2: Ranting Time!

I started going through some of my old manga today. It was quite interesting reading the older volumes of Fruits Basket, and I have realized that since I read through the entire series, I think that the change in Natsuki Takaya's style is for the better, but when I talked to my best friend(who I shall call Rose), who only read the first 7 volumes, it makes me feel bad, because she thinks that the older style was better. I don't like disagreeing with her, and I really don't like it when we argue, but I can't help but stand where I am with this.

Natsuki's style has changed, yes, but it improved greatly, just like Kazuya Minekura, when she first started out with Saiyuki, her style wasn't great, but it improved greatly over time. Rose is a fan of the Saiyuki series, and she's read it up to the point where it is now, and she's always ranting about how much better the style is. Couldn't she just understand that Natsuki has improved just as Kazuya did? I mean sure, the styles are far from being similar, but it's the same, artists skills grow over time, and if Rose read the entire Fruits Basket series, she'd understand that Natsuki's style is better than it was before.

But like I said before, I really don't like to argue with her, because it makes me wonder how we could be friends, she's too opinionated, and she doesn't even like hearing someone elses opinion on things, unless she specifically asks for it. I can deal with it, but when we argue, I feel like my side isn't even heard. It happens often, and over really stupid things. Like when we talk about Twilight, it gets bad. Both of us enjoy the series, but we're not like the rabid fangirls that are frothing from the mouths everytime someone says something bad about it. She's and Edward fan, and I'm a Jacob fan...and that's the beginning of the problem.

To be honest, she and I are complete opposites. She likes vampires, I like werewolves. She's a cat person, I'm a dog person. She's a health nut, I don't give a shit what I eat. She likes the cold, I like the warmth. Etc, etc, etc...

But on the other hand, Rose and I are the best of friends, we tell eachother everything, and we stick up for eachother. She's the only real friend I have at school, I mean, I do have other people I get along with, but none that I completely trust.