"Hey xm, what's all this hype I keep hearing about Chrono Crusade? I keep hearing it's like the best shonen series about humans and demons ever, but I saw it, every episode, and it disappointed me! What gives!?"
Good question, my friend. Chrono Crusade is one of my favorite series of all time. However, to enjoy the awesomeness that is CC, you must do the following: Read The Fucking Manga! Actually, most people actually agree that the anime CC is a serious screwup of what is otherwise a classic action manga.
"Hey xm, I don't get all this hype about Evangelion! Everyone acts like it's the best anime series of the mid '90's! Yet, I saw it, and it wasn't anything special! If anything, it disgusted me, and it didn't make any sense! What the hell, Studio Gainax!?"
Well, actually, Eva does have its merits. And, ya know, there is a way you can love Eva the way it was meant to be loved. To do that, one must Read The Fucking Manga! . . . oh wait, there's more than one manga series. Read the one authored by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. "One of the founding members of Gainax." There's your seal of approval.
"hey yo, the animation in XXXHolic sucks! And the character designs aren't that good, either!"
Well friend, you may be surprised to know that XXXHolic's character artwork is actually some of CLAMP's best. However, to fully appreciate the drawings of the seinen character study that is XXXHolic, you must do exactly as I say: Read The Freaking Manga!
"Hey, is it just me, or are you just desperate to turn 'RTFM' into another one of your catchphrases? Is scoring imaginary Xbox Live points that important to you?"
Am I trying to turn my own version of "RTFM" into a catchphrase of mine? Yes? Am I desperate to score imaginary Xbox Live points? No. I could care less about scoring real Xbox Live points on my 360.
But still, anyone in the know of J-pop culture knows that Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles doesn't end at the "Tokyo Revelations" arc. Despite what the now-cancelled anime would have you believe, it actually goes on after that. Want to know what happens? Want to learn more about Fai D. Flourite? The answer is in four magical words:
READ THE FUCKING MANGA!!!!!!!!
*sighs* I think the next time I do this, I should finally score those points.
