X meme

Feb 23, 2009 19:47

Sooo....tired...I didn't go to bed until 7am this morning...to tired to do anything constructive after walking around and randomly catching trains today. I love the Tokyo subway XD
So a meme that appeared on my flist...

I'll upload photos and rant about my day another time~

100 X Questions

Translated by [info]jeldi @ Sakanagi

(original listing from S-PLEIADES)



1. What is your handle-name?
Yoru-yume

2. What reason did you pick that handle-name?
About 2 years ago when I didn't know any japanese and got the words for night and dream out of a dictionary, I created this lj with the intention of using it to put progress on this story/art thing i was doing. I ended up just using it as a blog because i discovered interestiing communities on lj, and since then i've used yoru-yume on other sites for consistency

3. What would you say of your enthusiasm for answering these questions?
I am a meme whore, and I'm quite tired from walking around today, after not going to bed until 7am because I got dragged along to a nightclub last night.

4. How far along is your X calendar?
I don't have a calendar for this year yet^^;. And the last two years I've had calendars with geisha on them anyway....this is an odd question

5. How long have you known about X?
Hmmm 2004 I think? I first saw it for sale at a convention and it looked interesting, but it was too expensive. About 6 months later I saw it in for sale far cheaper and started buying the series.

6. What occasion started you reading X?
I have had an obscure fascination with the concept of of Armageddon/the end of the world since I was about 9, because I got bored in church one day and starting reading the book of Revelations from the pew bible.

7. What volume of X have you read up to?
All of it

8. What volume of X are you waiting for?
I'm waiting for CLAMP to resume it...

9. Do you buy Asuka?
no...

10. Of the Ten no Ryuu, who is your favourite?
Subaru, but he really only became interesting after I read Tokyo Babylon(I read X first).

11. Of the Chi no Ryuu, who is your favourite?
Kakyou

12. Excluding the Ten no Ryuu and Chi no Ryuu, who is your favourite?
Hokuto

13. Out of all X, who is your favourite?
That's hard...I like Subaru, Seishirou, Kakyou and Hokuto pretty much evenly

14. Which two characters are your favourite pairing/couple?
See above question and figure it out. I'm sure you're not stupid enough to put Kakyou/ Subaru and Seishirou/Hokuto or something like that

15. Which is your favourite volume?
I like them all...

16. Which scene was the most memorable scene for you?
Nataku's death actually

17. Which short line was the most memorable line and who said it?
Probably something about wishes and stuff, but I'm tired and can't think of it right now

18. Which volume's character story was your favorite?
Karen and Seishirou's. I thought Setsuka was cool and creepy

19. Have you seen the movie? Feel free to tell your impressions.
Yea...It totally had no plot except everyone died

20. Were there any cast voices in the movie that you though were sharp/perfect?
I didn't really notice

21. If you had made the movie, what kind of movie would it be?
It would have more plot and less people dying?

22. Have you seen the TV anime? Feel free to tell your impressions?
Yeap. I think I would have been pretty confused if I hadn't read the manga, because it does so much going back and forth between character backstories etc. It made me go wtf when the first scene in the anime was Hokuto dying...and also...in episode 9 I think it is. Why is is daylight in Kyoto and nightime in Tokyo?!

23. Were there any cast voices in the TV anime that you thought were sharp/perfect?
I think they were all appropriate. English dub sucked, but i think I find English dubs of anime in general bad, because the American accents always throw me. On the upside,I think dubs are improving

24. If you had made the TV anime, what kind of series would it be?
Been prettier...and not changed/rearranged certain plot points.

25. Between the original work, the movie, and the TV anime, which is your favourite?
Manga

26. Are there any other X fans around you?

Hehe yeap

27. Have you told anyone you know that you like X?
Not at allllllll...

Cast and Characters

28. What was your first impression of Kamui's first statement?
Interesting...is he the bad guy?

29. Actually, did you notice that Subaru from TB is in the above scene? Furthermore, how long did it take you to notice?
Noooo, because I read X before TB, therefore I didn't know it who Subaru was.

30. What do you say to the fact that the end of the century's "Promised Day of 1999" was quite a while ago?
Well apparently the new date for the end of the world is 2012. CLAMP you have 3 years! Get on with it!

31. How long do you think Hinoto's hair is?
2 metres?

32. Where do you think Arashi's sword always exist?
In her mind? Spirit? Soul? Depends on what you believe I guess

33. After their father died, from where do you think Fuuma and Kotori were being supplied their living funds?
Cenrelink, or maybe Kevin Rudd money? XD

34. What do you think Inuki is made up of?
Probably the same thing as the answer to the sword question

35. The sakura tree holds a presense within Seishirou but from where do you think all of the sakura blossoms come from?
I'm pretty sure its said to be an ilusion

36. What did you say when Fuuma went evil/mad?
"He's actually being interesting now yay"

37. What did you say at Kotori's death?
"ewwww"

38. What did you say when Kamui's personality changed?
Yay you're not a brat now

39. After that (Kamui's decision), do you think Fuuma continued to go to school? Furthermore, where do you think he is living now?
Of course not. If he was in school he wouldn't be hanging around eating icecream and blowing things up with cans. Underneath the government office?

40. Fuuma before or after his awakening (as Dark Kamui), which do you prefer/like?
After. He actually did stuff. and did interesting things to Kamui

41. What did you say about the enshrinement location for the Shinken?
Didn't really think anything...

42. Who do you think pays the rent for the place where Kamui's group is staying?
Isn't that place inside the campus? I mean, if it is, why should there be a rent to pay, since t

43. Why do you think Sorata wears his own clothes (not a uniform) around CLAMP campus?
Because he hates ironing? What random questions

44. Say something about Saiki-kun.
Once there was a Saiki but his head fell off~

45. Inuki or Ko-inuki, which do you prefer/like?
I don't like dogs...

46. Do you really think that Fuuma and Seishirou went on a gourmet tour through Tokyo?
Who knows. I would! But food is so expensive in Japan;_;

47. Kusanagi said that "Fuuma looks like everyone, and yet he also looks different than everyone" but, who do you think he (Fuuma) looks the most like?" Its all in the other charcters imagination, Fuuma looks like fuuma

48. Furthermore, who do you think is the one he looks least like?
Everyone...

49. What do you think Seishirou said to Subaru at the very end?
Not sure...as much as everyone thinks/wishes it was 'I loved you', I think that would be too obvious

50. When he becomes a Chi no Ryuu, the hair style, etc are similar to long ago (TB) Subaru, but which (style) do you prefer/like better?
TB Subaru hair is more fun to draw

51. How did you feel about the kissing scene suddenly turning to the bed scene between Sorata and Arashi?
About time.

52. Up until now, how many hotels has Yuuto gone to do you think?
I don't know.

53. What did you say at Nataku's death?
Awwwwww;_;. In the end he was such an innocent, I felt sad. Also what was going on with Karen and Nataku was a postive connection between two opposing sides, in addition to Kusanagi/Yuzuriha, it would have been interesting to see where it lead to.

54. Who do you not want to die (or didn't want to die)?
Subaru. He's more amusing and angst filled alive.

55. Do you think that Kamui's father will show up?
Probably not. I think the fact that Toru was his mother was more important

56. Where do you think that Kamui had obtained his recent jacket from?
He stole it from Subaru.

57. Where do you think Subaru and Seishirou got the coats they are wearing?
Got them tailored.

58. Out of all the Ten no Ryuu and Chi no Ryuu, who do you think has the most money?
Seishirou? Subaru? Karen? Just about everyone else is a student and we all know that students don't have money.

59. Who is the strongest due to their powers?
Fuuma

60. Who would you poke fun at? (very loose trans)
Kamui and Subaru. Angst is fun

Related questions (Linked questions)

61. Have you read CLAMP Campus Detectives?
Yeap. It was pretty silly but kind of cute

62. What did you think when you heard Tokiko say "CLAMP Campus"?
They named the school after themselves. Oh dear

63. What were your thoughts on the entry of the three (CCD) as adults?
Didn't know they were from a prior CLAMP series. X was the first CLAMP think I read..oh but I did watch the CCS anime before I read anything...

64. When do you think the three of them became aware of the involvement of the campus in the End of the World?
THe chairlady told them?

65. Write out (what you think) Nokoru's message when he became to campus chairman.
Don't know. But it would involved that fan

66. Write out (what you think) the reticent Souh's single phrase was.
...

67. Same as before, write out (what you think) the reticent Akira's single phrase.
...

68. Have you read Tokyo Babylon?
YES! But I read it after I read X.

69. When Subaru's name came out of Sorata's mouth, what did you think?
Why is he talking about cars?

70. Please express your words of sympathy for Subaru, who lost his right eye.
Ummm, have some soup? wtf strange question

71. What did you say about the relationship between Hokuto and Kakyou?
I though it was cute he had a significant other, and that it was sad because she is dead. Then read TB and and found it far more tragic that she died, but then the relationship is a little contrived, becuase it doesn't exist in TB at all.

72. What did you say at Seishirou's death?
LMAO I finally got that Subaru and Seishirou were a couple. I first saw it in the anime, because when I got the anime, I hadn't read I think it was volume 12? and volume 16, but all the other volumes up until 17. And back in the day, I was very slow at picking up on this sort of thing, and though that they had just been close friends, until Seishirou betrayed Subaru. I'm an idiot XD

73. What did you say about Subaru's wish?
Awww poor man.

74. What did you say about Hokuto's spell?
Amazed that she could be so selfless

75. Do you think that Seishirou really won the "bet"?
Nobody won that bet, irrespective of what Hokuto did.

76. From now, what do you think is going to become of Subaru?
Not sure...I don't think he could be a killer, even if he was given the Sakurazukamori's power, despite many fanfics to the contrary. He would just sort of keep existing, I guess, as a balance of dark and light. I do wonder how he is going to pass on his inherited powers though, or will he just live forever becuase he's so apathetic

Parallel

77. If you were to become a Ten no Ryuu or Chi no Ryuu, which one would you chose?
I don't know. I like people, but I also like change.

78. What is your reason for the above?
Already answered it above really.

79. If you were to become one of the characters in X, who would you want to be and what would you do?
I like being me...

80. You are doing "Cinderella" on stage. (Of X characters) Who would you cast? (You can include yourself)
Cinderella: Kamui
Prince: Subaru
Stepmother: Fuuma
Evil stepsisters: Hinoto and Kanoe

81. Friend, sibling, lover - If it were to happen, who would you chose for each respectively.
I like real people. Saying you want a manga character as a lover would be like sayimg you want a toy as your lover or something like that
Friend:
Sibling:
Lover:

82. If Kamui was a normal human, what occupation do you think he would have?
Bum living off Centrelink

83. This is a cooking battle between the Ten no Ryuu and Chi no Ryuu. Which side do you think would win? Dragons of heaven I guess?

84. Whose abilities are the abilities that you want most?
None, really. If I could have any sort of superpower it would be to fly, and none of them do that

Related Products

85. Have you bought the artbook?
....Yes. And I now have two copies of the TB one, because the one I own has pages loose(that I can't fix, despite knowing how to repair books, its just stupidly bound), and I found a copy of it for 500 yen when I was in Nara, so I bought it so I have a not falling apart copy. My mum killed my X artbook though, it also has many loose pages now...though some of those are from opening it to the same pages pages for cosplay reference.

86. How many of the can badges did you buy?
Whats a can badge?

87. How many of the trading cards (of the original illustrations) did you collect? (Not XTV)None?

88. Do you have the OVA, Movie, or TV series DVDs (or VHS)?
I have the dvds of the anime series. The rest are burned dvds or hong kong pirate version^^;

89. Do you have any OVA, Movie, TV series related CDs?
That I downloaded of the internets^^;

90. How many of the drama CDs do you have?
SEe above

91. Did you by the Wonderswan Color game? What were your thoughts on the purchase?
Never heard of it.

92. Did you by the Playstation game? What were your thoughts on the purchase?
Haha I also downloaded it. Its fun to play with my brother, but otherwise a pretty silly game.

93. Out of all the X related products you own, which is your favorite (most precious?)?
Artbook maybe?

94. What sort of product would you like to come out next?
The rest of the series.

Bonus

95. When do you think the last volume of X will come out?
Probably never. I think CLAMP are going senile *cough*tsubasa*cough*

96. What is your prediction of the end of X?
Apparently the ending is supposed to be different to the movie and the anime series, Kamui dies in one and Fuuma in the other sooo...Either they both live or both die. And given that theres already so much destruction done in the series, its going to be a comprimise between both futures maybe? Humanity survives, but they have to rebuild, and make better choices with the eath this time

97. If you had created the "100 Questions for X", what sort of question(s) would you have liked to do?
I don't know. This filled in time well enough

98. What got you into X?
The fact is was about the end of the world, and the fact it had tarot card illustrations. At the time I discovered it I wa quite interested in Tarot cards

99. One phrase for the creators, CLAMP, please.
DO NOT START ANYMORE NEW SERIES FINISH THE ONES YOUVE STARTED FIRST

100. Lastly, what impression would you say you had of these questions?
Silly but it gave me something to do. And everyone else's answers were interesting.
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