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Reblog: “Eat. Prey. Love?: NBC’s Hannibal” | Comparative Geeks

Posted in Culture, Geek Culture, Gender, Reblog, tagged American media, Bechdel Test, drama, female representation, feminism, Hannibal, Hannibal Lecter, horror, NBC, suspense, TV, Will Graham on 2014/05/04| 6 Comments »

Speaking of geekery and gender, I’ve got a guest post over on Comparative Geeks about the feminist aspects of NBC’s Hannibal.

Hannibal cast via The Huffington Post.

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Ôoku Tanjô, Episode 5

Posted in Ôoku, Gender, Manga, tagged alternate history, Arikoto, Ôoku: Tanjô, Chie, 男女逆転大奥, drama, Gyokuei, Iemitsu, japan, manga, Ohoku, Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Sakai Masato, Tabe Misako, Tanaka Koki, Yoshinaga Fumi, Ōoku, 大奥誕生 on 2013/01/17| 4 Comments »

Aired Nov. 9, 2012 on TBS.

This recap contains spoilers for the drama and the manga, including the Tsunayoshi story arc (vol. 4-6 and the film Ôoku: Eien). Episode 4 recap here; manga analysis here; Ôoku category (film, manga, and drama) here.

Before I start the recap today, I did see the Ôoku: Eien movie, and damn, is it good. Sakai is much, much better suited to playing Emonnosuke, and Kanno Miho was such a great Tsunayoshi. I need to collect my thoughts (and maybe see it again), but the sets are gorgeous, the music is great, and it’s a great “sequel” to the first film.

Image via TBS. http://www.tbs.co.jp/ohoku2012/gallery/p05-14.html

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Ôoku Tanjô, Episode 4

Posted in Ôoku, Culture, Gender, Manga, tagged Arikoto, Aso Yumi, 男女逆転大奥, drama, genderswap, Iemitsu, KUBOTA Masataka, manga, Ohoku, Oooku, Sakai Masato, Tabe Mikako, Tokugawa, Yoshinaga Fumi on 2012/12/26| 8 Comments »

After Ep. 3, my will to watch this show waned a lot. Fortunately, the drama picks up more in this episode, and there are points I was willing to overlook or accept for the sake of adapting this manga for TV. Arikoto’s cross-dressing scene in Ep. 3 was not one of them, so I’m still a bit sore about that.

Warnings: spoilers for the manga and drama, including some from later episodes/chapters.

More Ôoku here.

http://www.tbs.co.jp/ohoku2012/gallery/p04-02.html

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Ôoku: Tanjo, Episode 3

Posted in Ôoku, Gender, Manga, Visual Culture, tagged Arikoto, よしながふみ, 男女逆転大奥, drama, Gender, genderswap, graphic novel, Iemitsu, manga, Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Sakai Masato, Tabe Mikako, Tanaka Koki, Yoshinaga Fumi, Ōoku, 大奥 on 2012/12/06| 5 Comments »

Ooku, Vol. 2, p. 205

Ooku, Ep. 3. Ain’t no party like an ooku drag party… Image via TBS

Hello to my new readers from d-addicts, where my blog was linked on the Ôoku drama thread. I know I’m rather behind on the write-ups, but I do hope you enjoy them as I get them out.

Episode 2 recap here. For other past posts about the films, manga, and drama, see the Ôoku category.

Warning: spoilers, rape, violence.

I’m a great fan of stories (regardless of medium) that make me experience a range of complex and subtle emotions. Or, as one might say, something that hits me right in the feels. The events of Vol. 2, Ch. 4 in the manga–Ep. 3 in the drama (aired 26 Oct. 2012)– are the precursor to a truly epic emotional roller coaster.

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