#Claudine

[animefeminist]

Transmasculinity and queer sexuality in the works of Ikeda Riyoko

Content Warning: Discussion of transphobia and suicide

Spoilers for Dear Brother, The Rose of Versailles, and Claudine

Ikeda Riyoko—perhaps the most famous member of the “year 24 group” that played a large part in creating the foundations of the shoujo manga genre—is often credited with laying the groundwork for depictions of queer characters in shoujo, and in particular with creating the archetype of the gender-bending heartthrob heroine, or “girl prince.” Building on earlier representations of butch or transmasculine characters in early shoujo manga such as Princess Knight, and the Takarazuka theater tradition of the otokoyaku male role actor, Ikeda’s enormously popular gender non-conforming heroes—Lady Oscar from The Rose of Versailles, Rei from Dear Brother, Julius from the Window of Orpheus, and the titular character of Claudine—helped to establish that there was a major mainstream audience excited to cheer for a hotheaded, androgynous tomboy with a heart of gold. Lady Oscar in particular has fingerprints all over the history of anime and manga, from a gender-bending cameo in Pokémon to serving as the inspiration for iconic characters like Tenjou Utena.

When I first read The Rose of Versailles last year, I expected its depictions of queer and transmasculine characters to be somewhat limited—after all, the comic was written for mainstream audiences and a mainstream publisher in the 1970s. But across Ikeda’s work, I was deeply surprised with the level of care and nuance with which Ikeda approaches transmasculine love stories. While there is obviously a lot about Ikeda’s portrayal of transmasculine characters that feels dated to modern audiences (for example, her comics often do fall back on “biological” ideas of women’s weakness and emotionality, and sometimes psychologize her character’s genders in uncomfortable ways), I was surprised by how much of these comics still hit for me today. What makes them work for me is both the extreme pathos with which Ikeda writes transmasculine character’s experiences of rejection—and, at rare moments, gender euphoria —but also the fact that her trans characters are not simply given a one-size fits all born-in-the-wrong-body narrative. Instead, they are each portrayed as unique individuals with varied personal relationships to their gender, their sexuality, and the historical context of the society they live in.

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#riyoko ikeda #ryoko ikeda #rose of versailles #berubara #versailles no bara #lady oscar #dear brother #oniisama e #claudine #classic shoujo #shoujo #articles #asuka rei

[thewomanwhoreads]

Library finds x

#mine #personal #library #the bell jar #claudine #madame bovary #sylvia plath #colette #gustave flaubert

[freshmoviequotes]

Claudine (1974)

#claudine #john berry #diahann carroll #movies #film #quotes #1974

[blackhistoryalbum]

Princess Diahann | Vintage Black Glamour & Grace

Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. She rose to prominence in some of the earliest major studio films to feature black casts, including Carmen Jones (1954) and Porgy and Bess (1959). In 1962, Carroll won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, a first for an African-American woman, for her role in the Broadway musical No Strings. In 1974 she starred in Claudine alongside James Earl Jones for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Her title role in Julia, for which she received the 1968 Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Female, was the first series on American television to star a black woman in a non-stereotypical role, and was a milestone both in her career and the medium. In the 1980s, she played the role of Dominique Deveraux, a mixed-race diva, in the prime time soap opera Dynasty. Carroll was the recipient of numerous stage and screen nominations and awards, including her Tony Award in 1962, Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations. She died on October 4, 2019, from breast cancer.

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#Diahann Carroll #black glamour #Porgy and Bess #claudine #carmen jones #julia #dominique deveraux #Dynasty #african american #vintage black glamour #tony awards #golden globes #emmy awards

[julia-loves-cupcakes]

"If you're empty, then where is the soul that I sought?"

I ended up making five sketches before settling with the one for the previous drawing, but I just couldn't throw this one away so I finished it too X'33 Claudine is just one of my favorites, you can't blame me for wanting to draw her more X'D

#revue starlight #Saijo Claudine #Claudine Saijo #Claudine #Revue of souls #Her outfit is just super cool alright? xbkxhkkfhjf #and I mean #if you follow me you might have noticed I play obey me so maybe I just really like demons vjzdhkdkh #and gotta love taking a thousand screenshots of every scene with that contract to make it look like it does in the anime hkdhddhk #my art

[tonaaroy2203]

Old meme i made lol

#revue starlight #sapphic #meme #tendo maya #Claudine #revue starlight meme

[plumpudin]

“Claudine…!” by Riyoko Ikeda, circa 1978.

#Claudine #Claudine…! #claudine manga #riyoko ikeda #shoujo manga #vintage manga #classic shoujo #70s manga #my post #not my photo #my edit

[3xixeel]

#claudine

[roses-n-chocolates]

Diahann Carroll

The first Black Actress to represent, and elevate black affluent characters on screen.

21.26

#elegant coquette #black vintage #iconic people of colour #soft aesthetic #self care #black femininity #coquette #romanticism #soft black girls #feminine journey #petalsofarose #soft life #soft black women #soft black girl #pink parisian #femme fatale #dollette #pink pilates princess #pretty privilege #claudine #paris blues #eve’s bayou #Carmen jones #high society #porgy and bess #rest in peace and power #julia #dynasty #black women in luxury

[readyforevolution]

Claudine, a great movie with a great soundtrack! 💕

#blacktumblr #black history #black liberation #african history #james earl jones #diahann carroll #claudine

[devilsrains]

claudine...! (1978) illustrated by riyoko ikeda

#bit miffed they didnt include the dots and exclamation point in the translation lol #i dont know what happened with the colors here... i did my best... #claudine #claudine...! #riyoko ikeda #shoujo manga #vintage shoujo #mine #my scans

[freshmoviequotes]

Claudine (1974)

#claudine #john berry #diahann carroll #james earl jones #movies #film #quotes #1974

[jotarosexhusband]

ANIME TBOY SWAG TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 MATCH 14

Claude (Claudine) VS Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad)

#this one feels mean. so i will get ahead of everything and say claude is canonically trans and is from a groundbreaking piece of media #but i couldn't justify jesse getting a special boy seeded spot #also jesse is here bc it was suggested and i thought it was funny #anime tboy swag bracket #have propaganda? send it in! i'll add it in a reblog #claudine #claude claudine #breaking bad #brba #jesse pinkman #round 1

[antynous]

But Claudine.. you’re a girl

#Claudine #claudine de montesse #claude de montesse #riyoko ikeda #art #fanart

[kushanna]

Claudine | クローディーヌ…！

Riyoko Ikeda

#claudine #クローディーヌ…！ #riyoko ikeda #mangacap #q

[virtuouslibertines69]

"You’re like the white tobacco flower that waits for the dark to release its scent. Once evening comes, you can’t smell anything else; it puts the roses to shame." — Colette, from The Complete Claudine Series; “Claudine Getting Married,” Art by Irene Gallo

#literature #quote #reading #writing #book #novel #author #writer #books #colette #the complete claudine series #claudine getting married #claudine #art #artist #digital art #digital illustration #flower #tobacco #dark #smoke #roses