Shoujo binging

Lawrence, of all people, just recently got me hooked on some shoujo again. He watched Skip-Beat! at work and loved it because of the assertive female lead. I got hooked on it too...it's hilarious and has some great character development. That includes the female lead as well as the male leads and the minor characters that enter the story. There's a nice dose of romance and the bits about acting don't seem superfluous.

The first season of the anime just recently ended. I haven't seen any news of whether or not a second season will be coming. I soon after remembered that Lawrence mentioned it was an ongoing manga as well. I continued the story in the manga where the first season of the anime left off. It was so addicting I stayed up late into the morning just to continue reading it...

The mangaka is Nakamura Yoshiki who incidentally also created Tokyo Crazy Paradise. That was a great shoujo manga that I started reading 4-5 years ago. I never got to finish reading it, and now it seems that various groups have finished scanslating it.

Avatar, the Last Air Bender

In my most elitist voice possible, I told myself I wouldn't watch this cartoon, this American imitation of anime... But I've heard too many good things about it from people to resist. The epic nature of the story and the integration of magic into the world were also very appealing.

It definitely exceeded my expectations and is a very fun anime to watch! I love the background music they use, and it's interesting how they integrate a myriad of Asian cultures into the cultures of the Avatar world. I'm on episode 310 and will probably finish by the end of this week. :) I'll probably end up trying to integrate some of the symbols into my knitting. XD