THERE IS A LOT OF MONOCHROME UNDER THE CUT OK

( 2 spoilery! )

I tried to make a thinky-thoughts post about FMA 107, but when I read it again I realised it was just a(nother) string of semi-coherent keysmashing, so now I'm not posting it ( Read more... )

I can't understand anything at all because I are not Japanese but here is some copypasta from an msn chat log. responses starting from page 40 approx.

( no spoilers, totally incoherent )

sorry for the swearing :(

( running commentary pls )

Saw "How To Train Your Dragon" yesterday ( Read more... )

It's called Otoyomegatari (Young Bride's Tale) and it's by Kaoru Mori. The story is okay, the handling of gender is weak, the characters are loveable, the research and historical accuracy is stunning, and the art...

The art...

The art is probably the most gorgeously and intensely detailed I have ever, EVER seen.

The mangaka does all the textile ( Read more... )

I SAW WICKED YESTERDAY ( Read more... )

So the basic reaction to this chapter (which I’ve read because it was so incoherent it was entirely spoiler free) appears to be as thus:

“HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT ON TOAST WITH SPRINKLES ON TOP AND A SIDE OF ORANGE MARMALADE!”

Therefore, as soon as I found a translation and a raw, I read it.

And. Uh.

( HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT ON TOAST WITH SPRINKLES ON TOP AND A SIDE OF ORANGE MARMALADE. )

I'm halfway through episode 7 of Black Lagoon, and somehow I managed to find myself at the Tear Jerker page for Fullmetal Alchemist. The customary sniffles, wibbling, etc, and then I remembered this line from Roy:

( Vauely coherent fangirlism, gushing and spoilers under the cut, approach with caution )