anything could happen!

hi <3 sorry for the late reply!

textbooks

genki i (3rd ed.)

genki ii (2nd ed) [workbook]

japanese for busy people

genki kanji

yale languages japanese part 1

other

jisho (online dictionary)

imabi (online japanese curriculum)

tae kim's guide to japanese

tofugu (online japanese curriculum)

nhk easy japanese news

kanji study mobile app

renshuu mobile app

bunpo mobile app

minato free japanese online courses

learn japanese with tanaka-san (instagram account)

kayo japanese lesson (instagram account that focuses on handwriting)

japanese ammo with misa (youtube channel)

miku real japanese (youtube channel)

japanese.io (browser extension for japanese reading practice)

hiragana reading practice from crunchy nihongo

you can also look through this masterlist someone made with a lot of free resources!

It is!? I had no idea, I only say he's pretty because of his eyes and hair, not the costume and such 😨

lilac's (and yogurt cream's, but lilac is what most ppl are focusing on rn) entire design is incredibly incredibly racist, like...the whole aesthetic they have with the transparent veil, the belly dancer outfit, the awful costume where they're barely dressed and wearing nothing but transparent cloth, originates from depictions by europeans that are frankly completely made up - and when they aren't complete fabrications, they're incredibly distorted. in specific the imagery of the transparent veil fetishizes SWANA/SA women because european men had a...uh...fascination with hijabi and niqabi muslim women who had absolutely no interest in undressing for them

these depictions flatten a lot of cultures into something that exists in this like...place of both contempt and fetishization. there's no interest in seeing us as people, only as objects to be available for consumption

since i’m fed up with seeing misinformation about hong kong and chinese politics from people who don’t know what they’re talking about… here are some articles i have personally found helpful. i also might continue adding to this in the future if i have more resources to share

Update July 2020: I saw that this post is getting random notes again and it may continue to in the future as Haruko Ichikawa continues to be relevant. I got a lot of backlash for this post I wrote it in an ill-advised, emotionally charged spurt, and I think a lot of it had to do with the tone and presentation of the facts below. Something this has taught me though is that it really does matter how you frame your arguments, and that shame is not really useful in getting people to consider their actions. So I’ve reworded the language here and changed the title a bit.

As a disclaimer, I’m not saying that no one can ever create works about pedophilia or incest. But I ask that you take a critical eye to the framing of works that touch upon these subjects and whether they contribute to the normalization of these acts that adults use to groom children. 

I’m also not telling you that you can’t enjoy Ishikawa’s works or that you’re evil if you like them. The only thing I hope you reconsider is whether you support her works financially. 

So onto the actual post. The following contains summaries of Haruko Ichikawa’s work before Houseki no Kuni, a two-volume collection of oneshots named Sakuhinshuu that won the 2010 Osamu Tezuka award, and some parallels it has to Houseki no Kuni. This work frames incest and pedophilia as alluring and romantic. If you want to read it for yourself and skip this post English scanlations are easy to find online. Warnings below for pedophilia and incest, though none of the images are explicit.