[ SECRET POST #5212 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5212 ⌋

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Comments

Re: What was cool when you were young but isn’t cool now?

[(Anonymous)]

I miss cell phone straps. My friends and I all had cute matching ones and I liked buying one whenever we traveled somewhere else. I was kinda bummed out when I got my first smartphone because you can't put one on those, so now all my cell phone straps live in the box where I keep all the junk from my high school years. At least my phone cases are still cute (currently have a Cardcaptor Sakura one on my phone).

I miss good shoujo stuff too. I don't know if it's just me getting older or what, but the last shoujo manga I read that made my heart go all dokidoki was Kamisama Kiss. Oh, and My Love Story. I don't think I've ever read any josei (I thought Nana was josei, but apparently it's shoujo). Got any recs?

Re: What was cool when you were young but isn’t cool now?

[(Anonymous)]

I feel you. That's cool! Even in the "age of smartphones" I had my straps in my phone case for a while. Some of my friends have cute cases and I appreciate that but people in my job might not take it well and I'm lazy to switch it daily.

I thought so, too, but recently I've been re/reading shoujo manga and I realized I still like the aesthetic, (I'm particularly crazy about modern, as in post-2015 shoujo, it's all so cute!) and those with good stories still hold up. My main issue is, well, they seldom have good stories now IMO. For josei, I just use that as an umbrella term because there's shoujo that could very well be josei (like NANA), josei that could very well be shoujo (like Hatenkou Yuugi or Spicy Pink) or even shounen (say, Usagi Drop?). Having said that, some of my personal favorites (and I had to double-check to make sure, I'll give you that!) are Chihayafuru, Kuragehime, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu and Honey & Clover.

Re: What was cool when you were young but isn’t cool now?

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, I never knew Kuragehime was josei! I always thought it was shojo. Lol I like that one too. I've heard good things about Chihayafuru, so I'll give that one a go next. Thanks for the recs!

Re: What was cool when you were young but isn’t cool now?

[(Anonymous)]

I wasn't sure either, so I had to double-check. Either way, I use "josei" as a broad term for anime/manga geared towards young-adult-and-older ladies even if not necessarily published in a josei magazine - I really like this kind of content, but it feels scarcer by the day. :/ From the list, I'd have to say my favorite is Honey & Clover closely followed by Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, but Chihayafuru isn't bad either, and Hatenkou Yuugi is my favorite manga even if the anime... sucks badly. Hope you enjoy these if you get around to reading/watching!