Heat Guy J—the first episode was stylish, yet uninvolving. But I stuck it through the rest of the disc and ended up hooked. It became one of my 最喜爱的 series. Daisuke is Mr. Nice Guy in a cool way. He has a way of making even enemies his friends. Characters and their relationships evolve. The climactic episodes are very exciting! It’s like everyone, good guy 或者 baddie, is your buddy 由 the end. In my personal collection—how could I let these 老友记 go?

Jing, King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven-see also entry “King of Bandit Jing”. Well, although I was disappointed with the last episode of the original series, I was determined to watch any 更多 Jing 日本动漫 that was released in the States, and so I did. Features Jing and Kir in a dream world, and also the story of how Kir became Jing’s sidekick.

Kaze no Yojimbo—a drifter calling himself George Kodama comes to a small Japanese town seeking to solve the mystery of his missing brother. A gal named Miyuki takes a liking to him. The mystery wound up in a satisfactory manner, but not George and Miyuki’s potential romance. In fact, it almost ruined the series for me. And did I mention George is a lot like Spike Spiegel? Too bad Steve Blum was voicing another character in the series, 或者 we’d have definite Spike cloning. This series also uses 颜色 in an interesting way that’s hard to get used to at first.

King of Bandit Jing—cute series featuring exotic 幻想 locales. I like Jing’s bird, Kir. He reminds me of my 最喜爱的 迪士尼 character, Iago. I was disappointed in the final story arc, though, because I thought Jing endangered an innocent man’s life in gladiator games, and also he wasn’t telling what went on with him and the princess. And before that, I was thinking he had no interest in girls. Sure, there are so many girl guest stars they’re known as “Jing girls”, but he hardly shows interest in them. 展示 interest is left up to Kir, who is crazy about human females.

Kino’s Journey—a thoughtful series involving travels on an earth-like planet to various communities. Kino is 更多 observer than hero. Sometimes I thought about giving up on this series, and then it would come up with something so profound I had to continue watching.

Le Portrait de Petite Cossette—this is branded as horror, but it really wasn’t too scary. I guess I’m kinda relieved.

Legend of the Dragon Kings—hour long episodes. Things will play out easier if 你 remember that the dragon brothers place at number one on their 列表 not always doing the right thing, but always keeping the family together. Last episode was really annoying. Not only was it anti-American, but it was also one of those “oh, it was only a dream” type of deals. This series I enjoyed most of the time while watching it, but the last episode turned me against it.

Martian Successor Nadesico—a comedic series with odd touches of angst. Hard to understand, though. Satisfying romantic conclusion in the last episode. The surprisingly dark movie left something to be desired.

Master Keaton: Keaton is a man with many talents, including fighting skills, yet he spends 更多 time observing then getting in trouble himself. The real stars of this series are the guest characters, each with an interesting story to tell 或者 dilemma to face. Not for everybody, this series runs the gamut from violent 刀 fights to plots about how to cook a Chinese 晚餐 to impress your possibly future father-in-law.

Mirage of Blaze—my only 矢追 series! (Though not much really happens in guy-on-guy action.) Some review I read is right—it is mostly exposition.

Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok: I remember 阅读 about Norse mythology when I was a kid, and feeling sorry for Loki, so I knew this series was for me, even though I didn’t catch it until episode 9 ran on 日本动漫 Network on Demand on my cable system. It was easy enough to catch up on, and when I reinstated my Netflix subscription, I caught up on the early episodes. It’s funny to see what the powerful Norse pantheon is reduced to in modern 日 Japan. Loki, stuck in the body of a thirteen 年 old, runs a detective agency. His son, Yamino, who looks older than him, is his valet, and is constantly looking for household gadgets and exotic foods to mail order. Loki’s oldest son, Fenrir, is 给 the adorable body of a puppy. Thor, going 由 the name Narugami, is always on the lookout for a part-time job and carries around a stick instead of a hammer. Frey lives for sales and pines after Mayura, his “classic Japanese beauty”. 最喜爱的 moment: When Fenrir worries about his father and looks out the window, crying, “Howl! Daddy! Howl! Daddy!”