Happy New Year!

Yes, I am a day late (or more in some parts of the world)...But I've been really out of it lately. :P I keep putting off all kinds of things, from the important like work and cleaning to the more trivial like replying to comments. Talk about a not very auspicious way to start off the new year...But then, negative occurrences on the last day of the year can do that to a person. *sighs*

Been rereading the Shiawase ni dekiru series by Tanizaki Izumi (which I have posted about before, though only perfunctorily) because I recently heard the fifth CD drama....Oh man, I think I was too harsh on the series before. It's just so much fun! It helps that the CD drama is just...so...shiny, but that's not all. The series really grows on me the more I reread it. All the little details are just delightful, especially the changes in the main character's attitude towards his lover. It's so gradual and grudging it's annoying to read at times, but in the end I much prefer it to the overused "mind-blowing sex makes him 'fall in love'" shortcut of a storyline. When he finally acknowledges and accepts love it is deeply satisfying. I highly recommend it for the great mix of humor and comedy. XDXD

Also been rereading a whole crap load of other BL novels in an effort to sort out my collection. Found some to be much better than I remembered, while others didn't stand up to a reread. I wish I wasn't feeling so lazy so that I could write up posts on the best (and worst) of them.

Nabari no ou!

I just found out that the manga Nabari no ou by Kamatani Kuhki is becoming an anime! I've only read the first five books (there are seven so far), but so far I really like it--I've been meaning to squee about it (and I'm pretty sure I haven't yet) but just never got around to it (probably). It's about ninja and their struggles to gain various weapons. The main character has Issues (stemming from a Trauma) who discovers that he possesses the ultimate weapon (which he initially really doesn't want and can't even use). I like the main character. I like a lot of the other characters, including the rivals and bad guys (such as they are). Of course, many of the other characters have Issues stemming from Traumas, but fortunately each one feels like an individual with a history instead of yet another character with a tragic past. I like the art (a lot). I really have no idea if I'll ever bother watching the anime (since I have a track record of getting excited about anime adaptations of manga I really like but never watching more than one episode, if that), but I am happy that the manga will become more popular thanks to it. XDXD I need to buy the latest two books...

ETA: More manga and anime info here. You can also tachiyomi the manga!

(Of course, as soon as I post about how I don't feel like doing anything lately I find out something that makes me want to post immediately. ^^; )