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Princess Tutu episode 2:

Okay, the running back and forth between the water and the bushes and transforming from a duck to a girl to a duck to a girl to a duck again?

Very funny.

EDIT: ::16 minutes in:: Damn, octopedingenue, you were right. I *do* like this anime. It's so weird and funny. I will never doubt you again (except that you like the Saiyuki anime, ugh, but I forgive you). More episodes, please!

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[octopedingenue]

I enjoyed the first discs of the "Saiyuki" anime, even though I knew the animation and music and and acting sucked, because of the snark and the homoeroticism. I've since given up on it in favor of the manga, which I didn't seen until long after I'd seen the anime and which is jaw-droppingly superior in content and style and still has twice has the snark and the homoeroticism. And the next volume doesn't come out until MARCH. *weeps bitterly* If you were at all intrigued by the story of "Saiyuki" but were turned off by the acting/editing/directing/music/some other aspect of a video medium, give the manga a try.

The anime is useful for making cute hippety hoppety bondage!Gojyo icons, though.


Also I told you so I'm so glad you like "Tutu"! I finished the series this morning and damn. I am a bittersweetly happy, happy fangirl.

Episode 4 should hopefully be on its way via YSI soon. While you wait, download episode 5 and episode 6.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Eppies! ::furiously downloads::


On Saiyuki: While I didn't care for the acting/editing/directing/music/ and art style, I mostly had a problem with A) predictable anime writing style that bored me cause it was too much like InuYasha, and B) the fact that I didn't care about the characters at all. The snark was sometimes funny, but...I didn't really feel anything for them except a mild like for the green one, Hakkai (because he reminded me of Chichiri of Fushigi Yuugi, which I have now decided I *will* make you watch someday because it has lots of storybook meta similar to Princess Tutu, though subtler... it's like the anime version of The NeverEnding Story), and active dislike of the both the little bratty one and Droopy Eyes.

I like sexy guys, but homoeroticism doesn't really do it for me in most fandoms. Really, only in the Kabuto/Kakashi in my head and the Spike/Angel music videos by sisabet.

And I didn't think the character art was all that pretty. I disliked the character design for the main character, Droopy Eyes, and I wasn't all that wild about the others either. I had the first volume of the manga, and I gave it away. Or threw it away. I don't remember.

Who knows. Maybe if I see it at a library (I wonder where the local library is for the city of Irvine? I only know of my university...), I'll check it out and try again.

Meanwhile, back to this Tutu thing. I keep laughing, but not at the moments I think I should be laughing. I laugh at random things like the whole dance between the anteater and princess tutu to help her find true happiness dance or whatever. I was cracking up.

I liked that the dark haired semi-threatening dude whose name I can't remember was the first one to clap with the Rue/Ahiru dance. And what's up with these names, anyway? Rue? Mute? I figured why he's called Mute (dude never talks) but I wonder what Rue could be so busy regretting.

[zebeckras.livejournal.com]

If you'll really never doubt her again, give "Utena" another try!

I know, I know. ;)

*is on Utena kick this week*

[octopedingenue]

*snorts and thwaps you*

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

You're defending my honor!

[octopedingenue]

*snorts and thwaps you too*

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

>P

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Fuck no. Utena's art freaked me out, and there were many things I positively hated about it. This, at least, I found charming and liked the main character right off. ;)

*has listened to many a friend go on an Utena kick and never come back*