Back from the dead! + FMA & Black Lagoon

[evilsensei]

Yes I'm back on LJ! It's been 5 months since I 'died' but it seems I'm getting pretty attached to this place afterall... or is it just nostalgia? I guess it's because I started visiting LJ more for updates on manga and anime once again, so why not update here once in a while as well. Anyway, let's move on.

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FMA: BrotherhoodAs usual I'll be

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[wao]

I only ever watched one episode of Black Lagoon when the original first aired, I have no idea why I didn't continue... ;o He does look exactly like Chow Yun Fat though! I really should check it out some day huh.

And welcome back ;D Hope you're enjoying the Easter/spring vacation~

[evilsensei]

You should definitely give it a second chance - it's pretty good once you get into it. It doesn't really have a continuous plot, but several smaller arcs, and some really good characters. <3

Thanks, as you can see I am pretty much spending it reading manga, haha. I should find a healthier balance between that and doing uni work though...

[kuroraka]

P.S. And Chang totally looks like Chow Yun-Fat!!! <3

Except that Chang doesn't need to light his cigarettes himself, he's got men for that!XD That pic is extremely hot for some reason...

As for FMA, i'm a bit torn: i'd like to see the people - like Ling & Co. - from the manga, but i wouldn't really want to watch a 1:1 animated copy of it. Someone in the FMA community made an interesting observation when pointing out why they preferred the first anime over the manga. The first anime was character-driven while the manga was plot-driven - i think that pretty much hits the nail on the head! There was a lot more angsting and doubting and general character-depths (Lust for example was very plain in the manga, i liked anime!Lust a lot more...) in the first anime while there's a lot more action and different characters in the manga.

I hope the second anime will be ale to find a balance between the two.

[evilsensei]

You're right, that's a really good point you brought up - proof is I actually watched it till the end... if a shounen anime turns into too much random fighting I'm bound to drop it haha. Actually since the first anime followed the manga in the first half, they could make a good use of the time for stuff like character development there - better than repeating what we've already seen. Oh well, I think we'll be able to tell soon enough if this is a genuine attempt at a remake or just milking the cow dry before it.. dies? (manga ends? XD)

[midnightreverie]

You're alive! XD I was about to poke your dead body journal.

Black Lagoon... I'll put that in my plan to read list. Apparently I like badass men kicking ass while looking good in shades.

[evilsensei]

You could say I've awaken from the winter hibernation. XD

Oh yes please read Black Lagoon. You won't regret it. This manga has some of the coolest villains ever. <3

[hentaitenshi]

AKUMA~

*tackles and hugs*
Long time no see~ ^__^

[evilsensei]

Hihi Hentai!! *hugs back* How're you??? I hope lots of good stuff happened while I was gone! :)