Well, I have finished another older series and will post about it. Yes, it is my personal quest to watch all the more famous series out there and see what the deal is

. Um, below contains little
spoilers.
1/3 through Nadesico and I have no clue what to think of it... other than a parody. And with Gekiganger it's a parody within a parody, there's some literary/film term for this that my professor taught me but I can't quite remember anymore... Though it's sci-fi and a warzone, everyone is so cheerful and energetic. The jokes are slapstick and, I admit, funny. So after watching more of it and viewing a binkini/beach episode and an idol-search episode, and seeing the love triangle become a hexagon... I realize this is really
Love Hina in space

. The captain reminds me of a spaztic Kaname

who's more open with her emotions... okay, she's not like Kaname at all other than her looks. Something interesting though: the last episode when Akito slaps Yurika when they are together in the cockpit of the Aestheval (sp?) to get her to get a grip, you only hear the slap in the Japanese dub but don't see it; in the English dub it's censored out. The last episode do get more serious and finally focus the crew on their goal. Overall, I liked this series

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