- Why Dragon Ball Z appeals so powerfully to black Americans. Cheyenne Ewulu has her own theory: “For me, I always looked at Saiyans as black people.”
- Finding your voice after a decade of blogging. Lolita fashion blogger Victoria Suzanne has been blogging even longer than I have and reminds us that it’s OK to change course. I definitely am not the same girl who wrote on Otaku Journalist back in 2010!
- Yuri!!! On Ice zines? Yuri!!! On Ice zines.
- When I worked in an office, it felt like the sloppier I dressed (I’m talking a daily hoodie), the less often people questioned my coding skills. So I sadly wasn’t surprised some men think Naomi Wu, a talented and gorgeous technologist in miniskirts and heels, is a fake.
- Land of the Lustrous and a metaphysical death. In her typically poetic way, Nana explores cycles of death and rebirth as experienced by this anime’s immortal cast.
- A shocking (to me, maybe because I’m white) tale of publisher discrimination in which an Asian author is told his characters “just do not seem Asian enough.”
- “In 2017, gathering your friends in a room, setting your devices aside, and taking turns to contrive a story that exists largely in your head gives off a radical whiff for a completely different reason than it did in 1987.” Dungeons & Dragons 20 years later.
Lead image: detail from “Dogo Onsen by Night,” Jake Jung.
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“Lustrous” is one of those properties that has so much to dig into and analyze, a la “Utena”, that it’s downright intimidating. That said, I plan to take a stab at saying something about it once the show has aired in entirety — and that’s in part a strategy for dealing with something that overwhelming. Wait until it’s “done”, then look back over one’s shoulder at it. It’s becoming all but impossible to talk about popular culture in real time unless you do it as a fulltime occupation.
Thanks for linking my article! I’m really liking your blog, too! If you add me on twitter or Instagram (@victoriasuzanne) let’s keep in touch – I love talking to fellow bloggers!
Already have! I’m a huge fan of yours, and have been for years =) You might not remember, but once I stopped you at Otakon (2015 maybe?) to take a photo with you.