OK people, the 10th episode of May I Ask for One Final Thing absolutely blew my mind. I had been joking on @animefeminist discord that this show was Fist of the North Star but shojo... but I did not expect an episode chock full of direct, obvious references to that show. Shojo adaptation recreates Kenshiro's fight with Heart was not on my bingo card. I'll try posting some comparison screenshots tomorrow. It's absolutely bonkers.

#MayIAskForOneFinalThing #FistOfTheNorthStar #HokutoNoKen #shojo

@animefeminist hands down A Star Brighter Than the Sun. I'm super-eager for good shōjo adaptations and getting one that actually looks good is a rarity.

#shoujo #shojo #AStarBrighterThanTheSun

Did I ever tell you the story of an ill-fated trade paperback titled “Four Shōjo Stories”? Published in 1996, it contained the first #shōjo #manga stories I translated for #Viz Comics (now Viz Media, LLC). In late 1995, Viz’s Editor in Chief, the late FUJII Satoru, called me and asked if I would write an introduction for a trade paperback collecting #HAGIO Moto’s “They Were Eleven!,” NISHI Keiko’s “Promise” and “Since You’ve Been Gone,” and SATOH Shio’s “Changeling.” I immediately said, “Wait, you mean #Shogakukan green-lighted an anthology like this?” Anthologies mixing works by different manga artists is all but unheard of in Japan, partly because of egos, partly because royalties become very complicated. (1/4)

What it feels like to wake up every day lately:

#Anime #AttackNo1 #Shojo

What it feels like to wake up every day lately:

#Anime #AttackNo1 #Shojo

Did I ever tell you the story of an ill-fated trade paperback titled “Four Shōjo Stories”? Published in 1996, it contained the first #shōjo #manga stories I translated for #Viz Comics (now Viz Media, LLC). In late 1995, Viz’s Editor in Chief, the late FUJII Satoru, called me and asked if I would write an introduction for a trade paperback collecting #HAGIO Moto’s “They Were Eleven!,” NISHI Keiko’s “Promise” and “Since You’ve Been Gone,” and SATOH Shio’s “Changeling.” I immediately said, “Wait, you mean #Shogakukan green-lighted an anthology like this?” Anthologies mixing works by different manga artists is all but unheard of in Japan, partly because of egos, partly because royalties become very complicated. (1/4)

Did I ever tell you the story of an ill-fated trade paperback titled “Four Shōjo Stories”? Published in 1996, it contained the first #shōjo #manga stories I translated for #Viz Comics (now Viz Media, LLC). In late 1995, Viz’s Editor in Chief, the late FUJII Satoru, called me and asked if I would write an introduction for a trade paperback collecting #HAGIO Moto’s “They Were Eleven!,” NISHI Keiko’s “Promise” and “Since You’ve Been Gone,” and SATOH Shio’s “Changeling.” I immediately said, “Wait, you mean #Shogakukan green-lighted an anthology like this?” Anthologies mixing works by different manga artists is all but unheard of in Japan, partly because of egos, partly because royalties become very complicated. (1/4)