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Weekly Round-Up, 30 August – 5 September 2023: Gundam Doujinshi, Police Body Cameras, and Gender Pay Gap
AniFem Round-Up Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou and Transgender Cyborgs’ Experience of the Apocalypse The 90s manga’s tale of rebuilding and self-discovery after the end has only become more relatable…
“An Inner Revolution Of The Japanese Women”: The Rose of Versailles As Feminist Historical Fiction
The Rose of Versailles makes the argument that women’s lives and the romance genre can be radical and revolutionary—and, in fact, they were always central to revolutionary movements.
17 Historical Romance Anime About Love Through The Ages
Historical romance anime is often not steeped in much historical accuracy. In fact, for many of these historical romances, you will find flourishes of magic
Gosick, Juliet, Kids on the Slope, Maria the Virgin Witch, Raven of the Inner Palace
New Yuricon 2023 Video on Yuri Studio
I am super excited to announce that Yuricon 2023 has resumed! We have a new video up on Yuri Studio. Today we have a really fascinating discussion about…
Sanada 10 - The Battle of Sekigahara (Ep 1-3)
Sanada 10 - more formally, Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu Sanada Juu Yuushi ( New Legend of the Warring States Heroes: The Ten Warriors ...
BABYLON, Cowboy Bebop, Blue Flames, Blue Exorcist, Blue Sonnet
What I Watched This Week – 5/7-5/13
The Rose of Versailles – I initially planned to watch the first 20 episodes this week, then watch the second half next week, but the story got its…
Merry Month of Shojo Review: JOSEPHINE THE FRENCH ROSE
It's hard to believe that the only Yumiko Igarashi manga available in English is this curious little digital artifact, a shojo manga that fe...
Merry Month of Shojo Review #6: JOSEPHINE THE FRENCH ROSE
It's hard to believe that the only Yumiko Igarashi manga available in English is this curious little digital artifact, a shojo manga that fe...
Firechick's Anime Reviews: Treasure Island
Rating : 88/100 In 2010, I watched an old anime that Anime News Network happened to start streaming called Ie Naki Ko , based on a French novel…
Fena: Pirate Princess, Nobody's Boy Remi, Rose of Versailles, Treasure Island, veil
Octopath Traveler 2 OST
Rating : 45/100 What exactly is the first medium to depict gender-bending in any form? Thats a question that doesnt really have an easy answer. Ive tried looking…
PODCAST: Ep. 87 - Rose of Versailles Vol. 1, by Riyoko Ikeda
God Save The Queen, We Mean It, Man.
Ep 87: The Rose of Versailles Vol. 1, by Riyoko Ikeda
One of the great classic shojo manga is finally available in English, Riyoko Ikeda's Rose of Versailles, and the Mangasplaining team dig in to see if it...
Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament Ep19-21
The seventh volume of Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament is the pivot point between the mythic and "historical" parts of the Bible....
Cowboy Bebop, Witch Girl Meg, Nozomi Witches, Yamato 2520, Initial D First Stage
12 Days of Christmas, Day 11: Illumine your hearts. (Non)Christmas at Tearmoon Empire
In the name of the Very holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost. To-day, the 25th day of December, 1792, I, Louis XVI King of France, being for…
The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 113: Creative Conversations with Abby Denson
Subscribers! Be sure to go to the blog to read the description easier & check out links for this episode! This month, we’re returning to my ...
Battle Angel Alita, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, Rose of Versailles
Sugata Sanshiro
When Orphan released Botchan , I mentioned that YES raws had an equally good rip of the 1981 TV special, Sugata Sanshirou , just waiting to ...
GeGeGe no Kitaro, Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Ushio and Tora, Future Boy Conan
The Manga Review, 9/9/2022
It’s been a relatively slow news week–manga-wise, at least–so I’m going to dispense with the snappy intro and get to the links. As always, if there’s a website,…
Doki Doki News: Bleach at NYCC, Kimi ni Todoke Drama, and Tearmoon Empire Anime
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of September 4th through September 10th! Check out…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure actor Tiana Camacho discusses her favorite shoujo and systemic casting hurdles for actors of color
Vrai sat down with Camacho at Otakon 2022 to ask her about her influences, her dream role, and the expectation put on marginalized public figures to act as…
Revolution And Versailles
Talking about the anime The Rose Of Versailles. Support me: https://www.patreon.com/spirit_chaser Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Contreras2992 My Anime List: https://myanimelist.net/profile/Spirit_Chaser Anilist: https://anilist.co/user/SpiritChaser/ #roseofversailles #animerecommendations #animereview #animeamv #politics #anime #theroseofversailles #animeedit #animeanalysis #ladyoscar
Shoujo Sundae Review – Shojo Manga: The Power and Influence of Girls’ Comics
https://youtu.be/1mgCCtZ3iaA The Japan Foundation has an in-depth discussion regarding the representation of gender within girls’ comics and manga culture. Since the conception of manga for…
TheOASG Podcast Episode 148: Bad Con Decisions, Unionization, and Creators Returning In Their Own Ways
Show Notes 0:00: Helen and Justin end up talking about what they’ve been up to over the past few weeks. One of them has been stuck in the…
Anime Series Like Requiem of the Rose King
In the Middle Ages, the English Crown has been hotly contested in a civil war, dubbed the War of the Roses. The Duke of York seeks to unseat…
Juliet, Le Chevalier D'Eon, Moriarty the Patriot, Rose of Versailles, Blast of Tempest
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 449: The Rose of Versailles
In this first podcast episode of 2022, Xan reviews a classic shojo title that is a historical drama set during the French Revolution. Sit back and enjoy as…
Oniisama e… and the Role of Girl’s Love in Founding Modern Shoujo
12 Days of Aniblogging 2021, Day 3 I finished Dear Brother/Oniisama e this year! Everything I brought up in my 2020 blog post on the series remains true. It’s…
Anime Review 224 Rose Of Versailles
One of the best aspects of being part of the community of anime database websites such as MAL and Anilist is that you have the opportunity to discover…
Anime Review 223 Kageki Shoujo!!
If someone were to ask what was my most anticipated anime of summer 2021 anime season barring squeals, it would be Kageki Shoujo!!. When I saw the trailer…
Manga Panels, Podcast and Talks You Won’t Want to Miss!
It’s been a super busy week for me and there’s still a bit to go, so I just wanted to run down where you can and will see…
13 Old School Anime Worth Remembering (and Watching)
There are a lot of feelings about modern anime, but it is a medium that has never been larger and more widely available. We are also entirely spoiled…
Rose of Versailles, Dear Brother, Escaflowne, Gunbuster, Lupin III
September Updates: Manga of the Month Returns
Hello, all! Kate here. Manga of the Month returned this month after a long hiatus. With the library mostly open and resuming regular(ish) hours for browsing, we decided…
A Long Time Coming: King Fang
About four years ago, a gentle Swede who goes by the handle Go no Ken found a rare VHS tape of the 1978 TV special Daisetsuzan no Yuusha…
Botchan, King Fang, Perrine Monogatari, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tokimeki Tonight
Kageki Shojo!! Manga Creator Kumiko Saiki and Anime Director Kazuhiro Yoneda
Manga creator Kumiko Saiki and anime director Kazuhiro Yoneda share the inspirations behind Kageki Shojo!! from the Takarazuka Revue to the classic series The Rose of Versailles.
A History of Takarazuka Revue Influences in Anime
The Takarazuka Revue's theatrical adaptation of Rose of Versailles and other plays have been profoundly influential on the aesthetics and narratives of Japanese shoujo stories. ZeroReq011 looks at…
Manga of the Month: The Rose of Versailles
The Rose of Versailles (ベルサイユのばら) by Riyoko Ikeda July 2015 will probably be remembered as the summer when anime and manga dreams came true. Sort of. The month…
Kasei Yakyoku v2
When Orphan released Kasei Yakyoku in late 2018, we had to use a VHS tape for the first two episodes. At the time, I said we'd redo…
Junod, Nightsong of Splendor, Marine Express, Peter Pan & Wendy, Rose of Versailles
Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – July 10, 2021
Yuri Events Today at 3:30 PM Eastern US time, I will be talking about Yuri at Anime Lockdown! Join me for “How It Began – How It’s Going:…
First Look: Kageki Shojo!!
The Red Flower Musical School has trained thousands of young would-be stars over the years to become fixtures of the Red Flower Opera Company – an all-female musical…
First Impression: Kageki Shojo!!
The Red Flower Opera Music School (Kouka for short), trains young women for the all-female acting troupe of the same name, and is auditioning its 100th class. With…
The Rose of Versailles, Volume 5
Today we look at what was, until 2015, the final volume of the grand historical epic The Rose of Versailles, by Riyoko Ikeda. After the death of Lord…
#111 - Pride Month Special! A Conversation with Erica Friedman (Yuri Scholar & Manga Editor)
Happy Pride Month, everyone! For our 2021 Pride podcast, Tori and Sully have a chat with yuri researcher and Yuricon founder Erica Friedman! Erica goes into the development…
Pride Month Special! Episode # 111 – A Conversation with Yuri Scholar, Erica Friedman!
Happy Pride Month, everyone! For our 2021 Pride podcast, Tori and Sully have a chat with yuri researcher and Yuricon founder Erica Friedman! Erica goes into the development…
Shoujo and the Bride of Christ (III): Rose of Versailles
“When half way through the journey of our life I found that I was in a gloomy wood, because the path which led aright was lost”. It may…
The Rose of Versailles, Volume 4
What better way is there to start off Pride Month than to begin with revolution, with a fight against the status quo and respectability? What better thing can…
The Rose of Versailles Volume 3 Review
The early stages of The French Revolution is here, which means Oscar has much to confront in Volume 3 of The Rose of Versailles.
The Rose of Versailles, Volume 3
As I sat down to write today’s review, it dawned on me that I had never covered Volume 3 of The Rose of Versailles. So today, we will…
Pick of the Week: It Must Have Been the Roses
SEAN: Come on. We all know what it is. This is the last time we can pick it, so it HAS to be the 5th and final volume…
Gude Crest
Orphan's presents a new English release of the 1990 sword-and-sorcery OVA Onna Senshi Efe & Jira: Gude no Monshou ( Woman Warriors Efe & Ji...
The Fashion Boy is Cool, Twin Spica, Ai no Kusabi, All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Alpen Rose
Pick of the Week: Oscar, Oscar, Oscar…
SEAN: There’s a veritable buffet of picks this week. I could go with Yona, or Natsume, or Versailles. But let’s face it, I want my Maple! This week’s…
Pick of the Week: Locks, Beasts, and Newlyweds
MICHELLE: There are a handful of new volumes in series I’ve either started or intend to start, but of course I’m going to pick the new sports manga.…
2006 Transgender Yuri Anime ‘Kashimashi’ Licensed by Discotek Media; To be Upscaled to...
2006 Transgender Yuri Anime ‘Kashimashi’ Licensed by Discotek Media; To be Upscaled to HD and Rereleased on Blu-rayIn a livestream on Monday, Discotek Media announced that it has…