Fannish5 - April 27

What are the five coolest gadgets, in any fandom?

1. Angelic Layer dolls (Angelic Layer) - I really wish they were real. :( How cool would that be, to have a doll you design yourself, then be able to compete in battles by controlling the doll's actions with your thoughts? Very.

2. Disguise Pen (Sailor Moon) - A pen that can completely change your looks? Man, I'm surprised Usagi didn't use it much more often. If I had one, I would be abusing it like nobody's business.

3. ID Rings (Someday's Dreamers) - I like the way mages use their rings in their magic. So pretty and much cooler than a wand.

4. Persocoms (Chobits) - The idea of a computer that looks and acts like a human is a bit creepy, but still kind of neat at the same time.

5. The Pillow (Super GALS) - Heh, I bet those who haven't seen the series are probably wondering what could possibly be so cool about a pillow. Well, this pillow isn't your ordinary pillow. It has the power to send you subliminal messages in your sleep and change your entire personality, as evidenced by Ran's brief transformation from Shibuya's number one gal to debutante. I don't know about the changing personality part, but it would be pretty useful if you wanted to learn a new language or something.

Manga, manga, manga

I finally put in my Right Stuf order, after agonizing over what I should get my remaining funds. (I bought the MKR boxset and a Hayley Westenra CD last weekend with part of the eighty dollars my mom gave me to spend.) Though the Diamond Daydreams DVDs were quite tempting at only eleven dollars each, I ultimately decided I wanted the Paradise Kiss manga more, so that's what I ordered, along with Vol. 5 of Aishiteruze Baby and a cheap, but cute, Fruits Basket poster of Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki that I mainly just got so that I reached the $49 needed for free shipping. *laughs* I don't even know where I'll put it, since I don't think I have much free space on my walls, but I suppose I can take down a few things or something...

Well, anyway, speaking of Aishiteruze Baby, I just finished reading the volumes I bought last weekend. Again, I must say that it is just so darn cute! ^_^ It's not necessarily the best written manga in the world -- as I was reading, I was constantly thinking of ways the mangaka could have improved the story -- but, still, the cuteness! Sometimes it's nice to just read a little bit of WAFF.

Still haven't gotten to my new Fruits Basket volume, though. I've been rereading the entire series lately, so I'm saving the new one until I'm finished. I'm really in the mood to write another FB fic, though. I wasn't really planning to until all the manga was released into English, but Shigure-muse is being awfully persistant lately. *sigh* My muses should be wanting to work on my Kaleido Star fic, not giving me more ideas for a fandom that hasn't been completely released yet in the States, but I do know what happens at the end thanks to online translations, so maybe it wouldn't be too bad...

Gah, go away plot bunnies!