Archive for August, 2009
Powerful Female Character: Sir Integra Hellsing
In my article about Outlaw Star, I went on to explain my adoration for the anime, as it was one of the few in my experience to have such a powerful cast of intriguing and fully fleshed female characters. I went further, saying that my problem with so many anime shows is the girls try too hard and are written off for trying too much to be like one of the guys.
Slayers
Not including Pokémon, Slayers was the second anime I was introduced to at the age of twelve, by the same friend who had made the first mistake days before by showing me Fushigi Yugi. (A mistake for her, as it was something I talked about on a constant basis for years.) At the time, only Slayers, Next and Try existed.
5 Great Anime Openings
An opening to a show should be just as beautiful and expressive as the anime itself. Being able to introduce the characters, elude to the story and express the artistic route in which the series will go is a feat which should be praised for its success.
Kaze no Stigma and Midnight Cafeteria Updates
Fujimi Shobo, a Japanese publishing company, has officially announced that the author of Kaze no Stigma, Takahiro Yamato, officially passed away on July 20, 2009. The story, created in 2002, now remains incomplete with eleven volumes.
Spirited Away: No Face
Hayao Miyazaki has moved and effected so many of us in different ways with some of the most memorable films in animation history such as, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and what will probably be my favorite for the rest of my life, Spirited Away.
The Attraction of Death Note’s Light Yagami
When I first began to read Death Note, I had been under the impression that Light Yagami was not only the protagonist but the hero and I had only heard rumors of who the mysterious L was and what exact role he played, I had been uninterested at the time.
Naruto: The Charm of Minor Characters
My first experience with Naruto was before the show was available in the nifty, uncut box sets, DVDs borrowed by my sister from a friend who managed to get them somehow, in a condition that included poor translations in the subtitles. At the time, I was the only one with a DVD player, so my sister convinced me that I needed to watch this ninja anime with her.
