I am ANGRY

WHY WOULD SHE CHOOSE TSUKASA OVER RUI??? Rui is so much hotter, and nicer, and more intelligent, and hotter. He is the one that keeps saving her, being hot, being super nice to her and being hot, and all Tsukasa does is be a bit of a douche. GAH.

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Having said that, even if Tsukasa is a bit of a douche, and downright stupid ( I mean I bet I could speak Japanese better than him, and its his first language), the problem with men in Japanese media is that they are hard not to love. Its a testament to the country that they can make any man seem perfect, even in their imperfections.

By the way, I'm talking about Hana Yori Dango, currently nearing the end of season 2. Its about a normal, working class girl called Makino who goes to a rich kid school which is ruled over by 4 super rich boys who call themselves F4. She gets into trouble with them, and basically the leader Tsukasa, falls in love with her. But she is in love with Rui because he isn't a moronic douche. Eventually, though, she falls for Tsukasa, but then he goes away to study and then dumps her out of the blue. Makino and Rui get closer and he falls for her, even though she is still hung up on Tsukasa, but he is super lovely to her and just perfect. Then Tsukasa comes back and eventually decides he cant live without Makino anymore, and after much umming and ahhhing, she chooses Tsukasa and THE LAST EPISODE (7) ENDED WITH RUI CRYING AND ME NOT BEING THERE TO MAKE IT BETTER.

I know how it ends. I read up all about it on wikipedia before I even finished the first episode. I'm cheering for Makino and Tsukasa, I just feel sooooo sad for Rui 'cos he is hot.

I love these dramas, I really do. We rarely get this sort of thing over here, a series than can simultaneously make you laugh and cry, and stay with you for days after you have finished watching it. Take Zettai Kareshi for example, all I have to do is think about a certain screencap and my heart breaks all over again, yet it was one of the funniest shows I have ever seen for its pure stupidity.

I'm re-reading Vampire Knight as well. I think I watched the anime too much and sort of acclimatized myself to it too much as I'm not feeling the same things as I did when I first read it, although I still love it. I guess before I hadn't read anything that sucked me in as much as VK did. I understand it more now though, such as the Japanese culture references and honorifics etc. Maybe I'll write a post on how to read manga ...  to encourage some people to get past the first chapter *hint hint*.

Anyway, rant over.

<3 x