Comments on: Goods: New Bishonen Figures for girls http://ponytale.lalaparadise.com/2008/07/19/goods-new-bishonen-figures-for-girls/ Boy's Love Anime, Drama, Figure Reviews Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:14:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ponytale http://ponytale.lalaparadise.com/2008/07/19/goods-new-bishonen-figures-for-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-692 ponytale Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:07:57 +0000 http://ponytale.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-692 Yea, when it involves female character as a lead x_x Her recent (and very 1st) BL work is actually pretty good. The art is great and the characters and story is quite interesting. I think partly cos the female characters are really not that great in many animes... so not just cos we're girls that we don't notice them ^^ I love the women in Seirei no Moribito and Claymore. I like Spirited Away too. I've not watched Howl. It is in the to-watch list. I believe the one-coin name comes from those toy vending machines. Cos usually you insert a 500 Yen coin (one coin XD) then turn the knob to get your trading figures housed in the "round/egg-shaped" container right? :D Yesh~ the Toilet Bowl is a classic XD I'm half-way through KKM Season 2. I have the Season 1 R1 DVD Boxed set (the packaging turned out to be rather disappointing tho' not cheap leh... so angry =_=) Maybe if I bought the disks individually, I get better packaging. Anyway, I'll be getting the season 2 boxed set -only during a sale- when it comes out, just for keepsakes. I think most of the time, usual R1 versions are only worth getting during a sale, unless they mentioned that there are special editions of it. Which leads me to my gripe with R1 Haru wo Daiteita DVD x_x nice cover but no booklet. Unforgivable. They probably thought there isn't a big BL market in the US so they skimmed on the packaging to save cost. I think next time I'll only get R2 versions of BL DVDs if I can afford it. Yea, when it involves female character as a lead x_x Her recent (and very 1st) BL work is actually pretty good. The art is great and the characters and story is quite interesting.

I think partly cos the female characters are really not that great in many animes… so not just cos we’re girls that we don’t notice them ^^ I love the women in Seirei no Moribito and Claymore. I like Spirited Away too. I’ve not watched Howl. It is in the to-watch list.

I believe the one-coin name comes from those toy vending machines. Cos usually you insert a 500 Yen coin (one coin XD) then turn the knob to get your trading figures housed in the “round/egg-shaped” container right? :D

Yesh~ the Toilet Bowl is a classic XD I’m half-way through KKM Season 2. I have the Season 1 R1 DVD Boxed set (the packaging turned out to be rather disappointing tho’ not cheap leh… so angry =_=) Maybe if I bought the disks individually, I get better packaging. Anyway, I’ll be getting the season 2 boxed set -only during a sale- when it comes out, just for keepsakes. I think most of the time, usual R1 versions are only worth getting during a sale, unless they mentioned that there are special editions of it.

Which leads me to my gripe with R1 Haru wo Daiteita DVD x_x nice cover but no booklet. Unforgivable. They probably thought there isn’t a big BL market in the US so they skimmed on the packaging to save cost. I think next time I’ll only get R2 versions of BL DVDs if I can afford it.

]]> By: akiyama http://ponytale.lalaparadise.com/2008/07/19/goods-new-bishonen-figures-for-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-683 akiyama Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:49:52 +0000 http://ponytale.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-683 Gah! Yuu Watase's works are sucks. maybe becoz im a girl, i dun usually pay attention to female chara in anime/manga unless they're really annoying or cool. Anime heroines tht i love are from, You Under Arrest, Howl's Moving Castle (recommended), and some other animes i forgot to mention right now. XD Tht one coin? Is it Kotobukiya also? What does "one-coin" term means? is it because the base small or as if one does vending machine toys? (most likely not) Oh i dont follow Kyo Kara Maoh, thou the series have some 'dedicated' fans in here but i know the toilet bowl story. XD Gah! Yuu Watase’s works are sucks.
maybe becoz im a girl, i dun usually pay attention to female chara in anime/manga unless they’re really annoying or cool.
Anime heroines tht i love are from, You Under Arrest, Howl’s Moving Castle (recommended), and some other animes i forgot to mention right now. XD

Tht one coin? Is it Kotobukiya also?
What does “one-coin” term means? is it because the base small or as if one does vending machine toys? (most likely not)

Oh i dont follow Kyo Kara Maoh, thou the series have some ‘dedicated’ fans in here but i know the toilet bowl story. XD

]]> By: ponytale http://ponytale.lalaparadise.com/2008/07/19/goods-new-bishonen-figures-for-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-681 ponytale Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:25:04 +0000 http://ponytale.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-681 I think the OVA Maihitoyo theatrical release should be ok... the plot sounds quite interesting. The heroine finds a mystery man (voiced by Sakupyon) who lost his memory. He is linked to a fatal dance who kills the performer after it is performed. If all else fails, at least it is a movie so it is shorter and the probability of being annoyed is less than the series haha. "The Chosen One" formula is very common theme cos it is effective and has the widest reach. But the difference is in the storytelling. Harukanaru, Ayashi no Ceres and Fushigi Yugi can be really annoying. Even 12 Kingdoms heroine was annoying at first but the refreshing concept of casting mystical Kirin in the story kept me interested. Fortunately, she stopped being whiny really early in the series and went on to become a strong and well-rounded character. Hey even Kyou Kara Maoh is about the Chosen One theme XD but it is entertaining cos it doesn't take itself too seriously. It is meant to be a parody of sorts... I mean Yuri was sucked into a -toilet bowl- and appeared in the other world lol~ Harukanaru (sucked into an old well), Fushigi Yugi (sucked into a book)... They're expensive loh, those statues. I'm more for the one-coin chibis. They are characters from the PS game. The illustrator is the one who did Zanka artbook, the one I bought recently ^^ I think the OVA Maihitoyo theatrical release should be ok… the plot sounds quite interesting. The heroine finds a mystery man (voiced by Sakupyon) who lost his memory. He is linked to a fatal dance who kills the performer after it is performed. If all else fails, at least it is a movie so it is shorter and the probability of being annoyed is less than the series haha.

“The Chosen One” formula is very common theme cos it is effective and has the widest reach. But the difference is in the storytelling. Harukanaru, Ayashi no Ceres and Fushigi Yugi can be really annoying. Even 12 Kingdoms heroine was annoying at first but the refreshing concept of casting mystical Kirin in the story kept me interested. Fortunately, she stopped being whiny really early in the series and went on to become a strong and well-rounded character.

Hey even Kyou Kara Maoh is about the Chosen One theme XD but it is entertaining cos it doesn’t take itself too seriously. It is meant to be a parody of sorts… I mean Yuri was sucked into a -toilet bowl- and appeared in the other world lol~ Harukanaru (sucked into an old well), Fushigi Yugi (sucked into a book)…

They’re expensive loh, those statues. I’m more for the one-coin chibis. They are characters from the PS game. The illustrator is the one who did Zanka artbook, the one I bought recently ^^

]]> By: akiyama http://ponytale.lalaparadise.com/2008/07/19/goods-new-bishonen-figures-for-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-678 akiyama Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:51:07 +0000 http://ponytale.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-678 I might have prejudice against Harukanaru but after seeing some of the merchandises and knowing the plot, i feel the story is quite empty. "The Chosen One" formula is repetitive, like iy or not the if the chosen one is a heroine she'll be surrounded by many boys and the girl will be annoying. Im not being jealous but i have a perfect example which Ayashi No ceres by Yuu Watase, Aya the main character is sooo whiny and annoying. Even thou they're bishonen, they're not included on my wishlist. I might have prejudice against Harukanaru but after seeing some of the merchandises and knowing the plot, i feel the story is quite empty.
“The Chosen One” formula is repetitive, like iy or not the if the chosen one is a heroine she’ll be surrounded by many boys and the girl will be annoying.
Im not being jealous but i have a perfect example which Ayashi No ceres by Yuu Watase, Aya the main character is sooo whiny and annoying.

Even thou they’re bishonen, they’re not included on my wishlist.

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