Wednesday, August 1, 2018

T5W#155-Top 5 Top 5 Wednesdays


It’s hard to believe that im one week away from celebrating a milestone for my blog.  Next week will mark the third year ive been doing my weekly Top 5 Wednesday feature.  Over 150 lists of random factoids, thoughts on recent announcements or just general…whatever really lol.  Next to my main reviews, this is my most consistent and enduring feature on the Gundam Anime Corner.  Some have been very deep, others have been for laughs and some are unapologetic filler cause I couldn’t think of anything better one week or two…or more (but not in a row).  So, while I have something special planned for the third year mark, I decided to do something ive actually wanted to do for a while now.  This week im looking back at 150+ lists and choosing my Top 5 of those lists.  Yep, it’s my Top 5 Top 5 Wednesdays on the Gundam Anime Corner. 

 

#5-#8 My Sister’s Top 5 Anime Squee Moments
The earliest entry on this list.  As I said above, there have been many times where it’s been tough to come up with lists from my head alone.  So for once I decided to turn to my loveable little sister for a topic and got this rarified look into her Anime fandom.  Some of these were kind of obvious but others were a little surprising, or at least in how she ranked them.  I’ll always be happy that I can share my love of Anime with my sister cause it’s definitely brought us together, especially when she can recommend a title for me I end up enjoying quite a bit like Psycho Pass or Kill La Kill.  Love you Bonta Kun, we need to do another list like this sometime.

 

#4-#108 Top 5 Ways the Japanese Death Note Films Are Superior to the Netflix Film & #123 Top 5 Reasons I Think the Live Action Battle Angel Alita is a Bad Idea
I’m calling a tie for these two because, much like my sisters list, I had help on both of these.  For Death Note, I knew I had to redeem myself for the rather fair review the movie probably didn’t deserve in the first place.  So I reached out to the people with the best complaints about Death Note 2017, my Otakon Jersey crew of Maria, Lauren, Johnnie and Laurence.  All of their thoughts went into this list and it was helluva lot of fun to chat back and forth with them about why the Japanese Death Note movies easily stand superior to the Netflix train wreck.  As for the Alita list, that one I turned to another dear Otakon friend, Vivian.  When the first trailer for Alita: Battle Angel dropped, she was the first to voice disapproval, right before I did.  I knew I wanted to do a list of first reactions and I wanted her input, which I got and loved.  Doing group projects like a Top 5 List is something I should probably do more often because it helps keep me close with the people I call family through the medium that brought us all together in the first place.

 

#3-#65 Top 5 Reasons I Love Anime
The night this Top 5 was written was a dismal one for a number of reasons.  But when dark times emerge and the world becomes uncertain, you want to find a way to brighten everyones lives for even a little bit.  And I couldn’t think of a better way to do that than to tell people a bit about the world of Anime that I spend wayyyyy too much time in but feel all the better for it.  Everyone’s reasons for liking Anime are different, that’s an obvious truth.  Maybe its because you love your Waifu or its because the action is grander and more explosive than any Michael Bay movie.  Maybe it’s because you found a title that can still move you to tears every time in both good (Your Name) and not so good ways (The End of Evangelion).  Whatever your reasons are, im glad you have them and I was more than happy to tell you my 5 Reasons for Loving Anime too.

 

#2-#151 Top 5 Spoiler Thoughts on The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Wow, I would never have thought id have so much to say about a Haruhi Suzumiya movie.  It was while I was writing the review for The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya that I realized that so much I wanted to discuss would have made the review like 10 pages long but also would’ve spoiled a whole lot.  So I made an executive decision and as soon as the review was over, I immediately penned my Top 5 Spoiler Thoughts list.  Much of it stemmed from observations id held onto since during the TV Series and I think it brought the whole Haruhi Suzumiya experience full circle.  I had a lot to say about Yuki Nagato’s role in the film, Kyon’s final decision, even the shocking revelation that as maddening as The Endless Eight was, we were going to get some actual payoff from it and it was glorious.  I wouldn’t be surprised if this movie finds its way onto my end of the year Best of 2018 Top 5 List…it was just that damn good.

 

#1-#132 Top 10 Katsucon 2018 Moments
Of all the conventions ive been to, nothing could ever prepare me for the game changing good time of Katsucon 2018.  For the first time in a really long time, I felt like I was experiencing a sequel that soared above it’s predecessors.  2015 was an amazing intro to the convention.  2016 was fun but kind of a letdown.  2017 was a good recovery from 2016…but 2018 was a whole new level of special.  I discovered new things about Japanese culture like Naginata, I found new things to enjoy about spots I constantly visit hundreds of times over the course of four days, I got that freaking huge GUNDAM WING BLU RAY ULTIMATE BOX SET.  But really, it came down to the people.  Being able to share Katsucon 2018 with many of my Otakon friends was one of the most special feelings I have ever felt in my life.  And I got to add more members to my convention family, meeting cosplayers id only just begun to connect to on social media.  And man, I got to talk to my hero, Steve Blum, for one brief moment.  No way could I ever sum up that weekend in 5 thoughts alone.  So yes it’s a cheat…but my Top 10 Katsucon 2018 Moments is still my #1 Top 5 Wednesday list of all time…for the moment, who knows what the future holds.  Who knows…who…nose.

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