But first:
Dengeki.com released the results of the anime fans' votes on the best anime aired this spring and the most expected anime to be aired this summer. The vote was held from June 19th till July 1st.
"Satisfaction" Ranking for Spring Titles in 2009 (expectation ranks are in parentheses)
*1, (*7) K-ON!
*2, (23) Higashi no Eden
*3, (*5) Saki
*4, (*1) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
*5, (*6) Sengoku BASARA
*6, (*4) Dragon Ball Kai
*7, (*3) Valkyria Chronicles
*8, (24) Basquash!
*9. (*8) Asura Cryin'
10, (19) Cross Game
The hell, Japan? How in the world did Basquash! rank higher than Cross Game??? And how did Eden of the East get such a low expectation ranking? 日本のばか! >___<;
Also, some of the message board comments about Eden of the East make my forehead hurt from headdesking. Anime fans can be so pretentious. THERE, I SAID IT.
"Expectation" Ranking for Summer Titles in 2009
*1, Spice and Wolf II
*2, Umineko no Naku Koro ni
*3, Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
*4, Bakemonogatari
*5, CANAAN
*6, Taishou Yakyuu Musume.
*7, GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class
*8, Kanamemo
*9, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
10, Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Itekureta Koto~
Much better. :)
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OMG I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS CLUB. And not just b/c of its hilariously blunt name. I'm not as well-versed in BL manga as I feel I should be, mainly due to those "girly ukes" and all the crap that often comes with them. (e.g. unrealistic non-con, tyrannical semes--unless you're going at it from a creepy Stockholm syndrome angle, it ain't gonna work on me.) But thankfully, this club is just overflowing with reccs. I've only added a handful to my "will read" list, otherwise it would just be overwhelming. In order of how excited I am to eventually read them:
1. Totally Captivated
2. The Tyrant Falls In Love (the synopsis cracks me up)
3. Vassalord
4. Kyuuso wa Cheese no Yume wo Miru
5. Red Blinds the Foolish
6. Finder Series
7. Complex
8. Sojou no Koi wa Nido Haneru
There are more yakuza!BL series out there than I would've expected. ^^;
EDIT: LOL. I like how on the main page for Totally Captivated, it says:
Alternative Titles
English: Totally Captivated
Japanese: 완전무결하게 사로잡히다
...........WHEN THAT'S CLEARLY KOREAN.
