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Name: AstroNerdBoy Email: None Url: http://astronerdboy.blogspot.com Reviews: 410 Posts: 354 |
I first learned of the term anime from the same place I learned of British
Comedies -- Japan. I was stationed at Yokota AB from 1989 to 1991 and my best
friend and roommate was big into anime. At the time, I couldn't see the point in
anime, especially if you couldn't understand it! Far be it from me to try to
learn Japanese though. My priorities lay elsewhere in those days. However,
I did see several RAW anime titles. Ranma 1/2 had just started when I
came to Japan. Dirty Pair had seen its TV run and OAV run complete so
that the OAV's were now on TV. And in the movie category, I saw Castle of
Cagliostro, which despite not knowing what was being said, I found myself
very intrigued by it as well as Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind. If I'm
not mistaken, there were VHS copies of both titles in English and I purchased
both (if not there, then when I returned to the US).
I didn't get into anime until 2002 when on a whim, I went to Amazon to see if my old friend and roommate from Japan was right in his prediction of anime eventually being big in the US. He was! Anime was big. Since then, I've downloaded, rented, and then purchased a ton of anime. I find that I have gravitated to the romantic-comedy genre of anime for my favorite type of anime. Here are my current top-10 anime titles and top-10 anime music songs:
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Top-10 Anime Titles |
Top-10 Anime Music |
OP = Open theme ED = End Theme |
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| 2009(8) | 2008(7) | 2007(4) | 2006(7) | 2005(11) | 2004(10) | 2003(4) | 2002(10) |
| 2001(2) | 2000(2) | 1999(2) | 1998(4) | 1996(5) | 1995(3) | 1994(1) | 1992(1) |
| 1991(3) | 1990(2) | 1989(1) | 1988(6) | 1987(3) | 1986(1) | 1985(1) | 1983(1) |
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| A Girl in Gaea | Rent | See Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea | |
 Aa! Megami-sama - Sorezore no Tsubasa |
Rent | "A year has passed since Belldandy made her contract with Keiichi. The goddesses who have stirred people's hearts around the world are coming down to earth once again. After overcoming many hardships and coming to understand their feelings for each other, a new trial befalls Belldandy and Keichi. Their contract may cease to exist." | |
 Aa! Megami-sama - Sorezore no Tsubasa OVA |
Buy | Keiichi, the goddesses, and the Motor Club go on a retreat to Keiichi's grandfather's old place. There, they encounter a beautiful shinentai who is determined to make Keiichi keep the promise his grandfather had made to her. Then into the future, Peorth is wrapping up her current mission on Earth and decides to get Keiichi to say he loves Belldandy (using the Japanese word "suki"). Urd gets involved and with Peorth, the job begins to get K1 to confess, only with humorous results. | |
 Aa! Megami-sama! TV |
Rent | Morisato Keiichi is an unlucky college guy. He has no luck scoring a date with the rich and popular Sayoko. He has bad luck in nearly everything he does. One evening while stuck at the male boarding house that he shares with his auto club senpais, he happens to make a call which gets connected to the heavens and to Belldandy. There, this goddess doesn't wait to announce she's coming for a personal visit, and she arrives via a mirror behind Keiichi. He is startled by her sudden appearance and doesn't believe she's real, nor that she can grant wishes. But he makes a wish -- for a girl like her to be by his side forever. His wish is granted and Belldandy is now contracted to stay with Keiichi on Earth for the rest of his life. | |
| Aa! My Goddess TV 2 | Rent | See Aa! Megami-sama - Sorezore no Tsubasa | |
| Ah! My Goddess - The Movie | Buy | See Gekijouban Aa! Megami-sama! | |
| Ah! My Goddess 2: Flights of Fancy | Rent | See Aa! Megami-sama - Sorezore no Tsubasa | |
| Ah! My Goddess The Movie | Buy | See Gekijouban Aa! Megami-sama! | |
| Ah! My Goddess TV | Rent | See Aa! Megami-sama! TV | |
| Ah! My Goddess: Everyone Has Wings | Rent | See Aa! Megami-sama - Sorezore no Tsubasa | |
| Ah! My Goddess: Everyone Has Wings OVA | Buy | See Aa! Megami-sama - Sorezore no Tsubasa OVA | |
| Ah! My Goddess: The Movie | Buy | See Gekijouban Aa! Megami-sama! | |
 Ai Yori Aoshi |
Buy | Kaoru Hanabishi just wanted to help. Aoi Sakuraba just wanted to find her first love. They never realized they were looking for each other. Ever since their arranged marriage 18 years ago, Aoi had been in love with Kaoru, but she traveled to Tokyo to meet him when she learned the marriage had been called off. While Kaoru is impressed by Aoi's loyalty, innocence and beauty, to accept her affection, he might have to return to the Hanabishi Clan and the emotional and physical pain he suffered during his childhood... Their self-control and their love will be put to the test when she moves in and he tries to stay a gentleman! | |
 Ai Yori Aoshi - Dream Story |
Rent |
While being on a picnic together the Ai Yori Aoshi main characters talk about their future dreams for life. |
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 Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ |
Rent |
This is the sequel to Ai Yori Aoshi based on the manga of the same name ("Enishi" means "Destiny"). It has been two years since Aoi met Kaoru at the train station. Since he and the other girls moved into Aoi's family's summer home, not much has changed. Kaoru has finished university and is now writing his thesis for a doctor's degree and even part-time working at the university institute. Kaoru and Aoi are still secretly seeing each other while the other girls (minus Miyabi) all have crushes on Kaoru. |
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