Hourou Musuko- 4. I'll give you my name

First time in a 'special' shop for queers

Episode 5 is mostly about Nitorin's and Takatsuki's first visit to a shop where transgendered people can buy, about them 'exchanging' names and about Chiba's questions and nerves.

Hourou Musuko- 3. Romeo and Juliet

Violet (purple hues) seem to be Nitori's colour... after all it's a mix of blue (see boys) and red/pink (see girls). Do you also remember that in the 1rst episode violet was the flower assigned to him? Violet stands for 'I'll always be true', faithfullness and modesty... let's see if he's gonna be true to himself...

Pink might be a girlish colour but my thoughts on it revolved around how we get it from the red (strength, determination, passion) with lots of white... White is a colour reflecting all the others, so someone could say it's like a mirror. Takatsuki wavers in her determination to 'be' a boy and in the end she gaves in a bit... more inside

Back to the themes of episode one, though more elaborated. Here problems start occuring; problems with their body : deepening voice and growing breasts for Nitori and Takatsuki respectively. They have to confront the changes and accept them...

Hourou Musuko- 2. Cry Baby, Cry (Hate, Hate, Dispise)

No, this episode isn't about Sasa. Sasa works as link between Chiba and Takatsuki and as a plot element

This episodes centers around one stubborn, rude and arrogant girl...

Hourou Musuko-1. Roses are red, violets are blue

the trap promotion poster

the protagonists and their school friends

In a nutshell: The story depicts a young boy named Shūichi Nitori who wants to be a girl, and his friend Yoshino Takatsuki, a girl who wants to be a boy. From the mangaka who also gave us Aoi Hana.

Wandering Son was selected as a recommended work by the awards jury of the 10nth Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006.

Believe me, I don't know about the manga, but just by watching the first episode, this series is going to be one of the best anime ever!

Happy New Year, minna-san!

by einlee

Whoever you are renew the contract to yourself, to love yourself, celebrate who you are,improve, remember to give love and to live each moment! :D

Closing circles - House of Five Leaves and Tatami Galaxy

1rst and last episode

ending of episodes 1-10 of tatami galaxy

opening of episode 11 of tatami galaxy

As you can see the title refers to the narrative technique of these series, but it also refers to the post in general, as I owed to 'close' this topic I left open for so long.

Winter songs- because Christmas is international

Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP

Christmas is a holiday that although has Christian roots has reached almost every corner of the earth and is celebrated by million people of different races and religions. In my country 99,9% of the songs we listen to have to do only with Jesus, God, angels and mages. In English... that's another story. There are many that aren't religion-oriented and of course I don't talk about the traditional ones. So I felt the need to search for seasonal songs that don't tie anyone with their meaning and lyrics, including me, who I don't believe in any religion; plus some extraordinare and not the usual ones, that just 'sell'.

Will you follow me for a pleasant -and even thoughtful at times- listen?

When angels touch my heart : transcending classical pieces

Thy Angel's Song by Angel-Zakuro on animepaper- based on You Higuri's art

There are times when you hear a melody and immediately you feel drawn to it. And beyond your religious beliefs, you feel that something divine blessed you; that perhaps you connected with an ethereal sphere or the universe. Phrase it as you want to.

stop-move-stop-move... + music = great stop-motion music videos

The sound of water makes her dream
Awoken by a cloud of steam
She pours a daydream in a cup
A spoon of sugar sweetens up

I’d give it all to you
The feelings in my heart
There’s nothing I won’t do

And because You Tube makes our lives sometimes harder... Sia's Breathe me in a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghPcYqn0p4Y&p=1F00ACE06BC31D07&playnext=1&index=13
I couldn't embed it :(

Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
I'm needy
Warm me up
And breathe me

"Innocence lost" or talking about a fallacy?

Impurity by yuumei on deviantart

Some ideals and concepts are so deep engraved on our brain from an early age, that many times we fail to see what's in front of us. Take the above picture for example: When I saw the stunningly white dress the girl wore, I immediately linked it with virginity and the blood with the loss of it. The title also was connected in a similar way to my thoughts. Well, after reading the description of the creator, the idea she wanted to put across was something totally different. It had to do with the beauty of the dress and the ugliness of the crime commited to obtain it (the murder of the swan).

Yet what was it that lead me to such conclusions? Most probably my upbringing. That connects purity with virginity as well as the cultural connotations in West associated with these colours. But is it really like the conservatives claim to be? And were there a time when we were pure-hearted? A time of innocence?