Animax is going to air 'Flame of Recca' from 8th May 2006. Wow !! I'm a great fan of cartoons and to get a re-telecast of one of my favourite cartoons is gonna be fun (first time I saw it was when I was in college). This cartoon was singlehandedly responsible for a lot of desks in my college having 'Saiha Fire-sword' and 'Madoka Fire Barrier' scratched on them in all the calligraphic glory that I could muster.
Whats so captivating?
Simple really, the main protagnist 'Recca' has fire coming out of his right hand. COOL !! I have been fascinated with fire since I was a little kid. My favourite plaything was a box of matches, with a candle it was divine(wasn't too popular with my parents because of that ;)...). When I was visiting my native place (which, thank god did not have electric water heaters...) I used to spend hours sitting before the stove feeding the flames (dried coconut shells, coconut choir, firewood, old rags, paper...), heating up water for everyone to take bath. Long story short, fire is my favourite element and this guy had it coming out of his hand as and when he wished. The added fact that each flame was governed by a dragon made it simply irresistable.