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

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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

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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.

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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...

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

*takes manga notes*