(anime)... Let's say that you're interested in some anime, but you don't have a lot of time on your hands, and you're not sure what to watch. Here are a couple of suggestions for series to watch...
1. Gundam SEED. For the Giant Robot Lover in you... SEED is decidedly more mature than Dragonball. Giant Robots, genetic engineering, civil rights, friends, enemies, the morality of war... and at least one psycho-chick using her "feminine wiles" to manipulate our hero. The DVD's aren't out yet, but it airs on Cartoon Network every Saturday night at 10:30, and this Saturday is only episode three.
2. Naruto. For loner heroes and ninja fanatics... Naruto is a great series that my whole family enjoys. Friendship, teamwork, and the source of numerous family in-jokes. (My personal favorite is "One Thousand Years of Pain!" - the ninja technique of sneaking up behind someone and poking them in the butt.) I was going to comment on someone's blog that they were really letting their Inner Sakura go, but then I realized that she would have absolutely no idea what I was talking about. This one is available for free to download from a couple of places on the net, because it's not commercially available in the states, I personally recommend GotWoot. Bootleg DVD's are available on eBay, but I can't recommend those. Once the series is licensed here in the states (and given its online popularity, I'm sure it's only a matter of time), then those on-line episodes will be pulled - see my earlier posts re: fansubbing. Also, the manga (comic-book) should be available at your local bookstore.
3. Cowboy Bebop. For the film noir geeks. This is one of the few series I've seen that actually plays better for me in English than it does in Japanese. Jazz, Beautiful girls, action, comedy, bounty hunters, hyper-intelligent dogs ... this series has it all. The entire series is available at amazon and on Netflix. Note: watch the first few discs before you watch the movie. Trust me. The movie actually happens during the course of the series, not after it. And the music is by the incomparable Yoko Kanno.
While there are other series out there that are excellent, (FullMetal Alchemist and Bomberman Jetterz - where I get the term "Bomber SHOOT" - on fansub, Trigun, FLCL, and Last Exile on DVD), those first three are probably my top picks of all time. At least, so far. And for manga, if you get the chance, Hikaru No Go is excellent.
Finally, if you don't already know to, pick up pretty much any of Hayao Miyazaki's movies. Spirited Away in particular is excellent, and good for the whole family, IMHO.
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