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Anime Relations: Dead Leaves

On a whim I decided to watch this anime only to be completely surprised. It is crude, strange, and not predictable in anyway. It's vibrant colors and second to second changes keep you glued to your seat and wanting to know what could possibly happen next. It is very entertaining for those who don't mind cursing every five seconds, lewd gestures comments scenes and characters, and people being crushed into small explosions of flesh and blood. And all of that happens all of the time.

Really it is entertaining; odd, but entertaining.

I liked it.

Anime Relations: Bartender

So I went into this anime expecting so much. I mean an anime called bartender brought up hopes of the seedy underbelly of a city that is all told in moments spent at the bar telling the bartender each individual storyline that will somehow connect the entire city into a crime filled hub.

Though I suppose I am too influenced by pulpy fiction.

This anime is nothing like that. It is calm and slow moving; designed specifically not to give you action and idle entertainment, but instead to make you stop and appreciate drinks for what they are. Bartender is a varitable history of drinks; a dictionary of their menaings. The stories that are told are of glimpses into a persons life not their enirety. However, this is a very barlike situation. The bartender in any bar can only know what a person is like at that particular moment unless they become regulars.

I would say it was not what I expected and far too little for my taste, but I did begin to respect the drinks I have consumed in past. So even if it took a turn on me, it was still worth turning.

This was one of those anime that made me wish it was long er than it was, which is pretty impressive for a school romance type. I began this series like so many other not knowing a thing about it and fell absolutely in love. The character design is beautiful and although there are some things I'd prefer weren't there overall I find it wonderful

For the things I don't like, Kana's Japanese voice is just so cute it's annoying after a while, but I can deal with it for 12 eps. I tend to feel like I want more of the storyline for some of the characters; namely Shion, Ichiko, Kimie, Kei, and Kajiura. It seems like a lot in that list but really they get a decent amount for their part in the story, but I liked it so I greedily want more. Also Mizuho was way too good of a girl to be straight anyway, so really the whole thing is moot but we'll just ignore that for fun.

I loved the intermission pictures. They were cute and hilarious all in one. I also loved the Takako and Mariya fights. For some reason those two were just superbly entertaining. I loved it; except when Mariya was being childish and avoiding her own feelings.

It really was an amazingly good anime, even though it seems like it should be so average even in my own reasoning. It was just too cute, funny, and good to not love. <3

This was a wonderful movie in my opinion. It is creative and inventive in the most abstract and obscure ways. Exactly what you would expect from a dream. Aesthetically it is the most amazing movie ever made. The parade alone is worth watching the movie again.

The soundtrack is equally as pleasing. So all should be sure to give it a listen as well.

So I finally finished this series after a brief hiatus. It was very good. I liked the incorporation of intelligent subjects and the actual normal reactions of the characters. The story didn't quite do it for me to be sure, but considering it was supposed to be scary and it takes a bit more than creepy subjects to scare me.

I did enjoy it though, it was definately worth the find.

I really do love this series. I'm not sure if I can explain why, but the characters are great and the stories are always very involved which is great. I also like how the anime and Manga are different, but I wish I could find Mai-Hime Destiny to read online.

Anyone got a clue where I could find it?