 10
25 2000: 
Today, we introduce Yami no Matsuei ... For more information on the basic
characters, look for the previous entry that I'd had on this (look under
omake
2000 entries).
 right:
the cactus yousei riko "waking" hisoka
left: touda the snake
god who exercises hell-fire (literally)
The reason I like this comic
is that there seems to be not a useless character around. They're all developed
to some extent (the reason people like sheakspear), and have their own
distinctive characteristics. Also, there isn't any Mary Sue around (except
for that girl in vol.3, but I like the fact that she likes the villian,
who doesn't love her back.)-- unlike in certain stupid comics such as oh,
say, Angel Sanctuary!
Also, I like Touda. He's
the Snake God who's been locked up and freed by Tsuzuki, so when Tsuzuki
wanted to die he helped him die. There isn't a much of a reason why I like
him, except that he's cool and he's a pretty interesting character, with
whom to some extent I relate to. Essentially he's a good person.
 right:
Hyakkou the tiger god, who also knows circus tricks. (click thumbnail to
enlarge) left:
kijin the thunder emperor (who can issue the command of thunder) and his
sister
....for kijin, see below....
(a special section for him! why, because he's my favourite--hisoka is my
second favorite. You could prolly
see why by now.)
All in all, sometimes there's
errors in Matsushita-sensei's work. But usually the side views, I'd say,
are much better than AS (which is damn overrated). Except that the endings
are a bit....(wordless) sometimes, and certain issues aren't explored thoroughly
(due to the lack of pages, I presume).
I also admire Matsushita-sensei's
attitude of "if you don't like it, then throw the book away" when she did
a small story which involves homo-relations. I think what is said in this
tiny story (although the plot simply SUCKS, but that's ok coz it's a minor
story, if the main plot sucks I'd have stopped reading even if kijin is
there...and I'm still awaiting to find out the secret behind hisoka's family
and of course, Tsuzuki's past) is true-- God gave us "love" to give us
a reason for existence. It kind of explores the issue of homosexuality,
in the boy's school (um... as far as I'm concerned there's too much in
girl's schools, and most "famous" mangaka don't even touch on it (except
for that YYH author, who said that he wanted to draw something but didn't
have a chance to in his freetalk.)
and..last but not least..kijin!
 left:
the one and only solo picture of kijin. (click thumbnail to see larger
version)
^^; methinks me doth be crazed...
for one, I stopped reading rurouni kenshin after soujirou disappeared.^^;
I like this guy so much that I think I'd prolly do the same thing after
he's stopped appearing...
If you still don't see why
I like him, eh, then thou must be blind. It's first because he looks like
tetsu, second because he's damn beautiful, third because I like his smile.
Even if he doesn't look like tetsu, I'd still like him.
He's bewitchingly beautiful
(don't know what colours are his eyes, but his hair is blue), and he...
he likes books. @_@;;; he's an intellectual (like, anyone whose special
power is with words is an intellectual... his power is with words, not
anything flashy like the rest, but that's what makes me like him even more.
(there's a chinese saying, 'wen2 ruo4 shu1 sheng1'... that's what he seems
like) And he seems calm (kurama!), and he has such a happy life with his
sister and father. *sniffle* And he seems to be friends with just anybody
too, like Watari, except that he's less lively compared to Watari. And
that's good, because it's like a contrast of light vs. darkness, and he's
the stars... (no meaning)
right: hisoka
vs the blissful family image Soryuu, kijin and that little sister makes
um... but the real thing is
his smile. T-T;; (helpless) if anything, his smile really resembles tetsu's...
@_@ and his eyes too... *_*; and I'm a sucker for anyone who has a smiling
face like tetsu^^;
if anything, he's more beautiful
than tetsu is (arrgh! I'll get killed!), and perhaps gentler, which tetsu
definitely isn't. Both of which I'm speaking on the surface, I think there's
more to tetsu (who should be gentle in his own ways I guess), but um...
well, I haven't seen much of kijin around, but he seems to be a shakespearean
character. By this I mean he seems to have deep thoughts and isn't hypocritical
(because he has such a good family), although he's far from the tragic
hero.
From an impersonal point
of view, I think he acts like a genuine contrast to hisoka, whose family
situation has been made well-known by now. kijin is a specimen of the properly-grown
intellectual youth who is a rarity (even if you minus away the fact that
he's got special powers), while hisoka is a perfect example of a youth
seeking companionship (and not admitting so) because he has lousy parental
relations (understatement of the year). On the whole, I think kijin is
what everyone'd aspire/wished that they were, because he seems to be the
happiest (happiness, oh happiness, wherefore art thou happiness?) and hisoka
is what most "problematic" youths would relate to.
And kijin is a perfect example
because... he doesn't seem to be narrow-minded. That is apparent in the
fact that he has introduced hisoka to every strong shi that there is...
not "for your own good" shit.
Besides, he's still so beautiful!
(no tragic past or to-be-saved to boot, heh)
...life is unfair. Anyway,
I just cut my hair (by myself, which proved to be a big no-no) as I wanted
something new, and it turns out... *cries*
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