Good Job Perle的魔女手札, a Taiwanese artist who did a popular Delicious in Dungeon Laios X Marcille doujin, and somehow managed to get contributions to the latest episode.
Another interesting thing about the Yandere is it may be the only Anime Archetype where one character is considered the most Iconic example of them all and yet she's not actually one of the earliest examples.
There are multiple pre Future Diary Yandere, Durarara season 1 alone has multiple Yandere, there are characters who are argued to be a "Deconstruction" of the Yandere before Future Diary came along like with School Days and Higurashi. Shuffle was already creating a Yandere where the source material didn't have one. Detective Conan has had occasional Yandere culprits since the very first episode.
Yuna Gasai didn't become virtually synonymous with the Yandere because she helped create it, her writers simply perfected an already very popular concept.
And yet people hating a show they don't like with a Yandere will call her a "Discount Yuno Gasai" because they simply assume the whole trend must have started with the most well known.
The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 2: Second Chances for Saul and Doctor Elise
Welcome to episode two of The Power of God and Anime Podcast! Listen as Mike gives his second, truer (?) origin story, sings a praise song you may never have previously heard, asks you this episode's Anime Trivia question, and talks about second chances and Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp. Anime Trivia! In That Time I Was Reincarnated As a Slime…
@neatchee I checked Crunchyroll but only the series is there. Couldn't find it on Netflix or Prime Video. I can't seem to find any anime on the other streaming services.
@tanoshimi oh it's definitely not on the major services, that much much I'm sure of. It was on its own dedicated site originally, and you had to pay to watch it. But I'm pretty sure that doesn't exist anymore and it's only available on disc in Japan.
Give me a few minutes and I'll DM you a link you can use to download it to your PC
It's very strange how this anime season has one gay and 4 music lesbian series, and yet Japan still hasn't legalized same-sex marriages.
Literally a Japanese lesbian couple was granted refugee status in Canada in 2023 using a 200 page document about the discrimination they faced. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15271758
@anianimalsmoe Just guessing here, but could it be related to the whole “don’t talk about things” culture? Which in many ways are a double edged sword.
Japan is definitely better than the U.S. right now, but I get the feeling that things move at a glacial pace. But I think it’s a great thing that it’s getting more common in media, as hopefully newer generations grow up with more empathy and tolerance.
It’s happened in the past with Mr Roger’s Neighborhood for instance.
Not that I’m seeking any of it out myself. Just as I’m not looking for cishet. I’m just not bothered by it and care more if it’s a good setting, world building, characters, and script.
I wonder if any of my favorite YouTubers have made any videos on the subject. It can be difficult to get much of an idea of it from the outside. I really wish Japan would take a leap forward and advance human rights. I think it would help overall.