Day 8: How To Enjoy and Appreciate Anime and Manga

How to Enjoy and Appreciate Anime/Manga

T-Na

First off, let me state here that I'm a changed person. All the anime/manga sins listed below are things that I USED to do. I am still in the process of adjusting...so no hating.

This isn't just something I used to do to anime, but also for drama, movies, manga, novels....so yep; everything and anything. I know, I'm such a horrible person....

SIN #1. Looking up SPOILERS

Alright, this is how I judge/look at an anime/movie/novels/manga before:

-I read Title and Synopsis

-I check out the characters if there's a picture; like how do they look?

-I head straight to Wikipedia → Romance involved? Who gonna end up with who?

-I will then watch 1^st episode.

And according to Ted, that is a big “no-no”. Quoting him, “That is the WORST thing you can do to a series and to yourself.” I, personally, don't mind spoilers. Even so, I still have to agree with Ted. Not only did I eliminate all the surprises, but in doing so, I also destroyed the experience.  I did mention before in another post, that I still get surprise or emotional even when I know what's going to happen next. However, that level of surprise is not the same as, if I were to watch/read without knowing. I have to thank Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de aru for letting me experience that “magical” element of being in the dark. I went into that series without reading anything except for the title (yea, I was too lazy). But thanks to that, I came to appreciates no-spoilers.

Day 7: Manga Series that Deserve an Anime Adaptation

T-Na

Nothing makes me so overjoy than knowing that my favorite manga is going to have an anime/life-action adaption. It doesn't matter if I've already re-read it like 20x, I can still sit and watch it without skipping anything. It's just something about seeing and hearing your favorite characters come alive on screen is so magical. I honestly won't mind fillers at all (unless it's an action type like Bleach or Naruto) because fillers are something new and I appreciate a few side stories if it mean more screen time for my favorite characters. Surprisingly, many of my favorite manga are already made into anime. For example:

Akatsuki no Yona

Nanatsu no Taizai

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

Terra Formars

Tokyo Ghoul

Ansatsu Kyoushitsu

Skip Beat!

There are only a few manga left that I'm still waiting for anime adaption.

1. Oresama Teacher -- This is hilarious! It's from the creator of Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-Kun. I love the mangaka's sense of humor. It's kind of idiotic but funny regardless. All the characters are wacky and adorable. Not sure if I would consider this a reverse-harem, though there is 1 girl surrounded by many hotshots

Oresama Teacher - Ridiculously funny

~Kurosaki Mafuyu was a juvenile delinquent and head of her gang before her subsequent arrest got her expelled from high school. Now that she’s transferred to a new high school, she’s determined to become an “ultra-shiny, super feminine high-school student.” But with a new friend like Hayasaka-kun and a homeroom teacher like Saeki Takaomi (who may be more than he seems), will Mafuyu really be able to live a girly-girl high-school life!?~(Source: MangaUpdates)

Day 6: No Time, No Worries...Short Series to Save the Day

Tedwin

Don't you hate it when you come home from busy day without a lot of time on your hand...especially when you want to read manga or watch anime to relax. Often time...some series are way too long...or just releases too slow...you just want something simple and that can finished quickly and be satisfying. I'm going to cover short completed anime series for you guys here. I'm going to tackle different genres to change things up. Keep it fresh and exciting!!! Enjoy


Detroit Metal City, 12 mins,12 episodes. It is super short but super awesome. It is one of the funniest anime ever....I mean EVER. Heavy death metal + misunderstood situations = numerous comedic events. The heavy metal music isn't that bad too, I find it quite catchy. RAPE RAPE RAPE....!!!!

Krauser: It was an accident, I promised....not >:D

~Led by phallus-waiving terrorist-from-hell Johannes Krauser II (guitar/vocals,) and given pulsing, throbbing life by indestructible drummer Camus and bassist Alexander Jagi, Detroit Metal City is the hottest ticket on the concert circuit! There's just one catch. That "hottest ticket" is just a meal ticket, and beneath the makeup, these ultimate head-bangers are hired doppelgangers who don't even LIKE what they do! Jaggi is actually Wada, who wants to play glam rock; Camus is Nishida, an anime fan with an appalling weakness for curry and NSFW videos; and Krauser is... oh the shame... street-singing Soichi Negishi, whose dreams of singing happy pop hits seem hopelessly doomed by the success of his rage-fueled alter ego! Worse, he can't even tell anyone who Krauser is. Not even the girl he likes, who HATES DMC! Will rage against the corporate machine consume Negishi's tortured soul? Is there life after death metal? What it's like to put your head in a jet engine and turn up the volume?~ (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Day 5: Favorite Male/Female Anime Character Type?

Tedwin

If only there were a universal way to make characters suitable for both guys and gals, things will be much simpler. I'm sure you guys notice the conspicuous difference in the type of product made for each gender. To make things simple, Shounen or Seinen for males while Shoujo or Josei for females. Each genre has their own types of stock characters. I've read and view from all 4 genres I mentioned above. So it is quite hard to get a male/female character out of one genre and call it the favorite of all because it won't be applicable elsewhere in different genre. So, I will probably be quite bias on my favorite because I relate more to Shounen and Seinen.

My favorite type of protagonist is the zero to hero type. They are the one that is weak either physically/mentally or someone without any known skills/talents. Usually that character has some sort of inner strength/potential that isn't realized yet or will be acquired it through some challenges. The protagonist will later improved it through more hard work and it become their main strength or extra visible trait that ppl will acknowledge them for.  

[Psycho-Pass] Akane Tsunemori went from naïve newbie to strong detective at the end 

Day 4: Favorite Anime Production Studio?

Tedwin

T-Na is coming up with some hard questions…things I never really considered before. I just watched anime…I don’t really follow certain studios because many times…it is a hit or fail depending on their project and timing.

Thinking about it, generally the anime studio's releases will either be original work or adaptation from a source. Often time, the source material is manga, if not light novel or rarely video games or tv dramas.

A lot of times, the anime product will be well received if the source material is popular or if the original work is well-done. But it all depends the studio...they have to be true to the source material and have great knowledge on the trends to produce an original series. In addition, many time...the audience forgets that an anime studio is also a company where a lot different ppl are involved in the project. Thus, to produce quality work, the studio needs total cooperation from everyone involved and proper time management. I already touched base briefly on this in the introduction of the previous post.

OK...so lets think of a way to grade an Anime Production Studio then: