PROFILE AVATAR: ASHITA NO NADJA
FORUM AVATAR: SUKISHO
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hey everyone! i'm a 25 y/o guy from israel, i've loved cinema and television for all my life and also studied film at later years. some of my favorite directors are Quentin Tarantino, Alfonso Cuaron, Abbas Kiarostami and Pedro Almodovar among lots of others and some of my favorite movies are Twilight, Plan B, Death Proof, Dogville, The Skin I Live In and Certified Copy.
i've started to watch anime in japanese at around age 12 with shows like Love Hina and Now and Then Here and There, today i think i find the former a bit too light for me while the latter a bit too dark. one of the products that started my interest in japanese art and stories at that time were jrpg games like Final Fantasy 8 which i cherish to this day.
today my favorite anime genres are Romance and Adventure, i prefer the show to have a continuous story rather than an episodic one, and that it will have a focus on characters and their experience of the story. the genre i'm most interested in is Shounen-ai but there aren't nearly enough shows to limit myself just to that.
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All Comments (15) Comments
Shoujo would be more like Sailor Moon (that's a great anime) or Tokyo Mew Mew.
Also, if I may give a recommendation.
I can see that you really don't like Air or Clannad that much.
I think that all the KEY series are great, but I don't mind emotional stories, cutesy characters, or simple premises.
I'm not starting an argument here, but I do think that the ending of Air gives it more than a 2, and Clannad improves a LOT later on in the season. ESPECIALLY, its sequel After Story. Try not to spoil it if you can. It's worth watching and by far the most realistic series they've done.
Kanon and Little Busters are also options, but they're kind of a middle ground between Air and Clannad, so you may not change your opinion. I will say that Kanon gets darker and Little Busters is going in a very serious direction for the second season.
Here's a quick look at the preview for that second season.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1euB5F28fK0
If you want something with a bit more action and a great soundtrack, watch Angel Beats.
And if you want something similar, but different, then try Anohana (The Flower We Saw That Day) the series and the movie that just aired this summer. I still need to watch it, but I highly recommend it.
Also if you at least like the animation of Air, Kanon, and Clannad, then I recommend looking up the other Kyoto Animation series if you haven't already. Some great stuff in their lineup. For example, Chuunibyou. Funny, smart, emotional, and psychologically interesting. It may have at least one moe character, but if you can survive that, it's worth watching.
http://myanimelist.net/anime/14741/Chuunibyou_demo_Koi_ga_Shitai!
And if you like the style of Little Busters or Anohano, look up J.C.staff's work. I highly recommend Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo.
http://myanimelist.net/anime/13759/Sakurasou_no_Pet_na_Kanojo
Well, that's my recommendation. Take it or leave it. And if you don't like the series, you should still appreciate the soundtrack. Great songs by Lia or LiSA.
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