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feeling: pretty darn decent
listening to: Cowboy Bebop - Chicken Bone
You know, Cowboy Bebop is one of the most hyped animes I've ever come across. I mean hyped by FANS of anime, of course, not hyped by the networks that overplay them, as is the case with Dragonball [insert some letter/number here that VERY obviously differentiates it from other Dragonball series 9_9]. I don't think I've ever spoken to anyone who doesn't like Cowboy Bebop. I've watched a few episodes of it, and so far... um, it doesn't seem all that special to me. ^^;; Of course, probably because it's Cartoon Network's dubbed and probably butchered version, and because I missed the first few eps and haven't seen nearly even half of it yet. Maybe if I got into it... I dunno. But I've heard it's really sad, which appeals to me. I like deep, moody stuff. So that's a start. What Bebop does have is some darned awesome music. Kanno Yoko-sama is just... *faint* I've never heard a Kanno song I didn't like. ^o^ Bebop's music especially though... it just... sounds so real, and heavy, and usually moody. Genuinely bluesy. Whereas a lot of other anime music is synthesized which can make it sounds kinda fake and unappealing, the Bebop music I've heard has real instruments and several of them, not just a synthesizer. Of if they don't, they've got one heck of a synther. *_* The OP song, Tank, for instance, has the coolest bass, majorly cool improv-sounding trumpet riffs, a whiny sax solo, and sweet, sweet tomtom-type percussion. And The Real Folk Blues... there are so many layers of guitar and wind instruments in it, and it has such a full, heavy sound. I have heard mostly-synthed songs, both Japanese/anime and American, that do sound pretty rich and inviting, so I'm not saying all fake music is bad. Enya and Enigma are good examples. And Bebop's own Chicken Bone... now THAT is a trippy song XD But there's a depth to those songs with real instruments that just... woohoo.
Can you tell I wanted to be a radio DJ in high school? Thank God I'm over that.
Ok, look at this code. if anyone recognizes this AT ALL, I fear you. :P
SM:4m- F:sUr+[+]:vA3+:pS+ D:sCh- X:*:a27s+[+]SSd+[+] O:d+:?s:?o:a+:h-[-]:?x P:a19:s55:w+[+]:f-[-]:eBGz:hBr+:t-:cWh:bO:*Cn:x-:r+|-
Any ideas? Anyone? I didn't figure. Iiiiiit's... my Moonie Code. *falls out window* In other words, it tells how big a Sailor Moon fan (or Moonie) I am, my loves and hates about it, and also some personal information. Kowai na. Ok, translation ahead. Sort of. I'm a level 4 fan (pretty average, not a hater, not a dubbie, not totally obsessed) who despises the nickname "moonie" with a passion... my favorite senshi (or sailor scout to you Americans :P) is Haruka, who I like quite a bit, but am not obsessed with, and all you people who know Haruka, STOP THINKING THAT :P... my favorite villain is the Amazon Trio, so far... favorite series is the third, Sailor Moon S... least favorite character is Chibiusa, the little brat... I've seen around 27 subbed episodes and enjoy them, saw most of the Sailor Moon SuperS series dubbed and wasn't crazy about it but *shrug*, have seen none in raw Japanese, and have read none of the manga. Then there's a section about some SM-related online magazines and clubs and stuff, and it says I know nothing about those and thus have no opinion of them, and that I actually do find humor and some truth in anti-SM campaigns and think hentai is pretty darn nasty. Then the personal info: I'm 19, 5'5", slightly overweight (which is a bit of a lie, but... in all honesty, I don't think I LOOK drastically huge... I just weigh far too much for my height -_-;;)... I'm single, but not looking... blue-green eyes, wear contacts... hair about shoulder length (though it's shorter now cause I just got it cut, but that's not in the code)... and I'm not particarly kinky but not a TOTAL prude either. :3 Aaaaand there you have it. Want proof that I got all that right? Just copy those lines of gibberish and paste them here.
As I said... kowai na. :P
Seriously though, Sailor Moon really is pretty nifty. But I prefer to avoid dubs and butchered Americanized/child-friendly versions, and I like only subbed SM. I got into it again over the weekend... watched a few hours' worth of S-series eps. I also have a volume or two of SuperS and the SuperS movie, all subbed, and have seen all of SuperS and its movie dubbed. Woo. But I haven't seen any of the first two or the fifth series yet. Doh. The stuff you've heard about it is probably true - it is terribly repetitive, ridiculous, cliche, and pretty old. But it's funny. And at times, it's cool. And as I said, you ain't seen ANY of it until you've seen it subbed, which I doubt you have (unless you're Dumpling heheh), so there. :P
...Chicken Bone rocks. >D Get it now! Be amazed! Gwahaaaa!
And now, off I go to Neopia. Go there. Sign up through that link. Play games. Become obsessed. o_o
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 4/08/2002 01:44:00 PM
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