kuragehime.
Just finished watching the first three episodes and I LOVE this show. Just wry enough to be funny and just effective enough at being sentimental. Definitely not your everyday show, which is really refreshing for OG anime fans like me (15 years of fandom and going strong haha). The third episode was what really clinched it for me though. Felt like writing about it on here.
So the basic premise of the show is a 'slice of life' following fujoshi (female otaku more or less) living in an older property together... kind of like a Sisterhood of nerdiness. One is obsessed with Three Kingdoms, another with trains, etc. The main character is Tsukimi & she is obsessed with jellyfish (hence the title, which translates to Jellyfish Princess). One day, an incident occurs & this beautiful stylish woman saves Tsukimi... except 'she' is actually a 'he'.
In the 3rd episode we find out that Kuranosuke (cross-dressing guy) isn't gay, he just cross-dresses to avoid being pulled into his family's political profession. (Pretty effective, as I'm sure you can imagine.) He decides to take Tsukimi to his place and make her over--she normally wears her hair in braids, wears a sweatsuit, and no makeup. He makes her over, and voila! She is gorgeous. But instead of being pleased with how beautiful she is, she runs away crying.
At first, I thought--okay, why? Didn't you say you wanted to be a beautiful princess? Why would you be so mortified if you met someone that made you into something beautiful? But after thinking about it (and watching the rest of the episode) I realized that she knew it would distance her friends from her. When it comes to looks, I always assume someone would like to be more attractive--who wouldn't? But what if they preferred to stay looking that way for a reason, other than low self-confidence? I guess the reason I felt moved to blog about it is because it blows my mind. ^_^; I couldn't imagine not wanting to be prettier if I could, or was unsatisfied with how I look. I mean, even now I concern myself with that kind of stuff. (Nothing self-destructive, but I think that a little bit of vanity never hurts. lol)
Since I've been taking care of Eileen recently, I've been trying to push her to wear things that fit her body better, fix her hair differently, wear contacts, etc. I always figured that everyone strove to look more attractive, or secretly desired to look more attractive. But maybe assuming that assumes too much? ^_^;
Anyhow, randomness, I know. Going to put a coat or two of paint on my nails, take a shower, and get ready to hang out with Mariegrace & Sam down here for the CC vs. DU hockey game. :]
So the basic premise of the show is a 'slice of life' following fujoshi (female otaku more or less) living in an older property together... kind of like a Sisterhood of nerdiness. One is obsessed with Three Kingdoms, another with trains, etc. The main character is Tsukimi & she is obsessed with jellyfish (hence the title, which translates to Jellyfish Princess). One day, an incident occurs & this beautiful stylish woman saves Tsukimi... except 'she' is actually a 'he'.
In the 3rd episode we find out that Kuranosuke (cross-dressing guy) isn't gay, he just cross-dresses to avoid being pulled into his family's political profession. (Pretty effective, as I'm sure you can imagine.) He decides to take Tsukimi to his place and make her over--she normally wears her hair in braids, wears a sweatsuit, and no makeup. He makes her over, and voila! She is gorgeous. But instead of being pleased with how beautiful she is, she runs away crying.
At first, I thought--okay, why? Didn't you say you wanted to be a beautiful princess? Why would you be so mortified if you met someone that made you into something beautiful? But after thinking about it (and watching the rest of the episode) I realized that she knew it would distance her friends from her. When it comes to looks, I always assume someone would like to be more attractive--who wouldn't? But what if they preferred to stay looking that way for a reason, other than low self-confidence? I guess the reason I felt moved to blog about it is because it blows my mind. ^_^; I couldn't imagine not wanting to be prettier if I could, or was unsatisfied with how I look. I mean, even now I concern myself with that kind of stuff. (Nothing self-destructive, but I think that a little bit of vanity never hurts. lol)
Since I've been taking care of Eileen recently, I've been trying to push her to wear things that fit her body better, fix her hair differently, wear contacts, etc. I always figured that everyone strove to look more attractive, or secretly desired to look more attractive. But maybe assuming that assumes too much? ^_^;
Anyhow, randomness, I know. Going to put a coat or two of paint on my nails, take a shower, and get ready to hang out with Mariegrace & Sam down here for the CC vs. DU hockey game. :]