Statistics
All Anime Stats Anime Stats
Days: 102.3
Mean Score:
6.62
- Watching19
- Completed535
- On-Hold69
- Dropped115
- Plan to Watch308
- Total Entries1,046
- Rewatched34
- Episodes5,998
All Manga Stats Manga Stats
Days: 73.8
Mean Score:
6.96
- Reading120
- Completed147
- On-Hold16
- Dropped17
- Plan to Read153
- Total Entries453
- Reread0
- Chapters11,667
- Volumes960
All Comments (223) Comments
Glad to hear about your school, are you doing a university or trade school? Hope your job has been alright too, if you are still working at it. I know people our age (myself included) are quick to drop jobs in order to try out a better or more interesting one.
Glad you are liking Elliott Smith!! I was so obsessed with his music in highschool, particularly because of Good Will Hunting (one of my fav movies). His voice is so pained, but so beautiful, I love how both sparse and cluttered his music can get. It totally makes sense hes clicking with you too :D hes an artist I can always throw on, especially this time of year. I associate him a lot with cold weather.
Happy New Year to you too! Man, we have known each other for a while. I remember when you had way more days logged than me ;) maybe thats not a brag.
I have not watched the Haruhi movie yet!! My boyfriend and I have been rewatching Haruhi together and we are currently getting through the endless eight. I kinda had just wanted to skip forward and watch the movie (since i agree its very Christmassy) but it is soooo long to watch over zoom lol, and something i think i wanna watch on one of the big screens at my college, where i have been watching a lot of anime these days. I stand by that Disappearance does undeniably hit harder after watching all eight eps of s2 though, so i might just see the rewatch the full way through before watching it again ~~ Have you watched it yet?
Hope your holidays were well~
How have you been?
Good luck, but I'm getting up there :}
How have you been lately? I have been pretty dandy, not going to lie.
I am doing a business major and art/design minor. I still have "undecided" listed but my classes are set up to follow that track and I plan to make it official soon. I agree with the "happy and poor than wealthy and miserable", I think many people don't take artists seriously because they expect them to live lavishly or create a family. I have no interest as of now to get married or have kids and I want to live fairly modestly in a small house when i begin adulthood. I want to make more than minimum wage but I would rather be doing something that inspires me than emphasizing monetary gains. Then again, business is a really reliable degree to aim for, since you can do a lot with it. Do you have any plans for when you finish school? Back when i had no interest in college I always thought about working multiple jobs and focusing more on "the real world". I worked a minimum wage job all of last year and despite having a great boss and co workers felt completely suffocated and frustrated by how people treat employees in retail/business. Its not for me longterm (even if i will continue to do low paying work for years to come to afford stuff lol), I want to be in a collaborative and creative environment with interesting people, hopefully that's not pretentious and makes sense. I have a lot of schoolwork/social priorities in college but its overall been working out I would say. I really like a lot my school offers, plus I think i thrive more in the city than the small suburbs I grew up in.
The physical Haruhis are indeed out now. I flipped my shit when I saw them in the book store a few months ago. I really need to finish the later content, can't believe i haven't yet but I have so much required reading for school. If you found out about Kadano's work please update me. I really love his style/sensibilities.
Pink was one of the best media experiences i have had in a long time. There's something so simple and raw about it, I think its more based in human behavior/motivations than much stuff out there and that was really interesting. I also totally saw it as a love letter to artists in its central drama. Believe it or not, I feel very strongly that it would be fantastic as a live action film, i would love a really well directed one with strong actors. That will never happen, but its very striking story deserves unique shot composition/framing and pacing between the conversations of characters. I really really recommend, though its a little hard to find online. I bought the physical and despite its high price I would say its worth it. I love the artwork and its definitely something I will return to. Josei manga continuously wins for me, maybe its because I'm becoming older and want to see my media more realistically dirty/triumphant or something.
I barely even remember Yuri Kuma Arashi now, but I also found it mediocre with very bad moments. My biggest issue was I found the tone to be completely broken. Moments that should have been upsetting/tragic are completely ruined by dumb sound effects, repetition, and ridiculous visuals. Not that those things can break a show, hell I would argue Utena has the same sort of gimmicks, but Utena's intense moments are so impactful because of how suddenly scary and tragic they become in contrast. My other main problem is how its essentially a love story that is jumpstarted by a girl trying to get back at her enemy for killing her initial girlfriend. They spend most of the show having her be vengeful and crying about her loss, then randomly throw in a relationship between the other character when its too late to care. I had similar problems with Penguindrum i think, i.e. high stakes that are totally butchered by a implausible cheeky tone and very scattered planning/plot buildups. At least Penguindrum had compelling characters and an interesting direction though, I found YKA's overall flat and undynamic with most of its elements. Besides the cute character designs, i really don't think its something I'm going to think about much.
I have very very mixed feelings on GTO. I see it as a show that is very flawed but has a fantastic beating heart within it. I love Onizuka as the protagonist obviously, and I was sold by most of his dialogue, speeches, and actions- despite how repetitive they can be. The problem for me was how all over the place/poorly paced the show felt despite its good set up and intentions. A lot of characters have very obvious and direct arcs set up that they never finish/are scrapped in favor of random bullshit. Some episodes are outright bad and a waste of time too, or just repeat character dynamics that should have been resolved episodes earlier. I found the peak of the show to be Kanzaki's little arc about 1/3rds in, I really like her as a foil to Onizuka and just her personality/mannerisms in general. The show is also full of really funny high moments, even the bad episodes would have at least one interaction that made me smile. So I would overall consider myself a fan, even if I was frustrated by the strangely sluggish nature of the show (for how bombastic and absurd it is). I find it evident that the production team was unsure how long the show would last and never got to finish/follow the manga (which I definitely will read eventually). Yet I would never beat down on a fan for considering it a masterpiece, its such an earnest show with a good message behind it. I appreciate anything that recognizes the humanistic teacher and can see why that can be so effective for so many people.
I really dislike the new Higurashi seasons. I find the core premise abysmal, in what universe does Rika deserve more suffering? She literally breaks out of a long spanning time lock and has a conclusive arc in the original series, the idea of putting her through another one is beyond redundant and just flat out insulting to fans that got through it already. Satoko's character is completely butchered too, I hate how she is simultaneously a sociopath that wants to hurt her best friend and way too self aware compared to her mannerisms/central character in the original season. The new answer season is almost awesomely bad, there are moments that are so over the top and stupid that i was invested, but not many. A lot of it is just the original series reanimated but with a bottom tier context/central conflict. Its such a shame too, i would have been curious for a new Higurashi with maybe new characters or a different event happening in the same town. There is no necessity of doing the same thing again with none of the justifiable emotions/stakes.
Phew, sorry again for the late response. The weather is starting to get cold and I hope you're hanging in there. I'll hear from you when I hear from you.
Right now I am thinking about going to school for business and art dual. I can't imagine myself working under someone long term, and I definitely can't imagine myself not doing something creation based in the future. I have dreams of running my own gallery or studio in the city, its a far off dream that will require work, but still present none the less. My parents were distant about me being an artist for a long time but have become more accepting in recent years, sort of encouraging me to pair it with a more "practical" major like business or journalism. I am also considering design/architecture right now, I really like exploring older houses and thinking about creating my own structures, its a strange thing, but I have a knack for exploring abandoned spaces too. Sometimes after work I just drive around, going down older and abandoned areas, and looking for buildings that have not been touched for a while. I find myself entranced by the mystery of old structures, and why exactly they were left alone. But long story short, I'm undecided for my freshman year. I signed up for mostly art courses (got a lot of my mandatory credits in high school already) and plan to discuss some of my scattered motivations with some professionals about a career that can combine all of these interests into a more profitable package. I'll update ya one day.
I saw you read all of Wandering Son and loved it, do you think you can sell me on it a bit? I was disappointed by the show adaptation and even more disappointed by my disappointment, I know its only a glimpse of the entire manga but I found the drama and dialogue mostly slow and unrelatable (even frustrating at times), even if I liked a lot about it (obviously the themes of identity based around gender turmoil really interest me). watching it reminded me of watching Love Comedy Snafu, they both have drama and ideas that I really like but I feel uncomfortable/put off by watching them and the ways they treat their leads which detract from the experience (even if thats the point). I think my favorite aspect was Shuu and Suehiro's friendship for sure, I found it really adorable and heartwarming.
Also, I finally got around to finishing both omnibus volumes of Boogiepop (1-6). There are fan translations of a few other volumes online that I will definitely seek out in the future, but I want to read some other light novels I am interested in before hand (finish Haruhi {finally} Kino, KnK, Monogatari, etc). Anyway, I definitely would recommend checking out the other volumes eventually. I really like the way Kadono writes his characters and the themes he expresses within his universe. Don't want to spoil much but the second and third volumes are definitely my favorites of the other stories, as they create a giant web of a narrative with a ridiculous amount of characters intimately and meaningfully working off of each other that builds to a well staged climax in a similar way the first does. That being said of course, the first volume is the best and most emotional for sure in my eyes, but i think it adds even more to the later volumes with the knowledge of its events amongst other events and timelines within the universe. Highly recommend when you get to it one day, I know the list is long for people like us, but I hope you can find enjoyment in a similar way I did.
That's awesome, that you are already interested in buying a car. Mini coopers are nice cars, small, practical, and sturdy. I have a 2004 Ford station wagon I have been working on myself. It is old but drives great, and I love its spacious trunk in particular. I really want a retro Volvo one day, those have been my dream car for a while. Then again, if I am living in the city, a car will not be the most necessary. I am trying to get better at skating and am even interested in eventually buying a vespa/motobike. Best of luck to your last year though, hopefully you can figure things out and the work load is not too bad (my senior year was ridiculous, but then again I tried to force in way too much hard bullshit). I am really excited for the independence, and even though I like the suburbs, the city seems like more of my speed.
I know you have only watched the first episode of Boring Girlfriend, but what did you think? I enjoyed the show a lot oddly, its a pretty basic harem show, but I feel like it has a lot of heart to it and is worth the dumb moments for the ending movie. Probably one of the better A1 shows for sure, both in terms of production and narrative. I remember the directing in the first episode in particular being really solid, I really like the scene of the main guy running around Megumi when he first encounters her at school.
Its really no problem, I sort of figured. I have been meaning to reach out again recently but have also been super busy. I did graduate :) and I finally got my license. How is your own driving going? I have been working a lot, driving around a lot, always up to something it seems. I am moving to the city in the fall to attend school so I am really excited about that too. You are about to enter your last year of mandatory school correct? How are you feeling about that?
Long time no see, how have you been?