Study of Swords
@studyofswords.bsky.social
I make videos about Japanese visual media, critical theory, and swords. Panelist.
Channel updates/uncut cringe.
Channel updates/uncut cringe.
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Extreme Evoboost but I put DiC Sailor Moon music on it
June 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Extreme Evoboost but I put DiC Sailor Moon music on it
Excellent video by Pause and Select about the interplay between development and mediated spaces. Give it a watch!
youtu.be/o4y_j329Y_Y?...
youtu.be/o4y_j329Y_Y?...
a poster for the return of the king with trees in the background
ALT: a poster for the return of the king with trees in the background
media.tenor.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Excellent video by Pause and Select about the interplay between development and mediated spaces. Give it a watch!
youtu.be/o4y_j329Y_Y?...
youtu.be/o4y_j329Y_Y?...
If you're going to be attending AN this year, come by and say hi!
May 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If you're going to be attending AN this year, come by and say hi!
No, no. TVTropes is inherently bad: not only does it represent the absolute worst tendencies of popular media analysis, it's more often than not the reason such poor analysis exists in the first place.
It's to media analysis what The Hero With A Thousand Faces is to the(popular)study of mythology.
It's to media analysis what The Hero With A Thousand Faces is to the(popular)study of mythology.
6/…cinemasins. Then tumblr happened (which is a whole thing). Then gamergate backlash. None of these things are inherently bad (except gamergate), it’s just that people got really caught up in the momentum of a new media environment…
May 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
No, no. TVTropes is inherently bad: not only does it represent the absolute worst tendencies of popular media analysis, it's more often than not the reason such poor analysis exists in the first place.
It's to media analysis what The Hero With A Thousand Faces is to the(popular)study of mythology.
It's to media analysis what The Hero With A Thousand Faces is to the(popular)study of mythology.
Absolutely solid video from lextorais talking about a subject which is a major area of research for me, personally.
Give it a watch!
youtu.be/Ek8uMCg_GbE?...
Give it a watch!
youtu.be/Ek8uMCg_GbE?...
An Incomplete History of ℍ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕚
YouTube video by Lextorias
youtu.be
April 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Absolutely solid video from lextorais talking about a subject which is a major area of research for me, personally.
Give it a watch!
youtu.be/Ek8uMCg_GbE?...
Give it a watch!
youtu.be/Ek8uMCg_GbE?...
Italy declaring war on Germany ass move. He should be rotting in the Hague.
April 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Italy declaring war on Germany ass move. He should be rotting in the Hague.
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Do you study #anime, #manga, #cosplay, or their fandoms?
The Call for Papers for JAMS Volume 6 is LIVE!
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/01/...
JAMS is full #open-access, and Volume 6 will be published in December 2025!
The Call for Papers for JAMS Volume 6 is LIVE!
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/01/...
JAMS is full #open-access, and Volume 6 will be published in December 2025!
January 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Do you study #anime, #manga, #cosplay, or their fandoms?
The Call for Papers for JAMS Volume 6 is LIVE!
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/01/...
JAMS is full #open-access, and Volume 6 will be published in December 2025!
The Call for Papers for JAMS Volume 6 is LIVE!
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/01/...
JAMS is full #open-access, and Volume 6 will be published in December 2025!
I'm genuinely enjoying Beheneko, but its deployment of fan service is very lacklustre. Definitely a show which would benefit from "less is more".
I haven't watched it yet, and so can't say with any insight, but this is a criticism I've also seen about Gushing over Magical Girls.
I haven't watched it yet, and so can't say with any insight, but this is a criticism I've also seen about Gushing over Magical Girls.
January 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I'm genuinely enjoying Beheneko, but its deployment of fan service is very lacklustre. Definitely a show which would benefit from "less is more".
I haven't watched it yet, and so can't say with any insight, but this is a criticism I've also seen about Gushing over Magical Girls.
I haven't watched it yet, and so can't say with any insight, but this is a criticism I've also seen about Gushing over Magical Girls.
One day, the Joseph Campbell Foundation will be made to pay for its crimes.
american pop culture never recovered from joseph campbell
January 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
One day, the Joseph Campbell Foundation will be made to pay for its crimes.
End of the Year Book Recomendations 2024 Edition:
You will be hard pressed to find a better intro text on the subject of postmodern theory which doesn't immediately explain why its bad actually. Also features a very creative and engaging framing device.
You will be hard pressed to find a better intro text on the subject of postmodern theory which doesn't immediately explain why its bad actually. Also features a very creative and engaging framing device.
December 31, 2024 at 4:48 AM
End of the Year Book Recomendations 2024 Edition:
You will be hard pressed to find a better intro text on the subject of postmodern theory which doesn't immediately explain why its bad actually. Also features a very creative and engaging framing device.
You will be hard pressed to find a better intro text on the subject of postmodern theory which doesn't immediately explain why its bad actually. Also features a very creative and engaging framing device.
That Grinch NTR really hits different once you've read Anne Allison's seminal work, "Permitted and Prohibited Desires".
December 25, 2024 at 4:10 PM
That Grinch NTR really hits different once you've read Anne Allison's seminal work, "Permitted and Prohibited Desires".
Existential dread intensifies.
December 15, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Existential dread intensifies.
December 11, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Most anime will have something that makes it interesting enough to watch through at least once.
TODAY’s THEME:
WE LISTEN & WE DON’T JUDGE:
ANIME EDITION!
THIS IS A JUDGEMENT FREE ZONE!!!
WE LISTEN & WE DON’T JUDGE:
ANIME EDITION!
THIS IS A JUDGEMENT FREE ZONE!!!
December 10, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Most anime will have something that makes it interesting enough to watch through at least once.
Name a show you are positive no one remembers but you.
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Name a show you are positive no one remembers but you.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
4 anime to know me.
November 15, 2024 at 2:49 AM
4 anime to know me.
I'm starting to get concerned with the difficulties that anime fans have with being able to comprehend even the most basic of narrative details.
Media literacy has become a meme, but there was a point where it wasn't?
Like the line between shit posting and just being wrong has become threadbare.
Media literacy has become a meme, but there was a point where it wasn't?
Like the line between shit posting and just being wrong has become threadbare.
November 13, 2024 at 11:45 PM
I'm starting to get concerned with the difficulties that anime fans have with being able to comprehend even the most basic of narrative details.
Media literacy has become a meme, but there was a point where it wasn't?
Like the line between shit posting and just being wrong has become threadbare.
Media literacy has become a meme, but there was a point where it wasn't?
Like the line between shit posting and just being wrong has become threadbare.
You will simply not find a better resource for finding books, theses and articles centered on Anime and Manga.
And yes, you can do a keyword search!
#anime #manga
And yes, you can do a keyword search!
#anime #manga
Time to show off my main project.
www.animemangastudies.com/database/
Anime and Manga Studies Database
Monographs, chapters in edited essay collections, and articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to Japanese animation and comics.
Almost 4,100 records, and new items added daily
www.animemangastudies.com/database/
Anime and Manga Studies Database
Monographs, chapters in edited essay collections, and articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to Japanese animation and comics.
Almost 4,100 records, and new items added daily
November 10, 2024 at 5:17 PM
The only non-AniTube (or Ani-Tube adjacent) video on this list.
"Explaining Postmodernism: Beyond Bad Faith"
A critique of one of the most popular texts on the subject of Postmodern Theory, Stephen Hicks text "Eaplaining Postmodernism"
youtu.be/b3tEhw_EjXU
"Explaining Postmodernism: Beyond Bad Faith"
A critique of one of the most popular texts on the subject of Postmodern Theory, Stephen Hicks text "Eaplaining Postmodernism"
youtu.be/b3tEhw_EjXU
Explaining Postmodernism: Beyond Bad Faith
YouTube video by Study of Swords
youtu.be
November 9, 2024 at 6:27 PM
The only non-AniTube (or Ani-Tube adjacent) video on this list.
"Explaining Postmodernism: Beyond Bad Faith"
A critique of one of the most popular texts on the subject of Postmodern Theory, Stephen Hicks text "Eaplaining Postmodernism"
youtu.be/b3tEhw_EjXU
"Explaining Postmodernism: Beyond Bad Faith"
A critique of one of the most popular texts on the subject of Postmodern Theory, Stephen Hicks text "Eaplaining Postmodernism"
youtu.be/b3tEhw_EjXU
I have a thing for Studio Trigger works examining systems of control.
"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners vs Kill la KIll"
Looking at how the constraints of the metatext necessarily informs and limits the narrative of the text.
youtu.be/4LQ3xADUroE
"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners vs Kill la KIll"
Looking at how the constraints of the metatext necessarily informs and limits the narrative of the text.
youtu.be/4LQ3xADUroE
Cyberpunk Edgerunners vs Kill la Kill
YouTube video by Study of Swords
youtu.be
November 9, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I have a thing for Studio Trigger works examining systems of control.
"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners vs Kill la KIll"
Looking at how the constraints of the metatext necessarily informs and limits the narrative of the text.
youtu.be/4LQ3xADUroE
"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners vs Kill la KIll"
Looking at how the constraints of the metatext necessarily informs and limits the narrative of the text.
youtu.be/4LQ3xADUroE
An examination of the development and popularization of the concept of the "Deconstruction" through online anime fandom.
"You are wrong about: Deconstruction"
It's pretty scathing, but a necessary corrective to a concept that has become endemic in the discourse.
youtu.be/fiXzVaqdIgo
"You are wrong about: Deconstruction"
It's pretty scathing, but a necessary corrective to a concept that has become endemic in the discourse.
youtu.be/fiXzVaqdIgo
You Are WRONG About Deconstruction
YouTube video by Study of Swords
youtu.be
November 9, 2024 at 6:19 PM
An examination of the development and popularization of the concept of the "Deconstruction" through online anime fandom.
"You are wrong about: Deconstruction"
It's pretty scathing, but a necessary corrective to a concept that has become endemic in the discourse.
youtu.be/fiXzVaqdIgo
"You are wrong about: Deconstruction"
It's pretty scathing, but a necessary corrective to a concept that has become endemic in the discourse.
youtu.be/fiXzVaqdIgo
An earlier effort, so the video editing it very basic, but still some of my best analysis on my favourite game.
"Final Fantasy Tactics: No War But Class War"
An five part series examining Final Fantasy Tactics through a marxist/historicist lens.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
"Final Fantasy Tactics: No War But Class War"
An five part series examining Final Fantasy Tactics through a marxist/historicist lens.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Final Fantasy Tactics: No War But Class War - YouTube
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2024 at 6:14 PM
An earlier effort, so the video editing it very basic, but still some of my best analysis on my favourite game.
"Final Fantasy Tactics: No War But Class War"
An five part series examining Final Fantasy Tactics through a marxist/historicist lens.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
"Final Fantasy Tactics: No War But Class War"
An five part series examining Final Fantasy Tactics through a marxist/historicist lens.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Posting Links to some of the videos I've made over the years.
The four part series "Looking at Kill la Kill" was my first significant transition to AniTube content. Examining the series through the lens of "gaze" theory, semiotics and Otaku studies.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The four part series "Looking at Kill la Kill" was my first significant transition to AniTube content. Examining the series through the lens of "gaze" theory, semiotics and Otaku studies.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Looking at Kill la Kill - YouTube
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Posting Links to some of the videos I've made over the years.
The four part series "Looking at Kill la Kill" was my first significant transition to AniTube content. Examining the series through the lens of "gaze" theory, semiotics and Otaku studies.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The four part series "Looking at Kill la Kill" was my first significant transition to AniTube content. Examining the series through the lens of "gaze" theory, semiotics and Otaku studies.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...