Intro: Hey look here's an asshole

[badly_behaved_priest]

The title kinda gives it away doesn't it? Oops. Name's Faun and I'm playing the ever-so-pleasant Genjyo Sanzo from the Saiyuki manga series by Kazuya Minekura.

Sanzo's not at all pleased to be here so, uh, enjoy the ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, chain-smoking Buddhist priest? He's really good at shooting stuff and being obnoxiously bullheaded. That and the whole, being-a-jerk, thing. I'm so sorry. At least he's pretty? 

Have a list of important stuff. 

Well, I look forward to the lovely rp! Please let me know if you wish to subject your character to interacting with this scrawny bundle of fun~

Comments

[badly_behaved_priest]

I gave up on the idea of getting my hands on volume 10 of Reload. Oof. I need to read Ibun myself tbh, I've just been kinda lazy about it because, well, I'm lazy, and I've been re-reading my physical collection while taking notes. Because I'm that kind of obsessive.

Rofl, I don't think sane or reasonable are words many would use to describe Sanzo. And the sanity of those that would might be in question.

[gistful]

It's easier when you have a physical copy in your hands, yes. XD Especially when lazy and/or looking at a computer screen all day.

WELL Anton does have a pseudo-demonic thing inside him so he does have a special interpretation of 'sane' and 'reasonable'. XD

[badly_behaved_priest]

And the translations of the easier to read formats online are kinda shite. As appreciative as I am for the scans and translations for Blast on the LJ community, they are frustrating to read, even if they are more accurate. Tbh the bad translations of the online scans is part of why I have all the physical books. If I was gonna rp this asshole, I was going to know how he actually talked, not the weird stilted bad scanlation translations.

And, hey, I like having physical copies of things I like. This being the only manga I currently own, oops.

Rofl, Anton is great. He seems pretty reasonable to me. What that says about my sanity, who knows?

[gistful]

Yeah, I tend not to read scanlations in general--I much prefer hardcopy, no matter the series--but since that's not an option here I might have to suck it up. Buying books for Research Purposes FTW!

True. Despite being all demony inside he remains one of the most reasonable and level-headed characters in canon. Which probably says something about all the other characters in his canon, really. XD

[badly_behaved_priest]

Yeah I'm really always a fan of hardcopies vs. scans. I usually read scans when I'm really bored and the content is trash (lol) or to see if I would enjoy the series. Saiyuki got me fast and then I got annoyed by the bad translations. Connotations are important! (One of the reasons the anime was actually worth watching. Watched it subbed and it was hilarious the difference between the subtitles and the actual politeness or rudeness of the words actually being used....I know a teeny bit of Japanese. But only a teeny bit.)

I should look into those books at some point. I am such a slow reader lately, sigh sigh! I still need to read the books involving Aro's version of Amberdrake l o l. I'm a bad friend.

[gistful]

God yes it is. My sister and I used to watch the Japanese with English subs as well as the dubs, just to observe differences. (I used to know a bit of Japanese ... mostly by watching subbed anime. XD )

Pshaw, reading lists get looong. I used to be an avid reader and then barely did at all for a decade, and have only just gotten back into it.

[badly_behaved_priest]

I know enough from my two semesters of Japanese years ago what is super formal and what's really rude rofl. Sanzo has a way with finding the rudest way to say anything I s2g.

Reading listssss. I try to keep them short for now. I'm still working on the first of three involving Amberdrake. WHOOPS.