kelly. 17. british. anime. writing. drawing. fanfiction. japan. the english language. milk. escapism. procrastination. epic romances. history. stars.

I am a linguist. I love music; generally rock/indie but y'know, it varies. I am many people's friend and yet I wouldn't say I have a lot of friends. School is a necessary evil. I am overly ambitious. I fall in 'love' way too easily and back out at the same pace. Annoying people annoy me. Philosophy gives me a headache. Math might as well be a dead language. I like time to myself. No one I know would understand the concept of fanfiction. My English teacher is amazing. Deep writing touches me. I try to be open-minded but somehow it turns into hypocrisy. I hate bullying but there's not alot to be done about it. I love a clear, night sky. Sunset and Sunrise inspire me. I can not write poetry to save myself. Procrastination is so easy to become addicted to. I hate dependency and children. Love is over-rated. Hate is destructive but we all do it. Sometimes I alliterate. People should never change. I respect writers who keep characters IC and set their stories in CanonI am a pessimist and can be slightly sadistic. I love the smell of the morning.

sasuke uchiha and sakura haruno = otp + love

Anime/Manga- Inuyasha, Rurouni Kenshin, Fushigi Yuugi, Samurai Champloo, Naruto, Buso Renkin, Ouran High School Host Club, Bleach, Fruits Basket, Studio Ghibli films (Hayao Miyazaki), The Girl who Leapt through Time, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Robin Hood and Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X, X-2 and XII.

Fav Pairings: RK- Kenshin/Kaoru, Sano/Megumi, Misao/Aoshi
IY- Kagome/Sesshoumaru, Kagome/Inuyasha, Miroku/Sango
FF- Cloud/Tifa, Squall/Rinoa, Tidus/Yuna, Rikku/Gippal
Robin Hood- Robin/Marian, Guy/Marian

Naruto Pairings - recently I've become really pissed off with the pairing wars with Naruto, so I'll put down my likes, dislikes and tolerances just for my own peace of mind.

SasuSaku is the one I want the manga to end up with, what would be the point in so much build up in their relationship if it was to come to nothing? Recent manga chapters have shaken many people's faith but there is no hardcore evidence for anyone so I'm just going to wait it out and see what happens. I have faith in Sasuke and Sakura and Team 7 and Kishi. Most of all, I have faith in Naruto.

Other pairings I would like to happen are NejiTen (arguably for their parallels to SasuSaku but oh well) and NaruHina because her confession was just too brilliant to go unnoticed.

NaruSaku is a touchy one for me. I would rather SasuSaku but before I started the Naruto anime/manga I thought Sakura and Naruto were together/would end up together just from some amvs I had watched. But after I watched to the Chuunin exams, I decided that I liked the Sasuke/Sakura relationship more, and that Naruto and Sakura didn't fit together in the same way. If NS happens, it happens, I won't go suicidal. I'll be upset at the loss of a brilliant pairing but that is all. If it doesn't, I'll get drunk and be happy for a long time.

Now, I don't really care about who Shikamaru ends up with.
I don't care much for Karin, she is almost a direct copy of Sakura at the beginning of Part 1 and a whole lot more annoying. I don't hate her, but I definitely don't like her. And SasuKarin would make my stomach turn but it's not going to happen so whew.

I love Team 7 stories and have even found myself reading NaruSakuSasu stories and enjoying them.
I don't care for yaoi or yuri, it's a shonen manga, not shonen-ai, it ain't going to happen. The bond between Naruto and Sasuke is 'brotherly', I don't care about the so-called 'sexual tension', they are never going to do it. And if you think they will, go write a fanfiction.

Fandoms: I've been an Inuyasha fan for about 2 years now. To begin with, like many fans, I liked the centre canon pairing aka. Inuyasha and Kagome. After a few months, I finished the anime and looked into fanfiction. Soen enough though, I fell in love with an alternative pairing- Sesshoumaru and Kagome, probably due to their conflicting personalities and one brilliant story: Tales From The House of the Moon by Resmiranda, a novel-length fanfiction whcih I do believe has inspired and created many new lovers of the pair. However, after reading possibly every half-decent S/K fic out there, I decided to give fanfiction a rest since mid-terms were coming up at the time. One night, when I was supposed to be studying for Chemistry I believe, I ended up on Youtube and watched a mixed anime video. The video had about 20 animes, each lasting 10 seconds and were jumbled up to suit the music. One anime caught my eye...a 10 second clip mind you...

Two words.

Rurouni Kenshin.

Thus a new obsession was born.

Rant: Okay, now for my rant. It's about Rurouni Kenshin. Specifically the 2nd OVA. Surprise, surprise! Well after watching half of the anime, I decided to be a smart ass and watch the OVA's. Do not ask why. I had already read about the Jinchuu arc so I knew the storyline. What can I say...! I like spoiling stories for myself, it's a bad habit of mine. Anyway, I watched Seisouhen first since it was the one I knew most about...Oh boy...

Now, I don't cry alot...I've never cried at a film. Okay my eyes stung a bit at the Green Mile but come on! I did cry at HotM however but that's the only time I've cried at something that doesn't inflict pain on me; as in hurting myself or someone dying. I digress. I admit that I cried at Seishouhen. At the end...after all the hardships...struggles...and everything the couple went through in the series...they died...of a lung infection (It's never specified what exactly but it's something like tuberculosis or syphilis judging from their symptoms) anyway...it was so sad. Especially to a little old ameteur me! At the time, I thought that Watsuki had written it (I know better now), but it took me even to watch the anime without thinking of what was going to happen less than 20 years later, and especially when they walk along the sakura tree path leading to the dojo and you just think: in a few years time he lies dying in her arms there...

I accept this concept, written by Sony, was not what Watsuki wanted and would have preferred Kenshin to get a happy ending but still. It was a shock to my system. The OVA, despite it being discredited, will stay with me for a long time.

Believe me, when I watched it, I thought "Nah, Kenshin's not smiling, he doesn't joke, there's no 'Miss' Kaoru'" and to me he looked like he was kinda obliged to marry her in the end...and that's not what it was supposed to be like. He does love Kaoru, he protects her and she's never far from his mind. This is made clear in both the anime and the manga. The ending of the manga was obviously very open-ended. The message to the reader being- 'interpret the ending by yourself.' The immortal utopia where they live happily ever after, have 10 children and live to their nineties, eventually dying happily together in old age...or the sadder route, not unlike Seisouhen.

I don't know what Sony wished to achieve in their portrayal of Kenshin and Kaoru in the OVA. Kenshin is actually my favourite character out of every anime. He kicks ass, he's merciful, he's polite, sweet, talented, handsome and such a nice person, despite his bloody past. One of the most rivating parts of the OVA which may seem insignificant, was actually when Sano found Kenshin and he could hardly speak and had lost his memory. The precise scene was when Sano threw him a fish from the fire and it landed at his feet before he could even respond...that was probably the most upsetting thing I've ever seen...for a man who had been so talented with his sword; mastering precision and accuracy to have been brought to such a pitiful low. It was truly heart-breaking.

We all know that Kaoru loves Kenshin unconditionally but I don't think she'd necessarily be happy about him hitting the road again and leaving her and Kenji. With her personality she'd probably knock him out with her bokken and chain him to their bed. Hehe...I just can't see her being as accepting, docile and happy as she was portrayed as in the film.

The lack of comedic moments does hit home pretty soon, with both OVAs. Don't get me wrong, the serious theme does bring out the bittersweet and dark shadow that covers Kenshin's life, that we don't see in the canon series, but it was just so hard. The artwork was obviously different and conveyed a sense of realism and gave a better feel of the time. Maybe that's why the writers felt the need to have them die realistically instead of heroically or favourably.

In the end, I do not take OVAs as canon. Some of the events tie in with the manga but their depiction of later events do little but tarnish a good story. Seisouhen is just one route for Kenshin's future and as shown in Resmiranda's fic- Not all fairy tales have happy endings (HotM does have an excellent, unique ending. I can't say it's your customary 'happy' ending but like Seisouhen's ending it is rather bittersweet and after everything, the characters are reunited). Kenshin's cheery demeanor is obviously covering up his hard past and it would be hard to let go. But I do think the OVA takes his guilt to the extreme. Would he leave Kaoru and his son without protection, to help others? Possibly.

In my mind however, I firmly believe that if Watsuki had had a hand in the writing of the OVAs, Kenshin would have eventually had a good life. Despite everything, I believe that Kenshin atones for his sins every time he helps someone and his love for Tomoe and for Kaoru only further this atonement. My utopian hope for the couple's future, I believe, is shared by many aswell as my belief that he deserves a truly good ending.

Or perhaps, I am still in denial...

Fics

Possible FF7/RK CROSSOVER

Kenshin Himura, ex-SOLDIER, finally returns home with a weight on his shoulders and a reverse-blade sword at his hip. Will he be able to help his childhood friend, Kaoru Kamiya and a rebel group, to protect the planet from a corrupt organisation, despite the shadows that veil his past and a vow not to kill?

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Coming soon- Schism- A separation or division into factions

Team 7 multi-chapter. Set in recent manga chapters. I'm excited :D

12/3/08- HitM Prologue Added. (FF, MM, LA and MeijiTales)

19/3/08- HitM C1 Added.

21/3/08- HitM C2 Added.

14/5/08- Author's Note.

22/5/08- LiT C1 Added.

2/7/08- HitM C3 Added.

27/7/08- Together Added.

23/8/08- LiT C2 Added.

24/5/09- walking on water C1 Added.

Laters!