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September 8th, 2017
My Favorite Hunter x Hunter Characters (Top Ten)
Anime Relations: Hunter x Hunter, Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation, Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island, Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final, Hunter x Hunter Pilot, Hunter x Hunter (2011), Hunter x Hunter Movie 1: Phantom Rouge, Hunter x Hunter Movie 2: The Last Mission
Thnx4dafood's Top 15 Favorite Characters in the Hunter x Hunter Franchise
Warning.... opinions.... they're mine... +SPOILERS
There are hundreds of characters in the hunter x hunter world that are deep, developed and lovable. I've seen both the 1999 and 2011 series plus read the manga and, it's hard, but I have narrowed down a list of my absolute favorite characters. These are my top fifteen.
15. Zushi
14. Knuckle Bine
13. Meleoron
12. Ikalgo
11. Kite
10.Biscuit Krueger
9. Komugi
8. Leorio Paladiknight
7. Alluka Zoldyck
6. Meruem
5. Feitan
4. Canary
3. Kurapika
2. Gon Freecss
1. Killua Zoldyck
Warning.... opinions.... they're mine... +SPOILERS
There are hundreds of characters in the hunter x hunter world that are deep, developed and lovable. I've seen both the 1999 and 2011 series plus read the manga and, it's hard, but I have narrowed down a list of my absolute favorite characters. These are my top fifteen.
15. Zushi
14. Knuckle Bine
13. Meleoron
12. Ikalgo
11. Kite
10.Biscuit Krueger
9. Komugi
8. Leorio Paladiknight
7. Alluka Zoldyck
6. Meruem
5. Feitan
4. Canary
3. Kurapika
2. Gon Freecss
1. Killua Zoldyck
Posted by Thnx4dafood | Sep 8, 2017 3:17 PM | 0 comments
May 19th, 2017
Thnx4dafood's Top 5 Anime Couples (canon only) *May, 2017*
Thnx4dafood's Top 5 Anime Couples
Warning.... opinions.... they're mine... +SPOILERS
*May 2017 edit*
My favorite anime couples. These couples were made for each other!
Rules: They must be an official "canon" couple. So "couples" like Madoka and Homura unfortunately don't count.
Click gif/image for the anime.
5. Takeo Gouda x Rinko Yamato
4. Ryousuke Hazuki x Rokka Shimao
3.Hikaru Kusakabe x Rihito Sajou
2. Taiga Aisaka x Ryuuji Takasu
1. Risa Koizumi x Atsushi Ootani
Warning.... opinions.... they're mine... +SPOILERS
*May 2017 edit*
My favorite anime couples. These couples were made for each other!
Rules: They must be an official "canon" couple. So "couples" like Madoka and Homura unfortunately don't count.
Click gif/image for the anime.
5. Takeo Gouda x Rinko Yamato
4. Ryousuke Hazuki x Rokka Shimao
3.Hikaru Kusakabe x Rihito Sajou
2. Taiga Aisaka x Ryuuji Takasu
1. Risa Koizumi x Atsushi Ootani
Posted by Thnx4dafood | May 19, 2017 10:28 AM | 1 comments
March 21st, 2017
Anime OPENING THEME SONG Awards ~ 2013
Anime Relations: Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko., Kotoura-san, Nagi no Asu kara, Love Lab, Gin no Saji, Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru
Thnx4dafood's Best Opening theme songs of 2013
Warning.... opinions.... they're mine...
WINTER:
Kotoura-san ~ Sonna Koto Ura no Mata Urabanashi Desho?" by Megumi Nakajima
SPRING:
Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. ~ "Fantastic future" by Yukari Tamura
SUMMER:
TIE BETWEEN:
Gin no Saji ~ "kiss you" by miwa
AND
Love Lab ~ "Love Shitai!" by Fuji-Jo Seitokai Shikkou-Bu
FALL:
TIE BETWEEN:
Nagi no Asukara ~ "ebb and flow" by Ray
AND
Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru ~ "S・M・L☆" by Afilia Saga
Warning.... opinions.... they're mine...
WINTER:
Kotoura-san ~ Sonna Koto Ura no Mata Urabanashi Desho?" by Megumi Nakajima
SPRING:
Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. ~ "Fantastic future" by Yukari Tamura
SUMMER:
TIE BETWEEN:
Gin no Saji ~ "kiss you" by miwa
AND
Love Lab ~ "Love Shitai!" by Fuji-Jo Seitokai Shikkou-Bu
FALL:
TIE BETWEEN:
Nagi no Asukara ~ "ebb and flow" by Ray
AND
Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru ~ "S・M・L☆" by Afilia Saga
Posted by Thnx4dafood | Mar 21, 2017 12:58 PM | 0 comments
February 15th, 2017
Glasslip: What it did wrong
Glasslip has been often quoted as one of the worst anime series by many people. I feel this is a completely false statement and people who have seen many anime series will probably confirm this. There are much, much worse series out there. I actually don't even think Glasslip was a completely terrible series! And it could have been much better if it hadn't done so many things oh so wrong. This is what I'm going to discuss.
Glasslip: SoL or Drama?
Throughout watching Glasslip I felt the show constantly was jumping between drama and slice of life and it ended up being a mess. One of my favorite series is Nagi no Asukara, a series that came out roughly a year before Glasslip. The two series are both original series by P.A. Works and many NagiAsu fans (me included) were hoping for another series like Nagi no Asukara. Nagi no Asukara, in my opinion, is a series focused on conflict, drama. Sure there is a SoL feel in some episodes but that only lasts so long before a conflict arises, testing the characters' limit and leaving the audience hoping for the characters to overcome the events and grow as people from them.
Nagi no Asukara (above)
Glasslip does not take this course, and even if it did, the characters would ruin it. I'll talk more about that later.
The slice of life genre stands on one thing. The characters. Without lovable and entertaining characters, the series is noting. Why would we want to watch the life of boring and unlikable individuals with nothing spectacular happening? Series that succeed in the SoL genre like Ichigo Mashimaro, Barakamon, and Non Non Biyori only succeed because people want to watch the characters. They enjoy their personalities and just watching then do mundane and simple activities is fun.
Non Non Biyori (above)
Glasslip: Characters
As mentioned above, characters make a SoL show. The problem is every character in Glasslip was annoying and felt extremely unnatural. They even tried to rip off the characters in Nagi no Asukara. With the "quiet and mysterious new guy" character Kakeru a failed attempt to recreate Tsumugu from Nagi no asukara. And the main girl is a clumsy, cheerful, lovestruck heroine extremely similar to Manaka's character in NagiAsu. Yet somehow even trying to recreate the characters from Nagi no Asukara, I disliked every character in Glasslip, even if I love every character in NagiAsu. Actually the only character in Glasslip I liked was the main character's little sister, Hina, who had very little screen time! So watching the show I couldn't get invested in what was happening to the characters because I didn't like or care about any of them.
Glasslip (above)
Glasslip: Sci-fi or not??
The most frustrating thing about Glasslip is its piss poor attempt to integrate a sci-fi or fantasy element like they did in NagiAsu. And yea, the set-up on paper is cool. A girl and boy who can tell the future through a looking glass? But what happened to that? Its mentioned here and there and then nothing. It's like a romantic drama. The characters all trying to figure out their feelings for each other in the hot summer. Hormones, a hot sun, sandy beaches! ... oh yea and some of them have this power..... They do such a poor job at this area of the show, it would make the show better if it didn't have the most interesting concept in it! As you can tell I'm pretty mad about it. The idea had so much potential and they just took a giant shit on it.
Steins;Gate [a good use of the Sci-fi genre](above)
Is Glasslip a terrible unwatchable show?
No.
But is it a show that I would recommend to someone looking for a colorful slice of life show? Or perhaps a drama-filled romance? A fantasy show about a girl seeing the future of her closest friends right before her eyes?
No, no I wouldn't. None of that.
But is it a show with pretty animation and a nice soundtrack?
Haha, yep.
In conclusion: I give Glasslip a 5/10.
Glasslip: SoL or Drama?
Throughout watching Glasslip I felt the show constantly was jumping between drama and slice of life and it ended up being a mess. One of my favorite series is Nagi no Asukara, a series that came out roughly a year before Glasslip. The two series are both original series by P.A. Works and many NagiAsu fans (me included) were hoping for another series like Nagi no Asukara. Nagi no Asukara, in my opinion, is a series focused on conflict, drama. Sure there is a SoL feel in some episodes but that only lasts so long before a conflict arises, testing the characters' limit and leaving the audience hoping for the characters to overcome the events and grow as people from them.
Nagi no Asukara (above)
Glasslip does not take this course, and even if it did, the characters would ruin it. I'll talk more about that later.
The slice of life genre stands on one thing. The characters. Without lovable and entertaining characters, the series is noting. Why would we want to watch the life of boring and unlikable individuals with nothing spectacular happening? Series that succeed in the SoL genre like Ichigo Mashimaro, Barakamon, and Non Non Biyori only succeed because people want to watch the characters. They enjoy their personalities and just watching then do mundane and simple activities is fun.
Non Non Biyori (above)
Glasslip: Characters
As mentioned above, characters make a SoL show. The problem is every character in Glasslip was annoying and felt extremely unnatural. They even tried to rip off the characters in Nagi no Asukara. With the "quiet and mysterious new guy" character Kakeru a failed attempt to recreate Tsumugu from Nagi no asukara. And the main girl is a clumsy, cheerful, lovestruck heroine extremely similar to Manaka's character in NagiAsu. Yet somehow even trying to recreate the characters from Nagi no Asukara, I disliked every character in Glasslip, even if I love every character in NagiAsu. Actually the only character in Glasslip I liked was the main character's little sister, Hina, who had very little screen time! So watching the show I couldn't get invested in what was happening to the characters because I didn't like or care about any of them.
Glasslip (above)
Glasslip: Sci-fi or not??
The most frustrating thing about Glasslip is its piss poor attempt to integrate a sci-fi or fantasy element like they did in NagiAsu. And yea, the set-up on paper is cool. A girl and boy who can tell the future through a looking glass? But what happened to that? Its mentioned here and there and then nothing. It's like a romantic drama. The characters all trying to figure out their feelings for each other in the hot summer. Hormones, a hot sun, sandy beaches! ... oh yea and some of them have this power..... They do such a poor job at this area of the show, it would make the show better if it didn't have the most interesting concept in it! As you can tell I'm pretty mad about it. The idea had so much potential and they just took a giant shit on it.
Steins;Gate [a good use of the Sci-fi genre](above)
Is Glasslip a terrible unwatchable show?
No.
But is it a show that I would recommend to someone looking for a colorful slice of life show? Or perhaps a drama-filled romance? A fantasy show about a girl seeing the future of her closest friends right before her eyes?
No, no I wouldn't. None of that.
But is it a show with pretty animation and a nice soundtrack?
Haha, yep.
In conclusion: I give Glasslip a 5/10.
Posted by Thnx4dafood | Feb 15, 2017 12:04 PM | 0 comments
January 29th, 2017
Anime OPENING THEME SONG Awards ~ 2012
Anime Relations: Ano Natsu de Matteru, Sankarea, Natsuyuki Rendezvous, Sakura-sou no Pet na Kanojo, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Thnx4dafood's Best Opening theme songs of 2012
Warning.... opinions.... they're mine...
WINTER:
Ano Natsu de Matteru ~ "sign" by Ray
SPRING:
Sankarea ~ "Esoragoto (絵空事)" by nano.RIPE
SUMMER:
Natsuyuki Rendezvous ~ "See You" by Yuya Matsushita
FALL:
TIE BETWEEN:
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun ~ "Q&A Recital! (Q&A リサイタル!)" by Haruka Tomatsu
AND
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo ~ "Kimi ga Yume wo Tsuretekita (君が夢を連れてきた)" by Pet na Kanojo-tachi
Warning.... opinions.... they're mine...
WINTER:
Ano Natsu de Matteru ~ "sign" by Ray
SPRING:
Sankarea ~ "Esoragoto (絵空事)" by nano.RIPE
SUMMER:
Natsuyuki Rendezvous ~ "See You" by Yuya Matsushita
FALL:
TIE BETWEEN:
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun ~ "Q&A Recital! (Q&A リサイタル!)" by Haruka Tomatsu
AND
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo ~ "Kimi ga Yume wo Tsuretekita (君が夢を連れてきた)" by Pet na Kanojo-tachi
Posted by Thnx4dafood | Jan 29, 2017 12:58 PM | 0 comments