Sunday, June 21, 2009

Rekindling the Fire

It's been a while since I was serious about anime. Things have been going down hill for a long time and we haven't been on good terms lately. Oh, sure, I'd seen her on tv, say hi when we met walking around town, but it's only recently that I've decided to rekindle the fire. We've started off lightly and if things go well I'll try to stay steady. I hope we get along better this time, it's nice as long as she stays off her chibi and moe addictions. And if all else fails I can always leave her for porn (kidding)(hopefully you've realized how much of this is a joke).

Anyways, getting more serious, I am getting back into anime, slowly. I've started it off with Genshiken, for which I will probably buy the manga in Japanese. That's going well. A nice anime showing the good side of otaku. I find it suiting, being considered by some to be otaku myself.

The second is one I've seen at the local anime store and have heard's good from a fellow enthusiast. It's called Eden of the East, which I almost confuse with East of Eden. The show looks good so far, what really surprises me is the level of detail. The characters are decently draw, but it's the background that amazes me, not just the scenery, which looks as if they've taken anime photos of real life Japan, but the detail in things like coins (and yes, the five-hundred really is fun to play with), brands on drinks, stores, computers, the way people act. The story and the selected few may be fake, but most of this is just like Japan.

Well (hey, I didn't say "Anyways" this time), that's enough of that. I'll also be following the new Haruhi and Fullmetal Alchemist.

1 comment:

  1. Welcome back to the fold.

    Eden of the East is directed by the guy who did the GITS Stand Alone Complex series - and it seems to combine those sensibilities with another popular (and personal favourite) show from 3 years ago, Honey and Clover. I'm still finding EofE both compelling and a bit frustrating, but it's well worth the ride.

    And Genshiken is just great. It's my main source of info on 'life after high school for Japanese teens.'

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