@ Blackkitty

What's your favorite color then...?
Your flowers are always pink... o_O

@ Rina

YAY!!! Zombie cake!!!

http://www.thefoodjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Zombie-cake-2.jpg

That one's mine!!!

@ Blackkitty

Here's some innocent cake for you then:
http://www.tortenzeit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4731-01.jpeg

last edited at Aug 22, 2016 3:26PM

Oh, don't leave Utoptia!
Here's some cake especially for you:
http://eastcoastpost.kingsjournalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cousins-kinky-cakes-2.jpg
Maybe that's a little more to your liking...?

Desperate housewives, I guess ;)

Here:
http://kinkcakes.com.ph/
In case you'd like to order some... ;P

last edited at Aug 22, 2016 3:15PM

How about some kinky cup cakes then...?

http://eastcoastpost.kingsjournalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cousins-kinky-cakes-3.jpg

(^_-)v

Then I guess you ought to live a little healthier, eat and sleep properly and go out to get some fresh air every once in a while... ;)

Easier said than done, I know....

That means no cake for you, I guess ;P

last edited at Aug 22, 2016 2:44PM

@ CCL

Sounds like some typical circulation problems... I get those sometimes as well...
Lie down and get some rest.

You're right, I would never dare to betray you!
I just wanted to show you some delicious kinky cake O_o

Who said there was no such thing as a kinky chocolate cake...?

(Age 18+ only, please!)
http://pictures.reuters.com/Doc/RTR/Media/TR3/c/4/1/6/RTR1MDFP.jpg

There's clearly some chocolate on that one... ^^

@ Nezchan

I hear faint rumblings of thunder.

^_^

Being a 80s retro homage it was to be expected that some people would call it a rip off... but Sailor Moon...? Now that surprised me... ;)
Can't really tell though since I never watched or read Sailor Moon... That whole parallel universe plotline rather reminded me of Silent Hill. I like that comparison better somehow ^^

How's your hand holding up btw?

@ ciega

Regarding your question; I think there are many reasons why the high school setting is so popular in yuri manga.

First of all it might have all started with Maria-sama ga miteru. That's kinda like the godfather of modern yuri stories. ^^
The real focus on the high school setting started after that, I think.

2) In Japan showing interest in the same gender is a kids and teenage thing. That's what a lot of people believe. So for young girls to show interest in each other and have first love experiences with each other is a natural thing and it can be considered practice for a „real“ relationship later (with a man, of course) ^^
This leads to two things:
a) Sad yuri stories that end with the couple breaking up at the end of high school that we all love so much ;) And in general a lot of school focused stories.
b) It also gave authors an excuse to depict yuri more easily. Because in that stage of life it's all natural. Nothing wrong with showing that. That helped a lot, I'm sure, when yuri didn't have a lot of support in the industry. Because like that you could still get away with it.

3) In recent years, and talking about more than a decade now, the vast majority of manga and anime focuses on kids and teenagers... That's become the ultimate thing unfortunately...
Just take a look around and try to count the mainstream stories that focus on adults... Having a hard time finding any...? Good. Then welcome to the club! ^^
If you take a look at the 90s and before that; there were far more (not only, of course, but faaaar more) stories with adults than nowadays... I really miss those times... Stuff like Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Devil Lady, Hellsing, Harlock, Perfect Blue, Jin-Roh, Bubblegum Crisis, AD Police, Gunsmith Cats, Berserk, Armitage, Appleseed... like a lot of popular things focused on adults.
Try to make a list past 2005... I'm pretty sure it'll become really short.
So that's a general problem, not just with yuri.

I hope that it's slowly starting to change again... But I'm not really convinced yet...

4) The majority of people reading manga are kids, young adults and perverts with a general and unhealthy interest in everything “young” (just like Hollywood) ^^

And maybe 5) as well:
High School is a time of freedom, fun and choice! That's where it all starts. You still have the whole world to conquer! ;)
And even for everyone past that age it's still a nice stage to think back to... There's a lot of nostalgia coming along with it...

last edited at Aug 22, 2016 7:14AM

@ ZuljinRaynor

Sorry for the late reply but I was too occupied last night ;) so I didn't really read everything that was posted...

Don't worry, never thought you were a hateful person ^^

@ Suosiki

Wow, I have never before heard of some of the movies you mentioned yesterday... Interesting... Maybe I'll check some of them out. Especially since you said that you liked „fucked-up and difficult“ movies ^^b
I'll put 'em on my list!

@ Utoptia

Right, Mulholland Drive... you mentioned it a few times before...
Kinda makes me wanna watch it again. It's been a while...
I always liked it. But never considered it a favorite...
But Land of the Dead is a great zombie movie. I always liked that the zombies are pretty smart in that one.

@ Rina

Regarding your „entry anime“ question:
If you don't count the shows they aired on kid's TV in a lot of countries; for me it was Cowboy Bebop and The Vision of Escaflowne. I watched a lot of MTV back in the day and someday they decided to show some anime. Loved them both! And more followed later on...

Transit Girls... sounds interesting...

@ Blackkitty

Well... by now I think you've learned that I like and also love many things...
But I don' get THAT kind of feeling a lot. And when I do, I just wanna savor every moment of it.
That's also one of the reasons my sleeping schedule is mostly a mess. Because when I feel like that I won't go to sleep for as long as I can – 'cause you never know if you'll still feel like that the next day. Mostly not unfortunately...
I always have the most intense experiences in the middle of the night ^^
I'm usually more sensitive when everything around me is quiet and I feel like I'm the only person left on this planet. It sets me free, I guess. It's pretty addictive. And when you combine it with something you love (like music, a good story, a movie, or writing) it gets even better.
I really am addicted to feelings ^^ It's all about the pleasure to me. If I can't feel it, I'm not interested ;)

What was it that made you feel that way? You mentioned that it's been years...

@ Nezchan

Oh, I could probably handle Stranger Things. It's just where my head's at right now I'm not actually watching much of anything.

Ah, I see. I have such periods as well sometimes. But I'm kinda on a roll with TV shows lately. ^^

If you ever get the chance to watch it, I'd really like to hear your opinion about it since you also have a thing for the 80s... I'm really curious. Maybe I'm just delusional about that show, I don*t know... ;)

Hi everyone! (^_____°)/

I'm still high ^^
I went to bed totally happy and now I got up totally happy.... I feel good.
When's the last time a TV show or a movie did that to you...?

I'm still in love!

Aaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwww.............................

Seriously man, I'm in total awe right now. I loved that show!!!!

I haven't felt like this about a TV show in a veeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy long time!
Nez if you didn't have a problem with horror movies I'm sure you'd love it as well.
Technically it's not a horror show but more like a mystery, sci-fi, superpower thing, however, it's still pretty scary sometimes.
That show has everything anyone could ever want from a show!
It has the 80s charm, the story, lovely characters, great actors, the tension, the atmosphere even the music! The pacing is great too – no dragging – it's right to the point. It's amazing. It makes you laugh, it almost makes you cry – okay, it actually made me cry - it gives you the shivers, it has you sitting on the edge of your seat. It makes you feel with the characters! It makes you fall in love with it! It's nearly perfect!

And the story is good to the end! A lot of shows leave you feeling like „What was that?“ or „Yeah.... right... so that's it, huh?“. But not here. It's pretty down to earth for a supernatural show. Nothing too far-fetched.

It kinda felt like a mix of Stand by me, ET, with a little bit of Alien and even some Silent Hill vibes... AMAZING!

Hahhhhhhh....... I'm in love!
Gonna go to bed now.....

Go and watch Stranger Things!

Stranger Things!

What? I'm a troll...? Who said that??? No, I'm not! Shhhh! Shhh..... Go away!!!

Sorry, had a typo up there ^^

Go and get Netflix!!!

Now I'm off to watch Stranger Things... Great show btw... ^^

Sorry, I was off watching Stranger Things ^^

Did I mention Stranger Things before...?
Not sure. (^_-)v

But fuck that show is great! You need to watch it at night, in the dark, in total quiet...
The music, the atmosphere, just great!

Best performance of Winona Ryder ever!
I was never a Winona Ryder fan! But damn it's good to see her back after all that crap... I guess I just don't like watching people fail... (unless I hate them! ^^)

Go watch Stranger Things!!!

@ ZuljinRaynor

You! You like The Thing! And now go and watch Stranger Things! You won't be disappointed! ;) (Sorry for the typo! It's called Das Ding in German ^^)

@ Utoptia

Haven't seen Ah-Ga-Ssi yet.
Following was Nolans first movie. Also very good. Liked it very much. But totally different from his other films...

You seem to have similar tastes... (Great!) Which are your favorite movies? ^^

(Go and watch Stranger Things!)

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@ ZuljinRaynor

Sorry, was off to continue watching Stranger Things...

There are 7 versions even ^^

Well... the Final Cut version is the Final Cut where last adjustments were made and a few little mistakes were corrected.
But I mostly watched the Director's Cut back in the day. I'm not really that picky about it.
But since Ridley Scott was never really happy with the Director's Cut version – the Final Cut is the way to go, I guess...

But I'd love to watch the Early Cut version that's never been released... ^^

@ ZuljinRaynor

Here are some of my favorite movies. I probably forgot one or two but oh well...
So apart from Alien the first ones that come to mind are:

Oldboy (2003), Memento, Memories of Murder, Requiem for a Dream, Drive, Kill Bill, Taxi Driver, Zodiac and Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf. Oh, and Blade Runner, of course!

There are a lot of movies I really love. But those have a special place in my heart (ღˇ◡ˇ)~♥
Not saying they're the best movies ever made but I adore them!

@ Blackkitty

Funny and unconventional...? Sounds good! I can live with that ^^

Oh... good good. So you found my last message to you (^_-)b
Probably wasn't an easy task... we're on the roll here quite often lately... (˘⌣˘)

@ Nezchan

Watch out what you're saying ZuljinRaynor can get pretty nasty when you disagree with her on movies... o_O Ask CCL.
✌(◕‿-)✌

@ ZuljinRaynor

I know a lot of movies and their different versions... but I gotta admit that I never really paid attention to that as far as Alien 3 is concerned... I kinda feel ashamed now... (^_^“)
I guess I'd have to watch both versions to really say something about that...
Probably already saw both since I watch it every time they show it on TV... but I'm really not sure.

Definitely sounds like a new mission for me ^^

@ Blackkitty

What's that supposed to mean...??? O_O
That I have anger management problems, or what?!?
;)

But you're not really dark... you're nice and cheerful.

@ Galich

heheheh ^^
That would make me 17 again! YAY! (^_-)b
Would love that! Nothing to be sorry about...
But the truth is: Anon was already taken, of course, so I decided to add a number... 99 was the first that came to mind...

I'm just not good with names... When I created an email account a while ago absolutely E'VERY fucking name that came to mind was already taken... o_O
So at one point I just thought "What the fuck is this shit???" and that's basically the email address I got there in the end ;)
For real.