Oh, you just knew I was gonna make a reference to Death Note in the title, didn't you? But before I discuss some, uh, new content on Adult Swim, let's examine why I haven't posted for a while, even though I finished the semester yesterday.
Answer; I rented Disgaea 2. Haven't played it in nearly a year. This game is hilarious, and really fun. And also, Etna has the best evil girl laugh ever. The. Best.
I've been so occupied with Disgaea 2, I haven't been able to keep in contact with you people. It really sucks the time away.
Now then, I got off Adult Swim's website not too long ago. I saw the latest Death Note, thrilling as always, even though the series is supposed to "suck" at this point in the timeline. I never realized one could eat chocolate bars with such visual panache. You learn something new, everyday.
And they also have the English dubbed premiere of an anime series entitled Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. I saw the first episode. Here's what I think:
There was a time in my life, my late teen years. Every anime I had watched at that time sucked. Sucked, BALLS. I couldn't tolerate them anymore. And I sure-as-Hell couldn't tolerate the retarded asshole anime fans either, both in real life, and on the internet. I wanted nothing in common with them, so, when I was 17, I vowed never to indulge in anything anime-related that wasn't an anime videogame, (Hey, I like Chrono Trigger and the original Megaman series. Can I be faulted for that?) for either the rest of my life, or until Japan finally released an anime in America that didn't make me cringe with rancor.
I stayed anime-free (barring anime games, of course.) until I was 21, just last year. I discovered a Fullmetal Alchemist rerun, and, since everyone I knew on the internet declared FMA to be awesome, I watched it. It was refreshing to see Japanese animation again, especially since FMA is, ya know, actually good. So now, the moratorium was, and remains lifted. However, I don't regret my avoiding anime for four years. Even though I missed out on Cowboy bebop, Ghost in the Shell, and the Miyazaki movies in doing so, I felt better watching Futurama instead of fucking Yu-Gi-Oh.
I performed this anime moratorium in the first place to avoid shows like Code Geass. First of all, the entire plot is lifted PIECEMEAL from V for Vendetta, and though I liked the V movie, I wouldn't consider it a classic. (Haven't read the V graphic novel though.) Secondly, I have a hard time taking the characters seriously what with how over-exaggerated their voices were. Thirdly, the whole show just moves too fast. Everything happens too quickly. My brain doesn't have time to analyze everything with what's going on. Also, the artwork rips off nearly every anime series from the '90's, which, I don't know about you, but I consider the '90's to be a dark age for Japanese animation. It's just some generic action show with tons of violence and countless anime trappings, not to mention stealing an idea from a popular graphic novel and movie. Hey, at least the V for Vendetta movie had that side story about that woman who was shaken down because of her lesbian relationships. This Code Geass, has nothing I want to see on a Friday afternoon. Naruto is better than this. Bleach is better than this. The Big O is better than this, and I didn't even like The Big O! File this under "lost my interest after one episode."
This review's gotten me in a bad mood. Now I need to play more Disgaea 2. Oh lift my spirits up, Demon Lord Etna. Wait, shouldn't that be Demon Lady Etna, 'cause she's a girl? Oh whatever.
