Something I felt worthy of discussion...

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blackaeronaut wrote:

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I can't say that I liked Code Geass. It's nothing but a huge series of Xanatos Gambits (reference to the character from the American animation,
Gargoyles, and his tendency to make elaborate plots that either succeed of blow up in his face). Also, I simply did not care for what happened to Euphemia.
You'd think that Lelouch would have had more common sense after what happened with Mao.

Yeah, that was a case of Diabolus Ex Machina to trump anything else in the series. The fact that the rest of the series seems to enjoy pulling out
even more stupendous ones in R2, just to make Lulu pull off even more stupendous feats just to break even, eventually resulting in the end we got.....well,
really, it's not a bad show, but it certainly wasn't what I was expecting after the finale of the first
season. I give it a solid B-.

Recently I've stopped following Naruto due to what I've been hearing about the manga. Seriously, too much negativity there. What the hell is it with
the Japanese psyche that all the characters you've come to know and love in the story must die. I know poignance counts, but damn! I'll stick with
the fanfictions for now.

DBZ with ninjas, complete with plot threads that get ever more inbred the further in you go. I only read a plot summary on Wikipedia and came to
that conclusion. The idiot plot involved with Sasuke, the supposedly secondary character that the writer likes more than the protagonist, only made it worse.

Bleach... Haven't touched it lately, because, quite simply, the length of that series daunts me. I never got into anything that long and drawn out after
Dragon Ball Z.

Same reaction, same reasons. Though I hear that it's actually good. Just....incredibly, incredibly long.

Deathnote... Uhm, no. As compelling as the plot may be, it's not really my kind of story.

I've considered this series on and off, mostly because a buddy of mine watches it and he's as anti-anime as most anyone can get, but he
loved it. Though I do want to see a spinoff manga at some point where Light never regains his memory, if only for the interest of seeing him go on to
essentially face his own evil plans unknowingly.

For pure awesome, nothing beats Eureka Seven. It's like as if the director took a hard look at Neon Genesis Evangelion and decided to do something like
it, only much more positive. That and you also gotta love the initial hook of sky-surfing giant robots having aerial battles! And the mecha designs are pure
eye-candy - especially the Gekko-Go. That thing looks like somebody was definitely inspired by Klingon Birds of Prey from Star Trek. Pure awesome! And you
just gotta admit it, you love the ending. Hooray for WAFF!

Haven't seen it, though I hear good things(like this) about it. Though I may end up watching it just for the hilarity of calling the mecha
"Sky surfing Evangelions."

Steamboy COMPLETELY FLOORED ME. The action! The eye candy! (... Moving... Parts... HUGE! @_@ ) This movie is 100% pure awesome and it is definitely what I
consider a shining example of what anime is supposed to be.

I actually picked this up forever ago, but have yet to watch it. I need a given movie night just to work through all the DVDs I have. :lol:

Full Metal Panic is fun, too. We go from On-And-Off romantic high-jinks and action in the first series, to flat-out comedy in the second, followed by solid
action and tension in the third run (though it sucks what happened to those sisters that Guaron raised).

Ah, the poor twins. Really, I love this franchise in its entirety, and the fact that it has one of the most incredible dubs ever made it seriously
awesome. C'mooooooon fourth season! I want to see "Evil Terrorist Leader Disguise" Tessa.

I tried following series like Uresei Yatsura and Ranma 1/2, but it got to the point where I just gave it up. If your show is going to have so little
substance to it, then you might as well go balls-out in the fine tradition of American animation like Rocko's Modern Life, Eek the Cat, and Ren and
Stimpy. Utterly mindless, but thoroughly entertaining.

Not familiar with Yatsura, but Ranma's one of those series that I swear gets more depth in fanfic than it really does in its source material.
The fact the author is (in)famous for dragging out her current cash cow for years doesn't help me warm to the manga. The fact that the first introduction I
had to the series was a fanfic that deliberately split up the Official Couple of another franchise I absolutely adore just to give Ranma a new fiancee'
didn't help much. I like to think I've grown past that knee-jerk reaction, but Ranma's never going to be a "big" part of my anime tastes,
if I ever watch it at all.

Anything Miyazaki touches is solid gold - you might as well call the man the King Midas of Anime. Sure, some of his stuff is just for kids, but that's
what really makes those particular gems shine. Other things that I love about Miyazaki's work: awesome heroines and a distinct lack of senseless death.

Agreed here. I need to pick up Whisper of the Heart after seeing bits and pieces of it at my work at the video store.

Neon Genesis Evangelion. People say that it's a staple of anime. I feel otherwise (see my next entry). Sure, it starts out awesome, but steadily we begin
to descend into the director's own mind which is chock full of self doubt, self pity, and self loathing. Excuse me while I go puke LCL. *BLOOOOOOORGH!*

Love the characters. Hate the plot and director. Oh, and I firmly support you Rei h-doujinists. You squick Anno, and that truly is a worthy goal
for any porn artist. Though the new movies are intriguing...
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