誕生日おめでとう、嵐の釣り人。

What better to use as a subject than the charming Ninomiya Kazunari in a Gantz suit? The announcement about him preparing to star in a live action movie emerged last year was how I found out about the long-running manga series and subsequently got hooked onto volume after volume. The prospect of dying and being revived the moment after through an intelligence system that transports them as data so as to battle against aliens is so surreal it makes you want to follow the protagonists Kurono Kei and Masaru Kato to find out how in the world they are going to have to fight to survive this.

Part 1 of Gantz opened in the cinemas ONLY this month, four months after Japan, which is a real long wait for those who didn’t want to spoil the film by downloading. I watched it on two nights in a row with two different groups and it was funny hearing their opinions and reactions. For a such an elaborate world, it was a lot plot to cram in a two-hour action movie hence characters and missions were cut, simplified to a level which I find was okay. What blew me away was the seamless CG integrated with the pretty amazing action sequences from the cast, and THE GANTZ SUIT DAMMIT.

Kurono Kei version くろのけいバージョン ♡

Here’s the Ninomiya Kazunari version 二宮和也バージョン ♡ where I totally have an obligation to draw him in his famed black-rimmed glasses. 黒縁メガネ. At his hottest, you know, like omg.

Cosplay? Very much like it haha. Anyway, for the same reason I was just spazzing about, I prefer the second version :D

咲いた名も無いはなを君に届けよう 消えることない思いと 遠く離ればなれでも 心ひとつ つながってる ~ 嵐

今回の地震で被害に遭われた皆様に、心よりお悔やみ、お見舞い申し上げます。

連日の報道を見れば見るほど、知れば知るほど、被災された皆さんのことが、とても心配です。

沢山のファンの方が、僕らのことまで気にかけて下さっていると聞きましたが、僕たちは全員大丈夫です。ご安心下さい。

いま、節電・節水・緊急時以外の電話の使用を控えること・義援金の協力…、東京にいる僕たちができることに努めています。きっと、小さなことの積み重ねが大きな力になることを信じて。

僕たちの活動の中で、できることは限られていると思いますが、“皆さんが少しでも笑顔になれるように…”と想いをこめて、目の前にあることに全力で取り組んでいきます。

被災地の皆さんにとって、まだまだ予断を許さない状況は続いているとは思いますが、ご家族やお友達、周りの方々と励ましあって、何とか今を乗り越えられるよう、メンバー一同願っています。

嵐

大野智,櫻井翔,相葉雅紀,二宮和也,松本潤

(source: Johnny’s net)

It must be painfully obvious for you to tell when I’m tremendously inspired and when I’m not. This was one of those rare instances that I felt would dissipate as rapidly as the imagery had formed had I not translated it into an actual illustration on the spot, the sort that absolutely has to be completed in one sitting to get it out of my system.

Red Wine, Whiskey and You (Natsunonamae @ LJ) tells the bittersweet story of “Jun and Sho, in the span of three years”; realistic, quiet and not overly dramatised. I love fics like these, where strong imagery builds up steadily as soon as the reader starts drinking in the words. Silverfa would probably love it too :)

Illuminated by the hazy lights at the bar, Sho and Jun settle at the familiar bar stools, with not a word passing between them. Simply lost in the moment.

I am so hung up over the tone of voice Nino used for his improvised character in this Shiyagare segment! And that he’s also borrowed Ohno’s Kaibutsu-themed shirt to wear underneath the denim <3

『ちょっと 道が混んでいまして。。。』XD

Thanks to Sakuratikah who showed me this hilarious episode when we met! You don’t need to know how frequently I put this on repeat lol.

Kaibutsu-kun the drama is filled to the brim with goodies that can mostly be attributed, because we are all biased, to Ohchan’s comical portrayal as a spoilt and ignorant prince of monsters as well as his priceless interactions with the other cast. When you put cute and cute together – that is Kaibutsu and Hiroshi – the effects are overwhelming! Just when I thought this genre wouldn’t generate my interest despite the fact that Ohno was the lead, it reined me in episode after hearty episode, leading me to conclude that it’s perfect for kids and Ohno fans alike. I’d liken Kaibutsu-kun to desserts; there will always be space for this, all seriousness aside :D

Although this is considered old in fandom, I think there’s no such thing as being too late for any form of fanart (well, unless it’s for the birthdays and anniversaries and stuff lol – speaking of which, it’s OHNOVEMBER!). And so it had been equally delightful drawing this. Ohchan’s silly singing voice is permanently stuck in my head: 念力集中クルクルガビ~~ン~#$^@!

With his outstre—–tched arm, Kaibutsu-kun waves hello to anyone who (still) follows my blog/art :-3

Did anyone else think of Nino while watching Jesse Eisenberg (as Mark Zuckerberg) in The Social Network? Lol I couldn’t comparing the similarities, especially those lips!! *stares* 同じ匂いがするね。That was one engaging movie by the way, I never knew such a saga exists behind Facebook.

And on the same day Curry treated all of us to Skinny Pizza, a waiter had Nino written on his nametag; G had pointed that out.. Awww.

Rewatching Ryuusei no Kizuna – brings back the fondest memories whenever the music to Beautiful Days plays, and catching up on NatsuNiji <3 GAWD I MISS FANDOM SO MUCH :’(