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Aestheticism Articles: HP doujinshi - 0 views

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  • Japanese doujinshika---at least at this sort of amateur level---are often very leery of publicity. This might be a reaction to the arrests of several doujinshika in apparently random, token copyright enforcement cases in recent years (such as the infamous Pokemon doujinshika incident), or it might simply be a sign of how negatively "fringe" behavior is viewed in Japanese society
  • Snape is gorgeous---or at least that's what the djka at this show seemed to believe.
  • it's how Snape is depicted emotionally that's most telling on a cross-cultural level.
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  • Doujinshika are infamous for "prettifying" real-life (or real-text) actors/characters, and who can blame them?
  • None of the doujinshi that I saw on the Snape side of the event depicted Angsty!Snape. Or Traumatized!Snape, or for that matter Unhappy!Snape. Instead, almost all of the books showed variations on the same thing: Cranky!Snape.
  • I've been told repeatedly that Japan just doesn't do psychology---certainly not to the same dogged degree as the West.
  • Western Fanfic Snape is physically attractive but brooding, miserable, and emotionally damaged. Japanese Doujinshi Snape is physically attractive and cranky because he's surrounded by horny goofballs.
  • Still, it was interesting to see so many similarities of concept and characterization between Japanese writers and Westerners Sirius/Remus 'shippers.
  • The only real difference I can see between the Japanese depictions and the Western is that sense of ominousness I mentioned. The majority of Western Sirius/Remus 'fics I've read have been hopeful/positive in tone.
Nele Noppe

*Manga Sutra - Futari H Book 1 - Recommended » Comics Worth Reading - 0 views

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  • Through the main story of the Onodas’ sex life, the book serves as a sex education manual.
  • Aki intersperses various statistics and facts throughout the text
  • My only disappointment with the book is the lack of characterization and plot.
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  • I’m disappointed with the way Tokyopop is marketing the book. The blurb on the front cover says, “A guide to getting it on.” The back cover blurb reads like a bad porn ad. Tokyopop is ignoring the stated goals of the author and trying to sell Manga Sutra as simply another hentai book.
  • This manga would be a great addition to any sexual education program. The book covers the basic information about anatomy, what to expect the first time, common sexual problems faced by both men and women, and more.
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