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corner of the world

where time stands still

Created on 2008-01-25 18:22:17 (#14761103), last updated 2009-11-18

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Name:	Apathy

Bio

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small corner of the world

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Hello, and welcome to this small corner of the world. I'm not sure how you came to be here, but hopefully you wanted to be here- if not, feel free to bypass this. I guess I've more-or-less assumed this is the page where I ramble on about myself and this place due to a lack of anywhere else to do so (and people willing to listen, I imagine), so it might be a bit lengthy.

In short, I'm an anime/manga fan who likes LiveJournal for the content and the fans. I mainly like Prince of Tennis and Gintama, as well as other (mostly shonen) series, and tend to like BL pairings. I have an interest in writing, drawing, and learning Japanese, although I don't consider myself to have gotten very far with any of them. Finally, I find it pretty hard to express myself. .___.; That's probably it for basics. If you want to read the full thing, then by all means please continue.

This journal, although it might contain random posts on other things (such as the weather), is pretty much a fandom journal, where I ramble on about my interests and occasionally try to contribute something. I don't post a lot (much as I'm afraid I'm not very good at commenting, either), but when I do, that's what it will most likely be.

Self

I won't be posting about myself much, but just for the sake of background.

I am a racially-Asian, English-speaking and British-raised student, who lives in Hong Kong and can't speak a word of Cantonese to show for it. I always forget my age- considering it changes every year, I'm not too bothered about it. I have Asperger's Syndrome and OCD: the former doesn't bother me at all, the latter is an utter pain.
I write and I draw, but I lack confidence in both- as such, I doubt anything will appear here.
I'm not good at interacting with people, and can come across as awkward, but I try to be polite when I can. As such, I apologise if I offend anyone- my opinion is my opinion, although I try to acknowledge others' whilst holding it. I like food, but I'm not that good at cooking, photography, or making it look nice, so I'm afraid that I probably won't post anything about that.
I don't post very often, but when I do post, it will most likely be on the topic of fandom (although there might be the occasional post complaining about the weather or something like that). I lurk around Nico Nico Douga, Pixiv, and TV Tropes, and like most of the stuff there, so there might be posts about those occasionally.

And that's pretty much all you need to know about me.

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Interests/Fandom

I like reading, and psychology: I mostly enjoy fantasy/action adventure novels, as a general rule (I also like 'choose your own adventure' books). If there's a period of history I find interesting and it's well written, I'm not adverse to reading that, either; I also particularly enjoy the Sherlock Holmes series. However, as a general rule, I mainly like anime and manga fandom- as I might have said, that is what this journal will mostly be about.

My brain in terms of fandom/related probably looks as such:

Prince of Tennis: 30%
Gintama: 30%
Other (out of which Gyakuten Saiban, Hetalia, Pokemon (game) series, Yuugiou, Higurashi/Umineko, and Tales of... are prominent): 25%
Original: 15%

I also like other fandoms, which I don't necessarily participate in.

I write and draw, although I'm not confident enough to share on here. I also try to translate and scanlate where I can. I'm not that confident at translating, so any corrections are always appreciated, although I will ask that any corrections are put across gently and constructively (that is, tell me what's wrong and why in a genial fashion as opposed to simply saying 'this is all wrong' or 'this sucks').

I find AUs (alternate universes) and WIs (what-ifs) interesting, and I seem to have accumulated a fair amount of fanon, which I will most likely base things on. I suppose that that's just the way things are. I'm unable to purchase doujinshi (fan-drawn books) off the shelves where I live, but I'm very fond of the doujin that I have. I suppose I'm always looking to acquire more, if possible, so I tend to browse around doujin communities and the like. As aforementioned, if there is a scan and a translation (and I'm able to), then I'm happy to attempt a scanlation.

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Fandom likes in general

Just favourite particular parts of particular fandoms, I suppose.

In PoT, I like...

Rikkai in general. Yes, I am somewhat biased when it comes to this. I am also one of those people who takes the nice, fluffy view of them as opposed to the more vicious, ruthless view of them. ... Yes. I probably can't pick a favourite out of the Rikkai regulars, but if I had to say, it would probably be Sanada, Niou, or Yagyuu. You see, I can't even pick a favourite out of them...

Higa. Recently (possibly because of the Myus), I've grown to like Higa quite a bit- particularly Kite and Chinen, but they're all good. And, yes: I also have a possibly-contradictory obligatory nicer view of them.

The Myus. Rikkaimyu and Higamyu in particular (naturally)- I don't feel I need to elaborate more on this. And I like the Myu actors too. They're funny.

Inui and Kaidoh.

Hiyoshi.

In Gintama, I like...

The 'Joui Four'. Their shared background is interesting, and I could probably be said to like all four of them at a generally high degree.

The Yorozuya. I like all of its (three) members, pretty much, and like the family dynamic they seem to have. Gintoki is also just funny (as is the series).

Katsura in general.

The Kiheitai. Or, to be particular, Takasugi and Bansai. Again, I find them interesting- particularly Takasugi, whose personality and motives are especially so. I'm interested in seeing what background Bansai has for his motives, however.

Itou. Yes, the Itou who only appeared for an arc (Itou/Shinsengumi discord arc). I'm admittedly quite fond of him. Poor neglected guy.

I'm also into such fandoms as YGO (DM and and GX), Pokemon (the games and the Special manga), Gyakuten Saiban, Dragon Ball, Tales of..., Zelda, Sailor Moon, and Hetalia. As aforementioned, there are other fandoms I like but am not necessarily involved in, such as Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Lucky Star.

In terms of video games, I like...

I mostly like text-based or action-adventure fantasy games- preferably role-playing ones. Zelda, Phoenix Wright, Hotel Dusk, the Pokemon series, and Breath of Fire good examples of the sorts of games I like. I also like the Tales series a lot (Symphonia, Abyss, and Vesperia in particular). Surprisingly, I find that I don't like Final Fantasy a whole lot. Ah well?

If platforms aren't too hard, I quite enjoy them as well (Sonic and Mario). I currently have an enmity with a certain game (belonging to a friend of mine) called Vexx. ;

I also like Harvest Moon, although I really have no idea what category that falls into. Simulation? Maybe...

I like the PoT games (Gakuensai no Oujisama, Form the Strongest Team, et al) for the interactions between the characters and the like. The only one I have, though, is Driving Smash: side King (DS). I'm not usually the best at sports games, but you don't really have to play the game yourself (thankfully). I don't understand most of what they're saying, but it's fun to watch and play- and I think it's the only time I'll be able to pat Sanada on the head and not get Sana-slapped into oblivion. I take advantage of that.

And, that's really it, I suppose?

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Pairings

Generally, this will most likely be more pairings I like (support/feel make sense). I tend to stick very closely to my OTPs/TTPs/however many pairings in a series I have, and not cross them over or the like). I do write and read pairing fics (usually centered around those), although I won't read smut/lemon/lime/NC17/R (and the like), as a general rule (namely, unless I can easily skip over those particular parts), and tend to prefer BL pairings (unless it's a genderbent pairing of mine). Again, I suppose that's the way things are.

Main pairings bolded:

In PoT, I like...

Sanada/Yukimura (which I refer to as 'SanaYu'), Niou/Yagyuu (which I refer to as '28'), Kite/Chinen(/Kite?), and Inui/Kaidoh (which I refer to as 'InuKai'). For the sake of crack, I quite like Kirihara/Hiyoshi, and Yanagi/Kirihara is somewhere in between).

In Gintama, I like...

Gintoki/Katsura (which I refer to as 'GinKatsu'/'GinZura') and Bansai/Takasugi (which I refer to as 'BanTaka'). The fact that I see the Yorozuya as a bit of a family unit probably prevents me from actually supporting any pairings involving the Yorozuya together/being that involved in them, it seems.

Other pairings I like are...

Although these (mostly) aren't my 'main fandoms', so to speak, I suppose one could say that they're still pairings I like or take notice of (if not 'support', in the sense of lurking and reading/looking at fanart).

Alfred/Arthur (Hetalia)
Kyouya/Odoroki
(Solid) Snake/Otacon (MGS)
Zima/Dita (Chobits)
Vegeta/Bulma (DBZ)
Manjoume/Asuka (YGO: GX)
Keiichi/Rena (Higurashi)
George/Shannon (Umineko)
Tsuzuki/Hisoka (Yami no Matsuei)
Guilford/Cornelia(/Guilford?) (Code Geass... one of the only things I take notice of in this series, yes)
Flynn/Yuri (Tales of Vesperia)
Kazuki/Wataru (Only the Ring Finger Knows)
Rid/Keel (Tales of Eternia)
Mamoru/Usagi (Sailor Moon)
Red/Green (Pokemon Special)
Mikuri/Daigo (Pokemon Special)
Roxis/Vayne (Mana Khemia)

Links

Probably nothing too interesting here: just links I like, links I think might be useful, et al.

Translating (Japanese)

WWWJDIC
Kanji --> Romaji converter- not always the most accurate, but very helpful
Nihongo o Narau- a good starting point
Nihongo Resources- also useful in general

Scanlating

Idiot's guide to scanlating- useful if you're an amateur (like me)

Misc.

1000 paper cranes

Pictures

I claim no credit for the pictures on this page. They are:

Kirihara and Hiyoshi (Prince of Tennis) from Love Prince 13.

Niou and Yagyuu (Prince of Tennis) by Negahyst.

Sanada and Yukimura (Prince of Tennis) by Satoumizu.

And, that's really it. If you're still here, well done for sitting through it (and yes, it is a habit of mine to go on for far too long): I guess you can blame there being an opportunity to go on and on about my interests without someone else having to listen to me (and actually having somewhere to put such a rant) for its length. Thank you for your time- I hope it was informative in some way.

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