#@asherald

[ianime0]

Mushikaburi-hime | Ep 8 | Um, Your Highness... I missed you very much... Your Highness. "Eli... Elianna, I thought of this ribbon of you, and had it on me every day." Your Highness.

[edensania]

" I don't need anyone but you "

[brightersoul2]

Mushikaburi-hime - episode 7

[bigudushka]

[sakuwsker]

Mushikaburi-hime ~ episode 10

[rizumuj]

After putting off this anime for the past month, I have finally caught up, and my goodness, the couple in Bibliophile Princess have me in my feels!!! 🥺

[medea10]

My Review of Bibliophile Princess

How did I get into this anime? I think I was in the need for some romance during the fall 2022 season. No offense to that season of anime, but not everything has to involve testosterone, blood, and chainsaws.

Elianna Bernstein comes from a family that loves books. The family would forego food for just one more book to read. Elianna is pretty much that. She has no interest in anything else. What do you think would happen if a prince asks for her to be his fiancé? First of all, huh?!

As it turns out, Elianna comes from a family with some nobility. Crown Prince Christopher Selkirk Asherald wants Elianna to be his fiancé…in name only. Chris has no intention of getting married so early like what his parents want for him. He thinks if he gets a phony fiancé and every so often pushes the wedding date away, he’ll get them off his back. Prince Chris entices Elianna with giving her all the free time in the world to read the rarest books only meant for those of highest nobility. For the next four years, Elianna spent her time mostly reading but getting to know the people around her ‘fiancé's’ inner circle.

Good things do have to come to an end. It seems as though the prince might have intentions with another woman. Is this the end of Elianna’s weird fairy tale? And why should she care? She only cares about reading and nothing else. Unless she’s grown to like, even love Prince Chris. But does this possible love go both ways?

BETWEEN THE SUB AND THE DUB: Sentai Filmworks nabbed this one. Whether they decide to do something more with this or not is up to them. It’s not like they had a lot going on back in October. Nowadays, Sentai’s got its own cash-cow to milk. So, chances are it’ll be a while before we see this anime get anything other than a proper home release. I gotta say in the first episode, I thought that was Mamiko Noto voicing Elianna. But then I saw that it was Reina Ueda and I’m like, never mind, that was an honest mistake. Still good work! Here’s what you might recognize these folks from.

*Elianna is played by Reina Ueda (known for Mallow on Pokemon SM, Kisa on Fruits Basket 2019, Kanao on Demon Slayer, CereCere on Sailor Moon Crystal: Eternal, Jasminka on Little Witch Academia, and Young Hideyoshi on Tokyo Ghoul)

*Chris is played by Ryouhei Himura (known for Hinata on Angel Beats, Takizawa on Eden of the East, Kohaku on Yashahime, Grey on Black Butler, Shouma on Penguindrum, Tsubasa on Rinne, and Hiyori on Free!)

SHIPPING: Boy, anime really loves to give us fake-ass relationships these days. Either coincidence or Japan hopping on this trope’s bandwagon, 2022 had a lot of animes with that concept.

We get confirmation early in the series that both Prince Chris and Elianna have some (though awkward) feelings for one another. After living with the prince for 4 years, we see Elianna’s fear of this engagement ending. But was it because she will no longer have access to the rare books she’s yearned to read or is it that she really has feelings for the charming prince? As for the prince, Chris seems to have history with Elianna when they were younger. Elianna scolded the young prince for the mistreatment of a book. After that, they spent time with each other in the library.

Chris remembers. Elianna does not!

After Chris cemented this relationship by declaring there were no more objectors to the marriage, he started showing more affection to Elianna. And I gotta say, it started playing off like one of those rom-com sim games. You get that cute shoujo male and the cute, blushing girlfriend. It constantly felt like that. And when it wasn’t feeling like that, it was feeling like a setup for an old Popeye cartoon. Elianna gets in more trouble than Olive Oyl, no lie!

Now, there were other women in the picture that Elianna felt threatened by. It’s really nothing more than Elianna’s imagination getting the best of her. The prince really loves her and no other girl will do.

ENDING: You would think that after all that has gone down in the past 10 episodes, Elianna would see that Christopher is genuine when he only wants to be with her. Okay, maybe not. Hell, I would have been hella sus if I were in Eli’s shoes. Elianna has had to endure a lot of hearsay behind her back. Add to that, Elianna’s overall worry if she’s worthy of being the wife of a crowned prince. Girl, you have won over nearly everyone in that palace by episode 3, including the queen. Accept this as a win.

But a few daggers are out in plain-sight trying to set the soon-to-be-princess up. There are some women who hate Elianna so they do things out of pure vanity. You know them, catty bitches! But then you keep seeing this one chick named Sharon who keeps insisting to Chris to marry her sister Mirielle. We keep hearing about this woman but we don’t even see her. So naturally Elianna is concerned about everything. But then this thing about concubines comes up. It’s quite the norm for the royal family to have mistresses, concubines, etc. This family is no exception to that dirty little secret. Let’s just say that the concubine talk was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Elianna told Chris that to once again postpone the wedding and runs off. No matter what, Chris always comes to Elianna’s aid whenever she gets in an altercation. At the end of the episode 11, Elianna expressed her worry to Chris and asked him to make a promise to be loyal to her only. Chris makes it clear that Elianna is the only one for him.

Okay, final episode time. Is this the episode where Elianna and Chris finally get married? Nah, we’re getting this Holy Night Banquet. We still get some certain instigator wanting to push Elianna away. And it’s that Sharon chick that I mentioned prior. She even dangled a rare book in front of Elianna to entice her of giving up her fiancé. Episode 1 Elianna wouldn’t hesitate pushing some prince out of the way for a rare book. Episode 12 Elianna on the other hand has gone through some things. So yeah, there is no tearing up this couple. No need for affairs, mistresses, or rebound concubines.

They end with this annual banquet with some good notes for the prince and his soon-to-be-bride. No more objectors. No more sus women after the prince. The monarchy is happy for these soon-to-be newlyweds. The queen however wishes for Elianna to be more wary of suspicious folks and not be taken advantage of or get in too much trouble that would cause a ripple for the family. But she still gets a little choked up being called mother from Elianna. We don’t get a wedding. Just Elianna asking for some vacation time so she can read books. And we end with looking at trees lit up with pretty patterns. It was good timing when I saw it because the finale aired three days before Christmas.

Eh, this was an okay anime. Nothing to write home about. I honestly thought this was going to be one of those animes where the two characters were eventually going to fall in love for real instead of being fake fiancés near the end. As it turns out, Chris unveiled his feelings for Elianna in episode 2 or 3. The rest of the time was Elianna slowly falling in love with the prince with bumps in the road causing her depression and self-doubt. A LOT of self-doubt! There were a lot of characters featured in this anime and most of them do cause hiccups that make Elianna question her relationship with Chris. I honestly don’t remember most of these people. That’s how little of an impact they had.

Eh, it’s a toss up! There are many other romance animes out there I would watch before this one. But it is a short series if you want something small to watch. Hidive has the entire series available for streaming.

[abwwia]

Simone Leigh, Lorna Simpson

and Amy Sherald

Photo by ADRIENNE RAQUEL @adrienneraquel

Simone Leigh

www.hauserwirth.com/artists/28363-simone-leigh

instagram.com/simoneyvetteleigh

Simone Leigh (born 1967) is an USAmerican artist. She works in various media including sculpture, installations, video, performance, and social practice.

Leigh has described her work as auto-ethnographic, and her interests include #Africanart and vernacular objects, performance, and feminism. Her work is concerned with the marginalization of #womenofcolor and reframes their experience as central to society.

Leigh has often said that her work is focused on “Black female subjectivity,” with an interest in complex interplays between various strands of history. Via Wikipedia

Lorna Simpson www.lsimpsonstudio.com

www.instagram.com/lornasimpson/

Lorna Simpson (1960) is an USAmerican photographer and multimedia artist. She came to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s with artworks such as Guarded Conditions and Square Deal.

Simpson is most well-known for her work in conceptual photography. Her works have been included in numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally. She is best known for her photo-text installations, photo-collages, and films. Her early work raised questions about the nature of representation, identity, gender, race and history.

Amy Sherald www.amysherald.com

www.instagram.com/asherald

Amy Sherald (1973) is an USAmerican painter. She works mostly as a portraitist depicting #AfricanAmericans in everyday settings.

Her style is simplified realism, involving staged photographs of her subjects.

Since 2012, her work has used grisaille to portray skin tones, a choice she describes as intended to challenge conventions about skin color and race.

#SimoneLeigh #simoneyvetteleigh #AmySherald #LornaSimpson #womensart #artbyblackwomen #blackwomensart #blackherstory #palianshow #blackartherstory #contemporaryartists

[trascapades]

⚖🎨#ArtIsAWeapon Today, March 13, 2023, marks 3 years since #BreonnaTaylor was killed by @lmpd.ky. • Today I'm thinking of her family, friends and community, thanking those who continue the fight seeking #JusticeForBreonna, and speaking her name. Breonna should still be alive 💔 and the officers who killed her should have been charged with shooting her. Meanwhile, on March 8, 2023, the @thejusticedept "Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government" (repost): "Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (Louisville Metro) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The Department also announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle with Louisville Metro and LMPD, which have committed to resolving the department’s findings through a court-enforceable consent decree with an independent monitor, rather than contested litigation. Specifically, the Justice Department finds that LMPD: • Uses excessive force, including unjustified neck restraints and the unreasonable use of police dogs and tasers; • Conducts searches based on invalid warrants; • Unlawfully executes search warrants without knocking and announcing; • Unlawfully stops, searches, detains, and arrests people during street enforcement activities, including traffic and pedestrian stops; • Unlawfully discriminates against Black people in its enforcement activities; • Violates the rights of people engaged in protected free speech critical of policing; and • Along with Louisville Metro, discriminates against people with behavioral health disabilities when responding to them in crisis." Full report: www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-civil-rights-violations-louisville-metro-police-department-and 🖼Portrait of Breonna Taylor, 2020 by artist #AmySherald @asherald, commissioned for @vanityfair, collection of the @nmaahc and @speedartmuseum. #SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter (at Louisville, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvoTqvgLXP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[freakuotes]

"Cuida de ti misma para que..." - Henrietta Asherald (Mushikaburi-hime)

http://freakuot.es/mlN

[artbookdap]

FYI, painting lovers: we're going to keep posting about this book because we love it too. ⁠ ⁠ 'The World We Make' is the first comprehensive monograph on acclaimed painter @asherald —whose distinctive style of simplified realist portraiture features African American subjects rendered against colorful monochrome backdrops or in everyday settings. Sherald rose to fame after being chosen by former first lady @michelleobama to paint her official portrait for the @smithsoniannpg in Washington, DC, in 2018, becoming the first African American woman to receive this honor.⁠ ⁠ In addition to reproductions of Sherald’s recent works, the book—published to accompany her solo exhibition at @hauserwirth London in fall 2022—includes illustrations of earlier paintings, as well as an intimate glimpse into Sherald’s process and practice through a series of in-studio photographs. Newly commissioned texts include an art historical analysis of the artist’s work by Jenni Sorkin; a meditation on the politics and aesthetics of Sherald's portraiture by cultural scholar Kevin Quashie; and a conversation between Sherald and acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates.⁠ ⁠ Read more about the book via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ @asherald #amysherald #amysheraldtheworldwemake #theworldwemake @jennisorkin #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #michelleobamaportrait https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDZRAUOVdN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ianime0]

Mushikaburi-hime || Christopher Selkirk Asherald Episode 7

[edensania]

👀✨️

[shannybasar]

Really glad I managed to catch @asherald show on its last day (at Hauser & Wirth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmgoc5Rj9LG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sakuwsker]

Mushikaburi-hime ~ episodes 8-9

[aishiteru-kenshin]

Bibliophile Princess ~ Christopher & Elianna | Arina Tanemura