5 character meme - the letter F
1. Leave a comment to this post, specifically saying that you would like a letter.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Post the names of five fictional characters whose names begin with that letter, and your thoughts on each. The characters can be from books, movies, or TV shows.
I received the letter F from cairnsy~. Had a lot of characters to choose from but decided on these five from series I'm currently following. I wonder if I'm missing anyone obvious. XD;;
1. Feng Lan from 1/2 Prince
Her decision to play as a guy in Second Life was what got me into the series, and then her hilarious commentary kept me entertained. She's capable of appearing refined but she's goofy at heart, and her mind often makes strange connections. She has strong opinions and just wants to be herself. She doesn't seek leadership positions but they seem to find her, giving her much grief when she struggles to balance being a leader and being a friend. At first, she seems to be a fairly average person going about her daily life, but once she takes on the persona of Prince, her charisma surfaces, attracting all sorts of attention and people. I believe, however, that she's always had that charisma but never let loose before Second Life. I love how much she cares about her friends. That part of her probably has a lot to do with why other characters like her so much!
2. Fukuda Shinta from Bakuman
I usually always have a favorite character whenever I follow a series, but I don't actually have a favorite favorite from Bakuman. I pretty much like all of the characters! Still, Fukuda is pretty awesome. Whenever he shows up in the anime (voiced by Suwabe Junichi), I always end up taking screencaps of him... so I think that means something, haha. If nothing else, I like his looks a lot. *coughs* Fukuda is brash, isn't at all afraid to speak his mind, and is very often the first to support a friend in need. He thinks of many of the mangaka he's met as part of his "Fukuda gumi", and he will do everything to help them when they need help (whether they ask for it or not), including boycotting his own manga, giving advice about how to draw panty shots, storming his own radio show, etc. I feel he played a huge part in getting all the mangaka to see each other as friendly rivals, and that's a part I really like about Bakuman~ (the mangaka being friendly rivals).
3. Fuji Yuuta from Prince of Tennis
I have a soft spot for Yuuta with him being the first rival character in the series who caught my interest. There is just something about his struggle to make a name for himself away from his brother's shadows that really spoke out to me. I adore siblings, especially brothers, in fiction, and the Fuji brothers' relationship is just such a delicious one (*coughs* I can't think of a better word at the moment. I blame this on the fact that I'm currently eating dinner...haha...). Despite how much Yuuta claims he dislikes his brother, he ends up cheering for him all the time and proclaiming him to be the best. It's really cute, haha. Fuji also clearly thinks the world of Yuuta. ;) I love Yuuta's sweet tooth (though surely he's adding too much sugar to his tea...) and just find him adorable... I think I might be doting on him much like what Fuji does, hahaha. If Yuuta were real, I would probably end up teasing him a lot. >___> I love his character song, and KENN played an excellent Yuuta in the musicals~. "Ore wa ore no namae yobaretai" is my absolute favorite song from Tenimyu.
4. Frankenstein from Noblesse
Frankenstein is an interesting character. This picture of him probably doesn't capture him very well, haha, because I feel a smug smile (or a scary smile) shows his personality much better. He's one of those characters who drives the plot forward and plays crucial parts in revealing information (and sheltering people). Despite being a strong character whose power and intelligence seem to be leagues above others, he keeps his strength in check, devoting himself entirely to his master. We meet him when he's already a changed man, no longer misusing his powers or doing forbidden experiments, but that's all we know about his past. Everything else is still a mystery. How did he come to be so strong? Just who in the world is he? He's not a noble, but can he really be human? Why is he so devoted to Rai? I enjoy seeing him smile dangerously whenever someone makes a mess in his house or damages his precious school, and I love seeing him react to Rai, or fretting over something like forgetting to give his master lunch money. I guess I like to see him lose his composure, as well as applying his intelligence to mundane things like improving the taste of ramen, though he probably doesn't think that's mundane at all (because it's all for his master's sake, which makes it something of grave importance!). ;)
5. Fujisaki Yusuke from SKET Dance
More generally known as Bossun (so much that it took me a few episodes before I could remember what his full name was), Fujisaki Yusuke is a very normal high schooler and often gets depressed over being an average main character who has nothing special that makes him stand out. But despite how "normal" he's regarded, he's actually very talented, capable of analyzing things, remembering small details, drawing, sculpting, folding origami, doing imitations of others, and most of all, helping people in need. Man, that's not average at all! His back story touched me the most out of the three back stories from Switch, Himeko, and him. It's amazing how he managed to get back on his own two feet and come to the decision that he will help people. I mostly liked SKET Dance because of the general series and not because of liking certain characters a whole lot, but after a certain revelation, I'm now very, very interested in Bossun's relationship with his 'family'. Suuuper interested. Why isn't there more fic out there for this series?!
Haven't mentioned this yet, but No Hero, which was slated to be 7 volumes in all, with 6 volumes already published and the 7th and last volume soon to be published, is now going to be 8 volumes long. Legend of Sun Knight almost went the same route, with the last volume being too long for one book. I kind of wish LSK had been expanded!! Yu Wo has started posting teasers of No Hero v7 in her blog~. I wonder when the official release date will be? (And when will she start working on Female Warrior and the next volume of Gong Hua?)
Watched the second Prince of Tennis movie. It was hilarious. Nothing as epic as Tezuka killing the dinosaurs, but still... does this movie want me to ship Fuji and Kite? Shiraishi and Tezuka? XD;; I'm going to post up some screencaps later, haha.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Post the names of five fictional characters whose names begin with that letter, and your thoughts on each. The characters can be from books, movies, or TV shows.
I received the letter F from cairnsy~. Had a lot of characters to choose from but decided on these five from series I'm currently following. I wonder if I'm missing anyone obvious. XD;;
1. Feng Lan from 1/2 Prince
Her decision to play as a guy in Second Life was what got me into the series, and then her hilarious commentary kept me entertained. She's capable of appearing refined but she's goofy at heart, and her mind often makes strange connections. She has strong opinions and just wants to be herself. She doesn't seek leadership positions but they seem to find her, giving her much grief when she struggles to balance being a leader and being a friend. At first, she seems to be a fairly average person going about her daily life, but once she takes on the persona of Prince, her charisma surfaces, attracting all sorts of attention and people. I believe, however, that she's always had that charisma but never let loose before Second Life. I love how much she cares about her friends. That part of her probably has a lot to do with why other characters like her so much!
2. Fukuda Shinta from Bakuman
I usually always have a favorite character whenever I follow a series, but I don't actually have a favorite favorite from Bakuman. I pretty much like all of the characters! Still, Fukuda is pretty awesome. Whenever he shows up in the anime (voiced by Suwabe Junichi), I always end up taking screencaps of him... so I think that means something, haha. If nothing else, I like his looks a lot. *coughs* Fukuda is brash, isn't at all afraid to speak his mind, and is very often the first to support a friend in need. He thinks of many of the mangaka he's met as part of his "Fukuda gumi", and he will do everything to help them when they need help (whether they ask for it or not), including boycotting his own manga, giving advice about how to draw panty shots, storming his own radio show, etc. I feel he played a huge part in getting all the mangaka to see each other as friendly rivals, and that's a part I really like about Bakuman~ (the mangaka being friendly rivals).
3. Fuji Yuuta from Prince of Tennis
I have a soft spot for Yuuta with him being the first rival character in the series who caught my interest. There is just something about his struggle to make a name for himself away from his brother's shadows that really spoke out to me. I adore siblings, especially brothers, in fiction, and the Fuji brothers' relationship is just such a delicious one (*coughs* I can't think of a better word at the moment. I blame this on the fact that I'm currently eating dinner...haha...). Despite how much Yuuta claims he dislikes his brother, he ends up cheering for him all the time and proclaiming him to be the best. It's really cute, haha. Fuji also clearly thinks the world of Yuuta. ;) I love Yuuta's sweet tooth (though surely he's adding too much sugar to his tea...) and just find him adorable... I think I might be doting on him much like what Fuji does, hahaha. If Yuuta were real, I would probably end up teasing him a lot. >___> I love his character song, and KENN played an excellent Yuuta in the musicals~. "Ore wa ore no namae yobaretai" is my absolute favorite song from Tenimyu.
4. Frankenstein from Noblesse
Frankenstein is an interesting character. This picture of him probably doesn't capture him very well, haha, because I feel a smug smile (or a scary smile) shows his personality much better. He's one of those characters who drives the plot forward and plays crucial parts in revealing information (and sheltering people). Despite being a strong character whose power and intelligence seem to be leagues above others, he keeps his strength in check, devoting himself entirely to his master. We meet him when he's already a changed man, no longer misusing his powers or doing forbidden experiments, but that's all we know about his past. Everything else is still a mystery. How did he come to be so strong? Just who in the world is he? He's not a noble, but can he really be human? Why is he so devoted to Rai? I enjoy seeing him smile dangerously whenever someone makes a mess in his house or damages his precious school, and I love seeing him react to Rai, or fretting over something like forgetting to give his master lunch money. I guess I like to see him lose his composure, as well as applying his intelligence to mundane things like improving the taste of ramen, though he probably doesn't think that's mundane at all (because it's all for his master's sake, which makes it something of grave importance!). ;)
5. Fujisaki Yusuke from SKET Dance
More generally known as Bossun (so much that it took me a few episodes before I could remember what his full name was), Fujisaki Yusuke is a very normal high schooler and often gets depressed over being an average main character who has nothing special that makes him stand out. But despite how "normal" he's regarded, he's actually very talented, capable of analyzing things, remembering small details, drawing, sculpting, folding origami, doing imitations of others, and most of all, helping people in need. Man, that's not average at all! His back story touched me the most out of the three back stories from Switch, Himeko, and him. It's amazing how he managed to get back on his own two feet and come to the decision that he will help people. I mostly liked SKET Dance because of the general series and not because of liking certain characters a whole lot, but after a certain revelation, I'm now very, very interested in Bossun's relationship with his 'family'. Suuuper interested. Why isn't there more fic out there for this series?!
Haven't mentioned this yet, but No Hero, which was slated to be 7 volumes in all, with 6 volumes already published and the 7th and last volume soon to be published, is now going to be 8 volumes long. Legend of Sun Knight almost went the same route, with the last volume being too long for one book. I kind of wish LSK had been expanded!! Yu Wo has started posting teasers of No Hero v7 in her blog~. I wonder when the official release date will be? (And when will she start working on Female Warrior and the next volume of Gong Hua?)
Watched the second Prince of Tennis movie. It was hilarious. Nothing as epic as Tezuka killing the dinosaurs, but still... does this movie want me to ship Fuji and Kite? Shiraishi and Tezuka? XD;; I'm going to post up some screencaps later, haha.