#Kamikaze girls book

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Usakumya coin purse (2016) and kamikaze girls book by novala takemoto

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i updated and rearranged my lolita physical media collection as i was recently able to complete two sets: my english "gothic & lolita bibles" at the top (still a long way to go for the japanese volumes you see sandwiched in between) and my "gothic lolita & punk brand books" at the bottom! for brand catalogs that are a bit too flimsy without a solid spine, loose pages, flyers, prints, postcards and such; i added in a file folder to give them a little extra protection.

it looks a little strange stacked vertically, but this temporary setup until i move was the solution i found after some trial and error. the classic horizontal "bookcase" presentation of the magazines was far too much weight and pressure for my unstable shelves and caused an extremely loud and heavy avalanche. thankfully i survived with just a bruise, but more importantly.. none of my books were too hurt! reorganizing them all over again from the beginning after the fact was a bit tedious, though.

i'm especially looking forward to reading the three acquisitions pictured above given that finding english lolita media has proven quite difficult.

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I’m reading the novel version of Kamikaze Girls and I don’t think I was prepared for how wacky it is, like 100x wackier than the movie. Genuinely surprised Poe's Law hasn’t made people take this seriously, like it’s hilarious because this book just throws out the most ridiculous lines you’ve ever read

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wait that's actually so cool

Take a shot each time it says year.

HTTYD fandom, this year we RISE.

quick meme i made in the dead of night, sleepy as hell. Honestly it was waaayyy funnier in my head.

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This was intended to be an essay about chivalry—its history, its uses, its various incarnations—medieval violence, the Romantic reinterpretation, the ideal of chivalry in the American South and its attendant lynch mobs. I would have talked about the chivalric triad: Knight, Innocent, Enemy—the way the Innocent serves as a fulcrum for the Knight to enact violence against the Enemy—the iterations of this triad in any number of places in our society, from the so-called sheepdog mentality trained into our police to the legion of revenge-fantasy Taken clones. I would have talked about the way Kierkegaard in Fear and Trembling incorporates chivalry with the sacrifice of Isaac, the theology of self-justified suffering that comes from that. I would have talked at some length about various portrayals of lesbian chivalry in media—Revolutionary Girl Utena, the Locked Tomb books, Signalis—how they use it, what they say about it, and whether at the end there is anything worth salvaging from this intrinsically violent way of relating to the world, to others, to oneself, to God.

I think a version of that essay might still be worth writing someday, but right now, there's something I need to talk about much more urgently. Right now, there's something I suspect you might desperately need to hear. Today I'm going to talk about Godzilla.

GODZILLA SAVED MY LIFE: A Polemic

Godzilla Minus One (2024) takes place in Japan in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Its protagonist, Koichi, is a failed kamikaze pilot who in the opening scenes is repeatedly excoriated for his cowardice and dereliction of duty. When he returns home to a bombed and desolate Tokyo, his bereaved neighbor tells him, if people like you had done their duty, this would not have happened. The film spends the rest of its runtime doggedly refuting this idea. It says, out loud, that the relentless calculus of sacrifice that turns men into things to be spent has no place in this world, that it is needless and cruel. It is not subtle about this point. It is not trying to be.

I saw this movie in its black and white version in theaters in February, on the last day of its run. Its version of Godzilla inspires in me both terror and near-religious awe. It looms over the film, an echo both of the devastation of the war and of Koichi's guilt and shame, its presence inviting—demanding—the final consummation of the mission he abandoned.

I wept in that theater. I gripped my friend's hand and I sobbed. This is unlike me (unless I'm watching Gunbuster), and it took four days for me to work out why this Godzilla movie had affected me so profoundly.

arkansas kamikaze

and she looked, and behold! a beast rose from the sea, and against the beast he breathed glory in a Zero dive. his beatified smile shone from the wreck of the Little Rock Planned Parenthood clinic. and a great wind blew out of heaven, and she woke

and made breakfast, and watched her son wholly absorbed in Bonhoeffer, found her lipstick worn down to the nub for practice stigmata, and saw for a moment the dove descending, the tongue of fire over his head.

The thing about being raised in a right-wing fundamentalist family is that you are from birth being prepared to be a weapon, or a martyr, and there is really no difference between those two things. If my mother had had her way, I would have gone to a tiny far-right college and studied law for the sole and explicit purpose of getting Roe v. Wade overturned. She would, I believe, have settled for me bombing an abortion clinic. Certainly it would have been easier for her to reconcile with that than with what I became instead.

The other thing about being raised in a right-wing fundamentalist family is, some things stick. And it's very hard to notice, as your beliefs and values and identity undergo radical changes, that there is still a whisper in you that believes in the power of the glorious death, of the ultimate virtue of strapping explosives to your chest and walking into the halls of the Enemy. And when you feel helpless, when you watch systems and institutions that ought to prevent atrocities instead encourage them, that whisper grows louder and louder and louder.

Watching Koichi fly his last mission, watching him an instant before impact eject, and live—watching everyone live through the final confrontation because they had all rejected the calculus of sacrifice—allowed me to see also for the very first time this parasitic idea that had grown coiled inside me since infancy, allowed me to see where it had come from, its whole monstrous lineage, and then it allowed me to take hold of it and pull it out.

Twenty days later, Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, in protest of the still-ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. He was, like me, raised in a right-wing fundamentalist environment. He was, like one of my siblings, a member of the US Armed Forces radicalized by his experiences and his own conscience. People called him a hero and martyr—on this very site, in responses to the excellent Crimethinc piece circulating at the time, I saw people saying they felt like they should follow suit (even though the article in question explicitly and repeatedly warned against it!) As if the loss of a person of conscience and conviction could be anything other than a tragedy, as if anyone in power choosing to support the genocide could regard the death of one of their own soldiers as anything other than what soldiers are for, as if the moral response to a genocide could ever be to add another corpse to the mountain—and still I saw people lionizing him, praising his courage and his sacrifice, all but telling people to follow in his footsteps.

No. Aaron Bushnell was a suicide. He lived his whole life within organizations that taught him that he could purchase more with his death than he could ever accomplish with his life, and while we may praise his conscience, we can only mourn his loss and the grievous error that led him to it.

This is the thing about learning to see this parasite: you begin to see it everywhere. Our history for millennia is awash with human sacrifice: Abraham and Isaac, Jephthah and his nameless daughter, Agamemnon and Iphigenia, the crucifixion of Jesus—and later, litanies, row upon row of dead saints, stories of glorious last stands. The courageous martyred dead: blood and corpses, only and always, to Moloch.

In light of the recent US election, perhaps many of my American readers are feeling shock or horror or despair. I understand, and without blame, with love and gentleness, I tell you that this is because you have not correctly understood the scope of the problem. You imagine a discontinuity between the liberal version of American capitalism and imperialism and the fascist version of the same. No such discontinuity exists. Things will no doubt be different for us here in the US than they would otherwise be, and probably worse, but there is no distinction to be made between the genocide of yesterday and the genocide of tomorrow. The enemy is the same. The work is the same.

Above all else, this is to warn you: when you do this work, when you look for a place you can put your shoulder to the wheel, there will be people who want to spend their lives—or yours—like coin to purchase some great change immediately. Perhaps they mean well, and helplessness and desperation drives them to act without regard for the consequences. Perhaps they do not mean well. Do not follow these people. Perhaps they merely expect you to go to prison, and have no plan for how to support you after that. This is barely different. It is far better for you to languish in useless liberal nonprofits which will accomplish nothing of value than to attempt radical direct action with people with correct politics and no forethought, and end up dead or imprisoned—but these are not the only two options. Aaron Bushnell cannot ever again do anything for anyone. You can.

This is as much as I know for certain. I love you. Don't die.

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End Notes

It would not be unreasonable to ask me, in light of what I've said here about martyrdom, what I think of it in other cultural contexts, especially since a similar word is often used to refer to e.g. Palestinian people murdered by Israeli soldiers. The answer is nothing at all. Such people get to use whatever words they want to salvage whatever meaning and comfort they can.

Godzilla Minus One, as effective a movie as it is, was not solely responsible for the scales falling from my eyes. It was an important part of the process, but I doubt it would have sufficed on its own were I not in community with people I trust and talk to about such things. "Godzilla and also my trusted friends saved my life" is, alas, a worse title.

There will be a part two to this. Part one seemed more urgent.

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4. hime gyaru

hime gyaru, also know as princess gal, is a subculture of the broader gyaru fashion movement from Japan. it blends hyper femininity, elegance, and opulence, drawing inspiration from princesses and rococo fashion. here is a detailed breakdown of hime gyaru.

origins and development

hime gyaru emerged as a subculture of the gyaru fashion movement in the early 2000s. gyaru, which means gal is Japanese, is a youth fashion subculture that emphasizes glamour, beauty, and rebellion against traditiona; Japanese beauty standards.influences by european rococo and Marie Antoinette aesthetics, hime gyaru combines elements of japanese kawaii culture with an extravagant and princess like style. brands like Jesus diamante and Liz Lisa were instrumental in popularizing the look.

key motifs

elegant and opulent clothing: hime gyaru putifts often feature dresses and skirts with luxurious fabrics, laces, ribbons, and frills. silhouettes are typically aline or fit and flare to enhance a feminine, princess like appearance.

pastel and soft colors: the color palette includes pastel pinks, white, creams, and other soft, delicate hues that add to the fairy tale charm of the style.

statement hair and accessories: big, voluminous hair is a signature of hiem gyaru. hairsty;es often includes large curls, bouffants, and elaborate updos, sometimes adorn with tiaras, bows, and floral headpieces.

luxurious details: pearls, rhinestones, and other sparkling embellishments are common in hime gyaru fashion, both in clothing and accessories. shoes after featured high heels with bows or other decorative elements

doll like makeup: makeup is characterized by flawless, porcelain skin, dramatic false eyelashes, and gradient or glossy lips, the overall look aims to create a doll like, elegant appearances.

music

hime gyaru fashion doesn't have a very specfic music genre associated with it, but j-pop artis and idols who embrace a cute elegant style, such as kyary pamyu pamyu and AI otsuka, often resonate with the aesthetic.

here are a few other music artists I suggest personally!!!!!!

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Momoiro Clover Z

Faky

Babymetal

Guso Drop

Sakura Fujiwara

Necronomidol

Mary’s Blood

Lovebites

Broken By The Scream

movies

films and media that feature princesses or luxurious, elegant settings align well with hime gyaru. movies like Marie Antoinette directed by Sofia Coppola and Disney princess films provide visual inspiration for the opulent and regal aspects of the style.

here are some other movies to watch as well!!!!!!!!!!!

Kamikaze Girls (2004)

Paradise Kiss (2011)

Boys Over Flowers (2005)

Hanayome wa Yakudoshi (2013)

Sailor Fuku to Shichinin no Kobanashi (2012)

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (2007)

Himitsu no Hanazono (2012)

Koibito ni Hanataba wo (2011)

Love Exposure (2008

books and other medias

manga and anime: shojo manja and anime that feature beautiful, elegant characters and romantic storylines often appeal to hime gyaru athusiasts. titles like nana ny AI yazawa and cardcaptor Sakura by clamp showcase characters with a sense of style that resonates with hime gyaru

magazines: japanese fashion magazines like ageha and egg often feature hime gyaru style, providing readers with the latest trends, makeup tutorials and hairstyle ideas.

social media: platforms like Instagram, youtube, and TikTok are vital for hime gyaru fashionistas to share their outfits, makeup routines, and diy projects. influencers and fashion icons within the community play a significant role in popularizing and evolving the style.

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outfit inspo

overall, hime gyaru is a glamorous and elegant fashion subculture that celebrates femininity, opulence and a fairytale princess aesthetic. it combines luxurious clothing, dramatic hairstyles, and doll like makeup to create a look that is both extravagant and charming.

make sure to like, reblog if you'd want, and follow my blog for more fashion breakdowns and inspo

videostar signing off.................

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Intro to my blog !!

- films/shows i’m into: the walking dead, wayne, hannibal, kamikaze girls, amélie, lisa frankenstein, little miss sunshine, juno

- i listen to a lot of different music !! but my favourite band EVER is my chemical romance and has been for a good while, i’m also really into yung lean at the moment

- my two favourite books are the goldfinch and the secret history by donna tartt

- my fav ‘aesthetics’ right now are gloomy coquette, dark academia and farmer’s daughter

- i am a minor !! so please be mindful of that

- please DNI if u interact with edtumblr, shtumblr, or if you romanticise lolita, i don’t mess with any of that

- i’m relatively new to tumblr and i’d love to find mutuals with common interests !! ^_^

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i thought i'd do an updated introduction post since i’ve been so inactive, so new mutuals/followers can know more about me!😊❤️

my name is kittie, i am 18, i have been diagnosed with autism & adhd since i was 15 (important to know because it explains why i am the way that i am lol) i don’t mind what pronouns you use for me, literally any are fine. i am just a person. 😁

i first started collecting violet exacts in 2019 however my collection has grown pretty slowly since i can’t hold down a job because disability.. disables. 🥲😭💔

i enjoy old things quite a lot, at the moment my main areas of interest are in: gothic architecture, silent film era (georges méliès films are my fav), skeleton keys, children’s books & toys from the 40s-70s, taxidermy, postcards, and vintage fashion/lingerie from the 40s-70s.

i also cosplay, i just don’t post it on the internet very much, my favourite anime are: kamisama kiss, vampire knight, nana, paradise kiss, love live, k-on, the future diary and chobits.

my main/oldest special interest is japanese fashion subcultures! (lolita, mori kei, fairy kei, dolly kei and cult party kei to be specific)

i don’t game regularly but my favourite games/game franchises are: american mcgees alice & madness returns, fran bow, sally face, little misfortune, stray, silent hill, elder scrolls, resident evil, skyrim, bloodborne, life is strange, the walking dead, the last of us and batman: arkham knight.

some of my favourite shows/movies: ahs (obviously), the office, dexter, the walking dead, its always sunny in philadelphia, lost, kamikaze girls, ghost world, sharp objects, wayne, a series of unfortunate events(both the series and the movie), gummo, ginger snaps, donnie darko, twin peaks, black mirror, and every wes anderson, tim burton and a24 project ever.

okay now here is a dump of all of my fav albums because i feel it’s very telling

blonde redhead - misery is a butterfly & 23

scarling - sweet heart dealer & so long, scarecrow

air - le voyage dans la lune & talkie walkie

oingo boingo - only a lad

brennan wedl - holy water branch

daniel johnson - hi how are you

teen suicide - dc snug film/ waste yrself & i will be my own hell

fox academy - luxury beverage

sidney gish - no dogs allowed

s.maharba - s.maharba

mcr - i brought you my bullets, you brought me your love & three cheers for sweet revenge

katie jane garside - lullabies in a glass wilderness

roar - impossible animals & i’m not here to make friends

candy claws - ceres and calypso in the deep time

imogen heap - speak for yourself

ricky eat acid - three love songs

dandelion hands - bleak week

catatonia - equally cursed and blessed

mort garson - mother earths plantasia

black box recorder - england made me

lady radiator - bounce energy hear me out

coma cinema - posthumous release

color filter - sleep in a synchrotron & i often think in music

jenny01 - jenny01 best & cluster

otto benson - songs before bed

marysgate - special memory

fear before the march of flames - the always open mouth & odd how people shake

the avalanches - since i left you

elysian fields - queen of the meadow & ghosts of no

leslie gore - i’ll cry if i want to

my bloody valentine - loveless

smashing pumpkins - siamese dream & mellon collie and the infinite sadness

jack off jill - clear hearts grey flowers

colour filter - sleep in a synchrotron

elliot smith - xo

panic at the disco - a fever you can’t sweat out & pretty odd

maple bee - chasing eva & home

nastyona - another secret

heartsrevolution - kitsune hearts japan

rasputina - transylvanian regurgitations &cabin fever

chris vrenna - american mcgees alice

queenadreena - taxidermy

bunny boy - Shelly & the bunny tree & did the angels come to kiss you

hole - live through this & celebrity skin

akira yamaoka - silent hill 2

hooky - something to look forward to

jack stauber - micro pop & pop food

satanicpornocultshop - arkhaiomelisidonophunikheratos

sparklehorse - its a wonderful life

susumu yokota - symbol

every album by the cure ever

i’m not very interesting so i don’t have a whole lot to say about myself on a personal level, i just like to share the media that i enjoy lol. don't be shy to message me if u ever wanna talk, especially about anything music, fashion or fandom related, just a heads up though that i sometimes really suck at replying(i apologise in advance)🥲

here are links to my other social media if you want to follow me elsewhere, though all personal accounts, not violet or ahs related.

tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kittiebot?_t=8pZwtHs5DjU&_r=1

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kittiebot13621?igsh=MnFpbzlpaWo0enpn&utm_source=qr

pinterest: https://pin.it/4Rlko08SX

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/qenp8br378218on2h77lzldq8?si=-sS3g8ATQECdosiCSmBVyw

- kittie😇❤️

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While I was reorganizing my books I found the kamikaze girls poster I mentioned having on my wall in the lolita quiz thing a few weeks ago.

So I probably got this about 15-20 years ago and it was on my wall in my bedroom at my parent's house until I moved out. Except. Kamikaze girls was facing the wall. I had the Absolutely Boyfriend side facing out.

...I didn't even really like absolute boyfriend that much, I just read it because it was in shoujo beat. I had started covering my walls with home-printed sailor moon posters and the few anime posters I got from In Power magazine when I was in middle school and I just continued to add random anime posters I got for free from magazines and conventions when I was in my late teens.

But yeah, I have this poster from around the US release of kamikaze girls... way before I cared about lolita fashion, lol.

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more things im obsessed with cause idk

general things:

HATSUNE MIKU (one of my walls is just 20 posters of her aswell as 3 figures,a mug,a ramune bottle,a chocolate bar,a cosplay ,an ita bag with miku pins on it,6 t-shirts and a jumper) (IMA SHOW U GUYS TMMRW)

percy pig :p (most of my room is him)

sanrio/san-X

pusheen

anime/tv shows/movies:

kamikaze girls

nana

extraordinary attorney woo

true beauty

cowboy bebop ( my ex made me watch it but I ended up enjoying it lmao)(hate him tho)(you guys will probs hear abt that sometime)(tumblr is the perfect place to overshare)

cyberpunk edgerunners

kaguya sama love is war

horimiya

bee and puppycat (my beloved)

characters idk :

airi momoi-project sekai

wizard howl- Howls moving castle (book and film lmao) (my only anime crush cause he literally just looks like Christian bale who is rlly fit and is his va)

han-true beauty (HE IS BETTER THAN SOO-HO)

ame-Needy streamer overload

anyone from saiki k (exept Toritsuka cause he sucks)

if u like any of thse things aswell as the stuff I put in my intro pls yap with me I need ppl to yap with lol :3

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gonna ramble to you about books

The protagonist of The Book Thief, Liesel Meminger, is a young girl, i think like 12? When the book starts? Somehwere between 10-12 and it takes place in Molching, Germany (a made up town, basically Munich essentially) in 1939

So it starts with her on a train with her younger brother and her mom. Her mom cant provide for her children anymore so liesel and her brother are being adopted. During the train ride, liesel’s brother dies so they get off at the next stop and buries him and has a funeral for him then it continues on where she eventually is picked up by her new family

Her adoptive family is an older couple with two kids but their kids are adults and live away from them. The woman is very stern and strict and the man is a bit distant cus work but overall pretty warm.

So liesel meets some neighborhood kids and she automatically isnt liked, and gets into a fight with them. One of them, Rudy Steiner, looked up to Jesse Owens a lot

So Liesel and Rudy have a rough relationship, often getting into fights, though it eventually just becomes Rudy trying to impress Liesel and they become frenemies and then eventually friends. Liesel ends up going to school, and since she is behind from her peers, struggles quite a bit. Rudy at this point is in the Hitler Youth program

Nazis come through and burn and break jewish owned places, raid houses to arrest every jew they can find (and people hiding them) and they collect a bunch of stuff (everything they can find) that was owned by jewish people to throw in a big pile and burn

Liesel is there during that, and she ends up stealing a book that was still pretty together, save for being a bit singed. Her adoptive father finds out and just gets onto her but ends up helping her hide the book so she can keep it

We then are introduced to a new character, Max Vandenberg, a jew in hiding. He eventually makes it to the house with liesel and her adoptive parents, to which they end up hiding him in their basement

They dont talk much at all (since they.. really cant-) but over time liesel and max form a sort of bond

Liesel also helps with doing the neighborhoods laundry and sometimes go to work with her father where shes sometimes given champagne

Her and rudy eventually find a group of kids who steal good from a nearvybfarmer and join the group though they accidentally get caught and drop the boy which leads to a massice fight but then its ok!

Theres also something with liesel and the mayors wife?? I forgot but theres something

So then the children of the parents come home for holidays, and the son is a nazi soldier, so tensions are high. Though nothing bad happens!

Then a group of nazis later comes by and checks all the houses to which max was almost foujd but he wasnt!

Liesel also suffers from nightmares? I remember that

Um rudy ends up dying to which liesel realizes she liked rudy back then (cus he had confessed to her awhile back by this point) so she feels lost there having also lost really her only friend

Theres another historical ficiton book i read, When My Name Was Keoko, which takes place in korea during world war 2 and is told from a little girl with somw family issues where the japanese come and take over korea and make everyone change their names and live on very strict rules otherwise theyre killed and the girl’s brother was drafted to be a kamikaze (but he survives) and they live to be rescued after all the horrible stuff

2 series i love

In order theres: City of Ghosts, Tunnel of Bones, Bridge of Souls

The main character is a girl who almost died (and kind of did) but was saved right before she fully died so she can now see ghosts! And she can see The Veil which is what she calls the fabric between life and death because shes living with one foot on each side. Her best friend is a ghost and her parents are paranormal investigators

They travel around the world for her parents show and in each book she faces a ghost (each stronger than the last) that she has to stop and in the second book she makes a living friend who has the same thing and they work together (and she comes back in the third book to help as well) and shit gets crazy

Then the other series in order is: Girls of Paper and Fire, Girls of Storm and Shadow, Girls of Fate and Fury

So um the protagnist is a girl who is recruited to be a ‘paper girl’ for the king which is basically a prostitute, and she meets other girls there who she befriends one and then has a secret relationship with another

Things get.. crazy. Her and her gf kill the king which puts a bounty over their heads and they run and then meet up with a group and train and then thigns get rocky between her and her gf (especially when her gf’s ex comes into the picture) so they have a break up but get back together after one of them almost dies

Then one of the people in the group does die (i cried</3) and things happen and they seek an alliance with another kingdom and her gf turns out to be the last living person from this all mighth powerful tribe and then yada yada yada i need to read the books again and then i think decent ending!

ooo fascinating :> those all sound like good books :D

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Hello Theo how are you? Is your back okay?

I have a holiday for more than a month and I want to read books and/or stories in it. Do you have any books , stories or film that you recommend me to read on my vacation? I have been feeling depressed lately and I am want to occupy myself with reading / movies ( that are not sad)

What will Chrollo and Feitan do if I disturb them while sleeping, such as pulling the blanket, crossing my legs on them, snoring, etc.

You aren't obliged to answer my questions and I fully understand , Hearing that you're okay alone is enough🌹thank you

It's a little better, but, probably at least 1-2 months of daily stretching to get back to where I was before! Thank you for asking!

Lemme dig out some fav movies & books that aren't super sad, although some do have sad moments in them, most things I like do:

Some movies--

Any Christopher Guest mockumentaries (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, etc)

Rosaline (2022)

Kamikaze Girls

Sorry I'm on mobile now idk how to format uHhHhh:

Mirror Mirror, Labyrinth, Troop Beverly Hills, Spy, The Heat, Romy And Michele's high school reunion, Austenland, Peter Pan 2003, Kate and Leopold...

Books--

I went through my shelves and most books I like are sad, horror, bittersweet or melancholic in some way but here's some mostly kinda lighter ones:

The Last Unicorn, The Rumplestiltskin Problem, Kiki's Delivery Service, Anne of Green Gables.

Enjoy your vacation dear!!

[balkanradfem]

Favourite Fictional Women poll: FINAL LIST nominations + RULES (nominations closed)

Books:

Elphaba (Wicked)

Hermione (Harry Potter)

Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter)

Luna (Harry Potter)

Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter)

Sophie (Howl's Moving Castle)

Bella Swan (Twilight)

Lucy (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Susan (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)

Jo (Little Women)

Alanna (The Song of the Lioness)

Ichigo (Kamikaze Girls)

Momoko (Kamikaze Girls)

Phryne Fisher (Phryne Fisher Detective Novels)

Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs)

Robin Ellacott (Cormoran Strike)

Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade Series)

Gideon (The Locked Tomb)

Harrowhark Nonagesimus (The Locked Tomb)

Tattersail (Malazan Book of the Fallen)

Lyra (His Dark Materials)

Lisbeth Salander (The Millenium Trilogy)

Daja Kisubo (Circle of Magic)

Éowyn (Lord of the Rings)

Honor Harrington (Honor Harrington)

Zahrah (Zahrah the Windseeker)

Clair (Outlander)

Margo (The Magicians)

Camille Preaker (Sharp Objects)

Brienne of Tarth (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Cersei (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Daenerys Targaryen (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Arya (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Sansa ( A Song of Ice and Fire)

Rhaenyra Targaryen (Fire and Blood)

Eileen Dunlop (Eileen)

Romy Silvers (The Loneliest Girl in the Universe)

Lúthien (Sillmarilion)

Lady Sotofa (Echo series)

Esme Weatherwax (Discworld)

Angua von Überwald (Discworld)

Susan Sto Helit (Discworld)

Tiffany Aching (Discworld)

Nina Hill (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill)

Keladry (Protector of the Small series)

Shay (Uglies)

Cassie (Animorphs)

The Groke (the Moomins)

Tooticky (the Moomins)

Maximum Ride (Maximum Ride)

Auri (Kingkiller Chronicles)

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)

Emily Starr (Emily of New Moon)

Penelope (Circe by Madeline Miller)

Rose Hathaway (Vampire Academy)

Katsa (Graceling)

Yennefer of Vengerberg (Witchier)

Dr. Scarlet Clarke (They Never Learn)

Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows)

Ronja (Ronja)

Violet (Asoue)

Medea (Greek Mythology)

Medusa (Greek Mythology)

Jude (Folk of the Air)

Agatha (Girl Genius)

Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson)

Carrie (Carrie)

Movies

Miss Honey (Matilda)

Matilda (Matilda)

Barbie (Barbie's universe)

Ellen Louise Ripley (Alien)

Evelyn O'Connell (The Mummy)

Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Sarah Conner (Terminator)

Cruella de Vil (Cruella)

Yzma (Emperor's New Groove)

Dr. Ellie Sattler (Jurrasic Park)

Harley Quinn (DC universe)

Amy Dunne (Gone Girl)

Jennifer (Jennifer's Body)

Maude Lebowski (Big Lebowski)

Eurodia Holmes (Enola)

Amy Adam (Arrival)

Ginger Fitzgerald (Ginger Snaps)

Mary Mason (American Mary)

Elsa (Frozen)

Mulan (Mulan 1998)

Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)

O-Ren Ishii (Kill Bill)

Trinity (Matrix)

Sidney Prescott (Scream movies)

Dani Ardor (Midsommar)

M3gan (M3gan)

Aila (Rhymes for Young Ghouls)

Princess Kida (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)

Mother Aughra (Dark crystal)

Elizabeth Swan (Pirates of the Carribean)

Marla Grayson (I care a lot)

Heloise (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

Diana (Wonder Woman)

San (Princess Mononoke)

Zeniba (Spirited Away)

Chihiro (Spirited Away)

Wlle Woods (Legally Blonde)

Rey (Star Wars)

Princess Leia (Star Wars)

Haley Graham (Stick it)

Cruella (101 Dalmatian)

Kiki (Kiki's Delivery Service)

TV Shows

Xena (Xena the Warrior Princess)

Gabrielle (Xena the Warrior Princess)

Callisto (Xena the Warrior Princess)

Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Sabrina (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

Morgana Pendragon (Merlin)

Catharine Cawood (Happy Valley)

Donna Noble (Doctor Who)

Martha Jones (Doctor Who)

Female Doctor Who (Doctor Who)

Kaya (Supernatural)

Charlie Bradbury (Supernatural)

Claire (Supernatural)

Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars)

Anna Clare (Being Human)

Poussey Washington (Orange is the New Black)

Sister Michael (Derry Girls)

Orla (Derry Girls)

Hayley (Hard Candy)

Vilanelle (Killing Eve)

Eve (Killing Eve)

Anne Lister (Gentleman Jack)

Ann Walker (Gentleman Jack)

Kim (Kim Possible)

Daria Morgendorffer (Daria)

Temperance Brennan (Bones)

Kim Wexler (Better Call Saul)

Katara (Avatar The Last Airbender)

Azula (Avatar The Last Airbender)

Toph (Avatar The Last Airbender)

Krosh (Kid Cosmic)

Guinan (Star Trek New Generations)

Bo-Katan Kryze (Star Wars)

Dong Eun (The Glory)

Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation)

April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)

Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn 99)

Dana Scully (X Files)

Kathryn Janeway (Star Trek: Voyager)

Calamity Jane (Deadwood)

Flea (Fleabag)

Michonne (The Walking Dead)

Trixie (Call the Midwife)

Sister Monica Joan (Call the Midwife)

Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)

Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)

Ruby Lucas (Once Upon a Time)

Mulan (Once Upon a Time)

Samatha/Sam Carter (Stargate SG-1)

Kira Nerys (Star Trek: Deep Space 9)

Jadzia Dax(Star Trek: Deep Space 9)

Eleanor (The Good Place)

Annalise Keating (How to Get Away with Murder)

Cheryl Blossom (Riverdale)

Miranda Bailey (Grey’s Anatomy)

Lizzie McGuire (Lizzie McGuire)

Catherine the Great (The Great)

Dolores Abernathy (Westworld)

Maeve Millay (Westworld)

Lorelai (Gilmore Girls)

Paris (Gilmore Girls)

Morticia Addams (Addams Family)

Elisa Maza (Gargoyles)

Vera Bennett (Wentworth (2013)

Joan Ferguson (Wentworth (2013)

Constance Hardbroom (The Worst Witch (1998)

Princess Bubblegum (Adventure Time)

Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)

Monica (Friends)

Phoebe (Friends)

Maisel (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Shiv Roy (Succession)

Hannah (Please Like Me)

Lupe (A League of Their Own)

Jess (A League of Their Own)

Shahrzad (One Thousand and One Nights)

Michael Burnham (Star Trek Discovery)

 Emperor Phillipa Georgiou (Star Trek Discovery)

Dee Reynold (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Kara Thrace (Battlestar Galactica)

Donna (Twin Peaks)

Laura palmer (Twin Peaks)

Audrey(Twin Peaks)

Marwa (What we do in the Shadows)

Nadja (What we do in the Shadows)

Love Quinn (You)

Allison (Orphan Black)

Cosima (Orphan Black)

Nyota Uhura (Star Trek: The Original Series)

Lisa Cuddy (House MD)

Leela (Futurama)

Bean (Disenchantment)

Pam (Archer)

Grace (Grace and Frankie)

Frankie (Grace and Frankie)

Helga Pataki (Hey Arnold)

Anime/Manga

Sophie (Howl's Moving Castle)

Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)

Hotaru - Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon)

Michiru – Sailor Neptune (Sailor Moon)

Haruka – Sailor Uranus (Sailor Moon)

Rei – Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon)

Homura (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Sakura Kinomoto (CardCaptor Sakura)

Tomoyo Daidouji (CardCaptor Sakura)

Onpu (Ojamajo Doremi)

Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)

Striga (Castlevania)

Carmilla (Castlevania)

Misa Amane (Death Note)

Asuka Langley Soryu (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Shinobu Kocho (Demon Slayer)

Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Nana Osaki (Nana)

Hachi (Nana)

Jean (Claymore)

Clare (Claymore)

Theresa (Claymore)

Helen (Claymore)

Deneve (Claymore)

Casca (Berserk)

Haruno Sakura (Naruto)

Yosano (Bungo Stray Dogs)

Tome Kurata (Mob Psycho 100)

Nikaido (Dorohedoro)

Nia (Dorohedoro)

Maki Zen'in (Jujutsu Kaisen 0)

Yuno Gasai (Mirai Nikki)

Ichigo Momomiya (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Zakuro Fujiwara (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Historia Reiss (Attack on Titan)

Mikasa Ackermann (Attack on Titan)

Games

Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew)

April Ryan (The Longest Journey)

Kate Walker (Syberia)

Zelda (Legend of Zelda)

Impa (Legend of Zelda)

Urdosa (Legend of Zelda)

Evie Frye (Assassin's Creed)

Senua (Senua's Sacrifice)

Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn)

Elisabet Sobeck (Horizon Zero Dawn)

Serena (Skyrim)

Frea (Skyrim)

Morrigan (Dragon Age Origins)

Kreia (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II)

Kassandra of Sparta (Assassin's Creed Odyssey)

Heather Mason (Silent Hill 3)

Reika (Fatal Frame)

Rei (Fatal Frame:The Tormented)

An Shiraishi (Project SEKAI)

Nene Kusanagi (Project SEKAI)

Ena Shinonome (Project SEKAI)

Jesse Faden (Control)

Almalexia (The Elder Scrolls)

Billie Lurk (Dishonored)

Emily Kaldwin (Dishonored)

Cecelia (Dishonored)

Lizzy Stride (Dishonored)

Delilah Copperspoon (Dishonored)

Lohse (Divinity: Original Sin II)

Sebille Kaleran (Divinity: Original Sin II)

Siva (Divinity: Original Sin II)

Malady (Divinity: Original Sin II)

Dallis the Hammer (Divinity: Original Sin II)

Toriel (Undertale)

Undyne (Undertale)

Alphys (Undertale)

Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)

Tali'Zorah nar Rayya (Mass Effect)

Liara T'Soni (Mass Effect)

Aria T'Loak (Mass Effect)

Nyreen Kandros (Mass Effect)

Shala'Raan vas Tonba (Mass Effect)

Matriarch Aethyta (Mass Effect)

Yuna (Final Fantasy X)

Abby (The Last of Us)

Ellie (The Last of Us)

GLaDOS (Portal)

Chell (Portal)

Dr. Suvi Anwar (Mass Effect Andromeda)

Leliana (Dragon Age)

Parvati Holcomb (The Outer Worlds)

Chloe Price (Life is Strange)

2B (Nier Automata)

Comics

Stephanie Brown (DC comics)

Cassandra Cain (DC comics)

Zatanna Zatara (DC comics)

Elektra Natchios (Marvel comics)

Fanfiction

Ebony Dark'ness Raven Dementia Way

Web comics

Vriska Serket (Homestuck)

Jaden (Leasebound)

Antimony Carver (Gunnerkrigg Court)

Fictional Movies

Katya (Goncharov)

Podcasts

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home from (Welcome to Nightvale)

Plays

Lady Mabeth (Macbeth)

Clytemnestra (Oresteia)

Miscellanous

Hatsune Miku (Vocaloid)

RULES:

All fictional women from a category will be randomized, and put into polls

Whoever gets 50 votes automatically proceeds into the next round. There won't be only one winner for each poll!

We will do one category at the time. We'll start with books.

We'll decide on a winner of each category, and then whoever had the most votes, will proceed into the Final 10.

I'll calculate how many votes each woman got, so that at the end of the voting, you can see how many other women also adored your favourite ones :)

This also means that once you vote, if there's someone else you also want to see in the finals, you can reblog and let your followers know who already has enough votes, and who needs more in order to proceed. I'll also sometimes reblog polls announcing that a certain character has made the cut, and now others need your attention. We're trying to see which ones are loved and adored enough to actually get a lot of votes, even with competition. The voting starts at the end of nominations!

(POLLS ARE COMING SHORTLY)

[monamonari]

• reintroducing myself!! (＾ｖ＾) 

୧ ‧₊˚ 🍮 ⋅ ☆

my name is mona!! you can call me riri aswell,

I'm a minor, my birthday is on the 12th of october (just so you knoooww (｡>﹏<｡) )

for my hobbies - I really enjoy writing, (fanfics, books, poems, etc..) drawing, dancing and singing (I'm currently trying to become a singer!!!)

for artists, I really like babymetal, 2ne1, evanescense, mitski and melanie martinez!

I wouldn't really say I have a clear style, I am everything at once - buuuut I gravitate towards anything 2010's, lolita, living doll, anything~ ♪

my ALL TIME FAVOURITE anime is KAMISAMA KISS!!!1!1!1! RAAAFGRHRH I am a firm believer of me being tomoe's n1 fangirl and wife, please please please please pleasepleaseplselelelslsls let me RANT ABOUT MY OC X CANON I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY I'M. I'M. I'M. IM. (i know I'm so normal about it) I just really, really love this show and have been doing so for 2 years! 😊😊

I also like movies like kamikaze girls, the hunger games, thirteen and spirited away!

other animes I'm fond of (yes, other than kamisama kiss,) are sugar sugar rune, yumeiro patisserie, tokyo mew mew and madoka magica!!

I'm sorry if I seem a little dry in this post, I'm trying to be pleasing to the eye at least once 🙏

have a nice day or night, whereever you may be!! 𝄞

[dreamyfrill]

~45 Lolita questions~

1. Please tell us your Hand Name (name that’s used ONLY in internet.)

→Dream_frill

My given name is Yolanda. But nobody calls Yolanda, they use my diminutive Yoli. It is strange to me if anyone use Yolanda

2. About how long is your history as a Lolita?

→2 years, I have a long way to become a veteran

3. What first motivated you to do Lolita fashion?

→Since I was a child my dream was travel to Japan, but it was expensive and we can’t afford it. I save money and the life gives the opportunity to go to Japan, no only one time, 3 times.

I remember we went to Takeshita and go to Bodyline.

At first I was reluctant to wear it, because I live in a small town and I was afraid to get harrased (spoiler: it was all the opposite)

Then I decided to buy one dress and well…. Now I am a brand whore

4. After knowing Lolita fashion, have you had any time-gap or resistance till you actually started to be Lolita?

→Yes! Almost a year. Then I decided to become a Lolita and buy my first clothes

5. Please define your Lolita style as much as possible. (eg. gothic Lolita, sweet Lolita, white Lolita…. Etc).

→Sweet Lolita. Mostly I tried to recreate a Sweet Lolita in 2010. Sax, pink, mint, yellow… pigtails, heart-shaped bags, tea party shoes… I love it!

6. About how many Lolita friends do you have?

→I have mutuals, but no friends, I am the only Lolita in my town. I am like Momoko from Kamikaze girls

7. What is the best thing about doing Lolita?

→The happiness wearing it!! All the sorrow goes away immediately after wear it!!

8. Conversely, what's the worst thing?

→I am so lazy when it comes to wear Lolita to go somewhere. I spent between 30 minutes to 1h to styling the coord. And sometimes my friends meets in hookah lounge and in my/other house and I can show my coords. So I wear casual clothes

9. Which Lolita Brands do you like?

→Angelic Pretty!!! Now I am trying to get some Baby, the stars shine bright dresses!!

10. What was the first Lolita item that you’ve owned?

→Floral rose op mint colorway by Bodyline. I have it, but now don’t fit me pretty well and I don’t wear it much anymore

11. What is the “must have!” Lolita item?

→A good shoes. Our shoes hold all our weight everyday, minimum give them a good pair of shoes.

12. Do you wear drawers?

→I wear an old short trackie trousers as drawers, but I want to buy a good Lolita drawers

13. Do you have any favourite Japanese music?

→No a specific one. I hear music in Japanese, but not a specific singer/band

14. Where do you particularly visit as Lolita?

→Everywhere!! But specially in museums, gardens, events and in foreign countries

15. About how many times per week do you dress as Lolita?

→Hard to respond. It depends on the week and the things are programmed on the days

16. Please tell us about one embarrassing episode from the time when you were 
just beginning Lolita.

→Wear cat hears….

17. What's hairstyle and color that you think Lolita would suit the most?

→The hairstyle depends on the coord. Sweet pigtails, gothic a braid, classic loose hair…

The colour. Your hair colour is just fine

18. Have you ever thought of stopping Lolita? The reason?

→NEVEEEERRR!!＼＼\٩(๑`^´๑)۶//／／

19. Please tell us your heart's bible as a Lolita. (anything like a book, magazine, CD, idol...)

→Misako Aoki, Mila de Blois, Hiroko Honda, Maki and Asuka

20. Do you own a doll? Tell us your feelings about her intensely!

→Nop. But I have a lot of plushies!!

21. What kind of make-up do you wear when you wear Lolita clothes?

→I don’t know how to do make up👉🏻👈🏻. But I want to learn it!

22. Have you ever secretly changed clothes in a train station bathroom on Lolita day-out?

→Nop! Thankfully my mom and husband do not care that I wear Lolita clothes

23. Are you composed when doing Lolita all by yourself?

→Yes! I go with a pepper gel spray when I go out, so I am not afraid

24. How much do you spend in your Lolita clothes & accessary monthly?

→Some months none, others I can spent 300€-400€ in Lolita fashion (it is because it is my birthday or I have save money)

25. What is the most expensive Lolita thing you've bought so far? How much was it?

→I think Misty Sky. All the set second hand including shipping and customs taxes was 450€

26. So far about how much has the expense been for Lolita goods?

→Sincerely, I don’t know…

27. Lolita outfit really costs money. How do you raise money to cover the cost of
 Lolita?

→Savings!!! Saving all the money I can and waiting for the money they gave to me in as Christmas, anniversary and birthday presents

28. Have you ever bought from an online store? If so, please tell us its good
 and bad points and some advice for the future. If not, please tell us why not.

→Angelic Pretty Paris. They answered my questions, the staff is kind, but It is expensive 🫠

29. Even if you sort of want to keep it a secret, please clandestinely tell us
 about a private manufacturer that is the best.

→I don’t know, sorry

30. Is there a brand and/or an item that you think, "I could never get it! But I unreasonably want it!"?

→As we say in Spanish “las cosas de palacio van despacio” so it is matter of time to have all my dream pieces

31. What do you think about people who only do Lolita at music-lives or cosplay?

→I don’t really care. The people is free to do whatever they want

32. From what age to what age is it acceptable to do Lolita? Do you think that there's a state in which someone must graduate from Lolita? (you can answer as ‘never graduate’)

→Never graduate

Do whatever it is makes you happy. Don’t leave yours hobbies because “don’t fit your age”

33. Is there a Lolita fashion or behavior that you think "I don't want Lolitas to do this!" about?

→Bully, discriminating or harassing others. The Lolita is a symbol of revolution and a safe space for everyone, not a symbol of discrimination

34. Is there something you think "Lolita has to be this way!" about?

→Evidently you must follow some rules, besides that you can do whatever you want. For example: if you want to wear trainers, you can do it, but do not wear bright fabric, because it gonna looks like a cheap costume

35. While doing Lolita, has something changed from earlier than you did Lolita?

→I wish I joined the fashion early, much before, when the prieces where normal and not a so exorbitant. Puppet circus was between 150€-300€ and no 1800€

36. Do you go to school/work as Lolita?

→In my school and workplace there is an uniform, so I can’t wear Lolita :P

37. Do you wear Lolita clothes as casual wear?

→Sometimes. When I go to my capital city or going somewhere like bowling alley or a museum

38. Do you have a boyfriend (or husband)? Do you understand each other? (I think she meant “Does he understand you (as lolita)?”)

→Yes! Absolutely! He is very understanding about EGL fashion. He even helps me to do my cords and ties my back bow in the dress :D

39. What do the people around you think of your doing Lolita? Do they accept it?

→My family and friends are very understanding about my wear choices. They never seems to hate it

40. What kind of Lolita is who has impressed you the most up until now?

→So many. My favorites are sweet ott 2010

41. Have you ever made your own Lolita clothing or/and accessories? If so, what was the best item that you’ve made?

→I don’t know how to do it. But I want to learnᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

42. If you have an ideal Lolita outfit or coordination, please tell us.

→I don’t have one really

43. Is there a motif that you think “this is a symbol of Lolita”?

→Maybe crowns, flowers, sweets and stars

44. Would you want to dress your children as Lolita?

→Nop! I want kids, but I want them to be free. If the want to be Lolita, gyaru, goth or punk I will support them :)

45. What’s your image of the ideal Lolita?

→There is some Lolitas I really like their coords

[videostarblogs]

10. decora kei

decora kei is one of the most vibrant and visually striking subcultures to emerge from Japan's harajuku district. known for its playful, maximalist aesthetic, decorated kei is all about layering accessories, bright colors, and a childlike sense of fun. here's a detailed breakdown of decora kei.

origins and development

harajuku and street fashion: decora kei originated in the late 1990s and early 2000s in tokyo harajuku district, which has long been a hotspot for experimental and avant-garde street fashion. the term decorated is derived from decoration, reflecting the styles emphasis on excessive adornment

influences: decora kei draws inspiration from various sources, including 1990s Japanese pop culture, childrens toys, and candy colors. the style is heavily influenced by a desire to express individuality and creativity through fashion, often in a way that feels spontaneous and unrestrained

key figures and media: pioneers like model and singer kyary pamyu pamyu helped popularize decora kei both within Japan and internationally. the style was frequently featured in Japanese street fashion like FRUiTS and KERA, which documented harajuku most eclectic and colorful trends.

key motifs

over the top accessories: the most defining characteristic of decora kei is the sheer number of accessories worn. this can include dozens of hair clips, bows, bracelets, necklaces, and rings. the goal is to cover as much surface area as possible with colorful, playful decorations.

bright and layered clothing: decora outfits are typically built around layers of bright, clashing colors and patterns. t shirts, skirts, and leggings in neon hues or with playful prints such as polka dots, stripes, or with cartoon characters, are common. the more layers and the more mismatched the patterns, the better.

hair and makeup: hair in decora kei is often styles in pigtails, buns, or simply left down, but always decorated with a multitude of clips, bows, and headbands. hair colors range from natural to neon, with some enthusiasts opting for wigs to achieve the desired looks. makeup is typically fun and colorful, with heavy blush, pastel eyeshadow, and glitter. stickers and face gems are often applied to the cheeks and around the eyes for extra decoration.

toys and plushies: carrying or incorporating toys ND plushies into the outfit is common in decora kei. these can be worn as accessories, attached to bas, or even sewn into clothing.

masks and band aids: surgical masks often decorated in bright colors and bandaids placed decoratively on the face are also popular in decora kei, these elements add to the cute feel of the style.

music

the decora kei aesthetic is often associated with upbeat and playful music genres. j-pop, particularly the works of kyary pamyu pamyu, who is known for her colorful and whimsical style, aligns perfectly with decora kei. "shibuya-kei" music, a subgenre of pop that blends electronic, jazz, and pop influences, is also popular among decora enthusiasts. here are artists I suggest.

kyary pamyu pamyu

dempagumi.inc

perfume

poppy

charli xcx (debatable but I think her music matches the colors a lot for some reason)

halcali

babymetal

tommy fenruary6

shiina ringo

momoiro clover x

movies

so decora kei doesn't have a direct connection to movies, but films that have lots of color, fun, whimcy elements resonate with the aesthetic. animated films, mostly studio ghibli or other light-hearted anime films, align well with the playful and nostalgic elements of decora kei!!! movies that also feature fantasy or hyper stylized visuals like Alice in wonderland, especially the animated verion from the 50s, also work well with the decora aesthetic! here are 10 movies I suggest

kamikaze girls (2004)

funky forest: the first contact (2005)

love and pop (1998)

suicide club (2001)

the taste of tea (2004)

nana (2005)

sakuran (2006)

cutie honey (2004)

tokyo tribe (2014)

the night is short, walk on girl (2017)

books and other media

manga and anime: manga and anime that has cute, colorful, and slightly chaotic worlds are popular among decora kei fans. mangas/animes like "cardcaptor sakura", and "sailor moon", embody the magical and whimsical aspects of the style

fashion magazines: Japanese fashion magazines like FRUiTS and KERA were instrumental in documenting and spreading decora kei fashion. these magazines often featured street snaps of people wearing decora fashion, offering inspiration and showcasing the latest trends within the community

social media: plat forms like Instagram, TikTok, and of course, Tumblr are vital for decora kei enjoyers. these platforms allow fans to share their looks, connect with others, and find inspirations. decora kei communities often participate in dress up days too!!!!! so cute!!!

inspo

overall, decorated is a maximalist, vibrant fashion style that thrives on excess and creativity. its characterize dby a LOT of accessories, bright colors, and a playful, childlike sense of fun. the style s about expressing individuality and joy through fashion, often a way that feels like freedom. decorated kei celebrates the whimsical and fantastical, creating amazing outfits that are both chaotic and charming!!!!!

hello everyone!!!11111111 I know I haven't been online as of late. in early August, my boyfriend tragically and suddenly passed so I decided to take a long break from all social medias. thank you for understanding...

make sure to follow for more deep dive sinto fashion, like, and reblog if you'd like!!!! click my questions box in my bio to suggest a style as well!! that's all for now! TTYL

videostar signing off.....................................................................................................................................................................