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Post by Me-Nuriko on Nov 30, 2004 8:57:57 GMT -5
Hi Salma!
I hope you don't mind me starting a new thread on your board.
Anyway I thought that maybe you could answer some questions about Weiss Kreuz. I have recently been bitten by the obsession bug, and it's all about WK. So far I have read/watched: An Assassin and White Shaman The original TV series The OAV Dramatic Precious Glühen<br>Summary of 14 chapters of Weiss Side B
I have saved on my computer, but not yet read: Forever White Ranjatai
My questions are: Is there something I have missed? Do you know where I can get my hands on more than just summaries of Weiss Side B? And where I can get more than 14 chapters. I would prefer English, but if you know where I can get it in Japanese it's better than nothing. As you know, my daughter speaks Japanese, so she can translate it for me.
I would very much appreciate if you could help me with this.
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Post by Salmastryon on Nov 30, 2004 9:15:19 GMT -5
When I get home, I'll see about pulling some links for you. Nekojita posts each months scans of weiss side B from Zero Sum. She also does Saiyuki. I also have a site that gives the english transcripts. Unfortunately I deleted all the old side B I had. Got disguisted with what they did to Youji, and Schuldig and co. aren't in side B.
But yeah I have some links I can give you to answer some of those questions. I'm pretty sure you are missing some drama cds there.
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Nov 30, 2004 11:49:34 GMT -5
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Post by Salmastryon on Nov 30, 2004 12:33:37 GMT -5
not a problem. I pm'd you the link to nekojita's site. I can't put it up here because she writes NC-17 WK fics. Yum ^^
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Post by Salmastryon on Nov 30, 2004 15:18:41 GMT -5
So, who are your favs so far from WK?
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Nov 30, 2004 16:16:07 GMT -5
AYA!!!! ;D Who's your favorite?
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Post by Salmastryon on Dec 1, 2004 9:39:20 GMT -5
I'm found of Aya. But, my favs are Youji or Schuldig<sp?> I love Aya and Youji or Youji and Schuldig fics, but don't care for Aya and Schuldig together by themselves... ^^; Threesomes are okay though.
i guess my preoblem with Aya is that too often in fanfiction he's horribly written out of character.
Not that Youji and Schuldig aren't too, but some how the wierd character they are written as are at least interesting to read about.
Now take Ken. Almost universally I dislike Ken in fanfiction, but I really like his character in the series.
Schwarz<sp?> in particular tends to be bastardized, but since there is so little in the actual anime series they are easier to get away with it.
I'm rambling... aren't I.
WK is a wierd fandom for me. I really don't mind authors taking liberties as much with it (as long as they make sense to me) This is probably partily due to the fact I read the fanfiction first, but also I think it has to do with the campy angst of the series. The characters have a lot of unrealized potential and I love how a good author can take that and run with it.
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Dec 1, 2004 10:43:04 GMT -5
I like AyaXYouji best as a pairing, but Schuldig is cool. I guess a threesome could be fun. ;D Like you, I started to know the WK by fanfictions, and those got me interested in the series. Aya in fanfictions, well, most writers seem to write him as a very vulnerable person, and I guess he is. But that's something that goes for them all, so I can't really see why it's always Aya that is the hurting one, the one that needs to be taken care of. But if the story is well written I probably like it anyway. As you said, the series have a lot of potential that is not used, so a good writer can make good stories based on it. Ken in canon. He scares me. A lot. In the first TV series he doesn't seem worse than the others, but from the OAV he is starting to scare me. But he do look extremely hot in Glühen.<br> I can't say I liked the ending of Glühen. I felt escpecially sad for Omi. Youji... I felt both sad and happy for him. So far as I have knowledge from Side B, nothing has changed about him, but as you know I don't know more than 14 chapters. By the way, congratulations to the victory!
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Post by Salmastryon on Dec 1, 2004 13:20:13 GMT -5
thanks *^^* Yeah Ken is a scary personaility in canon, but a much more interesting character. In fanfiction he tends to be like a ken barbie dool sterio typical and boring. (not that some authors don't do a good job) Sorry i didn't put links up last night I sorta came home and was brain dead. Didn't get webpage updated either or those picts scanned in. I did get an mp3 cd of nightwish burnt for my car and watched like 5 episodes on 3x3 Eyes. On Aya: yeah he's got some vulnerablity in his character but he isn't a wimp and he doesn't act like a high school girl. Those were the typ of fics I was talking about that really irritate me. Aya tends to be canon sued a lot. When Aya is written well I really like him as a character. Aww.. I should just break down and admit it I like all of them if they are written well... Of course I'm always a sucker for a good intro spective piece on a character or some plan old good action.(of one type or another )
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Dec 1, 2004 14:03:56 GMT -5
Coming home brain dead is a perfectly good excuse. ;D When that happens it's wise to just watch anime instead of trying to do something 'of value'. You're right... even if Aya is my favorite, I too, love them all. They are all interesting characters, with a lot of angst. Have you read Crimson1's 'Kind des Schicksal'? It's not finished yet, but it's an interesting idea, with an alternative to what happened from the OAV over Dramatic Precious, and Glühen, to Side B. So far she has covered the OAV, but the story seems to be pretty long. And I like her writings. Now I must read your Hindsight, too. Maybe your story together with hers, can make me deal with (forget?) what happened in Glühen.
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Post by Salmastryon on Dec 1, 2004 14:55:33 GMT -5
I have a review of crimson's story from way back on the prologue. Hadn't gotten around to reading it since then. *makes note to do so*
Sorry the last post was so garbled. *sighs* today work is very boring.
I hope you like hindsight once I get it all done. I'm still struggling with editing ch2 of nearsighted. Unfortunately, Aya doesn't show up until Peripheral Vision. Until then Hindsight is rather Youji and Asuka centric or should I say Hajime and Asuka centric. ^^;
Anyrate I really should work some more on ch 2, it just is giving me problems. And once I thought I got those figured out OptiMoose pointed out to me that I'm writing it distant from the emotions. PErfectionist in me wants to fix that. The other side of me gasps in horror and the thought of doing major rewrite. I think I'm going to aim somewhere in the middle.
I'm babbling again ^^;
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Dec 1, 2004 15:08:25 GMT -5
Being too much of a perfectionist can make you end up with doing nothing. As a matter of fact, small flaws only adds to the personality. How big a flaw that can pass, though... it's a matter of opinion, I guess. Anyway, I've just read the first chapter of Hindsight, and left a much longer review than I use to. I certainly didn't think you wrote it distant from emotions in this chapter anyway. I'm very curious how you're going to deal with the questions this chapter made. I've got recommended stories by Paxnirvana and Scribblemoose. I have started with 'Possession', have you read it? What do you like it?
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Post by Salmastryon on Dec 1, 2004 17:37:58 GMT -5
Ok.. general reference. www.kekkai.org/wkcorner/www.thenoodlebowl.com/schuldig/index.htmlUnfortunately lot of the places I looked and bookmark when I first got into WK aren't there anymore. Which is a shame. I love Pax's fics. Scribblemoose is good too. Anyrate before I begin showering you with fic recs I have a couple of questions. 1) How dark, angsty do you like your fics aka when does it go too far for you? 2) How good a fic are you looking for? I have a few I keep around for story premise that are not written that well. I'll have to pM all the good ones to you they are all NC-17 or R easily.
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Dec 2, 2004 0:17:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the links. The first one I already had, but the other one I had never heard of. 1) How dark, angsty do you like your fics aka when does it go too far for you? I want the main characters to be alive when the fic is over. Death fics are not my favorites. (Even though I have written one myself. ) Other than that I can take most everything. Well, I guess I wouldn't like really dark stuff, like meeting the devil and making deals. No, that's too much, I have never liked movies on that theme. Unless it's too bad I can read it. Just as long as it has something of value in it; an interesting plot, a good character development, a very sweet scene... anything. Believe me, I don't mind it being NC-17. I'll watch the IM.
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Post by Salmastryon on Dec 2, 2004 8:08:23 GMT -5
Okay I'll give them to you tonight after I get back from work. Some might be a little too dark for you. Like P.L. Nunn's stuff but it will give you a base to start from.
You already have a strong start with nekojita, pax and Scribblemoose. If you have the inclenation you should check out pax and scribblemoose's FF8 stuff too. *huggles Irvine*
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