meme time
I've been in and out of fandom for the past few years. I think this is the first time since high school that most of my fandoms are manga, rather than TV, series.
So hey, what better way to break in a new journal than with a meme?? My thoughts on fandom. Let me show you them.
The one who seduced you and fucked you over and broke your heart in a million pieces and laughed about it: Hands down Bleach. I remember reading Zombie Powder scans at Toriyama's World and being excited that Kubo Tite was launching a new series. It wasn't an instant favorite, but by the time the Soul Society arc came around, I was pretty firmly entrenched. And then came Renji. Seriously every time there is a (male) tsundere character I am there. I wrote more fic for Bleach than any other fandom before and since. At one point I was so into the teenage hijinks of Ichigo and Renji but somewhere along the way, between the endless shipping war wank and the downward plot spiral, I just gave up.
The old flame you don't see very often any more but whom you still really enjoy getting together with for a few drinks and maybe a pleasant nostalgic romp in the sheets:
Final Fantasy VIII, embarassingly enough. And I say that because I've never actually finished the game. But again, as soon as Seifer came onscreen it was all hello, cranky idealistic bastard, why don't you sit down for awhile. My involvement in fandom ended ages ago, but every now and then I re-read a few favorites and check in on a few WIPs in the vain hope that they've been updated.
The mysterious dark gothy one whom you used to sit up with talking until 3 a.m. at weird coffeehouses and with whom you were quite smitten until you realized he really was fucking crazy:
Full Metal Alchemist. And there's really nothing more I can say besides thank you, god, for letting me see how very crazy the fandom is before I got in too deep.
The one you spent a whole weekend in bed with and who drank up all your liquor, and whom you'd still really like to fuck again although you're relieved he doesn't actually live in town:
Oz. So over the span of three days I started and finished the first three seasons of the show. ...basically I maintained that level of intensity for the next year or so. And really, Oz was the catalyst for my activist awakening. Unfortunately I can't stand fandom/Beecher&Keller (the two are interchangeable) so: Miguel, Mukada, ilu but I can't stand your friends so I'm just gonna take your left-wing prison politics and show myself the door.
The steady:
Toss-up between One Piece and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I've been involved in both for years and I have lots of fondness for both. I think One Piece is something I'll always come back to in the end, no matter how much I might stray, whereas I just have this constant affection for Buffy. Also I'm taking an independent study in Buffy, which means I can read essays about hurt/comfort slash fic for class, so there's that.
The alluring strangers whom you've flirted with at parties but have never gotten really serious with:
D.Grayman. I think I would like it, and I enjoyed the chapters I read, but I'm just not particularly motivated to make the effort.
The one you hang out with and have vague fantasies about maybe having a thing with but ultimately you're just good buddies 'cause the friendship is there but the chemistry ain't:
Trigun. I never felt the urge to seek out fandom because I was that satisfied with canon.
The one your friends keep introducing you to and who seems like a hell of a cool guy except it's never really gone anywhere:
X-men, and in particular, Excalibur Nightcrawler. But in the end the sheer scope of it all is too much for me to handle.
The one who's slept with all your friends, and you keep looking at him and thinking, "him? how the hell did he land all these cool babes?":
Everyone I know is in love with Arrested Development and I don't know why. I'm one of those people that are uncomfortable with being confronted with the embarrassment of other people, which is all this show is about.
The one your friend has fallen for like a ton of bricks and whom she keeps babbling to you about on the phone for hours, and you'd be happy for her except you just know it's going to end badly:
Grey's Anatomy. I have nothing else to say.
The one who gave you the best damned summer of your life and who you measure all other potential partners against:
Fushigi Yuugi. And hey! this is about fandoms, not just the series themselves. But I joined my first mailing list for FY, back when Yahoo groups was egroups. Some of my best friends came out of that fandom.
So hey, what better way to break in a new journal than with a meme?? My thoughts on fandom. Let me show you them.
The one who seduced you and fucked you over and broke your heart in a million pieces and laughed about it: Hands down Bleach. I remember reading Zombie Powder scans at Toriyama's World and being excited that Kubo Tite was launching a new series. It wasn't an instant favorite, but by the time the Soul Society arc came around, I was pretty firmly entrenched. And then came Renji. Seriously every time there is a (male) tsundere character I am there. I wrote more fic for Bleach than any other fandom before and since. At one point I was so into the teenage hijinks of Ichigo and Renji but somewhere along the way, between the endless shipping war wank and the downward plot spiral, I just gave up.
The old flame you don't see very often any more but whom you still really enjoy getting together with for a few drinks and maybe a pleasant nostalgic romp in the sheets:
Final Fantasy VIII, embarassingly enough. And I say that because I've never actually finished the game. But again, as soon as Seifer came onscreen it was all hello, cranky idealistic bastard, why don't you sit down for awhile. My involvement in fandom ended ages ago, but every now and then I re-read a few favorites and check in on a few WIPs in the vain hope that they've been updated.
The mysterious dark gothy one whom you used to sit up with talking until 3 a.m. at weird coffeehouses and with whom you were quite smitten until you realized he really was fucking crazy:
Full Metal Alchemist. And there's really nothing more I can say besides thank you, god, for letting me see how very crazy the fandom is before I got in too deep.
The one you spent a whole weekend in bed with and who drank up all your liquor, and whom you'd still really like to fuck again although you're relieved he doesn't actually live in town:
Oz. So over the span of three days I started and finished the first three seasons of the show. ...basically I maintained that level of intensity for the next year or so. And really, Oz was the catalyst for my activist awakening. Unfortunately I can't stand fandom/Beecher&Keller (the two are interchangeable) so: Miguel, Mukada, ilu but I can't stand your friends so I'm just gonna take your left-wing prison politics and show myself the door.
The steady:
Toss-up between One Piece and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I've been involved in both for years and I have lots of fondness for both. I think One Piece is something I'll always come back to in the end, no matter how much I might stray, whereas I just have this constant affection for Buffy. Also I'm taking an independent study in Buffy, which means I can read essays about hurt/comfort slash fic for class, so there's that.
The alluring strangers whom you've flirted with at parties but have never gotten really serious with:
D.Grayman. I think I would like it, and I enjoyed the chapters I read, but I'm just not particularly motivated to make the effort.
The one you hang out with and have vague fantasies about maybe having a thing with but ultimately you're just good buddies 'cause the friendship is there but the chemistry ain't:
Trigun. I never felt the urge to seek out fandom because I was that satisfied with canon.
The one your friends keep introducing you to and who seems like a hell of a cool guy except it's never really gone anywhere:
X-men, and in particular, Excalibur Nightcrawler. But in the end the sheer scope of it all is too much for me to handle.
The one who's slept with all your friends, and you keep looking at him and thinking, "him? how the hell did he land all these cool babes?":
Everyone I know is in love with Arrested Development and I don't know why. I'm one of those people that are uncomfortable with being confronted with the embarrassment of other people, which is all this show is about.
The one your friend has fallen for like a ton of bricks and whom she keeps babbling to you about on the phone for hours, and you'd be happy for her except you just know it's going to end badly:
Grey's Anatomy. I have nothing else to say.
The one who gave you the best damned summer of your life and who you measure all other potential partners against:
Fushigi Yuugi. And hey! this is about fandoms, not just the series themselves. But I joined my first mailing list for FY, back when Yahoo groups was egroups. Some of my best friends came out of that fandom.