Eric Henwood-Greerさんのイラストまとめ

Perhaps some might question this as a beginner pack but I stand by it—3 different genres and perhaps the best examples of them currently available in any format in English (I’d swap in They Were 11 for Poe if it were out now—an easier read and an example of shoujo sci fi) https://t.co/f9f5nJZ9Xd

I'm sure everyone but me knew this already, but mind blown.
"Neko Oikawa, lyricist of A Cruel Angel's Thesis, the Evangelion OP, said said that she was at work and had a flash of inspiration when she saw Moto Hagio's manga Cruel God Reigns, for the title and some themes."

Tho' Our Dreams at Dusk is a favourite manga, I had no idea that Yuhki Kamatani's Hiraeth: The End of the Journey already has two vols in English.Oh right, probably because I pay 0 attention to digital only releases.Any hope for a print run?Kodansha IS releasing ShonenNote print.

Finally finished my epic re-watch of all the Dezaki helmed Aim for the Ace! (the '73 TV series, movie, Ace 2 OVA and Final Stage OVA)--I have a terrible tendency when enjoying a long anime or manga, or any serial really, of putting off the final installments sometimes for weeks--

The great women at Toshonoie do God's work. Starting off initially as a fan project, they now have put out, or helped to put out, nearly two dozen art books, interview books, and reprints of 50s, 60s, and 70s shoujo manga that otherwise could have been lost. I own about half

Re-read Yoshinaga's All My Darling Daughters for the first time since it came out 12 years back, in anticipation of this week's @mangasplaining Just as perfect as I remembered--at the time, I thought it was a notable step up from Yoshinaga's earlier manga (pre 2002, when it ran

I personally can't point out distinctively Sugii elements.
Anyway, anyone who knows me knows I'm obsessed with comparing adaptations to their source works--so just some random thoughts brought on by auteur shoujo erasure 😼

Off the top of my head, I've seen numerous examples of men (in this case it IS only men) discussing Osamu Dezaki, Hideaki Anno or Shinichirō Watanabe where this is common.
When Dezaki was eulogized, most (English) fans had nothing to say about Aim for the Ace (which arguably

Rant about the fan bias against shoujo/josei part 987:
In various blogs, YT videos, and tweets, I've noticed a surprising number of fans analyzing the oeuvres of several famous anime director auteurs, often dismiss or don't even mention their adaptations of shoujo/josei manga.

1978-79 TV anime "Shin Aim for the Ace!" 25 episodes (Equivalent to volumes 1-10--only anime with no Dezaki involvement--he was asked, but was busy with Treasure Island)
and
1979 Movie anime "Aim for the Ace!" (Equivalent to volumes 1-10, highly condensed)

And nine years later: