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Addicted again... >D
Aug. 11th, 2002 02:13 pmFirst of all, let me say that anyone and everyone who has at least a passing interest in the works of Hayao Miyazaki *needs* to see Spirited Away. I mean that. SEE IT. I was blown away by Spirited Away (^^), and though I'm being silly, I truly mean that. It it gorgeous. It is beautiful. It is fascinating. It is enchanting. It is...gods, it is so much. SEE IT. The backgrounds, the animation, the character designs, the story, aaaaaaah, I could go on and on. But I don't want to too much here, for fear of spoilering. But if you can get a copy, do. It's so damned worth it.
Heh, other than that, we watched that bit of Yugioh that Katherine brought, and the US dub is as horrid as I thought. ^^ But it's actually kinda fun in an extra cheese sorta way. And Katherine, Kelly and I were already talking of what cosplaying we could do from it. I love the way their coats, especially Kaiba's trenchcoat seemed to be in 'blown by the wind' position permanently. ^^
Then...Gravitation. *han-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN sighs* We only watched 1-11, of course, but I completely, utterly, and totally fell in love with that show again (should I add absolutely in there too? ^^ ) It was like watching it for the first time--I hadn't remembered that the animation was actually quite good, and done with some really nice detail. I mean, a wisp of smoke, the toss of hair when a certain guitar player was moving about on stage, a reflection in window. So many little touches to the animation and backgrounds that I just never noticed before.
And the characters...it just never hit me before how much personality they all had, how much emotion they could feel and show, how intense their interactions with each other could be. It was just...wow. And I'd always adored Hiro and K, and I just got besotted with them all over again. But I noticed other characters I really hadn't before--Tohma, Tatsuha, Ryuichi...I discovered that I really liked Shuichi after all, and damn if Sakano isn't an incredibly cool guy, flailing fits and all.
And then there's Eiri. ...you know, I hated him back when I first, first saw Gravi. Then I softened towards him. But watching 1-11 last night, knowing what I know about his past, it was like I could see him so much more clearly, like I could understand why those that did the show had him act and talk the way he did. And I truly and utterly fell for him. I *adore* him now. It's like melting completely. *embarassed grin* I can't help it--I just about cried in that episode when *he* was crying. Ah, holy cats, it was cool.
Why didn't I see that before? *scratches head, looks puzzled* Ah well. I just know I can't wait to get that copy of 12 from Moe, so we here can watch that, then gather around my iMac for 13. I know the OAVs are not as good, but we'll then watch those too. Ah, obsessed yet again. I love it. ^^ I just wish there were cels for GraviTV!!! Argh! So many shots of Hiro or K I'd want.
Tho the one thing that really hit me after watching was how very difficult it would be to write Hiro into anything shounen ai or yaoi. His feelings for Ayeka are so very, very strong--I mean, sure he's bi, but how the hell could you write around that sort of relationship? I mean, I know K has Judy and Michael in the manga, but the manga and show at times feel so very AU, for me it'd be easy to write along the anime universe, like K's family simply doesn't exist--just because, well, for having seen only the anime and not the manga, for me they really don't. Eh. *shrugs* Ah well--I still can't stop being interested in the concept of K and Hiro, or Ryuichi and Hiro, or just because I'm the freak I am K, Ryuichi and Hiro together. *shrugs*
Oh, and speaking of writing, after seeing Gravi again, I am convinced that the fanfiction I've seen so far just does *NOT* get these characters right. Especially Eiri. They seem to always write him like he was in the first couple episodes--but by the latter half of the show, he's changing so much. And after what I've read happens in 13, I *know* he's going to be very different in his relationship with Shuichi, in how he deals with other people eventually. What a lot of fic-writers don't seem to realize is that Eiri changes, and he *wants* to change--he finally begins to heal, and I don't think I've seen anyone really write his character like he'd be after the events of 13 as he basically begins to unfreeze and comes back to life.
Eh, but I babble. Let's see...today's been exceedingly boring, but I'm getting stuff done. Dealt with the catboxes ( XP ), laundry, dishes, email and lj stuff...I need to call some people, too. But I gotta work in some practice on Unmei, too. Hm. Oh, and James gets back sometime this evening, so I guess things really are getting back to normal. Such as they are, I guess...
*meep* Nix call! I get to talk to her, eeeeeeee! ^______^
Heh, other than that, we watched that bit of Yugioh that Katherine brought, and the US dub is as horrid as I thought. ^^ But it's actually kinda fun in an extra cheese sorta way. And Katherine, Kelly and I were already talking of what cosplaying we could do from it. I love the way their coats, especially Kaiba's trenchcoat seemed to be in 'blown by the wind' position permanently. ^^
Then...Gravitation. *han-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN sighs* We only watched 1-11, of course, but I completely, utterly, and totally fell in love with that show again (should I add absolutely in there too? ^^ ) It was like watching it for the first time--I hadn't remembered that the animation was actually quite good, and done with some really nice detail. I mean, a wisp of smoke, the toss of hair when a certain guitar player was moving about on stage, a reflection in window. So many little touches to the animation and backgrounds that I just never noticed before.
And the characters...it just never hit me before how much personality they all had, how much emotion they could feel and show, how intense their interactions with each other could be. It was just...wow. And I'd always adored Hiro and K, and I just got besotted with them all over again. But I noticed other characters I really hadn't before--Tohma, Tatsuha, Ryuichi...I discovered that I really liked Shuichi after all, and damn if Sakano isn't an incredibly cool guy, flailing fits and all.
And then there's Eiri. ...you know, I hated him back when I first, first saw Gravi. Then I softened towards him. But watching 1-11 last night, knowing what I know about his past, it was like I could see him so much more clearly, like I could understand why those that did the show had him act and talk the way he did. And I truly and utterly fell for him. I *adore* him now. It's like melting completely. *embarassed grin* I can't help it--I just about cried in that episode when *he* was crying. Ah, holy cats, it was cool.
Why didn't I see that before? *scratches head, looks puzzled* Ah well. I just know I can't wait to get that copy of 12 from Moe, so we here can watch that, then gather around my iMac for 13. I know the OAVs are not as good, but we'll then watch those too. Ah, obsessed yet again. I love it. ^^ I just wish there were cels for GraviTV!!! Argh! So many shots of Hiro or K I'd want.
Tho the one thing that really hit me after watching was how very difficult it would be to write Hiro into anything shounen ai or yaoi. His feelings for Ayeka are so very, very strong--I mean, sure he's bi, but how the hell could you write around that sort of relationship? I mean, I know K has Judy and Michael in the manga, but the manga and show at times feel so very AU, for me it'd be easy to write along the anime universe, like K's family simply doesn't exist--just because, well, for having seen only the anime and not the manga, for me they really don't. Eh. *shrugs* Ah well--I still can't stop being interested in the concept of K and Hiro, or Ryuichi and Hiro, or just because I'm the freak I am K, Ryuichi and Hiro together. *shrugs*
Oh, and speaking of writing, after seeing Gravi again, I am convinced that the fanfiction I've seen so far just does *NOT* get these characters right. Especially Eiri. They seem to always write him like he was in the first couple episodes--but by the latter half of the show, he's changing so much. And after what I've read happens in 13, I *know* he's going to be very different in his relationship with Shuichi, in how he deals with other people eventually. What a lot of fic-writers don't seem to realize is that Eiri changes, and he *wants* to change--he finally begins to heal, and I don't think I've seen anyone really write his character like he'd be after the events of 13 as he basically begins to unfreeze and comes back to life.
Eh, but I babble. Let's see...today's been exceedingly boring, but I'm getting stuff done. Dealt with the catboxes ( XP ), laundry, dishes, email and lj stuff...I need to call some people, too. But I gotta work in some practice on Unmei, too. Hm. Oh, and James gets back sometime this evening, so I guess things really are getting back to normal. Such as they are, I guess...
*meep* Nix call! I get to talk to her, eeeeeeee! ^______^
