Sagakure ([info]sagakure) wrote,
@ 2008-07-25 00:08:00
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Entry tags:¤ Vampire Knight - All VK Posts, ¤ Vampire Knight - Fanarts, ¤ Vampire Knight - News & Scans etc

NEW VK NOVEL~!! - This started as whining post , and then turned into a VK news post. *rotfl*



Edit: Because the post was so messy, I edited it to separate it in categories with bold titles. *lol* XD XD;;;

This post is composed of:

1) Me whining.
2) Me rambling on info etc stuff that was in the latest Lala issue.
3) News on the upcoming second VK novel, and various VK fanbook etc ramblings.
4) Me being lame about Kaname in swimming trunks.
      Swimming trunks were found, w00t~! XD
      And now, complete with article summary thingie for you. *lol* XD

Random whining about unrelated matters and suckyness at drawing Zero.





Haha..... keep drawing random sketches and hopefully you'll forget reality~~~
*hides head under carpet like ostrich, doesn't wants to think of imminent deadlines for RL stuff she had to get done* DENIAL. Not just a river in Egypt. D:

Also, WHY DO I SUCK LIKE THAT?? *stares at Zero, who turned out totally wtf, and not looking like himself at all*
Bloodly mist, not just for the pretty, but actually to hide badly drawn Zero. XD;;;;;;

Was stressed and couldn't draw Kaname properly. XD;;; Zero is more angsty? Fits better those moments. XD *is shot*

*le clings to Becchan, Aurore & Dani* ;-;/ *misses chatting with you guys*


I had something meaningful to say, but huh. *lol* XD;;;;

Will kick myself later after I write fic instead of working on what I have to work. D:
*preemptively is shot by self with Bloody Rose* XD




Lala info.



Uhm, so that post serves some use for VK fandom, latest Lala has cute little info things about the upcoming fanbook. (But no new artwork, it's all already used in merchandise. Not sure if I should scan, there are cute chibies, but already seen before)
Like examples of questions to ask and all for fans writing. Supposedly the book will be filled with secrets from the characters. X3 *dying to read it*
(Not plot important secrets, but adorable everyday life things~<3)

I've been meaning to post some scans of stuff since forever. *must get to it sometime*
Mostly random VK pics that pop up through Lala used in advertisement thingies for the anime etc (but it's Hino-sensei pics, not anime, and it's made to look spectacular, like the bloody Kaname pic people thought was from chapter 42. XD), and that are gorgeous.
Some are unseen elsewhere so far too! (The type of pic that ends up as chapter opening pic in some cases when the book comes out. XD Some of them we've already seen as chapter covers etc, but many are new. *-*)

There was a gorgeous pic of Kaname holding flowers last month. *scanned, must resize and post sometime*

At last, I become somewhat coherent? (News on the VK new novel)


AH~!!

I REMEMBER NOW! *so 'coherent and well organized' post* XD XD

I almost forgot to mention, but this month's Lala had a little info corner thing mentioning that this fall, will be coming out, not only VK volume 8 and the fanbook as we knew, but ALSO....... A second VK novel!! *0* *JOY*
Apparently, the first one was really well received~! X3 *delight, looks forward to more*

I didn't finish reading the first one, because someone spoiled me for the Aidou part and I agonized in annoyance then put it down in hopes of forgetting the spoiler before I go back to reading it. Am currently tempted to skip that part and read Zero's story first. XD (The novel is two independent stories, one with the Night Class, one with Zero's childhood and another boy Yagari was teaching.)

I hope the next book is about Kaname. *swoons in advance* XD XD<3

Info pic had Luca, Ichijou and Rima going "who will be the main character this time?", but it could be randomly done to have us guessing. XD

Also, the color page aread has a thing about the upcoming fanbook, and advertising it is a color pic of Yuuki and Yori looking cute and hugging! *will scan sometime if people are interested* (I am deadly wary of breaking my Lala spine, so scanning isn't really my favorite thing unless it's in the beginning or last pages where it's easier to do without screwing it up. This one is in the safer area, luckily, though it's close-ish to the spine side. *anal* WHY you're not on the page opening side, article?? ;-; *pokes article*)


In her Puff magazine interview, Hino-sensei had said that when they decided to do the first novel, it was still early-ish in the series, so she didn't want to risk revealing anything by centering it on the main characters, so she asked them to create Fuuka as a main character for the novel and all that. (She doesn't writes the text itself for the novel, but perhaps she creates the plot for it... I'm not sure how they go at it. The novel author who did it was really good, and Hino-sensei said she was really happy with it.)

But this time around, maybe it will be more centered on the main cast? *0* *wishful thinking*
(*cough* Kaito is a Mary Sue *cough* (Yagari's other disciple boy. *read the first pages and wanted to kick his butt for being mean to chibi Zero* XD XD Not a Mary Sue, I believe, but I couldn't resist saying that. *sides with Zero against Kaito*))


Summer porn inducing stuff. Do want.



Unrelatedly, but I saw some pics floating around of Kaname, Yuuki and Zero in swimsuits swimsuit for Yuuki, swimming trunks for Kaname & Zero. Anime art. From a magazine that came out recently.
I've already purchased the wrong magazines in a failed attempt to get the article with that, so if a kind soul can tell me which magazine it's from so I may stop running from shop to shop checking them all, uhm, it would rock. XD XD;;; *wants the article*

Scans that are big enough to read the text would be great if someone has them. XD;;; *fails*

Will provide summaries/translations of the interesting parts if a kind soul can provide something with non-tiny-text that's impossible to read. XD XD

It's in one of the anime info magazines, and since I don't usually buy those, I'm a bit at loss. *is more of a manga person than anime person, rarely buys the anime info ones*

It's probably a summer swimsuit special something or another, but Animedia failed me. ;-; Their swimsuit issue had nothing.
Megami magazine too, especially since I intelligently bought the wrong month. (Well, it said there was VK inside, so I bought, but it was the older issue with just Yuuki in swimsuit. T_T)
The article might be in the newest Megami magazine though. *could only go out once and thus picked up stuff when she went to buy Lala*

Dani, I am now the surprised owner of that Lucky Star poster with our favorite pairing in bed. XD

I looked intelligent asking if there were any other summer swimsuit anime magazines, at the magazine etc place I usually get Lala at.
Shop assistant was looking at me with that "Man, this otaku gets worse each time I see her" face. XD XD XD *rotfl*

It was bad enough that I had spent the week phoning to ask if they got Lala early(1), to the point that when I walked into the shop and asked "Did Lala arrive", the person said "Oh, it's you."

XDDDD;;;;;;



(1) I had originally meant to go get it in the weekend, but you know how it's hard to resist XD And they said they'd have it one day before the official release date, so uhm. *was crawling up walls wanting her magazine*




Edit: For whoever is looking for the magazine page with the three by the poolside too, you can find links to scans in the comments to this post. ^_^/
Here is one. :D

And here's a summary of what the article is about:

The text is nothing very intellectual, naturally. XD
It's about the fun things the night class does during the summer, such as swimming under the moonlight in their dorm pool, (Yuuki was invited, of course, and Zero must have tagged along XD), and eating flavored shaved ice made by Aidou, while watching fireworks set by Cain. XD XD
(Summer = fireworks & shaved ice in Japan ;D *lol*)

It also includes date tips for people going out with vampires (kind of aimed at Yuuki in this case. *lol*), such as "get plenty of sleep the previous day so you don't pass out from tiredness during the night" and "avoid eating things with lots of garlic beforehand, unless you want the risk of no one approaching you". XD XD
They didn't quite mention if garlic truly was an issue for VK vampires (it's info from the anime team and not from Hino-sensei anyway, so well XD), but it says that just in case you might want to avoid the garlic, since they might dislike the smell and avoid you. XD XD *lol*

The little sign thingie above Zero's head saying "Noooo!" is warning him that if he keeps making that type of face, his chances to get Yuuki will drop, since he's never smiling and being nice. XD XD Poor Zero. *lol*

Yuuki looks happy though~! *happily fangirls Kaname x Yuuki* X3 ♥

Kaname in swimming trunks is such a STRANGE sight. XD XD XD
Sexy, but so...out of place. XD XD *rotfl*

And I both deplore and adore the fact that he still kept a shirt on. XD<333
It's SO him, though I wanted to see his chest... ;-;




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[info]yukiya_ayase
2008-07-25 08:41 am UTC (link)
XD I recently friend you and your post already cracks me up :lol:
> Shop assistant was looking at me with that "Man, this otaku gets worse each time I see her" face.
ROFLMAO !!!!!
Hope you find that magazine you're looking for! In any case if you find out where it came from, you can tell me and I'll try to check our local kinokuniya store (I don't mind having pictures of my favourite trio in swimming gear ^o^/)

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-25 09:34 am UTC (link)
XD XD Yay~! I ramble so much, if I didn't make it entertaining at least, my posts would be insufferable. *lol*

And okay for that~! XD XD The urge to get pics of Kaname half-naked is totally understandable. XD XD<3

I stared in shock when I saw that pic, it was SO WEIRD to see his bare legs. *couldn't believe it* We never saw them, it felt... unnatural. *rotfl*
And yet, of course, Kaname half naked, はぁはぁ~ XD XD

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[info]zahho_mii
2008-07-25 09:39 am UTC (link)
I'm a recent lurker. OTL

Is this what you're looking for?

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-25 10:23 am UTC (link)
*0* YES~! That's it, yep!
Though that site tells me I have to have an account and have 45 papers to download? ;-; (Did you already download it? :D)

:D Yay for lurking. *lurks tons too in various places* XD

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[info]zahho_mii
2008-07-25 10:25 am UTC (link)
Post below me should have the larger version. xD

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-25 10:36 am UTC (link)
Thank you~! I saved that one. :D
I'm now coveting the even bigger one, at 5.700 something shiny pixels, from your link. *-*
XD *lol*

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[info]titangrain
2008-07-25 09:46 am UTC (link)
Thank you for all the info you alwaya give! I'd really like if you can scan Kaname's pic <3, here in Italy it's quite impossible finding VK stuffs, sigh!
I don't know a single japanese word, but I found the scans from the magazine you talk about here: http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/346120/ (I hope it's not against the rules linking somewhere else...) They're very big so you can read the text. ^^

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-25 10:35 am UTC (link)
:D You're welcome~! ♥ I'm happy to be of help to other VK fans! :D :D

Thanks for the link too! *0*/ It's great, much more readable than the version I had originally seen, though for some reason I fail at managing to download the full size. XD; *saves the size they have on clicking* (It says there's a link for downloading once you're registered, but I registered and still don't see it. *blind* XD;; Maybe it's a browser thing. O_o;)

Thank you~! *happily saves, hunts for even bigger version* XD

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(Anonymous)
2008-07-25 03:55 pm UTC (link)
Uhm...I'm a really bad fan because I don't know what is this novel about...can you tell me Sagakure?!

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-25 06:19 pm UTC (link)
Well, they just announced that it will be published, so no one know yet. ;D The characters in it haven't even been announced yet.

Unless you mean the first one? The contents of that one are mentioned in the post too.

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[info]merueru
2008-07-25 10:23 pm UTC (link)
Supposedly the book will be filled with secrets from the characters. X3 *dying to read it*
(Not plot important secrets, but adorable everyday life things~<3)


ZOMG. WANTS. *GROPES FOR IMAGINARY BOOK NOT EVEN IN PRODUCTION >_<*

And seekrits liek: Does Rijichou wear, boxers/briefs/thongs OR COMMANDO????? >:D~~~~

I am such a lame ass fangirl XD

Shop assistant was looking at me with that "Man, this otaku gets worse each time I see her" face. XD XD XD *rotfl*

LOL I assure you, you aren't the only one XD I'll never forget the time I "tried" to buy a Nodame Cantabile manga from a local store. I knew it was the rental from the "Members Section", but me being the obsessive fangirl, decided to play "Baka Gaijin" and play ignorant.

The shop attendant was like "NO, THIS IS FOR MEMBERS ONLY. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO THERE."

Me: OMG I AM SOOOOO SORRY. *FAKED IGNORANCE* XD

to the point that when I walked into the shop and asked "Did Lala arrive", the person said "Oh, it's you."

You are so mai heero XD *huggles*

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-25 11:32 pm UTC (link)
ACTUALLY~~! :D :D :D You'll be delighted to find out that among the examples for questions to ask, in the Lala pages about the fanbook, it had a section about Rijichou being "hentai"!!! *ROTFL*
Let's hope such things make it into the book? XD XD XD (It's bound to happen. XD)
Not necessarily that he's a sexual deviant type of hentai, but because he's always so terribly crazed and embarassing, thus making Yuuki not really want to call him father, hahaha. XD

Fangirling is never lame. *-*/<3

I SO know the feeling. XD *has also tried to convince rental places to sell her books or CDs that were otherwise hard to find* (The library too... D: When they have old cook books etc that I want, out of print or hard to find, it's a constant "will those be for sale some day? :D :D Can I ask to put an option on them?" XD;;;;;; *lol*)

*snuggles and giggles* XD XD

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[info]merueru
2008-07-25 11:47 pm UTC (link)
it had a section about Rijichou being "hentai"!!! *ROTFL*

ZOMG. I LOVE THE MAN EVEN MOAR. WE ARE SOOOO SOULMATES. And bonus points if he turns out to be canonically ghey and hides a stash of ghey pr0n with his sword, b/c he lieks all things phallic.

*has also tried to convince rental places to sell her books or CDs that were otherwise hard to find*

LOL like I said, you're my hero X3 Did it ever work? It only did for me once. In 2000 or thereabouts, I was such a Digimon 02 fangirl. I convinced the local rental store to sell me the tapes, and LOL it worked! They would even contact me when a new one was released XDDD (And it wasn't if they were good quality or anything. Just raws taped directly off tv LOL.)

I'm glad that you make me feel less ashamed about my fangirl wankery. All my rl friends laugh at me XDDD

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-26 12:04 am UTC (link)
Sometimes it works. :D :D If it's the shop owner, you have much better chances. An employee generally doesn't takes the risk of selling you random stuff like that.
If you know the place or the people, your chances go up a LOT.
*has many rental CDs in her old anime singles collection* XD;;;; (Most of them I bought when the places actually put them for sale to change stock though. XD)

There's nothing to be ashamed of. *-*/ 「人それぞれ」as they say!
幸せの形も人それぞれだし(笑)

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[info]merueru
2008-07-27 05:34 pm UTC (link)
「人それぞれ」

Is that like "To each his/her own"?

幸せの形も人それぞれだし(笑)

はい、 分ります。 私も同じです。;)

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-28 05:27 am UTC (link)
Yep! :D

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[info]eternalambiance
2008-07-26 02:27 am UTC (link)
Oh, I WANT the fanbook. D: Too bad I live in such an evil place. *no store with Japanese merchandise nearby* AND THE NEXT NOVEL WILL BE AWESOME IF RIMA IS THE MAIN CHARACTER. with shiki in the mix, of course.

Of course I'd love the info about the random VK pics.. *___* And about Kaito. What's wrong with him? Why does Zero not like Kaito? :O

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-26 03:59 am UTC (link)
I can't wait for it to be out too. *-*
You can order through Amazon, probably? :D Amazon JP ships everywhere.

As for Kaito, it's not that Zero dislikes him, at least as far as I know. *haven't read that story yet* XD
It's just that I got a look at the beginning of the second part of the novel, and got angry at Kaito. *lol*
Because it starts with little Zero trying to hunt a rabbit for dinner, knowing there will be no food if he fails, and he's a kid, holding the gun and all, and he inevitably hesitates and when he shoots, he misses, and the cute rabbit dashes away.
Then, Kaito kills it mercilessly, bitches Zero out saying his compassion is nothing but a burden, especially for a future hunter, and... bitchslaps him with the dead rabbit, getting blood all over the poor kid's face!! DDDD: *kicks Kaito*
(Well, he threw the rabbit on Zero, rather than exactly bitchslapping him with it, but there was a pic of little Zero looking miserable with his face stained and holding the dead rabbit in his arms, so, uhm, my protective instincts soared and urge to kick Kaito was inevitable. XD)

I'm sure he must have good sides, and they just needed establish that he's way more ruthless and prepared to be a hunter than little Zero (he's also much older than him), but huh. *kicks Kaito anyway* XD XD

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[info]omochi
2008-07-26 02:30 am UTC (link)
*misses too, cheers TONS and hopes to see you soon* ♥ :D

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-26 04:00 am UTC (link)
*ubersnuggle* :D :D

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[info]katsuaki_yusen
2008-07-26 02:36 am UTC (link)
wow, you terror the shop assistant XD. BTW thx fot the info.

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-26 04:00 am UTC (link)
You're welcome!

Not so much terror, though. XD;;;;; *lol*

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[info]blackened_wing
2008-07-26 06:14 am UTC (link)
Well I don't think the drawing of Zero was sucky, I think it was very cool. :D *loves angsty art*

Thanks for all the cool info too! Oooh swimsuits... I want to see that too! ;D

That's really great to hear about them doing another novel. If they're doing really well maybe that means they'll consider translating them into English eventually. :D I hope they have a Kaname story in the next one... ;)

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-26 07:23 am UTC (link)
Yay~! ^__^ I wasn't sure about it, but I'm glad to hear that you think so~!<3
Angsty art is fun to draw. XD

Kaname in swimming trunks. :D :D :D
It's such a strange sight. XD And I both deplore and adore the fact that he still kept a shirt on. XD XD<333 It's SO him, though I wanted to see... ;-;

The text is nothing very intellectual, naturally. XD It's about the fun things the night class does during the summer, such as swimming under the moonlight in their dorm pool, (Yuuki was invited, of course, and Zero must have tagged along XD), and having flavored shaved ice made by Aidou, while watching fireworks set by Cain. XD XD (Summer = fireworks & shaved ice in Japan ;D *lol*)
It also includes date tips for people going out with vampires (kind of aimed at Yuuki in this case. *lol*), such as "get plenty of sleep the previous day so you don't pass out from tiredness during the night" and "avoid eating things with lots of garlic beforehand, unless you want the risk of no one approaching you". XD XD
They didn't quite mention if garlic truly was an issue for VK vampires (it's info from the anime team and not from Hino-sensei anyway, so well XD), but it says that just in case you might want to avoid the garlic. XD XD *lol*

As for the novel, yep! *-* I didn't know it was selling so well, and was delighted to hear that.
Kaname appears a bit in the Night Class part of the first book (and they put him behind Aidou on the cover to ensure sales, hahaha), but nowhere enough. ;-;
I'm hoping he appears a LOT more in the new novel. If we don't have a full story dedicated to him, it will be unfair. D:
After all, there's a story with Zero in the first book...

Hopefully they'll be translated so that you can read it~! ^__^// ♥
Unfortunately, I lack the energy and time to do it. XD;;

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[info]pkdesigner
2008-07-26 08:49 am UTC (link)
i wish someone transalted the novel i want to know more about zero and more about aidou plus its sad i read that the ending of fuuka and i want to know about kaito i kick his ass with you sagakura lol treat like that little zero
ah thanks for the info i am happy with it lol the swimsuit thing was realy funny can you transalte the one where there is zero and kaname too and the one with the zeki pic too pls i would be happy too know lol what they are saying thanks ^_^

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-26 09:11 am UTC (link)
It's sad indeed, that people have been posting about the ending. That's how I got spoiled, and it made me put down the book and stop reading it for now. T_T
It's not as fun if you already know what will happen in the end. So please don't post about what happens with Fuuka, as other people might not have gotten spoiled yet. ^^;

As for those other articles, I'm not sure what you are talking about, if they were in the same magazine or another. I haven't bought the magazine yet.

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[info]pkdesigner
2008-07-28 01:19 pm UTC (link)
don't worry i don't want to spoiler i got the spoiler from kaname fan club of vk forum lol
ah i am tempted to buy the novel but the problem is lol i don't understand japanese do you think it will help if i buy it so i scan it and someone traslted it lol i realy wish to read it

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-28 01:50 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, but by posting in other places mentioning that she has a sad ending, it's already a spoiler even if you don't say what happens. ^^; So you might want to avoid mentioning that type of thing about the ending.

As for scans, I heard people were already translating it (fans, not official release), so you probably don't have to worry about it. Either way, anyone motivated enough to translate the whole book most likely owns it, as a novel would be too bothersome to translate from scans.

I lack the time to do it, or I might have translated.

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[info]blackened_wing
2008-07-26 02:29 pm UTC (link)
SQUEE! you found the piccy! That's so cute! It's fun to see and imagine them all doing kind of normal things like that. Love the bits about the moonlight swims, shaved ice and fireworks, that's cool. :)

I know what you mean, I wish Kaname would LOSE THE SHIRT... and yet, it's so *him* that he's wearing it. *rolls eyes* I swear, somewhere before the end of the manga or anime, ONE of them had BETTER give us a picture of a shirtless Kaname... it's only fair... *sends them encouraging vibes from afar*

You know, on a random, demented side-note, I could, in my twisted imagination, almost take Kaname's tendancy to over-modesty as a sign he'd been abused when he was younger and that left him self concious of exposing his body... LOL I know, I know, give me even a little leeway and I can wrangle up imagined angst. *rolls eyes at herself*

*chuckles* love the dating tips too. Um... I think it's a good idea to avoid eating too much garlic before ANY date... LOL

Hey, I would love to share that pic/link on my blog, but it would be more cool to be able to explain it too... can I ask your permission to quote what you said above in explination of the text? I'd give you full credit of course and link back to your Journal. Let me know if that's okay. And if not, no worries. :)

*hugs*

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-26 10:20 pm UTC (link)
Yes~! Well, rather than me finding, it's just that kind people replied to the post and gave me links, as I fail royally at finding stuff, hahaha. XD;;;
Here are two places that have it:
http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Vampire-Knight/item192520/
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/346120/

I wonder how he swims! XD Or if he even does, since he'd have to remove the shirt. X3 X3 X3
I really don't think he'd swim in public, he'd probably stay by the side of the pool paying company to Yuuki. X3 (Just like his sitting in the couch and just watching during Ichijou's birthday while everybody is walking around etc. X3 ♥)

Kaname swimming, what a sexy mind image. *-* (inevitably turns perverted in my mind, with the droplets of water sliding on his skin.<3 XD XD)

You know, on a random, demented side-note, I could, in my twisted imagination, almost take Kaname's tendancy to over-modesty as a sign he'd been abused when he was younger and that left him self concious of exposing his body... LOL I know, I know, give me even a little leeway and I can wrangle up imagined angst. *rolls eyes at herself*

YES! Same here.. XD;;; I love how alike our minds are! XD XD *lol*

The shirt thing fuels both my plot bunnies about him having been abused, and the more specific plot bunnies about Ichiou's use of hunter weapons having left scars that he's hiding.
We've often seen him with an open shirt, but never with it off. *-*

I'll be happy with a variety of reasons for the shirt things, as long as canon doesn't suddenly reveals to us that it's because he has yakuza tattoos or something. *ROTFL*


There's actually fascinating things to analyse about Kaname's body and how he shows or doesn't shows it. Because at times, he covers himself so much, and in other times, he purposefully exposes himself, in a way.
When Ichiou came to the dorm, Kaname wore that shirt that revealed completely his bare neck, and left even part of his abdomen showing in a scene. *0*
If you are an obsessive freak like me, poking at each tiny detail in the background (XD), you notice that in vampire parties, most often the women seem to cover/hide their necks. Even when they're wearing rather revealing dresses, the necks are always covered. As for the guys, the suits with ties etc also cover them pretty well... so it wouldn't be surprising if exposing the neck was considered risqué and more revealing for vampires. Which makes it so interesting to wonder, why is Kaname purposefully wearing something so revealing to show himself to Ichiou? Maybe it's a way to hit back at him, in a "look at all that you can't touch/have" kind of thing, since he knows he's safe in the moon dorm and can do that?
No wonder that Takuma was freaking out when he saw Kaname appear that way, hahaha. XD XD And no wonder that Ichiou almost lost it when Kaname turned to the side and his neck showed even more obviously in its glorious nakedness. XD XD

Speaking of that scene (sorry, I ramble on and on XD), was that just me, or was Kaname purposefully acting extra sexy/luscious/wanton? XD XD XD *lol*
The things he did with his eyes and lips during the moments Ichiou was there were making me crawl up the curtains. XD XD XD
(And fueled the birth of a plot bunny where he fakes that he has an affair with Takuma, among other things to annoy Ichiou. XD XD XD *rotfl*)
Normally, Kaname always looks sexy, but he was really pushing it then, wasn't he? XD XD Playing with fire. *lol*

Ichiou is a jerk, but I completely understand wanting to jump Kaname in that scene. *rotfl*


As for the blog, sure, go ahead~! ^__^/ ♥
I'm normally all worried and asking people not to take my stuff because I know that if I say "it's okay to take", tons of people will inevitably grab things without letting me know or crediting (I had my art stolen a LOT in the past, and while I know that a huge lot of people are sweet and will ask instead of taking, I also know there's so many people in this world who never bother asking or crediting anyone. ^^;).
But in your case that worry doesn't applies at all, I trust you, you may totally go ahead and quote at will. X3


*hugs back* :D ♥

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[info]blackened_wing
2008-07-27 01:54 pm UTC (link)
YAY! Thank you! *beams and hugs* Yeah, I understand what you mean, and I'm very honored that you let me do that, I really appreciate your trust. *hugs again, tightly*

You know, I think you're right, I think Kaname would tend to stay apart and out of the water in a group setting probably. If it were just he and Yuki and Zero though, I bet Yuki could get him the water. :) Well, I bet she could at any point, but I mean he might be more naturally inclined to do so without having to be prodded. XD

MMm... yes... water droplets... skin... *drools*

You're right, it does work so well with the whole idea of Ichiou and the scars. XD XD yakuza tattoos! ROTFL!! Ooh... now you've got me thinking. You know, I've always noticed that about Kaname and keeping a shirt on, but I thought it was mostly a style thing, Ms. Hino has remarked before that she tries to give Kaname a certain dignity, but now I actually do wonder if there is a deeper canon reason for it that we may eventually find out... *actually really hopes there is* heheh

I really like your thinking on covering or not covering the neck and what it means to vampires. It would make perfect sense considering the important focus of the neck in their culture both in inciting blood lust and sexual lust. Even that dress that Kaname gave Yuki for the dance had a ribbon neck-choker with it, didn't it? (she was wearing a flower on it until she gave it to Zero as I recall). Would make sense coming from him, that he would dress her beautifully but 'modestly' especially considering the Night Class vamps were all at the dance too.

♥*evil grin*♥ I LOVE the idea that Kaname was kind of taunting / playing with Ichiou there, aware of what he was doing and not above exacting a little subtle revenge for the years of discomfort and oppression the other put him through. XD Would certainly add to why Takuma was so especially nervous, like you said. LOL Kaname did seem a little more sexy than usual in that scene. Hehe I thought it was just because they were trying to show how appealing he was to Ichiou, but I like your explination much better. ;D

Kaname might indeed have been pushing it, but it appears he was pretty safe in that setting. I mean, look at how fast Aido and Ruka both jumped to put themselves between he and Ichiou, even if he had to rebuke them to keep them safe from any more serious reprisals for their actions.

*chuckles* Yeah, I understand too... I want to jump him most all the time... ;D♥

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-28 09:26 am UTC (link)
♥ X3 *hugs back tightly* ♥

Yes! I'm sure Yuuki could get him to go in the water even if everybody was there, but he wouldn't be as relaxed or happy about it at all. XD; But if it was just the three of them, he probably would go in much more easily. X3
(Which reminds me of my plotbunny with the jacuzzi... XD XD *lol* It did include the two of the in swimming trunks, now that I remember it! Though I really can't picture Kaname wearing blue ones like in the magazine, I think blue suits Zero, but Kaname would wear black. X3 At least they made it dark blue. X3
In my plot bunny, Yuuki was sleepy and fell asleep in the bedroom while getting changed, leaving Kaname and Zero awkwardly staring at each other in the jacuzzi while waiting for her. *lol* XD)


I think he'd be more likely to remove the shirt if it was just Yuuki and him, perhaps. Because he's completely open to her, while he'd inevitably hold back if Zero was around, especially if he is indeed hiding something under that shirt.<3

I really must write that fic sometime. XD XD XD *lol*


I really like your thinking on covering or not covering the neck and what it means to vampires. It would make perfect sense considering the important focus of the neck in their culture both in inciting blood lust and sexual lust.

Yes~! *-*/ It's so intertwined for them, no wonder that Kaname was so shaken each time Yuuki's neck was visible, bare and accessible.<3

I'd probably have automatically come up with perverted plot bunnies related to that anyway, but when I was analysing their clothing and noticed the covered-necks detail, it was inevitable to think of it that way for sure, porny plot bunnies aside. XD XD There's no way it's a coincidence! *lol*

*adores Hino-sensei's details of the vampire society, even if we only see bits of it now and then*

Speaking of which, as a result, it's interesting to see when someone doesn't covers their neck, and what this might be implying. Like sometimes, when Luca is feeling really dejected because of her feelings for Kaname not being reciprocated... (Like her walking down the corridor with blood running down her neck looking like she couldn't care less if she's terribly exposing herself, and then Cain staring while she goes "what?!". XD;; I'd have to recheck, but wasn't she bare necked in the party too? Though that might have been also because it was a joint thing with humans, and at school their uniforms already don't cover the girls' necks. (I wonder if they found it scandalous when they first saw the uniforms. *rotfl* XD
Or perhaps it doesn't matters as much in a school setting as it would matter in a party, where people will be dancing together and thus being much closer to each others necks... *mind wanders, rambles on and on*))

Err... *inevitable mind image of Kaname & Zero dancing, Zero burying his face against Kaname's neck inhaling his scent while Kaname shudders at the proximity* *0* *passes out from nosebleed*

Actually, covered necks are even better. It's more sexy if they need to be unwrapped. Though the whole "shocking!" factor makes that Kaname's neck is immensely sexy bare as well.....uncovered or covered, Kaname is always the ultimate sexyness, hahaha. XD


Even that dress that Kaname gave Yuki for the dance had a ribbon neck-choker with it, didn't it? (she was wearing a flower on it until she gave it to Zero as I recall). Would make sense coming from him, that he would dress her beautifully but 'modestly' especially considering the Night Class vamps were all at the dance too.

Yes~! It did. X3
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ *inevitably bounces with fangirling of Kaname* XD XD

That might have been for a dual purpose. :D
First, for the traditional vampire reason of covering her for modesty so the others wouldn't stare at her bare neck, and secondly because if the dress didn't have a choker, Zero's bite marks would be 100% visible for all the others around, making it countless times more shocking than them just oogling at her neck. XD XD
(When Shizuka unwrapped Yuuki's neck, we could see the fresh wounds perfectly visible, right under it. Kaname chose well the dress. XD)

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-28 09:27 am UTC (link)
And a second comment because I exceeded the comment size limit on LJ. XD;;; *rambles too much*


Hehe I thought it was just because they were trying to show how appealing he was to Ichiou, but I like your explination much better. ;D

Trust me to find a perverted side to ANY scene. XD XD XD *rotfl*

I think it's both. It was most likely also for us to understand the effect the sight of Kaname has over Ichiou, but I do think Kaname seemed way sexier/more purposefully-sensual than usually, and his choice of shirt can't have been an accident. XD *lol*

He was wearing what looked like his school shirt & pants until earlier, and changed before Ichiou came in. XD XD
He knew Ichiou was coming over, and showed up wearing something so revealing, even more than most of what he already normally wears in private in the dorm. XD
*swooned when at some point when she noticed that Kaname's shirt held shut by a mere two ties/buttons, and the lower part hung open, revealing his lower abdomen when he moves!* XD<3

And if you notice the expressions, maybe it's my wishful thinking, but I could swear he's looking normal until Ichiou enters (well, Kaname is normally sexy, but, as in he's not doing anything extra), and as soon as Ichiou comes in and talks to them, Kaname starts doing all those sensual faces.

The moment where Takuma talks to him and Kaname turns his head to the side, revealing his neck even further... that scene, and the one in the next page, where his lips are parted and his eyes are half-lidded while he leaves his neck really visible. *0* Wah~! *wipes drools off own chin*
And right when Ichiou steps forward, Kaname looks back, with a different look on his face. Sure, it's normal to look just in case when someone crazed with lust steps towards you (XD *lol*), but... I couldn't help but think that look might have been to calculate/measure how effective his teasing was being. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, hahaha. XD XD

After comparing with other moments, perhaps it's not that much different, since he normally already has all those sexy expressions... but it still does seems like he's doing it even more in that scene with Ichiou. XD XD

I think it's precisely because he knew he would be safe that he played with fire that way.
No danger of getting burned, and certainty to annoy Ichiou/put him in that state of lust for him, without being in danger of suffering the consequences. X3


*chuckles* Yeah, I understand too... I want to jump him most all the time... ;D♥

*-*/ *constantly wants to* XD XD *LOL*

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[info]aikarocks
2008-07-26 11:30 am UTC (link)
This book sounds great!! ^____^

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[info]sagakure
2008-07-26 09:39 pm UTC (link)
It totally does~! :D :D

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[info]aikarocks
2008-07-27 08:50 pm UTC (link)
yay!! I wonder what else will be in it..

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