In an earlier post, we found the depth of Gaara and Naruto’s friendship that fully emerged in the Kazekage rescue – the first arc in Naruto Shippuden. We see Akatsuki members collecting Jinchurikis for the Gedo statue. Sasori and Deidara are the primary villains in this arc who succeed in…
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Gedo statue: Akatsuki rings explained
Akatsuki members are intriguing. From painting their nails to crossing out their headbands, this notorious bunch shares a few habits, and wearing rings is one of them. The Fourth Shinobi war lift the shroud about who the Akatsuki members were, and we saw some memorable, epic battles. Since Shinobis cast…
Gaara and Naruto’s friendship: Hang on!
“Hang on, Gaara!” Naruto Shippuden begins with Kazekage’s rescue, an entire arc devoted to Gaara’s kidnapping and his friendship with Naruto which remains my favorite to date. Akatsuki members- Deidara and Sasori team up, attack the sand village and manage to take Gaara alive for the Gedo statue after a…
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The search for queer representation in animation genre
Every year, June is observed as pride month. The web goes colorful, and flags everywhere remind the world about the valid queer existences, just like any other non-queer people. For Pride month this year, I thought of looking into queer representation in animation, and here’s what I found: Queer representation…
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Macher Jhol and spicy gay love
What’s cooking? Homosexuality in India is still a salty subject. It is hard for LGBTQ+ members to be themselves when patriarchal rules dictate that heterosexual relationships can be the only norm and everything else is “unnatural.” When assumptions are purely heterosexual, it is harder for LGBTQ+ members to come out,…