La+Vi Rant
The past four or five days have been filled with nothing but D.Gray-Man for me. I'd never even heard of it till last...summer, I think? Anyway, I've been hooked. Again. I am such a sucker for mangas - haven't figured out if that's a good thing yet. XD
The manga has a bit of a "used" storyline. In other words, there are some small elements in there that we've all seen before (aka, caring/passionate/determined good guy, little creature/sidekick-thingy, etc.) which makes it a little unoriginal. But the story is what makes it an addicting read, and the bad guys are impressive characters. The only complaint I have is some things aren't explained thoroughly, but I can forgive the mangaka for that. ^-^
Lavi (see cutesy avy) is another one of those prank-type characters from this amazing series. His spiky red hair and distinct appearance stood out from the rest of the cast, making him my favorite right away (I think I'm a sucker for redheads too; Renji, Kyo, Axel, Lavi...the list could go on). Lavi's current occupation is apprenticing to be a Bookman - someone who stands on the sidelines, emotionless, and records unwritten history. Of course, an emotionless character is freakishly hard to grow attached to (Ulqui doesn't count). He swears up and down to his master that his smiles are fake, but even then, Lavi develops caring friendships throughout the story. I won't give away too much, but just know that he's a very sweet character. And funny to boot!
He's also played by Kenichi Suzumura, the seiyuu who voices Hikaru (Ouran), Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII), and Demyx (Kingdom Hearts II) which just adds to his sparked personality.
Well, on to the actual point of this post: I'm in need of a model. No, not an actual person, but a picture. I'd like to do a still-life of Lavi but I'd prefer to have a model reference. I'm in the process of doing an Ulquiorra still (found here) which didn't have a ref, so I want to do Lavi's with a picture to look at. The guy (or girl, I'm not biased, lol) has to be fairly handsome with that small dash of bishounen in there. I'd prefer he be smiling, but oh well. If you or your friends happen to find a good-looking dude somewhere on the internet and you think he looks like this, then help a girl out! Thanks ever so much! <3
The manga has a bit of a "used" storyline. In other words, there are some small elements in there that we've all seen before (aka, caring/passionate/determined good guy, little creature/sidekick-thingy, etc.) which makes it a little unoriginal. But the story is what makes it an addicting read, and the bad guys are impressive characters. The only complaint I have is some things aren't explained thoroughly, but I can forgive the mangaka for that. ^-^
Lavi (see cutesy avy) is another one of those prank-type characters from this amazing series. His spiky red hair and distinct appearance stood out from the rest of the cast, making him my favorite right away (I think I'm a sucker for redheads too; Renji, Kyo, Axel, Lavi...the list could go on). Lavi's current occupation is apprenticing to be a Bookman - someone who stands on the sidelines, emotionless, and records unwritten history. Of course, an emotionless character is freakishly hard to grow attached to (Ulqui doesn't count). He swears up and down to his master that his smiles are fake, but even then, Lavi develops caring friendships throughout the story. I won't give away too much, but just know that he's a very sweet character. And funny to boot!
He's also played by Kenichi Suzumura, the seiyuu who voices Hikaru (Ouran), Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII), and Demyx (Kingdom Hearts II) which just adds to his sparked personality.
Well, on to the actual point of this post: I'm in need of a model. No, not an actual person, but a picture. I'd like to do a still-life of Lavi but I'd prefer to have a model reference. I'm in the process of doing an Ulquiorra still (found here) which didn't have a ref, so I want to do Lavi's with a picture to look at. The guy (or girl, I'm not biased, lol) has to be fairly handsome with that small dash of bishounen in there. I'd prefer he be smiling, but oh well. If you or your friends happen to find a good-looking dude somewhere on the internet and you think he looks like this, then help a girl out! Thanks ever so much! <3
