June 2014 Awards

[aarinfantasy]

Congrats to winners of the month!~

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Custom Profile of the Month

Winner(s) of Profile of the Month: lynixe

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Signature of the Month

Theme: "Ice Cream"

Winner of Signature of the Month: lynixe and paplou

Sig by lynixe


Sig by paplou


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Manga Review(s) of the Month

Winner(s) of Manga Review of the Month: Romanticaa


Review:
Review #1:

Manga title: Kyuuso Ha Cheese no Yume Omiru and the sequel, Sojou no Koi wa Nido Haneru ((side note: they're both rather short and need to go hand in hand for the story & development, hope that is all right))
Manga artist: Mizushiro Setona
Manga cover: [IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/4e3c960b93d52e7591cce868d2e1dd0d/tumblr_n4ei7gRdOv1s6t4dzo3_1280.jpg[/IMG]


Review:

Story: Kyouichi is an indecisive man who frequently commits adultery. His wife hires a detective named Imagase, to investigate. However, Imagase tells him that he won’t tell Kyouichi’s wife the truth in exchange for his body. From there, they descend into a downward spiral filled with bittersweet pain.

The manga centers around the relationship between a straight man (Kyouichi) and the homosexual man (Imagase) who is utterly in love with him. There is no real seme or uke here; they interchange the roles often throughout the chapters, and that was a great display of how their relationship really was. Seeing Kyouichi struggle to define who he is and what exactly Imagase means to him was just so real. The manga shows the realism of having a homosexual relationship with a straight man. The story was agonizing, yet touching and thought-provoking.

Characters: The characters are heavily flawed, giving them more depth in a sense. The character development for Kyouichi was superb. We read this series from his perspective and can clearly see how he grew. Imagase also experiences a huge change between the prequel and sequel. He slowly becomes more obsessed and spirals towards self-destruction due to his love for Kyouichi.

Art: The art is mature with simple lines and shadows, yet leaves a strong impact. While not always consistent, it suits the story perfectly.

Overall: Love seems like a happy fantasy of bliss. But in reality, it isn’t. Love can change people, for better or for worse. What exactly is love? How do you know if you really are in love with a person and can stay in love with them for your entire life? Love is ambiguous, and this manga displayed the reality of it. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for something different from the more typical yaoi stories we see.

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Donor Random Card of the Month

Lucky pick: shigrl

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[HEEDLESS]

YEEEEEESSSSS~ Finally~


YOU GO SENSEI~ To proving you did well.. I didn't vote~

Congratz @paplou; @Romanticaa;

[lynixe]

YEEEEEESSSSS~ Finally~


YOU GO SENSEI~ To proving you did well.. I didn't vote~

Congratz @paplou; @Romanticaa;

thanks

congratz to other winners too am surprise that i double win this round too

[KadajChan]

congraz to all winners

[stormwolf2010]

Congratulations to all the winners!

[bronakopdin]

congrats @lynixe; @paplou; and @Romanticaa;!!! awesome stuffs you did there

[frano]

Oh we got a double winner for the signature, congrats @lynixe; & @paplou; ... yummy your ice-cream sig, cant get enough.

Congrats @Romanticaa; for the wonderful review, I really like it too. ^_~

@Furthermore, we got a lucky member. congrats \o/ What for a day.

[Romanticaa]

Thanks so much everyone!! I was really surprised, yet happy to see that I won <3
A huge congratulations to all the other amazing winners as well

[Dids]

Belated congrats to all of you! And especially @lynixe; for winning BOTH the profile and sig of the month!! Awesome stuff! Btw... is the Hibari sig looking for an owner...?? Because I'd gladly buy the set! Just tell me your price!!