Season 7, Episode 9: The End of the Beginning (Patreon)
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Once more unto the F91-shaped breach, friends! This week we wrap up with some lingering thoughts, a few ideas for how we would change F91, Nina's predictions for a hypothetical sequel, and two research pieces! Plus an update on the holiday schedule and our plans for the final episode of Season 7.
Special Update:
Oops! The first version of this episode included a discussion of Monica Arno's relationship with her kids that was based on a detail from the novel that turned out to be incorrect. The novel actually says that Monica visited her kids several times per year, not several times per week. We apologize for the goof and have removed the discussion. Thanks to Mark Simmons for noticing the mistake and Zeonic|Scanlations for helping us get the real answer.
Show Notes:
Kadokura Satoshi (門倉聡)
- English and Japanese Wikipedia pages for Kadokura, his page on Anime News Network's encyclopedia, and his personal Twitter.
- Wikipedia pages for the Machine Hero Wataru franchise and the Metal Max video games.
Flower Symbolism
- Japanese Wikipedia pages for ユリ ('百合' / 'yuri' / 'lily'), ナデシコ ('撫子' / 'nadeshiko' / Dianthus / 'pinks' / etc.), and for the カワラナデシコ ('kawaranadeshiko,' a specific kind of nadeshiko).
- English-language Wikipedia page about Philipp Franz von Siebold, the German "physician, botanist, and traveler" who first exported Japanese lily-bulbs to Europe.
- About the use of the word 'yuri' to describe lesbian media: the Wikipedia page on the Yuri genre, Yuricon's explainer on "What is yuri?", and an Autostraddle article, "Babelfish: An Investigation Into Queer & Lesbian Slang Around the World."
- An article from the flower-delivery business 1-800-Flowers about the symbolism of Japanese flowers.
- The English-language Wikipedia page for dianthus.
- An article from Premier Garden, a Japanese flower-delivery company, on the characteristics and meanings of 23 popular flowers (including lilies).
- The site Timeless Edition has pages dedicated to the meaning and symbolism of many different flowers, including lilies and pinks. (Not a great source as these things go, but it was surprisingly difficult to find detailed flower-symbolism information)
- The specific translation of The Tale of Genji that I referenced:
Shikibu, Murasaki. “Tokonatsu - The Pink.” The Tale of Genji, translated by Royall Tyler, Penguin, New York, NY, 2003, pp. 465–478.
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