Monday, May 31, 2004

Raving about 'Rave Master'

And now for a little special education & announcment... EVENT: Premiere of Groove Adventure Rave, or US Title Rave Master DATE, TIME, CHANNEL: Saturday, June 5th @ 830pm on Cartoon Network. Let the Raving begin: Shounen. Very shounen. So if you like action/adventure with big cool swords and nifty powers...then come and join! I admit that I haven't seen the anime yet. However, I have read the entire first saga so I pretty much know what's gonna happen. I've been wanting to see the anime for at least a year now! And finally, I'll get to see it! The only concerns I have revolve around how Cartoon Network will show it--especially the fact that it's gonna premiere on Saturday Toonami and NOT Adult Swim. *sniffle* It's okay. I'll just eat what they dish out for now. Later, I plan to purchase it when the dvds are released. Hehe. I'm usually quite picky about my Shounen anime. I mean, yes, action is crucial for a male-targetted genre--but there has to be more. LUCKILY, there IS more to offer with Rave Master. Rave Master = Shounen BUT unlike most Shounen anime that, a. Are 'game' centered [Yugioh, Hikaru no Go, Pokemon] b. Are 'fighting' centered [Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragonball & Co.] This show falls under the category of Shounen that, c. Are 'quest' centered. Now, I'm NOT going to say that this is one of those 'thought' provoking shows like [Trigun, or whatever]--because it's NOT! All I'm gonna say is that there will be MORE story to this action-centered anime than the usual shows ^^ Eh. I'll let you decide for yourself. I can't MAKE you watch it, no. I can only give you may suggestion. So if you happen to be bored on Saturday evening, then you can always turn on the TV to Cartoon Network ^^. The Story in a tiny Nutshell: Haru is a 15 year old boy who lives on Garage Island with is older sister. One day, he goes fishing and fishes out a strange and unusual creature [and I DO mean unusual]. This creature turns out to be Plue [a dog, in Haru's opinion] who becomes Haru's...sidekick, I think. Events occur that lands Haru the position of being the next Rave Master. Haru INITIALLY sets out to seek some powerful items in order to bring back balance to world AND most importantly to find the whereabouts of his missing father. Later on, Haru is accompanied by two more friends who also have their own agendas. Of course, being the nice person that he is, Haru agrees to help them out and they also agree to help him out. Yay! And now we've completed the group. Together Haru & Co. will journey to strange lands, fight off mean bad-guys, learn unknown things about their pasts and themselves, and...that's only the beginning.

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