independent bookstore in an airport? It's more likely than you think

[timeripple]

The continuing adventures of Fiona-can-only-post-at-airports!

At San Francisco this time: I may have just bought some super-kawaii gel stickers from an independent-bookstore-affiliate-cute-shop. Look, the cute compelled me! YES PANDA. It’s all hakusa_tegami’s fault for talking about Love Shuffle.

…yeah, Ovid the Macbook totally has a panda sticker now. XD

(Hey, so speaking of pandas, did anybody else see the Ranma 1/2 drama special? OH JAPAN.)

...

I recently explained my love for (manga/anime; let us not talk about the ridiculously boring drama) Skip Beat in the following manner:

I love the hell out of the manga (A+ use of chibi!). Partly because Kyoko is spazzy and awesome and it's all about her emotional journey and learning to be herself and have her own dreams and stuff IN SHOWBIZ. And partly because there is a character who is occasionally JUST LIKE ME.

Kyoko: MOKO-SAN!!! <3 <3 <3
Kotonami: Stay the hell away from me.
Kyoko: WE ARE BFF!
Kotonami: We are not friends. You are insane.
Kyoko: FRIENDS FOR LIFE!
Kotonami: ...
Kyoko: *clings like a spider monkey*
Kotonami: ...
Kotonami: Just because we both have to wear these ridiculous pink jumpsuits and work for the same section of the agency and occasionally have talks about our dreams and worries and careers and boys and stuff. Does. Not. Make. Us. Friends. Got it?
Kyoko: ILU MY FRIEND!
Kotonami: ...
Kotonami: "Moko"?
Kotonami: Did I say you could give me a nickname?!
Kyoko: FRIIAAAANDS!
Kotonami: *sigh*

If you haven’t already guessed (or have never actually met me), I am not at all like Kyoko. (Online is another matter, especially if you want to talk about books or dramas!) But I suspect that in RL we would be friends.

Comments

[snowqueenofhoth.livejournal.com]

The Ranma special was SO AMAZING. Also AMAZINGLY CRACKED OUT. But yeah. RANMA. I LOVED IT.

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

Right? I was so happy that Akane got to kick butt. A lot. can we have a sequel with Ryoga please

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

Kotonami: Just because we both have to wear these ridiculous pink jumpsuits and work for the same section of the agency and occasionally have talks about our dreams and worries and careers and boys and stuff. Does. Not. Make. Us. Friends. Got it?
Kyoko: ILU MY FRIEND!

brb loling forever

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

It's ALL TRUE. I do not invent; I merely paraphrase! THEY ARE THE BEST.

[idiosyncreant.livejournal.com]

YES TO THE CHIBI-ART Yoshiki Nakamura has totally elevated that to a new level, I don't know how she does it.
The BFF dynamic of Kyoko and Mouko is the kind of friendship that makes "bromance" interesting, and I LOVE when girls get to have a fun friendship that evolves. The Love Me Dept. concept is getting better by the day.

I have no guilt over any panda stickers.
My Japanese bestie sent me a letter on the most gorgeous yet kawaii stationary, and some fancy brads that I need to take pictures of, which reminded me why I always feel a bit like "This is not it" when shopping for paper in America. If I can only buy one thing while on a trip there (besides food) that would be it...

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

YES. Chibi!Ren is my favorite. His little faaaaaaaace a;lsdjfalsdkjfalsdfjs *squishes him*

Who was it I just saw just talking about sromance? Theirs is a perfect example!

mmmmmstationery.

[idiosyncreant.livejournal.com]

ChibiRen defies all laws of cuteness-to-pixel ratios.
ChibiKyoko is so hilarious I regularly hurt myself at the sight of her.

...ChibiYashiro is my favorite kind of Yashiro, to be honest.

sromance, huh. Not quite the same ring to it! But a worthy concept. This is something that a couple of manga do better than any other medium, as far as I can tell, the friends who are not twinny and sometimes are competitive, but really like to be with each other...and have a great dynamic.

I Hate You More Than Anyone has my undying loyalty for that very reason. I just need to shell out for the next couple volumes and buy the remaining from Japan to translate them for myself...

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

ChibiYashiro is my favorite kind of Yashiro too. It's a great way to express his not-so-inner nosy dork.

*takes manga notes*

[(Anonymous)]

have you been watching the k/tw-drama version at all? i'm still waiting for most of the episodes to be finished airing before i start...

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

I have, but it would be better to watch them all at once with the ffwd button heavily applied. Right now each episode feels really unsatisfying, even though there's some good stuff in there. It's just. so. slooooooooooooow.

[a4yroldfaerie.livejournal.com]

you are not gregarious?

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

Shocking, I know! ;)

Though actually, latching on like a monkey and yelling "FRIEEEEENDS!!!" in my face is the easiest of the two ways. XD