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Hilary 2001During Hilary we're continuing to show Karekano and Cowboy Bebop. We'll also finish off Fushigi Yuugi Series 1. Unfortunately no one likes Lodoss War :)All the series we watch are from American or Japanese released DVDs. Kareshi Kanojo no Jijyo [starting Episode 9] Director Hideaki Anno's first post-Evangelion anime, Karekano shows a departure from Gainax's perceived territory of mecha anime. Set in a modern day Japanese school it tells the story of Miyazawa Yukino and Souchirou Arima, students entering the first year of high school. A romantic comedy it differentiates itself from the competition with genuinely amusing jokes which, I hasten to add, do not involve the leads transforming into cats, pigs, chickens or anything else. The animation style is also quite ... unusual, perhaps the best example of Gainax's skill of combining style with budgetary considerations! Cowboy Bebop [starting Episode 9] There's only one word which can sum up CB. It's `cool'. CB follows a group of interplanetary bounty hunters through their adventures tracking wanted criminals across the galaxy. Great episodic storylines and fabulous animation from Sunrise Studios made this the biggest selling anime of 1998 in Japan. Fushigi Yuugi [starting Episode 21ish] Fushigi Yuugi follows a Tokyo schoolgirl, Miaka through the fantasy world she accidently fell into whilst reading in the library. Classic shoujo fantasy anime FY is perhaps unique in the degree to which it can defuse a serious situation with some spontaneous insanity. It's moderately difficult to sum up Fushigi Yuugi without any of my personal bias, so I'm not going to try. Despite looking quite interesting around episode 12, FY has continued to fall short of what it could be and is meandering towards the end of its seemingly endless first series. Tamahome has been captured and turned `bad'. Miaka still has quite cottoned on to this. None of the other Suzaku 7 have had any meaningful screentime for the last 6 or so episodes. The animation's still terrible :) Rurouni Kenshin OAVs The Rurouni Kenshin TV series spanned over a hundred episodes of moderately epic samurai shenanigans. The OAVs are set before the series during Kenshin's childhood, training and career as an assassin. Fantastic period Japanese visuals and a stirring score lend an authentic feel to this short series. Record of Lodoss War Record of Lodoss War is a brilliant -omitted-. Want to see what you missed? - Trinity 2004 - Hilary 2004 - Michaelmas 2003 - Trinity 2003 - Hilary 2003 - Michaelmas 2002 - Trinity 2002 - Hilary 2002 - Michaelmas 2001 - Trinity 2001 - Hilary 2001 - older programmes |
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