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I consider 2009 a pretty fruitful year as far as actually watching anime goes – the summer season for example, was the best I remember from this decade. I watched a lot more shows to completion though on the whole, I retained my tendency to drop things like a hot potato as soon as I spot something I don’t like. Oh well, any year I finish watching more than 10 anime series is a good year in my book! Usual arbitrary awards follows.  NHK’s annual new year’s eve 4 ½ hour countdown extravaganza is just a few days away and I trust Mizuki Nana’s appearance this year will pull in the otaku crowd, most of whom probably never even thought of watching it before. I have been watching it every 31st December for the last 10 years, even though it’s mostly terribly cheesy entertainment with very little musical merit on display – I keep coming back, and I can’t explain why. I’m sure there’s a lot of first-timers with regards to Kohaku so I’ll do a long-winded, down-and-dirty guide to get you up to speed with the whole event. Perhaps you might find it useful when trying to explain to your mom why you’re watching 5 hours of middle-aged ojisan and obasan wailing as if they’re constipating. 2009 celebrates the nice little milestone of 7 years of Nana fandom for me, which began back in 2002… and oh wait just go back and read this crazy rambling post, saves me a bit of time. For the past 1 1/2 years or so I’ve taken a backseat with regards to Nana coverage so that the hardcore fans (you know who y’all are *cough* danie~) can take front and center. Honestly this is a great time to be a Nana fan (although I do feel sorry for everyone’s wallets…), what with her firmly entrenched on the seiyuu pop idol throne and making inroads into the great boiling cauldron of mainstream Jpop. It’s been great fun watching her journey throughout this decade, rising from seiyuu idol wannabe to bona fide superstar. Although my fanaticism has settled down a lot from my peak craziness (3-4 years ago) I’m still totally in love with her music and that’s something that’ll never change. Since it’s the end of the decade I thought it’d be fun to compile a list of 77 favourite Nana songs as of this very moment (24 December 2009). My tastes tend to fluctuate over time, which means sometimes I can suddenly take to a song I never really liked (like Shin’ai) but generally I think my top 10 is pretty consistent. Hopefully I won’t be too redundant with my comments as I find 77 ways to describe 77 Nana songs… Countdown time!  Got my copy of the album in the post today and given the CD and DVD a quick spin. I’ve been kinda looking forward to it, mostly for the DVD footage – I feared the music would be awful beyond comprehension but I am relieved to report that’s not quite the case. Anisong has always been a huge part of my fandom, it’s what got me into anime in the first place so it seems natural that I should draw up a list of the albums that I’ve loved most over the past 10 years. Unfortunately the industry isn’t really album-driven so looking for a good CD is like trying to find that elusive needle in a haystack. As such, it didn’t take me too long to make the choices for this list – most of them were really obvious in that they’ve been on my iPod rotation for forever. The second half of the 100 list. Reflections on the decade begin. Here we are at the end of the 00s and what a good 10 years for anime it’s been! I suspect that’s probably because it’s the first full 10 years I’ve actually been actively following shows by the season. I think my choices are fairly obvious and similar to many of the lists other people have done (refer to Kitsune’s post for a compilation) – a good show should always be a good show no matter the subject matter and the intended audience. Without further ado! |
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