I'm working on Kitchen Princess #9.
Yesterday I did work for three companies.
I did work for Company BEI, Company A, and Company DR.
I'm a workaholic!
So in volume 9 it's finally revealed who the flan prince is.
(I think...no more "I'm not really your flan prince" lying please!)
It was not who I hoped it to be...
I was thinking it would be funny if it was Akane or something.
With short hair, dressed like a boy.
But I guess that wouldn't be shojo manga.
It would turn into shojo ai.
...Anyway.
There's a recipe for cinnamon roll in this volume.
Najika says that it's easy to make bread.
I guess it's true, since my childhood friend (who seriously cannot cook) has been making bread lately.
I guess she attends bread-making classes or something.
It's a very OL-type of thing to do in Japan.
Just reading the recipe looks like it's a hassle, so I don't think I'll do it.
Talking about flan made me want some, so my friend/assistant (j/k) Dave went out and bought some for me.
Thanks, Dave!
You are my flan prince.
He bought it from a Peruvian store a block from my condo.
So it looks different from what the Japanese call "purin," but it's still delicious.
It was huge!
It measured 7cm x 7cm.
It's as huge as the novel I'm working on.
(You can see part of it under the flan).
No, I didn't eat it all by myself.
And no, I didn't have him buy it just to make the "flan prince" joke.
I got an email from my editor at Company DR the other day.
"Kitchen Princess #9 is here!"
And she sent it to me immediately.
Even though I have so much work to do, I couldn't resist reading it.
A lot happens in this volume...
But I am not for spoilers so I won't say what.
There is a special episode that explains why Fujita left his prestigious position in France.
And volume 9 states that the next volume will be the last.
Speaking of flans...
I read an article today that "purin a la mode"(by the way, "purin" is the Japanese name of flans) are disappearing from cafes and restaurants.
They used to be really popular during the Showa period but now they are almost only available in convenience stores, the article said.
I guess they evolved and found a way to survive in this era.
This is what a traditional "purin a la mode" looks like:
Hmm. Now I want some flan.
I'll be working on Kitchen Princess #9 in July.
I finished Title C from Company TP.
I finished it early because of Fanime.
My next due date is Kitchen Princess #9 and Speed Grapher #3, but since both books haven't come yet I'm starting Ghost Hunt #10.
The bad part about working on Ghost Hunt #10 is that you can't really work on it at night.
So I have to try to finish it during the day.
Anyway, I worked on Ghost Hunt #9 over a year ago...and I don't really remember the characters' names!
I even forgot the main character's name...sorry, Mai!
But sheesh...reading back, I realize how much I don't like Naru.
I know there's a trend for these type of guys in shojo right now, but...I'm old-school!
I finished Shugo Chara #6.
Amu Character Transforms so many times in so many ways I had a hard time keeping track.
I'm glad I keep a list.
Now I move on to the yaoi project from Company TP.
Kitchen Princess #6 is out.
The shocking cliffhanger in volume 5 made me really want to read this when it came out.
Actually, I think I was reading the Nakayoshi magazine reviews just to find out what happened.
Please check it out!
I'm working on Shugo Chara #6 right now.
There is a really cute reference to Sailor Moon, so I wanted to show it.
Since my friend said that my blog is always the same thing:
"I worked on this. I finished this, now working on this."
...Sorry.
He suggested introducing Japanese words or something like that.
I guess I can...if it comes up in my work.
Usually I'm so rushed to finish a project I forget.
If you have any other opinions please email/comment.
Please don't be mean like some people are at another industry
blog.
Anyways, here's the reference.
Amu appears and says,
"Angel of Love, Amulet Angel...will punish you in the name of Heaven!"
or something like that.
Yaya's comment:
"I've heard that somewhere before..."
I had to go around asking my otaku friends how Sailor Moon's line was translated.
I never saw/read the English version...
Today I got a package from Company DR.
It had Shugo Chara #6 and Ghost Hunt #10 inside.
Ghost Hunt is entering its final arc.
I didn't read it yet, but I can't wait.
Hope it's not as creepy as the other arcs...
Happy Earth Day!
I turned in the lengthy Project T, and then got more from the same series.
This time there's hardly any text.
But it's a rush, so I guess my weekend is gone...
Foxy Lady #3 is due on Monday, and I was planning on finishing it on Friday so that I would have the whole weekend to dedicate to tennis.
(Watching, not playing...my wrist still hurts)
But I guess I'll be working on Project T?
By the way, nothing that I've been working on secretly was announced at NYCC.
Sigh.
I finished Shugo Chara #5.
A little bit early, because I was expecting to finish tomorrow morning.
But I can sleep tonight! Yay!
The best part of this volume was Tadase's capri pants.
Do guys wear that?
Other than Rafael Nadal?
Anyway, moving on to my next project.
Busy, busy...
I'm working on Shugo Chara #5.
In the Q&A section, PEACH-PIT talks about how they got the names for Ran, Su, and Miki.
They are the names of the girls in Candies, an idol group from the 1970s.
Even though that was before my time, I know them.
But I totally didn't connect...duh!
Candies is probably the best known for "Toshishita no Otoko no ko" (The Younger Boy).
I learned the song because my sister likes younger men.
Oops, can I write that?
Candies wasn't as big as Pink Lady, but I still know many old men who adored them.
I think it was mentioned in Yuukan Club, where an old man gave up his Candies autograph to ask for a favor.
Anyway.
I have 50 more pages to do by tomorrow morning.
I should get back to work.
Kagetora #9 is out.
Princess Resurrection #3 is out too.
I worked on these so long ago I don't remember what's in them.
I haven't gotten my samples yet, either...
I hope my neighbors are not stealing them!
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