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Evangelion...

When I first heard of the anime and the title, almost 10 years ago, I didn't really think much of it as I had no interest in it from what little I had seen. It was strange because it oddly seemed to "follow" me everywhere, as I would see it come up in places. Off and on it did that for the longest time and it was from last year to recently that I started to see it more than usual. It came to a head when my boyfriend said he had seen it and strongly recommended it to me, telling me it was a ... lot deeper than it seemed. Finally, about a month ago, I conceded and sat down to watch it.

Steadily, I became familiar with the characters and their story, their Evas and the psychological issues they were plagued with, their pain and suffering, their views and fears... primarily, Shinji Ikari and his Eva, Unit-01. As I watched this series, I slowly became emotionally drawn in, as if walking down a road that slowly became more jagged and twisted, further into the minds of the characters and the deep secret behind their Eva Units as well as other NERV members, particularly Misato and Gendo.

I was so engrossed in it, I found myself reacting with angry and fearful emotion for some of the situations presented, a few in particular. I had watched anime for a long time now, but very few anime have ever impacted me in this way nor did most never make me feel almost emotionally drained at several points. When I came to the conclusion of this anime, I was riddled with many questions, and yet strangely, at the same time, some answers. I proceeded further to watch End of Evangelion, which brought even more questions, but moreso answers. I came to realize, this anime raises a lot of questions because it is difficult to understand, but simple, once you do.

I thank my boyfriend for finally getting me to watch this anime, because it teaches many things: despair and hope, death and rebirth, failure and succession. Finally having watched this intricate and complex show, it has now become, arguably, my most favorite anime to date and will likely stay that way for a long time to come. :)

Capu 2...

Ah yes, the sequel season to Rosario + Vampire. This one had a bit more fan-service than the first series, but, in my opinion, was not really bothersome. I also noticed that there seems to be some more character development with Inner Moka as well, which, even tho this season was slightly lacking than the first, made it better to watch. Overall, I gave this one an 8/10 as well, tho it did lack a little than the first, but in the end, it was still pretty good and as always, it was a fun ride to watch ^_^.

Rosario + Vampire...

I have to say, I'm normally not a fan of harem anime types, but I actually enjoyed this one quite a bit. I found it very fun to watch and had a lot of fun watching Tsukune's adventures with the girls :).

As it is a harem anime with ecchi written all over it with crazy fan-service, I feel that it actually has a pretty decent story behind it. I found there is some good character development (namely with Inner Moka, Kurumu and Tsukune) and it also has it's deep moments too. I really like how the character Tsukune seems to be more ... involved wth the other characters than typically known in harem anime and is not often shoved to the side like most. This very fact is one of the bigger reasons I enjoyed it more and overall, I give this anime an 8/10 for having some decent character development, serious moments and being very enjoyable, despite it's large amounts of fan-service.

If you don't mind silly mountains of fan-service, than this might be a good watch :).