8 posts tagged “anime”
The latest anime & manga to pwn me is Claymore. This one is excellent. The anime is pretty much in line with the manga, and the manga has an engaging storyline, especially when you get to the later volumes.
This anime is a must-see for those who like action-oriented anime. Take a look at the manga as well.
This is just a random Kyou Kara Maou clip, since I wanted to post something here.
I'm officially hooked on this anime. I've seen six episodes of this one so far, and am doing an afternoon anime-watching marathon of this one [as usual, nothing interesting is on TV]. If sci-fi anime is something you are into, you might like this show. Mind you - if you're looking for the usual sort of shoot 'em up or mecha-anime fair, Ergo Proxy might not be to your liking. I like it because it has an interesting storyline and manages to include references to mythology and philosophy, both Eastern and Western.
The story is set in a post apocalyptic future with the outside world having been ravaged by a global ecological disaster. The remaining people live within Romdeau City, a place considered to be a utopia by its citizens. Humans and androids, refered to as Autoraves, co-exist with each other for the most part. However, Autoraves that become infected with a virus referred to as the Cogito Virus become self aware and often violent towards humans, and for this reason are hunted down. The story centers around a woman named Real Mayer, an investigator who is the granddaughter of the regent of the city. She finds the utopia that humans have built boring, with life from day to day the same as those before it. She soon gets more excitement than she bargained for as she realizes that the recent deaths of humans that have been attributed to infected Autoraves may actually be due to another being.
I'm enjoying it so far. It's a thought-provoking mystery of sorts that has maintained my attention. I'll be delving back into this one in a little bit. And any anime that chooses a Radiohead song as its end theme is alright by me. XD
It took them long enough, but they enabled crossposting from VOX, among other things. Still no groups or such, but maybe later. I've got a midnight-themed layout over there [no black feathers, though].
I've been looking for something to fulfill an anime fix and/or a sci-fi fix. I heard about this one anime called Ergo Proxy which might fulfill both. It's reportedly a dark and violent sci-fi mystery, so I'm going to give it a try to see how it is.
As an aside: nice added features to VOX. It's getting to be a better service than before [and the cat layout is adorable!].
I finished seeing the entirety of this anime series, and I must say that it was a fun ride. It's based on a manga that Viz has been putting out in English for a while, which of course I had to pick up. The anime follows the manga pretty well, with some added bits and some situations changed a little. I highly recommend this one. What's it about? Well, the clip below sets it up the scenario pretty well.
It's probably only a matter of time before this anime gets grabbed by someone for an English dub. When it does, hopefully they will do it justice. For now, grab a download and check it out, or watch the eps on You Tube [there are versions by different fansubbers on there].
::blows the dust away:: I tend to use my LJ more than this place, but I need to use this account a bit since I have it. One of the reasons that I use LJ more frequently is probably because of the communities. I would love to see some kind of community feature or the ability to make groups here. I mean, come on - even You Tube has groups. It doesn't need to be the type of thing that LJ has. Many places have groups that are mini-forums, like Flickr, You Tube, and even Last Fm. One of the things that I use LJ for is finding out about new anime, chatting with people with similar interests, etc. I'd love to see an anime group on here, and maybe even a yaoi one.
On the subject of anime, I've gotten into one called Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok. It's actually rather fun. It centers around the dark god Loki of Norse mythology who was banished from his place in the heavens by Odin and forced to take the form of a child. In order to get back to the realm of the gods, Loki must capture enough of the evil auras of spirits. To do this, he runs a detective agency along with his assistant Yamino, who is more than he seems. Soon, a girl named Mayura, who is a fanatic for occult occurences and mysteries, decides to tag along. Things grow complicated when some of the gods descend on behalf of Odin in an effort to take Loki's life. Here is a clip from episode one of the English dub of the anime:
I've got to get my hands on the Loki manga. ADV had put out two volumes of it [from the middle of the series!] before dropping it. There are some scanlations of the first two volumes, but no others. I heard that you can buy the English version of the series from Singapore, but I don't know how feasible it would be for me to procure it. Hopefully, Tokyo Pop or someone else will pick up the manga series from the beginning.
I've been rewatching some of the older episodes of Saiyuki. I haven't mentioned it here before, but Saiyuki is one of my favorite anime & manga. It's a take on the ancient Chinese tale of the journey to the west by a monk and his 3 demon companions. I particularly love how a whole second season was based off of a one shot side story in G-Fantasy. The animators did a good job with it. Here are a couple of clips. The first is the opening sequence of the second season. I love the song, Still Time, that is playing during it.
The next clip is of Homura the Prince of War and Goku having a little conversation while Goku is chained up. Homura is fascinated with Goku for various reasons, one of which is that he needs him for his purposes, and another you can possibly guess at.
If you haven't seen Saiyuki, you might want to rent it from Netflicks or something. There are three seasons of goodness to rent, and the first couple of DVDs from the fourth may be available for rent. And you should definitely buy the manga if you like it, since it is even better than the anime.
