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Kieli · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:15 pm

I got it as soon as you mentioned it.

I also downloaded the RAW for Ep 15. *sigh* My heart is breaking :cry

and Tate is about as useless as a....well you know what I mean :fit2

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

some dark thing · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:17 am

Lo and behold, there is actual almost-maintext f/f stuff in RoD TV. Also check out the Anne of Green Gables reference

Besides, the three new characters rule. And the characters from the OVA are back in the later episodes.

Kieli, first chance I get I'll check out AnimeSuki *g* Personally, after seeing one too many "Kirika is straight, there is no way she is that dirty to love Mireille" posts on some general Anime forums... bleah... (BTW, for those who don't know, Kirika is a trained killer who regrets not feeling bad about killings - to make a long story short *g* so purity? an interesting concept in a complex character)

Kieli · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:38 am

Oh ho hoo! Ep 16 was funny as hell! LOL Definitely filler but I'm jonesing for ep 17 already......has anyone seen Tekhnolyze or The Last Exile series?? I want to buy it on ebay (I know I know, they're bootleg *bleh* but I don't have $120 to spend on all of the volumes. Damned bloodsucking American licensors :fit2

) but not sure if the series are worth it. I heard there is some shoujo-ai stuff in Exile.

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:04 pm

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Oh ho hoo! Ep 16 was funny as hell! LOL Definitely filler but I'm jonesing for ep 17 already

Yes. I couldn't understand what anybody was saying myself, but I did like Mikoto riding around piggy-back on Mai for half the episode.

The subbed version of Ep15 just came out yesterday, and it revealed some good stuff that I hadn't gotten before. I think my favorite was the preview for Ep16 - they've just had the big dramatic finish with Mai's shoe floating among the debris in space, and then in the preview you hear Natsuki talking about how she'll have to take over as the lead character after Mai's noble sacrifice - and then you hear Mai break in and say, "Don't kill me without my permission!"

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

some dark thing · **Posted:** Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:49 am

I've seen the first 8 eps of Last Exile and there was no shoujo ai in sight. But... ahem, ok, it was at night and I had just arrived there after a 9 hour train ride.

The guys on the shoujoai board seem to think there is some potential between Tatiana and Allista though.

I've seen some Tekhnolyze, fragments of the first ep really, and some manga images, and I thought that there are no subs for it cuz there were no lines, ya know... Then I turned the volume up and realised noone had been talking. It was weird. In a good way. I plan to watch it after the exams are over *sigh* I'll be in anime the, what with all Ive said I'm gonna watch then *g* And it feels sooooo gooooood. lol.

Kieli · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:39 am

Ok Bob, so I saw the spoilery pics for Ep 19 and apparently we get to see Shizuru flirting in her usual classy way with Natsuki....I hope like hell we don't have the Evil Lesbian cliche pop out...I love Shizuru Fujino too much for that.

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:54 pm

Okay, here's what I'm watching in the new set of 12 and 13-part shows that started last month:

Air TV - Based, I'm told, on a popular dating simulation video game, but don't hold that against the show. The animation is gorgeous, the characters are quirky, and the storyline is weird. I have no idea where it's going, but I'm looking forward to finding out. Currently being fansubbed by several groups, most notably Lunar Anime and Koi.

Jinki : Extend - For the second time this season, a silly-robot show surprises me by being about something more than just silly robots. Fansubs available from ANBU.

Starship Operators - A group of cadets decide to buy their warship and fight when their home world surrenders to a hostile star empire. How do they come up with the cash? By selling the exclusive broadcast rights for their war to a TV network. Pretty silly in spots, but you've got to love the premise. I just keep expecting on of the evil empire guys to say, "At last! Now I'll be rid of those meddling kids and their nosy dog!" :shy

Available from Lunar Anime (see link above).

And of course I'm still following My HiME. Static Subs has gotten behind with the fansubbed versions, but fortunately there are enough bloggers following the show to fill in what I can't understand watching the raws.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 7:00 pm

Oh god, have you seen the RAW for Ep 20 yet?! :shock

Just looking at the screencaps has me fainting! Fainting, I say! *bleh* I've just resigned myself to watching raws and only getting about every third word or so. Ep 20 & 21 are shockers to be sure. All sorts of people dying. *bleh* That could be a pain too.

I've been too wrapped up in My HiME to do anything other than go through old animes like Gunslinger Girl, Last Exile and Otogizoushi (which is a most excellent samurai anime with the most smashing artwork!).

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:58 am

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Ep 20 & 21 are shockers to be sure. All sorts of people dying. *bleh*

*Bleh* indeed. I've seen people comment on various message boards that this is typical of My HiME's production company, though.

However, having watched Ep20 now, I think a case can be made for believing...

...that Mikoto's not dead.

The most obvious reason for thinking she's still alive is that Mai didn't disappear.

A more important reason is that there are too many unanswered questions about her. What's different about her sword that she has to carry it around instead of materializing it like all the others? Why doesn't she have a "Child?" What's up with that necklace she wears, and why has it been making her go berserk? And what's up with her long-lost (?) brother? In other words, there's too much story left to tell for her simply to be killed off like that.

On the other hand, we're living in the post-Whedon world, where a senseless death that leaves a lot of questions unanswered isn't outside the realm of possibility. So we'll just have to wait and see.

For what it's worth, the consensus among the various bloggers and posting board members I've seen last night and this morning is that she's not dead.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood
Edited by: BBOvenGuy at: 2/18/05 8:59 am

Kieli · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:47 am

Can I just tell you that I am now the High Priestess of the Shizuru Altar? :bow

Her being a HiME just rocks my socks. She's got class, style, depth AND a kick ass element to boot! I'm love...oh yeah.

Here's to hoping that Joss Whedon's Dead Lesbian 101 hasn't reached across the pond. I want some happiness for Natsuki and Shizuru! :fit2

Mai is getting on my nerves now in the worst way. I still think Reito and Mikoto are just puppets for this Obsidian Lord guy. If Mashiro can do it, why can't he? Poor Mikoto is going to have some tough choices to make soon, I think. I'm dying until Ep 22. *bleh*

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:13 pm

Oh, surely they wouldn't throw something like Shizuru and Natsuki at us this late in the game without paying it off, would they?

As for Mikoto, as I said over at AnimeSuki, she's never been much for the big picture, but her story arc during the series has been introducing her to the idea of liking someone or loving someone (I'm still not sure what all the nuances of the like/love words mean in Japanese language and culture). I'm expecting her to wind up in a position where she has to choose between Mai and her brother, and she chooses Mai.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:28 pm

From what I understand, the use of "daisuki" or "daisuke" is for the generic "I love you" or "I like you" depending on inflection (it's all in how you say it kind of thing). However, I think just using "suki/suke" is more "like" than "love". "aishiteru" from what I can tell is the more passionate, more deep form of "I love you" but it's rarely used, especially in anime because it's more of a deep commitment kind of love that the Japanese rarely express. This is how I'm interpreting it after talking with Takemi and Mentar. Apparently, that's one of those words that's really difficult to translate unless you know the intention of the speaker.

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Oh, surely they wouldn't throw something like Shizuru and Natsuki at us this late in the game without paying it off, would they?

Are you kidding? They still might pull a CLAMP kind of thing and kill off all the lesbians just for fun (don't watch CLAMP High School if you can help it... *bleh* It annoyed me how lesbians are portrayed in that...and from what I understand, the writers are women!)

ETA: Well my worst fears have been confirmed:

Shizuru is going to declare war on the rest of the HiMEs and attack them. Thus sayeth the spoilers on the official website. *bleh* The Evil Lesbian Cliche lives on

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko
Edited by: Kieli at: 2/28/05 2:56 pm

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:05 pm

I'm not ready to give up on My HiME yet. Granted, I might be thinking differently if I could understand Japanese, but from what I saw of the Ep22 Raw, I don't think things are quite as bad as they were initially made out to be. What exactly could Shizuru have done while Natsuki was asleep? How sound a sleeper must Natsuki be? Besides, you saw how tentative Shizuru was about just giving Natsuki a kiss.

Kannaduki no Miko had me ready to throw in the towel several times, but it came through in the end. My HiME just might do that as well.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:02 pm

I really am trying to be positive. I've been hiding out in my room, watching the Read or Die TV Series (which you must see, btw.....implied shoujo-ai but Anita-chan rocks my socks and the Paper Sisters are freaking hilarious!

I'm just simply depressed. I really am. I had high hopes for My HiME and will try to stick it out....but they've hurt Madam Presidente. I can't forgive that. I love Shizuru, totally and always. I just....*ARGH*

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

Kieli · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:17 pm

What's that particular anime about? Is the plot fun or interesting? I didn't get to see who the seiyuu is for Anita-chan (I think she did a smashingly good job as the most vocal of the Paper Sisters and whoever was the seiyuu for Nenene should get an Oscar. She was hilarious!) but I might check out this other anime you've suggested. After all, you've done so well thus far

I'm usually quite reticent when it comes to viewing new series. I'm picky b/c I really dislike Sailor Moon kinds of things. *bleh*

Anita-chan is a bit of a naughty kid. I almost fell out of my chair when she gave Nenene the finger :shock

and her mouth! Geez louise! (well I guess I shouldn't been too shocked...they let Nenene get away with the F-word in the subtitled version).

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

Edited by: Kieli at: 3/4/05 7:45 pm

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 9:11 pm

I finished watching R.O.D the TV a couple of weeks ago, and yes, it was lots of fun.

Incidentally, the actress who did the voice for Anita (in the Japanese version, that is) now has the lead role in Tsukuyomi Moon Phase - which is very weird, but fun. I just wish the subbed episodes would come out more quickly.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2005 2:21 pm

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and her mouth! Geez louise!

Hehe... one of the advantages of not knowing Japanese...

Tsukuyomi Moon Phase is about a vampire girl named Hazuki and her "shimobe," a young photographer who is so spiritually clueless that magic has no effect on him. Hazuki has certain mystical qualities that other vampires would like to get their hands on, so they're always getting into various scrapes. The subbed versions are available here, although they've only gotten up to Ep11 while the show is currently on Ep22. The raws are a lot harder to follow than My HiME, so I'm not entirely sure what's been happening of late.

It's a really weird show, but in a fun way. Hazuki has an obsession with "nekomimi," and so you see them everywhere - even on some of the Japanese characters in the opening titles. And if you start watching it, then maybe you can explain to me why metal washtubs keep dropping on people's heads.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:01 pm

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And if you start watching it, then maybe you can explain to me why metal washtubs keep dropping on people's heads.

ROTFLMFAO!! *LOL* Oh god, I had to laugh hysterically at that. I'll download a few eps and check them out. I want to view all the subbed versions first before I deal with the RAWs. Especially if the raws have a ton of dialogue. Translation is always tough when they get chatty.

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:59 pm

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I want to view all the subbed versions first before I deal with the RAWs. Especially if the raws have a ton of dialogue.

Looks like you'll be coming in at just the right time. The subbed versions of Ep12 and Ep13 came out this afternoon.

Ep12 is an especially strange one. Either they were having a budget crisis in their animation department or they were experimenting with a new style, because there's almost nothing visual that happens in the entire show. I've been waiting for the subbed version so I could find out what the heck was supposed to have been happening.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:31 pm

Oh bloody hell...that's all I needed to be doing this week. Spending hours on rewind trying to figure out what the heck's going on LOL...I'll download up to the last subbed up and let you know what I think. Right now I need something to get me out of this My Hime funk I'm in. Damn I miss the old Shizuru.

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:52 am

Well, now I've seen the subbed versions of Ep12 and Ep13, and I actually liked most of the bizarro Ep12 this time. It's amazing how much better things are when you can actually tell what's going on.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:01 pm

LOL Well having subs definitely helps to fill in the gaps of one's understanding.

Ok, I gotta ask this. WTF is up with ROD TV? Please tell me they really didn't kill off Ma-nee and Mi-nee! :shock

I just might cry! And what's up with Hisa-chan not recognizing Anita?!

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:30 pm

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WTF is up with ROD TV? Please tell me they really didn't kill off Ma-nee and Mi-nee! I just might cry! And what's up with Hisa-chan not recognizing Anita?!

Relax. All will be made plain in the fullness of time.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:31 pm

Evil evil man.....no spoilers? Where's the love?

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:43 pm

That's the trouble with spoilers - once you get hooked on them, you just can't stop.

Where are you getting your episodes from? Do you have the whole series there, or do you have to wait now for another DVD or another broadcast?

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:50 pm

I downloaded the whole series from Anime-Fin. I'm up to Ep 21 now and am just heartbroken for Anita-chan and even for Yomiko (although I'm still trying to get used to a far more mature, very battle-savvy Yomiko and evil Wendy which is quite different from the OAV). I never trusted Joker-san even in the movie so I'm not surprised to see he's a right bastard in the TV series.

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:25 pm

Ah, well okay. As far as the helicopter goes, just remember who was at its controls. What you saw was not all there was to see.

And as for Hisa-chan, she's had her memories altered as part of the British Library's evil scheme - a technique that will come up again in even more surprising ways... dun dun DUN....

The remaining episodes are a wild ride, and not always a fun one for the Paper Sisters - but they'll be okay in the end. Trust me.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:02 pm

I'm up to Ep 23 and I can officially say, I want to stick many long sharp knives in Wendy-kun. And Joker-san definitely deserves his own seat in hell (which I hope he gets with reservations). Poor Anita....she's going to need a ton of therapy when it's all said and done. She even lost the girl she loves. How depressing is that? :cry

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko

BBOvenGuy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:12 pm

Have some faith. R.O.D wasn't written by a certain someone with whom we're quite familiar.

"...what we leave behind us is, in fact, not our opinions but our examples." - Christopher Isherwood

Kieli · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:18 pm

Oh Witch Hunter Robin was amazing. I got a 3 DVD set mostly because it was cheaper (Ebay is my friend sometimes) but it rocked...hard. Surprisingly enough, the English dubs were really good. I usually loathe most English dubs but some of the best ones I've found are:

Jin Roh

Noir

Witch Hunter Robin

Star Blazers

Wolf's Rain

Blood: The Last Vampire

Kai Doh Maru

I do NOT suggest you get R.O.D. OAV in English because the VA that does Yomiko made me want to puncture my own eardrums with a pencil. It was that bad. Another suggestion....I've just finished all 26 eps of Otogizoushi If you love samurai stories and stories about reincarnation that are just simply amazing, you MUST view this series. The artwork is sugoi and the story is quite original. Very supernatural and has undertones of Eastern mysticism that I enjoy.

We kissed for hours, wrapped around each other in the dirt, immersed in the heady, religious world of deep sex.
Love is just a different form of ego. It's nothing but a flatteringly worded form of possessiveness.--Kannaduki no Miko
Edited by: Kieli at: 3/8/05 7:18 pm

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