We all have different anime preferences. That comes apparent every Friday at poll time when the votes and comments roll in. Sadly, I only get thusly acquainted with my readers piece meal; week by week. Some of my readers, I know by their comments; mochi, Chris, tj han, hinano, lenners, crayotic rockwell, super rats, etc.
The others, well, voting is pretty anonymous. So I’m setting up a post where readers can post an anime personal ad, so to speak. This isn’t necessarily to shack up with someone (well, you could), but to let readers know your overall preferences in a tidy, readable comment post. For example: Say I’m looking for an anime viewing buddy in the STL area to have anime conversations and debates with who likes the same things as me. I’d probably do a post that reads:
While David’s great for anime discussions and I’m always willing to watch it with him, I know I ruin anime for him sometimes. It’s usually a snide comment or outright derisive laughter that gets him. And though I try to be a good anime viewing buddy, I realize I fail nine times outta ten since we don’t like the same things. Hell, we argue in circles about why we don’t like the same things and that just goes to show that preferences can be pretty unexplainable. We like what we like.
So here’s your chance to post your anime preferences for one and all to see. Maybe you’ll find someone who likes the same thing as you and get an anime e-pal outta the deal. Go for it folks, but please follow some simple guidelines:
- Follow the newspaper personals template and use abbreviations.
- Seven lines max.
- No derogatory language.
- No sexual references (saying you like yaoi, hentai, and yuri is fine but don’t say, “Must want to act out scene 19 in Legend of the Overfiend.â€).
- Keep it on topic or it gets pulled!
Have fun!
October 6th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Male, 23 from Nottingham, UK. Lookng for someone of similar tastes or at least an understanding of my own to discuss and recommend anime series to me. I’m quite open to anyone who’s either near by and would like to hang out or someone from across the world to chat to on msn/emails.
I have little problem finding the films I like, its the series I have trouble finding.
Basically I’m looking for the deep stuff. I want something that’s a combination of political/social insight, intelligence, trippy or bizarre, brave and with excellent characterisation. I’m looking for the adult stuff, high brow. They don’t have to super deep but has to have somethjing about it.
Anime likes -
My favourite animes include GitS;SAC, Death Note, Paranoia Agent and despite dissing it for years also quite like DBZ so you know a great show is a great show and doesn’t have to be super deep.. Also enjoyed what I have seen of Monster and Cowboy Bebop.
Film wise I love stuff by Studio Ghibli (Pom Poko, Mononoke etc etc), Mamoru Oshii (GitS, Jin-Roh, Patlabor 2), Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika.)
Other than Anime I love Tne Wire, Six Feet Under, Life On Mars (UK) and the films by Stanley Kubrick, Shane Meadows, Park Chan-Wook, Stephen Chow, David Lynch, PT Anderson, Darren Afronosky, Terry Gilliam, David Lynch amongst others.
Dislike; Pokemon and its clones and general childish fluff. Can’t stand bad acting not that it matters much with anime, but dubs can sound terrible.
Email me or add me on MSN (leave a short greeting so I know where you found me.
September 21st, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I LOVE INU YASHA, DEATH NOTE, BLEACH, NARUTO, AND FULL METAL ALCHEMIST!!!!!!!!!!
February 27th, 2008 at 10:08 am
anyone here like air gear that is pretty good although personally i am balanced and like alot of kinds of anime FMA, Akira, Blood+, Cromartie High School, Ghost in a Shell, Divergence Eve tho it’s gotta have some semblance of a story which is why i like Elfen Lied cuz the story makes the anime of course it gotta have good voice acting too jus the story is very important to me
August 6th, 2007 at 8:12 am
I’d like to be your friend, Nemu. You say you’re from Japan and you can type English well, I don’t think I even know any Japanese words to type! You must be very smart. ^_^
August 6th, 2007 at 3:30 am
Hello,my name is Nemu.I am a japanese,and I am writing this from Japan.
I realy like manga and anime,but I also like cartoon’s like [power puff girls].
So i wonderd if i could have a manga friend in America, and trade our information.
I am not sure if I am adding a messege in the right place,and I am sorry if my sentence are
wrong.
April 18th, 2007 at 7:01 am
Hmm, let see..
I like the most comedy, adventure, sci-fi, cyberpunk, sports and slice of life anime. Example are: Sexy Commando Gaiden, Cromartie High School, Ouran, One Piece, Gintama, Beck, Slamdunk, GiTS.
Least like mecha and romance.
Hates with vile passion yuri, yaoi, shota, and overdose of loli’s in anime.
Loves marathoning and reruns. A lot.
(Loves marathoning = less anime discussion, eh?)