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Archive for October, 2007
I dropped the Gantz manga series quite some time ago, but it was only a few days ago when I picked it up from where I last stopped. I think it was the after the Temple arc, where everyone except Kurono died. I realised how stupid I was to have dropped such a great manga series. The storyline’s pretty solid. And there’s one thing I like about Gantz.
The characters die. Yes. I am no sadist, but I’m actually happy that the characters, even Kurono (main character), died. Why?
The answer is simple. Characters dying in a gory manga with such intense violence adds on to the realism. Also, deaths which have some form of meaning add bonus points to the series too. There are many great anime/manga series, but those great ones which have characters dying are uncommon.
Many anime/manga series do not easily kill of characters for two reason. They are either shonen genre, and killing characters would be as good as indirectly teaching the kids that “Killing is good”. Or, they are afraid to lose viewers/readers once they kill off a character. Continue reading ‘One Thing which I Admire about Gantz’
There’s one good reason to get the latest issue of Shonen Ace.
REI!!! And why is Shinji on the Cover?
I’m sure everyone has changed in a way or another after starting to watch anime, be it in major or minor ways.
Here are some personal examples of how anime can change a person’s way of thinking/doing things:
Transport
You think that taking the bus home for 50 cents is a waste of money, since you can walk. 50 cents a day means $15 a month and $180 and year and…. Yea, you get what I’m saying. Imagine the stuff you can buy by just walking anyway! And you can delude yourself into think that walking is an extremely healthy activity, and buses are for lazy people.
But, your mindset totally changes when you have a figurine or some posters with you. Bus rides are a must so that you can migitate the risk of your loot being damaged. Plus, you want the fastest way home so that you can unwrap your goodies.
Continue reading ‘How Anime Might Have Changed Your Way of Thinking and How You Do Things’
