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Member of the Trade: Zynsonix
I remember the last thread was great. I found a lot of new stuff to watch that I really enjoyed, so I figured why not start a new one and find out what people are watching lately.
Some that I recently finished and really enjoyed were: (and rated out of 5)
Onegai Teacher (Please Teacher): I first caught this series a couple of years ago at Otakon. I picked up the DVDs and finally got around to sitting through the whole series. I had a bit of trouble relating to the main character however once adjusting it became like an emotional soap opera with teenagers with a little bit of sci-fi thrown in, which isn't bad at all in my book. The series also features really excellent animation. I look forward to catching the sequel "Onegai Twins" in the near future. ****
Chobits: About a guy that falls in love with a robot of sorts, the series moved along and the persocon Chi seemed to remind me a little of pokemon when constantly repeating the same word over and over. The main character seemed overly innocent most of the time and would get wild nosebleeds whenever he saw Chi (the robot girl) in revealing attire, which got pretty old. But was funny at times like when he would try and purchase womens underwear. The story also unfolded pretty unformly so it became more and more engrossing over time and I found myself glued to the TV for the last few episodes. ****
Ai Yori Ioshi: Reminded me a lot of Tenchi Muyo, a guy with a ton of girls magnetized to him and fighting over him all in one house. He also is to marry one of the girls who is just a little too idealistic, which makes Ai Yori seem like a cookie-cutter Love comedy. Not quite as enjoyable as Chobits but it's easy to get lost in the atmosphere and very well illustrated. I'm interested to find out what happens to the characters in the sequel Enishi. *** 1/2
Haibane Renmai: Much more dramatic than the three above with a very unique setting. The Haibane are people who are magically transported to a city where no one knows who originally created it. Once they are transported they come out of a cocoon and could be any age, they then proceed to grow wings and later on disappear into the sky just as strangely as they arrive. The way the series progressed reminded me a lot of serial experiments lain, and I later found out that it's made by the same people. Found it a bit slow moving at times (to the point where you are dying for something to happen) but very interesting subject matter and became much more enthralling as it went. Unfortunently it seemed to end to soon (at a measly 13 episodes). *** 1/2
Just started Fruits Basket. Will post about how I like it latah
Some that I recently finished and really enjoyed were: (and rated out of 5)
Onegai Teacher (Please Teacher): I first caught this series a couple of years ago at Otakon. I picked up the DVDs and finally got around to sitting through the whole series. I had a bit of trouble relating to the main character however once adjusting it became like an emotional soap opera with teenagers with a little bit of sci-fi thrown in, which isn't bad at all in my book. The series also features really excellent animation. I look forward to catching the sequel "Onegai Twins" in the near future. ****
Chobits: About a guy that falls in love with a robot of sorts, the series moved along and the persocon Chi seemed to remind me a little of pokemon when constantly repeating the same word over and over. The main character seemed overly innocent most of the time and would get wild nosebleeds whenever he saw Chi (the robot girl) in revealing attire, which got pretty old. But was funny at times like when he would try and purchase womens underwear. The story also unfolded pretty unformly so it became more and more engrossing over time and I found myself glued to the TV for the last few episodes. ****
Ai Yori Ioshi: Reminded me a lot of Tenchi Muyo, a guy with a ton of girls magnetized to him and fighting over him all in one house. He also is to marry one of the girls who is just a little too idealistic, which makes Ai Yori seem like a cookie-cutter Love comedy. Not quite as enjoyable as Chobits but it's easy to get lost in the atmosphere and very well illustrated. I'm interested to find out what happens to the characters in the sequel Enishi. *** 1/2
Haibane Renmai: Much more dramatic than the three above with a very unique setting. The Haibane are people who are magically transported to a city where no one knows who originally created it. Once they are transported they come out of a cocoon and could be any age, they then proceed to grow wings and later on disappear into the sky just as strangely as they arrive. The way the series progressed reminded me a lot of serial experiments lain, and I later found out that it's made by the same people. Found it a bit slow moving at times (to the point where you are dying for something to happen) but very interesting subject matter and became much more enthralling as it went. Unfortunently it seemed to end to soon (at a measly 13 episodes). *** 1/2
Just started Fruits Basket. Will post about how I like it latah
