I've been absent from the last couple of discussions because of having fallen behind, but after finishing this volume I decided to just say screw it and not try to catch up.
Man, Akira's face on the bottom frame of page 86 (of the Japanese edition) is so... if looks could kill. And then on the bottom panel of the next page he's so mild-mannered again. Sometimes I wonder if Akira has multiple personalities or something.
It's so funny seeing Ashiwara all stressed out and crying from frustration.
The scene at the Korean go salon was definitely good practice for my katakana reading speed. ^^;
Man, Hikaru's face when he realizes Yun-sensei's praising *him*, and Sai's face when Yun-sensei thinks Sai's game was actually Hikaru's... And again when Hikaru's talking about erasing Sai from Touya's mind... I've said it before and I'll say it again: Obata-sensei is amazing at depicting emotion.
Gotta ask, am I the only one that ended up just staring at Akira's neck in that first shot of him at the computer? I think I'm starting to understand why the Japanese traditionally found the neck to be so erotic. ^^;
DRAMATIC HAIR IS DRAMATIC!
Finally, I'm thinking I should dress up as Igoemon for Halloween. Who's with me?
Don't worry about keeping up - the reread loses all it's fun if it turns into a chore!
Mmm...not multiple personalities, just...reserved. He's got a lot of self-control for a 14 year old, but I'm not surprised things occassionaly seep out.
Finally, I'm thinking I should dress up as Igoemon for Halloween.
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Date: 2010-07-18 07:30 am (UTC)Man, Akira's face on the bottom frame of page 86 (of the Japanese edition) is so... if looks could kill. And then on the bottom panel of the next page he's so mild-mannered again. Sometimes I wonder if Akira has multiple personalities or something.
It's so funny seeing Ashiwara all stressed out and crying from frustration.
The scene at the Korean go salon was definitely good practice for my katakana reading speed. ^^;
Man, Hikaru's face when he realizes Yun-sensei's praising *him*, and Sai's face when Yun-sensei thinks Sai's game was actually Hikaru's... And again when Hikaru's talking about erasing Sai from Touya's mind... I've said it before and I'll say it again: Obata-sensei is amazing at depicting emotion.
Gotta ask, am I the only one that ended up just staring at Akira's neck in that first shot of him at the computer? I think I'm starting to understand why the Japanese traditionally found the neck to be so erotic. ^^;
DRAMATIC HAIR IS DRAMATIC!
Finally, I'm thinking I should dress up as Igoemon for Halloween. Who's with me?
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Date: 2010-07-24 04:53 am (UTC)Mmm...not multiple personalities, just...reserved. He's got a lot of self-control for a 14 year old, but I'm not surprised things occassionaly seep out.
Finally, I'm thinking I should dress up as Igoemon for Halloween.
Pictures or it didn't happen!
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Date: 2010-07-24 07:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-24 07:10 am (UTC)