Vermillion

Still on hiatus. D'oh.

You know what I really want? I want a full set of the Hikaru no Go manga (the new edition). Also, I'm endlessly amused by the fact that there's one guy in the Chinese team (sorry, can't remember his name) who totally looks like a certain overly religious prosecutor from another manga drawn by Obata. Even his image color is the same. Someone has a fetish, I think, and that someone is not necessarily me.

...oh, whom am I kidding.

1. No Shounen Jump this week. Wah.

2. So... I guess I need to start thinking about my Blind Go fic, eh? I have some vague ideas (though I won't reveal them here! Ha!)... it'll probably be short and quite possibly Hikaru-centric because I love the kid. It's amazing just how much I love him, really - I'm a pretty fickle fan, my preferences are not that stable, but Hikaru is one of my eternal loves, along with Teru and Atobe, and I always enjoy just... thinking about him. Basically, I'm an obsessed otaku, yes. But they are so awesome!

I won't lie, I'm quite bothered by this discussion. I'm a total nobody in the Hikaru no Go fandom, I've never been particularly active in it and I probably won't become active anytime soon, but I'm very fond of it. I love the series deeply and I respect many people in this fandom; I've always liked it for its general maturity. And I don't want it to get wanky. Perhaps it's inevitable, but still, I'm just honestly upset, even though I'm not truly close to anyone involved in this conflict (I mean, I have actual friends in the Hikaru no Go fandom, but they aren't in the very center of this kerfuffle, so to say). No, I don't think that the concept of plagiarism is overrated. At the same time, I do believe that this term is to be used cautiously, especially in literature, where plots are constantly recycled. Even the idea of Death Note is not 100% new - there's a short 70s manga by the great Shigeru Mizuki that is also focused on a mysterious killing notebook, but most people in Japan, including Mizuki himself, don't seem to view that as a possible legal issue (at least I've never seen or heard any negative comments from Mizuki, and he's influential enough in the manga department, more so than Ohba). I understand that it's a completely different situation, but... anyway, I think that the atmosphere is too heated and painful for everyone. Naturally, I can't just show up with a PLAY NICE! flag and stop the wank; even so, it's sad to look at. And I guess I'm being subjective here because the accused person is a friend's friend, and I hate it when the ones I care for are hurt, whether it's fair or not. Um. Perhaps I simply need to read all posts related to this situation.