For most far east dramas I'm willing to put up with a lot of male leads if they're eyecandy, can act a bit and don't actually have a negative impact on my viewing of the series.

Seeing Vanness Wu in Peach Girl (2002) caught my attention - definite pretty, seriously flexible and with a certain charm (the pic on his wiki entry doesn't do him ( Read more... )

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Kare Kano is on my top favorite anime list. But as much as I adore this title, let's get some of the negatives out of the way first. The primary issue with the anime is the limited budget. Having been produced in 1998, the art and animation is already dated but moreover, the limited funds led to manga ( Read more... )

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While I used to love watching horror films as a kid, these days I tend to run screaming in the opposite direction.

TV shows though, have more action and drama than straight out horror, like Supernatural, Buffy, Fringe etc. and Red Garden and its OVA follow in that trend.

Red Garden is actually primarily ( Read more... )

(weekend public crosspost of rec from GB)Upon first seeing this title, I assumed that it would follow your generic fantasy!world anime ( Read more... )

(weekend public crosspost of rec from GB)These days I find that while movie trailers tend to be pretty cool, the actual movies usually come up short. In some cases, I actually found myself more satisfied with the movie trailer >_ ( Read more... )

Posted this last month on GB and figured I'd cross-post the newer recs here publicly - for peeps who might have missed 'em and others who'd love to squee about the titles XD


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Finally read First Lord's Fury (Book 6 and also the final installment in the Codex Alera) and it was gloriousThe final battles reminded me of the LOTR movies (particularly the battles at Rohan and Gondor) and it was all incredibly EPIC. At the same time, the character interaction and development had me pumping my fist in the air, laughing out loud ( Read more... )

This was originally a response to quivo's latest post since she's interested in jumping into anime and manga but isn't sure where to start - it kinda got long so decided to post instead ^^

Generally, my top faves are listed here. Have rewatched most of those multiple times and they've got a special place in my heart :3 Additionally, here are some other ( Read more... )

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