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I really, really loved this one! Would recommend!

Oh absolutely, easily in my top 3 as well!

Moonlight Flowers by Tsukumo Mutsumi

Fantastic work about women, their place in society and their freedom, their love for other women and men's part in their oppression and patriarchal violence and how marriage plays into all that. The art is breathtaking as well. To me this is a perfect manga, this has all I could ask for in a GL.

BEAUTY

Created this one for #E33DAY, I love Alicia and I hope I did her justice ;///;

Tried to create a kintsugi effect here with leafgold!

(sorry for the repost, but bsky gently butchered the quality)

#ClairObscur | #Expedition33

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Day 11 Madoka and Homura

I don't really understand hatred towards 2nd male leads or love rivals in general bc 1. the main couple is usually not that interesting that I'd hate those who try to break them up and 2. these tropes are overdone and thus the endgame is often very obvious

My unpopular ASOA opinion is that I don't really understand people who hate Oushi with a burning passion, bc there's not a single character in the series that is complex or interesting enough to ignite any emotions on that level (and I'm saying this as someone who likes the series).

Very sweet of you, thank you! I get business is business and there're limitations but it does always sting a bit. First world problems and all, but, still. Fingers crossed an EU (or even a non-US) shop finds a loophole somehow.

Monkey paw moment I hate it here. This is like when Psychedelia print license went to Futekiya.

Good news: more Battan manga in print!

Bad news: it's Kodansha print club and thus pretty much inaccessible outside the US

the earth watcher 🌏

The Twelve Kingdoms Book 3 – Sea of Wind, Shore of the Labyrinth by Fuyumi Ono (audiobook)

Better constructed than first 2 books, but the story still doesn't reach me. The prose is not very good and the spoon feeding of info is annoying. I like piecing things together regarding the other world & the next book does seem interesting, but the predictability of these is getting frustrating.

the council 🩸 #digitalart

待ちます、湖畔で

Työmiehen vaimo (A Worker's Wife) by Minna Canth

A play from 1885 so influential that not only was it called "godless" by concervatives, it sparked public discourse in such magnitude that laws were changed, and so husbands would no longer be entitled to their wives' paychecks. Stereotyped roma characters are really the only bad thing in this.

A colourful painting of Alicia Dessendre from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. In her hands, she holds an opened letter that has suddenly burst into stylised flame. The fire covers most of her face, save for one of her eyes, which stares out at the viewer in fear and shock.

🔥burn after reading🔥

Mixed media on watercolour paper
(CW: injury)
#clairobscurspoilers #expedition33 #expedition33spoilers #clairobscur

that one friend that's too library: you could get that for free at the library

Book cover for Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. The cover depicts Carmilla leaning her head against Laura's while she embraces her, Laura doesn't shy away from Carmillas touch but seems shy to reciprocate. They're framed by a red pointed arch, a devil and an angel and some baroque ornaments.

A crop.

Carmilla 🩸🖤

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KOH-BOKU by Sonoo Michiru

The overall idea is great, but there's something in the story flow which makes this drag, which is then made worse by the text that is actually very difficult to follow, to the point that I'm not sure if the original text is difficult and clunky or if the translator just totally butchered this.

the water-bearer ♒️⭐️✨ #witchhatatelier

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

Good stuff! A bit predictable but that's fine, our literary tradition is built upon works like this, so of course it seems predictable to us. I really enjoyed the flow of the story and the text. Even though this is old, English as 2nd language didn't kick my ass at all & I learned new words! Yay! :)

シャアム
終局

slurp

Illustration of a lady knight with braids holding a sword on a backgorund of flowers

Knight of flowers

哀 戦士