Principally it's less fantastic than the other two, so far no unicorns or phoenixes, the heroine doesn't come from a different world, etc. meaning I have more leisure to compare it to real ancient China and be offended that it's not.
I am currently horrified of having to sit through Yugo the Negotiator episodes 7-12.
...Yugo the Negotiator episodes 7-12 are the Moscow (and, uh, various other places in Russia) arc...
The Japanese do their idea of Pakistan. The thing came out just around three years ago, when Pakistan really *was* the hot big thing in the news. So, it's researched...oh, about to the level that an American action movie circa 1985 would be...
...and as far as 'anything good', holding my breath for the last episode of Gunbuster 2 (Gainax now and forever, the episode title is 'The Story of Your Life'), and picking up various shounen-ish things here and there. Another week, another Tsubasa episode, and in just a bit, Chevalier should start hitting the torrents. But mostly, really trying to work through all those mid-'90's titles that I really should have watched in club freshman year, but somehow never quite got got around to. Key, Saber Marionette, Rayearth...you know the drill.
Makubex is in the Archive. Who's female. And wants to eat him. Vagina dentata at its best. He's holding her off by making side bets on the fight outcomes.
It thinks of itself as his mommy? And now it's like, "I will reabsorb you, irregular male energy seed, and grow immeasurably in the process! :D" and Makubex is like Um I have a better idea LET'S NOT.
And I'm really, really certain that the author of this thing was into Fushigi Yuugi in high school, then at some point sat down with a beer and was like, "........You know what? I could totally do better," and did, which is the sort of endeavour I could get behind.
Eh, but aren't they contractually obligated with VF to have like one sex scene every chapter?
Who was it said Kyouya and Tamaki are what you get if you surgically separated the hemispheres of Imonoyama Nokoru's brain?
I have no idea, but that person was brilliant. I agree with your opinon of Ouran lacking a certain oomph. (Shall post on this later, but am currently distracted by SHINY DSL!!!!!!!!!)
Am going to watch Saiunkoku monogatari, soon. Since I can't read the novels.
VF: no she isn't (though I imagine the fans like it), but my problem isn't the existence or lack of sex, it's more just how the characters are handled. :P
Ouran: I keep waiting for the series to develop real emotional depth, since one does get attached to the characters and the potential is there, but... it's not going about it the right way, or something. ^^;
XD I dunno! It's not so much realising he'd rather be in Japan with Asami than in Hong Kong with Feilong, that's only sensible.
What I think it is: it actively bothers me that Takaba doesn't put up more of a fight than he has with Feilong. And I can't put my finger on why, because it's not like he has a choice, but... eh. I like how I wrote him better. XD
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I am currently horrified of having to sit through Yugo the Negotiator episodes 7-12.
...Yugo the Negotiator episodes 7-12 are the Moscow (and, uh, various other places in Russia) arc...
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...and as far as 'anything good', holding my breath for the last episode of Gunbuster 2 (Gainax now and forever, the episode title is 'The Story of Your Life'), and picking up various shounen-ish things here and there. Another week, another Tsubasa episode, and in just a bit, Chevalier should start hitting the torrents. But mostly, really trying to work through all those mid-'90's titles that I really should have watched in club freshman year, but somehow never quite got got around to. Key, Saber Marionette, Rayearth...you know the drill.
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a;lksfja;lskjf WHUT.
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And I'm really, really certain that the author of this thing was into Fushigi Yuugi in high school, then at some point sat down with a beer and was like, "........You know what? I could totally do better," and did, which is the sort of endeavour I could get behind.
That is EXACTLY what I was thinking. XD
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Who was it said Kyouya and Tamaki are what you get if you surgically separated the hemispheres of Imonoyama Nokoru's brain?
I have no idea, but that person was brilliant. I agree with your opinon of Ouran lacking a certain oomph. (Shall post on this later, but am currently distracted by SHINY DSL!!!!!!!!!)
Am going to watch Saiunkoku monogatari, soon. Since I can't read the novels.
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Ouran: I keep waiting for the series to develop real emotional depth, since one does get attached to the characters and the potential is there, but... it's not going about it the right way, or something. ^^;
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What I think it is: it actively bothers me that Takaba doesn't put up more of a fight than he has with Feilong. And I can't put my finger on why, because it's not like he has a choice, but... eh. I like how I wrote him better. XD
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