This, always a problem in fandom

what’s not a problem:

• wanting an anime that features good looking, shirtless boys
• shipping said boys together
• not liking female characters

what is a problem:

• wanting an anime that features good looking, shirtless boys so you can ship them all together for more “homo” ships
• disregard characterization completely
• not wanting female characters
• wanting female characters to die because they get in the way of the “homo”

(source: http://duckasstheavenger.tumblr.com/post/48941578753)

So true. I mean, hey, as far as ships go, I'm perfectly okay with anything. I don't have to like it, but it doesn't mean I don't respect your ship. As long as you don't impose your ships on me, or disregard others' ships be they homo or hetero, I'm alright with it.

Third point about not wanting female characters - I sometimes wonder, you are female, and yet you think this way?

Anyway, raising this point because of the upcoming swimming anime by KyoAni called Free!



Haha. Swimming. Hmm. Interesting.

OSTs

I listen to OSTs when I study, because I do not want to be distracted by vocal music. So now is the time when I listen to whatever OSTs I have inside my music folders.

Right now, I'm listening to Hanakisou Orchestra Arrangement. It's....epic. The original OST by Shikata Akiko is fantastic, but the orchestral arrangement is eargasm. I like songs with deeper sounds. I love deep bass, hence my headphone/earpiece preference would always be deep bass clarity. This love for bass developed before I played the tuba, but it escalated during the years in band. Not saying I don't like light and clear tinkling sounds in a fantasy setting, complete with piano, flutes, harps and all, but my preference will always lie with majestic sounding music.

My favourite song is 玄冬 in both the original OST and the arrangement.

Well, if anyone ever asks me which OST is my favourite, I will not be able to answer. I have yet to find a series or show whose soundtracks capture me completely to the point of no return. I like orchestral tracks. I like tracks with oriental touch. I like OSTs from mecha, from sports series, from dark series, from light-hearted shoujo series, from shounen series, from mainstream series, from otoge and drama CDs. Dude, I'll even listen to OSTs from BL series if I like the soundtracks (Hanakisou is light BL. Never played the game, but I'm liking the OST just fine.)

Tell me, how to pick?

If anything, I'd say I trust the music more than the series itself. No matter how bad the series is, the music will always be worth listening to. I believe in the composers and their ability to capture the mood and setting of particular scenes.

I don't know what I'm seeing on my tumblr dash. But for some reason I'm laughing my ass off at MasatoXTokiya. I CALL THEM THE BLUE PAIR IN UTAPURI.

And my head is screaming TOEI EIGAMURA because of the outfits they're wearing and the location. Do note, I don't mind BL pairs in otoge, because hey, it's up to fandom's choice who they want to ship, and if I like the interaction I'll just smile and keep quiet. But it doesn't mean I ship them.

Excuse me while I collect my senses and get back to studying (and Maple tonight haha)

I'll watch UtaPuri after my exams. And Majestic Prince. Just for lulz.

http://www.valvrave.com/

Wheeeee I like L-Elf right from the get go. Though he reminds me of Iceland. But let me get this straight, I think the enemy troops are assholes for attacking a neutral country. Unless you tell me there's a reason. =.= Ah well, mecha.

TV・局中法度！

Oh pudding~

And I just watched 2 clips of Kyokuchuu Hatto, to my amusement of Saitou's obvious fanboying of Hijikata. It's CANON. Just like Okita's obvious love for Kondou is canon.



HERE YOU GO.

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I might as well continue watching Reimeiroku from where I left off. I like the back story of how the Shinsengumi was born.

I caught up to Karneval manga, at least the English translations. And....it's soon to be Yogi's arc?

Anyway, I also caught up with Ouji to Majou to Himegimi to. And looking at the characters, I'm tempted to write a fanfic using Kuroko no Basuke characters, inspired by this manga. I mean, look, we have Cinderella, Snow White, Thumbelina, Sleeping Beauty, Mermaid Princess, Red Riding Hood (just a friend of the prince), and the witch who cursed the prince (I'm sorry I actually like Ooji and Megumi in this manga).

Snow White looks like Mukkun. Cinderella looks like Midorima. Thumbelina can be Kuroko. Red Riding Hood, Akashi. Sleeping Beauty, Kise. Mermaid Princess, er, Aomine?

If not, I can always use toku characters hehehehe. I need to write more toku fics anyway. Besides, I may want to try writing Wizard in a real celtic fanstasy setting, with the Sabbath and all.



I bought the CD. I love this song. It's freaking awesome. Then I went to listen to the original song Secrets by One Republic. Well, I guess I have more non-Japanese songs to..er...sing?

Karneval

TSUKITACHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

I SPAZZED WHEN HE APPEARED IN EPISODE 2. NOT HELPING IT'S YUCCHI RIGHT ON THE SPOT. I LOVE HIS VOICE.

Oh dear how the bloody hell am I to pull off Yogi and his eccentricity. I can definitely do the eccentric psycho better than a kira prince he is. QAQ

Oooo let's see what anime I'm watching this season - Karneval, Devil Survivor 2, Shingeki no Kyojin (might pick up this manga), and I admit, I was sold to Kakumeiki Valvrave by the opening song. It's a collaboration between TM Revolution and Nana Mizuki. And it's freaking epic. (Can I have a fic where Hinata is an idol because, Hinata was voiced by Nana Mizuki? XD *shot*)

Then again, I kinda grew up listening to TM Revolution's songs in Gundam Seed. I'm not a mecha fan, but I can be persuaded to watch. I....tolerated Star Driver. I...may pick up Majestic Prince after exams, because it hasn't really grown on me yet even if I know Aibacchi and Junya. I tried Zettai Bouei Leviathan but I found the first episode boring.

Shingeki no Kyojin is...brutally interesting. Admittedly I've never watched Elfen Lied or Claymore - they say the brutality is similar, but dude I watch Psycho-Pass, I read novels (which might be more vivid, since watching and reading are different. And especially if you have a good imagination, visuals may seem trivial because they aren't what you expected.), Garo's not for the light-hearted either....

My tolerance for grisly stuff shoots up when I'm in a bad mood.

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I'm waiting for episode 2 of Garo Yami wo Terasu Mono =w=

Naruto Shippuuden: Road to Ninja

Naruto Shippuuden: Road to Ninja is actually damn good, even if it were practically an AU fanfic. Naruto meets his parents. The main antagonist, besides Madara, is dark Naruto. Kinda cool haha. I thought the best part was when Naruto wore the 4th Hokage coat before going into battle.

Even if it were just a dream, or an alternate world, I thought the feelings conveyed were still real. At least Naruto got to spend time with his family. He got the chance to experience the warmth of a family. That, to him, was precious because he never had parents. The AU where Sakura's parents were revered as heroes for saving the village was a bitter irony and contrast to how Naruto was treated as a monster in his original world. Now she would have experienced how lonely Naruto must have felt all those years.

The last part where Iruka waited for him, I felt it was a nice ending. Road to Ninja is actually nicely thought of, compared to the other Naruto movies, typical as it may be. But hey, how many endings can you pull off without people saying it's bad or typical or good? I had to grit my teeth through the Korean dub, but I feel it's worth rewatching with the Japanese voices. Wished I had caught it in the cinema though, urgh.

I realise I haven't watched Ao no Exorcist the movie.

Musings of an apathetic person

I realise, part of the reason why my two musume and I are so close, are a result of many factors. We hung out together very often. We conversed over skype very often. We exposed ourselves more to each other. If you want to talk about how bad an aftertaste the chalet incident left us (my musume more than the rest), I'd say I've already experienced my own shit 2 years ago. To say I don't have a deep resentment towards the club is an understatement - it's not great, but it's always been there ever since. And the more detached I am from the club, the darker it is.

I fully bore the brunt of people's wrath when it wasn't completely my fault. At that time I was also highly strung and so stressed over assignments that I broke down on the spot. Without anyone knowing.

No one saw me cry. I didn't let anyone know what I was going through. Those who PMed me trying to get me to let it out, I only told them "what I thought I was trying to prove". In actual fact, I wasn't trying to do anything. It was merely an innocent act thought up on the spot with several others, yet I suffered the repercussions of an action I wasn't even the mastermind of.

Because of that, I saw through the hidden dark side of the club I thought I loved. As a result, that chalet incident borne out of personal grudge and jealously wasn't much of a surprise - I've already known the dark side of the club, and I'm not speaking in figurative terms.

Because of it, I hated doing pair shots even more. I never let myself be involved in comparing who's more dominant than who. I will never allow myself to be involved in any discussion regarding who's more seme, who's the uke. If others agree, up to them. But I will never compare myself with anyone.

Not anymore. If the chalet shitstorm left a bitter aftertaste in people, then that incident left a deep resentment in me.

I told no one how badly it affected me. Honestly I have no idea myself, because I don't bear grudges for long; not because I'm a forgiving person, but because I can't care less. As long as it doesn't ruin my life, I won't give a damn.

It will never surface again. I refuse to let it surface. After all I'm graduating in three months. Whatever happens to the club isn't my issue anymore.

No wonder my empathy is so bloody low.

http://en.shindanmaker.com/323918

kristin will friend Negishi Takuya, date Kamitsuru Toru, marry Yamada Yuki. Enjoy!

Excuse me, marrying pudding O_o

YAY. TIME TO LEARN THE DANCE

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I will only think about Garo after I clear my plans (Maplestory Heroes, RPG Murasakibara, Karneval, Psycho-Pass) AND finish my Gokai Sabers. Because I want to concentrate on Garo and leave no stone unturned.

I fail as a Gokaiger fan. I should have trained for Joe too, just that, no weapons....

NO IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE. BRING ON THE TONFAS.

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And Daikon's doing Fourze for Cosfest Day 1 and Gokaiger on Day 2. I WILL STALK HER TEAM. NO, I WILL STALK THEIR JOE. I have a feeling I know who the Joe is, but nahhhhhh I'll still stalk XDDD BECAUSE IT'S JOE GIBKEN.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/742928

This fic is gold. DEBUSSY. FOR ONCE

Garo titles

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-TOK-01667

Madouba Gouten 13,780 JPY

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-TOK-02557

Tsubasabito 4,950 JPY

QAQ And Tsubasabito is my favourite Garo final form =.= I'm obsessed with wings okay.

Ougon Senshi Garo
Ginga Senshi Zero
Shiro Kishi Dan
Kishi Roudo
Raimei Kishi Baron

I'm quite impressed by Pudding's acting in Itazura na Kiss - Love in Tokyo. He's so cute!!!!!!! Screw the "uninterested in women" number 1 unattainable dude whose name I can't even remember.

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Dammit, Hibi Chouchou is such a cute manga I can't help squealing at how cute Suiren and Kawasumi are! One who doesn't talk to boys, one who does not talk to girls. This awkward cute couple. XD I really like how Suiren was drawn.