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Apr. 5th, 2006
Oh gawd I am so tired. I'm too old to be staying up til 5AM reading manga. Talk to me, people.
On the topic of Black Wednesday: I'm not really taking this to be a sign of the downward spiral of the BL industry or anything (I mean I probably read/buy as many books from Chara or Gush), but there seems to be egregious financial mismanagement and that worries me. Here's hoping the transition is orderly and it doesn't turn out like the Squeenix/GanGan/ZeroSum drama or - worse! - like Shoujo Tenkoku where all the series just died for some reason (ah, the trauma =_=).
That and passing of an era blahblahblah. BexBoy/Gold were what everyone used as shorthand for the genre. Also what this will do to the publication of the most popular Biblos series in English I can't imagine (well, I can but they're not optimistic imaginings).
Also-also, I am the only one but I'm really kind of bummed about Hiland. I liked their doujinshi anthologies, dammit.
On the topic of Black Wednesday: I'm not really taking this to be a sign of the downward spiral of the BL industry or anything (I mean I probably read/buy as many books from Chara or Gush), but there seems to be egregious financial mismanagement and that worries me. Here's hoping the transition is orderly and it doesn't turn out like the Squeenix/GanGan/ZeroSum drama or - worse! - like Shoujo Tenkoku where all the series just died for some reason (ah, the trauma =_=).
That and passing of an era blahblahblah. BexBoy/Gold were what everyone used as shorthand for the genre. Also what this will do to the publication of the most popular Biblos series in English I can't imagine (well, I can but they're not optimistic imaginings).
Also-also, I am the only one but I'm really kind of bummed about Hiland. I liked their doujinshi anthologies, dammit.
The ensuing chunk of manga blather
Apr. 5th, 2006 08:37 pmI really am completely wiped. XD;; Seriously, I've stayed up til 5AM three nights running now, so I'm experiencing the mind-warping effects of JoJo itself through a filter of mind-warping sleep deprivation. Probably will not read any more for a few days as I've really got to finish this B*B story, plus I have to do my taxes this weekend. (OTOH, procrastination...)
I've also mysteriously caught a cold. There were no warning symptoms and it consists entirely of a runny nose, to the extent that I'd suspect hay fever if there were any greenery at all (there isn't - and it snowed yesterday ^^;). Not that I have a history of hay fever, but I do have a history of mysterious one-off allergy rashes, and mild congestive reactions against dust and dander. Also-also, managed to pull something in my right knee. >_>
( Regarding the art of JoJo and... stuff. )
[1] Unless they're technician types who judge based on the level of inking/toning/framing skill etc. The background detail in JoJo was always nice if nothing else. XD What did Araki draw before he conceived his pet monster?
[2] The squirrel OTOH destroyed a few brain cells. It was 4AM, what can I say.
[3] Or really, anyone over the age of 15 who does not live under a rock.
I've also mysteriously caught a cold. There were no warning symptoms and it consists entirely of a runny nose, to the extent that I'd suspect hay fever if there were any greenery at all (there isn't - and it snowed yesterday ^^;). Not that I have a history of hay fever, but I do have a history of mysterious one-off allergy rashes, and mild congestive reactions against dust and dander. Also-also, managed to pull something in my right knee. >_>
( Regarding the art of JoJo and... stuff. )
[1] Unless they're technician types who judge based on the level of inking/toning/framing skill etc. The background detail in JoJo was always nice if nothing else. XD What did Araki draw before he conceived his pet monster?
[2] The squirrel OTOH destroyed a few brain cells. It was 4AM, what can I say.
[3] Or really, anyone over the age of 15 who does not live under a rock.