Lately I've been getting excited again about X. I've been doing this about every year once or twice for a week to a good couple of months since I was 12 *laugh* but back then it held longer. I found this thing on the seixsub com and wanted to try answering it.
(and screw Rich text for screwing up the spacing.)
1. What is your handle-name?
-the question exists because it's an old meme, I think. So, squeekirie.
2. What reason did you pick that handle-name?
I used to go by 'ancalyme' but then I got bored of that name XD;; So I picked up various combinations of Anca, Kirai and Kirie. Kirie rhymed (a bit!) with 'squee' so 'squeekirie' was born.
3. What would you say of your enthusiasm for answering these questions?
I'm in a TB/X funk right now XD my enthusiasm is high.
4. How far along is your X calendar?
...?
5. How long have you known about X?
I can't even remember... The first thing I've seen of X was the movie on the german program VOX around the time I first saw Angel Sanctuary. I bought my first AS manga in 2002 when passing through Dusseldorf... - ok, google tells me it first aired in germany in December 2002. So then. The TV aired in August 2003.
6. What occasion started you reading X?
It was actually a couple of years, (three?) later when I found out the manga had a different ending and started reading it.
7. What volume of X have you read up to?
I'm up to date... does Tsubasa with Acid Tokyo and Clow Country ruins count?
8. What volume of X are you waiting for?
...
9. Do you buy Asuka?
No. I don't think there are any manga magazines available here under ~15$ imports.
10. Of the Ten no Ryuu, who is your favorite?
Oh, definetly Kamui! It's kinda 'not really a choice' thing, since he has huge amounts of fan-appeal XD I like Karen and Yuzuriha too.
11. Of the Chi no Ryuu, who is your favorite?
Seishiro! He's hot. Nataku and Kakyou are pretty to look at, and i'm very curious about Yuto (since he's the only one left without a backstory >_>;;).
12. Excluding the Ten no Ryuu and Chi no Ryuu, who is your favorite?
I like Keiichi a lot and it's sad that he's so ignored in fandom...
13. Out of all X, who is your favorite?
Seishiro - I literarilly screamed when he turned up in Tsubasa.
14. Which two characters are your favorite pairing/couple?
Seishiro/Subaru.
15. Which is your favorite volume?
Uhh, I don't remember? I liked the one where Fuuma's Kamui-ness started being center-stage, before Kamui made his choice. Oh, and 16.
16. Which scene was the most memorable scene for you?
"Subaru... I... you..."
17. Which short line was the most memorable line and who said it?
Same as 16. It was so sad I cried.
18. Which volume's character story was your favorite?
Back when I first watched X my favourite was Yuzuriha's, but now it's definetly Seishirou's. It gives a lot of insight into his psyche and what his feelings for Subaru must have been to want to be killed by his hand.
19. Have you seen the movie? Feel free to tell your impressions.
I loved it the first couple of times I saw it XD but my opinion dropped when I recently rewatched it. I guess you have lower expectations as kids.
20. Were there any cast voices in the movie that you thought were sharp/perfect?
I don't remember them. The only voice I remember is Forever Love blaring in the background when Kamui was cradling Fuuma's head.
21. If you had made the movie, what kind of movie would it be?
What kind, huh... I guess it would be something like an outsider's POV on what happened in X - that way you wouldn't need to focus on all 14 characters. Maybe like what the OVA was? but with less inside info.
22. Have you seen the TV anime? Feel free to tell your impressions?
Maybe because I watched it years before reading the manga, I found it amazing. particularly the BGM, 'Sadame' couldn't have been more perfect for X.
23. Were there any cast voices in the TV anime that you thought were sharp/perfect?
Kamui's voice was sexy and Fuuma was good at singing.
24. If you had made the TV anime, what kind of series would it be?
Just like the one that already is, except with more manga fanserviceand some 'Sakurazuka Subaru After' scenes.
25. Between the original work, the movie, and the TV anime, which is your favorite?
The original, no question.
26. Are there any other X fans around you?
I have a friend who read it who I'd talk to a lot about it (stemming from TRC and how it correlates). As more times passes, it's getting colder, though. It feels almost like we've discused everything there was to discuss.
27. Have you told anyone you know that you like X?
A lot of people. It helped that it aired on a popular music channel.
Cast and Characters
28. What was your first impression of Kamui's first statement "Only him, I will kill".
*giddygiddygiddy*
29. Actually, did you notice that Subaru from TB is in the above scene? Furthermore, how long did it take you to notice?
I didn't notice the mirror. I read TB even after X, and I didn't bother with the first three volumes in all my re-read sessions XD;; so it never occured to me.
30. What do you say to the fact that the end of the century's "Promised Day of 1999" was quite a while ago?
WTF happened, did they reset everything? xxxHOLiC, Legal Drug and Kobato take place in the same world as Tokyo Babylon, furthermore is a post-1999 world. Where are the disasters?
31. How long do you think Hinoto's hair is?
Two metres? no idea.
32. Where do you think Arashi's sword always exist?
I think it 'starts' existing as soon as she summons it.
33. After their father died, from where do you think Fuuma and Kotori were being supplied their living funds?
Is there some sort of fund for orphaned children? Or maybe the dad just left money behind. The Choice happened so fast that I never thought about it.
34. What do you think Inuki is made up of?
Spirit?
35. The sakura tree holds a presence within Seishirou but from where do you think all of the sakura blossoms come from?
They're pretty illusions Sei-cahn uses to make himself more FABULOUS.
36. What did you say when Fuuma went evil/mad?
Finally.
37. What did you say at Kotori's death?
Awww. And that Fuuma licking Kamui is hot.
38. What did you say when Kamui's personality changed?
I liked bitch!Kamui better than - well, bitch Kamui.
39. After that (Kamui's decision), do you think Fuuma continued to go to school? Furthermore, where do you think he is living now?
Hell no. He'd have massacred everyone there one his first day; or at least, every kid who just got a test result back and thought 'God, please kill me now.' He probably lives in his dungeon thing with Kanoe.
40. Fuuma before or after his awakening (as Dark Kamui), which do you prefer/like?
Hmmm... nice Fuuma is easier to pair with Kamui, Kamui on the other hand is easier to imagine doing hot BDSM with Kamui.
41. What did you say about the enshrinement location for the Shinken?
Does that location actually exists? Huh.
42. Who do you think pays the rent for the place where Kamui's group is staying?
No idea. Aren't they living near or on the CLAMP Campus? Can't remember.
43. Why do you think Sorata wears his own clothes (not a uniform) around CLAMP campus?
CLAMP Campus has uniforms?
44. Say something about Saiki-kun.
Good riddance.
45. Inuki or Ko-inuki, which do you prefer/like?
Aren't they the same thing/dog/shiki?
46. Do you really think that Fuuma and Seishirou went on a gourmet tour through Tokyo?
Why not? Though, I wonder what they were eating. XD
47. Kusanagi said that "Fuuma looks like everyone, and yet he also looks different than everyone" but, who do you think he (Fuuma) looks the most like?
Ayanami's manservant from 07-Ghost.
Or, from X, Seishirou.
48. Furthermore, who do you think is the one he looks least like?
Hmmm... Hinoto? Yuzuriha? Inuki?
49. What do you think Seishirou said to Subaru at the very end?
"Subaru... boku wa ... anata wo ... aishiteru."
50. When he becomes a Chi no Ryuu, the hair style, etc, are similar to long ago (TB) Subaru, but which (style) do you prefer/like better?
I like the new/old one, after Subaru turns.
51. How did you feel about the kissing scene suddenly turning to the bed scene between Sorata and Arashi?
Oh shi-
52. Up until now, how many hotels has Yuuto gone to do you think?
A lot.
53. What did you say at Nataku's death?
Damn, he ws so pretty T_T
54. Who do you not want to die (or didn't want to die)?
Fuuma, Kamui and Yuzuriha. Don't care about the rest, but Yuzu is too cute, and dang it, I want Fuuma and Kamui to have their happy ending.
55. Do you think that Kamui's father will show up?
He had a dad? Lol, stupid question.
56. Where do you think that Kamui had obtained his recent jacket from?
CLAMP Gakuen Fashion Line?
57. Where do you think Subaru and Seishirou got the coats they are wearing?
A clothes store, I', guessing.
58. Out of all the Ten no Ryuu and Chi no Ryuu, who do you think has the most money?
*snort* Seishirou. Well, you could make argumements that Satsuki likely controls every bank in Japan.
59. Who is the strongest due to their powers?
Kamui, probably. I'm not sure he's 100% equaled by Kamui#2.
60. Who would you poke fun at?
Kusanagi XD
Related questions (Linked questions)
61. Have you read CLAMP Campus Detectives?
I've seen about half the TV series, but recently.
62. What did you think when you heard Tokiko say "CLAMP Campus"?
They named a school after themselves? o_O
63. What were your thoughts on the entry of the three (CCD) as adults?
Back then, none. I think I'll read that part again soon, though.
64. When do you think the three of them became aware of the involvement of the campus in the End of the World?
When they got the chairman position, I guess.
65. Write out (what you think) Nokoru's message when he became to campus chairman.
...
66. Write out (what you think) the reticent Souh's single phrase was.
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67. Same as before, write out (what you think) the reticent Akira's single phrase.
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68. Have you read Tokyo Babylon?
Of course!
69. When Subaru's name came out of Sorata's mouth, what did you think?
That sounds like the name of a car...
70. Please express your words of sympathy for Subaru, who lost his right eye.
Congrats for getting your wish. Too bad it wasn't the real Sei-chan, ne?
71. What did you say about the relationship between Hokuto and Kakyou?
Who tf is Hokuto and what did she have to do with anything? (<- first time I saw her)
72. What did you say at Seishirou's death?
*sniff* dunno what's going on btw you two, but saaad.
73. What did you say about Subaru's wish?
Wtf man.
74. What did you say about Hokuto's spell?
why tf did she do that?
75. Do you think that Seishirou really won the "bet"?
He didn't kill him then and then proceeded not to kill him for 9 years. the terms of the bet were just that he wouldn't kill Subaru if he won, not that he'd stay with him. Seishirou lost, though I don't think he quite realised that at the end of TB yet.
76. From now, what do you think is going to become of Subaru?
I think he'll die before X ends. I just can't see him as Sakurazukamori.
Parallel
77. If you were to become a Ten no Ryuu or Chi no Ryuu, which one would you chose?
I'd pick Chi no Ryu just because I'm a coward.
78. What is your reason for the above?
I'm a coward; I couldn't manage with the burden of the whole global population on my shoulders.
79. If you were to become one of the characters in X, who would you want to be and what would you do?
I'd like to be Yuzuriha ^_^
80. You are doing "Cinderella" on stage. (Of X characters) Who would you cast? (You can include yourself)
Subaru as Cinderella and Hokuto as his dead mom *grin* Kamui would be the prince, Fuuma the fairy godmother and Seishirou the guy sent to kill the prince. Oh, that wasn't in the original... well, it'd have a different ending. The evil sisters are Kanoe and Hinoto. Kotori is a Princess invited to the ball, and Kamui who is in denial about his sexuality runs after her instead of Subaru, which makes Fuuma go 'that wa my awesome spell, you just had to RUIN it *stabs Kotori*'...
81. Friend, sibling, lover - If it were to happen, who would you chose for each respectively.
Friend: Yuzu, Karen or Keiichi. Haven't really thought about this.
Sibling: Sorata, Aoki...
Lover: dammit, I WANT to say Seishirou, but-
82. If Kamui was a normal human, what occupation do you think he would have?
Model or rock singer ^^
83. This is a cooking battle between the Ten no Ryuu and Chi no Ryuu. Which side do you think would win?
Fuuma can probably cook, and Seishirou too. Can Kusanagi cook? On the other side, you have Sorata... and maybe Karen? Yuzuriha would help too, and Seiichirou stands with a 'dunno'. But Fuuma has the power to fulfill wishes, so that should include even culinary wishes.
84. Whose abilities are the abilities that you want most?
Karen's, Yuuto's and Aoki's are cool. And I've always been partial to the ceremonial style onmyouji~
Related Products
85. Have you bought the artbook?
No. I did download it though
86. How many of the can badges did you buy?
None.
87. How many of the trading cards (of the original illustrations) did you collect? (Not XTV)
They had trading cards?
88. Do you have the OVA, Movie, or TV series DVDs (or VHS)?
I recorded it back when I had a VHS? >_>;; I started having the opportunity to import them around the time my burning desire to spend a lot of money on a couple of DVDs ceased. I dlded the high quality mkvs meanwhile.
89. Do you have any OVA, Movie, TV series related CDs?
No. Well, I did download a lot of stuff...
90. How many of the drama CDs do you have?
None.
91. Did you buy the Wonderswan Color game? What were your thoughts on the purchase?
I've heard of that yesterday.
92. Did you buy the Playstation game? What were your thoughts on the purchase?
Not really interested.
93. Out of all the X related products you own, which is your favorite (most precious?)?
94. What sort of product would you like to come out next?
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Bonus
95. When do you think the last volume of X will come out?
I think they will restart it fairly soon.
96. What is your prediction of the end of X?
Fulfilling the big wish restores Fuuma, albeit not how we'll expect it. I read an interesting theory that the wish might be ' I want to live'.
97. If you had created the "100 Questions for X", what sort of question(s) would you have liked to do?
More crossover or relationship questions, I guess.
98. What got you into X?
Watching it on TV.
99. One phrase for the creators, CLAMP, please.
Finish it!
100. Lastly, what impression would you say you had of these questions?
It was long, but fun XD