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I noticed you've got Le Chevalier D'Eon on your list. Judging from what you've seen of it, what did you make of it? I'm kind of curious, so I put it on my plan-to-watch list.

There's only one bell' that I've come to admire over the years. Also, what the heck, medium-high compatibility? I'll have to browse your list and add some "Plan to Watch" to my list.

Would you like to join us? :3

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Hm, honestly, I think my rating is more of a "I'm a dumb teenager and I've barely read any manga!" 10. Thinking more critically, I'd say it's in the 8 range. It's a good read, but the second half is super soapy and it doesn't bother to hide the fact that it's trying to make you cry as much as possible. But if that doesn't turn you off, then I think it's worthwhile. I will say, though, that I haven't re-read it in a while.

I'm sorry! ;A; I'm busy! I'll get to it soon! >.<

lol, thanks! I have a couple of friends who have amusing tags throughout their lists, and I got bored one day and had at it, myself.

I forget if you are a horror fan or not, but I highly recommend Shiki. It's a vampire story that is actually somewhat fresh and pretty interesting and intense, especially in the second half.

Haha, those are my ideas right now, but I wasn't even going to touch that post until I finished the anime. Anyway, thanks for the feedback!

You know, I'm not much of a manga reader, but I think I'll start reading Skip Beat! after I complete the anime, because I doubt the romantic situation will be in any way resolved. :p

I've got a few episodes left in Skip Beat! and a potential post idea germinated in my head, so I wanted to run it by you and see what you thought, and if there were any huge flaws in my thinking. (And there could be with eight episodes remaining. xD)

Anyway, Ren and Fuwa's development so far interests me, because if this were a different story, wouldn't Fuwa be a stronger love interest? He seems like the prototypical haughty shoujo lead dude: Pretty boy, talented, antagonistic toward the female lead ... but also crafted so that the girl can get under his skin, solve his personal issues and they can fall in love and have a relationship that lasts one or two turbulent years before they break up long after the story ends.

But I've been shocked at how small a presence Fuwa has had during the series. He's the impetus behind Kyoko's desire to enter show business, but he's appeared in maybe a little more than a third of the episodes so far, and almost always in short bursts. The one potential spark of romantic interest toward him from Kyoko so far (when she reflects on how cool Fuwa looks when he is singing at the talk show) is directly contrasted by how Fuwa continually hides any hint of his true self during the talk show interview. He's literally putting on an act, and it's the only source of his coolness.

I can't speak for the original manga author, but it almost seems as if she -- and by extension the anime -- is sticking it to that type of lead male.

Ren, on the other hand, is a much more natural type of character, and to seems to me like a mix of the antagonistic type and the bland nice guy Kazehaya types, taking the best qualities of both kinds of characters (while still leaving in natural flaws). His antagonism toward Kyoko is more understandable and reasonable than Fuwa's, even though it is based upon a misunderstanding. If I were Ren, I might have thought the same thing about Kyoko at first, since she really does come off like she is not taking anything seriously at all.

I like that Ren and Kyoko's relationship is based upon earned respect that could blossom into love rather than horniness that blossoms into lust lol. Obviously Kyoko earns Ren's respect during the story, but Ren has to earn Kyoko's respect, too, by being mindful of her as a person and matching every surprising thing she throws at him. Ren and Kyoko have that antagonistic beginning to their relationship, but it doesn't feel childish. In a way, I see it like Nodame and Chiaki in Nodame Cantabile, where the romance comes as a side effect of both leads getting deeper into their craft and growing together.

And as far as flaws go, one moment I love is when Ren deducts 10 points from Kyoko when she goes on about it being her duty to take care of Ren when she acts as a stand-in manager ... she doesn't really mean that she's taking care of Ren solely because of some sense of duty (by that time she's starting to like Ren as a person), but he takes it that way nonetheless, and his feelings are hurt and he reacts in a somewhat childish way. But he refuses to show it because the whole thing made him feel a bit more distance between himself and Kyoko. I like that moment because it humanizes Ren a bit more; he can be as silly, petty and needlessly self-harming as anyone else.

Anyway, tl;dr that was more like a post itself than an idea ... but, yeah, mostly it would be about what different types of love interests they are and how they relate to Kyoko's development.

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So, I'm watching Skip Beat, as you may have already seen. Pretty good so far!

On ep12 right now. That rich chick who hates Kotonami needs to get a fucking life. LOL

Also, Fuwa can go fuck himself.

May i ask you a question what are you thoughts on the anime named Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (2009)
how did you like and why or why not. no reason for asking this just curious about how you feel please respond if you want ok. also if you want to ask me a question look at my anime list and ask about one i am watching or have already seen and ask about if i like one or not if you want.