random manga talk

[insaneneko]

The other day I was flipping through the Japanese language manga Borders carried. One was Zettai Kareshi by Watase Yuu. I have been too traumatized by past Watase Yuu works to actually read anything by her now (more on that below), but there was one scene that caught my eye and made me laugh. A flashback of the main character Riiko taking a bath with her dad back when she was young and gullible innocent:

Riiko: "Hey Papa"
Dad: "What is it, Riiko?"
Riiko: "Why don't I have this thing you have, Papa?"
*Riiko grabs*
Dad: "Well...you sure ask questions that are hard to answer sometimes. It really surprises me! (Hey, don't pull)"
Dad: "Don't worry, when you grow up you'll grow one!"
*Riiko throws her arms up in the air, happy*
Riiko: "Really? YAY!"
*Mom suddenly slides open the bathroom door*
Mom: "Don't go telling idiotic lies to children!"

XDXD

In any case, it's really odd seeing anything new by her. I more or less enjoyed Fushigi Yuugi...at least, the first arc. The anime made me groan a lot, and I had a hard time taking Midorikawa Hikaru seriously after that (kind of like Koyasu and Weizz *shudders*). That second arc of Fushigi Yuugi I thought was lame and unnecessary and the multi-page sex scene was SOOO not necessary. >_< After that I didn't want to really read her stuff....and that feeling was only reinforced when a friend ranted at me in detail about how Ayashi no Ceres sucked beyond all belief.

I think my biggest problem with her works are that her main characters are so not compelling. I'm always struck by how the gorgeous guys that populate her stories might as well be gay and after each other since the females are way unworthy of them. And then I end up doubting their intelligence and sense because they all are after the unworthy girl....

The dude with the glasses is damn cute, though. He needs to find a good man to take care of him. *nods*

Comments

[mirichan.livejournal.com]

Wow... That's scary ^_^ (I just bought my first book of hers because I want to see what it's about (I've never read or watched anything by her... I have FY on anime but haven't touched it yet)).

Oh well... won't be the first time I roll my eyes while reading something, wondering why people love it (my reaction to the first book of HanaKimi... haven't read further yet).

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

Watase Yuu is...well...I know people who like her work quite a bit, but then they are the type to read romance novels. I personally can't stomach her stuff, but you'll have to see for yourself whether you like it or not.

[datenshi-blue.livejournal.com]

Those are exactly my thoughts about Watase Yuu. I don't like Fushigi Yuugi (well, I haven't read the manga, but the anime sucked so much it wasn't even funny). Ayashi no Ceres was even worse. Alice 19th or whatever it was called didn't keep my attention for more than two or three chapters and Imadoki and Epotoransu were a little better than the aforementioned ones. Maybe because they were WAY SHORTER. So I gave up on her.

XDDD

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

I actually enjoyed most of Fushigi Yuugi, even while wincing. But even I had to give up on it after a while. :P I haven't bothered with anything else by her, and I know that won't change anytime soon.

[mitethe.livejournal.com]

The extent of my contact with Watase Yuu's works was about six eps of FY years and years ago. The combination of (literal and metaphorical) Day-Glo pink sparklies and a particularly stupid heroine pretty much killed all interest. XD;

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I totally understand.