Bleach:
So I finally got around to watching this series. I saw the first 6 a while back but stopped. A month ago I started again.
Am I the only one noticing the ridiculous similarities between Ichigo and Naruto? You have a hyper-active, super-powered, spikey oranged-haired kid who's intensely loyal to his friends, does not know how to use his powers properly yet even though he's got incredible skill and because of that, not only does he surprise his opponents with his strength and his inventiveness (he's winning more often 'cause his opponents underestimate him than anything else), but he's also very heavily reliant on his teammates when the situation gets hairy. He's also very pig-headed and doesn't know when he's in over his head.
Other than that, I'm finding it decent so far, but not spectacular. For those who have seen the series (if not, skip past this paragraph) I'm at the part where Ichigo has defeated his first opponent in Soul Society and is on his way to Rukia's tower. I've been told repeatedly that it gets real good once they get into Soul Society. I'm only three eps into that part so far, so we'll see if it picks up from here.
Review so far: Good enough to keep going but not spectacular enough to be crack-cocaine and force me to watch 7 episodes a night after I get home from work
Yakitate Japan:
If you don't know what this is, it's a parody anime about a kid with Solar Hands (warmer than normal) who's out to create Japan's national bread (bread in Japanese is "pan" so it's a pun) since they don't have an official one. Sounds ridiculous but much like Hikaru No Go (if you don't know what that is, it's an excellent anime about a kid playing Go, which is a grown-up and much harder version of Othello; it's made by the Death Note guy), it's WAAY better than it sounds. I'm really enjoying this one (23 eps in) and it's really funny and pokes fun at a lot of the anime stereotypes. It's also got a ridiculous amount of cultural and bread-making references throughout each episodes so it's actually got more depth than you might think, too. I highly recommend it. It's 69 eps total.
So I finally got around to watching this series. I saw the first 6 a while back but stopped. A month ago I started again.
Am I the only one noticing the ridiculous similarities between Ichigo and Naruto? You have a hyper-active, super-powered, spikey oranged-haired kid who's intensely loyal to his friends, does not know how to use his powers properly yet even though he's got incredible skill and because of that, not only does he surprise his opponents with his strength and his inventiveness (he's winning more often 'cause his opponents underestimate him than anything else), but he's also very heavily reliant on his teammates when the situation gets hairy. He's also very pig-headed and doesn't know when he's in over his head.
Other than that, I'm finding it decent so far, but not spectacular. For those who have seen the series (if not, skip past this paragraph) I'm at the part where Ichigo has defeated his first opponent in Soul Society and is on his way to Rukia's tower. I've been told repeatedly that it gets real good once they get into Soul Society. I'm only three eps into that part so far, so we'll see if it picks up from here.
Review so far: Good enough to keep going but not spectacular enough to be crack-cocaine and force me to watch 7 episodes a night after I get home from work
Yakitate Japan:
If you don't know what this is, it's a parody anime about a kid with Solar Hands (warmer than normal) who's out to create Japan's national bread (bread in Japanese is "pan" so it's a pun) since they don't have an official one. Sounds ridiculous but much like Hikaru No Go (if you don't know what that is, it's an excellent anime about a kid playing Go, which is a grown-up and much harder version of Othello; it's made by the Death Note guy), it's WAAY better than it sounds. I'm really enjoying this one (23 eps in) and it's really funny and pokes fun at a lot of the anime stereotypes. It's also got a ridiculous amount of cultural and bread-making references throughout each episodes so it's actually got more depth than you might think, too. I highly recommend it. It's 69 eps total.
I was there on that fateful day, were you?
