26: You get to have [1] anime character as your waifu/husbando spend a day with you in real life, who do you choose?

Inasmuch as I still haven't finished my list of Anime Characters I Would Most Like To Be Friends With, I am not even pretending to tackle another romantic question. So instead, I'm going to change it, and spend my theoretical day with Natsume (from NATSUME'S BOOK OF FRIENDS). I mean, the chances are fairly high that I'm gonna be bugged by youkai before, during, and possibly after? But Natsume's got a good track record of dealing with that, and he's a sweet kid who makes friends easily, assuming you can deal with the aforementioned youkai problems. (Also I'd love to see how Nyanko Sensei reacts to Pallais, and vice-versa. :snerk:)

27: Which anime character are you most like?

A cross between Yuuri Katsuki (from YURI!!! ON ICE) - hooray canonical anxiety problems! - and Nenene Sumiregawa (from READ OR DIE), who's a writer (although frequently blocked and slow) and is even more frequently terrible at human interaction.

24: Name [1] anime you wish everyone would watch.

Hmm. My usual answer to this kind of question is SHINGU, which I already talked about in detail on Day 20. (Whoops.) On the other hand, I have evidence (from my own home![1]) that it's possible for people with taste and judgement to not be instantly fascinated with this series, and I refuse to be That Person who insists you have to watch it all the way through at least once before you can have an opinion as to whether you're interested in watching the series all the way through. -_- So, uh, SHINGU with an asterisk where it's like 'first disc and then we'll talk.'

[1] - by which I mean Wife. Not my sister, who was the one who introduced me to the series, and I'm pretty sure would be even more pro-everyone watching it. Not my parents, who Do Not Get Anime - seriously my mother got confused by SPIRITED AWAY, so I'm not holding out hope for her and an entire TV series.

22: You get to have a harem of [6] anime characters of your choice, who do you choose?

:helpless giggles:

See, the problem(s) here are, (a) I am somewhere on the ace spectrum, so I am less prone than might be to daydream about [FAVORITE CHARACTER HERE] in scanty clothing, and (b) a lot of my favorite characters would make terrible harem inhabitants. Like, I love Sanzo from SAIYUKI, but I am dead sure that any attempt to suggest he inhabit a harem would be met with shooting, shouting, or both. (And even if he said yes, he would be the crankiest, most un-cooperative harem guy ever.)

If we go for vaguely plausible...um. I can come up with a grand total of one so far. (Yomiko Readman, from READ OR DIE.) I suppose this means I'm putting a pin in this one as well.

19: What is your favorite slice of life anime?

I'm not sure if this counts (mostly because I have only slightly more of an idea as to how you define a 'slice of life anime' than I did a 'moe' anime), but I'll pick MIRACLE TRAIN. ( Cut for maybe sorta minor spoilers? )

20: What is your favorite adventure anime?

I'm going to pick SHINGU: SECRET OF THE STELLAR WARS. How well does it fit, well, ha ha ha, how well do any of these fit. ( Wow, definite spoilers underneath, but hopefully in an ambiguous and interesting way. )

17. What is your favorite Real Robot anime?

I had to go digging to see what, if any, Real Robot anime I've seen. I think PATLABOR counts? I have seen one episode, of which I remember that I think it involves cops, and I liked it. So we'll say PATLABOR.

15: What is your favorite harem anime?

Oh dear. Another trope that I'm not a fan of, actually. I have very little patience for the kind of blank-slate, personality-free hero that seems to be at the center of a 'traditional' harem anime - see LOVE HINA. And even in situations where the hero has one woman he loves, and just sort of keeps...accumulating girls who love him (see SWORD ARTS ONLINE), I still wind up frustrated with the author/creator because what the fuck.

I'm more forgiving of reverse harems. Wife adores THE WALLFLOWER, which I haven't seen or read, although I know Kay loves it as well: my personal choice is OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB, mostly because it's excellent about both using and making fun of stereotypes.

13: What is your favorite comedy anime?

I already answered that, didn't I? Comedy's not really my -

Wait! Google tells me that CHI'S SWEET HOME is considered comedy*! I'm saved. :-D (Dude, it's bite-sized anime about an adorable small kitten. Of course I love it.)

*Of course, Google also claims that ONE PIECE and FRUITS BASKET count as comedy, so maybe should not take Google as the best authority here.

11: What is your favorite drama anime?

How are we defining drama again? Google gives me lists that includes everything from ATTACK ON TITAN (which I have not watched, as I know just enough spoilers to know it's really, really Not To My Taste) to ANGEL BEATS (which I also haven't watched, because it's also Not To My Taste, albeit on the other end of the spectrum). On the other hand, it also tells me that Drama includes PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA (which I loved, although I haven't watched any of the other series or movies), COWBOY BEBOP (of which I have only seen the movie, and damn it's depressing, but I can respect the craft involved), AKIRA (I can understand why it's a classic but I never want to watch it again), and damn near everything Studio Ghibli ever made.

Having been reminded that I can totally pick movies, though, I'm going to go for SUMMER WARS. I first encountered the movie via an AMV that entirely focused on the Virtual Reality side of the movie, which is a big part but not nearly all of it. Also it's beautiful, and allows all its (large!) cast of characters a moment in the sun, and its Wikipedia entry doesn't nearly give it enough credit.

09 -- name an anime character you absolutely hate.

Um. Okay, so here's the handicap: if I start watching a show and I react to a character like nails on a chalkboard? I stop watching the show. I can name you two instances where that absolutely happened! But...I don't know: I started in GUNDAM WING fandom, after all, and my point of comparison is the slash fandom's treatment of Relena, and I try to avoid wallowing in hate like that.

Anyway. My two instances are Katsuki Bakugo (from BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA) and Yukari Tanizaki (from AZUMANGA DAIOH). ( And here is me rambling about why! Short version: middle school flashbacks. )

07 - have you ever watched an entire anime in one sitting?

Yes, because OVAs are magical things. ;-) I'm not a natural marathoner, though, despite Kay and Wife's best efforts. The closest I've come has been watching an entire anime over a weekend (BACCANO!), or over regular Friday night gatherings (multiple, the most infamous being BLACK CAT, because no seriously where the fuck did that entire last disc come from).