i wonder if the rise of "imagined country with multicultural states" setting is a result of globalisation? japan has no shortage of complex feelings about foreigners, diversity, and cultural exchanges, maybe this is their way of processing that or exploring the implications of a less homogenous society
yes i definitely think it is! it's also a very "safe" way of showcasing various (made up but still obviously based on real) cultures because in these settings these districts are always super homogenous anyway and rarely are presented as multicultural. it sure is something that fits in the japanese pov and general sensibilities, great observation honestly, it barely crossed my mind
Happy New Year Cabbage!!! I'm excited to see how your designs evolve... break free from these static host chains!!!!!!
When a site design looks as classy as this, then static or dynamic doesn't matter much anymore.
thank you so much youre too kind!! my main wish atm is to kind of implement components to make it easier to add stuff to my sidebar etc
moribito is so underrated, it's one of my favorites! balsa is an amazing femc. adding 'all my darling daughters' to my reading list, sounds right up my ally. thanks as always for sharing your thoughts on various media 🙏 i will always trust your taste lmao
Seirei no Moribito is sitting on my want to watch list for years now, I think I'll watch it soon now since I've craving more fantasy anime after finishing Lodoss and Slayers (and getting disappointed of them lol Lodoss Eiyuu Kishi Den and Slayers Revolution respectively)
Also about a protagonist being over 30, they're making an anime adaptation of Yumi's Cells and the protagonist is 32 (but it's a Korean webtoon, also it was only announced and it didn't even got a poster yet)
Oh what?! Yumi Cells anime adaptation? Thank you for the heads up @nekonokuni
@loves1ck hell yeah balsa is so based... i hope you enjoy the short manga, the only chapter i found kind of weird was the one with the student/teacher but other than that all of the stories were really interesting, its worth checking out! and thank you for trusting my taste, im feeling like a connoisseur rn..
@nekonokuni i totally get you with lodoss, it wasnt really all that for me either (aside from the nice animation), seirei no moribito truly has a great story to go along with everything else.. its a shame it isnt as iconic as slayers/lodoss!
and omg im not huge into webtoons so i never heard of yumis cells, it actually looks cute!! ill definitely watch the anime when it comes out... im usually put off by the webtoon style so i tend to look over the good stuff