With all going on with COVID-19, I have plenty of time to waste watching anime. So I thought I'd make a blog post about franchises I want to finish, or just catch up on if they're current.
Franchises I want to finish.
Pokemon - I had been caught up on this and stayed caught up on it for a while. In 2008 (mid-Diamond Pearl) I decided I wanted to see all of it, I'd watched many episodes/movies and been able to stay caught up through mid-Orange Islands originally but lost track when I lost access to cable TV sometime in 2000-2002. So I started from the beginning and watched everything, eventually catching up with the franchise 2 years later in 2010, just in time for the worst (I'm behind but assuming/hoping it's still the worst) of the franchise, Best Wishes. I stayed caught up through episode 30-something of XY but then fell behind again because of personal things going on in my life and also when I sat down to watch I felt really sad because of some things that had been done to me in fandom and a friend I lost who shared the interest. [Protip: Don't let fans ruin fandom.] Now it's been a couple years and I'm able to enjoy it again, I want to catch up... again. XY is much better than the majority of BW so far, and I hear Sun Moon is even better.
Dragon Ball - Similiar to Pokemon, I watched this when I was younger, random episodes I was able to catch through various sources (dub broadcast, raw Japanese broadcast on the international channel, official VHS release, fansub VHS) but never able to see the whole thing. Then I started from the beginning with the official DVD release and did eventually catch up with the franchise through GT including specials/movies. I even watched the newer movies during the limited theatrical releases. Then I fell behind during super. Looking at this list, there may also be a few specials here and there I missed. I want to pick Super back up eventually, and then maybe go from there.
Precure - My last blog entry was about this. Here I don't want to complete the franchise so much as watch all the series I want to watch. I'm also not that interested in their megacrossovers. I just finished Hug tto, remaining watch order is Fresh > a la Mode > Smile. I may decide I want to see the rest after I finish these three, but even if so, I'll probably look at some other Magical Girl shows I've been meaning to watch (Tokyo Mew Mew, Uta Kata) before I consider if I want to finish them.
Digimon - What's left here? I'm currently watching Frontier, I stopped the Tri movies mid-way through, Kizuna isn't available yet but I want to see it, I will be watching the Adventure reboot, and other than that there's Savers, the CG movie X-evolution, maybe a few other random specials I haven't heard of. I think I will try to keep up / see them all.
Franchises I've nearly finished.
Yu-Gi-Oh (original cast only, not the spinoffs) - I had been caught up before, then a new movie came out that I haven't seen. I have the BD waiting to watch. I may pick up some of the spin-offs again, but I'm not going to to think about that at this time.
Tenchi Muyo! - This is a convenient list I looked at. I've seen most of it, I'm not counting some like Dual, the Ai Tenchi Muyo recaps, but I am counting War on Geminar and that's all I have left. I've even seen the first episode of the new OVA. Currently watching it so I should be caught up soon.
High Score Girl - The second season will be on Netflix early April and I'll watch it then.
That's probably enough for now.
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