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Other than working on my dissertation, I've been finding time to do other things. I work well when I can have a chaptered something to read during my research breaks, so fics on ff.net and manga that can be read online work perfectly for me. I have therefore been reading AU Naruto fic (not that it matters since canon feels like an AU these days), and various manga including Ushio and Tora (which is fun to describe as Calvin and Hobbes on crack, or as a weird crossover between Naruto and Inuyasha but without the ninjas), Nabari no Ou (I like the main character, which is unusual and the idea of ninjas in modern day, but the plot seems really disjointed and I can't tell if it's cause the translation is bad or if it really is that messed up), Saynora Zetsubou Sensei (just like the anime, oddly enough), Vinland Saga (I'm impressed that there was actually was historical research put into it, even if some of it is wrong... Also the fight scenes are nice and gory:D), and One Piece (catching up really... I'm still in the Alabasta saga).
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sunrisecandy came over on Weds and we watched a ton of jdramas. We started off with Gokusen which was, as I predicted, not as satisfying as the manga (I dislike the way they changed Kumiko's character and that of her family), but if you haven't read the manga, I think you'd really enjoy it. I was kinda surprised to discover that Matsumoto Jun is a good actor, so he made a good Shin at least. We played around with some random Arashi videos then like Bakumatsu Banpuu which is a very weird little play where the Shinsengumi are vampires...(*snicker*)
Then, she was very evil and introduced me to Hana Yori Dango which I read the first couple chapters of a long time ago and didn't enjoy, but she convinced me to make it to the end of the first ep, and I was hooked *sigh* I don't normally like shoujo stuff, but the story moved quickly and I liked Makino, the protagonist, and Matsumoto Jun does a good job with Domyoji. After she left, I ended up mainlining the first series 9 eps in between studying. Even though I was a bit annoyed by the beauty contest trope near the end, it was quick and well done. The story totally reminded me of badly written Draco/Hermione (or Ginny) fics, while Makino is a lot like Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice (no wonder it's popular ne?) I started the second series as well, but I really haven't enjoyed it much. It was too angsty and annoying (if those two would just learn to communicate, the story could have been several eps shorter). Then you got to ep 10 and they used one of my most hated writing cliches ever - the temporary amnesia. God, I hate that cliche, and it actually stopped me watching for a couple of days while I worked myself up to finishing the damn thing (there are only 11 eps so it seemed stupid to stop there). I'm kinda impressed by how the show goes from one cliche to the other with the amnesia cliche being followed by the blanket cliche (japanese style, so no sex *L*) etc. The finale was a bit of a let down methinks, but to each their own.
I also saw the Hulk movie on Saturday. I enjoyed all the fighting and smashing, and I really want to visit Brazil now.
sunrisecandy came over on Weds and we watched a ton of jdramas. We started off with Gokusen which was, as I predicted, not as satisfying as the manga (I dislike the way they changed Kumiko's character and that of her family), but if you haven't read the manga, I think you'd really enjoy it. I was kinda surprised to discover that Matsumoto Jun is a good actor, so he made a good Shin at least. We played around with some random Arashi videos then like Bakumatsu Banpuu which is a very weird little play where the Shinsengumi are vampires...(*snicker*)Then, she was very evil and introduced me to Hana Yori Dango which I read the first couple chapters of a long time ago and didn't enjoy, but she convinced me to make it to the end of the first ep, and I was hooked *sigh* I don't normally like shoujo stuff, but the story moved quickly and I liked Makino, the protagonist, and Matsumoto Jun does a good job with Domyoji. After she left, I ended up mainlining the first series 9 eps in between studying. Even though I was a bit annoyed by the beauty contest trope near the end, it was quick and well done. The story totally reminded me of badly written Draco/Hermione (or Ginny) fics, while Makino is a lot like Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice (no wonder it's popular ne?) I started the second series as well, but I really haven't enjoyed it much. It was too angsty and annoying (if those two would just learn to communicate, the story could have been several eps shorter). Then you got to ep 10 and they used one of my most hated writing cliches ever - the temporary amnesia. God, I hate that cliche, and it actually stopped me watching for a couple of days while I worked myself up to finishing the damn thing (there are only 11 eps so it seemed stupid to stop there). I'm kinda impressed by how the show goes from one cliche to the other with the amnesia cliche being followed by the blanket cliche (japanese style, so no sex *L*) etc. The finale was a bit of a let down methinks, but to each their own.
I also saw the Hulk movie on Saturday. I enjoyed all the fighting and smashing, and I really want to visit Brazil now.
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