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Out of those series that I have both seen and finished

Which is your favorite movie/OAV/series/etc?
Fav Movie: Air Movie
Fav OVA: Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
Fav series: Higurashi

Which anime is the funniest/saddest/scariest/dumbest/etc?
Funniest: Fruits Basket
Saddest: Air
Scariest: Elfen Lied/Higurashi tie
Dumbest: Kite Liberator

Which anime is the most over-rated/worst/annoying/etc?
Worst/Most-Annoying: Kite Liberator
Over-rated: All the InuYasha movies save the third one

Which anime is the most obscure/oldest/popular/newest anime you've seen?
Most obscure: Ichigeki Sachuu Hoihoi-san
Oldest: Evangelion, I think
Popular: Death Note
Newest: Hard to say. Ookami Kakushi is the newest anime that I'm currently watching, since it just started airing a few days ago. Seitokai no Ichizon and Umineko no Naku Koro ni are the newest that I've finished.

Which anime made you cry/scream/giggle/etc?
Cry: None, but Air was the only anime that made me come close.
Scream: None, but Elfen Lied shocked me to the core
Giggle: Fruits Basket, Lucky Star, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Which anime were better as a manga, and vice versa?
Can't say. I've only finished 3 manga series.

Which anime do you want to see as a live action?
Michiko to Hatchin, Gravitation, MariMite

Which anime/manga do you wish was real/live in?
InuYasha. Oh my god, InuYasha

Which anime has your favourite scenes? What are they?
Higurashi - I like the gore in Ep 21
Genshiken - Madarame's rant on hentai is serious lulz

Which anime has the best/worst/most romantic/etc ending?
Best Ending: Fullmetal Alchemist
Worst Ending: Evangelion (but the movie made up for it)
Most Romantic: Clannad After story and Gravitation

Which do you prefer, anime or manga?
Anime

Which anime has the worst/best/most mangled/etc dub/sub/raw?
* Worst dub: Higurashi (so painful)
* Best dub: Fullmetal Alchemsit and Cowboy Bebop are tied here
* Worst sub: I forget the sub group, but I came across a terrible fansub sub for Gravitation! >.<
* Best sub: Higurashi
* Raw: I don't watch raw -_-;

Which anime quotes do you like? What are they?
"Mokyu!" - Chizuru, Seitokai no Ichizon
"Uguu~" - Ayu, Kanon
"Niipah!" - Rika, Higurashi
"I don't own a single piece of normal porn." - Madarame, Genshiken

Which anime are you currently watching?
* Ayakashi
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
* Fuyu no Semi
* InuYasha: The Final Act
* Kimi ni Todoke
* Michiko to Hatchin
* Ookami Kakushi
* Touka Gettan
* True Tears
^ Wow! That's the longest the list has ever been!

What is your favorite anime genre?
* Drama, Romance, Slice of Life... I'll watch almost anything that isn't mecha or magical girl

Subtitles or Dubbing?
* Subs. Dubs usually (but not always) suck

So far, Chihiro's arc in Ef - A Tale of Memories, kinda reminds me of that movie "50 First Dates", except that it's sentimental as opposed to comedy.

Anime Relations: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS Gaiden: Ami-chan no Hatsukoi, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R: Make Up! Sailor Senshi, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS Specials

I decided yesterday, in a moment of nostalgia... I'm going to try to complete Sailor Moon over the course of the next week (or at least over the summer). XD This sounds like a rather daunting task... But I have nothing better to do over the course of the next week, so if I spend my time having no social life (as usual XD) I might be successful in completing it. ^_^

Anime Relations: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kaguya-hime no Koibito, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black Dream Hole no Kiseki, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS Gaiden: Ami-chan no Hatsukoi, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R: Make Up! Sailor Senshi, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS Specials

Apparently Funimation MIGHT do a complete redub of Sailor Moon (it was in one of their surveys O_o)! I hope that they do, I'd totally watch it! XD Man, that show brings back memories, although I never did have a problem with the original English acting. Sure, it wasn't great, but for most part, it was really no worse than the Japanese acting. ^^; Still, I hope this outshines the original (assuming they make this)! I wonder if it will be more faithful to the original version? You know, like using the Japanese character names, or by admitting that Haruka and Michiru aren't cousins (icest, anyone? XD), keeping the cut episodes, etc etc. I heard that the redub would also include the last season of Sailor Moon which never made it to US TV, that is Sailor Moon Sailor Stars. Personally, I thought the series had completely jumped the shark by that point, but I think it's good that they'd go the extra mile to finish the series. In short, if they did this, it would rock! +w+

Funimation's Survey O_o
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey.zgi?p=WEB2296BDH59FM

Anime Relations: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (2009), Umineko no Naku Koro ni

It seems that the college I'm going to has been pretty successful in blocking off BitTorrent and most other file sharing programs. D: So I've been thinking of ways to feed the addiction without it. ^^;

1 Flash (MegaVideo, YouTube, Veoh, Etc.) ~ Good, but often requires hunting. "Why is there no episode 3?!"
2 IRC ~ A lot of fansubbing groups have IRC download, it seems. A bit slow, but reliable. ^_^ (what I'm most likely going to end up doing)
3 Buy it ~ Only works with stuff that's popular in the US. D: The latest and greatest is only available via fansub. (And also... I'm cheap ^^;)
4 DC++ ~ According to some student posts I read, this is THE file sharing program to use if you live on campus (because it's the ONLY file sharing program you can use on campus XD).
5 Usenet ~ I heard good things about it, and it works on campus, so might as well give it a try XD

6 Chinatown ~ ^_^;

Visual Novels
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Umineko 1-5 -Complete-
Planetarian -Complete-
Clannad - I said yes to everyone, reached some sort of bad ending? Was that even an ending?
Ever 17 - Tsugumi & Sora Bad Ending, Tsugumi Good Ending (that's a GOOD ending?! *sarcasm* Tsugumi, mark my words, next time, YOU will be the ballast)
Narcissu -Complete-


Drama based on Manga
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Otomen - 8/12 (Damn you, copyright infringement! I wanted to finish that! T_T Masaki Okada is so pretty... ^///^)
Absolute boyfriend - 2/12 (Wow, they changed the main character's age from 14 to ?! O.o Also, Soshi's her boss at work, and not an upperclassmen. Very different feel from the manga. It kinda lost that cutesy first-love feel, but I guess it's still sweet... Night's actor is ugly. >.<)


Live Action Movies based on Anime
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Death Note 1-2