![]() While Afro-Samurai may not share all the trappings of typical anime (No plaid skirted schoolgirls. ![]() Now, before you fanboys and girls (my daughter among you) attempt to storm my heavily fortified compound situated in the wind swept plains of Southern Montana, hellbent on pummeling some sense into me, or at least forcing me to watch every episode of Sailor Moon, let me point out that I said that, in general, I’m not an anime fan. I just can’t get into it, and I’ve tried. I can’t take the big shimmery eyes, the cutesy sidekicks, the exaggerated expressions, the randomly place poignant pauses, or the odd fascination with large breasted schoolgirls dressed in extremely short plaid skirts. In general, I’m not a fan of Asian anime. The problem is that while My Little Pony is not anime, it’s close enough in style that it turns me off. ![]() Some of you suggested that I missed the mark on that show, that it contained wit that adult males would appreciate, and that the animation was top notch. I mentioned that My Little Pony seemed to be patterned after Japanese anime, and that the show wasn’t my cup of tea. Last week I wrote about three free first episodes of animated shows available on iTunes.
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