Fandom Blurbs 2011 #008 (Reading is Sexy, C&H + GoT crossover, Creepy Webcomic, etc.)

This speaks truth:

Hiss a$$ is quite exposed... f*ck

I miss Dean Winchester of the Supernatural series... and I also miss reading.

[ NOVEL ]
( A Clash of Kings - Pages 371 to 575 of 708)

I'm almost done!!! w00t!

I love this more than the prequel. More supernatural phenomena going on; there's finally more sorcery than just plain politics. Not that I don't like the political stuff in the novel, I just prefer a fantasy series with more fantasy elements than political ones.

Arya's "human weapon" is such an interesting guy. Hopefully we'll be seeing more of him soon. I'm also curious on who she might end up with... my guess is Gendry... but we don't know about the guy she's betrothed yet... he might also be an interesting guy.

I'm hoping that Theon and Robb would meet already. Theon's obviously attached to the guy... (though I don't think he's gay), I wonder how Robb's gonna behave towards him when he finds out what he had done to his brothers.

Joffrey's so annoying... Sansa's so pathetic. Pfft, they're a pair, indeed.

And oh, speaking of the A Song of Fire and Ice series, I found something pretty interesting:

A CALVIN (as Jon Snow) AND HOBBES (as Ghost, Jon's direwolf) CROSSOVER!!! AWESOME!!! I LOVE IT!!!

[ WEBMANHWA ]

To horror fans, here's an interesting Korean webcomic to check out:

(click the image to see it... if you dare)

It's recommended to watch at night, around 11:20 PM would be nice.

You don't actually need to understand it to be freaked out, but for those who are curious on what the hell was going on, then a translation's available over here.

I discovered this last week. Since most horror comics don't scare me easily, I let my guard down on this one. And after scrolling it a bit I already got scared >_< It makes me feel weird to not finish a horror story, so I had planned to get back to it. On my next attempt, I failed.... but of course, I managed to read it in the end. It was good... still freaked me out even though I already knew what I'll be expecting. This is terrific~

[ MANGA ]

• Black Butler (chapter 60) - That twist about Undertaker's original profession was no longer a surprise (ah, the anime has spoiled that), but the twist on who's the one behind eveything was... something expected and unexpected at the same time, aahaha.
• Bloody Cross (chapters 9 to 11)- To be honest, I don't really read it anymore... except for the parts with Tsuduki... because he's so entertaining that I forget about everyone else, ahaha.
• Bloody Monday (chapters 4 to 5) - THEY'RE ENGAGED???!!!! O_O ... oh whatever, more of my beloved J, please. (I think J ships them though. Fufu~)

Manga Discoveries + Blabberings: Reading Old and New + New ZeroSum Series in Spring 2010!

Yeah, I'll be talking about a lot of manga in this post (of course I didn't check them out in a day! I wish I was that superhuman though), now let me start with my not-really-new discovery:

Georgie! by IGARASHI Yumiko and MANN Izawa

Its anime series was a childhood favorite . . . but I have no memory of its story. I will only recognize the leading girl when I see her and that's it.
I'm becoming nostalgic to my childhood favorites so when I found out that this series actually has a manga adaptation, I checked it out at once!
I don't understand why I got hooked to this as a kid because it's one dramatic soap opera. And the romance is the type that goes "I'll die if you leave me" crap. The three guys that like the girl are literally CRAZY about her. Ah well, that kind of romance must have been the trend during that era.
In fairness, the story's pretty interesting. Georgie I guess is yet one of the few leading ladies that I'm not annoyed with. The one I'm annoyed is with: THE LEADING GUY! Oh gawd that is so rare. EXTREMELY rare for me to feel. But I can't help it. He's a spoiled rich kid who is overly possessive and pathetic. He's also perverted to Georgie, but lucky for him the girl likes him. Guuuuhh . . . the forbidden love her makes me go facepalm because of the irritating leading guy. Fortunately the brothers are pretty decent compare to him, but oh I really want that strangle that leading guy. Ugh.
Okay, overall, it's a nice series. Of course you should consider that it's an old one, so I think the mary sue stuff and some cliches are pretty forgiveable for me. Wow, seems that some of my tastes in shoujo (wait, I'm not sure if it's shoujo anymore because it had a sex scene x_x though not explicitly shown, but still there!) hasn't changed much. Haha!

Alrighty, now for quick thoughts on recently discovered manga:

Arago - London Shikei Tokushu Hanzai Sousakan by ARAI Takahiro

It had an interesting premise but I was pretty surprised that they've resolved their problem with their main enemy in just one chapter. Anyway, I like cop stuff. This had been cool.
But it saddens me that my twin boys aren't twin boys anymore because . . . because . . . *cries*
I was too sad, I don't know if I could continue. It's too painful for a twin boys maniac like me xD Haha! I know the other twin shows up somehow in the next chapter but it's still different from him being . . .waaaaaaaaaah *cries*

En Passant by YUZUNOKI Taro

NEW SHOUNEN FAVORITE especially if it'd go focus on the main storyline already =_= It's so promising. And I like chess stuff~ The leading boy is such a pessimist but slightly different from Zetsubou Sensei's style. Even if he's like that, he's awesome! And I actually like the leading girl! Weirdness rock! Hahaha! I ship them too~ Kyaaa~
Hopefully more characters on the chess thing show up already. I have a feeling that the best that this series can offer would start on the time they show more of the main story/adventure! Oh I'm excited~

Juggle: Ethnicle Romance by ENDOU Okito

I had been interested in this when during the time it just got released because the art is really really PRETTY! I got surprised that it had ecchi though (and yeah, you can see boobs without censor), but it looked like an Arabian tale, and I love that stuff~
So now that it's scanlated, it turned out that our leading guy's a prince and he has a genie who he orders to work without using her powers? Interesting~

Saiyuki: Reload Blast by Minekura Kazuya

I love these four but I really wonder when the hell they're gonna end their journey already x_x Anyway, no matter how episodic their saving-villagers-from-youkais are, they're still so fun and cool! And oh I especially miss Hakkai~
I hope the other characters show up soon (I want Kougaji and Yaone) and more on the main story and I want them to get to West already!

Zenbu Chodai by KURUMATANI Haruko

I've heard about this from namelissis. Since we both enjoyed Faster than a Kiss, I thought another series that she likes so much would be interesting for me as well.
Well, actually, I find this stupid. A type of typical shoujo with a "tough" and "multi-talented" leading girl but the oh-so-perfect leading guy got the better of her but she won't admit that she likes him and he won't admit yet either but he'll be showing signs. Gaaaahhh . . . .
And the girl's name is Sakura Himeko. A lot of my hated leading ladies have either of those names. I think her name's cursed. Anyway, the only thing I find fun about her is her desire to have all men kneel down to her. It reminds me of Hetalia's Prussia/Gilbert so much. Bwahahahhahaha!

Okay, that's it for the recent manga discoveries. Okay, now introducing new series in ZeroSum Magazine in Spring 2010!:

I don't understand the titles unfortunately. And the only mangaka I recognize is naked ape. Anyway, the one I find most interesting is Chronos Deep (the guy with black hair looks so familiar), then the one by Naked Ape (I love anything by that duo), then Planetary (I smell supernatural sci-fi~), and the last one . . . errr . . . it looks like a mushy/stupid BL series. Guh.

Now for comments on random series (scanlated and raw, but of course I didn't fully understand the raw ones): = WARNING: SPOILERS =
+C: Sword and Cornett c.21 - My OTP separated?! T_T NOOOO!!! And Eco and Kiliko meet! Kyaaa!
07-Ghost c.50+ - What is Frau doing?! O_O
Amatsuki latest - I want more Kuchiha now . . .
Bird Cage Manor c.3 & 12 - LOLz trap. I love painter dude. That kiss surprised me though . . . of all people . . .
Bloody Cross c.4 - I LOVE TSUDUKI!!!! His master-servant relationship with Hanabira's so cute as well xD Hahahaha! And whoa, so Satsuki's a fallen angel, huh.
di[e]ce c.33 - I'm lost . . .
Durarara! c.3-4 - Izaya's so crazy and awesome! I really really really LOVE HIM! Yay for twistedly evil people!
Faster than a Kiss c. 23 - Ugh, Fumiko still not satisfied in being considered "family"? She's making me want to strangle her. But damn, her uncle's pretty cool and fun. But Kazuma was love~
Karneval latest - I'm getting lost here too
Kimi ni Todoke c. 43 - Lack of Kazehaya but a lot of his fangurl . . . nah
Natsu no Zenjitsu latest - valentine's day chapter! Oh it was cute~
Sable Prince c.5 - I totally did not expect that pairing! I don't like the princess much but it's an interesting love story~
Tenkyuugi Sephirahnahtus c.8 - Finally! One of the hooded guys reveals himself and he's pretty cute! I'm not happy on that lack of Kisa, but still an interesting development! YAY!
Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge c.104 - Oh Kyouhei . . .I know you're jealous~ And LOLz to Sunako being pretty OOC. Hahahaha! It's such a fun chapter, and I love anything Kyouhei x Sunako~

Important note: If you want to read the chapter I'm talking about, just google it because it's the best internet fairy godmother ever. If it fails, then it might be something not around anymore, or something I'm not allowed to redistribute. So don't bother to ask, sorry ^^;

New Flavors: Bloody Cross

Bloody Cross
by Yoneyama Shiwo
Half angels: Individuals cursed because of their impure lineage. Tsukimiya is a Vampire Half Angel, and with her companion-of-convenience Hinata, with whom she shares a strained relationship at best, and an antagonistic one at worst, are on a search for the "God's Book of Prophecy". The book harbors immense power, and is supposedly the only thing capable of removing the half-blood curse that Tsukimiya and Hinata share.
The problem is that nobody knows if the book's power is enough to save two people, and neither is willing to share with the other. (Vagrant Scans)

Any story involving the supernatural, especially angels and demons, and other elements/figures that have connection to religion, will totally capture my attention. Much more if it also involves curses, blood, and so on! Not to mention the art looks really awesome and pretty~

The story had potential but for some reason I wasn't that impressed. One reason I guess is because we weren't given enough background on what these half-angels are (like how they've become one) and even character background. Most of the events that I see is the main characters winning no matter what happens and double crossing each other all the time. I also can't imagine how this story could go longer. I mean, alright, they need the book and the key to open it, and they already got both in the first two chapters at once . . . I'll understand if it's just one volume, but it's actually an ongoing manga! I can't imagine how the story could go on, especially that only one of them will survive and they both don't have much time left.

Perhaps I only didn't appreciate the story because there are so many things that aren't clear. It's pretty unique actually, because of its characters. Tsukimiya and Hinata are the first pair I've seen that don't mind seducing the other as long as they get what they want. And yeah, they're really selfish bastards. But they also needed to cooperate to make accomplish their goals more efficiently, but they're still no freakin' martyrs. Their relationship is really twisted and complicated. They kill each other but at the same time work with each other.

So yeah, what I liked most about the series is the relationship of the main characters, not particularly the characters themselves. They're okay but I don't find them that interesting individually . . . unless we get some depth on their personalities. Hinata's cute though~ Tsukiyama's pretty too.

Like the main duo, other characters of this series so far are the same as them: pretty, powerful, and double crossers. I'm disappointed that there's no variety in them.

Though I like it that the angels here aren't exactly angelic. It reminded me of a tv series called Supernatural. Hehe~ But still, I see so much bias on the main characters for being able to win over beings that are supposedly more superior than them. The threat and challenge was lost . . .

But anyway, even though there are some things here that got me disappointed, I still find it interesting enough to make me curious on how the duo will be able to save themselves from the curse even though only one of them could be saved. They haven't exactly fallen in love with each other (which I would have expected on such a story. I like it when what happens is different from what I predicted. A story that is too predictable sucks sometimes), so most likely we won't be seeing any self-sacrifices. So what happens?! It's making me impatient to read the next chapter already. Hehe~

Sapphire Pyro	READ: 2 chapters (out of 2 scanlated chapters released so far of a 1 volume ongoing manga) VERDICT: Following
half-angels? angels? demons? blood? cross? prophecy? vampires? curses? Those are just some of the keywords that have attracted me! Count me in! Hahaha! I am not that impressed with the story flow, but the art is so pretty~ And the main couple has a twisted relationship. I freakin' love that! Hehe~