04 Jul 2008 mellow_bunny
STOP THE PRESS!
Aliens in the form of great fruits of the world have invaded! That and I totally watched Kanokon from start to finish. I don’t have much to say on it except I preferred Nozomu out of all the characters. I think I might read the novels and or manga though. I am still watching Kyouran Kazoku Nikki and I still have episode six of Mnemosyne to see.
That’s pretty much all I have to say at the moment. I’ll write something meaningful and full of screenshots later tonight :P. Carry on people.
Edit: Also lol… the amount of people who are sucked in by a scary title. Excellent.
16 May 2008 mellow_bunny
Dumb Decisions.
Normally lead to a BAD END. Without being specific, marrying for convenience is a bad idea. Don’t do it. You know i’m talking to you. Seriously. Think long and hard.. think years into the future. IT’S A DUMB DECISION.
Now onto anime and the dumb decisions we can see in them. PRETTY MUCH EVERY ANIME I HAVE SEEN features characters making DUMB DECISIONS. It’s inescapable if you are male, single, a loser and or have purple hair.
If there was a way to describe how infuriating these moments are, i’m sure it would involve loud noises, throwing of items, death threats, booze, swearing and most likely a grilled sandwich.
This happens in real life too. Take for example Johnny. Johnny was a good boy, he went to school everyday, he did his homework, his chores and he did as he was told. One day Johnny thought it might be fun to say hi to those kids who hang around the back of the school “fighting” as they called it. Johnny was excited to be part of this event and was quickly in with the rest. Unfortunately, Johnny had assumed weapons were allowed and proceeded to stab his opponents to death.
Ok so that was fiction. The point is dumb decisions occur all the time and they are fun to laugh at. Like when someone accidently sends financial data that could land a company $43 million on the wrong side of the profit line.
Let’s be serious though. There are ways in which to avoid making these decisions.
Number one… ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR FRIENDS ON THE INTERNET. Real people are full of crap.
Number two… make sure you always choose the middle option. Remember you are there to lead, not to read.
Number three… if Hiromi gets a train at 8am on the Keiyō line heading towards Soga at what point in her journey will she become a victim of chikan.
If you follow these three steps and calculate the minimum amount of anime episodes you need to see to reach OTAKU-JIJI status, you will suceed. Also if you happen to be a fan of crazy anime and lolis don’t forget to check out Kyouran Kazoku Nikki. It’s brilliant. Also the end of the Anime Blog Awards is nigh so go vote.
09 May 2008 mellow_bunny
IN THE NAME OF…
Justice? Peace? Unquestionable Faith? I think not my friends. It’s all in the name of WAR, LOLIS and COMEDY. In spite of what you may think, these three things make the best combination when it comes to anime, for me at least.
War

Firstly when I say WAR I actually mean ACTION. As in, exciting cutscenes of massive battles and kickass pwnership. I guess a good example would be any fight scence from 1)Ghost In The Shell 2)Full Metal Panic or 3)FLCL(the hospital fight scene reminds me of Dead Leaves).
Full Metal Panic and FLCL have a comedic element which I enjoy and Ghost In The Shell just has sheer kickass awesomeness. You might think, “That’s weird, i’ve seen way cooler fight scenes in INSERT ANIME I HAVEN’T SEEN HERE”, as you may gather I haven’t seen every show under the sun.
I’ve gotta say the Appleseed movies, Vexille and all the Ghost In The Shell movies make for some kickass watching. They are pretty much awesome in style and execution.
I would love… and I mean LOOOVEEEEE, to see an anime that had EPIC BATTLES OF IMMENSITY. I mean like huge battles that are highly detailed and all orchastrated to background music of Daft Punk. That would be my ultimate want.
Take some Daft Punk music, add a kickass style of anime that makes everything look like it is made from unformed brushstrokes then mix in a snowy scene and four heroes who are being chased by the military. Make them run and fight to the beats of Daft Punk until they reach the control center for the evil empire’s TV brainwashing. Make them break in and change the brainwashing for a Daft Punk music video before blowing the center sky high. Awesome.
Anywho that was a bit off topic.
Lolis

The second drawcard was LOLIS. They are too cute. Also amusing. Just downright funny and cool. Plus nothing beats a loli wearing neko ears and mittens.
Shows such as Ichigo Mashimaro, Lucky Star, Shakugan no Shana and Sky Girls all feature lolis and their antics. Go watch them for ultimate awesomeness.
Comedy

Finally COMEDY. I will give any show a chance if it has some comedic quality to it. Shows such as Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei(also Zoku), Kyouka Kazoku Nikki and even Dead Leaves.
A lot of shows have comedic parts in them, which is kind of like Mario finding refuge on a lone brick while he’s trying to jump over those damn flames while dodging the frickin missiles ARGGGH so aggrevating. But yeah, I like to have the comedy there.. it makes a lot of shows interesting and or bearable for me.

Nothing beats sitting down to watch a show that is in a different language and badly subbed but still makes you laugh or cry or feel elated or makes you want to learn martial arts and sorcery.
As a side note… watch Paprika on Blu-ray and be amazed. Enjoy. Also check out the insane amount of categories I put this in. Ridiculous.

