Honestly the moment I clicked with wrestling was when I recognized it as collaborative theater. Like gaddamn the artistry and athleticism involved is next level. Also it's easily as much about athlete narratives and jockeying for time on the field as any "real" sport.
The 9 Anime That Define Me 1. Revolutionary Girl Utena 2. The Count of Monte Cristo 3. Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine 4. Tiger & Bunny 5. Land of the Lustrous 6. Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- 7. Princess Tutu 8. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 9. Samurai Flamenco
"Defining" is an interesting venn diagram but not complete overlap with "overall favorite"
tlpt-telepath.github.io/9-animes/
Kaoruko leaning over a bench where Rintaro is napping
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity – Series Review
In case you missed it on Netflix, Fragrant Flower is a lovely rom-com from a female-led production team about two kids falling in love across very gendered class barriers
www.animefeminist.com/the-fragrant...
If you want a heterosexual dude protagonist just make him a photographer, they love sleeping with models who depend on them for jobs!
It's also just kind of depressingly replicating industry gender norms while (i think sincerely!) trying to be celebratory.
If you've any interest in Fashion and modeling, I highly recommend reading model/activist Cameron Russell's memoir
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/718126...
Paradise Kiss's greatness comes in no small part from being firmly centered on Yukari, and how part of being a model is being seen as replaceable, a vessel for the artist and not contributing to the art. Not that you can't do that with a male designer lead but it's not inherently in focus.
On the one hand i read some of this and it's not bad at all, and the trailer is very pretty
On the other i am getting real sick of shonen titles about fashion/makeup where the male protag is the artist and the female model is the Muse. It's an otherizing position to start from that frustrates me
The corn scene from My Sexual Harassment
The video platforms are using "🌽" to censor "porn"? Everything old is new
Definitely, it looks gorgeous and I like what i've heard about the story
I've dipped a toe in and it rules, but it also fights all my instincts as a player (on purpose) so maling headway is tricky
Image blocks in order: Silent Hill 2, Nier Replicant, Dragon Age II Rule of Rose, Bloodborne, Clock Tower Devil Survivor 2, Hatoful Boyfriend, Undertale
My taste in games is pretty polarized into "weird jank" and "thing everyone agreed was good duh" (my9games.com)
Who's still bitter about murcielago it's meeeeeeeee
I want to spread some positivity in the world, so I want to shout-out folks doing great work in the Japanese translation space:
Massive sympathies
The best Lupins also have Bugs Bunny gender so very much "ey the option is open wink wink" of him
I cannot lie, i heard "the protagonist cured a girl of gay with a massage" and ran headlong the other direction on this one
Ah I remember watching fansubs of s2, it really was a step up. And did a pretty admirable job of separating the climax from the Tsubasa clusterfuck
The thing is I like, ate slept and breathed CLAMP at that age --- but almost exclusively manga. Anime was just harder to get, more expensive, and more time consuming. Also the Tsubasa anime was dogshit. I still kinda like the Holic anime tho. Noodle people and all
If you want to help trans people relocate to safer states, please consider donating to the Trans Continental Pipeline. I gave $50, but if you aren't financially able to support, please share:
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Uhhh anime from the 2000s that I liked as a kid? Not including 00s anime that I watched as an adult. Shocker, it's a lot of shonen bc that gets marketed most (most of the shojo I devoured was manga and older)
YuGiOh!
Gravitation
Soul Eater
Inuyasha
Wolf's Rain
Gankutsuou
Digimon 02
Samurai Champloo
All I want is for Akane-banashi to do well enough that it becomes viable for @discotekmedia.bsky.social or @animeigo.com to do a small run on a Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju bluray
I really want to know if Yoi's character design in In the Clear Moonlit Dusk is a case of artist sameface or editorial demand, because the single biggest hurdle of that series to me is that the "androgynous" lead looks exactly like every other female character but with short hair
they seem busy...
The final Queen Beast boss fight from Drakengard
Damn, Yoko Taro Evangelion came out FAST
BUT CAN HE MAKE THEM HAPPY (challenge level: impossible)
I'm joking (not joking) but honestly, Kaworu IS the character who vibes most with Yoko Taro's "wait are we the baddies" pet theme
Since Hideaki Anno got to have his personal closure with Shinji as an aspect of himself, I can only assume Yoko Taro has been brought on to accomplish the one thing the franchise has never done: let Shinji kiss a boy without having him immediately explode
Spreading the Awful Bisexual Failson propaganda since 2009
I've always hated the fandom need to find the "true" ending of Silent Hill 2 when the game is pretty clear--James' past is set, but his future depends on his actions. He can drown in his crimes, atone, repeat them. He can go to space and make out with Harry Mason. These are all equally valid.
