2012 Utena/Penguindrum Fanfic – Seinen Kakumei Utena, Part One

Excerpt: “The revolution succeeded; it crumbled afterwards only because those whose lives got revolutionized did not follow up on the revolutionary success,” said the Bride, her words setting their closed hearts aflame. “This time, will you help us help you?”

After what seems like an eternity of non-fic writing, I have again written something in tribute of this timeless shoujo anime classic.  This is a work dedicated to the passionate, wonderful people at In the Rose Garden, which even now remains the coolest place for Utena fans to hang out online.  Seinen  Kakumei Utena takes place in the anime’s continuity, but will also incorporate certain elements from the movie; on top of that, characters from Mawaru-Penguindrum will be making their appearances starting Part 2.   Set ten years after Revolution and away from Ohtori Academy, the matured cast will react and battle against the Ends of the World amidst real life adult problems.  The entire story had already been planned out in draft, and the speed with which further parts gets posted will depend on the kind of feedback this story might receive (please C&C using the blog’s "comments" function).  The thread for Seinen Kakumei Utena on the Rose Garden forums is here.

p.s. I’m on the outlook for other places to post this on places other than fanfiction.net, but I don’t know what other archives with reasonable traffic there are to post Utena fics . . .

p.p.s. Look up the "Seinen Kakumei Utena" label in this blog to search for all available parts of this fic.

Now, onto the fic:

Bitter Sugar (2011) - Want a taste of josei drama, anyone?

I've just finished all ten episodes of this spectacular midnight Japanese drama marathon-style, and already I have to write about it now!

Helter Skelter (manga) – Glamour in Decay

“Her beauty is a montage of images. In other words, the manifestation of our very own desires!!” -- Attorney Asada on Ririko, Japan’s top beauty-icon, and secret V.I.P. of a beauty clinic currently coming under investigation for offering unethical treatments.

Come watch Japanese quasi celeb Ririko model for magazines, act in major movies, put out professionally-produced CDs, and seduce wealthy men, all thanks to her flawless physical beauty. But when said beauty is entirely the results of unsafe cosmetic procedures and starvation diet, just how long could it last? To what heights will her superficial appearance take her in this superficial world forever enthralled by superficial beauty? And, when said beauty is to inevitably rot away from her treatments’ horrific after effects, just how hard will she fall?

Revival!

After a long hiatus brought on by a series of unfortunate circumstances, this blog is at last back up and running. I’ll be sure to put up new contents within the week, so please stay tuned!