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[felis_ultharus]

So it's been a quiet day. Got a little editing done -- I may hit the one-quarter mark today -- and some packing done. The big move is a week from tomorrow.

We've been watching a sweet and silly anime called Princess Princess. It's about three 16-year-old boys at an all-boys school who are bribed by the student council into dressing up as girls because the lack of girls is a serious drain on morale.

Sometimes, when watching an anime, I try to picture what it would look like if done on North American TV. With this one, it's just not coming. I don't think US cartoons have had any drag queens since Bugs Bunny hung up his wedding dress.

Practical things: it looks like all or most of us can play D&D this weekend, but the question is where? Matt doesn't want to have it here because our appartment is nothing but a giant mass of boxes right now.

Any ideas?

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[jenjoou.livejournal.com]

Forget cartoons. Try to picture it as a sitcom, it's mind boggling. And yet there will be a live action version in Japan. ^_^

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

I have even more trouble picturing that 0_o

I mean, remember, the US is the country where advertisers threatened to pull out if there was a same-sex kiss on a show in the late 1990s (Melrose Place). Around the same time, Japan had a same-sex kiss in the opening credits of an anime aimed at a younger crowd (Magic-Users' Club).

Granted there have been some advances in American television. But I can't imagine a sitcom about drag hitting the American airwaves any time soon.

[seal7.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! So THAT's what that one is about. I've heard of Princess Princess before, that it's becoming popular, but I had no idea. I think I might watch that.
I'll soon tell about Ouran Host Club in my journal, that's the one that seems to be getting popular along with Princess Princess among the fangirls these days. It's rather funny too :)

Is it maybe a possibility to take it to some kind of café? Maybe outside? Since it seems to be really warm over there too... you could just have a D&D picknick, too.
Well or maybe not >_>;

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

It's a lot of fun. Very silly, but a lot of fun.

At first it wasn't very shounen-ai-ish, but it's gradually getting more and more that way (I've only seen the first 7 of 12).

It was a choice between Ouran Host Club and Princess Princess. I'll get to Ouran someday, too :)

I'd feel odd at a café, but it wouldn't be so bad out in nature. I'm hoping to have D&D by the river after we move :)

[seal7.livejournal.com]

I've just watched the first episode, it's a little creepy, but I think it will be fun. It's sad how they do the hair colours thing so blatantly though... but that's just me and my aversion against that XD
Ouran will be good too, promise ;P

And by the river sounds very nice :)

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

I like the hair colours.

And the creepiness is part of the charm. They have a lot of fun with it ;)

[seal7.livejournal.com]

Well. After I have now seen more of it, I don't think I like it anymore. I just can't get any amusement out of something the characters genuinely hate. Doesn't go for Tooru I suppose, but they do make sure to insert a lot of 'well only Mikoto complains but we all feel like that don't we'.
-_-

But I'm a snob, so ah well.

[melting-penguin.livejournal.com]

We do have space for a game, but I doubt that everyone wants to hike out here. Anyway, the offer's open...

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

We may have to take you up on that. em_fish is moving, we're moving, and I'm never sure if foi_nefaste or Matt R will bethere, from week to week.

We could get going early, and if you give us instructions, I'm sure we could make it ^_^

[montrealais.livejournal.com]

Hey, *I don't mind having it here as long as nobody else does either. Just that we're not set up to have guests as we usually are (because let's face it, this place is straight outta Martha Stewart usually...)

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

True enough -- it's up to you.

[rougemacabre.livejournal.com]

On a totally unrelated note, I've added you to my friends list. Hope you don't mind. ^^; I hear so much about you that I figure I might as well, plus I really am going to draw you a Cloud/Barret pic. ;)

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much ^_^

I'll add you, too (and not just because of the marvellous gift!).