That's an awesome shinigami outfit, and I like your zanpaku-to, also. ;)
As for watched anime, I've seen parts of Cowboy Bebop (the first 13 eps and the end - I didn't actually like Bebop much, which is generally considered sacrilege by anime fans that I meet ;) ); I saw the first few episodes of Love Hina (which I also didn't like at all); Inu Yasha, which I enjoy a lot - I've read a lot more of the manga than I've seen episodes of the anime; and some DBZ - I'm one of the girls who doesn't like it as much, though I've always wanted to give it another chance by not starting in the middle. :) I saw some of the latest season of Bleach while I was in Japan, but it wasn't subbed (obviously) so I didn't follow it as well as I might have liked.
I've also read the manga of Bleach (22 volumes are out; spoiler free, the "Rescue Rukia" plot line just ended and now the Ulquiorra plot line is just starting); Furuba (I can't even remember what the last thing that happened was, that's not a good sign >< ), Inu Yasha (again, I haven't read any in ages...it's just sooooo long); and I read the first volume of Gunslinger Girl - it was really good, and I've wanted to read more. And Bleach's anime is currently in 3rd on my Netflix queue - almost there. ;)
The problem I run in to with dubs is that if I've heard the Japanese already, I'm used to it, and the dub will sound all wrong even if it's a good dub. (ie, the Cowboy Bebop dub, which is quite good, but I just can't watch it). Of course, sometimes they're just painful (the One Piece dub was tough, and then I heard Sanji and I just couldn't even watch it, his voice was SO bad). Bleach wasn't a bad dub, but because I'd already seen some of the other, I just couldn't switch. I prefer to watch subs anyway, it feels like how the show was "meant" to be - but I'm not one of those anime fans who is rabidly anti-dub, either (I used to be, but I watched a lot of dubbed anime and I got over the being rabid part. :) )
The real problem with manga, meanwhile, is the price. Unless you're gonna read it a whole bunch, it really adds up to buy a long series. Mean, unless you can find them cheap or get discounts, cover price sans tax for the volumes of Bleach currently out is $176! And that's for a "cheap" title. And sure, they come out slowly, but if you read multiple series, before you know it you've got an annoyingly pricey addiction on your hands. :( What ends up happening to me is that when I don't have the money, I hardly buy any at all, and when I get surplus, I use it to catch up on the titles I like the best. But still, it's pricey.
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Date: 2008-04-11 12:37 pm (UTC)As for watched anime, I've seen parts of Cowboy Bebop (the first 13 eps and the end - I didn't actually like Bebop much, which is generally considered sacrilege by anime fans that I meet ;) ); I saw the first few episodes of Love Hina (which I also didn't like at all); Inu Yasha, which I enjoy a lot - I've read a lot more of the manga than I've seen episodes of the anime; and some DBZ - I'm one of the girls who doesn't like it as much, though I've always wanted to give it another chance by not starting in the middle. :) I saw some of the latest season of Bleach while I was in Japan, but it wasn't subbed (obviously) so I didn't follow it as well as I might have liked.
I've also read the manga of Bleach (22 volumes are out; spoiler free, the "Rescue Rukia" plot line just ended and now the Ulquiorra plot line is just starting); Furuba (I can't even remember what the last thing that happened was, that's not a good sign >< ), Inu Yasha (again, I haven't read any in ages...it's just sooooo long); and I read the first volume of Gunslinger Girl - it was really good, and I've wanted to read more. And Bleach's anime is currently in 3rd on my Netflix queue - almost there. ;)
The problem I run in to with dubs is that if I've heard the Japanese already, I'm used to it, and the dub will sound all wrong even if it's a good dub. (ie, the Cowboy Bebop dub, which is quite good, but I just can't watch it). Of course, sometimes they're just painful (the One Piece dub was tough, and then I heard Sanji and I just couldn't even watch it, his voice was SO bad). Bleach wasn't a bad dub, but because I'd already seen some of the other, I just couldn't switch. I prefer to watch subs anyway, it feels like how the show was "meant" to be - but I'm not one of those anime fans who is rabidly anti-dub, either (I used to be, but I watched a lot of dubbed anime and I got over the being rabid part. :) )
The real problem with manga, meanwhile, is the price. Unless you're gonna read it a whole bunch, it really adds up to buy a long series. Mean, unless you can find them cheap or get discounts, cover price sans tax for the volumes of Bleach currently out is $176! And that's for a "cheap" title. And sure, they come out slowly, but if you read multiple series, before you know it you've got an annoyingly pricey addiction on your hands. :( What ends up happening to me is that when I don't have the money, I hardly buy any at all, and when I get surplus, I use it to catch up on the titles I like the best. But still, it's pricey.
Er...I should probably shut up now. :)