ANIME QUOTES

“You sing off key.”

-Spike (Cowboy Bebop)

“Let’s just say my past is catching up to me.” -Spike (Cowboy Bebop)

“People who live using other people as standards are not being themselves. ” -Eddie (Beck)

“There are two types of people in this world, “Smart people and honest people.”

- BECK’s drummer

“Technique is not everything in the band. What’s important is chemistry. “

-Ryusuke Kun

“What was important the day before is trashed the next day.”

- Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter)

“The results of revenge will leave you unfulfilled.”  (Hunter X Hunter)

“To acquire an ability you don’t have any affinity with, you have to make excessive efforts, and have a strong character.”  (Hunter X Hunter)

What’s fun and cool about anime and manga is that both features significant and nonsensical aspects of life, so everyone can relate to this medium one way or another. Do you have some unforgettable quotes from anime and manga? If you do have some, then share as to how anime and manga shaped your thinking, feel free to add more quotes here!

Invitation to Anime and Manga Writers

“Great anime and manga mirror and color one’s life, more so, one’s dream. Do you see or wish yourself moving, acting, feeling and thinking like one of the characters in your fave anime and manga stories? How has this medium shaped your habits, imagination, character and lifestyle? To what extent anime and manga have affected you?  Feel free to share your anime and manga experiences and impressions. Do send us your story and we’ll post it at www.animeandmanga.net.”

BECK

What sets this series apart from other anime was the choice of a rare theme (Music) and a naturalistic, almost realistic story plot and interplay of characters led by a protagonist whose personality evolves in each passing episode.

Summary:

It’s mainly about Koyuki’s slow yet amusing metamorphosis from a typical middle school student with no exceptional characteristics or talents to a popular and passionate musician of a band founded by musically gifted U.S.-raised Japanese, Minami Ryuusuke, whom he met when he saved his patched dog named BECK. His mundane lifestyle was transformed by the band and inspired by Maho, Ryuusuke’s sister, who never fails to get the best of him.

Appeal

• Original hit songs like “Moon on the Water” and “Slip Out”
• distinctive characters- their development and intertwined stories
• showcased a life-based drama of failure, success and struggle

Downside

• These attractions are downplayed by the shoddy animation.

Never Wince at Pain

ACCEPTANCE IS…

When u bother to find out what causes her fear,

When u see her with respect and deep concern,

When nothing else matters more than the present,

And the past has been erased like it never occurred…

Acceptance…

is probably a fantasy.

or an inch higher than reality.

Yet what is heaven for?

If not to keep us reaching? aiming? hoping?

Wet your eyes with delight, chuckles and heartbreaking moments…

Bitter Virgin is one of those manga works you’ll keep admiring. (or dreaming about)

Romeo’s Simple Dreams

As a kid, I was truly fascinated with this animation. The theme is generally melancholic yet it was greatly awakening.

It was a story of a kid who came from an impoverished family since his father died. His mother wouldn’t really want to sell him yet they would die of hunger if she won’t. There goes the twist of fate for Romeo. Along his way to Milan, he met Alfred, and they became really close friends.

They went separate ways after a stormy night on their journey to Milan, survival was unimaginable. Nevertheless, Romeo stayed alive and sold himself as a slave and chimney sweeper in a family, where he met Angelita (an angel sent by God),the home owner’s adopted daughter. She taught him how to read.This for me is the most touching part of the story.

I was just a child then, yet I really appreciate what she did for Romeo. I thought giving him an access for information was an act that liberated him from the bondage of ignorance.

I couldn’t forget how Romeo struggled to sound out the words in the book, “Three Little Pigs”.

The rest of the story tackled friendship,valor and unity. It has ended tragically though, as Alfred, Romeo’s beloved best friend, and Angelita,his most admired woman, died of certain illnesses. These events propelled Romeo in pursuing his dream of eradicating poverty by shunning illiteracy, he eventually became a TEACHER, fulfilling a promise sworn to his best buddy (Alfred).

I cried a river. It was so disheartening. However, I watched it again after the TV network decided to have a rerun. It was excruciatingly good for every human soul who’s not familiar with suffering and victory.No other animation has a transforming power as this one (in my opinion).

By all means, it made me think of high ideals, fulfilling dreams and finding strength and inspiration in what seem to be ordinary things, events and people we encounter daily.