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rionaleonhart) wrote2009-06-16 10:35 am
rionaleonhart) wrote2009-06-16 10:35 am
Return To Resembool.
I went to Waterstone's a couple of days ago, and they had a three-for-two offer on all books. I bought the first two volumes of Death Note (the anime follows them almost exactly, so I don't have much to say, but I enjoyed reading them very much and I love the art), and then, because they didn't have the next, picked up the fourth volume of Fullmetal Alchemist. It had been years since I'd watched the anime or read the first three volumes, but it began to come back to me as I read.
And then I ended up shaking and crying.
I hadn't realised it was that volume.
Also, I love Ed, and I love Al, and Roy and Hughes and Riza, and, whilst I don't think I really paid much attention to Winry when I was passing through my Fullmetal Alchemist phase three years ago, I have now realised that she is actually pretty awesome. I am sorry for not noticing you before, Winry!
What I do remember about Winry is my fear that she would become a romantic interest for Ed, and, although she is pretty great, I am still not entirely amenable to the idea. Fullmetal Alchemist gives me a bit of conflict when it comes to 'shipping. There is a part of me that wants to 'ship Roy/Hughes, but I can't, because Hughes would never, never, never betray his wife. Never. I wouldn't want him to. And I can't just write her out, because without his family Hughes isn't Hughes. Meanwhile, I can't 'ship Ed and Al with anyone but each other, because they are too close, and I can't 'ship them with each other, because they are too close, and essentially Fullmetal Alchemist ties me into many knots and leaves me unable to 'ship anything. Not that this is a problem (apart from the fact that I really would like to 'ship Roy/Hughes if I could); it is just slightly unusual. (Riza/Roy definitely has the potential to sneak into my heart if the characters interact in the right ways, though.)
THAT'S RIGHT: AS IF I HAVE NOT PICKED UP ENOUGH NEW FANDOMS RECENTLY, I AM REDISCOVERING MY OLD ONES. Actually, I appear to be rediscovering the entire genre of anime and manga. It is a lot of fun!
...I was just searching for something Death Note-related, and I stumbled across the following joke:
Why does Light Yagami like Christmas?
Because there's Noel.
I laughed a quite embarrassing amount.
And then I ended up shaking and crying.
I hadn't realised it was that volume.
Also, I love Ed, and I love Al, and Roy and Hughes and Riza, and, whilst I don't think I really paid much attention to Winry when I was passing through my Fullmetal Alchemist phase three years ago, I have now realised that she is actually pretty awesome. I am sorry for not noticing you before, Winry!
What I do remember about Winry is my fear that she would become a romantic interest for Ed, and, although she is pretty great, I am still not entirely amenable to the idea. Fullmetal Alchemist gives me a bit of conflict when it comes to 'shipping. There is a part of me that wants to 'ship Roy/Hughes, but I can't, because Hughes would never, never, never betray his wife. Never. I wouldn't want him to. And I can't just write her out, because without his family Hughes isn't Hughes. Meanwhile, I can't 'ship Ed and Al with anyone but each other, because they are too close, and I can't 'ship them with each other, because they are too close, and essentially Fullmetal Alchemist ties me into many knots and leaves me unable to 'ship anything. Not that this is a problem (apart from the fact that I really would like to 'ship Roy/Hughes if I could); it is just slightly unusual. (Riza/Roy definitely has the potential to sneak into my heart if the characters interact in the right ways, though.)
THAT'S RIGHT: AS IF I HAVE NOT PICKED UP ENOUGH NEW FANDOMS RECENTLY, I AM REDISCOVERING MY OLD ONES. Actually, I appear to be rediscovering the entire genre of anime and manga. It is a lot of fun!
...I was just searching for something Death Note-related, and I stumbled across the following joke:
Why does Light Yagami like Christmas?
Because there's Noel.
I laughed a quite embarrassing amount.
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What about before Hughes met his wife? I'm pretty sure they were soldiers together then.
Oh, and have you heard about the new anime that's more closely based on the manga? I think there are eight or nine episodes out so far. (Which I haven't seen, because I'm Extremely Behind on the manga and the scene I saw was about something I didn't know and I decided I didn't want to spoil myself.
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Hmmm. Perhaps! I have a bit of trouble 'shipping Hughes with anyone even then. HUGHES LOVES HIS WIFE SO MUCH THAT HIS HAVING ANOTHER RELATIONSHIP EVEN BEFORE HE KNEW HER FEELS SOMEHOW WRONG. This is ridiculous, Riona. I may be up for some unrequited love from Roy's side, though.
I have heard about the new anime, but I haven't seen any of it yet. I may eventually, but I think I'll try to catch up on the manga first.
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Oh my gosh, Riona, if you write this, I. I will pay you back a hundredfold in tiny hearts.
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I am SO GLAD that I'm not the only one who thinks this. I'm just as good at not 'shipping any pairing at all in a show as I am with 'shipping every pairing possible in a show, and FMA falls into the former category. I'm pretty much not a fan of incest ever, as long as the sibling relationship is strong enough, because what more do you need? So there goes Ed/Al, and no Roy/Hughes because of the obvious, and there just isn't anybody else I'd bother with 'shipping in this show.
I agree with the Ed/Winry thing too. I liked that there was a chance of maybe something happening, but then it was eventually obvious that they should just be good friends and that would be okay. No, it would be awesome. And it was. Because Winry was awesome. Nobody makes better auto mail that Winry does, yo.
You are making me want to watch the series again, damn.
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I'm pretty much not a fan of incest ever, as long as the sibling relationship is strong enough, because what more do you need?
That's the line I generally take, largely because I actually like close sibling relationships more than I do romantic ones. I'd be able to read Zuko/Azula from Avatar, for example, because they're hardly close (read: constantly and literally trying to kill each other), but never Sokka/Katara.
Perhaps you should watch the series again! Perhaps I should, too. If you do rewatch, I hope you'll post about it.
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I do not know those Avatar pairings, but I think I see what you mean. For me it depends on the relationship, but I tend to like the sibling kind the best. It's half the reason I started watching Supernatural, in fact.
Sorry for all the edits, I keep screwing up my HTML.
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I never actually ship incest pairings, and only like incest in fic when it's the nasty-and-twisted kind. So pretty much everything that makes a significant chunk of fandom go "The brothers! They're so adorable together! I ship it!" makes me go "The brothers! They're so adorable together! I want them to have a happy, healthy, non-sexual relationship!"
Basically, I don't like the vast majority of incest-fic other people seem inclined to write.
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ETA: Testing a new icon. Feel free to weigh in with opinions.
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I think perhaps it's not clear enough that that's Roxas next to Pyramid Head in the icon, though. Here are some variants you'd be welcome to use if you'd like:
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And that was the most time I'd spent on a manip, ever. Once I saw the poses, I knew I had to try to make it at least not embarrassingly bad.
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I am now sad that I have no Death Note loving friends, because it's a great joke and I want to share it :(
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Also, that joke is far too amazing for words.
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Oh, Roy. I'm definitely becoming more and more tempted by the idea of Roy pining after Hughes a little, whether they ever ventured past the bounds of friendship in the past or not. This idea is so sad! I love it!
Alternately you could take the route of them still having occasionally slept with each other early in Hughes' relationship with Gracia, but Hughes felt more and more guilty about it and they stopped.
I can't take this route, because I'll cry.
I can't see Roy/Ed at all. I don't have anything against people 'shipping it, but I find its popularity deeply confusing, and I'd love to know why it appears to be the most-written pairing in the fandom (it may not be, as my ventures into Fullmetal Alchemist fanfiction have been few; this is just what I've tentatively concluded).
From poking through your journal, I find that you can see Roy/Ed as a powerplay thing. Hmmm. I still wouldn't seek it out, but I certainly find that more plausible than anything healthy and balanced.
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We're talking about a series that delights in removing the limbs of children. How could you expect any pairing to be truly happy?
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While reading, I sort of kept looking for Roy/Ed, because I knew it was a popular pairing and their personalities make me think the pairing could totally hit my buttons, but I just wasn't seeing it.
♥ ♥ I LOVE ED AND AL SO MUCH AS THEY ARE, I CANNOT SHIP THEM. ♥ ♥
Oh my gosh, I am so excited that you're talking about this series again!
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WRITE IT. PLEASE WRITE IT. You're still one of my absolute favourite fanfiction writers, and I get so excited when you post fiction.
Roy/Ed has just never interested me at all. I'm not sure why it is so colossally popular, because, try as I might, I cannot see it.
♥ ♥ YES EXACTLY THEIR BROTHERLY RELATIONSHIP IS AMAZING. ♥ ♥
I'm excited that I'm getting back into the series! When you started to post about it, I was sort of sad in an 'if only she had posted this entry three years ago' way, but, whoops, bought three more volumes today, so I think I may officially be back into Fullmetal Alchemist. Hooray!
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Actually, I appear to be rediscovering the entire genre of anime and manga. It is a lot of fun!
*Takes notes for Operation 'Get Everyone I Know Addicted to Blood+ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482855/)'*
That pun is truly EPIC.
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The rest of Heroes, The rest of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (and the 2nd GIG), Trigun, The new series of Haruhi, the Claymore manga, Comic Party manga, Scrapped Princess manga.... Lunar Legend Tsukihime manga... Bubblegum Crisis (anime)(the original), House of Leaves, the Blood+ novelisations, Disgaea 2, multiple Devil May Crys... Alone in the Dark, FFX, FFXII, Soulcalibur II, Lego Star Wars, Resident Evil 4, Megal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3... (the games are all started but not completed...
and that doesn't include all the things that I want to re-watch/re-read/re-play... or the stuff I don't have at the moment...
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I actually groaned out loud. THAT IS TERRIBLE.
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All right, I can't deny that it's terrible. But I love it.