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pacificpikachuI've been watching anime today. :D
I finally started Toshokan Sensou, as when it was first subbed I was too busy to watch anything. It's officially another series on my "Definitely Watching It" list. I really like the character designs, how it's animated, and the characters. I especially like the main character--she's so...flawed. I mean, just in a superficial way so far, but still--I like how she frequently makes bad decisions and takes things too personally and freaks out over everything. She's very likable to me. The plot is a little iffy to me (mostly because I've read so many OMG CENSORSHIP books in my lifetime that it's gotten a little old, and I don't usually care for military-centered stories), but regardless of this it's been a lot of fun so far, so I'm definitely going to watch the rest of it. I don't actually dislike the plot, I more just dislike the *idea* of the plot. I like the OP and ED animation (and the songs are fairly catchy, too).
You know, I think generally the series was very interesting and well-done. I had some doubts about it occasionally and the pacing was weird, and it was so downright strange that it was hard to get REALLY into it, but I loved the characters so much and it was just so...interesting. From the novel ways it used sound, to the almost stream-of-consciousness style of storytelling, to the dreamlike mood it held the whole series. I really really liked it. I didn't OMGLOVELOVELOVELOVE it, but I did like it very, very much, and I'd be happy to recommend it to the right types of people.
The ending... I was simultaneously very happy with and a bit dissatisfied with. See, I thought it was going to end with little to no closure. And, you know what? It did give some closure. Not as much as it ideally could have, but, yes, there was some closure. And what was even more important? It made me SMILE. It made me so, so giddy to see a happy ending for those poor characters, and their bonds of friendship by the end? Downright adorable. I want to hug them all. That said, I did feel the ending was a bit rushed, and I don't feel I understood everything. It's like...I think it probably wrapped up most of what it set up, but I didn't understand all of it well enough to tell for sure. Part of this may have been because I watched the series over such a long period of time, though; it was hard to keep track of some of the details. This is one of those series where I'd probably have to see it about five or six times before I felt like I had a strong understanding of it. I don't know.
The series in a word? BIZARRE. Without a doubt. But it was enjoyable and well-thought-out and intriguing. It was like a... B or a B+ series, I think.
I was going to start Kaiba, but I didn't particularly feel like it after watching the Ghost Hound ending. I'll maybe watch it tomorrow, we'll see. :)
I also created a sales journal!Because I definitely spent outside my limits today. *Cough* ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
surfinpikasales. It's got mostly Pokémon stuff, but it's got some Naruto/Gankutsuou/Fullmetal Alchemist doujinshi and a few DVDs and some other stuff. Feel free to root around in there if it pleases you. XD
I keep feeling like I should go do something else, but it is 12:20 AM. Perhaps I should just go to sleep.Or doodle on Tegaki. That would work, too.
Also, I'm sorry if I haven't been replying to comments and entries very well lately. I've been overwhelmingly busy, and next week is finals so I'm all stressed out. I'm trying to get back to you guys, but don't be shocked if it takes me a few days to write comments to your entries and reply to your comments.
I finally started Toshokan Sensou, as when it was first subbed I was too busy to watch anything. It's officially another series on my "Definitely Watching It" list. I really like the character designs, how it's animated, and the characters. I especially like the main character--she's so...flawed. I mean, just in a superficial way so far, but still--I like how she frequently makes bad decisions and takes things too personally and freaks out over everything. She's very likable to me. The plot is a little iffy to me (mostly because I've read so many OMG CENSORSHIP books in my lifetime that it's gotten a little old, and I don't usually care for military-centered stories), but regardless of this it's been a lot of fun so far, so I'm definitely going to watch the rest of it. I don't actually dislike the plot, I more just dislike the *idea* of the plot. I like the OP and ED animation (and the songs are fairly catchy, too).
You know, I think generally the series was very interesting and well-done. I had some doubts about it occasionally and the pacing was weird, and it was so downright strange that it was hard to get REALLY into it, but I loved the characters so much and it was just so...interesting. From the novel ways it used sound, to the almost stream-of-consciousness style of storytelling, to the dreamlike mood it held the whole series. I really really liked it. I didn't OMGLOVELOVELOVELOVE it, but I did like it very, very much, and I'd be happy to recommend it to the right types of people.
The ending... I was simultaneously very happy with and a bit dissatisfied with. See, I thought it was going to end with little to no closure. And, you know what? It did give some closure. Not as much as it ideally could have, but, yes, there was some closure. And what was even more important? It made me SMILE. It made me so, so giddy to see a happy ending for those poor characters, and their bonds of friendship by the end? Downright adorable. I want to hug them all. That said, I did feel the ending was a bit rushed, and I don't feel I understood everything. It's like...I think it probably wrapped up most of what it set up, but I didn't understand all of it well enough to tell for sure. Part of this may have been because I watched the series over such a long period of time, though; it was hard to keep track of some of the details. This is one of those series where I'd probably have to see it about five or six times before I felt like I had a strong understanding of it. I don't know.
The series in a word? BIZARRE. Without a doubt. But it was enjoyable and well-thought-out and intriguing. It was like a... B or a B+ series, I think.
I was going to start Kaiba, but I didn't particularly feel like it after watching the Ghost Hound ending. I'll maybe watch it tomorrow, we'll see. :)
I also created a sales journal!
surfinpikasales. It's got mostly Pokémon stuff, but it's got some Naruto/Gankutsuou/Fullmetal Alchemist doujinshi and a few DVDs and some other stuff. Feel free to root around in there if it pleases you. XDI keep feeling like I should go do something else, but it is 12:20 AM. Perhaps I should just go to sleep.
Also, I'm sorry if I haven't been replying to comments and entries very well lately. I've been overwhelmingly busy, and next week is finals so I'm all stressed out. I'm trying to get back to you guys, but don't be shocked if it takes me a few days to write comments to your entries and reply to your comments.
