Fushigi Yuugi

I got bored last night and then I decided, "Hey, let's watch Fushigi Yuugi!" I know that Araki Kae has a squeaky and annoying voice, and Miaka is not exactly role model material -- then again, she's only 15 you know =_=; -- but I really wanted to watch it. I was reading up on the Genbu series since I'm pretty behind with the story now, and then I just really wanted to read the first series, but all the books are back at home. I still need to buy the series in Japanese and English. Yes, while Fushigi Yuugi may not be the best manga series in the world, it definitely has sentimental value to me.

The reason why I was able to get back into manga at all is because of Watase Yuu's art style. I remember reading that series and saying "My god, this is the most beautiful style I've seen to date." I liked CLAMP, Watsuki Nobuhiro, Takeuchi Naoko, Matsushita Yoko, Soryu Fuyumi, Yuki Kaori, and a few other mangaka, but Watase Yuu really stood out. I was so in love with her style that I bought the entire FY series in Chinese -- which was what I could read best at the time and VIZ was still publishing the volumes in reverse, so that's why I did it. But her artwork was what helped me set my style and helped me draw really good patterns and poses. Now that I have a tablet, I think I've lost my touch with old-fashioned sketching and actual drawing. I wish I could go back to the old days in a way, but I'm too focused on keeping it looking perfect so it'll be a process.

Now that the story is being published in bunko format, I'm really considering buying it again... maybe ^_^;