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Well, it is a common practice to pick up character names from all over the place but god, Konomi, can't you be any more obvious than this - "Tachibana - Kippei Shina". Intriguingly, the dorama also stars Hideaki Takizawa a.k.a. of the Johnny's Juniors' Taki/Tsubasa pair as Kanda who likes handsome boys. Hoh.
I haven't given it much thought until of late, I mean, what sort of "fan" I am exactly. Perhaps fan enough that I made an exclusively PoT blog? To others, it's simply not enough to talk about it. Some think a real fan not only follows the series but also buys merchandise. Others though think that it's not the trinkets but the people you interact with that makes the difference, how deep you get into discussion, how many other fans you know, etc. Maybe it's a combination of everything plus a stalker-like tendency, I dunno really.
I'm pretty easy-going when it comes to anime and manga. I easily get pimped into something for one reason or the other, and who can blame me, there's so much good stuff out there. I'm rarely possessive with pairings (e.g., I don't mind Subaru/Kamui even if I adore Seishirou/Subaru). When it comes to fanfiction, I read everything, as in everything, even when I dislike a pairing/character as long as it's well-written. But I rarely write fanfic (mostly original) and am a big fan of the RPG writing style.
Unfortunately, it seems Tenipuri caught me at a time when I've simply grown tired and lazy to be active. Which sucks because I like making new friends online and I feel honored when someone goes out of their way to friend me (such as Inui, for instance, glomps you). But this laziness for a series that I really like talking about... weird.
So the theory goes, my distance is probably has much to do with writing. For years, I've gotten into fandoms whose fic base I pour over and indeed, it's advantageous for a fan to be in fandom for this reason. Apart from the goodies and inside scoop, you got people whom you can share ideas with. But I noticed that in all those years, I haven't really accomplished much. I have a tendency to atrophy because instead of focusing on writing, I simply blab about my ideas until they wilt away (guilty).
Tenipuri holds the distinction of being the only series I ever wrote for seriously. As much as I have a love-hate thing re: my writing style, I find myself enjoying writing for PoT. For one, the series features a large number of characters which guarantees more combinations. You may either like popular pairs or mix-match others to fit your whim (I've been playing too much Sims). Also, each character has his own charm, so pair or not, you can still enjoy them (in more ways than one, ahaha). Two, it's new anime (compared to Slam Dunk which is, like, a dinosaur already). Three, Konomi-san is a yaoi fanboy who looks very uke. Kidding.
It's also the sort of series where you get a really wide variety of pairs, that different groups of people can like one pairing and still have others who like one person from that same pairing and connect him with some other character (e.g., Tezuka/Ryoma, Tezuka/Fuji). Of course, we all have our own preferences based on the sort of chemistry we see between two people (I explained that in my Inui/Fuji post). It's all a matter of knowing what pushes your buttons, so to speak. I discovered that even if it gets lonely sometimes just blabbing to one's self, it's much more fun when you're not forced to like something just because everyone else is in it. Besides, I don't wanna lose this writing streak. It doesn't come often.
And with that in mind, I have a next post. Something I had much fun with (between all my RL whining).
I haven't given it much thought until of late, I mean, what sort of "fan" I am exactly. Perhaps fan enough that I made an exclusively PoT blog? To others, it's simply not enough to talk about it. Some think a real fan not only follows the series but also buys merchandise. Others though think that it's not the trinkets but the people you interact with that makes the difference, how deep you get into discussion, how many other fans you know, etc. Maybe it's a combination of everything plus a stalker-like tendency, I dunno really.
I'm pretty easy-going when it comes to anime and manga. I easily get pimped into something for one reason or the other, and who can blame me, there's so much good stuff out there. I'm rarely possessive with pairings (e.g., I don't mind Subaru/Kamui even if I adore Seishirou/Subaru). When it comes to fanfiction, I read everything, as in everything, even when I dislike a pairing/character as long as it's well-written. But I rarely write fanfic (mostly original) and am a big fan of the RPG writing style.
Unfortunately, it seems Tenipuri caught me at a time when I've simply grown tired and lazy to be active. Which sucks because I like making new friends online and I feel honored when someone goes out of their way to friend me (such as Inui, for instance, glomps you). But this laziness for a series that I really like talking about... weird.
So the theory goes, my distance is probably has much to do with writing. For years, I've gotten into fandoms whose fic base I pour over and indeed, it's advantageous for a fan to be in fandom for this reason. Apart from the goodies and inside scoop, you got people whom you can share ideas with. But I noticed that in all those years, I haven't really accomplished much. I have a tendency to atrophy because instead of focusing on writing, I simply blab about my ideas until they wilt away (guilty).
Tenipuri holds the distinction of being the only series I ever wrote for seriously. As much as I have a love-hate thing re: my writing style, I find myself enjoying writing for PoT. For one, the series features a large number of characters which guarantees more combinations. You may either like popular pairs or mix-match others to fit your whim (I've been playing too much Sims). Also, each character has his own charm, so pair or not, you can still enjoy them (in more ways than one, ahaha). Two, it's new anime (compared to Slam Dunk which is, like, a dinosaur already). Three, Konomi-san is a yaoi fanboy who looks very uke. Kidding.
It's also the sort of series where you get a really wide variety of pairs, that different groups of people can like one pairing and still have others who like one person from that same pairing and connect him with some other character (e.g., Tezuka/Ryoma, Tezuka/Fuji). Of course, we all have our own preferences based on the sort of chemistry we see between two people (I explained that in my Inui/Fuji post). It's all a matter of knowing what pushes your buttons, so to speak. I discovered that even if it gets lonely sometimes just blabbing to one's self, it's much more fun when you're not forced to like something just because everyone else is in it. Besides, I don't wanna lose this writing streak. It doesn't come often.
And with that in mind, I have a next post. Something I had much fun with (between all my RL whining).