Alright, after quite a while (good lord it’s been over two years since https://ttshieronym.tumblr.com/post/642412036845944832/chapter-5-6-commissions ) we have more commissioned artwork! (credit: SilverXP https://twitter.com/SLVR79 )
Who knows what Tumblr does to uploaded images, so originals:
The Executioner and Her Way of Life is the second work of the recent Yuri subgenre boom to get the anime adaptation treatment. A movement started thanks to the genre’s rising popularity, and the opportunities brought about by new technologies and audiences. It is a pleasure to see Yuri authors go beyond their typical school romances and explore varied reaches. While Otherside Picnic largely succeeded in creating a fun and bizarre sci-fi adventure in its anime, it did not capture the original novels' splendor, terror, and scope. Thankfully, science fiction and fantasy Yuri has another chance in anime form with J.C. Staff’s animated adaptation of Mato Sato’s isekai story The Executioner and Her Way of Life.
*Contains minor spoilers for the first three episodes of the Executioner and Her Way of Life*
I highly recommend checking out Blue Reflection’s music, probably the most underrated game soundtrack of 2017.
There is a post deep down on my blog somewhere that is just a full grown tiger in a giant cardboard box with FREE KITTEN written on the front of it that is my favourite post on this entire website I think about that baby and I cry a little
ouuuuhahsjldfkht34wtiegyduhgrhwtih baby sweet little baby itty bitty tiny sweet cat im gonna start SOBBING are you SEEING THIS
BLUE REFLECTION RAY IS WHERE IT’S AT THIS SEASON YA’LL FUCKING WATCH IT!!!
I have backed myself into a corner and see no way out of it. For I have already awarded Inori’s I’m in Love with the Villainess a perfect 10/10 score for its stellar first outing. And then, upon seeing what Inori did in the second book, I regret my choice because I have no way to raise the bar on perfection as Inori did in her light novel. Indeed, it has taken me far too long to write this review. My mind is thoroughly exhausted after pondering what I read and accepting the honest truth: that that may very well become a defining work in the next generation of Yuri. For as much time as I spend diving into the Sapphic news of the day, I devote even more to looking to the next big movement of Yuri. If I’m in Love with the Villainess Vol. 2 is a signal of what Yuri’s future holds, then we are entering an extraordinary queer era.
The story takes off shortly after the first book. At least for the moment, the commoner revolt is quelled, and Rae continues schooling alongside her beloved Claire. Storylines include a new transfer student rivaling Rae for Claire’s affection and the girls going on vacation to visit their families. However, the story takes a pretty dramatic and welcome turn halfway through the book. Through a combination of luck and her expect negotiation tactics, a fruit of her intimate knowledge of Revolution’s world and inhabitants, Rae is tasked with investigating corrupt nobles. This change allows Inori to take the world and characters further than in the previous book. While the first volume did an excellent job establishing the world inside the school, this entry ventures beyond the academy’s borders into international relationships, the church’s role and goals, and the dealings of various factions and political parties. It is appropriate progression and one that lends to the story’s main arc well.
The May 1997 issue of Animage included a fantastic introduction to Revolutionary Girl Utena, which was just airing for the first time during its publication. Staff interviews, character sheets, and a ‘faq’ for viewers, all translated at long last by Nagumo and edited into the magazine pages by Giovanna! (That’s me!)
Could I have made a website? Sure but I hate doing that, and recreating the magazine pages is a neat way to experience what the buzz was like literal god damn decades ago!!! So again, thanks Nagumo, and happy reading!!! The pages are NOT flipped, however blocks of text will still read left to right on a single combined page. FWIW, the two page spread that finishes the article already had the Japanese text run that way. No idea.
PS. YES THAT IS MAMORU’S JACKET IKUHARA IS WEARING
[Aoishiro] Ocean Tsunami by Noriko Mitose
That scene when Yasuhime sings this song to close the <Gate> reminds me so much of EXEC_SUSPEND. Heck, the songs share similar function.
