I can understand that. I'm not really in a manga-phase myself at the moment (which is a shame, considering where I am and how cheap it is here! But then it might be partly self-preservation that I've gotten into Western shows of late, which can't drain my bank account from this distance...) Animanga series definitely scratch different itches than Western series, and the fandoms are so different...I can't say I like one more than the other; they both have their strengths and weaknesses. But sometimes I'm only in the mood for one or the other.
--though GB, Saiyuki, OP, a few others, are eternal favorites that I never fall out of, whatever else I get into. ^^
And I got your review for R2B - meant to email you about that! Thank you so much for the review (and glad I achieved the optimal h/c balance!)
I was really interested in your comments on "slash" writing style, because I've observed that difference myself. I tend to think of it as a masculine vs feminine style myself - not the sex of the author, but whether the focus is on plot, descriptions furthering the action (masculine); or on character, descriptions furthering the emotions (feminine), an emphasis that leads to the rich sensuality of much slashfic. As in all things, a happy medium between the two is ideal, I believe, but I'm partial to the feminine style.
The odd thing is that I think my writing was leaning more towards the feminine before I was into slash, though there was a definite shift in my style around the time I got into it. But then I was alway really a smarm fan above all, and smarm-fic is more feminine (which is why it can raise such a tumult: the sensuality leads people to expect slash that is never realized, since the story is technically gen...) H/C can be done successfully in either style (relationships are important whether the focus is on plot or char) but I always went for the lush, over-the-top angst and emotional expression, so...
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Date: 2007-02-22 10:11 am (UTC)--though GB, Saiyuki, OP, a few others, are eternal favorites that I never fall out of, whatever else I get into. ^^
And I got your review for R2B - meant to email you about that! Thank you so much for the review (and glad I achieved the optimal h/c balance!)
I was really interested in your comments on "slash" writing style, because I've observed that difference myself. I tend to think of it as a masculine vs feminine style myself - not the sex of the author, but whether the focus is on plot, descriptions furthering the action (masculine); or on character, descriptions furthering the emotions (feminine), an emphasis that leads to the rich sensuality of much slashfic. As in all things, a happy medium between the two is ideal, I believe, but I'm partial to the feminine style.
The odd thing is that I think my writing was leaning more towards the feminine before I was into slash, though there was a definite shift in my style around the time I got into it. But then I was alway really a smarm fan above all, and smarm-fic is more feminine (which is why it can raise such a tumult: the sensuality leads people to expect slash that is never realized, since the story is technically gen...) H/C can be done successfully in either style (relationships are important whether the focus is on plot or char) but I always went for the lush, over-the-top angst and emotional expression, so...