A New Chapter in Anime Appreciation

[gothrockrulz]

I've had a love-hate relationship with anime for a while now. Growing up, I scorned anything and everything but Pokemon. My brothers and I liked it because our cousins (super cool cousins) liked it, because their friends liked it, because their friends liked it . . . you get the drill. Ash was my first crush ever. (And now the hero of my WIP is named Ash. My Mom says that's funny--I say it's a coincidence I did not intend to happen.)



Once my Pokemon fever died down, I loathed all things anime, I'm sad to say.

Then I ran across a duel cut-scene from Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, featuring guys with pretty swords and pretty hair fighting each other. It was a win-win situation. (This also eventually lead to my crazy GACKT obsession.) This girl got addicted and bought herself the Advent Children movie.

A month or so ago, thanks to tumblr, I got curious about Attack on Titan and gave it a go. Of course I had to choose something gut-wrenching in every sense of the word to get back into anime. I had no idea how bloody it was--all I saw was fluffy fan drawings everywhere, and so I assumed it was dark but super cute, like Pushing Daisies, only with giants. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Despite all the sadness, Mikasa and Eren are my second-to-latest OTP, and with Armin, have my unwavering devotion. I swear, if one of them gets eaten, I will go into full mourning.

My latest OTP feature two characters from Naruto: Shippuden. It is one of the most addictive shows ever. I'm totally obsessed, and I've been watching two or three episodes a day for . . . three weeks? I don't know; I'm literally at one of those "I can't remember my life before now" moments. I love those and I hate those. This show has earned a really special place in my heart, because it's helping me process stuff I've been dealing with lately. I'm not necessarily depressed, but definitely apathetic. The energy alone in this show makes me smile. I want to have tea parties with Sakura and discuss books with Kakashi and just wander around the Hidden Leaf Village and watch everybody's antics. Of course, for every happy moment there are about three super sad moments, and I know things will just get more gut-wrenching as I keep watching and catching up to the latest episodes. And I know my OTP will not have a happy ending, because I ship Naruto and Sasuke. I don't know how I came to ship them; all I know is that I want to cry every single time Sasuke is mentioned.

Comments

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

I don't think I realized you were a FF7 fan before you were a Gackt fan! I sort of assumed it went the other way around. No idea why.

I was never into Pokemon back in the day, but a lot of my friends were. I think I watched a handful of episodes and just sort of went, "Meh." I did watch/read Naruto for a bit though. The only reason I didn't stick with it is probably because the series goes on FOREVER. It just keeps going.

The only Anime I've watched start to finish are Death Note, Madoka Magica, Tokyo Babylon, and Amnesia. I watched Cowboy Bebop on and off for a while in college, because my fanboy buddies were into it, but I never stuck with that one, and Ive seen the Vampire Hunter D movie, but just the one. I have a number of other things on my list, including Evangelion, Fulmetal Alchemist, and Ergo Proxy.

Most likely I'll never be huge into Anime, at least the way some people are, but I have come to appreciate it on a level I didn't used to.

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

I don't think I realized you were a FF7 fan before you were a Gackt fan! I sort of assumed it went the other way around. No idea why.

Hee, probably because my all-consuming Gackt obsession tends to cloud out almost everything else. :D

The only reason I didn't stick with it is probably because the series goes on FOREVER.

It certainly does! It's killing me--I keep trying to catch up, keep waiting for closure, at least on some points, and all that happens is more moments that make me want to cry over the characters. LOL.

Fullmetal Alchemist is on my list, too. Someday, someday . . .

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

I have no idea about anything anime, but I'm glad you have found something to comfort you and relate to! TV is lovely that way sometimes :)

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

It certainly is! (Though it's a tad dangerous when you can marathon one episode after another after another after another. XD)

[csg-dear4life.livejournal.com]

Attack on Titan is very good. Very bloody.

I was kind of like you with Darker than Black. When that came out, I had a hard time getting into other anime for awhile. Everything was all about Hei and nothing else filled my anime crave.

But the fever has never died...

I've gotten into other anime again, but nothing will replace DTB.

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Attack on Titan is very good. Very bloody.
Yess, I can't wait for Season 2!

Heh, I don't think your fever for Hei will ever die. :D