Faerie Dark

I’ve been watching so much anime recently – which is awesome and kind of inspiring. But it can be so high drama sometimes. Paradise Kiss is the perfect remedy. Not only is it a bit more down to earth, a more mature story about very cool characters as opposed to magical girls and mecha – it’s also aesthetically very inspiring. The animation is great, quirky and the characters themselves are mostly design students- so they look awesome.

I’ve been having a good writing run recently on The City With No Animals, so much so that I feel like I’m almost done the first draft.

So – what do I find inspiring about Paradise Kiss?

Well, a group of design students working on their own fashion brand for one – totally awesome. Ai Yazawa’s stories always have great fashion in them which I love. Fashion is hugely self-expressive. Watching this makes me want to gut my closet and and start all over again.

The idea of an underground studio with a pink door, a butterfly emblem, and the name “Paradise Kiss” is also just cool. There’s something very inspiring about seeing someone, either alive or in media, making their own space. Something about it makes me feel kind of nostalgic – like I’ve been too serious about some things and not serious enough about others. I think I’ve gotten very comfortable with the way things are…

But that’s part of the reason why I’m writing here, making this website! I’m going to share my stories! It’s something only I can do…

Honestly, Ai Yazawa is very inspiring to me. I want to make something in tribute to her somewhere in the the dark world. Watching this makes me think of Yurome – and how she doesn’t really have a story yet.

We’ll see…