Gymnopédie No.1

Princess Tutu X POP-UP Store collab

Original new artwork drawn by Ikuko Itoh

We can expect merchandise related to PT and this new artwork Official Website HERE (pre-order via proxy like buyee, japonicamarket, zenmarket)

Merchandise includes

Acrylic Figures Acrylic Keychains Postcards Pin Badges Tote Bag

Photos below

I was under the impression that we did know why: AI isn't actually a brain and can't actually think or understand information, so it has no concept of something being true or not, or what markers indicate truth or falsity, or how to synthesize information. It's putting a bunch of words in a jar, shaking the jar, and then dumping it out, and acting like that means the jar knows how to talk.

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Why You Should Keep Fruit In Mason Jars Instead Of The Containers They Come In…….

When you get your fruit home from the grocery store, the first thing you should do is remove it from the plastic containers they’ve come in and recycle them. Next, clean out your sink and fill it with water (you could also use a large bowl). Then, toss in a few tablespoons of distilled vinegar. You’ll then want to submerge your fruit in the water and let it soak for about 10 to 15 minutes. The purpose of this is to get rid of any mold or bacteria on the fruit which is what causes them to go rotten more quickly.

Once the fruit has had a nice soak, remove it from the vinegar water, transfer to a strainer, and rinse with cool water. Leave the fruit out to dry on a tea towel or paper towel. Once dry, transfer the fruit to mason jars and seal up those lids. This is the best way to make your fruit last, particularly berries, which tend to be very prone to mold and bacteria buildup.

The neverending bullshit of living in the same dorm with That Fucking Guy The Absolute Legend TM

aka Princess Tutu canon divergence where everyone in the boys' dorm learns about Fakir's sad attempts at knighting but at this point it's just another tuesday for them

Oh boy.

Okay so Princess Tutu is one of my favourite ever stories. And if I were to list everything I liked about it we'd be here long enough for you to actually go watch the show yourself.

Which you should do.

Because it's awesome.

But to sort of sum up my feelings... I like Princess Tutu because of how it chooses to tell its story. Every story is told a specific way for a specific reason, and Princess Tutu chooses the medium of a Magical Girl Anime about Ballet to tell a story about Love, Hope, and Willpower triumphing over Tragedy and Despair.

That's fucking genius.

It plays its premise completely straight. There's no subversive takes on the magical girl genre here. No turning to wink and laugh at the camera to try and save face. It's completely earnest, plays its tropes completely straight, and makes it all work together, and it all serves the main themes of the story.

You can really get a good summary of this in the main character Ahiru.

Because Ahiru, in the general space of the magical girl anime genre, is not an outlier from what I can tell. She's kind and she's sweet and she's a clumsy, and her power comes from her empathy and her love of others. There's a lot of characters like her.

But Ahiru is different because all of these things- Her empathy, her kindness, her silliness and innocence and clumsiness and big open heart, they all serve the themes of the story. Because when the main villain, the big bad, the thing you have to stand against, is a seemingly inescapable force of fate, pulling you down the path of tragedy, it takes a special kind of truly indomitable soul to fight back.

See, this is a magical girl anime built around the stories of ballet, and a neat thing that many don't know about ballet is that a solid 75% of what's considered the 'Classics' of the medium are tragedies. Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and La Sylphide are all referenced in the show proper, with Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet being referenced particularly often. The overarching Villain of the story could be said to be this conceptual tragedy that Ballet seems so enamoured with.

But by applying the fixings of the magical girl genre to this tragedy, approaching this idea of roles in life being fixed like the roles on a stage, of working towards helping someone you love knowing that the result will ultimately be your demise, with the attitude of "I'm going to fix this problem with the power of love and friendship". you get a really interesting story.

Over and over again, Ahiru sees dangerous situations, and reaches out with a kind hand to help those involved. Over and over again, she succeeds. Over and over again, Ahiru almost falls in the face of the despair of her situation. And over and over again, her own kindness comes back to help her, as the people she's befriended come to her side, to support her, to catch her when she falls, and to give her the openings she needs to solve the problems.

Despite being told that her life is meant to be a footnote on the stories of others, that her role is one no one else would take because no one else would want it, that she can never share the love she feels with others, because to do so would literally kill her. Ahiru continuously chooses love. She never becomes bitter to her situation, and continuously chooses to do what she thinks is right, to be kind, to care, and to try to help, and it is this unfailing kindness that, in the end, forces the genre of the story around her to change.

By being unflinchingly and unfailingly herself in the face of adversity and a story that wants her to suffer, she inspires others to want to help her succeed. And in doing that, she forces a grand, cyclical tragedy, to finally resolve with a happy ending.

It's such a clever and beautiful marriage of two different storytelling mediums, and that's just the basics of what you can talk about with the protagonist. The rest of the cast is equally as interesting, and I love them all so very much.

I love stories about storytelling, stories about the triumph of hope, and stories about love and friendship, and Princess Tutu is all of the above. I honestly cannot recommend it enough, it's one of my favourite things ever.

Also it's hilarious. Where else am I going to get a cat ballet teacher that repeatedly threatens his students with marriage if they don't improve at ballet? Or a girl in a donkey costume delivering love notes all around the school? Or... Femio? Just Femio in general???

Ophelia by John Everett Millais - *Insert Tragic character of choice here*

Portrait of Dora by Pablo Picasso - I was thinking Rue but it would be fun to see any of them Picasso style

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt - *Insert Ship of Choice*

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer - I drew Ahiru in a headdress similar to that once, so i think Ahiru would work

my drawing (pirate Ahiru)

Anyway

There's this one little fan comic series about Princess Tutu that I remembered reading! The fanartist was amazing and I love their work. Their style encapsulated the anime, but there was a little twist to it that they made their own.

Anyway, their comics were mostly comedic and satirical, which leads me to my next question...

Does anyone remember Buff Tutu? Manly Tutu?

Like, I remember there was this one panel where it was Princess Tutu asking Mytho if he liked her or anything and he was like... "Er... No???"

And then BAM! There's this panel of Buff/Manly/Bara Tutu with a cigar sticking out of her mouth and asking, "Is it because I'm not tutu enough for you?"

And I'm pretty sure Buff Tutu was a running gag throughout this parody fancomic thing.

Also, Buff Tutu had a bazooka? A gun? A missile launcher or something she would use when she couldn't get what she wanted after dancing?

The series was hand drawn by pencil, I believe. And it was as if the original team from the anime decided to have fun and upload on da for kicks. The art was just that good.

do you remember this fanfic where duck became human again and was taken in by these people? and fakir had to like try and get her to regain her memories of him? I swear there was so much fan art especially of fakir wearing a mask he had to wear and I can't find the heckin fic

Okay first of all HI and welcome to the Tutu crowd

But also unfortunately I'm not the person to ask, being not a native speaker i have only read a very miniscule number of fics, basically only The Curse of The Dragon and all the @an-aura-about-you 's stuff, so I can't help here

I THINK i understand what you mean because I do vaguely remember the arts, but i also might be confusing ot for the famous Bird Kingdom stuff where Fakir obtained an official birdsona so really I don't

I'm posting this here anyway, maybe my Tutu mutuals will remember what you mean, so i suggest maybe monitoring the answers to this?

Some details are off but is that This Pendant Heart?

It's done by lunasphere and mangaka-chan, two of the og princess tutu fans of back then. Tho Fakir didn't wear a mask (in official art he did) nor was Ahiru taken by a bunch of ppl, but Ahiru did lose her memories and Fakir was trying to help her (in a way). That's the only one that comes to mind about Ahiru losing her memories.

If not then, hopefully anon can remember a few more details. ^^;

(above art by twitter @nyame8) I've been busy but I'll try my best with what I know. You guys also need to know japanese fandom on twitter is very strong, they just had an online fan event called "Waltz of the Flowers with You" where they recently shared various ptutu goods. it was great. There is an official event on September 25th is a two part event with various ptutu characters (in-character) and ptutu staff will be reading fan mail. You can also DM a fan mail to the official event twitter account at @kinkangakuen to show your love for the show or anything you want to say (please be respectful).

The morning session will start at 1:00pm Japan Standard Time and evening session at 5:00pm JST. Those living in the USA, it will be 12am/4am EST or 24th 9pm/25th 1am PST.

You can buy the tickets mahocast for separate sessions. If you can't make it, you can also watch an archive version if you buy a ticket on mahocast. There were efforts for an English booth/portion(not sure which or if it just means there will be a translator). You can follow the link to the twitter post for mahocast links, either afternoon or evening.

(above art by twitter @nyame8) I've been busy but I'll try my best with what I know. You guys also need to know japanese fandom on twitter is very strong, they just had an online fan event called "Waltz of the Flowers with You" where they recently shared various ptutu goods. it was great. There is an official event on September 25th is a two part event with various ptutu characters (in-character) and ptutu staff will be reading fan mail. You can also DM a fan mail to the official event twitter account at @kinkangakuen to show your love for the show or anything you want to say (please be respectful).

The morning session will start at 1:00pm Japan Standard Time and evening session at 5:00pm JST. Those living in the USA, it will be 12am/4am EST or 24th 9pm/25th 1am PST.

You can buy the tickets mahocast for separate sessions. If you can't make it, you can also watch an archive version if you buy a ticket on mahocast. There were efforts for an English booth/portion(not sure which or if it just means there will be a translator). You can follow the link to the twitter post for mahocast links, either afternoon or evening.

Nothing huge, Its not gonna be a booklet or get merch bundles or any of that junk. Just a fun, casual collab with tutu fans. Think like, a drive folder with a bunch of art and writings.

I’m aiming for about 10-15 participants, most likely 15, but no more. No application necessary. If you want to join just message me.

Once everyone’s been selected, I will ask for discord usernames to invite to a server. First order of business will be picking a theme! Give out your own suggestions. I will then make a poll where people can vote on which theme they want to do.

When a theme has been decided on, everyone can get to work whenever they need to. Ideally I want this to be done in around 2-3 months but there’s no set deadline, so don’t worry about taking a little longer. As long as its not like a whole year or anything, you’re good.

The server will then be used for people to share progress updates, ask questions or just chatting. Once everyone’s work is good to go I will organize everything into a folder and release it into the wild. Participants can also share their work on their own as long as they specify its for the zine.

Nothing huge, Its not gonna be a booklet or get merch bundles or any of that junk. Just a fun, casual collab with tutu fans. Think like, a drive folder with a bunch of art and writings.