#oshima tomo

[saga-jihen]

Fanart of Junko Konno illustrated by yuri mangaka Oshima Tomo, the artist behind the hugely popular Houkago ( After School ) series, Torokeru Joshiyu and Joshi Kouishitsu.

[nicomaki-heaven]

My very first physical copy of a doujin and it's NicoMaki SUN by Oshima Tomo.

It's an original copy so it's not translated but I love it so much. I was lucky enough to find this on Ebay for only 20 bucks. I'm so happy to have this!

[lonelypond]

[ghostgirlyuri]

uhhh alright then after school/houkago by oshima towa and oshima tomo.. im sure i can talk about it for a while since ive read it i think 4 times now :p ive also read a lot of their other works like actually probably all of them (that you can find online in english at least) but i would say that after school is the best one/my favorite cause i think it really shows off everything i like about their art and writing really well all in one place

its a really solid idiot couple romance with oh just so much skinship and kissing and stuff which based on everything ive read from them seems to be the kind of thing they like to make and yknow im a real sucker for intimacy and weird relationships so the idea of a couple who starts their relationship on the premise of kissing "practice" is super down my alley

i try not to get too spoilery in case someone actually decides to read something based on what i write (if thats you id really love to hear about it and what you thought in asks/dms) but i will say my favorite chapter is the one about kissing on all different spots cause i think its super romantic and also kinda peak idiot couple shit cause like... girl.. if you just looked it up online to find out all the different meanings then she can too but whatever you do you i guess hbvjvjxkb its just so silly and cute and girls

also this reread actually had extra content cause some little extra short stories about our girls had been translated since last time so i got to read those too :) they were really good and fulfilled the desire i get for after theyre dating content that manga thats mainly about them getting together usually gives me

i dont rate yuri manga cause i dont think you can really compare across all yuri manga when it spans so many genres and goals but i will say that after school is one of my favs and gets a big recommend if youre looking for a simple yuri romance story

[tomoyoo]

Manga, books and authors mentioned in A Drunken Dream and Other Stories

I wrote the english names that were used in the book. Honestly the way I organized this gave me a headache but I hope it's useful <3 See more for the list of authors that were mentioned briefly.

Manga mentioned in the interview Mama’s Violin - Tetsuya Chiba Tomboy Angel - Mitsuteru Yokoyama Shinsengumi; Astro Boy - Osamu Tezuka Harp of the Stars; Hello, Teacher; The White Troika - Hideko Mizuno Mist, Roses and Stars - Shotaro Ishitani The Boy from Dartmoor - Nanae Sasaya In the Sunroom; The Song of the Wind and the Trees - Keiko Takemiya You Can Hear the Rain; Birth - Yumiko Oshima Norakuro - Suiho Tagawa The Rose of Versailles - Riyoko Ikeda

Mentioned in Rachel Thorn's essay Fuichin-san - Toshiko Ueda Tomorrow’s Joe - Tetsuya Chiba Eyes of Ice - Nanae Sasaya Aim for the Ace! - Sumika Yamamoto Toward the Terra; Fly Me to the Moon! - Keiko Takemiya Banana Bread Pudding; F-Shiki Ranmaru - Yumiko Oshima Two in a White Room; Arabesque; The Son of Heaven in the Land of the Rising Sun; Terpsichore - Ryoko Yamagishi Mari and Shingo; A Staff and Wings - Toshie Kihara

Books The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Douglas Wiggin Little Women - Louisa May Alcott Shank’s Mare - Ikku Jippensha The Currents of Space - Isaac Asimov The Generative Enterprise Revisited - Noam Chomsky Phantoms in the Brain - V.S. Ramachandran

There's notes at the end giving more context for these authors but I don't have it in me rn.

Interview: Miyako Maki Masako Watanabe Kazuo Umezu Sanpei Shirato Mineko Yamada Ryoko Yamagishi Jun Morita Yasuko Sakata Akiko Hatsu Shio Satoh Aiko Itoh Machiko Satonaka

Essay: Yoshiko Nishitani Minori Kimura Mineko Yamada Akira Mochizuki Sato Tomoe

Book authors: Kenji Miyazawa Jean Stratton-Porter Robert Heinlein Ryotaro Shiba Sawako Ariyoshi Herman Hesse Ray Bradbury Jean Cocteau Kenichiro Mogi

[luna-rainbow]

JDorama 2024 Spring

I didn't watch any Jdrama last season, but as is usual for spring (more than winter), there are some impressive ensembles this season.

Believe / "Bridge to you" Stars: Kimura Takuya, Takeuchi Ryoma, Amami Yuki

A bridge architect is indicted for negligence when an almost-complete bridge collapses and kills one of the workers. He pinpoints the issue to inferior materials bought without his knowledge, but the CEO of his company forces him to take the brunt of the blame. Now in jail, he sets about trying to build an appeal to prove his innocence.

The first episode was a little slow, to be honest, and it jumped between present and flashback without warning, although it was pretty obvious which was which. I was shocked when Amami Yuki appeared, and even more so when she was revealed to be his wife. I never thought I'd see KimuTaku and Amami Yuki side by side in a drama (it's an ego thing in the Japanese industry). They have very different acting styles (she's theatre-trained, he's spent most of his career in front of the cameras) but she's softened her mannerism considerably to match his vibe...although they still don't have much husband-wife chemistry.

Honestly, I feel like the premise so far feels a bit...thin, and I hope he's not going to spend 8 episodes in jail because that means they're really stretching the plot.

Anti-hero Stars: Nasegawa Hiroki etc

A criminal lawyer is willing to go to any lengths to defend his clients, throwing into question what the concept of "justice" really means.

This has an ensemble cast of up and coming stars like Kitamura Takumi, Horita Mayu and Oshima Yuko, as well as respected veterans Nomura Banzai and Kimura Yoshino; all great and charismatic actors. I've seen Nasegawa in two other dramas previously (Chiisana Kyojin and Date - as well as Boss but I don't think that counts), and I found him inexplicably annoying in both.

As I do here, although I don't think the fault is entirely his. The drama goes out of the way to be so bloody melodramatic, with close up angles of him hissing his lines, rousing orchestral music and long unnecessary philosophical speeches. I watched the first 2 episodes at 1.5x-2x speed and still finding it a chore. I wonder if I would enjoy it more if I liked Nasegawa because at least, you know, I'd enjoy the visuals of a BBC Sherlock-wannabe (what's with the long coat and upturned collar) delivering his equally caustic lines and creepy mirthless smiles, but I'm finding him neither interesting nor likeable at this stage, so as much as I like the supporting cast, the rest of the series is going to be a pass from me.

Destiny Stars: Ishihara Satomi, Kamenashi Kazuya

Kanade was in a close-knit friends group in law school. One day, her boyfriend Masaki goes out to grab some groceries - or he tells her - but gets involved in a car accident where a mutual friend dies. He subsequently disappears. 12 years later, she's now a prosecutor getting engaged to a doctor boyfriend, when Masaki reappears and suggests that there was more to the car accident, and more to the death of Kanade's father some 20 years ago.

Another extremely convoluted set-up for a story. I generally enjoy watching Ishihara Satomi, and she's mostly good in this, but occasionally she's still...too much of herself. Like the scene where she confronts Masaki's father, she resorts to her usual jittery girl mode - which might have worked when she was acting as the company intern or newly employed copy editor, but looks really unprofessional when she's been the public prosecutor for more than 6 years. I get that she was flustered, but it didn't feel like a continuation of the same character.

I really like Tomo's actress who I've only seen briefly as a side character in Kyojo so I hope she gets a bigger role as the story develops. Kame's acting has definitely matured, but is still on the bland side here, probably because we don't get a very good sense of who Masaki is. I'll stick with it, mainly for Ishihara, but I do hope the resolution is going to be worth it.

[yurinnocent]

[nanchan]

After school Art by Tomo Oshima & Towa Oshima

[magical-precure]

[figureskatingfanblog]

The second day of the Japan Eastern Sectionals:

The top 13 Junior Men go on, the top 7 Junior Ladies, the top 8 Senior Men, and the top 9 Senior Ladies. (Plus seeded skaters who may be competing here.)

Top 3 Junior Men Short Program:

Yoshio Miura

Mitsusho Oshima

Fujishiro Hiiragi Osamu

Top 12 Senior Ladies Free Skate:

Wakaba Higuchi

Shika Yoshioka

Rinka Watanabe

Yuna Aoki

Yuka Nagai

Hoshi Matsubara

Honoka Hirotani

Rika Oya

Tomoe Kawabata

Ibuki Sato

Kiri Hirakin

Marin Honda

Top 10 Senior Ladies Overall:

Wakaba Higuchi (Already Qualified - Seeded Skater)

Shika Yoshioka

Rinka Watanabe

Hoshi Matsubara

Tomoe Kawabata (Already Qualified - Seeded Skater)

Yuka Nagai

Honoka Hirotani

Yuna Aoki

Rika Oya

Marin Honda

Ibuki Sato

Top 3 Senior Men Free Skate & Overall:

Shun Sato

Yuma Kagiyama (Already Qualified - Seeded Skater)

Taichiro Yamakuma

[saga-jihen]

Fanart of Yugiri & Lily Hoshikawa illustrated by yuri mangaka Oshima Tomo, the artist behind the hugely popular Houkago ( After School ) series, Torokeru Joshiyu and Joshi Kouishitsu.

[yuri-caps]

Have you read “After School” by Oshima Tomo and Oshima Towa? (Sorry for asking this again by the way; I’m not sure if you got my first ask because tumblr was screwing up for me for last 2 days)

no worries, i was just about to answer it actually! lol i thought u meant “after hours” (or “hina and hana after school”) so thanks for the update w/ the author name :000

found it on dynasty, per ur rec! wish there was more lol :’)) they’re so cute

[lonelypond]

[ljaesch]

Irodori Sakura Licenses the Steamy Love and Too Darn Irresistible Manga

Irodori Sakura – BL, Yuri, and LGBTQ+ English localization imprint of original Japanese doujinshi publisher Irodori Comics – has announced the license acquisition of indie yuri manga Steamy Love and Too Darn Irresistible by fan-favorite duo Tomo Oshima and Towa Oshima. Irodori Sakura has partnered with Tomo Oshima and Towa Oshima to bring their self-published yuri manga to English-speaking…

[zoquatre]

I'm deeply jealous of your MiraRiko doujin collection!! Suzu's is the best ones, I want them too. :) I've read Tomo Oshima's book on Yuri-ism though. I'm so enticed by Don't you see as well. Also, have you read Dokkin!! Yuri Riko? I love that one a lot. One more thing: Spring Day by BTS is a very fitting song for MiraRiko. Go listen to it or look up the lyrics. (Unless if you're not into K-pop, you can skip that part.)

I actually have more on the way ʘ‿ʘ Honestly, I was all proud of reducing my doujin spending last year but then MiraRiko had to happen AND I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER!!!!!

suzu is a GOD. Everything he draws is too good, I kinda wanna TL all his MahoPre comics one day but I also don’t need that kind of pressure lmao. If you have to get something, get suzu’s books. Shure, most of his comics are already online BUT SOME AREN’T and they’re such delights~ Saaame, but I had to get it all the same because Oshima?? Doing MiraRiko???!!! It’s so good too…! JC!Mirai is too top it makes me melt lmao and only JC-era Don’t you see is fun!! but gets a little random with the second story lol. Dokkin’s hilarious! Then again, everything by Ripo Day’s pretty great so no surprises there! ouo iwannatranslatetheotherthreebooks 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH im okay

I looked it up! I looked it up! I guess you can say this is kinda MiraRiko but what’s with that depressing angsty part in the middle???? NO. LIKE! I get maybe Mirai can waver some days but NO, YOU WOULD NOT BE BETTER OFF JUST FORGETTING ABOUT HER THAT’S TOO SAD DON’T YOU EVEN DARE. Coincidentally that’s also the basis-ish of Kokori’s story in the anthology and I similarly screamed NO. Thanks though, imma listen to it a couple more hundred times~

[gator-out]

late to the party, but here are nine characters who i identify with x 

Hotaru Tomoe // Sailor Moon  Aiko Tanaka // Oyasumi Punpun  Danielle de Barbarac // Ever After: A Cinderella Story  Asuka Langley Soryu // Neon Genesis: Evangelion Mae // Night in the Woods Grace Howard // Short Term 12 Lux Lisbon // The Virgin Suicides  Violet Baudelaire // A Series of Unfortunate Events  Kirie Oshima // Uzumaki  

i tag everyone interested!