DVDs/DVD-Roms of TV shows I need to watch

[quietprofanity]

Watching now: Hellsing

Not Watching, but need to:
Yami to Boushi no han no Tabito
Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA
Sailor Moon R
Lucky Star

... Yeah, I suck with actually using the stuff I purchase ... or Alejandro gives me. [sigh]

ETA: THE LIST IS A LIVING THING!!! (i.e. edited as I update)

Comments

[47nite.livejournal.com]

Unless you mean the new animated OAV, you may want to pass on Hellsing. ^^; The ending to the original is now generally considered to be a detraction from the spirit of the overall series and best forgotten. (Still, gotta love the main three characters for who they are- four if you include Walter.)

Wow - you watch a LOT of anime...

[papajoemambo.livejournal.com]

I don't watch nearly as much as you do, and although I like some of it I find it really kind of hide-bound to a lot of it's own cliches and elements. Some of this might have to do with how I was exposed to it initially.

If you're interested, if only as a plate cleanser, I could make you up a list of movies and non-animated stuff that I think you might like sometime.

Re: Wow - you watch a LOT of anime...

[quietprofanity.livejournal.com]

You ain't seen nothin' yet!

Some anime has the same sort of brain candy effect that comics do. Just tells a fun action story with some characters who can be enjoyed on one level. Also, while cliches are prominent, I do like how Japan has developed several varieties of girl characters, whereas America sometimes still falls into the "Meet Lt. Woman!" (to use Dave Barry's words) trap. Sailor Moon has its problems, but it was something that I didn't see much of when I was little.

Some anime, though, I do think elevates itself very well. (Anything by Miyazaki, Kino's Journey, Grave of the Fireflies (although that one is to be admired, not enjoyed) and Haibane Renmei I think are really, really great.)

And I'm always open to recs. Just be warned that I may not get to them for a year or two.