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.
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.
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
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.
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, 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.
Posted in Ôoku, Gender, Manga, Media, tagged Arikoto, Ôoku: Tanjô, 男女逆転大奥, drama, Iemitsu, Sakai Masato, Tabe Mikako, Tanaka Koki, TV, Yoshinaga Fumi, Ōoku on 2012/10/17| 5 Comments »
A run-down and thoughts on the drama Ôoku: Tanjô, episode 1 (aired 12 Oct. 2012 at 22:00 on TBS). Spoilers!
Posted in Ôoku, Gender, Manga, tagged Arikoto, よしながふみ, Ôoku Eien, Ôoku: Tanjô, 男女逆転大奥, drama, Emonosuke, 誕生, film, Iemitsu, manga, Ohoku, Tokugawa, trailer, TV, Yoshinaga Fumi, Ōoku, 大奥, 永遠 on 2012/10/03| 3 Comments »
The official trailers for Ôoku: Tanjô and Ôoku: Eien have both been released. (For the full index of posts on the series, see here.)
Ôoku: Tanjô (Iemitsu/Arikoto)
Image from TBS. http://www.tbs.co.jp/ohoku2012/