| Hi to all! I started a new YouTube series where I ramble about things in anime and games, and since my first topic is this anime, I figured it might be of interest to some people here so I linked it below. Apologies in advance for my green improv skills and the poor sound quality! I'm in a country far away from my mic at home right now. T.T But in case you don't want to hear me rant, can we discuss the topic anyway? We are now four episodes in, and I want to think that having both female and male characters active and relevant in this story is helping paint a better picture on the concept of love, along with Koito's self-reflections and reactions towards Nanami. Like, it certainly doesn't feel like there's gonna be yuri simply because their world is designed for and demands it, but rather, the connection they forge will end up prevailing over all the emotional and social hurdles. Of course, I might be counting chickens before they hatch, haha (Didn't read the manga--). |
| My personal take on YagaKimi is that it's a character study focusing on how misconceptions about love shape Yuu and Nanami's characters and relationship. It's definitely romance in which the two involved happen to be girls rather than a romance about two girls if you get what I mean. I have read the manga and it just gets better and better. As for whether it will save Yuri, however, I doubt it. If anything, it's likely to have other studios and publishers more likely to accept lower quality Yuri (though that's mainly my cynicism talking. But if A1 start making Yuri then I'll know I'm right). I sincerely hope that it does inspire higher quality romances in general though. It is extremely popular in Japan, so it's a possibility. |
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| Just watched the video, I'm now your first sub. You pretty much covered everything about the story and characters, though something about Sayaka and more about the visuals and OST would be good. Can't really critique your delivery until you get properly set up. |
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| No, the genre cant even be saved. |
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DumpsterKing said: My personal take on YagaKimi is that it's a character study focusing on how misconceptions about love shape Yuu and Nanami's characters and relationship. It's definitely romance in which the two involved happen to be girls rather than a romance about two girls if you get what I mean. I have read the manga and it just gets better and better. As for whether it will save Yuri, however, I doubt it. If anything, it's likely to have other studios and publishers more likely to accept lower quality Yuri (though that's mainly my cynicism talking. But if A1 start making Yuri then I'll know I'm right). I sincerely hope that it does inspire higher quality romances in general though. It is extremely popular in Japan, so it's a possibility. Ahaha, yeah, if A-1 starts making yuri, I'd be legit scared as to how they'd go about it. KyoAni seems to be relatively safe, but I mean, most of their prominent contributions can only really be considered as "bait" and not actual fleshed out romances like this one. To be honest, I'm not one for the romance genre--picking this show up mainly because it's a shoujo ai--but it would indeed be great if more romances divert thought and discussion towards the misconceptions of romance in our culture. And YOOO, you're right that I could have talked about Sayaka-- DAMN IT. xD Like yeah, this was legit a completely unscripted rant with only like three main talk points on my notes so apologies for my mind's oversight! SUPER glad to get my first sub, thanks! |
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