Hard to believe we jumped to December so quickly. Through the rough and bad times of this
dreaded year of 2015, it’s been good to know I can still keep up with this blog
and ive churned out a lot this year.
Still, 2016 is right around the corner and I’m definitely thinking about
several titles I want to tackle from my collection…well besides the third
season of Black Lagoon (Roberta’s Blood Trail).
So enjoy this sneak peak of titles im seriously considering for review
sometime in 2016.
Odd choice?
Maybe. I notice I tend to fill
this blog with tons of action and sci fi titles. My collection is a little bit more diverse
than that and I’d love to show some of it off next year. Love Hina is a definite guilty pleasure Anime
for me. It combines elements of romance,
comedy, life lessons and beautiful women: think Tenchi without the scifi. It’s been a while since I checked this one
out and would love to watch again with a reviewers eye. Plus it’s got two of my favorite Anime female
leads: Naru and Motoko (no relation to Kusinagi).
#4-X
So remember what I said above? Well yeah 2016’s not going to be totally
devoid of action. Case in point with X,
the TV series adaptation of the CLAMP Classic.
Swords and sorcery. Man vs
Nature. Angels vs Demons. X the Series has gotten a lot of back and
forth reception since it first debuted. I
fondly remember it as one of the few series I rented from Blockbuster,
beginning to end. It got me hooked and I
wonder if that nostalgia factor will help me enjoy it again…or see it’s faults
idk this could be Escaflowne all over again.
#3-Rahxephon
Some may call this the sunnier version of Neon Genesis
Evangelion. I wouldn’t call it that
exactly, but I do think Rahxephon rivals Evangelion in many ways. This is partly from the slick animation. Other eyes could fall to the more relatable
and less irritable characters. Whatever
the case, whenever I pull this series out and begin watching it, I cant stop
until it’s all done and that includes the OVA movie. I do think Evangelion’s popularity tends to
make people forget this gem. And im more
than game to review it so everyone knows how underrated and fun this scifi
epicness can be.
#2-Code Geass
One of the highlights from this year was reviewing all of
Mobile Suit Gundam 00. I’m considering
turning that kind of multi review a week project into a regular yearly feature
if this blog goes on for that long. I
could do another Gundam series but chances are I’ll end up taking a look at
Code Geass. This series helped
reinvigorate my interest in Anime in college and features one of the best
season cliffhangers ever. The second
half of the series is one of the most controversial debates of all time and im
def on the side of, the first half of Season 2 is a waste of time but the
second half is genius. Whatever the results
are from another viewing, id love to just go right through both seasons like I did
Gundam 00. If I time it right I could
maybe even time it for right before Otakon.
We’ll just have to see.
#1-Miyazaki Month
This isn’t a possibility.
This is official confirmation right now that I’ll be kicking off January
2016 with a month of Miyazaki films. The
only question is: which ones do I watch from the ones I have access to? Well Spirited Away is a given. So’s Princess Mononoke and My Neighbor
Totoro. That just leaves one spot open
for another Miyazaki classic. Chances
are that ends up being Howl’s Moving Castle but I’m leaving my options open
just incase I get another title. So, a
nice month long marathon of one of the most universally accepted Anime master
makers: films equally enjoyed by adults as well as children. Anime’s answer to Pixar take the Anime Corner
by storm January 2016.
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