Next week for the second half of my vacation,...err, I mean layoff, I'm going to use that time to watch a ton of anime, I've been adding to my DVD collection for some time now that I've yet to watch. I'm also going to watch Elfen Lied, undenyably the best one I've ever seen. It's soo good, I got a vanity plate of it for my drift car! It's an amazingly sad show that shows the lives of the main characters ruined by no fault of their own. You could almost classify it as a romantic tragedy with a science fiction twist. The ending song, "Lilium", is of the saddest I've ever heard. I've been trying to get around to watching this again for some time now. Elfen Lied is the title that blew anime up big for me. It's kinda gory, but this doesn't detract from the show. If you ever get the chance, and are able to get past the stigma that you're watching a cartoon, watch it. You won't regret it.
I think a big reason why I've gotten into watching soo much anime, is that in most shows I've come across a character, or sometimes, multiple characters who I can relate to. The one I relate to the most is Shinji Akari from Neon Genisis Evangelion. The show was awesome, but there were times I found VERY difficult to watch. It hit soo close to home. It was like watching my life on TV. For someone so reserved and private as myself, it was kinda hard to handle. Really freaky shit.
I tend to be drawn to "Harem" anime as well. This is where a male lead ends up surrounded by, often hot and/or cute, female characters who just adore the guy. Alot of times the females dote over the male and can act subservant as well. I think detractors of this genre think people who watch like the aspect of being surrounded by a bunch of female slaves. Not me, though. I don't want a harem of female slaves, I just wish I had someone who viewed me as that important to themselves. The women are never bothered by the guys weird, odd, unusual behavior or interests; they see beyond those things, to the person he really is.... Unlike real people. Well I'm going to stop here as I sense the mood of this post is about to head in a direction I don't feel like dealing with today. Hell, I'm on vacation here! Who wants to bummed out thinking about how lonely it feels being left out of life because you're so different from others.
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