citrinesea pages

These are pages of essays, resources and tools I've put together over time!

AKARYUSEI Reading Recommendations

A tool to filter through different AKARYUSEI translations, including Ibuki and Madara.

Roadmap to Ibuki

A roadmap detailing the different AKARYUSEI stories that have built up to Ibuki's inclusion in the cast.

MV Analyses

A collection of the choreography analysis videos I've done for AKARYUSEI.

AKARYUSEI Color Palettes

(WIP) Looking for inspiration? Filter through color palettes based off of various AKARYUSEIbuki cards. Current characters added: Keito, Kuro.

Contextualizing Shinsei AKATSUKI

An analysis on the parallels between Shinsei AKATSUKI and the history of the Ryukyu Kingdom and Japan.

I. Contextualizing Shinsei AKATSUKI: Westernization

Part one of Contextualizing Shinsei AKATSUKI, discussing the parallels between Ibuki and AKATSUKI and a) the Black Ships, b) Japanese Spirit, Western Technology, and c) the Meiji Restoration.

II. Contextualizing Shinsei AKATSUKI: Assimilation

Part two of Contextualizing Shinsei AKATSUKI, discussing the parallels between Ibuki's search for true Japanese-style and a) the Ryukyu Disposition and b) Ifa Fuyu's Common Ancestry Theory.

III. Contextualizing Shinsei AKATSUKI: Militarization

Part three of Contextualizing Shinsei AKATSUKI, discussing the parallels between Ibuki's entrance into the "war unit" AKATSUKI and the Battle of Okinawa.