Yami no Matsuei, ep. 01-03

[oyceter]

I ended up watching the first DVD of Yami no Matsuei instead of finishing Samurai Champloo like I intended because a friend came over, and we squeed muchly over the crack that is Yuki Kaori (I am currently on vol. 15 of Angel Sanctuary and completely confused as people suddenly acquire quadruple identities and I can't keep all the long-haired angels apart) and my Minekura artbooks.

Also, I figured episode 22 of Samurai Champloo was probably not the best of places to start her on the series.

It was a little odd watching YnM after my Samurai Champloo spree because the difference in production values is so large. Also, there is painful digital video game music whenever Tsuzuki calls on his powers and dukes it out with someone.

My friend insisted that YnM is a cross between X and Count Cain/Godchild, which I think makes sense, given the existence of YnM/Cain/Sweeney Todd crossover potential.

Thoughts on the characters:

Tsuzuki - he is cute and looks like he should brood but loves dessert. I adore him already because of his passion for sweets. I also like him because he's so fond of Hisoka.

Hisoka - he is small and grumpy with a Tragic Past involving the Sakura of Doom! How many more capital letters can I fit in? Obviously he is a refugee from X. This is even more obvious in the visuals, when he's kidnapped and restrained just like Kamui!

Muraki - he is insane. He disturbs me.

And since I can't find any more Saiyuki fic that I like and haven't read eighteen times already, I now want YnM fic. I'm going through untrue_accounts's entries as I type! Well, maybe not quite as I type. But close enough!

I can sort of see the hot enemy slash potential that Muraki brings to the mix, but seriously, he disturbs me. A lot.

Comments

[untrue-accounts.livejournal.com]

OMG you are reading all my favorite crack! My brain spins just thinking about it.

One of my very favorite things about Angel Sanctuary is how [spoiler][/spoiler]! I think it may come second only to how [spoiler][/spoiler]

I actually plotted out an X/YnM Hisoka/Kamui crossover which I will never write because it is way too depressing. (And also, what with the plot, much too much work.) Pretty big-eyed boys and their resonating dysfunctions. It is so sad.

And yes, I see the Tsuzuki/Muraki but I have no desire to write it because it freaks me out.

I first became addicted to YnM fic via boniblithe and ranalore's crack_van recs, so that is a good place to start.

[oyceter]

You have indeed sicced your crack on me!

When I discovered spoiler #1 I just started shaking my head and laughing, because of course he is [spoiler]!

And I very much liked Sara for a bit, but it's dying down again because everyone thinks she's irresistable again.

Muraki totally freaks me out.

[untrue-accounts.livejournal.com]

The really scary thing is that spoiler #1 is foreshadowed very early, only there is no way a reader could realize it, because spoiler #1 is so ridiculously over the top even for manga. This is why I love Kaori Yuki so much.

I like that Sara [spoiler][/spoiler] (and in fact I read it almost as a direct response to the obsessive pair-bond desires in X), but yeah, she is very much the Girl.

[oyceter]

Now I want to reread to see the foreshadowing for Spoiler #1! Woooow.

And obviously, I need to post a spoilery write up of this so I can discuss it with people.