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sara_tanaquilNot a big surprise after yesterday...
I will never forget the horrified look I got from one of my more intellectual anime-loving colleagues to whom I tried to show this. (And this, should I say, from a colleague who could appreciate the exquisite irony of the Marmalade Boy/Level C mashup I inadvertently exposed her to.)
Yeah, the barbie-doll aesthetics of the naked girl transformation scenes are appalling, the monster of the week plots are repetitive, the makers of the dub should be shot. (And that's not even taking into account Sailor Says. Sailor Says!) But behind all that, there is some surprisingly epic backstory, great moments of drama (if few and far between), and some not-too-shabby character development. And, well, back in the days of 1994 when it was on Fox Kids or whatever it was right after Bananas in Pajamas, it was all I had. (It's too bad I didn't know there were such a thing as fansubs until much, much, later, since I probably would have appreciated it even more if I could have made the transition from dubs sooner. As it is, I have never yet met Sailors Uranus and Neptune.)
I will never forget the horrified look I got from one of my more intellectual anime-loving colleagues to whom I tried to show this. (And this, should I say, from a colleague who could appreciate the exquisite irony of the Marmalade Boy/Level C mashup I inadvertently exposed her to.)
Yeah, the barbie-doll aesthetics of the naked girl transformation scenes are appalling, the monster of the week plots are repetitive, the makers of the dub should be shot. (And that's not even taking into account Sailor Says. Sailor Says!) But behind all that, there is some surprisingly epic backstory, great moments of drama (if few and far between), and some not-too-shabby character development. And, well, back in the days of 1994 when it was on Fox Kids or whatever it was right after Bananas in Pajamas, it was all I had. (It's too bad I didn't know there were such a thing as fansubs until much, much, later, since I probably would have appreciated it even more if I could have made the transition from dubs sooner. As it is, I have never yet met Sailors Uranus and Neptune.)
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Date: 2011-05-11 11:08 pm (UTC)Interestingly enough, the Uranus/Neptune episodes are the only ones that I've watched. (Ogata Megumi yay!)
If I had to name something, I'd probably pick Level C. I can't really think of anything else corny enough to qualify.
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Date: 2011-05-12 01:41 pm (UTC)Thank you for reminding me that I'm rather embarrassed to admit I own the Papa to Kiss in the Dark DVDs (the expensive Japanese ones, even). I'm not sure "enjoy" is the correct word for my feelings about it, but I guess that's the closest for the purpose of this meme.
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Date: 2011-05-12 03:56 pm (UTC)I actually think, if I had to pick something, it would be I! My! Me! Strawberry Eggs. I liked it enough that I bought it, er, twice.. (DON'T JUDGE ME), but a few years ago I sold it off because I felt like my sensibilities had way changed and I was pretty sure I'd never watch it again. But having watched it 2 1/2 times, and even showing it to other friends, I definitely can't say I hated it at the time. (Though I also couldn't really explain why I liked it, either...)