Vines: as good as tentacles, or BETTER than tentacles? XD

[ymfaery]

aka OMG VATHARA WROTE A SAIYUKI FIC AHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Entanglements is set after volume 9 of the first manga series and goes into AU territory. In the story she has.. interesting answers to questions such as "Did Sanzo kill enough youkai to be in danger of turning into one?"; "Why does Hakkai have vines in his youkai form?"; "Is it a coincidence

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[lady_ganesh]

IMO, canon-Gojyo is a lot more perceptive than story-Gojyo, and that's probably what's bugging you (it's what's bugging me). I think he knows Sanzo better than anyone, so his 'oh, I'm pretty sure there's a decent guy in there somewhere' line doesn't really ring true.

[ymfaery]

More perceptive definitely, although I'm not sure he knows Sanzo *better* than the other guys. If anything, I think all of them know each other pretty well and pretty equally.

I was thinking there were possibly two things going on.

1) The note at the beginning did say she may have lifted some things from the anime (as if Hakuryuu wasn't a big enough hint). If she had more exposure to the anime than to the manga, that would explain a few things.

2) It's not clear to me how much of the manga she's read. The story didn't mention Kami-sama's connection to Ukoku Sanzo, for instance, and I don't recall Kanzeon Bosatsu talking directly to *Sanzo* in the manga (since he was unconscious during the Rikudo thing). Ze definitely did that in the anime though. Though all that might be part of that AU take she's doing.

Still. The fic is priceless if only for imagining Sanzo and those flowers. >D >D >D >D >D

[lady_ganesh]

I guess it depends on how you interpret 'know,' too-- (it all depends on what the definition of 'is' is, lol), because they all sort of work better on some levels than others-- Gojyo and Goku more gut-based, Hakkai more intellectual, Sanzo some odd hybrid between the two.

1) Oh yeah, absolutely. And it feels like a first fic, for want of a better way of putting it-- there's some exploring around the edges.

2) It's been Jossed pretty hard by the latest canon! Kanzeon's never spoken directly to (a conscious) Sanzo, and she's never shown up since Rikudo. I think Minekura made a definite decision to step permanently away from the Deus Ex Bodhisavatta, and the anime not so much.

Poor Sanzo. He suffers so much for our art.

[ymfaery]

Heh. Just had a stray thought: if Gojyo had received formal schooling up until he turned 18, he'd probably end up as Kenren version 2, officer rank optional. XD

1) Well, it is. ;D

2) When you say badly Jossed, you are referring to Kanzeon's (lack of) appearances in the manga, right?

And he's so grouchy about it too. >D Do I want to be evil and ask around for fanart? XD