What anime are you currently watching?

[noodles]

[ZetaBladeX13]

[Kinokokao]

[ZetaBladeX13]

Very much so XD

[Kimiko]

Finished:
Fairy Musketeer Akazukin - Cuute. I love Akazukin's shoes that go 'fwip, fwip, fwip' ^_^
I think this is one of the best magical girl anime out there. It's fantasy setting completely changes just about all of the Grimm fairytales, and Akazukin herself is just too adorable, in a strong way that's different from regular genki-ness. I wish there was a boxset available of this.

Next:
Gunbuster/Aim For The Top, Chobits

[Kimiko]

Finished:
Aim For The Top (aka Gunbuster) - *lol* Anime from 1988 that still features a Soviet Union. The makers not only didn't understand basic physics and astronomy, but have no sense of scale either.
Pfft. Ep. 6 is in black&white, which makes the whole thing look even more antique. And a large part is just moving shots of the manga. How cheap. Overall, the story is rather boring. Some scenes are supposed to be dramatic, but there isn't really any character development. I have no idea why this anime is rated so high. Maybe it's old-school fans blinded by nostalgia. I'll look up the story for Aim For The Top 2. If it's more of the same I'm not going to bother watching it.

Just finished:
Summer Wars - Mamoru Hosoda's latest movie. Ugh, I got an atrociously low quality version it seems. Ah well, it'll have to do for now.
Part of the OZ introduction looks a lot like Superflat Monogram. Natsuki's family is very funny together. All in all the story is not super deep, but quite satisfying nonetheless, with a nice mix of action and comedy. The art and animation are great, although I can't properly appreciate them like this. I wish I had the DVD already.

Still watching:
Aim For The Top 2 (aka Gunbuster 2/Diebuster) - Well, at least this one looks more modern, doesn't have all the technobabble, and doesn't pretend to be realistic. It looks a lot like FLCL indeed. That silly colorful style is unmistakable.

[noodles]

Samurai 7 is best enjoyed in a portable DVD player as your father is driving through the desert at high speeds at dusk

[Kimiko]

Just finished:
Chobits - I'll probably dislike the ecchi stuff, but it gets recommended quite often, so I suppose I'll give it a try.
Chi and Sumomo are very cute, but I'd like Hideki to die please. Horribly would be okay.
Well, toward the end of the series the ecchi stuff is lost, although Hideki still has moments of being too dumb to live. The ending (eps. 19-26) felt a little rushed. It had a deeper intrigue going that I think deserved more space. The first part of the series (eps. 1-17) could have done without Hideki being stupid and ecchi. Overall, I don't regret watching this anime. It wasn't bad, but it could have been even better.
Chobits ('OVA') - See Chobits. Ep. 27 is another recap/clip episode.
Chibits - Nothing really special. Just a short bit of comedy with Sumomo and Kotoko.

And now it's December. After buying a lot of anime DVDs in November, I decided that December will be spent rewatching several anime I haven't seen in quite a while. First will be the Miyazaki/Ghibli movies I haven't rewatched yet, Lucky☆Star, Crest/Banner Of The Stars, and My-Otome.

[Archaic Sage]

Right this second Carn put Love Hina Volume 1 on the TV. I've not watched this series in many, many years.

[noodles]

[Kinokokao]

Ick, harem anime. If there is one thing I can't stand it is an indecisive protag who mysteriously attracts everyone of the opposite sex.

I didn't see the anime but I read the Chobits manga. Now that I think about it, Chobits was one of the first Tokyopop "right way" releases (unflipped). Wow, that was a while ago!

Pretty typical CLAMP stuff, really. Definitely one of their weaker series. I didn't like it enough to keep it.

Did the anime feature:

[spoiler]

The baker's story? It was in volume 4 of the manga. Baker had a persocom he loved who got like computer Alzheimer's or whatever. It was sad and the only part of the manga I enjoyed.
[/spoiler]

[noodles]

yes it had that story

also, truedat about harem anime, shitsux. That's why I liked Negima, because though it immediately looked like one, it moved away from that really fast

If Love Hina is all harem stuff though I will skip it. I am not one who relates to a losery indecisive male protagonist surrounded by fawning girls

[Kimiko]

Kino - Yes, that sidestory was in Chobits too.

I thought you had fawning fangirls too, Noodles?

I liked Negima!? a lot (it's on my to-buy list). From what I've read it doesn't follow the manga, unlike the first Negima anime, but it was a lot better.

[noodles]

the first anime was vastly inferior to the manga it followed

[Hanyou]