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So pretty when you cry
Mar. 12th, 2006 10:49 pmAww, no more icontest for me. But I won't be angry for once since I believe I got farther than I ever should have with some of the stuff I sent in. I love making icons; I just wish each one didn't take me more than two hours.
Banana Fish 12 killed me. Killed me completely. And with my previous spoilericious knowledge, I'm going to be in a bad place emotionally and mentally when the last volume is released. I think this volume and a bit of the 11th one disprove the claim that the Banana Fish art isn't pretty. I love the Banana Fish style dearly. Ash is dead sexy. And when Ash is sad, you *feel* it. It's not forced angst or overly dramatized like so many other mangaka produce. It's genuine. And it's draining. I hate being depressed, but I have nothing but powerful respect for anyone who can reduce me to tears with just a few lines. "I know there's at least one person in this world who cares about me. Who doesn't want anything from me. Do you have any idea what that's like? I never did. Not once in my entire life - until now. And that's worth more to me than anything else." Damn, Ash. Just damn. Why don't more people appreciate this series? It may not have every page bursting with gorgeous guys or killer moves, but it's one of the best written manga I've ever read. Yes, it requires you to think since the story is complex. Yes, it is depressing as anything. Yes, it's not always pretty. But when it comes to an emotional reaction, few manga have been able to nail it like this one. For me personally, none. I look through my collection and can't find one that affects me like Banana Fish does. It has ever since the first day I picked up an original release of one of the volumes back in 2002 at a college comic shop, tracked it down through Pulp magazine and finally acquired the first volumes through Viz's re-release. And hey, Gackt approves. Do you really want to ignore Gackt's favorite manga?
Banana Fish 12 killed me. Killed me completely. And with my previous spoilericious knowledge, I'm going to be in a bad place emotionally and mentally when the last volume is released. I think this volume and a bit of the 11th one disprove the claim that the Banana Fish art isn't pretty. I love the Banana Fish style dearly. Ash is dead sexy. And when Ash is sad, you *feel* it. It's not forced angst or overly dramatized like so many other mangaka produce. It's genuine. And it's draining. I hate being depressed, but I have nothing but powerful respect for anyone who can reduce me to tears with just a few lines. "I know there's at least one person in this world who cares about me. Who doesn't want anything from me. Do you have any idea what that's like? I never did. Not once in my entire life - until now. And that's worth more to me than anything else." Damn, Ash. Just damn. Why don't more people appreciate this series? It may not have every page bursting with gorgeous guys or killer moves, but it's one of the best written manga I've ever read. Yes, it requires you to think since the story is complex. Yes, it is depressing as anything. Yes, it's not always pretty. But when it comes to an emotional reaction, few manga have been able to nail it like this one. For me personally, none. I look through my collection and can't find one that affects me like Banana Fish does. It has ever since the first day I picked up an original release of one of the volumes back in 2002 at a college comic shop, tracked it down through Pulp magazine and finally acquired the first volumes through Viz's re-release. And hey, Gackt approves. Do you really want to ignore Gackt's favorite manga?
