I Would Sing You A Song Of Devotion

[redbrunja]

phoenix_melody asked me some more questions.


My top five fanartists (these are not nessecarily the people who have done my favorite pieces of individual fanart, but who I feel have show skill and have a decent portfolio to recommend them.)

Cynchick



Everything she draws just glows and I love how realistic she can get a character, while it still undeniably looks like the person who know.

Drisela


Zutara_TightKnots_SB-CH.7 by ~Drisela on deviantART


Zutara_modesty by ~Drisela on deviantART

Another artist who is one with the glowy-ness, Drisela will draw both more simplistic, sketches that say so much, and more finished pieces that look positively touchable.

Samurai-Pet:


Blindfold by ~Samurai-PET on deviantART


His Boss by ~Samurai-PET on deviantART

You know an artist is good when they draw a pairing you DON'T like, and yet everything they drawn that ship, you're like, 'yeah, that's hot.'

Sorceressmyr:


quarte benders by *sorceressmyr on deviantART


In Touch by *sorceressmyr on deviantART

PICK KAKASHI! WHY IS THERE EVEN DEBATE! (sorry, my OTP got the best of me for a minute). I would love it if she would do a straight Kakashi/Sakura at one point.


SuiKa_tension by *sorceressmyr on deviantART

Orepookpook


Ozai's Vengeance by ~OrePookPook on deviantART


Zutara 073 - Blame by ~OrePookPook on deviantART

Honorable Mention:

MuseSilver


NaruSaku: In the Office by *MuseSilver on deviantART

Count how many of Naruto's fantasies are coming true in just this one fanart...


NaruSaku: Content by *MuseSilver on deviantART


I don't ship just about ANY of her pairing, but I love her style greatly.

First, pheonix asked me for my top five fanfic writers, which almost caused an anxiety attack. The authors who wrote my top five favorite fics? The people on my flist who I adore who write fic?

So she gave me myt op five guilty pleasures instead.

1.) Arranged marriage fic. Shut up, okay.

2.) Naruto, which I should apparently feelt guilty for loving.

3.) Cool-whip eqsue 'whipped topping' that has nothing remotely dairy-like in it.

4.) The In Death series, although after however many books I've ready, I think I've finally burned out on them. *sad face* Peabody! I love you and your realistic body type and awesometastic relationship with another guy with a realistic body type.

5.) Skippy peanut butter and/or fandomsecrets . I really need to stop visiting that site because it desensitizes me to the crazy yet I can't seem to help myself.

Five things you wish you could change about Naruto canon (or other series of choice).

1.) The ratio of female to male characters is 1:1 instead of 1:2 and the women get the same amount of screen time as the guys.

2.) It's quality screentime, doing awesometastic things.

3.) Either Neji, Chouji, or Kiba died during the Sasuke-in-a-barrel arc.

4.) The sharingan is treated like the rip-off jutsu it is, and can't do more than the copying and the mental torture.

5.) There is no training sequence longer than, cumulative, four pages. Ever. If that was enough time with Sakura and Tsunade, than it's plenty for whatever Naruto or Sasuke is doing.

Comments

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Naruto starts slow and rather crappy... but it gets better.

Yes.

And honestly, I haven't even gotten to the stuff that you mention. Although you description of Itchigo getting owned was wintastic.

And I don't even wanna talk about Rukia. It makes me cranky and when I get cranky I do things like rant... *points to above*

Now I'm morbidly curious. Don't worry about spoilers, I highly doubt I'm going to read it ever again.

And wouldn't you say that killing Kiba yet leaving his dog alive is the cruller punishment?

[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

Where are you at right now in Bleach? From some earlier comments, I thought you were a little further into than what I thought...

My thing with Rukia is how she comes out saying, "See? Stronger than you thought, Ichigo. I do NOT need you to save me." (in a way) but in Hueco Mundo... damn it, she's all weak and such. Once in there, Ichigo has to go save her AGAIN, though it DOES sort of say something when he puts the rescue of Orihime on hold in favor of bailing Rukia out. *grins* I like Ichigo/Orihime... but I love Ichigo/Rukia. And I adore one-sided Ichigo/Orihime.

Plus, Kubo is so inconsistent with Rukia's strength. It's stated that she had the ability to be a seated officer, but because Byakuya pulled some strings to insure she NEVER became seated (to protect her) she can't. And during the fight where Grimmjow first makes his appearance... way to own one of the Espada, Rukia! *cheers* But then she goes back to being helpless in Hueco Mundo. *growls irritably* At least Matsumoto owned something fierce in the recent chapters.

Yes, I would. But I can just see Kiba's sister and Akamaru sort of comforting each other in a way. That and I can't bring myself to ever kill a dog. Like in the movie Legend? Yeah... I was more upset over his dog potentially getting killed than I was about him.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Ishida just had his fight with crazy scientist shinigami (which ended in a draw in Quincy's favor) and I immediately stopped reading to preserve the illusion that Bleach is the Ishida and Orimhime save the world with their brains and sewing skills and judicious use of BAD ASS FORCE.

Yeah, it makes NO SENSE for Rukia to be portrayed as as weak as she sometimes is. It's enfuriating. And the whole thing about the spiritual force of what's-his-name almost making her faint when he left was moronic.

That said, Ichigo/Rukia has it's moments that GET me. Like, on the bridge? It was dripping with OTP-ness.

Like in the movie Legend? Yeah... I was more upset over his dog potentially getting killed than I was about him.

From what I hear, everyone was.

[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

Ichigo/Rukia is one of my OTPs in this series because i do feel like they compliment each other very well. She knows how to get him to snap out of a funk and he knows how to push her buttons.

During that part of the manga, I understand why Rukia was weaker than she should have been. My number one love in the series, Urahara, is responsible for that. In the second part, she has this really great scene where Ichigo's all like, "I'll protect you!" And she's like, "Bitch, step aside. It's MY turn to show YOU what I can do." And then she gets to own the Arrancar with her very pretty zanpaku-to.

She gets more fight scenes later too, but then... she needs rescuing. Again. *sighs* All my excitement over bad ass Rukia vanished then. Thank God Yoruichi is still around, though you don't see much of her in the Hueco Mundo scenes. But if I ever switched teams, it'd be because of her.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

She gets more fight scenes later too, but then... she needs rescuing. Again. *sighs* All my excitement over bad ass Rukia vanished then

And it's hearing stuff like that that make me want to stay far, far away from the rest of Bleach.

[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

... yes, but that's just one hiccup in the story. Naruto's just as full of hiccups, yet we still persevere. And trust me, there's enough awesomeness later with Rangiku Matsumoto to make up for that slight to Rukia's character.


But I'll want to send those links until you're ready for them.