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The things I do!
I thought it would be cool to make a post of media I'm currently consuming. I think this is illustrative of why it takes me so long to do things.
Watching
--Avatar: The Last Airbender. This is a re-watch for me. With my Netflix account, I can watch things streaming on my Boyfriend's Wii, so we've been watching this series (his first time). I've built up a huge queue, so I think we'll find an anime series to watch once we're done with ATLA (Gurren Lagann, finishing Noein, or something).
--Warehouse 13. Or at least, I will be. I just finished Season 2 of True Blood on Netflix, so Warehouse 13 is next. I'm watching it solely because of it being co-produced by Jane Espenson and having other Buffy writers.
--Azumanga Daioh. This is a re-watch. I love how this series successfully captures the randomness and hilarity of high school and a group of friends. It doesn't capture angst, but I don't really want to relive that anyway. Once the Azu re-watch is finished, I'd like to finish my Sailor Moon go-through. I had made it through the first two seasons and then stalled out on S. But I will persevere! I'm excited to re-watch SuperS, and to see Stars for the first time.
--Shugo Chara! Sort of. It's really irritating to watch something streaming on my computer, I think. I need to delete some files. And....get a new laptop. I'm not sure when this will actually occur.
Reading
--High School Debut. Manga series. I own 3 volumes out of this series, and between that and the library, am working on reading 1-13. I don't love it quite as much as I remember? Haruna's insecurities are grating on me a bit. Still, I'll make it through 13 and if I feel the same way, I'll sell the ones I own. Making room for MOAR MANGA.
--Little Queen. Manhwa series. I own 1-7, volume 8/end was never released in the U.S. and I can't fin it anywhere online, ;_; I'm not loving this as much as I remember. I think that I like the artwork most of all, but the plot seems a bit confusing (aside from the central plot, with which I've been beaten over the head). The payoff of the end of the series will be the deciding factor for me, and if I never ever find it, I'm going to be pretty sad.
--A Theology of Liberation by Gustavo Gutierrez. I checked out a ton of books on liberation theology from the library and this seems like the first one to go with. I'd like to know more about liberation theology and learning more about Latin American recent history. Am concerned that the text of all these books will be too dense and theology-laced.
--House of Night series by P.C./Kristin Cast. Heinous.
Webcomics
--Unsounded [here is the DW feed I made for it! Be warned it's paced like a graphic novel, not a webcomic.]
--The Meek
--The Phoenix Requiem (I just started this one, so not caught up yet.)
Watching
--Avatar: The Last Airbender. This is a re-watch for me. With my Netflix account, I can watch things streaming on my Boyfriend's Wii, so we've been watching this series (his first time). I've built up a huge queue, so I think we'll find an anime series to watch once we're done with ATLA (Gurren Lagann, finishing Noein, or something).
--Warehouse 13. Or at least, I will be. I just finished Season 2 of True Blood on Netflix, so Warehouse 13 is next. I'm watching it solely because of it being co-produced by Jane Espenson and having other Buffy writers.
--Azumanga Daioh. This is a re-watch. I love how this series successfully captures the randomness and hilarity of high school and a group of friends. It doesn't capture angst, but I don't really want to relive that anyway. Once the Azu re-watch is finished, I'd like to finish my Sailor Moon go-through. I had made it through the first two seasons and then stalled out on S. But I will persevere! I'm excited to re-watch SuperS, and to see Stars for the first time.
--Shugo Chara! Sort of. It's really irritating to watch something streaming on my computer, I think. I need to delete some files. And....get a new laptop. I'm not sure when this will actually occur.
Reading
--High School Debut. Manga series. I own 3 volumes out of this series, and between that and the library, am working on reading 1-13. I don't love it quite as much as I remember? Haruna's insecurities are grating on me a bit. Still, I'll make it through 13 and if I feel the same way, I'll sell the ones I own. Making room for MOAR MANGA.
--Little Queen. Manhwa series. I own 1-7, volume 8/end was never released in the U.S. and I can't fin it anywhere online, ;_; I'm not loving this as much as I remember. I think that I like the artwork most of all, but the plot seems a bit confusing (aside from the central plot, with which I've been beaten over the head). The payoff of the end of the series will be the deciding factor for me, and if I never ever find it, I'm going to be pretty sad.
--A Theology of Liberation by Gustavo Gutierrez. I checked out a ton of books on liberation theology from the library and this seems like the first one to go with. I'd like to know more about liberation theology and learning more about Latin American recent history. Am concerned that the text of all these books will be too dense and theology-laced.
--House of Night series by P.C./Kristin Cast. Heinous.
Webcomics
--Unsounded [here is the DW feed I made for it! Be warned it's paced like a graphic novel, not a webcomic.]
--The Meek
--The Phoenix Requiem (I just started this one, so not caught up yet.)
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I've definitely heard moe used to describe K-On & I think the show is weakest when it is pandering to that. Or... at least when I think it's pandering to that? We almost abandoned the second season b/c there were a few too many eps w/o any plot except "let's titter cutely about how we just can't get ourselves to rehearse or something similar." But then the rest o the season, & the first season, has been much better.
Possibly Phredd & I are liking the show for reasons that many of the intended audience aren't focusing on. But we like the doofy humor & the cameraderie between the girls (Ritsu, my favorite character, reminds me a lot of Tomo in Azumanga Daioh) & the rocking-out parts.
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Like, with Gunslinger Girls, I think the character designs were originally meant to be for a hentai game. Obviously, the source material itself doesn't have anything overtly sexual (at least not that I remember!), nor panty-shots/whatever, which is why I don't have a problem with it. I just try not to think about how/why creepy people might enjoy it.
I guess reading the Wikipedia article, it sounds like there are lots of interpretations of moe! To me, it means "uncomfortable sexual connotations due to underaged-ness."
Reading my over-all comment here, I think what I'm describing is "ecchi," and it's possible that I actually have no idea what "moe" means. INTERNET OSMOSIS HAS FAILED ME.
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K-On! (& haha, the second season, named K-On!! w/two exclamation points) is fairly good at avoiding panty shots & creepiness--I mean, it doesn't feel like a shoujo show, but it doesn't have enough fanservice that we remark on it or stop watching it.
I... dunno. Maybe moe is partly in the eye of the beholder? I can definitely see pervy men getting gross to K-On!. But yeah, that's not what Phredd & I like about it.
Here's the season 1 OP. It's... all about celebrating being a girl & having fun w/your friends & ROCKING OUT. (Version here w/fansubbed lyrics that underscore this, tho' the quality is so much lower I'd suggest watching the previous link first) That's what I like about it... maybe it is geared towards pervy men but I can just ignore those bits. o_O
I've never seen Haruhi Suzumiya but I've heard so much dodgy stuff about it!
(Also, going back to your first comment in this thread, I didn't know that High School Debut featured softball flashbacks. Hooray!!)