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[Caithyra]

Lalalala... Haven't been on this message board since forever.

Anyway, my take on different anime. First up. *dumdumdumduuum*

THE BIG ONES!
*Ears ringing*

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Um, it was pretty revolutionary back then, but the formulatic youma/whatever-monster-of-the-day-name appears, senshi are fooled by them, senshi beat them kind of thing grew old. It didn't help that they had a lot of filler going on... or that Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen had the personality of salted cardboard a lot of the time... or that instead of maturing, Sailor Venus kept regressing... which was why I liked her Idol episode in Stars, she seemed to turn back on track after that.

Rec'ed for Sailor Moon fans: Pretear, Wedding Peach (ignore the frilly dresses and milk-drinking and it's pretty good, the akuma makes up for everything), Tokyo Mew Mew (ignore that Ichigo ended up with *** instead of *** or *** and it's pretty good), Magic Knight Rayearth, Record of Lodoss War (not mahou shoujo, but same message. The original OAV at least), Petite Princess Yucie, Full Moon wo Sagashite.

Naruto/Naruto Shippuden - It was good, then came the fillers, really, I can only take so much return to the status quo before I start jumping over episodes, and they didn't even touch Kakashi Gaiden. Now it's slow, really, really slow. It's "I just keep yawning while Chiyo keeps teaching Sakura about Sasori's weaknesses while Sasori just watch" slow. Um yeah.

Rec'ed for Naruto fans: Yu Yu Hakusho, Saiyuki (Ririn and Sakura would make an awesome and scary combo), Bleach, Outlaw Star (maybe...).

Bleach - So far, good. I just can't keep the many, many characters apart and tell if they are the fourth seat of the ninth division or the third seat of the second. And I have forgotten a lot of the names.

Rec'ed: Take a look at Naruto's list. If you're into Shinigami, add Death Note, Full Moon wo Sagashite, Yami no Matsuei, Yu Yu Hakusho. Also, if you liked Soul Society arc, you might find Saint Seiya fun.

Pokémon - Er, I only watch the movies and specials nowadays, and then I can only stomach the one-shot characters (Jack Walker, the Raikou episode characters, Lucario...).

Rec'ed: Yu-Gi-Oh (Not the dub... never the dub), Shaman King (er, I never finished this but...), Beyblade (you know what I just realised? All these anime have more plot in one episode than what the pokémon TV series have in their whole seasons, and that's pretty sad), Digimon Adventure/02/Tamers/Savers. With a stretch I'd say Digimon Frontier, too, but it's a bit different from the rest.


And here's a dare for all of you...
Watch Devil May Cry. Watch Final Fantasy: Unlimited. Watch Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Watch Trigun. Watch Hellsing... in a row and don't laugh whenever Dante/Kaze/Vincent/Vash/Alucard shows up. it's harder than it seems.

Er yeah, onto...

THE LITTLE/OLD ONES!
(are you deaf yet?)

Twelve Kingdoms - Currently watching this one and loving it. But I reserve most of my judgement until I've finished watching it. I've been told that the novel is better.

Slayers NEXT/Try - If I only got to watch one anime series, it would be Slayers. It got fantasy, parody, humour, drama, romance and squid for brains (plus all the lead males had to crossdress at least once), what's not to love? (By the way, NEXT is considered the best season out of the three).

Saiyuki - 'Cause it makes me laugh. And Son Goku and Sanzo is like the greatest dynamic duo. Ever. (Including the dynamics of Green Lantern and Flash in Justice League).

Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Only watched a couple of the beginning episodes, but it seems promising.

Yuroiden Samurai Troopers - A show that swings between average and great like a Magic Carpet ride at Disneyland. Great enough to warrant mention and sequels years after it was made (and I *always* seem to cross it over with Saint Seiya).

Nightwalker - Vampire anime. Shouldn't watch if you're younger than thirteen. Watch it for the Incubus and the fact that you get thirteen episodes for such a low price.

Chrono Crusade - Watch. Then Cry. A lot. Then rage about the ending.

Samurai Deeper Kyo - The manga is times infinity much better than the anime. But the anime is good in itself.

Legend of Himiko - Watched in the middle of the night. Brain was mush after a 24 marathon of cartoons/anime/fantasy movies. Lotsa WTF?! going through brain. "I liked that winged guy." -reaction. Pretty average with some bright and some dark spots.

Kaleidostar - I command all thee to watch it now. If you like the hardwork makes you a star kind of shows.

Lost Universe - Slayers in space, 'nuff said. Might wanna watch Slayers first for the easter eggs.

Ugh, I'm tired. Well, hopefully someone found this reply informative/amusing/insane.

[MegaMike]

Became a big anime addict in 2000 when I got obsessed with Gundam Wing. In addition to that, I also watch:

Robotech
The Dirty Pair (ORIGINAL Dirty Pair, not Dirty Pair Flash!)
Sailor Moon
Power Stone
InuYasha
Area 88
Grenadier


I can't think of what other ones right now.

[Syera]

I tried Bleach. It started out good, but about half-way through Soul Society I was ready to scream. They spend fifteen episodes on something that should take MAYBE 1/2 to 1/3rd that length. Also, Ichigo's Mary-Sueness annoys me. Anything that takes a normal shinigami years (and maybe centuries) to do, he does in a matter of days.

I also checked out Naruto, hoping to figure out what all the fuss was about. Can't stand it. YES, I watched the Japanese version.

Also, I recommend avoiding the English version of Advent Children at all costs. Kadaj's whiny voice, Cloud's California accent, and Vincent's far-too-deep voice make my ears want to bleed. (Vincent is tall, but he's not that big. He's all legs.)

A series I really enjoyed was Haibane Renmei. With only thirteen episodes, the story does get on and over with. Also, it's quite original and very emotionally moving. And the opening/closing music... Oh. My. Word.
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