::watches last 3 episodes of Fruits Basket::

[timepiececlock]

::blink::

I don't know if I want to cry or smile. That was... a beautiful conclusion.

I know the manga doesn't end here, but for the anime series, that was a beautiful way to end it. For a show that's all about personal relationships and people who learn to connect to one another, the ending couldn't have been more perfect. So much changed... I feel like I finally understand Tohru's character.

::satisfied sigh:: :: smiles:: ::cries:: ::smiles more:: ::cries more::

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Yep, I'm obsessed with watching Naruto.

I didn't expect to like it at first... I was leery of the animation style/ character designs (a little too Digimon or FLCL for me), and I knew it was a fighting anime. But the first episode hooked me right in. Firstly I liked the dialogue and the very human interaction between Iruka and Naruto, and the way I couldn't help but feel for Naruto being ostracized. And then whenNaruto stole the scroll and Iruka found him, and Naruto was telling Iruka how Mizuki told him to steal it and the innocence on Naruto's face compared with the fear on Iruka's... that's when I knew this would be serious too, not just fun and games. And then I was sucked in.

The second episode with Konohamaru and then the third that introduced Sasuke and Sakura's characters... those were so funny that I fell in love again.

I think I'm addicted to it because it's not stupid. So many of the complaints I have with some anime come from that-- people behave unrealistically and events or dialogue are so stupid that they bug me. I still have yet to get anything remotely like that from Naruto. The adults act like adults, the kids act like kids (even Sasuke, who wants to be an adult, nevertheless acts like a 12 year old boy), and the villains are villainous because they do really freaking evil things (though cute... like Kabuto!), and the heroes are flawed, and everyone is three-dimensional and there's always this feeling like more is going on than I am being told about like there are secrets the size of elephants. I love the atmosphere of anticipation that creates. What I'm trying to say, I guess, is that the characters have a sense of realism, the same sense of realism that I got from Buffy.

And I can't tell you how much I like the fact that the main characters are not defined by just a single personality trait each. Sure, Naruto is most known for his optimistic determination... but we've also seen him weak, afraid, sad, lazy, angry, and disillusioned (thinking of Sasuke and the second part of the chununin exam for that last emotion.) When you have a show with so many characters like this, certain "types" start to show up. Thankfully, with the exception of Hinata, most of the characters have been more than types. And I have hope that Hinata will get more character development later.

I'm a Sakura/Naruto fan. I have been since the third episode when Naruto (as Sasuke) said the exact same words that Inner Sakura wanted to hear. The anime looks like it's going to Sasuke/Sakura... but I'm holding out hope. So don't tell me what happens in the manga, if anything does. I'll get to it sooner or later. But that's my ship for now.