finally caught up to Akane-Banashi and didn't expect it to be this good! here's my first coloring btw ~ i love Akane and most of the characters are very likeable too.
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like father, like daughter
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Akane-Banashi: Writing women protagonists using Battle Shounen tropes
The tropes of shounen are familiar to most anime audiences, with this boys’ demographic being wildly popular and its works often held up as the “canon” works of anime and manga. Like any genre of fiction, it has its own codes and conventions: a cheerful, outspoken protagonist, an overwhelmingly male ensemble cast, a training arc, a tournament featuring similarly-minded deuteragonists, mentors with specific expertise, and familial legacies to contend with. Like any collection of tropes, they can also be utilized in service of a story outside of that genre—and in stories that don’t necessarily center on male heroes. Akane-Banashi, a manga about a young woman coming into prominence in the world of Rakugo, has one of the farthest possible premises from the shounen standard, and yet it uses the tropes of shounen effectively to convey the emotional stakes of the story.
Read it at Anime Feminist!
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What’s so important to understand about Akane Banashi is that there’s a guy who is the mutual friend and unwilling witness to the homoerotic yuri rivals. It can be easily mistaken that he’s dating one of them but no he’s just listening to her complain about the object of her obsession. Nature is healing.
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It's sure is a shame that Ruri Dragon is still on hiatus but at least we still have Akane Banashi
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akane's twin tails.. my world.. -!!
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