tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post7158598648457117043..comments2024-03-07T03:09:25.987-06:00Comments on Unlikely Otaku: Holy Heckfire, where have I been?Stephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-44596371705580208742012-11-23T15:10:25.756-06:002012-11-23T15:10:25.756-06:00I always like more character history and I loved h...I always like more character history and I loved how everyone else had matured and gotten stronger while Ichigo was "powerless", but the Fullbringers themselves just didn't impress me. It seemed to me like far too much trouble for people who just weren't badass enough to impress me, though the dude with the remember-me-like-I-want-you-to sword was pretty slick. <br /><br />The books I've bought aren't all that far along but I'm expecting I'll read it until the end. Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-34028980914089032192012-11-23T11:40:09.372-06:002012-11-23T11:40:09.372-06:00Aw, you weren't wild about the Fullbring arc? ...Aw, you weren't wild about the Fullbring arc? I liked it, mostly because it promised to start revealing what went down with Ichigo's father, and that's something I'm really interested to hear about. I think I remember reading that the ended the anime there. Are you gonna switch over to the manga for the final arc (The Thousand Years War arc)? I didn't like the way it started out, but just in the past couple of chapters, Kubo has begun to reveal how it will tie in with Isshin's past. It's supposed to be the last arc of the whole series. I hope it ends with a bang!SilverMuse603https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148934034894786832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-2553722186146128592012-11-22T19:47:07.284-06:002012-11-22T19:47:07.284-06:00The Bount arc is my least favorite save the Fullbr...The Bount arc is my least favorite save the Fullbring arc (though I liked the series end). But I loved the series so much I pushed through them. I actually really liked the Zampacto arc, but it's not all there yet on hulu. I've bought everything up until then in English (and will buy the rest when they are available). I like the movies, too, particularly the last one that comes out in English in December. Bleach has made me cry several times (and, in fact, that's true of almost all of my favorite animes and most of my favorite mangas - if one can read the sixteenth volume of Tokyo Crazy Paradise with dry eyes [I've read the series at least half a dozen times and cry every time], well, I can't see how it can be done). I'm buying the Bleach mangas as they come out in 3-in-1 volumes. I have the first 3/9 volumes and have preordered the next two or three of them. <br /><br />I don't think I have the patience with Naruto. I'd tried reading a year or so ago, long before I tried the manga and was bored still even earlier. With the anime, I went more than a season and still couldn't stand the characters or the pacing. Perhaps the manga would be different if I can get into it far enough. We'll see.<br /><br />I've seen quite a bit of Fullmetal Alchemist since my sister and ex-husband both liked it(but haven't read it). Not as irksome as Naruto (for me), but it never sucked me in either. Not sure, though, if I watched Brotherhood, though. I'm willing to try it, but it's not at the top of my list at the moment. Still, I'll bear your comments in mind.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-8841443260513317692012-11-22T19:23:34.866-06:002012-11-22T19:23:34.866-06:00Ah, I remember when I fell for Bleach. I blasted ...Ah, I remember when I fell for Bleach. I blasted through episode after episode until I reached the first filler arc. I made it only two episodes into the Bount arc, and I burned out. After the ride the Soul Society Rescue arc put you through, I felt that the momentum just came to a screeching halt. I didn't touch Bleach for a while after that. 'Til a year and a half ago, that is. I started reading the manga. I tore that thing in probably record time. I love the Bleach manga, and I have since bought the whole damn thing in physical releases. Good stuff. <br /><br />I've seen a few episodes of Naruto, and I wasn't taken in by it either. Then eventually, I got around to reading it. Now, I love it even more than Bleach. It has a completely different pace to it. I enjoyed the first 28 volumes of the series (when Naruto is a young'un), but I wasn't head-over-heels as my friends said I would be. Once you enter the next part of the series though (Naruto Shippuden, in the anime), I was consumed by it. The foundations laid out in the first "half" of the series ultimately paid off. Naruto himself went from being one of my least favorite characters (he was such a bratty kid...) to my second favorite. The series became such an emotional rollercoaster. I'm already a habitual nailbiter, and many a nail was lost during some of those battle sequences. Plus, the series actually wrung a few tears from me not once, but TWICE. Only one other manga has ever made me cry (Gakuen Alice), so props to Kishimoto-sensei for breaking through the icy wall around my heart. <br /><br />Everyone has different preferences, but I just thought I would offer that since I was turned off by the anime as well. I'm glad I didn't give up on the series though because the manga is truly excellent. <br /><br />If I may offer another recommendation for shounen, try either reading Fullmetal Alchemist or watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Brotherhood follows the manga to a T, and the voice acting is SUPERB. It's incredible, and I have never seen more badass female characters in one series before. Ever. I loved every moment of FMA. It's a great shounen series for people who don't typically like shounen. :)SilverMuse603https://www.blogger.com/profile/08148934034894786832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-11110447790002135522012-07-30T05:11:17.967-05:002012-07-30T05:11:17.967-05:00yay! I'm so glas you like bleach, Iremember fa...yay! I'm so glas you like bleach, Iremember falling in love with it a while back but I haven't read it in a while, guess I better :DEllasEnigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756573199600661053noreply@blogger.com