Alison's list

Yo guys!

So, I feel like I've been reccommendind about a billion animes/mangas to you guys. Well, here's a list! It's not horribly long, but these are some animes/mangas that have rocked my world! Also underneath each anime is a link to the animenewsnetwork.com page with episode titles, a basic synopsis, ratings, seiyuu and production info, etc. YOU MUST WATCH ALL OF THESE IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES (well, except for maybe Vandread and Code Geass, which I watched first in english and were pretty cool) The English dubs have been known to kill little lab puppies everytime they were watched.

Animes:

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

If I even tried to explain this anime, I'd give away the entire plot. To put it simply, some friends live in a small town called Hinamizawa, some strange murders begin happening, Keiichi, the newest resident, discovers the towns dark history, and a bloody story of murder, betrayal, insanity, and confusion begins! To help you out, the way the anime works is that there are a few arcs, however, as you will soon see, each arc "begins anew." Right now you're probably going "HUH?" but trust me, once you start watching it, and get hooked, you'll understand EXACTLY what I mean! This anime is followed by a second season called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai and a third, significantly shorter OVA called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei. For those of you who are curious, the title means "When Cicadas Cry" and for the subsequent seasons, "Kai" means "Solution(s)" and "Rei" means "Gratitude." These titles will all make sense in time!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6134

Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Done by the same people who did Higgy (Higurashi). However, no relevance, connection, or any significance in regards to Higgy. Completely different anime. Same idea of murder and blood shed though. Man I love blood shed~ I personally think Higgy is MUCH better, but Umineko is pretty good in its own right.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10168

Vandread

An anime about a futuristic universe where the original Earth, our Earth, as gone to ruins, with the few people left (who also can longer reproduce for reasons explained later) living in the atmosphere in a crumbling metal civilization web because the Earth's surface itself can no longer sustain life (clearly a reference to humans abusing the Earth and it's resources). However, there are other planets now inhabited by humans. Two in particular, Mejere and Taraak, are planets ruled ONLY by women or men respectively, and they have become mortal enemies, where women feel men are murderous beings and men envision women as cannibalistic beasts. But then, when some female pirates raid a Taraak ship and accidently capture three men, a hilarious, occasionally dark story unfolds with epic mecha battles, some ecchi moments, romance, and amazing dynamic characters with their own unique personalities. It's divided into two seasons called "Vandread" and "Vandread: Second Stage". It's just awesome, so watch it!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=269

Ok, that's enough for now OTL I have homeworks to do, but definitely check these out. I'll send a list of mangas later, and looking abck on this email, that one will have a LOT less text X_X

These are also manga, but DO NOT READ the mangas of the same title. They suck. They came AFTER the anime and are just ridiculous and horrible. DO NOT READ THEM. IF YOU DO, FOR EVERY PAGE YOU READ, GOD WILL KILL A KITTEN!

See you guys later!
And get a deviantart! XD


-Alison Tercero