Since there are so many anime characters I decided to start with anime series. If you haven't seen any of these series than I highly recommend you go check them out.
4. Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)
I was very excited to see Zeta Gundam after watching the first Mobile Suit Gundam series. I was interested to see what they do since the timeline was advancing a few years. It seems like they wanted to recreate what happened before by having a new kid pilot a gundam. I guess the same formula works but I wouldn't want to see this for every series. I didn't really like Kamina, the new main character, because he is such a pussy and not a very good leader. Kamina is pretty retarded but they really screwed up my favorite character from the first series, Char. They now have him as a good guy but with a different name. He wears sunglasses the whole time so you arent sure if it's really Char until later in the series.
Now the worst part of the show is the storyline. Its incredibly confusing and so many different things are happening that you aren't sure who the good guys are and who the bad guys are. I'm actually surprised I was able to make it through all the episodes. They are all so boring and you really don't care about any of the characters because they are way too many.
The only reason why this show might be worth watching is for a drinking game. Kamina gets slapped by every character in the show multiple times. Some episodes have him getting slapped more than 5 times in one 20-minute episode. Im sure you would be able to come up with some more rules to make a pretty darn good drinking game. I would not recommend watching this show if you like to watch good anime. I recommend watch something like Evangelion if you want a good Mecha series.
2/10
Since Ponyo was just released in the US, I thought I would give my top five Miyazaki films:
Gankutsuou is based off The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The story follows Albert as he meets a very interesting figure on his travels. This man turns out to be the Count of Monte Cristo who is bent on getting revenge. Oh by the way the the story is set in the year 5000 so get ready for some science fiction. Its a definite twist on the classic story. Another twist is that the Count is some sort of vampire adding a supernatural element to the story.
The animation for the characters is amazing. You should watch at least one episode to see the crazy visuals that are almost vomit inducing. A lot of the backgrounds and spaceships are done with CGI. This is where my main fault with the series lies. The CGI looks very unfinished like the TV show ReBoot. My other fault is with the mech suits. They come out of nowhere and they don't belong in a movie like this. The greatest part of the series though is the mystery of the Count. Who he is and where he comes from stays a riddle for most of the show. For the most part, the series was enjoyable but ultimately unsatisfying at the end. I give it a 6/10
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