# Which is your favorite series?
I would have to say that my absolute favorite anime is, was, and will continue to be One Piece. Such a riveting tale that still continues to this day. The storyline, even over 500 chapters in, it keeps me on the edge of my seat. The cast of characters are all quite colorful and unique, almost to the point of being silly. But the innate silliness gives One Piece a personality amongst all of the other more generic anime out there as even the silliest, stupidest, most inane characters can turn into a very serious threat or a much welcome asset to the main protagonists. The musical scores, at least in the original and in the FUNimation dub, are breathtaking and really set the mood of the scene to such a high degree. The art has turned many a potential viewer off to be sure, but it is a very progressive style that Mr. Oda has and not many are ready for it yet. Last but not least, the character songs in One Piece are always great! Especially the latest one entitled "Bink's Sake"! Definitely worth it to listen this upbeat, irish drinking song-style tune! But One Piece isn't all comedy and action. It does have it's share of dramatics in it. Every one of the main characters has gone through at least some loss and heartbreak in the series, as witnessed firsthand as Oda has masterfully woven such beautiful scenes into the series. Every time I see some of the more dramatic, sadder scenes (Not spoken of due to potential spoilers), I shed a manly tear. Truly an amazing series and, if 4Kids hadn't destroyed the first english dub as well as the current german dub, it would be acknowledged worldwide as one of the greatest long-running series of all time.
# Which anime is the funniest?
The funniest anime I have ever seen would have to be Gintama. It breaks so many taboo that most anime ever dare touch, and does it constantly. Always making "Fourth Wall" jokes, picking on other Shounen Jump series such as One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Death Note, and others, and they do it so appropriately! It is truly hillarious.
# Which anime is the most over-rated?
There is only one series I would ever dare call over-rated and that would be Naruto. First and foremost, the only part in the series where I ever thought it was a great series was during the very first arc of the series. Very masterfully done and balancing out every character's strengths and weaknesses in both physicality and personality. Not only that, but the telling of the story was very fluid and, while easy to tell what was going on, the story behind each character was very complex and not just clear-cut. But the instant that ended, a very large amount of other ninja appeared. Some more stereotypical than others, some of them with copy/paste personalities to each other, and eventually the story got so tangled up and confusing that I had a hard time keeping up with what was going on. Then Kishimoto started to kill off his own characters left and right. Now, while most people overlook this fact and read it for other reasons, I have no respect for a mangaka (one who writes manga) who kills off the very characters he creates. Now I have heard that some characters were brought back to life, but that's even worse. It means that the mangaka trivializes death and, to be honest, I cannot read any more of Kishimoto's work because this manga ruined it for me.
# Which anime is the most obscure anime you've seen?
Well I'd say that the most obscure anime that I have seen is easily Gintama. Only about 1 in 20 people I ask about Gintama have never heard of it and it is a really good series to be sure.
# Which anime made you cry?
Code Geass. The ending of the R:2 series. If you've seen the ending, you know why I would cry. If you haven't, you should see the entire series start to finish. Despite sounding hypocritical after my rant against Naruto, the writer of Code Geass makes sure not to establish a character as a major character and merely kill them off as if it was no big deal. When the writers killed off a character in the series, they made it a big deal to the plot, not just certain characters. I can't reveal anyone who dies due to spoilers, but you need to watch it yourself. Definitely a decent series.
# Which anime were better as a manga, and vice versa?
The anime that was better as a manga? Definitely Soul Eater. As much as I enjoyed Soul Eater as an anime series, the anime strayed way off the manga's storyline and I don't like anime that do that.
As for the opposite there are two. First is Code Geass. The manga is not only poor quality, but was made after the anime series ended. Second is Gintama. The anime series brings a lot more of the comedy to life than the manga ever would.
# Which anime do you want to see as a live action?
Well, if they didn't ever screw it up, I wouldn't mind seeing a live action adaptation of Kuroshitsuji.
# Which anime/manga do you wish was real/live in?
Well, if I had my choice, I guess I would like to live in the One Piece universe. I don't think I would really mind sailing the open seas and I might get to see some very amazing things!
# Which anime has your favourite scenes? What are they?
I have a lot of favorite scenes from a lot of anime. Unfortunately, spoiler rule prohibits me from sharing any of 'em.
# Which anime has the best ending?
Code Geass, for reasons expressed above.
# Which do you prefer, anime or manga?
It really depends on the series. For Gintama, Kuroshitsuji, One Piece, and Code Geass, definitely anime. For Bleach, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, I like the manga version better.
# Which anime has the worst dub?
One Piece with the 4Kids dub. Never have I needed to actually change the channel to Fox News just because what I was watching was so terrible.
# Which anime quotes do you like? What are they?
There are really too many to count and it would be very hard to pick out my favorites!
# Which anime are you currently watching?
Gintama, One Piece, Bleach, Dragon Ball Kai, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds (All of them in both sub and dub except for Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, which I watch subbed only.)
# What is your favorite anime genre?
Action/Comedy is always my favorite, but I've never been too too picky so long as it's not full-on shoujo.
# Subtitles or Dubbing?
It really depends. If it's anything done by Ocean or 4Kids, always go with subs whenever possible. If dubbing is done by FUNimation or Viz, it really never hurts to give the dubs a chance as those two companies put in a higher amount of effort to keep true to the original as possible.
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