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I myself mentioned something in IRC the other day that interested me. It was a bit about what anime I’d rewatched. I mentioned AIR, and 2/3 of Interlude. Thinking back, I have also rewatched a couple other titles: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, Kannazuki no Miko.

Oh sure, there have been other things I’ve watched more than once, like I rewatched Maria-sama ga Miteru and Mai-HiME with my brothers, and some episodes of Naruto, Bleach, and Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito with a friend of mine. But those, in my not-so-humble opinion, don’t count. I didn’t rewatch them for the sake of rewatching them, for my personal enjoyment. I believe I’m right in this distinction.

So one of the trends I noticed, looking back, is that the shows I’ve rewatched coincide with some of the anime in my top 5 list. Interlude is my #0, absolutely divine and above all else. Kannazuki no Miko is my #1, “my favorite anime series” (whereas Interlude is an OVA), and AIR is probably my #2, boosted greatly by its atmosphere. Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is up there as well, along with Saikano (too fucking depressing to rewatch, yeesh) and Loveless (rewatched with onii-tama), completing my top 5 (6) anime.

What does this mean?

Is truly good anime anime that one rewatches? Anime that one can appreciate more than once? I don’t think I would answer my own question with a “yes” unless I had come to the realization that I have come to: that I have rewatched most of the titles I consider my favorites. Did I rewatch them because they were my favorites? No, I rewatched them because I enjoy them.

Interlude continues to transcend anime with a number of factors that leave me weak in the knees. I’ve been rewatching it slowly, about 4 months between episodes.

Kannazuki no Miko holds some of the most powerful emotional shit there is in anime. In episode 12, very revelation of who Chikane is and why she has done what she has… they all hit home and honestly make me tear up. The show is cheesy as shit and the mechas are crap, but the yuri is genuine. I stand by that, and am ready to argue it with the best of you (yes, that includes Yuricon).

AIR is an anomaly. Many of you can’t seem to get past the character designs or contrived story line. I see something in AIR that I’ve seen only in one other anime, and a truly sub-par one at that: Avenger. What I see in AIR is an atmospheric appeal, a rich environment, a believable setting. The scenery is tangible, and that sensation is soothing. On days when I’m sick, or have headaches for other reasons, I remarathon AIR. I’ve seen it something like 20 times, which I believe is the most number of times of any show I’ve rewatched. I think that also adds up to more anime-watching hours than all the Naruto I’ve seen combined.

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien… seems to receive a lot of hate from the average anime blogger I interact with. What it’s done to deserve this is beyond me. Some people speak of characters that one can’t relate to because they’re all unlikable asshats, and yeah, that’s a fact. But for me it’s an appeal. It heightens the drama of it all. I’ve seen KGNE something like 2.5 times, maybe, and I intend to return to it some day.

Yes, these are the shows I care enough about to rewatch. I enjoy experiencing them.

Does that make them “good” in my eyes? Or is it completely coincidental?

What do you think, ANO?

Hung was kind enough to provide it in flash, so go watch it.

Gah, the animation… almost overrides the suckiness crappiness utter shittiness of the song.

Oh, and “Ep 01 of the Adventures of the ASOSBRIGADE” is absolute trash.

How did I miss this?!!

http://impzcomics.wordpress.com/

I’m floored with awe.

(This post is proof that I don’t check their site every day.)

If you investigate ASOSBRIGADE’s January 21 news post, you’ll notice a whole bunch of pop-up image links. The images themselves are somewhat amusing, but standing alone are more than “meh.” What’s interesting about this is the way in which the files are named. “OMG.” “OHNOES.” “PUTITIN.”

Being my egotistical self, I shall take this as a challenge. My only border-line funny file names in all the time I’ve been making web pages are like, “moar.php” and “internet_drama.html.” Well, I’m off to go make Kyousora.com funnier.

And you, my darling readers… go vote for Kyon’s version in ASOSBRIGADE’s latest poll. I’m sure I’ve explained before why “chronological” would weaken the show greatly, misplace its climax, and pretty much make the whole thing YAOI.

EDIT: I stole their code! Kyousora.com also has a new story in the YFR section.

SOMETHING FOR THE GIRLS WHO WATCH THIS SHOW.

Wait, what girls who watch this show? Are we trying to pander to guys now? Gay guys? Or does the show assume (and rightly so) that those who watch this show fall into the “sexually deviant otaku fanboy” category? God damn. We’re predictable.

HET-SAN IN BATH.

She shall be Het-san from now on for she is heterochromatic! Purple+gold is definitely a hotter combination than like… fuck, green+blue? Green+red? Take your loli dolls elsewhere, we got hot doms here. Hot doms into YFR. Yessssssss.

A SPARSE KITCHEN.

No sink, no cupboards, just a maid and a boiling pot? Well, I guess that’s plenty furnishings for hot sex, but it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense given the feast that results from Setsuna’s cooking. Cooking of what, though? And where?

“GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY KITCHEN, BITCH!”

… is what Setsuna wanted to say. I really, really want her to go psycho and kill Kuu. That would make the show, like, actually good! We’d all be able to enjoy it, not just sexually deviant otaku fanboys like myself.

GIRLS MAKE HIM SUPPER WHILE HE PLAYS VIOLIN?!

What a spoilt bitch. If I knew him in person, I’d slap him. Twice. On each butt cheek. Before raping him. Seriously. He’s hot stuff. I really, really, really, really need to stop hanging out with the people I hang out with. That ranges from Pip and Os, who are consistently shoving flutes into eachother’s vaginas, to my friends at school, who sexualize food and claim that palms can be erogenous zones. Mainly I need to get away from myself and my fear of little girls.

THE SPARKLES. THEY HURT.

I’ve decided that, just like Kuu squeals, Setsuna is way too cute. Thus, Kyoshiro should end with her. Her boobs and heart are both bigger than those of Kuu and she’s got green eyes (blue is sooo overrated). Most importantly, her voice is much sweeter and her blush is less ugly. Why should a sexy prince like Kyoshiro end with an ugly joshikousei (and remember kids, joshikousei = stupid) when an OHIME-SAMA like Setsuna is practically begging for him to fill her holes with his GARness?

YOU CAN’T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND FACEPLANT IN IT, TOO.

God, how the hell did she manage this one? I know klutzes when I see them but this is a bit extreme. Speaking of “a bit”…

5:32:53 PM lolikit: god and like with Kannazuki no Miko
5:33:01 PM lolikit: the OP animation tells the whole story in like 1.5 minutes
5:33:13 PM lolikit: with like main characters stabbing eachother and stuff
5:33:18 PM onii-sama: wow
5:33:22 PM onii-sama: the op gives away the plot?
5:33:25 PM onii-sama: that’s a bit much!
5:33:34 PM lolikit: hahaha calling it a plot is a bit much

HE BLEW HIS LOAD IN HER FACE

So, Kannazuki no Miko had flute rape and Strawberry Panic has girl-girl spooning, and what does this show have? Bukkake apparently. I won’t object; bukkake can be hot. Like when it’s Kyoshiro’s load that’s blown. I guess my mind’s a bit blown, too, though. I wouldn’t have imagined that someone as bishie as Kyoshiro was capable of having the machinery, much less the ability to fire it.

“AH! KUU!”

Well, he seems pleased with the transaction. She’s pleased, too, of course. Who wouldn’t want to be come on by Kyoshiro-sama?! He’s a mother-fucking prince, yo!

I’M SHOWING FANSERVICE AGAIN, MY PRINCE.

I don’t know why I’m showing fanservice again, my prince. I guess my humor’s just dame-dame, my prince. God fucking damn it, my prince, Kuu’s getting on my nerves, my prince. She needs to fucking stay clean, my prince. Kyoshiro detests filthiness, my prince. Shut up and swallow, my prince. … oh, and nonipple is NOT HOT. Btw, solution to getting dirty: WEAR YOUR SUSPENDERS, WHORE!

“I’M DEPRESSED THAT KYOSHIRO ISN’T FUCKING SETSUNA SENSELESS CONSTANTLY!”

Worry no longer, Kuu! He is!

…

Wow. I can only imagine just how overwhelmed Kuu’s puny brain was by this brief kiss. I don’t need to imagine to know how wet my pants are. Hot damn, more lezzing out in the bathtub, please? Kyoshiro approves?

“I CAME?”

I can’t say that this show is too het anymore, can I? I mean, Setsuna freakin’ YFR’d Kuu in the bath. It’s like Kenjou and Momomi, all over again.

GOD THE YURI OF IT ALL

I can’t deal with it anymore. They both need cocks in their mouths right now. This instant. Preferably girlcocks but any cock is fine. The yuri is overpowering. I never thought I’d say this but MORE HET PLEASE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING TO HER, CRUCIFIXION IN SAUNA?

In all honesty, the Chikane torture was more than a bit much. It was disgusting in the same way as Precia’s child-abuse in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha was disgusting. It’s just gratuitously yucky. And unfortunate. We get the idea that Chikane’s being punished; they don’t need to do this to her on screen. The scenes of Chikane’s torture were, in my opinion, simply atrocious. Is this some kind of divine payback for YFRing Himeko in Kannazuki no Miko? If so, I don’t approve. Isn’t it enough that she was locked in the Moon Cave for like, eternity?

FUCKING BITCH FUCKING BITCH FUCKING BITCH

I am no longer a fan of heterochromia. Fucking bitch overstayed her allowance and now she’s going to pay by receiving my hate. Fucking bitch can’t get away with doing that to my Chikane. Fucking bitch is going to get raped by Himeko, or USSR, or something, sooner or later. Too bad Chikane doesn’t have many friends. I’d like to see the resulting doujinshi.

WHAT A WAY TO RECEIVE A BENTOU.

I approve. If only every time in a harem anime, when the osananajimi character presents the weak lead with a lunch box, he swept her off her feet and went tongue-to-tongue instead of stammering and scratching his head. Now if only this were a yuri harem show and it was a girl presenting a girl with a lunch box and two girls going tongue-to-tongue. Better yet, little girls. Like, 8 years old. Yeah, my striking range has lowered once more. Takamachi Nanoha is definitely past her prime.

HAHAHAH UMA GA TONDERU

JIGOKU E.

TSUGI WA… OTANOSHIMINI

YFR has a third story! Enjoy! :)

Bitch.

ASOSBRIGADE, magnificent indeed, for a pile of shit, has finally gotten its act together. It now has a more condensed layout, and thusly has a longer horizontal scrollbar. Thank god, I was getting near-sighted trying to find where to click and drag to view the site’s lower-positioned content. Because my ego is overpowering, I’m going to say that ASOSBRIGADE made this change after seeing KYOUSORA. I’ve always said that condensing is good (hey, it’s doable without tiny text! Who would have thunk?!) and this is further evidence.

Bitch.

By the way, Kyousora.com now has news items on the main page. And an 88×31 web button.

In other news, today in French we listened to the overture and one aria of Carmen. For those not in the know, that’s the shitty-ass opera that the Ichigo-sha girls try to put on. God, it was painful. I feel like crying thinking about it. “L’amour est enfant de bohème…” God damn the shit’s stuck in my head and it SUCKS.

Wisdom for all you out there: opera is balls.