CLOSED FOR NOW.

I've moved on to new fandoms/need a break from this lj. I'll decide later what to do with this account.

Warning: SPOILERS FOR 'Heroes' SEASON FINALE UNDER THE CUT

When the Heroes season finale ended, there were many grumblings among the fans who expected action scenes ala X-MEN and were disappointed when the ep didn't deliver on that front. A lot of complaining on the Heroes boards in the weeks after the finale was all about that episode. Some dudes were even screaming they're boycotting the show because ep 23 "How to Stop An Exploding Man" did not live up to their expectations.

I liked the finale, though not a 100% but I'll talk about that later.

I'd say the biggest gripe I have with the people who complain so much (it's the amount of complaining that's the key here) is that they're telling you since you're not complaining about each detail about the finale, you must be "too easy to please". That you simply accept everything the show has to offer, whether it's illogical, full of plot holes or just doesn't make sense in general. You're not "paying attention enough", you just like it because of your fave character (like Sylar) or whatever. You're just an "easy-to-please fangirl". You not complaining here means you're a simple-minded, easy-to-please fan who can't possibly love the show as much as others. O_O "If you loved the show, if you UNDERSTOOD the show, you'd be complaining, too!"

Yikes. Thanks for that.

Calm down, eat a cookie, go outside and get some air. Sheesh.

( More... Fans saying what was 'wrong' with the finale... WARNING: SPOILERS! )

They start filming Season 2 on the 29th this month, methinks! Their break is almost over now.

... is Sylar, of course.

BRAINNSSSSS.

It's funny how in my previous Heroes post I made a joke about him not wanting to eat ordinary brains, just special ones, and in the season finale he throws this hilarious line related to that and it's just made of WIN. *FLAIL*

Here's over a dozen pictures of Zachary Quinto who plays Sylar on the show. Behold the goodness that is Sylar!


(This one's brand new, from June 10! He was at a kids charity event, awww.)

( PIC SPAM - ME WANTS ME SOME SYLAR )

( He looks like Ewan Mcgregor here! Dorky EWAN!GLASSES )

Boy, do I have a good idea for my next picspam... The icon I'm using for this entry is a good hint. ^_~

Heroes Season 1 finale is today! Still a few hours to go!
All you lucky Americans check out NBC today (Monday)! :D

Soon after I'll be waiting for the ep to download, haha. Always takes a couple of days but that's fine because I'm on the verge of delicious insanity be the time the file's complete and the wait is always worth it! I need Heroes, OMG.

Here's a pic of Sylar from the end of the previous ep, mmmm:



So, so tall. Guh.

I've been watching it religiously since the first ep and not only does this fricken show deserve all the hype and the fan following across the world (all thanks to the Internet, man! It hasn't even aired yet in that many countries!), to a movie fan like me it's like an OMG MOVIEGASM OF JOY to see a tv series with movie production standards. The scope, the size of everything is just... Guh. The show just about exploded a couple of weeks ago with the fantastic ep "Five Years Gone" - even more fantastic and awesome than usual - and now the finale is finally here.

WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY!



Totally my favourite character on tv EVER. He pwns all. All.

"This is usually the part where people start screaming." He has some of the best lines on the show.

He has me gripping my seat when I watch Heroes. He's the only character on the air who actually makes me flail helplessly and behave like a giddy 13 year-old schoolgirl. Oh man, he's fun, complex, dark and nerdy (hello, the mild-mannered Clark Kent look when he wants to be "normal"? It sold me in the first second!). The watchmaker Sylar/Gabriel Gray is a quiet and a lonely, lonely bastard who probably never went on dates, fantasized about being "special" and spent most of his youth at home. And now he calls himself "Sylar" and goes about slicing super-powered people's heads open with help of telekinesis and stealing their super powers because he thinks the victims are "undeserving" of said powers. But he isn't.

Slyar will not eat your "ordinary and insignificant" brains! Only special ones.

RAMONES-tshirt-and-converse-chucks-wearing SYLAR FOR THE WIN! He was so badass in the previous ep and in the finale he's going to... aaaaah. His fashion sense is improving drastically, he went from a nerdy outfit "only a mother could have picked for him" to a black Ramones t-shirt and a grey tee underneath and also All-Star converse which he all stole from a dude he killed, and now to this awesome long black coat, a black hoodie underneath and black pants, all for the final showdown... *flail*

God, I can't wait. How awesome it is to love the bad guy on the show! Speaks a lot about the power of Heroes, it does. He may be "the most hated villian on tv" but he also has a huge fanbase (he's hot and 6'4'', I guess that helps a bit *laugh*) and the creator of the show loves the character and the actor - huge credit goes to Zachary Quinto for the amazing performance... Can't imagine anyone else playing Sylar. He just blows the mind. Yay for a popular series where actors can actually, you know, act. o.o He steals every scene he's in. The thing he does with his eyes, the evil glare, the subtle things and body language that freak you out, the way he manipulates people. You never know what he's going to do next. Everything screams perfection. A "virran" and a "BAD PAHSON" indeed. Bwah!

Can't wait for Season 2 and before that there's also Heroes: Origins!

As for the Good Guys on Heroes, I like Hiro and Claire the most. Hiro is such an obvious choice but really, it's almost like a no-brainer. *laugh* YATTA!

I love everything about this show. The pace, the cutting and editing, the directing, the writing (it slays me), the depth and complexity of the characters and the many sets. A grande scope indeed. I love the fact it's not just for sci-fi fans because the sci-fi and the special effects come second after the characterization and stories. There's just enough of special effects to make you beg shamelessly for more. Plus, all the Star Trek, Superman and other sci-fi references. If I could fly, I'd be quoting Superman, too LOL! "Up, up and awaaaay!"
This is what I love about the show. Its masterstroke: You have super stuff happening to people right now. To normal people like Hiro and others who watch Star Trek and read superhero comics and know the 1st issue of Superman on 'Action Comics' is worth thousands of bucks. It's like you're a total Superman fan and then you're waking up one day and you realize you have powers, too. Genius. So, what do you do when you realize super powers don't exist in comics/tv/movies only? It's the ultimate fantasy. I think this show made people wish they truly had a power, it made it look so believable.

My fave power, the one I'd like to have? Flight, hands down. Ever since I fell in love with Superman as a kid, I wanted to fly. I don't need telekinesis (SYLAR!!), mind reading, the ability to walk through solid objects, time travel, persuading people to do exactly what I tell them to do... It would be almost too much. Being able to fly is a pretty underrated power but it can be so obviously dangerous if you, say, pick a person high up in the air and let them fall to their death. O_O Or throw stuff on them. Say... bricks, from a high distance. Insta-death! I'm saying this because there's a lot of "which power can defeat which" on the series. Next to the awesome powers some characters have (hello, blowing up New York?), flight almost seems trivial. Loads of viewers probably don't realize how freaking scary flight powers can be. Peter should fly Sylar up, up and awaaay and throw him off a skyscraper LOL.

( Continuing... )

( Other shows I watch... )

If you comment by any chance, please don't post Heroes spoilers. ^^ Thank you!

Continuing my report on Ring*Con '06 in Germany! Pictures under the cut, be patient while they're loading, yadda yadda. :) I also put up some pics from LOTR.

Btw, when I finish the 2006 report I will post more about the con in 2005 because I do have some text/report saved and don't have to type it from memory such a long time after the event. o.o I never finished that one. That and... Royd Tolkien is quite cute.

ANYways... *cough*

This is a post entirely dedicated to what Miranda Otto (Eowyn) had to say at her two panels and what I thought about her.



Actor panels are all happening in the Main Hall/Valinor, the "central place" of the con grounds, so to speak. This is where all the awesome happens. It's a large hall with a stage and a big screen up front and the seat rows all around. The good/Goldticket seats are right in front of the stage and the others are placed on the sides and further back. The stage is lovingly decorated. This year's con theme is Harad/Easterling warriors and there's a lot of black and red. Think red turbans, thick black eyeliner on both the man and women, baggy black pants, belly dancers with swords, etc. AND the Easterling warriors (puppets), they're placed in many corners on the con grounds. The entrance to the stage where the actors "pop out" is like a huge red tent with Easterling guards on the sides (more puppets). When actors come on stage it looks like they just come out from such a tent.
The theme is cool and pretty important because it then gets repeated on fan accessories and goodies you can get at the con, like the badge, cup, t-shirt and so on.
The logo this year is a white hand on a black background - Saruman's sign for his evil forces. Last year the theme was the flag of Rohan - the white horse on a green background with a golden border.

A camera man on stage is filming everything. Your seat position is written on your ticket. You can bring snacks with you if you like, I don't think it's against the rules to eat something small in the Hall, though I wouldn't exactly have a feast there and attack a huge sandwich with salami and cheese sticking out while Miranda Otto is talking on stage LOL. Imagine the hall reeking of salami. EEEWWWWW. *is reminded of elementary school field trips by bus* Yeah, so, just a chocolate bar or something to keep hunger at bay. I had a juice bottle, Bounty and Mars chocolates and some bonbons. I barely ate anything at the con. No time for that, dammit!

Marc B. Lee, the (American) con announcer then greets the fans in English (a very bi-lingual con it is), has a small talk and jokes around, and when the guest is ready, he/she is announced to a great applause, standing ovations, cameras flashing and people screaming with delight. Picture-taking is allowed throughout the panels but flash pics are only limited to the first 10 or so minutes to not totally blind the poor guest. Filming isn't allowed within Valinor, though there are always people who do it anyway when they think others aren't looking.

The lights are turned off so that the colorful lightning and cool "special effects"/light show draw your eyes to the stage and the guest. Most guests prefer to stand and walk about when talking, holding the mic and gesticulating with hands. It's basically like having a conversation; the fans are asking questions and the guest is answering them. Some actors like Sean Astin and Miranda Otto take a seat in the middle of the stage.

There are I think four stands with microphones placed in the hall between the rows. If you want to ask the actor a question you head over to the nearest mic and wait in line (if there is one) behind the other fans. There's never more than a couple or so fans by the mic at any given time because you can just go to the mic stand that's empty, to avoid crowding. Because there are 4 mics and people would talk over each other if there was no "system" on who/which mic goes first, the lightning guys cast a reflector/light up the mic area that's supposed to ask the next question. So, if you're suddenly in the middle of a light beam it means it's your turn. :) It also helps the guests who often look around blindly when they hear a question but don't know where it's coming from. Fans go like: "Yoo-hoo, over here!" then and wave at the stage with both hands to get the actor's attention. *laugh* "Oh, THERE you are!" the actor goes. The light really helps, yeah.
Once the fan behind the mic is nicely lit up, the actors sometimes comment on the costume they're wearing, like: "Oh, nice costume!" and such.

( Cut for length: Miranda Otto at RingCon! )

( Eowyn and Arwen scene that was cut from the movie! )

More coming soon!

Part 3 of my RingCon '06 report. I'm not sure if anyone's (still) reading this... >_> It's probably not that interesting to non-LOTR fans...

Well, let's continue with my fave part of the con: the fans! ^_^ Huge pics under the cut.

IMPRESSIONS & FANS IN COSTUME

There was a tombola/raffle with 4 prizes, the main prize being a 2 week stay in New Zealand for 2 people, with paid airplane fare and hotel and Rent a Car. The other prizes were RingCon 2007 tickets, once with hotel and once just the ticket. The last prize was a ticket for a well-known German anime&manga con, Anniki con. To raffle was just 2 EURO, I think.

Next to numerous LOTR costumes there was a little group with Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. One funny dude was dressed as "Future Hobbit", basically like barefeet Captain James T. Kirk in Starfleet uniform and in a dorky Hobbit wig. He won in the "Worst Costume" category at the Costume contest (you have to apply yourself, the category isn't there to make fun of anyone ^^).

There were the Witch King and his Nazgul and the Argonath. I spotted several Legolases which cheered me up so much! A lot of sexy Harad women and cool Easterlings with black eyeliner (both male and female) roamed the halls, and my faves... the Hobbits. I love RingCon hobbits and 2006 was another great year of Hobbity goodness. Lori Dungey joked at her panel: "Are you feeling Hobbity?". She looked hilarious in her hobbit feet socks a fan gave her before her first panel. She wore them at the Closing then. Great woman.

( Pic: Lori holding the Hobbit feet! )

I remember there were several categories at the costume contest, such as best look-alike, best costume, worst costume, best group and so on. A most gorgeous newcomer Boromir won "Best Costume". He was just so damn handsome and his costume was amazing and so detailed, you could easily mistake it for the original. I've noticed that men at RingCon (who make about 25-30% of attendees) dressed as members of the Fellowship, especially Aragorn and Boromir, and also Faramir, have outstanding costumes. They look like pro work, the fabric colors are just right or don't seem much different, anyway, the feel and the drape of the fabric is perfect, the hair is styled in the correct fashion, even the stance and the walk (or stride in case of Strider ^^) is much like in the films. If we had any teeny-boppers at the con, they'd swoon on the spot. It's costumes like these that are pure delight for any Con-goer.

( Elven warriors, Aragorn the Man of Mystery and others )

One of the coolest things at cons where people walk about in costumes is taking pictures of everyone. You get asked if you could pose for the camera, people build little groups and take group photos and suddenly there's a couple more cameras around and then three more and soon you have a whole bunch of fans taking pics of the same group, like at a premiere or something! *laugh* I think seeing others taking pics encourages others to do the same and it's also a great opportunity to simply step next to the other photographers and take some shots yourself, as well.

The RingCon camera team was again filming their material for the DVD, such as the panels, the fans, the workshops and everything else. There were some professional photographers and the usual press, too. This year RingCon had more press coverage than in the years before.

( Sam and Frodo and other fans! )

TOLKIEN LECTURES

One of the Tolkien lecturers/professors at the Con – there were over 20 lectures to go to, some also in English – had his lecture titled "Boromir's a wimp! Why the son of Lord Denethor really gets on everyone's nerves." At the Closing Ceremony he said he was glad several Boromirs attended his lecture and that they didn't slay him afterward! That was actually the only lecture that had a funny title like that, so I can imagine people were very curious about it.

( More... )

Part 4 coming soon! I'm far, far from finished. :)

Continuing the report about my visit to last year's RingCon in the good ol' Germany.

Image heavy! Be patient while pics are loading.

Before I go on with the impressions and pictures, I need to put up a list of actors who attended.

( The list )

AUCTION

I loved the Auction, though I've only seen the last 15 mins of it because the photograph session with Miranda Otto took so long and I had to wait an hour in line for that. ^^ A girl sitting behind me won King Kong movie scripts and photos signed by Phillipa Boyens, Fran Walsh and Peter "who-never-signs-anything" Jackson, which was an amazing, rare item, though very expensive, as you can imagine. 280 EURO? I don't remember right now. It was all for a good cause ("fuer da Kinda!" / For da childrun!" as RingConnies say), we collected over 7100 EURO / $9000. *feels proud*

The Auction at RingCon is a fun event because it's run by the actors themselves! They show off the items to the audience, sometimes they even WEAR the costumes or pieces of clothing on auction. Last year Craig Parker put on SHORT brown Lederhosen (like leather hotpants) that Lori Dungey donated to the auction and actually wore when she was very young LMAO. They were reallyyyy tight, people. Craig's Lederhosen is now one of the most hilarious RingCon moments and a fond memory to many people. :D Shane Rangi asked on stage last year what a Lederhose is because he heard Craig and Mark talk about it and Mark told him in a serious tone: "A Lederhose is a small animal with sharp teeth and a furry tail." *dies* People were laughing so much, it was so funny.

( Pictures... Be warned, big size! )

PHOTOGRAPH SESSION

I took photos once with Sean Astin and once with Miranda Otto. Last year I took one with Craig and Mark together (always such a couple, hehe) and didn't have to get another one this year, though you have TONS of girls and women at RingCon who want to take pictures with them every.single.year. They are more popular than Miranda, judging by the huge lines outside the photoshoot room. There was a delay for the next shoot because of this and us waiting for Miranda then waited another 20 minutes to get in line. Craig and Mark's line was like whoah, dude. The two then quickly joined the Auction downstairs.

My pics from this year turned out nice again, especially the one with Miranda and I, she's so sweet-looking and gentle, and we're both looking shyly into the camera. ^o^ The Sean on my pic looks very Hobbit-like *laugh* - truly amused! The photographer was just giving us directions on how to pose and Sean started laughing (we had arms around each other's waists all this time) and the shot was made in that very moment. Miranda and I are holding each other more sweetly, actually I was a bit afraid to crush her when I stepped over to her because she's so slim and petite! If I was a guy, I'd fall in love with her sweet character, hehe. She's more beautiful in real-life than in the LOTR films, it took me by surprise a little.

Eowyn wasn't really THAT extreeeeemely beautiful in my eyes, she had that "Medieval natural beauty with long flowing hair" look but, no, definitely not a modern, attractive city-girl look. Attractive and beautiful but not as much as Arwen, for instance. That's what I mean, though it's clearly a matter of taste. I think it's Eowyn's hair... I like fuller hair. :) They should have kept Miranda's real hair, hehe!

But when she stood there next to me and then also on stage, she looked phenomenal with little make-up and her hair was very pretty. The make-up was natural and soft and just perfect for her. I think she looks better in real-life than on pictures or in movies!

My mom was waiting for me by the open doors outside and could see me take pictures with Miranda. She had a great view of the room. When the pic was taken and I left and by back was turned at Miranda, mom said Miranda gave me this sweet and darling look. Later at the autograph session she commented on my costume... All in all, she left me with a great first impression of her, she's just too sweet for words.

( Pic of lovely Miranda )

AUTOGRAPH SESSION & MY IMPRESSION OF THE STARS

Taking pics with the stars is awesome because then you can get them signed by them at the autograph session, or you pick some other photo, dvd, item, etc, no problemo. 2006 was cooler than 2005 when it came to autographs because EVERY star personalized them. It was said earlier only Sean and Miranda would do it (a notice appeared on screen in the Main Hall during the programme and there was a loud cheer, this was great news because last year the stars didn't personalize, it would take too long) but to my surprise all the stars wrote my name, except Shane who was probably too nervous and didn't know he was allowed to personalize. ^^

( More about the signing and what I thought of the actors )

Phew, that was long! Part 3 coming soon (actor panels, fans in costume, etc).

I should have posted about this months and months ago when I got back from RingCon 2006 in Germany. I was dressed as Legolas again. ^^

2 years ago I didn't get to finish my first RingCon report because I was too busy and then later forgot to write more (Y_Y) but the second time around, now that RingCon 2006 is over, I've already written the entire report soon after the con and can share all of my impressions and thoughts about the event, and upload lots of pictures! And I'll do it faster!

I'll be posting this in several parts.

Before I start, to those who are mostly interested in the stars: I've met Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) and Miranda Otto (Eowyn), they were the "new big stars" this time around (I took pictures with them, so cool), and lots of the old-timers like Craig Parker (elf Haldir, a fan favourite) and all of these "smaller" actors boosted up the whole experience by like a hundred. I'm continually amazed at how normal these people are (why wouldn't they be?) and just how much RingCon fans adore them. I got 10 autographs altogether! But before I start on these actors (see my next few posts for details and photos), I have to say something else.

These smaller actors were an important part of the con programme because a month before the event Elijah Wood CANCELLED. I still remember the day I found out, as well as my huge disappointment and the bad mood I was in for the rest of the day. I'm talking really dark mood here. Everyone in my family noticed it and we even had some guests at home at the time... Ugh. Not a good day.
We've had cancellations before, like on the con before in '05 (my first) when both David Wenham and Sean Astin couldn't come after all. Astin was starting to shoot 24 and since then demanded a higher paying check from cons LOL (well, it made him a bigger star). When Elijah's cancellation was announced last year, he was immediately replaced by Sean. It was Elijah himself who phoned him and asked him to come. Gah, THANK YOU, ELIJAH. *siiiigh* While I'm a fan of practically any LOTR actor, Elijah is at the very top and pretty much can't be "replaced" in my eyes as far as cons go... That is not counting Orlando but no con in the world can afford him, so he doesn't count in this case. *laugh*

Needless to say, the fans were subdued in '06. You could feel it in the air. The con was just as amazing as always but there was a definite "tension" or SOMETHING around and after the con a lot of fans confessed they've felt it. Cancellations can always happen and when it comes to actors, work will always come before con visits. There's nothing you can do about it and everyone who decides to come to such cons and who has high expectations knows this but that doesn't mean people remain quiet about it. People are still disappointed. We've had fans from the US selling their tickets quickly when it was announced Elijah wasn't to attend because they only signed up because of him, anyway, so why come if he's not there? It sucks major monkey balls when the main reason you're coming is eliminated and there's no point in coming anymore. *sigh*

I would never have sold my ticket myself because I was into the entire shebang and not just one actor but I understand Elijah fans perfectly... Just the cost of airplane tickets from the US to Europe is a reason enough to NOT go. There's a con I BADLY BADLY BADLY want to go to soon but as there's not enough time to save the money till then (the actor just announced he's coming), I can't go and I'm this close from weeping like a child. Damn you, plane ticket prices!

( Cut for extremely long post about Ring*Con. WARNING: HUGE PICS! )

( Shopping )

( Workshops )

Part 2 coming soon (just need to upload the pics, I have the text written already ^^)

I'm late again with the new batch of doujin reviews! I did plan to post weekly but then I got sick and then I was busy and these days we're having some construction workers at our house... It's very hard to concentrate with all the noise around. It's also a bit... er... weird... scanning Hobbit sex doujinshi while dusty, sweaty, manly men are tearing down a wall in the next room. *laugh*

4 doujin again this time but I have tons more examples scanned, just need to write up the short reviews. ^^ I have months and months worth of stuff to post.

If it's ok with you I will post a new doujin scan poll next time, including the cool Ouran High School Host Club doujinshi from my previous post. If you like any doujin in this post, let me know and I will include them, too! By that point the construction work will be over and I'll be able to scan doujinshi again in peace.

So, without further ado, here's the first doujin:


Fandom: The Chronicles of Narnia
Title: Pareedo ni Ame o Furasa nai de
("Don't Rain On My Parade")
Circle: WHITE NOISE
Artist: Wani
Genre: normal, some comedy, fluff
Pairing: none
Pages: 24
Release date: 2006/05/04
HOLY CRAP. You're seeing right. A Narnia doujin! When the movie came out I hoped there would be Narnia doujin and HE-LLO, here it is! This is the only Narnia doujin I've seen so far. In the past WHITE NOISE's focus was on Lord of the Rings doujin with the Boromir/Faramir pairing, all in their typical cute fairytale style and often depicting the characters in their childhood (nothing sexual, of course). Also did SEED and Death Note doujin. Drawing a doujin about a series that's actually like a fairytale must have been a dream come true for them. "Don't Rain On My Parade" is also a title of an actual song.
*sob* The doujinshi actually has only 14 pages while 8 small-size ones with very sketchy art are included in the middle. Those are an extra little story inside the doujin, plus there's a bonus color postcard of Lucy and Mr Tumnus! ^_^

It's still a very sweet, fluffy doujin despite the low number of pages and the story is simple. It's sometime after the whole ordeal with the White Witch and the kids are dressed in their prince and princess attires, like they were at the end of the film when they were crowned. ^_^ In the woods Lucy and Mr Tumnus take a walk together holding hands, awww, and Lucy's brothers and sister are snooping behind the bushes. Lucy and the Faun rest in the grass for a while and Tumnus plays a tune that makes Lucy grow sleepy. Alarmed at his sister's sleeping form draped over Mr Tumnus (aww), Peter thinks something bad happened and "jumps to the rescue" but Lucy wakes up in that moment and grabs and flips him over because she thinks they're under attack LOL!

Two other stories feature Prince Edmund cuddling kitties and the kids playing a game at the country home (Lucy's wearing a cute maid outfit o.o). The extra story with the sketchy art has the kids again in royal garb talking to Aslan.
Example scans: 01

( More doujinshi: Pirates of the Caribbean: Will LUUURVES Jack )

( LOTR: Now Come the Days of the King! )

( LOTR: Sam and Frodo )

Apologies for the delay! Am back on track now. ^^

That's the second cold I'm having in 2 months and it's *blargh cough snifffff* all the time but I haven't forgotten about the little doujinshi project we're having and am posting about a recent batch of doujin I got that I liked very much. If there's ANY doujin here you'd like me to add to a doujin scan poll, let me know. Because this isn't a sharing post, it isn't friendslocked.

I picked a mix of different fandoms again. We have LOTR, STAR WARS aaaandddd Ouran High School Host Club!


Fandom: Ouran High School Host Club
Title: Ouran Gakuin Host-bu Nisshi
("Ouran High School Host Club Diary")
Circle: iridiscence jewel
Artist: kan
Genre: comedy, gag
Pairing: none
Pages: 32
Release date: 2006/09/16
Possibly one of the best Ouran doujin out there when it comes to art that is close to the anime, as well as beautiful coloring, a steady hand, consistent art and comic pages that don't look empty! Has a gorg illustration of the entire gang with long hair!Haruhi, the "crouching Tamaki facing a corner" scene (I love it when he does that, he hugs his knees and is facing the wall with his back towards everyone LOL), Haruhi as a successful host and happy fangirls squealing at her, Haruhi falling asleep in Tamaki's lap and fangirls squealing even more at the scene, Tamaki obviously having a huge crush on Haruhi (there are those "my head's gonna explode" scenes where it's too much cuteness for him to take), the Host club at a soccer match and other funnies. The sort of comedy you'd see in the anime, the designs, expressions and everything about the characters' actions are very close to the original. Recommended! ^_^
There are 2 Ouran doujin available by this circle. The artist also does Gundam SEED doujin. Veeery pretty art and coloring.
Example scans: 01, 02

( More doujinshi: LOTR: Faramir and Eowyn as newlyweds )

( LOTR: Legolas returns to Mirkwood )

( STAR WARS: Obi-Wan can't forget )

MORE COMING SOON!

Also, those of you who are part of the doujin scans project, if you haven't emailed me about the mailing list yet (see previous post), please do so soon. ^^ Just let me know which fandoms you want to receive scans of.