Every kind of nerdery imaginable.

mochibuni:

This isn’t femslash, but there is Lantis/Eagle, and they are PRETTY together.

Also the Lantis/Hikaru/Eagle 3 way pairing which is, seriously, pretty much canon in the comic.

I say read the comic before the cartoon, especially since the comic is much shorter in comparison. It’s a very tight story and the characters are well written, I honestly don’t think I would have enjoyed the cartoon as much without reading the comic first. And when it comes to the two different stories in the two versions for the second arc, it’s nice to already have the comic in mind when watching the episodes.

I have a person bias for the comic because Eagle is 100x prettier in the comic. >.> And I also ship Umi and Ascot, and the comic leans towards that.

And the OAV is lovely! It’s very very AU, but I loved it, and there’s also lots of shipping feels in it.

Given that this is CLAMP, even more than usual, I want to read the manga before watching the anime (I’m definitely more of a manga —> anime type of fan rather than the reversal, even if that often means I’ll get bored at the much slower pace, but I’m just a manga girl at heart!), but I think I’ll try the anime afterwards, if I can manage track it down!

Especially if things go a little differently in the anime—as long as it’s well-written, I don’t mind that!  I like being able to have two different stories with the same characters, so long as they’re both genuinely good stories.  (This is why I’ll always be fond of Sailor Moon Classic, because it doesn’t matter that much to me that things are different, it was still an incredibly powerful story and kept the spirit of the original.)

dragonofwinternights:

girlsbydaylight:

royalbk:

girlsbydaylight:

chenipan asked you:

I started reading MKR and, boy, that was a great decision! Thanks for your input on the different translations, considering that I might have been too paranoid to try it out if that weren’t the case. I hate that it seems to have left less of an impression on you, because…

Hun, if you want shipping feels watch.the.anime! I’m a shipper girl as well so I know the feeling of wanting that special ship to make your anime brighter. :D

FIRST SEASON HAS WONDERFUL EMERAUDE/ZAGATO. WONDERFUL I SAY!

SECOND SEASON HAS SO MUCH AWESOME SHIPPING! HIKARUXLANTIS, FUUXFERIO, UMIXASCOT/CLEF, CALDINA/LAFARGA!

For me the anime comes over the manga any day. COME AT ME BROS!

I’ve been wondering about the anime!  It’s so long for a six-volume manga, so I’m wary of there being a lot of filler to it and I’m generally a manga > anime type of person, but!  MKR was one of the anime series that CLAMP was involved with, wasn’t it?  So that intrigues me.

OH, SO I’M NOT WRONG TO BE KIND OF FEELING ZAGATO/EMERAUDE?  Because she looks so young and I’m not sure I was supposed to be feeling that….

*wary*  I came pre-attached to Lantis/Eagle, but apparently I should be able to ship Lantis/Hikaru/Eagle at least?  I haven’t yet met anyone I would ship with Umi (and Clef is so hard to ship, because he looks so young!) but I AM WAITING because I think Umi might be my favorite of the trio (though, Fuu is seriously growing on me and Hikaru is ADORABLE) and I would be all over having a ship for her!

UMIxCLEF UMIxCLEF UMIxCLEF -

*clears throat*

UH, that is to say, with Umi there is a CHOICE OF TWO SHIPS and the fact that in Cephiro age and apperance have very little to do with each other and you can change it at will if you have the will is KEY TO BOTH XD And this is the one I follow with all my heart and FAR TOO MANY WORDS because they spark off each other, and they make each other better - get to the Thank You scene in volume two and see if you ship it? And just, uh, if you want a visual of Clef grown up look at the OVA version - which is TOTAL GLORIOUS CRACK but Clef’s got an older form in that and he is (SO VERY PRETTY) UH. YES. *cough*

The other is Ascot, and I fully support the idea he has a crush/loves Umi, but it wouldn’t WORK - she’s too strong willed, and he’s too shy, she’d accidentally squash him all the time!

OR, OR, you can always go the femslash route, which would also be RATHER EASY with Umi with  Tarta or with Tatra. XD Though I never see that anywhere. ^^;

I love the anime - there IS filler, especially in the first series, and it’s not anything like so pretty, but I love the voice actors and, gah, so much more fodder for shipping. XD I love the manga best, but as a supplement~

(I’m sorry, I’ve been watching the anime ALL DAY, the feelings are kind of EXPLODING OUT OF ME ALL OVER THE HOUSE at this point. XD)

I am leaving this on my blog to come back to in reference, for when I get a bit further in.  But also to say, I looked up Clef in the OAV and, OKAY, YES, I COULD SHIP THAT MUCH MORE EASILY.  I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to get over the visual, because I did it with Eriol/Kaho in CCS (but, then, we knew what Clow looked like and it was a pretty safe bet that that’s what Eriol was going to look like when he finally aged up, so I had a much stronger reference there, but also I don’t think Eriol and Kaho did anything while he was in that child’s body) but having a visual is a big step towards helping with that.

I am also DEFINITELY not opposed to some femslash in this series!  Like, Presea/Hikaru is already pushing my buttons somewhat (because SERIOUSLY) and I’m not sure I could pick just two of the trio to ship, since they’re such an adorable unit together, but I would definitely be willing to be convinced.

*eyes the anime curiously*