get you a girl that looks at you like Koguma looks at her 50cc Honda
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I'm watching the anime, Super Cub. Judging from what I've seen, this is how it will end.
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Piper PA-18 float plane at Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
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Started reading Super Cub
Enjoying it so far
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A boy and his plane, Tim Harris
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All Cubs are super. Oshkosh 2023
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Girls Doing Stuff: Agency and motivation in girls’ hobby shows
I like to think I have a fairly varied palette when it comes to my anime tastes: a genre charcuterie board with some fantasy here, some meaningful coming-of-age stories there, and a peppering of rom-coms seasoned just right. There’s one category, though, that I always find myself savoring and looking forward to each season. If there’s a cast of funny teen girls trying out a new hobby, be it animation, camping, playing guitar, or building a treehouse, I’m there. But why does this genre have such a gravitational pull? I could answer, simply and truthfully, that we live in stressful times and these shows are often very relaxing. But upon deeper consideration, there’s something else about these girls’ hobby shows that makes my heart happy, and it’s happening more on the level of character construction and development.
The “girls doing stuff” genre can be polarizing. What reads as an intimate, authentic portrayal of teen girls’ inner worlds to some may seem voyeuristic to others; a character may come off as an over-the-top, manufactured cutesy-blob to one viewer but feel deeply relatable and real to another. And, of course, some people find these series’ characteristic low stakes, slow pace, and focus on small moments relaxing while other people find them simply boring.
I am not attempting to make any “objective” claims with this article. I cannot scientifically quantify the appeal of the girls’ hobby genre for everyone, I can only speak to how and why it appeals to me. And that appeal, I argue, lies in the narrative priorities of these types of show: they are stories about young women with specific passions and motivations, given the autonomy to pursue them. It sounds simple, and it is, but it’s also extremely rewarding and effective when it’s done well.
Read it at Anime Feminist!
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Round 2 Match 8
Propaganda below cut
Super Cub
Super Cub is the most charismatic Honda commercial ever made.
Mushishi
story about a guy who goes around exorcising/treating illnesses caused by/problems caused by mushi. it's a very calming and relaxing story, that teaches the viewer about how to be more cognizant of the world around us. i really like the quote "in this world, every person and place has a right to exist. it's true for you too. [...] the entire world as a whole is your home."
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