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I'm not familiar with life or Kamikaze Girls, but the others are all pretty much comedy/romance with maybe some magic thrown in, right? In that case, besides what's already been recommended, I would suggest Yume Kira Dream Shoppe (which is a one volume manga containing short stories about the...

I've read a lot of the Shojo Beat stuff - do you have any preferences in terms of what type of story (i.e. fantasy, slice-of-life, comedy, teen girl angst, etc.)? Personally, my current favs in that line are Kaze Hikaru, a story about a girl who joins the Shinsegumi (well-researched historical...

I personally own seasons 1 - 5, and of those I would say that I really only enjoyed the first 3; after that it did seem like it was more of the same. However, if they are re-releasing the seasons for the budget-conscious, I will probably pick up seasons 6 and 7 too, if only for completeness (not...

Yeah, you're right!:) I'm finding a lot of that type of discussion (i.e. meaning of life, meaning of right and wrong, good and evil, etc.) on the forums (which I personally think is great; gotta love the philosophical debates!:D ), but the show itself isn't being bogged down by weighty...

I love that play!!:D However, for those unfamiliar with it, here is what http://www.enotes.com/skin-our has to say about the time period in which it is set: "Disrupting traditional notions of linear time, Wilder's play tells the story of the twentieth-century American Antrobus family in three...

I haven't managed to capture the promo on TV yet either (although, admittedly I don't watch absolutely everything on AS, and what I do watch I tape on the DVR so I can zoom through commercials. . . but you can still see the commercials - just fast- so I think I would have noticed if it had come...

So, generally speaking, current opinion suggests that we will not get to finish this whole long Soul Society arc until after Death Note has a full run (of, what, something like 37 episodes)? Gah, are you serious? They leave us at a cliffhanger close to the end of a major story arc and we don't...

For those who believe in a "God", how many of them actually know who their "God" is? Part of believing in a supreme being is having faith that this being is all-knowing, all-powerful and exists in reality while knowing that one will never see or have contact with him/her. Of course, given that...

I would absolutely not use a Death Note; if one came floating down and into my hands, I would read it, then destroy it, and probably feel like I had to wash my hands about 10 times before I felt clean again! ;) Here's why I know I would never use it: 1. (the stupid, but still honest reason) I...

Personally, I rather doubt that a true god would "play god" in the way that we generally use the term; if a god was just gonna get jealous and start killing off people because they didn't believe in him or weren't worshipping him using his approved methods, would he actually be worthy of being...

Me neither! It just doesn't seem like all that great a deal, frankly: sure you could see everybody's name above their heads (and reality suddenly starts looking like a mmorpg :D ), but I doubt that small bit of convenience would seem all that worthwhile when the time came to die and you...

This one struck me a bit as well, but I'm willing to believe that it may be less a gap in logic and more a character point. After all, we aren't privy to every little line of logic which L's brain is following, but we have seen him make impressive and logical deductions based on many small...

Are you sure the eyecatch about "When a human dies, his/her soul goes to nothingness" wasn't refering to a human who has used a death note? Because otherwise you're right, what would be the point of Ryuk telling Light that a human who uses a death note cannot go to heaven or hell. I'm kind of...

Meh, I guess I'm in the minority when I say that this episode was one of my least favorite Boondocks eps. Of course, that's probably mostly because it was all Stinkmeaner all the time and that was way more Stinkmeaner than I could stomach. (He's definitely on my list of 10 most annoying...

I am really liking L so far; I admire the way he thinks. Light, on the other hand, is so far striking me as more clever than actually smart; I mean, the method he devised for hiding the death note in last week's ep was wonderful, with a way to counter just about every possiblity should someone...

Although I'm coming in a little late on this one, I really wanted to respond to the notion that Light and his Death Note are somehow impacting others' free will: not many people get to decide the mode and moment of their own death; other than suicides, it's always some outside force (disease...

Pick up any of the three Cowboy Bebop CDs by Yoko Kanno/Seatbelts (OST 1, No Disc, and Blue) for a great mix of jazz, blues, various types of rock, and soft ballads. Seriously, there is something on these soundtracks to appeal to everyone. The soundtrack from the movie (OST Future Blues) is...

heh. . . heh heh heh heh heh! Yes, I would totally watch that!:D :p That would just be terribly, terribly disturbing! More of a manga crossover dream would be Bleach with xxxHolic! :)

1. FLCL 2. Big O 3. Sealab 2021 4. 12 oz Mouse 5. Paranoia Agent

Well, according to this site: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Sarashi that long strip of cloth is called a "sarashi" (which is also apparently a general term for bleaching, either chemically or with the sun) and was originally used as yes, an extra bit of armor. Nowadays mostly worn...

I'm not familiar with Romeo x Juliet, so no opinion there, but I've totally gotta agree with you on Arjuna and especially .hack//Sign (the two .hack soundtracks were all I wanted to listen to one October a couple years ago - drove some of my nearest and dearest a little crazy!:p ) I'm glad I...

"Princess Tutu" thinpak and the "King of Bandit Jing" OAV? Woot! :D Looks like I finally have a reason to look forward to November! ;) :p Actually, I really loved the "King of Bandit Jing" tv series, but I didn't even know there was a 3 ep. OAV (yes, I am sadly out of the loop, thanks for...

You know, I've just about given up on AS on Saturdays, which makes me very sad. I so miss the old days when it was all anime, all the time. In fact, the first time I ever watched any AS at all was the very first night they had an AS Saturday. And it was fantastic. So what if half of the...

Hmmm, well since we seem to be doing sets of three, here are mine (in no particular order): Cowboy Bebop - some jazzy, some relaxing, some just fun or great for singing all of your frustrations out; every person I've ever introduced it to had at least one song they adored! Escaflowne -...

Gotta agree with that one - I think the line "Do your best" or something closely akin to it has come up at least once in almost every anime I've seen! But, of course, it is a good lesson to learn! ;) Also, (taken mostly from Fruits Basket, but I've run into this theme elsewhere too)...

The Magnitudinous Law of Turtle Time: the more important time is to an action which is occurring, in relation to how impressive the action actually is, the slower time will pass. Especially true in battle scenes. Watch the Namek arc of DBZ to see this law at it's mightiest! ;) The addendum...

Hi. First, I would like to say that I really enjoyed reading your poems. Overall, they had a good flow, and certainly they got across the emotions of the poet. :) There were a couple places that were a little awkward. In your first poem, the line at the end of the second stanza "And I'm...

That does sound like it seriously sucks. I mean, if they're not even willing to give Dai-Guard a try. . . that's just sad. I guess Martian Successor Nadesico is right out, huh. I didn't quite get the "all dubs suck" mentality: if they're only watching the stuff that's on tv, how can they...

Meh, I went with Adult Swim, since they currently have more stuff that I want to watch, but I really loved Toonami back when it was on weekdays and showing stuff like The Big O and Outlaw Star. I still watch it for some stuff, but. . . well, neither block is perfect at the moment. *sigh*

In the quiet, educated accent of a BBC announcer (or, more likely, someone from a comedy show trying to imitate a BBC announcer :D ): "Little is known about the ancient race of Okinawan warrior cats, beyond the fact that they were lethal mercenaries who were good with their claws and would do...

Multi-links: the first was disturbing (tho' I'm glad "it" was deliciously spicy for you! :p ) and the second was about waffles. . . Well, what's not to like about waffles?!! :D I'm going with an 8/10 for this one! :) (And don't even think about what you'd get if you combined those two...

Only the Harry Potter plots are starting to get so dark and sad. :crying: Part of me can't wait to see it, and part of me is vaguely dreading it. :sad: :p

Chocolate gooooooooood. . . Other flavors. . . not so gooooooooood. . . (except for banana, but only when it's ice cream . . . and it's summer. . . ummmmmm, bananaaaaaaaaaaaa :D )

My understanding is that it was pretty heavily edited for Fox Kids; also Fox Kids (aiming for an audience of primarily elementary school-aged children) really wouldn't be drawing the type of audience that would enjoy Escaflowne (from a marketer's standpoint, Escaflowne is a show which should...

Gee, I wonder what the Anime Network has done with D.N.Angel. Sigh. . . :sad: I'm happy to see Marmalade Boy is back on Anime Selects. I saw these first two eps back when they still had a preview section, and I enjoyed the manga, so I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the series...

I learned that there are no plasterers who will come to my part of the world and fix my kitchen ceiling (which was destroyed while trying to fix the aforementioned "cleaning hair out of the sink drain" incident. *SIGH* :sad: :crying: I also learned that the track titled "Happiness" on the...

I grab my own "trash can" with my mouse and move it into position to catch the e-mails, then I *CLICK* empty that trash can immediately! Feeling proud of my own efforts to make the electronic world a little cleaner, I grab some "smugness" ;) from the air around me, stuff it into an organic...

While I understand that kind of reasoning, it doesn't exactly address the point I was trying to make. Just because people "haven't" seen a show, doesn't mean they'll "want" to see a show; "new" doesn't necessarily equal "good". Frankly, I think that the "best" choice for a network that wants...

Be that as it may, it still would have been nice of them to put "NEW" in their TV guide blurb. Then I wouldn't have deleted it unwatched from my DVR recordings list. Sigh. . . :sad:

Totally random, kinda silly question: is there no such thing as a female otaku? It looks like everything on the two top ten lists are either general appeal (stories which are gonna interest anybody) or stuff written with guys in mind (not that girls can't enjoy the shonen stuff; I know I like...