Sailor Moon

Traditionally, Anime is defined as animation only created in Japan. With the creation of Rwby, Rooster Teeth Productions has single-handedly redefined the traditional definition. Rooster Teeth Productions cooperated with Moyreak (Monty) Oum to create Rwby in thus ushering in a new era of Anime. It is a story of four young girls trying to find their place in the world, all while battling monsters, facing their inner demons, and balancing their social lives. The shows main protagonistic team for Rwby consist of Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna, and Yang Xiao Long. Each character is a representation of a classic storybook character, bears their own unique emblem, and has a custom transforming weapon. (Rush, Crunchyroll) Because of the depth of the plot and the stylistic qualities, it is a tragedy that so many stubborn people dismiss this controversial Anime. The highly debated series should receive the title of “First American Anime” for three reasons: its stylistic qualities, its original categorization in Netflix, and its creators ethnicity. Regarding Rwby’s stylistic qualities, it more closely resembles anime in it plot, visuals and tropes than other American animation. Unlike cartoons which tend to stray away from some of the more sensitive topics, Rwby jumps headfirst into controversial subject material and lays them onto the table for discussion. For instance, it intertwines a strong theme of discrimination and racism with the many sub-races of humans identified…

Within Japanese Animation and Manga, numerous themes can run through a series. One theme that has become more prominent since the 1990s is the role of women, as well as traditional gender roles, within this medium. This is all because of the Sailor Moon Manga by Naoko Takeuchi, which when it was adapted into an Animation revolutionised the ‘magical girl’ genre and brought these themes into question. This essay will use the source material to look at how traditional gender roles are displayed…

The ad, released in 2010, features the model Robert Perovich, who took over the male model scene in the early 2000’s (Listal RSS). Although he has done editorials in Out magazine, he has never ‘come out’ as LGBTQ+ himself. It is, however, strongly rumored that he is gay (vooxpopuli). In the ad itself, Perovich is not wearing a shirt, but he is wearing white sailor pants and a “Dixie Cup” sailor hat (the latter of which has been used by the Navy since 1886). The background of the room is blurred…

I hear noises of fellow sailors giving me pointers on what to do and the noise passes right through both my ears, like there's a hole threw my head. I slowly walk like a turtle to the boat. The tall boat stood in front of me like the Willis Tower. I begin to rig the boat and try to comprehend every word my dad tells me. Words of sailing knowledge slip out of his mouth like he's reading out of a textbook. While I set the boat up, my mindset is focused on what I'm going to do when I'm out in the…

Squidward, in “Naughty Nautical Neighbors”, ruins a fun game between Patrick and SpongeBob and manages to pit them against each other. Squidward’s meddling casts him as a somewhat devious and unlikable character. He is a fun crusher, and this characterization maintains throughout the episodes. Squidward’s rude attitude is a reflection of his own discontent. Squidward works as a cashier at the Krusty Krab, but the life he dreams of involves luxuries that he could not afford with his current…

“How do we get there?” or “What time is it?” are questions that are taken for granted this day in age. Today, one instinctively looks at a watch or enters a destination into a phone or GPS. But from where did this technology derive from? How did the first navigators find their way? By using the Sun, Moon, and stars, early civilizations have paved the way to these modern devices used daily in today’s society. The effective use of astronomy enables the calculation of which day it is, the time of…

this was a huge scientific controversy with varying opinions. Some people claimed that the Earth was flat while others dismissed those claims and said that the Earth was round. Regardless of the varying opinions, there was only one true definitive answer. During the 6th century BCE, Greek philosophers regarded Earth as spherical based on their observation of the moon in which they said that the moon appeared to have a sphere-like shape. Afterward, some time later, Greek philosopher Aristotle…

land humans on the moon. The aircraft carried three people, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The objective of the mission was to land on the moon and then return to earth. This spaceflight was seeking exploration and that is exactly what America did. There were many complications involved to landing on the moon, but that did not stop the desire to explore. Although many artifacts can be found from exploration,…

First, the way that the old – earth view states that everything was created is much different from the young – Earth view and how it states that everything was created. The young – earth view is very clear in the fact that it was uniquely formed in the image of our creator. Everything which includes: the sun, moon, stars, animals, oceans and humans, were made by God in a period of six days. The scripture makes this perfectly clear. When it comes to the nebular hypothesis (the old – earth…

exploring distant planets, we must first go back to the beginning of space exploration. Moon missions are essential to the exploration of distant worlds. These moon missions may also be used as a base of operations where humans will learn how to replenish essential supplies. “NASA has an exciting new vision of future space flight - the return of humans to the moon by 2020 in preparation for visits to Mars and possibly beyond.” (Schlager,NP) Those skills are essential to the future expansion of…