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I am alive, in case anyone was wondering.
For some reason this fall the weather has been bad . . . on weekends. During the week, when I'm at work, it's sunny and lovely and, while not warm, certainly it is not raw and miserable. During the week, it has been an utterly ideal autumn.
On weekends, however, it's been grey, rainy, and cold. According to Accuweather they're expecting this trend to continue next weekend, as well. Perfect weather for sitting around one's apartment reading and browsing on the internet; not so good for seeing the justifiably-famous momiji of Kyoto at their spectactular autumn best.
I grabbed my umbrella, stuck A Clash of Kings in my bag, and went to Tofukuji anyway.
I'm glad that I did, because this week it looks like the leaves are at their peak. They're late this year, but then it's been a fairly warm autumn. And Tofukuji is one of the most famous places to view the leaves, with a high stage overlooking a valley full of brilliant momiji. The hordes of Japanese tourists were somewhat less than they would have been due to the threatening weather and the lateness of the hour at which I dragged myself reluctantly out the door, and so I was able to enjoy myself. The rain managed to mostly hold off until I was leaving, too.
After that I spent some time in Kyoto, shopping for Christmas presents. I was not able to resist picking up a copy of Beans Ace, though. The reason for picking up this particular magazine, of course, is also one of the reasons that I've disappeared from livejournal for a month and a half.
Actually, I'm really glad that I picked up the issue. A bunch of the different manga inside have color pages to start them off; Saiunkoku does not, but it makes up for it . . . with a picture of Ryuuki choking on one of Shuurei's manju buns! And Seiran at his shoulder has this total panic-look on his face, and Shuurei is brandishing tea at him, and it's so funny I die. Otherwise the chapter is going over the events that happened in episode six of the anime. There are some noticeable differences, of course: for one thing, the fighting tournament thing didn't happen in the manga, so this chapter has Ryuuki finding out about Seiran's identity. So there's lots of good Ryuuki, and lots of good Seiran, and I am very happy indeed.
There's also a point where Ryuuki is holding a knife to a very surprised Shuuei's throat. Shuuei's all, "woah, how did that get there?!" and I'm all "Ryuuki, where the heck did you get the knife from?!" And Ryuuki is making a very dangerous-looking face, it's quite good. Other good things we get: first look at young Seien's face, Ryuuki crying over Seiran's letter, Shuuei in armor (and he looks so good in it, too!), Seiran sans armor (and he looks good when he's not in it, too!) threatening Sa Taifu and getting pissed off, more cute Ryuuki and cute Ryuuki-and-Seien pictures, Seiran ROCKING with a sword, Seiran stabbing himself in the leg (uuuuuum, why did you do that, Seiran? I didn't get it when I watched the ep, I don't get it now), Ryuuki ROCKING with a sword, Shuurei proving herself a distinctly capable heroine even when she's the damsel in distress, and a cute Ryuuki-Shuurei hug scene before Shuurei passes out!
580 yen VERY well spent. Oh, joyousness!
I've actually been meaning to mention this earlier, but I went and looked up the voice actors for Saiunkoku, and some of the previous roles of said seiyuu amused me to no end. Shuurei's VA, for instance? Oh, she's got main parts in Inu Yasha, Noir, and FMA to brag of, but the one that was most amusing to me was Filia from Slayers Try. As for Ryuuki's . . . Touya, from CCS? Van, from Escaflowne? Kyo from Fruits Basket? Andrea from Gankutsuou? SHUICHI from GRAVITATION?! WTF? Ye gods! Rounding out the Slayers cast, Seiran's VA is the same as Zelgadis'. Shuuei's got a couple of Bleach parts, but the one that amuses me most is Naraku from Inu Yasha. And Ensei's VA? Renji from Bleach! Damn,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
majochan's got a good ear. Or maybe just good taste. ;-) Reishin's VA is also KON from Bleach! That makes me laugh way, waaaaay too much. Talk about your different characters, that's quite a range.
I grabbed some taiyaki before I went further into the city-proper . . . taiyaki with custard cream! The more I eat them, the more I like them. They're not as sweet as the red bean ones, and though I do like the red bean ones it is a well known fact that I'm not a big fan of sweet things. This seems to be a good weekend for deserts, though. The chocolate mushrooms that I bought yesterday turned out excellent. Apparently they're some sort of winter special. I love the fact that they have crushed macademias mixed in with their chocolate caps, it's delicious. And just the other night, for the first time in a long time, I sat down with a carton of ice cream and had as much as I wanted-- the equivalent of a full bowl! I haven't done that in . . . ages and ages.
These small mundanities are the foundation of my life.
For some reason this fall the weather has been bad . . . on weekends. During the week, when I'm at work, it's sunny and lovely and, while not warm, certainly it is not raw and miserable. During the week, it has been an utterly ideal autumn.
On weekends, however, it's been grey, rainy, and cold. According to Accuweather they're expecting this trend to continue next weekend, as well. Perfect weather for sitting around one's apartment reading and browsing on the internet; not so good for seeing the justifiably-famous momiji of Kyoto at their spectactular autumn best.
I grabbed my umbrella, stuck A Clash of Kings in my bag, and went to Tofukuji anyway.
I'm glad that I did, because this week it looks like the leaves are at their peak. They're late this year, but then it's been a fairly warm autumn. And Tofukuji is one of the most famous places to view the leaves, with a high stage overlooking a valley full of brilliant momiji. The hordes of Japanese tourists were somewhat less than they would have been due to the threatening weather and the lateness of the hour at which I dragged myself reluctantly out the door, and so I was able to enjoy myself. The rain managed to mostly hold off until I was leaving, too.
After that I spent some time in Kyoto, shopping for Christmas presents. I was not able to resist picking up a copy of Beans Ace, though. The reason for picking up this particular magazine, of course, is also one of the reasons that I've disappeared from livejournal for a month and a half.
Actually, I'm really glad that I picked up the issue. A bunch of the different manga inside have color pages to start them off; Saiunkoku does not, but it makes up for it . . . with a picture of Ryuuki choking on one of Shuurei's manju buns! And Seiran at his shoulder has this total panic-look on his face, and Shuurei is brandishing tea at him, and it's so funny I die. Otherwise the chapter is going over the events that happened in episode six of the anime. There are some noticeable differences, of course: for one thing, the fighting tournament thing didn't happen in the manga, so this chapter has Ryuuki finding out about Seiran's identity. So there's lots of good Ryuuki, and lots of good Seiran, and I am very happy indeed.
There's also a point where Ryuuki is holding a knife to a very surprised Shuuei's throat. Shuuei's all, "woah, how did that get there?!" and I'm all "Ryuuki, where the heck did you get the knife from?!" And Ryuuki is making a very dangerous-looking face, it's quite good. Other good things we get: first look at young Seien's face, Ryuuki crying over Seiran's letter, Shuuei in armor (and he looks so good in it, too!), Seiran sans armor (and he looks good when he's not in it, too!) threatening Sa Taifu and getting pissed off, more cute Ryuuki and cute Ryuuki-and-Seien pictures, Seiran ROCKING with a sword, Seiran stabbing himself in the leg (uuuuuum, why did you do that, Seiran? I didn't get it when I watched the ep, I don't get it now), Ryuuki ROCKING with a sword, Shuurei proving herself a distinctly capable heroine even when she's the damsel in distress, and a cute Ryuuki-Shuurei hug scene before Shuurei passes out!
580 yen VERY well spent. Oh, joyousness!
I've actually been meaning to mention this earlier, but I went and looked up the voice actors for Saiunkoku, and some of the previous roles of said seiyuu amused me to no end. Shuurei's VA, for instance? Oh, she's got main parts in Inu Yasha, Noir, and FMA to brag of, but the one that was most amusing to me was Filia from Slayers Try. As for Ryuuki's . . . Touya, from CCS? Van, from Escaflowne? Kyo from Fruits Basket? Andrea from Gankutsuou? SHUICHI from GRAVITATION?! WTF? Ye gods! Rounding out the Slayers cast, Seiran's VA is the same as Zelgadis'. Shuuei's got a couple of Bleach parts, but the one that amuses me most is Naraku from Inu Yasha. And Ensei's VA? Renji from Bleach! Damn,
majochan's got a good ear. Or maybe just good taste. ;-) Reishin's VA is also KON from Bleach! That makes me laugh way, waaaaay too much. Talk about your different characters, that's quite a range. I grabbed some taiyaki before I went further into the city-proper . . . taiyaki with custard cream! The more I eat them, the more I like them. They're not as sweet as the red bean ones, and though I do like the red bean ones it is a well known fact that I'm not a big fan of sweet things. This seems to be a good weekend for deserts, though. The chocolate mushrooms that I bought yesterday turned out excellent. Apparently they're some sort of winter special. I love the fact that they have crushed macademias mixed in with their chocolate caps, it's delicious. And just the other night, for the first time in a long time, I sat down with a carton of ice cream and had as much as I wanted-- the equivalent of a full bowl! I haven't done that in . . . ages and ages.
These small mundanities are the foundation of my life.
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