Absence gives perspective... sometimes

When I was about four years old, my favourite cartoon in the world was Battle Of The Planets, commonly known as G-Force.

Oh, how I loved it -- Mark, Jason, Princess, Tiny and Geeyup (sp?).

About a month or two ago, Chris signed us up for Anime On Demand... which is showing the original (with bad English-dubbed voices). It's called Gatchaman and it is fucking hilarious. There's definitely some translation weirdness, but it just adds to the humour.

The team calls itself the Science Ninja team -- which we've re-dubbed as the Science Ninja Incest team, since all the characters refer to each other in the Japanese "little brother, big sister" sense. As the cartoon was created in the '70s, the technical stuff is pretty outdated and amusing. And both Chris and I are still able to recall and hum along with all the theme music. That's talent, my friends.

And thanks to Anime On Demand, we can also enjoy our weekly fixes of Elfen Lied, about pink-haired girls with horns who violently rip people apart in great sprays of blood. A little too much boob in the credits for my taste, but am enjoying the gratuitous violence.