Zetsu's Log

Many news ... (^_~) ...
last modified: Thursday, November 23, 2006 (12:53:08 PM)
Hey yo @ll ... (^_^)/ ...

here we go again ... time is passing by so fast at the moment ... I'll finally made the evaluation of the Open House event ... Open House??? now??? I know I know ... I'm quite late for it, but I'd like to present you all the answers at least ... (^_^) ...

1. Do you prefer to see the whole scene from which the particular Cel/Douga comes from or would only a screen capture be better (at the moment both galleries have the complete scenes)???

- 11 of you really like the whole scene thing
- 3 would prefer having screen captures partly because of a slower internet connection
- and finally 7 of you like to have both ... because they like to see the exact screenshot too to compare

in result I decided to do both ... (actually I already made it) ... the scene and the screen capture are available now at least for my gallery ... I haven't had the time yet to do it for my mother too, but maybe in the near future ... (^_^) ...

2. If it exist, would you like to have additionally a scan from the picture/page of the Manga too (not yet in none of the two galleries)???

- 11 of you would like to have a Manga scan to compare the differences
- 7 of you think that it hasn't much to do with the Cel collecting thing or think it would be too much

well ... I searched for the scenes in the Manga and had to determine, that it would be nearly impossible for my collection, but for my mothers it would work ... so maybe I'll add some Manga scans instead of a screen capture in her gallery and quit this idea for my collection ... (^_^) ...

3. Do you prefer to see the Cels/Douga in chronological order of the OVA (Zetsuai) or separated into the different characters (Kizuna) or something complete different???

this question was a disaster!!! ... most of you have good points pro and contra both ... it was balanced ... so I think I'll keep everything like it is in that case ... (^_~) ...
the chronological way works well for my gallery and the separation into characters for my mothers gallery ... so why changing it ... *lol* ...

4. Does it look better to separate the Cels from the Douga (Zetsuai) or put them all together in the same category (Kizuna)???

- 5 of you like to have them separate
- 5 prefer them together
- and amazing 10 really wants to have the sketches attached directly under the cel ... (-.-) ...

even if so many of you like to have it this way, I fear I will keep my line ... it's because for me a sketch is also a unique piece of art and deserves to be treated like that ... additionally I have 4 sketches without a matching cel which I have to present separately anyway, so why not the rest too ...
for all you connection-lovers I have in the description of every Cel/Douga/etc the links to everything belonging to the entry ... (^_^) ...

5. Would you like to see further "Scene of the Month" (Zetsuai)???

the resonance for this question was overwhelming ... 19!!! like to have more of them and only 1 would prefer a shot of the month instead of a scene because of the slower internet connection again ...

so I think the 1 against was outvoted by a big majority ... (^_~) ...

6. Do you like the design of the two galleries or is the "Zetsuai" design too plain and the "Kizuna" design too playful???

here I was a very very VERY little bit insulted ... (-.-) ... you like the design of my mothers gallery more than mine by the majority ... BUT ... most of you like the Zetsuai design too ... (^_^) ... only 4 of you don't like the flames (even if some others of you think that the flames make them remember my gallery the most) ... unfortunately there were no improvement suggestions for my gallery and I must confess that I have a lack of ideas to change something ... there was the 1 of you who suggested to put the pictures of Koji and Takuto from the bottom banner to the head banner, but I fear that won't change much, but nevertheless thank you for the idea ... (^_^) ...

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re: Many news ... (^_~) ...Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 7:43:57 AM
Zetsuai

7. Are the information for all series sufficient (above each category in both galleries) or would you like to have much more details???

- 10 of you think that the series information are sufficient
- 6 of you like to have a plot summary
- and 5 would like to have more personal comments with all the entries

I think all of the suggestions are great and I will do as you like, but please be patient ... that will take some time ... I never knew, that nearly NOBODY of you know any of the series of me and my mother ... so it is really comprehensible that you like to have a plot summary ... (^_^) ...


re: Many news ... (^_~) ...Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 7:44:24 AM
Zetsuai

8. no there were only 7 questions, but I make a new point for all the curiosities you wrote within your feedback:

- 2 of you mentioned that putting numbers and the time in the title of the entries arent a good idea ... I thought this over, but came to the result to put everytime only the name of the character in the title wouldn''t look better and the numbers helps me to order everything in the one or the other way, so please don''t be sad, if I keep my beloved numbers ... (^_~) ...
- 1 of you likes me to crop (learned a new word) my scans to look more like in the Anime ... but I like to show you all everything on a Cel/Douga/etc. ... only the cropped part seems to look like there is missing something ... it''s only my opinion ... I hope you could understand it ... (^_^) ...
- 1 of you wants my mother to delete her graveyard, because sold cels don''t look good in the gallery, but I must say they weren''t sold ... she would never sell such a great cel ... contrary she tried to buy this one, but it was destroyed and sent back to the seller (anyhow that is what the seller told me) ... so the graveyard is more or less only a shrine of remembering a cel gone forever ... R.I.P. ... (-.-) ...
- 4 of you mentioned the back-scan idea ... (^_^) ... thank you very much ... please feel free to take this one for your gallery too ... (^_^) ...
- 2 of you mentioned the fact that my mother and I could be happy to share this hobby together ... and indeed: we are!!! ... (^_^) ...
- last but not least I''d like to mention also the one who hopes that I will never ever find one of my wishlist cels, because I could never spend more the one kidney ... LOOOOOOOOL ... (but by the way I never said that I would give MY kidneys ... *evil grin*) ... (^_~) ...

that''s all folks ... (^_^) ... thank you all so much for your feedback ... can''t wait for the next year ... (^_~) ...


re: Many news ... (^_~) ...Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 7:44:42 AM
Zetsuai

oh I forgot one LITTLE thing ... really very little ... not worth mentioning it, but I do it nevertheless ... for more than 3 years Mandarake had 2 marvellous, amazing, gorgeous original drawings from Minami Ozaki in their shop and I visit this page every day again and again longing so much to get them one day, but the price of them was far to much for me and so all left for me was watching them and hoping that nobody will ever buy them until that far far away day, when I will have enough money to get them ...

they are sold now ...

SOLD ...

to ...

MY MOTHER ... (did I ever mentioned that I have the best mother in the world???) ... they are going to be my x-mas present ... could you belive THAT??? ...

so you now talking to the happiest girl alive ... (*_*) ...

they are already here and have a great frame arround them ... what should I say ... my mother didn''t want me to open the frame yet and scaning the shikishi in the frame is nearly impossible, so you all have to wait until christmas for some proper scans, BUT I added the pictures Mandarake had in the Shop to my gallery, so you have an idea of what they look like ... (^_^) ...

can''t wait for x-mas!!! ... I love my mum!!! ... (^_^) ...

Kôjirô Hyûga Shikishi - (http://zetsuai.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=184096)
Ken Wakashimazu Shikishi - (http://zetsuai.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=184097)

Zetsu

P.S.: this seems to be the biggest blog I ever wrote ... (O.o) ...


Oh WOW!!!Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 9:15:28 AM
Leah

Now I love your mom too! *___* What an incredible gift! ^_^

You make me sad that I didn''t participate this year in the Open House. V_V I knew I wouldn''t have the time required though, since we were moving. *sigh*
But it looks like you got a lot of good comments!
Next year for certain, I''ll participate again. ^_^

Hopefully by then we''ll both have great jobs and be buying lots of cels! ~_^

*hugs*


re: Many news ... (^_~) ...Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 9:46:43 AM
tex-chan

9. Tex loves your gallery just the way it is! *gloms* I didn''t participate in the Open House, either -- not enough time, and I''ve been feeling a bit "blah". So, I didn''t think I''d have much fun doing it. But, it looks like you got some great info from it for you and your mom! As far as the changes go, just remember ... it''s your gallery, so do the layout and cel/sketch arrangement the way that makes you happy. That''s what counts the most. Everyone will still come to visit. After all, it''s the best Zetsuai/Bronze gallery out there!

And ... OMG! Those drawings are so GORGEOUS!! *.* Your mom rocks!! Congrats on such a fantastic Christmas present. They could not go to a better or more deserving owner! *hugs*


re: Many news ... (^_~) ...Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 1:13:29 AM
wELCOME cONSUMER

This is probably the longest, best blog entry I''ve ever read. Ever! I don''t have to respond to everything you''ve mentioned tho =( I will probably try to reply in a personal email later tho.

I just gotta say, I love your''s and your mother''s collections. You guys have among the finest galleries on RS, evidenced by your high scores and visitor count. I love the display, information and bonus items (like gifs!) Very cool stuff. You two set the standard for the rest of us. =)


re: Many news ... (^_~) ...Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 1:15:48 AM
wELCOME cONSUMER

I meant, I don''t have -time- to reply to every Q&A you brought up here. Geez, I''m so dumb! Anyway, it''s cool that you''ve taken the time to share this great info with us.