It’s been a while! This post is not an article, but an announcement that I was part of a Sarazanmai zine arranged by Tomatobird:
“Well, we didn’t get it, but maybe the Kappa Kappa Butthole Anime changed YOUR Life.” – quote paraphrased from memory from a random anime podcast I listened to a couple years ago whose throwaway line inspired this whole project.
It’s been more than 4 years since a little anime telling a heartfelt, wild story about singing kappas, butts, and the epic highs and lows of middle school soccer changed some of our lives forever!
This zine explores the impact of Sarazanmai through artwork, reflective writing, and personal photography of 9 contributors. From an exploration of love and disability, to the joys of shipping and analysis, to the connections forged in the midst of the excitement of waiting for episodes to drop, to fanart celebrating and having fun with our favorite characters–this is just some of the wonderful work that has gone into this zine.
I contributed “In Sickness and In Health,” a sort of sequel to my article Reconstructed Body, Reconnecting Partners about Mabu as a disabled character and his relationship with Reo. My writing goes in a much more personal direction this time, so please be gentle as you take my metaphorical heart in your metaphorical hands.
You can read the whole zine by downloading a digital copy on itch.io (for free with optional donation) or buying a physical copy on Storenvy! Thank you to Tomatobird for inviting me to participate with wonderful contributors and for putting everything together.
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