tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post5222366478237070932..comments2023-10-23T12:02:03.280-06:00Comments on Sequentially Speaking: Comic Book Conversations: Who's Manga's Market?Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-5653234581867383572007-02-15T17:33:00.000-06:002007-02-15T17:33:00.000-06:00Thanks to everyone who has posted thus far. As I ...Thanks to everyone who has posted thus far. As I said, I know little about anime and manga, but whenever I look at the figures it just makes me wonder. Good to know they're not like that in all of the manga! And, as was also shared with a couple of you, it is aparently also part of the current Japanese culture.<BR/><BR/>Keep the comments coming--I'm learning a lot about what's really going on Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06656871719685145723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-30681785800759805762007-02-15T17:13:00.000-06:002007-02-15T17:13:00.000-06:00Oh, whoops! I missed the Tohru. Yep, she's from ...Oh, whoops! I missed the Tohru. Yep, she's from a shoujo manga. (And her short skirt is unfortunately reflective of some real life high school uniforms in Japan. Seriously. I live here and... yeah.) <BR/><BR/>That figure also might be a fan-cast kit and not an official release, too. A surprisingly large percent of the Japanese figure/sculpt market are fan-made garage kits that the originalNenenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316975578112769459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-26000506886702871732007-02-15T11:09:00.000-06:002007-02-15T11:09:00.000-06:00While elena's point remains, one of those figures ...While elena's point remains, one of those figures is DEFINITELY from a shoujo manga. Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket, which is definitely a shoujo manga - despite her super short skirt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-72512463271133793132007-02-15T03:50:00.000-06:002007-02-15T03:50:00.000-06:00Actually, none of the figures in the gallery that ...Actually, none of the figures in the gallery that you linked are from shoujo manga. They're from bishoujo titles (stories about girls aimed at a male audience).<BR/><BR/>Shoujo manga/anime characters rarely get made into figures, and when they do, they're quite innocent. I have a collection of figures from Sailor Moon, Pretty Cure, Ashita no Nadja, and Honey and Clover. They're all totally Nenenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316975578112769459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10750880.post-79235635514607347922007-02-15T00:48:00.000-06:002007-02-15T00:48:00.000-06:00Honestly? Some of us are very good at ignoring/not...Honestly? Some of us are very good at ignoring/not noticing the sexualization. It's kinda like how women can still read and enjoy American comics despite the sexist portrayals of women.<BR/><BR/>Most manga, at least from what I've read/skimmed, is also better at actually dealing with sexuality/sexualization/sex in general than most American comics, where it's wink-wink-nudge-nudge-oh wait there'sAlixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649404049513846592noreply@blogger.com