I'm a big fan of sonic the hedgehog (look at name) I only watch animes that are completed, excluding bleach and naruto actually forget that, i like watching animes as they air now. conversations about what happens next are interesting
my favourite characters are usually the main character in any show, thats how i am
i'm also starting to read manga, so since i'm completely new to it, recommendations would be helpful My FIRST MANGA COMPLETED: BREAK-HANDS ~Inheritor of the Star Stone~
also, plz for the love of all that is good, plz dont give random friend requests, actually BE an internet friend of mine before adding me.
Other seiyuu and other ppl people I like: (in no particular order)
anime characters I find awesome in some way. some of them might be even more awesome than the ones in my faveourite list, but its too much of a hassle to rearrange all of it so i'll put new favourite characters here. also in no particular order
Male:
Zenkichi Hitoyoshi
Kamina
Yuuta Togashi
JoJo (ALL of them)
Kazuki Muto
Allen Walker
Shichika Yasuri
Dante (DMC)
Cinque Izumi (and everyone else from Dog Days)
Tai Kamiya/Taichi Yagami (Digimon)
Mikado Ryugamine
Akira Takizawa (eden of the east)
Houtarou Oreki
Jing (king of Bandit Jing)
Ginta Toramizu
Toua Tokuchi
Nozomu Itoshiki (Zetsubou-sensei)
Yoh Asakura
Rei Oogami
Female:
Rikka Takanashi
Koko Hekmatyar
Akiho Senomiya
Ranmaru Rindou
Kotomi Ichinose
Erza Scarlet
Shiki Ryougi
Kaori Kanzaki
Harumi Kiyama
Millhiore Firianno Biscotti (and everyone else from Dog Days)
Nyaruko "Nyarlathotep"
Holo
Mizore Shirayuki (R+V)
shows i particularly like, stuff I might watch again and again. And I might even recommend to an average openminded fan. so basically my "favourites" of the anime i've watched
Acchi Kocchi
Baccano!
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Dog Days
Higashi no Eden
Katanagatari
One Outs
Seitokai Yakuindomo
Steins;Gate
Fate/Zero
Usagi Drop
some anime quotes that I particularly like:
Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear. - Baron (Neko no Ongaeshi)
There's a few like His and Her circumstances, Mysterious Girlfriend X, Clannad After Story, Spice and Wolf (Kind of), Nana (If you count that the girls are always in changing relationships).
I don't really like manga much, but I'll check that one out.
Are you in the USA? I'm in the UK, the only site I can think of is TokyoToys, but if you're not in this country I doubt that'll help :P
Hobbysearch have a few different sections other than the PVC/figurine part, so it might be worth exploring their site.
You can pay on ebay with paypal, and the main figure sites (at least you can with Hobby Search), but with Amazon you have to use a card.
Swagbucks is a revenue sharing site, they get paid to put sponsored links at the top of their search engine (the same as google), and they also show you adverts for the other ways of getting points. They take a portion of their revenue each month and then give the members that revenue in the form of points, which you then redeem for things like amazon vouchers.
Google don't do that, but they have a system of revenue sharing where you can put adverts on your site and for each click your site visitors make, you get 65% of the revenue paid to google.
Effectively, you don't get anything for free, you still have to use the site and see the adverts they are paid to show you, but they don't take any money from you at least :)
I suppose it's a little like TV - you don't pay for each individual show that comes on, but they make their revenue by showing you adverts in the break. In return for you watching adverts, you get free entertainment.
The amazon cards arrive as a code, which you then apply to your amazon account :)
Let me know if you have any other questions and i'd be happy to help ^_^
Ah hey, I apologize for the late reply, umm, if ya still remember the original comment on my page, lol.
If it still means anything to you, here's my reply: I do somewhat dislike the direction that the industry is headed nowadays, and the reason that you've guessed is, frankly put, quite right. It doesn't mean that I don't enjoy series that showcase such things. In fact (and though this is simply my opinion),
I'd like to point out that Lucky Star was significantly different than the shows I refer to as "churned out by the current industry". When some (I'd boldly claim that most) series try to engage viewers through a plot, they just don't cut it, and either as a result or because of this fact, things like fanservice end up standing out more than it should. Like when a plot has to be progressed through a significant point of interaction, but ends being your typical "trip and land on the girl" scenario, or something like that.
But Lucky Star? You'll have to realize that the series is, in the first place, an indulgent piece of work. You watch it because you WANT to watch "fanservice" (yes, Lucky Star IS fanservice in its proper definition). It's not some sidelined trait of the series that the producers can use as a cop-out to draw attention when the main point of the show doesn't sell, but it is the focus of the series. It's moe because its purpose is to be moe. It doesn't lack a plot because it was never meant to have a plot. That, I can enjoy, because it fulfills its purpose and it does so brilliantly. Not to mention that its supposed to be comedy, and it makes sure that that's what it is, even during the more emotional scenes. It's the same reason why I like series like Azumanga Daioh and Nichijou, just as I like Cowboy Bebop and GITS.
When you put it that way, it does seem like Lucky Star was partially to blame for the popularity of similar themes and concepts being used nowadays, but I think the difference was its authenticity and its superior source material.
And nah. I can get pretty excited when talking about stuff like that, but at the end of the day, I know anime is just that, and there's no need to feel insulted about the discussions.
