Halrloprillalar

DoReMii released episode 9 of dramapuri!. There are torrent links here; they usually post an MU download within a week or so.

Mmm, Fudomine!

My obsessive reloading of my D-Addicts tennis search paid off! But I'll have to wait until after work -- or worse, after D&D -- to watch it. :(

*twitch*

Most Vital News: DoReMii has released subs for episodes 6 and 7 of the Prince of Tennis Chinese drama! And episode 6 is the one where Hai Tang and Zhen Zhi ***!!! I'm torrenting as we speak. These subs use the Chinese names. If you've been watching the subs with the Japanese names but want to go on, here's a list of cast photos and names to get you up to speed.


Many thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! You made me feel very loved. :) A couple of extra-wonderful people posted special things for me:

FIC: 1 + 1 Has Many Answers by mousapelli. PoT Chinese drama, Zhen Zhi/Hai Tang, and just so sweet! ♥♥♥

SCANLATION: Kaidoh Brothers by Yoko Fujitani with WILL, scanlated by leviosa8. Sweet RyoKai doujinshi with lovely Hazue. So much love for this! ♥♥♥

And of course I posted my own birthday story: Show Your Work. InuKai with bonus Momoshiro. Thank you so much to everyone who commented! I'm always so happy to know I'm not the only one who loves this pairing. :)


I have not yet had time to watch the final PoT OVAs -- that's on for tomorrow while I do my laundry and drink coffee in my pyjamas. I have seen some screencaps, though. Is it cute or just fail that I got all excited because Kaidoh-buchou has a new bandana?


In conclusion, it's been a good couple of days. :)

Lots of good InuKai stuff was posted for PIKL Day so check it out and add more! I'm reposting my drabble here, for posterity. It's based on the PoT Chinese drama so the characterization is a bit different. Zhen Zhi is Inui, Hai Tang is Kaidoh.

Lift by Halrloprillalar / prillalar
Prince of Tennis Chinese Drama, Zhen Zhi/Hai Tang, 200 words, G.
Hai Tang is special.

( When Zhen Zhi helps Hai Tang with his backhand, Hai Tang gets it wrong on purpose once or twice. )

New Prince of Tennis manga series to allegedly start in March! (This is different from the Prince of Afterschool tribute manga.) With luck, it will be all about Kaidoh, you know, just like the Chinese drama is.

Possibly I am the only one who is gleeful about this news. :) I do not apologize. It seems like at this rate, the only thing that could pry me loose from PoT fandom is a resurgence in Slam Dunk fandom.

Other items of note:

> DoReMii released their episode 2 sub of the Prince of Tennis Chinese drama. They are using DVD source and subbing with the Chinese names. Hai Tang is so loveable and petulant in this episode! I think he made Daddy very sad.

> I have been quietly joyful for weeks after the announment that the Hajime no Ippo anime will continue in 2009. But if they don't get Kiyasu back to voice Ippo again, I will cry, possibly literally.

> I'm back from vac. I should make a post about the fabulous people I met and the fabulous things I did and how I secretly tormented kestrelsan's cat while she was at work.

> I was going to post a rant about IE6's epic fail today but then I realised that's why I'm still employed. So, IE6, never change! I ♥ you just the way you are. (Except that time the float: left declaration made you crash.)

> Was there some cosmic event that decaffeinated all the coffee today? I had to leave work early because all the jobs I had left required me to be able to think and I just couldn't manage it.

> I love you, fandom! And I haven't even been drinking!

The Chinese drama adaptation of Prince of Tennis started airing last week. I'd been looking forward to it but not sure what to expect. Now I know. It is SO good. I recommend it highly.

The series is 22 episodes long and even though only a few eps have been on TV, they all seem to be available from DVD or some such. (The aired episodes are cut-down versions of the DVD episodes.) I have watched the first five, three with translations, two without.

It's different from the manga or anime. The characters are older -- they're in the "Youth College" but I haven't quite worked out if it's an actual university or a high school or something like CEGEP. There are dormitories, which leads to some lovely scenes. (But as they're packed in four to a room, it's an unlikely spot for romance.) And it feels a lot more realistic. The characters have more depth -- and flaws. And, of course, it's set in China, so there are cultural differences.

The characters are based on the manga characters but they can be quite different too. This will probably annoy some people but I really love getting a whole new interpretation. It's like Battlestar Galactica, or something. (Also, I think Tezuka is in love with Kaidoh. ♥) They have Chinese names and non-crazy hair, so it took me a while to figure out who everyone is.

I LOVE THIS DRAMA. Five episodes and it is already breaking my heart. (And not just because of the Inui-Kaidoh-Tezuka love triangle.) Please hurry up and watch because I really need to post about episodes 4-5.

If you still need a reason to watch, the boys are very pretty. And they touch each other a lot.


Resources

* Want a taste? Opening and ending sequences -- lots of scenes from the whole drama. And I love the opening song. (The avi files are encoded from rmvb, so the quality isn't any better.)
Opening: RMVB / AVI (SS)
Closing: RMVB / AVI (SS)

* dramapuri - join the comm for downloads, translations, subs, and squee

* Cast photos and names, courtesy of rokakujin

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