Well...it's come and gone, for the most part. I wasn't really too impressed with the licenses that were announced, other than Shura no Toki, which I've only seen a couple episodes of, but liked it quite a bit. I was also happy to hear that Samurai Champloo will be out in January. This is an excellent show with a 'funky' twist. Great stuff! I do wish that Tenjou Tenge would be released a bit sooner than Spring of 05, but that's okay, I've read the manga so I know what's up. This is another good one to keep an eye out for. Saiyuki Reload/Gunlock are also on my list to pick up. Also, I'll probably be picking up Boys Be and To Heart, though I wish I had seen a couple episodes before buying them, but I'll have to trust the masses on these two choices...Full Metal Alchemist seems to be Funi's big hit this year, and I won't disagree...FMA is a phenominal show, you can't do much better...
I was a bit surprised to see that Naruto nor Prince of Tennis were licensed, let alone talked about. It's disappointing to some extent, since I'd much rather buy the dvd's than watch the fansubs, but I imagine these two titles will end up in the US eventually. Both are incredible shows, worth watching in my honest opinion (though I do prefer the POT manga over the anime...Naruto is a toss up, though I tend to lean more towards the anime in this case). I haven't visited any forums lately, since I know the otaku are out in force and I imagine the Narutards are having multiple cows right about now.
On the manga end of things, I was very excited to see titles such as "Kare First Love", and "Yami no Mastsuei (one of the most beautifully drawn manga I've ever seen). Still, it seemed a bit light for my liking (since I am a manga addict).
Con season is hardly over, with Otakon coming up in the near future and I imagine we'll see some more interesting licenses being announced. However, for Anime Expo, I found this year to be less than "lack luster"...
Until next time....
(pardon the many typo's...there are probably more than usual...I have a bandaide on my finger...somehow I managed to take a massive chunk out of my pointer finger and didn't realize it until I saw the blood dried on my hand...funny how it didn't hurt until I looked at it...I have no clue how I did it either....)
Posted by Zoso at July 6, 2004 01:45 PM