~*~2011~*~
Titles of Posts
January 25th: NT Game
January 29th: Syaoran the Waiter Boy by Hazuki Goldair
February 3rd: Caramelldansen
February 3rd: Group Anniversary
February 16th: The Sniffing Chronicles
July 8th: Valentine’s Day Special
July 23rd: Asocialcat’s NT Doujinshi
October 31st: “I’m With You” + Happy Halloween
January 29th: Syaoran the Waiter Boy by Hazuki Goldair
February 3rd: Caramelldansen
February 3rd: Group Anniversary
February 16th: The Sniffing Chronicles
July 8th: Valentine’s Day Special
July 23rd: Asocialcat’s NT Doujinshi
October 31st: “I’m With You” + Happy Halloween
Full-Length Posts
January 25th: NT Game
I get sad because I can't participate in any of the regular discussion (because
I don't trust myself not to give away spoilers,) but yay! What a fun game. It
was hilarious reading everyone's responses, and I wanted to take a shot as well
(from various characters' POV.)
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Chang Eron
marry: Kinomoto Sakura (and have twin babies)
punch in the face: Syaoran
have as a sibling: Erika foreva!
have as best friend: Tomoyo (please support me! Please please please!)
have as SLAVE: Syaoran and make him kiss my feet
just not be in the picture for a little while: Syaoran
understand better: women
admit their true feelings: Chang Ruichi, the first sis-con
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Li Syaoran
marry: who mother tells me to
punch in the face: Eron or Eriol or Kai
have as a sibling: not Meilin
have as best friend: Yukito-san
have as SLAVE: Kinomoto Touya
just not be in the picture for a little while: the Li Clan
understand better: Sakura
admit their true feelings: Meilin to Kai
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Kinomoto Sakura
marry: my father (or someone like him)
punch in the face: Syaoran or onii-chan
have as a sibling: Kai
have as best friend: Tomoyo of course! Friend forever!
have as SLAVE: onii-chan
just not be in the picture for a little while: Meilin and Kai (they take away
too much attention)
understand better: Leiyun
admit their true feelings: Tomoyo to Eriol
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Kaitou Magician
marry: do I have to?
punch in the face: Kinomoto Fujishinto
have as a sibling: My Miho-hime is number one. I wouldn't mind adopting Sakura
as well.
have as best friend: Syao-chan!
have as SLAVE: Eriol
just not be in the picture for a little while: Sakura, and rename the series,
the New Trials of Kaitou Magician, Meilin and Underlings
understand better: Kara Reed
admit their true feelings: Meilin to me
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Daidouji Tomoyo
marry: Sakura
punch in the face: Anyone who makes Sakura cry
have as a sibling: Sakura
have as best friend: Sakura
have as SLAVE: Eriol
just not be in the picture for a little while: anybody who's not wearing lance
and ribbons
understand better: Mizuki Kaho
admit their true feelings: are you really asking me this question? Have you
been watching the subject of my videos?
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Wish-chan, the writer, and not
S.K. the human being.
marry: Clow Reed (so that we can rule the world).
punch in the face: Mokona (aka Moonie-chan)... It'll go boing!
have as a sibling: Touya :P
have as best friend: Chang Ruichi, Dark One Number One
have as SLAVE: all the male cast of New Trials excluding Li Wutai
just not be in the picture for a little while: Kaitou Magician (you get too
much screentime because you hijack every scene!)
understand better: Suppi-chan
admit their true feelings: Eriol to Syaoran
(Amethyst Beloved’s note: And this was the amazing post that gave me the idea to make a compilation of Wish-chan’s memorable posts!!)
January 29th: Syaoran the Waiter Boy by Hazuki Goldair
Ohmygod!!!!
That is amazing! First off, your voice is AMAZING! Are you trained in musical
theater? It sounded like a professional recording.
And the lyrics. They're so sweet and hilarious and yet so sincere. I love the
tongue-in-cheek humor. White chiffon cake and stir-fry. Lol.
I'm a big fan of Kristin Chenoweth, so I was inspired to check out the original
song. Anyhow, what a great choice in song! I can totally imagine Eriol playing
the piano. And, I completely will have "Syaoran the Waiter Boy" stuck in my head
all day long.
I'd totally love to post up the song up on youtube with proper credits if you
don't mind sharing, but that's totally up to you. Meanwhile I'm inspired to go
draw a fanart of Syaoran the Waiter Boy. Lol...
- Wish-chan
February 3rd: Caramelldansen
I think Caramelldansen is the most addictive thing ever. ^_^ A New Trials
version would be awesome. I'd often thought it would be hilarious as well ever
since I saw a TRC version.
Jinyu's hair is black. I actually had a rough colored concept sketch of him on
my computer, so I posted it up on my blogL
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-lunar-new-year-happy-7th.html
Seeing Jinyu doing Caramelldansen might possibly be even more funny than
Kurogane... Lol...
February 3rd: Group Anniversary
Just a fanart to celebrate the 7th (someone please correct me if I counted
wrong) anniversary of the Yahoo Group! It's Sakura+Syaoran+Eron=HOE!
http://wishluv.deviantart.com/#/d38ooap
Rough colored concept sketch of Li Jinyu can be seen at my blog:
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-lunar-new-year-happy-7th.html
Thank you all of you for your support, lively discussions CCS and not CCS
related. Though I am not able to actively participate in the storyline
discussions, I do love all the theories and the speculations. It keeps me very
enthused. And I do always enjoy the music and artwork and everyday life talk as
well. You guys are awesome. Many thanks to the wonderful mods, Kirei Blossom and
Selenity Shiroi and to all of you participating, lurking, returning, wandering,
etc.!
Happy Lunar New Year!
- Wish-chan
(Amethyst Beloved’s note: This was during the period that I went AWOL. Kirei-chan, was kind enough for mentioning me in her reply post to Wish-chan. It was a pleasure helping out for all of those years and now that I’m back, I’m not going anywhere!)
February 16th: The Sniffing Chronicles
Oh god, that was HILARIOUS! I was completely cracking up, after a long day. It's
been a crazy week for me, and somehow, this just made me laugh carefree. First,
off, I'd like to make it official; if something ever happens to me (heaven
forbid), I leave it to Kirei Blossom to finish off New Trials for me. (Much to
Eron and Eriol's dismay).
Secondly, OMG, how did you know Leiyun's going to "hire" Tomoyo's skills? Next
chapter spoiler alert! Well, it's not much of a spoiler I guess. And poor
Eriol-kun! He even got left out of Tomoyo's video diary! Again! I promise to
give you a bigger role next chapter, Eriol-chan!
And... ERON... Poor Eron the Sniffer. I never meant to turn him into a pervert.
But everyone knows he spends an hour shampooing his long hair and another half
hour blow-drying it. Between Eron, Syaoran and Kai, I don't know who's vainer.
Metrosexual is in these days. And don't make me ship Syao-chan+Eron-pyon. I'll
really do it, you know. It didn't even really occur to me until I read this...
and once I get an idea...
Eron popping up in all the photos... canon material. Eron finding Syaoran's hair
smells different. Still canon. And Jinyu-tachi in bunny outfits? LOL... Ever
since WinxC1ub-chan's "Caramelldansen," Jinyu hasn't been catching his break.
And the Syaoran+Eron+Kai+Eriol love rhombus... CANON!
Thanks Kirei-chan! This was awesome! I felt like I was just reading New Trials.
Hmm... I really enjoy writing and I have a lot of fun writing New Trials. But I
came to the realization today. Sometimes, it's just more fun reading.
- Wish-chan
July 8th: Valentine’s Day Special
So, I did something I 100% do not approve of in myself... If it's any
consolation, I lack in the communication department in real life too when I am
busy, and my friends complain that I totally go MIA on them when I get
overwhelmed with work. It's a horrible tendency, but I have a personality when I
am involved in something, I go all out, which means I have to cut myself out of
at least one thing, namely, my favorite hobby. In an ideal world, writing would
be my vocation, not hobby, yet that is another story. But I am back, and I hope
I can catch up on everything I've missed out on over the past couple months,
namely replying to emails!!! >.< It's a familiar pattern; I think I tend to
disappear in springtime and reappear in the summer.
Unfortunately, Chapter 68 is still in the works, but on a brighter note, I was
finally was able to finish editing Chapter 67.5, the Valentine's Day Special.
Yes, I continue the fashion of celebrating holidays on the wrong special
occasion. My more lengthy excuses and apologies for being MIA are here:
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-trials-update-valentines-day.html. But
at the risk of sounding like a broken taperecorder, many apologies for
disappearing and causing any worry. There are times when real life just takes
over and multitudes of ways.
- Wish-chan (who feels like hiding underneath a turtle shell sometimes.)
So, who is excited about CLAMP's new project, Blood C? I knew it was a matter of
time before they caught on to the vampire craze (wonder if Kamui and co. will
cameo.) :P
July 23rd: Asocialcat’s NT Doujinshi
Wow, this is amazing!!! I can't imagine how long it took you to draw everything
(and it's not like you're a team of four like CLAMP!) I mean, 74 pages! @o@ It's
really beyond my expectations and was like a Christmas present or something
finally seeing a manga-form of New Trials. I actually got some doujinshi
requests some years ago and never got to see results. Drawing one picture takes
so much time, so I can see how much time went into this chapter, and it's an
awesome read as well.
I know I wrote the basis of the story, but it's been so long since I've written
the story, it was really fun to revisit it in a different medium. I know I
mentioned how I like to see different interpretation of New Trials, and for me,
it was so fun seeing how certain scenes can be interpreted via a different
medium. I especially love the layout of each page and panel, because it seems
like so much thought went into each page. Yet, I was very happy to see little
details that I wrote about. I really liked your personal touches as well. The
Syaoran vision page was adorable.
I especially liked the scenes with Tomoyo in it. I love Tomoyo's expression on
pg. 38. You really captured her well. I love spacey Syaoran getting lobbed by a
ball too. Oh, and I really like how you drew the Knife. Erika was pretty much
spot on as well. :)
I'm honored that you adapted New Trials into manga-format and hope many people
can enjoy as much as I have. I'd like to make a post about it on my blog, if you
don't mind, so please let me know if you have any information you want to
include in the credits.
Thank you so much for such a beautiful manga chapter. :) It feels like an early
Christmas gift. I think you are such a talented person in both art and music!
You're songs and piano-playing skills are amazing as well. You're a bit
multi-talented like Tomoyo-chan, aren't you? ^_^
- Wish-chan
October 31st: “I’m With You” + Happy Halloween
Thank you very much Hazuki-chan! I actually love this Avril Lavigne song.
Ironically, it used to be on my play list a lot in the Arc 3 era. Avril Lavigne,
Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton. Lol... Also, I think it's a horribly hard
song to sing to, but I love your rendition of it and the new lyrics to match New
Trials and CCS! It brought a smile to my face to see all the matching scenes to
the lyrics. (I wanted to post this comment on youtube, but I guess youtube hates
me, because I can't.)
Apologies to the group for being MIA as usual. I hate making excuses, hence I
disappear, but this time around, I think I literally have a busier schedule than
ever before. I always make ridiculous self vows about: I'm not going to post in
the Yahoo Group until I have the new chapter. But here I am again.
I have an old but newly posted Halloween-esque fanart up here:
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-halloween-whos-afraid-of-big-bad.html
Don't worry; I didn't waste precious writing time drawing. lol. It's a doodle
from almost a year ago.
Happy Halloween 2011!
Wish-chan
Wedding bells are ringing~
I get sad because I can't participate in any of the regular discussion (because
I don't trust myself not to give away spoilers,) but yay! What a fun game. It
was hilarious reading everyone's responses, and I wanted to take a shot as well
(from various characters' POV.)
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Chang Eron
marry: Kinomoto Sakura (and have twin babies)
punch in the face: Syaoran
have as a sibling: Erika foreva!
have as best friend: Tomoyo (please support me! Please please please!)
have as SLAVE: Syaoran and make him kiss my feet
just not be in the picture for a little while: Syaoran
understand better: women
admit their true feelings: Chang Ruichi, the first sis-con
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Li Syaoran
marry: who mother tells me to
punch in the face: Eron or Eriol or Kai
have as a sibling: not Meilin
have as best friend: Yukito-san
have as SLAVE: Kinomoto Touya
just not be in the picture for a little while: the Li Clan
understand better: Sakura
admit their true feelings: Meilin to Kai
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Kinomoto Sakura
marry: my father (or someone like him)
punch in the face: Syaoran or onii-chan
have as a sibling: Kai
have as best friend: Tomoyo of course! Friend forever!
have as SLAVE: onii-chan
just not be in the picture for a little while: Meilin and Kai (they take away
too much attention)
understand better: Leiyun
admit their true feelings: Tomoyo to Eriol
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Kaitou Magician
marry: do I have to?
punch in the face: Kinomoto Fujishinto
have as a sibling: My Miho-hime is number one. I wouldn't mind adopting Sakura
as well.
have as best friend: Syao-chan!
have as SLAVE: Eriol
just not be in the picture for a little while: Sakura, and rename the series,
the New Trials of Kaitou Magician, Meilin and Underlings
understand better: Kara Reed
admit their true feelings: Meilin to me
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Daidouji Tomoyo
marry: Sakura
punch in the face: Anyone who makes Sakura cry
have as a sibling: Sakura
have as best friend: Sakura
have as SLAVE: Eriol
just not be in the picture for a little while: anybody who's not wearing lance
and ribbons
understand better: Mizuki Kaho
admit their true feelings: are you really asking me this question? Have you
been watching the subject of my videos?
Disclaimer: the following expresses the views of Wish-chan, the writer, and not
S.K. the human being.
marry: Clow Reed (so that we can rule the world).
punch in the face: Mokona (aka Moonie-chan)... It'll go boing!
have as a sibling: Touya :P
have as best friend: Chang Ruichi, Dark One Number One
have as SLAVE: all the male cast of New Trials excluding Li Wutai
just not be in the picture for a little while: Kaitou Magician (you get too
much screentime because you hijack every scene!)
understand better: Suppi-chan
admit their true feelings: Eriol to Syaoran
(Amethyst Beloved’s note: And this was the amazing post that gave me the idea to make a compilation of Wish-chan’s memorable posts!!)
January 29th: Syaoran the Waiter Boy by Hazuki Goldair
Ohmygod!!!!
That is amazing! First off, your voice is AMAZING! Are you trained in musical
theater? It sounded like a professional recording.
And the lyrics. They're so sweet and hilarious and yet so sincere. I love the
tongue-in-cheek humor. White chiffon cake and stir-fry. Lol.
I'm a big fan of Kristin Chenoweth, so I was inspired to check out the original
song. Anyhow, what a great choice in song! I can totally imagine Eriol playing
the piano. And, I completely will have "Syaoran the Waiter Boy" stuck in my head
all day long.
I'd totally love to post up the song up on youtube with proper credits if you
don't mind sharing, but that's totally up to you. Meanwhile I'm inspired to go
draw a fanart of Syaoran the Waiter Boy. Lol...
- Wish-chan
February 3rd: Caramelldansen
I think Caramelldansen is the most addictive thing ever. ^_^ A New Trials
version would be awesome. I'd often thought it would be hilarious as well ever
since I saw a TRC version.
Jinyu's hair is black. I actually had a rough colored concept sketch of him on
my computer, so I posted it up on my blogL
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-lunar-new-year-happy-7th.html
Seeing Jinyu doing Caramelldansen might possibly be even more funny than
Kurogane... Lol...
February 3rd: Group Anniversary
Just a fanart to celebrate the 7th (someone please correct me if I counted
wrong) anniversary of the Yahoo Group! It's Sakura+Syaoran+Eron=HOE!
http://wishluv.deviantart.com/#/d38ooap
Rough colored concept sketch of Li Jinyu can be seen at my blog:
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-lunar-new-year-happy-7th.html
Thank you all of you for your support, lively discussions CCS and not CCS
related. Though I am not able to actively participate in the storyline
discussions, I do love all the theories and the speculations. It keeps me very
enthused. And I do always enjoy the music and artwork and everyday life talk as
well. You guys are awesome. Many thanks to the wonderful mods, Kirei Blossom and
Selenity Shiroi and to all of you participating, lurking, returning, wandering,
etc.!
Happy Lunar New Year!
- Wish-chan
(Amethyst Beloved’s note: This was during the period that I went AWOL. Kirei-chan, was kind enough for mentioning me in her reply post to Wish-chan. It was a pleasure helping out for all of those years and now that I’m back, I’m not going anywhere!)
February 16th: The Sniffing Chronicles
Oh god, that was HILARIOUS! I was completely cracking up, after a long day. It's
been a crazy week for me, and somehow, this just made me laugh carefree. First,
off, I'd like to make it official; if something ever happens to me (heaven
forbid), I leave it to Kirei Blossom to finish off New Trials for me. (Much to
Eron and Eriol's dismay).
Secondly, OMG, how did you know Leiyun's going to "hire" Tomoyo's skills? Next
chapter spoiler alert! Well, it's not much of a spoiler I guess. And poor
Eriol-kun! He even got left out of Tomoyo's video diary! Again! I promise to
give you a bigger role next chapter, Eriol-chan!
And... ERON... Poor Eron the Sniffer. I never meant to turn him into a pervert.
But everyone knows he spends an hour shampooing his long hair and another half
hour blow-drying it. Between Eron, Syaoran and Kai, I don't know who's vainer.
Metrosexual is in these days. And don't make me ship Syao-chan+Eron-pyon. I'll
really do it, you know. It didn't even really occur to me until I read this...
and once I get an idea...
Eron popping up in all the photos... canon material. Eron finding Syaoran's hair
smells different. Still canon. And Jinyu-tachi in bunny outfits? LOL... Ever
since WinxC1ub-chan's "Caramelldansen," Jinyu hasn't been catching his break.
And the Syaoran+Eron+Kai+Eriol love rhombus... CANON!
Thanks Kirei-chan! This was awesome! I felt like I was just reading New Trials.
Hmm... I really enjoy writing and I have a lot of fun writing New Trials. But I
came to the realization today. Sometimes, it's just more fun reading.
- Wish-chan
July 8th: Valentine’s Day Special
So, I did something I 100% do not approve of in myself... If it's any
consolation, I lack in the communication department in real life too when I am
busy, and my friends complain that I totally go MIA on them when I get
overwhelmed with work. It's a horrible tendency, but I have a personality when I
am involved in something, I go all out, which means I have to cut myself out of
at least one thing, namely, my favorite hobby. In an ideal world, writing would
be my vocation, not hobby, yet that is another story. But I am back, and I hope
I can catch up on everything I've missed out on over the past couple months,
namely replying to emails!!! >.< It's a familiar pattern; I think I tend to
disappear in springtime and reappear in the summer.
Unfortunately, Chapter 68 is still in the works, but on a brighter note, I was
finally was able to finish editing Chapter 67.5, the Valentine's Day Special.
Yes, I continue the fashion of celebrating holidays on the wrong special
occasion. My more lengthy excuses and apologies for being MIA are here:
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-trials-update-valentines-day.html. But
at the risk of sounding like a broken taperecorder, many apologies for
disappearing and causing any worry. There are times when real life just takes
over and multitudes of ways.
- Wish-chan (who feels like hiding underneath a turtle shell sometimes.)
So, who is excited about CLAMP's new project, Blood C? I knew it was a matter of
time before they caught on to the vampire craze (wonder if Kamui and co. will
cameo.) :P
July 23rd: Asocialcat’s NT Doujinshi
Wow, this is amazing!!! I can't imagine how long it took you to draw everything
(and it's not like you're a team of four like CLAMP!) I mean, 74 pages! @o@ It's
really beyond my expectations and was like a Christmas present or something
finally seeing a manga-form of New Trials. I actually got some doujinshi
requests some years ago and never got to see results. Drawing one picture takes
so much time, so I can see how much time went into this chapter, and it's an
awesome read as well.
I know I wrote the basis of the story, but it's been so long since I've written
the story, it was really fun to revisit it in a different medium. I know I
mentioned how I like to see different interpretation of New Trials, and for me,
it was so fun seeing how certain scenes can be interpreted via a different
medium. I especially love the layout of each page and panel, because it seems
like so much thought went into each page. Yet, I was very happy to see little
details that I wrote about. I really liked your personal touches as well. The
Syaoran vision page was adorable.
I especially liked the scenes with Tomoyo in it. I love Tomoyo's expression on
pg. 38. You really captured her well. I love spacey Syaoran getting lobbed by a
ball too. Oh, and I really like how you drew the Knife. Erika was pretty much
spot on as well. :)
I'm honored that you adapted New Trials into manga-format and hope many people
can enjoy as much as I have. I'd like to make a post about it on my blog, if you
don't mind, so please let me know if you have any information you want to
include in the credits.
Thank you so much for such a beautiful manga chapter. :) It feels like an early
Christmas gift. I think you are such a talented person in both art and music!
You're songs and piano-playing skills are amazing as well. You're a bit
multi-talented like Tomoyo-chan, aren't you? ^_^
- Wish-chan
October 31st: “I’m With You” + Happy Halloween
Thank you very much Hazuki-chan! I actually love this Avril Lavigne song.
Ironically, it used to be on my play list a lot in the Arc 3 era. Avril Lavigne,
Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton. Lol... Also, I think it's a horribly hard
song to sing to, but I love your rendition of it and the new lyrics to match New
Trials and CCS! It brought a smile to my face to see all the matching scenes to
the lyrics. (I wanted to post this comment on youtube, but I guess youtube hates
me, because I can't.)
Apologies to the group for being MIA as usual. I hate making excuses, hence I
disappear, but this time around, I think I literally have a busier schedule than
ever before. I always make ridiculous self vows about: I'm not going to post in
the Yahoo Group until I have the new chapter. But here I am again.
I have an old but newly posted Halloween-esque fanart up here:
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-halloween-whos-afraid-of-big-bad.html
Don't worry; I didn't waste precious writing time drawing. lol. It's a doodle
from almost a year ago.
Happy Halloween 2011!
Wish-chan
Wedding bells are ringing~
~*~2012*~*~
Titles of Posts
April 2nd: Chapter 68: Regeneration
April 3rd: The Metal, Kaitou origins + NT Wiki
April 6th: New Trials Real Time Timeline
April 3rd: The Metal, Kaitou origins + NT Wiki
April 6th: New Trials Real Time Timeline
Full-Length Posts
April 2nd: Chapter 68: Regeneration
Hello,
I'm sorry I've been MIA for so long! My April Fool's Day joke was sort of a fail
because I'm too impatient.
But now, the (semi) edited version of Chapter 68: Regeneration is up. I
apologize to anyone who read the horrid, draft version yesterday. Then again,
there aren't too many major changes to this chapter.
http://wishluv.revolutionhosting.net/nt68.htm
Anyhow, I can tell a woeful story of how I sprained my middle finger while
texting and tripping over the stairs in February. And I left it untreated, so
over a month and a half later, I still have a swollen sausage finger, and it
hurts to type, but my whole day is comprised of typing. But please go on and
read Chapter 68 and feel free to give any feedback. I completely missed all the
fun interactions with the Group.
Warning of the day: don't text while walking!!!
What I meant to say is, Happy Birthday Sakura and thank you to all of you for
being so patient.
Love, love, love,
Wish-chan
April 3rd: The Metal, Kaitou origins + NT Wiki
Haha... I realized you're right. I thought I had put it on my "to be sealed in
arc 4 list." This arc has so many overlapping dark forces, with on going battles
instead of episodic battles, I sometimes forget when they actually do get
sealed. There are dark forces that had to be sealed multiple times this arc. But
I had to make some edits to Chapter 68. There are overall minor edits, but the
last third probably should be reread if you read an earlier version. Actually,
with casual reading, changes probably won't be apparent. But I'm glad I got to
include elements from Chapter 69 that got squeezed out of 68 back in. And
there's an extended ending. That never happened before, right? ^^
Note to self: never post draft up first. I do fact checks while editing. But I'm
much more satisfied with the chapter right now than I was three days ago.
Usually I would post at this stage, go back and read couple days later for
edits.
There's another card I really wanted to write about: the Libra. One of the Clow
Cards Clamp never explained how it got sealed. I broke rules and did Wave as
well, which was already sealed. But I'll probably never get to do it.
As to Mountain Elements question regarding the origin of Kaitou Magician, I
think I wrote about it somewhere in my comments. But "Kaitou Magician" as a
thief is indeed inspired partly from the advent of "phantom thief" figures in
Japanese anime mainly Kaitou Kid, St. Tail, Lupin. Oh, and fun trivia, Kaitou
Magician was not supposed to become a main character in the beginning, but
because I enjoyed writing about him and because his popularity was so high, he
went from "guest" to "supporting" to main character. If this were a TV show.
Kris, a New Trials Wiki page sounds awesome. I've always wanted one for New
Trials, and please let me know if you need any help or need some additional
information, especially with character profiles.
More ramblings here:
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2012/04/edited-chapter-68-regeneration-up.html
Love, Wish-chan
April 6th: New Trials Real Time Timeline
Wow, that timeline is CRAZY Amethyst!!! Mad Excel skills! And SOO neat and
organized. I wish I made something like that for myself when I was writing NT.
But thanks, it's gonna be useful to me also, as I finish up NT and go back for
editing.
Hmm... I didn't really pay attention to timeline until we hit late Arc 2. You
know those anime series that the characters stay 16 for 10 years and have like 5
Christmases? Lol. But no, even from the beginning, I did try to having a moving
timeline, but probably the only botch is in Arc 2, I don't really mention the
gang moves from second year of junior high to 3rd year of junior high. Which
doesn't really matter because I think in CCS, they don't really emphasize the
transition between 4th and 5th grade that much because the homeroom teacher and
class pretty much stayed the same. The crew beginnings in 2nd year of junior
high (age 14-ish), which is equivalent to Grade 8 in U.S. style.
I've actually edited the first 4-5 Chapters of New Trials so far to incorporate
better the crew's grade and age, along with other changes because I didn't think
about it until Arc 2. But I've been wondering if to release them after I finish
everything or maybe do it as a side project in between.
So, the Japanese school system:
Elementary: grades 1-6 (end of 5th grade, Syaoran goes back to Hong Kong)
(Sakura: age 7-12)
Middle school/ Junior high: grades 7-9/ Syaoran comes back middle of 8th grade
(2nd year of junior high, leaves end of 9th grade/ 3rd year of junior high)
(Sakura: age 13-15)
High school: grades 10-12 aka. freshman, junior, senior year. The crew are right
now in their last weeks of freshman year, 1st year of high school. (Sakura: age
16-18)
And like many anime and manga, the time frame is administered loosely as to fit
the author's whims. lol. But I think I spent more time stressing about the
passage of time than the story indicates. Lol. Should have just made up a
timeline from the beginning.
Thank you Amethyst Beloved! You're awesome! And organized. I used to
color-coordinate my color pencils when I was young. I wonder where that me has
gone.
Hello,
I'm sorry I've been MIA for so long! My April Fool's Day joke was sort of a fail
because I'm too impatient.
But now, the (semi) edited version of Chapter 68: Regeneration is up. I
apologize to anyone who read the horrid, draft version yesterday. Then again,
there aren't too many major changes to this chapter.
http://wishluv.revolutionhosting.net/nt68.htm
Anyhow, I can tell a woeful story of how I sprained my middle finger while
texting and tripping over the stairs in February. And I left it untreated, so
over a month and a half later, I still have a swollen sausage finger, and it
hurts to type, but my whole day is comprised of typing. But please go on and
read Chapter 68 and feel free to give any feedback. I completely missed all the
fun interactions with the Group.
Warning of the day: don't text while walking!!!
What I meant to say is, Happy Birthday Sakura and thank you to all of you for
being so patient.
Love, love, love,
Wish-chan
April 3rd: The Metal, Kaitou origins + NT Wiki
Haha... I realized you're right. I thought I had put it on my "to be sealed in
arc 4 list." This arc has so many overlapping dark forces, with on going battles
instead of episodic battles, I sometimes forget when they actually do get
sealed. There are dark forces that had to be sealed multiple times this arc. But
I had to make some edits to Chapter 68. There are overall minor edits, but the
last third probably should be reread if you read an earlier version. Actually,
with casual reading, changes probably won't be apparent. But I'm glad I got to
include elements from Chapter 69 that got squeezed out of 68 back in. And
there's an extended ending. That never happened before, right? ^^
Note to self: never post draft up first. I do fact checks while editing. But I'm
much more satisfied with the chapter right now than I was three days ago.
Usually I would post at this stage, go back and read couple days later for
edits.
There's another card I really wanted to write about: the Libra. One of the Clow
Cards Clamp never explained how it got sealed. I broke rules and did Wave as
well, which was already sealed. But I'll probably never get to do it.
As to Mountain Elements question regarding the origin of Kaitou Magician, I
think I wrote about it somewhere in my comments. But "Kaitou Magician" as a
thief is indeed inspired partly from the advent of "phantom thief" figures in
Japanese anime mainly Kaitou Kid, St. Tail, Lupin. Oh, and fun trivia, Kaitou
Magician was not supposed to become a main character in the beginning, but
because I enjoyed writing about him and because his popularity was so high, he
went from "guest" to "supporting" to main character. If this were a TV show.
Kris, a New Trials Wiki page sounds awesome. I've always wanted one for New
Trials, and please let me know if you need any help or need some additional
information, especially with character profiles.
More ramblings here:
http://wishluv.blogspot.com/2012/04/edited-chapter-68-regeneration-up.html
Love, Wish-chan
April 6th: New Trials Real Time Timeline
Wow, that timeline is CRAZY Amethyst!!! Mad Excel skills! And SOO neat and
organized. I wish I made something like that for myself when I was writing NT.
But thanks, it's gonna be useful to me also, as I finish up NT and go back for
editing.
Hmm... I didn't really pay attention to timeline until we hit late Arc 2. You
know those anime series that the characters stay 16 for 10 years and have like 5
Christmases? Lol. But no, even from the beginning, I did try to having a moving
timeline, but probably the only botch is in Arc 2, I don't really mention the
gang moves from second year of junior high to 3rd year of junior high. Which
doesn't really matter because I think in CCS, they don't really emphasize the
transition between 4th and 5th grade that much because the homeroom teacher and
class pretty much stayed the same. The crew beginnings in 2nd year of junior
high (age 14-ish), which is equivalent to Grade 8 in U.S. style.
I've actually edited the first 4-5 Chapters of New Trials so far to incorporate
better the crew's grade and age, along with other changes because I didn't think
about it until Arc 2. But I've been wondering if to release them after I finish
everything or maybe do it as a side project in between.
So, the Japanese school system:
Elementary: grades 1-6 (end of 5th grade, Syaoran goes back to Hong Kong)
(Sakura: age 7-12)
Middle school/ Junior high: grades 7-9/ Syaoran comes back middle of 8th grade
(2nd year of junior high, leaves end of 9th grade/ 3rd year of junior high)
(Sakura: age 13-15)
High school: grades 10-12 aka. freshman, junior, senior year. The crew are right
now in their last weeks of freshman year, 1st year of high school. (Sakura: age
16-18)
And like many anime and manga, the time frame is administered loosely as to fit
the author's whims. lol. But I think I spent more time stressing about the
passage of time than the story indicates. Lol. Should have just made up a
timeline from the beginning.
Thank you Amethyst Beloved! You're awesome! And organized. I used to
color-coordinate my color pencils when I was young. I wonder where that me has
gone.