A Past Obsession (PART ONE)

I'm a sports buff... at least, that's how I see myself. I follow Philippine sports, especially the national teams and athletes like they're some sort of God-given angels on earth. Gilas, Azkals, Volcanoes and Dragon Warriors. They're my personal heroes.

Looking back, my obsession before this used to be Japanese anime and manga, specifically the adventure and fighting genre. I grew out of it, but it won't hurt looking back right? I still watch and read some, but only to the point of me being called a "casual" fan. Anyway, these are three of my top 10 animes (in order and btw, I'm not including series that I haven't finished yet):

NOTE: IF YOU, IN ANY WAY, DISLIKE JAPANESE ANIME OR THINK THAT IT'S CRAP, PLEASE STOP READING.

10. Black Cat - the story is about an assassin who is part of an organization hell-bent on world peace, Chronos. This organization has elite members called "Numbers" who are basically powerful human beings with with superhuman abilities. The main character, Train Heartnet, also known as #13 and Black Cat, is a pistol wielding heartless killer who soon realized bloodshed isn't really his forte (but saving the world is!) after meeting a bounty hunter named Saya, a beautiful kimono-clad, short-haired woman. Train deals with his past, an uprising and a plan to destroy the world with his friends, Sven (also a bountry hunter), Eve (a biological weapon) and Rinslet (a thief). The fight scenes are painfully "bitin". Other than that, I find no other flaws =)

From left: Sven, Eve, Train and Rinslet (Google)

9. Law of Ueki - fits the adventure and fighting genre. It's about a middle-school student named Kosuke Ueki, selected by a god candidate named Kobusen to participate in a tournament which will determine who the next "god" is (if Ueki wins, Kobusen will be the "god") the  and who will win the "blank talent" (which is basically a blank charm and if you write something in it, that thing will be a talent). The participants are called "power-users" which are humans with abilities to turn something into another thing (like turning rubber balls into acid, beads into bombs, soil into scythes, etc). The fight scenes are really good, but are painfully filled with dialogue. But overall, it's an anime worth watching. A tale of friendship and teamwork. :)

Clockwise from left: Tenko, Ai, Rinko, Hideyoshi, Sano, Ueki and Robert 

8. Fate Stay Night - it's about Sorcerers and their servants who happen to be characters from history which includes King Arthur (depicted as a woman), Cu Chulainn, Medusa and Gilgamesh. Here's a pic

Berzerker (Hercules), Gilgamesh, Rider (Medusa), Archer, Saber (Arthur or Arturia), Caster (Medea), Assassin (unnamed Samurai), True Assassin and Lancer (Cu Chulainn)

The story is deep, includes numerous arcs and is probably complicated like hell.



All pictures are taken from Google images. To be continued ;)