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I thought that about Aina too! It’s certainly an option that’s still on the table after this episode…
Oh, Moss… Moss, Moss, Moss… From a creative standpoint I love what a complicated mess you are, but as a reader I just want you to be stop being such a complicated mess. I guess that’s what you call a well developed character?
I can’t believe I fell two issues behind… The ending was super cute! I don’t know how you managed to make an eye look like it was laughing, but you did.
I just finished up The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon. Super intense ending. Definitely better than the first book, but it won’t make a lick of sense if you haven’t read it, so start there. Dystopia’s big right now, but it’s very well done and has good world building with an interesting supernatural bent to it.
A cute story, with awesome art! It kind of hits me personally, as I have a girlfriend with some anxiety issues. Great job making the feels as usual, Lianne!
Ah, okay! I hope you don’t have any problems in the future!
I just started watching Fated to Love You, a new K-drama on Netflix. I’m only on the first episode, but I high recommend it. Finally, a K-drama with a good sense of humor!
Yona of the Dawn is on my watch list! I’m bad about keeping up with stuff, so I usually wait until the season is over and watch stuff in big chunks. But I like shojo, and I’ve heard it’s got some good character growth.
Caporushes, I’ve got some Crunchyroll guest pass things just sitting around it if helps any!
This drama is cat tested, cat approved. Or at least she didn’t go anywhere while it was playing…
(I am 100% not sorry if this turns into a cat picture thread)
To be concluded? Awwww
Ooh, a bit of backstory for our mysterious duo! They’re even less trustworthy now, and I love it. Also, Danielle be crushing on both of them ^_^
This chapter really reminds me of the anime Le Chevalier D’Eon. At least in the setting and style of dress and such. Plus Louis XIV looks a lot like the anime’s version of the Duc de Oleans. Please stop/never stop finding more ways to make me love this.
This was a great podcast. Informative, but also fun and conversational. I’d like to her more in this vein, maybe about particular fandoms or series that the staff/creators are a part of!
I was listening to this on the bus, and took a few notes that I will attempt to reassemble into coherent thoughts.
1) Very good points were made about the formation of sexuality, particularly the complex and sometimes contradictory messages girls receive. As a male I can attest to a very different experience, particularly in regard to the access and nature of sexual material. The media doesn’t show healthy relationships for either boys or girls, which is really messed up considering how prevalent sex and romance are in society.
2) I really liked the explanation of female gaze media, and the idea of damaged relationships as the “female gonzo.” Something that’s not realistic or healthy, but done to hook readers emotionally. That’s the sort of thing I think is fine to read as an escape, so long as the reader understands that’s it’s not healthy. Otherwise you end up with Twilight fans hooked on the idea that it’s okay to have the most important thing in your life be a man who watches you sleep. Sadly the target audience doesn’t always have the maturity or experience to realize that.
3) Speaking of bisexual love triangles, everyone should read The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson.
4) Holy crap, I never realized that about Honey & Clover and Nodame Cantabile. I mean, the fact that the biggest josei titles (as far as that goes) are about male protagonsists who love artistically gifted but weird, childish girls. And those are two of my favorite series! I mean, I’ll still enjoy them, but that is something I’ll have to keep in mind. Also, lol at “josei is about how much it sucks to be a woman.” (I’m looking at you, In Clothes Called Fat)
5) Your mention of Guardians of the Galaxy and other movies getting praised for tiny bits of progressive content in otherwise typical works reminded me of something one of my friends has said. She is basically over men who call themselves feminist, at best espouse traditional liberal feminism, and act like it’s some praiseworthy thing. Her view (which I agree with) is that that is the bare minimum they should be doing. It shouldn’t even be a question; it’s not an end to a belief, it is the start of a discussion. In the case of movies, they can have an awesome female character, but if she’s one of the only female characters and is portrayed in a male gaze-y way, they’re still doing it wrong.
6) It was a little unexpected to hear that Sparkler readers weren’t really interested in heterosexual romance. I’ve never been active in fandoms or shipping, so it was interesting to hear more about the seemingly ubiquitous gay pairings. I can understand it though. It makes for a better escape. With two guys in the relationship a girl doesn’t have a horse in the race, so to speak, and is free from any unwanted baggage or projection from the real world. Heterosexuality is everywhere else in the media, and not always in the most appealing way. Hell, I’m skeptical of mainstream het portayals, and I’m of the gender that’s got the easier time of it.
7) Princess Jellyfish is the best.
Awwwwwwwwwww. That story was so cuuuute! The artist does a great job with body language too. The characters look very expressive!
One more story, maybe about Robin’s problems, yes/yes?
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. And that transformation phrase… I can’t wait for the next chapter!
How many chapters do you have planned? I feel like the story could go on for much longer, but it does look like the Vesa/Kaija and Toivo/Demyan stories have both climaxed (so to speak ^_^).
Outside of the main story, I’d like to see more stories in the same universe. Other conflicts in different time periods, other angels, maybe able to influence different things. Build that universe!
Lovely chapter, as always. And thanks for making me explain to my girlfriend why I had a big smile on my face! >_<
