I watched the rest of School Rumble, and it was as much fun as when I first started watching anime and was discovering great series like Fruits Basket, Azumanga Daioh and Excel Saga. Also, Kenji Harima makes it on to my list of most awesome anime characters (which is far harder to get on than my Favorite Anime list.)
I was this ->?<- close to picking up School Rumble season one... I think I must see this show.
Now, on to the rest of XXXholic, Genshiken and Best Student Council! Whee!
How I enjoyed Best Student Council and xxxHolic. Only read the Genshiken manga, though.
Just watched two episodes of Princess Resurrection, in Japanese, subtitled, on Animé Network. I'm a big fan of the manga, and even though I knew that the 'blood pact' was replaced with a 'flame of life', I had hopes for the show. Being that I enjoy the source material so much, I was kind of disappointed, over all. Maybe it's me, but I though it was toned-down a bit too much. Part of what makes the manga great is this sense of mortality (and lethality), which was sort of lost in the adaptation to animé. The animé felt less "urgent"...it's hard to clearly explain. Would have been a much better series had it been geared to an older audience.
After watching 8 episodes, I have firmly concluded that Neo Ranga is the equivalent of an animé B-movie, or worse. I am going to plow through it; thankfully the episodes are only 15 min. long. It's preachy, jumpy, and the characters' actions don't really make a whole lot of sense.
Finished up Mushi-shi, and wanted more... So I bought the manga.
Saw a bunch of Slayers (Premium, Gorgeous, Excellent) all are really great. Funny as hell, and Naga is as annoying as she ought to be. I should have watched these years ago! I really hope Animé Network puts up more.
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