On trends

[rainmage]

You know, I've been thinking recently about my latest trends when it comes to picking stuff to watch or read. Okay, so I still like balanced shounen (I've already mentioned what I consider 'balanced') and unusual shoujo and fantasy of almost every subgenre. But I'm starting to see this direction on my escapism

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[vehemence]

Dude what a coincidence. Lately I've found myself being very picky about new anime, to that point that I'm rewatching old favorites while there are fresh episodes just sitting on my computer xD And I've also been sticking to comedy, and not supernatural but something close, the whole psychological/psych. thriller genre, and I've also randomly gotten obsessed with Chinese martial arts movies. I need stuff that gets my blood pumping atm, apparently 8D

And I still rewatch a Disney movie like every other day xD

[rainmage]

Funny enough, more than rewatching anime, I've picked up on 'classic' oldies I never got to access back in the day, just to see if I like them. Which reminds me I haven't even finished Escaflowne after all. Still, I want to marathon Slayers because I never got to watch every episode and movie.

I like thrillers and murder mysteries a lot, but strangely these days I'm liking more the kind of terror involving monsters or ghosts than serial killers and the like. They're still great to check out, though.

I only like Asian martial arts movies when they're all pretty with epoch outfits and faux flying, Crouching Tiger style. I think I'm shallow XP

[vehemence]

I only like Asian martial arts movies when they're all pretty with epoch outfits and faux flying, Crouching Tiger style. I think I'm shallow XP

Saaaame XD But I mean, the best of those movies are the ones like that, which are really well made and have lots of deeper meanings, etc. I can't watch a movie with just fight fight fight, it needs to have a point so MAYBE I am not entirely shallow xD

[rainmage]

But I think *I* am shallow because I never completely understood CT,HD's plot XPPPP Maybe I'm thick for drama or the shinies and jumps just distracted me from the whole point. Then again, I only watched it once.

It reminds me I haven't watched House of the Flying Daggers yet. Probably I'm just scared I'll miss the plot again with the acrobatics and the swords.

[zauberer_sirin]

British television will make you even more picky!

[rainmage]

So far I've only poked at comedy, but I reckon you're right D:

[river_nile]

Your taste is a bit like mine. I'm very picky, and can be very critical about the things I start watching or not. I mostly run away from mainstream anime (what me and my friends call the N.O.B. stands for ; Naruto, One Piece and Bleach) because they seem to go on forever, and (for me anyways) are getting over-rated. I do understand why people love them, but still. Not my cup of tea. :|

And I think I've stopped caring about anime (is it just me, or this year's line up are a bit... meh?)... I'm more of a manga-person. The only animes I'm watching is the ever bloody Higurashi, the mildly interesting Baccano, the weird Gintama (but not religiously, since I'm still stuck at ep 5, and can't move forward because I have other things to download), and Romeo x Juliet just for the sake of finishing the series. :| Out of those I've mentioned, I only really love Higurashi. :D;; LOL.

Oh well, there's still Avatar and Heroes starting next week! Yay! And Disney classics are love. Nothing can ever compare to the classics. :)

[river_nile]

I'm sorry ♥ I hate making anyone cry :(

So, to each its own, am I right? :D Personal taste I guess. :)♥

[rainmage]

LOL, One Piece is mainstream? XD Perhaps in Japan or in message boards, but not so much on LJ. I think I might be saying from a biased point of view, but while it's not a series for everyone and I understand you don't liking it, it doesn't have the same issues Naruto and Bleach have (I mean, sure OP has its own issues, but I mean not in the same aspects). The characters don't angst so much, to start, and the series doesn't take itself as seriously as the other two. This is why I enjoy it even if it's long and there's not so much of a main plot. Some arcs are just gorgeous storytelling, IMO, to the point you're amazed they're found in a Jump manga. /obnoxious One Piece reader

I've found two series to love in this line-up (Denno Coil and Mononoke), but they're just strange shit and practically nobody talks about them XD I watched one episode of Baccano, but while it looks so cool the large cast throws me back O_O

[rainmage]

Recently I have such the short attention span because I start gazillion anime series, watch a bit of each, and then I forget I'm checking them out for days XDDDD Only the ones I mentioned above I liked enough to be up to date right now, and only half of them have a medium rate of popularity.

I wish I could get into TV that's cool right now :(
You know what's funny? I keep mentioning I like supernatural crap, and I could never get into Supernatural! (as in the TV show, yeah XD) I have no idea why I haven't grown out of Heroes, but I won't be bothering you with me following it ^^

[kirarakim]

I have the first season of Supernatural on DVD because my friend bought it for me (she is into the show) and I couldn't get into it either. It seemed like an X-Files ripoff just not nearly as good. But then I try not to get into American TV shows unless they are finished and still good because they always let me down in the end.

[rainmage]

Funny you say that. The only reason I haven't watched any of XF is because I was late for the fandom and I already knew the series was going to suck afterwards. Which is just awful because I could've gotten into it, with the episodic horror thriller sci-fi with aliens thing, but I refuse Chris Carter to jade me like the rest of my generation (same with Whedon and Buffyverse). How frustrating.

In theory, Supernatural is something I should get into. But after three episodes I shrugged it off and forgot the time it was on TV. I didn't dislike it, but it didn't stand out either. In the end not even the pretty men could save it.

[hungrybookworm]

I've had a similar affect on me when it comes to reading novels. In the old days I'd read through any old book with an average plot, put it down and go 'meh' when I finished. After discovering the animanga fandom, however, I've become a lot more picky with what I read. Nowadays I give the book six chapters to impress me before I put it down - sometimes even less. In fact, the last book that I really got into was the first Twelve Kingdoms book, not because it was 'Japanese', but because it had realistic character development, an interesting plot and characters I could actually identify with and root for. As a veteren of the 'kid-ends-up-in-other-world-and-is-saviour-of-said-world' genre, it was hugely refreasing for me to read.

Being British, I suppose we do get great programs over here [Doctor Who, Life on Mars etc] but lately I've been sucked into Heroes along with the rest of the nation. Maybe it's because I'm not American? *shrugs* There's very little TV that I actually get into.

[rainmage]

I'm more open to novels if they're literature classics or something in a series I enjoy or if I've liked the film version. At least I try to give them a chance unless it's just too annoying. Even if I don't like them, it's still culture (pop or real). But really, since my income is limited I give a good use of the public library card so it doesn't happen to me again *has bought books she regretted later* And if it's something I can't find of the fantasy genre, I look for e-books... but I always buy them imported if I like them enough!

I really want to read the Twelve Kingdoms books ;_; It excites me since it's supposed to be better than the anime, and I thought the anime was amazing. (Same with Slayers, but it's another fantasy subgenre...)

I don't watch a lot of British TV, but ever since I watched Monty Python's works I'm digging the humour.

[hungrybookworm]

I had so much trouble finding that book! -_- It wasn't on Amazon and I've only seen it in two shops so far in the manga section (?) It's coming out in paperback soon, so maybe it'll be easier to find then.

It is a fantastically written book. Yours truly was terrified by page two with the freaky dream sequences! 0_0 I haven't seen the anime, so I can't tell you if its better or not, but it's pretty likely that it will be.

Is that Enki I see in that icon? ♥

[rainmage]

I saw it on Amazon UK and Play.com two months ago, so I suppose it's more available now :O But perhaps it took it ages to be on stock over there.

The anime was different in that aspect, because they made up two classmates of Youko who were dragged with her, so the vision thing with the monkey-like blade was dilluted so a big part of chara development was through them (or more like the lack of them). That's what I've been told anyway.

Yup! That's how he looks like in the anime.