I recently got a chance to rewatch Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight, a show I used to dislike heavily but as of now I’ve slowly grown a greater appreciation for. I also realized, while looking around, that nobody seemed to be pointing out something I found crucial to the core of Revue Starlight’s narrative. Everyone points out the themes of height, shine and the tribute and criticism of Takarazuka Revue, but I have yet to see anyone address what lies at the core of the story beyond these things, so I decided I would take a look at what no one else seems to understand about Revue Starlight.
There is possibly nothing more central and universal to the anime community as a whole than the shounen action genre. No matter where you go as a fan of this medium, or even as someone viewing it from the outside, you can’t escape it. Giant laser beams, the power of friendship and screaming. Lots of screaming. And lots and lots of stories that are responsible for pulling millions of us into this medium we all love. Say what you will about it and whatever preconceptions you have towards it, shounen action stories are special. They mean more to us than any of us likely believe and it’s a genre of storytelling I and many others refuse to let be misunderstood. I love these stories, and if there is anywhere to point to as one of the epicenters of shounen action as we know it today, it’s nowhere else than the legendary Weekly Shounen Jump. Even to this day, this titan of a magazine continues to create some of the most beloved stories in the world of Japanese media, and me and some of my friends wanted to share the moments from four series that are undeniably responsible for the love many of us have for this medium in the Western Anime Community. Tite Kubo’s Bleach, Kishimoto Masashi’s Naruto, Oda Eichiro’s One Piece and of course Toriyama Akira’s Dragonball. One of the most influential and famous series of all time and the three series that formed the core of Western anime discussion known as the Big 3. Each of us have our own unique love for these stories that have changed the world for many of us, so let’s take a look at the moments that mean the most to us.
This is the Hivemind Megamix
Contradiction feat. Tyler Carter is the opening to The God of Highschool, an anime adaptation of a manhwa from Webtoon that’s been funded by Crunchyroll and marketed as a Crunchyroll Original Series. Tl;dr, the OP sucks big balls and it’s really hard to explain why in one word. Be it the annoying song, the way the visuals are put together, that those same visuals are all ripped from the show itself, or that the OP tells you nothing about the show itself, it really is just a microcosm of everything wrong with this adaptation of a manhwa that I really like.
And no, this won’t be the last time you hear me talk about it.
μ’s is a legend in the world of school idols. In the anime and even in real life, they left a mark on the world that could never be replicated. At the lead of this amazing and radiant group of nine was a normal girl who ran into an open field in search of the light.
In Love Live! Sunshine!!, there are a lot of words that hold thematic weight throughout the series, but none hit more than those of “regret” and “normal”. These words that embody the goals and motivations of every girl that fills the cast, but the one who embodies them the most gave herself the title “normal monster”. That’s Takami Chika, the leader of Aqours, the girl who could only call herself normal and possibly the greatest protagonist in all of anime.
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