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Well, my mom and I finished up Marmalade Boy today. The ending was so sweet, in a completely expected, everyone pairing up sort of way...awww. I actually knew pretty much what was going to happen, because I'd read the manga; I wasn't expecting the anime's ending to be more - impactful? I dunno - but it was, if for no other reason than after 70+ episodes with these characters you feel very attached to them, even if at times you don't like them very much (Yuu, I'm looking at you and your martyr complex).

Tokyopop is very smart though. See, after the final episode they have the Marmalade Boy "movie," which is basically a bonus episode of the anime that was released theatrically and tells the story of the first episode from Yuu's point of view. It's kind of sweet, and of course after watching it you want to watch the first episode again, which means you start all over again. Quite fiendish, really. (And my mom hadn't seen the first few episodes anyway.)

So when we started over, we decided to watch with the dub on. And oh my Jesusu, what a different experience it is. The biggest difference by far is in Miki's and Yuu's voices. Miki seems very American valley-girl-esque, and Yuu's even more low-key than his Japanese counterpart (almost to the point of flat affect). Meiko's pretty much the same, if a bit less preternaturally mature and more teenage girlish; Ginta does less over-the-top constant shouting; and so on. It'll certainly take some getting used to. x_x

...While I generally think the memegen-type quizzes are kinda crappy and just good for a faint laugh, I like this one simply because of its completely fubar friendslist choices. XD

If LiveJournal were an anime... LiveJournal Username Do you watch anime? Yes.No.OMG YES!!!!!**** no!Only the good stuff, like Hayao Miyazaki.Only the good stuff, like Dragonball Z.What is this anime of which you speak? Do you speak Japanese? Hai, nihon-go ga dekimasu.Ano, sukoshi nihon-go ga dekimasu...I'd like to learn.BAKA!!!! KAZE NO KIZU!!! RYUTSUISEN!!!!Sashimi, tempura, ramen. I think I'm good.Like, no way, dude. Do you read Japanese? Yes.I read hiragana and katakana, but not kanji.I read hiragana or katakana, but not both and not kanji.Um, that one is 'ku', I think...KAZE!!!! MIZU!!!!! HI!!!!!No, I only read romanji.No, I only read English. What if LiveJournal were an anime? OMG YES!!!!My eyes would be big and shiny.I'd shoot myself.I'd commit hara-kiri.I'd be a high-school student by day and a ninja by night.Do I get to wear a sailor suit? Pick a Beach Boys song. KokomoSurfin' SafariSurfin' USADo You Wanna Dance?Good VibrationsHeroes and VilliansOther*Shoots the author of this quiz*WTF?!What does this have to do with anime? The performer of the opening theme kawaiimikage The magical girl satsu The talking animal marxspectre The lecherous old man shisochou The teenager who uses ancient magic to win games eikitty The fifteen-year-old Japanese girl with blond hair and a D cup courters28 Number of seasons it would last 6,328 This Fun Quiz created by Elizabeth at BlogQuiz.Net

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We all know satsu is secretly a magical girl; no surprise there. Picturing marxspectre as a cute fuzzy little mascot animal amuses me, given that he's like 6'3" and has a shaved head. shisochou is neither old nor lecherous, but he'll get there eventually. eikitty as an overly earnest shonen manga heroine is funny, and while courters28 is blonde and does look about fifteen, I don't think she's a D cup. XD

And 6,328 seasons? That's almost as long as Naruto!

Edit: Also, an interesting article on depression and the mistaken perception of its role in genius from jokersama. It's salon.com, so you might have to watch a short ad before you can read the whole article, but it's seriously no biggie.