Anime Versus (Week 6)

[MyleneFarmer]

Greetings, and welcome to Anime Versus. Like it's predecessors, Anime Versus will pit two competitors against each other each week, to see which one PPTers prefer. To vote, please select the anime you like best from the poll at the top of this topic, then feel free to discuss your choice below. The winner of the week will move onto the next round, and will face a new challenger anime. Should an anime win for six weeks straight, it will be removed from the competition and placed into the Anime Hall of Fame.

Last week, Fullmetal Alchemist defeated Bleach by seven votes. This week it will face a new anime.

<center>The Competitors


Fullmetal Alchemist

versus


Read or Die: The TV</center>

Series Information:

Fullmetal Alchemist (a.k.a Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) is an adventure drama produced by Bones, Aniplex, Square-Enix and Mainichi Broadcasting. Its 51 episodes ran from October 2003 to October 2004.* It is also currently being run as a part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up in the United States.

Full Metal Alchemist is the story of two brothers who are gifted alchemists. When their mother dies, they decide to use their powers to restore her to life, violating the taboo against human transmutation. They pay a terrible price for their mistake. Edward, the elder brother, is left with a mechanical arm and leg, while Alphonse, the younger of the two, finds his soul bound to an empty suit of armor. The story follows their quest for the Philosohper's Stone, a legendary material with the power to restore their bodies.***

Primary Seiyuu for Fullmetal Alchemist**
--Paku Romi as Edward Elric (Tao Ren – Shaman King, Aikawa Maki – Air Master, Thoshiro Hitsugaya – Bleach, Temari – Naruto)
--Kugimiya Rie as Alphonse Elric (Imai Hotaru – Gakuen Alice, Shingyouji Kouta – Midori Days, Kachirou – Prince of Tennis, Taiki/Takasato Kaname – The Twelve Kingdoms)
--Toyoguchi Megumi as Winry Rockbell (Mimiru - .hack//SIGN, Elfetine – Scrapped Princess, Annette Kerry – Stratos 4, Michida Akaya – Stellvia)
--Ohkawa Toru as Roy Mustang (Gaddess – Vision of Escaflowne, Saito – Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Rufus Shinra – Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, William Walter Wordsworth – TrinityBlood
--Fujiwara Keiji as Maes Hughes (Nohara Hiroshi – Crayon Shin-chan, Ogata Seji – Hikaru no go, Shouji Shingo – Initial D, Eido Kalos – Kaleido Star)
--Satou Yuuko as Lust (Asakura Yoh – Shaman King, Sharaku – Black Jack, Julia – Kaleido Star, Kisaragi Takumi – Gad Guard)

Read or Die: the TV (a.k.a. R.O.D. – the TV - , a.k.a. Read or Dream) is an action-drama anime produced by Aniplex, J.C. Staff, and Studio Orphee. It’s 26 episode fun lasted from 9/1/03 to 3/16/04.*

Sumiregawa Nenene was supposed to be Japan’s next great novelist. Things were going great until her closest friend and biggest fan disappeared without a trace, leaving Nenene without inspiration and unable to write for four years. While traveling to Hong Kong to promote a movie based on one of her books, Nenene discovers her life is in danger, and finds herself being protected by three “paper master” bodyguards – Michelle Cheung, Maggie Mui, and Anita King. With their help, Nenene begins to unravel a mystery that somehow involves her, the three sisters, a powerful organization, and her missing friend – Yomiko Readman, the only other paper master she’s ever met.

Primary Seiyuu for Read or Die: the TV**
--Yukino Satsuki as Sumiregawa Nenene ( Milly Thompson – Trigun, Vanessa Rene – Madlax, Otomhime Mutsumi – Love Hina, Sylia Stingray – Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040)
--Saito Chiwa as Anita King (Chimney – One Piece, Izumi Neneko – DearS, Rebecca Miyamoto – Pani Poni Dash!, Yamaguchi Mami – Maria-sama ga Miteru)
--Kikuchi Shoko as Michelle Cheung (Koumyoji Hikari – Hand Maid May, Furumi Yumiko – Babel II – Beyond Infinity, Miki – Gear Senshi Dendoh)
--Hirata Hiromi as Maggie Mui (Familon Ruji – Zoids Genesis)
--Saiga Mitsuki as Junior (Tsukasa - .hack//SIGN, Sobaashu – Banner of the Stars, Phantom – Mar, Natsuo – Loveless)
--Miura Rieko as Yomiko “The Paper” Readman (Honda Chizuko/Kobayashi Chizuko – MPD Psycho [Live Action])

*Information from http://www.animeacademy.com
**Information from http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
***Credit for the Fullmetal Alchemist summary goes to my husband.

<center>Let the voting begin!</center>

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Future Competitors (in no particular order & subject to change):
Prince of Tennis
Serial Experiments Lain
Cowboy Bebop
Hikaru no Go
Sailor Moon
His and Her Circumstances
Air
Shaman King
Infinite Ryvius
Chobits

Previous Competitors:
Trigun (Lost week 1 to Cowboy Bebop)
Ranma 1/2 (Lost week 2 to Cowboy Bebop)
Cowboy Bebop (Tied with Ceres week 3 - will return in a few weeks)
Ayashi no Ceres (Tied with Cowboy Bebop week 3, lost to Fullmetal Alchemist week 4)
Bleach (Lost week 5 to Fullmetal Alchemist

Last edited by MyleneFarmer on Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:46 pm, edited 4 times in total.

[Ammer]

I might as well vote in this Versus as well.

I rarely watch anime but based on the descripitions, I think Read or Die: the TV sounds more interesting.

[Flame]

I adore FMA and its characters, so it gets my vote.

[_jade_em_]

FMA, never seen Read or Die xP

[Sweet Pea]

*votes* FMA!! Whoo!

And I've never seen/heard of the opponent. 83

[Kugetsu]

I'll have to say Read or Die. I have never seen it myself, but the FMA games are horrible which puts it one step (even if it is a baby step) lower than Read or Die. Read or Die sounds interesting anyway, FMA... well... doesn't really.

[Amethyst]

FMA, totally^^

-thanks Mylene-san for not listing Paku-sama as 'Romi Park', the way so many fansites do- Her name sounds better not Englishified, darnit!

[Kuri]

I voted for FMA. I just love that anime!

[Adoration]

ROD: TV just plain rocks.

[.:Requiem:.]

Hmm...FMA it is. ^-^

[Christopher]

It's hard to choose. *votes ROD just to be different because it has magical paperness*

[Hyperion]

Full Metal Alchemist has been and continues to grow far more intruiging.

[Nessa]

I voted R.O.D, because while I really enjoy FMA, R.O.D sounds so intriguing.

[stinkyllama]

I'm borderline obsessed with FMA so of course, I voted for that.

[MyleneFarmer]

Fullmetal Alchemist wins, 13 votes to 8. Next round will be up shortly (would have been up on time, except IE and PPT aren't getting along currently)