Of the two shows I'm watching this year, I think noitaminA's Princess Jellyfish is the best, whereas Manglobe's The World God Only Knows is a little to reliant on dating sim tropes for me to feel 100% about it. I relate to every character in PJ but TWGOK's protagonist is kind of poorly written. Still, I am really hurting for a new Science Fiction/Action/Space Opera show, I'm starting to get sick of slice of life.
The first season of Gundam 00 was awesome. It's pretty much Code Geass with the good stuff amplified by several orders of magnitude, and the irritating shit you hate cut out.
I came home and was surprised that my parents have been on a sparkle Shojo anime kick lately. They watched Fruits Baskets, and now they are watching Ouran Host Club! In my dad's words "I didn't think this was going to be a show that I would like, but it's kind of hilarious!"
I just finished rewatching Escaflowne. I've been kinda down on it in recent memory. Fuck that, Escaflowne rocks.
The fact that you were down on it and didn't remember how awesome it is makes me not like you anymore.
Yeah...How do you forget how great it is? I mean, that many cliffhangers, great scenes backed by better music, and just high production values...That's something that sticks with a person.
The fact that you were down on it and didn't remember how awesome it is makes me not like you anymore.
In my defense, I've never actually seen it start to finish with Japanese audio before this weekend.
Maybe...
I want to watch the series again as I knit, but that would mean having to possibly watch/listen to it dubbed. I don't think I can do that. Eh, fuck it. I'll listen to the Japanese audio version. It's not like I don't already know what's going on seeing as I've seen the show 3+ times already.
So I started watching Escaflowne for the 3/4+ time now. The episode where Van & Allen meet for the first time and Van draw his sword, Allen says, "My duty as a knight is to answer steel with steel. I don’t draw to play games." That is a pimp line right there.
So I started watching Escaflowne for the 3/4+ time now. The episode where Van & Allen meet for the first time and Van draw his sword, Allen says, "My duty as a knight is to answer steel with steel. I don’t draw to play games." That is a pimp line right there.
The Allen Schezar quote that keeps going around Twitter is "Sometimes it takes more courage to believe in someone, than to fight and dismiss them so easily."
So I started watching Escaflowne for the 3/4+ time now. The episode where Van & Allen meet for the first time and Van draw his sword, Allen says, "My duty as a knight is to answer steel with steel. I don’t draw to play games." That is a pimp line right there.
The Allen Schezar quote that keeps going around Twitter is "Sometimes it takes more courage to believe in someone, than to fight and dismiss them so easily."
That's a good quote too. I think they were both said in the same episode, or back to back episodes.
The Allen Schezar quote that keeps going around Twitter is "Sometimes it takes more courage to believe in someone, than to fight and dismiss them so easily."
Really? I always liked, "there's nothing brave about rashly choosing to die."
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THAT is why G Gundam is so terrific.
One thing we both noticed is that this show practically screams "I WAS MADE IN THE 1990s!"
But Princess Jellyfish makes me go all:
In my dad's words "I didn't think this was going to be a show that I would like, but it's kind of hilarious!"
I want to watch the series again as I knit, but that would mean having to possibly watch/listen to it dubbed. I don't think I can do that. Eh, fuck it. I'll listen to the Japanese audio version. It's not like I don't already know what's going on seeing as I've seen the show 3+ times already.