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Hey, thought I should tell you that your Higurashi link on your profile actually links to the MAL page for Trigun.

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"You started a "Higurashi is overrated" club after only watching seven episodes?" epic win

I know, right? Mushishi is pretty fantastic. I think it was the sound, all the sounds, that got me (not that everything else wasn’t nigh-perfect). All the music, from the seemingly strange, but wholly fitting, choice of an OP, to the changing EDs, fit so well with how ethereal and subdued it was. Still listen go through that playlist once in a while (usually alongside the Haibane OST). And the little sounds! Just things like leaves in the wind, or the sliding of a door, everything just -fit-. Of course, voice acting was spot on, never overly dramatic, and always very human. Right, enough gushing.

I assume I’ll one day watch Code Geass, if not because of how prevalent it is around MAL, but it does like slightly out of my particular alley. Never know though, I didn’t think Aria would be my bit either when I first tried it, and that ended up significantly changing what I thought my tastes were.

Also, since you’re almost at 100 complete chinese cartoons, once you finish Mushishi and Last Exile (how are you finding that, by the way?), I think it would be neat if you’d check out this club. It’s a fun place, and (generally) not as wine-swirling douchey as it might come across (the entry requirements can be a bit silly, but you already meet most of them), just a nice place to talk about shows/comics, and a great place to find new shows/comics. At the very least, you could come by the irc channel sometime (#critics-conn at irc.rizon.net). There’s a few of us who are usually idling (or talking inanities) there, so do come say hello.

You can direct your thanks towards Envoy Ariaholic, stole it from her.

Tatami was indeed fantastic, and I'm sure you'll have fun with Kaiba too, it's one of Yuasa's best. It's also well worth checking out some of Nakamura's stuff (except C, that was shit). His stuff has a lot of the same art house surrealism that Yuasa likes so much. Mononoke is probably his best, if you're ever going to give him a try.

Haven't read anything by Nabokov, but I've heard a chunk of rage for and against Lolita, so one day, probably (have my own backlog of novels to work through, my reading has slowed down a lot this last year...).

I haven't gotten around to Steins;Gate, but I definitely plan too, if not just to see what all the excitement was about (trying not to get expectations to high up though, that never goes well). And concerning some of the more stand-out stuff from the past few seasons;

- Chihayafuru was pretty fantastic. I haven't seen many sports anime (all I can think of are Saki and this one), so I don't know if it differentiates itself that much. Aside from that, it was great across the board; being produce by Madhouse and all, it had fantastic art, and the orchestral score is almost enough to make the show by itself. Characters were likeable, with some nice progression for a few of them, and though as a whole it leaned on melodrama a bit much, being pretty firmly set in josei territory kept it from getting silly. Really good stuff, heartily recommend.

- If you want something that's just fun and easy to watch, then Ben-To, just Ben-To. It's a battle shounen with said battles being fought over boxed meals. It's just ridiculous, but so much fun.

- Hourou Musuko is novel, not many anime actually try to handle transgender very delicately. I'm not entirely sure it does it as well as it could have, but it's still something different. Art style is really nice too.

- Two seasons of Natsume Yuujinchou aired last year. It's a great series to get into, though it's getting along in episode count, with the fourth season just wrapping up, totalling 52 episodes across all seasons.

- And Usagi Drop. Your heart will melt. Seriously, if you do go for any of these shows, try this one. It was beautiful, both art and story (but for god's sake, don't read the manga).

So, yeah, those are what I'd say are the standout shows from the last year. There was plenty more that was pretty good, but these were the ones that were most worth the time (there were a crap load that weren’t so; it’s much easier to digest bad shows when it’s only one episode a week…).

Last bit, I see you’re getting close to your 100 mark! Once you get there, I think it’d be worth checking out this place. If you can get past the mildly self-righteous atmosphere it carries, it’s really a nice place to find new shows and have some fun discussions. At the very least, you could drop by the irc to see what people are talking about (if they are talking). The entry requirements can be a bit silly though, depending on you like to rate stuff.

Anyways, that’s far more than enough writing. Have fun with Mushishi, and Dennou Coil and GitS if you get around to them. That’s a great line up you have there.

Hmm, Ponyo might be my least favourite Ghibli piece (still thought it was fun though, of course), so Arrietty being on-par with it doesn't make me feel like going too far out of my way to see it (which I'd have to, damn university and work, getting in the way of my cartoons). Still like to go for the, as you said, novelty of seeing Ghibli in a theatre.

In all honesty, I don't remember much of anything specific about Castle in the Sky. I know I enjoyed a chase scene of some sort quite a lot, but I can't actually remember the scene itself, besides that vague impression. Maybe I'm just weird though, given that my favourite Ghibli movie is Only Yesterday, one lacking any fantastical elements at all.

And ha, I have a friend who started Eureka 7. You made it much further than he did.

So, I was sitting in English, not listening to the prof rant while poking my phone, when I thought 'hey, I haven't creeped Crono's profile in a good 3 months.' So I did that, saw you started Mushshi, and was happy.

Also, Arrietty. I've been watching a bit more Ghibli lately, and was thinking of going to see Arrietty, it being in theatres here and all. Was it worth going to?

There's nary an episode of Penguindrum that doesn't flip its shit. And it's awesome.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to watch FMA next, though I'm also jumping into a bunch of western cartoons (Samurai Jack, Starship Troopers, Clone Wars (not the cgi one)) I used to watch a long time ago to see if they were actually any good, or if I was just crazy. I was thinking about giving Avatar a shot too, and that looks about as shounen as you can get, so I think if I'm open to that then it would make sense to be fine with FMA.

How's Monster going? You seem to be making a pretty steady progression through it.

Random last note - episode 39 of Juuni Kokuki is possible the single best anime episode I've seen. Not meant to be a recommendation (I'm not done the series yet), I'm just required to tell everyone (whether they watch anime or not) that, holy crap, this stuff.

Haven't looked at FMA yet mostly because of general fear of shonen and series longer than 20ish episodes. I have another friend who vouches for it, so it's probably only a matter of time until I watch it. Though, I'm of the impression my anime watching is going to slow way the hell down, depending on what my university classes turn out to be like.

I've been using gg for Penguindrum, they have a good translator on it. If you go with them, the TL has a blog where he explains things lost in translation/general observations, strongly suggest reading it over after each episode. Lot of neat things in there.

Avoiding Key is a good idea. If Clannad is supposedly their magnum opus, then Air is beyond my ability to fathom, along with Kanon.

Penguindrum has been probably been the most fun I've had with an airing series, I never know where it's going to go, and half the time I don't even know what genre it's going to be, and I love it for that. Same reason I'm enjoying Utena, love a show that keeps me on my toes, whilst frequently tripping me. Unless you have something against watching airing shows, I'd say it'd be a great idea to check out.

Is Monster still fairing well? You've made a sizeable dent in it.

I didn't know until a week os so after the whole Bin Laden thing that people were celebrating it. Can't say there was much reaction here, as far as I noticed, beyond "oh, well that's a thing I guess." I was a little weirded out when I found out about the parties that started up after the news. I guess I can understand New York, but it still irks me a bit.

I had just noticed SMPS had a distressing lack of a Haibane Renmei review, beyond mention in one or a few of the top tens. While I have no doubt SMPS has a better forum community than this one (can't say that'd be too hard to do though), I've been trying to avoid internet forums for the most part. Besides occasionally meeting cool people, every forum I've gone to has ended up being a pretty shotty experience.

Also; the Evangelion OP is glorious.

And I'm glad to be back.

As in your dad says no to the military, or general consensus between both of you? I more or less had the same thing, but everything worked out joining the Reserves so I don't have to shoot people (and have those same people shoot at me). I'm of the interpretation your National Guard is similiar, but nevermind, I said I didn't recommend it and I shouldn't double-back.

Again, nice writing there. I'm also curious now, are you a columnist at socksmakepeoplesexy, or is the site open to contributors? I've been seeing more of the site lately, but I haven't looked into it too deeply yet.

Well, if Chobits turned out to have some worth while bits in it then I might have to give it a try. Subject fits my interests well enough. That reminds me, did you watch Eve no Jikan yet? If you haven't, it would neat to watch it after having finished Chobits, could be a fun contrast.

Oh, I've seen and loved Monster, one of my favorite series actually. You're in for a fun ride, it makes diligent use of the vast majority of those 74 episodes, especially towards the end.

I can't say I recommend joining the army.

Anyways, tell me shits! I assume you've finished Chobits, and I can see Monster, Grave of the Fireflies and whatever GaoGaiGar is in your recently watched thingy. Thoughts (especially on Monster and Fireflies)!

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