anime – I (skip beat)
I have always had a fascination for fiction, for one can experience a rather more complicated or a simplistic version of the story. It is this euphoria of experiencing someone else’s life temporarily that makes things rather interesting- at least for me.
One anime that I’ve gotten hooked to is Skip beat, a serialized version of it’s Japanese manga. Being different from the rest of the anime that I have watched so far, this one focuses on a teenager, who meets the urban world and gradually, the showbiz with a deep desire to avenge herself for the ill-treatment by her so-called childhood sweetheart. This one really skips a beat – not because it doesn’t have violence but because it uses the power of animation to depict some of the most adorable emotions (like depicting an evil aura and thus, making it extremely hilarious).
Kyoko's evil aura haunting Sawara san
Kyoko san on cloud nine
The content was cute to begin with but right when it seemed that it was going to be a drag, as it was beginning to resemble a soap-opera. Right then, it took a twist and focused on the developing acting skills of Kyoko, giving her the much needed fashion taste. The down-to-earth kid is adorable for the innocence that she holds in herself. It is as though she held the magic portion to rid herself of all the earthly sins.
Tsuruga Ren, one of the main characters, has been depicted as the all-knowing good guy. Initially, he is given too much credit for the wisdom that he possesses- but he is as clueless as a 20 year old is. Fuwa Shoutarao, a 17 year old pop-star, is the villian in Kyoko’s life but he’s just like any other jerk kid at his age. However, as the serialized story will progress, it’ll seem that somewhere in the back of his mind- it’s still full of our adorable Kyoko-chan (mind you- she’s prefers the suffixes and will not settle for something as informal as just “Kyoko”).
When I learnt of the ages of the characters, I was surprised and yet, couldn’t stop thinking that children are forced to grow up in the show-biz. Irrespective of how old they are, everything that they do will be hyped up. However, as the manga/anime has it, it will be extra-hyped for the sake of keeping it’s patrons.
I see, you have now shifted from ‘Naruto’? lol…….Well, I also like Japanese animation, but I don’t like long soaps….In these long soaps characters don’t move at all or very less, and they only talk or ponder…….I don’t like that.
I like animation which has good story, with real action. Try to watch “kung fu panda”. This movie has action, philosophy and emotions. Everything that you might want to see in an anime
Haha.. well, it has a few angles which make it interesting- esp. the part that the main character is a child who understands the intricate details of life and yet when it involves her, there’s too much confusion.