she lives! still!

[xparrot]

Contrary to rumors of homicidal ghosts in badly photoshopped paintings, or disappearance down a whirling vortex to a strange new world, I am in fact alive and well and still living in Kyoto, and since I have succeeded in finding a job (at the most infamously evil of the eikaiwa co.'s, but let's not get into that; a job is a job and a visa is a visa and the important thing is I am not getting deported. I would have to be dragged kicking and screaming from my Book Offs and combinis and kaiten sushi places, not to mention my imouto-tachi, and it would be terrifically embarrassing) I'm likely to be here for a good long while yet.

April is apparently International Guilt the Author Month; in the course of a week I received two convincing inducements to continue with various unfinished projects, in the form of lovely fanart, a rare piece for Illicit Miracles (well-timed; my webmanga's annual hiatus ends next Monday) and this one from Ru for Tiger Hunt. Which I will be posting a new chapter to. Uh. Soon. Marvelous bribes, at any rate.

Meanwhile, looking at these last two months in Japan...I have a problem. The first step is acceptance, right? My name is X-parrot, and I'm addicted to doujinshi. I have some 43 YGO doujinshi and counting. ...or will be counting, next time I go to Mandarake's. They're not all Kaiba kyoudai or Kaiba/Yami, either - have a few Yugi x Jou (no, really, Yugi's on top half the time. Jounouchi is the world's uke) and even a Honda x Jou. Though almost no Yami/Yugi, not for lack of searching. WTF, Japanese fandom? Is that one too obvious for you or something? (Though immicolia - success! Found a couple Kaiba x Yugi, one of which I need to translate because from what I was getting it's sweet enough to rot your teeth. And might even feature Yugi angsting about his other self, wasn't sure.)

I really must scanlate some of these, share the crack wealth. Also need to post my translation of the Q&A from the char guide book, Takahashi-sensei's got some interesting insight on Kaiba. Such as the thing that screwed him up the most about Gozaburo's death was because Gozaburo killed himself, Seto can't exactly take it as his win. ...At least I think that's it. My grasp of written Japanese is none too perfect. But I can give the gist, at least.

Comments

[ladykarasu.livejournal.com]

So here's me, completely oblivious (not that that’s abnormal…), not even realizing you were in japan. Belated congrats on that trip; hope you're having fun. ^_~ Since I obviously missed it- prompted that? (Heh; guess I'm not likely to run into you at Otakon, after all.... oh well, more the worse for me, more the better for you. *laughs*)

April IS guilt an author month; and I find it highly amusing that you mention it, because I've already said that least three times now... That just struck me as funny, sorry - never mind me. ^_~ At any rate, I think I like your mode of guilting better- mine's mostly self inflicted, and only occasionally through outside influence. (…and while I have no room to talk; pleeeeeease? More to read? ^_~)

Interesting take on Kaiba and Gozaburo; I can totally see that being a problem for him. I’ll also happily read any doujinshi you decide to share at any point, because I have a bit of that addiction as well. ^_^

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Having much fun, thank you! Though I am sorry to miss Otakon - first time I have in 5 years. And dangit, I wanted to see you this time...you'll just have to come visiting over here, I suppose ^_^

Hah! If you can guilt me, then I can do it back - fiiiic! more Cold Comfort, girl! get crackin'! XD

and the dj I will have to share. Really I'd like to scanlate some of it, though considering how good I am at time management and finishing projects already...well, we'll see ^^;;