Saturday, June 25, 2005

   the one good thing about jet lag
Listening to: "Qian Nian Zhi Lian" - F.I.R. (I've heard them being described as the Chinese Do As Infinity, but they lean towards a more epic, orchestral sound.)

Well, I got up around 6 b/c I couldn't fall asleep and was hungry. W/ nothing to do, I decided to check what types of cartoons they were showing. It was interesting b/c I got to see the influence of Sailor Moon on Western cartoons for girls, like W.I.T.C.H. and Winx Club. Personally, I find that anime has more originality and humor when it comes to approaching the magical girl formula. Pretty Cure is a very good example of that (it's basically a magical girl parody). I also discovered that Tokyo Mew Mew isn't as bad as I thought. It appeared to be too frivolous and girly for my tastes, but I think the original is actually really funny. It's a shame that the dub was watered down. I mean, they changed the ages of the characters so that the age gaps of potential couples aren't so big. *rolls eyes* Despite showing some interest, I still gag at the scenes involving love bubbles, sparkles, hearts, and soliloquies.

My type of cute shoujo is something along the lines of Full Moon wo Sagashite. I got into the anime in Taiwan, and I'd like to check out the manga. I love the inspirational plot and the Mitsuki-Takuto romance, which isn't overdone and always sweet.

Finally, I end w/ proof that sometimes it's fun to watched dubbed anime (actually I have a new appreciation of dubs after going to Taiwan since I can understand Chinese but not read it):
"You have run out of days on your calendar!" - villian in Shinzo
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