Babble about two manga series...
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candylandMini-tacos make me a happy girl *om nom nom*
And now it is time to discuss the two manga series I've been speeding through. One I read over the course of several days...and the other I'd already read half of, and I just decided to plow through it all. In one sitting. Not too bad, really--only thirty chapters ^_~ And I tried to avoid any major spoilers. I think it's all more or less safe ^_~
SPECIMEN A: CHRONO CRUSADE
I was a little unsure, but it was one I'd been wanting to read for a while. And I wound up liking it quite a bit. Not like "ZOMG FAVE 4EVA!" or anything, but it was an interesting story with some cool stuff going on. Also...Chrono was rather adorable at times ~♥
Might as well just get this part out of the way right at the top--the shipping. Chrono/Rosette = love. Joshua/Fiore = at some point I fell in love with this pairing and for the life of me I can't figure out why.
I can't believe I didn't catch on about who Fiore was...but at the same time, I can totally believe it. I think it's a "hindsight is twenty-twenty" thing. But that was a nice little addition. Because honestly...up until that was dropped in, I was trying to figure out exactly why we needed Stella, aside from summoning random things to haul the hero's biscuits out of the fire.
Rosette alternated between being annoying and being sort of kick-ass. Ultimately, I think I liked her. Chibi!Chrono was cute. Demon!Chrono was badass. Joshua was creepy and badass at the same time.
The ending made me go *flaaaaaaaaaail* And I liked it. Bittersweet ending is bitter. And sweet~ Together again, at the very end *happysighs*
SPECIMEN B: KAMIKAZE KAITOU JEANNE
Opposite ends of the spectrum, much? XD We go from demons to...well, demons, but a different kind of demons! *wisenods* How about this--CC is shounen, KKJ is the epitome of shoujo. So here, behold my incredibly disjointed throughs :D
Ships: Fin/Access (SO CUTE!) and Maron/Chiaki (to a much lesser degree)
Time to get something really shallow out of the way--I love the way Arina Tanemura draws hair. Especially the long hair some of the girls have. It's so detailed and it looks so pretty! A lot of her artwork is pretty and detailed--the folds in the clothes are something else I noticed--but the hair! I don't know why!
...and I also have a great weakness for chibis. And she has a lot of them :D
Overall, it was fairly typical shoujo fare. Girl with magical powers (Maron) is on a mission, meets boy with magical powers (Chiaki) who is a real ass at first...but you know they're going to wind up together. The first time they meet, he gets a nice view of her bra. True love, right there. Oh, and there are angels and demons and treason and lots of big teary eyes. You know the drill.
In short: pretty to look at, nothing truly groundbreaking or earth-shaking, but still pleasant enough to read, even amidst the glaring cliches and contrived occurances...oh, and the near-rape scene. For a minute, I was worried O_O Didn't think it was "that kind" of manga.
But first, it's time for my one major WTF moment: they make this whole big deal about Jeanne's power depending on her purity. So we get beaten over the head with the notion that Maron has to be a virgin. Okay, whoop-dee-doo, she's all pure and virginal and shit. We get it. And then she has to fight for the fate of the world/God/her boytoy/etc. Good deal. I support the world not being destroyed. Especially because I live on it.
...SO WHY IN THE NAME OF LIBERACE DID SHE DECIDE THAT THE NIGHT BEFORE THIS BIG BATTLE WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO BOINK CHIAKI? IN GOD'S PALACE, NO LESS??
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kaitodoushi, these are the things that make me lean towards your viewpoint on shoujo.
I picked up a book at the MS library today. It's one thatjeva_chan recommended a while ago, and I spotted it and snagged it. It's called Inkheart. It's the first in a trilogy. I'm really excited about reading it!
Also, I hate my uterus.
That is all.
And now it is time to discuss the two manga series I've been speeding through. One I read over the course of several days...and the other I'd already read half of, and I just decided to plow through it all. In one sitting. Not too bad, really--only thirty chapters ^_~ And I tried to avoid any major spoilers. I think it's all more or less safe ^_~
SPECIMEN A: CHRONO CRUSADE
I was a little unsure, but it was one I'd been wanting to read for a while. And I wound up liking it quite a bit. Not like "ZOMG FAVE 4EVA!" or anything, but it was an interesting story with some cool stuff going on. Also...Chrono was rather adorable at times ~♥
Might as well just get this part out of the way right at the top--the shipping. Chrono/Rosette = love. Joshua/Fiore = at some point I fell in love with this pairing and for the life of me I can't figure out why.
I can't believe I didn't catch on about who Fiore was...but at the same time, I can totally believe it. I think it's a "hindsight is twenty-twenty" thing. But that was a nice little addition. Because honestly...up until that was dropped in, I was trying to figure out exactly why we needed Stella, aside from summoning random things to haul the hero's biscuits out of the fire.
Rosette alternated between being annoying and being sort of kick-ass. Ultimately, I think I liked her. Chibi!Chrono was cute. Demon!Chrono was badass. Joshua was creepy and badass at the same time.
The ending made me go *flaaaaaaaaaail* And I liked it. Bittersweet ending is bitter. And sweet~ Together again, at the very end *happysighs*
SPECIMEN B: KAMIKAZE KAITOU JEANNE
Opposite ends of the spectrum, much? XD We go from demons to...well, demons, but a different kind of demons! *wisenods* How about this--CC is shounen, KKJ is the epitome of shoujo. So here, behold my incredibly disjointed throughs :D
Ships: Fin/Access (SO CUTE!) and Maron/Chiaki (to a much lesser degree)
Time to get something really shallow out of the way--I love the way Arina Tanemura draws hair. Especially the long hair some of the girls have. It's so detailed and it looks so pretty! A lot of her artwork is pretty and detailed--the folds in the clothes are something else I noticed--but the hair! I don't know why!
...and I also have a great weakness for chibis. And she has a lot of them :D
Overall, it was fairly typical shoujo fare. Girl with magical powers (Maron) is on a mission, meets boy with magical powers (Chiaki) who is a real ass at first...but you know they're going to wind up together. The first time they meet, he gets a nice view of her bra. True love, right there. Oh, and there are angels and demons and treason and lots of big teary eyes. You know the drill.
In short: pretty to look at, nothing truly groundbreaking or earth-shaking, but still pleasant enough to read, even amidst the glaring cliches and contrived occurances...oh, and the near-rape scene. For a minute, I was worried O_O Didn't think it was "that kind" of manga.
But first, it's time for my one major WTF moment: they make this whole big deal about Jeanne's power depending on her purity. So we get beaten over the head with the notion that Maron has to be a virgin. Okay, whoop-dee-doo, she's all pure and virginal and shit. We get it. And then she has to fight for the fate of the world/God/her boytoy/etc. Good deal. I support the world not being destroyed. Especially because I live on it.
...SO WHY IN THE NAME OF LIBERACE DID SHE DECIDE THAT THE NIGHT BEFORE THIS BIG BATTLE WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO BOINK CHIAKI? IN GOD'S PALACE, NO LESS??
kaitodoushi, these are the things that make me lean towards your viewpoint on shoujo.I picked up a book at the MS library today. It's one that
jeva_chan recommended a while ago, and I spotted it and snagged it. It's called Inkheart. It's the first in a trilogy. I'm really excited about reading it!Also, I hate my uterus.
That is all.
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Date: 2008-04-19 01:44 am (UTC)