I absolutely love Hikaru No Go. (sig) Naruto is great, too. I feel bad tho that Yu-Gi-Oh! got a bad rep here in the states for the abomination of a dub 4Kids made; they cut all the most memorable scenes, the awesome introes and closings, sound effects, ENDING, and all the other stuff that made it good.
Started to watch Bleach, all I can say this far is that they could make quite an action game out of it (if they haven’t already done it). I also wonder how they write it in Japanese.
lol they have … there’s 3 pretty good ones for the psp called “Bleach: Heat the soul” and I think 2 on the ps2 ( Did you mean how they write Bleach in Japanese?)
Oh right, they write it in Katagana, and romanji …it shows the word after the intro I think … and not sure why they call it bleach lol… colour of ichigo’s hair?
Right on. I watched it, it’s so lame on Toonami. They made it really cheesy, and made lots of mistakes. An example is how Iruka had a nosebleed that they cut out in the english dub of episode 1, but 5 seconds later he had tissue in his nose. I bet lots of people who haven’t seen the Japanese version got what the heck he had in his nose and why. However, I just watch the Japanese version. I personally think that he should try that first.
There are no dubs here on TV, they just translate and redo the voice acting. But I guess is similar, if not identical to dubbing. Since I can’t speak Japanese, I guess I’m stuck either with dubs or total translations.
Yeah… i would say it’s best to go for subtitles if you can. That way everything is how it was intended to be, and the only problem is a little bit of writing at the bottom!
Just watched “Great Teacher Onizuka”, it’s a very enjoyable anime, which at first I’d thought I’d never get acustomed to, but I must say it grows on you…and here’s a short description …
…oh just finished the first ep of “Samurai Champloo” and I must say it’s a pretty fresh anime makes me want to watch the rest instantly. If you like “Bleach” you’d like this…though the two are very different…
Hmm good question, not quite sure … although I read somewhere there is a flow of souls between the worlds, so it is possible that they can be reborn in the human world
I think it may explain it in the quincy episode where Ishida and Ichigo are fighting each other
Hello, there, folks. New and avid anime fan to join the conversation, if I may?
My list, for anyone interested:
-Bleach
-Naruto
-Blood+
-Death Note
-Fullmetal Alchemist
-.hack//Sign
-1/2 of Ranma 1/2
-Yu Yu Hakusho
-InuYasha
-Rurouni Kenshin
-Some others that I never finished and/or never liked. ( = Mechas.)
If you’re still wondering, Bleach is spelled ブリーチ (Burīchi) in Japan, along with the romaji spelling. And there are two schools of thought on why it’s called Bleach:
-When Japanese people bleach their hair, sometimes it doesn’t work properly, and their hair ends up orange - in other words, yes, Ichigo’s hair.
-Some think that Bleach may also refer to the fact that the shinigami’s zanpakuto “cleanse a hollow’s soul” just like bleach cleanses your white clothes.
Anyway, yes, there is, in fact, a constant flow of spirits between the two worlds, which is why the Quincies’ bows are so damaging to the balance, since they completely destroy the souls. I would assume, though it is never really explained, that a soul who dies returns to the living world again. Seems like it’d be a bit of a one-sided process, though, seeing how long people seem to live in soul society.
Hi! Also an anime fan here (but I think even moreso a manga fan. ^_^) And uh, a fan of shounen-ai and yaoi. LOL
My favorite anime series are Rurouni Kenshin, Fruits Basket, Yami no Matsuei, Hellsing, Azumanga Daioh and Fullmetal Alchemist.
I really want to watch Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig and Stand Alone Complex because I think I’ll love them… but I haven’t had the time yet!
My favorite manga ever is Battle Angel Alita. It is really violent at times, but also stunning, philosophical, and moving… did you know there is a bit in volume 9 of the original manga series that is totally about lucid dreaming and false awakenings? \o/ And the new Last Order series is just amazing, too. I could rant about it forever
I also love the manga FAKE, Gerard & Jacques, Antique Bakery, Shout Out Loud!, Wild Rock… uh… those are all shounen-ai or yaoi titles. And I might have to start reading Yotsuba& because it’s hilarious XD
I don’t really like anime like Bleach - even though it has katana and samurai (yay!) I just can’t get into it. Not my thing I guess.
I used to watch Pokemon and Digimon some years ago. But I recently watched all of the first 3 seasons’ episodes of Digimon and I really enjoyed it
Also watched DB but it just got worse with DB Z.
Other Animes I watched/ am watching:
-Angelic Layer
Yea bit of Pokemon style but I love the scenario. “It’s an error that occured with the old prototypes: It’s a bug”. Yea as a fan of speedrunning I laughed so much at this point
-Elfenlied
One of my absolute favourites. The fansubbed version is better than the German dub, though.
-Love Hina
FUNNNEEEH
-Neon Genesis Evangelion
Just watched it some minutes ago. At first it’s very intrigueing but after eps. 14 it’s rather depressing. However, it’s worth watching.
-The Vision of Escaflowne
Also one of my favourites. Though it sometimes seems that it’s only made for girls in some scenes, I like the storyline and especially the ending of the series.
-Trinity Blood
First impression was quite bad, but the later eps. got much better than the first 2^^
Films so far are Pokemon 1-5 (1 was best, 3 was still ok but 4 and 5 are total crap, imo), Bokura no War game (digimon, Omnimon 4tw), Titan A.E., Final Fantasy: The Spirit within and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (last two are not real animes^^)
There’re prolly some more but not worth mentioning.