A rant about the 'Genshiken' of the "New Generation"...

[tomoe_daeva]

I was overjoyed when Kio Shimoku exhumed the corpse of Genshiken to give us a sequel to the epic adventures of the otaku of Shiio University but-- Recently I'm getting kinda bothered by the road that this manga is taking

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[flight_wo_wings]

Well, that's disappointing...I've been thinking lately that I'd like to get back in anime and manga, but that doesn't sound very interesting. I can assume that the first series is still worth reading though, right? XD

(By the way...I guess my IQ points suddenly dropped by 50 or something, because I couldn't find the button for leaving a comment on the appropriate page, but I read the most recent Bride of the Shark update (after marathoning through the entire comic last week!) and I'm pretty intrigued by this sudden plot twist. XD What's Big Sis going to say if her little bro comes home with a shark dude in tow???)

[tomoe_daeva]

My friend! *huggles*
Well, if you wanna "get back" in anime and manga you should probably pic a more general series :D Genshiken is for die-hard otaku, and its theme are totally otaku-oriented, so those who are not quite comfy with Japanese animation (expecially ols stuff) are not likely to get al the puns and such.
The first series is an absolute PIECE OF ART, but that's the opinion of one who nibbled at anime even before going to the nursery XD
--But it's also a, you know, "sociologic essay" on otaku, so if you're interested you could give it a try too :D The original series ends with volume 9 :3

--Or tell me what you're into right now or what you'd like to watch, so I could give you some recs :D

(Ahah XD There's a "Post a Comment" link after the annoying advertisement, at the bottom of the comic page, you can't miss it XD
And yeah-- You'll see >D ...I'm not going to spoil anything XDD)

[flight_wo_wings]

Hiiiiii! XD *hugs*

It's the "sociology" part that really interests me; I love hearing stories about geek culture, and the cool thing about the internet is that it's pretty easy to look up references to other works. XD But yeah, I get what you mean. It'd probably be better if I started out with something easier.

I really want to see Tiger and Bunny, but other than that I don't really know where to start. XD As far as western stuff goes I'm really into Homestuck and Dr Who right now, and of course I still really enjoy high fantasy (swords and sorcery, magic, elves, that kind of stuff) and space opera (space ships, epic battles, I should actually sit down and watch the original Gundam at some point, shouldn't I?)

[tomoe_daeva]

If the sociology part intrigues you, you can totally give it a try :D

Oh, watch Tiger&Bunny, it's really entertaining, and it's cose to the world of SuperHeroes from Comics, so it wouldn't alienate you XD ! It has great animation and wonderful characters--!
Ahah, the original Gundam is pretty badass XD You can give it a try, but I'm not sure if you'll like it ;3; !!

If you want a suggestion, you could try with Ergo Proxy... I never managed to watch the whole thing 'cause I couldn't take it seriously, but it's an interesting SciFi thriller and it may intrigue you :D
Then, if you're willing, one my personal favourites, Mouryou no Hako, which has nothing to do with SciFi or fantasy, but it's actually a psychological horror with an awesome plot. Quite awesome.