@tanoshimi OMG you MUST watch the first movie at least, "Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl". It's IMO the best part of the series. It covers two volumes of the novels (where the season of anime covered 5 volumes). Note that you may not be able to stream it anywhere anymore, even for money, and may need to resort to downloading it. If you have trouble finding a copy let me know and I can get you access to mine.
OVA stands for "original video animation" and typically refers to stuff that isn't part of a season, but also isn't a full length movie. I don't know if you can find them online yet because they are fairly recent.
@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.
Anime, Manga, and Light Novel Blog Posts That Caught My Eye This Week (May 17, 2024)
Last week was... a week. Last Sunday and Monday were pretty normal. My husband and I returned to the other side of the state and helped my Dad get more cleaned out of his house. But everything changed late last Tuesday morning, when my husband got a call from my brother-in-law, saying my father-in-law had an incident earlier that morning and was in the emergency room.