Alphabet Meme - "O"
Comment and I'll give you a letter, then you have to list ten people/places/things you love that begin with that letter, afterwards post it on your journal and fill out letters of your own.
electricfreight gave me "O".
Oscar Francois de Jarjayes
The protagonist of Berusaiyu no Bara!!! Hee, I love the character of Oscar. Not only is she a strong woman who fights for what she believes in, but she falls into the bishonen category which makes me squeal with delight. Her affections for Andre make me squee hard (and laugh sometimes... ANDOREEE), and what makes my love of the character even more great is TAKARAZUKA. Hell yes, Komu made me love the character even more. SO much more that I ended up watching all 40 episodes of BeruBara in one day just to fulfill my need for some Oscar badassery and cuteness. And Komu was so badass yet adorable as Oscar - I think she portrayed the character perfectly. <3
Otokoyaku
Ttly links with the above paragraph :P The main thing I adore about Takarazuka is the Otokoyaku. So pretty. So sparkly. They make my heart melt and my brain melts with it due to the overdose of pretty and sparkly. They do indeed exist to be sparkly and amazing, and yes they do successfully portray the "ideal man". So ideal in fact that I will now find it hard to settle for a guy less perfect than say... Ayabuki Mao, or Ouki Kaname. OTOKOYAKU ARE PERFECT GUYS despite the fact that they are actually female. That's the whole point though, they ARE supposed to be believable in their roles as men. But it's all a part of being a Zuka fan - fangirling over the Otokoyaku.
Owls
Lol random. The owls I speak of are not technically real owls. They are animated owls that seem to have some kind of hatred towards beavers, and more specifically, Simon Cowell. The owls are everywhere - you can't hide from them, and everyone is fond of them! As the song goes... XD "Owls, everyone is fond of owls... except for mice and shrews... and Simon Cowells! And you know why they come for youuuu, the owls in your dressing roooom, the owls in your gravy... even if you hide at sea... there's owls in the navy!" Truer words have never been spoken. *nods sagely*
Online banking
Another completely random thing to write about, but I have been so happy since I was able to buy things online and keep my account in check easily XD It means I can buy Zuka goods with ease, and that makes me a very happy fangirl. :P
"Onna ni Sachi Are"
Yes, the 34th Morning Musume single. XD and why do I love it? Because it's the first single with Takahashi Ai as Leader, of course!! And then this leads me to squeeing over Ai... again.. XD but yep, I think this was the defining moment when the "golden era" of Morning Musume ended and the new "platinum era" started. It marks the start of Ai's career as the Leader of MoMusu, and she totally deserved it, and I couldn't see anyone else taking her place. She has been there for over a while now in the most stable lineup for two years ('cept the whole Koharu graduation thing, but whatever), so this song will always be one that I will happily remember~
Osaka
Yesss, the place in Japan, not Ayumu Kasuga from Azumanga Daioh... even though I like her as well. Anyway, I would love LOVE LOVE to go to Osaka one day. It looks like a lovely place with all it's cheap food, bars, shrines, closeness to Takarazuka, and it's host clubs~ ;D From what I have seen of the place, it looks like I could have a good time there!
Oreos
This is totally random, but I love Oreos. I could eat them until I can no longer move, and then I would go back for more. <3 yaaaaay. XD That was short...
Okita Souji
Not that many people know ('cept maybe people from my college history class), but I am a huge sucker for Japanese history. And one of the more interesting people for me to learn about when I was writing up my nice 3000 word essay on the bakumatsu and the Shinsengumi, was the captain of the Shinsengumi's first unit, and one of their best samurai. He was also assistant to the vice-commander, and one of the founding members of the group~~ Which I think is pretty cool, because he was the second-youngest but one of their most skilled fighters. And he died of tuberculosis which isn't great, but *shrug* at least he didn't get buried in sand by the enemy and have his head cut off with a blunt bamboo saw like Ishida Mitsunari.. XD
Onemanga.com
This site... is amazing. It has monthly updates of Fullmetal Alchemist, NANA and other titles, and weekly updates of Bleach and stuff. It cures my boredom when I have nothing else to do, EVER. What more could I want!? It is a good site for manga, but I would complain less if BeruBara was on there somewhere. XD
Ozora Yuuhi
You knew this was coming :P
*Dribble* Where to start... Ozora Yuuhi is the current top star of Soragumi -or as I like to call it, Ozoragumi 8D-, which is now my third most-watched troupe. Of course I only started focusing on Soragumi once Yuuhi transferred there as top... but it's all good. Yuuhi is one of my all time favourite 'siennes EVER, and there are many reasons. I will start from the time I first noticed her! Back when I was first getting into Takarazuka, Tsukigumi were very high on the priority list for which shows I should start off watching. The first full Tsukigumi show I saw, though, was "Elisabeth" (2005), with the lovely Ayaki Nao as Der Tod, Sena Jun as Elisabeth, and yes... Ozora Yuuhi as Rudolf! I have to say, I was not expecting Rudolf to be so hot. XDD There I was watching Midori!Franz being all awesome in her mustache, and BOOM. Yuuhi!Rudolf appears from the side of the stage, with an adorable angsty expression on her face, and my jaw dropped. My first thought was "She has lovely eyes! I must keep watching her~". And indeed, I still love her eyes... and even more importantly, I ADORE how Yuuhi does her stage makeup with those amazingly shaped sideburns that accentuate her cheekbones, and the whoosh(term coined by Haruno Sumire and Sena Jun :P)!!! XD By the time I got to the Yami ga Hirogaru scene, I was starting to appreciate Yuuhi's acting skills more, and I'd only heard her sing a little bit. My god... I was blown away, if not on the floor in a pool of my own nose-blood. Amazing. Some people may disagree with me here, but I absolutely LOVE Yuuhi's voice. It's adorable at times, and smoking hot at times depending on the show, dance routine, etc. But YES. Ozora Yuuhi is one of my all time favourite 'siennes, and one of three who managed to capture my heart (and soul lul) within minutes of me first seeing them (the others being Mizu Natsuki and Ayaki Nao, but I won't go into that - we're talking about Yuuhi here!!). I'll say the same for her dancing as well - it depends on the kind of performance, but generally Yuuhi's dancing is enough to make my brain melt and cause me to have some kind of fangirl attack where I can't seem to focus on anything that isn't Yuuhi or Yuuhi-related. Or I will make it relate to Yuuhi. 8P
But yeah, people seem to forget that Yuuhi is one of the 'siennes who didn't have much experience with dancing before she got into the music school. However she DID improve and is still improving, and if she can get extreme reactions out of me just by winking, I'm sure she's doing something right. :P The mention of the music school leads me to something else that completely shocked me about Yuuhi - the fact that she learned to play the DRUMS, and she does it well, especially by sitting behind the drum kit in her silky black tux, looking amazing and pouting while doing so. She also has amazing comic timing, and managed to make me laugh quite a lot in one clip of Tsukigumi's "Higher than the sky of Paris". Also to do with her music school experiences (that made me AWWWWW so much) is her close friendship with Sena Jun! Awwwww, and I love them both soo much. Adorable. So, after watching Tsukigumi's 2005 production of "Elisabeth", I decided I'd look into watching more shows with the mysteriously hot Ozora Yuuhi in them. It took a while, but I ended up watching "Hollywood Lover", and by the end of it, I was ttly jealous of Shirosaki Ai. MY YUUHI, getting a lead role and being all smexy and amazing <3. I guess this leads me on to the NEXT point about why I like Yuuhi... XD I love the fact that she IS top star material, even if people don't see it. She. Is. Amazing. She managed to jump to Hanagumi as joined Nibante with Eritan (I think?), and then to the top in Soragumi the YEAR AFTER. Sometimes I forget about her top star status and then I go into "Awww my Yuuhi is at the top! I'm so proud" mode and yeah... things get fangirly. Like now. XD XD I think I'll stop there anyway, before I break Livejournal or something... I LOVE YUUHI FOREVEEERRRRR.
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