Let's Play A Game...

[wildvision]

I'm in such a good mood today! I went to the mall with my mother today, because I needed a new book to read. I got a copy of Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey, which I'll start on soon. The main reason that I wanted to go, however, was because Waldenbooks carries graphic novels now. After picking up my fantasy novel, I checked out their manga section. I was rather surprised to find the very thing that I'd been hoping that they'd have: Volume 1 of Yuugiou. For some reason, I got hooked on this title some time ago. Now, I've only seen a couple of dubbed episodes (with no intention to see more...the dub is on par with the early DBZ & SM dubs =P), but as I learned a bit about the original version, it caught my interest. I'm so glad that they had it in stock! I've already read it, and can't wait for the next one to come out! (Which isn't until sometime in August ;_; But they introduce Kaiba Seto in it! Yay! Besides Kaiba, I can't wait until they bring Bakura Ryou in...*G*) The graphic novel itself is very nice. It reads right-to-left, in the traditional Japanese format, and they left the original Japanese names of the characters! (Forget "Joey", gimme my Jounouchi! *Glomps*) Plus the occasional liner note to explain cultural things. ^^V

Lately, I've been prowling the net, looking for images and desktop things, as well as any place that I can get the subtitled version of the anime. (Damn you, 4Kids, for making such a crappy dub and then not offering the subbed version on the DVDs!) I've found a store selling subbed import DVDs, but I want to ask around the fan community to see if they're reliable before I order from them. I just hope that I can get some subbed episodes soon...I can tell that my copy of Volume 1 is going to see a lot of use, and I'm anxious to see the story unfold. ^^ *Goes off to happily reread her graphic novel and watch the anime intros/closings she downloaded* *Sings* Kawaita sakebi ga...

[x-posted from my old journal]