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Comment on When the sky turned blue by The Otakusphere: Impz’s brief history of the world (or at least all of the world that matters) « In Search of Number Nine

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:44:54 +0000

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Comment on When the sky turned blue by Cameron Probert

Cameron Probert — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:28:43 +0000

Actually I really like Beserk. A lot. It’s a hard anime to watch a second time, but other than that, I’d say Guts and Griffith are two of the more interesting characters I’ve seen, so I think I’m okay.

But the original Macross had that kind of “Young man going out to save the world, meets a beautiful girl and is love with her” thing going on too. But honestly, it’s a show I’d actually say I like for its simplicity (which is really ironic coming from me.)

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Blackest heart, whitest soul — Afterimage — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:11:08 +0000

[…] to say why Tekkonkinkreet affects me with such strong passion, but I remember a remark Hige made on my other blog about how we often seem attracted to depictions of dystopia, as if that romance stems from our […]

Comment on When the sky turned blue by Jingo

Jingo — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:45:35 +0000

If you hadn’t noticed, theres a second season of Baccano! as well. Check your sub provider, 14 should be out allready.

Comment on When the sky turned blue by dengar

dengar — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:03:43 +0000

I think Kurenai has a lot of potential. I actually don’t have as rosy a memory of last season, baccano! was amazing but even a show like Seirei Moribito which started well kindof petered out. In comparison Allison and Lillia looks good, Kurenai has potential as does Nabari No Ou.

Comment on When the sky turned blue by Xerox

Xerox — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:24:42 +0000

You know, I end up comparing a lot of last year’s shows to almost everything I watch. Maybe it’s because they’re the shows I started blogging about, but every once in a while, it occurs to me that, damn, those shows were just SO good. I started a whole bunch of shows this season, and I haven’t really been following them, but, everyone’s been saying this and I’ll say it again, Soul Eater, from what I’ve seen, is pretty good.

People’ve said this already, but I’m glad to hear from you. The emotional aspect, as someone’s pointed out yet again, is the best part of your writing. It’s almost addictive and I end up checking for a new post almost rabidly.

And I’m glad I’m not the only one going crazy over Code Geass because I’m pretty tired of that whole thing as well.

Comment on Creepy horror manga? The Enigma of Amigara Fault is the answer by Hotarubi

Hotarubi — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:15:57 +0000

Maaan, this is an amazing one-shot. It is so creepy. I read it while in airport waiting for my flight. Now I do not know if I wanna go onboard now. I had chills running down my spine….I am not claustrophobic, or anything like that, but a thought of something like that existing just freaked me out…It is crazy. A hole carved for you, of a perfect shape. OMG, it is so creepy.
But thanks for introducing me to this manga. I did not even read this post in full, but if not you, I would never find out about it.
It’s excellent. And I am absolutely in love with Ito’s works.

Comment on When the sky turned blue by Martin

Martin — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:41:08 +0000

@Bateszi: I know what you mean about no single show being an ‘anchor’ to get your attention - there’s a lot of good stuff (almost too much it seems) but nothing that has the makings of a great show just yet. That said, I think you should give Kurenai a chance; Soul Eater is another that might be up your street too. It has a SJ vibe (which I’m sure you’ll appreciate more than I do!) and a very new-Gainax art style which is quite unlike what Bones have done so far. Out of the new crop those are the two that I’d recommend most to you.

Comment on When the sky turned blue by bateszi

bateszi — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:55:09 +0000

@usagijen: It’s not that I’m particularly caught in the past as much as I’m just not sure this spring season is all it’s cracked up to be. That said, I’ve still got a lot left to see, including Soul Eater, Kurenai and Library Wars, so I’m still rather hopeful of finding a few new gems.

@Dan: Great to know you enjoyed Oofuri that much. To be honest, you’re comment sent me straight back to replaying the climax of episode 25. I love sports anime!

@itsubun: Nope, when it comes to Naruto, I’m an anime-only kind of guy. It’s impossible to avoid the occasional spoiler though, so I do know what you’re talking about there. Can’t wait to see it for myself.

Kaiba’s the kind of series I’m almost duty-bound to write about at some point or another. Judging by some of the clips I’ve seen of episode 3, it’s still as incredibly moving as that first episode. I badly need to get my hands on the soundtrack.

Finally, thanks for the compliments about my blogging style. I do make an effort to invest a lot of myself into what I’m writing here, sometimes it’s really exhausting, but reading that kind of comment every now and then really inspires me to keep going.

@Cameron: Well, I haven’t seen you praise any genuinely bad anime yet, so you’re still noted for having “good taste” But if you ever slag off Berserk, we’ll be having words! As for Macross being Macross; I’d rate Macross Plus inside my top 10 anime of all time, but I suspect that has more to do with Shinichirō Watanabe and Yoko Kanno than anything else. I’m just concerned it’ll be another high-school ‘train-wreck’ anime, a relatively recent anime trend that’s fast becoming a genre.

@Hotarubi: You’re English is perfectly fine. Anyway, I know how you feel about Naruto and its never ending story. The same could be said for One Piece. Will they ever end? Who knows? Will I live to see it? All I know is, all these years on from when I started watching them, Naruto and One Piece (and many other long-running shonen anime) have always, at that critical moment, pulled out some drama, plot twist or action scene that’s impossible to ignore. There’s no denying I still find them absolutely entertaining and compelling, and, regardless of length, they will always be good stories worth reading/watching.

@Animated FatCat: I think that might be on my list. If not, it’s added. Political mecha for the win!

@TheBigN: I think I’ve gathered up enough courage in this post to do just that!

Comment on When the sky turned blue by TheBigN

TheBigN — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:29:23 +0000

I think everyone else has said what I wanted to say, so I’ll just say GO FOR IT, BATESZI!