yay! hulu is even more my friend!

Remember how i said that the end of Inu-Yasha was lame because it had no closure? Well the manga was apparently still going strong even after the anime was canceled and has continued to gain support. A new show, Inu-Yasha: the Final Act, has just started airing with 26 new episodes to finish out the story, and according to this article--Inu Yasha Final Act Simultaneous Release Planned--they're dubbing the English version at the same time and releasing it on Hulu. So i need to start watching it before it's replaced with later eps!

What's funny about my experience with anime is that i prefer Inu-Yasha in English (it was my first anime, and the Japanese voices just don't sound right to me), while Vandread and Full Metal Alchemist i would usually try to watch in Japanese and subtitled, but would watch both ways. i'm thinking about taking Japanese next fall.

anime and prison... /rofl

i finished Vandread last night, was hoping for more of a gesture from Hibiki, but i guess he and Dita are official now anyway lol. i only have a fourteen more episodes of Inu-Yasha left... and i have yet to see the third and fourth movies. i have read that the series doesn't really come to a satisfying ending and am wondering if the manga is still coming out? Anyways, i'm not going to be focusing on Prison Break, too much catch up for right now, i'll just get the eps on dvd sometime and watch them all back to back as i have missed so much. i just have too much on my plate right now, and i know Sarah's alive (was there ever any doubt?) and her kidnapper has been killed, so that's about all i need to know for now. There's a lot of premieres coming up this week and i'm excited: Heroes and Mr. Parker and McDreamy, oh my. Oh, and Eagle Eye, can hardly wait to go to the theater. (:

musings on Vandread

Okay, i enjoy this anime. i started watching it at a time where i was dealing with some relationship issues and it just seemed to fit. It's over the top, and the characters can be annoying ignorant, but overall i like it for a little rest and relaxation. Overall i can only think of one thing about the show that really bothers me besides Bart's hair (i was sooo glad when he shaved it): the insinuation that women have to be told how to have a baby. There have been two episodes with a birth and both times the Captain had to save the day and tell the laboring mother what to do. As a believer in homebirths (especially unassisted ones), this totally goes against my grain. i didn't realize that Japan is as medically backwards when it comes to labor and delivery as most doctors are here in the U.S.