don't be dull, be fannish

Pst! Come here *beckons* I will tell you a sekrit! *whispers* Talking to michalyn is dangerous. She is a sneaky devil, that she is. She just reminded me of how much I used to love anime. And then I remembered the amazing, fantastic, unbeatable The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. And so I changed my mood icons back to this series. Because even though I haven't seen one anime ep since last December, Kyon with his sarcastic comments still rocks my world!

But to insert Supernatural in here too... Just imagine a fic with the The Melancholy of... premise: Dean is in high school and he kinda meets this OFC girl who can warp reality... Yes, it would be het but I wouldn't even mind it! Yes, I'm crazy :D

Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto - subbed by Shinsen. It's a great anime set in Japan in the 19th century and it features a theater group and a bodyguard of an influential noble who try to exact revenge. Some supernatural stuff there, but especially Inoue Kazuhiko as the mysterious screenplay writer *sparkles*

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Code Geass - subbed by gg. This anime is set in the future in which Great Britain conquered Japan. The main hero is half British, half Japanese, a member of the British royal family and he is trying to free Japan. Lelouch is rather arrogant character (reminds me of Light from Death Note) but even though I don't like him, I will keep watching it. If nothing else, the animation style reminds me of how CLAMP's artwork used to look like.

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Happiness - subbed by Shiawase. School and magic. It's about a girl that met a boy when she was little. The boy was a great magician even back then. And since that moment, she wants to meet that boy again. And now, she meets a boy that looks like the one from her past - but this boy has no magic at all. Is it him? This anime is nothing special but there is the cross dressing boy Jun who really looks like a girl and I really like his sunny personality :)

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La Corda d'Oro - subbed by SMS. Another variation of lotsa boys, one girl. It's set in a school where a half of the students concentrates mostly on studying music. The main heroine who attends the "normal" part of the school meets a fairy who gives her an enchanted violin. We will see where this leads :)

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Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! - subbed by IZ+MM (there is only one episode out so far, unfortunately). Another school and magic stuff. The main heroine here is also searching for a boy... And when she finds him, he is smaller and younger than her and completely overwhelmed by her forceful personality. But no matter what the others think of this odd pair, she sticks up for him. It's over the top funny stuff but I like this odd couple :)

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Tenpou Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi - subbed by Lunar. Excellent stuff. Set in old Japan again. It's about a man (an adult of almost 40 years!!!) who is running away from another world that seems to keep chasing after him. When he was a kid, he caught a glimpse of this world but contrary to other people who saw it, he managed to free himself and not fall under its spell. This is supernatural stuff, fights, monsters etc. sorta anime. Rather well done. And another cross dresser there!

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I still haven't watched Bartender, Red Garden, Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn or S-Strain, so we will see about that. So far, I've dropped only two anime I found unwatchable: Lovely Idol (sorta like American Idol in an anime form - and with idiotic songs too) and Super Robot Wars Original Generation (bad animation, stupid story, too much like Sousei no Aquarion, bleh :/).

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But there is one very old anime I hope aarinfantasy will keep subbing - Patalliro from the 80s. If there is one gay anime, it's this! The animation reminds me a lot of how the manga From Eroica with Love was drawn. Over the top, but very good. And the ED animation suggests more than hints in the m/m department, really XD

Black Blood Brothers - subbed by Kyuu. Vampires, brothers, scary stuff and fluff too. After seeing the first episode, it's quite interesting. Although the costume of the main hero is rather ridiculous! XP

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Busou Renkin - subbed by Kyuu. Alchemy, monsters, a mysterious girl and a boy who gets himself killed in the first two minutes of the first episode. Looks good. It's not excellent and there seem to be a lot of "ghost-hunter" anime there this season, but it raised my interested nonetheless.

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Death Note - subbed by Live-Evil. It's not bad. But after the first episode, I don't understand what the whole humbuck around this manga/anime is about, really. It's good but I think that there are quite some better anime this season :( I will keep watching because everyone is. Blame me! :P

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Ghost Hunt - subbed by ureshii. I would say that this anime is more interesting than the above mentioned DN one. Interesting characters and no unsure, moon-struck boy as the main hero. It's about a girl who has to become the assistant of a Psychic investigator. I will definitely keep watching.

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Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru - subbed by GNU. A boy is forced by his grandfather's will to attend an all-girls school, dressed as a girl of course. A cross-dressing anime on the same light note like Princess Princess. Funny!

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Shounen Onmyouji - subbed by DBZLD. Woohoo! What a ride. It's an anime similar to Tactics with light m/m moments that make my heart melt. I love Mokkun and his other persona very much too! It's about a boy who is the descendant of the famous Abe no Seimei but has no special abilities of his own. That is, until he meets this weird, talking... thing. Excellent. But the subbers are very very bad. Not their translation but there are so many mistakes that sometimes, you miss the meaning completely. I hope someone else will pick it up. I would switch subbers immediately.

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Sumomo mo Momo mo - subbed by Megami. "Lets engage in child production." That're the first words of the OP. I think that sums up the plot and tells you exactly, how serious this anime is. The daughter of a dojo master is not strong enough to learn his special technique. And thus her father wants her to marry and bear the children of the other martial art clan's son. But this son is not really that... well... Light, funny stuff! :D

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Part 3 to come!

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And I decided to change my mood icons - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Asagiri no Miko aka Shrine of the Morning Mist is a good anime, funny and cute but it's not really remarkable. It's just your average series about a group of miko/priestess who fight against monsters and protect a boy whom one of them loves.

The main heroine is the miko-trainee Yuzu. Since her childhood she has had a crush on her best friend Hiro. Hiro is a strange boy - his eyes are of a different color and he is always targeted by monsters even though nobody actually knows why. To protect him, Yuzu enlists four girls from her school. They establish the miko council and protect Hiro and the school from all evil.

As you can see, the plot is not really original. But it kept me interested enough to watch the whole series. Even though there are demons, this anime is mostly fun with just a touch of angst. It's quite funny to watch how the miko-trainees deal with their harsh training and how they turn into their school's heroes.

But the most interesting characters were Koma, the cat spirit (or something like that), and Tadaaki, Hiro's grandfather. These two fell in love but since Koma is immortal, she saw Tadaaki grow old and then get killed by the same demon who is now targeting Hiro. I think that was the most touching part of the story. Oh, and one mustn't forget the Twilight Miko, the two female demons who weren't bad at all in the end, they just wanted to be accepted. The scene where they gave up their lives to save the only man that knew what they were and liked them anyway was another highlight of this show.

This anime was rather easy to watch because even though it has 26 episodes, each part is only 12 minutes long so you can consider it a snack between main dishes :)

As I said, it was a good anime but not one that you will remember five years from now. Three stars out of five :)

Lately, I've been really getting into yuri anime and relationships. It's really strange because before that, I was only into yaoi or het. But then I've started watching the anime Simoun where the girl-on-girl kissing and yuri relationships are rather pronounced. And there was this cute scene in Tsuyokiss where the president of the student council got all predatory on her secretary - that one was really cute! 8D Before that, the only yuri series I watched was Kannadzuki no Miko which was more than a bit boring (though the brotherly relationship there was kinda interesting XP). Only the Zero couple in Loveless raised my interest but that was it. Oh, and I mustn't forget Mai HiME and Shizuru and Natsuki. Wow, that one was rather intense!

So, now I'm curious - are there any interesting action/sci-fi/mystery anime out there that would focus on a yuri relationship?

( I don't exactly know, how to describe the day I had today... )

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And a question at the very end - folks, I need your help. I'm collecting official anime pictures with a Christmas theme. I have some Fake pics and Inouyasha, one or two from other anime but...

Does anybody have any Christmassy anime pics on their HDD - official, not fanart - and would be willing to share? Or do you know where to find them on the net?

So, I finally managed to download the promos. There will be so many new and great animes soon! I liked the promos of Angel Heart, Blood+, Ergo Proxy, Jigoku Shoujo, Noein Mou Hitori no Kimi e and especially the one of Soukyuu no Fafner: Right of Left (I hope that they will show more of my favorite yaoi-sh pairing there! :P). Solty Rei doesn't look bad either since it's done by Gonzo, but there are too many little girls there. What I really did NOT like was the sequel to Mai HiME! My God, what did they do to the characters? They look like a six-year-old drew them! In Binchotan, Happy Seven and Lamune there are too many girls and not enough boys which I don't like that much. Paradise Kiss didn't catch my interest either and to watch the sequel to Rozen Maiden I would need to finally finish downloading the first season X/

But all in all, Autumn does look really good in the anime department!