Death Note, Nausicaa, Summer Wars, Fall anime

[lucathia]

Death Note
I was following the Death Note anime when it was airing but stopped somewhere near the middle (as I often do with anime). I'd read the manga, so it wasn't like I didn't know what was going to happen. Felt a sudden whim to watch the series last week... after reading Code Geass fic (my mind works in strange ways, but I think I was wanting for more of tragic villian? anti-hero? heroic sociopath? anti-villain? type...). Ended up marathoning the show. (Could. Not. Stop) I'd forgotten a lot of things but was reminded of how much I liked Matsuda, and I still feel his part in the story was clever. Wish I could write like that (because his actions were silly yet somehow those actions became important). I was reminded of what Saiko and Shujin tried to do in Bakuman (rereading their previous chapters and finding bits they could use as foreshadowing). Makes me wonder how much was planned beforehand and how much wasn't!

I quite liked Near as a character in the manga, so I looked forward to seeing him in the anime. It was strange hearing his voice though. It's very... monotone? Didn't know it was Hidaka Noriko who voiced him (seiyuu for Tendou Akane and Seta Soujiro). She didn't sound monotone in those roles. |D;;

(And then after I finished watching the anime, I went off to read fic about Loki from the movie Thor. Because I just seem to be in the mood for anti villains...why don't I have such a character in my own writing, hm...)

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Watched this with friends over the weekend. I remember being recced this when I was looking for post apocalypse fiction. I felt the movie didn't get very far yet... felt like it was just setting a stage. We did learn some things, but it's not like things are going to be magically okay now. Which means, I came out feeling like I should read the manga.

Summer Wars
Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I loved the family dynamic of this and how a lot of the characters played a part. We replayed the movie a bit to hear what the English voices sounded like, and I picked up a lot of detail I missed from watching the movie the first time. Made me want to rewatch the whole thing again even though I'd just finished watching it.

Still following Bakuman 2, Kimi to Boku, and Hunter x Hunter 2011 (I succumbed and reread the manga up until the York Shin arc). I'm a bit behind on Working'!!. Still have to watch this week's Chihayafuru~.

Comments

[apathymoon.livejournal.com]

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind scarred my brain to some extent. LOL XD

[lucathia]

It did? How so? :'D

[apathymoon.livejournal.com]

Well... high octane nightmare fuel. XD

The nuclear robot, the airship which crashed and the lake of acid. Gives me the creeps. >,

[lucathia]

Ooooh, I see. For me, it was the singing during the flashbacks (or was that a prophecy for the future...) that was a little creepy.

[absolutehymn007.livejournal.com]

Death Note the manga was the only series I "marathon'd" per se. Could not put the books down at the bookstore... and then borrowed the rest of the series from a friend who has a manga library in her basement and continued the same day. Love the Light vs L tennis match!! XD

I think I saw the beginning half of Ep. 1 of Death Note, but this was way way way before I read the manga. It's on my to-watch list at some point in time lol. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[lucathia]

I followed the Death Note manga week by week. So many cliffhangers! Twists and turns each week! The Light and L tennis match is awesome indeed. I stopped right after the episode where that was shown in the anime. Maybe I was satisfied having seen them play tennis back then. XD;

The second half of the anime is pretty compact. I was afraid that I'd find it super rushed, but it turned out okay for me. I enjoyed it. (or maybe I just forgot enough details that I wasn't sad about stuff that was cut out, haha)

[piraskel.livejournal.com]

Yay, someone expressing interest in the Nausicaa manga! I watched the movie as a kid, found the manga a couple of years ago, which is epic in scale (and art!). I tried rewatching the movie again after I finished, and it just wasn't the same xD; Granted, Miyazaki made the movie after he had only published one volume of the manga, but the manga definitely has a lot more. Actually, I was just thinking about donating a Nausicaa deck from the colored manga images the other day... Funny you should mention it now also. Read it if you get a chance!

I found the Chihayafuru manga last semester and really liked it. (Actually... I think it was some convoluted Wikipedia clicking from Summer Wars, if I remember correctly xD; Something about hanafuda leading to other "card games.") I've been really out of the anime loop this season, except for Fate/Zero - I didn't even know it got an anime! Now to consider whether I should watch it or not, because it will probably end up ahead of the scanslations...

[lucathia]

I knew of the manga, but I didn't know the manga went on so much longer. I'll definitely be reading it sometime. :D

Haha, that's some Wikipedia clicking! Though not a far stretch. When I was watching Summer Wars and saw them playing hanafuda, I immediately thought of karuta and Chihayafuru. Chihayafuru and Summer Wars both made card games intense! The Chihayafuru anime is quite pretty. I think it's a great adaptation. :) (and I love hearing Arata's accent)

[seta-suzume.livejournal.com]

I also heartily recommend the Nausicaa manga! I've read it soooo many times!

[lucathia]

Sounds like I should definitely give it a read sometime! :)