Something light - notes on NARUTO

Last night i caught a Naruto III episode and it featured Sasuke and Naruto squaring off to fight.

Sasuke, for those of you who have read the manga or seen an eppy or so, is rather handsome, or cute if you were much younger.  He is skilled, talented, and powerful.

Naruto is different.  Naruto is indomitable.
Persistent.  Stubborn.  Will unsurpassed.

We cannot all be like Sasuke but we can all try to be Naruto.

Reading Manga

Manga.  What comes to mind is the most delicious fruit in the world.... the Philippine golden manga.
there is nothing there to compare to its lush sweetness.... and if you like the green ones ....
it also makes the perfect sour fruit - with bagoong!
but no, not this delectable fruit... something else...

Before the Anime channel in Cable TV, I was a purist book reader - with the slight exception of reading Wakasan Comics.  My parents thought we should read Tagalog and not just English materials, and before, it was mainly English/American literature.

Then came Anime....and because there was nothing to watch - this, despite all the cable channels - i started watching Anime.  Got to like stuff like Minekura's Saiyuki - a take on Journey to the West, and started to know about Sutras, and the like.  Got to watch KKM - and i learned what a Maou was.

and then there was Bleach, with Ichigo, the unexpected reaper.  Reapers are a scary bunch for me because of the classic image in my mind.  you know, with or without a skull, in those dark robes and a scythe - to cut the lifeline of any and all..... But Ichigo, he was nice.

For a while i resisted watching Naruto - for the simple reason that i did not like the Tagalog dubbing.
I hate to say this but the dubbing was really poor.   The dubbing was done in a monotone, which irked me.

Then i fouind out that these things were based on the manga .... so i started reading manga, and they are  fascinating.....

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and so, Manga.

One thing about most mangas is that they showcase the Japanese love of stylized fighting.  Who can forget Shintaro the Swordsman (well, at least those who have seen it - like my batchmates) - such swift and elegant swordplay.. much, much better than the European foils.

havent you noticed .. how determined most Japanese heroes are.  Fascinating.

If there is a producer out there reading it, how about showing Shintaro again in a cable channel.
i'll enthuse about it...

An Anime Post - Bleach, Ichigo Kurosaki

i was watching Bleach, S4 - and looking at Ichigo, the main protagonist

he has quite the character.  moral, faithful, and dedicated - and will protect who he deems need protection.
amazing really.  and he always saves the day.  of course, i dont exactly like the Aizen  season, but then, neither did i like the one with the floppy midgets.

but he's amazing and somehow i like his orange hair, and his hollowification. 
looking forward to watching it tonight

Fun things - I love Anime

I love Anime. and I read Manga.

Makes me wonder how many of us are out there, still loving anime - at our very young ages.

The stuff I've watched/am watching - in no particular rhyme or order
Inuyasha, Beelzebub, Nurahihyon, Spooky Kitaro, Bleach, Naruto, Sayuki (including Gensomaden, of course), Kekkaishi, Letter Bees .........

still everything's in harmony.

anyone care to discuss any manga or anime with me?