7 questions meme
Comment to this post (stating that you want to do the meme), and I will list seven things I want you to talk about. They might make sense or they might be totally random. Then post that list, with your commentary, to your journal. Other people can get lists from you, and the meme merrily perpetuates itself.
(I will be very bad at questions!)
Here are my answers to questions from alexdonnelly, sac527, turkeyimposter, and absolutehymn007. :)
questions from alexdonnelly
1. You've gotten your letter from Hogwarts! Which house do you get sorted into? Is it the one you wanted?
I would be sorted into Ravenclaw. I like to learn, and I like to succeed. I also love to create, though I tend to be more of a consumer than a producer of creative attempts. Considering how I was back in school (always needing to get good scores on tests, having nightmares about not turning in schoolwork on time), I'd say I'm thoroughly Ravenclaw... though I'm sadly very book smart and not street smart. I dislike appearing dumb, so when I'm not very sure about something, I tend not to speak up... which is a lot of the time, since there's a lot I don't know.
I think I would enjoy being in Ravenclaw, though I would also be pressured with needing to keep up with everyone academically, as I don't like falling behind. While Ravenclaw would help me academically, it's perhaps not the best for me as I'm already antisocial enough. Put me in Ravenclaw, and I'd probably shut myself away, much rather preferring to shut myself away to read a book than mingling with other people.
Hm, perhaps the Sorting Hat might actually put me elsewhere?
2. It's happened, Hiyoshi vs. Kirihara. Who wins? (Don't worry, they can't hear you.)
Kirihara. Sorry Hiyoshi! But my impression is that overall, Kirihara's stronger than Hiyoshi, though Hiyoshi's technique is better. If it's a match between who overthrows their sempai first, my vote also goes to Kirihara since he's been very specific with his challenging of his sempai (always targetting the three demons of Rikkai) while Hiyoshi's gekokujou seems broader to me, with a larger scope that isn't so easily measured. (But well, after watching episode 4 of Shinpuri, perhaps Hiyoshi's goal is not so far off). If it's about who can lead next year's team better, my vote goes to Hiyoshi for that! Even though they're both second years, Kirihara is the only second year on his team that's part of the regulars, so he's treated like the baby of Rikkai... I don't see him in a leadership position very well right off the bat. Hiyoshi, on the other hand, isn't the only second year, and he feels a lot more mature and authoritative to me than Kirihara.
3. You and Yagyuu are going golfing! Who - living or not, real or not - completes your foursome?
If it's just characters from Tenipuri, I'd choose Kirihara and Niou as the remaining members. :3 Going golfing with the three of them sounds like it'd be quite something. Probably Kirihara would be complaining most of the time.
I would be terrible at golf. The only golf I've ever touched is mini golf. =P
Outside of Tenipuri, I also wouldn't mind characters from Dan Doh coming to play too. I imagine their golf would be fascinating to watch!
4. What is your original fandom? Are you still in it?
My original fandom (as a lurker) would be Yu Yu Hakusho. I subscribed to a lot of YYH mailing lists and read a ton of YYH fic back then. I searched for fanwork for YYH from Chinese websites as well when English fanwork wasn't enough and remember liking Kurama even more because of a certain artist's depiction of him. I'm sort of still in the fandom, as I still buy YYH merchandise and I still read YYH fanfic, but I don't have very many people to chat about the series with. I'm also not very in touch with members of the fandom.
Around the same time, I was also in Rurouni Kenshin fandom. This I wrote fic for, which helped me start interacting with people online instead of always lurking without saying a single word. I don't consider myself still in the fandom, but toss a good fic my way and I'd devour it right up. New RK material? I'd definitely check it out. I'm very curious about that live action movie... and that new project... I'm also still very much a fan of Seta Soujirou.
5. Do you have any pets?
I have a pet turtle. A red-eared slider. :3 Had her for more than 12 years now! She used to be so tiny, way smaller than the diameter of a cup. Think, the size of a poke walker. (It was illegal for such small turtles to be sold... but we bought two). One of the turtles disappeared around the 5th year. ): I suspect a bird snatched her away, as we had the turtles outside in a pond, with a very thin net that was knocked askew.
The turtle is now quite huge, though still smaller than most land turtles. Maybe, eight inches or so long? She doesn't have a name and is just called "Turtle" in Chinese by my family. A friend likes to call her Bowser, haha.
I also have a lot of goldfish outside in the pond. Used to have koi as well, but they all died, some from raccoon attacks, some because of the water...
6. You have one song on repeat for an entire year. What is it?
At the moment, Ohayou from Hunter x Hunter. It's bright and makes me feel optimistic. It makes me want to go out and do things!
After the new Hunter x Hunter anime started, I began to feel very nostalgic for Hunter x Hunter music from the previous series. Ohayou is still such a beautiful song. :) I actually did have it on repeat the other day.
7. If you could live anywhere in the world without any restrictions, where would it be?
I like my current place too much to move. The weather's perfect. Anywhere else, I would be saddened by how much it rains or snow, or how hot it can get, or how windy it can be... my place has very mild weather. I also don't like uprooting. XD;
Non-permanently, I'd love to live in Japan or Taiwan. I find Japanese culture fascinating, and if I were living there, I'd attend a ton of shows (especially Tenimyu) and a ton of animanga related events. I'd probably spend a lot of my time standing around, reading manga in Book Off...
As for Taiwan, it's been too long since I've last visited. I have a lot of relatives who live in Taiwan, except I haven't ever talked with the majority of them. I miss visiting. Things must have changed a lot in 12 years. Also, if I were in Taiwan, I'd so get myself to Yu Wo's autograph sessions.
Both Japan and Taiwan aren't spacious enough for me though. :3 I want a bigger house.. a house big enough to fit all my junk... I want a tennis court in my backyard... a room with bookshelves lining the walls... a ping pong table in my living room... XD;;
questions from sac527
1. What is your favorite Cirque du Soleil act, and would you want their costume?
Hmmm, there isn't a specific act that's my favorite, though some are more memorable than others. My favorite Cirque du Soleil show though, is KA, which is performed at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It tells the tale of two royal twins who have to escape and reconquer their empire. It is such an epic tale and the stage is so dynamic and impressive. I so want to watch this show again. The story reminds me of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Most Cirque du Soleil shows have themes and acts inspired by a specific theme. KA is a bit different in that there's more of a linear plot behind the acts. I seem to like this kind of storytelling more.
As for specific acts, I tend to like acts where there's synchronization between a group of performers, such as when a group of females balanced on unicycles and tossed bowls onto their heads in sync in Totem.
While costumes tend to be gorgeous, they would be pretty useless to me. XD; And some of them are quite strange... I find the masks really beautiful though. :3
2. A pigeon is on your window with a letter. The ink is smudged and most of it is unreadable. You can, however, decipher that the sender is Ichigo Love. How does your reply letter read?
Oh dear, I think I would be too excited to reply. I'd be tempted to be flowery with my speech because I feel like I would need to be kind of over the top to hold a correspondence with Ichigo Love. XD; but that's because I already know who he is.
I can't do flowery speech though, haha. My letter would be fairly straightfoward. This is if I were part of Oresama Teacher. XD;;
If this actually happened to me though in RL, I'd be going, KLAJDF;AKJFD what the heck is this??? I would be paranoid if a pigeon came to my window with a letter. I would most likely not reply. XD;
3. Welcome… to Jurassic Park. What would you like to do first?
Run away. I would never go to Jurassic Park. =P I've heard that my parents have gone to an open zoo before where they drive their cars in and the animals are just roaming about. Some of them even jumped on their car. I was going "OMG JURASSIC PARK???" when I heard the story. I would so get out of there right away.
4. Your best friend hands you an envelope and says, "You'll know when to open it," before you lose all contact with them. WHEN DO YOU OPEN IT?
...hm, I don't have much self-restraint, so I would open it almost immediately, feeling that more knowledge would help me make decisions in how to approach things. Not knowing everything means I wouldn't be seeing all of the picture. My decision would change depending on the situation though... like the tone my friend used, how we lost contact, and such.
5. What is the most delicious thing you've ever eaten?
Hard to say. I'm not big on eating. Eating is so time-consuming... XD; Whenever I eat out and people ask me my preference, I always rattle off what I prefer not to eat (mainly spicy food, food that's too oily, food that's too strong...) and rarely manage to come up with something that I prefer to eat.
My tastes are fairly mild. I find most food too salty. I love sweets but try not to eat too much of them. Chocolate chip cookies and cupcakes are my favorites, though I wouldn't say they're the most delicious things I've ever eaten... XD;
6. You just arranged Akaya and Piyo's date! What do you have planned for them?
I think they would have fun at an amusement park where Hiyoshi and Akaya can goof around in a haunted house, and then they can battle it out in the arcade. I would then organize a tennis match for them at the street tennis courts in the evening. :3
Oh wait, they need to eat at some point in the day. How about a yakiniku restaurant?
7. If you could say one thing to any tenipuri boy, who do you pick and what do you say?
I'm tempted to say "wakame" in front of Kirihara, though that's not a smart thing to do. XD I don't have a pressing need to say anything to anyone, but I would have fun teasing people... except I would be too shy to do it.
questions from turkeyimposter
1. Who out of the RK-4 would you pick to walk through a really dodgy area of town with you, late at night? With the knowledge that you'll probably look like you're on a date with them 8| sorry regis
Any of them would be great choices since they're all strong and would be able to protect me. :3 If I had to choose, then I'd say M-21 (because he's my favorite character), though I think I would be more comfortable with Regis or Tao. I feel M-21 would look more imposing and keep people away, while Regis might end up attracting dodgy people... Tao, I would be able to have a fun conversation with. I'm not a great conversationalist, but Tao can do all the talking for me, haha, like what he does for the rest of RK-4. We would so not get bored, and Tao is awesome enough to keep watch while chattering away. (Takeo and I would just fall into silence).
Hmmmmm, okay, I think I would actually prefer to be walking with Tao.
2. What's your dream piece of fish-bone itemage?
A fishbone curtain! Or a quilt. :3 I already have all sorts of strange things, like a fishbone windchime, fishbone soap, fishbone potholder... I saw a fishbone comb the other day... I really want that. XD; Oh, and fishbone antennae for the TV... I should start using my fishbone flashlight... XDD
Yeah, all sorts of strange things. I feel I need more shirts with fishbone patterns on them. ;)
3. If you drew a webcomic/manga/manhwa/etc, what would be the plot?
Hmmm, one idea I have is having an exchange student program going on between schools, except it's between schools of different time periods. Like, a school from the future and a school from the past exchange two students! These students start off learning about the future/past, with some sort of system that makes it so that they can't alter history too much, but of course things go wrong. XD;
...this was actually a dream I had one night. I so wanted that dream to continue so I could see the plot play out... I'm more creative when I'm asleep... -___-;;
4. What's your favourite type of tree?
I have no idea. I barely know any tree names! But I do like the look of willow trees.
5. Dream occupation?
Something I can do at home. :3;;
6. If someone was getting into manga reading for the first time, what manga series would you recommend they read?
Hmmmm, it depends on the person and what kind of genre I think they would like. My likes also lean towards the obscure... I don't feel there's any one series that can appeal to everyone.
But in general, I would try to recommend something for a wider audience. Detective Conan is a good one. Even my parents enjoy it, and I know some young kids who like it too (and were drawing Kaitou Kid, you know, that grinning face of his on their homework). Hikaru no Go is also a great one, and the character development in it is wonderful. For people who don't think manga can be very deep, this is a good series to get into.
7. Favourite book?
At the moment, Legend of the Sun Knight by Yu Wo, though that's a series of light novels. Favorite out of the series is... I'm not sure which volume actually. I do like volume 4 a lot. :3 First two volumes kind of set the foundation, and things start happening in volume 3. End of volume 3 and volume 4 is when heavier consequences start hitting.
questions from absolutehymn007
1) When did you get into fishbones?
When my aunt gave me a fishbone necklace in high school... around 2000 or so? ;) My friends all thought it was cute, and then one friend gifted me a fishbone keychain, and relatives started buying me fishbone stuff too... it just kept going. XD; I used to like to collect stickers, but now I only collect manga and fishbone items. I like to collect stuff. XD; /hoarder
My brother and I also both designed original characters. Mine was "Lucathia" who is feline-influenced, so I thought fishbones were quite fitting as a symbol.
2) If you were a unit in Fire Emblem, what would you be and why?
I would be a mage! Totally a mage! I've always wanted to be a magic user, to be able to command magic. I am better suited for attacking from afar than directly engaging the enemy. Mages are my favorite units in Fire Emblem. I guess I play my armies much like how I would fight myself. If I can keep my units away in a safe distance, I do that.
My second choice would be archers. Again, attacking from a distance... XD
3) You have an elemental power - what is it and what would you like to do with it?
Earth. I would like to be able to command plants. This is so heavily influenced by Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho.
4) Your favorite thing about where you live
My city's not huge, but it's not tiny either. I find this convenient. :) It's a perfect balance, though I wish we had better public transportation...
5) Favorite book out of the Harry Potter series
Book 3 because of Professor Lupin. That's the only book I've actually reread, and I also read it in Chinese as well, finding it amusing to re-consume the book in a different language. I have volumes 1-6 in Chinese, but I've only flipped through the rest. :3
6) Describe to me your favorite pizza (if you don't like pizza, just go with a dessert)
My favorite pizza is cheese pizza. I love pizza! But I don't like having toppings on it. XD; I love love love cheese pizza. Toppings change the flavor. (...I've even thrown a tantrum before when my parents bought me pepperoni pizza instead of cheese pizza, and then they were all telling me that I just had to take the pepperoni off if I wanted cheese pizza, but the flavor's totally wrong! OTL. I was young. I still think the same way, that toppings totally change the flavor, but I wouldn't throw a tantrum about it. XD;;).
I tend to like my food without extra stuff... so ketchup? Usually my answer is no thanks. Pepper? Mustard? No thanks...
7) Name five of your favorite male names
I've never given this any thought before. XD; Hmmm... I am very fond of Luc/Luke/alternations of this name. Because it shares the same beginning as Lucathia. XD; Nothing else comes to mind right away... oh, I do like "Ryuu" as well, because I like dragons.
(I will be very bad at questions!)
Here are my answers to questions from alexdonnelly, sac527, turkeyimposter, and absolutehymn007. :)
questions from alexdonnelly
1. You've gotten your letter from Hogwarts! Which house do you get sorted into? Is it the one you wanted?
I would be sorted into Ravenclaw. I like to learn, and I like to succeed. I also love to create, though I tend to be more of a consumer than a producer of creative attempts. Considering how I was back in school (always needing to get good scores on tests, having nightmares about not turning in schoolwork on time), I'd say I'm thoroughly Ravenclaw... though I'm sadly very book smart and not street smart. I dislike appearing dumb, so when I'm not very sure about something, I tend not to speak up... which is a lot of the time, since there's a lot I don't know.
I think I would enjoy being in Ravenclaw, though I would also be pressured with needing to keep up with everyone academically, as I don't like falling behind. While Ravenclaw would help me academically, it's perhaps not the best for me as I'm already antisocial enough. Put me in Ravenclaw, and I'd probably shut myself away, much rather preferring to shut myself away to read a book than mingling with other people.
Hm, perhaps the Sorting Hat might actually put me elsewhere?
2. It's happened, Hiyoshi vs. Kirihara. Who wins? (Don't worry, they can't hear you.)
Kirihara. Sorry Hiyoshi! But my impression is that overall, Kirihara's stronger than Hiyoshi, though Hiyoshi's technique is better. If it's a match between who overthrows their sempai first, my vote also goes to Kirihara since he's been very specific with his challenging of his sempai (always targetting the three demons of Rikkai) while Hiyoshi's gekokujou seems broader to me, with a larger scope that isn't so easily measured. (But well, after watching episode 4 of Shinpuri, perhaps Hiyoshi's goal is not so far off). If it's about who can lead next year's team better, my vote goes to Hiyoshi for that! Even though they're both second years, Kirihara is the only second year on his team that's part of the regulars, so he's treated like the baby of Rikkai... I don't see him in a leadership position very well right off the bat. Hiyoshi, on the other hand, isn't the only second year, and he feels a lot more mature and authoritative to me than Kirihara.
3. You and Yagyuu are going golfing! Who - living or not, real or not - completes your foursome?
If it's just characters from Tenipuri, I'd choose Kirihara and Niou as the remaining members. :3 Going golfing with the three of them sounds like it'd be quite something. Probably Kirihara would be complaining most of the time.
I would be terrible at golf. The only golf I've ever touched is mini golf. =P
Outside of Tenipuri, I also wouldn't mind characters from Dan Doh coming to play too. I imagine their golf would be fascinating to watch!
4. What is your original fandom? Are you still in it?
My original fandom (as a lurker) would be Yu Yu Hakusho. I subscribed to a lot of YYH mailing lists and read a ton of YYH fic back then. I searched for fanwork for YYH from Chinese websites as well when English fanwork wasn't enough and remember liking Kurama even more because of a certain artist's depiction of him. I'm sort of still in the fandom, as I still buy YYH merchandise and I still read YYH fanfic, but I don't have very many people to chat about the series with. I'm also not very in touch with members of the fandom.
Around the same time, I was also in Rurouni Kenshin fandom. This I wrote fic for, which helped me start interacting with people online instead of always lurking without saying a single word. I don't consider myself still in the fandom, but toss a good fic my way and I'd devour it right up. New RK material? I'd definitely check it out. I'm very curious about that live action movie... and that new project... I'm also still very much a fan of Seta Soujirou.
5. Do you have any pets?
I have a pet turtle. A red-eared slider. :3 Had her for more than 12 years now! She used to be so tiny, way smaller than the diameter of a cup. Think, the size of a poke walker. (It was illegal for such small turtles to be sold... but we bought two). One of the turtles disappeared around the 5th year. ): I suspect a bird snatched her away, as we had the turtles outside in a pond, with a very thin net that was knocked askew.
The turtle is now quite huge, though still smaller than most land turtles. Maybe, eight inches or so long? She doesn't have a name and is just called "Turtle" in Chinese by my family. A friend likes to call her Bowser, haha.
I also have a lot of goldfish outside in the pond. Used to have koi as well, but they all died, some from raccoon attacks, some because of the water...
6. You have one song on repeat for an entire year. What is it?
At the moment, Ohayou from Hunter x Hunter. It's bright and makes me feel optimistic. It makes me want to go out and do things!
After the new Hunter x Hunter anime started, I began to feel very nostalgic for Hunter x Hunter music from the previous series. Ohayou is still such a beautiful song. :) I actually did have it on repeat the other day.
7. If you could live anywhere in the world without any restrictions, where would it be?
I like my current place too much to move. The weather's perfect. Anywhere else, I would be saddened by how much it rains or snow, or how hot it can get, or how windy it can be... my place has very mild weather. I also don't like uprooting. XD;
Non-permanently, I'd love to live in Japan or Taiwan. I find Japanese culture fascinating, and if I were living there, I'd attend a ton of shows (especially Tenimyu) and a ton of animanga related events. I'd probably spend a lot of my time standing around, reading manga in Book Off...
As for Taiwan, it's been too long since I've last visited. I have a lot of relatives who live in Taiwan, except I haven't ever talked with the majority of them. I miss visiting. Things must have changed a lot in 12 years. Also, if I were in Taiwan, I'd so get myself to Yu Wo's autograph sessions.
Both Japan and Taiwan aren't spacious enough for me though. :3 I want a bigger house.. a house big enough to fit all my junk... I want a tennis court in my backyard... a room with bookshelves lining the walls... a ping pong table in my living room... XD;;
questions from sac527
1. What is your favorite Cirque du Soleil act, and would you want their costume?
Hmmm, there isn't a specific act that's my favorite, though some are more memorable than others. My favorite Cirque du Soleil show though, is KA, which is performed at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It tells the tale of two royal twins who have to escape and reconquer their empire. It is such an epic tale and the stage is so dynamic and impressive. I so want to watch this show again. The story reminds me of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Most Cirque du Soleil shows have themes and acts inspired by a specific theme. KA is a bit different in that there's more of a linear plot behind the acts. I seem to like this kind of storytelling more.
As for specific acts, I tend to like acts where there's synchronization between a group of performers, such as when a group of females balanced on unicycles and tossed bowls onto their heads in sync in Totem.
While costumes tend to be gorgeous, they would be pretty useless to me. XD; And some of them are quite strange... I find the masks really beautiful though. :3
2. A pigeon is on your window with a letter. The ink is smudged and most of it is unreadable. You can, however, decipher that the sender is Ichigo Love. How does your reply letter read?
Oh dear, I think I would be too excited to reply. I'd be tempted to be flowery with my speech because I feel like I would need to be kind of over the top to hold a correspondence with Ichigo Love. XD; but that's because I already know who he is.
I can't do flowery speech though, haha. My letter would be fairly straightfoward. This is if I were part of Oresama Teacher. XD;;
If this actually happened to me though in RL, I'd be going, KLAJDF;AKJFD what the heck is this??? I would be paranoid if a pigeon came to my window with a letter. I would most likely not reply. XD;
3. Welcome… to Jurassic Park. What would you like to do first?
Run away. I would never go to Jurassic Park. =P I've heard that my parents have gone to an open zoo before where they drive their cars in and the animals are just roaming about. Some of them even jumped on their car. I was going "OMG JURASSIC PARK???" when I heard the story. I would so get out of there right away.
4. Your best friend hands you an envelope and says, "You'll know when to open it," before you lose all contact with them. WHEN DO YOU OPEN IT?
...hm, I don't have much self-restraint, so I would open it almost immediately, feeling that more knowledge would help me make decisions in how to approach things. Not knowing everything means I wouldn't be seeing all of the picture. My decision would change depending on the situation though... like the tone my friend used, how we lost contact, and such.
5. What is the most delicious thing you've ever eaten?
Hard to say. I'm not big on eating. Eating is so time-consuming... XD; Whenever I eat out and people ask me my preference, I always rattle off what I prefer not to eat (mainly spicy food, food that's too oily, food that's too strong...) and rarely manage to come up with something that I prefer to eat.
My tastes are fairly mild. I find most food too salty. I love sweets but try not to eat too much of them. Chocolate chip cookies and cupcakes are my favorites, though I wouldn't say they're the most delicious things I've ever eaten... XD;
6. You just arranged Akaya and Piyo's date! What do you have planned for them?
I think they would have fun at an amusement park where Hiyoshi and Akaya can goof around in a haunted house, and then they can battle it out in the arcade. I would then organize a tennis match for them at the street tennis courts in the evening. :3
Oh wait, they need to eat at some point in the day. How about a yakiniku restaurant?
7. If you could say one thing to any tenipuri boy, who do you pick and what do you say?
I'm tempted to say "wakame" in front of Kirihara, though that's not a smart thing to do. XD I don't have a pressing need to say anything to anyone, but I would have fun teasing people... except I would be too shy to do it.
questions from turkeyimposter
1. Who out of the RK-4 would you pick to walk through a really dodgy area of town with you, late at night? With the knowledge that you'll probably look like you're on a date with them 8| sorry regis
Any of them would be great choices since they're all strong and would be able to protect me. :3 If I had to choose, then I'd say M-21 (because he's my favorite character), though I think I would be more comfortable with Regis or Tao. I feel M-21 would look more imposing and keep people away, while Regis might end up attracting dodgy people... Tao, I would be able to have a fun conversation with. I'm not a great conversationalist, but Tao can do all the talking for me, haha, like what he does for the rest of RK-4. We would so not get bored, and Tao is awesome enough to keep watch while chattering away. (Takeo and I would just fall into silence).
Hmmmmm, okay, I think I would actually prefer to be walking with Tao.
2. What's your dream piece of fish-bone itemage?
A fishbone curtain! Or a quilt. :3 I already have all sorts of strange things, like a fishbone windchime, fishbone soap, fishbone potholder... I saw a fishbone comb the other day... I really want that. XD; Oh, and fishbone antennae for the TV... I should start using my fishbone flashlight... XDD
Yeah, all sorts of strange things. I feel I need more shirts with fishbone patterns on them. ;)
3. If you drew a webcomic/manga/manhwa/etc, what would be the plot?
Hmmm, one idea I have is having an exchange student program going on between schools, except it's between schools of different time periods. Like, a school from the future and a school from the past exchange two students! These students start off learning about the future/past, with some sort of system that makes it so that they can't alter history too much, but of course things go wrong. XD;
...this was actually a dream I had one night. I so wanted that dream to continue so I could see the plot play out... I'm more creative when I'm asleep... -___-;;
4. What's your favourite type of tree?
I have no idea. I barely know any tree names! But I do like the look of willow trees.
5. Dream occupation?
Something I can do at home. :3;;
6. If someone was getting into manga reading for the first time, what manga series would you recommend they read?
Hmmmm, it depends on the person and what kind of genre I think they would like. My likes also lean towards the obscure... I don't feel there's any one series that can appeal to everyone.
But in general, I would try to recommend something for a wider audience. Detective Conan is a good one. Even my parents enjoy it, and I know some young kids who like it too (and were drawing Kaitou Kid, you know, that grinning face of his on their homework). Hikaru no Go is also a great one, and the character development in it is wonderful. For people who don't think manga can be very deep, this is a good series to get into.
7. Favourite book?
At the moment, Legend of the Sun Knight by Yu Wo, though that's a series of light novels. Favorite out of the series is... I'm not sure which volume actually. I do like volume 4 a lot. :3 First two volumes kind of set the foundation, and things start happening in volume 3. End of volume 3 and volume 4 is when heavier consequences start hitting.
questions from absolutehymn007
1) When did you get into fishbones?
When my aunt gave me a fishbone necklace in high school... around 2000 or so? ;) My friends all thought it was cute, and then one friend gifted me a fishbone keychain, and relatives started buying me fishbone stuff too... it just kept going. XD; I used to like to collect stickers, but now I only collect manga and fishbone items. I like to collect stuff. XD; /hoarder
My brother and I also both designed original characters. Mine was "Lucathia" who is feline-influenced, so I thought fishbones were quite fitting as a symbol.
2) If you were a unit in Fire Emblem, what would you be and why?
I would be a mage! Totally a mage! I've always wanted to be a magic user, to be able to command magic. I am better suited for attacking from afar than directly engaging the enemy. Mages are my favorite units in Fire Emblem. I guess I play my armies much like how I would fight myself. If I can keep my units away in a safe distance, I do that.
My second choice would be archers. Again, attacking from a distance... XD
3) You have an elemental power - what is it and what would you like to do with it?
Earth. I would like to be able to command plants. This is so heavily influenced by Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho.
4) Your favorite thing about where you live
My city's not huge, but it's not tiny either. I find this convenient. :) It's a perfect balance, though I wish we had better public transportation...
5) Favorite book out of the Harry Potter series
Book 3 because of Professor Lupin. That's the only book I've actually reread, and I also read it in Chinese as well, finding it amusing to re-consume the book in a different language. I have volumes 1-6 in Chinese, but I've only flipped through the rest. :3
6) Describe to me your favorite pizza (if you don't like pizza, just go with a dessert)
My favorite pizza is cheese pizza. I love pizza! But I don't like having toppings on it. XD; I love love love cheese pizza. Toppings change the flavor. (...I've even thrown a tantrum before when my parents bought me pepperoni pizza instead of cheese pizza, and then they were all telling me that I just had to take the pepperoni off if I wanted cheese pizza, but the flavor's totally wrong! OTL. I was young. I still think the same way, that toppings totally change the flavor, but I wouldn't throw a tantrum about it. XD;;).
I tend to like my food without extra stuff... so ketchup? Usually my answer is no thanks. Pepper? Mustard? No thanks...
7) Name five of your favorite male names
I've never given this any thought before. XD; Hmmm... I am very fond of Luc/Luke/alternations of this name. Because it shares the same beginning as Lucathia. XD; Nothing else comes to mind right away... oh, I do like "Ryuu" as well, because I like dragons.