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post 413 ~ more japanese TV

October 20th, 2006 | No Comments »

“fruits basket” (anime; 2001-2)

“you’re under arrest” (live-action; 2002)
“NANA” (anime; 2006)–>

post 413 ~ more japanese TV, hehe ;)

fruits basket ~ last night, finally finished the 26-episode series via netflix!… and WOW, i never would’ve guessed that i’d find myself so fond of yet ANOTHER (seemingly stereotypical) high-school-teenaged story (like “shuffle” or “negima”)… but like many of these anime series, what starts out as funny and cute — emotively hooking you and forging bonds with the characters — then dramatically evolves into a darker drama, exploring the more profound depths of the characters and interrelations… here, the concluding 3 episodes were simply powerful… so what i initially and instinctively assigned as 4 stars rightfully earned 5 of 5 stars!…

you’re under arrest ~ last night, finished this too!… just 9 live-action episodes based on the comedy-action anime… and yeah, the acting was pretty cheesy… but perhaps that’s what made it lovable as well… sad to say bye to “miyuki” and “natsumi” and “nakajima” after such a short run… 4 stars!

NANA ~ finally!!!… after about a month, the newest download finally made available… episode 22′s new opening theme rocked!… and once again, everything — humor and drama and twists and music — were all packed again into yet another half hour… according to wikipedia, there are a total of 26 episodes, and so far #22 will be the 24th episode (including 11.5 and 21.5), so only two more shows for this 5-star season… a continuing second season is definitely likely, i hope!… lol, can’t wait!

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nowunraveling
October 20th, 2006 at 6:37 am

i just recommended His and Her Circumstances to your Netflix. hands down the BEST high-school drama/comedy ever, though the anime ends short of the manga.
xjaymanx
October 20th, 2006 at 7:37 am

LOL, thanx… if you’re right, it’s gotta rank up there with “fruits basket”, “shuffle”, “mai hime”, “negima”, and “to heart”, hehe… so let me add it now ;)… will these great high-school dramedies ever end? ;)))

p.s. speaking of never ending, have u checked out these downloads yet?…

+ “black lagoon” (season 1) ~ feels like an international action film, or a present-day smuggler version of “firefly”… lots of r-rated cursing, lol ;)
+ “rozen maiden” (season 1) ~ like a “living doll” version of “fate/stay night”… or a lighter version of “petit cosette”…
+ “melancholy of haruhi suzumiya” ~ how do i describe this one?… unpredictably atypical unconventional high-school comedy… it’s like taking the weirdest high-school/college clubs from “to heart”, “fruits basket” and “genshiken”, and mashing them into some strange concoction, lol ;)
xjaymanx
October 20th, 2006 at 8:36 am

related note: i don’t know exactly when, but maybe since may-june, i’ve been watching my anime almost exclusively in jap w/eng subs… (if i liked the 1st netflix disc in english dubs, i typically downloaded/watched the rest in jap w/eng subs)… but nowadays, i even watch the netflix discs in jap! including “fruits basket”…

i mean, in the middle of the series, i tried going back to english to see how it sounds, and it sounded horrible, ughhh… for me, so much more natural and comfortable in jap… i wonder… i’d probably give “fruits basket” 3-4 stars for the english-dub version…
nowunraveling
October 30th, 2006 at 6:59 pm

i haven’t checked out any of them, but i have heard some good things i think of rozen maiden. maybe when i’m back in the mood for schoolkids — still trying to get through ouran high school host club which i just haven’ t been in the mood for.
xjaymanx
October 30th, 2006 at 8:52 pm

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i see, but no need to force yourself thru a series… just start another anyway ;)… meanwhile, i don’t know if i have those kind of “moods” since everything i see overlaps with everything else, lol… of about two dozen, i think i’m active with half a dozen… and “his and her circumstances” STILL managed to hook me!

especially got choked up when she holds his hand for the first time during the committee meeting (she’s almost like a younger NANA “hachiko”)… another week to download 7-26… not only does it feel like a purified “evangelion” elegantly stripped away of its robots and aliens, but it reminds me of only 2 other “real life” series without magic or robots or anything supernatural… and that’s the awesome “NANA” (in their 20s) and the super-adorable “ichigo mashimaro” (12-yr-olds)… so it’s definitely rising to the top of the high-school genre so far… arigato ;)))

p.s. but if i had to recommend a UNIQUE series, i’d have to choose “melancholy of haruhi suzumiya”… if u enjoy the first episode, then the rest of the series will be a wild roller-coaster ride ;)