Not dead (older, tho)
Yup, close to two months this time...
Yesterday was my birthday. I got money from my parents, and Jessie and Jo sent the Devil Survivor 2 game (so I can find out if the anime really is lame by comparison ^_~ ), and the Moribito full series box, which is awesome.
Coincidentally, as my monthly back-catalog indulgence, I had just finished re-watching Kemono no Souja Erin, which was still also awesome, and in general I think I need to re-watch things I like more often. I maybe noticed more this time the idiosyncrasies it has from being adapted for children (it's slow, it has the annoying pair of comic-relief scrappies), and Crunchyroll's subtitles are really pretty awful (inconsistent, clumsy, and occasionally a whole line would be omitted), but I still loved it. It was odd to realize that the last time I watched it was actually my introduction to Uehashi-sensei, before I'd watched Moribito twice and read both of the available-in-translation Moribito novels one or more times. Having done that in the interim, at one point it struck me how much Damiya had in common with Yuguro (villain of Moribito 2); let's see, a highly-placed sweet-talking smug snake who wants to harness the power of his nation's founding mythology, willfully blind to the true nature of the fire he's playing with... Of course Damiya only goes the full Yuguro late in the game when he had long-since proved proved how slimy he was. In fact on a re-watch I have a little niggling doubt about Harumiya's death; yes, she did have a head injury that could easily have caused it, but she also had an ambitious nephew with a habit of poisoning people he finds inconvenient, auntie had just told him no, he couldn't have an army of simurgh, and we hear about it at such a remove that you don't really know...
On current anime, I might have just taken the season to rest. I never did go back to Servant x Service, and I'm a few weeks behind on Sunday Without God and Free! Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist is still just shameless fluffy fun. Uchouten Kazoku is by far the best thing I'm watching, combining Tanuki and Tengu hijinks with surprisingly grounded family drama and subtle storytelling.
Since last writing, Parallels has also gone live and had its author reveals. Chaco made me some illustrations for Seven Year Promise, and my recipient skyshores' requests nudged me to re-watch Kiki's Delivery Service, which was good since I had totally forgotten what an amazing movie it was. I also had fun making a treat for Oryx based on Hyouka, and I got very gracious comments on the stories I wrote, so I'm happy.
Summer Fireworks (1831 words) by foxinthestars
Fandom: Majo no Takkyuubin | Kiki's Delivery Service
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kiki/Tombo, Kiki & Ursula
Characters: Ursula, Kiki
Summary:
Ursula comes to visit Kiki for the summer fireworks festival.
The First Day of the Rest of the Life of Oreki Houtarou, Private Investigator (2796 words) by foxinthestars
Fandom: Hyouka & Kotenbu Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Oreki Houtarou, Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, Ibara Mayaka
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe
Summary:
Satoshi walked into Houtarou's office wearing an even bigger grin than usual - and that meant trouble. Not the bad, bring the revolver, “God, I hate when I’m right” kind, but trouble. The “Kiss your energy reserves goodbye” kind.
“So, whaddya want?”
“Hey, is that any way to talk to a lady?”
Film-(mildly)-Noir A/U.
‡ original post at Dreamwidth ‡
Yesterday was my birthday. I got money from my parents, and Jessie and Jo sent the Devil Survivor 2 game (so I can find out if the anime really is lame by comparison ^_~ ), and the Moribito full series box, which is awesome.
Coincidentally, as my monthly back-catalog indulgence, I had just finished re-watching Kemono no Souja Erin, which was still also awesome, and in general I think I need to re-watch things I like more often. I maybe noticed more this time the idiosyncrasies it has from being adapted for children (it's slow, it has the annoying pair of comic-relief scrappies), and Crunchyroll's subtitles are really pretty awful (inconsistent, clumsy, and occasionally a whole line would be omitted), but I still loved it. It was odd to realize that the last time I watched it was actually my introduction to Uehashi-sensei, before I'd watched Moribito twice and read both of the available-in-translation Moribito novels one or more times. Having done that in the interim, at one point it struck me how much Damiya had in common with Yuguro (villain of Moribito 2); let's see, a highly-placed sweet-talking smug snake who wants to harness the power of his nation's founding mythology, willfully blind to the true nature of the fire he's playing with... Of course Damiya only goes the full Yuguro late in the game when he had long-since proved proved how slimy he was. In fact on a re-watch I have a little niggling doubt about Harumiya's death; yes, she did have a head injury that could easily have caused it, but she also had an ambitious nephew with a habit of poisoning people he finds inconvenient, auntie had just told him no, he couldn't have an army of simurgh, and we hear about it at such a remove that you don't really know...
On current anime, I might have just taken the season to rest. I never did go back to Servant x Service, and I'm a few weeks behind on Sunday Without God and Free! Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist is still just shameless fluffy fun. Uchouten Kazoku is by far the best thing I'm watching, combining Tanuki and Tengu hijinks with surprisingly grounded family drama and subtle storytelling.
Since last writing, Parallels has also gone live and had its author reveals. Chaco made me some illustrations for Seven Year Promise, and my recipient skyshores' requests nudged me to re-watch Kiki's Delivery Service, which was good since I had totally forgotten what an amazing movie it was. I also had fun making a treat for Oryx based on Hyouka, and I got very gracious comments on the stories I wrote, so I'm happy.
Summer Fireworks (1831 words) by foxinthestars
Fandom: Majo no Takkyuubin | Kiki's Delivery Service
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kiki/Tombo, Kiki & Ursula
Characters: Ursula, Kiki
Summary:
Ursula comes to visit Kiki for the summer fireworks festival.
The First Day of the Rest of the Life of Oreki Houtarou, Private Investigator (2796 words) by foxinthestars
Fandom: Hyouka & Kotenbu Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Oreki Houtarou, Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, Ibara Mayaka
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe
Summary:
Satoshi walked into Houtarou's office wearing an even bigger grin than usual - and that meant trouble. Not the bad, bring the revolver, “God, I hate when I’m right” kind, but trouble. The “Kiss your energy reserves goodbye” kind.
“So, whaddya want?”
“Hey, is that any way to talk to a lady?”
Film-(mildly)-Noir A/U.
‡ original post at Dreamwidth ‡