In case you didn't know (you certainly didn't): I run a tumblr blog about the books I read. Well, now I do. I forgot I even had it. But if you are interested..
...here it is: The Angry Book Nook
Review: "Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" by Satoshi Yagisawa
I am 28 years old. I am tired. I pay taxes. I have a job five days a week. And when I come home, I like to unwind with fanfiction and Ao3. The last thing I need right now are 15year-olds who think adult content on Ao3 is gross because they are, in fact, not adults yet.
In my experience, most fandoms are extremely Americanised - even if the fandom is not American. People expect American standards, American views, American values for everything. And if you do not comply, you get kicked.
The world does not fucking revolve around the US, ffs.
My personal two cents to the cancellation of Ice Adolescence: they exploited producers, animators, artists to a degree that should make them bow in shame. They owe their success to an anime that depicts the love of two men and they do not want to be associated with that.
I am CONVINCED that Toshiya was absolutely pulling Yuuri's leg by saying there was a "really good-looking foreigner", I mean, Victor's face has been plastered all over Yuuri's bedroom for years, there is no way Toshiya didn't know Victor the fucking moment he showed up 💀
I always found YOI to be very honest about the struggles one can have as an adult, especially when it comes to things one used to be passionate about once. But then you grow older and your life shifts. Your passions seem childish. But if we allow that, we're as good as dead.
Now that we are collectively mourning Yuri!!! On Ice, I would like to say only this: this show brought me back to writing, and I think it's safe to say that I recognised myself in Yuuri. I owe this little anime a lot.
So I would like to tell you about the fics I wrote, and why.
Victor is one of the most beautiful fictional men of all time, and on top of that, he has brains, a heart of gold, the tendency to obsess (rightfully) over Yuuri Katsuki, and zero sense for personal space. What a guy.
@hiddxnbby
@WimsicalPan
My friend just told me that in the 90s they changed the dub of an old anime for the German audience so that the white dude would be the hero instead of the Japanese protagonist and I swear I almost yeeted myself into the sun
@LairTanuki
@KatsuMatsu27
I am aware of that, of course. My native language is German, and we refer to the US like that. That does of course not change the fact I should have clarified that (amongst other things, but you can only say so much in a tweet). I hope it is clear what I am referring to.
@ly_shuu
They actually are not - at least not to the same extent. There is a stark difference betw. using apps vs. using websites and other systems like it. My experience is that teens struggle with things beyond smartphones bc they didnt have to learn how to use computers like we did.
@Hollymywife
I agree. My personal experience with that (I lived in Japan last year) is that whilst BL and Shojo manga and anime are still insanely popular, the greatest marketing and thus, money, is given to Shonen. Everything else exists, and is loved, but is kept rather low.
@giyuutann
I'm getting dragged for being 28?? Sorry for asking like that but I muted the QRTs and stuff and now I see this 😂 Who do they think creates the stuff they like? Are fellow teens writing their favourite shows and books or what
I feel this way too! It feels like the general fandom’s attention span seems to be shorter too. Always demanding more and not taking time to appreciate the stories before moving on to the next hyped up thing. I prefer longevity over “fast hype”.
I just received the best comment ever on Ao3.
I'm crying honest tears. This is why I write, and this is why I will always write fanfiction. As an exercise, as a hobby, and to move others.
Thank you so much, laughinroses ❤️
This is the monster that Victor created by loving him, I mean, just look at this man. He is hot af and he knows it, he is The Moment, Victor is softly crying in the background and planning their fifth honeymoon as we speak
@girlziplocked
@NotAnyUse
@kpanyc
Fucking real. My boomer colleagues at my last job made so much more money than I did but didn't even have half of my skills, or the skills required to work in the field as a newcomer nowadays. That's why they can never quit. They would never get the same position again.
@votretoast
Same vibe here, someone edited this screenshot once to make it look like the ordering counter at McDonalds 😂
"MY HUSBAND WANTED FRIES WITH HIS ORDER"
Yuuri "Karen" Katsuki has no chill
@NocturnalNok
Genau das habe ich gemeint. Mein (absolut subjektiver) persönlicher Eindruck ist, dass vor allem Amerikaner sich recht schwer damit tun, Sichtweisen und Gebräuche anderer Kulturen (v.a. Asien) einfach nur anzuerkennen. Ich glaube, die wenigsten sind absichtlich ignorant.
@japansacewrites
@UnseenJapanSite
@transincountry
This. When you look at literary history (of literally any culture/country), especially as a queer person, you notice it right away. It's oftentimes incredibly subtle. But writing is art, and it was and still is one of the greatest ways to (secretly) express yourself.
Entirely unrelated but this scene alone reminds me how far I've come with my Japanese. Which isn't very far by any means but I understand what's being said without having to look at the subtitles and I'm so proud of myself for that.
(I still can't understand the staff at Lawson)
Since this tweet is exploding, let me clarify:
I am not talking about fanfiction or fanart. I'm talking about how people talk to each other in fandom, how they discuss their fandom, how they interpret their fandom.
In my experience, most fandoms are extremely Americanised - even if the fandom is not American. People expect American standards, American views, American values for everything. And if you do not comply, you get kicked.
The world does not fucking revolve around the US, ffs.
Ever since they started viewing fandom as something that produces "content", it's been going downhill.
And by "them", I mean the children that have grown up in a world that is contantly online, who are constantly fed not art but "content", and y'know , we can't even blame them.
I think using AI to create fanworks fundamentally misunderstands what fandom *is*.
It's not about making "content" on demand, it's about sharing your love of something with a community and playing in the sandbox it provides just because you care about it enough to do so.
Musste an meine japanische Tandempartnerin denken, die mir völlig erschrocken von einem deutschen Mann erzählt hat, der ihr die "Vorzüge einer asiatischen Freundin" aufgezeigt hat: Still, unterwürfig, niedlich, keine Feministin.
Es muss sich was ändern. Ganz dringend.
In The Female Gaze
#5
schreibe ich über "Drachenlady" & "zarte Lotusblüte".
Analyse der medialen Hypersexualisierung ostasiatischer Frauen & wie die Projektion sexistisch-rassistischer Stereotype à la "Du enge Asiaf*tze" mein Leben beeinflussen
@jetzt
My impression is that a lot of minors just do not understand that the internet is not the real world, but that the real world has access to the internet. With all its good and bad things.
@iconawrites
@Madwriter1970
This absolutely nails it tbh. Did you ever watch Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga? They handle it similarly by telling Americans that Europe is not their party town 😭🥰
Ich würde ja sehr gerne promovieren, aber um welchen Preis? Um danach 12 Jahre mit befristeten Verträgen in der Luft zu hängen und letztendlich rausgeschmissen zu werden? Selbst Professoren raten uns mittlerweile von einer akademischen Karriere ab.
#IchBinHanna
The marriage proposal is planned at this point, he's got the ring, he's booked the wedding location, he's taken Yuuri's measurements for a suit, he's booked the honeymoon, he--
At this point I am only on social media because fandom takes place here and it gives me my daily dosis of YOI and Captive Prince, but other than that, the people on the internet are so batshit crazy that I feel the urge to walk into the ocean
I just looked up diminutives and pet names for Russian names and OF COURSE I came across an entire master post dedicated to YOI only. God I love this fandom.
In other news, Victor and Yuuri have entered THAT stage now in A Tale of Ink and Petals. Something to look forward to...
Not me thinking about another historical YOI arranged marriage AU that comes with questionable morals and gender roles and incredibly sappy confessions
I see more and more teenagers jumping on the purity cult and "queer stuff needs to be wholesome" train. Thus, let me make one thing perfectly clear.
I, an 28-year-old queer woman, will not cater to this. If you are under the age of 18, you shouldn't be following me at all.
@CantonWiner
I don't feel comfortable in these spaces. Not necessarily unwelcome, but simply uncomfortable, as most of it seems centred around drinking and hooking up. I do neither. So it is a waste of time for me to go to such a place when I could just go somewhere else with friends instead.
@_Schecki
@mellosch_art
@Shurjoka
Wie soll diese Differenzierung denn bitte funktionieren? Sollen wir deine fucking Gedanken lesen wenn du uns als wildfremder Mann etwas fragst oder was? Ne, Freundchen, ich bin sicherlich nicht selbst verantwortlich für die Beleidigungen und Vergewaltigungsdrohungen.
At this point, fandom is something I enjoy very privately. I interact with my 2-3 people per fandom who I know and trust, occasionally comment on art/fics, and that is it. I am tired of infantile fights over the right and wrong ways to depict and interpret fictional characters.
fandom internet is such an unsafe and unkind environment these days. it's so sad to watch the gap between fans grow wider and wider. the fear of interacting becomes very real because you don't know who to trust anymore and who's going to try to ruin your reputation or worse.
For the people in the back row. I'm ace, but that does not mean I find sexual stuff repulsive or disgusting or want nothing to do with it. Some aces do, but we're a diverse bunch.
It's become an incredibly mean-spirited, hurtful community that thrives on bullying and harassment. Writers are expected to be absolutely flawless people with not a single thing done wrong ever in their lives, and every work needs to be a perfect representation of EVERYTHING.
I don't know what I like more
Victor's smug "I knew it face"
Yuuri being adorable
Yuri going "huh"
Otabek clearly going "oh shit"
and of course, Otabek is wearing the boyfriend jumper because it's a D A T E
Alphas with separation anxiety. Alphas who pace in circles around the house when their Omegas are gone, scentmarking the furniture. Alphas who roll in their Omegas clothes and sulk. Alphas who run to their Omegas and scent them as soon at they hear keys jingling in the door.
I'm currently reading "Ace: What Asexuality reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex" by Angela Chen and I am floored by how accurate everything is in this book. How much of *me* there is in it.
I feel finally understood. And I think I can say it now. I'm asexual.
Now imagine.
Yuuri+Phichit on Vacation. Victor+Chris on vacation. They end up sharing the same large parasol by the beach because there's nothing else free. Yuuri just wants to read a book in peace. So does Victor. But Yuuri has also caught Victor's eye. Phichit and Chris notice.
I don't know how many times Europeans have to repeat this until Americans™️ understand, but we are experiencing a horrible heatwave and no, we don't have air conditioning in most buildings because a) it was never needed and b) many buildings are older than the US.
Chapter 11: "From Your World to Mine."
Yuuri understands the depth of his feelings.
Victor is welcomed in unexpected ways.
Paths not taken are rediscovered.
#yoi
#yurionice
#victuuri
#ao3
It is absolutely wild to me that I am in Japan RIGHT NOW. I am in fucking Sapporo in my OWN ROOM but not as a tourist and somewhat participating in daily life here and speaking JAPANESE (not good, but still). Someone please slap me, 2022 me would not have BELIEVED this.
I wrote quite a few of them, but I think I am the proudest of this one: A Tale of Ink and Petals, in which Yuuri is unhappily married to a daimyo and finds love and hope in the shape of his Russian teacher:
I think it is my best work out there.
Not me thinking about another historical YOI arranged marriage AU that comes with questionable morals and gender roles and incredibly sappy confessions
Update from the hospital: my surgery went well, I am finallly no longer attached to any bottles, and I get proper food again.
And a med student is doing her finals on me today 😂❤️
Fandom and fanworks are something very beautiful, and very personal. People create things for sth they love and share it with others who love it, too. For free. They put creativity and energy into that. And now it's reduced to content. It's art. It's effort. It's someone's soul.
As you can see in the video, Katarina Witt is crying, and I think lots of us are crying together with her for Kamila Valieva. She's a 15yo child. She's not a machine. She has been abused by Eteri and everyone knows it. And her rinkmates have been abused too. This has to stop.
As an editor and writer I hardly know where to even BEGIN. This is wrong on so, so many levels, and by God, at this point I'd support prohibiting AI being used for artistic purposes as a whole. Are we really letting AI kill the value of human creativity? And just stand and watch?
Some parts of the YOI fandom have massive problems with distinguishing fiction (and the scope of action it allows when interacting with it) from reality.
What you see in fics/art of Victuuri is not real and does not hurt anyone and some of y'all really need to learn that.
@Nikifoboobs
As far as I know, Kubo and Yamamoto are still permitted to grab YOI and walk away from Mappa anytime - if that is true, they would have done so, I think, if they thought Mappa wasn't taking the project seriously.