( Dear Yuletide Writer )

Can anyone think of shoujo series or other by-women, marketed-to-women anime/manga (including BL, josei, and yuri) that have generated substantial fandom activity in Japan? By "substantial fandom activity" I mean not just discussion or attention but a decent body of doujinshi or other fanwork, fansites, etc. (edit: NOT limited to textual fanwork ( Read more... )

From part 2 of a joint interview between Umino Chica (author of Honey & Clover and 3gatsu no Lion) and Shimura Takako (author of Aoi Hana, among other things). Trans by yrs trly. Uhh spoilers for Aoi Hana manga Vol. 4, I guess. ^^;

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Q: Umino-san, you mentioned that Fumi is your favorite character in Aoi Hana. What do you like about her? ( Read more... )

Survived first week of classes. Finished reading Hikaru no Go. Will now post inane running commentary on the latter.

( Inane running commentary on Hikaru no Go in bullet point form )