By Rachel on June 17, 2006
I’ve lost faith in live action after seeing such promising movies as Aeon Flux (I remember the original animation on MTV) X-Men 3, Underworld 2, and Fun with Dick and Jane and found them lacking.
I’ve tried hard to get back into Western live action to diversify my viewing so I don’t just watch mostly anime and the occasional Asian live action. I’ve been let down so much with live action though, that I now primarily watch anime.
I say that I invest about 3, sometimes 4 hours a week (depending) into anime viewings. Mainly because waiting time for anime and a hectic schedule only allow me to watch anime in lump sums once or twice a week. How’s about you?
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I was exposed to anime as a child while living in Germany after watching the Japanese version of Hans Christian Anderson’s the Little Mermaid. In high school, a classmate in art brought in Akira as an example of Japanese art. I wasn’t very impressed with anime at the time, but my re-exposure to it in 2000 thanks to Escaflowne had me hooked for life.After sorting out what I liked about anime (great stories, beautiful animation and epic battles) and disliked about anime (big boobs, angst-y 15 year-old kids, most mecha, sports stories and style-over-substance), I got into it with a vengeance.I do love almost all aspects of Japanese culture and try to be involved with it as much as possible. I have no problem admitting that I incorporate a lot of Japanese trends and traditions into my life as I modify them and make them my own. Anime is a big part of that, along with all the sub-cultures, past and present.
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