Special A: rainbows and ponies!
As much as I tried to resist the lure of manga, I couldn't. On Friday I went back to the bookstore and bought four more volumes, two more of Wild Ones, and two more of Special A.
Speaking of Special A, it's totally my new thing. phrenk alerted me to the presence of a Special A anime, and I was all over that. I ADORE this anime/manga. It's shoujo, but the heroine isn't stereotypical. You know how usually shoujo heroines are kinda stupid, considered homely, klutzy, etc? Well, Hikari is none of those things. She's really smart, really pretty, and (generally) graceful (and OMG everyone isn't in love with her!). She's pretty damn awesome.
The hero, Takishima Kei is so my type of anime guy. You know, the reserved, slightly angsty, loving secretly kind. Plus, his hair is awesome (even if it's not blonde/white, red, or blue... woah there, American color scheme?).
To be honest, I was destined to love him. His name is Kei, and ANY character who's name is Kei is good in my book. My favorite character in the world EVER is Kei-kun from Marmalade Boy (MV!). Marmalade Boy Kei-kun is basically Rui (except slightly more awesome). In fact, MB and HYD are really similar. HYD has more rich people, and MB has more fakecest. They should make another Marmalade Boy drama... If for some reason I were ever in Japan, and had a boy, I'd name him Kei (doesn't work in America, sounds kinda girly).
Anyway, back to the point at hand... I ADORE Special A! Kei is always looking at Hikari smolderingly. It's adorable. And although Hikari is super smart, she's SO oblivious because she doesn't notice that Kei is in love with her. She kinda reminds me of Otani from Love Com in that aspect. Kei is all ridiculously protective of her, and she just doesn't see it! Ah, I love it so much! I'm through episode 10 right now (today and yesterday I was reading the manga!), so 14 episodes left!
So yes, I have a small picspam!
Hikari and Kei! See their awesome hair?
KEI-KUN! With his glittery anime eyes...
This is Ryuu. He loves him some animals (but, you know, not inappropriately)! I like his character a lot. Hell, I like them all...
Ryuu is best friends with Megumi and Jun. M & J have a strange attachment to him that is ADORABLE.
Awesome anime ridiculousness! It's a bear! Who's throwing rocks off a cliff!
And here's Kei-kun petting a lion who is like, 8 million times bigger than him...
I LOVE this cap, because wtf?! Like, they're in Hawaii, so it's not totally obscure, but, just, WHY?
Hikari glamor shot. I love her hair... I want butt length black hair... And yes, she's wearing dog ears.
And at some point, THIS happened! Poor Kei-kun, Hikari's so oblivious...
I had to include this shot, because what the hell is up with that dude's hair! It's like, a mullet! I'd look down on you too, mullet dude.
So now the problem is, what drama do I watch next... I finished Zettai Kareshi and Nodame Cantabile. I might start Nobuta wo Produce (already partially downloaded)... I've been on a Japanese kick recently; manga/anime/dramas...
Oh, and FYI; the manga Red River is pretty damn awesome...
Speaking of Special A, it's totally my new thing. phrenk alerted me to the presence of a Special A anime, and I was all over that. I ADORE this anime/manga. It's shoujo, but the heroine isn't stereotypical. You know how usually shoujo heroines are kinda stupid, considered homely, klutzy, etc? Well, Hikari is none of those things. She's really smart, really pretty, and (generally) graceful (and OMG everyone isn't in love with her!). She's pretty damn awesome.
The hero, Takishima Kei is so my type of anime guy. You know, the reserved, slightly angsty, loving secretly kind. Plus, his hair is awesome (even if it's not blonde/white, red, or blue... woah there, American color scheme?).
To be honest, I was destined to love him. His name is Kei, and ANY character who's name is Kei is good in my book. My favorite character in the world EVER is Kei-kun from Marmalade Boy (MV!). Marmalade Boy Kei-kun is basically Rui (except slightly more awesome). In fact, MB and HYD are really similar. HYD has more rich people, and MB has more fakecest. They should make another Marmalade Boy drama... If for some reason I were ever in Japan, and had a boy, I'd name him Kei (doesn't work in America, sounds kinda girly).
Anyway, back to the point at hand... I ADORE Special A! Kei is always looking at Hikari smolderingly. It's adorable. And although Hikari is super smart, she's SO oblivious because she doesn't notice that Kei is in love with her. She kinda reminds me of Otani from Love Com in that aspect. Kei is all ridiculously protective of her, and she just doesn't see it! Ah, I love it so much! I'm through episode 10 right now (today and yesterday I was reading the manga!), so 14 episodes left!
So yes, I have a small picspam!
Hikari and Kei! See their awesome hair?
KEI-KUN! With his glittery anime eyes...
This is Ryuu. He loves him some animals (but, you know, not inappropriately)! I like his character a lot. Hell, I like them all...
Ryuu is best friends with Megumi and Jun. M & J have a strange attachment to him that is ADORABLE.
Awesome anime ridiculousness! It's a bear! Who's throwing rocks off a cliff!
And here's Kei-kun petting a lion who is like, 8 million times bigger than him...
I LOVE this cap, because wtf?! Like, they're in Hawaii, so it's not totally obscure, but, just, WHY?
Hikari glamor shot. I love her hair... I want butt length black hair... And yes, she's wearing dog ears.
And at some point, THIS happened! Poor Kei-kun, Hikari's so oblivious...
I had to include this shot, because what the hell is up with that dude's hair! It's like, a mullet! I'd look down on you too, mullet dude.
So now the problem is, what drama do I watch next... I finished Zettai Kareshi and Nodame Cantabile. I might start Nobuta wo Produce (already partially downloaded)... I've been on a Japanese kick recently; manga/anime/dramas...
Oh, and FYI; the manga Red River is pretty damn awesome...