My new Obsession!

I have a new fandom. Dammit. sharpeslass was out of town over the weekend (at the Serenity/Firefly convention), and so I decided to get a start on the 50 episodes of (Gensomaden) Saiyuki that I'd purchased cheaply a while back.

OMG, this is not a fandom, it's a religion. And unlike my other anime fandoms, where I get into it YEARS after it's been over, they're still making manga and anime. Hooray!

It's yet another adaptation of the old Chinese story "Journey to the West." Four hot guys (well, three of them are hot) in a Jeep, traveling to India on the orders of the Buddhist gods, trying to stop the resurrection of an ancient evil demon. Smoking. Drinking. Chasing women. It seems formulaic, but the characters are interesting and the series has TONS of heart. It really caught me, like nothing has in the last couple of years, even Fullmetal Alchemist.

See my icon for my new boyfriend, Buddhist monk Sanzo. Yum!

Bye, y'all. Off to buy more "Saiyuki" stuff. And the next two 25-episode seasons. OMG, Anime, Crack would be cheaper.