Small but Major update ^_^

syan · Post by **syan** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:34 pm

Thanks *everyone* for the compliments!!

The group shot is definitely going to the grave with me. I plan on doing some research on professional framers in the area, so I can hang both on my wall.

Also, could someone translate this for me please? It was written at the top of the rice paper that covered the group shot.

ryouko - I still love your hanken sketch!

kittens and HotIce - Thanks for checking out my tiger.

I might not have Tama-neko, but I have a feline from FY now, darn it!

ducky and wc - Thanks for the compliments on the Fruits Basket! It's one of my favorite series too, so I'm always happy when art pops up.

aernath - Ha! I agree with you about Miaka! As much as I want to dislike her character, artistically there's so many nice cels of her, so I usually cave.

kizu - Yup, this was *the* purchase. I started getting more and more paranoid as the arrival date got closer. Everytime there was a horror story post, I would wince and say a small prayer nothing would happen to them.

Thanks again everyone!

klet · Post by **klet** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:02 pm

*pinches self*

*rubs eyes*

Wow . . . real, honest-to-goodness FY hankens?! That is just incredible! They are so beautiful, and in such wonderful condition! I'm soooo glad they arrived safely!

I also must say something about the FY tiger. When I first read your post, I clicked on that one before the others, wondering which character had the nickname "Tiger." I was guessing Tasuki . . . then I clicked and found a real tiger! I love it!

syan wrote:Also, could someone translate this for me please? It was written at the top of the rice paper that covered the group shot.

The first two characters say genga. The third one over may be earth, and the fourth is mountain. I think it's probably the name of whoever worked on the genga. I'll see if I can figure it out, but your best bet would be to get a native speaker, like kittens or RX, to take a look at it. They can read shorthand much better than I can, and I'm sure they know thousands more kanji than I do.

EDIT: Blegh. I just can't get that last kanji. This is what I see:

原画 --> 地山真 (+some other kanji)

地山 is a name reading Jiyama or Jizan

真 is also a jouyou kanji (one of the kanji suitable for use in names)

Sorry. That last one is just too messy.

syan · Post by **syan** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:08 pm

klet wrote:Wow . . . real, honest-to-goodness FY hankens?! That is just incredible! They are so beautiful, and in such wonderful condition! I'm soooo glad they arrived safely!

Yup, real, honest-to-goodness FY hankens!

Thanks!

I also must say something about the FY tiger. When I first read your post, I clicked on that one before the others, wondering which character had the nickname "Tiger." I was guessing Tasuki . . . then I clicked and found a real tiger! I love it!

LMAO!!

The first two characters say genga. The third one over may be earth, and the fourth is mountain. I think it's probably the name of whoever worked on the genga. I'll see if I can figure it out, but your best bet would be to get a native speaker, like kittens or RX, to take a look at it. They can read shorthand much better than I can, and I'm sure they know thousands more kanji than I do.

EDIT: Blegh. I just can't get that last kanji. This is what I see:

原画 --> 地山真 (+some other kanji)

地山 is a name reading Jiyama or Jizan

真 is also a jouyou kanji (one of the kanji suitable for use in names)

Sorry. That last one is just too messy.

There's no way I would have connected what you have with what's written. Looking at both, and I can *sorta* see the resemblance.

You're correct about the name part! It's actually Mari Kitayama. I had been informed she had done something with the hanken, but I didn't realize it literally meant her name was on the hanken's cover.

Thanks so much klet!

keeper · Post by **keeper** » Fri May 18, 2007 2:26 pm

Oooh, lovely update! My mother would flip over that Tiger cel - she loves the big, striped cats and she is a HUGE FY fan!

Might be a little too vicious for her, though. As for myself, I actually like your new Neoranga cel - it just looks so beautiful and peaceful! Great cels!!

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Fri May 18, 2007 3:10 pm

Sorry, I thought I commented already on your update.

Absolutely stunning!

My favorite has to be the Miaka Hanken. It's just so simple, sweet and down right gorgeous.

Major congrats on everything!

syan · Post by **syan** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:32 pm

keeper - Sounds like your mom has good taste!

Thanks for giving Minami some love!

dt - Better late than never!

With the color and busyness (and far better scan/presentation) of the group shot, the Miaka seems to be in it's shadow, so I'm definitely happy she's your fav!

klet · Post by **klet** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:06 pm

syan wrote: There's no way I would have connected what you have with what's written. Looking at both, and I can *sorta* see the resemblance. You're correct about the name part! It's actually Mari Kitayama. I had been informed she had done something with the hanken, but I didn't realize it literally meant her name was on the hanken's cover. Thanks so much klet!

You're welcome.

Cool stuff! You want to know what's strange . . . that last kanji there is one I've known for two years.

It's the "ri" from "ryouri" (cuisine/cooking). Boy that's messy!!!

So, what it actually says is:

原画 --> 北山真理

Her family name means North mountain (kita + yama).

funshine · Post by **funshine** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:39 pm

awesome update! i love those fy hankens - they're so pretty! and that tiger cel is pretty dang cool too ^-^

syan · Post by **syan** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:36 pm

Thanks funshine!

klet wrote:So, what it actually says is:

原画 --> 北山真理

Her family name means North mountain (kita + yama).

Awesomeness! Thanks again!

ZombieBunny · Post by **ZombieBunny** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:18 pm

*jealous*

Gorgeous update love!

Very beautiful. As always!