right, which i get, having been a pretty hardcore anime/manga fan since the early 90s, but still... i find myself less and less able to cope with certain things in my old age, haha.
i actually considered laying out for you some of the mangas i've enjoyed to give you an idea originally, but then i thought it might be more interesting to see what you'd throw at me without any direction. ohh, happy mania! i've been meaning to read that! i saw it at a con this summer (THE ENTIRE RUN!!) and i was both super pumped and mega sad at the same time... i was broke by the time i found it, uhu~ i am a fan of both annos, tho decidedly leaning toward moyoko than hideaki, heh heh. though not for the usual reasons, i think. i actually really enjoyed the weird things he did at the end of karekano. i thought the popsicle stick puppets was an innovative idea for stretching an already exhausted budget. anyway, HATARAKI MAN FOREVER.
you know, i enjoyed both battle angel and peach girl, but i would say i am leaning more toward alita than momo.
lately i've been searching out mostly josei and "mature shojo" titles, and that's been okay for me, i suppose. i just started reading sand chronicles, and i kindof love it! been a longtime fan of nana, though (like most fans) the more recent story elements and 1+ year hiatus (though TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE) have really strained my fandom. kuragehime has me quite tickled. ummm, what else have i really enjoyed?
usagi drop nodame cantabile (gyabo!) fruits basket!!!!!!!! haha hourou musuko strawberry marshmallow yotsubato! bride of the water god (it's manhwa, but still. it's FREAKING GORGEOUS) blue utena (though i liked the anime even more!) suppli twin spica saturn apartments translucent land of the blindfolded
i am very selective about "gag manga," and i'm not sure i can pinpoint exactly what it is about it that i need to enjoy it. basically i love ichigo marshmallow but i was not crazy about sayonara zetsubou sensei. not sure if that is even close to being helpful, though.
i also really like a lot of the older, super japanese stuff, like urusei yatsura and aquarium
as for anime, i will watch essentially anything put out by SHAFT. they seem to be a favourite to hate on the internet, but i think that they have some really fresh ideas (especially aesthetically), and i am pretty excited about that!
i am also a fiend for anything motoko shinkai produces, because he makes me cry like nobody's business. and he has a real eye for beautiful details.
i am a (still mourning) fan of satoshi kon.
some things that i have really NOT enjoyed lately:
black bird bokura ga ita hot gimmick hana yori dango
is any of this helpful? i can go on (and on, and on... ;> )
and as for lucky star: i enjoyed it. it's a slice of life random "moe-fest" (not a fan of that term, nor the widespread disdain for anything folks decide has a "moe" quality, because i think that those people are looking at things all wrong, but anyway--) gag show. if you like that kind of thing, i'd say absolutely go for it and watch it. it's an early title in what i consider to be a growing line of stories that shine a friendly (instead of hostile... i'm looking at YOU otaku no video) light on contemporary otaku and/or NEET culture. i dig it. it's a fun watch.
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i actually considered laying out for you some of the mangas i've enjoyed to give you an idea originally, but then i thought it might be more interesting to see what you'd throw at me without any direction. ohh, happy mania! i've been meaning to read that! i saw it at a con this summer (THE ENTIRE RUN!!) and i was both super pumped and mega sad at the same time... i was broke by the time i found it, uhu~ i am a fan of both annos, tho decidedly leaning toward moyoko than hideaki, heh heh. though not for the usual reasons, i think. i actually really enjoyed the weird things he did at the end of karekano. i thought the popsicle stick puppets was an innovative idea for stretching an already exhausted budget. anyway, HATARAKI MAN FOREVER.
you know, i enjoyed both battle angel and peach girl, but i would say i am leaning more toward alita than momo.
lately i've been searching out mostly josei and "mature shojo" titles, and that's been okay for me, i suppose. i just started reading sand chronicles, and i kindof love it! been a longtime fan of nana, though (like most fans) the more recent story elements and 1+ year hiatus (though TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE) have really strained my fandom. kuragehime has me quite tickled. ummm, what else have i really enjoyed?
usagi drop
nodame cantabile (gyabo!)
fruits basket!!!!!!!! haha
hourou musuko
strawberry marshmallow
yotsubato!
bride of the water god (it's manhwa, but still. it's FREAKING GORGEOUS)
blue
utena (though i liked the anime even more!)
suppli
twin spica
saturn apartments
translucent
land of the blindfolded
i am very selective about "gag manga," and i'm not sure i can pinpoint exactly what it is about it that i need to enjoy it. basically i love ichigo marshmallow but i was not crazy about sayonara zetsubou sensei. not sure if that is even close to being helpful, though.
i also really like a lot of the older, super japanese stuff, like urusei yatsura and aquarium
as for anime, i will watch essentially anything put out by SHAFT. they seem to be a favourite to hate on the internet, but i think that they have some really fresh ideas (especially aesthetically), and i am pretty excited about that!
i am also a fiend for anything motoko shinkai produces, because he makes me cry like nobody's business. and he has a real eye for beautiful details.
i am a (still mourning) fan of satoshi kon.
some things that i have really NOT enjoyed lately:
black bird
bokura ga ita
hot gimmick
hana yori dango
is any of this helpful? i can go on (and on, and on... ;> )
and as for lucky star: i enjoyed it. it's a slice of life random "moe-fest" (not a fan of that term, nor the widespread disdain for anything folks decide has a "moe" quality, because i think that those people are looking at things all wrong, but anyway--) gag show. if you like that kind of thing, i'd say absolutely go for it and watch it. it's an early title in what i consider to be a growing line of stories that shine a friendly (instead of hostile... i'm looking at YOU otaku no video) light on contemporary otaku and/or NEET culture. i dig it. it's a fun watch.