Like a lot of kids in America, my first taste of anime was the Sunday morning airing of DBZ, but what truly got me started down this otaku road was stuff completely different: Serial Experiment Lain, Cowboy Bebop, and Perfect Blue to mention a few. Spoilers after the cut, of course.
I’ve been watching a few Japanese live dramas (‘jdorama’ if you wanna be a dork) lately and they are hilarious but not always for all the right reasons. These shows’ exaggerated portrayals of the rich can sometimes reach levels of self-parody and they are full cognitive dissonance regarding the West.
I came across this post, which translated the thoughts of Akamatsu, the mangaka of Negima, regarding moe. I’ll just address bits and pieces that stood out to me.
Moryo no Hako is actually a winter anime (the last episode aired on the 30th of last December), but it remains unfinished by fansubbers and that’s a damn shame (cause we really need like NINE different groups subbing Haruhi). I’m writing this entry to urge you to give Moryo a shot because it’s an absolute gem.
