so I get to decide on which channel it sticks, and it happens to be Animax (FYI, I'm an anime freak :P) So there's noway I possibly miss any advertisement there.

And one day, there was this advertisement. It was about recycling thing and it announced a website called http://www.cab-cerra.com/. At that time I thought, "Well, yeah, another go-green-campaign". I didn't pay too much attention to it, neither tried to ever visit that web address. (Was I such ignorance to recycling and save-the-planet thing? Dunno, can't figure :-P)

Then there came the second ad. It said something about "recycling criminals" called Lamination. Wow, that IS something. I got it instantly that it must be made up, not a real thing. A new story?

Yeah that was the beginning. It was when I started to dig in the net about this lamination creature.

.LaMB it is.

So LaMB is Animax' first animation project. Based on a 50-page script created by a Fillipino Carmelo S.J. Juinio who submitted the script into a script-writing contest called Animax Award in the year 2007. He didn't win the first prize, but he grabbed a Special Award for his talent shown in his writing.

The story itself is about a planet - Cerra - where there is no prison, because all prisoners have been undergone a slavery program called "Lamination". The prisoners then called LaMBs. Lamination is meant to keep criminals staying productive in society. But they are still criminals, therefore, even though they are physically not put behind bars, they are not free. They are slaves, labours. In other words, Lamination is actually a virtual prison.

One of the LaMBs is Eve - well actually, all female LaMBs are called Eve followed by a serial number. She was an ex-weapon specialist who accidentally took innocent lives before then sentenced to 200 years behind laminated suit. And then there is Jack, a scientist from another planet who is trying to cope with the death of his wife and drowning himself into work. Jack soon gets dragged in the political system of lamination and yep, a romance with Eve the LaMB.

.Animax LaMB.

This project has become very ambitious. You can tell from the ads they aired, and the website they made. The animation itself is planned to be aired in 2009.

.Now...

I guess I'm an ads victim :-P. Well, you name it. But really I'm very excited with its progress. Will it be as extravagant as it advertised? We can only wait and see. Off the record, I think this LaMB thing has already captivated me and here I am, making this blog...

.. Sources ..
Animax website http://www.animax-asia.com/
Animax-LaMB official website http://www.animax-lamb.com/

- LaMB Campaign by Animax -

:: December 3, 2008 ::