As an anime fan, it's not often that I say this, but lately, I've been watching a lot of live action US TV. My current favourite is The Wire, and at the moment, I'd much rather watch that than, say, Macross Frontier, Soul Eater or Code Geass. The funny thing is, four, maybe even five, years ago; my opinion was almost polar opposite. I was absolutely sick of US TV and about ready to claim anime as God's own genre. During that era, I'd watch almost anything; Gainax's mind-numbingly average This Ugly Yet Beautiful World remains probably the worst anime I've actually sat through from beginning 'til end. What a waste of time.
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