Showing posts with label peach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peach. Show all posts

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Wedding Peach Season 2

Season 2 Premiere Air Date: October 11th, 1995 (Dub DVD Release: October 5th, 2004)

Cast:
Momoko Hanasaki/Wedding Peach-Kyoko Hikami (Dub: Larissa Wolcott)
Yuri Tanima/Angel Lily-Yukana Nogami (Dub: Carla Witt)
Hinagiku Tamano/Angel Daisy-Yuko Miyamura (Dub: Heather Kafka)
Scarlett O'Hara/Angel Salvia-Yuka Imai (Dub: T. Lynn Mikeska)
Jama-P -Miwa Matsumoto (Dub:Bill Wise)
Yousuke Fuuma/Viento-Yuji Ueda (Dub: Gray Haddock)
Kazuya Yanagiba/Limone-Shinichiro Miki (Dub: Brian Jepson)
Takuro Amano-Kappei Yamaguchi (Dub: Josh Meyer)
Reine Devilla-Mika Doi (Dub: Lainie Frasier)
Aphrodite-Mako Hyodo (Dub: Catherine Frasier)
Igneous-Tomokazu Seki (Dub: Nicholas Keene)
Hiromi Kawanami/Potamos/Angel Potamos-Kotono Mitsuishi (Dub: Jenny M. Larson)
Sakura Hanasaki/Angel Celeste-Chiharu Suzuka (Dub: Marla Kanoff)

Characters Introduced in Season 2:
                                                         
                                                                     Takuro Amano
He is introduced in this season as a pawn for Igneous. Igneous gives him the task of figuring out who the Love Angels are in the civilian world. He is a childhood friend of Hinagiku's. He has a crush on Momoko at the beginning, but that is short lived when love sparks between him and Hinagiku.

Potamos
Potamos is from the Devil world. She kills Igneous towards the beginning of the season and takes his place. She attends school with Momoko and her friends. She also has a crush on Yousuke.

Scarlett O'Hara/Angel Salvia
Angel Salvia is the Love Angel who possesses the Saint Something New. She is on a mission to kill Devils rather than purify them. She attends a private school under the name of Scarlett. She is much more mature than the other Love Angels.

Viento
Viento is a warrior from the Devil world. He is Yousuke, although Yousuke doesn't realize it. He is in love with Wedding Peach/Momoko.

Angel Celeste
It is revealed in the season that Momoko's mother is Angel Celeste, Aphrodite's sister. She goes by the name Sakura in the human world. She lost her memories as Angel Celeste, and began a new life in the human world. She got married and gave birth to Momoko. When she regained her memories, she had to leave her human family to protect them.

Kazuya Yanagiba/Limone
Although, Yanagiba and Limone were introduced in Season 1, we find out in this season that they are actually the same person.

My thoughts on Season 2:
-A huge improvement from Season 1.
-Angel Salvia brought a good balance to the Love Angels. She gave them the maturity they were lacking.
-I think Momoko and Yousuke's love story might be one of the best I've seen in an anime. (Better than Usagi and Mamoru's in "Sailor Moon")

Season 2's DVD collection came with the 4 OVA episodes, "Wedding Peach DX". They were entertaining, but had no real plotline and just....ended.

"Wedding Peach" Season 2 receives a 9/10 from Jewely!

The Good:
-I stayed interested the full season.
-Had a lot of mysteries revealed.
-Good story progression.

The Bad:
-Still a bit silly with the names and attacks.
-Can't relate to the characters like you can in other anime.

That's all for the "Wedding Peach" series! Like me on Facebook: Jewely's Japanimation Nation

xoxo
~Jewely


Friday, February 14, 2014

Top 4 Anime Shows to Watch for Valentine's Day - #1

Happy Valentine's Day, friends! Enjoy this day with the people you love and eat lots of candy!

And now let me present to you the #1 anime to watch on Valentine's Day.....(drum roll please).......
"Wedding Peach"!
Although I have only seen the first season, I gave "Wedding Peach" the #1 slot because this has to be the sappiest, love-centered animes I've ever seen. The main characters, Momoko, Yuri, and Hinagiku transform into the "love angels".

Momoko Hanasaki/ Wedding Peach
Momoko transforms into Wedding Peach who is the leader of the love angels. She and her 2 best friends fight against the devils trying to destroy love. As a normal girl, she has a crush on the captain of the soccer team, but there may be another guy who cares about her.

Yuri Tanima/Angel Lilly
Yuri transforms into Angel Lilly. Yuri is the more mature and poised one in the group. She has a crush on the same soccer captain as Momoko.

Hinagiku Tamano/Angel Daisy
Hinagiku transforms into Angel Daisy. She is the more sporty type out of the 3. She also has a crush on the soccer team captain. 

With the help of Limone and Aphrodite the love angels have the power to drive the devils out of human hearts. Lord Pluie and Jamma-P are tough enemies but love always wins.

Season 1 of "Wedding Peach" gets a 7/10.

The Good:
-A solid magical girl anime.
-Good animation.
-Has a good plot.

The Bad:
-A little too cheesy with the battle elements.
-Was made a little too close to "Sailor Moon".

Enjoy the rest of this Valentine's Day! If you have the time, watch some "Wedding Peach"!

~Jewely


Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Top 4 Anime Shows to Watch for Valentine's Day - #3

Alright, everyone! Coming in at number 3 is "Peach Girl"!
This series is about a love triangle. Very dramatic and heartbreaking. The manga was very addictive for me, I waited impatiently for the volumes to come out! The characters in this story are pretty deep and complex which makes it a very well executed anime series!

Momo Adachi
Momo is the main character of the story. She is a teen who is ashamed of her tan skin (cause in the story it's better to have pale skin). Momo is caught up in a life where she loves somebody, he loves her, somebody else likes her too, and her "best friend" just tries to ruin her life.

Sae Kashiwagi
Momo's "best friend" who in the beginning copies her then stabs her in the back when she starts spreading lies about Momo. Sae may be one of the most hated characters of all time in the anime world.

Kairi Okayasu
Kairi is the goofy kid in school. Momo gets very annoyed by him, but he is probably her greatest protector. He sees right through all of Sae's acts that she puts on, and knows the truth about Momo. He is always at her side. He is my favorite character!

Kazuya "Toji" Toujigamori
Toji has been Momo's crush since junior high. He is a very serious and kind person. He loves Momo a lot, but keeps falling into Sae's traps. 

This is a perfect Valentine's anime cause it all surrounds the subject of love. It's a very long and dramatic anime series, but it tells a good story about a girl who just wants to be with the one she loves and live a normal life. The characters are some of the most well done I have seen in any anime. So, the writers get kudos for that.

Peach Girl gets an 8.5/10.

The Good:
-Great character development.
-Great love story.
-It stays interesting.

The Bad:
-It can get a little too dramatic at times.
-There are too many bad things that happen to one person, it's a little unreal.

So snuggle up with some chocolate, pizza, soda, and a comfy pillow and watch "Peach Girl" this Valentine's Day if you want to see a good drama!

~Jewely