the struggles of anime.

Post by Romi:

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I DO NOT OWN I SAY!!!! 

other side-note:
i admit to adding some extra details which never happened to me in order to create more vibes, but the general storyline is there, ariigatooou!

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i've recently started watching Kuroko No Basket with my sis and i must say i am quite enjoying it so far. i didnt expect so you see, because im not a huge fan of sports anime, but i really wanted to watch an anime where there are deep yet fun friendships between dudes for a change rather then girls. i've seen many a series in my time about girls who are the best of friends, or about girls who set up clubs and have a great time (with the addition of two male side-kicks). and sure, they are very fun to watch indeed, but i was just thinking it'd be an interesting change if it was more focused on guy friends. you can argue that there are many stories about this kind of thing, gollykins!- just take a look at Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece. they are all good 'ol buddies right? but the point is they are living in alternate universes with special powers- or are stretchy men out on sea, or living in the edo period with 9 tails. and thus forth will sacrifice anything for there "nakamana-tous", and they bond through killing each other. 

i myself love companionship in Bleach and what, but  its not quite as normal and relatable as the girl-ish Slice-Of-Life's. 

im not saying i prefer those kind of animes' execution of friendship over Bleach, golly gosh- of course not! but its all about the change you see.

so i did my research and found that most anime's revolving around normal-universe friendships between guys always end in Yaoi or Sports (judging by the ones i saw, if you know of any that arent faggy feel free to recommend me some good ones), so i had no choice but to opt for sports.
i was quite interested in the title "Prince of Tennis", since i quite like Tennis in real life, but then i saw the animation and swiftly gave up.

its groovy to say the least, but i dont think i could handle it.

i had at that time heard of Slam Dunk, can you guess how far i got with that, judging by the image 
below?

its great n all but....

course Kuroko No Basketball was flying around the internet, but i was so scarred by my previous Basketball Anime endevurs that i didnt check it out.
AT LAST! oh at last i stumbled upon FREE! by watching an Attack On Titan parody video thing of it. i instantly checked it out and thought it seemed so hip and funny! FINALLY a sports anime with decent and normal looking characters, plus great animation! not to mention the ending was a laff. rumor has it that that the lads in this are very emotionally needy (xD) and all about the friendships and feels, and really depicts the depth of their care and what have you.

i was ready to DIVE in and have a great watch... but then i discovered.... the entire plot is all about swimming, and hence-to-forth the characters would probably ALWAY be in the pool without many garments on. i cant tell you how disappointed i was, especially after reading all the positive reviews about how the guys ARENT meant to be gay like everyone proclaims, they're simply good pals, and how it was the most heartwarming watch they had in time. sigh, this always seems to happen to me for some reason. im still annoyed about it. 

so all i truly was left with was.... The Basketball That Kuroko Plays. shockingly enough i discovered it might not be such a terrible idea afterall! the animation style was your average Shounen kind, and the plot wasnt half bad. after reading many a review and convincing my sister after many a night, we decided to watch it yyyyyipee!

there was a bit in the first or second episode where me and my sis were discussing why Kuroko wasnt doing anything and yet the team was doing great, and my sister came up with this fantastic theory but it sound so funny because she said it like "i think the blue-haired guy is a basketball." xD 

we are currently on episode six and i say i cant wait to move on!! the games are very fun to watch with hints of epicness. i was saying to my sis that only a Shounen can make Basketball look so fun xD its the real-world setting with hints of the vital unrealistic powers and gameplay which is the real catcher. 

i must add i find the bits when they arent playing amusing too.

"THIS IS JAPANESE LUNCH TIME RUSH!" <- quote of the day.

well, thats all for this post, stay tuned for more anime-related discussions etc,