Anime Tidbits - Bootlegs

A long time ago, I went to the Philippines to visit my family. While I was walking about the dodgy districts and Chinese rip-offs galore, I found a large amount of anime, all for about $1. I'm not the type to buy things like this, but I needed to buy it just to see how terribly cheap this is. I bought 2 of these. One is "Higurashi" and the other is Toradora. Both of them are absolutely dreadful. You'll see what I mean after the break.

I just couldn't..I tried, honest.

I tried, honest.

Okay, confession time. Out of all the anime I've ever watched, the only anime I haven't finished are shows that I've dropped and Puella Magi Madoka Magika. Madoka is pretty much considered one of the animes to watch, along with the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and others. So, it was a definite watch for anyone. But unlike everyone else I've known, they've all done one thing that I haven't.

Actually finish the show.
I stopped right after episode 10. Episodes 11 and 12 are still on my hard drive, but I still haven't tried to touch them. One day, I tried watching episode 11, but I started crying 5 minutes in.

There was something about the show that made me didn't want to watch it. Well, at this point in my life, I was going through a really serious depression, which I'm still struggling with. During that time, I was looking at anime as a kind of comfort; something that would let me have everything blow over. But instead, I found something else.