30 Days of Anime: Day 1

[sara_tanaquil]

I usually hate memes, but this one is too much fun to resist! Also, it is almost summer, I have only a few more papers to grade, and this journal has been far too full of bitterness and grousing of late.

Day 1 - Very first anime
Day 2 - Favorite anime You’ve watched so far
Day 3 - Your first anime crush
Day 4 - Anime you’re ashamed you enjoyed
Day 5 - Anime character you feel you are most like (or wish you were)
Day 6 - Most annoying anime character
Day 7 - Favorite anime couple
Day 8 - Most epic scene ever
Day 9 - Saddest anime scene
Day 10 - Favorite slice of life anime
Day 11 - Favorite mecha series
Day 12 - An ecchi picture from your favorite series
Day 13 - Cosplay of your ‘waifu’ or Husbando’
Day 14 - current (or most recent) anime wallpaper
Day 15 - Post a cute Neko-girl
Day 16 - post a kigurumi cosplay of your favorite anime character
Day 17 - Favorite tsundere
Day 18 - Something moe
Day 19 - Mandatory swimsuit post
Day 20 - Favorite shoujo anime
Day 21 - Best yandere character
Day 22 - Favorite BL/yuri couple
Day 23 - Anime you think had the best, or most intriguing art
Day 24 - Favorite anime hero or heroine
Day 25 - Best anime villian
Day 26 - Your favorite harem anime
Day 27 - Favorite anime opening theme song
Day 28 - Favorite pokemon
Day 29 - Favorite school uniform
Day 30 - Favorite anime ending theme

Day 1: Very first anime



Star Blazers!

Sue me, I was like twelve, ok?? I find it unwatchable now, but I used to get up at 6:30 in the morning for it then. The eyes! The unrealistic body proportions! The melodrama!

Properly speaking, I suppose I should call it the first anime I recognized as anime, since I was hooked on Speed Racer at age 6, but had no idea that wasn't American. This I knew was something different from the usual Saturday morning cartoons.

ETA Note to self: alternate list:
http://000.hidamarisou.net/blog/30-days-of-anime-terribad-meme/

Comments

[mangaroo.livejournal.com]

oops. My Sims forum addiction caused horrible bad uneditable markup.

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Wow, I've never actually seen that anime! I thought it was only a novel series. Another one for me to add to my summer watch list. Where did you encounter it? (I encountered Star Blazers on network kids TV, of all places.)

[spacealien-vamp.livejournal.com]

I've never actually seen that anime! I thought it was only a novel series.

The Souryuuden anime was what inspired me to learn Japanese, because I wanted to find out what happened in the novels after the anime ended. You should have seen me with a pile of dictionaries, spending hours on each page.

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Haha, yep, that's me and Koori. I should definitely check out Souryuuden, as a tribute to sensei, if nothing else.

[mangaroo.livejournal.com]

The person who introduced me to anime and manga started me off with Sohryuden. (Hajime, the eldest brother, will be my answer for day #3.)

After watching and enjoying Sohryuden, I rented whatever was available from the local video stores. I lived in a good area for that: even though it was mostly Appleseed and Vampire Hunter D, they also had Kizuna. Then it was fansubs (also introduced by the person in the first sentence), then raws rented from the Japanese grocery store in SJ.

This was very useful, thanks. Saturday, I was wondering what I used to do to fill my time before Simming. I had forgotten how active anime and manga required you to be before commercial translations. Not only did I have to participate in fannish communities online, I had to leave the house to get tapes. (OMG! videotape!)