bro im a loser!!!!!!!! shoujo manga nostalgia review

I've been rewatching and rereading a lot of anime and manga from my early teens, and it's been an incredibly joyous experience.

Shoujo manga raised me, I love it with my whole heart and soul, so that's what this post is gonna be about

Fruits Basket (both 2001 and 2019):

Where do I even begin with this series omfg. Tohru is literally my favourite and anyone who would ever dare disrespect her will have their head on a PIKE by the end of the day /hj. The romance is so so cute and I love the characters (even Akito, I hate them but what a character). so so fun 10/10 would rewatch every day. LOVE the new animation and complete story, but the nostalgia of the 2001 one goddam

Literally, this show has climbed the ranks of being my favourite anime/manga series ever; it *almost* beats Fruits Basket. The visual comedy is so peak and actually brainrotted, I cry laughing every single episode, actually. Risa is literally me I am her, she's taking L after L like DAMN GIVE HER A BREAK😭😭 But fr I love her she's literally just a girl. They're just sillies doing silly things, plus there's trans rep. While it's def not as respectful as today's standards for treating a trans person (i.e. a regular person??? lmao hello????  please respect trans ppls human rights) for the time this manga was written (2001) and the anime was made (2007), I think it's a pretty alright and realistic portrayal of what being trans was like back then in that part of Japan. ngl Seiko makes me cry. I love my hyper-femme girliequeen.

Beauty Pop:

Okay, objectively speaking, this manga is KINDA mid. BUT BUT BUT!!!!!!!! It's really entertaining to me, and I think the main protag is really interesting and I love her sm. I love a nonchalant MC, and especially I love her sense of style. The whole manga is about the beauty industry (hair, nails, makeup, salon stuff) and helping girls feel pretty in a time where casual sexism was a social norm, but some of the stuff being said is kinda out of pocket 😭 doesn't age very well but I think its rlly cute and fun and I refuse to be judged for it.

Kitchen Princess:

THIS!!! THIS IS THE ONE!!!! my first love of a manga. It's so dramatic and fun and super cute with like, two *SPOILER*huge dramatic plot twists in the middle, and I live for it fr. It's kinda all about cooking and creating a healthy emotional bond with food, which I love, and it even has recipes for all the different foods that the chapters are named after. I remember my sister taking all of them and rewriting them into a little notebook, and we still eat bruschetta the same way LOL. The MC is also one who takes L after L, but she's so positive and tries so hard and loves making food for people so much. Najika my queen <3

Peach Girl:

Okay... this is an entirely different genre of messy. It's dramatic, problematic, and sometimes is just so whack asf. If you want peace of mind, do not watch this. I had NO BUSINESS watching this at my young age wtf????? Scandal after scandal, it's so crazy, but if you're into ridiculous drama that will stress you tf OUT??? Then I do recommend it, it's such an entertaining train wreck to watch, just can't look away, man. I do suggest looking up the TWs for it tho? Just in case you need them. 

Other series that I may be revisiting soon:

High School Debut, Butterfly (Papillion?), Beast Master (ik how it sounds...), Faeries Landing, Negima (maybe??? long shot), Pitchi Pitchi Pitch (first manga ever, I think omg I luv), etc (whatever else I can remember)

Anyway, the yap fest is over. Go home, be safe.

Love,

🫀🎱mint🎱🫀