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75.3 |
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11 |
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322 |
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13 |
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12 |
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33 |
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I'm getting a bit tired of them by now so... Please, no random friend requests. I love chatting on MAL and I'll accept any request as long as we've traded a few meaningful replies. In fact, if that happens, chances are, I'll send a request myself if you don't.
Ratings (MALgraph is awesome stuff)
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ArcXIII | 05-10-13, 6:27 AM
Yeah, I could try the manga if I really wanted to. Thanks for the heads up.
Are you waiting with anticipation for the Steins;gate movie? Hopefully, it doesn't disappoint like the Robotics;notes adaptation, which I had the "pleasure" of watching recently.
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ArcXIII | 05-09-13, 2:59 PM
I saw your review of Zetman. Is it really not worth it? That's kind of a shame seeing that it reminds me of Biobooster Armor Guyver...
From the sound of it, they tried to cram too much plot into an allotted amount of episodes... It's a damn shame now that a typical season of anime nowadays is the length of a mini season (1-12; 1-13 episodes).
Oh well, thanks for the save.
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RadiGen | 05-07-13, 8:55 PM
I lol’d when I was reading my previous message to you and I came across this -- “I don't know what happened, the topics seem repetitive I don't rarely feel like replying to any of them.”
I must really have been dozing off at that time xD
Anyways…
Plot
I actually have three reasons for taking notes while rereading the entire 6 volumes, first was to clear up my notions of the story’s flaws. Actually, some of the things I originally regarded as ‘flaws’ were cleared when I reread Vol. 2. There are still flaws though, very minor ones. Second, I’m going to use them as a reference for the input data on the club. Third, it’s just so fun to do, I mean I could actually understand the plot better than compared to when I was first reading it. It even managed to attain new insights on the series.
“I thought it was genius how he managed to get everyone from being sure that he was the Revolutionary”
I really agree with you on that. The best part here is it shows how well-thought and effective the plot is because the deception is reflected not only on the characters, but also on the readers – even we were fooled into thinking what the characters were thinking. His plan was really impressive, although, it’s admitted that it did involve some luck since in the next rounds he wasn’t a superstar. Fair enough though, since there were people with highly unpredictable personalities as Kamiuchi in the game.
PMMM
Episode 10 was really good, it’s even in fact my favourite episode. I agree with you though – that due to the 13-episode constriction they had, the slight error in pacing is inevitable.
Do you have a favourite OST by Yuki? I intend to listen to that because so far, I’ve only listened to two of her OSTs. The PMMM OST just impressed me I felt the need to explore her works further.
Volume 2
“On the other hand I did think the way the box worked was quite an interesting one. “ – For me, that’s actually one of the redeeming elements found in Vol. 2, the box was just so damn interesting it kept me reading despite knowing that Asami was probably the owner.
Another thing, this Vol. 2 showed the weirdest output of the box so far, after all, it managed to create a separate consciousness born from the owner, but is not the owner. Thinking about it, it’s quite creepy. To quote Maria -- “You are an artificial being that came forth by the distortion of the 'wish'. You're just the fake imitation of the 'owner'. Right, to name it --- a «fabrication»”. It’s creepy and interesting at the same time, after all it managed to elicit conceptions about ontology.
Volumes 3&4
“After Daiya first pointed out to Kazuki that Sorcerer wasn't the safest class, I quickly understood that there was way more to it and the potential the game held and started reasoning out possibilities like crazy.”
To be exact it went from a simplistic dull game (in my head) to a potentially convoluted plot (and it turned out to be). The key that made the story twisted was really the classes. It even had a partially chess-like nature (one move at a time), it has the pressure from the fear of getting killed and…. It’s time pressured (or so they thought… I think..).
If I were in the game, I’d definitely take Iroha’s route, it’s the most rational solution after all, you’ll have to note though that Iroha was able to succeed since she was highly athletic. Since I’m not athletic, I might have to include cunning deceptions, what’s left at the end is killing off who’s left.
“Unless I had the Revolutionary class available, in which case I might try to play.”
Whoah, you’re evil :D. Although… I might do the same haha.
Volume 5
Oh yes, it’s still impressive how Daiya managed to act given his tight situation. Not as impressive as his Kingdom Royale masterplan, but still impressive. One of my favourite Daiya moments here was when the fake Daiya deduced the original’s plan. Formulating a plan that involves how you would think in the future (or in this case, how another ‘you’ would think) was strikingly cunning. It reminded me of Light’s masterplan of predicting his own moves after losing his Death Note. Eiji really succeeds in portraying him as an intelligent individual.
Mystery probably wasn’t Eiji’s intention here, after all it was nearing a conclusion so it was necessary to make character expositions.
I also like how Kazuki stays likeable. I thought I was going to feel antipathy for him for what he might do following his exposed betrayal, I turned out to be wrong. It seemed he displays grace under pressure, to the point he was able to face off Daiya. His character development was also commendable, after all he went from someone who resembles a toddler to someone that borders between Daiya and Haruaki, and… with his own touch of originality and maturity.
Yuuri was quite likeable to me too in the aspects of her friendship with Iroha and her unwavering love for Kazuki that’s doomed to be unrequited. Her Kingdom Royale plan was also impressing in its own way. Her double playing were definitely interesting twists, I actually though that she was already neutralized when she was locked in the cinema and she was no more than a side character in those volumes – I turned out to be wrong.
Volumes 6
Interesting thought on Daiya’s personality. I wouldn’t call him a cynic though, for me he resembles more of a rationalist-realist who’s being cynical on matters he finds trivial. (Maybe it's just nitpicking over Daiya's personality xD)
About vol. 7, I’ve been wondering. Since Daiya’s already been defeated, and the epilogue almost acts as the prelude to the next volume… I wonder what Eiji’s going to do. We probably won’t be seeing convoluted plot-lines since Daiya’s already neutralized (or maybe he’d attempt something even without his power?). And from the title “Zeroth Maria” I think we’ll probably be reading Maria’s past… and eventually her reversion to the Zeroth or the “normal” Maria.
What troubles me about this is it looks like there’s little to discuss left that I feel a bit nervous about Vol 7 (maybe it’s because I actually wish for this to be as long as the other ones). Maybe Eiji will include a psychological warfare with O as a final standoff.
We actually share the trait of trying to meet our own high standards, and I would often set ridiculously high ones. It’s good that you found inspirations in them. Don’t give up though, I’m sure you could attain an image that closely fits your ideal mold through a bit of determination and hard work. In my case I usually fail to achieve my mold due to laziness, and I think it is a primary factor that impedes development in most of us.
Death Note
1. I agree that Mikami’s mistake was an unbelievable stroke of luck for Near. I think that Light could have easily solved that problem though by assuming the possibility of betrayal by Mikami in the case where they’ve won (I’m assuming Light didn’t think of that because, so far Mikami hasn’t killed him, partly due to the fact that Mikami won’t be able to defeat them alone if he kills Light). Light probably should have assumed that Mikami might betray him once the standoff with Near was over, in other words controlling his actions was the best course of action. I mean Light did not let his guard down with Misa, he only did so after being convinced that she really loves him and will do anything he says. The case is different with Mikami though, Light cannot confirm Mikami’s level of loyalty so I see no reason as to why Light completely let his guard open on Mikami’s side despite having his attack perfected against Near.
2. Don’t get me wrong here though. I agree that a part of it could have been Mello’s planning, even more to the fact that “Mello was the biggest help in creating this scenario (Near)”. In fact Mello’s first attempts at Light were enough to create headaches for him. After that though, from my point of view he served no more than live bait. After all I think given the situational context, when Mello said ‘Only I could do it’ it’s highly improbable that he was referring to exposing a fake Death Note since it’s highly unlikely he’d think of such a possibility. He was probably referring to taking Takada’s kidnapping, although even I fail to see how this could turn out advantageous for Near… At the end of the day I could only conclude that Mello’s death and the exposing of the fake DN was only ‘plot convenience’, I can’t think of it any other way.
Regarding the club, we could input reviews there for prospective readers. I’ll wait for your input, I’ll also send you mine. We’ll, or if you’re too busy with school, I’ll try to coalesce and summarize our inputs for the Hakomari club reviews.
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RadiGen | 05-07-13, 8:04 AM
Don't worry about the late reply.
I skimmed through your reply. Gonna give my long reply tomorrow since I already feel very sleepy.
-- Just created a club for Hakomari.
-- I started reading Vol. 2 about 8 hrs. ago, I've decided to take notes on important aspects that include the plot's premises. I only regret that I didn't take notes when I read Vol. 1.
I plan to add a combination of your and my reviews/thoughts on the club. I plan that it'd be mostly based on the 1st Volume as I think it is very crucial that prospective readers learn of the overall view of the story though that volume. I also plan on splitting the reviews into two types, a spoiler-free review (intended for prospective readers), and a critical review (intended for those who have finished reading volume/s). It's mostly based on an a suggestion of mine ( http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=521089&show=200).
The forums really is a huge mess as of the moment. I don't remember it being this chaotic previously though. I remember having some enjoyment through the forums in the past, I don't know what happened, the topics seem repetitive I don't rarely feel like replying to any of them.
Well, that's it for now I guess. I'll append some things tomorrow when my mind is in the right state.
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RadiGen | 05-02-13, 10:11 PM
Btw, what do you think about forming a Club for Hakomari, I've come across your review on your site (is http://meepinganime.com your site btw?) and you're right, this series doesn't get the attention that it really deserves. I've seen a few people who know of this novel on MAL, but they really are very very few.
Nice review I have to say. And if I might quote "It forced me to reassess the situation countless times to try and figure out what was going one and who had created the situation they were in.".
I agree, that was one of the best aspects of the story (trying to figure out who created the situation).
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RadiGen | 05-02-13, 9:33 PM
I have quite the penchant for lengthy discussions especially if the topic is interesting/to my liking, a habit I acquired through various forums (mostly outside of MAL though).
It really surprises me how the author can create his story in a multi-layered manner, in a single volume he manages to stack layers of plot elements that bond together coherently, and that's not all, the volume itself is a layer that he uses as a pretext to the other layers. Simply magnificent.
I guess it's as you say, "The reason most plot twists in this blew me away was exactly because they connected so well, made perfect sense and were clearly and thoroughly foreshadowed. "
It really gives me tons of satisfaction when the plot elements are explained coherently and the story flows flawlessly (well, I mean not entirely perfect, but the story's flaws are only usually only eminent on a small scale).
That satisfaction I get from plot coherence when added to the entertainment value just makes me burst out tears of joy, it's an overload of enjoyment.
And if I might add, another aspect I find unique in this story is its sense of realism. The story is foremost supernatural in nature, but what gives me this sense of realism is how the characters portray/act their decisions. They all seem to be realistic that I usually think to myself -- Yeah, that's probably what I'll do if I were in that situation. The scenes were portrayed in a way that mimicked our own experienced.
I mean don't you get this feeling too? I get this even to the extent that I think the story is portrayed more in realistic terms than in supernatural terms. I felt like the supernatural elements are just tools for the author to convey and direct his conception of his plot.
And I'm saying this because most of the time, when I watch/read something that involves the supernatural, I usually feel distant, but it isn't the case with this one. I actually felt connected haha xD.
Yeah, I'm glad there are no airheads in this series since it annoys me at times when an airhead decision of a certain character becomes pivotal to the story (well, it depends really). While they occasionally make inane decisions I agree that they are intellectually independent in their own way.
And regarding their intelligence, how Daiya formulated his masterplan on Kindgom royale while displaying wit at it was a very big bonus for me.
Oh yeah, I also loved the way PMMM manifested foreshadowing. Another thing I also loved from PMMM was its pacing, I could only say it was perfectly and beautifully paced, except for the last parts where I felt the pacing was kind of off.
Speaking of PMMM, I see you have Kajiura Yuki on your Favorite people. Have you tried listening to the OST? It's absolutely brilliant. I liked how the music was used in the background during the series but I never thought it could actually stand independently of the anime. It's one of the best OSTs I've listened to in a while.
Regarding vol. 2, I agree with everything you've said, especially on it being a prerequisite to Kingdom Royale. I agree it really was essential to the character developments of Aya and Kazuki. The plot was well-delivered as a whole, however, I feel that what made it weaker was the amount of minor errors Eiji Mikage committed that has piled up and become in itself quite troublesome. For example, when Asami was seeing the two of them together, she would lose her composure and burst into harsh commentary. That made it easy for me to think that Asami is most probably the owner of the box. This prevented me from fully enjoying the thrilling mystery theme that is supposed to be the specialty of the story. The readers are able to guesstimate the owner of the box on this volume.
In the regard of achieving the mystery theme of the story, Vol. 1 managed to do it, Vol 3 & 4 were the best at it, while vol 5 & 6 were not so much. I really think Mikage should have done away with those minor commentaries from Asami. I don't know what he had in mind when he inserted those commentaries, maybe he actually intended for the reader to know that Asami was the owner, or that he though it was inevitable that the readers would guess who he owner is since the story originates from a girl with immense fandom for Aya.
It wasn't a plot-hole but it certainly did its toll on me entertainment-wise.
I think given Mikage's immense talent in writing this, he would have devised of a workaround for this. Well anyway, given that it was a necessary prelude to the sequels, I think that is a reason enough for me to like this volume too.
Vol 3 & 4 -- I share your thoughts on trying out that game, haha. It is an interesting deadlock game after all that depends on how you manipulate people and couple it with deductive and inductive reasonings. Definitely worth a shot.
To be honest, at first I thought the Kingdom Royale was going to suck. I thought the idea of an RPG arc was very silly of the author. Reading through the text though quickly made me realize how entirely wrong I was, the arc actually turned out to be one of the most brilliant ones.
"It's so well thought out and so interesting, it kept my brain working at full speed all along."
I fully agree with you on that. I love it when a series has implications that takes a life of its own. I just love a series that makes your go brain haywire through stunning you with their complex plots. I laughed when it was revealed that Daiya was pulling the strings during the first round of the game, and that all went according to planned (I imagined Daiya going psychotic with a laugh that resembles Light). That was so brilliantly played that his victory didn't even seem unrealistic, when it should.
Again, a round that serves as a testament to Eiji's capability to think in layers. I really admire this guy, I have no idea how he managed to weave a complex plot progression so coherently.
Daiya's ambitions -- Yeah, that he chose turning others to an animal as a punishment was really sadistic of him. It's as you say though, he probably thought of the most efficient way to bring his ambition to fruition. After all most people (me included) would fear utter shame more than Death through a puny heart attack. Only shows how effective his power is.
I loved the part where they go haywire too. Especially for Daiya since I thought that through the power that he gained, he would be almost invincible. That is until he met the complete antithesis of his power -- The Wish Crushing Cinema. It was fun to see how Daiya would slowly succumb to the Cinema and achieve some overturns at times.
Same with Kazuki, if I were him in the story, I probably would have broken down after having severed that 'eternal bond' he shared with Otonashi. It must have been unbearable torment if it was real life given what they've gone through. I admire that he went on though, giving up his 'everyday life'.
Volume 6 -- What I was referring to as being somewhat undecided as to rating was the ending parts. It seems to be thematic to the next volume after all. It's a very small part of Vol. 6 but I think the ending will be very important to V7.
I never thought Daiya was such a romantic during his Middle school years, it kinda made me lol. It was the exact opposite of his portrayed character.
I also agree with you about Rino's ownership being unnecessary pacing-wise. I felt it was kinda forced. Well, probably Eiji already had it played out in his mind, but I still feel uncomfortable with it. Having Rino as the owner though was really effective in defeating Daiya though.
"It might have worked as an open ending, but I'm not a fan of endings this open. Not at all."
That was actually one of the reasons I thought this was already the ending. Combined with the assumptions I've gathered from the web.. led me to think that this was the genuine ending, after all if it was an open ending. It would definitely have served its purpose as merely an ending, not as a well-written one though. Well, I really am glad i double checked, that could have been a grave mistake on my part.
I also can't envision an ending for this one, I am completely oblivious of what would happen. I bet it would be a tragic ending though. And yeah, no happy endings, making one for this would obviously be forced and laughable. I'm not longing for a happy ending in this one either.
Regarding endings, I'd really like this one to be a good one seeing how crucial the ending of this story is to the whole plot. I sense that it'd probably be the most important volume given the progression of the story. I'd even go as far as saying that It doesn't matter for me if Eiji will release Vol. 7 after a year, as long as its good.
I do think that the ending would be brilliant though as Eiji said on the Author Comments that he has already pictured the ending a long time ago, probably means he's already conceived a well-played one.
Do Aya and Homura perhaps bear semblance to your personality in some way? Sorry for probing your personality, I was just curious since you obviously exhibit a stout admiration for such characters. :D
I'll definitely check out To aru. Maybe I'll watch it after rereading Hakomari, I just finished rereading Vol. 1 and it's still awesome as ever.
I had no idea that you haven't read the Death Note manga yet.
Well, I'm sure most would agree with me that the manga is better than the adaption.
I agree that the second half was really unimpressive, it might be better on the manga though since from what I remember, the anime adaption abridges some dialogues (including self dialogues). And if I remember correctly, the dialogues on the manga were better than on the anime.
I'm not entirely sure if what I'm saying is accurate since I haven't read the DN manga for a very very long time so I can barely remember.
I think the overall semblance between the anime and the manga is quite close, but I think the dialogue part makes a difference.
And regarding that second half, with Near explaining that he achieved victory through a coalition with Mello and together they are able to 'surpass' L was silly -- it was disappointing for me.
I find two problems with having that as the prelude to the ending.
1. That Near wins through the accidental discover of the Hidden Death Note is obviously a huge stroke of luck for Near, something entirely unheard of given the context of the "cunning" Death Note series, I feel uncomfortable having sheer luck as the deciding factor to the ending.
It was also partly Light's fault for not polishing his plans further, he should have added more layers to his masterplan.
2. Near and Mello didn't even team up to defeat Light. Near claims that Mello was the biggest help in solving the case, however, the scenario was too accidental convenience for them.
Near saying all those praise about Mello was from my point nothing more than sentiment. He simply didn't want to admit that Mello died a meaningless death and it luckily played out to be surprisingly advantageous for him. It's as if he was saying that their invincible duo that surpassed L was composed of two geniuses, one of which greater than the other, and the lesser being the "bait" for Kira. Having that silly duo defeat Light was silly.
Near should have rephrased his statement to Kira "Together we are able as L, together we are able to surpass L" into "Me together with some random bait (doesn't matter if it's Mello, as long as it's something that would push Light/Mikami) are able to surpass L." Only shows how unnecessary Mello really was.
Your decision though, if you have enough leeway to squeeze in Death Note to your schedule, I'd recommend that you try it out. It's a long read though and the dialogues are lengthy, so it'd really take time reading that manga.
If you don't mind, I'll send you a friend request :3
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RadiGen | 04-30-13, 7:11 PM
I definitely agree with you on the series being greater than the summation of its parts. I find the exact same opinion as you regarding vol. 1 -- being key to the whole story, and if I might say, I'm quite surprised that I've read something that would rival or even surpass my opinion of the Death Note manga (given that I've had it as my favorite ever since I've read it).
Some key factors btw that made this series a personal favorite of mine is the well-defined nature of the supernatural aspects (Not as well-defined as Death Note where the rules are even written down, but they are well-defined). This limits the author to reason out the happenings in the plot instead of leaving it to plot convenience, it comes as a very big bonus for me since I rarely see it in what I read/watch nowadays. To add to that, despite having a well-defined set of premises, he still managed to make a very entertaining, unique and outstandingly dramatic story out of it, Which I think is very difficult to do.
Another bonus that comes out of the well-defined criteria I've mentioned is -- I can even fantasize the what-if's (for instance, given the premises defined in Death Note, I tried writing down a different version of the Death Note ending where Light wins), and in this story I also try to think of alternative plot-twists. Not the random kind of fantasy, but fantasies acquired through deduction which would only be possible if the premises are well-defined.
Vol. 2 for me was a bit meh, there were character developments but still, the overall impact on the plot was very minimal compared to the canon. Even how the issue was resolved was also bit meh for me. It was still good though.
We agree again on Vol. 3 & 4. I would say these volumes are in keeping with the greatness of Vol. 1, and I absolutely did not expect that guy (forgot his name) to be the owner of the box. The story was well played. Almost all character developments went to Kazuki and Daiya here.
About volume 5, I feel Daiya's Yagami-like ambition impedes me from fully enjoying the Volume, it's my first impression as I read across Daiya's reasoning. I'm impressed by how he circumvented the restrictions set on him being a realist, but still it was a bit too distasteful for me. And I feel the punishment was just too harsh (I'd actually prefer dying by a heart attack than turning into a Dog Human).
My thoughts and ratings on vol. 6 kinda hinges on how 7 plays out since 7 is more like a sequel.
And regarding that volume, I actually thought it was the last one when I was reading it since all the sites I've been visiting say that there are only 6. So after reached the ending, I was like -- Wait...that's it??! Fortunately, I read the author comments, and THANK GOD it wasn't the last volume.
If Vol. 6 would have been the ending, what do you think?
I disagree with timdhong's comment on his spoiler:
"I would have been perfectly content with the story ending right before the epilogue of v6." ( http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=53868)
Aya being being a Kuudere must have been a bonus for you, No? :P
She really resembles Homura, only they have different goals.
Thanks for your thoughts on Railgun. The raitings just surprised me since it's higher than all To aru ratings, it actually piqued my interest. I'm glad I asked you for advice.
The moe scenes are unavoidable, Railgun is centered around Mikoto after all.
Don't worry about huge replies, I have one myself :P
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RadiGen | 04-28-13, 8:29 PM
No wonder you finished it so fast. How about the individual volumes, what's your rating for them?
Btw, I see you're watching Railgun S, how is it?
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RadiGen | 04-27-13, 8:16 PM
No Problem, Glad to hear you liked it, that novel just blew me away to pieces.
You read fast, what's your score on the novel so far?
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bloodiemary | 04-27-13, 3:33 PM
After reading TRC and some ather unpopular manga of them , is what made me love them so much! And yes, the DESINGS are amazing!! There are so much that its just imposible to choose one for a cosplay xD
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seithar | 04-12-13, 12:17 PM
Well mostly i tend to like the more dependent ones, but i couldn't possibly add all the ones I love. The anime world is far to big for that. I always love to sympathize with the villan abit, which makes me love the well known and overrated FF series the VII but but hurrr durrr.
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seithar | 04-12-13, 3:33 AM
The time spent on anime and manga from your part is overwhelming hahhahah. Just happened to stumble across one of your reviews and got hit by the flashy psycho pass profile banner. But I must say you have a great taste of anime :>
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A-BD96 | 04-10-13, 10:35 AM
Hi, just a random Mal user but I just wanted to say that your profile and anime list look really cool :D, seen Robotics;Notes it was good and i'll be watching Psycho-Pass and Steins;Gate at some point.
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MessageInTime | 04-08-13, 7:30 PM
Hello stranger, what a fine list you have. I might add your taste is objectively awesome and so are you!
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bloodiemary | 04-06-13, 2:49 PM
woah that look realy hard to make. But thanks for the links,I used an already made layot. thans alot ^_^ I will keep looking for a CLAMP layot too hehe~
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