Posted by Saddletank on 11.27.2013, 02:03 PM: That's pretty, very fairy-tale-ish.
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 11.28.2013, 06:12 AM: I was totally going to post that, too, Arren (I also follow the Facebook page). It's one of my favorite pieces of Utena fanart, I think.
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Posted by arren18 on 12.01.2013, 09:45 AM: Here's another that I found on ohtori.nu's Tumblr page, which seems to have been focusing a lot on the Black Rose Arc over the last few days.
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Posted by Saddletank on 12.01.2013, 10:54 AM: Oh that's... I was going to say cute but maybe that's the wrong word. It's creepily appealing in a way. Given the highly stylised art of the series its refreshing to see artists gving their own alternative styles on the characters bodies and faces.
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Posted by arren18 on 12.01.2013, 01:11 PM: Yeah, I like that the style of fanart varies quite a bit, but usually without straying too far from the original. Usually things like eyes and proportions stay the same, or the art will be even more stylised than in the show. I've seen a lot of good fanart so I should have a look to try and find ones I've seen before.
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Posted by arren18 on 12.08.2013, 10:02 AM: I was in town shopping today and in Book-Off (a used books, CDs, etc shop - maybe Orphic knows it?) I saw a boxset of what must be all the soundtrack CDs to have been released. I was obviously filled with desire but unfortunately it was about 9000 yen.
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 12.08.2013, 10:10 AM: I love Book-Off. It's probably tied with Uniqlo for my favorite Japanese chain store (Uniqlo is THE BEST). There's a Book-Off up in Kochi City, where I just happen to be heading tomorrow for the JET midyear conference! I will definitely be on the lookout for Utena CDs.
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Posted by arren18 on 12.08.2013, 10:50 AM: I was disappointed with Uniqlo actually! I mean they're obviously very cheap and that's great, but I found their selection pretty limited, and thought it's probably better for bigger stuff like jackets, the regular clothes were a bit dull I thought. And CDs certainly are expensive! I've bought a few more for the novelty than anything else, but those were mostly older ones and from Book-Off, so it wasn't so bad.
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 12.08.2013, 04:21 PM: The appeal of Uniqlo for me lies almost entirely in the fact that it carries clothes that fit me. That might not seem like a big deal, but it is when you're 190 cm tall and weigh 64 kilos and you're used to clothing stores in the US. There is a special chain store in the US which is supposed to cater specifically to tall people, and not even THAT place ever had any clothes that fit me, because when they say tall people, they actually mean fat people. Uniqlo has helped usher my life into a whole new era of wearing clothes that don't look stupid on my body.
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Posted by arren18 on 12.14.2013, 10:58 PM: Fanart from the Facebook page again:
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Posted by Mush on 12.15.2013, 02:24 PM: Got my hands on the Black Rose Saga I'm saving it until after exams, though.
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 12.15.2013, 06:54 PM: Yay, Mush, you don't even know how excited this makes me! You can get ahold of the Apocalypse Arc later, right?
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Posted by arren18 on 12.15.2013, 10:29 PM: Mush - Great! I hope you enjoy it.
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Posted by arren18 on 12.20.2013, 03:06 AM: GENERAL SPOILERS
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 12.20.2013, 04:27 AM: Interesting question! I think I read an interview with Ikuhara where he said he wanted to make a show about a relationship between two girls precisely because the romance would not have to overwhelm all other elements and become the focus of the plot. I gather in most shoujo stories everything revolves around the central boy/girl relationship, and he thought he could avoid that by not giving the main character a boyfriend. So he gave her a pseudo-not-really-girlfriend instead?
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Posted by arren18 on 12.20.2013, 05:36 AM: I know you say that it would be possible to make a similar show where the focus is a girl/boy pairing and emphasise the other aspects, but I wonder if the comment was more regarding fandom. Because while not everything is about such romances, often if you look at the hype surrounding shoujo series and others that are popular with a similar demographic, you could be forgiven for thinking that really is all it's about.
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 01.21.2014, 06:58 AM: Hey Mush, I don't mean to be a nag, but when were you planning on starting the Black Rose Saga again?
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Posted by Mush on 01.22.2014, 01:01 AM: Sorry! A major deadline doth approach.
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Posted by arren18 on 01.22.2014, 01:59 AM: I guess we'll just have to be patient!
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Posted by Orphic Okapi on 01.22.2014, 02:18 AM: Great to hear you're still watching the show. I hope you understand I only bugged you about it because I value your opinions and eagerly await hearing your thoughts. I'm also a fan of the Black Rose Saga, for the darker tone it introduces to the story and for the mind-boggling final two episodes. I think that's pretty much the point I stopped thinking of Utena as a unique show for kids and started thinking of it as a work of art.
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