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Shelf Life - I Am Number Six

and of course caters to the Fujoshi audience.

Honestly? I don't see this as a fujoshi show (...) really classify the whole thing as BL?

Echo_City wrote:

Was it really a deus ex machina? I didn't think so.

The title of the final episode is "Deus Ex Machina" and proxies are compared to gods throughout the show. When the spoiler[ big, scary spaceships return to earth with who knows what kind of "humans", the final shot is of Vincent, with his glowing proxy eyes, smiling. Even though we don't see what happens next, Sato leaves us with the suggestion that Vincent, a "god", will make everything okay.]

I didn't know No. 6 was only 11 episodes. That's not as big of a commitment as I thought.

I actually really like what No. 6 has pulled off as far as genre-mashing. Chances are, if it had been straight up BL I probably would have watched it because I like BL. Had it been a straight-up dystopian-future scifi show I prolly would have watched it also because I like that sort of thing too. But combining the two... combining the two is actually quite smart. And unusual. You gotta give credit where it's due: we haven't seen this happen in anime before.

No no, a show catering to Fujoshi audience doesn't necessarily make it a BL show. After all, Fujoshi are known for their endless imagination, and recently the most popular shows among that audience were Durarara! and Tiger & Bunny, and both are hardly BL shows.
But No. 6 has added some obvious Fujoshi fanservice, like the dancing together (a very awkward scene), the crossdressing ... and the whole relationship which you call "bromance" just seems to please that audience in particular (the internet is full with comments telling Safu to die). That doesn't mean the show can't please others as well, but I found the fanservice very tiring during the middle part and distracting from the actual story. And now the show has only 3 episodes left, where I certainly won't expect an interesting solution anymore.

There's no way of getting around the aliasing on the remastered Utena DVDs. Some people (including some reviewers) just don't see it. Some people are definitely more sensitive to video issues than others. For example, edge enhancement halos (like on the initial Gladiator Blu-ray) really annoy me, but I have friends who won't even notice them. Sadly, being aware of video issues like these can often detract from your enjoyment of a movie or series. Once you see it, you can't un-see it. If anything, it's more pronounced the bigger and better your display is.

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I don't know. I don't consider myself a picky sort, but on my setup it looks REALLY obvious. Hell, the first time Wakaba appears in head shot form in episode 1 is horribly jaggy on mine, it's like late Charles Schulz arthritic era linework, except less charmingly unintentional. I just can't see how anyone else (except you and a handful of other posters I've come across) can't spot it other than the fact that my setup is wrong compared than others.

Is this the only anime that this bothers you or you've noticed this on? I personally tend to scrutinize the video quality of releases that I am highly anticipating more then others. Its a rather annoying habit, but one I can't seem to break.