In maybe 10 or 11 years of thinking about this I have not really come to an adequate answer other than "Yes, both," so... I guess it's a topic I don't feel entirely comfortable declaiming about because I feel like there's an excellent chance that I am on the wrong side and yet I feel like it's inadequate to say "Well, I like something that's pretty problematic, oh well," if only because there are parts of the classic shoujo manga that are so heartbreakingly good.
It would! I'm trying to think of examples of the former, and can think of none. I feel like there should be examples of the latter, but can't think of any of those, either -_-
I know the former exist, but I haven't actually read any. For the latter, I would certainly want to talk about Ohana Holoholo, which I LOVE, but I don't know how well it qualifies. (It's about two women living together and raising a kid, as "just friends," who used to be in love with each other, but their only quasi-romantic-relationships in the "present" timeline are with men. THEY ARE GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER. I KNOW IT.) Anyway, this is definitely something I'd do more research on if it turns into a proposed panel.
I think it's fair to say that almost nothing of either kind has gotten professional English translations, so, I don't know if you'd want this to turn into the "Let's talk about manga that nobody else has read!" panel.
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It would! I'm trying to think of examples of the former, and can think of none.
I feel like there should be examples of the latter, but can't think of any of those, either -_-
I know the former exist, but I haven't actually read any. For the latter, I would certainly want to talk about Ohana Holoholo, which I LOVE, but I don't know how well it qualifies. (It's about two women living together and raising a kid, as "just friends," who used to be in love with each other, but their only quasi-romantic-relationships in the "present" timeline are with men. THEY ARE GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER. I KNOW IT.) Anyway, this is definitely something I'd do more research on if it turns into a proposed panel.
I think it's fair to say that almost nothing of either kind has gotten professional English translations, so, I don't know if you'd want this to turn into the "Let's talk about manga that nobody else has read!" panel.