It would be worth reading/watching the same manga/anime as you just to have you to discuss it with!
beyond the "well, I know what this means, but not how to say it" stage.
I know just what you mean, although my experience is with French and not with Japanese.
Can you tell I revel in this? :3
Yes, and it delights me. :}
it's one of those anime plots that you have to move past the initial "WTF?!" before you can appreciate the story
And why do they do that? The plot/premise can be so deceptive as to what's really going on in the series.
Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ sounds interesting, and seems as if it's giving you a lot to think about. I'm beginning to wonder if in a lot of manga, the feelings about/understanding of gender/sex/romantic attraction issues of the manga-ka is as much a factor in how their characters are portrayed as is the attitudes about it in Japanese society as a whole.
he looks like an average square-glasses-wearing Japanese guy wearing footie pajamas with a hood that has antennae on it
Okay, in the midst of all of this serious talk, this just set me off giggling. I love it!
Romeo and Juliet also sounds interesting, and I've heard good things about it.
she balances the "masked crusader of justice" thing with the "teenager who just wants to be with her boyfriend" thing very well, I think.
Like Usagi? Or better than that? Sailor Moon definitely has her exquisite moments, but part of that charm is balanced by Usagi's not-so-exquisite moments, you know?
He reminds me of Dispel from Tenshi ni Narumon, and the closest thing I can think of in Western media that I could compare his characterization with is a drag queen stereotype. That they would portray Shakespeare like this is interesting to say the least.
That IS interesting. Dispel! Utena-ish tendencies! I think I need to see this. :}
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Date: 2010-05-09 09:27 pm (UTC)beyond the "well, I know what this means, but not how to say it" stage.
I know just what you mean, although my experience is with French and not with Japanese.
Can you tell I revel in this? :3
Yes, and it delights me. :}
it's one of those anime plots that you have to move past the initial "WTF?!" before you can appreciate the story
And why do they do that? The plot/premise can be so deceptive as to what's really going on in the series.
Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ sounds interesting, and seems as if it's giving you a lot to think about. I'm beginning to wonder if in a lot of manga, the feelings about/understanding of gender/sex/romantic attraction issues of the manga-ka is as much a factor in how their characters are portrayed as is the attitudes about it in Japanese society as a whole.
he looks like an average square-glasses-wearing Japanese guy wearing footie pajamas with a hood that has antennae on it
Okay, in the midst of all of this serious talk, this just set me off giggling. I love it!
Romeo and Juliet also sounds interesting, and I've heard good things about it.
she balances the "masked crusader of justice" thing with the "teenager who just wants to be with her boyfriend" thing very well, I think.
Like Usagi? Or better than that? Sailor Moon definitely has her exquisite moments, but part of that charm is balanced by Usagi's not-so-exquisite moments, you know?
He reminds me of Dispel from Tenshi ni Narumon, and the closest thing I can think of in Western media that I could compare his characterization with is a drag queen stereotype. That they would portray Shakespeare like this is interesting to say the least.
That IS interesting. Dispel! Utena-ish tendencies! I think I need to see this. :}