don't be dull, be fannish

Hey, folks, does anybody have any PoT OSTs or drama CDs they could share with me? My friends are totally bonkers about this anime and I would like to surprise them with something like that :)

And does anybody have the Ouran drama CDs? I have the 2nd one but that's it :(

Today, we had a little get-together with some family members I haven't seen in years even though we live in the same town. Lets just say that now I understand why we don't meet very often. If I'm lucky enough, I won't have to see them for another two or three years X(

On a different note: I can't believe that there is only one episode of Jyu Oh Sei left! On the other hand, I don't like the twist the whole series took in the latest episode. I mean, I know that it was the point towards which the anime was headed but still :( This was not my cup of tea...

But the latest episode of Princess Princess was incredibly funny. I like this anime better than Gakuen Heaven; I think that Keita is too weak for a main character and the whole MVP is ridiculous :(

Okay, my book-mania is getting out of hand. Two weeks ago, I ordered books for 90 USD. Today, it's another 60 USD... But I made a decision: No more Amazon for me, until I read all the books I ordered! I will order the next bunch as a gift to myself once I finish this semester and with that my long University attendance (8 years is a LONG time! X0)

And what books have I ordered?
Anthologies "All I Want From Christmas" and "Masters of Midnight"
"The Invisible Ring" by Anne Bishop
"Storm Front" aka "The Dresden Files, Book 1" by Jim Butcher

And before I forget - I'm dying from the cuteness that's the new Princess, Princess anime! I knew I should have bought the manga when I was in Germany! XD

Hm, and I'm thinking about buying the Sentinel DVDs... But only if there are some cool bonuses, like the blooper reels or something like that. If there is nothing like that - like on the Magnificent Seven DVDs - then I will content myself with the downloaded stuff. Although I'm thinking about buying the Mag7 DVDs anyway since there is no place where one could download the series from :(

... rather confuses me. According to the character profiles Ryoma should be - as a freshman - 12 years old. So that means that Momo-senpai and Kaidoh are 13 O.O!! And Tezuka, Inui etc. 14?!! I mean, that's ridiculous (could you imagine Atobe! being 14? Or Kabaji 13?!). So, I looked up some informations about the Secondary Education in Japan. According to this info, the club activities - such as the tennis club in PoT - are really important and pursued in the Upper-Secondary Level, which would be grades 10-12. And that would make Ryoma 15 or so and Tezuka and the others around 18 years old. Yup, that fits just fine. So, from now on, I will write my stories in this setting *nods*

Ayakashi ~ Japanese Classic Horror - ep 1

This series sounds rather interesting. It reminds me of Mushishi because it's been inspired by classic Japanese legends. You can read more here

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Paradise Kiss - ep 12

Yay, I've been waiting for this one. I can't wait to find out if Caroline and George will get together or not. Oh, and in someone's LJ, I read the owner wondering if Isabelle was a "dude" or not... So, is Isabelle a transvestite? Now that the LJ user mentioned it... She looks kinda too big to be a woman... What do you think?

I crossed the 100th ep mark. And I love the new opening and ending credits. At the beginning - Echizen and Tezuka, Tezuka and Echizen. How cool is that? And at the very end? FLOWERS? Petals? I mean, this is a shounen anime, right? Could they be more blatant? I think that the more the story progresses the more m/m hints they put in it.

And Hanamura-sensei...*g* If she could win Momo-senpai, maybe Ryoma would follow too? Did she thought that they were a couple? :D Well, they kinda do look like a couple. Whah! The anime is so good! *bounces*

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Oh, and on a different note: does anybody know where I could find some original (= no fanart) pictures of Hijitaka and Souji from Peacemaker Kurogane? If the two of them are not a couple, I will eat my hat... :D

I finally caught up on Noein. The latest ep made me cry though. I suspected that something like that would happen, that there wouldn't be a happy end for the two friends, but this... when it looked like everything would work out... I hate when something like that happens in the moment when everything seems to be okay again. :( I just hope that the series will have a happy end *crosses fingers*

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And Shakugan no Shana. Another anime that made me cry. The second ep? I mean... Wah! :( I like Sakai very much, how he doesn't mind that he will disappear one day but it makes him very unhappy that nobody will remember that he even existed. That's so sad :( But the series is great. I love the fight scenes. Hehe, and there is the weird guy who loves to play with dolls *g* A great anime!

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Prince of Tennis! LMAO! Prince of Bowling. Fuji fainted in such a lovely way... And Tezuka having nightmares about his team :)) The poor guys. Inui and his juice - even he can't drink it. And Oishi loves bowling! He looked so cool with his glove. The little devil. I loved the chibi scene in which the cops came and tied up Eiji. That was my favorite one. He looked so confused, the poor chibi! I'm still enjoying this anime very much! :)

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Is it just me or is everything in Sousei no Aquarion about sex? I mean, m/m, f/m, f/f, you name it, it's there. That's one weird anime, I tell ya *shakes her head*

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Did AnimeKraze give up on KKM? Feels like it. That's why I'm downloading the raws. I understand bits and pieces and at least I see what's going on. Looks like the next ep will be a big one for Wolfram. Finally. I love to see our blondie in distress. And I'm happy that at least at the very end of the series, he turned into something more than a pretty background picture.

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And it really surprised me how much I like Paradise Kiss. Not enough to buy the manga but I can't wait for the last ep to be subbed. I wonder if Caroline and George will have their happy end or not. That series is different from what we usually see in anime and that surprised me in a very pleasant way.

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But in Gilmore Girls I'm starting to hate the fact that Luke still didn't tell Lorelai. It was he who insisted that they had tell each other everything. And now this! Argh! Sometimes, I really hate men! :(

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Oh, and I made my first .gif icon! *points* Taken from Shakugan no Shana. When I saw the flame, I knew I had to turn in into an icon. The quality is nothing much, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it!

*bounces of to eat more pineapple and oranges*

I finally finished watching Samurai Champloo! Wow, the ending was... wow. I loved the scene between Mugen and Jin --> Jin: "Take care of Fuu."; Mugen: "You better not get killed." *squee* That one made my heart melt. I could so see a Fuu/Mugen/Jin threesome. And how Jin admitted that he considered the two of them friends :D And Mugen's "I don't feel like killing you." attitude! Excellent! *bounces*

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Caught up on GunXSword. This is a weird one but it's finally starting to make sense to me. Although I don't understand the attitude of the Original pilots. And poor poor Wendy. But most of all, I love the blond brothers! The younger one is still all baby-fat, but the older one is so cool! Kinda nutty in the head and rather maniacal but cool :D I hope that Shinsen will sub more eps soon.

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I downloaded and watched the first episode of Fate/stay Night. Wow, the first episode and we already had a mass murder and an explosion. And it's wonderfuly drawn, just the way I like it. This one looks rather interesting. Magic in the present times, fighting, little evil girls *eg* Cool! :)

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I decided to download Suzuka. I tried one episode and it looks rather interesting in the "slice-of-life" kinda way. No fighting or action whatsoever but it caught my attention.

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Karin is also getting better and better. It's still funny, but I can feel the deeper, sad undertones there too. Anju's relationship with her sister is simply touching. And their older bro is so protective of them, even though he grumbles all the time. I love it!

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And I finally caught up on all the eps of Prince of Tennis I had at home. Ep 75 was the last one I had. As a devoted Tezuka fan, I could only cry, really (please, tell me that he will come back soon *hopeful eyes*). But Tezuka is a great captain and I love the relationship he has with Oishi. I think I like the two together better than Oishi and Eiji. Don't know why. I mean, when Tezuka got hurt, Oishi crying out "TEZUKA!!!"... that just got me, really. And I'm already getting withdrawal sings. This anime just gets under your skin like no other.

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I'm slowly catching up on all the anime I watch. Unfortunately, I have to study for my state exam that I have in three weeks. But I just can't concentrate on it. I feel all jittery and full of nervous energy. And if that wouldn't be enough, I'm translating Fiona McIntosh's "Myrren's Gift" at the mo. Folks who read that book can tell you that it's not one that could put you in a good mood. It's a tear-jerker all the way. So, I decided to stop translating it until I finish studying what I need for the exam. It's just too distracting :(

Off to watch more anime!