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Emily K@heyemilyk.bsky.social |
Virtually every piece of modern comics/animation can be traced back to the Takarazuka Revue, a Japanese all-women theater that - while not explicitly queer - absolutely is part of queer culture. "God of Manga" Osamu Tezuka based his characters on the way performers stylized their make-up.
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Joanne Starer
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I don't mean to be a "well actually" guy, but this is just not true?
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Emily K
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You know that company "Toho"? The ones that made Godzilla? Yeah, that's the abreviated name for "Tokyo-Takarazuka Theater Company, for managing the Takarazuka Revue and other entertainment holdings. So Godzilla also goes back to this magnificent gender performance theater.
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