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Special A is an anime based on a manga of the same name. It's fun, it's romantic, and it's cute. Sort of like a poor man's Ouran. And considering how much I adore Ouran, that is not a bad thing.
The story revolves around our heroine, Hanazono Hikari. Hikari is athletic, smart, and a high schooler. She also has an overwhelming goal in life: once, just once, to be better than Takishima Kei, at something. Kei has been a thorn in Hikari's side since they were kids. When they were both six, their fathers pitted them in a wrestling match against each other, and undefeated Hikari lost to the little boy she never met before. Ever since then, since elementary school, which they attended together, just as they did every school since, Hikari has sworn to beat Kei but with no luck. Currently attending a prestigious and snooty high school, her high grades have placed her in "Special A," a class reserved for top 7 ranked students in the entire school. Hikari is ranked number 2. And ranked number 1 is her nemesis, Takishima Kei. Hikari eats, sleeps and lives the hope of defeating him, even as they manage to remain friends. But despite her brains and her talents for anything (as long as it's not domestic), Hikari has failed to observe something that everyone else has figured out ages ago: the stoic, reserved Kei is in love with her and has been in love with her for years.
Anyway, it's totally adorable. The heroine is hilarious and smart and cute. Kei is kinda awesome and my real-life type, and the secondaries are priceless. It's a pretty funny, fluffy, tongue-in-cheek anime and it's delicious. Will it go on the list of my all-time faves? Probably not. But it's good fun to watch anyway.
Here is a cute shippy MV:
In other news, I picked up the very first Full Metal Panic novel and had a total LOL moment because Sousuke gets asked at his class intro what his favorite music groups are and he has no idea because he doesn't listen to music so he remembers some CD of Mao's and says "SMAP." I loled so hard. The thought of Sagara Sousuke and SMAP existing in the same universe blows my brain.
And last but not least...I found this anime/drama blogger who is fun and articulate but her taste is literally 100% polar opposite to mine. Which is sad as reading the blog promised to be fun otherwise, but not if I disagree with every word :(
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Date: 2008-09-03 10:32 pm (UTC)BTW, who's the blogger? I know several who that describes perfectly.
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Date: 2008-09-03 10:33 pm (UTC)I don't mind her not getting ahead. If he is genuinely a super-genius (which is what he is supposed to be) then it's fine. She shouldn't win just because she is a girl :)
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Date: 2008-09-03 11:43 pm (UTC)If there's the balancing factor of her being better at something non-academic, it does address my issues. It's just that the bit I've read showed him seeming to be better in everything. But like I said it the first comment, it's my initial impression. It can easily change.
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Date: 2008-09-03 10:43 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-09-03 11:21 pm (UTC)EEEEE!
*dies*
I love that anime and manga like a crazy person. It's the second funniest thing I've ever seen.
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Date: 2008-09-04 12:03 am (UTC)What's the first funniest?
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Date: 2008-09-04 12:06 am (UTC)First funniest is either Full Metal Panic: Fumoffu anime, or To Be or Not to Be, a 1940s Hollywood movie.
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Date: 2008-09-03 11:29 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-09-03 11:34 pm (UTC)I've been looking for good anime recs but haven't had any luck so far so I was wondering if you could tell me your top ten fave anime list? And maybe give me the link to this blogger that you found?
Thank you!
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Date: 2008-09-03 11:40 pm (UTC)Trigun
Full Metal Panic
Fushigi Yuugi
Ouran High School Host Club
Peacemaker (also known as Peacemaker Kurogane)
Rurouni Kenshin (also known as Samurai X)
Escaflowne
Rahxephon
Get Backers
Ayashi No Ceres (Ceres, the Celestial Legend)
Peach Girl
Saiyuki
Sorry, I don't remember her url
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Date: 2008-09-03 11:45 pm (UTC)Hmm, can you remember any detail of her page or something I could google? Sorry if I'm being too bothersome ^^'
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Date: 2008-09-05 03:15 am (UTC)Also, OMG, you watched FMP's 40 eps in 1 day??? I am impressed.
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Date: 2008-09-04 05:16 am (UTC)Oh God - I totally remember that scene with Sousuke saying SMAP was his favourite band. I now know who SMAP are (thanks to ASIA201) and that is just hysterical :) I can totally understand him watching them and not understanding at all :)
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Date: 2008-09-05 03:04 pm (UTC)Have you ever watched the Fullmetal Alchemist? I don't think it's your type of anime but quite good. You also need to watch Fruits Basket. Totally your taste.
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Date: 2008-09-05 03:51 pm (UTC)I adore FB manga. Liked the anime but not as much (I have a tag for it :))