of salary men, ikumen and lunchbox boys

March 7, 2017 11:59 AM

Sweetness and Lightning's Counter-Hegemonic Masculinity -- Youtuber Pause and Select examines how one of lat year's most adorable anime series showcases the changing nature of masculinity in Japan.
posted by MartinWisse (3 comments total)

Thank you for this! It is a charming and interesting intersection of some of my favorite things: cooking, comics, and redefining gender norms. Also, I've been really into slice-of-life narratives. Can't wait to read the manga (I can never seem to prioritize my TV watching the way I prioritize my comic reading ).
posted by carrioncomfort at 3:09 PM on March 7, 2017

This Pause and Select channel is pretty neat!
posted by postcommunism at 4:46 PM on March 7, 2017

AMVs and Transformative Storytelling claims (although it is not the thesis) that the difference between Russian and American AMVs is the former tends to snip and remix clips to tell a story that subverts the original source, while the latter scene values concisely expressing the essence of the original anime.

hunh.
posted by postcommunism at 5:03 PM on March 7, 2017