2007-12-08
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol 1-3
Sooo...in xXxHoLic, I complain about how much it crosses over with Tsubasa...but now that I'm reading Tsubasa, i want to complain about how little crossing over there is with xXxHoLic. Does that make me a hypocrite? I think it's because there's so much Tsubasa in xXxHoLic that it seems weird that there's so little xXxHoLic in Tsubasa, and because, while it makes no sense whatsoever for Yuuko to be fixated on one set of customers, it makes perfect sense for the Tsubasa crew to keep in contact with their benefactress.
The setup for Tsubasa is either really straightforward or unnecessarily complex...I'm not sure which. The leads are Sakura, a princess of a dsert kingdom, and Syaoran, her childhood friend. Syaoran and Sakura are alternate reality versions of the leads of Cardcaptor Sakura(of which I've read and liked a little bit, but haven't really looked into.) While at ruins Syaoran is excavating, Sakura steps on a relief with strange markings, setting off a disaster in the country, and causing Sakura to fall into a coma. Yukito, advisor to Sakura's brother, King Toya, tells Syaoran that Sakura's wings(effectively, her soul) have taken flight and have been scattered across worlds, and he sends Syaoran and Sakura to Yuuko, the Space Time Witch, the only one who can help them. On another world, Fai D. Flowright, a magician, wants to leave his world and never return, while on another, a swordsman named Kurogane is exiled by his princess, Tomoya, who hopes his journeys will teach him a better appreciation for life. All three men want the same thing-to travel to different worlds-for different reasons. Fai to avoid his home, Kurogane to find it, and Syaoran to gather Sakura's feathers. Individually, none can pay the pricerequired for Yuuko to be able to grant them the ability, but together they can. In exchange for Kurogane's sword, Fai's control over his magic and Syaoran's past relationship with Sakura(each the most importantthing there is to their respective oners),Yuuko gives them Mokona, a small animal that can detect feathers and transport them between dimension.
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol 1-3
Sooo...in xXxHoLic, I complain about how much it crosses over with Tsubasa...but now that I'm reading Tsubasa, i want to complain about how little crossing over there is with xXxHoLic. Does that make me a hypocrite? I think it's because there's so much Tsubasa in xXxHoLic that it seems weird that there's so little xXxHoLic in Tsubasa, and because, while it makes no sense whatsoever for Yuuko to be fixated on one set of customers, it makes perfect sense for the Tsubasa crew to keep in contact with their benefactress.
The setup for Tsubasa is either really straightforward or unnecessarily complex...I'm not sure which. The leads are Sakura, a princess of a dsert kingdom, and Syaoran, her childhood friend. Syaoran and Sakura are alternate reality versions of the leads of Cardcaptor Sakura(of which I've read and liked a little bit, but haven't really looked into.) While at ruins Syaoran is excavating, Sakura steps on a relief with strange markings, setting off a disaster in the country, and causing Sakura to fall into a coma. Yukito, advisor to Sakura's brother, King Toya, tells Syaoran that Sakura's wings(effectively, her soul) have taken flight and have been scattered across worlds, and he sends Syaoran and Sakura to Yuuko, the Space Time Witch, the only one who can help them. On another world, Fai D. Flowright, a magician, wants to leave his world and never return, while on another, a swordsman named Kurogane is exiled by his princess, Tomoya, who hopes his journeys will teach him a better appreciation for life. All three men want the same thing-to travel to different worlds-for different reasons. Fai to avoid his home, Kurogane to find it, and Syaoran to gather Sakura's feathers. Individually, none can pay the pricerequired for Yuuko to be able to grant them the ability, but together they can. In exchange for Kurogane's sword, Fai's control over his magic and Syaoran's past relationship with Sakura(each the most importantthing there is to their respective oners),Yuuko gives them Mokona, a small animal that can detect feathers and transport them between dimension.
BREAKING NEWS!
Ok, seriously. Apparently, It Started With A Kiss 2 is being called the Lust Caution of the dorama world for a bed scene in thefirst episode.
Uhm...right. This is an idol drama. If there's more than kissing and necking and Joe's chest and Ariel's shoulders, I'll...I'll do something drastic. Like...I dunno...some dorama thing I violently oppose doing. I'm sure others can come up with a worse fate for me than I could myself. Besides, Ariel seems to be trying to start up a career in mainland Chinese dramas, and they're awfully conservative there(hugs are the wuxia equivalent of sex, after all...)
Here is an article.
BREAKING NEWS!
Ok, seriously. Apparently, It Started With A Kiss 2 is being called the Lust Caution of the dorama world for a bed scene in thefirst episode.
Uhm...right. This is an idol drama. If there's more than kissing and necking and Joe's chest and Ariel's shoulders, I'll...I'll do something drastic. Like...I dunno...some dorama thing I violently oppose doing. I'm sure others can come up with a worse fate for me than I could myself. Besides, Ariel seems to be trying to start up a career in mainland Chinese dramas, and they're awfully conservative there(hugs are the wuxia equivalent of sex, after all...)
Here is an article.
anime recs?
1. Big O
2. Silent Moebius
3. Twilight of the Dark Master
4. El Hazard
5. Pumpkin Scissors(though in this case, I'd be checking out the manga, not the anime)
anime recs?
1. Big O
2. Silent Moebius
3. Twilight of the Dark Master
4. El Hazard
5. Pumpkin Scissors(though in this case, I'd be checking out the manga, not the anime)