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I'll reblog any Genshiken-related posts I see, any other stuff that I find interesting and notices of posts on my main blog at heartsoffuriousfancies.com

[demilypyro]

Oh hey thought you should know spotted flower finally got an update after 5 years

https://mangadex.org/title/7fd01936-334d-41a9-bf3e-2388aa7e514f/spotted-flower

Holy shit. I thought this day would never come

[mudakun]

Hooray for MTL Shark picking it up!

[mudakun]

The Problems of Creativeness

...also happens to be the title of a short, biting sci-fi tale by Thomas M. Disch; I use it as a half-ironic tag over on my blog but have been saving it as title. (in case you haven’t noticed or cared, I like to use old sci-fi story and movie titles as blog post titles as a sort of mood-setting thang over at heartsoffuriousfancies dawt com) I need to write -something- over there, if only because my (gasp) 10yr anniversary for the blog is approaching in September. I haven’t abandoned it, or even announced a formal hiatus. I do drop by and reply to occasional comments and sometimes, I run search+replace to fix terminology problems that might inadvertently position my ramblings as allied with odious netouyo.

So why have I not posted in 3/4 of a year? I lost my theory-moe-mojo. I think I blew it all on last year’s (or was it 2 years ago’s) big 4-parter on conventions of depicting intimacy in Japanese manga and anime. I am still proud of it but it became obvious that I wasn’t getting my point, my thesis or whatever, across. 

A similar thing happened a few years earlier when I examined 3 somewhat-lesbian-ish yuri works, ending in a detailed examination of the Bakemonogatari effort; Hanamonogatari (which, btw I lurv to death and Suruga Kanbaru is in many ways a far better lead than buddy boy, and I like buddy boy) Here for the record:  Too Het series: The “use value” extracted by straight-gaze works using queer characters is that these can do things that -by convention- straight charas are seldom shown doing. Lives of others: Tasteful, light queer desire is consumed for its iyashi feels. Hanamonogatari both lampshades and deconstructs the practice; it is a masterfully plotted tale. I then ran out of any “big” theory-ish thangs I wanted to grind on about. On a whim, I created an “imaginary friend”/ fictional interlocutor/ foil/ straight lawn mower/ OC? So I could do crummy dialogue-ish style grinds on smaller topics. It was either this, stop blogging or start doing new season anime reviews. Ack-chu-ally... The anime reviews ended up as meandering Twitter threads. Post screencaps, try not to be toooo slaggy, except for creeper shit that deserved a kick or two.

Even so, I generally just do a “nope, not for me, you may enjoy it, whatever” Why waste powder?

For instance, there are TWO summer 2021 high fantasy young lad hero isekai anime on right now; One is more “hard realism” and the other is already building a monster-girl harem. The latter is clearly more bullshit cliché than the former but I am enjoying it far more than the first -- which routinely slips in gratuitous child abuse shit to bolster its “realism” cred. ISEKAI, remember? FANTASY. Pleasant diverting escapism. If I want human scum acting scummy, I watch a video of CPAC.

Strangely enough, the monster girls in question are not shy about killing baddies, which is refreshing, even if they do pull their punches -most- of the time out of a sense of decorum towards their “young master”. The “realism” one could have used a few more dead baddies, right from ep1. Bhut Nooooo because our hero is... -something-. Bleh.

Even the Light Novel version of the Slime-taming Shed Builder Isekai from last year had him quietly, offstage, KILLING entre bands of bandits that threatened his forest cave home. Good on him. Do I have to endlessly re-watch Castlevania to see some obvious problem disposal? Which is not exactly a theory-moe-ish subject for one of my usual essay/posts. Which leads me to IRL. Obviously, a year -plus- of pandemic has not improved my outlook and I am sorely missing my special someone in Japan (she can’t visit me and I can’t visit her) and I really, really miss her. I DO feel better lately in that both of us are now fully vaxxed, and while we both have our share of “gettin’ older” complaints, we are healthy. So... writers block apologia post? There are a few other thangs that annoy/ get in the way but all in all, I like the way the last decade has gone in manga and anime. I have been watching casually for EONS and decided to fan out on it a decade ago and I will proudly state that I now will watch anime before I bother watching almost all live-action “movies” or shows. The overwhelming majority of them now provoke an almost-reflexive URUSAI/ STFU reaction.

The J-Drama “Camping Alone” was tolerable. Maybe it is the subtitles? Whatever. If worst comes to worst, I have 2 extra homebrew discoveries/ recipes/ tricks that I can post. One involves a novel use for grocery store Ginger Ale, the other a method for creating VERY hard cider. I can’t think of anything else.

[mudakun]

Outlander Magical Girls

A discourse on Outlander Magical Girls (and Maid Dragons)

[mudakun]

Usotsuki Winnegan

What I want to blog about right now is nothing to do with the discourse or my clumsy attempts at kitchen sink sociology/ gender studies on obscure anime and manga. Instead, please enjoy this: PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN TRAILER PARK WINE MAKING POST,…

Because I can. My luck, this catches on and it gets harder to score 1/2 (US) gallon grape juice at the grocery store. Shit, they already have a 5-limit at the one where it is cheapest. Anyway... this works. Also, it does not easily fuck up, which is always good. What else: Maybe title should have been NISEMONO WINNEGAN instead, but since I already had a for Uso- post titles...

[mudakun]

Marooned in real time

“There’s a point in any aspiring intellectual’s life when they must ask themselves: what can I contribute to the field of fujoshi-bataille studies?” — some tweetor:

Effing Tumblr - no control over the pic it uses whenever you post a link. NOTHING TO DO WITH  “Ghost in The Shell – Toy Story“. Instead, I do a fakee podcast transcript with my imaginary sidekick and writers block avoidance literary device, so as to do a blog post about anything.

Because I haven’t done one in a while.

[mudakun]

Easter — spring 2020 update

Greetings! Briggs N. Stratton, Emergency Blogging Hologram here and I’m guest-hosting this post because someone has been neglecting their responsibilities.” Mudakun: “Leemmee alon…

5 months. This was like pulling teeth. Reading it will be almst as bad. Don’t bother. 

[mudakun]

Given; my little guy band, male friendship is magic

“melody awakens the mind, the rites perfect through performance, thus music completes experience.” — Lun Yu , Book VIII, Chapter 8 “

Given (anime & manga) X fetishism: "Cat Girls of the World, Unite! Violence!" “ A somewhat similar effect can be ascribed to isolated forest cabins that offer shelter in the midst of snowstorms, when one of our two heroes is sick or wounded and will die unless his rival-companion lavishes care upon him. “

[mudakun]

Thread by @Mudakuntweets: "I need to motivate and write sumthin for my blog but everything is either too "big and messy" or "feels not worth the effort now" Until I go […]" #GIVEN

RATHER THAN BLOG ESSAY POST I DO A ROLLING TWITTER COMMENTARY-MESS

...As I attempt deep watch/ read on the anime GIVEN. Get brilliant idea: read/ re-read E.K.Sedgwick’s qu**r theory English Lit grinder BETWEEN MEN to see if any her takes can illuminate the fictional fujoshi-gaze guy homosocial/ Manosphere. That goes nowhere fast.

TrUmbler is NOT letting me save this - have I tripped the auto-censor-sensor?

Ok, try contrast(s)??? Carole & Tuesday??? Well they are both “start a band” thingies. Hmmm... not too useful. Howabout nifty Jump+ manga AO NO FLAG? (Blue Flag). Much less “magick Japanese Highschool where everyone minds their own business and doesn’t hassle/ gossip on peeps -- “rotten environment field” effect.

So I threadreadered it for future ref when I try to build it into an essay. All convenient in one mess.

“I’ve suffered for my music, now it’s your turn.”

[mudakun]

Worthy of Grace

“HEY YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!” A discourse on themes of queer representation and subtext within heterosexual gaze/ normed narratives between myself and my Briggs and Stratton lawn mower brain alter-ego

OOOPs.. forgot to mention my last post, from last month, nothing new since because I have a mild case of writer’s ennui. Start with a mild Sailor Moon typo and the re-release of Evangelion’s Kaworu translation kerfuffle then contrast to a few other narratives (anime and manga) to see if any understanding can be wrung out.. Finish off with one Spotted Flower shoop attempt

[mudakun]

Too Het #4: “Outlanders, Outsiders and Outlaws”

Over-consideration of traditions of Japanese cartoon intimacy follow.Fourth and last of a 4-part essay series on Japanese vernacular visual narratives conventions surrounding the depiction of intimacy.

““... while Contemporary Japanese Visual Culture narratives will sometimes attempt to lead public opinion by offering aspirational models and situations, most of the time these will follow, even over-emphasise conservative conformist behavior patterns. Doing so not only advances an atmosphere of “realism” within the story but gives the characters something recogniseable to chafe against. . ““

[mudakun]

Too Het #2: ‘Unlimited rulebook! Boku wa kime-gao de sou itta’

“…She said in a poised voice…” There are a few things that commend the ?L (Boys Real Life Adventures) genre to its creators and traditional core audience that madden the outside observers...

Absolutely nothing about characters that resemble humans getting sweet on each other in the second section of a multi-post-essay. Instead, a frank discussion of game theory applied to tick-tac-toe and the nutritional benefits of miso soup.  

[mudakun]

Too Het #1: A tyranny of impregnative mimesis

Manga whoopie for the disappoint. Futari -Mahjong-; seinen manga, Young Animal/ Young Animal Arashi (extra chapters only) by Katsu Aki, 74 Volumes, Hakusensha, January 1997 – present [ ] Boring discussions of table top games ensue

Absolutely nothing about characters that resemble humans getting sweet on each other in this first section of a multi-post-essay. Instead, a frank discussion of game theory applied to tick-tac-toe and the nutritional benefits of red vs green M&M’s

[mudakun]

Time enough for rotten doujins

It is important to consider perspectives. “Saito highlights that BL “characters overcome the taboo of homosexuality, thereby proving that their love is truer and purer than that of heterosexu…

Another theory grind: Intersecting perspectives on BL.

[mudakun]

vol.6　シンポジウムでナイーヴな（もと）アクティヴィストとして語ってしまうという大失敗｜溝口彰子（Akiko Mizoguchi）｜note

カメラマン田村正毅の回顧展 　さて。とても楽しく勉強にもなったコンファレンスがこのgraduate conferenceだとしたら、その前月の2月末に参加したシンポジウムでは、違う形ーはっきり書けば、わたしにとっては非常につらい形でー勉強をさせてもらった。 　シンポジウムのタイトルは、「アクティヴィスト・カメラ:日本映画における階級、セクシュアリティ、エスニシティ」。シカゴ大学の日本映画ワークショップ(東アジア研究センターが主体)が主催したシネマトグラファー、田村正毅の回顧展の一環として開催されたもの。イベント全体としては、1月から3月にかけて毎週末、小川プロ時代の作品から最近の

vol.6 Failure to talk as a naive (original) activist at the symposium Akiko Mizoguchi (Akiko Mizoguchi) 2018/08/17 21: 00 https://note.mu/akikomiz/n/nd6e17ccffc0b

keeping up with Dr. Mizoguchi’s posting her grad studies adventures. As usual, Google Translate if you can’t read Japanese (like moi). So far I see at least to vol8... 

[mudakun]

vol.5　わたしの「レズビアン・アイデンティティ」を構築しているのは何だろう？｜溝口彰子（Akiko Mizoguchi）｜note

やっかいごとのテンコ盛り 　話はかわって、ふたつめの論文。「コロキウム:ビジュアル・アンド・カルチュラル・スタディーズ」のコース用には「やおいフィクションにおける『少年』たちのレズビアンとしての思春期」という論文を書いた。70年代の少年愛もの少女漫画にすごーくハマっていた思春期の自分と、今の自分のレズビアン・セクシュアリティとの関連は?　70年代の漫画と最近のよりポルノグラフィックなやおいとの共通点と相違点は?　わたしにとっては「少年たち」は文句なしに「少女たち」だったけど、他の読者にとっては?　などの疑問をはらすべく、日米の文献ーアメリカのは、K/Sファンダム（『スタートレック』

vol.5 “What is building my "lesbian identity"? Akiko Mizoguchi (Akiko Mizoguchi) 2018/08/10 21: 00 https://note.mu/akikomiz/n/nf4e11723b672

Whoops, forgot to keep up with Dr. Mizoguchi’s posting her grad studies adventures. As usual, Google Translate if you can’t read Japanese (lie me). OH WOW, there is a vol6 too... NEXT!

[mudakun]

Gender and performativity among the jouso maidos

I am here to chew bubblegum and do kitchen sink gender studies on a harmless gender-bender manga

'Fukakai na Boku no Subete o' [My Totally Incomprehensible Everything][2] KONAYAMA Kata, Comic MeDu, 2018 ongoing. [http://www.comic-medu.com/wk/fukaboku]

'Kimi Dake no Ponytail' KONAYAMA Kata 18+ doujin, 3 chapters, prequel to Fukaboku

[mudakun]

Chapter 27.5 of #SpottedFlower has dropped. Editor Endou goes drinking with alt-Hato and alt-Yajima. Also: Alt-Ogiue and alt-Sue: more "a giant bug crawled up your shirt"