#barderic

[jewishsuperfam]

barderic replied to your post: im confused why does gou ...

She may not be swimming with them, but she’s still a very important part of the swim team. She’s in no way their step-and-fetch-it.

ok

i mean that's better than i feared, but still

not quite as good as chihayafuru

[jewishsuperfam]

barderic replied to your post: words actually cannot express how badly i want a...

I thought there was one, at least of the first book?

yeah but that's not what i mean

i don't want a retelling of things that already happened--what's even the point of that

i mean i want like new sidestories or a continuation of the series or something, maybe after HoO is over, or taking place between PJO and HoO

like new material, but in comic book form

[jewishsuperfam]

barderic replied to your post: barderic replied to your post: warproduct...

tvtropes seems to think so, at least

doesn't really make a difference to me, tbh

[jewishsuperfam]

barderic replied to your post: warproduct replied to your post: warproduct...

Isn’t Miyabi Fujieda a guy?

maybe? i dunno

[isayoldbean]

Noir was actually the first anime I started, because a friend recommended it to me, but I kinda stopped after six episodes and didn't finish it until recently. El Cazador was the second, and I actually liked it better, because it was less dark, and I love roadtrip plots, and magic, and bodyguard crushes, and the soundtrack was really great, and is still my favourite anime soundtrack of all time.

I've found that I actually enjoyed Noir more the second time I watched it. The first time, I spent the whole time feeling like something was off, like I was missing some vital piece of information that kept the characters from clicking with me. I was, of course. Because the show is dependent on keeping you in the dark about certain things for as long as possible. So when I rewatched it with a full knowledge of the characters, plot, and backstory, it was suddenly like, "OMG, everything suddenly makes so much more sense! I understand why that character was acting so strangely in that episode! Because the nature of the murder reminded her of that certain event in her childhood! AUGH, WHY DIDN'T I GET THIS EARLIER? I WANT TO HUG THEM ALL BUT THEY WOULD MURDER ME SIX DIFFERENT WAYS WITHOUT THINKING TWICE." So there is that. Also, it has the advantage of being a show that was groundbreaking at the time (especially with regards to the "two female characters blatantly shown sharing a bed with distinct subtextual overtones of 'omg they're totally doing it'."), so that tends to help it be more  fondly remembered, I suppose. Oh, and also I have this thing where I love mayhem, carnage, shootouts, and explosions, but I also have a gore squick, which means it sucks to be me. But I will be forever grateful to Noir for giving me a show with such a massive bodycount and people being killed in all kinds of fascinating, innovative ways, and all without a single drop of blood. YES. Can we please have more shows that I can see without scarring me for life that will also sate my bloodlust? Please?

That being said, IDK if I could choose which of the two series I liked better. They both follow nearly the exact same formula of tropes, but they're so tonally different that it seems wrong to compare them, somehow. Like apples to oranges.

But yeah, El Cazador, man. It had so many fun things! I wish more series were about road trips; it's such a versatile premise. And yeah, my weakness for bodyguard crushes is well documented, what with all of my posts about me crying about KonoSetsu and all. And the soundtrack, hnnnng. I don't know if it's my absolute favorite, but it's way up there, and I think probably one of her most underrated efforts. I love all of Yuki Kajiura's music, but I think her run in the early/mid 2000s, say, starting with .hack//SIGN, and ending around El Cazador and Tsubasa Chronicles, is probably my favorite time period of her work. Like, I want to bathe in that entire era of her discography. Wow, her stuff is amazing.

Also I was looking at some caps of the show after talking about it with you last night, and wow, it was even gayer (and cuter) (and simultaneously more tear-jerking) than I remember it being. Like, I'd actually forgotten about the blatant, straightforward love confession in the second-to-last episode, which is sadly still almost unheard of today as far as lesbians in anime goes. PMMM doesn't have anything like that, for example. Hell, Konoka and Setsuna got married at the end of Negima, and even their story lacked an actual "hey, I'm in love with you" moment. So in a way, El Cazador is still ahead of the times. (I hope someday soon I can amend that statement to "par for the course".) I really wish more people would give it a chance. Or, you know, would have heard of it.

Also, if nothing else, I will forever love it for giving us all that moment of wish fulfillment where Ellis gets fed up with LA's stalking and not taking "I'm in lesbians with Nadie" no for an answer and just flat-out sets his crotch on fire with the power of her mind. Like, who has not wanted to do that to at least one douchebag in the course of their life?

Wow, I really want to rewatch it now.

[isayoldbean]

El Cazador de la Bruja was the first anime I ever finished, and is still one of my favourites.

AWW YEAH ALL OF THE HIGH FIVES FOR YOU

It makes me sad that it's not more popular--you'd think a show with the premise of "adorable lesbians on the run from the law in Mexico (and also magic)" would be an easy sell--but I guess I understand why it's not. After all, it was the third installment of Studio Beetrain's "Girls With Guns" Trilogy, so between the amount of people who hated Madlax and didn't want to get burned again, and the amount of people who loved both Noir and Madlax but were put off by the fact that El Cazador was markedly less dark and gritty than the other two, I guess it was doomed to be the least popular of the three. IDK. It makes me sad though, it's a good show for what it is. :( By which I mean, it's not exactly artsy or in any way revolutionary the way Noir was, and it's not as cerebral or pretentious as Madlax, but it's fun and cute and it's got a great soundtrack and IDK. I guess I liked that it didn't take itself quite as seriously as the others. Since it's the first series you finished, you didn't have the first two series prejudicing you, so I guess that proves that it's a good show when taken on its own merits! :3

But yes! You are an El Cazador fan too! That makes me super happy! Let's be rare together! :D

[isayoldbean]

Zimmy/Gamma

ooh, okay. tbh, i'm not completely sure what i think of zimmy/gamma. on the one hand, they're so dysfunctional and codependent and at times outright abusive... on the other hand, i have quite a history of shipping dysfunctional ships, so.

i must ship them at least a little, because i remember that page where they were reunited in the abandoned toy shop and tom's author note said "there she is, the only thing zimmy could ever give a damn about" and i'm pretty sure my heart grew three sizes. but then i remember how zimmy was lying to gamma about what other students were saying to her so that she wouldn't leave her and I kind of >:( again, so. uh. idk.

i guess with these two, the bottom line is that i really trust tom's writing ability, and i think whatever direction they wind up going in it's going to be satisfying, at least from a storytelling perspective if nothing else.

this was probably the least helpful reply ever, omg sorry D:

[isayoldbean]

Madoka Magica

well in a lot of ways i'm still processing it--i may actually have to rewatch it to really let the enormity of the whole series sink in but i don't wanna because wow why don't i just punch myself in the face 1000 times instead--but i'll see what i can do here 

Favorite character: I have no earthly idea, I love them all and just want them all to be loved and happy and ugh why :(

Least Favorite character: eeeh, I have no idea what Sayaka saw in that violin guy

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): this is the part where i really have no idea what i'm doing but 1) HomuMado 2) KyoSaya 3) that's as far as i've gotten tbh i think i need more time to process/analyze the characters' interactions. although i'm sure my opinions will eventually devolve into "everybody should get with everybody" because that's almost always what happens.

Character I find most attractive: I think I actually have a tag that's something to the effect of "ugh Homura your face is bad for my heart" so uh yeah

Character I would marry: ??? this has consistently been the hardest question for me to answer with every one of these i've done idk maybe i'm just not the marrying type

Character I would be best friends with: most of my friendships irl seem to revolve around food so yeah kyoko and i would totally be bros except we'd fight a lot over who had to pay or idk maybe we'd just go on a grocery theft spree what do i know

a random thought: i know witches are supposed to be beings comprised of absolute despair but idk wallpurgisnacht always looked like she was having so much fun wrecking everybody's shit. like basically she just spun around upside down laughing like the living embodiment of that judy garland "I DON'T CAAAAAAARE" gif and blowing stuff up. i bet she was really fun at parties before she became a witch.

An unpopular opinion: idk, even though kyubey was terrible i still really liked him?

my canon OTP: HomuMado

Non-canon OTP: for some reason in that scene where madoka's mom was talking to madoka's teacher in the bar i really wanted them to make out or something so i'm gonna go with that for this one

most badass character: well idk homura i guess. or wallpurgisnacht, seeing as how as badass as homura was there at the end purgy was just all "lol i don't caaaaare" like a boss

pairing I am not a fan of: uh not a fan of that violin dude like i said so probably something involving him

character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): idk i'm punting on this one until i've thought more about it

favourite friendship: i think this is the part where i break down sobbing about how wow i just love them all so much why can't they all be friends that would be my favorite friendship the five of them being awesome together and wow i'm not even drunk i don't know what's going on with me right now

character I want to adopt or be adopted by: uh idk maybe mami? we could hang out and drink tea and be mellow together.