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April 25 fufufu[edit #4] SO MUCH LOVE!
although ep 12 started off quite slowly, it really redeemed itself after misaki -finally- told usagi how he felt in regards to him being the only one who doesn't know anything about usagi's family, past or work. that was a really sweet 'confession' hehehehe and his shyness was conveyed beautifully in my opinion. and it wasn't one of those awkward, lame "きゃー、恥ずかしい…えへ" kinda moments either. i could feel misaki's embarrassment and actually imagine how he was feeling in that particular scene. absolutely fantastic. i also liked how it was followed up with usagi leaning in toward misaki from behind and telling him that isaka was in fact his brother's friend and that his relationship with his family wasn't great. it was that very act of closing into misaki was just so much love *-* hehehehe *smiley*
and for some reason, the kissing scenes in this episode were more entertaining to watch as well. i guess it just fitted well with the situation - a sweet, embarrassing, full of love context really brings out the intensity of the kiss to a greater extent, i think :D it was also nice to see misaki being determined to take the initiative for once too! it was so adorable how he continued trying to take control of the moment wanting to -give- something to usagi, while his hands were shaking uncontrollably hehehe. this was the first time (in the series) where i actually thought that misaki was loveable lol. even prior to this scene, the part where he was asking usagi what he wanted in celebration of winning the literary award was sooo cute to watch too! he was totally saying everything that he was thinking aloud hahaha, like "it'd be nice if it wasn't anything too expensive. BUT OH and i get paid in two weeks' time so it would be even better if you could wait until then! AND OH! i will get around to reading that book!..." lol he was basically having a conversation with himself not knowing when to stop, making the things that he was saying seem even more genuine and sincere *-*
the most きゃーー scene for me would have to be when (yes i liked it so much i tried to transcribe it again lol) -->「受賞祝いにほしいものがある」>「な、何」>「お前」
rather than what was said, it was the -way- that it was said that made me fall over die 100 times. misaki's flushed face and gentle voice asking akihiko what, only to have akihiko say "you" in that deep, husky and seductive manner that just takes your breath away *-* heheheheh. *sigh* i'm satisfied.
this was when i thought, ah -- no wonder this is called junjou romantica. i can totally see the pureness of the love portrayed in not only akihiko/misaki but also the other two pairings <3
i know that i'm reusing the words "cute" and "adorable" a lot in this post but i cannot help it! hahah i don't know how to describe such a CUTE feeling lol. it was a great episode. i really, really hope that this is NOT the end! i will be devastated if they never come back with a second season. episode 12 clearly did not end in a conclusive way and there is still so much more left to tell - akihiko's relation with his brother, the drama that his brother stirrs up and the miyagi/shinobu development.
there really wasn't enough time allocated to miyagi/shinobu pairing. it was like, here's the present moment > here's miyagi's past > reach an understanding > hook up. they dealt with that in a mere two episodes! it pretty much took one whole episode for the arc to be introduced, meaning that it took one episode for them to get together then reach a conclusion. i really did not feel any development or closure with this couple. it didn't even come close to the kamijou/nowaki development. i am content with kamijou/nowaki at the moment, although i would like to see more of them. but even if there aren't anymore full episodes dedicated to them, i can still say that i feel satisfied. this is certainly not the case with miyagi/shinobu though. and the development between akihiko/misaki is JUST beginning so there is absolutely no way that i can feel happy about leaving things unfinished now!! impossible!!
i hope a second season will come!! if it doesn't then i will be pained beyond belief *wails*
[edit #3] "..."
so ep 10 is the beginning of the miyagi/shinobu arc. since it just started, i don't have much of an opinion about it yet other than i cannot stand shinobu. maybe he will grow on me later but right now, i find his character kinda annoying. mainly because of the style of speech he uses. even though it is normal for male characters to use 「俺」、「～じゃねー」type of speech, but for some reason i find it extremely irritating when shinobu uses it. i think it also has to do with the tone and emphasis that the seiyuu puts on it, making it seem even stronger and childish as it needs to be. that is exactly what my impression of shinobu is right now - childish. sure, he's a 17 year old high school kid, but the problem lies more with his "i am so hardcore" attitude. it just annoyed me a lot. and i can't really understand his ways of reasoning - why does miyagi have to take responsibility of his (present) unrequited love? -_-;; and the line he said toward the end of the episode when he made the relation between miyagi's favorite book (?) and his name was stupid too. i don't know if it was a book or an author, but it was something or someone who miyagi admired. and it so happens that a character of shinobu's name can be read in the same way too, which is why he said that "you will come to like me too" ... -_-;; the expression that miyagi had after he said that was exactly what i was feeling and if i had to describe it now, then there is no other way to describe it other than "..."
on a more positive note, i was happy to get a peek into miyagi's past. it's almost as if he doesn't want to go through the hardships of losing a loved one again, as he did with the woman in the wheelchair. im guessing she ended up dying in the end. i guess we'll find out more later~~
anyways like i said, it was just the beginning of the arc, so it'll probably pick up in the next couple of episodes *hopefully*. reedeem yourself junjou romantica!
[edit #2] mmm....
i guess after the impact of the nowaki/kamijou arc, the series decided to go for a more toned down approach before they introduce a new arc. i didn't find ep 7 and 8 particularly interesting nor did i find it boring. i was satisfied with it, but it wasn't quite there for me. it was really just the issue about takahiro wanting to take misaki back so that he can give him the warmth of a family.
i think the reason why i think these eps weren't 100% was the fact that both usagi and misaki were starting to become the type of characters that i don't particularly like. they didn't verbalize their thoughts and desires to each other, regardless of how selfish it may be. in circumstances like those, true feelings should just be conveyed rather than thinking "oh no if i say that then he might think i am an inconvenience" etc. if they don't communicate what they want from each other, they'll begin to assume (the wrong things) then draw the wrong conclusions.
it's kinda starting to reflect a heterosexual relationship to me. in my eyes, i think that misaki is really taking on a feminine role. he holds back what he wants to say/do a lot, thinks a lot to himself without actually conveying thoughts (that he should convey!) to usagi, and is becoming a little too fragile and passive for my liking. i may be wrong, but in most cases usagi is the one who takes the initiative in expressing how he feels through his words and actions. that pattern of behavior was quite clear in ep 8. sure, misaki tried to take the initiative by asking if he could leave his stuff at usagi's house etc., but typically he took back what he said and treated it like a joke. only when he starts to cry is when usagi finally finds the resolve to take action and go to where misaki is, where he then embraces him and tells misaki how he really feels - 「渡さない。たかひろにも誰にもどこにも行かせない」- "i won't hand you over to takahiro or anybody else. i won't let you go anywhere". now that pretty much sums up everything and answers all of misaki's insecurities. in that sense, i don't know why but i really see misaki to be extremely passive. it's like without usagi's prompt, misaki will refuse to honestly express what he really wants.
anyways, im getting more and more confused as to how i feel with this series as i continue to write this lol. i guess overall, ep 7 and 8 were really sweet episodes. there were a lot of scenes where i fawned and flailed over lol. but it just wasn't up to par for me. like i said, this is probably because of the emotional impact that the nowaki/kamijou arc had on me, so obviously if i compare this 'mini arc' to the previous one, then this mini arc is definitely going to lose haha. but i suppose it's a good way to calm the viewers down before they go straight into another story.
another thing i have to mention though is the sex scenes. the movement is way too stiff for my liking (e.g. the beginning of ep 8 when usagi pushes misaki down after he takes the laundry in) and it is wayyy too implied (the train). even if they can't show explicit scenes, a little bit more detail would have been nice i guess. cos right now i feel like they are just throwing in a sex scene for the sake of it. i can't exactly feel the love and desire for one another when they do make love (T_T)
[edit #1] 「やかましい！俺宛てなら、俺のもんだ！」
KYAA~~!! omg hahah i am in love with junjou romantica right now. episode 6 was so intense, angsty yet so much LOVE at the same time *-* the nowaki/kamijou arc was totally an emotional rollercoaster! i was so anxious to see how their relationship was going to turn out...there were so many instances where i thought, crap, this isn't going to work...they're going to part *cries* but i was so happy when they both finally expressed their insecurities to each other XD
and the end of the episode was just so cute!! how kamijou insisted on keeping the letters that nowaki wrote ;D and nowaki's response as to why he didn't throw out the letters hahaha 「ヒロさんの名前が書いたあるのに捨てられません」 XD and i found it hilarious when nowaki was reluctantly reading one of his letters and how kamijou was like what kind of play is that *freaks out* 「やめんか！なんのプレーだそれは！」 hahahaha SOOOOO CUTTTEEEE~~!! and it was so adorable how kamijou welcomed nowaki home at the end *-* fixing his hair only to mess it up out of frustration and to pretend that he doesn't care haha. and how he blushed when he said okaeri *-* hehhehe. i feel so relieved now! i've been waiting all week for this episode just to find out what was going to happen to them. having a laugh at the end of all that angst is truly the best feeling ever XD
ok i've decided to compile a list of the lines that made me smile uncontrollably in this episode haha. it was just too sweet *-* some parts of the sentence may be wrong since i tried to transcribe them from listening to the raw anime ^^;; it's as close as i can get it XD ~ and now i feel like translating them too XD it's context and timing related haha...which is why some lines may sound odd or dull haha. it has a bigger impact when you watch it ;D
「いいかげんにしやがれ！ 俺はお前に会ってから全てむちゃくちゃなんだ。 一番なりたくね人間になってんだ！…お前なんかに会わなきゃ俺はもっと冷静な人間でいられたんだ…好きだ。好き。好きだ。好きなんだよ！好きで悪いか！ちくしょう！バカ野郎！何でお前なんかに…最悪だ。最悪すぎる！」
「絶対なんてありえないかもしれません。だけど、はっきりしていることは俺はヒロさん以上に好きになる人はいない」
「自分がその人の一番なら、それはどんなに嬉しいことなんかと。だめなんだ。こいつじゃないと…俺は…野分ではないと」
「傷つけて、傷つけられても、嫌いになるどころか…形残ってしまいばいいなんだ。そうすれば、お前は俺を忘れなくなる…」
「こんなにも、こんなにも、誰かを好きになって…俺はもう二度とこんな恋はしない」
「ヒロさんに会いたい。会いたい。会いたい。ヒロさんが好きです」
「やかましい！俺宛てなら、俺のもんだ！」
「ヒロさんの名前が書いたあるのに捨てられません」
「やめんか！なんのプレーだそれは！」
junjou romantica - pretty art but a little bit deformed at times, pace is a tad too fast, but overall so far so good
itazurana kiss - i was excited about this, but it isn't fantastic unfortunately. still going to continue with it.
special a - i was excited about this as well. compared to itazurana kiss, the art is better but hikari annoys me T_T
and for those who are interested, my japan blog is here - http://itsjesslyn.blogspot.com/
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