broken-nosed gods

Despite the few issues I am having with St Trinian's 2 (dear editors, there was no reason to keep cutting between those two scenes) I am enjoying the hell out of it. Especially the section of the plot that had no conceivable starting point in the writers' heads except FABULOUS CROSS-DRESSING. I would have liked that part to be longer! :D

And now Mamoru is back in his tuxedo and sunglasses, only this time he is wearing DIFFERENT SUNGLASSES. WITH HIS TUXEDO.

Sorry, man. This habit of yours will never stop being hilarious to me.


Also I love how he is TELEPATHIC. But, apparently, only to warn Usagi when she needs to attack. This is a boyfriend superpower I am okay with!

And his hat fell off. Awww.


Ami is super cute! I love how Usagi isn't envious of her at all, she just thinks Ami is amazing for studying so hard and being so brilliant. And she's just so happy that Ami is a guardian too! In that end-of-chapter panel, she is clearly thinking of fistbumps and post-fight friendly ice-cream dates.


Beryl's generals clearly have no idea what the hell this Ginzuisho they're supposed to be looking for is. And that little pause after Nephrite asks her is totally her going "Oh, yeah, I kinda forgot to tell you. Oops."

Have just bought first volumes of Sailor Moon and Sailor V manga. EXCUSE ME, TIME FOR AWESOME.


First pages in full colour, aaaaaaa! UPDATES TO FOLLOW.

I have to say, I'm really liking this device I've seen in a couple of josei manga of giving the love interest an awesome girlfriend so the main character can focus on the rest of her life instead of trying to woo him. After reading endless shoujo manga where the main character is always hyper-focused on the romantic lead (and if he has or gets a girlfriend it's the end of the world and the girlfriend is an evil bitch) it's really refreshing.

Also, you know who I want to be when I grow up? Shimogura Shougo. HELL YEAH. If I go into theatre instead of linguistics, it can be entirely blamed on him.


I want to take every panel that has his face in it and frame them, because that is one GODDAMN AWESOME face.

Okay, I've been reading Katekyou Hitman Reborn. What's exceptional about that, you ask? I read things all the time without squeeing over them to my f-list.

Just this:

It is FUCKING FANTASTIC.


No, seriously. It is. How many characters do you know whose catchphrase is "I'll just bite you to death,"? How many are spectacularly clumsy without members of their mafia family near them, but when said men are present are a total badass? How many are as purely awesome as Squalo? Also Squalo has fantastic hair. *fangirls*

And AHAHAHAHA at chapters 224-228. Xanxus is all "Go ahead, attack me, whatever. I'll just kick your ass without even moving. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to practice my slouching." And then Byakuran tells Tsuna-tachi "I totally knew what you were doing all along. Behold! My back-up plan! *smile* " And then he leaves and his opposition goes "I also have a back-up plan for just such an occasion!" (See what I did there? No spoilers!)

If the fights didn't last so freaking long this would be competing with Bakuman and xxxHOLiC for my favourite ongoing manga. ♥

AWESOME I TELL YOU. AWESOME.

ETA: BIANCHI! I can't believe I forgot Bianchi. She is the only female character in a comic I've ever thought was actually hot. And she can cook. BIANCHI ILU. ♥ ♥

I'm really liking Tou no Chuujou (The Secretary Captain). He's Genji's best friend and is super awesome. When Genji goes off alone to visit his lover in the middle of nowhere, Tou no Chuujou follows him at a distance and waits for him outside to say what comes down to "If I followed you, other people can too. Bring some goddamn bodyguards with you next time, 'kay?"

Of course, I'm pretty sure any brigands who might set upon him would immediately be dazzled by his blinding good looks. Seriously, the dude's so handsome that when he gets a ridiculously high promotion, no-one feels jealous of him -- they're too happy that they get to see him more. :D

I also love Taifu, even if I'm pretty sure we'll never see her again. She's the one female character who's definitely Genji's friend and not his lover.

I've saved the best for last, though. *divine trumpet-blowing* Genji gets an awesome and slightly hilarious moment of Ho Yay with his uncle/father-in-law (his father's young wife's brother, hereafter referred to as His Highness of War.) Well, more like twenty minutes of Ho Yay -- look, I can't do it justice, so I'll just quote it here.

His Highness received Genji when he learned that he was there. Elegant and romantically languorous as His Highness was, Genji speculated privately about the pleasures of his company if he were a woman and, having a double reason to feel close to him, engaged him in intent conversation. His Highness for his part noticed how much more open and easy Genji was than usual, liked his looks a great deal, and, being unaware that Genji was his son-in-law, indulged his roving fancy in the pleasure of imagining him, too, as a woman.

Genji and His Highness of War spend time talking and imagining having sex with each other. Yes.

And we're not even 150 pages in.