Thursday, February 3, 2005

   The 40 Least Awesome Moments in Anime History
Yo everybody, wassup? I had an idea the other night, inspired by the fabulous minds at Vh1 head-quarters. Vh1 did a special called "The 100 Most Metal Moments", where they counted down the most awesome and unexpected things to ever happen in heavy metal history (such as Lollapalooza, the Def Leopard stage secret, the start of Metallica, etc.). But then they did something even better. They made the countdown of "The 40 LEAST Metal Moments". Moments that made head-bangers cringe, like when Metallica cut their hair, the birth of "Nelson", when Dee Schneider did the Chicken Dance at October fest, the cancellation of Head-Banger's Ball, and other ever-so-uncool moments like that.

What I wanted to do is create a list of "The 40 Least Awesome Moments in Anime History". The raunchiest, lamest, stupidest and most disappointing things to ever happen to innocent fans like us. Here are a few that I already have on the list:

Enigma-yasha:
Inuyasha is by all accounts an awesome action series, and one of the greatest anime series of all-time. But, it has left us with an unanswered question: Is it the end or what? The so-called "Last Episode" of Inuyasha left us with no closure and little accomplished, and implies that there will be more episodes to the series. But the production company has kept tight-lipped about the situation. Are they simply keeping the product under wraps? Or are they just trying to prevent the rioting of Inuyasha fans everywhere? This remains unknown, and let us hope the reign of the "Last But Not Last" episode will end soon.

Fight Like a Man:
Naruto is by far the best ninja themed piece of media to ever be released. But one character nearly brought the whole genre crashing down. Haku was awesome, loveable, and to some fans, even a little cute. But one fact was revealed that blew everyone out of the water: Haku was a dude. This revelation left hundreds of male fans, and even Naruto, wondering if that meant they were gay. Characters THAT feminine should be female, lest we relive this fiasco again.

Hamming it Up:
The notoriously cutsie anime Hamtaro was a split decision. People liked it or they hated it, or, they thought it was OK. The truth was, Hamtaro just wasn't that bad. Once you got past the excessive cuteness and the 3rd grader storyline level, it was sorta' cool. But the merchandizing went too far with the release of Hamtaro for GameBoy. One of the worst games ever, it craped out and dragged the world of anime down with it. Even worse, there were 3 sequels, and a 4th on the way. Let's just pray people don't make a big deal about it.

Do you guys have any suggestions for moments that should be on the list? I'd love to hear anything you have to say.
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