louiselux | Random Samurai Champloo recs

Fanart: Jin in a wooly bobble hat. Too cute for words.

A funny rant on the wonders of Samurai Champloo fanfic cliches.

Tokyopop are releasing the manga of which there are two volumes so far (I think) in November, so yay.

Some enjoyable SC fics:
Possibilities by

w175n57. Gen. Brilliant. Devastating in a quiet way. Spoilers for end of series.

Two Manners by

keraha. Jin/Mugen, R. The writer says this is bad, but I think it's very good. Jin's POV and suitably weird and closed off. Jin and Mugen are just such-- guys in this.

Pursuit of Happiness by Halrloprillalar, gen. Sweet, funny and Fuu is done brilliantly.

Rolling the Dice by Magpie, gen. Also spoilers for end of series.

Two Sides of a Coin by

trinityhelix, Jin/Mugen, NC-17. I enjoyed this, although in parts it felt slightly disjointed.

Bruised by

emungere. Jin/Mugen, NC-17. Intense, very sensual- sex as part power struggle, part lust with hints of deeper emotions too.

Wait in Vain by

arafel, Jin/Shino. Shino waits for Jin to come back for her. Romantic, not at all sappy.