Exclusive Insanity

Well... I finally got around to posting the last bit of this little showdown, so here's the final match and the answer to which anime could be considered my favorite of all time. I feel like I have to thank herongale yet again because she introduced me to both of the final two. She has fabulous taste.

( Mushishi vs Uninhabited Planet Survive )

And after that, because I felt like doing it, I decided to pick my top five episodes from the winner and describe why I like them. So, here:

( Top Five Episodes )

Just to reiterate, I'm not planning on leaving LJ, even with the recent unpleasantness. I probably won't update tomorrow, but my update schedule is sporadic at best and I probably won't have anything to put up anyway, so it's no inconvenience to me.

So, yeah. For the time being, I'm staying with LJ. The loss of the basic account thing sucks for new users, yeah, and the fact that they didn't say anything about it is also pretty retarded of them, but it looks to me like InsaneJournal is even worse, so there's no point in leaving.

At least not for me.

Okay. As of last night, I have seen all of Vandread, barring the OVAs which I heard are mostly summaries with a few additional scenes mixed in. In any case, the storyline has finished and I have watched all of the episodes. No more new material.

So, now I can post my thoughts on the series.

( Click the cut for my opinion on Vandread )

I'm also seriously tempted to write Vandread fanfic, but I won't say too much about that because I don't know if it'll actually happen. I did start writing an original story that steals the idea of the male/female separation, but again, I don't know if it'll go anywhere yet.

We'll have to wait and see, I guess.

The next piece of my top five anime showdown posts. Heh.

( Princess Tutu vs Twelve Kingdoms )

( Princess Tutu vs Uninhabited Planet Survive )

I was randomly thinking about this a little while ago... the first time I ever posted a fanfic I wrote in a public place looking for comments. Not the first time I wrote one (like most people, I feel I'm better off not discussing that), but the first time I submitted it for C&C.

( Yeah, I'm going to make you click on a cut tag for details )

Does anyone else feel like sharing their first fanfic posting experience? I'm curious!

I'm officially addicted to this song. I found a decent AMV to it on youtube if anyone who hasn't heard the song wants to hear it. It's very catchy and haunting. I like.

Cody is showing me Vandread. So far it seems good. He has been trying to show me Steel Angel Kurumi, Maburaho, and Kurogane Communication, but my reaction is pretty meh. Vandread seems like it will be more fun. I find the premise interesting. I especially liked the propaganda video on the men's world where the "women" are all big bloodthirsty monsters. I'll be interested to see the women's world to find out what kind of differences there are.

Also, the opening song is catchy. Note the combination of mecha and fanservice. Can anyone tell why this is one of Cody's favorites?

Ganked from nighteevee

Pick a fictional character from a fandom I know and I'll answer the following questions to the best of my abilities:

1) What is your opinion of this character? If you like, explain why you like him/her. Likewise if you dislike the character.
2) Is he/she important to the general plot?
3) Can you relate to this character at all? Do they grip you emotionally?
4) How much do you like the fandom that this character comes from?
5) Do you ship this character with any other character? Or, are you particularly intrigued by their relationship with any other character(s)? (romance-wise or platonic)
6) Is there anything about the character you would change?
7) If you were in the fandom with this character or knew this character in real life, how do you see yourself interacting with him/her? (Would you get along well? Fall in love with? Dislike? Friendly rivalry? etc etc)
8) Does this character make the cut as one of your all time favorites (if you like) or least favorites?
9) Would you hype up this character (if you like) or warn about (if you dislike) to someone whose new to the fandom?
10) Is this character popular with the fanbase?

I'm back from Vancouver. Ate way too much. Spent a lot of money. Had fun.

I got box sets of Azumanga Daioh and Genshiken, and a new Tsubasa Chronicles purse. Also the latest volumes of Tsubasa Chronicles and D.Gray-Man manga. Woot.

Tired now...

Damn, I can be vain sometimes...

☆ The Fanficcers Love Meme ☆

Basically you post stating your pen name, the fandoms you write for, and a link to where your stuff can be found. Then you invite people to tell you their favorite fic of yours.

So if anyone wants to... yeah. I also wouldn't mind seeing the ficcers on my friends list starting a thread for themselves so that I can reply to them.

Cody's in Vancouver for a couple of days. It's not bad having the apartment to myself, except at night. I always seem to want to pig out on snacks when I'm by myself at night. Luckily, we don't have any and I've managed to convince myself that it's too cold to go get some. Go me.

I want some good romantic angst. Fanfic would be nice. I don't know which fandom to go hunting in. I've been watching Onegai Teacher, which actually has some pretty good romantic angst, but I've already seen it so it's not as exciting.

Meh.

If I were more motivated, I'd write something myself, but I'm not. I just want something nice and satisfying to read or watch. Something dripping with a real romantic tension. I can't find what I'm looking for, and that frustrates me.

At least I don't work tomorrow. Woot.