Please Save my Earth and other things

[salinea]

Yesterday found most of the volumes of PSME I was missing at a bargain sale at Gilbert Joseph, yay-ness ! I only miss one volume now. Been re-reading them with great pleasure. I think Please Save my Earth was one of the first Shoujo manga I fell in love with. In a way it's a very sentimental story, and the characters aren't that original, but very well drawn and nuanced. It's also an /old/ story, which shows especially in the graphics which aren't terribly good (but better than other manga I read for the story while despising the pictures like Basara - one which have many similarities with PSME in a way, at least for the reasons I love it for)
But no matter how "genre" it is, it's a very good tale. Just love the characters, and the themes of "reincarnations". Actually It's really similar to one of those fantasy story that been haunting my mind and imagination since I was teenager. At the time I first read the manga, it was really striking for me.
My favourite characters in PSME are Ring and Alice. Looking at the few other people on the web who know the serie, they seem to favour the Issei/Gyoukuran pairing. I guess it must be the shounen ai appeal. I also really like Haru, and for shounen ai, I'd rather go for Haru/Tamura, or even Masaki/Mikuro.... of course, are those two even in the anime ? can't remember. Looks like most of the Americans know PSMA through the anime serie only, which is a shame since it cuts halfway through the story : / But anyway, nah, my main interest in reading this manga was Ring and Alice.

Now for something completly different, game of Nephilim yesterday night. Nice game, but I was somewhat embarrassed through the game because I had an argument with one of the other player, throught mail a few days ago. Mainly, even though I did something wrong to him, I don't think it gave him any leave to insult me, or to give me any sexist bullshit, and he has yet to appologise for that. I don't get angry easily, but when I am... when I really feel betrayed by a friend, I have a very hard time forgiving it. It's not that I get vindicative, or vengeful (ok maybe a little bit... maybe it does make me want to hurt people when I'm really angry), but I can't really trust someone after that. And it's very sad, because I have such a hard time trusting people in the first place. But I don't want to forgive... maybe because I was wrong in the first place ? Maybe knowing that I was responsible for him getting angry and mailing me /that/ is why I keep such a hold on my righteous anger ?
If he only appologized for it. He had no right calling me names. I'm not going to ever let me treat this way again. I don't care how much he suffered, that's no reason.

Another interesting thing from that day. I'm think I'm well and over former boyfriend (who's the GM from said game). It's a strange feeling. Emptiness and lack of connection. But I do want still want to be friend with him.

Comments

Please Save my Earth

[generalblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh, congratulations on getting a complete set - I got two volumes at a sale on fnac last year, at your recommendation, volumes 2 and 3 and liked it a lot, though I was awfully confused about some bits, starting with volume 2 and it being in *French*, a language I am not totally fluent ;) Interesting comments, and I am hunting for other volumes if I see them around. I might, fnac seems to have yearly august sales, where some interesting stuff can be found.

About your friend, I do understand! I think the counterweight of loyalty, of honor is that one can not forgive easily when people break that.

Re: Please Save my Earth

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

Glad you like the "beginning", hope you'll be able to get all of them. Maybe I could send mine to you, once I complete it ?

Re: Please Save my Earth

[generalblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks for the offer, but I can not accept, is not like I am missing in things to be read, including manga ;) if I find any books on sale I will grab them, just that ;) I was gonna suggest if there is a Munich meeting this year or Glasgow next year I could read them there, except I think it unlikely, reading time is pretty low in any such eurocommies gang ;) Unless it is Feast for Crows in which case there might be murder about who got to read it first, if there was no one copy for everybody. But a big thanks for the offer!

PS - it is a great photo.

Re: Please Save my Earth

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

You could come to Munich ? That'd be great ! I'll be sure to bring them there if we go. As for time needed to read them - well, who needs sleep anyway ;)

I love that picture too ! It's Tori Amos as you might know and quotes Hey Jupiter. Was made by Kelsey.. she makes lots of gorgeous icons I use - mostly anime based but she's also a fellow Tori Amos fanatic. You can check her icon live journal luna_riviera if you want to get one of hers too.

Re: Please Save my Earth

[generalblossom.livejournal.com]

Not at all sure I could make it to Munich or Salzburg, but I am going to try hard to go! No guarantees yet, because I do not know yet what will be my job commitments then, it sucks.

And you know, I think that pic looks a bit like you - ok different haircolor; does that make you definetely Delirium then? ;)

Re: Please Save my Earth

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

I'm definitly Delirium !
(I'm just masquerading as the Stranger god)

Good luck for getting your job to let you leave for the vacations then. I'm crossing my finguers.