Since I still have all my reference books out, I figured I might as well poke at one of my favorite Yamaguchirow stories. "A Distant Thunder" is from the doujinshi Setsuen and covers Tomoe's first major hurdle in taming Battousai. Poor kid(s).
I feel compelled to note that I didn't see either this doujinshi or "Haran"-- or actually, any doujinshi at all-- before writing "Mitsutomoe", which clawed its way out of my brain cell within (iirc) about a month of seeing the OVA for the first time. (I hadn't been particularly grabbed just by watching the first two tv seasons of RK on rental discs. Still haven't bothered to watch the third season.) After that, I found out more about Enishi. Mmm, Enishi. Mayoi-kotora-chaaaaaan!!! (ahem) ( Read more... )
I feel compelled to note that I didn't see either this doujinshi or "Haran"-- or actually, any doujinshi at all-- before writing "Mitsutomoe", which clawed its way out of my brain cell within (iirc) about a month of seeing the OVA for the first time. (I hadn't been particularly grabbed just by watching the first two tv seasons of RK on rental discs. Still haven't bothered to watch the third season.) After that, I found out more about Enishi. Mmm, Enishi. Mayoi-kotora-chaaaaaan!!! (ahem) ( Read more... )