Re: DBZ
Favorite male: Vegeta
Favorite female: Android #18
FYI: Until recently, DBZ was the most-watched TV show in the world. Still kicks.
I'm a fan of Japanese Anime and have seen every episode of Sailor Moon, Neon Genesis Evangelion (fantastic series) and other popular Japanese shows. I'm in the middle of the Tenchi series now and recently enjoyed a great and quite different Anime film entitled "My Neighbors the Yamadas".
I'm also watching a series called 'Hana Yori Dango' about a non-conformist poor girl in a select private high school where the the rich rule, as she stands up to them.
Deeper than it may sound and well done, as many of these series are, with thoughtful plots and well-honed characters.
Anime isn't for everyone and I like the original versions, in Japanese (with subtitles) that don't cut the films up the way they do on Cartoon Network to satisfy sponsor concerns about storylines, language and nudity (rare). I have a source who gets the originals (fan-subbed) from Japan so I'm fortunate.
I don't have a lot of spare time for this little distraction, but I certainly enjoy it and want others to know that Anime is great form of entertainment that is growing in popularity every day.
Join the club and discover something new, different and refreshing. Everything Japanese isn't about rice; The majority of Anime characters look American, which I find amusing but sort of comforting, too.
Anime is cool and no one need be shy about enjoying a new type of art form that entertains us and (gasp!) may even teach us something once in awhile.
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