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Hey Jess!

About Akira, I actually kind of do want to re-watch it. I think I may be at the point now that I really could see it simply for what it is, not for what its fans would like it to be. I think that if I did re-watch it I would probably do the same score change... 5 to a 6. (Quite possibly the same with Evangelion.) I think I will always hate the characters... I don't find a single one of them impressive in either a good or a bad way... but emphasis on character is part of my personal taste, so I must try to put it aside.

I have actually heard of something that might interest you recently... a series called Kaiba. Before, I'd only heard that it was unique, but I had a discussion with a Tezuka enthusiast a couple weeks back who mentioned that it paid quite a bit of homage to the God of Manga, particularly in how the themes and style of manga and anime today compare and contrast with what they were early on.
Don't know much more about it than that, unfortunately, but it sounds interesting.

Also, Trapeze/Kuchu Buranko is kind of amazing. I have absolutely no idea what score to give it, but it's a nice break from normal anime.

And I just remembered another anime wonder I started fairly recently... Legend of the Galactic Heroes. As I'm sure I've mentioned, I usually hate 80s anime, but this one is genuinely interesting. I hear it keeps on getting better, but I'm already quite impressed. It's hard to explain exactly why... the story is nothing terribly special, nor are the characters, really. It's animated just as you would expect a late 80s/early 90s anime to be, and it's not like there's a Star Wars-class fascinating technological and historical background. But there's something really intriguing about the way the anime is treated... instead of another series on war and warfare, it's almost like a philosophical look at it. It's not about brilliant tactics and charismatic leaders but rather focuses on the attitudes, origins, cultural impact, personal impact, and reasoning of war. I can't describe it in a way that does it justice, but I'm really taken by it. The series is continuous and chronological, but each episode has the satisfaction of a short story (not that it's similar, but kind of like GitS gave that satisfaction). So yeah. I'm loving that as well.

How have you been doing?

Whoaaaaah... as soon as I get some pay, I'm buying.

We should!

I think I could watch Akira again if I were just going to try to enjoy it for what it was rather than... well, what I think it should be.

But it just occurred to me... if we hold anime marathons together then I'm not getting any closer to catching up with you at all. :p

I know! I thought I'd already seen the "Smile Land" episode but... I guess I hadn't.
And I was kind of shocked when I looked up at my shelf, saw Ergo Proxy on it, and realized how long it had been since I'd seen it.
So very close to the end... and when I am at the end, I'd like to rewatch it and analyze it.

Well, you've read as much of 20th Century Boys as I have now... I think the third volume has been released in the US, but I believe that's all. I really like the way Urasawa sets things up.

I've read the first volume of Black Jack... I really like stories they re-added. And "The Two Jans" was an interesting situation to see Black Jack in... I was a little surprised that he acted at all.

Jess! Coming back tonight and planning on seeing you! So long as you're still around, at least. Not sure when exactly... it's probably going to be late, unfortunately. But I'll give you a call when we can stop by!

Interesting. I have a small backlog of things I'd like to try to watch this weekend, but I hope to get to starting it.

...It always strikes me as so strange that you care about the time slot. xD
And BSS can sub fast... but they're pretty unreliable about it. They used to be called "Bullet Speed Subs" but later decided that they preferred to do quality work. On occasion it can take them up to two weeks to sub a high-priority show. Other times, like now, they're quite fast.
I'll probably get to see the second episode this weekend... I liked the first one, so I'm hoping the second is even better since the actual story seems to start then.

So far, my favorite show this season has been Spice and Wolf II. I don't usually go for romantic comedies with frequently naked wolf-girls, but the franchise has been handled incredibly well.
Still looking forward to Hetalia II (an awesome 19th-century-history-on-crack short ONA series) and the new Zetsubou (though I need to finish the original ZSZS first as well as Goku).