Rereading X/1999....

[bard_linn]

So Kir and I are about halfway through the anime of x/1999 and I've started rereading the manga while I wait in the parking lot for work to start (traffic is horrible if I try to be there RIGHT at eight). Despite being The Official Translation (and thus, horrible issues because of when/how it was translated) I'm still finding things I missed/forgot. I saw the X anime first, plus I've watched it three times, so that sticks in my head more often than the manga. I clearly need to read it more. Most important of my observations: Kotori and Kamui are adorable. I would totally ship them and write fic for them except, well, you know. I really don't ship Fuuma (nice, brotherly not dark Kamui version) and Kamui at ALL (except maybe some Fuuma ---> Kamui).

Hi. My life has been taken over by house paperwork, my summer job and sewing for Otakon. don't expect to see a lot of me right now.

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[draxander.livejournal.com]

You just reminded me that I haven't watched the X anime for quite a while. So I went to look up my youtube bookmarks, but it's been taken down now. ):

The thing about those of us who started with the manga first is that it's hard to get used to the anime where many of the events have been swapped around in the timeline so as to fit into proper episodes, sometimes not making that much sense. But maybe it works the same way in reverse. But I still cried watching the show. Ah. It's the soundtrack, I tell you.

I have a little trouble with accepting FuuKam as well. I've always got a stronger Kamui --> Kotori vibe (oh the fluff!) than Kamui --> Fuuma. As for Fuuma, I just can't get a hold on him.

[bard-linn.livejournal.com]

There's parts of it up...somewhere, I think. I just bought it when it was on sale at rightstuf. You can get it pretty cheap. (Especially for back in the day when anime was almost $30 a DVD...)

Reading it after watching the anime is really interesting because you can see where they switched things around and where they didn't. The biggest difference I've noticed so far (besides the whole adding Subaru's side story in that makes no sense timeline wise) is that things seem to take longer to start in the anime than they do in the manga (which is admittedly very vague when it comes to time lines). Some of the changes I just accept because of the problems with the manga production (ie, the last few episodes).

The soundtrack is amazing. <3

Kamui clearly cares about Fuuma, but I still feel you're right. Kotori seems to be his first priority.