Posts by Meg Ross

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  Allegory, Allegorier, Allegoriest: Visual storytelling and empathy in Revolutionary Girl Utena

  Revolutionary Girl Utena has a well-deserved reputation for being difficult to parse. Dense with metaphor, thinly-veiled critique of old shoujo tropes, and allusions to obscure literature, Utena’s style of storytelling relies heavily on its own visual language.

  Feature | by Meg Ross | May 27, 2020 | 0 Comments
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  Indecent Exposure of the Soul: Trauma and recovery in Gintama

  When I found Gintama, I was going through the worst depressive/anxious episode of my life. The thought that plagued me the most was: “How am I going to live like this?” Of all the people in the world, I was not expecting Sakata Gintoki to give me an answer.

  Perspectives | by Meg Ross | December 13, 2019 | 0 Comments