Having a brain as sharp as a brick this week, I omitted some animes from my worth watching list. While not up there with the rest, they did entertain me. So with no further adieu, here they are:
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
- Mushi-shi
- Robotech: Macross Saga (yes, I know the purists hate that one)
- Full Metal Panic (all versions, content warning on the final series)
- Vampire Hunter D (content warning on that one too)
- Outlaw Star (Firefly ripped off a lot of elements from this)
- Lensman (not faithful to the books, sadly)
One thing I have noted is that creativity seems to be dead compared to the 1980s and 1990s. Very few risks are being taken and the moe movement has done a lot of damage in pushing the superficial, if not sleazy, aspects to the fore. Changing male leads from headstrong confident types to perpetually embarrassed wimps has been another thing I have noticed. This has not been healthy, but it does pander to the Japanese otakus who drive the business model.
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