Nothing much to say
except that I enjoyed my day off. ^^ My brother's got me watching "Hunter x Hunter", and although the first episode was, forgive me but 'struth, crappy, the series as a whole is redeeming itself, slowly but surely. Gon, Leorio, Kurapica, and Killua--even though the story is mweh, the characters are a lot of fun.

RJ tells me this series came out before "Naruto" and probably influenced it. On the one hand, I agree, but on the other, if you realize just how many animes there are out there, you can't help but notice just how many borderline each other. Kurapica's crimson eyes and Sasuke's Sharingan bear the closest resemblance--even though the two do not have similar abilities (got me what the heck Kurapica's eyes do when they're red except make him really strong), it's because of those eyes that both characters are where they are at.

I would say the Hunter Exam and the Chuunin Exam are too close as well, but again, plenty of animes have tests that determine the best person of a class (for crying out loud, look at "Pokémon"!).

As it rests, "Naruto" is still my favorite with "Hunter x Hunter" in second place. Which now begs the question, which is more important--story or character? Is it because of the characters that the story happen, or does the unfolding of the story shape the characters? Can both happen at the same time? I feel that, not only as a story listener but a story teller as well, I need to figure this out, if only to improve my own ability at telling stories. (As it stands, I'm better at developing character than I am telling a concise plot, but I'm working on that. Especially since I like to describe my original art as art that tells a story--that's my kind of art.)

*blinks slowly* Am I thinking too deep again? Heh.