Slayers

OK so if you have not seen the Anime Slayers. I have a bit of information for you all.
If you are a geek.. And by that i mean, if you have ever played D&D. [If you don't know what D&D stands for, Run... Now...] Then you need to see at least the first season of Slayers.

The interesting thing about this anime is its origins.
A Man names Hajime Kanzaka!
And at this point the Slayers Franchise has.

~Clears thought~

54 Light Novels. [The Japanese answer to graphic novels]
24 Sets of Manga. [Comic Books]
104 Episodes of Anime. [In 4 different runs of production]
6 OVA's. [Movies having little to do with the story line]


Now the interesting thing is this.
The light novels started as a game of D&D.
The players kept a record of the games they played and Hajime ended up and making theminto a light novel, it was a relatively big hit and he kept on making them.

This really didn't get BIG untill they made it into a anime.
See the thin was, In the Light Novels he played down the natural inclination that many D&D players have to be.... well total smart asses as the game table. In the anime however he not only put much of it back in, he actully called some of the people who had played with him, to help out with the show making it feel so much like a game of D&D that oftentimes you can sit around watching it thinking to your self.
"I would totally do this, in that situation."
And then BAM they do it.

The show is a great Anime.
It can be funny, serious, exciting and all over the place.
It has a interesting story line and allot of drama.
It has some Romance in there as well.
Both male and females can enjoy the show.

Some people don't like the animation, but i tent to really enjoy the look of the anime.
It's just real enough to make it not To Cartoonie, but still looks enough like a fantasy game to keep that D&D feel.