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Feb. 7th, 2010 05:26 pmArgh, I need to get off my lazy ass and send out my currently finished Help Haiti thing(s). (One bidder, two things.) And then get to work on my next Help Haiti project, 'cuz I've got the most adorable pink yarn for it, and also found the perfect Burupya amigurumi to shamelessly base it on (Here, not here, after the uh. Birds? After the thing after the Keroro Gunsou team) (Not that the second one isn't admirable in its own way! Just, the first has more the look I want to go for; also, I'm pretty sure I know exactly how to pull off the puff-ball thing from yarn, so; though I may cave and go for the wings from the second one, at least, since they look hella easier than what I'm estimating the first one's wings might be, and still look like my mental picture. Also, it's probably mostly the color-mixing that's putting me off in the second picture).
Started watching Simoun yesterday :3b Am quite enjoying it, though I can definitely see how exploitation of trans*ness is an issue :|a Also, the subs are just... Well, they're a pretty good translation and language adaptation, but it can be difficult to tell who's saying what - and considering that it doesn't -have- a dub track, that... limits things a bit. Still, the music is gorgeous, I love the use of sparsely detailed watercolor background with stark lines and the contrast of the computer-animated and cel-animated characters and machines in the foreground, and I find the story and characters themselves to be deeply compelling.
I'll be watching to see if I can figure out a way they could have done this without the trans*-skeevyness, but so far nothing's coming to me. With thorough awareness of trans* exploitation for storytelling/yuri issues (and I'm ashamed to admit that, prior to a discussion of fantasy yuri sometime last year, I didn't even notice such things), I'm fairly sure I could still recommend this as a really great watch. The manga adaptations really pale in comparison. The trans* exploitation thing is really something I'd warn for, though; it's something of a caveat lector for anyone who's tired of "playing with gender" as a trope, for any number of legitimate reasons; if that describes you, this would be a series to skip.
Started watching Simoun yesterday :3b Am quite enjoying it, though I can definitely see how exploitation of trans*ness is an issue :|a Also, the subs are just... Well, they're a pretty good translation and language adaptation, but it can be difficult to tell who's saying what - and considering that it doesn't -have- a dub track, that... limits things a bit. Still, the music is gorgeous, I love the use of sparsely detailed watercolor background with stark lines and the contrast of the computer-animated and cel-animated characters and machines in the foreground, and I find the story and characters themselves to be deeply compelling.
I'll be watching to see if I can figure out a way they could have done this without the trans*-skeevyness, but so far nothing's coming to me. With thorough awareness of trans* exploitation for storytelling/yuri issues (and I'm ashamed to admit that, prior to a discussion of fantasy yuri sometime last year, I didn't even notice such things), I'm fairly sure I could still recommend this as a really great watch. The manga adaptations really pale in comparison. The trans* exploitation thing is really something I'd warn for, though; it's something of a caveat lector for anyone who's tired of "playing with gender" as a trope, for any number of legitimate reasons; if that describes you, this would be a series to skip.
