let me teach you, said the manservant to the young master, about the buusagis and the cheegles
About two years ago, I gave up a hundred hours of my life to Tales of the Abyss, and two years on, I still don't want them back. And since clearly one cannot live by Reborn alone (no, really, following a manga chapter-by-chapter is death by inches and impatience. I shacked up with Code Geass earlier this year for that reason, and now that it's ended, this new (also) Sunrise-produced anime is a ray of light in a ... dark abyss) - hey, you think the Genkishi fight will have ended by the time Abyss finishes its run?
warning: nothing taken seriously at all,
also rather a lot of large screencaps.
why you should watch Tales of the Abyss
1. It provides copious grounds for speculation.
2. It'll give you something to do while being cooped up all day!
3. These guys?
Servant and master;
Don't you want to know how that happened?
Also, they have a healthier relationship than Gokudera and Tsuna.
4. It is full of lol.
5. And also, cute:
6. The plot will not have you sleeping like a baby:
Neither will a single episode focus on crawling through ventilation ducts.
(yes, I am looking at you, Reborn Episode 201.
Or was that 202?
You get my drift.)
7. So much moe, you'll die.
'In before trap', you say?
8. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMIGLIA:
Abyss Reviews and its Reviewers!
Since I don't have the time it takes to do it myself; and since the opinions of other people can at times be extremely amusing, here are some of the Abyss reviews I've been reading.
☆ Random Curiosity's recaps. I have always been a massive fan of Random-C, so great joy was to be had when I found they were blogging Tales of the Abyss. A recent announcement indicates that Divine will be leaving the blog, which makes me wonder if the Abyss recaps will continue. Omni remains, and he covered the series I love this blog best for: Code Geass and Gurren Lagann. Random Curiosity gives you quick and accurate updates, gorgeous high-res screencaps (I will admit, I am a sucker for any anime blog that does this) - and - it's all I ask, really.
☆ Aroduc's Tales of the Abyss anime recaps aren't half-bad, either, though I would appreciate (a) a better layout (white-on-black-background is very hard to read), and (b) the screencap quality isn't anything to write home about. But the updates are fast and thorough, and, extra bonus, the reviews make me laugh.
☆ Ex-Fansubber Hitorigoto's Abyss reviews: brief recaps - does not love Abyss and it shows (although, post author admits to approaching anime burnout, why do people blog shows they dislike?), poster also admits to not having played the game, which is not a problem for me; only I am ridiculously spoilt by those who have played the game and love the series; and once you know how knowing the series and characters informs a reviewer's work, it's very hard to settle for less.
However, I am hopelessly easy to please and posts like this and this make me laugh: 'blushing smartass heroes are moe', 'I am missing the apparent homoerotic undertones', and 'I saw blushing, that’s all that matters' (oh, and Mieu admitting he is male) do nothing but endear me to the poster. So I suspect I shall be watching this one still.
☆ Anime History's Tales of the Abyss posts can't help but drive home the simple fact that an extremely high proportion of regular Abyss bloggers appear to be attracted by the moe Tear radiates (writing this sentence makes me realise Abyss was around before the word 'moe' became so ridiculously overused for everything) - I do not complain as long as the moe-obsession gives me rapid updates and great screencaps (although, observations such as 'so moe I died' and Arietta being 'huggable' never give me good feelings). It's fascinating, though, because it's like looking at a reflection of how I might have been if I had been a fanboy. The blog, however, does what I like and covers the subbed anime episodes: I tend to like that, too. A subbed screencap captures exactly (ha ha, though not always) what was being said at the time, and you can absorb the impact of the scene faster and more thoroughly. Also, god, seeing Choral Castle again brings those memories back. It remains to be seen whether the fun will outweigh the Tear fanboying (yes, I know that my position on obsessive love can best be described as Asch calling Luke, still!).
warning: nothing taken seriously at all,
also rather a lot of large screencaps.
why you should watch Tales of the Abyss
1. It provides copious grounds for speculation.
2. It'll give you something to do while being cooped up all day!
3. These guys?
Servant and master;
Don't you want to know how that happened?
Also, they have a healthier relationship than Gokudera and Tsuna.
4. It is full of lol.
5. And also, cute:
6. The plot will not have you sleeping like a baby:
Neither will a single episode focus on crawling through ventilation ducts.
(yes, I am looking at you, Reborn Episode 201.
Or was that 202?
You get my drift.)
7. So much moe, you'll die.
'In before trap', you say?
8. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMIGLIA:
Abyss Reviews and its Reviewers!
Since I don't have the time it takes to do it myself; and since the opinions of other people can at times be extremely amusing, here are some of the Abyss reviews I've been reading.
☆ Random Curiosity's recaps. I have always been a massive fan of Random-C, so great joy was to be had when I found they were blogging Tales of the Abyss. A recent announcement indicates that Divine will be leaving the blog, which makes me wonder if the Abyss recaps will continue. Omni remains, and he covered the series I love this blog best for: Code Geass and Gurren Lagann. Random Curiosity gives you quick and accurate updates, gorgeous high-res screencaps (I will admit, I am a sucker for any anime blog that does this) - and - it's all I ask, really.
☆ Aroduc's Tales of the Abyss anime recaps aren't half-bad, either, though I would appreciate (a) a better layout (white-on-black-background is very hard to read), and (b) the screencap quality isn't anything to write home about. But the updates are fast and thorough, and, extra bonus, the reviews make me laugh.
☆ Ex-Fansubber Hitorigoto's Abyss reviews: brief recaps - does not love Abyss and it shows (although, post author admits to approaching anime burnout, why do people blog shows they dislike?), poster also admits to not having played the game, which is not a problem for me; only I am ridiculously spoilt by those who have played the game and love the series; and once you know how knowing the series and characters informs a reviewer's work, it's very hard to settle for less.
However, I am hopelessly easy to please and posts like this and this make me laugh: 'blushing smartass heroes are moe', 'I am missing the apparent homoerotic undertones', and 'I saw blushing, that’s all that matters' (oh, and Mieu admitting he is male) do nothing but endear me to the poster. So I suspect I shall be watching this one still.
☆ Anime History's Tales of the Abyss posts can't help but drive home the simple fact that an extremely high proportion of regular Abyss bloggers appear to be attracted by the moe Tear radiates (writing this sentence makes me realise Abyss was around before the word 'moe' became so ridiculously overused for everything) - I do not complain as long as the moe-obsession gives me rapid updates and great screencaps (although, observations such as 'so moe I died' and Arietta being 'huggable' never give me good feelings). It's fascinating, though, because it's like looking at a reflection of how I might have been if I had been a fanboy. The blog, however, does what I like and covers the subbed anime episodes: I tend to like that, too. A subbed screencap captures exactly (ha ha, though not always) what was being said at the time, and you can absorb the impact of the scene faster and more thoroughly. Also, god, seeing Choral Castle again brings those memories back. It remains to be seen whether the fun will outweigh the Tear fanboying (yes, I know that my position on obsessive love can best be described as Asch calling Luke, still!).