Was reading my dear Inume's story, and having a blast laughing at it. XD She is an awesome writer. =DDD Well... Mainly her stories tend to have characters with certain traits that I look out for. For me to really like a story, there must be strong characters. (Which is also the reason why I really hate Twilight) The story itself should have a certain sense of attitude as well as tongue-in-cheek comments, but not too much that it comes off as bitchy. She is one of the few people who can write bitchy and still make me like it. ^-^ Personally, I don't like bitchy characters. There are few who can pull of confidence and bitchiness with a certain art that I will never understand but really admire. And she can write them. =O I'm jealous.
When I was reading about otakus on her blog, I am deeply reminded of an incident that happened in the beginning of the year. (The first few months at least) In Hall 14 (damn, I can't call it mine any more... ;_;) there is this guy who blades really well. =D And I like to watch him. Apparently, ZH knows him, though I can't remember his name... >.>
We were talking about anime/manga and the like, and apparently, he knows what type of otaku I am. XD He never told me though. =.= But he managed to guess most of the manga types that I like, so I suppose he's right... To a certain extent. Haha! His friend, who was also blading with him at that time, was surprised that I liked anime/manga so much. Of which the first guy laughed and said I was actually VERY normal compared to other otaku girls that he met. ^-^
Whee~! I'm normal! Hahaha!
But I do admit... ^^" most girls who like the same types of manga that I do are way past borderline obssessive with the characters. For me, I tend to see beyond the characters to the themes of the stories itself. Stories that I understand, but not in a way I can put in words. Zzz. If I can, it'll be an on-the-spot moment and I won't be able to repeat it if I tried. =.=
It's like... reading through what the characters have gone through, and understanding their course of action, all the while maintaining an open mind so that I do not judge them. Take Saiyuki, for example, one of the main characters of Reload somehow manages to justify murder in his own way. To him, those whom he killed deserve their death, and in killing them, he can use his ability to bring someone else back to life. He did this without realising his mentor was manipulating him in the background to kill the protagonists in the story.
Of course, I LOVE the protagonists to death... And I tend to be biased against those who tries to kill the protagonists in most of the stories. But the writer of Saiyuki is very talented in the sense that he is able to capture the emotions and thoughts of the bad guy, to the point where you want to hate him, but you can't. This tug-of-war type of feeling is rather inherent in Saiyuki.
What makes a good guy good? And what makes a bad guy bad? Is it their actions? What if they can justify them? Or is it their personalities? Traits that the society deems good, and traits that the society deems bad. One interesting point to note, most of the characters I remember all have certain points that are bad.
From Saiyuki(again), Gojyo smokes and sleeps around, Hakkai tends to shut out problems around him, Sanzo takes his anger out on others.
From Count Cain, Cain is a spoilt brat (literally), and has a superiority complex, Riff has split personalities with hidden agendas that include murder.
From Yami no Matsuei, Tsuzuki behaves like a child (more so than me), Muraki delights in torture and hurting people, etc, etc, etc.
But to me, not all are bad, but not all are evil too. Haha! Actually, I really dislike characters which seem to have only good qualities. Because it is so fake.
Ok. Enough on all the philosophical crap on me. XP Haha! It seems I miss lit more than I thought. =( Anyway, RTC is tonight. I am scared. And worried. And paranoid. But all I can do is trust in God and hope everything turns out ok.