Dorkness from the least expected places

[taotrooper]

YES, I'M DONE WITH YULETIDE.

Avatar 3x12: I'm not going to spoil it, but it was soooo dorky XD Very LOL to Zuko's fail expenses. And Toph is awesome.

FMA 78: ...Fuery! O_O That's gotta be one of the suckiest transfers in the history of ever. However, I don't think Arakawa will kill him off. Not in battle, at least.

Hohenheim >>>>>> everyone. He's Hagaren's very own Chuck Norris figure. And he's adorable, too. *fangirls the crap out of Hoho*

Al + Mei arguing FTW. As soon as I get my Photoshop groove back, I'll make a Mei icon with her fingers on her head with the text "Unagi!" *wonders how many people will get the joke*

I can't decide who's more of an asshole, Kimbley or the traitor chimera. Setting an army on Briggs and fuck the shit up the plot, which will bring potential DOOM on the whole country. Oh the other hand, setting the Homunculi on refugees, including sick people and little children. It's a tough pick.







And you know, I have a pet peeve. Seeing someone saying "oh, even though [main character's name] didn't appear, it was a pretty good chapter!" boils my blood as much as someone bashing it because of the lack (or existence) of him/her/it. It just sounds condescending. The fact people may think -even subconsciously- less of a chapter, episode, or arc if it lacks the protagonist is appalling. I mean, I've loved main characters in many series, but secondary and minor characters can (and will, depending of the fandom) manage to make things very interesting by themselves! I can understand finding it boring if you dislike the focus character, because it's happened to me a lot, but looking down on everything all the time if your hero(ine) is MIA? Graaah.

Comments

[kirarakim.livejournal.com]

I think I might be guilty of something like that. But when I say it I actually mean it as a compliment. Usually the main character is the main focus of the plot so if a mangaka, writers whatever can still write a great chapter without the main character that says a lot.

A good example is in Mushishi there are several episodes where Ginko isn't even prominent but I don't think less of those episodes because he is not there. Of course Mushishi is more about the side characters than Ginko so maybe that is a bad example.


As for FMA, Ed is my favorite character but I still loved this chapter. In fact I didn't even realize he was gone at first LOL. But I also adore every character in FMA. But we know Arakawa has a way with making me love her characters.

[rainmage.livejournal.com]

I think the thing is that I normally get into fandoms where secondary characters have a lot of focus and they're as awesome (or more) as the main characters. Hell, I always cheer with character backstories about others, unless I find them annoying. I think the FMA is extremely guilty of the "*whine whine* My woobie isn't this month either, even if this chapter is good that makes it suck!", between the stupid sector of the Ed fangirls and the stupid sector of the Roy fangirls.

Maybe it's me being weird. Even in the fandoms where my favorite character is the protagonist, I still love the occasional output on the rest of the cast. It makes them more human and slightly less plot device-y.

Then again, I'm so used to adore minor people I take what I can. In some fandoms we don't get to hear a thing about the non-popular characters or the ones the creators don't care much. In FMA I think we're very lucky to have all these awesome cameos and flashbacks.