Comings and goings.
Before I begin, I would like to apologize for not having a decent Royai icon up there-- or any at all. It would just aggravate me more. Also, I have not LJ Cut this entry. I think it deserves to take up my journal page's space.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY CHARACTERS IS NOT ENOUGH FOR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
Many things ended for me this week. Take Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 for example: that was when my long-term summer shopping spree stopped. My money has run out. I have to save up again. Wednesday, June 9th: the end of my summer hangouts with friends. I have to wait until school starts again. Not to mention Glee. I'll be needing another TV series to watch now. Thursday, the 10th: summer officially ended for me. Dad took me school supply shopping (he paid, it doesn't count) signaling the familiar Fist of School Fury to punch me in the face. And, finally, today (Friday), the one manga which I religiously read (FMA, no questions) has finished. Ironically, its ending falls on the same day as Royai day.
And so I rushed to OneManga (MANGAFOX TOOK IT OUT THE BASTARDS), and FMA chapter 108 was the first link I saw. Who would not click it, right? I read, and read, teared up, read, then broke down some 32 pages into it. Real tears. I guess I was feeling a little nostalgic. I mean it's been, what, nine years? WOW. NINE YEARS. FMA came out when I was 7. I got hooked at 12. Stopped a bit, then resumed at 14. So maybe I'm not as big a supporter of the series as others, but I've grown to love it as the list of chapters grew longer, and the number of OVA's and episodes larger.
Now that the manga's over--and the anime shall follow shortly--what am I to do? There will be schoolwork involved--tons of it, I wager--but there will always be something missing. Something I look forward to at the end of my week Fridays, 8:00-9:00PM will be gone. On the bright side, I've an hour to add to my homework time, but that kinda sucks at the same time. I'm not saying life is nothing without it--just that it's hard to let go of something that's been here too long.
Something I might forget: Happy Royai Day, fangirls! One thing that ticked me off was how this pairing appeared in chapter 108. They were together in the panels. Riza talks about Roy. Roy talks about Riza. Wait, the latter's wrong. And NO EPILOGUE. So, yeah, maybe they'll always be a ship tease. Perhaps, that's what's beautiful about this pairing--and the reason why it's so popular. It's not that one of them is hopelessly in love and chasing after the other. That's the shipper's job. We're in love with the idea of them being together. Maybe we can't see it. Maybe they already are. We just. can't. get. enough.
Here's to Royai: the ONE TRUE PAIRING of all time. And to Fullmetal Alchemist, for hosting such a wonderful couple, and above all, being an amazing--GENIUS, REALLY--manga series. Both would be nothing without Hiromu Arakawa, as well. Her story was mooving. (POW!)
(insert lengthy moment of reflective silence here)
I had to.
And for the record, everbody who ships this ^ has to listen to this song:
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY CHARACTERS IS NOT ENOUGH FOR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
Many things ended for me this week. Take Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 for example: that was when my long-term summer shopping spree stopped. My money has run out. I have to save up again. Wednesday, June 9th: the end of my summer hangouts with friends. I have to wait until school starts again. Not to mention Glee. I'll be needing another TV series to watch now. Thursday, the 10th: summer officially ended for me. Dad took me school supply shopping (he paid, it doesn't count) signaling the familiar Fist of School Fury to punch me in the face. And, finally, today (Friday), the one manga which I religiously read (FMA, no questions) has finished. Ironically, its ending falls on the same day as Royai day.
And so I rushed to OneManga (MANGAFOX TOOK IT OUT THE BASTARDS), and FMA chapter 108 was the first link I saw. Who would not click it, right? I read, and read, teared up, read, then broke down some 32 pages into it. Real tears. I guess I was feeling a little nostalgic. I mean it's been, what, nine years? WOW. NINE YEARS. FMA came out when I was 7. I got hooked at 12. Stopped a bit, then resumed at 14. So maybe I'm not as big a supporter of the series as others, but I've grown to love it as the list of chapters grew longer, and the number of OVA's and episodes larger.
Now that the manga's over--and the anime shall follow shortly--what am I to do? There will be schoolwork involved--tons of it, I wager--but there will always be something missing. Something I look forward to at the end of my week Fridays, 8:00-9:00PM will be gone. On the bright side, I've an hour to add to my homework time, but that kinda sucks at the same time. I'm not saying life is nothing without it--just that it's hard to let go of something that's been here too long.
Something I might forget: Happy Royai Day, fangirls! One thing that ticked me off was how this pairing appeared in chapter 108. They were together in the panels. Riza talks about Roy. Roy talks about Riza. Wait, the latter's wrong. And NO EPILOGUE. So, yeah, maybe they'll always be a ship tease. Perhaps, that's what's beautiful about this pairing--and the reason why it's so popular. It's not that one of them is hopelessly in love and chasing after the other. That's the shipper's job. We're in love with the idea of them being together. Maybe we can't see it. Maybe they already are. We just. can't. get. enough.
Here's to Royai: the ONE TRUE PAIRING of all time. And to Fullmetal Alchemist, for hosting such a wonderful couple, and above all, being an amazing--GENIUS, REALLY--manga series. Both would be nothing without Hiromu Arakawa, as well. Her story was mooving. (POW!)
(insert lengthy moment of reflective silence here)
I had to.
And for the record, everbody who ships this ^ has to listen to this song:
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