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

[oyceter]

I have been checking out the fannish website already, thank you! ^_^

[seajules]

Okay. *G*

::not nervous at all, no::