Well, what can you say. It’s been a while since the last update (^_^;). Really, this is not a pace I’m satisfied with so I will make an effort to speed things up from now on. The picture above is me getting my ass kicked for taking so long.
Though I hope there’s someone who will feel sorry for me… Oh, my God how much author comments I had to translate. That’s right, shower me with pity. Some of Tobina’s comments are fun, but sometimes they don’t make any sense (to me) and it’s been a pain trying to read the handwritten text at times. I’ll be honest: I have no idea if I translated those comments correctly. And I don’t care anymore! I hope I got it right, but then again I might not have but let’s leave it at that. But personally I like the omake, who wouldn’t be tempted to hit that kind of teacher? And also Yui’s miracle break dance is not to be missed! Aww…
But now to something more serious:
I don’t know about you, but when I saw this I made up my mind, I’m definitely gonna make a Senda-GO and go cosplaying when the opportunity arises! Gureito! I’ve never cosplayed before and frankly, I’ve never had any desire to do it either so I thought that cosplaying was something I never would do. But now I found something that really allows me to live out my dark, hidden fantasies. Let’s see, I have to purchase the necessary items + a gakuran and I’ll be all set! Though I’m not sure that Jussi (or anyone else I know) will be as big hearted as Sata’s friends so I might have to go alone (T_T). Oh, I almost forgot the hat, the mask and the sunglasses, these three items are also indispensable. Wouldn’t want anyone to recognise me… This is why Sata is perfect to cosplay for people who feel too embarrassed or don’t like cosplay (of course all of you brave, hard core cosplayers won’t hide behind a mask though) you will be the centre of attention but still safely anonymous! I know it sounds almost too good to be true but here is the opportunity you all been waiting for. So LET’S GO!
Skip Beat. Somehow I can’t resist it even though there are several things about it I don’t like so much. For example the art is not to my taste at all, I especially don’t like how the male characters look. The story tends to drag on and I kind of thought that volume 20 was boring. I felt that the manga was losing pace so I wasn’t tempted to watch the anime until I read volume 21 which made me change my mind because it was really entertaining in the way Skip Beat is supposed to be. I asked Jossi if he wanted to watch it too since we usually watch anime together but I didn’t really think he would like it (I meant it’s shoujo). But it turns out he liked it a lot, I suspect he even likes it more than me (^_^;) Yesterday he complained about that it ends soon… But I also hope there will be another season, it would be strange for it to end where the anime is now.
It occurred to me that Skip Beat resembles a shounen manga, in the sense that it’s about practicing and getting better. The film sets are like battle grounds and the spectators give commentary like in Bleach or Yakitate Japan. Another thing I noticed is that I don’t hate Shoutarou… He’s a hilarious character, a male bimbo in the truest sense. And I kind of understand him even if what he did to Kyoko indeed is unforgivable, but the way she was beckons the worst qualities in people I believe. If someone deny themselves all the time and never say what they want and never argue even if they’ve got the right to be angry I think you get an urge to test how far you can go before you get a reaction. I kind of recognise that feeling in myself, I have a tendency to get mean if someone is too timid and never say their opinion. Of course that’s my problem and not the other person’s and I have really no right to be mean just because of that (and I really try to control that). Still people who never say what they want can seem dishonest, you don’t know what they’re really thinking and that makes it hard to like them. My general approach is to be friendly to everybody though, there’s no need to be rude without a reason.
Well here I am writing too much again… (I pretend to care, but in the end I won’t stop anyway, well I’m not forcing anyone to read…)
Jiu-Jiu by Tobina Touya has also been serialised, and I heard it first from you lys. And it’s good news! I’ve read the first chapter, and I think it has potential. I think I like Sarashi Asobi a little better but maybe I’m biased.
Kt: You have good taste \(^_^)/. I haven’t read so much of Takao Shigure’s works but I have the latest manga Isshoni Neyou yo (Let’s Sleep Together) . . …Eh? Really, that’s what it’s called… But it’s really sweet, nothing dirty. Hontou ni.
aya: I looked at the graphics you had made with the Love You art and I think it looked fine. Just keep on practicing. And thanks for the encouraging words.
And that’s what I want to say to everybody who’s written comments, thank you! It’s my energy source.
This chapter marks the end of volume 1 of Keppeki, next volume is even better in my opinion and much more romantic vV.
And yeah, I think I can safely say that next chapter of Love You will finished within next week, so please look forward to that!
