As the heat gets more irritable, the memories of when I first
got into Anime come back. Not being able
to watch much TV during the school year save for the weekends…don’t ask, Summer
was the time to catch all the second runnings of all the shows that had
premiered on Toonami (Gundam Wing) while waiting for new shows to debut (Tenchi
Muyo). Naturally, my list of favorite
Anime have grown past my Toonami days.
So figured id put together a little list of shows that I feel perfectly
fit the summer season. These are the
shows (and movie in one case) that I feel offer the best mix of sun, surf,
action and fan service that could keep any Anime fan cool no matter how hot the
summers can get.
#5-Full Metal
Panic Fumofuu
Sad as it is to admit, summer courses are a thing. Sometimes you have a class to make up,
sometimes you want to get ahead of the coming year, or you’re in a school
activities camp. Whatever the case, if
you feel a bit down about that, then Full Metal Panic Fumofuu can take away the
summer blues with a mix of action, comedy and a soldier pretending to be a student
and failing horribly. A spin off from
the Full Metal Panic Anime series, this series still has great action but does
focus more on the high school comedy element (that works far better here than
in Code Geass). There’s even a plushy
mascot and a trip to the beach where Sosuke Sagara Solid Snake’s his way into a
complex for an (unnecessary) rescue mission.
You’ll forget for a minute that summer school is going on and learn to
relax a little.
#4-Love Hina
We’ll get to this one in a couple of months but trust me
when I say, Hot Springs are a great vacation get away destination…at least that’s
what ive always heard and thought. Would
love to go to one myself. I just hope
one is also a magnet for beautiful women of all walks of life…even if some of
them have a tendency to punch before they listen. Poor Keitaro, surrounded by so much hotness
only to suffer on a daily basis…some men get all the luck (in a manner of
speaking)
#3-Black Lagoon
I don’t think I could make a list like this without recommending
a good summer action blockbuster. And
Black Lagoon is pretty much every action film cliché rolled into one solid package
of blood soaked awesomeness. The island
of Roanapur is home to the deadliest pirates, killers, gangsters and guns for
hire on the planet. One of them wears
short shorts and packs twin guns ready for action at any time. Another…may not realize he’s actually good at
setting up those kinds of killings. For
further info, you can look back at my reviews of the first two seasons of Black
Lagoon (Season One and Season Two: The Second Barrage) and look forward to my
coverage of the third season: Roberta’s Blood Trail, later this year. This series is one of my absolute favorites
and I garuntee you it’s possible to just two back to back marathons of all
seasons in a short span of time…binge worthy summer quality.
#2-Summer Wars
Well duh…I mean Summer is in the title right. On the hottest of summer weekends, Kenji
Koizo is brought out to meet the Jinouchi clan by his high school crush,
Natsuki. The family reunion gets more
interesting when a computer virus goes rogue and points the world in the
direction of nuclear war. This is a film
I have reviewed in the past and praised to no end. The family dynamics are amazing, the action
is stellar and the feel good atmosphere has very few rivals. The end still brings a tear to my eye and is
a perfect night in movie that the family could enjoy…be it actual blood
relatives or friends you think of as more than that…family is family right?
#1-Free
Yeah couldn’t really make this list up and not place an
Anime that takes place in the pool at the top spot. Haru and the Iwatobi swim team face off
against their childhood teammate, Rin and the Samezuka High School Swim team,
all the while learning what their real drive is to swim. Is it for best times? Is it to defeat rivals? Or is it to just be…free? Whatever the reason, the swim scenes are
paced and animated damn near perfectly and, as the series is well known for,
has enough manly men fan service that have made females around the world pass
out (there’s even a character who is so attracted to male muscles it's a little
unsettling). Swim fast, swim hard, swim
free…or at least watch a couple episodes then run right to the pool, no doubt
the day is hot enough as is if youre watching.
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