[Please Lock] Anime Versus (Week 10)
Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:27 pm
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 Cowboy Bebop by ten votes. With that victory it has now been retired from competition. This week will begin a special five-week showdown of shoujo anime. Each competitor will fall at least loosely into the shoujo category. To start things off, we'll go with a couple of well-known series.
The Competitors
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
versus
His and Her Circumstances
Series Information:
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (a.k.a Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, a.k.a. Sailor Moon) is a mahou shoujo (magical girl) series produced by Toei and originally created by Takeuchi Naoko (manga). With 200 episodes, it originally aired in Japan from 3/7/92 to 2/8/97, with four of the five seasons having been translated and shown on American television.*
Tsukino Usagi was your average junior high student. Well, maybe a bit below-average. Between failing grades, a tendency toward oversleeping, and a near-terminal case of clumsiness, she hardly seems like the first choice for a guardian of justice. But when a black cat named Luna gives her a transformation brooch, Usagi finds out that she is the magical warrior, Sailor Moon. As her dear friends and fellow Senshi gather around her, she’ll face evil forces, true love, and her own destiny.
Primary Seiyuu for Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon**
--Mitsuishi Kotono as Tsukino Usagi/Sailor Moon/Princess Serenity (Excel – Excel Saga, Souma Kagura – Fruits Basket, Mireille Bouquet – Noir, Arisugawa Jury – Revolutionary Girl Utena)
--Hisakawa Aya as Mizuno Ami/Sailor Mercury (Kaoru Miki – Revolutionary Girl Utena, Kurosawa Minamo (‘Nyamo’) – Azumanga Daioh, Skuld – Ah! My Goddess, Chloe – Noir)
--Tomizawa Michie as Hino Rei/Sailor Mars (C-ko Kotobuki – Project A-Ko, Kasuga Manami – Kimagure Orange Road, Yamazaki Linna – Bubblegum Crisis, Kanzaki Sumire – Sakura Wars)
--Shinohara Emi as Kino Makoto/Sailor Jupiter (Presea – Magic Knight Rayearth, B-ko Daitokuji – Project A-Ko, Azalie – Orphen, Mizuki Kaho – Cardcaptor Sakura)
Fukami Rika as Aino Minako/Sailor Venus/Sailor V (Spoor – Banner of the Stars, Myung Fang Lone – Macross Plus, Hayami Daiko – New Cutey Honey, Imamura Suzu – Fullmoon wo Sagash*te)
His and Her Circumstances (a.k.a. Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou, a.k.a. Kare Kano) is a romantic comedy produced by Gainax. It aired from 10/2/98 to 3/26/99 with 26 episodes.*
Miyazawa Yukino’s life is a fraud. While at school, she’s the picture of the model student with great grades, athleticism, a friendly nature, and a willingness to take on responsibilities. However, this is all an act to keep her in the center of attention. She’s actually a self-serving workaholic that will do anything to be adored. But when she enters high school another student, Arima Souichirou, turns out her equal in just about every way. Of course, sparks fly and a bit of romance begins to bloom as the two ‘perfect’ students face off.
Primary Seiyuu for His and Her Circumstances**
--Enomoto Atsuko as Miyazawa Yukino (Suzuhara Misaki – Angelic Layer, Akiba Megumi – Nurse Witch Komugi, Kurumi – Steel Angel Kurumi, Aasu Mitsuki – Pun Puni Poemy)
--Suzuki Chihiro as Arima Souichirou (Kamio Akira – Prince of Tennis, Terao Noboru – Voices of a Distant Star, Palza – Fantastic Children, Kouta – Elfen Lied)
--Kisaichi Atsushi as Asaba Hideaki (Oob – Dragonball GT, Kawahara Kiyomi – Mahoromantic: Automatic Maiden, Aizawa Yuuichi – Kanon, Timka – Angelique: Seichi Yori Ai o Komete)
--Noda Junko as Izawa Maho (Konno Mitsune (‘Kitsune’) – Love Hina, Reki – Haibane Renmei, Aizawa Miyabi – Great Teacher Onizuka, Tashigi & Young Franky – One Piece)
--Yamamoto Maria as Miyazawa Kano (Shichigusa Nanako – Amazing Nurse Nanako, Cyberdoll May – Hand Maid May, Chitose – Magical Meow Meow Taruto, Yucie – Petite Princess Yucie)
*Information from http://www.animeacademy.com
**Information from http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
----------
Hall of Fame
Fullmetal Alchemist (won weeks 4 through 9)
Future Competitors (in no particular order & subject to change):
Air
Magic Knight Rayearth
Marmalade Boy
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Hikaru no Go
Shaman King
Infinite Ryvius
Chobits
Love Hina
Miracle Girls
Previous Competitors:
Trigun (Lost week 1 to Cowboy Bebop)
Ranma 1/2 (Lost week 2 to Cowboy Bebop)
Ayashi no Ceres (Tied with Cowboy Bebop week 3, lost to Fullmetal Alchemist week 4)
Bleach (Lost week 5 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Read or Die: The TV (Lost week 6 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Prince of Tennis (Lost week 7 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Serial Experiments: Lain (Lost week 8 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Cowboy Bebop (Won weeks 1 & 2, tied Ayashi no Ceres week 3, lost week 9 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Last week, Fullmetal Alchemist defeated Cowboy Bebop by ten votes. With that victory it has now been retired from competition. This week will begin a special five-week showdown of shoujo anime. Each competitor will fall at least loosely into the shoujo category. To start things off, we'll go with a couple of well-known series.
The Competitors
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
versus
His and Her Circumstances
Series Information:
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (a.k.a Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, a.k.a. Sailor Moon) is a mahou shoujo (magical girl) series produced by Toei and originally created by Takeuchi Naoko (manga). With 200 episodes, it originally aired in Japan from 3/7/92 to 2/8/97, with four of the five seasons having been translated and shown on American television.*
Tsukino Usagi was your average junior high student. Well, maybe a bit below-average. Between failing grades, a tendency toward oversleeping, and a near-terminal case of clumsiness, she hardly seems like the first choice for a guardian of justice. But when a black cat named Luna gives her a transformation brooch, Usagi finds out that she is the magical warrior, Sailor Moon. As her dear friends and fellow Senshi gather around her, she’ll face evil forces, true love, and her own destiny.
Primary Seiyuu for Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon**
--Mitsuishi Kotono as Tsukino Usagi/Sailor Moon/Princess Serenity (Excel – Excel Saga, Souma Kagura – Fruits Basket, Mireille Bouquet – Noir, Arisugawa Jury – Revolutionary Girl Utena)
--Hisakawa Aya as Mizuno Ami/Sailor Mercury (Kaoru Miki – Revolutionary Girl Utena, Kurosawa Minamo (‘Nyamo’) – Azumanga Daioh, Skuld – Ah! My Goddess, Chloe – Noir)
--Tomizawa Michie as Hino Rei/Sailor Mars (C-ko Kotobuki – Project A-Ko, Kasuga Manami – Kimagure Orange Road, Yamazaki Linna – Bubblegum Crisis, Kanzaki Sumire – Sakura Wars)
--Shinohara Emi as Kino Makoto/Sailor Jupiter (Presea – Magic Knight Rayearth, B-ko Daitokuji – Project A-Ko, Azalie – Orphen, Mizuki Kaho – Cardcaptor Sakura)
Fukami Rika as Aino Minako/Sailor Venus/Sailor V (Spoor – Banner of the Stars, Myung Fang Lone – Macross Plus, Hayami Daiko – New Cutey Honey, Imamura Suzu – Fullmoon wo Sagash*te)
His and Her Circumstances (a.k.a. Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou, a.k.a. Kare Kano) is a romantic comedy produced by Gainax. It aired from 10/2/98 to 3/26/99 with 26 episodes.*
Miyazawa Yukino’s life is a fraud. While at school, she’s the picture of the model student with great grades, athleticism, a friendly nature, and a willingness to take on responsibilities. However, this is all an act to keep her in the center of attention. She’s actually a self-serving workaholic that will do anything to be adored. But when she enters high school another student, Arima Souichirou, turns out her equal in just about every way. Of course, sparks fly and a bit of romance begins to bloom as the two ‘perfect’ students face off.
Primary Seiyuu for His and Her Circumstances**
--Enomoto Atsuko as Miyazawa Yukino (Suzuhara Misaki – Angelic Layer, Akiba Megumi – Nurse Witch Komugi, Kurumi – Steel Angel Kurumi, Aasu Mitsuki – Pun Puni Poemy)
--Suzuki Chihiro as Arima Souichirou (Kamio Akira – Prince of Tennis, Terao Noboru – Voices of a Distant Star, Palza – Fantastic Children, Kouta – Elfen Lied)
--Kisaichi Atsushi as Asaba Hideaki (Oob – Dragonball GT, Kawahara Kiyomi – Mahoromantic: Automatic Maiden, Aizawa Yuuichi – Kanon, Timka – Angelique: Seichi Yori Ai o Komete)
--Noda Junko as Izawa Maho (Konno Mitsune (‘Kitsune’) – Love Hina, Reki – Haibane Renmei, Aizawa Miyabi – Great Teacher Onizuka, Tashigi & Young Franky – One Piece)
--Yamamoto Maria as Miyazawa Kano (Shichigusa Nanako – Amazing Nurse Nanako, Cyberdoll May – Hand Maid May, Chitose – Magical Meow Meow Taruto, Yucie – Petite Princess Yucie)
*Information from http://www.animeacademy.com
**Information from http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
----------
Hall of Fame
Fullmetal Alchemist (won weeks 4 through 9)
Future Competitors (in no particular order & subject to change):
Air
Magic Knight Rayearth
Marmalade Boy
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Hikaru no Go
Shaman King
Infinite Ryvius
Chobits
Love Hina
Miracle Girls
Previous Competitors:
Trigun (Lost week 1 to Cowboy Bebop)
Ranma 1/2 (Lost week 2 to Cowboy Bebop)
Ayashi no Ceres (Tied with Cowboy Bebop week 3, lost to Fullmetal Alchemist week 4)
Bleach (Lost week 5 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Read or Die: The TV (Lost week 6 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Prince of Tennis (Lost week 7 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Serial Experiments: Lain (Lost week 8 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Cowboy Bebop (Won weeks 1 & 2, tied Ayashi no Ceres week 3, lost week 9 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Last edited by MyleneFarmer on Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:39 pm
I'd have to go with Sailor Moon. =P
Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:15 pm
Kugetsu wrote:I'd have to go with Sailor Moon. =P
Me too.
Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:49 am
Ooh...this is hard for me, actually. They both have a special place in my heart....Sailor Moon was my first taste of anime, though, so I guess that gets my vote.
Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:13 am
I watched Sailor Moon (or parts of it 
,) didn't like it ... so I'll go with Kare Kano. The art looks nice anyway xP
,) didn't like it ... so I'll go with Kare Kano. The art looks nice anyway xP
Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:56 pm
I have to say Sailor Moon... a lovely childhood favorite.
Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:54 pm
Sailor Moon is my choice. I loved that show when I was small.
Sun Jan 01, 2006 12:03 am
Sailor Moon =P. Omg, I watched that show so much when I was small. I loved how they could use their "powers", and I always loved astronomy, so the inclusion of planets didn't hurt XD.
I still have a lot of Sailor Moon videos too...
I still have a lot of Sailor Moon videos too...
Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:55 am
Easy choice for Sailor Moon since it is the only one of the two that I have seen. My older brother is way more into it than I am, but I did see a few too many episodes for my current tastes. Best part of the series has to be Tuxedo Mask. He is the ultimate Bishounen after Yuy Heero (speaking from a completely hetero view mind you).
PS: If you are going to have a Shouju Showdown, add Galaxy Angel to the list. I am somewhat addicted to Shouju (because they have the type of stories I like, not action/gore fests like boy's comics), and GA is easily one of the best I have ever read/seen.
PS: If you are going to have a Shouju Showdown, add Galaxy Angel to the list. I am somewhat addicted to Shouju (because they have the type of stories I like, not action/gore fests like boy's comics), and GA is easily one of the best I have ever read/seen.
Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:55 am
Ack! I totally forgot! >_<
Sailor Moon wins, 19-3, I'll get the next week up here shortly.
Sailor Moon wins, 19-3, I'll get the next week up here shortly.