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branchandrootMeme time! It's been a while.
Give me a fandom and I'll reply with:
1. My favorite character.
2. ANOTHER favorite character!!
3. My favorite character relationship, and by "relationship" I don't necessarily mean pairing and certainly not OTP, but on the other hand, depending on the fandom MAYBE I DO!
4. The moment/character/THING/WHATEVER that first hooked me on the fandom.
5. One of my favorite moments.
6. A song or track that reminds me of this fandom.
7. One miscellaneous awesome thing about the fandom.
8. One completely random thought I have regarding this fandom.
9. One fic/essay rec, fanart, or fanvid that depending on the fandom I either had lovingly bookmarked or saved onto my hard drive, or only just now found during a two-minute Google search.
Give me a fandom and I'll reply with:
1. My favorite character.
2. ANOTHER favorite character!!
3. My favorite character relationship, and by "relationship" I don't necessarily mean pairing and certainly not OTP, but on the other hand, depending on the fandom MAYBE I DO!
4. The moment/character/THING/WHATEVER that first hooked me on the fandom.
5. One of my favorite moments.
6. A song or track that reminds me of this fandom.
7. One miscellaneous awesome thing about the fandom.
8. One completely random thought I have regarding this fandom.
9. One fic/essay rec, fanart, or fanvid that depending on the fandom I either had lovingly bookmarked or saved onto my hard drive, or only just now found during a two-minute Google search.
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Date: 2011-12-09 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 05:55 pm (UTC)1. Favorite character is... hard to pick! But I think it might have to be Gokudera, because he's so wonderfully complicated. And pretty, of course, that helps.
2. Another favorite: Yamamoto for very similar reasons but especially his artwork! *fans herself*
3. Favorite relationship: Hmmmm. This is hard because none of the /canon/ relationships appeal much to me at all. So, cherrypicking from the Ring Battle arc, which is the only one that's any good for this, I think my favorite is Hibari and Dino (with a saver on Hibari and Yamamoto) because Dino has such moments of insight with Hibari and yet still manages to completely mistake him for a sane person so often.
4. What hooked me: That would be issue 60, wherein Dino's men are following Gokukdera and Gokudera very calmly shoves a lit dynamite up one's mouth to get him to say who sent him. That was such a moment of "omg, yes, he really is that dangerous and raised in that kind of world".
5. A favorite moment: When Yamamoto stops Hibari from going after Squalo in the school. *hearts* Speaking of lovely character reveals.
6. A song: Given what an OST junky I am, that would be "Boys & Girls" by LM.C
7. A good thing about the fandom... um, they're pretty containerized so I can avoid them easily? ^_^; Me and this fandom are not best friends.
8. Completely random thought: I wonder if the doujinshi are /less/ cracked than canon these days?
9. To be perfectly honest, the Betrothal arc is my current favorite. <3
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Date: 2011-12-09 06:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 06:32 pm (UTC)1. Favorite would have to be Frau. He's such a woobie, in his obnoxious and stunningly buff way.
2. Another favorite is Teito! I really do love Teito, I mean, he's been crapped on by life but he still manages to not be, you know, crazy. Ayanami could take lessons!
3. Aaaaand, my favorite relationship is totally Frau and Teito, platonicaly and romantically and pretty much any other -ly you can think of. They're so sweet! And so (to be honest) kind of obsessed with each other.
4. The moment that hooked me was, honestly, Teito falling out of the sky and landing in Frau's lap. *hearts*
5. A favorite moment: On the hawkzile race, up in that castle, after Teito has gotten Frau back from the scythe, that moment when he throws Frau back his cross thing and says that suits him best; because he's Teito's bishop, right? I just... *sparkles mightily*
6. A song that reminds me of this fandom... unusually, I don't have one yet!
7. Awesome thing about the fandom: you can get /someone/ in there to read /anything/, and it's small enough people really do comment pretty regularly.
8. Random thought: oh god, please let the next issue come out fast, please please please...
9. Recc: Taking All the Shatered Ones by Varesa, because she captures so many lovely moments.
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Date: 2011-12-09 06:42 pm (UTC)I love the 07-Ghost soundtrack so much! All those choir pieces...heartstoppingly beautiful! Some kind soul put it on the net a while ago and I downloaded it and kept playing it over and over again.
Bookmarked for later reading. Currently re-reading the fic of my dreams and have no room in my heart for new things right now. *g*
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Date: 2011-12-09 06:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 07:04 pm (UTC)1. Favorite is kind of undeniably Yukimura. I'm a sucker for gentle-yet-dangerous.
2. Another favorite is Atobe! I love Atobe. I love that he can /pull off/ that absurd flamboyance, and all the hints that it's totally an act and he's probably laughing the whole time.
3. Favorite relationship... That's probably Momoshiro and Ryouma, because Ryouma needs someone who's THAT FLUFFY. And can do more than meow. And Momoshiro is just ridiculously protective for someone who's /also/ that competitive.
4. Moment that hooked me, and given the above this is probably predictable, was the Momoshiro-Ryouma match at the very start. It showed so much of their characters, and of Ryouma's approach to the world.
5. Favorite moment: oh wow, there are so many. I love the absolutely stunned look on Ryouma's face at the end of his first match with Tezuka. I love the moment Yagyuu and Niou reveal the switch, and Rikkai is all "yep, kinda figured" and everyone else is "omgwtfbbq". I love the whole scene where Tachibana bawls out his team for trying to play injured. So many!
6. Song that reminds me of the fandom... um, well... my whole 289 song collection of PoT music? I kind of fell hard for the music.
7. Awesome thing about the fandom: there are so /many/ pairings that they all get their own corner and it's kind of hard to get a real ship-war going (even when people try). I like that.
8. Random thought: I wonder if a fandom consortium could adopt this series and actually do Nationals on in a vaguely reasonable fashion?
9. Recc: *spends a little while sorting through her bookmarks* Yeah, no, it's gonna be one of Lys' again. Because I love the Pen and Ink arc with a mighty passion; it's the most lovely of AUs.
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Date: 2011-12-09 06:20 pm (UTC)FYI: I've been indexing the latest love meme and noticed someone started a thread for you.
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Date: 2011-12-09 07:25 pm (UTC)And now for the Fandom that Ate My Brain
1. Favorite character... this is a hard one, but I think I've gotta go with Kakashi. I love the layers to him and his ruthlessness and how much he cares.
2. Another favorite: Sakura! I heart Sakura 4ever! Especially Inner Sakura!
3. Favorite Relationship: well, before Kishimoto broke it, Team 7. I love how they balance each other, and how they make-and-help each other grow, and I would have given /so much/ to see that keep going in canon.
4. Moment that hooked me. It was the Wave Country arc, and the fight with Haku and Zabuza. Because that's where we get that stunning comparison of the kids' innocence with the harshness of the life they've taken up. *loves*
5. Favorite moment: *waves hands* So many! But I think a big one is probably during the chuunin exam when Sakura cuts her hair. Because it's such a change for her, and such a moment of growth and badass determination and... *more love*
6. Song that reminds me of it: Every time I hear "Haruka Kanada" by Asian Kung-fu Generation, I will flash back to the chuunin exam arc and how much I loved it.
7. Awesome thing about the fandom: Slightly embarrassing, but honest: the fact that so many people agree with me about the second half.
8. Random thought: I wonder if the het vs yaoi wars are still insane? It's been a long, long time since I dared look and see.
9. Recc: Okay, this is really hard. Everyone should read Anenko and Tucxi just on general principles, but I'm going to recc The Hoyden's In Bond and Blood because it was so freaking adorable as create-a-family fic without invoking the insanity of mpreg (which so few people can do well).
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Date: 2011-12-09 07:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 08:34 pm (UTC)1. Favorite: Mad Hatter, hands down. So complicated. So broken.
2. Another Favorite: Kira! He's such an unapologetic asshole about so many things, but at the same time he's tearing himself apart over the people he cares about.
3. Favorite relationship: This... is divided between Hatter and Lucifer, and Setsuna/Alexiel/Kira/Lucifer, possibly shading toward the latter because the knottedness of it just delights me.
4. Moment that hooked me. *thinks* That would probably be the moment Kira appears in the manga. I'm a sucker for that type, so I stayed in until the mad wonderfulness of the world itself was made manifest.
5. A favorite moment: When Hatter visits Kurai and Kurai is all "wait, you said you were a guy, whaaa?". It's so cute, and so typical of what Hatter likes to do to people's heads.
6. Song that reminds me of it: all of Sarah McLachlan, really.
7. Awesome thing about the fandom: taboo-breaking just means you're being canonical!
8. Random thought: oh man, I so wish there would be an anime remake of this.
9. A recc: Have a bit of Belial fanart; I like the style on this. It seems very in sync with the series without copying Yuki Kaori's style.
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Date: 2011-12-10 03:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 08:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 08:44 pm (UTC)1. Favorite: ...this is actually really hard! I love so many of them! But... I think I may have to go with Rukia, because I love the way she /keeps going/, come hell or high water, and she's seen both.
2. Another favorite: Hirako Shinji. I'm a sucker for his character type! Urahara also gets me under this one, but Shinji has more sense of responsibility, which I kind of have a kink for.
3. Favorite relationship: *grins* Rukia/Renji/Ichigo/Orihime! Yay foursome! They're just so adorable all together, and really support each other.
4. Moment that hooked me: The way Rukia and Ichigo instantly started bickering, like, the moment they met. Because the best relationships, in here, are the ones that occasionally whap eachother upside the head.
5. A favorite moment: *snerks* Speaking of which--the moment in Hueca Mundo when Rukia and Renji appear and Ichigo runs to meet them and Rukia belts him a good one and smacks hands with Renji, relay style, and then /Renji/ socks him one. It's so perfectly /them/, I died laughing.
6. A song that reminds me of the fandom: ...well, a song for the /fandom/... that would probably be "Run Around" by Jason Radford. Because, seriously, this fandom is the hamster wheel of Batshit.
7. Awesome thing: if you avoid the mad shippers, this fandom is really thoughtful and engaged.
8. Random thought: I wonder if the Visored will ever go back to Soul Society?
9. Recc: Everything Vathara wrote, but especially the Petals stories and the Tatterdemalion stories. Because I have /such/ a thing for Ukitake being commanding. *hearts*
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Date: 2011-12-09 09:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 09:09 pm (UTC)1. Favorite character: Is totally Rin. He's just so /earnest/ about it all!
2. Another favorite: Mephistopheles. Oh my goodness. I do love a Magnificent Bastard.
3. Favorite Relationship: is totally Rin and Yukio, because they are just made of adorable, and both trying to protect each other and... *hearts!*
4. Thing that hooked me: Was the very first ep, and watching Rin try so hard to do well at his new job and totally bombing through no real fault of his own. It was sweet without being too dorky.
5. Favorite moment: anime, when Yukio steps up to take Rin's place at the sacrifice. Because... *hearts!!!*
6. Song that reminds me: "Alternative" by Angela (another show's intro, oddly enough), because the drive and rhythm of it just sound like Rin to me.
7. Awesome thing: The manga is still going! Ha!
8. Random thought: I wonder if I dare try to find fic for this one?
9. Erm, see above, I don't have any yet? I'm just a little alarmed by the possibilities and haven't dared look.
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Date: 2011-12-15 04:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 09:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-09 09:16 pm (UTC)1. Favorite: Roy, hands down. *grins*
2. Another Favorite: I'm torn between Ed and Winry. This may have to be a tie. I just love the way /both/ of them look at the world, despite how different those ways are.
3. Favorite relationship: Probably Roy and Ed, though possibly Roy and Hughes. But I /love/ Roy and Ed snarking.
4. Thing that hooked me: for absolutely, positively sure, the moment in the first anime when we see Ed's arm.
5. Favorite Moment: Actually, when Roy and Ed are having their little demo fight on the parade ground and, Roy has that flashback and Ed takes advantage of it to win. Because it revealed so much about Roy and points up how much Ed still has to learn about how grim the world can get.
6. Song that reminds me: Anything at /all/ by L'arc~en~Ciel will pretty much do it.
7. Awesome thing: More anime! *sparkles really a lot* The manga style honestly never quite did it for me, so I love finally getting that storyline animated.
8. Random thought: I bet FMA has been overtaken by Bleach in the "X days since we've been on fandom wank" count.
9. Recc: Okay, this is hard because Coyo has made all her fic locked, but it would have to be Ciceqi's sex-magic series (Citrinitas, Rubedo, etc.). Because, well, Roy/Ed, but also because it actually brought out a whole lot about how they relate to each other and how they have to let themselves engage emotionally and how hard that is.
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Date: 2011-12-10 11:51 am (UTC)because nearly everything else was already asked for: Kuroshitsuji
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Date: 2011-12-10 05:25 pm (UTC)1. Favorite Character: Ciel. I love how clear-eyed he is going into the whole thing, and yet how truly broken he still manages to be.
2. Another favorite: Sebastian! (Though serious!Maylene is a close second.) I love how delighted he is by this quirky human of his.
3. Favorite relationship: Sebastian and Ciel, no question, especially after the last issue! I love their genuine partnership and how well they understand each other while still playing games with each other.
4. Thing that hooked me: Probably the very first issue of the manga, when the Novel Of Manners appearances ran headfirst into the Dark Underbelly work they do. The contrast was delightful.
5. Favorite moment: The moment when Ciel takes Snake into his household. There were shoujo bubbles, all the while Ciel had been the one responsible for Snake's fellows dying, and yet it wasn't a lie. Loved it.
6. Song that reminds me: None, really, for this one. Possibly I haven't written enough of it, which is usually where my song associations lock in hard.
7. Awesome thing: It's still going!
8. Random thought: The benefits of having fans of the two anime going at it hammer and tongs: no one bugs the manga fans.
9. Recc: Have a crossdressing Ciel who is not blushing! That one gets played for jokes so much, I really like the art that takes him for what he is, someone who would totally do it an not blink if it was necessary.