A place for me, an avid anime-watcher, to share my thoughts and descriptions of all the shows I've seen with all those who read this blog. To let people know how I feel about each of these shows and maybe someone will agree, or maybe not. I'll try my best to say all I can about each show, which may be hard sometimes because there are some that I just don't know what to say! Thank y'all for taking the time to read this blog, it's appreciated.
Fake is a 1 episode Yaoi OVA that I watched Subbed.
Ok so I must say that this disappointed me. I have friends who really liked the manga and told me I should check it out...so I watched it. I really felt thrown into the middle of the story of two cops in love going on vacation and then having to solve a crime that happens to occur at their hotel. Plus I really did NOT like the art...it was actually hard for me to watch because I disliked the art so much.
Honestly that's about all I have to say about this one. I didn't find it to be all that great and the only saving grace was that poor Dee kept right on a trying but could never catch a break.
So art,
(Top: Dee, Bottom: Ryo)
So time for pros and cons:
Pros:
Yaoi (always a pro)
Interesting idea
Cons:
OMG THAT ART!
Really confusing because you're just dropped in the middle
So there you have it.
Thanks for reading!
Until next time,
Elfen Lied is a 13 episode Seinen anime that I watched Subbed and it has 1 OVA.
So let me start out by saying that Elfen Lied was one of the first animes I ever watched. A friend of mine showed me episode 1 on YouTube and I was hooked...I mean a naked girl killed a whole bunch of people with a PEN!? AWESOME! So I watched it and I really liked it.
OH...also copious amounts of nudity...there's your warning.
I have to warn y'all though...it's uber violent. I still don't like to watch the puppy scene...that's just disturbing...but she gets revenge for it, don't worry :)
So basically the story follows a new type of human (a Diclonius) named Lucy. She has telekinesis-like powers and horns. The story follows her escape from an experimental lab to where she loses her consciousness and becomes Nyu...which is all she can say. More Diclonii are introduced later in the story to capture/kill Lucy/Nyu and end up joining the household she has with Kouta and Nozomi.
The ending is a cliffhanger...just so y'all know. But it's good :)
The OVA is about how NANA (another Diclonius) just isn't good at cleaning things...she may only feed the dog...she doesn't mess that up :) It's cute
So art:
(Lucy)
(Lucy as Nyu)
So one of the most famous pictures from this anime is Lucy's eye:
It's haunting right?
Well there's also a beautiful song with this anime called Lillium. It's in the opening so I'll just post that.
The video uses beautiful imagery along with art parodies (read the wiki if you're interested).
So time for pros and cons!
Pros:
First episode has hot naked chick killing people with a PEN!
Really fascinating story
Hilarious seeing Lucy become Nyu
Nudity...in this case not way over the top
Cons:
Really violent (some people may not like that and it even got to me sometimes)
Confusing backstory
(I guess if you don't like nudity then that'd be one but as I said above it wasn't over the top)
So that's all for this one! I hope those of you who are interested watch it!
Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two is a Shonen anime in two 12 episode parts (Ef: A Tale of Memories and Ef: A Tale of Melodies) that I watched Subbed.
So let me start out by saying that I absolutely ADORE this anime! And I'm not 100% sure why...it's soooooo sad :( But at the same time, so beautiful! And the great part is that EVERYONE in both stories is connected in some way, shape, or form (whether through people, school, neighborhoods, etc)
So the show follows a number of different couples, some in Japan and some in Australia. The main couple's story (Yu and Yuuko) is split between the two parts and they're trying to meet once more even though (SPOILER!?) Yuuko is a ghost.
I really loved the story of Renji and Chihiro. Because Chihiro can only remember 13 hours at a time because of an accident when she was younger and so every time they're together it's like meeting for the first time for her. It's so sweet...and so depressing.
I also love the story of Yu and Yuuko because it's really shown as flashbacks and it's so sad. He tried to save her. (I'm trying not to spoil things...why is that so hard!?).
And also the story of Shuichi and Mizuki...It's one of those younger girl falls for older guy stories...except with a sad twist...and the song that he plays on his violin is BEAUTIFUL! (here...I found it on YouTube)
So I should probably give you pictures of the couples so you can recognize the characters in the videos if you haven't seen the anime :D
(Yuuko and Yu)
(Miyako and Hiro)
(Kei and Kyosuke)
(Renji and Chihiro)
(Mizuki and Shuichi)
Ha ha! Found them all! Amazingly, good pictures of KeiXKyosuke and MizukiXShuichi were hard to find! But whatever. So there's going to be lots of stuff on this blog because I also love the imagery of the openings.
Ef: A Tale of Memories:
Ef: A Tale of Melodies:
So for pros and cons.
Pros:
Beautiful art
Beautiful music
Depressingly beautiful storyline
Great characters
Cons:
Sad
That's it, I can't think of anything else that's bad about this anime.
Ok so I know I said that I would never watch this as long as I lived...because of the corn thing, but in a fit of boredom one night on AarinFantasy I watched it (subbed of course)...and it wasn't as bad as I expected.
Boku no Sexual Harassment is a 3 episode yaoi series that consists of a newbie at a computer firm, Mochizuki as he performs sexual favors so he and his boss/lover, Honma, can rise in the company hierarchy.
So I felt really bad for Mochizuki, who claims to be straight by the way, and the way Honma used him in the anime...it was really wrong. I mean he was whoring out his boyfriend to other people so that the two of them could rise in the company...I almost wanted the other employee, Fujita to win in the end....(oops Spoiler?). Well anyways...I don't have much to say about this particular anime except that the guy in OVA 2 who got raped with the corn...he deserved it big time.
Art:
(Front to Back: Mochizuki, Honma, Fujita)
Pros and Cons:
Pros:
Short
Yaoi (as always)
OVA 2 guy got what he deserved
Cons:
Kinda creepy honestly
Wrong on a number of levels
Corn...that is all
I personally won't be watching this again but I can say that I watched it...
Ok so to be honest the first time I saw Eden of the East was the first meeting of the Nashi anime club that I attended. The first episode is HILARIOUS! Dude wakes up naked with a cellphone and a gun...and talks to people in English! The show was really confusing but I loved it!
The idea of a game in which you have 12 contestants who are given 10 billion yen to save Japan in some way, shape, or form fascinates me. You use the cellphone to contact a concierge who can grant almost your every wish--for a price...if you run out of money or if you use it selfishly...you get killed :D .
OH! And the censor bars over the "johnnies" are funny little moving white squiggles...it's so cute!
The main character, Akira, wakes up naked (as I mentioned before) with no clue who he is or about the game he's playing. He and our female lead Saki gradually figure it out and try to save Japan. The two movies are sequels to the series and I felt they were actually pretty good.
To show you how sick of a person I am (just kidding!) My favorite competitor, well other than Akira, was number 11: Shiratori (the serial killer chick). She was hot. I will include a pic.
(L: Akira, R: Saki)
(Shiratori)
So anyways. I really like the opening video for Eden of the East...but I don't care too much for the song...oh well. You should watch the video though, it uses beautiful imagery.
Lets move on to pros and cons
PROS:
Really interesting storyline
Great comedy
Shiratori
Short and sweet with a good ending
Good sequel movies
CONS:
Confusing...
But that's it. So I feel like y'all should watch it! Thanks for reading!
Ok so Durarara!! is a 61 episode shonen (that I watched dubbed)
The story follows(???) Mikado Ryugamine, his friend Masaomi and LOTS of other people in Ikebukuro. In Ikebukuro there is a gang war going on, a "black rider" with no head, and two guys just fighting all the time because they hate each other, one of whom has superhuman strength. Now of course there's a real story behind all of that but hey, I'm not gonna be the one who spoils it for you! I will tell you the main gang is "The Dollars", the black rider is named Celty, and the two guys are Shizuo Heiwajima (Crispin Freeman!) and Izaya Orihara (Johnny Yong Bosch!).
The story can definitely get confusing but it's really good I promise! And I LOVE the fact that all the background characters who don't matter don't have faces are aren't colored in...it makes things strangely interesting.
Ok so I'm mostly in it for Shizuo...and I'm a strong supporter of the Shizaya DJ coupling (DJ = Doujinshi, AKA: Fan-fic version of manga)
Also just to fangirl about VA (voice actors) other than the ones mentioned above, Shinra is played by Yuri Lowenthal (Sasuke in Naruto), Kadota is Steve Blum (Vincent Valentine in FF7), Saburo is Spike Spencer (Ginta from MAR among tons more that he's better known for!), & Izaya is Johnny Young Bosch (Ichigo in Bleach among others).
**UPDATE: So after watching season 2: The story gets a bit more confusing but so many things get tied up in the end. So much that was unexpected :) I thoroughly enjoyed this show :) More characters are introduced including a russian assassin girl named Verona and a woman named Kisane Kugiragi. I can tell you Celty gets her head back...but I can't tell you what happens after that :)
They totally left a hint for a sequel though :)
ART!
(L to R): Izaya, Shinra, Shizuo, Masaomi, Mikado, Anri, (Celty on the bike in BG)
Also, Durarara!! has one of my favorite anime openings:
Season 2 was aired in 3 parts and I really like the opening to season 2 part 3!
So time for pros and cons!
Pros:
Really good story
Shizuo
Nice art
Shizaya coupling...
Really surprising twists in the storyline
NEED I REPEAT MYSELF?
Cons:
Can get confusing...a lot...
So there you go! GO WATCH IT...NOW! lol, jkjk
Thanks for reading, Until next time,
~Kei
**Shipping addition: mentioned it earlier but...I totally ship ShizuoXIzaya**
Alright I'm going to start out by saying that I LOVE the Devil May Cry game series. I've beaten 1-3 and I'm working on 4 now...slow going because the 360 belongs to my little brother and he's back home while I'm up at the college...no DMC4 for me (which let me throw out there...Nero is played by Johnny Yong Bosch...teehee!) Ok enough ranting there.
So the animated series is 12 episodes long and there is a plot but sometimes it doesn't seem like there is one: and I'm totally fine with that because I LOVE Dante! I love that the anime makes him obsessed with strawberry sundaes...it's just hilarious! He's still the same wise-cracking bada** from the games but now he has a weakness: those sundaes man...and pizza...that's all he eats.
Also Lady and Trish are back! And they both cause lots of trouble for Dante that includes (but isn't limited to) stealing his pay and sticking him with shopping bills. There's also that little girl Patty and I'm not sure how I feel about her...she's kinda cute...and she picks on Dante...yeah.
So the art is really nice (not as awesome as the games except in style) and I like that the anime follows Dante in his everyday life...which for him is like hell on Earth most of the time...but hey, a guy's gotta make a living right? Plus Ebony, Ivory, and Rebellion are involved!
ART!
(Dante)
I tried to find one with him, Lady, and Trish in it but I didn't like the one I found!
So time for pros and cons!
Pros:
Based on Devil May Cry
Dante
Didn't have a bad story
Dante
Brought Lady and Trish back
Did I mention Dante?
Cons:
...cons...hmm...cons?
So because I actually can't think of any...Pros win! (even if I didn't repeat Dante 3 times!)
