#kashimashi

[mostlymilkwood]

y'know nothing speaks louder to the amount of money going around in the 2000s anime boom than the fact that 2006 had three yuri anime's airing, two of which were 26 episodes, and all three of them got ps2 games.

Kashimashi and Strawberry Panic both got visual novels, and that's pretty standard as far as anime licenced games goes, it's still a lot of work to make but manageable under a certain time-frame and budget.

But Simoun? Simoun got a strategy RPG! which makes sense for the content of the show itself, it's a war story (with a lot of trauma, gender, and girl kissing thrown together) but how you know people were getting stupid with money is that Simoun... Was Not Even That Popular??? Like, even in yuri circles, which are niche themselves, it's not super well known!! you're way more likely to have heard of, and possibly watched, Strawberry Panic than you have Simoun. And listen, I say this as a Simoun apologist who has a soft spot for the series but it's truly wild that it 1. got a game at all 2. was not just a visual novel.

There isn't even a dedicated witch from mercury game on the horizon but the mildly well known within to yuri watcher anime Simoun has one?? honestly? bring back the this energy of 3 out of 5 licenced games, no more gacha tie-ins or games as a service, just games that are Totally Fine overall but fun to fans of a series.

[couldpolyamorysavethem]

HAZUMU OSARAGI and various from KASHIMASHI: GIRL MEETS GIRL

Justification:

"yet another "ooh who will they pick!" plot. she was fine having her gender changed by aliens but dating multiple women was too much for her to grasp apparently" - Anonymous

"they literally were in a polyamourous relationship before a dumb plot contrivance decided to force hazumu to choose only one of them! when all 3 were already on their way to a happy ending! they also both are great love interests! tomari has the childhood friend to lovers thing and yasuna is a classic lesbian who the only guy she had a crush on is actually a trans girl that then gets genderswapped! but no even wgen the relationship is yuri the love triangle needs to be split bc the plot demands it" - Anonymous

"It would resolve better the love triangle issue they had" - Anonymous

[sapphicflash]

you are, without a doubt, my other half

kashimashi: girl meets girl - satoru akahori // i carry your heart with me (i carry it in) - e.e. cummings // hiyoku-no-tori - takeshi yamada // you should be loved - side show // the kiss - gustav klimt // hyoku - alma de luce // supergirl 1996 #74 - peter david // symposium- plato // perseus (1973) - Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya

[antagonistchan]

in early 2019, there was a trend going around about making Favorite Character Bingo cards. i participated, and recently stumbled upon mine again. i shared it with some friends, and they felt inspired to do their own. in turn, i felt inspired to update mine- for one, it was almost six years out of date, but also i was never that confident in the accuracy of it even back then. i am MUCH more confident in this 2024 update.

Julian Bashir (Star Trek) | Reisen Udongein Inaba (Touhou) | Legion (Mass Effect) | Luna Platz (Mega Man) | Inspector Gadget (specifically the one from the 1999 Matthew Broderick movie)

Keima Katsuragi (The World God Only Knows) | Epsilon (Red Vs Blue) | Road Rage (Transformers) | KITT (Knight Rider) | Kaoru Seta (Bandori)

Madoka Kaname (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) | Rin Hoshizora (Love Live) | FREE SPACE | Hayate Yagami (Lyrical Nanoha) | Marta Cabrera (Knives Out)

Optimus Prime (Transformers) | IA (Vocaloid) | The Doctor (Doctor Who) | Noire (Hyperdimension Neptunia) | Miku Kohinata (Symphogear)

Sofia de Sainte-Coquille (Rune Factory) | Tsugumi Hazawa (Bandori) | Robo-Ky (Guilty Gear) | Hazumu Osaragi (Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl) | Sideways (Transformers)

[animefeminist]

Lilies In Transition: The state of trans representation in yuri

Content Warning: Discussion of transphobia, transmisogyny

Spoilers for I Wanna Be Your Girl

Yuri is a growing genre, increasingly depicting more and more varied stories about sapphic love. As yuri continues to get queerer, the existence of trans people in these stories would be one way to provide validation for trans readers in their gender and sexuality while also helping cis people understand and internalize our long standing place in the sapphic community. Yuri works featuring trans characters do exist, though their history is complex and they remain relatively few.

A Slice of Reality 

Trans people are rooted in the sapphic community and have been a core part of it for as long as it could be called a community. Lesbians, by their very sexuality, defy the gender binary which was so strictly defined by heterosexuality, and in many cases they lose access to their conditional womanhood. This is furthered by the very long history of people engaged in the sapphic community who actively defied gender norms by presenting masculine, be that as a Butch, a Stud, lacking a label or some other label. Following from this, there is plenty of evidence of gender-defying companionship between lesbians and trans people in historical documentation, such as the works of Mariette Pathy Allen, who has chronicled transgender people for over 40 years as a photographer and released several books of her work. This is also present in fiction: for example, Alison Bechdel’s classic comic series Dykes To Watch Out For (1983) features a strip talking about the need for cis lesbians to have solidarity with trans women.

Read it at Anime Feminist!

[a-thread-of-green]

You know, between Birdy the Mighty and Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, I'm starting to think that this whole transitioning thing would be a whole lot easier if I could somehow get an alien to crush me to death on accident.

[roughentumble]

kashimashi dump in hopes of getting people to read it. please read kashimashi ~girl meets girl~

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[hikikomoriheadphonegirl]

[mpinkdreamz]

Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl 2004-2007

[z0cr33py]

grr this silly yuri anime is taking over my brain

[mlembug]

"I thought being trans meant that when you fall in love with a guy one of you has to become a girl to balance it out" gets me.

When I was 9, I asked my brother "what does 'gay' (noun) mean" and he casually said "when a boy loves another boy" and I was like... oh, is that it?

But also 3 years later he called the main character of the anime Kashimashi gay (noun "gay", not adjective - lost in translation) and I was confused to no end. After being rejected by a girl he is hit by an alien spaceship and the aliens during an attempt to rescue him turn him into a girl.

He literally attempted to date a girl. How is he gay, bro? HOW IS HE GAY??

Sometimes you do have to tell kids that there’s some things that they’ll learn when they’re older. But then you have to actually follow through and explain things to them when they’re older. Or else your kids will end up like me, who didn’t learn what gay meant until I was 13 and tried to piece it together through news reports and rumors at school and so for a while I thought that being gay meant that your fingers were a certain length.

[sharkgirldick]

I still can't get over that, between middle school and coming out (about between 16-26) I couldn't read lesbian love stories because they filled me with a deep, indescribable sadness. Specifically, I had read a yuri about a guy who gets turned into a girl and, after getting the option to change back, decides to stay as a girl and stay with her girlfriends.

I didn't have a whole lot of signs that I was trans when I was younger, but damn that was a big one.

[antagonistchan]

you ever just randomly stumble upon a piece of trivia about something you haven't thought about in years and then just fall completely back in love with it

because that's happening to me right now

just learned that Kana Ueda voiced Hazumu Osaragi and now i'm just rediscovering my absolute adoration for Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl

[stupidjewishwhiteboy]

Random anime, summarized badly (stolen from my Facebook Memories):

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas: a movie that contains absolutely no cannibals, zombies, etc.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: teen angst, with giant robots

FLCL: tween angst, with robots of various sizes that burst out of the main character's head in ways that might remind the viewer of other things going on in a tween's body

Gurren Lagann: We don't have time for teen angst in our increasingly growing robot anime, it's about to get MANLY

Promare: like Gurren Lagann, with gay firefighters

Kill La Kill: Wearing clothing is fascist, join the nudist anarchist rebellion!

Fire Force: Takes the term "fire fighter" rather more literally than usual

Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl: Well, I suppose there are *weirder* ways of getting free gender reassignment surgery

Ouran High School Host Club: It's about teenage prostitution! Sorta. Not really.

Cowboy Bebop: episode antagonists include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from "Game of Death," Cruella DeVille as an ecoterrorist, a senile old guy who likes to play chess, The Unabomber with a teddy bear theme, a bored computer with an interest in pre-Columbian South American art, Marshall Applewhite as an online avatar and Baron Harkonnen if he was also the Joker.

Outlaw Star: one episode revolves around an alien cactus who uses its mental powers to force people to eat inferior ice cream.

Trigun: why don't more shows involve insurance agents trying to deal with the fallout of your typical shonen action nonsense?

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Just because a critter is cute and says he can turn you into Sailor Moon doesn't mean you should trust him

Welcome to the NHK: even if both you and all of your friends are genuinely messed up toxic people, hanging out together is still probably better than not

Genshiken: If you have ever self-identified as a nerd, geek, or similar term, you either know multiple people who will remind you of characters in the show, or you ARE one of the characters in this show

Shirobako: boy, making anime sure is stressful and hard!

[chadsuke]

[ID: Three screenshots from the anime “Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl.” It shows two of the main girls, two girls named Tomari and Hazumu, riding on a bike together along a river at sunset. Tomari is pedaling on the bike, while Hazumu stands on the spokes of the back tires, her hands on Tomari’s shoulders.

Tomari glances back at Hazumu and complains. “Usually, it’s the guys who are doing the pedaling on the bike.”

Hazumu beams, her eyes closed. “Fortunately, I’m a girl now!”

The camera pulls back to show the whole scene. Tomari says, “How convenient.” End ID.]

How the fuck have I never heard a single person talk about Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl before. How is there a gay love triangle anime about a trans woman that I have never heard a single person ever talk about

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

There is so much airing right now. It's insane. July is already crazy but with more coming in August I'll probably do a shorter version of this mid august to kinda keep all the shows straight in my head. And I know we still have a couple of days left this month but I wanted to do this to close the weekend. Also because I'm watching a lot this is gonna be long. And also. Spoilers and opinions below, read at your own risk.

QL - Currently Watching

🇹🇭 4 Minutes [1/8] - Living for the visuals in this show. Just like with DFF, I feel the framing is very intentional. Only one episode so, for now, I'm very intrigued by the premise and the characters and will be looking forward to the meta that will no doubt be a big part of watching this show for me, as with dff. Also, is it just me or is Jes just ridiculously handsome?

🇯🇵 Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko! [4/8] - I love it here. I'm having such a good time with this show. Hiroko is the master of selective perception even when Ayaka is trying so hard to make her see. I'm looking forward to see what happens next. Also we had a small moment of running to the beloved!!!

🇹🇭 Century of Love [5/10] - Did not see this coming. After The Trainee this is the thai bl I look forward to the most weekly. Daou is doing excellent work, even as he's softening because he's in looooove, I can still see the demeanour of the 100 years old man. Love reading all the theories after the last episode. I'm on team Vee is Vad, and the girl is an imposter with sinister intent.

🇯🇵 I Hear the Sunspot [5/12] - It's excellent. I love Taichi, he doesn't always understand Kohei, or himself, but he will stay by his side regardless. That moment in the stairs was probably my favourite so far. I'm expecting this show to break my heart again.

🇹🇭 I Saw You In My Dream [2/12] - It's cute. I like the premise but I've been burned by Thailand when they venture a bit into high concept so we'll see. I like the characters and the actors so far. At least there seems to be communication between the leads which for me is already a win.

🇹🇭 Knock Knock, Boys! [10/12] - Latte and Almond are great in their boyfriend era. They seem comfortable with each other without being way too cutesy which honestly would feel kinda weird for them, especially Latte. Poor Thanwa though. Look I feel for Peak. He lost his mum and so not wanting to disappoint the remaining parent is completely understandable but damn, I wish he got some nerve and spoke for himself. I really hope the boys visit will give him the support he needs to finally do what he needs to do.

🇹🇭🇨🇳 Meet You At the Blossom [6/12] - I'm watching because it's kinda historic but I'm not enjoying it as much as other people so I'll just say there are some funny bits and some cute moments.

🇯🇵 Mitsuya Sensei no Keikakutekina Ezuke [1/10] - Oh Japan how you spoil me. Chaotic boy✔ Older openly queer man✔ Food✔ Dog✔. I'm in jbl heaven.

🇹🇭Love Sea [8/12] - I'm watching.

🇹🇭My Love Mix-Up! [7/12] -I'm stopping the weekly viewing of this one and probably binge it when it's over. I probably shouldn't but I know myself and my curiosity will win in the end. I've said a couple of things what bugged me about this show and this thread started by @twig-tea and all the reblogs [@bengiyo @hallowpen @silviakundera @doublel27] are an excellent read and the reason this last episode finally made me drop my weekly viewing. It was bad before but now it makes me too angry and there's a lot airing atm, so I'm choosing joy.

🇹🇭 SunsetxVibes [6/12] - It's just fun for the most part. I'm honestly trying not to think too hard about this one because there are some things that just make no sense. Also I keep getting confused by the time on this show. The editing is weird. But like I said, I'm trying not to think about it and just enjoy the ridiculousness. Definitely more into the side couple's dynamic.

🇯🇵 Takara No Vidro [4/11] - What an excellent time it is for jqls. I'm fascinated by Takara and desperately need to know more about him and it seems I'm gonna get my wish next episode. Maybe it's the hole Hayama left in me, but for some reason I find some similarities between them. Something about people liking them on a surface level, and isolating themselves and encountering someone who sees them in a different way and being drawn to that. I also like how the show is using the episode storylines. The creep episode was interesting given that Taishin was called a creep early on, for following Takara to uni, so the contrast worked well in establishing that Taishin motivations are completely different. And then the stan episode was really interesting not only in reinforcing the idea that Taishin was really sheltered growing up but also he's so lost and confused so he's just looking for clues as to what he's feeling for Takara. 🇹🇭 This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans [4/8] . I'm watching for the sides.

🇹🇭 The Rebound [10/12] - I guess the crazy ended with a bang, or several, and now we're back to our regularly scheduled programming with a very average high school bl. Also, can we stop having sick grandmas drive the narrative?

🇹🇭 The Trainee [3/10] - I love everything about it. First of all, Jane. Look, I've loved Off since my first OffGun show, which was Theory of Love, and every character since then has only increased my devotion. Him and Mix had me weekly watching a show (The Jungle) that in normal circumstances I wouldn't waste a day one let alone 16 whole episodes. I have a problem. And I thought Ten was the ceiling honestly but Jane is just another level. Not only is he, oh so pretty in this, but his character is just perfection. He's tough but reasonably so, will give credit where it's due, notices the people around him and will apologize if he's in the wrong. And yes, that hand gesture have me fanning myself. Ryan has no business being in that company honestly, but I'm a sucker for an underdog that tries and improves and is genuinely a good human for the people around him. Oh and also, this show is funny. I'm having a great time and I'm always excited for the next episode. Please be... nope, I won't go there. It's great.

QL - Finished

🇯🇵A Man Who Defies the World of BL 3 - First of all massive thanks to @ikeoji-subs for making it possible to finally watch this season. I think this is my favourite season so far. I love Mob's and Hatano storyline and would very much like a fourth season to see what happens next. @emotionallychargedtowel wrote here and here some of the reasons why this character is so different from all the ones we've seen so far and I also speculated in the tags about how he could connect to the mangaka and that's why he can hear some of Mob's thoughts and see him breaking the fourth wall. Either way there's not enough information. I need more. I definitely think Mob is struggling more to keep his secondary characters status this season. I adore Ayato and Toujou. So many couples and so many tropes, I was in heaven. I still need to rewatch all of it.

🇯🇵Ossan no Pants ga Nandatte Ii Janai ka! - Fansubbers are angels and deserve the world, so once again, massive thanks to @isaksbestpillow for allowing me the privilege to watch this show. And what a privilege it was. I'm gonna miss this family so much. The kindness and empathy of these characters will stay with me for a long time. I wish everyone would watch this show and I can't really find the words to talk about this show but this post by @lurkingshan explains way better than I ever could all the reasons this show is an incredible watch, as does this spoiler free pitch by @twig-tea. So do yourself a favor and go watch it. 🇹🇭 Wandee Goodday - I love Cher and Oyei.

🇹🇭 We Are - Final thoughts here.

Rose Watches OJBL

Nothing to report this month. The obvious reason being the absolutely insane number of shows in the currently watching list.

Others - Watched

BL Metamorphosis (2022) Kashimashi Meshi (2023) Second Chance (2021)

As usual my ask box is open for questions or requests. Have a wonderful week💜