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10/09/2003 Archived Entry: "Some Linkin Park song that Tomo's playing"

Alright: Beware of much series ranting.

After talking to Nigaki about Miyavi's mullet (and how it's PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE!! *coughfangirling*) we discussed Saiyuki mullets. Demo Goku and his Ulti-mullet. =D

So now I'm on this Saiyuki kick. Though no help to the US release of the anime. Tomo gets irritated when I start saying how I just don't like it, but I don't! It was so poorly done! The manga was a pretty and well made and the anime was just....my god. It's like they had a shoe string budget but were NOT creative about using it. Original Weiss Kreuz was better!!! And that's SAD! The slaughtered youkai just disapate! It's not even a pretty sort of disapate! It's like Random Villian: "*papercut* AHH!! *disolves*" The fight scenes are the ones that REALLY get me. It's like "*action lines!* I'm pretending like I'm actually doing some horrible fighting move but really all I'm doing is posing in action lines!" Random Villian: "AHHH! *disolve*" Sanzou isn't even as bitchy. No angst either. I don't think I even want to imagine that animated angst. It's like "*action lines!* I'm depressed!!" Random Villian: "AHHH! *disolves*"

I just can't get over the quality of the manga. Gojyo just swings...whatever that weapon's name is, so beautifully. You can follow Goku's movements better drawn out than animated. That's SAD! It's just TOO DAMN CHEAP! IT'S A GOOD SERIES! SPEND SOME MONEY AND MAKE A GOOD ANIME! GAAARRRR!!

*breathes* ....well at least I still have my manga ^_^ *huggles it*

I remember when I had such hopes for the anime too. Cause I managed to download both openings, but I hadn't gotten any of the actual episodes yet. The openings are satisfying. Just seeing the series makes me want to go "you guys are the ones that made that animated Lord of the Rings, didn't you."

ARG! It's so irritating! *rant rant*

Alright. All done.

I got voted best introduction in English. I didn't get a prize though. Demmit. I wanted whatever my professor has lying around. (generally he gives out a pen or a highlight or something like that). Ah well.

I need to go shopping for ratty food. I'm starting to run out. Sure, I could probably feed them whatever is hanging around, but I don't want them to get used to people food. Yuki's being such a sweetheart. He just likes to lounge around on my shoulder. Doesn't really wander around that much, and if he does he always returns to cuddle on my shoulders or in my arms, or being the pervert he is, in my shirt. Shu's pretty hyper. He doesn't really like hanging around me all that much. A whole lot less affectionate than Yuki. Unfortunetly he's taken up his father's habit of nibbling on my fingers when he doesn't like something. Ahh well. *ratty rant over*

Thursday, October 09, 2003
everyone has their promblems with americanized anime >.<
11:11 PM: mail! kat site!

Thursday, October 09, 2003
it's not americanized. It's the original release.
11:21 PM: Me site!

Friday, October 10, 2003
No manga to anime translation is always correct. Think Utena from manga to tv to movie manga to movie. Or the Eva manga...which is ...not as good as the series. Either the manga is the better one (like my problem with Komoda no Omocha ? vs. Kodocha) or the anime is better. Rarely are they equal. Anyway...it's cause you watched Haibane Renmei. It tends to spoil you for other anime (or so I think...of course, I"m obsessed with it, so my opinion on that one rarely counts)
12:50 AM: Liz

Friday, October 10, 2003
you want a better saiyuki? do it yourself then. If you don't like it don't buy it. I'm gonna check out your computer next time you come up here. I'll see what i can make of it. In the mean time, there should be some tech department up there, take it there and see if they can fix it. Also you might want to send Sony an email to obtain a new manual since you obviously lost it.
08:18 AM: dan-poo@extremistsmayrotinhellnexttome.com

Friday, October 10, 2003
there were 2 different animated lord of the rings...this first..half live action half animation. the second was done by the same guys who did the animated hobbit. the first was so bad that they hired the hobbit gus to finish it off... of course they stopped and started at totally different places...and now i'm ranting...be thankful...the only way i know this stuff is cuz me rei, maya and i think isis rented it just after the fellowship came out in theaters...my gawd...obsessed ne???
02:25 PM: mail! sarah lee site!

Saturday, October 11, 2003
I have an appreciation for Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings that transcends space, time, and reason.
11:07 PM: David

Sunday, October 12, 2003
You can see where the current Lord of the Rings stole some scene images. While Tolkien was rather long winded in his descriptions, there are still some different intepretations. Like when the hobbits are hiding under the tree branch in Fellowship. That's all the original. (and besides, the first Lord of the Rings I ever saw after reading the books)
02:11 PM: Liz

Sunday, October 12, 2003
*laughs* why can't you all just let me hate the Saiyuki anime in peace.

jerks. =)

06:06 PM: Me site!

Monday, October 13, 2003
Yeah, Peter Jackson even said that image was lifted from the Bakshi version. It was what got him into Lord of the Rings, so it's his homage. It's the only one, though.

~David

07:01 PM: David