Interludium

Because the usual people aren't online for me to be absolutely incoherent at.

CHRONO TRIGGER FOR THE DS.

A month behind on the news, but still! Have waited SO LONG for this to happen, I don't think I ever actually expected that it would. I am now a happy Chrono fangirl. (Still hoping for a new game somewhere along the line.)

So oh hey, maybe some of the artists on my flist can answer this one?  I was looking through Ballistic Publishing's artbooks and the major difference between their Expose line and Exotique line seems to be that the former is for digital art while the other is for CG? (I had originally thought it was pro versus non-pro / semi-pro artists.) I couldn't seem to find anything on this on google, I had always thought digital and cg art was the same thing.

For those not familiar with it - Ballistic Publishing. I just spent the better part of a few hours flipping through their Expose and Exotique books and wibbling incoherently. They are basically artbook collections with digital and cg art from several incredibly talented artists (a lot of which I'm sure some of you would be familiar with, especially those who frequent deviantart). I have probably already made myself broke for the rest of the year so I will have to wait until next year before getting any, but there are already 7 books out total and I can't possibly afford them all. Q_Q

I like the Expose books  a lot since they have landscape and structural art on it as well.  Someone covet with me!



From Exotique 3


From Expose 4



Was sorting through boxes yesterday and I'm just finally realizing just how much fancrap I used to buy.  I even have useless stuff like postcard sets and stationary and card sets, etc.  Why god why?! All that money down the drain. D: Although it's also reminded me that I am an artbook whore, which are actually one of the few things I spent on that I don't regret.

I have nobody to fangirl ES21 with on IM (damned friends), so I have to spam my LJ instead.
DL: Eyeshield 21 ch.259 / Reborn ch.171 [raw]

( Sena may not be my favorite, but there are reasons I love the kid. )

Have I ever mentioned just how much I love this series? More people on my flist need to read this. Q_Q


And because raws came out while I was procrastinating on this post. Reborn Target 171.

( Wherein I randomly fangirl over everyone. )

>.> I'm a week behind on my LJ friends list. I tried catching up, but ungh. I did 95% skimming than I did actual reading, and that was only for the personal journals filters. My comm filters are surprisingly more behaved, now that they're separated into four filters and can no longer overwhelm me in one big scary mass of unread posts. And I obviously have nothing better to say but bore you with details about my lj filters.

Oh. Oh!

GINTAMA OVA FOR JUMP FESTA 2006! GINTOKIGINTOKIGINTOKI!!!!
GINTAMA ANIME. I WILL FLOOD MY FLIST WITH SCREENCAPS LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.

The anime gods still love me. They still create an anime for every single series I want to see an anime for. I shall patiently wait for the d.Grayman anime as soon as it is long enough.

giiin-cchhhaan! let me molest you in your full colored animated glory. <3 <3

[Scans to chapter 215.] Link courtesy of lechaco. She also has a more detailed summary of the chapter [here], where we finally find out exactly what it is that Yukimura's illness is.

And only one thing to say. SEME YUKIMURA BABY! If Yukimura looked like [this] all the time, I would absolutely adore the guy. I wibble. Even if the bandana is lame, but omfg now that is how Rikkai Dai Fuzoku's captain is supposed to look like. ♥

( Where Swyth and I do the once in a lifetime wibbling over Yukimura. )

Other than that.
1. I love their school uniform. And the hyotei trophies masquerading as scarves.
2. I love that shot of Kirihara blocking Sanada's hand with his racket.
3. Nice shot of Fuji on the last page.

... but you're curious anyway. ^_~

This is the result of watching Tenipuri 122 with caillen and me crying out "Mizuki!" when Kirihara came on screen. (Yes, I knew it was Kirihara, but they look so alike, especially when Kirihara's being evil.)

( ... and you thought the Fuji househould was dysfunctional. )

And I now have my ULTIMATE TENIPURI PAIRING! And don't call it crack, because it's canon, really. And I have proof!

( Why Tezuka x Marui is not crack, but fact. )

EeeeeE~~~!!!!!! *shamelessly fangirls over my new default icon* Made for me by daeas because she was procrastinating from her paper and decided to make an icon. And omg, it is like the best icon ever! *snuggles her* Love you. You don't even have to make me a pissed off Gakuto icon anymore because this ROCKS SO MUCH MORE!! *gets killed by Gakuto*

Sorry Gakuto, but nobody really takes the place of Saitou. EVER.

To those wondering, the icon reads Aku. Soku. Zan. The phrase which Saitou Hajime from Rurouni Kenshin is best known for. It's like how Ryoma's catchphrase is 'Mada mada dane.' Except Saitou's IS SO MUCH COOLER!! Edit: And as tongari put it, it's not just a catchphrase, it's a LAW. >3

And oh, you should visit the [best Saitou site in the world] because I can't do anything but wibble right now.

Now I want a Saitou layout. I miss my Saitou. Waaah! ;_;

Yes, I can fangirl this bad over an icon with just kanji characters in it. Because this is Saitou we're talking about. Now you guys can imagine just how badly obsessed I was with this guy back then. ♥ ♥ ♥~~

Edit: WORSHIP MY ICON!!!!

Maki x Atobe

So, I come online and Tchan tells me how she's spotting similarities between SD and PoT characters. We talk about it some more, and then:

tchan: Atobe is like a Maki clone. :p
tchan: Momo reminds me of Hanamichi sometimes. ^_^
arc: Atobe and Maki! *_* crossover smut fic!
tchan: Haha! Who will be Teh seme? XD
arc: Maki of course. XD

Someone write me this pairing now. XD I hate crossovers, but I'll make an exception for this pairing. ^__^

Watch the room explode. Watching these two would be so much fun. >3

I have not read my flist for 5 days. I am doomed.

(taking a break to fangirl)

#_# (I will fangirl here because caillen sucks and she was already asleep when I called her up. Who the hell sleeps at 1am? *bitesher*) flowright! capt_koki! Who else did I discuss wanting to see Inui's eyes with? I told flowright in a [previous thread] that Konomi would absolutely own me if he gave us a glimpse of Inui's eyes during this match.

....... Konomi now owns my soul.

So alright, I haven't seen scans of the chapter and I don't really know the details, and I doubt it actually happened the way I described it, but still... still... *flashes OTP badge*

Chapter summary courtesy of bang_squared. XD

PS. I also got the singles line-up correct. Go me! (I remember discussing this with a few people when the Rikkai vs Seigaku match started, so yea.)


In more boring news, my C drive has decided to crash on me. And I couldn't reinstall my OS on it, so I installed WinXP on my D drive instead, which enables me to boot the system which is all that's important at the moment. I can still access my files on C, so I can still back them up, as soon as I can find a CD-burning software I can use, as Nero refuses to install right now. >.> I think I can still recover e-mail, but it's one of the last things on my mind right now, so I'm sorry if replies are delayed again.

bang_squared referred to it as Yanagi pulling a Fuji during the Fudomine match. So naturally, I don't CARE that it's in Chinese, I wanted to [SEE]. I remember I expressed the desire to see just this a week or so back during a reply to someone's post. Konomi makes me happy. ^__^ Although we might never see it again. I have iconage, but I'm not uploading it as of yet as some may consider it a bit of a spoiler. ^^;;;

I wibble! caillen!!! Go back online NOW so I can give you link and wibble with you damnit! How long does it take to add memory to that computer? =/

My not-so-secret crush on Yanagi is definitely-not-so-secret anymore. Damn the boy. Wibbling too much. You can rest assured the wibbling will last only upto the end of Singles 3 though, as Yanagi is the last Rikkai member I really wanted to see play.

And yes, I'll probably fangirl some more when FET comes out with the chapter.

Edit: Yanagi used to smile, which he no longer does. Waah! You've been hanging around Sanada too long, Renji.

PS. I got the link of the site off of someone in the PoT Yaoi ML who had previously linked to 209. So see... you can get something out of the MLs still. XD XD

Edit #2: This is caillen and I on another squeeage session. She manages to read some of the text in the chapter, so she mentions bits and pieces of it in the conversation. AIM convo behind the cut. We mostly squee in Tagalog, so the "summary" to the chapter probably won't make sense to those who don't speak the language. Sorry. ^^;;

( Beware the Shameless Squeeage. And cursing. Lots of it. XP )

Although aishuu would probably go "What do you mean new?" since I asked her to write me fic on this pairing weeks ago. So anyway, do you want to know how many times caillen and I can say OMG in reference to a single manga chapter?

( sort of spoilers for Genius 209 and lots of Yanagi/Inui wibbling. Be forewarned. )

And that concludes our mindless fangirling for the day. On a less fangirly note however, at least I'll try to. ( More impressions on 209 and Inui's data. )

dreamlessness' Rikkai Interview here, is the funniest thing EVER!!! Unfortunately, the whole thing also happens to be done in Tagalog. Kaya sa lahat ng mga Pinoy diyan, punta doon bilis kahit wala kayong alam sa PoT kasi sobra sobra nakakatawa! *fangirls!*

I was trying to translate the interview to English while I was reading along, and laughing out loud and acting like a loon, but it really isn't as funny when translated into English. Because you know, phrases like, "Mga walang modo!" and "Tarantado!" and just... almost everything else that's funny about the damned thing would lose its flavor once translated.

And dude! I want to know which one of his evil senpai's made Kirihara wear a bunny suit while playing tennis!

Jackal : Ito ngang si Akaya noong nagsisimula pa lang, natalo nang sunud-sunod! Naging alila tuloy ng iba-ibang tao sa loob ng TATLONG BUONG LINGGO!

Marui : Ay hehe naaalala ko pa yun. Ang cute mo talagang first year, Akaya, naka-bunny suit ka pa...

Niou : Bunny na naglalaro ng tennis.

Yagyuu : Pagkaraan nun, hindi nakalabas ng bahay si Akaya nang tatlong araw. Sinundo pa siya ni Sanada at kinaladkad pabalik sa eskuwelahan.

Jackal : (kay Niou) Namula pa mata nya noon di ba? Albino rabbit! Ang kyut!!

Nyahahahahhaa!!! *dies* Tarantadong Jackal yan, humirit pa ba daw ng albino, buti nalang hindi nagwala ang bata.

So cute! I'm just sorry I couldn't share just how funny it is to all my english speaking friends on the flist. :(

Because everyone needs a good laugh, everyone should check out yachinami's all too cool chibi-comic here, which features chibi!Sanada, chibi!Atobe, chibi! Sengoku and chibi!Yanagi.... talking fashion.

And this funny as heck profile page for the Seigaku crew. The truth might hurt, but it's even better when it's funny as hell. Credit goes to startredder for the uber coolness, link gacked off of aishuu.

Also check out her Prince of Tennis Screencap Recaps. PoT has never been this fun. ^_~

HEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! *GLOMPS sharona1x2 CAUSE SHE COMPLETELY R0X0RS!!*

Thank you for the extra userpics gift! Now I can h0 myself out to more icons all year round. XD XD XD I will write you fic as a thank you! Or make you icons! Take your pick. ^__^ *snuggles*

(I am very easy to bribe, yes.)

But first off, I need an Oshitari for match_point. the_prima_donna needs someone to scheme and plot things with and to save his arse when he goes overboard and to mutter unintelligible things with behind Atobe's back where he can hear them and silently twitch. That and the fact that I can't RP any doubles match with only Gakuto in it.

And you know. Anyone else interested should apply. ^_^v Of the Seigaku regulars, only Momo and Taka are free, but there are lots of untaken spots for the rival teams. Aah! Someone apply for Oshitari and Shishido and Ootori and Kabaji and Taki and Hiyoshi! (I am biased yes and want more Hyotei players because I think Atobe is almost ready to kill Gakuto.)

Edit: My bad. Oishi is still available as well.

( Why a Kabaji journal would be loads of fun )

I wanted a Gakuto icon, but I was too lazy to create another one. So I'm stealing the one I made for his journal instead.

Tor and I are making a Jirou shrine, but us being the indecisive Evil Overladies that we are, we're at a pinch on what to call it. So you should help us out and vote for or suggest a title on the poll that Tor made here.

Titles to choose from are:

Waking Slow
Lethargy in Motion
Enthusiastic When Awake
Bipolar

Go and vote and suggest something pretty please? XD Everyone must share the JIROU LOVE!


AND THE ROKKAKU LOVE! (And Rikkaidai!)

I was planning to do a fanart sites rec, since I haven't done that since the time I originally got into Naruto, and I've been surfing through way too many TeniPuri art sites. Except I found these sprites and now I just have to post, because Atobe/Jirou is Hyotei's OTP! I must go look for Rokkaku and Rikkaidai sites next. Anybody have any recs I could start off with?

<-- Because Jirou is Atobe's bitch.
<-- So married.
<-- So in love, but don't know it.

Get your sprites here. They've got a Kirihara one too. XD

By and by, I have changed my Seigaku OTP from TezuRyo to InuiKai. (Well no, I really haven't, but more people should get into InuiKai!) Although I personally think Inui would make a great uke, because he has these incredibly long legs and well... you know. XD I lust after Inui's legs, yea. I am very jealous of Kaidou at the moment.

Although really, if it isn't InuiKai then it's definitely FujiTaka. Granted Taka's probably as clueless as a bell, but Fuji is very patient and I'm sure he'll manage to make Taka come around. :P

You know, while everyone else is talking about OotP left and right all I really want at the moment is Last Exile 12. =/ (which airs in Japan tomorrow)

Exchange on AIM with caillen. I like to think I'm capable of more coherency right now, but just to make sure, I'm not even attempting to write a post.

( ayan ang tinatawag na sabog )

( What kind of angster am I? )

Wait wait. I just had to do this. I've been downloading so many videos that I just download an episode as soon as a subber releases it without bothering to watch or even check if it's downloaded correctly (my 'new' folder is riddled with unsorted episodes). So anyway, I finally got around to doing just that and...

*fangirls over the new hikaru no go opening sequence* caillen, geilheit, remember how I said before the only thing I didn't like about the HikaGo anime was that it doesn't take you past where the manga art evolves into the more grown up character designs? I take it all back. First shot in the new opening had me going, O_O! Granted this doesn't follow through on the episode itself (ep. 61), but I'll cross my fingers and hope that it's getting there.

If I hadn't started reading Naruto and HikaGo at the same time (and hadn't been more taken by Naruto himself than any other character in HikaGo) I'd probably be writing for HikaGo instead of Naruto. As it is...

and oh. oh. All the Hikaru and Akira shots in that opening sequence alone.

/end fangirl mode