Shokugeki No Soma - An Anime Made Me Fall In Love With Cooking

I am not a big foodie, but love to eat a good meal. I love the difference between home cooked food and the food served in a restaurant. Its as different as eating a five star mean and a udipi meal, or perhaps your mother's cooking and your friends mom's cooking.

Out of sheer lack of good shows to watch in Anime genre on Netflix, I took a leap of faith in watching a food related anime series. I was pleasantly surprised by what I got myself into.

Let me say this. If you appreciate good food, you will fall in love with this show.

The show emphasises the art of making a good dish or a meal. Let's you understand the story being every dish and how it evolved. The sensory assault or arousal that each bite evokes with taste, smell and visual appeal. At times outlandish, but then that is anime for those who have never gotten hooked to this genre of story telling. By the way, it's got a good story line and well written characters.

I will not elaborate the storyline. Go watch it if you love food related stuff. What's truly amazing is the fact that the artwork (most of the anime are hand drawn), is truly work of art. The visuals created are truly amazing, be it the glaze, transparency, viscosity, moisture, heat, dryness, crispness, gelatinous or any other 'ness' that one can associate with describing food.

Rich ramen, steaming hot

I slowly but surely got hooked on to this show and am about the close in on the last third season. I have started enjoying the process of cooking food my self. I may not be capable as a sou chef, but can definitely see myself as kitchen porter. heh!

If you love food related shows, go watch. You will always remember it like a good meal you had on a hot summer holiday at beach resort. Or something in those lines.  Bon appetit! 

Is 'Justice League: War' the plot of 'Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice'?

Those who have seen the Justice League: War movie will have to hold their breath. It might be the plot that has inspired Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice, the upcoming movie. 

This may or may not be a spoiler. It's a guess. And here's the reason why.

Wolverine & The X-Men

Those who watched Wolverine And The X-Men, would have realized that the 'X-Men: Day Of Future Past' was based on that plot. And I am sure comic book fan's too might have their references for the same. I saw the animated series first and hence was a bit disappointed to see the cinematic version. Not that it was a bad movie. It just didn't do justice to the original plot that well.

Coming back to the Justice League movie. The 'War' plot seems to be the inspiration for 'Superman vs Batman' because of one primary reason. The superhero's meet up for the first time. Brought together by a common enemy. An enemy they know they cannot fight alone.

It's also interesting how they have kept this as a Batman vs Superman movie when there are other superhero's also part of it. I guess DC wanted their super star hero's to be the highlight and relate-able to the general population.Who else but Superman and Batman to take the place since they have been the most successful franchise for DC universe in cinema. Personally, Flash and Spiderman (Animated) are my favorites as they are more fun superhero's. Batman and Superman come with a lot of baggage to be fun. They are the serious kind.

Check out 'Wolverine & The X-Men' animated series episodes on YouTube.

In case this video is blocked, check out episodes uploaded by other users online. This series is worth watching. The ending is a big surprise, in case you have only seen the movie.

Bounty Hunter Lockdown, Transformers - Age Of Extinction

Awesome poster of Bounty Hunter, Lockdown from Transformers - Age Of Extinction

Transformers - Age Of Extinction

The New Godzilla (2014) Teaser Trailer Looks Freaking Awesome

The new Godzilla looks fantastic in its teaser. Unlike the previous one which ended up being ruined by the human characters in the movie, this one looks hardcore with a much larger Godzilla going on a rampage. Of course, you just get to see glimpse of this creature. But then, for a first teaser, its the right appetizer. Enjoy!

Godzilla 2014 Movie Poster:

Godzilla 2014 Trailer
Releases May 2014 

Beats Antique "Beelzebub" (featuring Las Claypool) [Music Video]

Beats Antique "Beelzebub" (feat. Les Claypool) from Beats Antique on Vimeo.
Director | Ivan Landau
Animator | Webster Colcord

Assistant Sculptors | Rich Zimmerman, Edgar Humberto Alvarez
Set Assistant | Dave Waddle

Filmed in Hollywood at Shadow Machine (www.shadowmachine.com)

Special Thanks | Erin Colcord, Maya Noonan, Obscura Digital (www.obscuradigital.com)

Asura's Wrath - The Movie (Game Play Cut Scenes)

Asura is a know character in the Indian mythology. So when i discovered this movie on YouTube, I knew that this had to be a mythology. What surprised me was the 4 and half hour length that it had. Anyways, I started off to watch this epic.

Asura's Wrath - A Game for XBox & Playstation released in 2012

Asura's Wrath is an Japanese Video game produced by Kazuhiro Tsuchiya. The movie is made from the cut scenes from the game. The game was designed episodic and was termed as a multimedia game rather than a typical game. It had opening and ending credits just like episodes of a television serial. For more you can visit the wiki page of this movie.

The begining got me hooked as Asura, a demigod, gets betrayed by other demigods and in doing so, looses his wife and child. His rage, there on, has no bound and he goes after the gods relentlessly trying to quell his inner rage, which he too seems to have lost control of.

The movie, though long, takes you through a journey and has been inspired from Hinduism and Buddhism and their mythologies in creating this epic fictional tale. It took me three sittings to complete this movie. But I did, and it was a great watch. It seemed to be focused on a single character, the protagonist Asura. But the layers and plot phases that get added along the way makes it an engaging journey. The climax is worth the long watch, in case you sat though it with interest.




On a side note - I know this is a game and general entertainment, so to speak.But, there was so much to take away from this movie for me. I guess, that is what got me to like it in the first place.  

Batman, Arkham Asylum - The Movie

Batman, Arkham Asylum - The Movie

Just finished watching Arkham Asylum movie comprising gameplay and cut scenes from the game of the same title. It was a exciting watch. Its amazing to see how games have evolved into gripping and exciting story telling. Watch it this week-end. It will be fun.

A big thanks to SimaParks for uploading this on YouTube.

Five Reasons Why Iron Man 3 Sucks As A Superhero Movie

Iron Man 3 - This Saga finally ends.

Let me start by saying that this is my personal take on Iron Man 3 and I am not a critic. Just a comic/superhero fan with no favorites. Well, I like Hulk the most. But then who doesn't.

Most superhero movies, now a days, have a lot of action, special effects and 3D tossed in to save it from a bad plot. That was not the case for iron man 3. Not for I-3, for sure. Here are 5 reasons I could come up with, which I felt were responsible for the mess that I experienced. And a total disappointment the say the least. Even the charisma of Robert Downey Jr. could not help salvage the repeat view for this movie.

So, here goes ...

No. 5: Am I watching a Disney movie?
The movie starts off at such a promising note with chaos and danger engulfing the world with the Mandrin on the loose. Iron man seems to be having his own problems. You expect thing to trun worst. Just when you are bracing for the impact, the movie changes gear to something else. When you get a kid to help Iron man to get on his feet, you know where the plot if heading. The second half was so damn clear that making a prediction was like giving direction for something in your line of sight.

No. 4: Non of the characters were well-established
A superhero movie should have the main character's personality explored. Its a great opportunity to start liking the character or at least understanding them so that you have the ability to react to or feel for them. But nothing of that sort happened in this movie. It was designed around an event and all characters played for that event. There is nothing wrong in doing that. Even situations can reveal human personalities, context and past. But here, that was not the case. Mandarin had that potential, but they blew it.

Stayin' Alive In The Wall

One of the best mashups to be heard. Who would have thought that Pink Floyd and Bee Gees would come together to being us a song of hope. Stayin' Alive In The Wall.

Mashup by Wax Audio



Here is one more from fantastic mashups from these guys. This one mashes up Metallica with Stevie Wonders - Sad But Superstitious.

Injustice, Gods Among Us - The Movie

This movie has been made by combining the all cut scenes from the 2013 Game by the same name. The movie is in Cinematic HD. So sit back and enjoy!

Credit: @Izuniy (YouTube)

A Brief History Of Rock-n-Roll

YouTube has many interesting channels and videos. Along come videos every now and then which wow us all. Here is one that I found like most of you (probably by now), which I really loved. Enjoy!



Alex Chadwick plays 100 famous guitar riffs in one take giving you a chronological history of rock n' roll. Its not exactly the history of Rock-n-roll, but then its good enough for appreciation. The video has been uploaded by Chicago Music Exchange. 

The Richard Parker In Us

Life Of Pi directed by Ang Lee

This is not a movie review. I would like to tell this in the beginning as I don't like to opinionate on movies. Not that its bad or anything, its just that my views are just one of the perspectives amongst thousands that might be out there. And yet, some other person with a completely different sensibility might just not conform to any of those views and end up loving or hating the movie.

I loved the movie 'Life of Pi' for one simple reason. It has so many layers, interpretations and complexities that I was completely awestruck by it. It looks like a simple story of a boy named Pi and his coming of age tale which unfolds in a rather extraordinary circumstances. But as you move higher in the layers or interpretation of the story, that you realize that it starts getting philosophical and spiritual. That's when it hit me as to  why this movie and the book on which its based is so damn good.

Mixtape - Foreign Beggars Collection

Been looking at a lot of music listening sites online and I must say, they are all with their very own unique flavors. But the one that I am hooked on to is 8Tracks. Its simple, elegant and addictive. People share their collections by creating a playlist of online songs or uploading their own mp3's to the site. Most of the collections are well crafted and made with a lot of passion, I believe. It encouraged me to make on of my own. Been listening to this band for quite some time. So I though of making my very first collection of my favorite songs from them. They are called the Foreign Beggars.

Here is my first collection on 8Tracks.com. 

Foreign Beggars Collection from nagwekar on 8tracks Radio.

MixTape - All Time Greatest and Favourites!

I heard this playlist on 8Tracks.com and simply loved it. Had to favourite it asap. Not sure how long this playlist is but I don't care as as its simple awesome and it just won't end. One comment has mentioned it to be more than 8+ hours long. WoopWoop!!

Thanks to 'Liusiok' for sharing this amazing collection.

All time greatest and favourites! Highly recommended. from Liusiok on 8tracks Radio.

Loki takes on the Avengers

Iron Man takes on Loki. 

Avengers - the movie, has been promoted with a lot of hype and tease. First, the short super Bowl commercial and then the full trailer that showed the star cast. Just when the fans thought they had got all the excitement they could have asked for, before the actual release of the movie, along came the second trailer.

What made this one interesting was the fact that very limited footage of the earlier trailer was used and some new drama and a load of action was put in to make this a jaw dropping and freakingly awesome trailer from the Marvel team. One could see the tension as the group gets formed for the first time in its history. The conflicts, fights and finally the coming together of Marvels finest and the best.

Hulk is being kept form being showcased a lot as he is the ultimate and the most powerful Avenger and the fans are dying to get a glimpse of him in action. What better than to show sneak peek of the green monster and his mentions by his buddies.

The image above has a dialog taking place between Loki, the bad guy, and Iron Man. Just this make me itch to see the green guy smash though Loki's army.

Then the after though set in ... what would Hulk think if he over heard Ironman say this. Probably jump in joy. The poor soul seriously needs a few smiles for sure.