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Rules of Acquisition

I've been on a bit of an anime kick lately. Coincidentally, DVD Planet has a sale on their Pioneer titles, which was a chance to pick up some nice box sets. It's probably a bad habit left over from the Magic days, but I like to get the entire series of DVDs at once, even though it can be a big financial gamble. Once they put the series in a pretty box, the completist fetish becomes irrestible. Besides, only the crowd-pleasers get the box-set treatment anyway, so they're a pretty good bet.

Just finished Serial Experiments: Lain. Interesting bit of corporate synergy in that Pioneer used a British group from their own label as the opening theme. The main character could be the poster-waif for Big Eyes, Small Mouth. Right now, the whole thing seems deep and thought-provoking, reflective of the disturbing effects of technology on personal connections amongst friends, family, and society. Then there's the cynical voice which says that it's a pretentious exercise in convoluted story-telling using a handful of cels and lots of pan-and-scan shots. Talking about "deep" anime, the Neon Genesis Evangelion box just came. I have a feeling the cynical voice will be loud.