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Bleach 571 came out today, I know you're all as excited as I am…. and since I know you don't want to be spoiled, I'll be sure to put my comments about it under the cut.
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In other news, my Solstice present from Shawn finally arrived. Here's me in it:
So what am I wearing? That's a Scouting Legion hoodie from Shingeki no Kyojin aka "Attack on Titan." These are the characters who go out beyond the walled city and fight the "baddies" (jury is out, given how sympathetic many of the shifters seem to be.) If you're not reading this manga or watching this anime already, I'm not sure I can entirely recommend it to you because… at first I was fairly traumatized by the action (though Tumblr fandom had warned me)… it's… uh, there are… well, let's just say the Titans eat people, like graphically.
However, it is the hot new thing all kids are into. And they're into it for a good reason. The story is strong and the characters are deeply compelling. I find it interesting because it's not like the usual shougen manga because the hero fights with a team and teamwork is critical to winning battles. Also, war sucks in a really UN-glorified way. People die. People whose names you've learned, whose stories you know, who you've come to love and sympathize with, die. And they don't just die HEROICALLY. Sometimes, like in real war, their deaths are stupid and meaningless and awful. In fact, one of my favorite characters, Jean is motivated to join the Scouting Legion because his friend (lover?) dies in a back alley and… they're honestly not sure it's him, he's been so disfigured. No one saw him die. And Jean becomes determined to go out in blaze of glory, because f*ck that. I also love Jean because he's a coward and admits he's scared out of his mind every time they go into battle. There's also a couple of shifter characters who bend my mind they're so awesome.
Also, if you're generally interested in non-binary gender representations in media, it's happening in SnK. Here's a Tumblr post about this character. http://teacupsandcyanide.tumblr.com/post/60922728975/on-misgendering-hanji-zoe
In Real Life™ news, I got put on another panel at MarCON this weekend. So, now in addition to the other Sunday (3pm?) panel, I'm also doing: Timing and Pacing, 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Krushenko's
See you there?
( Read more... )
In other news, my Solstice present from Shawn finally arrived. Here's me in it:
So what am I wearing? That's a Scouting Legion hoodie from Shingeki no Kyojin aka "Attack on Titan." These are the characters who go out beyond the walled city and fight the "baddies" (jury is out, given how sympathetic many of the shifters seem to be.) If you're not reading this manga or watching this anime already, I'm not sure I can entirely recommend it to you because… at first I was fairly traumatized by the action (though Tumblr fandom had warned me)… it's… uh, there are… well, let's just say the Titans eat people, like graphically.
However, it is the hot new thing all kids are into. And they're into it for a good reason. The story is strong and the characters are deeply compelling. I find it interesting because it's not like the usual shougen manga because the hero fights with a team and teamwork is critical to winning battles. Also, war sucks in a really UN-glorified way. People die. People whose names you've learned, whose stories you know, who you've come to love and sympathize with, die. And they don't just die HEROICALLY. Sometimes, like in real war, their deaths are stupid and meaningless and awful. In fact, one of my favorite characters, Jean is motivated to join the Scouting Legion because his friend (lover?) dies in a back alley and… they're honestly not sure it's him, he's been so disfigured. No one saw him die. And Jean becomes determined to go out in blaze of glory, because f*ck that. I also love Jean because he's a coward and admits he's scared out of his mind every time they go into battle. There's also a couple of shifter characters who bend my mind they're so awesome.
Also, if you're generally interested in non-binary gender representations in media, it's happening in SnK. Here's a Tumblr post about this character. http://teacupsandcyanide.tumblr.com/post/60922728975/on-misgendering-hanji-zoe
In Real Life™ news, I got put on another panel at MarCON this weekend. So, now in addition to the other Sunday (3pm?) panel, I'm also doing: Timing and Pacing, 11:00 a.m. Sunday, Krushenko's
See you there?
