[M3n2c3]

I haven't been able to get into the newer stuff such as NGE or Cowboy Bebop. Some of these new series stretch on way too long, and I don't have the time or funds to invest (and frankly, the stories don't interest me, either). I can do short-run series that don't require a lot of effort like Azumanga Daioh, Excel Saga, or Abenobashi. I also dig all the Hayao Miyazaki stuff we've been getting lately - Kiki, Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, etc.

I'm also sick of the over-abundance of ridiculous adolescent bullshit drama in a lot of the Japanese entertainment we see these days. I haven't enjoyed a Final Fantasy game since #6 on the SNES, because the character interaction in every title since has been trite nonsense geared towards getting 16 year old kids to buy the games.

Anyway, I prefer to rewatch the "classics" that I've managed to collect. . . Akira, Appleseed, Bubblegum Crisis, Dominion Tank Police, Dragon Half, Ghost in the Shell, Golden Boy, Gunsmith Cats, Mermaid Saga, Ranma, They Were 11, Urusei Yatsura, etc. . .

In short, I used to like anime. . . I have a fair-sized collection of anime and manga from the late 80s and early to mid 90s that I still enjoy, but I can pass on most of the content that made it out after 1998.