Reading Trigun Maximum
Finally I will be able to give you back your books, Erin. To volume 6, and I actually own up to volume 8 in Japanese, I just haven't read them because for some reason my reading comprehension sk1ll0rz fail me with this series. =_= Though a quick search on Amazon Japan tells me there's been a walloping THREE volumes released since mid-2003, so I'm not too worried.
I love how eschatological it is. The anime distills it down to Vash's dilemma but the manga gives equal weight/time to the idea of staring Apocalypse in the face as a human being and realising that you're well and truly f**ked both ways, with as much leverage in the matter as the poor buggers in a Bosch illustration of the Book of Revelations, so what are you gonna do about it? (And here I'm getting Museum Flashbacks again of a gigantic floor-to-ceiling Rubens in Brussels where Christ is righteously PO'd and about to hurl thunderbolts, and a couple of saints are interceding for His mercy by literally hanging onto His arms and holding Him back for dear life. Ah Counter-Reformation, we do love your unsubtle imagery.)
Oh yes, and I was indeed watching Live Action Sailor Moon the other night. After all those Monster episodes the idea of watching some other series that also purports to be "quality" was unappealing. Besides live-ac BSSM is seriously addictive - smorgasbord of unintentional hilarity aside, it makes you truly fourteen again in a way most shoujo manga can't manage. (I did enjoy being fourteen, although I was second-episode Ami-chan a poorly socialised nerd and wouldn't actually go back to high school or anything.)
Last note before I go to bed: have figured out what I'm writing for Halloween SSBB. Now all I need is a miracle.
I love how eschatological it is. The anime distills it down to Vash's dilemma but the manga gives equal weight/time to the idea of staring Apocalypse in the face as a human being and realising that you're well and truly f**ked both ways, with as much leverage in the matter as the poor buggers in a Bosch illustration of the Book of Revelations, so what are you gonna do about it? (And here I'm getting Museum Flashbacks again of a gigantic floor-to-ceiling Rubens in Brussels where Christ is righteously PO'd and about to hurl thunderbolts, and a couple of saints are interceding for His mercy by literally hanging onto His arms and holding Him back for dear life. Ah Counter-Reformation, we do love your unsubtle imagery.)
Oh yes, and I was indeed watching Live Action Sailor Moon the other night. After all those Monster episodes the idea of watching some other series that also purports to be "quality" was unappealing. Besides live-ac BSSM is seriously addictive - smorgasbord of unintentional hilarity aside, it makes you truly fourteen again in a way most shoujo manga can't manage. (I did enjoy being fourteen, although I was second-episode Ami-chan a poorly socialised nerd and wouldn't actually go back to high school or anything.)
Last note before I go to bed: have figured out what I'm writing for Halloween SSBB. Now all I need is a miracle.