December 19, 2006

• Anime Rundown

  Recently, my friend Stephen did a post where he gave a brief overview of some anime that he watched (t3h L1nkXor), and there was much rejoicing (yaaaaaay!). I hope to build upon that success. Now, for those of you who don't frequent both of our blogs, on that list he included:

  • Kanon (2006) - a heartfelt tale of romance, comedy, and a girl who goes "uguu~".
  • Sumomomo Momomo (a.k.a. Sumomomomomomomomomo) - a not-so-heartfelt tale about the troubles of procreation. Brief martial arts sequences.
  • Yoake mae yori ruriiro na Crescent Love (parentheses, lol) - a heartfelt tale of... well... y'know, heartfelted-ness.

  The two of us have similar tastes. I watch all of these regularly as well. If I didn't, I wouldn't be posting about this. Along with these, I watch the following (spoilers, duh):

  First up, Asatte no Houkou. Let me just say that I am very, very ashamed at you, Asatte no Houkou. You take this story that has so much comedy potential, and instead you make it a drama. What is wrong with you? Anyway, this may be a drama, but it's an interesting one. I won't ruin the plot entirely, but it involves an older women turning into a child, and a younger women turning into Hillary Clinton (just kidding, she turns into an older version of herself). Anyway, these two cry babies are now trying to get through the world in their new forms and whine about it the whole way. I make it sound worse than it is, of course. I like watching because it is just fun to see what happens next. I especially can't wait to see the end. It'll be all cool and stuff. Anyway, I would not recommend this to everyone, but if you seem interested than you should check it out.

  

  

  Second is Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo. Also known as "that one I can't remember the name to." I don't know how to classify this one. It is just an amalgamation of romance, comedy, and action (if you want to call it that). It is just a delightful tale that has all of the subtlety of a freight locomotive. Seriously, if you only watch the first episode, you will know what I mean. It is also quite funny when it is not trying its darndest to be serious. I would recommend looking in to it!

  

  The last one for today is something you all should have heard about, Sailor Stars. Yes, I realize that this is a Sailor Moon season. Let's back up for a sec. If it was not for Sailor Moon, I would not be into anime at all. I guess you could call it my "gateway anime". It was after Sailor Moon when I started getting into the "heavy" stuff like: Asatte no Houkou, Mamoru-kun, Cocaine (okay, maybe not the last one). It is probably safe to bet that I have seen every episode of Sailor Moon that was released in the U.S. This is why I wanted to watch this season, simply because it was never released in the U.S. All I can say about this show now is, "I used to watch this? How?" Yeah, it's tough to go back.

  

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