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1. chiasm@mastodon.online's status on Sunday, 24-Apr-2022 14:43:53 UTC chiasm

   #anime Yeah ok, I'm back in love with #OnePiece again. 😁 I think it might be the most gender-fluid anime ever! When Okiku who's been the tea-house waitress running around in a kimono is recognized as previously known as "the most beautiful swordsman in the country" and everyone's like, "you're a GUY?" and Kiku says, "I've always been a woman in my heart"--and the story moves on as though, ok, this is not a big deal, on we go. 😁 😂 🥰

   • Tagomago (tagomago@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Apr-2022 14:43:53 UTC Tagomago

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     @chiasm More than Ranma?? 😁

   • Tagomago (tagomago@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Apr-2022 16:53:14 UTC Tagomago

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     @chiasm Oh I see... Haven't watched it myself, yet.

   • chiasm@mastodon.online's status on Sunday, 24-Apr-2022 16:53:20 UTC chiasm

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     @tagomago Well y'know, Ranma 1/2 was an interesting piece. I loved it when I first saw it (which, surprisingly, was very close to when it came out), and yeah, it's all about physical gender flipping. But I didn't see it as being all that interesting about emotional/psychological gender, you know? It's all about boobs popping in and out--definitely important!--but not much about the internal state.

   • Tagomago (tagomago@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Apr-2022 17:46:05 UTC Tagomago

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     @chiasm Yes, it's one of those unfinished businesses. Thing is I love the author's aesthetics so much (Urusei Yatsura is so lovely drawn), but not her (or the screenwriters') stories.

   • chiasm@mastodon.online's status on Sunday, 24-Apr-2022 17:46:06 UTC chiasm

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     @tagomago It's very silly, if I recall. Formative for certain aspects of the genre at the time, both for the storyline and the author, though! Worth seeing, just to have seen it--and it's pretty funny. 😁

   • Dɪɢɪᴛᴀʟɪs Pᴜʀᴘᴜʀᴇᴀ (encelado@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2022 20:38:22 UTC Dɪɢɪᴛᴀʟɪs Pᴜʀᴘᴜʀᴇᴀ

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     • Tagomago

     @chiasm
     Psychological / Thriller
     - Monster
     - Gantz
     - Sanctuary
     - Black Lagoon

     Cyberpunk / SciFi
     - Ghost in The Shell
     - Battle Angel Alita
     - Akira
     - BLAME!
     - Psycho-Pass
     - Steins; Gate

     Swordsmen / Historical /Action
     - Berserk
     - Vagabond
     - Vinland Saga
     - Showa: A History of Japan

     Slice of Life / Psychological /Mystery
     - Mushishi
     - Erased
     - Liar Game
     - Our Dreams at Dusk
     - 20th Century Boys
     - Space Brothers

     Sports / life
     - Real
     - One Outs
     - Rainbow

     @tagomago

   • Dɪɢɪᴛᴀʟɪs Pᴜʀᴘᴜʀᴇᴀ (encelado@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2022 20:38:27 UTC Dɪɢɪᴛᴀʟɪs Pᴜʀᴘᴜʀᴇᴀ

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     • Tagomago

     @chiasm @tagomago why not get into seinen then? I used to like shōnen back in the day (especially stuff like FullMetal Alchemist and Slam Dunk) but it won't cut out for me anymore (and hasn't for a very long time). I won't mimd providing suggestions in case.

   • chiasm@mastodon.online's status on Monday, 25-Apr-2022 20:38:27 UTC chiasm

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     • Dɪɢɪᴛᴀʟɪs Pᴜʀᴘᴜʀᴇᴀ

     @encelado @tagomago Sure, suggest away! I imagine I'll always be shonen at heart, it's the same part of me that gets all warm and fuzzy for swords and sorcery, but I'll give it a go-- what would you recommend? 😉

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