Hachi
Happy Valentines Day!
When I was a teenager I was really into Anime, but to be honest, I was almost always more of a Manga person especially in the case where the Manga came first. Something tends to get lost in the transition, as they cannot spend as much time dwelling on dramatic moments or even simple conversations in a show as they can in writing form. However now, I simply can't afford to invest in an entire series like I use to. ): Another thing was I usually was only able to watch was on TV, as finding an entire DVD set of one anime in my town was about as likely as finding gold in my backyard. :\ Netflix and Hulu have completely changed this however, and now entire series are available on demand for free. (or a montly membership fee, in Netflix's case)
When I was 15 my favorite anime/manga list would have looked something like this: DNAngle, Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X, Chobits, Inuyasha, Tokyo Mew Mew, Ah! My Goddess, and Tenchi Muyo (Universe), + ANY anime I could get my hands on. My standards were dirt shallow and all I really cared about was Quantity > Quality so I could add every and any anime series to my ever growing list of "Favorites". While I sort of hold the series I listed close to my heart because I loved them so much at the time, I don't entirely know how I feel about their stories now. Still revisit my Manga collection to reread them though. I would also like to revisit Kenshin one day, as I heard the cartoon network dub did not do the series justice, and I still found it to be pretty fantastic.
Most of my favorite anime's now are mostly.. dramas? Slice of Life? With dashes of Sci-Fi?
Currently we are watching Trigun, a series that was on Cartoon network forever, but I only watched in bits and pieces (Sort of what happened with DeathNote actually) and so I never got into the story or anything. Tim has watched the entire thing and says it's really good, but I'm only a few episodes in. :J
When I was 15 my favorite anime/manga list would have looked something like this: DNAngle, Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X, Chobits, Inuyasha, Tokyo Mew Mew, Ah! My Goddess, and Tenchi Muyo (Universe), + ANY anime I could get my hands on. My standards were dirt shallow and all I really cared about was Quantity > Quality so I could add every and any anime series to my ever growing list of "Favorites". While I sort of hold the series I listed close to my heart because I loved them so much at the time, I don't entirely know how I feel about their stories now. Still revisit my Manga collection to reread them though. I would also like to revisit Kenshin one day, as I heard the cartoon network dub did not do the series justice, and I still found it to be pretty fantastic.
Most of my favorite anime's now are mostly.. dramas? Slice of Life? With dashes of Sci-Fi?
Nana: ;w; When I first started watching it, I doubted I would stick with it for more than a couple of episodes.... now it's quite possibly one of my favorite anime. 40 some episodes that ends on a somewhat confusing note. I really hope Ai Yazawa will get well enough one day to continue work on this awesome series, and that both the manga and anime can eventually be completed.
Saikano: This series is beyond tragic, and I actually can't read it that often because it gets me depressed. ; D; I just looove this series and it's actually my #1 all time favorite. A beautiful love story with an extremely anime plot that sounds absurd at first, but works so well in words. Though note, I highly recommend the MANGA and only recommend the anime after completely finishing the series. :\ It' pretty sub-par compared to the amazing story telling in the books, and I've had a few friends say the story's impact was lost on them when watching the anime. Do like the ending a bit more though, only because there is a sliver of a happy ending for the two main characters. ; w;''
Death Note: Watched this on Axel's recommendation. I watched an episode or two out of context on Cartoon Network when they were showing it and it looked terrible. Also the fans didn't help much, it seemed way too emo and animu (L I'm looking at you) to be a series I could actually take seriously. Me and Tim picked this up a few months ago and FLEW through all the episodes, It was so good! And L ended up being a fantastic character -after all. It taught me not to take a series at face value.
Eden of the East: This is an EXTREMELY short series, so if you ever find yourself particularly bored, try picking this up. :J (I think it's on Youtube/hulu/ and Netflix so shouldn't be hard to find) Rather interesting story that I really enjoyed watching, but things sort of fizzled out towards the later episodes. The series doesn't really "end" on the last episode, as there are two movies that are suppose to complete the rest of the series. I have only seen one and it felt like nothing but a long, sub-par episode at best. Still worth watching as I said, just not as polished as it should or deserves to be.
Cowboy Bebop: First anime Tim ever recommended to me. I'm sure everybody has already seen this one, so no explanation about it's awesomeness is needed. :yes: I wish this series would show up on Netflix!
.Hack: Uh.. yeah. I've never played the games before, but I love how multi-media this series is. Legend of the Twilight was actually my first manga, so it really does have a special place in my heart, but also the MMO gamer in me can't help but love this series. <3
Saikano: This series is beyond tragic, and I actually can't read it that often because it gets me depressed. ; D; I just looove this series and it's actually my #1 all time favorite. A beautiful love story with an extremely anime plot that sounds absurd at first, but works so well in words. Though note, I highly recommend the MANGA and only recommend the anime after completely finishing the series. :\ It' pretty sub-par compared to the amazing story telling in the books, and I've had a few friends say the story's impact was lost on them when watching the anime. Do like the ending a bit more though, only because there is a sliver of a happy ending for the two main characters. ; w;''
Death Note: Watched this on Axel's recommendation. I watched an episode or two out of context on Cartoon Network when they were showing it and it looked terrible. Also the fans didn't help much, it seemed way too emo and animu (L I'm looking at you) to be a series I could actually take seriously. Me and Tim picked this up a few months ago and FLEW through all the episodes, It was so good! And L ended up being a fantastic character -after all. It taught me not to take a series at face value.
Eden of the East: This is an EXTREMELY short series, so if you ever find yourself particularly bored, try picking this up. :J (I think it's on Youtube/hulu/ and Netflix so shouldn't be hard to find) Rather interesting story that I really enjoyed watching, but things sort of fizzled out towards the later episodes. The series doesn't really "end" on the last episode, as there are two movies that are suppose to complete the rest of the series. I have only seen one and it felt like nothing but a long, sub-par episode at best. Still worth watching as I said, just not as polished as it should or deserves to be.
Cowboy Bebop: First anime Tim ever recommended to me. I'm sure everybody has already seen this one, so no explanation about it's awesomeness is needed. :yes: I wish this series would show up on Netflix!
.Hack: Uh.. yeah. I've never played the games before, but I love how multi-media this series is. Legend of the Twilight was actually my first manga, so it really does have a special place in my heart, but also the MMO gamer in me can't help but love this series. <3
Currently we are watching Trigun, a series that was on Cartoon network forever, but I only watched in bits and pieces (Sort of what happened with DeathNote actually) and so I never got into the story or anything. Tim has watched the entire thing and says it's really good, but I'm only a few episodes in. :J
That's a really good one. I kinda prefer the manga, though.
... or not 
