anime & manga
hey ppl... This page is still way Way WAY under construction. I dunno when it'll be done (so I'm a procrastinator, okay?), but it _WILL_ eventually get done (i think) so...keep on checking! This page is prolly about Anime/Manga (...look at the title...), so if you're not interested in any of that stuff, this is most likely not the place for you... (But check it out anyway before you go!! Maybe, just maybe, i can get you hooked =)
NOTE:my anime/manga page is under continual construction. i apologize if some of my links don't work....=)
also, i think many of you, on viewing this page (esp scrolling through the crazy table below), will start thinking i'm some sort of psycho freak...well...i am! so there =P
Alritey. Now first off, I think I should list the anime/manga that I have seen or read so that you can find whatever you're looking for more easily. Plus this is more organized...heh, my webpage is the only place you'll catch me being this neat.^_^ Sometimes the summaries of the stories are connected as links to the artist/authors. If you see something that only has a link on the author/artist and not the title, that means the summary is there. IF YOU HAVE A WEBSITE ABOUT ANY/ALL OF THESE SERIES, OR EVEN JUST GENERAL ANIME/MANGA, EMAIL ME AND LET'S LINK!!! ;)
(..a little too excited here..)
ohh..and I wanted to say...I started this page a really long time ago (five years ago? four years ago?). Of course, back then it had like nothing on it, and it's undergone a lot of kicking and bashing and rebuilding by me over the years...(without much improvement, I might add)...but the thing is, when I started out, I didn't know anything about internet etiquette (if there is such thing)...so I didn't ask permission for some of my links. SORRY!!! I've been trying to go back through and check the links to see if they work and also to go request permission in case I hadn't already...but I've been pressed for time lately so I don't think I got all of them (or even most of them, for that matter...). Sooo....if your page is here and you don't want it linked, or if you just want to tell me that I forgot to ask you (gomen, gomen), or whatever, email me!!
The midi playing in the bg is the opening theme for the original "Record of Lodoss Wars," a series which, ironically enough, I have not listed below. I haven't gotten around to watching all of it yet. Go check a manga search engine or something [links below]. Oh yes, a warning: most of my summaries are full of run-ons....prepare to be slightly (if not deeply) confused. also, my stupid rating system is solely in my own opinion...so don't mob me if you think something deserved better or worse ok? ;)
Note: Vast majority of the manga I own are Chinese-translated...
| Title | Creator | Anime? | Manga? | Music? | Rating (out of five *'s) |
| 20 Mensou Ni Onegai | CLAMP | There should be one, but I've never seen it. Tell me if you've got it so I can borrow it!!!! | 2 tanks (volumes) | Maybe there is, I just don't know about it. | ***** It's so cute :) But yeah...um...it's sorta another girl-thing, I guess. About love and stuff. But very cute, and of course CLAMP always does great artwork. |
| Ami! Nonstop | Miyuki Kitagawa | Nope. | 12 tanks. | Nope. | **1/2 It's a sweet love story, but it's a bit too shoujo and it's basically bout after bout of the same thing. |
| The Aqua Age (Mizuiro Jidai) | Yu Yabuuchi | Haven't seen it, but I know of its existence. =) | 7 tanks. | Don't have any of it, but since there is anime, there should be soundtracks. | **** Very cute, and it does a good job focusing on the transition period between childhood and adulthood. I would give it a ***** but that's cuz I'm sorta biased cuz she reminds me a lot of myself or my family... |
| Ayashi no Ceres | Watase Yuu | It's begun! But I haven't seen it. | ended recently @ 14 tanks. | Haven't seen it... | **** At first, I thought it was wonderful. But after awhile, that brother-sister relationship really started getting to me. Very interesting plot and pretty good art, though, if you're interested. |
| The Change | Naomi Yamauchi | There's no anime. | 4 tanks. | Nope. | ***1/2 I liked this one, it was funny. It's not as developed as her other works, though, which is why i didn't give it a higher rating. |
| The Cherry Project | Naoko Takeuchi Ok, I can't help it. I just have a lot of her works, ok?? | I don't think there's an anime about this. | 3 tanks. | Don't think so. | *** I'm sorry, this is the most I'm going to give for Naoko Takeuchi works from now on...unless she comes out with someting totally different. Plot-wise, it's all right, but mostly it's a lot of mental struggles... |
| Children of Basilis | Chiho Saito | Don't think there is one. | 4 tanks. | No anime, no soundtrack. Pure shoujo manga. | * It was weird. Too much sex and strange family relationships. I didn't really understand how everything was supposed to weave itself together in the end. |
| Clover | CLAMP | I don't think there is one, yet. | 4+ tanks. | Not yet. | ***1/2 It's sorta weird, and I think it wastes a lot of ink and paper cuz it's got a whole bunch of pages with like, one word on it. I guess that's just part of the artistic endeavor...Didn't quite understand it yet...but on reading #3 and parts of #4 I think I can bump the rating up to **** ^_^ |
| Cluster | Tamayo Akiyama...i think she was an ex-CLAMP member...is CLAMP in on Cluster too? | I don't think so. | It's still going...I have from 0 to 5 as of right now. It's been a LONG while since any came out though... | Haven't heard of any. | **** It's still very confusing...there are just too many characters and mysteries. The artwork is REALLY nice though. Looked like CLAMP's...but i think it's because CLAMP was working on it too. Now that it's just Akiyama-san's work, I think I sense a slight style change...you'll have to see it yourself. |
| DNA^2 | Mazakazu Katsura | I saw it! I saw it! There are...many epi. Two series, sort of. | 5 tanks. I will eventually either read them or get them or both, I haven't decided yet. | I have the soundtrack! It took so long hunting in Hong Kong for it, cuz everywhere was sold out or just didn't have it. I like the opening by L'Arc~en~Ciel. =) | ***** A bit ecchi, but to be expected. It's very funny, cute, and somewhat sad. I like it because one of the main characters, Karin Aoi, is my favorite anime character~ |
| Fushigi Yuugi | Watase Yuu | Up to the OAV, which by the way was sorta weird and confusing. | 18 tanks. GOOD STUFF! ;) | Singles Collection. The worst thing on there is Mitsukake's voice. But I've heard rumors about the horrors of Nakago singing "Blue Eyes" or something on the Seiryuu cd... | ***** It's got everything plot-wise...romance, action, humor, etc. Slight overhype by enthused fans, but....Go read it! |
| Honokani Purple | Chiho Saito | Dunno... | 3 tanks. | Nope. | ** It's really not that great. I like the way Chiho Saito draws...but still, the plot is somewhat lacking even though the basic ideas are good. Too much lovey-dovey stuff, i guess, and it's a bit confusing towards the end. |
| I"S | Mazakazu Katsura | I don't think there is one yet. | I only have up to volume #3, it's ongoing but I think it's past 20 now...no idea...I just don't feel the impulse to check. | Nope. | * I don't like it. It's way too ecchi...it's MEANT for horny little boys. Sorry, that's just my opinion, but yeah. |
| Kakan no Madonna | Chiho Saito | None...? | 7 tanks. | Nuh-uh. | ***1/2 I thought it was pretty interesting. I would've given it a ****, but after I thought about it, I decided my standards need to be upped ;) hehe...it's a pretty good story, if you like the romance bit, but the continual fighting/rescuing bit gets a little old. |
| Kanata Kara | Hikawa Kyouko | Not yet. | 11+ tanks. Just got #11 recently. :) | Nope. | **** so far. Good (if slightly generic) plot. The artwork could be better, but it's all right so far. Izaku is cuuute ;) |
| Love Stories | Chiho Saito | There isn't any? Pure shoujo manga, again. | They are short stories, so I have random volumes. It's ongoing, there are 14 out so far in Chinese I think, but I have...#4,5,6,9,12,14... | No. | *** It really depends on which volume and what stories. Some of them are really really good, while others are just so-so. Some are hard to understand, and some are just stupid. But overall, if you want a shot of romance, this is where to look. If I had to choose, I'd just get 4&5 |
| Magic Knights Rayearth | CLAMP | Parts; first few episodes and the OAV series. | 6 tanks. (2 series of 3 tanks each) | Best Song Book, Original Song Book | ***** great series, beeauuutiful artwork (what else can you expect from CLAMP?) only lacks a bit on romance. I think I'm just attached to it because it's one of the first good anime/manga series I ever read. |
| Marmalade Boy | Wataru Yoshizumi | Haven't seen it but know of its existence. I think I read the episode summaries before. | I have the manga...it's pirated version though, so it's five fat tanks instead of however many it was supposed to be. | I have a few mp3's but not much else. There should be soundtracks that are pretty good. | **** Talk about bizarre love triangles. He likes her but she likes him but he can't decide who he likes better of the other two and...blahblah. It's still interesting though. I don't like the artwork as much...they're all so thin it makes me feel obese...Marmalade Boy is like, stereotypical shoujo. |
| Mars | Fuyumi Souryo | None | 15 tanks (counting special volume) | None | ***** I really like this series. More serious than most I've read [of this genre]. Beautiful artwork. ^_^ Go read it. |
| Princess Bride (Nande Sudekini Japanesuku) | Naomi Yamauchi | I don't think there is one yet. | 11 tanks. | None yet. | ****1/2 It's pretty good....there's a lot of lovey-dovey junk, but it's pretty funny and it's got its share of mystery ^_^...okay, whatever, *I* liked it |
| Prism Time | Naoko Takeuchi | I don't know if an anime series exists for this. | 2 tanks. | Again, I don't know. Maybe I should make this into a manga-only page, since I usually just read the manga. | **1/2 Sorry, some of the stories in here are reeeeeeeeeally good and cute, but some of them are downright confusing. A bit too dreamy...there are a lot of bubbles and dream-sequence type things in the first volume. |
| Pu-chin Hi! School | Riku Kurita | Don't think so. | 4 tanks. | Uh-uh. | ***1/2 Funny :) |
| Ranma 1/2 | Rumiko Takahashi | I have seen various episodes but not recently. there're 2 movies, too. | I have #1,2,3, and the last one (#38). I don't know if it's worth getting or not, I didn't.(Didn't feel like buying 38 books...) | I have two cds...the Complete Vocal Collection volumes 1 and 2. Both pretty good. Believe me, those movie theme songs are the BEST...(get them: "It's Love" by Rabbit, "Piece of Love" by Picasso) | ***** It's a good series, very creative and funny, slightly perverted, but that's all right. It's not perverted in the same way as I"S. It gets a bit boring after a while though, cuz it's just centered around martial arts blahblah (martial arts cooking? martial arts skating? etc)... |
| Romance Godankatsuyou | Yazuko Fujita | I have never heard of it. | 4 tanks. | Uh-uh. | ***1/2 Very entertaining! |
| Rurouni Kenshin | Nobuhiro Watsuki (haha, he's funny, if you get the manga, read the little author's note inside the jacket) | Got to ep.20, and stopped. There're a couple movies and some OAV epi came out. | 28 tanks. | I have three soundtracks for it. The Original SoundTrack, the Original Vocal Album, and the Best Theme Collection. (The last one is pretty much the best.) | ***** Ok, the series is really good, good plot and beautiful art and everything if slightly gory during the battle scenes. Of course, this rating has NOTHING to do with the fact that I am in love with Kenshin....it's something about those guys with scars...**sigh** |
| Sailormoon | Naoko Takeuchi | I've seen...most of the R series, most of the Star series, and a few random episodes in between. None of the movies though (there are...three?) | 18 tanks. *sigh* It was one of the first manga I ever got hooked on. | I have two cds, the soundtrack for the R series movie, and the Best Song Collection from the Stars series. | *** I think the series is overrated. And the dubbed episodes give me a bad impression of it. It is interesting, but in comparison to some others it pales. There's too much of the random bad-guy/henchmen....and they all have such funny costumes and names. (Ok, 'honeymoon kiss'? Please.) |
| Shin-Shunkaden | CLAMP | I don't think there is any anime for this one...yet. | 1 tank. | Nope. | **** It's a good story and it's got wonderful art, but I'm MAD cuz the ending isn't really clear-cut. That annoys me. I want CLAMP to continue the series. >=( |
| Tenkuu no Escaflowne | Shouji Kawamori | 26 epi? 23 epi? eh... | nope. I don't know if it was originally based on a manga series or what, but there should be more than one series of it. | I want more of the soundtracks...I think there are four or five? But I have the lovers only one. It's pretty good. =) | ***** VERY GOOD!!!! GO WATCH THE ANIME! I didn't like the ending, but still... |
| Tokyo Juliet | Miyuki Kitagawa | Nope. | 13 tanks. | Nope. | **1/2 It's another sweet love story. I started it because it was about fashion designers and I've got a soft spot for them. Too stereotypically shoujo. |
| Vampire Princess Miyu (Kyuuketsuki Miyu) | Narumi Kakinouchi, Toshihiro Hirano | There're multiple series...and 4 episodes OAV that are really good. | I know there are at least two series of this manga. I only have the first tank and it was sort of confusing. | I don't have it, though there should be a soundtrack. | **** I really liked the OAV. Oh, that Larva is cute. ;) The manga...not that good. The manga alone really drags the rating down. Too confusing |
| Video Girl Ai | Mazakazu Katsura | I saw it. There are...6? or 8? episodes. | Haven't read any of them...I believe there are 15 volumes? | I have the soundtrack. Pretty cute. I didn't know the opening theme was sung by Noriko Sakai, did you? | **** A bit ecchi for my taste, but that's in Mazakazu Katsura's style, I guess. Especially since it's a shounen comic. Good if somewhat sad plot. |
| Watashi no Sukinahito | CLAMP | Isn't any... | 1 tank. | Nope. | ***** This is my personal opinion. It's very girly, it's got cute lil pictures and stories about love, marriage, separation, etc etc etc. Very cute short-story collection. It isn't wholly manga...there're essays by CLAMP also. The artwork isn't as intricate as it always is, because it's done by Mick Nekoi, not Mokona Apapa. |
| Wish | CLAMP | Don't know of any as of right now. | 4 tanks. | Dunno. | ****1/2 It's very cute and stuff...but I like Mokona Apapa's style more |
| X | CLAMP | I've only seen the movie. In pure Japanese, which sucked cuz I couldn't understand it. =( |
15+ tanks. (just got 15 recently) | I don't have the soundtrack, though my friend does. She says it sounds scary, lots of chimes and stuff. I do have the XJapan ballad collection with "Forever Love" on it (that's the end theme to the movie...) though. | ***** The storyline is very interesting, full of twists. Only there are too many flashbacks, and it's kinda gory. |
| Yuu Yuu Hakusho | Yoshihiro Tagashi | I've only seen bits and pieces. Not much of it. And in Chinese, because I was visiting in Taiwan at the time. | 18 tanks. | Don't have it. | ***1/2 At first, the series started out really good...it was a really interesting take on a lot of things, but after a while the fighting theme that kept recurring and Yuusuke saving the day got a little old. The ending was a bit abrupt. |
A couple notes: First off...all these series are copyright of their creators, etc etc etc...I'm not stupid enough to try to take credit for them myself!!! geeze...this is just a fan-page. If they sound good to you, email me for more info or do some online searches, and please support the creator(s) by getting them yourself.
Second...I'm tending more towards shoujo manga lately, so as soon as I get around to it, I'll add some info about the ones I'm currently trying to collect and read. These include Hanazakari no Kimi-tachi E (direct trans ="For you in full blossom" chinese="to to ai ze ni" chinese trans="secretly loving you"), Hana Yori Dango (direct trans="boys before flowers" chinese="liu xin hua yuan" chinese trans="meteor garden"), ...and Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (direct trans="his and her circumstances" chinese="ta he ta de sh jian/qin" chinese trans is same). Oh and Juline. I would love to do some translations and more in depth summaries, but I seriously don't have time now. I've been living in computer labs!
This is under heavy construction, but I've always wanted to make a "harem of 2d guys"..hehehe...modeling it after this one website I saw a long time ago, which I would definitely want to link to, but I can't find the URL anymore >:[ Anyway...this page will be under construction (depending if and when I want to scan pictures), but if you have suggestions for any 2d guys you would like there, please email or sign guestbook (guestbook on main "index" page. see below.). thanks =)
harem of 2d guys ;)
Ok, here's a few links. I'd add more, but I can't think right now. I'll add some more later. (later being the key word...heh) Meanwhile, here:
Anime Web Turnpike: This should help you get most of the info, pix, etc. that you want/need on anime/manga.
Otaku World! anime and manga: This is a really cool page, which gives a LOT of info and anime and manga as well, and they also have stuffs like screen savers, etc. So if you like that stuff, and need to find OTHER stuff, go here. Although, you better hurry because last time I visited to check if my link still worked, they were talking about lack of sponsorship and shutting down... =(
Or...you can go back to my main page. =)
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