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You'll like this one
The series is called Sekirei, and the basic plot is that there's this perfectly average high school guy who happens to have a unique gene that allows him to be a kind of activator for a "Sekirei" - which is basically a super hot ubergirl with all our favorite powers (though yes the costume is standard Japanese-heroine which I have no problem getting over but I know it's a barrier for some. Also, there's all kinds of energy blasts and shit too - which isn't what most are looking for either. But trust me don't let it stop you)
IMO the thing that anime does so much better than Western cartoons is the way they keep the focus on the characters and settings, and make everything so 'slice of life'. Their stories are more fun to follow than most hero-focused stuff IMO, and this series is a great example. "Ecchi" is what you call their animation that's made for horny teens (and freaks like us)... but isn't just straight-up porn (that's "Hentai").
But enough babbling. Here's the first episode. Let me know if you actually end up checking it out. I think the opening scene will hook some of you, and if not the opening scene then probably all the fanservice in the next few will ice it for you. Check it.
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eavatar wrote: I can't watch it due some youtube jerkness
Same here, I'll try to get it some other way.
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I tend to dive into these things rather obsessively when I find them. I'm on episode 8 already and will likely burn through a few more before the night is through. I wish we could see this exact storyline animated using western characters & catering to our own particular choice of colored spandex fetishism, but I'll take it. Kind of surprised there isn't already something like this sitting in the storybank...
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Can't think of any other good on-topic series though. I remember reading a manga called Shadow Lady back in the day (about a shy girl who has a magic lipstick or eyeshadow or something that turns her into this catwoman-style uberhottie with powers, etc). I worked for a Japanese animation company for a few years so you'd think I'd be an encyclopedia for this stuff, but other than that nothing comes to mind. Hoping to get more suggestions though.
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Project A-ko
Hyperdolls
Moldiver
ElF
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While we're mentioning this stuff I heard from some Japanese websites (via Google Translate) that a recent manga has some good super strength stuff happen in it. Nothing is available online but if anyone can find it or wants to import it...
遠い星から来たALICE (Tooi Hoshi kara Kita Alice)
or "Alice Who Came from a Distant Star"
Again not a manga/anime person myself but it's something I found.
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there is also i bi weekly manga this is being scanlated by A-team scans. the manga can be read on mangafox.com.
i liked the series due to the various types that are in the series as well as how realistic the battles are. (even if it is trying to be super fan service!)
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