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Lovely card above by the incredible Angel Zakuro!<3 Thank you!<3

Hiya everyone~ ^^ Welcome to my little world!
This is probably just a place where I'll put my posts and such~ otherwise, probably not much is going to happen here ^^;
And the rest, I'll leave to you guys!~ Enjoy~

Art trades: Closed(sorta)
Requests: Closed
Gifties: Open(but only at my discretion, naturally)

A bit of information about me:

Name: Sayura/Sayura-chan(so friends call me)
Birthday: October 14th
Age: 20
Hobbies: Drawing, golfing, archery, playing piano, singing(some) and some other things ^^

Likes in no particular order(manga/anime/movie/game-wise):
Howl's Moving Castle-Howl/Sophie
Final Fantasy Series-Cloud/Leon/Tidus/Yuna/Vaan/Rasler/Ashe/Serah
Kingdom Hearts Series-Cloud Strife/Riku/Roxas/Namine
Hana Kimi-Izumi Sano/Mizuki Ashiya
Code:Breaker- Ogami Rei/Sakura SakuraKouji/Hitomi/Toki/Hachiouji Rui
Tegami Bachi/Letter Bee- Gauche Suede/Lag/Jiggy Pepper/Aria /Zazie
Claymore- Miria/Isley/Clare/Riful/Teresa/Raki
Bleach- Kuchiki Rukia/Kuchiki Byakuya/Kurosaki Ichigo/Ishida Uryu/Toshirou Hitsugaya
Heart No Kuni No Alice-Blood Dupre/Julius Monrey/Alice Liddell
Gakuen Alice-Mikan Sakura/Natsume Hyuuga/Imai Subaru/Ruka Nogi/Tsubasa Ando
Rurouni Kenshin-Kenshin Himura/Sojiro Seta/Aoshi Shinomori
The Gentleman's Alliance Cross-Takanari Togu/Haine Otomiya
Alice 19th-Kyo Wakamiya/Alice Seno/Frey
Shugo Chara-Ikuto Tsukiyomi/Amu Hinamori
Naruto-Sakura/Sasuke/Minato(Yondaime)/Sasori/Itachi/Naruto/Hinata/Neji
Yu Yu Hakusho-Kurama/Hiei/Yusuke
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle-Fai D. Flourite/Syaoran Li
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion-Lelouch Lamperouge
Gundam SEED-Athrun Zala/Cagalli Yula Atha
Watashi Ni XX Shinasai-Kitami Shigure

The list goes on to pretty much anything =P I've read many more manga so if you want to strike up a discussion about a mangaka/game/anime/movie creator on this list, don't be afraid to ask! I've looked at many works by each of the above authors/artists!

-My Deviantart(active)

Something random you should know: I LOVE it when people draw the character's personality is intact(in other words, unchanged)~ it really gives the picture a better feel because they act the same as they were made to be.

Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Hello everyone~ it's, as the title says, another Sunday, with some rain outside ^^ It's so pretty after it rains and the sun shines on the droplets left behind! Each drop is like a crystalline shard of glass and they shine with so much brilliance, it makes me smile!

But anyway, I have just a few things to say today(since I really should be getting down to work xD).
First off, Happy Birthday to my Dad! He isn't here with me right now..but he called about an hour ago(in which case, it's about 4am over there) to tell me he was lonely. He's been so busy with work, hospital affairs, and taking care of other things that he didn't even remember today was his birthday even >.< He sounded so exhausted on the phone, I just wanted to hug him. I really wish he was here right now so I could see him and tell him happy birthday in person.

Second off, I wanted to thank all of you for the lovely response to my new World theme xD I didn't know it would be so well-liked...so I'm glad that many of you enjoy it. Howl's Moving Castle is my current love at the moment >.< The message in it is so sweet(and of course, as I mentioned last time, Howl is such a kind person and a total sweetheart)!

Third off, sorry for taking so long on the art raffle! xDD I've almost got it done, but my exams start next week so...I've been failing on that xD I know they are supposed to be just sketches, but I still want them to look good! =P You know me and my perfectionism xD

Lastly, just wanted to say I love you guys so so much! Never forget it! And I hope to be able to comment you all soon! Take care!

Subtle Monday Afternoon

Hiya there everyone!! To start off, I wanted to thank Truly-chan and Anna-chan for commenting on my last post even though it was so incredibly short. You two are just so so sweet, thank you for that! To me, sometimes the little things mean the most ^^

Anyway, so I made a change to the theme of my World here! I'm glad to know that it's getting great responses so far, I really love it so so much ^^ I might go so far as to change my myOtaku too and start using that more actively again~
If you guys are wondering why the sudden theme change, well I should start by telling you guys about my weekend! I could have spent it much more productively though, sadly xD

I barely get to hang out with my sister, so yesterday was an absolute joy to me. I spent all of my day practically out with my sister~ we first went to the bookstore(Borders!) and we read some manga. I started reading Death Note, and my goodness, it is absolutely incredible! I was kind of disappointed when I saw the korean dub from the Death Note Movie haha, but that's probably because I didn't know anything about it. Never have initial expectations that can be easily undermined, that's for certain! =P
Most importantly though, after 4 whole years we finally got to buy Howl's Moving Castle with a coupon! LOL it's always been too expensive, but we took our chance with a sale at the bookstore ^^ and so I watched it yesterday during dinner...absolutely lovely! I adore that movie so so so much, probably my favorite Miyazaki film!<3333(Howl is so kind, it's hard to believe >.< There need to be more people in the world that are as kind-hearted as he is)

We then went to the mall!~ And although I didn't get to buy any clothes because we didn't really have any money(everything in the mall is soo pricey T__T), but I did find several things I tried on that I liked! So I'm probably gonna go to the mall with my mom again this weekend and get them if I can!
And on that note about clothes, it's also motivated me to work harder to lose weight and get fit again! Exams are coming up, so it'll be hard, but I'm going to try and make one part of my day just dedicated to exercising to make this work. And hopefully it will! *nods*

Finally we went to Cold Stone(ice cream shop) to grab a quick cup of ice cream to share while she went to get a gift card from there for her friend's birthday. It was certainly delicious, but I had to exercise/DDR twice as hard later that night xDD Nevertheless though, I don't regret having a good time with my sister while I could ^^

Alright well that's all for me~ it seems that my parents are going to lighten up a bit on their forced pact with me for the while...my sister apparently reasoned it out to them that my stress from their "deal" was taking its toll on me. Thank goodness for my sister, I love her so much T__T She's always looking out for me like you guys wouldn't believe. She's really saved my life! And so have you all!!<33
So anyway, take care everyone!! I love you guys so so much, you have no idea~ I hope your Monday is going wonderfully! See you!

Early Morning Mondays

Hello there everyone! I believe this is my first time leaving a post in the morning before I head off to school(and while getting up early to study, no less xD)! I've changed the theme of my World after much trouble I was having last night, and I must say it does look quite a bit better don't you think? A new change is nice every once in a while ^^
Speaking of which, I have much to tell you all when I get back! For now, I've gotta study up! Take care everyone~ love you all so much!<33 Until then!

Art Raffle.......?

Hiya everyone~ Spring break is almost coming to an end T__T Sheesh, time flies so so fast. It's really annoying how the best things in life seem to have only so little time and the hardest, most challenging things seem to last and haunt people forever in their lives. >.< I mean, sometimes harder things make life more worthwhile and make fun more worthwhile, but really, I wish fun would outweigh work every now and then T___T *sigh*

Anyway, sorry to start off a post with a rant as such! >.< It definitely wasn't very nice of me...
but more importantly. I'll just get straight to the point. xD

I've only got some 3 people in the raffle...so it wasn't really much of a raffle considering I was gonna choose 3-5 LOL. So if anyone wants a chance to get something from me, comment please!!~

I'm so frustrated because I can't drive!! And this spring break it's been so hard negotiating rides with my mom and my friends because none of my friends live in my area, they all live on the other side of town. *sigh* Life just raelly doesn't like to go my way on the little things sometimes >.<

Anyway, I'll see you all around!! Take care!

Spinning Off! Art Rafflesia, News and.......

Hiya everyone!!~ I'm feeling pretty good today!! ^^ Goodness it's been an amazing past few days and I've been enjoying myself to the almost fullest!(because there are still a few lacking areas due to SAT scores OTL) But even so, I hope everyone is enjoying their time like I am!!

On Monday, I got to see a friend of mine that's pretty close to me that moved to Utah at a get-together!~ It was so so much fun(and there were like 20 people there!!)~! We played DDR, Taboo, and I even was taught to play Pool for the first time! xD It was an interesting experience, but it was altogether so much fun to be with everyone!(after having been there for more than...6 hours? I had to go to school with my mom that morning in order to go xDD)

But anyway! Yesterday was spent relaxing and just catching my breath, along with doing some pretty nice heavy exercise!~ (2 hours of DDR! And I discovered how to unlock new songs! xD) So it was an altogether fun day~

And finally today! I got to get together with a friend and watch How to Train Your Dragon!! OMG it was SUCH an adorable movie that just made my heart all warm and fuzzy(and Toothless haha he was THE cutest dragon I've ever seen! xDD)~! I definitely recommend it to anyone that wants to go! Plus the two of us went for ice cream(and sheesh...what a fatty I've been today xDD I had to do an hour and a half's worth of hardcore non-stop DDR to compensate for my TERRIBLE diet today >.<). But the whole thing was worth it!

Andddd I'm joining the group and spinning off on Unknown-chan and Truly-chan with an ART RAFFLE!~ So please, do enter if you may!(this is also to kind of see who reads my posts xDD) I'm free over the break...although, I've got some pretty bad news to break to you all.
So upon seeing my SAT scores, my parents were furious and basically they forced me into a pact where..I pretty much have to give up EVERYTHING and study for SAT non-stop. No lie, they are taking away my sketchbook, tablet, and computer time(I'll only get 1 hour for the WHOLE weekend >.<), and I'm not allowed to hang out with my friends or even talk to them. My dad says talking with them for 5 minutes is acceptable...but what kind of convo can anyone make in 5 minutes? Honestly? >.<

So take advantage of my being able to draw for you while you can! I'm giving you guys until Friday(which is the day I'll be choosing!)~ so post your links of the characters you want drawn!

And I'd like to add, if I get ANY comments that just say PLEASE DRAW THIS PERSON, and it's not a friend of mine that says that(and you know who you are), then I will not be a very happy Sayura-chan. I just think it's simply ridiculous for someone to comment JUST for the sake of getting free art and not even think about the other person's feelings concerning that.

On that note, all of the pics I choose will probably be a little past bust shots and tablet sketches~(with a bit of a twist...maybe) I think I'll choose 3-5...so give me your best shot! Take care everyone! And love you guys!!<333