There was a time when I was into Anime big-time, but I only have time for “tourist JapAnime” now. You know the stuff that is so universally lauded (or hated) that grandmothers in West Texas have seen it; Ninja Scroll, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, et al. There will always be a soft spot in my heart for the original Fist of the North Star. I know the animation is bad and the scale jumps around like crazy (one minute a dude is 10 feet tall and the next minute he’s 30 feet tall), but I love it. It can be downright enjoyable and almost surreal after a 4:20 session or about nine beers. Then again I guess everything is a little surreal after trees or too much beer.

I still enjoy Star Blazers. Leader Deslock was the first positive gay role model I can remember. At some point I want to see Yamato. I hear they use the “Gamelon” music when the Americans attack in the flashback scenes.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is also on my “to see” list.