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You remember all those crime solving shows of the 80's? The ones featuring couples in varying degrees of sexual tension and relationship? On the light side, even though there's almost always a body? They're coming to me now like a flashback; Moonlighting, Hart to Hart, Remington Steele, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, probably more...
The reason for this embarrassing mental breakdown; anime. I read reviews and many liked Fake. While it has one element that's completely foreign to American entertainment, I felt very strongly I was watching the pilot for the next Moonlighting.
The crime mystery is basic and not overly important. The main point is our couple, who are partners on the police force, attracted to each other, and never quite make the commitment. It's silly and generally amusing. There is murder and blood, probably more so than a Remington Steele, though tame my anime standards.
This is the basic, formulaic, TV Land framework into which this anime seems to fit, with a notable exception. Our couple are both men. This inevitably distracts every reviewer and causes wildly inaccurate assertions. like calling this the "The Gay Lethal Weapon." Also, the relationship between the main characters is focus of the story and downplaying it, as some do, is probably just homophobic.
Needless to say, if you're homophobic, this one ain't for you. If you're just uncomfortable with the idea of seeing it, it's all basically prime time TV clean; well, if one of them were a woman. While not "The Gay Lethal Weapon", it's definitely different in a "I'm pretty sure this was an 80s TV pilot" kind of way.
The reason for this embarrassing mental breakdown; anime. I read reviews and many liked Fake. While it has one element that's completely foreign to American entertainment, I felt very strongly I was watching the pilot for the next Moonlighting.
The crime mystery is basic and not overly important. The main point is our couple, who are partners on the police force, attracted to each other, and never quite make the commitment. It's silly and generally amusing. There is murder and blood, probably more so than a Remington Steele, though tame my anime standards.
This is the basic, formulaic, TV Land framework into which this anime seems to fit, with a notable exception. Our couple are both men. This inevitably distracts every reviewer and causes wildly inaccurate assertions. like calling this the "The Gay Lethal Weapon." Also, the relationship between the main characters is focus of the story and downplaying it, as some do, is probably just homophobic.
Needless to say, if you're homophobic, this one ain't for you. If you're just uncomfortable with the idea of seeing it, it's all basically prime time TV clean; well, if one of them were a woman. While not "The Gay Lethal Weapon", it's definitely different in a "I'm pretty sure this was an 80s TV pilot" kind of way.
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Kaze no Stigma - only two eps out so far, but liking what I am seeing so far!
Darker Than Black - Interestingly in a kinda SciFi Channel Original Series way...
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho - If you liked YuYu Hakusho, this is the better version...(less kiddy, more adult without being Adult-know what I mean?)
...and finally, for fun..Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge - where four popular HS students - male - try to pay off their rent by making a Lady of the Landlords neice...who is a GothGirl who is beyond Gothic...this girl must have teethed on the old Dark Shadows tapes as a baby..!
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I usually wait for a season to finish before I bother looking. There still so much I've never seen. I'm not in a rush to see the newest stuff, since it's all new to me.
Newest thing I'm watching is Death Note. I'll give it a full post when I've caught up to it. For now, it's brilliant! Really engrossing. I'm off to watch episode 12 right now, actually.
Thanks for the list, I'll keep an eye out for them.