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Devilman Vol.2 OVA - The Demon Bird Review

Synopsis
Devilman Vol.2. The Demon Bird takes place a few years after the first OVA Volume, The Birth. Akira Fudou is now out of high school and a couple of years older. His best friend Ryou Asuka has recovered from his nearly fatal wounds.

Akira is lured into the demon, Jinmen's hideaway only to be emotionally tortured by him. Jinmen stuns Akira with the fact that he killed and ate his parents.

After tearing apart the demon Jinmen, Akira is ambushed at his temporary home where he lives with the family of his girlfriend, Miki Makimura.

Akira saves Miki from an attack by a demon made of water called Ghelmer. It isn't long till Akira's bird like demon antagonist, Sirene arrives to battle Devilman to the death.

The Review
Devilman Vol.2 OVA - The Demon Bird is much improved over its predecessor, The Birth. The character and story development has already been introduced to us in the first OVA volume. Devilman The Demon Bird gets right to the point with the action and horror starting right away.

The animation looks a lot better since this anime was released in 1990. The characters look more mature and don't have that 80's type cutesy anime design to them. Vol.2 has a much darker anime style to it.

Akira Fudou no longer looks like an innocent kid and now is buffed up and ready to kick ass. The animation although great for the time pales in comparison to today's.

I also like that the demons featured in Devilman Vol.2 OVA - The Demon Bird looks more horrific than in the first one. The turtle like amphibious demon, Jinmen is really creepy looking. His shell is covered with the faces of people he has eaten and now tortures their trapped souls.

The harpy looking Sirene looks really cool. She has a nude body of a woman covered with white bird feathers. Her head has an antenna and big wings. She also has huge bird feet with talons for hands/feet.

The fight scenes are even more intense as limbs are torn apart with blood and gore spraying all over the place. There is some brief character development for Akira's opponent, Sirene in the anime.

She has a grudge to settle with Akira/Devilman, because she hates any demon who joins with a human. She wants to make an example out of him by killing him.

Devilman's fight in the second half of the OVA with Sirene The Demon Bird is very intense, brutal, and entertaining. Devilman uses his flying ability in this one as he engages Sirene in battle in the skies.

They go back and forth in a slugfest as they both lose a lot of blood and some limbs. I'm not going to tell you the ending, but Devilman meets his match with the Sirene demon.

The hair metal music from the first one makes its return and some melancholy background music is added as well to this OVA.

The one thing I found disappointing with this follow up is that Ryou Asuka doesn't get much screen time. This is a fast paced action packed anime that you will not get bored watching.

A word of warning it is not for children since it has profanity, nudity, and lots of graphic violence.

Devilman is a cool anti-hero and the entertaining anime series and OVA's make the anime's he's featured in cult classics.

If you want to read some more of my reviews come to my website at http://theeradicatorreviews.com/ You can check out trailers and clips for the individual movie reviews that I do as well.

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Affordable 2D Animation Softwares For Beginners

Digital animation can be expensive to start because of the cost of 2D animation softwares. There are a few choices to look at when we want to learn 2D animations.

To learn digital animation, you require both animation and software skills. As a beginner, we choose our animation software, we need to consider some factors that involve money & cents, and time.

As a newbie in animation, we want to invest our savings and time on worthwhile things. I'll give some recommendations to start your 2D animation journey at a more affordable cost and produce quality animation using relevant industry software.

1. I recommended Adobe Flash for 2D animation software because of its drawing and animation tools available. Simple South Park characters can be created even if you have no drawing skills. You can start drawing with a mouse using Adobe Flash! Adobe Flash comes with preset motions to create animation and they can create some complex animation very easily.
   
   Adobe Flash is definitely not free. However you can download Adobe Flash for a trial period of 30 days to test out the software before burning a hole in your pocket as it costs about USD$800+. Ask friends who has this software to let you play around with before making the investment.


2. Toon Boom Studio is another recommendation for learning 2D animation because you can create interesting animation such as Japan anime. This software creates good quality animation for TV series and short videos. Anime such as Naruto, Bleach, etc., are examples of the style you can create with Toon Boon.
   
   Toon Boom also not free and it cost about USD$300+ onwards. However, they do allow you to download for a short trial period of 30 days. Kid's version of the software, Animation-ish, which cost USD$60 is worth a try as it gives you a good amount of basic tools to start learning animation.


3. You can also consider DigiCel Flipbook which is very much similar to Animation-ish but the prerequisite is your drawing skill. DigiCel Flipbook is easy to use and it compiles your drawings into an animation. Lip syncing animation can also be created with DigiCel Flipbook as it has voice synchronizing function. The basic version of this software is priced at USD$78 and it contains all the tools to sufficiently gear you up for your animation learning journey.

You can easily create 2D animation buttons and banners with these softwares. If you plan to be a cartoon animator, your drawing skill will be critical. This is when you will need to learn to draw digitally with a drawing table.

The cheapest tablet you can start with is Wacom's Bamboo Tablet. As a beginner, you will not feel that it is not sensitive until you become an expert in digital drawing. Bamboo Tablet is popular among students because it is sold at quite an affordable price of USD$100+. As you advance to be a veteran artist, you consider upgrading your tablet to Wacom Intuos 5 series. This tablet is also popular in the media industry because of the sensitivity when you draw.

Wacom tablets are compatible for both Mac and Windows platform and most drawing softwares. They are mainly plug and play with some configuration to suit your drawing needs.

Nash Lin is an expert in multimedia and animation industry. He has many years of creating animation for games and 3D animation video. To out more about animation, visit www.ilearntoanimate.com

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Create Your Creative Career With Drama School

All those who feel like they are ready to take the next step in their acting career may do well enrolling in an acting school . Most of these schools offer courses in acting, production, playwriting and directing. For anyone hoping to get enrolled in one of the many schools offering drama classes, it is important to have an idea of what to expect and how to evaluate a school before entering.

For the majority of the schools that can be found around, entry is mostly by auditioning. Applicants are provided with at least two monologues one of which can be Shakespearean and the other contemporary. Given that there are many aspirants hoping to become tomorrow's most successful actor or actress, the number of applicants are high. However, for most of the schools, the number of successful candidates is low with most of them having at most two successful applicants out of one hundred who applied. That is to show that the schools are best on getting only the best right at the preliminary stage. This is quite understandable given that to be able to make a name; graduates from any one particular school should be well recognized in the acting industry. By getting only the best at the start, the different schools are actually planning for success.

Most drama classes will help prepare their students for the stage and the camera but when it comes to acting in big movies, a bit of extra classes becomes necessary. There are many differences when it comes to acting for theatre and acting for the big screens. Some of this differences may not be immediately obvious at first sight but there do exist. There are other techniques that acting for the big screen will necessitate and these can't be learnt all in drama class.

While in drama school, students will be thought all the techniques they'll need to use to become successful in the industry. To help prepare their students better, most of the course work is done through practical and theory is kept to a minimum. By the end of their course, students will feel like they are ready to become the next big thing in the acting industry. To help their students land great roles, most schools of drama will organize different performances throughout the final year.

These performances are attended by top film agents and casting directors that have been invited by the school authorities. The rationale is to be able to showcase the talents that the school is producing. While this helps to improve career opportunities for the future graduates, it also helps promote the credibility of the school.

For most aspiring students, it is important to read reviews on the best school for acting and who what the general feeling towards the school is in the industry. Thanks to the internet this is not hard to do and a student can read reviews from both past students and industry professionals who can help them make the right choice when it comes to choosing where to study.

Get the best information on acting classes and courses, drama schools in Melbourne at and get your face seen in as many places as possible.

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