21 January, 2007
(0 ) 23:33 Just finished reading all 15 volumes of the Mars manga. O.O Wow. It's really really good. I've never actually finished reading a manga before because I didn't have the stamina, but... I finished this one.
What I like about Mars (besides the fact that Rei is hot and super cool?) is that the characters are so well developed. They're not shallow, brainless idiots, but have all the frustrating imperfections that all of us do. I mean, most people's first impression of Rei would be that he's just a good-looking playboy, but there's so much, so much more to him. On the other hand, I find Kira not as interesting a character as he is. And of course, I enjoyed the manga because the sweet love story behind it all, with the Sweet Girl Turns Bad Boy Around And Teaches Him About True Love kinda thing. :D
The whole time I was reading it, I was thinking, "This manga would make a very good anime." And when I finished, it HIT me (like a truck): they made a live action series out of it some time ago, didn't they? I remember a couple of my friends going crazy over some Taiwanese drama called Mars... I totally dismissed it then, because it starred that F4 guy and I was all PSHHHHH, it must suck and didn't give it a second thought. No WONDER I thought the Mars logo looked damn familiar. ^^;
I think I'll take the first few episodes of Mars for a trial run now, just to see if I like it enough. I often appreciate things more in their original incarnations (*cough* Battle Royale... I so HATED the movies... the book was SO much better), so I'm not sure if I'll like the live action adaptation. Oddly enough, I've begun watching Hana Zakari no Kimitachi e (that Taiwanese drama Ella's starring in, Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu) and I'm quite addicted to it. >.<; I haven't started reading the manga, though I have a feeling I'll like it as well. Haha. I'm not reading it yet because I don't want spoilers for the show. Why? Because it hasn't. Finished. Airing. ARGH. I can't stand waiting for new eps to come out. T_T
What I like about Mars (besides the fact that Rei is hot and super cool?) is that the characters are so well developed. They're not shallow, brainless idiots, but have all the frustrating imperfections that all of us do. I mean, most people's first impression of Rei would be that he's just a good-looking playboy, but there's so much, so much more to him. On the other hand, I find Kira not as interesting a character as he is. And of course, I enjoyed the manga because the sweet love story behind it all, with the Sweet Girl Turns Bad Boy Around And Teaches Him About True Love kinda thing. :D
The whole time I was reading it, I was thinking, "This manga would make a very good anime." And when I finished, it HIT me (like a truck): they made a live action series out of it some time ago, didn't they? I remember a couple of my friends going crazy over some Taiwanese drama called Mars... I totally dismissed it then, because it starred that F4 guy and I was all PSHHHHH, it must suck and didn't give it a second thought. No WONDER I thought the Mars logo looked damn familiar. ^^;
I think I'll take the first few episodes of Mars for a trial run now, just to see if I like it enough. I often appreciate things more in their original incarnations (*cough* Battle Royale... I so HATED the movies... the book was SO much better), so I'm not sure if I'll like the live action adaptation. Oddly enough, I've begun watching Hana Zakari no Kimitachi e (that Taiwanese drama Ella's starring in, Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu) and I'm quite addicted to it. >.<; I haven't started reading the manga, though I have a feeling I'll like it as well. Haha. I'm not reading it yet because I don't want spoilers for the show. Why? Because it hasn't. Finished. Airing. ARGH. I can't stand waiting for new eps to come out. T_T