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Been ages since i had much free time to watch anything but have started trying to watch Brave 10 and the last Hakouki installment - haven't got too far with either yet but i like the history the Hakouki series is based om and so far i'm enjoying the anime.
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In terms of attitude i'd probably say Kyoya Hibari or Mukuro Rokudo from Katekyo Hitman Reborn
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the ones i remember being on air were Mysterious cities of gold (I loved this one!!! this probably had a huge influence on my love of history/archaeology which i ended up syudying at uni), Voltron, Ulysses, Kimba the White Lion and Astro Boy.
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I have to admit i got sucked in to this one both the manga and the anime- the anime stops in the middle of a story arc so you'd think they would have a second series but it has been quite a while and i've not found any real news that one is in the works (not that i can read Japanese to investigate very well!) i'd definately like to see a second series!
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ok really showing my age now lol the first I can remember going to was Return of the Jedi!
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It has probably aged badly as I haven't seen it for years but I remember Legend (with a young Tom Cruise as the 'hero') was a fave when I was younger and of course Princess Bride is still a great movie.
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Big Bang Theory and for something completely different Anthony Bourdain: No reservation. I started trying to watch Terra Nova but I only got to see the first episode before my son was born so it will probably be a while before I catch up on it to know if the show is any good, i liked the first episode.
When I can find episodes since they stopped having it on free to air tv here inOz, the Colbert Report and Daily Show.
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Persona 1,2 3
Crisis core
Hexyz Force
Disgaea: Afternoon of darkness
Dissidia/012
Valkyria Chronicles II
Dragoneers Aria
FF II, IV
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I really liked Persona 4 (the whole Persona series has become one of my favourites) it was the first one of the series I played (i think i've played it 2 or 3 times through now) and have subsequently gone and got all the old ones as they've been re-release on psp.
the graphics are anime style, gameplay in combat is turn based/command driven but at least you can now control each character if you wish (iirc - been a while since i played it and i'm in the land of sleep-deprived-new-parent). A lot of the gameplay is social interactions with people and you build up you relationships with different people to unlock the abiity to created stronger personas.
The music i can only describe as persona-ish - there is a distinct flavour to the music in all persona games hard to describe maybe kinda jpop-y - I think the music is very similar to Person 3 if you ever played that. Iirc each dungeon area has different music so it's not the same some over and over. Pretty sure Atlus is working on a Persona-ish game for the PS3 - fingers crossed anyway!!
I bought Persona Trinity soul as soon as i found there was an anime based on the games - its set 10 years after Persona 3 and its definately worth watching if you liked the games - the plot is of course similar to all the games - person awakens to their ability to fight some impending disaster - while its a new storyline there is an appearance in the anime by one of the characters from persona 3
I love the games and I really enjoyed the anime so i'd recommend give the anime a go even if you never played one of the games the storylines are always good. -
Haven't played many of late but the ones I have are Winter Voices, Grotesque Tactics (not sure if that counts as Indy or not) and a few jrpgs I found on Steam - Recettear and Chantelise.
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Still have a ps2 - while I mostly use the ps3 or psp the ps2 does get dragged out at times for those ps1/2 games i love to replay or have never got round to finishing as i often get distracted by some new obession and jump between games a lot

Never had a N64 but do have the original Atari console and i'm pretty sure it still works...as does the ancient apple IIe computer i had when I was a kid.
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I usually preferr to watch things in their original language (have had previous rants about crappy dubbing spoiling good shows!
) so for me if i'm interested in a show I'll find it online somewhere downloadable (episode by episode as they are put up by fansubbers - yay for unlimited dowloads!) or buy it as soon as it's available from one of the online shops that I don't think is just selling selling ripped fansubs.If I had to always wait for an official english release for everything i was interested in i'd never be able to watch anything and certainly not have the range of choice of shows available.
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Book of Bantorra - I watched it a little sporodically so spent half the time trying to remember what was going on but i'd give it a 7/10
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Black Butler 1 & 2, Vampire Knight, and Full Metal Panic are often what I end up watching when I can't decide - I have a drive full of half watched stuff but frequently come back to one of those - sometime Kyo Kara Moah, Darker Than Black or Ouran sneak in too

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RPGs have always been my fave game genre right back when the Ultima games were released on the old Apple IIe - showing my age here!!
I think FF8 was what got me hooked on the FF series and especially the older ones remain faves and FF7 is one of my favourite games even now.
But more recently i'd have to say pretty much anything with the Shin Megami Tensei tag (lucifers call, digital devial saga) and of course all the Persona games since they were re-released for the psp - i've caught up on some great games i missed in my youth

For the PC Neverwinter nights is one I frequently pick up again and i loved the Witcher 1 and 2!
My husband has Skyrim but as we've just had a baby i doubt i'll have time for more than watching him play for a bit here and there but it certainly looks awesome from what little i've seen him play since it unlocked today!
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Hmm based on what you've mentioned maybe Thrice would appeal
personally my faves are Muse, Kent (Swedish), Vast/Jon Crosby, Gackt (J-Rock - an acquired taste no doubt) Stabbing Westward, Dreaming, Nine Inch Nail, Perfect Circle...but changes with my mood

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I still have my ps2 and I actually play it quite a bit - been picking up old games i missed in my youth or was too poor to buy way back then lol lately i think I've played more ps2 than anything else and i have most gaming systems...no wonder I'm broke

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Played it many years ago...it was the first true MMO i played...then my husband got into WoW and I got dragged into hardcore raiding with him there...FFXI was lots of fun...but i don't think i ever got my character maxed in any job...predominately played WHM...and i agree the community in FFXI was nice and i met some great people
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hmmm i don't actually have that many in my collection the ones I am actively collecting at the moment are Reborn, pandora hearts and black butler..only 'complete' manga I have is Samurai deeper kyo...i have a pretty awesome second hand bookshop nearby where i've been able to pick up random volumes of other series like trinity blood, ouran high host club and vampire knight...its amazing what you can find if you wade through the piles and piles of books

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cowboy bebop!
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hmm perhaps something like Psychic Detective Yakumo (subs only atm) , Ghost Hunt or even Witch Hunter Robin are find the culprit/explain the mystery type things with a supernatural flavour
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni is quite bloody - how many ways can you kill the same 17 people? It's...kinda a murder mystery plot - bunch of people on an island everyone dies...oh there's witches involved too......though the really gross bits (eg exploded bellies of victims stuffed with candy for halloween) are usually blocky but you more than get the idea!
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Ah the xbox is my least favourite machine...the only things I can recommend are pretty old now because it gathers dust in the corner so you've probably already seen these (and i spend most of my free time watching anime and jdramas lol) so the only rpg games i have for it are Star Ocean, Last Remnant, Infinite Undiscovery and Lost Odyessy - i did like the games though...my ps3 gets more love

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For me, if the seiyu is good that's all that matters - i don't care about the character - seiyu gender matching as long as to me, it sounds ok. For example in the dub of Kyo Kara Maoh Wolfram is voiced by Mona Marshal and i think her voice suited the arrogant spoilt brat quite well...I'm more put off by by over the top exaggeration or painfully fake accents and the like - if a voice is badly done its just bad irrespective of character -seiyu gender imo

Do you like music for the lyrics or the sound?
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I listen to a pretty wide range fo music including a lot in lanaguges I know maybe half a dozen words in but to me understanding the lyrics is secondary to the music! I'll google lyric translations sure but often they come up pretty weak trying to convey the same sentiment in English and i wont let a dodgy translation spoil my enjoyment of a great piece of music. Gackt is one of my favoruite artists but i know maybe a dozen words in Japanes but still enjoy his music. Of course there are songs that the lyrics just hook you and you can't get them out of your hear (in a ood way!).