Art

Featured image: “Magical Girl Lilo” by Aijihi.

Art

Featured image: “Cure Lovely” by Murasaki-Hoshi.

Art, Now with More Utena

Source: Chiho Saito (I think).

I’m working on the second essay in my series on Revolutionary Girl Utena, and I hoped to have it finished today, but it’s time to discuss Herman Hesse’s Demian, one of the most important inspirations for the anime, and if there is one thing I simply cannot do at 9:30 at night, it’s summarize a navel-gazing literary novel.

If I try to write that summary now, it’s going to come out as, “There’s this whiny little bitch, and he’s really into Jung and Nietzsche.”

But anyway, have you some Utena art instead. I think this one is actually from Chiho Saito, the manga-ka of the official manga, which is paradoxically both inspired by and the inspiration of the anime, because the studio broke the space-time continuum in making this thing.

(I’m kidding, sort of. Saito was in on the planning of the anime, but released the manga before the anime appeared, so the creators of the anime had the chance to make use of her work. At least, that’s how I understand it. It’s confusing.)

Art

Featured image: “Sakura” by Sunmomo.

Cardcaptor Sakura’s never looked so good.

Art

Featured artwork: “Star Guardian Lux” by goomrrat.

Art

Featured image: “Magical Girl of Night City” by chalii.

Art

Featured image: “Polish Magical Girl Design” by Quiss.

Art … Especially Good Art

Featured image: “Natural Caster” by naturaljuice.

And we’ve got a thunderstorm in my area, so that’s all I have time for tonight.

J&tD Still Set to Update Monday

Featured Image: “SteamGirls Redux” by StMan

I’ve been quite busy this week, so I haven’t spent the time on the blog that I’d like. I’ve spent the day today rewriting chapter 19 of Jake and the Dynamo, which is still set to post at the usual time of midnight tomorrow night.

In the near future, I think I’ll be adding a news roundup for Fridays to go along with the web novel and irregular reviews.

Art

Artist unknown.