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uhm it's me again. I searched the net and I couldn't find that avatar of yours in pic. do you have it in your pc? if yes, can you send it to me? it's such a beautiful pic

It's a fanart for Howl's Moving Castle, I'm afraid I don't remember the name of the artist.

You have a wonderful avatar and signature! Could you tell me the name of the designer and the series you took it from? Thank you very much

exeis oreksh gia koubentoula? ti les na mou peis tis entupwseis sou sto ef?

thanks lot :D it was very enlighting. it'd be nice to talk more about this show with the marvellous characters

Yep. Actually it was kind of cute. If memory serves me right it went like this: -Nora comes in and they have a general chit-chat with Horo. -Lawrence meanwhile goes away and Horo asks Nora the trick to herding sheep. -Nora is dumfounded by the question but after looking at Horo a bit understands the true meaning and thinks about it. -She says "To have an open heart" in which Horo looks with awe. -Horo adds happy now "Sheep think they are smart". -Lawrence comes and asks what they are talking about. -Horo answers with "women talk" in which Lawrence says "I see/I understand" -At this point Horo and Nora laugh and Lawrence follows without knowing what exactly is the funny thing. This actual part is one of the many allegories and word plays which Spice&Wolf has. Nora is a shepherdess (rival of wolves) and a rival of "love" for Horo. Horo asks her how she is able to control sheep (make them come to her) and at the same time how she is able to control "sheep" (meaning men). Both of them are her “prey”. Nora first understands the former part but after a while she gets the latter part too. Her answer ("to have an open heart") means to be able to accept the peculiarities of the sheep/men. Horo is deeply moved by her answer mostly because it's not full of pride ("I'm the master of the sheep") but full of love. Horo then says that sheep/men think that they are smart and this is the point where Lawrence joins. He asks what's going on, at which point Nora feels embarrassed but Horo answers cunningly (as always) "women talk". Lawrence answer ("I understand") comes to prove the "Sheep think they are smart" line and that's why both Nora and Horo laugh. At this point it becomes obvious that Horo likes (and maybe loves) Lawrence and asks her "rival" how she was able to have such a good relationship with him. Nora pretty much says to her to be patient with him and accept his bad traits (be patient and humble, both are "god's traits"). The version in my signature is nothing that deep. I pretty much mean "in order to be with people, learn to be patient and love their peculiarities". Sorry for the long answer. I hope I helped and didn't sound too arrogant. If you think we can discuss any other part I would love to. Till then.

did you understand nora's answer to horo in the ova II (your signature) and why they laughed? I didn't quite get it...

It's good watching good shows with a good buddy :)

Ναι είναι αρκετά παρόμοιο επίπεδο. Οι πρώτες δυο ιστορίες βέβαια έχουν εντελώς διαφορετικό σχέδιο και ύφος, και η δεύτερη είναι μάλλον κατά την άποψή μου τουλάχιστον, πιο αδύναμη τόσο σε ενδιαφέρον όσο και σε μυστήριο/τρόμο. Η πρώτη και η τελευταία όμως (η τελευταία είναι με τον medicine seller) ίσως να σε επηρεάσουν και λίγο ψυχολογικά οπότε τι να σου πω. Your choice. :) PS: Το requiem from darkness ή αλλιώς 100 stories btw το θεωρώ καλύτερο σε ατμόσφαιρα/τρόμο/μυστήριο αλλά και σκηνοθετικά από το Ayakashi. Βέβαια ίσως σου πέσει λίγο βαρύ, αν και έχει πολύ πιο αυτοτελές ύφος το κάθε επεισόδιο εκεί.

mia erwthsh- to ayakashi einai sto idio epipedo tromou me to mononoke? giati an exei polu frikh k aima de 8a mporw na koimh8w meta kai...

thanks

I recommend the manga beacause είναι πιο ολοκληρωμένο και 1.000 φορές ανώτερο απο το anime.Το ανιμε μπορείς να το δεις αν θες να χεις μια σφαιρική άποψη του τι γίνεται και όσο να ναι στέκεται καλά απο μόνο του ως shoujoκωμωδία αλλά απο το μάνγκα έχεις να κερδίσεις πολύ περισσότερα απο απλό γέλιο.Όσους ξέρω που το ξεκίνησαν κόλλησαν και δε μπορούσαν να μη διαβάσουν το επόμενο τσάπτερ.

what do you recommend? the manga or the anime in skip-beat? why?

thankies.Είναι απο ένα one-shot manga της Yoshiki Nakamura(Skip Beat,TCP) και λέγεται Dramatic Love Album.Αν θες να το κατεβάσεις το χει στο mangatraders.com

nice siggie! from which manga?