F.I.o.N.A. Vs. Romeo X Juliet

[J.]

As promised, Fictonians; here is the thread to share thoughts and opinions on the chosen anime of the month: Romeo X Juliet!

At 24 episodes total I think it's reasonable to expect everyone participating to be finished by month's end, but please be mindful of spoilers. We all have different watching speeds and may not be in the same points in the series (personally I'm going to try to budget myself out to 6 eps a week).

BBCode Spoiler Cheat Sheet: Please mark all spoiler information as [ color = white ] SPOILERS GO HERE [ / color ] without the spaces. For example (highlight to read): Does anyone else think that the opening song totally sounds like a Japanese version of a 90's Whitney Houston power ballad?

READY? GO

THERE, FIXED. How many times am I going to go through this before I get my old HTML coding tricks out of my blood?

[Tsuki]

OMG I just watched the first 3 episodes. I'm hooked! XD Juliet is sooooo cool. It's so adorable.

[Adam]

J! Your link! It goes to nothing!

[kikiroll]

I'm starting this week!
My sister and I are in the middle of a Heroes marathon. She developed an obsession with Zachary Quinto and we started watching Heroes ( even though we vowed never to demean ourselves with such childish drivel as this show....yeah we're super judgmental TV snobs I KNOW....but now we're hooked xD hahah serves us right.) So as soon as we're done with THIS Imma start THAT (Romeo x Juliet).
Yay!

I've already seen the first three episodes and remember liking them. But it's been long enough that I will have to re-watch them.

[Tsuki]

I'm on episode 11 T_T I had to stop myself

[J.]

I realize that it is probably good that I'm watching this series alone, because I find myself of the same mood I was in when I had to read this play in high school: on the verge of yelling 'JUST FUCK ALREADY'

That said, highlight the Invis-O-Text for slightly spoilery snark:

Am I the only one enjoying the dub more than the sub? Many of the lines have been references to other Shakespeare works, which is a fun touch. Though I'm weirded out by the effeminate 'Willy'...the Queen's English, indeed.

Have to say that I burst out laughing when Juliet's heritage is revealed to her and she promptly faints in front of her secret rebel army. Our Heroine, Ladies & Gentlemen; Bold Leader of the Resistance!

Besides, I prefer Juliet more as Odin / Red Whirlwind. Does it count as yaoi if she just crossplays during her love affair with Romeo, I wonder? Papa Montague might be more accepting of his son coming out of the wardrobe than falling for a Capulet...

[J.]

Apologies to everyone for my disappearance: I started this shindig but then didn't finish it up. R X J wasn't really my thing. Perhaps we could just pick a movie in future so more people could participate without forfeiting so much time?

Again, shame on me and I'll be around more often; promise!

[Ann]

Hmm, perhaps a shorter series then, like Afro Samurai?
www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=2

Finding free legal movies to watch is trickier, but here are a few I found on Hulu (caution, I know nothing about them):
Spring and Chaos www.hulu.com/spring-and-chaos?c=Animation-and-Cartoons
Riding Bean www.hulu.com/riding-bean?c=Animation-and-Cartoons
Speed Racer the movie (not the liveaction) www.hulu.com/speedracer-the-movie?c=Animation-and-Cartoons

We could also watch classics like this one, if enough people are interested/haven't seen it? I know it's not anime, but still:
The Secret of Nimh www.hulu.com/the-secret-of-nimh?c=Animation-and-Cartoons