I'm worried about what kind of people will find this post by the title alone, but...well...
So...I've been continuing to rent anime series. We all know I finished Love Hina and a couple of the follow-up movies. So, I moved on to watching Ah! My Goddess and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. (I've also watched the first disc of The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye, but the 2nd disc has been on "Short Wait" status for a while now.)
So, anyway, the Goddess anime is very tame, very "cute" and...well...very weird. But its good so far. Its about a normal guy who has some pretty crappy luck. One day he's chosen to be given a wish by the "Goddess Network". So, Belldandy, a goddess, appears to him. After some conversation, Keiichi (the main character) wishes to have a goddess like Belldandy always be by his side. Naturally (or maybe not so much?), it happens and he has to learn to live with a goddess in his life.
By "tame", I mean its very safe with little to no fan service. Its the story and characters that really drive the anime, and it is a fairly easy to follow and emotionally strong story, as Keiichi and Belldandy fall in love.
Haruhi Suzumiya is a bit different. Its more "realistic" (if such a thing really exists in this type of anime), less silly and more risqué. Its full of fan service, although it seems that it serves the purpose of making fun of that particular anime cliché instead of actually being used solely to keep the viewer interested by presenting scantily clad females.
This anime is also very character driven, and revolves around an eccentric girl - Haruhi - who can apparently alter reality simply by thinking about it. Although, she doesn't know it yet. While Haruhi is the main character, the story is told through the eyes of Kyon. His stream of consciousness narration is truthful and often humorous, as it is most likely what the viewer is thinking. Its a bit disconcerting to be thinking "what gives" in the middle of a scene, and then to have his narration kick in and explain exactly what you're thinking about it in your own mind.
I've just seen a disc or two of both of the following, but the stories interest me so far, especially Haruhi Suzumiya, just on plot devices alone.
So...I've been continuing to rent anime series. We all know I finished Love Hina and a couple of the follow-up movies. So, I moved on to watching Ah! My Goddess and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. (I've also watched the first disc of The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye, but the 2nd disc has been on "Short Wait" status for a while now.)
So, anyway, the Goddess anime is very tame, very "cute" and...well...very weird. But its good so far. Its about a normal guy who has some pretty crappy luck. One day he's chosen to be given a wish by the "Goddess Network". So, Belldandy, a goddess, appears to him. After some conversation, Keiichi (the main character) wishes to have a goddess like Belldandy always be by his side. Naturally (or maybe not so much?), it happens and he has to learn to live with a goddess in his life.
By "tame", I mean its very safe with little to no fan service. Its the story and characters that really drive the anime, and it is a fairly easy to follow and emotionally strong story, as Keiichi and Belldandy fall in love.
Haruhi Suzumiya is a bit different. Its more "realistic" (if such a thing really exists in this type of anime), less silly and more risqué. Its full of fan service, although it seems that it serves the purpose of making fun of that particular anime cliché instead of actually being used solely to keep the viewer interested by presenting scantily clad females.
This anime is also very character driven, and revolves around an eccentric girl - Haruhi - who can apparently alter reality simply by thinking about it. Although, she doesn't know it yet. While Haruhi is the main character, the story is told through the eyes of Kyon. His stream of consciousness narration is truthful and often humorous, as it is most likely what the viewer is thinking. Its a bit disconcerting to be thinking "what gives" in the middle of a scene, and then to have his narration kick in and explain exactly what you're thinking about it in your own mind.
I've just seen a disc or two of both of the following, but the stories interest me so far, especially Haruhi Suzumiya, just on plot devices alone.
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