Comments on: A timely message http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/ Anime fan forever Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:53:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jessica http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-29704 Jessica Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:01:06 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-29704 I just wanted to say that I love this site I just wanted to say that I love this site

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23522 bateszi Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:21:33 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23522 <a href='#comment-23460' rel="nofollow">@THM</a> - Ahh, it's great to hear from a fellow fan of Orson Scott Card (which, I must confess, was one of my secret intentions with this post :) ). Ender's Game is, quite possibly, my favourite book of all time, but then again, I loved every book in the Ender saga. At some point, I'm hoping to start on the Shadow saga too-- I received Ender's Shadow for Christmas. Thinking on the latter half of your comment (which, I have to say, is very thought provoking and beautifully written), I'm watching a particularly lovely series at the moment called Natsume Yuujinchou (translates to Natsume's Book of Friends), which might fulfill your criteria of "irrefutably beautiful works of art concentrated around the human side of things". It's a very slice of life, Ghibli-esque fantasy about this ostensibly lonely boy who can see strange creatures and ghosts. I've found some of the episodes are very emotional and heart-warming, while others are, put simply, beautiful. @THM – Ahh, it’s great to hear from a fellow fan of Orson Scott Card (which, I must confess, was one of my secret intentions with this post :) ). Ender’s Game is, quite possibly, my favourite book of all time, but then again, I loved every book in the Ender saga. At some point, I’m hoping to start on the Shadow saga too– I received Ender’s Shadow for Christmas.

Thinking on the latter half of your comment (which, I have to say, is very thought provoking and beautifully written), I’m watching a particularly lovely series at the moment called Natsume Yuujinchou (translates to Natsume’s Book of Friends), which might fulfill your criteria of “irrefutably beautiful works of art concentrated around the human side of things”. It’s a very slice of life, Ghibli-esque fantasy about this ostensibly lonely boy who can see strange creatures and ghosts. I’ve found some of the episodes are very emotional and heart-warming, while others are, put simply, beautiful.

]]> By: THM http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23460 THM Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:45:54 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23460 how lovely that you've mentioned Orson Scott Card. He has been one of my favorite sf writers for a long long time. I've read Enders saga a few times, as a kid and even a few yeas back, always with the same sense of awe and bewilderment. Regarding the sense of passing time and death, as themes in anime, i've noticed that the autum season 2009 is quite abundant in such depictions, accentuated even, in series like Casshern Sins and Kurozuka, but you will not see me complain about that, I love a little angst and ontological panic :) And yet, most curiously, I realised that what I really want from the new year, anime-wise, is a series focused on family ties, a real, remarcable slice of life, something with great personality, like Honey and Clover and such. I remember Orson Scott once said about Xenocid that it's a text that rejected the overused notion of the lonely hero, a perpetual orphan teenager, always drifting from place to place, tied to nothing; and no matter how enticing that may be, like in Kino no Tabi, I wish the new nipon productions would amaze us once again with irrefutably beautiful works of art concentrated around the human side of things. There - I had my wish, I threw in my penny. :) Have a wonderful year! how lovely that you’ve mentioned Orson Scott Card. He has been one of my favorite sf writers for a long long time. I’ve read Enders saga a few times, as a kid and even a few yeas back, always with the same sense of awe and bewilderment. Regarding the sense of passing time and death, as themes in anime, i’ve noticed that the autum season 2009 is quite abundant in such depictions, accentuated even, in series like Casshern Sins and Kurozuka, but you will not see me complain about that, I love a little angst and ontological panic :) And yet, most curiously, I realised that what I really want from the new year, anime-wise, is a series focused on family ties, a real, remarcable slice of life, something with great personality, like Honey and Clover and such. I remember Orson Scott once said about Xenocid that it’s a text that rejected the overused notion of the lonely hero, a perpetual orphan teenager, always drifting from place to place, tied to nothing; and no matter how enticing that may be, like in Kino no Tabi, I wish the new nipon productions would amaze us once again with irrefutably beautiful works of art concentrated around the human side of things.
There – I had my wish, I threw in my penny. :) Have a wonderful year!

]]> By: neoban-wut-zia http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23337 neoban-wut-zia Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:19:26 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23337 Happy Holidays/New year to you too! :D Look forward to another year of anime and general procrastination :P. I try not to think of how minuscule my existence is within a broad perspective of life in general. I guess I'll avoid anything that reminds me as such. And I don't think I am ready to revisit Gurren Lagann, even in discussion, I am still recovering :(. Happy Holidays/New year to you too! :D Look forward to another year of anime and general procrastination :P . I try not to think of how minuscule my existence is within a broad perspective of life in general. I guess I’ll avoid anything that reminds me as such.

And I don’t think I am ready to revisit Gurren Lagann, even in discussion, I am still recovering :( .

]]> By: Watch Naruto Episodes http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23248 Watch Naruto Episodes Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:44:54 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23248 Thanks for the great post. Keep up the hard work. Thanks for the great post. Keep up the hard work.

]]> By: Johny http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23153 Johny Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:02:49 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23153 Merry Christmas to you all too. I'm spending the holiday in a great atmopshere with my closest family, so I didn't really feel the urge to watch anime (well, not until reading your blog post at least). I couldn't even if I wanted to for that matter. My motherboard decided it was a good time to partially give up on me and now I have no sound. And I just got Paprika on DVD too. Talk about rotten luck. :P Merry Christmas to you all too. I’m spending the holiday in a great atmopshere with my closest family, so I didn’t really feel the urge to watch anime (well, not until reading your blog post at least). I couldn’t even if I wanted to for that matter. My motherboard decided it was a good time to partially give up on me and now I have no sound. And I just got Paprika on DVD too. Talk about rotten luck. :P

]]> By: Martin http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23147 Martin Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:34:33 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23147 Happy christmas to you as well. I must say I'm not catching up on things as much as I thought but eh, the festive holiday is all about relaxing at home with family (which I'm really enjoying). I'm sure I'll resume LotGH soon but I want to finish Tytania first. So much to watch and so little time...not before I've had another mince pie or two, obviously. ^_^ Happy christmas to you as well. I must say I’m not catching up on things as much as I thought but eh, the festive holiday is all about relaxing at home with family (which I’m really enjoying). I’m sure I’ll resume LotGH soon but I want to finish Tytania first.

So much to watch and so little time…not before I’ve had another mince pie or two, obviously. ^_^

]]> By: bateszi http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23143 bateszi Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:06:11 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23143 <a href='#comment-23108' rel="nofollow">@IKnight</a> - The tiny differences between everyone's families are really interesting. I guess we all have our own traditions for Christmas! IIRC, you don't have a TV either, right? Anyway, nice to see you're back to blogging too. [There is no escape!] I'll look forward to reading more from 'ya. <a href='#comment-23124' rel="nofollow">@Ivy</a> - I'm in total agreement with your feelings on anime like Xam'd, and I haven't given up all hope on a year-in-review post, because I know that many of you guys would like to read one. It's just that almost everything I've loved in 2008, like Soul Eater, Xam'd and Casshern Sins, are still airing into 2009. I'll probably look at this again, after I've finished watching a certain LotGH. <a href='#comment-23128' rel="nofollow">@Celeste</a> - You finished LotGH in THREE WEEKS? Impressive! I guess because I'm so close to finishing now, I almost don't want to! Regardless, I'm thoroughly ashamed that it has taken me this long. Oh, and I'm happy to read that you liked the To Terra manga-- I guess I've made the right choice, and, like you, find myself enjoying every iteration of the Terra story, as if they are each different enough to be worth investigating on their own. <a href='#comment-23138' rel="nofollow">@0rion</a> - Same to you. And, welcome back to anime blogging, too! @IKnight – The tiny differences between everyone’s families are really interesting. I guess we all have our own traditions for Christmas! IIRC, you don’t have a TV either, right?

Anyway, nice to see you’re back to blogging too. [There is no escape!] I’ll look forward to reading more from ‘ya.

@Ivy – I’m in total agreement with your feelings on anime like Xam’d, and I haven’t given up all hope on a year-in-review post, because I know that many of you guys would like to read one. It’s just that almost everything I’ve loved in 2008, like Soul Eater, Xam’d and Casshern Sins, are still airing into 2009. I’ll probably look at this again, after I’ve finished watching a certain LotGH.

@Celeste – You finished LotGH in THREE WEEKS? Impressive! I guess because I’m so close to finishing now, I almost don’t want to! Regardless, I’m thoroughly ashamed that it has taken me this long. Oh, and I’m happy to read that you liked the To Terra manga– I guess I’ve made the right choice, and, like you, find myself enjoying every iteration of the Terra story, as if they are each different enough to be worth investigating on their own.

@0rion – Same to you. And, welcome back to anime blogging, too!

]]> By: 0rion http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23138 0rion Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:15:22 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23138 Merry Christmas to you as well, and good luck with finishing Galactic Heroes. =P Merry Christmas to you as well, and good luck with finishing Galactic Heroes. =P

]]> By: Celeste http://www.bateszi.me/2008/12/25/a-timely-message/#comment-23128 Celeste Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:15:56 +0000 http://www.bateszi.me/?p=802#comment-23128 i can't believe i finished Legend of Galactic Heroes before you did. i started <i>three weeks ago</i>. stop dragging your feet! the To Terra manga is excellent. Unlike alot of manga-to-anime adaptations; where i find myself strongly preferring one to the other, i like both Towards the Terra and To Terra equally. The manga's art is particularly sweeping, and for me, underscores the emotion of the story. i don't regret buying my set of To Terra manga. anyways, a good Christmas to you and yours. i'm going back to sleep :p i can’t believe i finished Legend of Galactic Heroes before you did. i started three weeks ago. stop dragging your feet!

the To Terra manga is excellent. Unlike alot of manga-to-anime adaptations; where i find myself strongly preferring one to the other, i like both Towards the Terra and To Terra equally. The manga’s art is particularly sweeping, and for me, underscores the emotion of the story. i don’t regret buying my set of To Terra manga.

anyways, a good Christmas to you and yours. i’m going back to sleep :p

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