Persona 4 The Golden Animation will start broadcasting in July 10th!
Cuz I don’t have enough to do in July with Free! Eternal Summer, Black Butler’s Book of Circus, and Sailor Moon Crystal. You know what I’m kinda glad Attack on Titan isn’t doing a second season yet jeez.
happy mother’s day to all the anime mothers who were sacrificed to generate a tragic backstory
Damn. Just… damn.
Artist spotlight! Laine is such a great artist, and on top of that, she’s an amazing woman and a great friend. I met her in college back in 2002 when I moved into my new place and saw a girl who had anime wall scrolls in her room. I was so excited to meet someone who was into the same thing as me, and she actually introduced me to more anime series and video games thanks for Guilty Gear, I’m still hooked. More importantly, she introduced me to artist alley, since it was something she did at conventions. At the time I never, ever thought I would be doing artist alley as much as I do now, that I would be going to so many conventions for my art, my books, and cosplay.
We’ve been apart for years because she moved out to California, but it makes me so happy when I see her art on my dash. The last time we saw each other was Anime Central years ago, her working hard behind a table. It’s amazing that, now, I’m doing the same thing she’s doing and that my table gets crowded like hers. Someday we’ll see each other again, but for now, I’ll be cheering her on and promoting her amazing work. I’m so proud of her you have no idea! If you’re not following her, you definitely should be, and if you ever see her at a con definitely check out her stuff and say hello <3
Her art blog: Laine’s Art Blog
Awesome Upcoming animes!
WHAT A YEAR TO BE ALIVE!Love Stage!! (animation)Dramatical Murder (animation)
K Project (movie)
Free! (season 2)
Durarara!! (season 2)
Psycho Pass (season 2)
Kuroshitusji (season 3/ova)
Death Note (remake)
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Takafumi no Baai (movie)
Wait, Death Note remake? What? What?!
I am never coming back to this site ever again. I guess when a Japanese person wants to talk about feminism and politics in anime they will be shut down by hundreds of non-Japanese people. Some white people even have the gall to claim that they are “familiar with the cultural context”.
I have received massive amounts of hate mail with people telling me to go kill myself, calling me slurs such as “jap”, calling me transphobic/homophobic and even telling me that my experiences as a Japanese trans woman are invalid because Japanese males look “naturally feminine”. I have been very anxious and I couldn’t get any proper sleep last night.
Thank you to everyone that supported me. I appreciated it and I would have liked to stick around longer but I will take my leave now.
just so people know, this is the person who wrote out that incredible reply calling out tumblr’s white as fuck feminism
Wow SJ tumblr, great job. Happy now? See what stupidity does? You know something though? That post has been reblogged by thousands of people by now, so even though this person is gone, her words will remain. I sure as hell WILL NOT erase that post. The truth won’t be silenced simply because the butthurt can’t swallow it.
All I hope for is that the OP feels better after leaving this hell.
I’m kinda sad that person is leaving who made that post. People always seem to forget that anime comes from a different culture altogether, so our views aren’t going to be the same, and just because we want a series to mean something doesn’t mean that it does.
I kinda feel for that because we do that here so much. We had that period of media where all gay people were super flamingly happy and just… no, that’s not the case at all. But then we also had a period where all gay stuff was dramatic and sad which, that’s not always the case either. And I’m not saying that there isn’t a struggle, I’m just saying that not all gay couples have terrible existences full of injustice. My partner and I live a good life, and yes the world can suck for gay couples, but we’re not sitting around miserable about it. We haven’t been beaten up or anything dramatic, and as far as I know neither have any of the gay men in our lives. I’m not saying that doesn’t happen, but there was definitely a period of time where there were two options in gay media: super flaming best friend or angst. It still happens today, but we do have moments where we can get (for lack of better word) normal couples in gay media. But for a time I would talk to my dad about gay people and he’d be like, “Wait he was gay? But he was so normal.”
As for lesbians, there was that fun period where all lesbians were butch and “might as well be men.” I remember this well, because when I told people I was with a woman I got the, “Wait but you don’t look gay,” response. Oh I don’t? What does gay look like? It’s not always flannel shirts and buzz cuts. No disrespect at all to the ladies who do that, but that’s not every single lesbian you come across. But, for a period of time, that was the assumption. Still is, sometimes. Or the, you know, “Tee hee we’re gunna make out in front of this guy hahaha being lesbian is fun.”
Same with being black, too. There’s assumptions about what kind of music I listen to, shows I watch, just… general information I would know, or things I’m supposed to like. For example: 12 Years A Slave. There was like this weight, this expectation, to run to the movie theater and see it. But when I was like, “I’m not in the mood for that kind of movie,” I got this look of, “HOW COULD YOU NOT WANT TO SEE THIS RIGHT AWAY?!”
Because maybe I don’t want to see a movie about the sucky life of black people today. Maybe I will later, but not today. I grew up surrounded by movies and series like that. Amistad. Roots. Higher Learning. Do I only have to go see movies about the struggles and hardships of my ancestors (or in the case of Higher Learning why minority life just sucks)? Can’t I go enjoy some “Best Man Holiday” or something?
And you already know my feels about being plus sized I rant about that enough.
It’s great if you take something from a series, but don’t assume that was it’s point or that it’s the absolute truth. Don’t bash the folks who don’t see it your way. This girl had a different opinion and, from a writer standpoint, if I were giving a presentation on anime and feminism, I’d WANT an opinion from someone in the culture, that would be an interesting take, don’t you think? What I might think is sexist, or what I think may have a deep meaning, may look completely different to someone in that culture. And could you imagine being in that culture and someone just assuming all of these things about you because of the media from it? Wouldn’t that be an interesting spin for an anime and feminism presentation? I wouldn’t taken that girl’s response as research, maybe even messaged her and asked some legitimate questions. Instead she just got bashed on for having an opinion. How dare Japanese women have opinions about anime?
Why the fuck does everyone in anime have a flip phone I mean you can shoot fire out your ass and become God but you cant upgrade to a iphone 4s
Omfg I never thought of that!
“Nope”, the anime.
Based on that hilarious text post.
I would love this show so much
This would be such a great series.
Splash Free! I designed a hat for Free! Iwatobi Swim Club and my wifey brought it to life! It comes complete with an Iwatobi-chan pin ^^ We’ll have these hats available at Anime Milwaukee during Valentine’s Day weekend ^^
