So many ways to procrastinate...
So last night I sat down and worked on some stuff... both of my papers, though I didn't get as much done as I hoped. (not having DnD was good) I did watch a couple episodes of Chibits though (I know I shouldn't have...)... and here's my .
All through episodes 20-23 there's a lot of Stuff with Yuzuki and Minoru... which is really cute. But all the time, it's obvious that Yuzuki is trying to be like Minoru's older sister (who we never see). So then in 23 Chii picks up a photo of Minoru-kun and his sister... and it looks EXACTLY like Kaede from Angelic Layer. Now CLAMP does things like this occationally... so I thought, ok cool. Except THEN they explain that she died. Period. The end. Next topic. Now that seemed very un-clamp-like. They know as well as I do that there are characters that probably now have major emotional damage from Kaede's death (namely Sai... but the rest of the AL cast and the AL world in general (she was rather famous)). So either they crossed her over with the same character design, costume and name just for kicks and ignored the repercussions or the meant Chobits to be an alternate universe of an AL-like world. The alternate reality theory can be partially seiyuu supported since Minoru and Sai are the same voice. The other think that bugs me is that Chobits IS tied into the TB/CCD/X universe, through Duklyon Station/Cafe and a couple other things. I'm guessing it's post-X though... and since the Ten no Ryu won, people get to keep on doing stuff... like falling in love with robots... Ok. Done with that rant. For now.
Couple things now before I go back to work
Top 5 Female Seiyuu:
5- Hisakawa Aya - Just by sheer volume of roles on tv at once. AND quality of character. (Sailor Mercury, TV Hinoto, Chloe(Noir), more that I can't remember)
4- Hayashibara Megumi - Do I even need to explain? (Lina, Rei, Canal, Nuku-Nuku, and more.) Plus she can sing.
3- Kuwashima Houko - My newest obsession, similar to the next two, but I think she's younger. (Kirika(Noir), Quon(RahXephon), Sango(InuYasha), Sai(AL), Filia, more)
2- Mitsuishi Kotono - Another of my newer obsessions... (Excel, Juri, Sailor Moon, Mirelle(Noir), more)
1- Ogata Megumi - Some things never change... (Kurama(YYH), Yukito/Yue(CCS), Eagle/Emeraude(MKR), Haruka, Shinji, more)
All of the above are still (even currently) in shows. Which leades me to my next rant... Last night (while lying in bed) I decided to find out what the heck Ogata Megumi had been doing for the last little while. So I looked up the Kanji for her name and started leafing through my Newtypes looking at cast lists (which is where I found out that Quon was Kuwashima-sama)...
The first show I happened to notice her name in was one called "Samurai Deeper Kyo"... which caught my eye a while ago acctually because it had Seki Toshihiko in it... in further examining the cast list I realized it also has Midorikawa Hikaru, Ishida Akira, AND Ogata Megumi... needless to say I'm looking into that show now. I found out that she's also in UFO Princess(pronounced yuufo (you-foe for english readers))... which looks... a bit odd to say the least. I also found out about several more shows with Koyasu-sama and Midorikawa-sama in them (only one together *pout*) and that - as usual - Hisakawa Aya is in atleast 4 shows... and Seki Tomokazu is in almost as many.
Of course that was as of the October Newtype which only has episodes up through September (when a lot of series ended - Chobits, Rahxephon, UFO Princess, Shaman King(Hayashibara Megumi's current project), and Tokyo Underground to name a few. I think RAVE might be over too...
So... New topic... Bishonen... I think I finnaly have my top ten list pulled together. This is the last thing before I go back to work. (I managed to have only one tie... Couples are sometimes listed together but not counted as ties)
10- Kunzite / Zoicite (Sailor Moon)
Ok, two seperate people but they are eternally linked in my mind. Beautifuly romanitc, the first anime couple I was obsessed with... ever. And the roses and cherry blossoms, never forget that. And the all powerful dark lord factor... (Kunzite) Long silver/green hair and silver eyes, and a cape. (Zoicite) Long blonde hair, green eyes, tendency to float and be dubbed as a woman *cringe*.
9- Xelloss Meltallium (Slayers)
Impaired by poor animation more than anything else. Unfailing loyalty and the tendency to be there only when absolutely needed. Purple hair, violet slit-pupiled eyes, Ishida Akira with dark magic. "Sore wa... himitsu desu."
8-TIE- Julious (Angelique)
Blonde hair, blue eyes, and a smile that makes your life brighter. But you'll never see anything more than a hard, strong leader unless you get inside his defences.
8-TIE- Kurama[human] (Yuu Yuu Hakusho)
Beautiful and elegant, strong, yet human. Red hair, green eyes, Ogata Megumi, propencity for roses.
7- Samejima Ranmaru / Enjouji Kei (Kizuna)
(Ran-chan)Uber-uke! Beautiful and graceful with more manners than Enjouji and more innocence. Lots of pretty angst too, and the knuckle biting thing. ^_~ Red hair, Okiayu Ryotarou.
(Enjouji) Long black hair, and even better once it's cut. Very sweet, but only when he's not being stupid or hentai.
6- Clavis (Angelique)
long black hair, violet eyes, a smirk that makes me shiver just thinking about it. If there was ever anyone as beautiful as him in life... I think I would die. The hair alone would be...wow.
5- Sakurazuka Seishirou (X + Tokyo Babylon)
Beauty, strenth, grace, power and angst... with sunglasses and a trenchcoat. "Ahem, WHOOSH!" CLAMP. (Koyasu Takehito in TB)
4- Mikage Souji (Utena)
The only man in the world who can make pink hair look sexy. Skillfull manipulator, but not of the truly innocent. So deeply buried in his own reality that he has defied the laws of time and life. Red eyes, Midorikawa Hikaru.
3- Nagisa Kaworu (Evangelion) [moved up to 3rd at last minute]
Half of this is just how early in my addiction he was. Honesty, sweetness, wisdom. Silver hair, red eyes, Ishida Akira.
2- Yue (CCS)
Silver hair down to his feet, silver eyes, wings, Ogata Megumi, CLAMP. If you need more justification than that, watch the show. ^_^ (very nearly a tie for first)
1- Muraki Kazutaka (Yami no Matsuei)
the epitomy of everything I worship and love about villains... wisdom, insanity, manipulation, intellegence, subtle cruelty, desire. All this, plus a white trench coat, silver hair and eyes. Often carrying a dozen red roses ^_^
Ok, I'm off now. Bye all!
Bishonen: Minoru (Chobits) and Muraki (#1!!)
Bishojo: Chii (Chobits) and Sai (Anglic Layer)
All through episodes 20-23 there's a lot of Stuff with Yuzuki and Minoru... which is really cute. But all the time, it's obvious that Yuzuki is trying to be like Minoru's older sister (who we never see). So then in 23 Chii picks up a photo of Minoru-kun and his sister... and it looks EXACTLY like Kaede from Angelic Layer. Now CLAMP does things like this occationally... so I thought, ok cool. Except THEN they explain that she died. Period. The end. Next topic. Now that seemed very un-clamp-like. They know as well as I do that there are characters that probably now have major emotional damage from Kaede's death (namely Sai... but the rest of the AL cast and the AL world in general (she was rather famous)). So either they crossed her over with the same character design, costume and name just for kicks and ignored the repercussions or the meant Chobits to be an alternate universe of an AL-like world. The alternate reality theory can be partially seiyuu supported since Minoru and Sai are the same voice. The other think that bugs me is that Chobits IS tied into the TB/CCD/X universe, through Duklyon Station/Cafe and a couple other things. I'm guessing it's post-X though... and since the Ten no Ryu won, people get to keep on doing stuff... like falling in love with robots... Ok. Done with that rant. For now.
Couple things now before I go back to work
Top 5 Female Seiyuu:
5- Hisakawa Aya - Just by sheer volume of roles on tv at once. AND quality of character. (Sailor Mercury, TV Hinoto, Chloe(Noir), more that I can't remember)
4- Hayashibara Megumi - Do I even need to explain? (Lina, Rei, Canal, Nuku-Nuku, and more.) Plus she can sing.
3- Kuwashima Houko - My newest obsession, similar to the next two, but I think she's younger. (Kirika(Noir), Quon(RahXephon), Sango(InuYasha), Sai(AL), Filia, more)
2- Mitsuishi Kotono - Another of my newer obsessions... (Excel, Juri, Sailor Moon, Mirelle(Noir), more)
1- Ogata Megumi - Some things never change... (Kurama(YYH), Yukito/Yue(CCS), Eagle/Emeraude(MKR), Haruka, Shinji, more)
All of the above are still (even currently) in shows. Which leades me to my next rant... Last night (while lying in bed) I decided to find out what the heck Ogata Megumi had been doing for the last little while. So I looked up the Kanji for her name and started leafing through my Newtypes looking at cast lists (which is where I found out that Quon was Kuwashima-sama)...
The first show I happened to notice her name in was one called "Samurai Deeper Kyo"... which caught my eye a while ago acctually because it had Seki Toshihiko in it... in further examining the cast list I realized it also has Midorikawa Hikaru, Ishida Akira, AND Ogata Megumi... needless to say I'm looking into that show now. I found out that she's also in UFO Princess(pronounced yuufo (you-foe for english readers))... which looks... a bit odd to say the least. I also found out about several more shows with Koyasu-sama and Midorikawa-sama in them (only one together *pout*) and that - as usual - Hisakawa Aya is in atleast 4 shows... and Seki Tomokazu is in almost as many.
Of course that was as of the October Newtype which only has episodes up through September (when a lot of series ended - Chobits, Rahxephon, UFO Princess, Shaman King(Hayashibara Megumi's current project), and Tokyo Underground to name a few. I think RAVE might be over too...
So... New topic... Bishonen... I think I finnaly have my top ten list pulled together. This is the last thing before I go back to work. (I managed to have only one tie... Couples are sometimes listed together but not counted as ties)
10- Kunzite / Zoicite (Sailor Moon)
Ok, two seperate people but they are eternally linked in my mind. Beautifuly romanitc, the first anime couple I was obsessed with... ever. And the roses and cherry blossoms, never forget that. And the all powerful dark lord factor... (Kunzite) Long silver/green hair and silver eyes, and a cape. (Zoicite) Long blonde hair, green eyes, tendency to float and be dubbed as a woman *cringe*.
9- Xelloss Meltallium (Slayers)
Impaired by poor animation more than anything else. Unfailing loyalty and the tendency to be there only when absolutely needed. Purple hair, violet slit-pupiled eyes, Ishida Akira with dark magic. "Sore wa... himitsu desu."
8-TIE- Julious (Angelique)
Blonde hair, blue eyes, and a smile that makes your life brighter. But you'll never see anything more than a hard, strong leader unless you get inside his defences.
8-TIE- Kurama[human] (Yuu Yuu Hakusho)
Beautiful and elegant, strong, yet human. Red hair, green eyes, Ogata Megumi, propencity for roses.
7- Samejima Ranmaru / Enjouji Kei (Kizuna)
(Ran-chan)Uber-uke! Beautiful and graceful with more manners than Enjouji and more innocence. Lots of pretty angst too, and the knuckle biting thing. ^_~ Red hair, Okiayu Ryotarou.
(Enjouji) Long black hair, and even better once it's cut. Very sweet, but only when he's not being stupid or hentai.
6- Clavis (Angelique)
long black hair, violet eyes, a smirk that makes me shiver just thinking about it. If there was ever anyone as beautiful as him in life... I think I would die. The hair alone would be...wow.
5- Sakurazuka Seishirou (X + Tokyo Babylon)
Beauty, strenth, grace, power and angst... with sunglasses and a trenchcoat. "Ahem, WHOOSH!" CLAMP. (Koyasu Takehito in TB)
4- Mikage Souji (Utena)
The only man in the world who can make pink hair look sexy. Skillfull manipulator, but not of the truly innocent. So deeply buried in his own reality that he has defied the laws of time and life. Red eyes, Midorikawa Hikaru.
3- Nagisa Kaworu (Evangelion) [moved up to 3rd at last minute]
Half of this is just how early in my addiction he was. Honesty, sweetness, wisdom. Silver hair, red eyes, Ishida Akira.
2- Yue (CCS)
Silver hair down to his feet, silver eyes, wings, Ogata Megumi, CLAMP. If you need more justification than that, watch the show. ^_^ (very nearly a tie for first)
1- Muraki Kazutaka (Yami no Matsuei)
the epitomy of everything I worship and love about villains... wisdom, insanity, manipulation, intellegence, subtle cruelty, desire. All this, plus a white trench coat, silver hair and eyes. Often carrying a dozen red roses ^_^
Ok, I'm off now. Bye all!
Bishonen: Minoru (Chobits) and Muraki (#1!!)
Bishojo: Chii (Chobits) and Sai (Anglic Layer)