back in the u.s.(s.r.)

[wingblossom]

Um, so. I'm back! And with a ton of things to say about my trip and not the first clue on what to start talking about first! Like I said in a couple of the emails I sent out before, I'm happy, contented, and a little sad to be back in the U.S. again. Those two weeks flew by like they were nothing, and all the journal entries to type up and pictures to upload and sheer amount of things I want to talk about are slightly overwhelming. But I really did have a fantastic time; I can't think of a better way to have spent those fourteen days in Osaka and Kyoto and Hiroshima and Kobe and Yokohama and Tokyo.

I think I've recovered from jet-lag now -- my sleep schedule is still kind of disordered and funky, but I'm not sleeping till ridiculous hours in the afternoon anymore. Still, it does feel strange to be in back in a different country in the space of forty-eight hours. So in lieu of actually typing up all my thoughts and feelings on my stay in Japan at the moment, I'm going to post a meme! Which is also a first for this journal.

The Unpopular Fandom Opinion Meme

Name a fandom, and I'll give you the scoop on at least three of my unpopular opinions related to that fandom.

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[wingblossom]

Thanks. :D I have started to write it all up -- the disturbing part is that I already have so much, and I'm not even halfway through! Well. I guess that's also a good thing, depending on how you look at it.

The bookstores were amazing! I would have spent an even longer time browsing in them than I did, but I worried that I was driving poor Eiko insane. *g* ("Look, they have this book! And this one! And this one..." over and over again.)

As for the meme:

1. You know all those fics that portray Hikaru (well after Sai's disappearance and the end of the manga) as this trendy guy who knows all about the latest music and recent shounen manga and best places to eat? I think that paints a completely inaccurate picture of his character. I'm convinced that as he continues to play Go, he's going to pay less and less attention to superficial forms of entertainment. For evidence of this, look at his relationship with Akari -- they may be childhood friends, but he's on a different plane from her in terms of Go, and it shows in their interaction.

Rather than being obsessed with ramen or Mickey D's or what have you, I think he's going to be pulled even more deeply into the world of Go.

2. The kids in the Haze Go Club were generally more charming than the insei. I like Waya and Isumi as much as the next fan, but by the time Hikaru had moved on the pro exams, I found myself really missing Kaga and Mitani and Tsutsui, et al. :( Even though they were relative amateurs, their passion for the game still came through -- particularly in the Keio versus Haze match, that was really tense.

3. Ko Yeong Ha isn't worth half the page-time he gets. Su Yon, on the other hand, is awesome. I would have gladly read more about him, given the chance.