#shoju

[angelicpinksoul]

I want to be a shoju girl ⋆˚౨ৎ ⋆.

[fashiongirlyi]

would you wear this? 𐙚

[blrush]

Kiss Him Not Me! (2020)

Full title: Boys! Please Kiss Him Not Me! Native Title: 私がモテてどうすんだ Based on popular shōjo manga [x] and anime you can watch here [x]

The beautiful, amazing, talented, rjgman56subs has subbed the full movie and you can WATCH IT HERE: https://www.rjgman56subs.com/post/kiss-him-not-me-is-up

Within shōjo manga, there is a trend of stories focused on fujoshi/fangirls and some of them have been questionable and some are good. It’s a pretty touchy subject and so I think it’s pretty hit and miss when they adapt them. Personally, for example, I did not like Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru (2019) as I found it got pretty dark and twisted and I didn’t love the politics, I also didn’t love The Shipper (2020) and found it uncomfortable to watch. Personally I prefer the older movie Fujoshi Kanojo (2009) which is cute and wholesome. That’s probably why I enjoyed Kiss Him Not Me! it had similar vibes. Those vibes = the boys are like “oh you like boys kissing boys? no worries babe lemme kiss this boy for you.” I like the politics of these confident, kind, wholesome boys who just throw themselves enthusiastically into the wacky fujoshi world for the sake of the girl they like, regardless of their own sexuality etc. WHOLESOME. (and, as far as I understand from tiktok, a fairly accurate representation of genZ boys in general).

Also, this movie was DUMB and SILLY and FUN and STUPID with those chaotic manga vibes and a musical number - and I live for that shit!!!

It may or may not have been fat-ist, or it had a good message about fat-shaming....? I couldn’t decide because they leave it kind of ambiguous. I’m pretty sure it had a good message, but it could have been clearer. Either way, the lead Tomita Miu (who was also in the much darker Netflix series, Switched (2018)) was ADORABLE and I loved her in this.

Also it had Nakayama Satsuki in it who is non-binary LGBT+ icon !?!??! SLAY!

Overall it “could have been gayer” ~ a review. (But I feel like they were leaving it open for a sequel).

[thelovelyrinaxo]

Itazura Na Kiss

***SPOILERS****

Yesterday, I finished Itazura Na Kiss, the anime, not the live action. At first I HATED Naoki, I thought he was such an emotionless, rude, asshole lmao. As the episodes went out, his character grew on me. Kotoko also kind of got on my nerves at times because she was literally so infatuated with Naoki, however that is what is expected in a shoju. I loved how as the episodes went on, we saw the love that Naoki had for Kotoko grew. My favorite episode was when Kotoko fell asleep under the tree, and dreamt that Naoki kissed her, but in reality, he actually did kiss her and kept it a secret until their wedding! 😭😭. I was literally CRYING AT HOW CUTE THAT WAS. Overall, I really did enjoy this anime, and I highly recommend it. Seeing Naoki grow so much really made this enjoyable.

[matchabitchy]

Mairunovich

[5teerpike]

This drink really do be like that

[notsospecialafterall]

oh so those memes about shoju are true

[flameontheotherside]

If Hogwarts Were an Inner-City School - Key & Peele

I was more into the Japanese Magical Girl comics/manga like SailorMoon and Fushigi Yugi.

For some reason, I couldn't get into Harry Potter however, in band we played the Harry Potter pieces. So I like the sound track but hate the franchise.