There isn’t autistic lesbian representation in, like, anything I know of in fiction other than characters who are just Coded (probably by accident most of the time), so it’s so cool to me that there is a real-life autistic lesbian comedian I can watch, who isn’t a TERF (and she’s really funny too). It’s so nice to be represented onscreen.
Uta being autistic-coded in Blue Reflection: Second Light is so funny to me because if anyone had suggested, just from watching the anime (where she was introduced), that she was autistic, I would have been offended.
The game writers make it work, though.
Just finished the game A Little Lily Princess.
It was a surprisingly faithful adaptation of the novel A Little Princess that simply fleshed out the characters and their relationship with the protagonist. And of course, it is a yuri game, so with the exceptions of the adult maid and the 8-year-old child, the relationships take on romantic elements eventually.
The routes I liked most were the ones for the characters who were least fleshed out in the book: Mariette, Jessie, and Lavinia. The other routes were lovely too, though! Every single interaction felt wonderfully in-character.
The main changes in the book are the time scale, which is condensed to a single school year, and the ages of the characters, which are closer together than in the original book.
I strongly recommend the game for anyone who enjoyed the novel. Anyone who doesn’t like the original (which is available online for free) probably won’t enjoy the game. Tbh, the original has some things I don’t care for myself, like how Sara tells horror stories about the French Revolution. And those things are very much a part of the game too, so don’t expect otherwise.
In fact, the game might be even worse than the novel in terms of questionable politics, as Ermengarde’s route contains a scene where the characters talk about how they are proud to be part of the British Empire under Queen Victoria. There was no such scene in the original novel, although it wouldn’t have been at all out of place. Just because it fits, though, doesn’t mean it was a good writing choice. Frankly, anyone writing in the 21st century should know better than to include something like that.
In the book A Little Princess, Ermengarde is described as fat. In the game A Little Lily Princess… I guess she’s a little chubby?
This is the same character in the anime Princess Sara (not related to the game other than being an adaptation of the same novel). Honestly, there’s not a lot of difference besides the waistline and I guess that could be the effect of a corset. But I still feel like the character designers could have done better.
By no means am I saying the game should be written off completely on account of this, though. I have yet to actually play it so I can’t judge it yet.
And to be fair, this is how the character is depicted in the original illustrations.
Pretty much on par with her depiction in the anime. I just wish the game hadn’t given her such a slimmer waistline.
The OP to Princess Sara, the anime adaptation of A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnette, is delightful. Now that I think about it, it’s the kind of novel that should lend itself to the anime medium very well.
It’s a novel that I enjoyed a lot as a kid, so I’m looking forward to watching the anime! The story also influenced 2 other anime I am very fond of, PriPara (in the character of Hibiki Shikyoin) and Goldfish Warning. Or at least, I think it did. There’s no confirmation from the creators that I know of, but there are marked similarities, though each anime adds its own twist (and the characters in question are absolutely nothing like Sara as people).
There’s a yuri game based on the novel as well, called A Little Lily Princess, which I just bought today because it’s 70% off. I’ll play it once I finish the anime!
Overall, the anime adaptation of The Snow Queen is fantastic. True, it takes a romantic interpretation of Kai and Gerda’s relationship whereas I prefer to interpret it as platonic, but I thoroughly enjoyed the anime nonetheless.
It covered everything from the original story, but expanded various parts of it to give them more depth. It also added new stories and characters which were really delightful. Every one of the 36 episodes was fun or touching, or both.
SO happy the little robber girl is included in the anime adaptation of The Snow Queen. And the arc lasts 3 whole episodes!!
The fact that not only is this story arc included in the anime, but is actually added to, with the robber girl fleshed out more, is just fantastic.
My only complaints are that she and Gerda don’t share a bed like in the original, and that her mom (the chief of the robber band, who is portrayed more sympathetically in this version) doesn’t have a beard like in the original (though she is very buff, which is great).
That’s right, Frida. You have millions of glorious possibilities ahead of you. You’ve got many things to do, many things to know. To love people, to love friends, and to love yourself. These are the things you must know.
–Directed towards the little robber girl in the anime adaptation of The Snow Queen
YESSS
LET’S GOOO
