Hot burning sensation
Twin ponytails… Nyum… :p
Watch out. Long long LONG post today. Kinda. -.-”
You know that “hot burning sensation” your teacher talked about during a particular pep-talk?
Well… News Flash! She wasn’t talking about first penetration.
Instead what she really meant was how your eyeballs would feel after sitting through two weeks watching nothing but the best mind-boggling animes Japans has to offer.
After 5cm per second, I continued with Mouryo no Hako. Some thinks its a murder mystery, some might say it’s supernatural, even paranormal.
Bah… to me; It’s good old mind-rape.
Though I enjoyed the anime, I should warn you guys that there is a high chance that you’ll be skipping through the anime as their truckloads worth of facts will inevitably bore most viewers.
Hate how the mystery was solved just because the detective knew the prime suspect. A solution which is slightly too much of a coincidence for my taste. I would prefer it if it was solved because of some revelations made or some clues discovered. Instead of the reason that just because they were acquainted, hence he knows the mystery behind it. Something that involves real detective work… you know.
4-Stars then. Mind rape is mind rape :p If not for the scene where a head was shot up sky high and blew into fireworks. Lol.
Anyway, completed Mouryo no Hako and that’s when I thought I’d try a epic anime marathon. Epic in the sense that I’d watch all the great animes everyone has talked about. Instead of spacing and slotting a mediocre anime in between like I’ve always tried to do. Thinking back and still remembering how good Sasameki Koto and 5cmpersec were. Mouryo no Hako definitely was a slight hiccup. But let’s move on to more great animes.
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So what did I watch? Spirited Away… FINALLY!
Been planning to watch this since god knows when. And I think I understand why it has always been a must-watch classic. The imagination found in this movie is god-like. I’ve watched my fair share of animes (not to boast or anything) through the recent years and even so, I can still feel Spirited Away beaming** with originality. And I’m just a sucker for endings like the one in Spirited Away.
Although I really want to give it a go, I won’t dwell into the anime any further. Cause frankly, there are way more epic posts out there on this anime. It’s a fact. 
Though I’d like to add that I felt the ending didn’t do the whole anime justice. The build-up was epic. Too epic to be ended so sudden with my face full of question marks. Like how No-Face was just “dumped” at the elder twin sister’s home without knowing why it followed XXX in the first place. “Just because”? I don’t buy it. Still a 5-er in my books though.
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Completed Spirited Away, what’s next? Looked through my store and Woot! Has to be this. Kara no Kyoukai! Been saving this baby since forever! And reading Klux’s post about just makes me more eager to start this. Still remember watching chapter 1 ages ago. Was blown away then. Still blown away now. Seriously, the wait was well worth it.
You know what makes Kara no Kyoukai epic?
The music; the song, the background music.
Never have I been so amazed by the bgm of an anime.
When was the last time I even mentioned bgm with regards to an anime? I don’t even remember… Pfft.
The sudden burst of tempo as things pick up pace. The mystical piece when characters face revelations just makes it more intriguing.
Woahhh!
Sheer perfection, if I may.
Kick ass graphics, Yes.
Mind blowing story, sure.
Periodic mindfark, don’t even mention it.
However, it will all start to lose effect after watching 3 episodes in a row. The dark theme starts to feel boring as curiosity builds up but are barely satisfied with brief recaps of the past which leaves viewers at the mercy of their own imagination to fill up the missing gaps. That being said, as long as you don’t marathon the series, you’ll do alright. Unfortunately, that’s not how I watch (or review) animes. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t get a 5 out of me.
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*Am watching Fate/Stay night the Reproduction at time of drafting this post. Gawd Damn, I forgot how hot Tohsaka Rin and Saber was!! But Shiki of Kara no Kyoukai is just >*. Lol.
**beaming
Hmm… Is there such a word as breaming? Initially I went “breaming with originality”. Inputs appreciated…
***Guess what I’m moving on to next?!. Summer Wars then Tokyo Godfather… Can’t wait! :p
The Unseen Realm
I haven’t watched any of the listed series here (well, except for FSN, but I haven’t watched the reproduction. XD) Now you have peaked my curiosity… *adds these to next-to-watch-list*
And… as for your word for breaming/beaming… I think what you wanted to use was “brimming with originality”
March 18, 2010 at 11:22 pm
FSN Reproduction? Hmm… Is it new? Oh and Kara no Kyoukai is pure epicness, although I don’t remember it at all now. I guess I should just rewatch if from the start so I can get back into it. Didn’t the 7th movie come out recently too?
Spirited Away, goddamn thats so long ago. And the first one you listed I have never seen. @_@
March 19, 2010 at 1:06 am
Kara no Kyoukai’s sequence is pretty messed up. #2 is supposed to be #1 as that’s the introduction episode. #7 is pretty much the sequal to #2. #6 is shit, #1, #3, #4 are build up for the ending and #5 is the second best episode of the bunch ^^
Spirited Away remains my favorite and I got a feeling you’ll enjoy Tokyo Godfather. I haven’t watch the Summer Wars though
p/s: have you watch Sword of the Stranger yet?!
March 19, 2010 at 2:23 am
Oh, I haven’t seen sword of the stranger. I rarely watch anime movies, so there is probably a plethera of anime movies for me to watch.
I’m normally super occupied with the long animes such as One Piece which I am marathoning at the moment. Episode 85 now and I started one week ago. Going to take a month or so to get onto the latest episode.
Kara no Kyoukai has an awesome atmosphere and is quite slow at times.
March 19, 2010 at 3:03 am
Mouryo no Hako is a title that I’ve been meaning to finish since the premise from the first 2 episodes looked interesting enough so as to check out. It was the lack of subs that did this one in though it looks like I’ve the chance to finish it up.
As for Kara no Kyoukai, it’s a solid offering and Kajiura’s music in it is pretty awesome, setting the atmosphere right. Glad to know that all three titles here are pretty awesome.
March 19, 2010 at 2:59 am
This post makes me say:
FUCK!
I STILL have to watch Kara no Kyoukai. I NEED TO. (I’ve been hesitant to because of the reasons that klux mentioned. Are they movies? OVA? I don’t know what Kara no Kyoukai even is, or how to watch it).
Luckily I have spring break coming up, which means a week of doing nothing. No work, no school, no money, and no friends (well…..less friends, as they are all returning to their respective collegiate affiliates after THIS week). So I’m going to have SO MUCH TIME to watch anime, which is all I’ve wanted to do for the past 2 weeks, but was always busy. Take this week, I did nothing but school work and drinking and soccer. It was a good week,
Anyway, Spirited Away….I felt the same way you did with the ending, but it’s still a top ten anime movie to me. Not much more to say there.
Tokyo Godfathers is awesome, but you should have watched them during the winter when there was cold and snow. Summer Wars is good as well. Jesus Christ how have you not already seen at least half of these?
March 19, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Just watch it in sequence. It was made so to mind fuck your mind. Experience it like the rest of us. KnK are movies. At least that’s what MAL said.
It won’t be much of a difference when we watch Tokyo’s Godfathers. It’s always summer over here
March 20, 2010 at 9:23 am
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March 19, 2010 at 3:08 pm
and blur, you can delete that, that’s just me hitting enter while typing my website accidentally >.>
for that matter, you can delete this comment too.
March 20, 2010 at 11:38 am
wait, first penetration? I think you flew way over my head there…
KnK won me over plain and simply with its visuals. I’m usually hardly focused enough to notice the bgm. Though I possibly just don’t remember now. Still, it looks damn good, that’s for sure. The usual Nasu-philosophies are heavy here, but I love the guy so much I’d swallow anything he comes up with.
…Even this Fate/Stay Night rpg, though I guess he didn’t have much to play in the making of that.
Besides, he threw death perception into KnK. I’m there.
I’m a little unsure about the F/SN reproduction. I’ve gone through those first few days of the 5th Grail War more times than I can count…
March 19, 2010 at 3:19 pm
It’s never too late to catch up on awesomeness
Great you finally watched Spirited Away.
) , i need to be in good shape and have enough hours of sleep behind me of course.
I don’t mind mentally being raped by an anime (i said mentally you pervs
Don’t know about this one thought, might give it a try if a feel desperate enough
Ahhhhh Kara no Kyoukai …. epic is the word, i even watched the last OAV on my big tv and it was a great experience.
This anime does have an awesome atmosphere.
March 19, 2010 at 8:04 pm
How does an anime mentally rape someone though? Like is it when you finish watching it and feel like WTF? I felt like life was a screwed up thing after watching Evangelion all those years ago…
March 19, 2010 at 8:26 pm
I’m always drawn to mind-raping anime so despite the less than perfect score, I’ll try it.
I wish I had a lot of time like you do so I could do a marathon as well +_+
March 21, 2010 at 9:08 pm
@Ninjovee
Hey.. Welcome to NaNeee?!
Hmm.. FSN isn’t anything new. It’s just the usual up-ed quality series with a little “director’s cut”. The story jumps around everywhere. So first timer watchers of this series are in for a headache. Lol.
Yeah. Brimming! Thanks!
@Vagish
Welcome to NaNeee?! Too!
I got it a few weeks back. Not too sure if it’s new or not.
Yup, 7th movie was the last one of the series.
Give Mouryo no Hako a go. Lol. Pretty good series, provided you have enough patience to make it through the information overload.
@klux
Just like Melancholy. :p
Can’t wait to start both. Haven’t got Sword of the Stranger though. Marked into list!
@Zzero
Yup. The lack of subs did have me bench it for quite some time. It was only recently that I managed to find fansubs for it again. Let me know if you need a link or something.
@Glo
Just watch it as it was released. Isn’t it how they were always meant to be?
There is never a week of doing nothing when it comes to you man. YOU are always up to something, evil or not. Lol.
Instead of watching all these previous awesomesauce. I use to torture myself with animes like Shin Koihime Musou, AIKa Zero and Training with Hinako. Lol. Well, lesson learned. -.-”
@Ningyo
Lol. I deliberately left that comment in there. :p
Felt like a good troll. And I needed the stats, seeing how I’ve been bloggingly inactive . Lol.
Death perception (provided it’s MOE) tends to be a sure win isn’t it.
@Katsura-chan
Haha. Yup. Epic IS the word isn’t it.
@Vagish
“WTF?!” is mindrape.
Or sometimes, you just get so disgusted with a certain plot of the anime. I count that as mindrape too. Like episode 3 (or was it 2) of KnK. The one about Fujino.
@Canne
Lol. I actually don’t think I have as much time as my posts portray myself to be.
It took me a week or so for the above mentioned series. I think I watch like 1~2hours of anime a day. And that’s it.
Coincidentally, I’ve met a few cospayers who turned out to be in medicals too. And it really shows, they are always tight on time.
March 24, 2010 at 12:12 pm