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28 Aug 07 – 28 Aug 07
Thanks to my parents, I caught ImaginAsian TV's Tuesday anime block tonight. Very interesting. Briefly:
- The Law of Ueki — Very standard shonen series. Not always a bad thing.
- Paradise Kiss — Neat little fashion-oriented show hampered by severely limited animation budget.
- Ayakashi: Classic Japanese Horror — Well-done and refreshingly mature, but as is common with classic Japanese stories, rather murky and weird.
- Kyo Kara Maoh — A pretty boy surrounded by pretty boys. Quality, but I predicted almost every event in the episode.
- KamiChu! — The warm surprise. I still love this show for its quiet, unhurried pace and realistic characters.
A fun night, despite the late hour getting back home.
23 Aug 07 – 23 Aug 07
I just finished watching Gravion Zwei, a modern twelve-episode giant robot series.
It's ridiculous. It's over-the-top. It's full of maids, giant robot combination sequences, fanservice, teenagers screaming their attack moves, and bickering teens who really love each other.
It is a perfect example of its genre. It is clearly pushing every genre convention to its limit. It's entertaining. It's trying so hard to be entertaining. It's great, great fun.
And it's gratifying to experience a creative work that knows what it's trying to do, and does it completely and fully through to the final frame. Even if it's "just" a cheesy giant robot show.
20 Aug 07 – 20 Aug 07
Aaand I come down with a cold. Just in time to affect work. Great.
So I spent the day watching clips on YouTube. Wish I didn't; this evening, I changed my hosts file to block YouTube. I enjoyed myself, but I could've just as easily spent my time watching anime, which rewards watching.
I did catch a few episodes of Loonatics, the "Looney Tunes meet Batman Beyond" series currently airing. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth when it was announced, and the end result is actually quite entertaining.
It's not Looney Tunes, and it's clearly not meant to be. It's a fun, light superhero show told with The Tick-like takes on Looney Tunes characters. I laughed out loud at times, and was generally entertained throughout.
Not the desecration that many feared it would be.
17 Aug 07 – 17 Aug 07
I sat down tonight to assemble chapter one of Grave Thoughts, and got myself thoroughly confused and frustrated. I didn't keep track of which drawings correspond to which line of dialog, and I think I'm either way ahead or way behind. I'll probably have to work my way backwards from the end.
All because I scribbled down notes as I went, and apparently threw away my notes. Arg. I feel like I should just keep everything. On the other hand, I have so much stuff now, I feel like I should give away everything.
Which is a petty complaint, really. I have a cool little creative project here; I'm just having a tough time with it right now.
So maybe I can just sit down and finish assembling it over the weekend. Can't do it tomorrow, as I insist on having one day a week when I really relax. But maybe on Sunday.
Maybe.