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[asiangirlsinsweaters]

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[shoujoegg]

you do NOT need to read the other gv books lmao, as someone who read and in spite of myself enjoyed them Leigh ATTEMPTED to do a critique of imperialism but she spread herself wayyy too thin and relied on a really sloppy ‘bad king gone good king remains nothing systemically changes’ ending. and i was forgiving albeit frustrated because again she was trying to embark on a lot of themes in a single series but then she released the nikolai duology and oh god it was so much worse

omfg that makes a little more sense and smthing ive always chalked up to be related to her world-building problems too? tbh id read the og trilogy just to understand how her grisha-as-jewishness in imperial russia allegory operates earlier in the series bc i find it (and its internationalization later on in the soc duology) intriguing in spite of all the problems hinged to such racial metaphorization. u could not pay me to finish king of stars tho i tried it once n idk wtf is going on there!

[albertvictoria-art]

This lady in a red dress is directly based on this artwork by Riyoko Ikeda, that also was on the cover of the iconic Gothic&Lolita Bible japanese magazine.

This is a little tribute to the EGL community for their support and love, so of course this will be available as an art print at the "Harajuku Kai" event in Barcelona next October 19!

[animefeminist]

Transmasculinity and queer sexuality in the works of Ikeda Riyoko

Content Warning: Discussion of transphobia and suicide

Spoilers for Dear Brother, The Rose of Versailles, and Claudine

Ikeda Riyoko—perhaps the most famous member of the “year 24 group” that played a large part in creating the foundations of the shoujo manga genre—is often credited with laying the groundwork for depictions of queer characters in shoujo, and in particular with creating the archetype of the gender-bending heartthrob heroine, or “girl prince.” Building on earlier representations of butch or transmasculine characters in early shoujo manga such as Princess Knight, and the Takarazuka theater tradition of the otokoyaku male role actor, Ikeda’s enormously popular gender non-conforming heroes—Lady Oscar from The Rose of Versailles, Rei from Dear Brother, Julius from the Window of Orpheus, and the titular character of Claudine—helped to establish that there was a major mainstream audience excited to cheer for a hotheaded, androgynous tomboy with a heart of gold. Lady Oscar in particular has fingerprints all over the history of anime and manga, from a gender-bending cameo in Pokémon to serving as the inspiration for iconic characters like Tenjou Utena.

When I first read The Rose of Versailles last year, I expected its depictions of queer and transmasculine characters to be somewhat limited—after all, the comic was written for mainstream audiences and a mainstream publisher in the 1970s. But across Ikeda’s work, I was deeply surprised with the level of care and nuance with which Ikeda approaches transmasculine love stories. While there is obviously a lot about Ikeda’s portrayal of transmasculine characters that feels dated to modern audiences (for example, her comics often do fall back on “biological” ideas of women’s weakness and emotionality, and sometimes psychologize her character’s genders in uncomfortable ways), I was surprised by how much of these comics still hit for me today. What makes them work for me is both the extreme pathos with which Ikeda writes transmasculine character’s experiences of rejection—and, at rare moments, gender euphoria —but also the fact that her trans characters are not simply given a one-size fits all born-in-the-wrong-body narrative. Instead, they are each portrayed as unique individuals with varied personal relationships to their gender, their sexuality, and the historical context of the society they live in.

Read it at Anime Feminist!

[acquired-stardust]

Anime Spotlight #3: Project A-ko (1986)

Join Ash as she takes a look at an underrated pride month anime classic and formative movie in her journey navigating queerness - it punches way above its weight and is well worth your time. Perhaps the greatest queer anime popcorn flick of all time, Acquired Stardust's spotlight on 1986's Project A-ko is here!

As previously discussed, time and tide can play funny tricks with our memory and perception. To that point, there's a special sort of magic that old media facilitates. Separation from the people and circumstances that produced it goes a long way towards helping us disconnect from preconceived notions and expectations to experience works more at face value. For a brief amount of time the brain is tricked into allowing itself to believe that this ancient work of art exists somehow outside of time and place - apart from not only the underlying political and cultural factors but also the individuals that birthed it.

Project A-ko is a work that synergizes incredibly well with this psychological trick but is perhaps doubly impressive when looked at in its proper context.

Released theatrically in June of 1986 (only a little over a month before Studio Ghibli's first official project Castle in the Sky) and named after Jackie Chan's 1983 Project A, Project A-ko was born out of the staff behind foundational hentai OVA series Cream Lemon deciding to pivot and make a mainstream movie for theaters. Carrying a similar spirit to Project A, Project A-ko is a sci-fi action-comedy that smashes together the absurd and the mundane brilliantly.

Opening with a scene entirely in English (even in the Japanese language version) that sees a spaceship fall to earth and destroy the coastal southern Japanese city of Graviton, we flash forward 16 years to our protagonist (the eponymous A-ko) waking up to walk her friend C-ko to school for their first day. Deeply steeped in Class S tropes that had been popular in anime since the 70s that saw homoromantic relationships between women become somewhat normalized, C-ko catches the eye of rich and elegant classmate B-ko who immediately becomes overwhelmingly (and inexplicably) infatuated by her and deeply jealous of the relationship C-ko shares with A-ko, which stokes a rivalry for the affections of C-ko that gradually becomes more unhinged as the movie rolls on, even managing to slip in an unexpected cameo from an American fast food icon.

It is here, beyond the basic setup, that Project A-ko begins to coalesce into something far better and much more clever than it has any real right to be. The lead characters, at first basic archetypes generically named but actually containing multi-layer puns, are wonderfully self-indulgent, given tons of room to come into their own and become a surprisingly strong ensemble. Gender, gender roles and sexuality are portrayed with a fascinating nonchalance (the likes of which is also featured in anime of the time such as Dirty Pair, as made clear with a very popular post on this very site). Fight choreography is shockingly good for the experience level of all involved (who by this time had mostly been known for their involvement in adapting Rumiko Takahashi's manga Urusei Yatsura).

The soundtrack (also in English and very of its time) matches the tone of the film in the best ways possible and helps to shape the film into something that is all too rare in the world of queer media: positive, happy stories celebrating the love people have for each other without getting too far into the weeds of angst and tragedy that is unfortunately often part and parcel with the real life queer experience. The Japanese voiceover cast features a stellar lineup of actors including Miki Ito, Emi Shinohara, Michie Tomizawa and Shuichi Ikeda (as well as a very early appearance by Megumi Hayashibara), and needless to say they knock it out of the park. One potential pain point is C-ko's loud and obnoxious nature, which despite being a central part of her character is toned down in the English dub. If one finds her to be especially grating, which is one of anime's hallmarks in this era, the English dub is serviceable enough.

Watching Project A-ko was a formative experience for me, with its Goku-esque lead becoming a hero of mine. The final shot of the movie still manages to make me emotional every time I see it. Its simple concept of 'the superheroes and supervillains in your everyday life' is executed wonderfully and the bright-eyed, saccharine tone is an incredible breath of fresh air in contrast to the misery that queerness (and, more often, external reactions to said queerness) often brings about in our lives. There is so much to be said about this movie but as is so often the case with anime spotlights, it's hard to get granular without spoiling the experience and I'd much rather you see it for yourself than have it spoiled for you in what is in all likelihood the first time you're hearing of it.

They say that the best queer media is often accidentally made by straight men who have no idea that they're making queer media and that holds true for Project A-ko, who's character designer/animation director Yuji Moriyama says they simply hadn't put much thought into in that context which is unfortunately believable - although Project A-ko receives several sequels, they get progressively further away from the shockingly refreshing queer love story that is the relatable heart of the movie, contrasting its rising stakes and insanity that culminates with a three-sided battle that once again causes widespread damage to Graviton City.

But such is the beauty of old media - for a brief hour and a half we are able to allow everything but the thing we're watching to fade away. To take it at face value. To see ourselves in these archetypal characters, and to brim with pride as they become engaging characters all their own. To hope that perhaps one day the world will treat queer people with the same sort of complete nonchalance featured in this movie, and to hope that we too may one day be able to have the sort of relationship between A-ko and C-ko in our own lives.

A gem hidden among the stones, Project A-ko is undoubtedly stardust.

-- Ash

[seikotakai]

Happy 56th Birthday Isshin Chiba!

Happy birthday to the hard working man who voiced Jin Kazama from Tekken for over 20 years in all of his appearances since Tekken 3. He is known for having a badass deep voice (though some say he is actually pretty versatile in terms of voice acting range). He was born in Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, and he graduated from Miyagi Prefecture Kesennuma High School. The man originally wanted to be a stage actor, but then he decided to attend an academy for voice acting in Tokyo instead. Isshin Chiba started voice acting in 1990 at the very young age of 22 years old, and eventually landed the role of Jin Kazama from Tekken in 1997. He had been the voice of Jin Kazama since he was like 29 years old. He voiced Jin Kazama not just in the mainline Tekken games, but also crossover games (Project X Zone) and even the Japanese dub of that shitty Tekken live action movie.

This makes him the sixth single voice actor across many different languages to have voiced a video game character the longest, the others being Ed Boon as Scorpion in Mortal Kombat (until he was replaced by Patrick Seitz (who voices Ragna the Bloodedge and Germany from Hetalia Axis Powers in English) in MK9 and MKX), Takenobu Mitsuyoshi as Kage Maru in Virtua Fighter, Shinichiro Miki (Millennial Tree Cookie's Japanese VA) as Akira Yuki, also from Virtua Fighter, Joseph D. Kucan as Kane from Command and Conquer, and Charles Martinet as the iconic Italian video game plumber Mario (as well Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and now he is the voice of a character from Dragon Ball's English Dub).

Some of Isshin Chiba's other roles include:

-Jedah Dohma (Darkstalkers)

-Yamikage and Monsieur Goan (Kirby Right Back At Ya Anime)

-Kyosuke Kagami (Rival Schools)

-Fubuki Spring (Scarlet Nexus)

-Silver Knight (.hack//)

-John Tanaka (F-Zero GP Legend)

-Koga Kuchiki (Bleach)

-Ikeda Yaemon 18th (Gintama)

-Dio Brando (Capcom's Jojo Bizarre Adventure Fighting Game in the 1990's)

-Ryuji Danma and Hiroshi Kochatani (Great Teacher Onizuka)

-Mikazuki, Hammond, Gladius (One Piece)

-Joseph Oda (The Evil Within Japanese Dub)

-Trigon (Japanese dub of both the original Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go)

-Etrigan The Demon (Japanese dub of Batman: The Brave and The Bold)

-Rei (2005 Fist of The North Star Fighting Game)

-Cyclonus (Transformers Japanese Dub)

-Some Tokusatsu

Thank you Isshin Chiba for voicing our boy Jin Kazama for so long, and I hope you have a wonderful day!~

[pompoison]

Trigun Stampede Finale - Episode 12 Thoughts from Pom

0) Knives likes cowboys. His gap moe just keeps getting better. What a dork? I love him?

1) Meryl’s character growth has been super fulfilling to watch. I love how she stopped Knives’ plan to kill everyone by taking those steps to reach Vash. She did something so dangerous, risking an agonizing death at Millions Knives’ hands to save everyone, instead of freezing in terror like a lot of people would have done in that situation! I respect her SO MUCH.

2) Knives’ roar of outrage when he tries to kill Meryl. It really is always a brunette getting between him and Vash isn’t it? Junya Ikeda acted his heart out and it was amazing to hear how incensed Knives was while also hearing the panic of losing Vash in his voice too. I feared for Meryl as much as I felt heartbroken for Knives.

3) That scene with Vash awakening to save Meryl was some good food. Actually shivered when he thanked her as he stepped back into the fray to face Knives. The sound design, animation and voice acting of this show is perfectly crafted to give you a rattling experience.

4) I am a Stampede undercut Vash appreciator, but I love Vash’s new look in this episode. The reveal when it finally settles into that shape is once again a testament to the love poured into this show. His antennae are prominent, his forehead is cute, and I’m overjoyed that this iconic look could be given to him without sacrificing his undercut. It’s aesthetically pleasing. I hope that they keep this look for Vash.

5) Knives is beautiful. What right did Orange have giving Knives the prettiest face on this show?

6) Vash’s wing is monstrous to behold. The exact moment when it unfurls during his fall from the tower is HAUNTING ME.

7) The way the flying fight scene perspective makes you feel Vash’s gunshots as if he’s shooting AT YOU when he’s shooting at Nai. Ow. Sexy but ow.

8) Nico picking up Meryl and booking it will live rent free in my head forever too. Take her and run. Pocket wife. Zoom.

9) Unhinged freak thoughts incoming! I thought I was scared of Vash’s forehead but I was actually just scared of the nape of his neck being stiff with hair gel. I have a thing about the back of the neck. It’s gotta be bare so it can be stroked with light malice and gripped with violent force. Vash’s forehead is for kissing and smacking and flicking things at (Everything I want Nico and Meryl to do). Vash’s NAPE is for sucking biting & pinching (Everything I want Knives to do). It’s good Vash’s underside is shaved because the back of his buzzed neck is ero, and because the bottom half of his skull is slightly bristly, a superior texture. If Knives wants to grab him by the neck he can feel the warmth of Vash’s skin and pulse under his palm. If he wants to hold Vash by his hair he can grab a fistful from the top of his head. It’s perfect for my deranged imagination.

10) Kisses Vash’s forehead. Kisses it so much.

11) Vash bit Knives’ hand like an incensed dog and looked adorable doing it.

12) Millions “Hysterically appalled by my Eve’s savior complex” Knives

13) I was on Knives’ side when he said, in breathless horror, “After more than a century, that’s the best answer you could come up with?!” Seriously, Vash, that was such a lackluster response! I don’t care if you got shot fifteen times by the JuLai police, when you fly into the stratosphere with your brother who is in love with you you have a serious heart to heart with him! Jerk! /kidding

14) Knives finally realizing Vash is lost to him forever in that scene haunts me. He’s devastated. I picked the right antagonist to stan. This hurts so much.

15) Knives being the powerless one, having Vash wrenched away from him again and again, even though he promises to keep fighting for him is what gets me. Stampede is relentless about confronting you, the audience, with the fact that Knives is an EXTREMELY romantic character. Knives is SO WEIRD— he has these violent murderous methods, and yet he also represents this ideal paradigm of undying love. He’s not just a yandere. His heart was BROKEN this ep. He was squashed. The irony that the guy who hates all of humanity experiences so much humanity is buckwild. Knives is a romantic character even if some audiences find it repellant to ship him with Vash. His love for Vash is as unhesitant as it is unhealthy, to dramatic effect. The more Knives and Vash push against each other’s ideals, the tighter those ideals coil.

16) Those were the most beautiful dying words I’ve ever heard, thanks Knives I’m sobbing. You still do everything for that impossible “Us,” even after everything. Even after Vash has chosen humans over you every time. I love this sad lovesick plant.

17) Knives always keeps his promises to Vash. No, I haven’t read Trimax yet, but I know we haven’t seen the last of him.

18) The way Vash screams “Nai!” and sobbing Nai’s name while falling back to Earth can become my new ring tone! Congratulations to Yoshitsugu Matsuoka for bringing such a heartwrenching performance to Trigun Stampede Vash. ;-; </3 I love hearing his uniquely soft voice.

19) Stampede Eriks my beloved. Brokenly playing piano because it’s his last connection to Nai. He thinks he’s killed Nai and all the plants in addition to destroying JuLai. My depressed, remorseful baby oh my god.

20) Season 2 confirmed! 🎉 THANK YOU SO MUCH STUDIO ORANGE AND CONGRATULATIONS!💕🍊

Extra Thoughts!

21) Honestly, I feel relieved that Season 2 is a ways off in the future. It gives me time to thoroughly enjoy the massive amount of beautiful fanart and fanfic that’s been created. I was kind of just shoving it all in my mouth before and I want to savor it with a calmer frame of mind.

22) From my perspective as a fan creator who also makes original comics the pause period gives me a sense of breathing room to digest what I felt from this show and make the best possible fan creations about it. All my fanart so far has been made in a rush of passion. That’s fun and exciting, but without reflection, it lacks focus. I look forward to reading Trimax and fully learning all of the story. Also looking forward to do solo and collaborative zines, among other future Trigun fan projects!

23) I’ll admit that Stampede was my introduction to becoming a fan of Trigun, and yet, I feel safe and understood by Studio Orange’s retelling in a way I can’t articulate or justify. “They Get It” has no business coming from my mouth, but it is the way I feel, for some reason. How did they do that? It must be magic. Thank you Orange! Because of Stampede, I fell in love with all of Trigun. Met some really cool people, too. ;-; A

[confield]

PSA

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I am looking for a sugar baby to spoil with a $5000 weekly allowance. DM me if you are interested.

[ginkovskij]

top five animes

Hi Maša 🤍 Don't mind me rambling a little in asnwering the question (:

The Rose of Versailles (1979-1980), adapted from the manga by Riyoko Ikeda. The scandals, the intrigues, the dramatic sparkling eyes and glittery tears! The big crush I had on Lady Oscar! I used to watch it all the time on television when I was a child (and a teen, and now as I am an adult) so there's a sentimental value to it too. This anime has the most specialest spot on my heart (:

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept (2017), adapted from the manga by Natsume Ono. Not long ago I was rambling to no end about how much I love this one so it's no surprise I'm putting it on the list hehe. This anime has a super nice style, a banger funk sound track, great characters and a thrilling plot about a golpe and also delicious looking food. I found it by accident five years ago and regularly watch it every year, this is how much I like it.

House of Five Leaves (2010), adapted from the manga by Natsume Ono again (what can I say, I am a fan) I found it after watching ACCA and despite it being something entirely different, I think one can recognise Natsume Ono's touch in the lingering sense of ambiguity in the plot, the subtle tensions and the super charming characters that make both animes real bangers, the writing is great! The range, ma'am.

Mononoke (2007). This was recommended by a friend who suggested I may have liked the style and, guess what! they were right. The atmosphere is eerie and strange in the most charming way and compliments perfectly the various horror-themed plots. I haven't watched it in ages (,:

One Piece (1999-ongoing), adapted from the manga by Eiichiro Oda. Doesn't need introductions. Iconic. I have the fondest memories of One Piece that cover basically all my life. It feel so weird to think one day it will be over.

Special mentions: Mushishi (2005-2006) thank you Dani forever for recommending it, Cowboy Bebop (1999-2000) banger that I never finished, F (1988) that nobody remembers but I was literally obsessed with it as a kid

[redsnerdden]

The Rose of Versailles Film Gets A New Trailer, Cast List, and Early 2025 Release

The Rose of Versailles Film Gets A New Trailer, Cast List, and Early 2025 Release #ベルサイユのばら #TheRoseofVersailles #anime #manga

One of the most iconic and impactful manga titles in history is getting a brand-new animated film adaptation, and that is Riyoko Ikeda’s The Rose of Versailles. New information for the upcoming movie was released on Tuesday which included an updated cast list, a new visual, and a promotional video that signaled the release window for the movie would be in Early 2025. Marie Antoinette– Aya Hirano…

[orchid3a]

today's the birthday of the icon and legend herself, riyoko ikeda, mother of the icon oscar françois de jarjayes and the tragic lesbian, known as saint-juste, rei asaka and the lovely and sweet nanako misonoo

[pleuvoire]

oh yeah last night i had a dream that ikeda masashi got arrested for some esoteric and showy crime like enabling a bank heist or something, and it was a huge uproar everywhere, and it was very much ikeda masashi the real-life actor of the fictional character jeramie brasieri except that everyone reporting it insisted on referring to him as jeramie like the character name had become his pseudonym or something. and he looked iconic and slayful all jeramie-style in every pic of him so i was like wow… the lines between fiction and reality are blurring… i believe jeramie would do this yeah

[iphisesque]

hii can i ask what your icon is of/from? thank you 🤍

hi love! it's kaoru from the 1974 manga oniisama e by riyoko ikeda, which i just read the other day — would totally recommend if you like lesbian bishonen, intricate yuri melodrama, increasingly elaborate family trees, and of course the trademark ikeda art style and shojo flourishes.

[katiajewelbox]

Joyeux Anniversaire a Lady Oscar! The iconic anime hero(ine) was born on December 25th, 1755. Oscar Francoise de Jarjayes is one of my favourite anime characters and a fictional person I regard as a role model. 

She is the protagonist of the classic anime and manga series The Rose of Versailles, a series by Riyoko Ikeda about France in the late 18th century and the events leading to the French Revolution. A lot of people say her spiritual successor is Utena Tenjou of Revolutionary Girl Utena, but I say her heir is the transmasculine, sword wielding, hot tempered military leader "Dark Lady Oscar" Dilandau Albatou from Vision of Escaflowne. 

Here is my Picmix tribute to her, with what I hypothesise are her pride flags (demisexual, transmasculine, and non binary).

[kicksaddictny]

Tekken 8 and Nike Announce Collaboration, Debut Sneakers at EVO 2024

At EVO 2024, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. thrilled fans with an exciting announcement: an extensive collaboration with Nike, Inc. for TEKKEN™ 8. This partnership brings the world's largest athletic footwear and apparel brand into the legendary fighting game universe, with digital in-game content and exclusive sneakers.

The collaboration features digital Nike Air Foamposite One sneakers inspired by iconic characters Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima, set to be available this Fall. Additionally, a surprise reveal included a limited-edition physical Nike Air Foamposite One 'Kazuya Mishima' sneaker, available for purchase by EVO attendees.

TEKKEN Project Director Katsuhiro Harada, TEKKEN 8 Game Director Kohei Ikeda, and Producer Michael Murray took to the stage to share the news. Fans got a sneak peek at what to expect, with a trailer showcasing characters wearing the distinct Nike Air Foamposite One sneakers and the iconic Nike swoosh on billboards in the Urban Square game level.

As the presentation's grand finale, Harada, Ikeda, and Murray, along with Nike, unveiled the physical Nike Air Foamposite One 'Kazuya Mishima' sneakers. These sleek black sneakers, reflecting the style of the character who inspired them, were available in limited quantities and could be purchased by EVO attendees via the Nike SNKRS app. Bandai Namco and Nike plan to reveal more details about the 'Nike x TEKKEN™' collaboration, including additional in-game content, this Fall.

TEKKEN 8, the latest installment in the iconic fighting game series, is now available on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam®. Developed on Unreal® Engine 5, TEKKEN 8 offers the most visually stunning and intense gameplay in the series, with character models and moves designed specifically for new-gen platforms. Each battle is a spectacle, and every victory is an epic story. For more information on TEKKEN 8, visit tekken.com.