I didn't mind THAT much how little attention Ryo's partner's passing got, just like the lack of back-story hasn't irritated me. I don't know about the manga but, while it's a shame if manga content was cut, the mood of CH is more lighthearted than GTO--meaning gradual character development and full-on drama would appear out of place. It's as good as an episodic series could ever hope to be, and I'm fine if it remains that way.
Sadly, Angel Heart's spoiler was given away by MAL's description. But, as you guessed, I didn't care very much because A) Kaori has no worth, B) she has short-hair, C) she lacks femininity, and D) females with short-hair and no femininity should all go die.
I can't see a spin-off measuring up to the sauce but more Ryo can't be a bad thing, and my interest in agent Angel Heart has increased after episode 26 of CH S1.
$27 on two mint CH sets = best money spent ever.
Why, when you rated GTO 6/10, if memory serves? As poor of an adaptation as SP's anime is, as well as it being toned down, most ignorant of the manga's greatness 10/10 it.
You won't like City Hunter if you disliked GTO. The leads are way too similar; similar to the point of me now thinking Fujisawa was inspired by City Hunter to create GTO.
What you REALLY ought to be watching is Ashita no Joe. But, as per usual, you're too dumb to take my recommendations seriously; in spite of being but a learner, compared to myself. As much as I enjoyed Hajime Ippo, it's let down by sticking like glue to the overused shounen formula of a dumb, straightforward guy, lacking a personality working towards defeating his naturally skilled rival. There's even a useless, pretty much pointless girlfriend character who remains on the sidelines; never quite entering into a relationship because it adds more tension if they aren't an item.
Joe's characterization is astounding. When viewing older works, which had all their good ideas stolen from them, I don't expect characters so deeply wounded psychologically, with so much presence to exist. He values his life so little he'd take on knife-wielding Yakuza with a smile, and he's cynical and mistrustful of others to the point he steals from and insults his future love interest by suggesting her giving to the poor is no more than an act. So screwed up is he that he needs the person who cares about him the most to beat him up, in order to stop his self-destruction.
Only does it become a boxing anime AFTER his character is set in stone and made into an all-time great. And that makes the far more generic Hajime Ippo inferior.
...Oh, and you really are dumb: I was praising you for noting flaws, going on what little I've read; not being easily pleased. I wasn't saying you rant.
Btw, to be a good writer, you need to entertain. The most entertaining views are those fueled by passion, and passion is best expressed through text on a screen through anger/hatred, mixed with wit. Just sayin'...
