My Fave Manga and Anime

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What can I say? I’m hooked on Anime and Manga. Mostly tragedies. (All the best ones are.) How good are they? Let’s just say, these tragedies make Shakespeare’s look like disney movies.

For the uninitiated: “Manga” is the Japanese equivalent to “Comic Book” or “Graphic Novel”. “Anime” is the equivalent of an “animated series.” I know eventually somebody is gonna blast my definitions here, but I’m trying to make things as simple as I can.

 

  • Akira [Anime]
  • Elfen Lied  [The Anime is awesome. The Manga is incredible!]
  • Oldboy  [Manga + the korean film]
  • Ergo Proxy (Anime – full episodes online)
  • Blassreiter [Anime – the animation isn’t great and the voice casting is kinda terrible, but the story is awesome]
  • Darker Than Black [Anime. Based on the amazing Manga: Bones]
  • Kill la Kill [Anime – I didn’t like this one at first, but it grows on you.]
  • Death Note [Manga + Anime]
  • Rin [Anime – Erotic and Awesome!!]
  • High School of the Dead  [Anime – full episodes online]
  • Fate/Zero [Anime – the ending left a lot to be desired, but it was a fun ride.]
  • Angel Beats [Anime –  there’s no way to convince anyone that this show is any good by the trailer, but if you give it a chance, stick with it, the ending of the show will break your fucking heart!!]
  • Chaos Head  [Anime – A really cool concept. I was so disappointed that it was over so soon. I want more!]
  • Kaze No Stigma [Anime –  this one is rather childish. Definitely a teeny bopper show… and a guilty pleasure.]
  • Psycho Pass
  • Sword Art Online
  • Deadman Wonderland
  • Attack on Titan
  • Kite

Otaku Journalist An interesting perspective on the state of Anime, and why certain flavors of it are looked down upon as low art.

 

And finally there’s Boku no Pico. This……. is…….. just……. weird.

I’m not even going to link to it, cuz…wow. At first blush, I really thought I might find the Trans theme that runs through it appealing… like, it would have been had, Pico, Chico, and Coco all been adult trans girls experimenting with their identities and their sexual selves. But the pedo-grooming aspect kinda hits home, not only with me, but even with cis girls I know, who like me, were duped by older guys while we were under age. True; Pico learns to stand on his/her own, and move on from the aftermath. Which I guess in some sort of sick… “No, no, no it’s a morality tale. There’s a lesson here. A way to show young girls and boys how to avoid such a trap.” the creators are apologizing for the pornographic nature of it all. I mean this series is not alone in doing this, but even I, super-Otaku Andi, have a hard time endorsing this series. So in case you’ve seen it, and wondered what my thoughts were. Now you know. I’m not a fan. I think it will live forever as a meme, and a snipe hunt prank for those new to anime looking for recommendations, but that’s all it really is… a curiosity. I mean, I’m not a prude. I’m usually in favor of things like this that have amazing shock value. But it’s just too exploitive, IMO.

 

3 Comments

  1. I also love Elfen Lied. But hey Andi, if you want another really good manga, try this one: http://www.mangatank.com/manga/reversible
    It’s called Reversible! and it tells the story of super-cute effeminate boys who have to cross dress in an all boys boarding school and end up falling in love with each other. You can’t miss it, it’s too fucking good, the dream of every sissy in the world like me. 😀

  2. Thanks. I liked it. Kinda wished it went to other places, but still very cool. Thank you.

  3. idk how long its been or what anime your into atm but iv got some newish ones you’ll love
    :fire force
    :my hero academia
    :tokyo ghoul (first season only)
    :the asterix war
    :drifters
    :bungou stray dogs
    :demon slayer
    :RE:life zero cara
    :black clover (lots of filler)

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