Anime: Yukikaze, Texhnolyze

[rachelmanija]

To set the scene, I spent a day last week in Kelly and Elisa's charming but extremely cold home. Here I am, watching anime while huddled for warmth in a fox hat, with Elisa doing a ninja-like vanishing act beside me:

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[_profiterole_]

I've seen Yukikaze, they were GAY, no doubt about that! :D

I've never watched Texhnolyze.

[nekonexus]

Yay for snuggly fox hats. ^_^

kintail and I watched Yukikaze with E & K last time we were in San Diego. I think I was tripping on cold meds at the time -- this might have actually helped, rather than hindered, the watching.

I am curious about the book, but our library network does not have it alas.

[rachelmanija]

I love the hat. ;)

[lady_ganesh]

Heh, I thought that hat looked familiar.

[rushthatspeaks]

Back when Animerica was still The Single Print Magazine About Anime surviving in the U.S. market, they used to run summaries in each issue of what anime was running in Japan, complete with episode-by-episode recaps. I have always felt so incredibly sorry for whichever poor intern got stuck doing week-by-week we-have-no-idea-if-this-show-will-ever-mean-anything recaps for Texhnolyze. My housemates used to do dramatic readings of those recaps, sometimes including interpretive gestures. Yours is sixteen times more coherent than any of the magazine's attempts ever managed.

[lady_ganesh]

Hahah, awesome.

[ancientone]

Tex does move slow at first, but it does get to the complex story by episode 3 or so. it is true, the first episode is bloody, but that is only a device to set the gloominess of the world where he is.
I always watched Tex during January or February. this is good anime to keep you warm at night.