Anime Anyone?

[janusu]

Hey there! I just wanted to see what some of you guys watch. And it is also an excuse to get new shows since I'm waiting for all of mine to come out with new episodes... So boring when you have to wait for episodes to come out isn't it? Haha... Well I guess I'll start off with some shows I'm watching right now! I guess you could tell me if you've seen it or not if you want. If you want you can also explain what the show is about ^^ so here I go!!

Axis Powers Hetalia (APH for short)- a WW2 centered show where they have personified the different countries. Educational (Actually helped a friend of mine on an AP exam) and funny! The main character is N. Italy but the episodes change around a lot so most of the countries have an episode or two that centers around them.

Pandora Hearts- Oz a young boy from like waaaayyy long ago is at a ceremony when something goes wrong and he is cast into Abyss. He meets a chain named Alice and the story is their adventures as they try to uncover Aice's lost memories and the reason behind Oz being cast away to the Abyss (while balancing trying to stop a second world tradgedy)!!

Kyo KAra Maoh (or Maou, however u wanna spell it)- Yuuri, a normal high school (or middle school) student is sucked down a girl's bathroom toilet while trying to help out a boy being bullied. He falls into this alternate (and old time) world where he is known as a demon because he is a double black (black hair and eyes). This is an anime about all of the tradgedies, adventures, and plain weirdness that happens to him once he is crowned the Maoh (or Maou), king, of the demon people there.

All three are very funny so at least check them out if you've never done so before!! ^^ I actually know many many more but I decided to go with the ones I'm watching now.

[bloodycrimson]

I've got a few favorites that'll take some time to explain them all.

I'm really into .hack, but I haven't seen it in a while. Basically people in the online game called "The World" are falling into comas in the real world because of system anomalies. The main characters have to stop this catastrophe. They go: Tsukasa, Kite, Shugo, Haseo, Tokio[the newest and last].

The Melencholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is also pretty neat. Basically Kyon[no other name so far] is pulled into the life of a psycho girl named Haruhi Suzumiya, who is obsessed with aliens, espers, and time travelers. They[more haruhi] start a club called "The SOS Brigade" and recruit[as in kidnap] people into the club. It's a nice high school life anime.

Best Student Council is something I found by accident and became hooked on until the very end. The main character, Rino Rando, and her living puppet Puuchan make their way to Miyagami Private Academy, a presitgious all-girls school. As soon as she gets there she is invited into the Best Student Council by the president. The Best Student Council runs the school and is more powerful than all the faculty. With an Assault Squad, Covert Squad, and plenty of other suprises, this is a really silly anime.

[Kimidori]

I swap anime intrests about as often as people fall asleep.
Currently I'm really into One piece, and I watch Hamtaro with my little brother. I like Umineko no naku koro ni and Higurashi no naku koro ni, and actully this site is kinda based of animes like Umineko. I really like spooky horror ones but I can't find any at the moment which sucks.

Umineko no naku koro ni

This family joins together on an island to talk about their fathers inheritece, but the granchildren (I think) have problems of their own. Soon the people find out about a witch called Bertarice, who gave the head of the family some gold bars. Now they need to find it. And like a bunch of them get murdered and theres a sicotic eight year old and it's funny, but also disturbing when they find the bodies because the kids freak out.

[rabidgiraffe]

Junji Ito made Uzumaki, which was nice and creepy. His other work Gyo, was just weird.

I like Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, a school life series about a suicidal teacher and his crazy students

Also, Mirai Nikki has awesome plot, without troubling Xanatos Pile-ups (if you don't know, I won't tell you, sorry), and then there's Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, which is one of the most interesting manga ever.

[Kimidori]

Anyone know Ponyo? Its the new Gibli film, I just came back from watching the Japanese dubbed one. Its really sweet.

[rabidgiraffe]

I want to see it, but I'm gonna wait for the english ones because I know some of the voice actors.

[Kimidori]

I didn't know any, so yeah

[rabidgiraffe]

Do you watch anything other than anime?

[Kimidori]

Yeah, but not often. I don't really watch anime that often either unless its a new series. But yeah most shows I watch consist of anime, same with video games and books.

[bloodycrimson]

I've got a few more I guess but whatever.

I saw the first episode of Higurahi no naku koro ni last night, Rena is my favorite already! ^^

[janusu]

I tried watching Higurashi....I ended up seeing the first season and quitting. First of all cause it scared the heck outta me and second its way too long for me to watch.... But everyone else I know seems to enjoy it soo much!

Is Ponyo any good? I wanted to go watch it but haven't had a chance to see much....

[Kimidori]

Ponyo is a really sweet story, its just under two hours and the japanese dub is great.Ponyo is really cute when she turns human.

Yeah I was really scared of Higurashi before too

[bloodycrimson]

I'm looking forward to the blood actually. ^^ I've been in that mood for a while now.