Dagger Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 I generally enjoy watching shows that include all kinds of relationships, whether shonen-ai, shoujo-ai, or het. And I've seen or heard of numerous series with yaoi-esque undertones, from Descendants of Darkness to Mirage of Blaze. The most popular of these is probably Gravitation, which centers around a boy/boy couple. Shoujo-ai seems far less common, and although I own some anime that seems to hint at girl/girl pairings--for example, Read or Die and Shamanic Princess--whether or not those relationships actually exist is usually pretty debatable. Are there any shows that focus on or prominently feature shoujo-ai couples (in other words, what might be the female equivalent of Gravitation)? Revolutionary Girl Utena comes to mind as a possibility, but I haven't watched it yet, so I can't really judge if Utena/Anthy would qualify as canon. Anyway, thanks for your time. ^__^ ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cahoots34 Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 From what I know of the series, Utena and Anthy _are_ a canon couple. However, Shoujo Kakumei Utena is a series I've delved into very lightly, as I find it largely confusing and hard to read. (I've the classic small brain+bad eyesight combination, and I have the feeling that even if I _didn't_ find the characters to all look very similar after awhile (in the manga), I wouldn't comprehend much of the series.) As to other series, the only others I've heard of are Project A-ko, which got rather bad reviews, and Miyuki-chan in Wonderland, which was said to have shoujo-ai overtones. Otherwise, I'm just as lost and intrigued as the next would-be fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chichiri's Girl Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Yeah Shoujo Kakumei Utena is [b] deffinatly[/b] Shoujo-ai. If you have ever seen the movie then you know what I'm talking about. But there really aren't many sereies that are Shoujo-ai. Oh wait one of the most popular anime/manga has Shoujo-ai in it! Even heard of Sailor Moon? Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune. Now it isn't right therein front of you but if you read between the lines...espically in the anime. That's really the only one i can think of that haven't already been mentioned tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cahoots34 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Hm. A good catch- I'd completely forgotten Haruka and Michiru, as much as it pains me to admit the fact- but, though I certainly can't speak for Dagger, I myself was looking for a series that was secifically centred around shoujo-ai. I tried to do a bit of research (through the oh-so advanced method of Yahoo! seaching) and came across an editorial of sorts: "http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/02.09/editorial/". It's not particularly enlightening, butit did mention some names I'm not familiar with, such as Rose of Versailles, Dirty Pair, Bubblegum Crisis, Alien 9, and Read or Die (which I could swear that I've seen mentioned somewhere around the forum). No one happens to have any opinions/information on these, do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 Heh, I was probably the one who mentioned Read or Die. It's three episodes long, and the most expensive OAV ever made. The expenditure definitely shows, too; RoD's fight scenes are simply sublime. RoD can be a little hard to explain. Suffice it to say that though the plot may sound quirky (and it is), the characters are generally either endearing, extremely attractive, or both. It's entertaining and has plenty of replay value. Summary: Yomiko Readman, the main character, is a British secret agent. She also happens to be utterly obsessed with books (reminds me of myself X_x), and has the ability to manipulate paper. Now, this superpower ends up being a lot cooler than it sounds--for example, she can use an index card to stop bullets. On her latest mission, Yomiko encounters the mysterious Ms. Deep (aka Nancy Makahari), a woman with a outfit that even Faye Valentine would envy. She fills it out rather nicely, too. ^_~ A good deal of RoD revolves around their friendship. Nothing explicit is ever stated, but there are some very, very heavy shoujo-ai vibes. I'd definitely recommend Read or Die. It's short, it's cheap, and overall, it just kicks ***. Unfortunately, I can't shed any light on the other series mentioned. ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime_guy Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 I don't wanna sound perverted or anything,. but all yuir is fine with me :D lolI havent seen very many yuri animes though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soujirou Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 *sigh* I haven't seen much canon shoujo-ai anime other then what other people already said, but I heard of a yuri/shoujo-ai manga called Hen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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