I'm just a regular person, I like Cinema, Anime, PC and TV series. I like to go out and hang out with my friends, but I also greatly enjoy my moments of solitude.
I'm currently working on a Call Center and sharing the house with a friend, while figuring out what to do with my life. Never got the chance to go to college, but I also never really tryed.
Concerning anime, how I started:
You could say I'm the shounen type, my childhood was filled with shows like: Dragon Ball (yes in my country Dragon Ball aired first); Saylor Moon; Dragon Ball Z; Pokemon; Samurai X; Digimon and Yu-gi-Oh, basically the most popular ones that reach every corner of America and Europe. I was a long time a diehard Dragon Ball Z fan up to my early teenage years. Me and my friends would talk about it for years.
One day, a friend of mine who was into Rurouni Kenshin and anime made me want to rewatch Rurouni Kenshin, and so I got the whole original series, and the OVA's as well after that, and my friend and I would have lots of discussions about it... it became our favorite show.
Sometime, somewhere in there, I rewatched the Dragon Ball series and movies up to a certain point (around the Namek Saga) and it was no longer a fave show of mine, I realized it dragged a lot, it was stretched and juiced as far as possible and the animation was not that good (not to mention the dubs were bad, both portuguese and english). By that time, I was a lot more mature, and Dragon Ball, the first series, had a bigger place in my heart, and I felt it had so much more charm and overall quality than Dragon Ball Z. Still, moments like the the Ginyu Force, Androids and Cell sagas as well as the movies weren't forgotten.
After my rerun of the eternal Rurouni Kenshin (which got a lot of people into anime) me and my friend started getting into animes like Naruto and Bleach, and from there we started discovering the awesome world of japanese animation (which has always been with us ever since our Infancy and we never noticed, not only shows like Dragon Ball or Sayler Moon, but also shows like Conan, Heidi, among others).
My friend (as a girl, she had a more femine preference, so she would prefer characters and story over action) went the route of animes like Chobbits, Fruits Basket, Soul Eater as well as manga, and I kept going with the mainstream and shounen type, while being open minded and available to try most type of anime.
More recently I started to get into One Piece, Miyazaki works, some of the classics (80's) and Mecha, and so far it's been a wonderful ride.
See ya on the discussion forums!
Favorite anime characters:
(not exacly in a specific order, but the furthest you go down, the furthest you get away from my top faves)
Yeah, that would be me hehe xDD
I was at the beginning only watching the eps and trying to catch up non-stop, but then I thought I might also catch up with the movies/OVAs/TV-Specials before starting the epic eps (227+)
n WoW ^^ you seem like you have been watching it non-stop before I started doing so(from the discussions' dates)
u might want trying to catch up non-stop too, thing seem like they'd get pretty interesting ^_^
you will see smth awesome with sanji/zoro around episode 377 :D hehe) zoro will be your favorite character for sure ^_^
anyway the next arc will gonna be very emotional + there will be Lots of fights and new powerups X)
I used to watch a few Gundam series when it was on Toonami in 2002 or something. G, Seed and Wing in particular, when I was young, I loved them, but I don't think I'd like Wing and Seed at all if I tried them again. But, I only seriously got into the Gundam series recently, except not as recent as 2 months. :P And I'm a professional buzzkill, so about CCA, I didn't like it all that much, even though I also had very high expectations for it. Especially since it has Char, the coolest guy since Darth Vader and the Fonz. But, I guess it's essential for ending Amuro's and Char's rivalry.
Just decided to post here because I don't want to derail the "Comment on the list of the member above you" thread.
I will admit that I am a biased LOGH fanboy, so I recommend that wholeheartedly. When I heard the story was about tactics and politics, I thought it would be a boring anime, but I enjoyed it immensely. Although, there's always the chance that it won't be your cup of tea, lots of people thought it was boring, and due to all the hype surrounding it, it might disappoint you and all.
As far as Gundam I only watched ZZ to see what happened to Kamille. I never found the campy atmosphere enjoyable, and never found it humorous. And as far as 0080 goes, it's my favorite Gundam following Zeta (even though I only saw a few Gundam series). Even though it's very flawed, corny, and has its fair share of cliches, I like it because it's the Gundam that feels the least like a Gundam. It's so unique, refreshing, and ambitious and all. Make sure to watch it. ; )
I think Eva's a little to popular and respected to be considered a cult classic, it is one of the most recognizable anime created after all. And, of course it isn't perfect, nothing is and everything has flaws. It's unrealistic to expect perfection, but NGE made me think alot and EoE, which I guess you haven't seen yet, may be the single best anime movie I've seen. There is a good chance Asuka will grow on you during EoE.
Also, it's interesting Grave of the Fireflies is your only 10. I may check it out.
Did you watch it in english or japanese? That can make a difference. As far as Asuka, I don't find her annoying and even if I did I would know that there is a reason for it. But, if it helps you out any, I wasn't particularly fond of Rei myself when I first watched NGE and didn't really learn to appreciate her as a character until the second time I watched the series.
These characters aren't "likable" in the traditional sense and were never supposed to be, that's why NGE may have my favorite anime cast. I can totally understand why some people don't like Eva, because it's different and doesn't many of the norms. But, whatever.
After I finished NGE, I had to take a break of everything at least 4-5 days. I had feeling like someone raped my brain and left it on a highway, even more after EoE.
So, if your head do hurt a bit, maybe it's best to watch it after a day or two.
After I finished NGE, I had to take a break of everything at least 4-5 days. I had feeling like someone raped my brain and left it on a highway, even more after EoE.
So, if your head do hurt a bit, maybe it's best to watch it after a day or two.
Usually, most of anime viewers start with Neon Genesis Evangelion as their first more serious title.
Well, maybe that's better...
This way you can watch Gainax animes chronologically.
Gunbuster, FLCL, Diebuster, NGE, TTGL...
Gainax studio tends to make over the top titles with amazing ending, and most of them are pure masterpieces, epecially NGE and End of Evangelion, as well as Gunbuster and Diebuster.
