Days 6-8

[sara_tanaquil]

Looks like I owe a catch-up post, eh? On the upside, am now happily ensconced at the beach (where the weather is lovely and warm, for the moment, and it would be even nicer if the weird chemical smell in the air would go away. Road work??).

These were all hard!

Most annoying anime character

Argh, I had so much trouble deciding on this one. I considered Rini from Sailor Moon (but apparently she's less annoying in the later episodes of the subbed version?) and Miaka from Fushigi Yuugi (but she has too many redeeming characteristics). I'll have to wimp out and agree with the choice I saw on another meme-er's list:



Seriously, Happosai was just not remotely amusing on any level. Ranma 1/2 deserves a better shout-out in this meme, as it was arguably the anime that launched a thousand obsessions (it was the first one I rented when I found a shop in CT that carried videotapes), but maybe another day.

Favorite anime couple

Hmm, I'm saving my real answer to this question for Day 22, so... if we're sticking with straight couples, a hard call but I think I have to go for



... even though I never completely finished watching the series, which is probably cheating. (I own the whole thing! I just haven't finished watching it!)

There were a lot of near-competitors, though. Yuusaku x Kyoko from Maison Ikkoku. Miroku x Sango from Inuyasha (I have a particular weakness for that pairing). Kyou x Tohru from Fruits Basket. And I have a feeling I've forgotten a number of other favorites.

Most epic scene

Probably not most epic in absolute terms, but in terms of the scene that grabbed me by the throat, I never get tired of the scene in Episode 11 of Rurouni Kenshin where all of Aoshi's villainous team members sacrifice their lives to save him. It just comes out of NOWHERE, and is so awesome.

I was amused by my student's nomination for the category, though (which I have not personally seen, as it happens):

(See further http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ptitle8px80d2wm3pd).

Comments

[spacealien-vamp.livejournal.com]

Most annoying: Mokona. No question about it. I HATE that thing.

Favorite couple^*: Chiaki and Maron from Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne. (Mainly because Chiaki rocks as a boyfriend.) Runner up is Seiji/Honey from Cutey Honey Flash. (They would have won if they had gotten married BEFORE having a daughter.)

Epic scene: I'm torn. I'm leaning toward the scene where Kenshin goes Battousai for the first time. However, the scene where Van first reveals his wings in Escaflowne is pretty good, too.

^* I'm only considering those that are actual couples in canon. That's why Hajime/Matsuri doesn't make the list. They still haven't gone beyond holding hands.

[collarnojutsu.livejournal.com]

Van first reveals his wings in Escaflowne

Escaflowne had so many to chose from! That's a good one, though.

[wednesday-10-00.livejournal.com]

I'm leaning toward the scene where Kenshin goes Battousai for the first time.

I thought of that, too. Definitely the most epic fight scene, anyway.

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

Ooh, both of those epic nominations are, well, epic. It's a pity that for every time I've rewatched the beginning of Escaflowne (I most often watch it when trying to get someone else hooked on it, which means I've seen the first two or three episodes at least ten times), I rarely get as far as that scene with Van's wings, and that is SO good. I think I've only seen the series all the way through once or twice; I'm bad about rewatching long series, it takes so much time.