My 15 Favorite Anime Moments

Last time I blogged about my 10 favorite animes. This time as promised, I'm gonna make my 15 favorite anime moments. It was originally 20 but I decided to trim it down...and it was a difficult decision. Let's start counting down!!!

(drumroll)

15. Kurosaki Isshin slaying Grand Fisher (Bleach)

- This was amazing. I never thought that Isshin was a Shinigami...a strong one! And man, when he slayed Grand Fisher, it was a work of a pro! :D

14. Death the Kid vs Soul and Black Star (Soul Eater)

- This is my favorite episode. Especially the "Yaoi" moment of Soul and Black Star. I really laughed that hard! lol to this one.

13. Nakahara Sunako's Samurai Moment (Yamato Nadeshiko: Shichi Henge)

- This is where the time when their school had this school fair where they had a horror booth. Sunako to save Kyohei and she turned to a sexy samurai woman. She's hot!!!

12. Hisoka slaying the fake examiner in Numele Swamp (Hunter X Hunter)

- A quick way to know who is the real examiner and the fake one is to try killing both! If one dies, he's the fake one! What a funny scene! I don't know why but I found this moment really funny. Especially when Hisoka said, "Naruhodo, Naruhodo." Hisoka is always cool!

11. Urahara Kisuke vs. Yammy (Bleach)

This is the 2nd time where Urahara appeared and fought Yammy. It was epic! I love Yammy's speech when he was storming Urahara with his Baraa (is the spelling right?)

Yammy: Die you sandal-wearing bastard! Die! Die!

That was really funny. And also when Urahara used his fake Gigai! Hahaha! Cool invention! :D

10. Zero Appears (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)

- Ahh, another epic moment! It's amazing how Zero pulled everything off. He's a talented guy! Rawr.

9. Kurama's 1st Transformation to Yoko Kurama (Yuu Yuu Hakusho)

- This is where things got excited in the Toguro Tournament. I like how the enemy is confident that Kurama turned into a baby in that middle of the smoke, but he was wrong! Yoko Kurama's first appearance scared the crap away of that impostor! Harharhar!

8. Death the Kid vs. Pharaoh (Soul Eater)

- Everything in this episode was funny! The moment I like about this was when the Pharaoh appeared and Death the Kid saw its unproportional composition, I knew what would happen! Pretty funny moment! Never mess with an OC boy!

7. Bisuke vs Bomber's ally (Hunter X Hunter GI: Final)

- Bisuke's transformation! IT. WAS. AWESOME! She looks cute but inside she's a monster!!! And she beat out the sh*t out of that "alalay" of Bomber!

6. Fujiwara Takumi overtaking Takeshi Nakazato (Initial D: 1st Stage)

- Shifting lines while at a critical moment? That was insane! And take note, Takumi's using and 86 which has no ABS, that was a miracle!

5. Yusuke Urameshi's final blow to Sensui (Yuu Yuu Hakusho)

- What I liked about the scene was not really Yusuke's final blow but the reaction of Sensui. He was like, "I should die this way and I deserve this." I pitied Sensui at that time. Really sad. :(

4. Fujiwara Takumi overtaking Shingo (Initial D: 1st Stage)

- Among the race in the 1st stage, this was my super favorite moment, when Takumi passed the cheater Shingo. Shingo thought he could trash Takumi's AE86 by challenging him to a Gumtape match but Shingo was wrong. So nearing at the finish line, Shingo decided to end the race via Double Crash, however, Takumi drifted to dodge Shingo's attack so the result: Shingo crashed and his car was wrecked (but not a total wreck). Really cool to overtake a bastard like Shingo! Harhar

3. Ichigo used Getsuga Tenshou Face to Face on Grimmjow

- Of all the Getsuga Tenshou thrown by Ichigo, this one was amazing! Taught by Hollow Ichigo, this is the coolest move Ichigo ever used. He wounded Grimmjow and made him cry like a baby!

2. Killua pulling out the heart of Jones in Trick Tower (Hunter X Hunter)

- This is a classic! It was exciting! It was amazing! Jones thought that he can finally kill but this poor bastard didn't know who he was fighting. Good for him! And it seemed that pulling the heart out of Jones was an easy task for Killua. Really cool!

1. Lelouch Vi Britannia's Death (Code Geass R2)

- Need I say more? This one is an epic! I don't know how to describe the scene in detail but everytime I watch it, it always makes tears fall from my eyes. Knowing Lelouch's goal + Nunnaly's knowing the truth behind his death + the music, man, it was really really sad. :( All hail Lelouch!

So there! These are my 15 favorite anime moments! What are yours? :D Comments are much appreciated. lol! :D

My 10 Favorite Anime

Since Derell wrote her top 10 favorite anime, I suddenly got the urge to make my own to. However because the lack of time (i.e. katamaran ko), I decided not to make it until today.

So after a long wait, I'll now list my 10 Favorite Animes! (applause). Let's start by counting down from 10 to 1.

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10. FATE / STAY NIGHT


This is one of the animes that I have watched in which I didn't press the skip button. I wanted to watch it all the way. Although the story development is a bit slow (not until the last 5 or 7 episodes), this may be a boring anime for others. The thing that I like here is the servant / master thingy. And oh, Saber and Rider are both hot! :D

9. SAMURAI X



The famous Battousai the Slasher has a spot on my favorite anime list! Of course! I liked the whole story (well, except for the water clan blah blah). I love katana fights because I'm a brutal man! Harharhar! Anyway, what I like about this anime is the character of Kenshin, a goody-good samurai who turned from a ruthless man slayer to the polite and well mannered swordsman. I recommend this anime most especially the Shishio saga. It rocks! It has tons
of fighting in that saga, you wouldn't ask for more. XD

8. YAKITATE JAPAN



I forgot to include this to my previous blog. When I watched this anime, I felt like I want to be a baker! Haha! Imagine that?! Anyway, this anime is really funny and educating (most especially for those who wants to learn how to bake) at the same time. Funny because it has a lot of parodies from different anime! I remember Kuroyanagi's (the examiner) reaction when he tasted this bread of Azuma (I kinda forgot if it was really Azuma's bread), then after tasting it, he became a Super Saiyan Kuroyanagi, (this is an obvious reference from the epic anime Dragon Ball Z). Another parody that I remember was the ending episode when the girl (I forgot the name) tried to call the legendary superhero Pierrot. Pierrot's entrance was the entrance of
Ultraman! Really funny!

7. GUNDAM SEED DESTINY



Gundam has always been my favorite. I watched this anime in December 2004 and finished in January 2005 (because it was still aired on Japan.) Thanks to my classmate who lent me the DVD's (Two original DVD's). This anime has a lot of fight scene (of course it's a war!) Anyway, the last 4 episodes really rocks. There is a bad side for this anime. It became a little bit confusing when the former hero Kira Yamato entered the scene. For me who didn't watch its prequel, I was lost watching it but I kind of catched on after some few episodes. All in all, it's a good anime.

6. BLEACH



The only long-running anime that I still watch until now. I got hooked to this anime when the arrancar saga started. This is a very good anime and the fight scenes are very cool and exciting (though sometimes it's repetetive). The story right now is exciting! The Vaizards had arrived and they are ready to kick Aizen's sorry butt! Oh yeah!

5. SOUL EATER



This anime ranked 2nd on my previous list but I decided to put this in the 5th. Anyway, this anime is very awesome! The story is not boring, it has a lot of action and a lot of comedy which balanced the whole anime. All I can say is this is an anime in which I can watch over and over.

4. CODE GEASS R2



I did not watch the whole season until I watched its ending. I found it boring and dark at first but after watching its ending, I decided to watch the whole 2nd season and found out that the plot of this anime was very well constructed. I admire the one who made this story line. Very very good! See my previous blog about this anime. It's just a little analysis of this anime and the justification that Lelouch is still alive. :) (link here)

3. YUU YUU HAKUSHO



The legendary Yuu Yuu Hakusho a.k.a. Ghost Fighter. I liked the whole story of it (until the ending). There isn't an episode here which I found boring.

The character development is very good. You'll see Yusuke develop from a 14 year-old boy who has a boring life with lots of picking fights to being a detective that would save the world for doom. I also like the Sensui saga in which the creator showed that humans are monsters not the monsters from the other world. I think it's so true especially when the part where Sensui proved that humans are the real monsters because they destroy each other.

Can't you see that now in our world today? :) This should have been my number 2 but since I like cars...

2. INITIAL D (1st Stage)



Now this is the reason why Yuu Yuu Hakusho ranked 3rd on my list. Okay, the drawing sucks but it's not the drawing I'm up to, it's the race! To tell you honestly, I can't relate to what they are saying when I first watched this anime but since they explained it, I kind of liked cars since then.

The race are full of suspense. You'll never get bored watching it, I never got bored watching it. A good race matched by techno music, what else can you wish for? What I also liked about this anime is the animation of the cars. It's a good choice that they made the car computer animated becase if it's just a drawing, it wouldn't be exciting. Anyway, all about this anime is exciting. I admit that my favorite season is the 1st season. The next 3 seasons aren't as exciting as the first one. But I love them all! Oh, the soundtracks are cool too! I have most of it in my cellphone. :D

1. HUNTER X HUNTER



From the genius creator of Yuu Yuu Hakusho comes another genius creation, Hunter X Hunter. I like everything about this anime. Just like Yuu Yuu Hakusho, the character development of this anime is awesome. You can see Gon's character develop from a calm boy to a kind-of-rowdy attitude (after Greed Island). Same as Killua's. From a killer and impatient boy to having a very calm attitude.

The Nen System is simply magnificent! It's brilliant! It's well organized from the main category to its sub-categories. Another brilliant thing about this anime is the Greed Island game. I can't say anything aside from brilliant, awesome, and magnificent. This is why Hunter X Hunter ranked 1st on my list.

So ther you go. My 10 Favorite anime. :D Next time I'll be doing My 10 Favorite Anime Moments (if my "katam" sickness won't visit me again). :D

The "I-Want-To-Be" Syndrome

Have you watched an anime and after watching the whole series you tend to say to yourself, "I wanna be like him/her!"?

I was watching Initial D last night then I suddenly recalled my feelings when I first watched the series. I was like, "I wanna be like Takumi!" Not just his god-like driving skill but everything. Would you believe that before I even said to myself that I want to work in a gasoline station just like Takumi? Seriously.

It's not just Initial D. But every realistic anime (anime without super powers) that I have watched gave me that feeling. Let's take for example the anime Slam Dunk. I was 3rd year high school then when I watched the whole series* and I felt like going back to the court again. I wanted to be like Mitsui who can shoot from the 3-point area easily. I wanted to be like Rukawa who was an all around player. I wanted to be like them!

What else? Hmm, there are only couple of realistic anime that was shown so I can't remember anything. Anyway, point taken. I always have this syndrome. Like now, I want to drive an AE86 Trueno and tackle the Zambales Mountain Pass!




*Slam Dunk was shown on ABC 5 when I was in elementary but I did not watch it. My interest at that time was focused on Yuu Yuu Hakusho which was shown on IBC 13. :)


jhay-r
12:02 PM
07/24/09