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UPDATED JULY 15, 2017
I'm an anime/manga otaku, why else would I be here?
I read/watch just about anything, but I tend to enjoy the shonen series with a lot of action (just not the DBZ definition of a lot) and a good plot the most. The plot is a crucial part of that statement. So many series lack a concrete plot that they're not worth the watch. Such is why YYH, FMA:B and HxH are some of my favorite series. I also enjoy the ones that get the viewer thinking, cause if the audience isn't engaged, it's just as pointless as if it were lacking a plot. This is why I find Death Note and Chrno Crusade fascinating.
I'm a major fan of any and all voice actors, as it seems many American fans don't pay them the dues they're entitled to. If you religiously watch a series and don't know any of the VA's names, you've got some studying to do. I can identify most any of FUNimation's VAs by ear and can rattle off a list of other characters they've done and recently, since I've been watching more Japanese sub than English dub, I've been picking up more and more of the Japanese names and voice trees.
I'm an RPG and LARPer. I've played all sorts of things from Deadlands: Hell on Earth Wasted West to Schaermarchen and Houses of the Blooded to Vampire: the Masquerade (my Brujah lasted the 9 years the game did!). My first D&D character was an Aasimar Cleric who got drunk on holy water and owned a talking, flying ax named Buster. I love her to bits and now play her Drow/Aasimar mutt of a Harbinger son, a Tiefling Druid, and an Aasimar Monk in various campaigns. For a number of years I was heavily into anime-based forum role-plays, but fell out of them and am now looking to find another group.
I crochet and do nalbinding. Taught myself with the magic of YouTube and general common sense + trial and error. I make whatever I feel like, from dice bags to blankets and hats to slices of pie and stuffed animals. I also knit, but it's a pain in the butt, so I stay away from it if I can.
I'm a pokemon geek. Never gave it up as "uncool" in its dark ages. Give me a Swampert any day and I'll destroy things. Wonder Trade is one of the best things that's happened to the franchise in recent years. In GO, I'm a member of Valor pushing level 40 (I attribute all I know to Trainer Tips on YouTube).
Aside from anime, I'm a Doctor Who nerd now [Doctor Who nerds are cool]. I own every episode starting from number one in 1963 though I've yet to get through them all. Person of Interest is my favorite show, and I'm still ticked at CBS and Warner Bros for being more concerned with money than a good product. Also, total Fannibal. Really love NBC's Hannibal. NBC itself, not so much.
Cheers,
~AriSky
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All Comments (123) Comments
As for the voice acting, I don't mind Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika's new voices, but Hisoka is going to take some getting used to for me (and keep in mind, I actually really like Namikawa Daisuke's voice acting, but just kind of feel that he is a bit disappointing as Hisoka) and I HATE Kurapika's new voice so far. Its far too high-pitched and makes him sound more like one of those generic and annoying anime brats that you would usually see in shonen series like these. Once again, though, going from a more unbiased perspective, the rest of the voice acting is decent. Obviously different voice actors won't sound the same as the original, but there isn't really much that you can do about that except to accept it for what it is.
I'm really glad that Togashi ended the Chimera Ant arc. Sorry to say it, but that was being dragged out way too long and his quality was REALLY slipping after his first big hiatus. It wasn't as bad as say Greed Island which to me is the worst HXH arc by far, but it was still really annoying with how freaking overpowered the ants were. Hopefully Togashi doesn't pull out villains like that again. I mean, while I did sort of sympathize with the villains towards the end, for the majority of the arc I hated them, especially when they were 1-dimensional character with no personalities during the first half of the arc. I hope he can get back to doing more complex villains like Sensui (perhaps Gyro/Jairo will be really interesting when we get to see him). It looks like Pariston may end up being a pretty sinister villain later on, as he's obviously putting on a fake smile and probably has some less than noble intentions. =P
I'm liking the manga just fine so far, but I really hope that Togashi either takes this opportunity to reintroduce Leorio, Kurapika, and other past characters into the story, or at the very leasts goes back to focusing on what Killua is up to.
Its nice to see that you still come online sometimes.
Anyways, I posted my thoughts about the new HXH anime on other threads, but basically I'm not too keen on a remake/reboot of the series with all new seiyuu and being done by Madhouse, but I can understand why they need to start from scratch (being that the original anime aired over a decade ago, so they would alienate any potential new fans by starting right from the Chimera Ant arc). At any rate, I'll give it a chance, but being that the original anime was done so damn well as an adaptation, I have my doubts that the new anime can capture the same feel as it, or rather I don't think it'll be as good in general, but I do hope that I'm proven wrong when it starts airing.
As for the new chapters, to be honest, I'm glad that Togashi ended the Chimera Ant arc. Sorry, but I just got sick of how long he was dragging out that arc, that it stopped being fun for me to read after about chapter 270 or so (and I'm not just talking about him taking years to finish it with each hiatus he took, but that the arc is way too long and drawn out in general). At this point it was kind of beyond saving, to me, so I think that he made the right decision by ending it, even if the ending was rather abrupt and anti-climactic. I at least think that he can now help recover the series by starting a new arc with a fresh start, and possibly finding a way to write Leorio and Kurapika back into the story, since many fans (including myself) have been begging for them to return to the story for years.
I think the next few chapters will be rather interesting since they will probably focus on Killua who is by far the series's most interesting character, and what he's going through knowing that his best friend Gon is in a near-death state. I eagerly await any exciting new turns Togashi can take the story through, and how he will further develop the characters as the series continues. I just hope that he's done with his year+ long hiatus BS.
Oh, and I've been doing great, but I've been really busy lately with the start of the new semester in my 4th year of college. I don't come on here that often anymore, but I usually check up on this site about once a week or so. ;)
And what have you been up to, lately?
As for me, I've been on summer break, so I have tons of free-time on my hands (I was insanely busy during my college semesters, though). I also finished Brotherhood (both the manga, and more recently, the anime), and overall I love the series, but I have to admit that I actually preferred the 1st TV anime's ending (not counting the movie, though), as it had a bitter-sweet kind of feel to it, which I liked.
As for the site, its running just fine right now. The activity on it kind of fluctuates. At certain times it will seem almost dead for a few days, but during other periods of time, its very active, despite only having a few members (which is more than made-up for by the maturity level of most of them, unlike bigger sites in which you have to deal with a lot of more childish posters as well). ;)
Anyways, I strongly encourage you to jump into any threads that interest you, and try to get to know some of the other members there (plus, you may find some familiar users back from TV.com, though you may not recognize some of them under different user-names). For the most part, we are a really friendly community, and even if you somehow can't find a topic that interests you, there is always the option to create one of your own. ;)
join my club here is the link!!http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=21580
Damn my pc is so lag..
Sucks that you lost your editorship. Can't you explain your situation to TV.com? They might give it back to you.
Japan! That's awesome. Yes, get working on that essay soon! Should be quite an experience. Have you been there before?
Lol, nothing exciting ever happens to me. I ought to be reading all the manga on my PTR to fill up the time. Arghh, the lazyness. :(
Long time, I thought you'd never get on MAL again. D: How're you?
You're now way ahead of me in Brotherhood. Gaaah, must.catch.up.
:D
Anyways, I'll go ahead and create an account for you, and I'll confirm when its ready. I trust that you would want AriSky to be your user-name. ;)
And, as for your password, I'll PM that to you. ^_^
It keeps getting better and better. <3
As for me, I also haven't been reading/watching too much lately. Since HXH has been on hiatus, I've only really been keeping up with the new weekly releases of One Piece and Bakuman (its from the same author and artist of the Death Note manga, which was what got me into the series instantly ^_^ ). I'm also reading the translations of the Full Metal Panic! novels as each new chapter is released (you still really need to get into that series, as it really is an enjoyable anime that combines so many genres so perfectly, which makes it very appealing to all sorts of fans of animation, IMO). I also recently just finished the Dragon Ball manga, and its fantastic to see the pure nature of the series without it being dragged down by so much useless filler or an inaccurate English script (though, FUNimation more than made up for their DBZ dub with Yu Yu Hakusho and all of their other great dubs that they are now releasing).
As for anime, I've been watching Dragon Ball Kai, FMA: Brotherhood, One Piece, and Higashi no Eden (Eden of the East). I'm honestly not too much into anime, anymore, but that's only because I've seen to many gems, that a lot of series that I watch just don't impress me that much, anymore. There are those few anime, every now and then, which pick up my interest, though. Its just a shame that 2 of the anime that I am currently watching are themselves actually remakes of classics (well, FMA might be an exception since this one is actually based off of the manga ;) ).
As for you getting that error message, that's awfully strange. I've never heard of someone encountering that before, but if you're talking about getting that message after recently having tried to join, it could possibly be because of some new updates that were made to the site. I'll be sure to double-check on that with the other admins to fix up that little problem.
As for the bot problem, yeah, it was pretty bad a while ago, but its gotten much better, recently. I don't remember having a bot on our site in over a month, ever since Foggle updated the site. ;)
Anyways, its great to finally hear from you again. XD
Its been a while since I said anything to you, ever since I left TV.com, and came to this site much less often. How's it been going?
Watch any new anime lately?
Anyways, knowing that you are one for intelligent conversations on animated shows and movies, just like me, I just wanted to invite you to join this board that I go to, which 2 other members of TV.com and me started. Its a nice small board, with a very local community, mostly with other people who were also formerly from TV.com, but it also has some new members, and in general we talk about lots of stuff. You can discuss about all kinds of animation, and we also have regular boards for talking about other stuff, like books, video games, movies, etc., so its a good site to converse with other friendly people on.
If you're like me, I'm sure you're busy most of the time, but that's alright too, since you can just stop by whenever you feel like it. I just wanted to invite you here because we need more people who can hold good discussions, like you. Also, I am an administrator there, so as you can see, unlike TV.com, we only have competent mods on our staff. ;)
You should also check out our staff reviews if you ever get the time. The most recent review that we posted up is, well....Up. =P
It was written by DaemonCorps, who you also may remember from TV.com, BTW (he was petewrigely on that site ;) ). Anyways, the site is:
http://www.animrevelation.web44.net/
So, feel free to drop by if you're interested to. :)